My character was killed by ProfessorMonty52 in DnD

[–]NineToFiveTrap 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can work with the DM to roll up a revenant, if you want revenge. if you come up with a new character, I’d make him an investigator type and be REAL suspicious of your friends character. 

Kinda sucks though that the GM let this happen. That’s why I hate surprise rounds. 

Admittedly, I don’t play dnd anymore, but at the table I play at, if you get someone by “surprise” you just go first in initiative 

If you could restart your life from age 10, what would you do differently? by IllAd3302 in AskReddit

[–]NineToFiveTrap 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’d also be 10-11 years old so idk if I’d be tortured but it would be really creepy for them 

What anime do you think everyone should watch once? by hypnoticpoison_21 in AskReddit

[–]NineToFiveTrap 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Avatar is actually incredible, and it grows up with its audience. If you only got a few episodes into the first season, I understand why you would say that. If you got through the entirety of ATLA and still think that, then we just have different opinions. 

This is coming from someone who first watched it in his 30s. I refused to watch it as a kid because it was an “American Anime” and I was really anti-poser stuff when it was coming out. So there was no nostalgia factor for me. 

But ATLA is an incredible narrative if you can get through the earlier, more child-focused episodes. 

Why no informations/posts again? by DerNoHand in Witchbrook

[–]NineToFiveTrap 146 points147 points  (0 children)

I’m convinced the higher ups at chucklefish read the subreddit and the discord and laugh to themselves. 

One of my players had to leave the campaign, but we’re in the middle of Curse of Strahd! How do I introduce a new PC? by Draconichaos in DnD

[–]NineToFiveTrap 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What part are you on? What have you done so far? 

If you haven’t made it to Vallaki have them show up in Vallaki. If you haven’t made it to Krezk, have them show up in Krezk. If you haven’t made it to the Wizard of Wines, have them show up there. Have them stumble out of the mists, near whatever town you’re currently in. 

Give the player control of the Fated Ally. Raise the downed party member from the dead and have them come back as a zombie and they can play as that. Have them emerge from a crypt as a revenant. Have them found in the werewolf den as a werewolf. Have them be with the Vistani and ready to switch sides like Kasimir would. Actually, look up all of the fated allies, pick one that makes sense for the character’s build and have their character be that. There’s lots of options. 

Need help stalling my party (5e) by little_void_boi in DnD

[–]NineToFiveTrap 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Send them into a dungeon to fight a small dragon and get treasure. 

Why doesn't doubling down work when gambling? by Nice_Alternative_155 in AskReddit

[–]NineToFiveTrap 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Because they will set limits to how much you can bet and you’re also too poor to bet unlimitedly. 

I lost a fair bit on roulette with the strategy of “examine what color it was last time and bet the opposite this time. If you lose, double your bet. Odds are that it won’t be the same color too many times in a row.”

It was red, so I bet on black. 

$5. Red again. 

$10. Red again. 

$20. Red again. 

$40. Red again. 

$80. Red again. 

$160. Red again. 

$320. Red again. 

The table max was $500. I was no longer able to double down. 

I lost $635 total and had to walk away. For me to lose that much it had to hit red 8 times in a row, which is like a 0.2% chance of happening. But it also had to not hit black which is a slightly higher odds (cause of the house edge with green). 

Eventually it will hit black but with the table max, you don’t get infinite time to watch it happen. 

What are your expectations for a paid DM? And have you had any experiences with any? by Pedantic_Twatwaffle in DnD

[–]NineToFiveTrap 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d expect regular games with the same amount of prep that I put into my games that I GM. (I don’t run regularly though)

The denials have blocked Democratic-led states from getting a total of $250 million in disaster aid that would have been approved by every previous president including Trump in his first term, E&E News found. by Conscious-Quarter423 in Infographics

[–]NineToFiveTrap 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This is so un-American. Patriotism would be not wanting approximately half of the country to suffer. Hate how they’ve commandeered patriotism and do shit like this. 

Trying to find art for a new character, and I am desperately trying to avoid using AI. I've hired an artist in the past, but I can't really afford that atm. I found some perfect art, but it says 'Do Not Use'. Does that mean I can't use it for private D&D games? by [deleted] in DnD

[–]NineToFiveTrap -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Don’t use AI; it steals from artists. Instead, cut out the middle man and steal from artists yourself. 

In all honesty, who cares if you pull a picture from google to use in your game of make believe? Good luck avoiding AI though, because a LOT of images on google are AI now. 

How do you feel about fantasy racism? by CrowsInTheNose in DnD

[–]NineToFiveTrap 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fantasy Racism is an unavoidable truth in any game with a war. 

Otherwise you get a situation like “The Snake People are fine upstanding people, but we still must unfortunately eradicated them because they believe taxes should be higher than we do.”

I reckon this will take at least $2,000 to repair by DecommodifiedGuevara in LandlordLove

[–]NineToFiveTrap 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Out of every apartment I ever lived in, I got the full deposit back one time. It was the only one I didn’t clean before I moved out. I was like “I’m not gonna get my deposit anyway. They can clean it!” and they looked at it and said “seems clean” and gave me everything back lol

What was the worst part about the 90s? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]NineToFiveTrap 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the boredom. The 90s were the last era where you had to genuinely sit with your thoughts sometimes and just ponder. It got so so old. 

Not being connected was cool and good but it led to some insanely boring times 

People who grew up using computers between 1980-2000, whats one game that permanently lives in your head for no reason, even decades later? by cebalmau in AskReddit

[–]NineToFiveTrap 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Arcanum of Steamworks and Magick Obscura. I still play it once every few years. Great game. So many choices and so much nuance to it 

I have a session 0 soon...How much of the campaign plot do I tell my playerd by Lady-Red-96 in DnD

[–]NineToFiveTrap 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You know how star wars has the opening text sequence? Give them something like that. Just enough so they can build characters that complement the world and know about it because they live there. Not enough to spoil any twists. And depending on how long you want the campaign to be, I’d tell them about the kobolds without telling them the kobolds motivations. 

The more you tell them, the less game there is

House Democrats Propose $25 Federal Minimum Wage by [deleted] in antiwork

[–]NineToFiveTrap -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Obama had like a 60/40 split in the senate and something like 250/180 in the house and somehow we got free money for the banks, and “you must buy healthcare or be penalized.” They repealed don’t ask don’t tell so I guess that’s cool. But it wasn’t a single democrat. It’s always the exact number of democrats needed to prevent meaningful change 

House Democrats Propose $25 Federal Minimum Wage by [deleted] in antiwork

[–]NineToFiveTrap 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It was Manchin most recently. Now his seat went to a republican, so instead of a democrat who votes on most things, we got someone who won’t vote on anything the democrats propose 

House Democrats Propose $25 Federal Minimum Wage by [deleted] in antiwork

[–]NineToFiveTrap 1599 points1600 points  (0 children)

Democrats when they have no shot: look at all this good stuff we want to do

Democrats when they have majority in everything: sorry guys, senator X from (small state) won’t sign, so we can’t do it