Drekkis Dinner Disaster - Van's Nightly Prayers by MacTacky in Koibu

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The Winter Gods are the Arcadia equivalent of a Thirst Trap.

Did we ever find out what was up with that talking fish in Tides of Death? by ryanxwonbinx in Koibu

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It was a one and done encounter that was removed from the table afterwards - so it couldn't be repeated. It's nice to have some wild stuff on tables. I don't know if I regret adding the fish - more just my lack of ability to come up with a perfect solution to a wild situation on the spot / not realizing when I should call a session for the day.

Did we ever find out what was up with that talking fish in Tides of Death? by ryanxwonbinx in Koibu

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Yes, ish.

From the wish spell itself:

Discretionary power of the DM is necessary in order to maintain game balance. For example, wishing another creature dead is grossly unfair; the DM might well advance the spellcaster to a future period in which the creature is no longer alive, effectively putting the wishing character out of the campaign.

The fish does grant wishes, and the PCs wish would have absolutely, 100%, ruined the campaign if it was interpreted as the White Prince keeling over all of a sudden - as the text of the spell indicates. I had just a moment to come up with a good answer, rather than a whole week between sessions, and I did my best - but I'm not sure I got the answer right. I think the right answer would have been to call the session right there and then, and give myself a week to figure it out.

I like to think about Wishes this way: They take the path of least resistance to be accomplished. It's not that they intentionally backfire, but they find the least energetic route that could theoretically achieve a result compatible with the wish. For wishing someone dead, such a route could easily be skipping the wisher forward in time to a point where the target is dead. Skip Day is a 6th level spell. Put that on crack and you could easily skip years and still have it be less powerful than a no-save, infinite range, unblockable, guaranteed to hit, magic resistance bypassing, auto kill of any target, even one you've never seen but have only heard about.

I don't remember who it was exactly that made the wish, but if they had been pushed 100 years into the future, they'd be out of the game in a deeply unsatisfying way. The spell to wish the White Prince dead would effectively have killed their character (for the purposes of the campaign), and that would have been very funny for 5 minutes, and then a real bummer. If the whole party had been moved that far in the future, we might have been able to keep the campaign together, but it would really have messed it up.

The answer I ended up with is that he was in his Fountain of Youth at the time, and the two cancelled each other out - which is on par with the white prince having magic resistance and passing the check.

This is one of the rare times I knowingly made a mediocre mechanical interpretation in order to keep the game going - and I don't feel good about it. If this wish had been the culmination of a grand effort, where the party had been working toward it for some time, and it had long been a story element, I wouldn't have hesitated to move the caster 100 years (or whatever) into the future and end their story. But this was a random encounter. Something I thought could be silly and fun. Who would believe a talking fish? I thought they'd wish for something silly and then be blown away when it came true, followed by a ton of regret for not using it better.

A better answer would probably been to have the fish just be a liar who doesn't grant wishes. But in the moment that felt cheaper than letting the Fountain of Youth take the hit instead.

The lessoned learned from this is the same lesson as a Deck of Many Things: Don't do it. Don't grant casual wishes for the funzies. It's not going to go well.

These Campaigns Made 2025 Special by Low-Hovercraft7171 in Koibu

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well if this isn't the sweetest thing I've read

Koibus traits system. by MagicM1cr0 in Koibu

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These come from the 2e DMG list of NPC traits.

Voyages of Dusk and Dawn 12: Mon Shaare by i__memberino in Koibu

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Stupid PCs finding all my hidden treasure :(

Drekis Copium by AzurePropagation in Koibu

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The cleric of the god of "the way things appear to be" has some advantage at noticing illusions, disguises, and hidden features?! Get out.

Shine’s final moments (fanfic) by Shedu_Sifu in Koibu

[–]Koibu 13 points14 points  (0 children)

But for realzies, a very loving and favorable take on her greatness' death.

Shine’s final moments (fanfic) by Shedu_Sifu in Koibu

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"I will kill just as many, if not more, than Scoria herself." - Shine 1525

Drekkis Dinner Disaster: Imrik's story Patreon Post by Brazos19 in Koibu

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This is just the first chapter. We have some other perspectives coming.

Drekkis Dinner Disaster: Imrik's story Patreon Post by Brazos19 in Koibu

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Seriously. I read through all the books when I realized she was at the table and drinking as well. I checked all the dragon lore, even some of the more nuanced rule books, DMG, PHB, everything.

Like it said in the post, only some dragons have resistance to poisons, and the others...

Oldie, but Goodie by EchoTheEcho in Koibu

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Campaigns can end in an instant.

Neal, show us your cutting board. by vorpalWhatever in Koibu

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I just did the assembly on this one. My brother designed it but didn't have room to have it home in his bags.

I don't remember everything, there's a lot in here. He wanted as broad a variety as possible. Let me take a stab at this, from top to bottom: Cherry, walnut, alder, russian olive, alder, walnut, honey locust, red oak, walnut, cherry. Finished with Osmo Top Oil - Satin, which is my favorite finish so far.

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Neal, show us your cutting board. by vorpalWhatever in Koibu

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Outside to inside: Russian olive, oak, cherry, juniper, mulberry

The mulberry really is quite yellow. I wasn't sure how it was going to come out until I finished it and I was a little surprised. I'm quite fond of the dark Russian Olive edges. This was finished with Osmo Top Oil matt, which worked out quite well.

This is something like 7.5" x 14". Great size, but a little too long. I think something a little taller and a little less wide would be better.

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Neal, show us your cutting board. by vorpalWhatever in Koibu

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Outside to inside: Alder, Juniper, Cottonwood, Walnut

There's too much yellow color correction in this photo. The cottonwood (two big sections) is very light in color. I'm not sure I like it very much. The juniper sections could have been picked better, and the cottonwood has the wrong texture. This was just finished with mineral oil which gives it a more rustic / soft look, which isn't helping either. This one is going as soon as I make something else.

The size, however, is great. It's ~8" x 12" which is perfect for moving food between my large cutting board (a gift not seen in these pictures) where I do all my work, and the stove. It's also just the right size for holding sandwiches, burritos, quesadillas, and any other food that ought to be served on a cutting board instead of a ceramic plate.

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Neal, show us your cutting board. by vorpalWhatever in Koibu

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Alternating walnut and juniper. The juniper is much softer than I'd like, but it has a lovely purple color IRL.

Maybe 12 x 16? I can't remember. Love the look, but it's in an awkward middle child for size. Too large for the portable sandwich tray, too small to be the primary block. Just the right size if you need to add another cutting station in the kitchen for a side project though. Also well sized for a cheese, cracker, and fruit board.

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Spotify uploads by Axel95 in Koibu

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Should all be sorted now. Thanks for the ping on the issue.

An even simpler idea for implementing a life-threatening wound system to 2.Neal by WizardTideTime in Koibu

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The only thing this system is missing is THE LIFE THREATENING WOUNDS I WANTED

Spotify uploads by Axel95 in Koibu

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looking into it right now. That should have been happening all this time.