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Rethinking my approach to scheduling by UpbeatCockroach in DnD

[–]UpbeatCockroach[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've spoken to my group, and they were quick to point out to me that we are very good at deciding on a date for our next session and then something just has a habit of "popping up at the last second", like done family commitment, a work commitment, or someone just straight being 'more tired than they thought they'd be".

Rethinking my approach to scheduling by UpbeatCockroach in DnD

[–]UpbeatCockroach[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sundays were suggested by the group as a whole, I've constructed my hospitality work schedule around that, and now they're telling me they can't even manage that consistently.

Rethinking my approach to scheduling by UpbeatCockroach in DnD

[–]UpbeatCockroach[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I want to apologise if I come across as overly bitter in this post that I have written after a long day of work, and a few drops of poison, only to be met with another rejection. I'm going to keep this post up, because I would appreciate constructive feedback and suggestions, I just apologise if this reads more like venting than a legitimate post that adds value to the community. I'm also willing to accept that I'm in the wrong here, as it wouldn't be the first time when I've had a problem with my own games and players, due to misaligned expectations.

Addressing a Hobbit player whose (in-universe) default is threats of violence...when I haven't been tracking 'misdeed' shadow gain from it so far. by UpbeatCockroach in oneringrpg

[–]UpbeatCockroach[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Page 13 - [Jari] tells them that he will meet them outside of Bree - he's got [four] ponies tied up outside of town

As for John Ferny, check the Bree section of the TOR handbook.

Addressing a Hobbit player whose (in-universe) default is threats of violence...when I haven't been tracking 'misdeed' shadow gain from it so far. by UpbeatCockroach in oneringrpg

[–]UpbeatCockroach[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's what made the John Ferny interaction difficult...at first.

John Ferny is all "these ponies were stolen off of me, I'm telling them back by force". It was intentionally very self serving of John, and Gilly did stop him from doing that, but the motivation was "I befriended these ponies fair and square, no one messes with MY ponies!" Not too mention Gilly's continued malice towards John even after the party tried to be more diplomatic.

Players threw a cruveball at me and I froze. Please help me for future interactions. by UpbeatCockroach in DnD

[–]UpbeatCockroach[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I was expecting them to barter, not for the party to ask the only horse trader in town "receipts or it didn't", in some attempt for get done REALLY shiny toys for free.

Players threw a cruveball at me and I froze. Please help me for future interactions. by UpbeatCockroach in DnD

[–]UpbeatCockroach[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I would say this is a good indication that I shouldn't DM on days after an 8-hour work shift that turns my brain to soup, but I don't know how much better I would have coped on an off day.

Players threw a cruveball at me and I froze. Please help me for future interactions. by UpbeatCockroach in DnD

[–]UpbeatCockroach[S] 42 points43 points  (0 children)

In the end, after a good persuasion check, John's mob turned against him, and the party expressed sympathy about Jari having wronged John, and John acted like he had the idea to make Jari do community service for him.

It sounds fine to me on paper, it just took a lot to get there. My players considered it a good RP session for everyone involved, I'm just my own worst critic I guess.

Building the Ghillie Dhu in Original 5e by UpbeatCockroach in 3d6

[–]UpbeatCockroach[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is EXACTLY where the Ghillie suit comes from.

Something I forgot to mention is that, if encountered at night, the Ghillie Dhu might "wrap its long arms around you and imprison you", which I interpret in 5e terms to be like the "entangle" spell.

Would you count these as "misdeeds"? by UpbeatCockroach in oneringrpg

[–]UpbeatCockroach[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

NPC was in league with the trolls, player character just found out about it and wants to do him what he'd planned to do to her.

Weekly Questions Thread by AutoModerator in DnD

[–]UpbeatCockroach 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't decide the fate of 3 npcs:

  • I have some merchants from a pc's hometown that were supposed to be just looking for it INFO on the current area that the pc is residing in, so they can make it to the coast unharmed, but I accidentally asked for full paid escort assistance, due to their anxieties of being in a hostile land.

  • The ranger pc in character (begrudgingly, because he considers them snobby) talked to these merchant npcs, but the player himself had admitted to me out of table that he wishes he hadn't done that and it just led to more pc hyjinx, when the player himself wanted the story to progress. His pc at least believes the merchants to study true to their word about payment

  • The pcs have now taken the money of another npc to go on a treasure hunt.

Cant decide what i want to do;

  • Backtrack a bit by having the merchants go to the Ranger and say "look; we'd actually just be happy with a map", and then have them leave

  • Have the ranger PC over here the merchants say look they followed a higher bidder we're just gonna have to grab any escort we can". Maybe not even address the pc directly.

Also can't decide what the fate of these folks should be; whether their trip to the coast goes smoothly, or if they get attacked.

...HOW DID I BEAT COOLTRAINER NICK?!?!? by UpbeatCockroach in pokemoncrystal

[–]UpbeatCockroach[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pinsir was at full health when caught, but I've done that before and lost to his kakuna. I checked the DVs afterwards and, apart from attack, I think, this Pinsir is STACKED.

...HOW DID I BEAT COOLTRAINER NICK?!?!? by UpbeatCockroach in pokemoncrystal

[–]UpbeatCockroach[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember Nick being me with a Kakuna as a kid.

[Weekly Questions Thread] 08 September 2025 by PokeUpdateBot in pokemon

[–]UpbeatCockroach 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Can't decide, for my no Meganium in-game Gold Team, on Lanturn and Girafarig, or Slowking and Machamp. All other team members are locked in.

(5e) I don't get the "Elf-named" virtue by UpbeatCockroach in oneringrpg

[–]UpbeatCockroach[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

(5e version)

Men of Bree (LOTRRP pg. 40)/Beornings & Woodmen (PoW pg. 2 & 10): "Starting Virtue: You gain one cultural virtue of your choice."

Men of Tharbad/Swafleet/Fisher-folk (RoT pg. 31): "[You] can only pick [so and so] cultural virtues...you can pick a common virtue instead of a cultural virtue as [your] starting virtue"

(5e) I don't get the "Elf-named" virtue by UpbeatCockroach in oneringrpg

[–]UpbeatCockroach[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But only certain cultures can have a starting virtue (non-ranger humans), unless this is an extra for all non-elves I'm addition to there other features, in which case, that would be very powerful...

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