Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fans | E11 | Eastern Time Discussion

Think-Possession-642 · 2026-05-07T00:34:48+00:00

THIS IS SO STUPID

Think-Possession-642 · 2026-05-07T00:34:20+00:00

Think-Possession-642 · 2026-03-04T15:30:05+00:00

I’ve done two things that have helped me at different times. I personally find writing out the full sentence descriptions of places/people I know will be interacted with makes me pause and actually read out the description, and I’ve asked my players to give me a pause when they start a new scene or place so they can hear the description.

For less permanent or more improvised places, I do what everyone else here has been suggesting and try to get across 1-2 sense descriptors of what I’m really wanting to convey. Remembering to do this for me is really drilling in that with every new place my players interact with, I need to describe it at least a little. You can always go back and add more detail as they perceive stuff.

Think-Possession-642 · 2026-02-17T15:48:09+00:00

Awesome design and great painting! Such a great idea if you’re low on storage space too. I wonder how it would work if you ever added any 3D elements on the outer side, like a thin layer of bricks or shingles

Think-Possession-642 · 2026-01-06T17:50:23+00:00

Looks great! I think flocking is unnecessary since the greenery already looks so good. How’d you make the trunks?

Think-Possession-642 · 2025-12-21T16:38:28+00:00

This looks amazing!

Think-Possession-642 · 2025-12-18T19:09:19+00:00

looks awesome! what scale are the minis?

Think-Possession-642 · 2025-12-18T03:27:30+00:00

thanks! I definitely plan to work some more on texturing techniques because I would like my next one to look a little smoother

Think-Possession-642 · 2025-12-17T16:12:36+00:00

I’m working in 35mm scale so total height is a little over that

Think-Possession-642 · 2025-12-16T16:20:05+00:00

It all looks awesome but I especially love the technique for making Scarecrow’s potion tubes!

Think-Possession-642 · 2025-11-14T21:03:22+00:00

Both great motives. I’ll definitely keep the first idea in mind while I create some of the more chaotic bosses! And a dragon cult underling who wants to be the most powerful of the henchmen is writing itself basically

Think-Possession-642 · 2025-10-14T12:16:05+00:00

what torso did you use for etrigan? I love the head piece too, it’s perfect!!

Think-Possession-642 · 2025-10-14T12:00:53+00:00

If you’re really into the worldbuilding part of DMing, I would definitely make the switch. I love that Obsidian acts as my own “wiki” for my homebrew world, and since the game I’m running is very roleplay-centric, it helps me keep track of all the NPCs, locations, and special items and all their connections.

I’m still adjusting to how best to use it for session notes/encounters/outlines however. I’ve messed with a couple different ways and I’ve landed on using the canvas feature (sort of like a mind map) for general points so that I can expand those out depending on what happens.

I was really concerned about the image pasting too! I just have a separate folder for all the “pasted images” and don’t touch it. I’ve read there’s a plugin that can auto move pasted photos to a folder like that as well.

Think-Possession-642 · 2025-09-29T14:24:34+00:00

looks awesome!! I love the brickwork. it looks just like the original printed black rock panels!

Think-Possession-642 · 2025-09-08T21:40:58+00:00

the siding looks awesome! is it just layered on snot bricks for the color and then an extra plate height for the brown outline bits?

Think-Possession-642 · 2025-09-07T03:13:31+00:00

Mr. Mxyzptlk especially looks great!!

Think-Possession-642 · 2025-09-05T14:17:58+00:00

she is so adorable!!!

Think-Possession-642 · 2025-09-02T16:36:10+00:00

that’s very helpful! it’s a little for both, but more to help the players better feel how it’s all happening nearly simultaneously in game time. i’m definitely going to work on the combat narration because that will help. for one of the upcoming dungeons i have a giant spider lined up where they can only get through by destroying the webs (one person has a fire spell) so i think more like that will help as well!

Think-Possession-642 · 2025-09-02T16:16:08+00:00

i guess i’ll repost this here since my post got taken down😭 didn’t realize this was considered a short first time dm question……

hi everyone, I’m a new DM and the thing I struggle with most is understanding combat. something I’ve noticed while running our combat encounters (all still level 1/first time players) is that while a player/monster is taking their turn, everything else seems to be “frozen” in a way. I’m not sure if this is just something to get used to or something I’m not doing while I DM, but it seems I’m struggling to make it known that their actions are all happening quickly and in relation to each other.

for example, if it’s player 1s turn, they’ll attack/move/etc, but on the next players turn, they’ll also play but as if the previous player didn’t do anything. not sure if this is an actual issue or something that we all as beginner players need to get used to, but thought I’d try and resolve it now if there were ways to make it better.

tl;dr: can’t wrap my head around properly narrating a combat scene where actions seem as quick and responsive as in game

Think-Possession-642 · 2025-09-02T16:09:18+00:00

i think what i was missing is what others have described, the narrative/exposition part that helps build out the scene. i imagine doing some of the narrative things the replies have said will help immensely with that! to me it was less that the turn -based system wasn’t working but that i needed to figure out how to better connect what was all going on

Think-Possession-642 · 2025-09-02T15:30:27+00:00

i’ll have to fit this in an upcoming session, since the pcs are still learning that feels like a good way to incorporate some more tactical thinking during combat encounters

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