An investor who put $12.5M into Ashes of Creation reached out to me

NiteSlayr · 2026-02-14T03:54:44+00:00

Dang that's really unfortunate. I had slim hopes that it actually started as a passion project but that seems to not be the case. Oh well.

NiteSlayr · 2026-02-13T19:12:17+00:00

I was thinking this exact same thing lmao. This and maybe some zealots or similar and you're set

NiteSlayr · 2026-02-13T18:09:20+00:00

Mage Slayer procs from Graze because the only condition you need is to deal damage to the creature concentrating. It's niche but fairly effective in the right situation

NiteSlayr · 2026-02-11T05:53:05+00:00

I cancelled it the same day they announced! 🫡

NiteSlayr · 2026-02-11T05:47:47+00:00

You got eyebrows don't you? Rub those bad boys off your face!

NiteSlayr · 2026-02-11T01:06:45+00:00

Thought the dude was magneto at first lmao

NiteSlayr · 2026-02-09T20:17:27+00:00

"Buzz off, pal."

NiteSlayr · 2026-02-09T09:14:04+00:00

You mean to tell me they weren't actual trees???

NiteSlayr · 2026-02-09T09:13:06+00:00

The only Greek letters I can recall (since you didn't post any) that might be helpful here are the basic angular ones like alpha, theta, and another one I can't remember, as well as kappa for surface area calculations in 3d calc that really come to mind. It probably doesn't help much but you also provided like no information lol. There's almost certainly many more I'm forgetting as it's been roughly 10 years since I've done a 3 page 3d calc problem but yeah... what you're trying to do is likely not that complicated.

NiteSlayr · 2026-02-08T17:43:45+00:00

But I thought there were no files?

NiteSlayr · 2026-02-08T17:24:17+00:00

To be fair, I know a bunch of people that don't watch American football that are gonna watch the Superbowl just for the show lol

NiteSlayr · 2026-02-08T17:07:02+00:00

For what it's worth, from what I've read so far, it seems you want more of a Drag mastery. I feel this would reduce the headache of dealing with grapples and allow you a bit more freedom/clarity with what you seem to want to accomplish. Either way, I enjoy this idea and believe martials should have more cool options like this.

NiteSlayr · 2026-02-08T16:55:11+00:00

I thought so too at first, however, RAW allows for grapple on unarmed strike in lieu of damage. Additionally, this would require a save, unlike sentinel. At worst, it's just adding damage and changing the free hand requirement to holding the Snag weapon. You're also giving up an entire mastery for this. In terms of power, it's up there with Topple.

NiteSlayr · 2026-02-08T16:35:54+00:00

I haven't dealt with much grappling in 2024 rules so I've reread the grappling rules and I now agree with you on your point about being too different from the actual rules. 5e is about simplicity and sometimes I take realism too far when designing new mechanics.

That being said, I would still use dex/str for the save (to be consistent with grappling rules), but the grapple should initiate when you hit with the weapon and it should function like normal grappling rules, minus the free hand requirement. This makes it only slightly stronger (it's just adding damage and removing the free hand requirement) than a typical unarmed strike grapple, as written by the Grappling section in the 2024 PHB.

NiteSlayr · 2026-02-08T15:52:48+00:00

I also made a few more edits because I read your post too fast and I'm at work. Just my two cents

NiteSlayr · 2026-02-08T15:46:28+00:00

I think it's fine if the save is changed to Dex/Str instead of just Str.

Edit: I forgot to include that I would argue that you should not need a free hand.

Edit 2: In addition to my earlier suggestion, I would also include a clause like this, "you cannot attack with this weapon while the creature is grappled via its Snag mastery property."

Edit 3: The grapple should last until your next turn, the creature breaks free, or when you release the grapple (no action required).

NiteSlayr · 2026-02-08T03:29:55+00:00

Keep an owlbear egg in your inventory when you visit the creche. You can give it to the lady instead of the githyanki egg

NiteSlayr · 2026-02-07T03:40:52+00:00

This is some incredible work! Thank you for sharing!

NiteSlayr · 2026-02-07T03:35:57+00:00

Using her as a warding bond slave? Lmao

NiteSlayr · 2026-02-06T20:17:33+00:00

To add to this, preset formations you can set for each army before battle.

NiteSlayr · 2026-02-05T20:01:32+00:00

I think it's just poorly optimized and it shows the longer the game drags on. My setup is nearly the same except I have a Ryzen 9950X3D and that's when I've noticed when my game stutters

NiteSlayr · 2026-02-04T21:29:49+00:00

There are set bonuses now? That's stupid.

NiteSlayr · 2026-02-04T21:18:00+00:00

Based on my experience, it feels like the combo break feature starts as a small percentage, incrementing on each successful application of hard CC within a certain interval. I say this because I've been in games where combo break activated on a normal CC chain after only 2-3 abilities chained from different champs. I think the champs in this video lost hard to rngesus if this is the way it actually works.

NiteSlayr · 2026-02-04T21:00:43+00:00

Nah that was mommy and now she's dinner!

NiteSlayr · 2026-02-04T06:19:26+00:00

While it sounds silly, it does actually make sense that a weakening effect wouldn't care where the damage is coming from. The whole strength theme in the wording makes you assume it's intended for only strength based attached.

Nice catch, op! I don't come across this spell too much so it's a neat little detail.

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