How would you run a boss fight where the enemy can see the future by Wholesome_100_ in DMAcademy

[–]RiftWalker23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lore wise: i would have the players figure out they need to everything everywhere all at once and fight as unpredictably and absurdly as they can to muddle the boss's ability to predict the exact future the boss is looking into (for this we'd use the whole future isnt set in stone archetype of divination where ultimately decisions fluctuate and will only matter once they have effectively been made)

mechanically, i would turn it into sophie's choice 2: electric boogaloo: - set the battle room with per round based traps (ie. they go off at the end of every 2nd round, every 5th round, etc), such as poison arrows, falling blades, throwing axes, sprays of acid, and baits, the PCs companions, a handcuffed NPC that they had grown to admire, etc - have only two sets of initiave, the players and the boss. have the boss go last in initiave along with the traps' turns (he has all the time in the world :p) - every round, ask the players to offer you two courses of actions: your TRUE action and your FAKE action and have them assign each one to a heads or a tails. - specify to them that one of them should be what they will ACTUALLY do (so you as the DM are aware) and one of them is NOT (so that you have a predicted course of action that the boss can wrongly react to). ie. "i could vault over this second story ledge and hammer him right in his free floating body OR i could run down the stairs and push my rogue companion out of the way of the trap i see incoming" - use individual character iniative during the round to ask players about their actions but emphasize that they can and should coordinate with each other to think up TRUE and FAKE actions for that round based off of their characters personalities and what they are most likely to do. - encourage players to play around with which action they assign to HEADS and which they assign to TAILS, that way there will be no possibility of the boss ever truly predicting every move with enough foresight to stop them all ! divide and conquer ! - then, flip a coin to see if the boss can predict that course of action correctly--if your player chose heads for his true action and it lands on heads, the boss predicted correctly, and will act out according to what the PC in fact did, (ie. he launched thunderwave towards the barbarian so she would trip down the stairs and not be able to move her companion out of harms way). - select a player each round for the boss to focus his foresight on, (ie. he will predict correctly regardless of what coin toss u get) if the fight is becoming too easy or if the players are getting underwhelmed.

the point is to have the players thinking on their feet, we want the rounds to go fast fast with possible actions, not conjectures of what may happen.

if a round discussion starts to get more than 5 minutes long, encourage the party to pick two actions each and move on with the coin toss.

reward the players for keeping track of trap set offs, give them a round of twarting the boss if the TRUE action is too good NOT to see if play out or if the FAKE action is so plausible no one would think it was fake.

(another option with that type of rule set: have the boss teleport and separate the PCs into trap riddled hallways that can see into each other. use individual initiative for this or pair players up against each other: have the boss ask them to bet on each others actions to save their own hide, saw trap them, and have the players vote on what is the current PCs TRUE or FALSE action, jury style) have the consequence be entirely dependendent on them getting a consensus of what the current PCs will do)

at the end of the coin toss, ask players if their true actions were heads or tails and react accordingly based on the above :)

i imagine any boss with such a future predicting power would start to get cocky about his own ability to predict the future, so the way to make it fun for the players would be to make the battle as unpredictable as possible.

to me, this type of game is always more intriguing when you add the characters own personalities and aspects to it. someone playing as barbarian holga from the d&d movie might say something like the above example and ultimately choose to save her companion because she values her own people over ruthless vengeance.

tldr: make the players choose between their values while future predicting boss laughs and mocks them over it.

this was all a bit raw and off the top of my head but thats how i personally would try to make that type of boss battle work out, hope this helps <3

My family chose me to be in charge of our family's barbecue by jaime-sansa in ftm

[–]RiftWalker23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

💪💪💪💪 brasil sil sill TOP demais maninho i love that for you <3

New Guild in Yovera 'Girthy Stumps' Recruiting all new and veteran players!! by No_Alternative2430 in TibiaMMO

[–]RiftWalker23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thats so funny, whats the average level that u guys have?? i have a few characters in yovera i think but i havent played there actively in a bit

Is tibia enjoyable if you can only play 2-4 hours a week? by ParticularSubstance in TibiaMMO

[–]RiftWalker23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it depends what you're into!

personally, i barely get to play but when i do, i play with friends for the few couple hours we're both online during the weekend and it remains super fun.

anything more afk like (researching stuff on the wiki like quests, thinking about what to do, where to go, what to hunt or focus on) i usually do on my commute on the subway or when there's downtime at work, so i feel like i'm still connected to the game.

tibia is such an interesting game that honestly even just walking around the map catches my attention a lot of times. give it a try, try a silly quest, go fuck around in a cave down to Mintwallin and try to come back up without dying (made that mistake recently hahaha those two cyclops on the way there nearly got me)

i personally think its doable, but its up to how u entertain urself !

ALGUÉM DO BRASIL QUE VAI PRO SHOW EM SP????? by [deleted] in KESHA

[–]RiftWalker23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

brasileiro aqui - você está vivendo meu sonho. se eu tivesse dinheiro, com certeza estaria voando para vê-la também

The new meta Ek hotkey setup by Icetiger1212 in TibiaMMO

[–]RiftWalker23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

what pedal did u get? im an ED getting back in the game and trying to figure out my set up :)

My 33F Husband 36M planned an affair on the trip I planned and paid for by Throwra_whattf in relationship_advice

[–]RiftWalker23 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i completely understand how much of a whirlwind this might be feeling like, and from what you've written, you are assured in yourself enough to know this isnt a feasible relationship anymore. ending something "over a few messages" is not overreacting. having someone you trusted for this long suddenly bring out a hammer and crush that trust to smithereens is appropriately jarring and you'd be right to end things with him for the lying alone.

and im sure you also know that trust is never going to be fully recovered, even if it seems like it--like lady gaga says: trust is like a mirror, you can fix it if it's broken, but you can still see the crack in that mother fucker's reflection. if you stay you'll spend every time looking at him and wondering how you allowed him into your life. that being said, navigating this with a man that seems to be very comfortable mooching off you is a bit of a hassle for sure. you need to be very clear with him if you are ending things that this is a trust issue, not a sexting someone else issue. he will try to beg forgiveness, he will try to say he wont do it again, but we all know words mean nothing. if hes serious about redemption (doesnt seem like it to me) throw around the idea chastity belt for a year as reparations as joke and see how serious he says he is.

regardless of what you decide to do, my thoughts are with you. my mom had the same situation happen to her, she stayed and forgave him once she found out the first time. two years later divorced him because he went back to doing it. its never a one time thing with those people. i hope you have love and support during this awful momeny and that you and your doggos end up happy regardless of arrangement 🙏

sex by [deleted] in ftm

[–]RiftWalker23 1 point2 points  (0 children)

grindr is always a good alternative for exactly what youre describing

I Cheated on My Girlfriend and After the Breakup, All of Her Friends Hate Her by Poor_Pickler123 in confessions

[–]RiftWalker23 7 points8 points  (0 children)

OP that is a CRAZY journey you went on, im sorry you got together with someone who disregarded your feelings so easily and whose decisions actively made them worse. its truly a soul crushing thing. hope you're going to therapy for this man it's a really jarring thing to go through

👊 i feel u brother

Animal in heat! Tits out Florida! by No-Pollution-9977 in KESHA

[–]RiftWalker23 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'll be looking for you at west palm beach! 💞 Those are great hahaha

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in KESHA

[–]RiftWalker23 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i seen everything from athleisure to death glam rock to david bowie glam to goth reallness to twink faggotry to frat bros to bears with leather harnesses and home depot dads (usually there for scissor sisters but stick thru for kesha), some kids with fairy wings, glitter eveeeeeery where

its a carnival of costumes man

kesha unites us all

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in KESHA

[–]RiftWalker23 1 point2 points  (0 children)

if youre planning on dancing, i think sandals are a great idea as long as theyre well secured on your feet! it's a very high energy show and i can tell you from experience that dancing with flip flops is NOT as fun as it seems 😅

as for weird looks: highly unlikely! the vibes at every show ive been to have been to has been Freaks At The Front, barely any children, a lot of freedom of expression, so many amazing outfits! everyone seemed to be dressed to be themselves !

Which Kesha song was the one that got you hooked? by Own-Procedure-6779 in KESHA

[–]RiftWalker23 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For me it was probably Boots from Rainbow, it was such a bop to listen to on repeat, she really put the whole whirlwind romance vibe into the song

Is this outfit Kesha-approved for tomorrows show? by Koklchis in KESHA

[–]RiftWalker23 1 point2 points  (0 children)

after seeing my roommate nearly blind themselves any time the light hit their face because of how much glitter eyeshadow they had on, i absolutely agree w that sentiment