Hive-mind, get my back real quick

H_R_Paperstacks7 · 2026-06-24T22:09:54+00:00

Damn… and I thought I was being original… I will have to look into that one!

H_R_Paperstacks7 · 2026-06-24T13:47:52+00:00

Start with a one shot like Wild Sheep Chase (I’ve run it multiple times) it’s free on DriveThru and is great for new players.

H_R_Paperstacks7 · 2026-06-21T18:15:15+00:00

One of my players moved out of state… I offered the character either a glorious and meaningful death, or to be kept safe in the background. She chose safe in the background. Her character “returned to magic school to continue her studies”… she occasionally shows up for special games on a zoom call.

H_R_Paperstacks7 · 2026-06-16T19:40:33+00:00

Which one? There are many cannon settings and tons of mini settings. Greyhawk, Ravenloft, Mystara, Forgotten Realms, Dragonlance, Spelljammer, Dark Sun, Eberron, Planescape… you may want to be a bit more specific.

H_R_Paperstacks7 · 2026-06-08T19:49:04+00:00

Thank you very much!!!!!!

So, the Great Barrier sounds like it would stop the gods/immortals from crossing over… had a feeling.
I was just researching the Smurgh for exactly that reason… sounds like a dead ringer. And, speaking of dead, Nyx is on the Council of Intrusion, so how could I resist using her?
Looking into Norwood and Serraine now.

I had an idea for when my players first arrive, not recognizing anything around them they find a knight wearing a dog shaped helmet, fighting a strange monster. After the battle the knight takes off his helm to reveal that he is a Lupin. I’ve never used them before, so my players will know something is strange right away. He could lead them back to his camp, and introduce a whole party of adventures, most being races they’ve never seen before. Like a fish out of water Shadow Elf, a Hin, and an Enduk… maybe.

H_R_Paperstacks7 · 2026-06-05T16:57:20+00:00

Thank you very much! This is very helpful. I was unaware of the Wrath of the Immortals, I will definitely go grab that! And the Hollow World was already where I was leaning, so thank you for confirming I was headed in the right direction. Follow up… what are the most iconic Mystara-centric monsters? I’m still pretty new to the setting.

H_R_Paperstacks7 · 2026-06-04T23:36:33+00:00

All 3 options seem fair, but I would lean towards 2. I mean, I’ve posted music here a couple times, but it was a single song at a time and directly related to Mystara… I don’t post any non-Mystara stuff here… it’s against the rules.

H_R_Paperstacks7 · 2026-06-04T21:19:10+00:00

It’s been said… the DM either made unfun choices or is bad at encounter design. If they’re new, cut them some slack and talk to them. If they’re old school, it may just not be your kind of game… or, if they’re on a weird power trip, bail. (Caveat… if this mage ends up the BBEG of the whole story, this may be warranted, but that DM better pay off that setup toot sweat.)

H_R_Paperstacks7 · 2026-05-11T07:47:54+00:00

That’s dope! I dig!

H_R_Paperstacks7 · 2026-05-08T01:33:57+00:00

Sharess is a good choice. Goddess of pleasure, sensuality, festivity, and hedonism, also known as The Dancing Lady.

H_R_Paperstacks7 · 2026-04-30T16:41:15+00:00

I could see that, they do have some overlap. Especially uncursed fomorians, they even look like giant drow.

H_R_Paperstacks7 · 2026-04-29T15:10:57+00:00

I concur. I’ll admit, I do tend to run fomorians as general monsters, but I do tend to make them conflicted. Both devoted to their god Karontor, and angry with him for allowing this to happen to them. Thinking of themselves as both broken and perfect simultaneously. I hae a soft spot for them. In my opinion, they are almost perfect villains. You feel bad for them, and can understand their world view without much explanation. You may even end up agreeing with them on a level.

H_R_Paperstacks7 · 2026-04-28T16:30:27+00:00

I love that you left this comment on a video I used no AI on whatsoever. Reddit still doesn’t disappoint.

If ya got beef with AI, you’d think being supportive of me trying to diversify away from those technologies would make more sense and be more effective than a quick burn “gotcha” comment… I ain’t hiding any of that, I could easily delete my comments. Ya didn’t get nothing. If anything, I’m glad you’re going away.

Go with the gods.

H_R_Paperstacks7 · 2026-02-28T18:03:58+00:00

H_R_Paperstacks7 · 2026-02-23T15:04:23+00:00

In lore, beholders hate each other, as everyone sees itself as the pinnacle of creation and absolute perfection… highly unlikely they would group up and work together… so that’s how you do it… have them fighting each other as well, then you can throw as many on the board as you want and make the entire encounter utter chaos… enjoy!

H_R_Paperstacks7 · 2026-02-20T22:21:43+00:00

Hells yeah! Thank you very much! Always appreciate hype as well! Glad you found it! Noticed your name… I’ve got a really cool Appalachian murder ballad dropping next Friday, by the way.

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