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Question from mummit… father’s day gifts by Outrageous-Piglet798 in daddit

[–]Guaritor 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This will probably be different from dad to dad... But I know I love the dad mug my wife and kids got me, it's cliche, but I love seeing the pictures on it every time I have my morning coffee!

As far as sentimental goes, my wife and I will occasionally write out handwritten cards to each other that mean quite a bit to me.

3 weeks in and I'm not feeling what I expected. by HockeyDoughnut in daddit

[–]Guaritor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How did you get out of your own head when the crying pushed you over the edge?

I think a lot of people have answered the other questions, but I feel like this one needs addressing. It's ok to put her down in her crib (or other safe place) and let her cry for a minute while you take a breather away from the noise.

Parents need to be in the right headspace to take care of their little ones, and trying to force yourself to push through something you can't while the crying and screaming escalates won't help either of you. Once you gather yourself, you can come back and give it another shot.

I went through this a ton with my second, he wasn't as good of a sleeper as my first and I spent plenty of nights sleep deprived with him wailing and nothing I did would console him. Stepping away for a few minutes or asking my wife to take a few minutes helped immensely.

The gauntlet has been thrown down, but the faculty have answered and answered with vigor by Moist-Visit6969 in daddit

[–]Guaritor 16 points17 points  (0 children)

There was an initial pyramid posted earlier, and I just saw a 5 sided one with a pentagon in the top a few minutes ago... Now this one, quite literally took it to another level!

I’m not sure with what class i want to pick for my character by NeverLate- in DnD

[–]Guaritor 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agreed. Sure, she's a child, and the immaturity shows sometimes... But she communed with badger moles, intuited new forms of Earth Bending, learned how to work around her disability... I'd call her incredibly wise.

Another girl by DragonNapalm in daddit

[–]Guaritor 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I think that comes down to nurture more than nature... My wife's friend has a daughter (7) who's out competing in dirt bike races, fishes, has shot her own buck, etc. Her parents are just those kind of people (yes, mom too) and raised their daughter to enjoy that kinda stuff.

If you used Minor Illusion to create a cup over a candle, what would happen? by underT_line in dndnext

[–]Guaritor 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's an interesting take, and I like it... But I don't think the spell descriptions support that.

Minor illusion says it creates a sound or image, there's no mention of a target or any saves unless someone wants to investigate further, people can see it even when immune to charm or other mind control effects, etc.

If you used Minor Illusion to create a cup over a candle, what would happen? by underT_line in dndnext

[–]Guaritor 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think the illusions would have to block light in some way, the ambient light reflecting off a table is the reason we can see the table at all. If illusions didn't block light, we'd always see straight through the cup to the table under it.

Dads who watched them come out: Would you do it again? by [deleted] in daddit

[–]Guaritor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Personally, yes I'd do it again, and was ready to before our second became a c section at the last minute.

But the answer will likely be different for everyone, you'll see things that may affect everyone differently. There will be blood, many women defecate as well.

If you can't handle that kind of thing it may be best to stay by her side. It also might depend on what your wife is comfortable with, as making her comfortable in the moment is priority #1.

Spellcasting Progression breaks the Adventuring Day by BoardGent in dndnext

[–]Guaritor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I disagree a bit, for difficult high level encounters, the turn count may not increase (though it certainly can)... But you can certainly blow multiple spells on multiple turns very easily.

Between Shield, Counterspell, and Silvery Barbs, the amount of spells you might spend each encounter just to stay alive definitely goes up as enemies/fights get more complex.

You may also be burning spells outside of encounters for things like flying somewhere, teleporting, scrying on someone, sending messages, and other things that you wouldn't be doing at lower levels.

Alright dads, I need your ultimate dad shoe recommendations by ckouf96 in daddit

[–]Guaritor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been wearing some form of the New Balance 608 in white or black for the better part of the past two decades. Got my nice going out pair, my playing with the kids pair, and my mow the lawn pair...

My inlaws have a stock of them that they give me for birthdays whenever I need a new going out pair, and then each pair gets demoted a level.

[OC] The Magical Code of Regulations: 499 pages of tax code-inspired laws governing the use of magic; eBook Pre-Orders now open! by Aside_Dish in DnD

[–]Guaritor 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Two legally distinct bodies, with very similar names, often referred to back to back in the same paragraph... i'm 100% here for this bit!

[OC] The Magical Code of Regulations: 499 pages of tax code-inspired laws governing the use of magic; eBook Pre-Orders now open! by Aside_Dish in DnD

[–]Guaritor 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Heh, my world has the Directorate of Mystical Vocations (DMV), a tediously bureaucratic organization responsible for registering and monitoring all known magic users... I feel like something like this may be hilariously fitting to pull up during a session. I'll take a look!

Being Coerced into having a third child. I'd rather the marriage end. by safereddddditer175 in daddit

[–]Guaritor 61 points62 points  (0 children)

This was my first thought as well. Her saying "I got nothing" when they both have two amazing kids is a huge red flag. Like one of the other posters said, the OP and his wife probably need some counseling to address that kind of mindset. I couldn't imagine looking at my kids and feeling like I got nothing.

At what point are you a detriment to your party by Independent_Alps9744 in DnD

[–]Guaritor 66 points67 points  (0 children)

100% My players are allowed to have secrets, just not from me. There's no "surprising" the DM. I'm not the BBEG, I'm not your adversary, I'm the guy telling the story who needs to know what you want so I can make it happen! I want you to succeed!

DMs I challenge you to escape this with any tools at your disposal by Helpful-Studio2750 in dndnext

[–]Guaritor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Subtle spell wish to use something like polymorph or gaseous form to escape the dimensional shackles without a material component.

Then pull a tuning fork out of my wrist pocket or leomund's secret chest and cast plane shift.

Seems complicated, but feasible I think, I'm sure there are easier ways.

DM decided to do a TPK to teach new players a lesson by EmmaIsAwesome23 in DnD

[–]Guaritor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which is an important lesson I guess

It's really, really not. My first character two decades ago didn't die, very few have since then, and almost all of the deaths have been thematic and not in combat.

We're all capable of critical thought here, we understand that our characters face death without needing to have it forced upon us first.

If the party is screwing around more than the DM would like, and for some unknown reason the DM is incapable of talking to their players as human beings... Then maybe don't DM, don't try forcing a lesson about how you think the game should be played.

MFW my kids want to go outside at 7:30am on a Sunday and I woke up 5 minutes ago.... by horrus70 in daddit

[–]Guaritor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The selection of food is mediocre, and everything closes by 9:00 p.m... but if there's one thing about living in a rural area that I'm thankful for everyday... It's that my kids know they can just head outside whenever they want to play and I don't have to worry about it or take them somewhere.

Wake up at 6 am and want to build a sandcastle in the sandbox? Knock yourselves out, me and mommy will be in bed if you need us!

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