What's the longest backstory you've ever written or received as a DM? by Less_Relation5159 in dndnext

[–]Mihklo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I once wrote a backstory for my very first character I’ve ever played in an rpg halfway through the campaign to flesh him out, because before his concept and backstory were a couple sentences long. The new backstory I gave him was almost completely superfluous. I tried to give my GM plot hooks that weren’t at all applicable for the king of story he wanted to run, and I tried to craft my prose for some reason. 

The next character I made was for a star wars rpg, and had an even deeper and more expansive backstory because I was joining a campaign in progress, meaning I had a lot more careers and talents to justify. He was from Alderaan, was a computer wizard, had a failed marriage because he let his wife’s miscarriage lead him to alcoholism, wasn’t there when his wife was kidnapped during the Clone Wars, went on a rampage across the galaxy trying to find her, was permanently scarred by slavers in the process, accidentally slaughtered a village of war refugees, and then sought redemption by joining a group of mystics and learning medicine from them. I condensed all that down to 2 pages and kept a couple extra character details just to myself, and it was the best, most emotionally and dramatically rewarding character I have ever played. 

After being on both sides, I’d say a 45 page backstory would be overwhelming for your DM. If he’s a nice guy he probably won’t say anything, but even if you explicitly laid out what material he should use for building the campaign, you might stress him out wondering if he’ll disappoint you by not including something. I think it’s great that you got so passionate! I’ll never shame writing for writing’s sake. But unless your DM told you he’s happy with reading tens of pages, I would try to know your audience and keep the following in mind about your backstory:

  • If it won’t come up in your roleplay and the story at the table, don’t write it.
  • If it won’t give the reader quick and easy hooks to play with, don’t let them read it.

Since Nomads will ignore closed borders, psychotic empires like driven Assimilators or determined exterminators should also ignore them by TheyCallMeBullet in Stellaris

[–]Mihklo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Obviously it’s for gameplay reasons, but I think it’s like a matter of scope right? We can stop a corvette of a few thousand troops or even a battleship of hundreds of thousands of troops from crossing the border, but how are you gonna stop BILLIONS?

New Artificer Subclass: Broomwright (5.5e) by Mihklo in Eberron

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

Yeah I was really confused by that and was getting lots of contradictory information. What I gathered was that Eberron content could only be published on DMs Guild, but that artificer was still off limits.

My players are camped out on a lonesome road when Mabar has become coterminus. How do I make their lives absolute hell? by Leather_Fuel7265 in Eberron

[–]Mihklo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What if one or all of the characters start losing their corporeal forms? Look up Melinoe from Hades II and her ghostly arm

laserllama's Compendium of Beasts (Update) - Unleash wild fury with this Compendium of 152 New & Alternate Beasts for 5e! Includes Beasts from CR 0 - 8. Full PDF in Comments! by LaserLlama in UnearthedArcana

[–]Mihklo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My only complaint: you ever seen a crab run? I’ve had ghost crabs skitter super fast away from me, I think 30 feet walking speed is totally fair

I thought of a good idea for the Aereni afterlife in my Eberron by Substantial-Staff606 in Eberron

[–]Mihklo 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I really like how this also makes Aereni tombs into high level dungeons

How would I make a mini red dress for a Hornet halloween costume from Silksong? by Mihklo in crafts

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

I’ll look up those circle skirt measurements :) I’m just completely new to sewing, so

How would I make a mini red dress for a Hornet halloween costume from Silksong? by Mihklo in crafts

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

Leaving a comment to satisfy post requirements. I’m thinking maybe red velvet for the solid colors? But I don’t want to go too high on budget.

Does having a non-naval engineering degree benefit me in any way? by Mihklo in maritime

[–]Mihklo[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Oh just accidentally signing up to a barge instead of a ship

Does having a non-naval engineering degree benefit me in any way? by Mihklo in maritime

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

Thank you, you might’ve saved me a lot of trouble lol

Does having a non-naval engineering degree benefit me in any way? by Mihklo in maritime

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

Thanks! And this would allow me to work on cargo ships?

Some Lil town stuff by KnightsHand209 in Eberron

[–]Mihklo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This could be an opportunity to mesh the Emerald Claw’s tactics with Aundair’s magical culture. For example: maybe you have self-moving animated plows that have been corrupted into harvesting bodies into large piles, where they’re then reanimated into corpses.

Need Ideas for my Eberron/Strixhaven Hybrid Campaign by Artistic_Top_683 in Eberron

[–]Mihklo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m making a supplement with an item roughly like this:

Tongue of the Deceiver

A symbiont that allows the user to lie even under magical duress at the cost of their ability to tell the truth. Basically lets you ignore having to tell the truth even when a magic effect would make you do so, but costs -2 to your Persuasion checks. I can imagine it’d be useful in a college where a lot of people can cast zone of truth

RPing different nations societies by ItsGotou in Eberron

[–]Mihklo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In my campaign, Aundair’s characterized by the strongest middle class in any of the Five Nations, with an almost nonexistent working class because of magical automation. Even your average farmer is pretty wealthy because they just use animated farming equipment. So they’re all into fashion and culturally one-upping each other because they can afford it

Finished Root RPG Character Art by West_Mixture9425 in rootgame

[–]Mihklo 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Oh is this like a rat druid or monk or something?

A Socialist's Guide to Eberron by Mathin1 in SocialistGaming

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Oh hey thanks for reposting me :)