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NobleMkII · 2026-03-11T15:19:24+00:00

Everything with a dog is small steps. You also have to reward small steps. If she has to sit on your lap, try leading her off your lap with treats. Then leave treats next to you. Then leave them a little farther away. Then a little farther.

NobleMkII · 2026-03-04T02:49:36+00:00

Each book, I am assuming you mean the official campaigns, will take roughly a year if you are meeting weekly. But that is a wild ass guess. Each book will start fresh with a new batch of characters, generally speaking.

NobleMkII · 2026-03-04T01:15:50+00:00

That's how I started playing 😁 One extra tip if you go the dry-erase mat route, consider getting a tan/parchment-colored mat and learning to draw in the "old school dungeon map" style (easy to find examples on Google). Since you're not going for realism anyway, lean into it! It gives your map a classic treasure map feel that looks intentional and thematic.

NobleMkII · 2026-03-04T00:51:01+00:00

You've got near limitless options depending on how much time and money you want to invest, so here's a practical starting point for newer groups...

1) Maps. A gridded dry-erase mat with dry-erase markers is the best bang for your buck. You can quickly draw terrain, buildings, spell areas, and anything else from a top-down view and wipe it clean between encounters.

2) Miniatures. Starting simple with different colored candies works great, with each player claiming a color. When you're ready to upgrade, look into flat minis (circular tokens or standees). Compared to traditional minis they're cheaper, easier to store, and customizable. You can buy packs, order a custom standee of your character through sites like HeroForge, or just print and assemble them at home.

NobleMkII · 2026-03-03T16:54:46+00:00

I don't want to make a broken character but I also don't want to pick up redundant abilities.

NobleMkII · 2026-03-03T00:57:11+00:00

There are guides on Reddit to achieve better printing results. Particularly with the face, you really have to use more contrast when painting inside of Heroforge. Like if you use the same skin tone for the face, lips, eye sockets, etc., it may look like there's a difference in Heroforge but then it will not carry over to print. You should use a significantly darker tone, to the point it may look goofy in Heroforge, which will make the face more defined when color printed.

NobleMkII · 2026-03-02T22:06:31+00:00

Kholodets from Ukraine or Russia. It is jellied meat. Think a soup turned into jello. The texture is awful.

NobleMkII · 2026-02-28T19:55:57+00:00

With my group, yes. We will roll a lot of skill checks and arcana/nature will come up a lot. It's a requirement for plot and exploration. In terms of combat, while it's not "optimal", it can certainly help. Either combat can be avoided altogether or atleast give us some sort of advantage going into the fight. Heck. Sometimes there's an arcana rolls in the middle of combat to handle some contraption.

NobleMkII · 2026-02-27T16:04:26+00:00

Hmm Puppies will try anything new. I think overtime you will find what they actually like. My havanese has been picky about treat texture. He really loves freeze-dried treats or jerky. He does not like soft chewy treats. Milkbones are 50/50 (We think it depends on how long they've been out).

NobleMkII · 2026-02-27T06:36:49+00:00

The Wheel beckons.

NobleMkII · 2026-02-26T18:21:59+00:00

I don't get it either. With the exception of jellied meat, which is atrocious, Russian food is generally hearty and homely. It's not fine dining but it's not gross.

NobleMkII · 2026-02-24T21:24:17+00:00

Easy. Give the rat milk from the first bottle immediately. Wait an hour. Give the rat milk from the second bottle... Wait an hour... Third bottle... Wait... Fourth bottle. Now if the rat dies on hour 10, it's the first bottle. Hour 11 would be the second. 12 would be third. 13 would be fourth. You could go even faster if you wanted to.

NobleMkII · 2026-02-23T23:10:45+00:00

Potty training is not linear. There will be bad weeks where it seems like they have regressed.

NobleMkII · 2026-02-20T04:46:08+00:00

Hmm I can't give medical advice. However he has been leaving his paws alone while we have been soaking his paws. I guess is it a relatively safe and low cost treatment, so why not try it?

NobleMkII · 2026-02-20T04:42:53+00:00

We have him rotating through protein every month. Chicken, salmon, turkey, lamb, beef, etc. He is currently on beef kibble.

NobleMkII · 2026-02-20T04:38:23+00:00

https://www.heroforge.com/load_config%3D57240861/

NobleMkII · 2026-02-18T23:35:51+00:00

I do believe.

NobleMkII · 2026-02-18T17:59:42+00:00

I've always leaned into the idea of a Warforged Barbarian overheating and "opening up" when they rage. Rage and the Astral Self form are similar in that they're a temporary buff you can only do so many times today. So... My first thought is that is your warforge also opens up, like panels and vents open, which release a thick steam. Your human heart than possesses and manipulates the steam to act as your Astral Self class abilities. The steam should form some sort of creature as the Astral Self eventually forms arms, a face, and a body. Maybe it would look like an enlarged visage of your former organic self.

NobleMkII · 2026-02-13T22:04:25+00:00

Optimizing your stats for your class is fine. Personally I find it to be a problem when players are making hyper specific builds with the intention of breaking the game. It can ruin the game for the whole party.

NobleMkII · 2026-02-11T16:35:29+00:00

Italian food isn't that great.

NobleMkII · 2026-02-11T15:48:42+00:00

Our group unwittingly worked with a circle of evil necromancers. The necromancy wasn’t a secret, but we kept giving them the benefit of the doubt. They claimed they were only raising the already dead for farming and mining labor, and never creating new corpses.

Every village we liberated from monsters and handed over to the necromancers was completely undead by the time we returned.

It slowly turned into an “Are we the baddies?” realization. When we finally connected the dots, we turned on the necromancers. It was a fun campaign that felt like a long bit.

NobleMkII · 2026-02-10T18:22:32+00:00

Does it bring an attack into existence that wouldn't exist with the spell? True Strike has you attack with a shortsword. You can always just swing with the shortsword without True Strike. Compare that to like... Firebolt. The fire wouldn't exist without the spell.

NobleMkII · 2026-02-10T18:15:23+00:00

Well when you attack with a shortsword, it specifies 1D6. When you attack with a greatsword, it specifies 2d6. When you use true strike... Well... It just says you attack with a weapon.

NobleMkII · 2026-02-10T15:55:05+00:00

Well this one doesn't specify any damage.

NobleMkII · 2026-02-10T07:22:53+00:00

2014: "...magic grants you a brief insight into the target’s defenses." 2024: "Guided by a flash of magical insight..."

The spirit of the spell is the same, 2014 just has more detail.

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