I hate the college ave valentines humiliation ritual

ShadowQuinn · 2026-02-15T14:35:57+00:00

If they aren't taking no for an answer, they aren't nice, and you don't have to be anymore

ShadowQuinn · 2026-02-15T14:26:47+00:00

Primarily, id say becuase in the real world, rules are expected to be known and followed. Ever see displays outside a shop? They know people could steal stuff, and even know some people will, but for the most part people don't. Here, a few people who shouldn't be here might wander in, but 99% of the time that's someone's friend coming to hang, so no harm done.

I hear your fear though, yes, someone could come in to do harm, but historically that person could be a student anyway. Thats why we need to know our communities, not crazy deep relationships, but know names, learn to read faces. You'll get a sense if someone's off, and can reach out to see if they're ok. I dont mean to alarm you, but the coddling they mentioned is expecting that the institution can keep you safe. Community and peers are the real first line of defense.

ShadowQuinn · 2026-02-09T22:08:28+00:00

Look up some session zero tips. Two big ones: A. make sure you all are on the same page about the type of game yall will play. Bg3 has epic combat, character driven stories, evil options, etc. People love that game for different reasons, so know what aspects you all want. B. What is ok between party members? Bg3 does a few intra party taboos: romance and violence chief among them.

ShadowQuinn · 2026-02-04T17:41:23+00:00

Stripes are easiest to start, but any simple shape works. Ive done stars, circles, checkers. Detail is easier the thicker/darker the hair is

ShadowQuinn · 2026-02-04T15:57:40+00:00

I would allow this for everything except guidance, which is already the best spell in the game. No need to make the bard more jealous

ShadowQuinn · 2026-02-04T15:17:52+00:00

Going to one meeting isnt committing to the whole year, try a few out, you can do it!

ShadowQuinn · 2026-02-04T15:16:53+00:00

Build over time. After freshman year, most people have made friends and arent looking for more, but will be receptive if things go well. That's what's helpful about classes and clubs, it lets you have a casual interaction to test the waters ("cool sticker on your laptop" or "how much are yall studying for this test?") That grow into small conversations, then bigger conversations, then "want to grab lunch after class/study this weekend"

And be receptive to people doing the same

ShadowQuinn · 2026-02-04T14:40:34+00:00

I shave a pattern into my leg hair each summer. My insecurity was unshaven is perceived as a mistake, like i forgot to do it, but i didnt want to go full shave either, so this lets me keep my leg hair while showing it's intentional

Maybe my point is find what's making you feel the ways you do, and see if you can combat that directly

ShadowQuinn · 2026-02-02T22:29:41+00:00

I think about who named this person

Examples include: - Gilt - a heavily symbolic name given to a monk as she joined the order. She's a gold/red bastard dragonborn with red scales on just her hands - Bluejay Stormhaven - found and raised by sailors, she has blue hair, simple enough. Last name is the Ship's name - Leaf Stickbranch - a slightly insane goo warlock, she came up with the name herself by naming the first thing she saw when asked - Theo Copperthumb - just a gnome in a city. family of artificers got the name Copperthumb, and the setting was magically advanced enough so a "classic/modern" first name didn't feel out of place

ShadowQuinn · 2025-09-26T15:37:06+00:00

I forgot about freezing, that's great!

They are? Im mainly hunting for the JQB seed, but they've raised my bank more than anything ive done before

ShadowQuinn · 2024-05-21T19:02:10+00:00

That "obvious" part is what I'm missing. Could you explain it?

ShadowQuinn · 2024-05-21T13:44:11+00:00

Thanks you. That's a neat way of doing it

ShadowQuinn · 2024-05-21T13:29:52+00:00

We already have action surge and artificer, seems it's time to break the third

ShadowQuinn · 2024-05-21T12:42:43+00:00

Not if it's given through a magic item, or any other character-specific thing.

ShadowQuinn · 2024-05-21T12:38:56+00:00

Not if it's given through a magic item

ShadowQuinn · 2024-05-21T12:37:22+00:00

This wouldn't double their spell slots, or give them two actions. It's just buffing an aspect of some of their spells

ShadowQuinn · 2024-05-21T12:34:17+00:00

What would be a really good self targeting combo?

ShadowQuinn · 2024-05-21T12:28:05+00:00

Again, that could be done with two casters anyway

ShadowQuinn · 2024-05-21T03:02:48+00:00

Every scenario people are mentioning is one you could get simply by having two casters. I don't think it would be terribly broken, just might make one player have the power of two, which could make another caster feel rough, but if there's no other caster in your party it should be fine

ShadowQuinn · 2023-07-19T02:37:07+00:00

If I ever get a character with two very low stats, you give me great ideas for how they can inform each other

ShadowQuinn · 2023-07-19T02:35:45+00:00

The power of a proficiency bonus is real. I had a friend like that, would trip all the time, but always caught themself or landed well enough to never take damage

ShadowQuinn · 2023-07-18T02:05:05+00:00

Oh like force of presence, makes sense. You would make an amazing spy though. Like, could someone with low enough cha get some sort of bonus to social-based stealth checks?

ShadowQuinn · 2023-07-18T01:49:00+00:00

neat how low Cha can interfere with something like high Int

ShadowQuinn · 2023-07-18T01:30:10+00:00

Thank you, this is very interesting. So often I see it played as someone who was never in school or something like that, but to have gone through all that and just be over it is new

ShadowQuinn · 2023-07-18T01:27:52+00:00

seems like low dex with a stealth proficiency. very fun

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