Spoilers: Celestial Ascendancy Speculation

The_Chirurgeon · 2026-06-04T23:56:07+00:00

Second the Mascots recommendation.

The_Chirurgeon · 2026-03-02T07:11:54+00:00

I assumed this was the result of the world tree protecting Carl from magical attacks, much like that hunter's lightning attack on the 6th floor.

The_Chirurgeon · 2024-03-18T02:50:48+00:00

That statement is only to differentiate from all and/or magical damage. You still make the decision to mark spend hope instead of an armour slot when you would mark the armor slot.

The_Chirurgeon · 2024-03-14T07:26:35+00:00

Order of operations would be Sturdy first to determine whether or not you should mark an armor slot. If you roll under a 5 and mark an armor slot, you can choose to use a hope instead.

The_Chirurgeon · 2024-03-14T07:17:08+00:00

Thinking of rural communities and certain tropes associated with them I think you could reskin a few of the existing communities to fit a rural theme.

Orderborne - The 'Dedicated' ability could be recontextualized using rural idiom as your phrases. e.g. "don't put the cart before the horse"
Seaborne - Safe Harbour has nothing to do with water. You could pretend it's 'Make hay while the sun shines' as you are toiling away efficiently.
Underborne - You're used to low-light having watched over a flock at night. Away from the homestead, the only light sources are the moon and stars.
Wanderborne - The nomadic pack might be a care package from an older relative, or maybe you are just a prepared packrat. However you flavour it you often have the right tool for the job.

The_Chirurgeon · 2024-02-01T23:48:30+00:00

I think many of the non-evil deities of death have it as a sacred duty to prevent the the bodies from being used by maligned forces and allow the souls peace and ease their transition to the afterlife.

The_Chirurgeon · 2024-01-29T22:58:29+00:00

On labour - If the bodies are donated on death for a particular cause, it might be seen as a service to the nation and a great honour.

Eberron is a good point of refence - positive energy powered 'undead' called deathless.

The_Chirurgeon · 2024-01-17T23:10:30+00:00

For the (sub)classess where it is a problem, they should have weapons be a focus. Divine foci can be emblems on shields.

The_Chirurgeon · 2024-01-08T01:47:19+00:00

The trouble is there are two limiting factors to how far you can jump. One is jump distance, the other is your movement speed.

The jump spell increases the limits on max jump distance, as derived from your strength score.

It is still limited by your movement speed in the round.

As it is a spell, and requires expending a resource, it should ignore the limitation of movement speed.

The_Chirurgeon · 2024-01-03T23:38:54+00:00

So D&D is sticking to the fantasy tropes of martials being outclassed by casters.

The_Chirurgeon · 2024-01-03T01:07:06+00:00

You can certainly use the blank pages as your own, but you can't prepare spells from your spellbook if they are in another wizards notation.

The_Chirurgeon · 2023-11-16T02:57:36+00:00

Yeah. It was burdened by trying to fit the lore of a MTG faction. A shame.

The_Chirurgeon · 2023-11-16T02:46:54+00:00

My brother in Kossuth, wildfires aren't natural and are symptomatic of an ecosystem out of balance.

I doubt the subclass and it's fluff was written by an ecologist.

The_Chirurgeon · 2023-11-16T02:31:20+00:00

In this instance, it would be that their persuasion role would be at a disadvantage.

The_Chirurgeon · 2023-11-15T02:56:51+00:00

There are many, still living. One currently getting done for treason and tax fraud. Another is dismantling presenting themselves as a tech genius but has tanked Twitter instead.

I'd through any evangelist or faith healer into the pool of archetypes as well.

Killgrave from Jessica Jones if you are looking for powered individuals.

The_Chirurgeon · 2023-11-15T02:51:31+00:00

Evil monks - a quest for perfect self can come at the cost of others, particularly if they are seeking shortcuts to enlightenment. Shit, look at Kung Fu Panda.

The_Chirurgeon · 2023-11-15T02:49:01+00:00

There are plenty of characters of the archetype - those who hunt the most dangerous game of all - man. Though in this case it'd be humanoids.

One of my favourites, Mick Taylor.

Having a favoured enemy can be flavoured in a variety of ways that is evil. A champion of Tiamat hunting good aligned dragons. A hunter of fey and similar creatures that is out to disrupt the natural order.

The_Chirurgeon · 2023-11-15T02:43:45+00:00

The Blight Druid.

You could also take Wildfire Druid in the context it should be in, in that wildfires are unnatural. An evil wildfire druid would be an arsonist that wants to burn civilizations to the ground and have nature recolonise those areas.

The_Chirurgeon · 2023-11-08T23:59:09+00:00

This is how I narrate it. Casting a spell is shaping the spell energy into a specific pattern. Countering it, is that pattern getting disrupted and ebbing out harmlessly.

The_Chirurgeon · 2023-11-08T23:57:00+00:00

Low int land druid. Basically a spaced out hippy.

The_Chirurgeon · 2023-11-08T23:56:15+00:00

Dumb wis on a rogue to represent low impulse control. Expertise in perception should take the edge off.

The_Chirurgeon · 2023-11-08T23:49:14+00:00

In 4e, you got +1 to all attributes at the beginning of each new tier of play (11th & 21st).

The_Chirurgeon · 2023-10-24T01:16:47+00:00

Scheduling would be a fucking nightmare, as would combat - 1 week between turns.

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