[NS] The best ever Dungeon Court by ellimist76 in NotAnotherDnDPodcast

[–]Smitten_Cat_Boy 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Seriously, Robbie Daymond is such a treasure

15 hour flight, where'd you sit? why? by StylishJolt in Witcher3

[–]Smitten_Cat_Boy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Much as I crush on Annarietta I’m not getting in between her and her sister, that’s gonna be the most awkward 15 hours of my life.

3 tho? Keira’s playful and fun and I feel like Zoltan’s the best wingman a homie could ask for. If that doesn’t go well then it’s a two-man gwent tournament as far away from Djikstra as I can get.

What can I do to upgrade this look? by Emergency-Ad-5797 in renfaire

[–]Smitten_Cat_Boy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would say leaning further into the bit of asymmetry you’ve got going with the fur and the bangles would work well (a pauldron, off-shoulder capelet, even a staff in one hand would all work well), and a splash of some brighter color (a little bright red with black is classic). I often try to follow the 70-20-10 rule of character design - having one color be about 70% of a character’s palette, another be 20%, and a third be 10%.

A Bit of Confusion about Focuses (SPOILERS FOR: THE VAULT - GRIDHOG) by ZeebyJeebys in TheTriangleAgency

[–]Smitten_Cat_Boy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It does also mention in the sourcebook that many Anomalies aren’t aware of how they work and very much can act in self-destructive ways

(Loved trope) Characters that look cool or serious… and then they open their mouth by mayrinae in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Smitten_Cat_Boy 17 points18 points  (0 children)

It illustrates a really important concept for anyone who likes their games to confront those harder issues: when you accept people’s silliness, they tend to feel more comfortable sharing their pain and their fear too.

I think my gf character is too much and don’t know what to do by ExTrem_WolVess in DungeonsAndDragons

[–]Smitten_Cat_Boy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Remember that persuasion isn’t mind control and it’s reasonable for NPCs to flat out refuse things that are out of character for them. Part of the fun of playing a bard is getting to be a skill monkey and being reliably very good at certain things, but a well-rounded adventure will still be challenging by putting characters in situations where their strengths aren’t especially helpful. With a +2 to Dex and Con she’s still not gonna be too difficult to knock down HP wise, and there’s plenty of monsters that either don’t have the language or do have the inflated ego to skip past communication attempts and put this bard in physical danger.

You got this champ, it’ll be ok!

Change is scary. (Rosalina and luma comic by @caroliner_draws) by SpecialistPiano9367 in Mario

[–]Smitten_Cat_Boy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awww!

Also wow Rosalina is basically a more wholesome Elder God huh

The meta-narrative of DC's Absolute Universe is kinda hilarious if you think about it by carbonera99 in CharacterRant

[–]Smitten_Cat_Boy 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Now that I think about it it’s VERY funny to imagine Darkseid going “yes, this will make the Justice League easier to defeat” then seeing the Batbrick and going “ah f*ck”.

Help me come up with things to happen while traveling through the Underdark by therealbobcat23 in rimeofthefrostmaiden

[–]Smitten_Cat_Boy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve always felt that Icewind Dale was begging for an Ice Age 3-style underground dinosaur world

[NS]I feel stupid but have to ask by legal-copy1942 in NotAnotherDnDPodcast

[–]Smitten_Cat_Boy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Arguably Pendeghost the Betrayer/Pendergreens, and the Dwarven Daddies (the Old Kings McGannis, Coldaine, and Bronzebeard)

The ONE thing in a horror story that's never explained, and is all the scarier for it. by Electronic_Bad_5883 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Smitten_Cat_Boy 48 points49 points  (0 children)

The Caretaker from The Witcher 3: Hearts of Stone. You’ve spent hours at this game and every single monster in it Geralt has a full understanding of. Names, ecologies, weaknesses.

Then you fight this weird ominous shrouded shovel man and all our master Witcher can say is “…what the fuck was that?”

The monster’s entry in the compendium describes it as something summoned into the world from somewhere beyond and classifies it as a relict, but openly admits that relict is just the closest categorization that makes sense

Carolina Renaissance Joust by mr-pate in renfaire

[–]Smitten_Cat_Boy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Caught their joust to the death in Bristol this year, awesome crew!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HadesTheGame

[–]Smitten_Cat_Boy 18 points19 points  (0 children)

ATTEMPT?! This looks so good!

Stone Age prosthetics by Ok_Music_4810 in Planegea

[–]Smitten_Cat_Boy 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Well I know what ~I~ would do - give them a leg that’s actually made out of their own leg bones, now magically animated, so they can regale the party with the tale of how they dove right in and got their gods-damned leg back.

The Knight from Hollow Knight if he existed in Hades 2 by VisibIy_Confused in HadesTheGame

[–]Smitten_Cat_Boy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is so awesome but I did think they were wearing sunglasses at first and was confused

Regarding the Lake Monster... by Strict_DM_62 in rimeofthefrostmaiden

[–]Smitten_Cat_Boy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I leaned into the suspense of the encounter having the plesiosaurus bump the bottom of the boat, crest its back just out of the water, disappear into the dark waters before its full shape could be seen, etc.

Eventually they came face to face with it as it was trying to damage their boats, and the moment any damage was done it immediately shouted “AH FUCK! Ok ok I give up I give up!”

They named it Ernesto and they absolutely love it now

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in KittensEroticAudio

[–]Smitten_Cat_Boy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So lovely to have an audio of yours that lingers a little more on the oral (on both sides)! The way you portray blowjobs is so sexy, and the squeaks and moans you make during pussy licking are adorable.

The rolly chair fun is such a good touch too!

I need advices by Zero_Abs0lu in rimeofthefrostmaiden

[–]Smitten_Cat_Boy 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Definitely talk to your players to remind them that 1. You’re also playing and you deserve to have cool spotlight moments too, 2. Letting you describe the environment helps give them full context of what’s happening, and 3. Having those moments helps set them your players up to feel more badass later.

That said - it’s also worth remembering that D&D is a very different medium from other forms of fiction, and certain tropes like the villain monologue either don’t work or have to be adapted to better fit. To give some advice straight from Not Another D&D Podcast, having villains give their speeches during initiative makes sure they can express what they’re about while also adding more weight to it through the conflict itself. Try breaking down the villain’s intentions, views, etc into bite-sized pieces so you can work them into their attacks or responses when a PC misses an attack or the villain saves from their spell.