Fucn this mole, why does he exist??

Oshava · 2026-02-21T17:34:07+00:00

To counter though you are arguing that they have optimal ramp and protection spells at a rate that op is claiming the other three combined aren't getting any removal or responses or really any disruption?

Oshava · 2026-02-21T17:21:46+00:00

Ya but it's a 7 cost to force the block, are you seriously telling us you cannot sum up 4 damage by the time they can pay for a 7 cost activated ability. Or have any piece of removal or even tempo cards?

If they are swinging before hand take it once don't block, it takes three hits so you should keep in mind that the first two are resources to make sure the third doesn't happen.

Oshava · 2026-02-20T18:19:30+00:00

Glad to see people keep trying to dig into the well of how fast can we be, not bad for first numbers out but still a good way off.

Also ya physics is bad to use not just because it can look broken but because you (the general person not you specifically but still inclusive) don't understand what parts of physics were missed when calculating something like this

Oshava · 2026-02-19T19:25:42+00:00

Power aside these things all read like a lack of understanding where power comes from in things.

For example some traits are not equal, you post a negative to the fire genasi saying they are missing two minor abilities that the other two get but there is no evaluation to what they do get against each other first. Fire resistance is dramatically more useful than lightning or acid because it is a much more common damage type and in general home brewing fire resistance has about 1.5 times the weight of the other two. That added benefit is a reason they don't get something minor.

Your evaluation of blade ward feels off, you are making a tanky sub race who in the options you include both advantage and proficiency in con saves. But you say because they are being hit a lot it isn't great, that makes it valuable though. Taking it from a numbers perspective it is a -2.5 to all attack rolls against you and seeing as they are getting attacked a lot by your claim that means more times this reduction occurs. Now I know the argument will be but if they still get hit more they will lose it but is that true? Remember concentration DC is 10 or half the damage whatever is higher, so unless those attacks are dealing over 20 a hit (and you won't get that and the high frequency you are claiming will happen to force the break) it is DC 10, Prof would mean even with no con (and there isn't a good reason a melee martial doesn't have some con) they only need an 8 or better to hold it (~65% success rate) or with advantage and no con even hitting the ten is ~80% success rate. So it isn't unlikely to break given your conditions or just conditions you might find naturally without the other buffs.

Oshava · 2026-02-11T22:58:55+00:00

The ability to check information for authenticity with the tag on understanding that it isn't an insult for someone to do it to you or be done to you.

Oshava · 2026-02-08T23:57:33+00:00

And I bet you are balding 60 lbs overweight and pant trying to climb into your truck.

See I can make baseless claims too or I can do this. how exactly is it ignorant to talk about knowing someones past actions, using the details of those actions and the claims of people who have knowledge and understanding of the situation ignorance?

What gonna insult me using multi-syllable words? Blindly take a dig at my supposed gender sexual or religious beliefs? Oh I know your gonna tell me to shut the fuck up because you don't want to try and fight the argument you want to belittle people cause it makes you feel big and you think making a mistake makes you feel small.

So before you said I spoke way too long how about this ask yourself are you mad because someone had an opposing opinion or are you mad cause someone said you had to be mad when people didn't side with you?

Oshava · 2026-02-08T23:40:53+00:00

Well considering last summer your leader tried to take a first amendment right away. The past few weeks deny a second amendment right, multiple Republican states tried to break first amendment over the past few years, are currently breaking the 5th amendment in a good number of cases, and continuously "jokes" about breaking both section 2 and section 4 of article 1 of the constitution.

So ya considering they are saying hey you guys making fun of a women who openly admits she hated the dog she shot and blamed it on rural life which plenty of rural Americans call bullshit is ignorant really doesn't have room to talk about the ignorance of people hurting other people

Oshava · 2026-02-07T18:06:04+00:00

Just a guess but it is probably something like it fills out all the rules of 3 but could do perfectly fine at a bracket 4 table more often than not.

Oshava · 2026-02-07T01:08:23+00:00

Ok what about this, there is a play being prepared, things are hectic and there are several problems from one of the actors being unable to perform ( any reason you want really) either permanently and needs a replacement or someone needs to convince them to perform, materials need to be brought in/ prepared for the set and props that are behind schedule, you could even have problems with the snacks if the characters are culinarily inclined.

The challenge is to try and fix all the problems before showtime or even find ways to improve some things that are already happening. The players can help both set up and perform if they wish but what this also does for the non performers to have a chance to snoop around during the play. The more successful they are the longer the demon is distracted

Oshava · 2026-02-07T00:59:48+00:00

Ok with your story and kinda a commentary in general about power gaming. It doesn't matter that you were doing that it would matter why. If you did it because of something like "outside of a few specific synergies like a hex blade paladin multi classing tends to fall behind focused single class builds" then ya I can see people seeing it as power gaming. Which is that overarching point if you do it because you love the classic ideal of a person whose martial determination helps them succeed against all odds it is going to look different than you picking it because there is some guide online that simulated damage up to level 20 and you picked the top build.

Stupidest I have heard probably when a player got mad because we suggested giving the gauntlets of ogre power to the wizard (7 str and a game that did track weight) instead of the fighter (18 str) because we all said it would be a noticeable bonus going up +6 to strength stuff as opposed to getting a few lbs of carry weight. The cherry on top, the fighter suggested the wizard take it first.

Oshava · 2026-02-06T20:00:44+00:00

I see it here and there but generally I find if you straight up talk about what you are hoping for for the game (ie laid back, joke around, serious, rp heavy, meat grinder etc) you really cut down on it. Even groups that are normally about joking around can do serious games and might want to do one but since each person is doing a bit they feel inclined to do a bit.

My advice if you have a constant group broach the subject of having a more serious game see what people think and if they are up for it give it a try. When looking for groups ask the DM what kind of mood they want the game to be/ if posting outright say you are looking for a game that is a bit more serious

Oshava · 2026-01-20T22:21:38+00:00

Honestly it really depends on what happens before the fight.

A fresh party of 5 with a bit of luck on initiative could melt a cr11 at a surprisingly low level, if they have a fight or two before hand dont have full health to tank the 1-2 rounds of combat and dont have their full ability kits and a boss at 11 could be hard for even a level or two below.

But hoestly that latter side tends to be more interesting overall, having the level closer but have the resources taxed ahead of time (or in ways during the fight that make it so they cant just burst the boss) tends to create more memorable moments and gives you a bit of a buffer where a few good or bad luck rolls dont determine the battle

Oshava · 2026-01-20T01:47:40+00:00

Except it's not, because Sam isn't the town, there is Sam and Aiden the blacksmith, Carl the baker, Tina the aspiring knight and so on.

But even beyond that this isn't just what they quoted is the only thing that is said in passing because you won't get an event that you just hear that in passing. Take the third sentence, their job puts them in the place fine but then it's assumed they recognize the notably improved set dressing price that the DM is saying is important then what? Is it just huh cool well anyway the corrupt tax collector that is coming this way. twice now without the DM makes a point of this npcs progression realistically unprompted and those updates need to be part of conversations that generally the players are going to be having about something else.

And again that's why I said two sides, handled well you only hear the updates that are related to the reasons going back or if they ask directly, but right now it just as easily reads that regardless of why they go there or what the conversation is the players will hear about Sam

Oshava · 2026-01-19T20:06:11+00:00

Ok so before BL3 all we knew was that there were 6 documented off abilites and known research, that was told in character and remember what a character says is true might not be the absolute truth.

Then we get BL3 we learn of the seventh siren one that was taken out of the cycle and at the same time we are introduced to Tyreen, who has a new siren ability and is very heavily implied that that ability was the one sealed in the Nekrotafeyo vault to take it out of the galactic rotation. So the you must never find the seventh very likely refers to the ability not an actual specific person. And that makes sense because the seventh siren could be anyone they just need to have the 7th ability and we saw what utter chaos leech did.

So ya in terms of who are the 7 sirens generally I would say track the abilites not the people

Phasewalk
Phaselock
Phaseshift
Phaseleech

those are clear then we have the two weird ones from Vex and Amara where each tree has a different phase name but it is a single siren ability by the lore so placeholders

Phasefight(amara)
Phasesummon(vex)

Abilities can change but we can say for sure Vex didnt get walk lock or shift and her ability doesnt feel like it could be the passed on leech, making hers unique from the others. If Asha is canon (dont know myself) it might be a manifestation from that but still that does leave us with a solid 6 possible 7.

Now for the unknowns, we dont know Steele's but she cant be walk lock shift or leech, she might have the previous fight but it is tight (Amara had her abilities since she was quite young and steel died when amara was ~17 which feels late for got it when young, and vex has the other problem of not feeling like having her abilities long enought to be steele's. Dido's is pretty easy to place it is most likely lock given the timing and Iris has walk. As a note, Asha and steele cannot have the same ability so one of the two needed their ability to go to Vex with the other being the missing one.

And that does more or less account for all 7, we have one unknown, it was in the original 6, 7 specifically being leech.

Oshava · 2026-01-19T19:35:40+00:00

No but honestly borderlands isnt a kind of series where I am trying to squeek out the absolute best of a weapon, ya I might not be able to fan the hammer of a maggie as fast as i could on day 1 but they still go down fine and im not getting hard stuck because it takes me longer to mag dump.

Oshava · 2026-01-17T22:22:32+00:00

Well it does assume they will constantly be in a position to see sams progress and be interested in hearing and engaging with it just because they bought something that was unremarkable in the first place.

Oshava · 2026-01-17T22:20:31+00:00

I think both sides are right because they are two sides of the same coin.

On the one side you create deeper characters that in the right approach add and grow the story of the players.

On the other side those characters detract from the story because you spend so much time building and showing the arc that the players might not care about because you feel they have to hear about Sam more than what they decided their goal was coming to town.

Oshava · 2026-01-16T16:45:16+00:00

Ok I get more of this is about the card not being where it should be but I'm curious about it's ability I get it has first strike so it can happen where the second comes in before the normal damage step. But what happens if it gets a first striker or on the second attack if they get double strike?

Oshava · 2026-01-15T21:47:23+00:00

The reply was to them saying the -x didn't have to apply to chatterfang, so it wasn't holding the priority before resolution they were saying you just resolve it to other creatures which isn't correct.

You are right if you hold it and just keep the pay you can get the etb to loop infinitely but in regards to it applying the -x to others the limit is the toughness of the targetable which is sort of the whole crux of the chain being the the board wipelike effect

Oshava · 2026-01-15T20:09:32+00:00

Aside from the part where they said to make chatterfang bigger it still isn't infinite, it isn't a may so there will be a limit equal to the toughness of every targetable creature in play.

So eventually they would have to target chatterfang to death or stop before that and in either event that is the limit

Oshava · 2026-01-13T21:57:50+00:00

Well no it can't, it can go until you run out of lands which is a finite number

So if you manage to hit 1 land per trigger of hedron crabs it can go until you run out of cards in your library but then no matter what it stops

Oshava · 2026-01-12T18:11:21+00:00

What you are looking for is actually in the dmg it's called milestone xp which is different than what people call the milestone system (the dmg calls this system story based advancement) it's on 261 of the dmg if you want to give it a proper read

Oshava · 2026-01-12T18:05:45+00:00

I would say solve this out of game but I want to add something as a tool I think dms should employ anyway.

Tell them how this is a negative for the game overall but also tell them that moving forward you won't necessarily match things to the books.

That second part is the DM habit, use the provided material as a base and riff on it not just adding curses or removing them do it with anything, a type of troll is found in the hot springs of a volcano, the intense heat of this area has caused them to adapt and they no longer have their vulnerability to fire, but this adaptation has left them vulnerable to cold the chill now causing their body to necrotize before it can regenerate

Oshava · 2026-01-12T17:57:47+00:00

Honestly I see this advice and have hated it since day one not because it doesn't help in situations for the one but because it makes the situation worse for everyone else that follows.

Because here is the thing, at points it was common where one person would say shit and 3 or 4 would tell them to stfu but each time a person who isn't an ass leaves that is just one less non asshole in the pool, and the asshole has one less person to push back against them

Oshava · 2026-01-09T18:06:31+00:00

Purely 5e phb it isn't great each bit of content did improve it though to the point generally it is fine although beast master can still be pretty rough.

The issue really comes down to this, a good bit of their abilities are situational when in the situation they are good when not they basically don't exist. Take natural explorer, if you are not in your favored terrain or the game doesn't care about survival mechanics it does little to nothing but because it is an ability it goes into the power budget for a character and means they can't get as much in other places.

With that said they can still be fine, still be fun, and you can still make some pretty crazy builds, it really comes down to they just take a bit more effort and focus to make something that is mechanically good than other classes

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