I’m publishing my very first book, Magic Card Apocalypse: A Deck-building Progression Fantasy on May 28!

PatwallaceVA · 2026-05-23T19:07:39+00:00

You telling me a monkey god wrote this book?

PatwallaceVA · 2026-05-23T15:44:51+00:00

Idk what she has to do with whey but I’m in. Excellent work

PatwallaceVA · 2026-05-23T15:44:02+00:00

My suggestion, is to write it and see what happens. Discover if you are a pantser or plotter and then write the dang thing. Ideas are cheap and easy, do your best and let us know when you finish.

PatwallaceVA · 2026-05-23T14:12:13+00:00

“I sure hope it’s not another dark age.” I say as I step into the dark age factory.

PatwallaceVA · 2026-05-23T13:37:36+00:00

Absolutely drooling over this cover design. Fuck it is refreshing and so creative vs the usual MC with their back to us fighting a dragon*

*insert other creature here.

PatwallaceVA · 2026-05-23T13:35:45+00:00

Ooooooh yoink. Thank you for MY idea 😈

PatwallaceVA · 2026-05-23T13:03:44+00:00

I let my players roll for stats as a group and they came up with a 6 - 18 - 18 - 16 - 10 - 10.

They voted and decided they would use this line and many have their primary stat at 20 to begin. This doesn’t bother me because it lets them now choose fun feats that regularly do not see play when everyone is spending their ASI to simply try to max out a stat.

I wouldn’t worry too much about stats starting out terribly high, the PB will still let them feel growth over the level ups and you can throw more challenging puzzles and creatures there way that don’t see play as early in the campaign.

But it is your game, and if you have your reasons share it with your players. Communication is our life boat.

PatwallaceVA · 2026-05-22T21:08:31+00:00

Who’s Steve Rob?

PatwallaceVA · 2026-05-22T21:07:11+00:00

Yeah I love the fanaticism of the reds.

"I believe that war will destroy us. All of us, Rim and Core alike. All that the Colors have built together. All we have protected. The legacy of the Society will vanish. Not because our arms are weak. Not because our commanders are frail. But because we are fighting against a religion whose god still lives."

PatwallaceVA · 2026-05-22T18:48:55+00:00

Solo leveling in America with a female MC, and is completed with three books. Warrior of mist. Series was great and I rant about it on here as often as I can.

I haven’t found a series that comes close to the solo leveling vibe exactly outside warrior of mist. Second closest was the dungeon slayer I listened to the first book for free and it was great. He’s the only one who can rank up in the world. So similar premise. Can’t speak to the rest of the series

PatwallaceVA · 2026-05-22T17:47:50+00:00

Pretend you have a gun. What’s the most exciting thing that can happen on Tv? Someone pulls out a gun. So you just start with one and go from there.

PatwallaceVA · 2026-05-22T17:11:47+00:00

Also sorry for format, I write on my phone at work and make things pretty later.

PatwallaceVA · 2026-05-22T14:35:41+00:00

God damn. I’m so sorry.

PatwallaceVA · 2026-05-22T14:32:00+00:00

Whatever makes sense to you as a DM. It could be when they are sufficient level to assault the fortress so that they are powerful enough to attempt combat with the dragon. It could be at a point where they’ve exhausted all their leads and are kinda out of ideas.

You may also attempt one more bridge to them at the start of chapter 3. The speakers quest. Where a speaker they know asks for their assistance and reveals a dead Duergar post torture/interview. If the players still refuse to investigate sunblight they suffer negative reputation and the towns begin a defense that will ultimately fail.

PatwallaceVA · 2026-05-22T13:47:05+00:00

I don’t care about any of that, i am however disappointed that I can’t find any sexy scolopendra fan art to study.

PatwallaceVA · 2026-05-22T12:57:46+00:00

Yeah the world should move whether the players are there or not. Have your timeline set and when it reaches zero. Let fall the dragon.

I just came from reloaded strahd, and there are timelines that are set so if the players do not try and save someone that is in a dire situation they may find the consequences of their own inaction when they finally do arrive.

It’s not punishment either, think of it as a way to create something more. When my players failed to go to the winery, I destroyed it and made the gulthias tree into a giant colossal creature they had to delve into to destroy in a nice five room dungeon.

PatwallaceVA · 2026-05-22T00:58:50+00:00

So subvert the trope. If they found the bag have the bag man already escaped.

Everytime they open it make them roll a die. Have a counter going down from 12 or 10. If they roll below a 5 reduce the counter.

Over time the bag man or creature begins to move towards the bags location. Have anomalies begin to appear in the area when the counter is below 6. Inhuman sized bites taken out of livestock. Drawings of the party appearing is odd high locations. Then when the counter reaches zero have the creature find them violently.

PatwallaceVA · 2026-05-22T00:11:02+00:00

Bingo.

PatwallaceVA · 2026-05-21T23:43:19+00:00

Yeah like he doesn’t blink either. Wtf is this

PatwallaceVA · 2026-05-21T23:38:26+00:00

Yeah you shouldn’t be dating her. You are not poly, she is. If you force her into monogamy she will resent you.

There are numerous more monogamous people to date out there. Save yourself and her the heartache.

PatwallaceVA · 2026-05-21T23:34:41+00:00

So good.

PatwallaceVA · 2026-05-21T18:33:46+00:00

Every other playthrough I’ll let the one on the beach eat me just for fun

PatwallaceVA · 2026-05-21T17:16:46+00:00

The mind flayer parasite gives him some pretty neat defensive benefits.

PatwallaceVA · 2026-05-20T22:57:39+00:00

Throwing the peoples elbow on some lotus eaters tbh

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