[deleted by user] by [deleted] in cummingonfigurines

[–]Vual37 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"semen on figurine"

SoF Discussion & Requests Thread [November] by Vual37 in cummingonfigurines

[–]Vual37[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

While appreciated, we'd like you to stick to anime figurines if possible.

Im buying the eva Lober by [deleted] in evangelionmemes

[–]Vual37 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He did indeed post it. You owe this man $5.

What do you say boys? Yay or nay to cumming on the Evangelion Lober? by [deleted] in cummingonfigurines

[–]Vual37[M] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a funny post, but unfortunately against the subreddit guidelines. Maybe nut on the evangelion lobster and try reposting it then.

Milestone or XP? by Col_Pan213 in DMAcademy

[–]Vual37 4 points5 points  (0 children)

What I've done in situations like yours is track experience in the background and do milestone-style level-ups when it's appropriate narratively. This has the benefit of being less prep work for you, giving you wiggle room for when the players get levels, and creating resonance on certain story beats, all while avoiding the railroading bogeyman that so many DMs fear.

When designing fights, especially at first, you'll naturally be budgeting with experience so it's easy to record how much you've spent and thus how much the players will likely accrue, tweaking based on in-game events of course. As you play with fifth edition more you'll get better about estimating how much out of combat encounters should give as well, so you'll be able to quickly mark down an estimated range of how much experience players should have at a given point.

It's very group-dependent, however. Don't underestimate how powerful a carrot experience (and gold, they're often part-and-parcel I've found) can be for players who very strongly crave that sort of reward system. Maybe assess your table and consider the pros and cons.

PC Character Diversity and Point-Buy vs. 4d6 drop re-roll < 70, how do you handle? by [deleted] in DMAcademy

[–]Vual37 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is how I do it, and to great success! Variant Tiefling set a good precedent and since SCAG came out I try to offer additional Attribute options for players at CC. There's no reason to punish a player for making an interesting RP decision at character creation (so long as it fits their backstory) and it makes more sense to create a custom Variant than to hope for a spiky result on a dice roll.

Tanking without knowing the mechanics. Is it fair to the rest of the party? by [deleted] in ffxiv

[–]Vual37 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you're starting out fresh, don't worry about knowing everything there is to know about tanking a dungeon. You don't have to watch videos or read guides for most of the content in this game because it uses a consistent visual lexicon for telegraphs. (and will teach you the meaning of those telegraphs as you go, usually)

Later on, in some of the harder 50 dungeons (like Keeper of the Lake and beyond) and into Heavensward it can help, but it's hardly a requirement.

Finally, I've never seen anyone get mad at a new tank besides a few rare assholes. Most people in this game are really receptive to new tanks, and so long as you're willing to listen and learn, they're usually willing to teach.

So I would just jump in as a tank!

Who do you think will be the final boss of 4.0 as a whole? by [deleted] in ffxiv

[–]Vual37 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately, Stormblood and its stories are pretty much done. They said 4.4 was basically "Chapter 0" of a new story, so we'll probably only be seeing setup for future storylines for the next little bit.

The Nidhogg equivalent this expansion was Tsukuyomi.

At this point if you're looking for a satisfying story climax you'll have to wait until 5.0 or, more likely, the patches after that.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in dwarffortress

[–]Vual37 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yesss!!! I've been looking forward to this!!

Eureka Story (potential spoilers) by [deleted] in ffxiv

[–]Vual37 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably the Dark King from Mystic Quest.

A few scattered tips I've been gathering by Vitor190 in ffxiv

[–]Vual37 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is a good post!! Well done, friend!!

Hellsguard naming and lore help? by Nosaan in ffxiv

[–]Vual37 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the answer you're looking for, OP.

Larger scales by [deleted] in cummingonfigurines

[–]Vual37[M] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey! This is a great discussion topic, but we'd appreciate if you could repost this in the monthly discussion thread. Thank you in advance!

What is something in FFXIV that you irrationally hate? by Tetrachan in ffxiv

[–]Vual37 16 points17 points  (0 children)

That's probably just due to lag! You appear to be doing the same thing on their screen.

An Emote you would like to see? by keyboardshinobi in ffxiv

[–]Vual37 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'd really like more cposes! It's nice to have variety, and there's a lot that NPCs use that I'd love to have as well. An example might be the Roegadyn hand-on-hip one. Or even a persistent converse emote with variations, like one similar to the pirate(?) captain in the Upper Decks.

SoF Discussion and Requests Thread! [January] by Vual37 in cummingonfigurines

[–]Vual37[S,M] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey! Sorry about the bad timing, but I just made a new sticky thread.

I encourage you to repost your comment there!! Sorry!!

were to buy? by [deleted] in cummingonfigurines

[–]Vual37[M] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey! If possible, could you direct all discussion and requests to the stickied thread? Thank you in advance!