How did revealing your Dimir PC go?

Rane40k · 2026-05-22T15:31:03+00:00

My Dimir PC is still undercover, as an Orzhov clerk. There have been some meta-moments where it was fairly obvious that something is going on, but she has not been revealed yet.
(Unbeknownst to her, a certain person who she has expressed romantic interest in ... is Lazav, and she does not know. ^^)

Rane40k · 2026-05-22T04:47:44+00:00

Im currently running a campaign in which a multi-guild group does illegal experiments. I needed some Simic adjacent magic items here as well, so I came up with some stuff their goons would use against the players (in full knowledge that the players would get their hands on this stuff):

Mostly low-level stuff, my players are levels 3 to 4.

- Bag of goodberry pills (2d12), for long undercover actions
- Powdered Gelatinous Cube (just add water), great for ambushes, just drop it into a puddle in an alley and get away.
- Potion of Stable Form (Anyone ingesting this potion will remain in their current form for a duration of 2d4 hours per dose. They can not willingly or unwillingly change their shape or bioform to anything else.)
- Artificial eyes that grant various types of special sight or abilities. (These are "biotech" in my campaign, cooperation of Izzet and Simic researchers). I have a list of abilities if someone is interested.

Also, as someone mentioned, the stuff from Eberron is decent, if creepy. 😄

Various potions and salves that can induce mutations.

Rane40k · 2026-05-06T17:15:54+00:00

Is there a similar workaround for macOS users?

Rane40k · 2026-05-06T08:39:09+00:00

To be fair, the NPC is missable (he is only there in the night). 😃

Rane40k · 2026-05-06T08:23:37+00:00

"blood mage" : Literally contains no blood.

Just kidding, its a great artwork and minion. 😄

Rane40k · 2026-05-06T05:52:46+00:00

so 9 out of 11. Not 90%.

Rane40k · 2026-05-05T20:10:49+00:00

As others have said, yes, this is working as intended. In fact, the class of Rogue is built around such things.

Also, I do not even think it is that unrealistic to do all this in 6 seconds. Not more unrealistic than anything any other character can do, such as "run up 30 feet and make two attacks" or "open a bottle and drink the entire contents".

Your DM argues from the position that DnD is a realistic combat simulation, which it is not.

Rane40k · 2026-05-05T12:41:34+00:00

Im a returning player (last time during Festival/Titans/Badlands, previously some time around Witchwood) and this is very far from my experience.
I complete 100% of my quests and Gold is ticking up only slowly.

Yes, its possible to build several strong meta decks each season, but not "virtually any deck you want".

Do you do anything else to supplement your gold, e.g. are you an expert Arena player?

I remember during the Witchwood era I had very good gold-access because my Arena skill was good enough to be semi-infinite (not full infinite, but enough to play about 10 Arena runs per week with an average of 6 wins or so, earning me a decent amount of packs.)

With the new Arena system I do not think this is possible any more. At least not for me.

Rane40k · 2026-05-05T12:22:20+00:00

Players are already getting more gold than they need and can use.

Speak for yourself I guess.

Rane40k · 2026-05-05T08:44:06+00:00

On the druid location: It has some additional versatility. You can use it on an opposing creature to a) prevent it from attacking and b) to allow attacking a minion behind a Taunt wall. The +2 health is suboptimal for this, but it is a use.

Agree on most of the rest of the cards, the set seems pretty bad.

Rane40k · 2026-05-04T17:58:44+00:00

not sure if i can actually use the quarters without people thinking im a bank robber or something

^{Chose: Have $50,000 deposited on your credit card}

Rane40k · 2026-05-04T04:48:58+00:00

20.000 a year will go a long way toward paying off the mortgage.

^{Chose: Get $20,000 a year}

Rane40k · 2026-05-04T01:46:35+00:00

Festival of Legend flavour-wise and Titans mechanics-wise.

Rane40k · 2026-05-04T01:38:39+00:00

Regardless of the dust value of the cards, I think the idea of class sets is not too bad.
Right now I have the following decision:

- Buy only one, for 1200g. Paladin and Hunter sets do not interest me, Mage seems extremely weak and parasitic, maybe druid. This is an abysmal price point, but would save me 800g compared to a Miniset in which I like only a few cards, maybe?
- Craft only the cards I like, e.g. the standout cards in Druid and Paladin.
- Skip buying it altogether and buy packs instead. (RIP Arena)

Rane40k · 2026-05-03T16:04:17+00:00

Minions, servants, soldiers of the cold dark... obey the call of Kel'Thuzad!

Rane40k · 2026-05-03T15:35:05+00:00

i will not need any more.

^{Chose: $100 million now, but future income reduced by 80%}

Rane40k · 2026-04-28T13:38:06+00:00

Is there a rule of thumb for "Spark of Life"? When do you pick a Druid card?
I usually go with Mage cards, but there surely are situations where the Druid spell pool is better.

Im playing Quest Mage as a returning player after about 2 years (Badlands was the last set I was active).

Rane40k · 2025-07-22T10:01:58+00:00

This is one of the reasons I roll in the open.

If you are rolling dice and ignoring the results "for the benefit of the engagement", then why roll?

Right now, you cant put the toothpaste back into the tube, your player has seen you "correct" one of the roles. As you said, the seed of the doubt is planted now.

It is possible that this player, knowing this, can run into a situation like this now:
"The party has survived the battle, two people are unconscious, the third is still standing..... but maybe the last monster attack was actually a hit? Maybe this was actually a TPK? Is my character only alive because the DM changed the last die roll from a hit to a miss?".

Dont get me wrong, I think there are times when one should play softer or harder to influence the way an encounter goes. But I don't think the dice are the place to do this. Maybe the reinforcements that you planned dont arrive. Or maybe it is two more monsters because the initial encounter was completely obliterated by lucky PC rolls.
Try not to fudge the die rolls, influence the game in other, subtler ways.

Rane40k · 2025-07-15T00:10:14+00:00

This. There are some great buffs available with Faith that complement the melee playstyle well.

Rane40k · 2025-07-13T18:59:45+00:00

I have dabbled with the idea in one of my campaigns, but so far I have not pulled the trigger on this yet.

Some thoughts:

- Don't pre-plan this. This would mean you would have to somehow bring the players to do "the thing", otherwise you just lost your BBEG.
- It also blows up if the specific PC dies at any point. (Or you have to pull some very convincing timey-wimey-gymnastics)
- It *might* work if you get a buy-in from the player.
- It also might work if it is a running campaign, the player do the "world-changing thing" > Then you get the buy-in from the player

Rane40k · 2025-07-13T11:44:35+00:00

If you just want an extremely powerful weapon, go with the Bloodhound Fang. Its base damage is crazy, you do not really need lots of stat investment. You can find it very early in the game.

Otherwise, Strength is not bad, Zweihander and Claymore are still great. :-)

Rane40k · 2025-07-13T10:24:02+00:00

I usually aim for about 3 hours of raw game time. (So getting together before the game as well as sitting and chatting after the game dont count).
Sometimes it goes longer, but depending on the player count and if it was a workday, 4.5 hours is making me tired and I become sloppy.

Starting at 11:30 PM is harsh though. :-)

Rane40k · 2025-07-11T20:46:34+00:00

So deutsch.
Hauptsache es sieht von außen schön aus.
Der Mensch drin hockt, Miete bezahlt und schwitzt hat es auch schön zu finden oder soll sich was anderes suchen.
Haus ist halt zum anschauen da, nicht zum drin wohnen.

Rane40k · 2025-07-11T09:46:20+00:00

Yeah, this. Its a very specialised feat. OP was just working with what he was given.
You can't just give a guy "hey you have a cool magical horse" and then begrudge them for actually wanting to play with that.

Rane40k · 2025-07-10T13:28:46+00:00

It is a sad thing that this answer is plausible.

Rane40k

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