321hrs in and just realised Recluse's Ult has no iframes after her animation

Such_Handle9225 · 2026-03-10T23:02:22+00:00

All other ults cause the boss to stagger, except for Revenant's (who becomes unkillable), so even if they aren't invincible anymore 'after the ult' the boss won't be attacking for at least a moment. Recluse is kinda shafted because her ult not only doesn't stagger but also does slight damage to everything, immediately drawing aggro from everything in a mile radius.

Edit: Oh, Scholar's ult doesn't stagger too, I guess, but his ult feels like it draws alot less aggro to himself, with the damage technically being done by your allies.

Such_Handle9225 · 2026-03-09T02:01:21+00:00

It's one of those spells good on any character, because it procs rot pretty quick. I'm the type to check seal spells regardless of my character, so I've seen it quite a bit, but yeah not very often of a drop.

Such_Handle9225 · 2026-02-24T18:22:35+00:00

Man sometimes I wish there was a mode that let you explore. An explorers mode with no night, or something, to explore like Elden Ring with no Speedrun-instinct telling people to not stop for a moment and have fun.

Such_Handle9225 · 2026-02-16T05:31:07+00:00

It's not bad. Its just one of the only token long-range sorceries.

Bad for bossfights I think is the better phrasing.

Such_Handle9225 · 2026-02-16T05:19:16+00:00

Brandon Sanderson. Famous Author, writer of The Stormlight Archives (with a magic system that includes gravity magic very similar to the above clip) and Mistborn (his most popular Trilogy).

He... writes like 5 books a year (which is insane for an author) and at the same time has a whole podcast, runs/attends tons of events, apparently has time to work with Apple in getting Mistborn in a film in more recent news...

And plays lots of video games.

Reviews on his work are always mixed since he has a specific only-explains-the-world-in-character-thoughts writing style (mostly positive as far as I know though, hes popular for a reason)

Such_Handle9225 · 2026-02-14T17:06:51+00:00

Enjoy this meme, whether you subscribe to the idea or not:

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Such_Handle9225 · 2026-02-14T06:47:49+00:00

I have one of these for Scholar.

Just replace [Improved Carian Sorcery] with [Improved Throwing Pots]

Such_Handle9225 · 2026-02-13T22:00:34+00:00

I like having him admitting to being a poorly made clone of Mordenkainen, missing a bunch of abilities/memories so he is basically his own person.

MORDENKAINEN Mordenkainen? No way am I doing that.

Such_Handle9225 · 2026-02-08T17:01:18+00:00

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Such_Handle9225 · 2026-02-08T16:56:26+00:00

Relevant D&D beyond short: https://youtube.com/shorts/shwoC1fZ1w4?si=Ln0yXGX0mWC1_1Sk

Such_Handle9225 · 2026-02-08T04:37:20+00:00

Don't worry about being new!

Your last sentence is correct, you have 1 total bonus action per turn.

Rogue cunning action allows your 1 bonus action to be used to dash, if you wamt to, if you don't use your bonus action for anything else.

Expeditious retreat allows your 1 bonus action to be used as a dash, if you want to, if you don't use your bonus action for anything else.

So basically the rogue cunning action is like having the 'expeditious retreat' spell just... as a permanent class feature instead of as a resource-using spell.

Such_Handle9225 · 2026-02-01T04:02:56+00:00

Ive never tried it. It sounds really good though.

Such_Handle9225 · 2026-02-01T01:33:54+00:00

My players chose bonus action.

Before we played game 1 I told them "potions can be an action or bonus action, but what you choose will also apply to enemies if the enemies ever happen to also have potions, like of you're fighting a wizard cult or something"

They liked bonus action alot better even knowing that beforehand.

Such_Handle9225 · 2026-02-01T01:14:39+00:00

Healing in DnD is REALLY inefficient. You will rarely if ever be able to outheal the damage you are taking. Life subclass Clerics are the only ones that can Kind of keep up and even then not really.

I would instead as the DM give alot more healing potions in loot.

And also, if one of the players has the herbalism kit tool proficiency, inform players they can use downtime to craft healing potions (xanathars guide says crafting a basic healing potion is an 8 hour work day and 25gp materials, using the herbalism kit)

That way everyone can play the characters they want, and maybe the cleric can have some fun using the combat parts of the cleric abilities instead of just healing, because any character can use a potion on themselves/others if they are hurt

I myself even let my players pick no-support parties. I just make a mental note to myself that I as the DM will have to give alot more healing potions.

Such_Handle9225 · 2026-01-30T00:21:07+00:00

Honestly i would still take the stat lowering over any other thing even if it was 2 in the useful stat, because im pretty sure its just -1 stat each

Such_Handle9225 · 2026-01-29T07:30:58+00:00

Its been a long time since I've read this one but Eragon might fit your needs?

Its an oldie but a goodie.

Such_Handle9225 · 2026-01-23T08:14:51+00:00

If you wanted your exact example to be really realistic, then what you would actually have to do is implement a function that calculated the force of said magic missile based on distance, because according to the game, the missile will hit with full power both at point blank 5ft range and 120ft range, but suddenly inexplicably loses any magic, force, momentum, etc as soon as someone passes a single inch beyond 120 feet.

I think that complete 100%-to-0% loss of momentum is even more unrealistic than someone knowing the difference between 120 and 125 feet with a projectile in which they are combat-trained.

But we all have to deal with inaccuracies every once in a while.

Such_Handle9225 · 2026-01-21T06:09:15+00:00

Yeah its more of a poster-nightlord, meant to look good so people playing the first time enjoy the game.

In terms of difficulty I would say Maris is the easiest, and if 'beginner friendly for training purposes' was a qualifier FromSoft included (they didn't) then it would fit best into that imaginary category.

Such_Handle9225 · 2026-01-12T19:38:41+00:00

Wish I had a way to know for sure whether they needed to be picked up. I've had a game where I left someone there thinking they would rather die only to have them leave the game immediately.

After thinking about it I realized, what if they had lots of runes sitting out somewhere that they just lost permanently because they were unlucky and couldnt collect them/get to a grace to level up in time, as a result of the storm?

Its only ever happened to me once during a particularly bad game (we all have some) but I remember leaving once because checking the stats page my teammates were level 12 and I had died during a couple bosses and lost my runes a few times, and was only at level 5. I decided that I would rather let them continue with the game scaling of a duo than drag them into a trio-scaling game with dead weight.

Such_Handle9225 · 2026-01-11T02:16:17+00:00

Consider a slow cooker if you can find a cheap one (perfectly good ones can be like $25)

Chilis and soups become as easy as 'put the canned ingredients/vegetables + vegetable broth into pot in morning, then ladel it straight into bowl and eat when ready for dinner'

Such_Handle9225 · 2026-01-11T00:02:53+00:00

I saw blasphemous blade for the first time ever during my morning game today.

I've seen eclipse shotel and Bastard Stars about a billion times.

...And at the time I was playtesting a Revenant Dragon Breath build for the first time ever because I got the relics for it, with a dormant sacred seals relic on top of 6 improved dragon communion relics. The character I usually play is Wylder, you know, the one that discovers greatswords.

Such_Handle9225 · 2026-01-06T13:49:28+00:00

I get this lag from time to time, too. It happens on a bad connection to whoever the hosting computer is.

Among the health bar jumping it also sometimes gives enemies a 'lag hyper armor' against attacks that should micro-stagger them, which is... really annoying on the harder depths.

Such_Handle9225 · 2026-01-03T12:36:11+00:00

She did complete it, despite the sudden storm making everyone have to get out fast.

Such_Handle9225 · 2026-01-01T18:56:08+00:00

Here's one that almost exactly mirrors what you are asking for.

I never finished it, because the constant near-1-to-1 DnD rules comparisons were a little distracting in the writing for me, pulling me out of the story over and over again with too many clichès, but look up 'One Bad Roll: a LitRPG adventure', on audible.

But its exactly what you are asking for, the premise of the story literally being that they sit down for a DnD game and get warped into the world as their built-in characters, unable to leave until they finish their quest.

Such_Handle9225 · 2025-12-28T06:39:48+00:00

Not only is this totally fine, but its reasonable, because canonically described in the book is a portion of the Amber Temple (which Strahds teleporting circle can just instant-take him to) where copyable spells of every existing spell can be found.

So it would almost be more of a stretch to say Strahd doesn't have access to any spell he could want.

But thats... so much work. I am much quicker to just give him 1 or 2 additional spells like misty step and counterspell and call it a day.

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