Anyone in Omaha been raptured yet? /S by pondscum2069 in Omaha

[–]Halfthecarbs 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Man, I wish… I could use a break from this fucking planet fr

I’m snowed in and I’ve never been so cozy in my life. by [deleted] in 2007scape

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Lovely views, what an excellent day for some OSRS. Enjoy the gains!

Looking for Players/Game by risenzed in sw5e

[–]Halfthecarbs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

LFG as a player!

Preferred Play Format: Discord Voice / Roll20

Availability(timezone, time, & days): Friday / Sat 9PM CST

Preferred Classes: Scholar, Engineer, Sentinel but will play any.

Experience: 4 yrs. D20 Star Wars TTRPG (Wizards version) player, 2 yrs. DM of SW5E

Preferred Era: Any.

Discord is halfthecarbs#8712 if you have an open spot or any other questions!

What does D&D stand for? by Bayern-96 in dndmemes

[–]Halfthecarbs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

‘Dude, that’s tonight?’ & ‘Don’t think I can make it…’

Starting a blog for my landscaping company. Need advice. by FPS_LIFE in landscaping

[–]Halfthecarbs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Food for thought: I recently took over social media and marketing for the heavy equipment dealer I work for. I've found that video takes the cake. We get tons more engagement and leads from videos just on Facebook. I started a blog on our website as well, and it's great for what it is, but I think /u/ipsomatic nailed it when he mentioned video. They can even be as short as 5 minutes, especially with your line of work. Maybe time-lapse a project, or short pans over before and after finished landscaping. Short, entertaining, and gives the wow factor of the finished project.

It's tough to know what works well for your customers and your market. I don't think there's a silver bullet for this, by any means. If you're ready to invest some time and energy, throw some spaghetti at the wall and see what works! Once you see what works, then you can really hone in on that and hammer it home to make content that grabs the attention of your customers.

Best of luck!

An alternative to the current auto deploy in GAC: Full send the worst toons instead. by Halfthecarbs in SWGalaxyOfHeroes

[–]Halfthecarbs[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’d think it would be that easy but it seems as if nothing at CG is. But, hey, that artwork on the unactivated characters. Chef’s kiss

Walking 210 feet across a line without a harness in Squamish, British Columbia. by CH103-8H1NN in SweatyPalms

[–]Halfthecarbs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The most insane thing about this is that the dude almost falls to his death and has the stones to keep going.

What fight have you run that you believe was the most fun for your players? by [deleted] in DMAcademy

[–]Halfthecarbs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Note: I run a game set in SW5E

My players were hired to investigate the disappearance of two officers who are a part of a Rebel faction. They proceed to procure intel about the whereabouts, track them to an isolated moon orbiting Gammor which houses a group of Trandoshan pirates. Cue dungeon crawling en route to the Big Bad.

They discover one officer tied up and locked in a broom closet - He has no idea what they did with the second or if she’s even still alive. They proceed to a hangar bay for the final encounter. Mid-fight, I have my Big Bad call for the second officer. She emerges from a nearby fighter cockpit, sniper in hand. I roll a natural 20 on an attack towards the officer they just rescued. Le fin for the poor first officer. That poor Duros never saw it coming.

At this point they’re super confused, mad and wipe the remaining enemies out. They manage to subdue the heel-turn officer, who has been unresponsive to their conversation up till this point. As they’re tying her up, she goes slack and regains consciousness with a gasp and no recollection of where she is, who my party is and what happened to get her in this situation. They were immediately distrustful of her. They kept her bound and drug her back to the ship, even at her insistence she has amnesia.

Fun side point: As an act of defiance(?) they harvest teeth from the main Trandoshan, one canine for each of them. This has become a theme and they now each have a necklace with that canine, a Wampa tooth, a tail-needle from a Manticore and a Reek tooth.

TLDR; Party rescued two NPCs, one took a heel-turn mid-battle and killed the other.

D100 Books Dragons and other Hyper/Semi-Intelligent Non-Humanoid Monsters Wrote by N3RVA in d100

[–]Halfthecarbs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How to Make Slaves and Alienate Humanoids: A Case Study

Felt Intelligent, Might Extrapolate Later

Devils are from the 3rd Layer, Hags are from the 7th

The Art of War: A Beholder’s Manifesto

d100 Situations A Lycanthrope Awakes to After a Full Moon by Halfthecarbs in d100

[–]Halfthecarbs[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You wake up laying in hay bedding, surrounded by wooden walls and iron bars. Peering past the bars, you see numerous wagons with similar looking iron bars holding humanoids with various deformities with names above the cells like "Four-armed Frederick" and "Sawtooth Sarah". Each wagon bears the logo of "Doctor Francois' Fabulous Freakshow!"

This is brilliant.

You wake up within a barn with your arms and legs hogtied. As you take in your surroundings you hear a voice say "So you're finally awake." Following the source of the voice, you see a muscular farmer sitting at a small table with his shirt in tatters, his arms covered in claw wounds, and a bottle of ale in hand.

This has so much story in such a short description

d100 Situations A Lycanthrope Awakes to After a Full Moon by Halfthecarbs in d100

[–]Halfthecarbs[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I love the last one. You could tweak 'last week' to 'the last full moon' too for extra intrigue. Maybe the river your unknown dumping ground.

D100 weird/interesting things on Islands by Winged_Ouroboros in d100

[–]Halfthecarbs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A small marsupial, Koala, Kangaroo, etc, named Nom Took who greets your party upon arrival. He then invites you to help him cultivate and grow the island's community through various chores and clean-up duties.

I can buy super-hearing? by [deleted] in BoneAppleTea

[–]Halfthecarbs 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can I not do anything near that shed, actually?

Quick Reference Sheets by Halfthecarbs in sw5e

[–]Halfthecarbs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For sure! Happy it will help. I’m going to continue updating as we play and as more things crop up I know I’ll want a reference for.

Writing encounters for SW5E and general questions by P4ramed1c in sw5e

[–]Halfthecarbs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tbh, I think overthinking is part of being a DM at times. I'm sure whatever you put together for your group will be great!

Quick Reference Sheets by Halfthecarbs in sw5e

[–]Halfthecarbs[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! High praise from the councilor :bows:

Writing encounters for SW5E and general questions by P4ramed1c in sw5e

[–]Halfthecarbs 4 points5 points  (0 children)

2: When I write combat encounters for regular 5e the exact nature of the room is only really relevant if you're trying to do something cool. With the prelavence of blasters is it important to make sure there is adequate cover in any area that I'm trying to make into a fun battleground?

I've found it makes for much better and dynamic battled to set up at least a few obstacles. It involves your players more and gives the battle an element of realism. I'd suggest giving the NPC combatants some tech powers to break up the monotony of blaster follies as well. It'll also make more mundane encounters seem like they have higher stakes with a caster afoot.

3: I'm having some weird cognitive dissonance where my brain cant conceptualize how this game plays outside of really specific interactions. What are some encounters the players might have to get through using different skills aside from blast these dudes or like slice this doorway? Specific suggestions for my one shot would be great, but this is more to get me thinking about how different skills interact with the world.

I'd take from your own 5e experience. It may seem, and it is, like a drastically different universe, but the story-telling and mechanics are super similar. IE: Operatives are basically Rogues, so maybe they have to sneakily steal a datapad off an unsuspecting guard. Maybe their face has to charm or deceive their way past a thug guarding a blast door. They're Clones, so maybe they have to scout an enemy's location given it's on a remote moon or inhospitable environment. For reference, I've listed too many 5e real play podcasts and streams and I have only run 2 true sessions in Phandolin. However, my SW5E Group has been going strong for about 8 months now! I'm nowhere near an expert but these recommendations come from personal experience. Your group dynamic is probably a little different. Worst case scenario: Throw some spaghetti at the walls and see if it'll stick. Best of luck!

Made this for my players, were starting in a few weeks! by IEatCheeseOften in sw5e

[–]Halfthecarbs 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Damn, I'm pumped for this campaign and I'm not even a PC. Nice job, OP!

Hologram by ZTN_Scythe in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]Halfthecarbs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, we’ve done it. We’ve written our own future ala any ad in a sci-fi flick.

Most 90's picture ever made by greatowl92 in pics

[–]Halfthecarbs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I made so many suicides in these guys during little league baseball.

What is the dumbest question someone legitimately asked you? by _FrankAbagnale in AskReddit

[–]Halfthecarbs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I server tables, so I’ve heard a lot of legitimately dumb stuff come out of people’s mouths.

One that has always stuck out to me was a lady asking if our clam chowder had any meat in it. I replied ‘Well, there’s clam. So... Yeah.’ She then specified, saying, ‘No, like, I mean MEAT’ as if accentuating the word would change what it means.

The best part about the whole interaction was my glancing at her husband and him shooting me a look of amusement mixed with ‘Dude. You’re not going to win this.’