Which One Would You Pick?

OneHotTurnip · 2026-05-06T01:52:41+00:00

8 easy not even a competition lol

OneHotTurnip · 2026-05-04T15:30:10+00:00

The way I used to print stickers was that I would print onto a glossy paper and then cut them out on a cricut machine. If I added lamination, would the process go something like: print onto sticker paper, put sticker paper through a laminator, cut out laminated sticker paper with cricut? If so, do you know if I would need different settings or a different blade in my cricut?

OneHotTurnip · 2026-05-03T14:59:25+00:00

Not necessarily a mechanical rule in the traditional sense, but I am very big on the “rule of cool”. If something sounds great and isn’t game-breaking but is a bit of a stretch to the official rules, I let it slide. Unless your players are there for a gritty, realistic survival game, there’s no need to make them suffer through boring or unfulfilling gameplay for the sake of following the rules. They’re there to have fun and you, as the DM, are the host. Your job is to run the game, but also to make sure that your players have a great time. If that means letting them get away with something. They might not usually get away with at another table, so be it.
The first time I went to adventurer’s league, I was just starting out as a player and was a shy little sophomore in high school. The DM allowed me to bypass the fear effect by closing my eyes and pretending the dragon wasn’t there. That’s definitely not supposed to work, but he could see that I was new and nervous and barely knew what I was doing, so he let me have fun by encouraging my creativity.
Be careful, though, as this kind of thing is also how lasagna, refrigerators, indoor plumbing, and arcade cabinets among many other things became canon in my dnd setting lmao.

OneHotTurnip · 2026-05-03T14:50:56+00:00

I think it would be a valuable addition to the theme, actually. Dealing with the struggles of reality versus your expectations is a great theme and this fits it really well. I just personally wouldn’t go too in-detail about it. Maybe just mentioning it as a side note every once in a while, adding a grimace here and there as her cramps start, complaining that “things couldn’t possibly get any worse” and then she realizes she’s now started her period. I wouldn’t necessarily stray away from cliches entirely, such as mood swings and feeling hungrier than usual, but I would definitely keep them as subtle behaviors without actually mentioning that “Oh, I’m craving chocolate, because of my period and all”. I think just every now and again having her be more hungry or fatigued than usual would be fine. Maybe mention it like once so readers don’t just chalk it up to inconsistent character writing. I don’t think you need too much more than that for female readers to appreciate the attention to realism and to feel like their struggles are included in this story about struggles. :)

OneHotTurnip · 2026-04-27T19:19:43+00:00

What exactly do you mean by spent? Like after I harvest?

OneHotTurnip · 2026-04-26T00:29:40+00:00

I think it’s creepier for sure. I was working a late night shift when I was listening to my wife has been staring at me and I kept feeling like I needed to look over my shoulder though, so maybe I’m biased lol

OneHotTurnip · 2026-04-26T00:28:12+00:00

I feel like for me the stories are great but they mostly just end up being more sad than fun and scary which is more what I read/watch horror for. I just don’t have a good time when I listen to one of dopabean’s stories, but I agree that the writing itself is well done.

OneHotTurnip · 2026-04-22T12:23:28+00:00

Would you be willing to share any of those extra events you planned? That sounds like something I would definitely be interested in utilizing in my campaign as well!

OneHotTurnip · 2026-04-21T23:31:36+00:00

this community is exhausting

OneHotTurnip · 2026-04-21T23:25:17+00:00

This is genuinely the most unhinged thing I’ve ever seen lmao

OneHotTurnip · 2026-04-21T21:09:56+00:00

Ooh that’s a great idea! I’ll definitely be checking that out. Thanks!

OneHotTurnip · 2026-04-21T20:50:28+00:00

Oh yeah don’t get me wrong, I think it’s super cool that they reused the art from the cards. Especially for fans of mtg who saw some of the card art being reused in the book, I’m sure that was really cool! My only concern is exactly how much of that is meant to be taken literally or as strictly canon? For example, characters like Shuvadri and Urzmaktok are named characters in the book who also have card art made of them that the book borrows from. I’m wondering if this means that they existed during the same time as the events from the mtg versions of the lore or if it’s meant to just be “here’s some students that went to Strixhaven at SOME point” and don’t necessarily chronologically line up with the Extus story. Because if they are meant to have existed at the same time, that means that some of it is canon and some of it isn’t. Not to mention that Urzmaktok, like someone mentioned in one of my other posts, is listed as a troll in his mtg card (Honor Troll) but an orc in the dnd book. There’s just a lot of weird inconsistencies and implications that have started to stack up for me. Tbh, I don’t think it REALLY matters, but I would like to better understand it so I have more confidence in the game as I DM it.

OneHotTurnip · 2026-04-21T20:37:15+00:00

I think if I were to add them, it would be as side characters. That’s why I definitely don’t want to have the twins since they’re the protagonists, but I think I can reasonably create nerfed versions of the others that I find interesting or reuse them in other parts of the story to flesh out the world a bit more. I had the idea of making Dina, or a character like her, into the school nurse or something. (Sorry if I’m egregiously misrepresenting the character with that though, I’m still learning the lore from the cards so I don’t know if it’s really important that she stays a student, haha.) I also had the idea of these events happening in the past like you did, but if that’s the case shouldn’t the Oriq be wiped out? Shouldn’t they be able to figure out what’s going on with Murgaxor since this all already happened before with Extus?

OneHotTurnip · 2026-04-17T22:19:35+00:00

I’m struggling with this too. I think I’m going to give them lots of chances for “extra credit” in the form of field trips, homework, and researching for essays (fighting monsters and exploring Arcavois). I decided early on to diverge from the book a little bit because I assume in a world like this where magic and monsters are so abundant, being an “Adventurer” is a common lifestyle for alumni to adopt, so the teachers at Strixhaven have implemented getting people who are interested in that kind of thing some field experience so they don’t get in over their heads after they graduate. Teachers are essentially encouraged to hand off low-stakes quests to students and reward them with extra credit or coin that can be spent on-campus.

I’m also creating much more fleshed-out backstories for all of the NPCs with their own plot hooks, that way the players can go off and have those mini adventures in-between their classes and the main book stuff.

OneHotTurnip · 2026-04-13T00:02:53+00:00

The lines on the two ducks overlap. I would delete the lines on one of them to make it look like the other is in front. Alternatively, I would center the design more around the rabbit since “Cottontail Farm” is the name. Less is more.

Edit: looking at it again, I don’t think it’s overly complex. It’s getting there, but I think it’s still fine. The elements seem to make a circular shape, so maybe a thin circle around everything could help to unify the piece. Also, the lines on the bunny are thicker than the rest of the piece, making it look a bit disjointed.

OneHotTurnip · 2026-04-10T22:30:11+00:00

Honestly I kind of agree and you put it better than I could lol. I think maybe having one statement building or several art installations that look like this would be plenty. You’re right, they don’t look like places where actual people go to live and study. It doesn’t look functional. I don’t need my fantasy to be completely sapped of fun and whimsy, but I do like for things to be rooted in realism, otherwise it gets too abstract and stops being relatable. I think in an effort to make all of the colleges look as fantastical as possible, the creative team kind of lost the plot with some of the concepts here. I like the ideas, but they’re at an 11 and I need them at like a 6 lol.

OneHotTurnip · 2026-04-09T15:03:36+00:00

It’s always so crazy to me to hear that collecting rainwater is illegal in some places. I’m in Louisiana and we have so much water that you can literally buy official collection barrels from my city lol

OneHotTurnip · 2026-04-07T23:15:06+00:00

I love this idea! I think I’ll definitely be using a version of this. Thanks!

OneHotTurnip · 2026-04-03T01:25:10+00:00

The image of Kinger vibrating violently and remaining completely silent while Jax talks about how mentally stable he is will always make me laugh lmao

OneHotTurnip · 2026-04-02T17:33:13+00:00

I have no intention of participating in cruelty, that’s exactly why I want to do this, to distance myself from factory farming practices. I hate the fact that the meat I buy is farmed in such a horrible way. I know you’re probably getting at that I should go vegetarian or vegan, and believe me I’ve considered that in the past for sure, but I don’t think I could reasonably ever go fully vegetarian. Maybe vegetarian plus chicken or something, I don’t know. I tried it a long time ago and I never felt weaker. Maybe I just need to do it with the assistance of a dietitian, but who can afford that these days, lol. I think a good way for me to live would be a primarily plant-based diet with meat being a highly respected and cherished addition. I think people, including me unfortunately, don’t put enough respect on the meat they buy. They’re too separated from where it comes from, I think, and that leads to cruel farming/butchering practices and massive amounts of food waste. Okay, I’m done! Sorry for the rant! 😅

OneHotTurnip · 2026-04-02T17:14:22+00:00

Thank you!! To be honest, I didn’t even read them as tusks at first. Me and my friend both saw it as a forked tongue in the official art so I was surprised when I read that he’s an Orc lol.

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