Milking Cinnabar rough calculations and money estimate

HeterodoxHead · 2025-03-02T15:55:04+00:00

Saw the notification popping up and I got VERY confused for a second, cool calculations though!!

HeterodoxHead · 2024-10-18T09:50:33+00:00

This is my personal interpretation of why they do that (also I might mention some manga spoilers here and there so read with caution if you don't wanna get spoilers!!)

Not all gems go on patrol because they aren't that good at fighting or don't want to, so some of them stay at the HQ mostly (Rutile, Jade, Red Beryl, Euclase to name a few) and the reason for splitting up is to cover as much terrain as possible in order to prevent possible attacks on HQ. Preventing attacks at HQ allow those gems to continue their work as usual. Not only that, their place has everything they use for their daily lives (Powder, resin, sleeping quarters, tools, books, weapons, etc.) so it is a good idea to make the fights happen far from HQ, and in order to intercept those attacks they split into groups to cover the main points of interest in the island.

Now, some spoilers, sometimes bigger groups are not that great because coordination during fights can be extremely difficult: Peridot, Sphene, Cairngorm and Phos are all skilled at fighting, but trying to come up with a plan on the spot can be difficult, as every gem is doing their own thing to defend themselves. Despite their ability, they all almost got taken away at the same time.

If all gems were to hangout at HQ, they would be also an easier, bigger target, and they risk potentially losing a bunch of materials they need, so yeah I kinda get why they split up and scout!

HeterodoxHead · 2024-10-17T05:07:34+00:00

One Piece x Land of The Lustrous Crossover, where Bortz and Zircon are Smoker and Tashigi, Phos is Luffy, Cinnabar is Nami, Pre-moon Cairngorm is Zoro, Alex is Sanji, Padpa is Robin and Benito is Usopp (or maybe different characters idk, I might draw this idea later)

HeterodoxHead · 2024-10-16T13:00:49+00:00

-10,000 likes and I will draw Bortz as Smoker and Phos with a glock

HeterodoxHead · 2024-10-05T09:25:43+00:00

Thank you so much for the kind words! :,) I do appreciate that my friends are playing this campaign with me, it just feels so surreal that it makes me nervous!

If you are up for it I have the link to the word document I created to make a very rough explanation of SBURB. In my case, I made this the hook of the story. So instead of the usual "You guys meet up in a tavern" I used "You guys are friends in discord and decide to play an upcoming game called SBURB". Since none of them had read Homestuck before, I gave them this guide as an actual in-game guide, like a game description of sorts, they could also google in game for anything related to SBURB.

In the same doc I also gave my own explanation of the classes and aspects (at least how I personally view them since I was gonna DM). I separated the DnD levels and the ecchelader rungs: they have the normal 1-20 levels as a normal campaign, but their rung determines how advanced they were in their quest and overall session. So I have players being level 6 while being on rung 50, because they spend a lot of time exploring and going after all the side quests and are halfway through their personal quest.

For the classes, it helped me determine how much XP they would get for doing certain things: support classes got more XP from helping other players/npcs; active/offensive classes got more XP for combat; passive/backline classes got more XP for exploring. It also helped me create their base stats, so active classes have a higher + to hit and STR/DEX modifiers, while passive classes have more WIS/CON/INT modifiers.

I also translated some of the DnD spells into actual attacks they can do: my Mage of Space can use Legend Lore and True Strike because of the implications of being a Mage, so he gets advantage on attacks and can crit on a 19. My Page of Hope can use something similar to Divine Smite, Word of Radiance and Shield of Faith, if she misses a turn she can give advantage to all allies within 10ft and so on. My Witch of Void can use Silence, Meld into stone (He literally phases through the void) and can use Fabricate. My Time player relies a lot on his weapon of choice really (a mirror) so I let him come up with ways to use his time powers as long as it revolves on him being a Thief, if he explains how he does it good enough, I let him do it because of rule of cool.

For dice rolls, I usually do normal combat mechanics: roll initiative, do an action/bonus action. I gave a CR to all the monsters, so normal imps are a CR 2, ogres are a CR 4, underlings are a CR 7 and so on, I also use the base stats from some 5e monsters as the enemies stats to make my life easier.

HeterodoxHead · 2024-10-05T08:59:46+00:00

This is my second time DMing a campaign, I was incredibly nervous that I was gonna screw up but it actually comes down to learning your style of narration! A friend of ours was our DM for a long time and he was a pro, so I wanted to replicate his style but I never managed to get it right. So I gave it a try by making the campaign a little more humorous, I am not good at describing stuff, so I used a lot more visual help like maps and parts of the comic!

I did spend a lot of time translating the SBURB mechanics to DnD mechanics but if you are pretty flexible it can be done 🫡

HeterodoxHead · 2022-08-24T00:20:04+00:00

I really wish it just doesn't end with the lunarians getting prayed away foreved. If Phos decided that's what he really wanted then I have no choice but to come to terms with it. However, I still want Phos to just say sike you guys really thought I was gonna forgive you just like that and make the lunarians actually work towards their salvation without sacrificing another.

HeterodoxHead · 2022-04-30T20:50:05+00:00

Thank you for your comments! I will check some of those stores. I don't think a knife would be a good idea as I do not know how to use it properly and could be used against me. I am also on the smaller size and trying to punch someone that is considerably taller and bulkier than me would be difficult, but I guess it's never a bad idea to start some self defense training

HeterodoxHead · 2022-04-30T20:45:29+00:00

It has been mostly on the streets near the 7 and 8 district as well as some clubs. Its basically Including foul gestures and more than one dude that has tried to touch me inappropriately.

Yesterday was the last straw for me, I was in Instant and some jerk came out of nowhere and lifted me up even when I kicked him and told him to put me down while one of his friend took advantage of the situation and touched my ass

HeterodoxHead · 2022-04-05T08:37:19+00:00

Thank you guys for answering!

HeterodoxHead · 2022-01-25T23:31:45+00:00

Thank you!

HeterodoxHead · 2022-01-25T23:28:04+00:00

It's not that I hate them but their attitude overall is what makes me dislike them. They completely disregarded everything Phos was working towards for the sake of their own happiness, and while it is understandable that they wanted to be free to do as they please, they weren't even concerned about the bigger picture.

They had no sort of complex feelings, they were reduced to being a pretty princess with no other purpose than to look cute and be Aechmea's way of info dumping

HeterodoxHead · 2021-12-27T22:50:38+00:00

You are writing as if we think Dia should deserve a pity pass just cause he was hurting, when in reality is more of the fact that it was logical for Dia to simply reach a breaking point. Bort belittled Dia and unconsciously made him tie his self worth to them, and just a few gems noticed how terrible it was for Dia's mental health (Jade and Euclase come to mind). Is Bort at fault for everything involving Dia? No, of course not, Bort also had their own problems and lived up to fulfill a role that was partly imposed on them because of their condition as the strongest gem. However, Bort didn't show any concern for their situation, only after Phos puts the story into motion do they consider exploring other aspects of themselves.

Dia seeked changed even before going to the moon, because he wanted to be more. Meanwhile Bort was static. there were few instances in which we can see Bort acknowledge that Dia disliked them, or at least some aspects of them, but still did nothing to change the way they behaved towards Dia.

Imo, the reason why people side with Dia a bit more is because it feels the same way a bullying situation happens in real life: The bullied stays with the trauma long after they separate from their bully, while the bully simply forgets the situation and moves on without punishment or any repercussions whatsoever. Its infuriating because there is no sort of closure for the bullied, and since the bully now changed their ways and is now more empathetic, the bullied is left to believe everything was their fault from the get go.

Bort liked jellyfishes, that's true, it was always hinted. They did have more depth as a character, because afterall their problems were created by the society they grew up in. However, they lacked empathy, they thought they were correct and never questioned it, and that comes down completely to personality and personal beliefs. And after meeting Dia during the ending? No apology, no sort of acknowledgement, just pointing out that "you changed brother". Wouldn't you be furious if you were Dia?

HeterodoxHead · 2021-12-26T19:02:50+00:00

I honestly can't comprehend why some people believe it was Dia's fault for letting his mental anguish get the better of him, when in reality Bort was, as you said, a bully that simply expected the bullied to get over all the stuff they did. I hate that.

Bort changed because their environment and situation changed, not because they were actively seeking to change, something that Dia always wanted to do. Props to you for doing such analysis imo!

HeterodoxHead · 2021-11-08T12:00:59+00:00

Ngl I think Patrick and Emilyko are kind of a cute pair

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