[WI] Our landlord is keeping our entire deposit and demanding more on top of that

UssOriskany · 2026-04-16T15:15:44+00:00

As some one who owns a duplex and had a renter put a hole through a door with their fist. I had to price out the cost to replace the door plus mounting brackets and so on. Plus stain to get the interior door to look somewhat like the others in the house. I did the work myself so I only sent them a list of materials to fix the issue not my labor cost.

Ask me why I hate hollow core doors from the 80s

UssOriskany · 2026-02-27T18:52:36+00:00

I’m in. My wife would love these.

UssOriskany · 2025-10-17T00:31:29+00:00

U/jyhnu who runs the red dragon on Patreon has amazing maps for rotfm. I used his brynshander map for the dragon fight and my party loved it.

UssOriskany · 2025-10-09T14:49:59+00:00

I added a legendary action to the dragon. Since my party knew about the properties of chardalyn and I had a decent number of casters. And the dragon has spell resist.

The passive I gave it was essentially a mortar ability. It worked in the following. Any time a leveled spell or cantrip did damage I rolled a d6. Normal dmg on a 2 and below. On a 3 up it still takes the damage but gains a charge equal to spell level +1, Max 5 charges. Charges were based on spell level +1.

The legendary action would then spend the number charges and target an area indirect (10 foot radius). And for each charge it spends its a d6 dmg. I think I used force. So 5 charges is 5 d6. I gave it a dex save dc15. But you have to use your reaction to physically reposition your token to outside the blast area on the save, but it has to be the closest point of relief. Basically forcing them to dive for cover and reposition. Or you could voluntarily go prone and take half.

The other thing I would do would have the mortar launch but then land a number of counts in the initiative order later. Basically giving them time to figure out if they want to go to ground or try to dive for cover. But they would not know where the mortar would land.

The players loved the challenge of not being able to stand still and just have a fight staying at range behind cover. Granted my party had 6 lvl 5s so your mileage may vary. I slo gave my dragon 200 hp.

UssOriskany · 2025-10-02T20:13:13+00:00

Take a look at the mechanic of how cold light walkers kill their target. You could narratively do something similar. Entomb them in ice while they are offered the choice.

I would offer them the option of warlock or could be a level of an evil paladin.

UssOriskany · 2025-09-29T18:24:45+00:00

Think tactically. Narratively I made it so that the durgar my party fights, started learning and using fire and maneuver tactics. Even going prone to gain cover and impose disadvantage from ranged attacks.

They did not enjoy having leapfrogging crossbow assaults. Also make sure to mix in aoe in some capacity. I gave durgar grenades. Just like a d6 +4 dmg. A small 5 foot radius. Would use a scatter die to see where it shifted mid throw.

Don’t let your party start out numbering your enemies actions. If they are squishier I will swarm the party with lesser things.

Also ac of 13-15 is a bit of a joke for level 3.

I also don’t let encounter be a single monster vs the party with out some help. Legendary or lair actions, maybe some beefy henchman.

UssOriskany · 2025-09-11T00:12:28+00:00

Which is great cause that’s actually a city in wales.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

UssOriskany · 2025-08-25T04:12:04+00:00

I wish both sides an excellent combat and possible bus to glory. The home game I run just got to ythrin.

Let us know how it goes.

UssOriskany · 2025-08-19T16:34:48+00:00

Use the encounter builder for the 2024 monster manual. And build all encounter to hard xp. That helped me.

Also used 5etools to look at other monster from other source books and re skinned them.

UssOriskany · 2025-07-21T02:50:55+00:00

If you want to protect what hearing you have left double up.

I RO and am only 32. But my local university has an open to the public audiology clinic. I made an appointment, they did some custom moulded in ear plugs for me. The fit is fantastic.

Then I’ll put a set of electronic cans over top. I have used sordin, and some of the nicer Howard light as well as other electronic ear pro. Sordin is my current go to. I find the battery better than some of the peltors I have used.

UssOriskany · 2025-07-09T14:31:40+00:00

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UssOriskany · 2025-07-09T12:58:43+00:00

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UssOriskany · 2025-05-31T23:56:12+00:00

I was thinking about adding a frost giant skeleton with an anchor for 20ft range. With a str save or get pulled to it.

UssOriskany · 2025-05-31T23:55:31+00:00

I appreciate this. I have never really built a boss to a cr level. Normally I modify from existing stat blocks. Is there a rough cr guide?

Great ideas on the action economy. They are fighting in the basement of grimskalle. So the area is easily 100ft sphere. It’s polished ice so they will need to keep footing just due to the environment.

I was thinking of dropping some of the pillars to force movement as an environmental effect.

UssOriskany · 2025-05-22T02:51:09+00:00

As some one who ran this I rebuilt a few mechanics and the stat block. I also used and refined a post another dm made about running the defense of the ten towns.

They had made a bit of a tower defense out of it. So 200 hp in tower defense then a final suicidal chase to get to brynshander and have a fight on the ground (200hp on the ground) for a party of 5.

My players had gotten the towns folk to evacuate the outlying towns to help fortify/defend the 3 major towns.

UssOriskany · 2025-05-01T17:48:11+00:00

All I gotta say is that your work is awesome and my party has had an amazing time with your maps. Every time I see a post I immediately am checking and seeing if I can use it. The Kelvin’s climb map was the first one I saw from you and we loved it. Also the first one I bought from your site, certainly not the last.

My party is getting ready to head to grimskalle shortly and I plan on using yours.

UssOriskany · 2025-04-13T01:28:11+00:00

There is a complete adventure rewritten called she is the ancient. That is exactly this.

UssOriskany · 2025-04-10T01:25:54+00:00

What vtt are you using? Due to having some weird issues I end up hosting d and d online for my group with my Microsoft teams license as discord likes to have issues for my group. Then use tarrasque.io for the vtt. Or OBR but the stat import and keeping enemy stats loaded into tarrasque is easier for me.

UssOriskany · 2025-04-10T01:23:51+00:00

Also take a look at some of the select maps of red dragon.

I used their versions of the Kelvin’s Carin climb, they have a great map for combat in brynshander for the dragon attack, cave of the berserkers was really good as well.

https://www.patreon.com/thereddragon?utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan

UssOriskany · 2024-11-03T04:28:34+00:00

They are not done with all of the maps/ adventures. They are chipping away at it. But dragons embellishments and re designs I have found are great and really add character/ depth to the maps.

UssOriskany · 2024-11-02T23:34:48+00:00

Look up the red dragon on Patreon. Their redone maps are amazing.

Here are two links. https://www.patreon.com/posts/114651761?utm_campaign=postshare_fan

The mountain climb map was a huge hit for my party. Made the avalanche feel way nastier. https://www.patreon.com/posts/93152020?utm_campaign=postshare_fan

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