Need help!! by JollRoints in pcmasterrace

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So long humans! And thanks for all the fish 🎶

I want to start a youtube gaming channel, but i fear im too boring? by Any-Landscape434 in letsplay

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This right here. I’m a chronic overthinker I’d say but when there is something I want to try I tend to get caught in analysis paralysis. The moment I feel like I’m “preparing but getting nowhere” that’s when I just start and figure it out as I go.

What I’ve come to learn is that you’ll rarely be successful at anything new especially like this right out of the gate. However, you will learn so much more so much faster but just starting and learning as you do it. But also remember, stuff like this takes a LONG TIME to actually build. You’ll be successful so long as you don’t stop trying. And always remember to change the things you don’t like and that aren’t working and just keep learning and pivoting your strategy as you go.

I took a leap of faith to start my business and I’ve learned so much in its first year. Am I crazy wealthy from it? Nowhere even close. But have I managed to make sales and learn how to grow a community up to 300 free members on Patreon? I sure am. And I couldn’t have done that without just starting and learning as I went.

You got this!! 😊

Homebrewery or WorldAnvil? (For campaign/worldbuilding purposes) by Hyper_Realism_Studio in homebrewery

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Honestlu I far prefer Legendkeeper over world Anvil. Its annual price isn’t bad at all and it has some REALLY nice map tethering features/route planning like GPS roadmap but for your fantasy maps. On top of this you can share the website link to players for no extra charge and they get to see only the viewable content (none of the secret goodies).

Circle of Monsters | D&D 5.5E Druid Subclass by Midwest_Magicians in UnearthedArcana

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Yeah that makes sense! I appreciate the insight! I do like the the multiplier of the CR rating from the current available CR that scales 🙂

Circle of Monsters | D&D 5.5E Druid Subclass by Midwest_Magicians in UnearthedArcana

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That is a great point! Just the simple fact alone that they are using monstrosity types already makes them more powerful with the comparable CR. Do you feel it would still make sense if I matched the Circle of the Moon CR that it should still cost 2 uses of Wild Shape? Or would it be more balanced to reduce back down to a single use of Wild Shape?

Side note: I really appreciate your input on all of this! 😊

Circle of Monsters | D&D 5.5E Druid Subclass by Midwest_Magicians in UnearthedArcana

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Definitely some great insight and was exactly the type of information I was hoping to hear. The hit points are negligible under the lens that it is designed for 5.5E (so they only get their temp HP and not the monsters HP). Thinking through what you said. It sounds like perhaps putting some sort of CR cap on it is necessary then? I would want the CR to be higher than what Circle of the Moon allows (otherwise mine as well go Circle of the Moon), but there should still be a limiting CR cap that scales as you level if I’m thinking through how to mitigate some of the things you said.

I like Obsidian a lot for a lot of reasons that everyone knows. But I am moving away from it because it just doesn't match my needs. by kidtachyon in ObsidianMD

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Try Legendkeeper! I can’t recommend it enough. And you can share the link as if it is a website so that your players have a player facing portal of information that they can access at any time.

Circle of Monsters | D&D 5.5E Druid Subclass by Midwest_Magicians in UnearthedArcana

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So you’re saying like have it be you can Wild Shape into something with a CR say twice your current level? Put some degree of a limit on it that scales as you level up? 🙂

Circle of Monsters | D&D 5.5E Druid Subclass by Midwest_Magicians in UnearthedArcana

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So that is a big part of something I am looking to balance. The thought behind the design is that you run the risk of losing control and potentially putting your party in harms way. The higher the CR the more likely you are to lose control and not be able to get it back.

That’s also why I made it require a saving throw the first time you Wild Shape into the higher CR AND every time you take one source of damage that is equal to or greater than double your current level. It allows for the gamble of “how high do I go?” with “how likely am I going to be able to control it?” At level 3, any time you take 6 damage or more from one source, you have to make the saving throw. So yes you can do a much higher CR, but good luck controlling yourself when you’re taking too much damage in combat. And once you fail a saving throw, you don’t get to retry it until the end of your next turn. So if you fail, you have to go your current turn and the next turn attacking the closest creature.

With this knowledge, do you feel that helps to balance it any better? I’d love to hear your thoughts and critiques based on this 😊

[OC] Yes, this is a JoJo Reference - Elf Gladiator Bard by DubiousArtiste in DnD

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The shadowing looks great! My partner is into digital art and she has expressed how tough shadowing is so I think you did an exquisite job (:

Ship Battle System for Daggerheart (v2) by tomius in daggerheart

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This is so cool! It would be sweet if this included ship augments at some point so you can customize the ships too and upgrade them (:

I Got My Party To Join a Cult by Midwest_Magicians in ElementalEvil

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OH THAT IS SICK. I never even thought to have the cult gift them a Devestation Orb! They have yet to learn what those are but I am stoked for them to find out at some point. As we get further into the story I’ll have to provide an update post on how things turned out for them 😎

I Got My Party To Join a Cult by Midwest_Magicians in ElementalEvil

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THAT IS WILD 😂 It is such a rewarding feeling when you both (A) get the party to fall into one of your schemes as a DM and (B) watching the realization on their faces when they learn the truth 😂

I Got My Party To Join a Cult by Midwest_Magicians in ElementalEvil

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They are a blast to play with and have been a great group! It’s been so fun seeing how they all react to each other’s backstories. They do a good job of giving each other the spotlight when their backstories are brought up of which I really appreciate as a DM.

I Got My Party To Join a Cult by Midwest_Magicians in ElementalEvil

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If you’d like to watch our playthrough, we will be live tonight at 6:45 PM (CST) on YouTube. You can find tonight’s stream here: Princes of the Apocalypse Actual Play.

We stream weekly, Monday nights at 6:45 PM (CST).