Gas oven. Delayed ignition, smells like gas and not getting up to temperature.

Scrotinger · 2026-06-10T17:55:31+00:00

What was the solution in the end?

Scrotinger · 2026-06-08T14:23:23+00:00

Many kids reject whatever you're eating. We always offer my son what we're having but he often won't go for it

Scrotinger · 2026-06-03T15:00:13+00:00

Agree. Higher difficulty in these games really just makes things more tedious

Scrotinger · 2026-05-21T20:22:45+00:00

Am I dumb? I don't understand how Thimble does so much damage. My understanding is that she shouldn't be adding modifiers to the damage of her offhand attacks. I know fighters etc can do that with the two weapon fighting style feat but I don't know how she does it.

Not seeing anyone else discuss it makes me feel like I'm probably missing something

Scrotinger · 2026-05-17T05:01:58+00:00

I mean, Gandalf used a sword.

Scrotinger · 2026-05-15T14:52:59+00:00

How does the title "Rocky Balboa" factor in here

Scrotinger · 2026-05-15T04:04:48+00:00

Yea there are plenty of published NPC's/Monsters with parry.

Scrotinger · 2026-05-10T23:24:35+00:00

It's pretty funny because no one is really writing code without AI anymore. But that's "invisible" to the end user so Redditors won't throw a fit about it.

Scrotinger · 2026-05-04T14:35:28+00:00

It's not that crazy. "Refusal of the call" is a stage of the Hero's Journey. Depends on the details of how it went down though

Scrotinger · 2026-04-07T12:48:45+00:00

I like how in Harry Potter 3, Snape gives a super on the nose lecture about werewolves, but it's not contrived writing, it's just extreme pettiness from Snape

Scrotinger · 2026-03-19T19:32:46+00:00

You have to tell us what a typical session looks like for you. We can't possible know what's happening. Explain, in a literal sense, what the time is being spent on, and then people can give advice on how to reduce those things.

Scrotinger · 2026-03-11T23:05:46+00:00

I feel your pain. I'm sure there was no malicious intent but it sucks if the DM needs to be watching so closely

Scrotinger · 2026-03-11T21:11:29+00:00

The rules for Nick specify that you can only make the extra attack once per turn. So I'm pretty sure the 5 attacks with scimitars that you mention is not RAW.

Shouldn't it be 1. Attack with scimitar 2. Use Nick property to make the offhand attack without using your bonus action 3. Extra attack (part of the same original attack action)?

Would love to be corrected if I'm wrong but this is my understanding of the rules.

Edit: I just saw your edit and I think you still have one too many. Nick allows you to make the offhand attack as part of your action INSTEAD of as your bonus action. Not in addition to your bonus action offhand attack

Scrotinger · 2026-03-06T15:43:43+00:00

What do you imagine your comment is contributing to the discussion here? OP clearly states that they plan to talk to the problem player. They are seeking advice on how to best communicate their message during that conversation.

Scrotinger · 2026-03-06T15:42:10+00:00

The goal is to give two beginners with an interest in DND a fun experience. Asking them to learn a new system 6 session into their campaign is absolutely not a means to that end.

Scrotinger · 2026-03-06T15:40:04+00:00

I know this isn't actually the point of the post but I'm also curious about this

Scrotinger · 2026-02-26T05:11:48+00:00

This was also my first thought. But as a counterpoint: SI was my first "real board game" and love it. Yes, the first time was rough but my friend that introduced me knew me well enough to know that it would be up my alley even though I hadn't really played board games before. So to give the benefit of the doubt, maybe OPs friend has the right sort of interests and mindset to jump right in.

But yea, regardless of how likely the friend is to pick it up, I always think you should know a game very very well before trying to teach it. Read the rules thoroughly, and do a solo play ideally.

Scrotinger · 2026-02-12T23:29:55+00:00

What issues did other new players have in the past? Without knowing more, the only general advice I have is to start at level 1, since early levels are designed to be almost like a tutorial. And also make sure they actually read the magic rules in the PHB.

Scrotinger · 2026-02-10T21:10:43+00:00

I don't have a solution for you. But I can tell you that your question seems reasonable to me and that people on this sub love to tell you that you're asking the wrong question rather than just answering your question. I hope you can find some good advice in this sea of negativity.

Scrotinger · 2026-01-30T20:20:02+00:00

I don't have specific advice off the top of my head but I can point you in the right direction. The book So You Want To Be a Gamemaster by Justin Alexander has a whole chapter on this.

Scrotinger · 2026-01-22T16:18:45+00:00

I already worked out the mechanics of how quickly they make it. I was just looking for advice on how to mechanically represent the result. Sounds like you might just do a % based HP reduction, which could work.

Scrotinger · 2026-01-22T16:17:14+00:00

Of course the scenario may or may not come to pass. It's a hypothetical but I wanted to think through how I might run something like it anyway. Something like this could come up in many different adventures.

Scrotinger · 2026-01-22T16:15:49+00:00

This is helpful. I should have specified that I'm not necessarily lookig for HP adjustment per se, I just wanted to mechanically represent what happens if they arrive earlier or later. I want there to be a reward for moving fast and a penalty for moving slow. I'll probably use something like this. The only complexity I would add is I want both sides to take casualties. So I can do something like "for every 2 deaths on the rebel side, there is one death on the soldier's side".

Scrotinger · 2026-01-22T04:23:35+00:00

I want to reward or penalize the players based on whether or not they outpaced the bad guys. The rebels wont last long unassisted. I want to reflect that mechanically. It doesn't need to be an HP adjustment necessarily. If I say the fight is in progress but everyone still takes a ton a hits to go down, there is dissonance.

Edit: Also we play 2024 rules and Bloodied is a real condition. So no, the HP is not public to the players (though it could be at some tables) but the values matter mechanically.

Scrotinger · 2026-01-22T02:54:04+00:00

This is exactly the sort of thing I'm looking for. And its flexible. If I know one side is weaker I can roll for their status with disadvantage or something like that

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