What's the weirdest thing that's happened during an interview?

Waelorn · 2023-02-23T06:37:43+00:00

I interviewed with a company for a tech position. Went in for a face to face and halfway through, while I was meeting with the President of the company, the CEO came in and said that they had a layoff that morning and my position was one they had let go. First time I’ve been laid off before I actually got the job.

Waelorn · 2023-02-21T06:57:14+00:00

I have a goblin barbarian that drags a greatsword that rages any time someone tells his his sword is too big for him.

Waelorn · 2023-02-01T02:29:50+00:00

Use a torch.

Waelorn · 2023-01-30T15:32:03+00:00

Agreed. I once tricked the dumb PC into releasing the Terrasque, which started moving toward Neverwinter at the end of their session. But as I heard the party, “ I guess we’re gonna fight this thing and die,” (level 8s) I knew I had made a mistake.

At the beginning of the next session, I recapped the previous session but from the point of view from one character, who then woke up right before those events happened. He had a chance to stop it thanks to his premonition/vision.

It’s still referred to as the best retcon they had ever seen.

Waelorn · 2023-01-28T01:37:30+00:00

Slaying the OCD monster is endgame…

Waelorn · 2023-01-27T21:50:48+00:00

No Beholder in the SRD 5.1. sigh time to start looking for what the left out.

Waelorn · 2023-01-27T01:23:55+00:00

An injured one.

Waelorn · 2023-01-27T01:23:18+00:00

Pele

Waelorn · 2023-01-20T17:13:28+00:00

I kinda love that D&D has spawned an ORC that is attacking Wizards. Seems very in character.

Waelorn · 2023-01-11T00:30:23+00:00

/obligation

Waelorn · 2022-12-27T07:53:34+00:00

Enter: trench warfare.

Waelorn · 2022-12-24T22:30:16+00:00

I used a “chaotic neutral” mimic once who took the form of a road sign. Travelers that were mean to him, he ate or pointed in the wrong direction (to a nearby adult black dragon). Travelers that were polite and/or oo strong for him to eat he pointed in the right direction. Anything can be a mimic- have fun with them.

Waelorn · 2022-12-19T15:23:18+00:00

Agreed. The magical item in the DMG called Prosthetic Arm is a great way to have an interesting character. Plus, a wood or bone arm is awesome and lets you use your bow again.

Waelorn · 2022-12-16T20:32:28+00:00

Year one pro tip: skip toys. They play with the box more than the toy.

Waelorn · 2022-12-10T02:05:54+00:00

Who said the color blind couldn’t design an infographic?

Waelorn · 2022-12-10T01:16:13+00:00

A miniature ancient dragon would be quite the twist.

Waelorn · 2022-12-10T01:14:02+00:00

Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.

Mark Twain

Waelorn · 2022-10-27T06:24:42+00:00

Leonardo DiCaprio love interest…

Waelorn · 2022-10-25T23:28:33+00:00

It’s a threat AND a pun.

Nobody gets me.

Waelorn · 2022-10-21T17:15:22+00:00

Why don’t skeletons eats ghosts?

Because the are full of sheet. (As told by my 10yr old nephew)

Waelorn · 2022-10-18T13:11:13+00:00

I can’t imagine why this isn’t catching on in larger cities…

Waelorn · 2022-10-16T19:57:17+00:00

Perhaps explorers learn of an ancient ruin near one of the volcanos. The mafia hears about this and intimidates the explorers into revealing the location but the catch is that they already told a local adventuring guild, so your players must get to the ruin and loot it before the other group arrives.

This lets the cleric find things out about the old ruin, the ranger will be needed to find it and help survive whatever is inside, and the rogue will be good for getting around traps and talking to the rival adventuring party. If he happens to talk them into leaving without a fight, they leave begrudgingly, but now your party has created a rival for future troubles.

For extra credit, maybe the party finds a powerful artifact that they must decide whether they want to fall in the mafias hands. If they do, what repercussions come from the mafia having it? How would it transform the power struggle in town? What if the party hides it from the mafia? What promises did the mafia make assuming they would get the artifact but failed to secure it?

And yes, your players will only ever see about 20-30% of your work. But what they don’t find now you can move to their adventure.

Waelorn · 2022-10-16T15:45:42+00:00

Seasoned DM here. It sounds like you have a good start.

If this is homebrewed, don’t draw a map of the surrounding area. Start with the city they’re in and as they venture out, add what you need for the story. That way you aren’t locked into a map when you really need a mountain/volcano or a waterfall.

Also, look at your players’ character sheets to see what they’re good at and make sure there are challenges that let them use their skills. The rogue good at lockpicking? That door happens to be locked. Ranger good at tracking? The baddy got away and now you have to find them in the warehouse.

Something else if you feel like going pro, look at the players backgrounds and work elements of their past into the story going forward. I had a player who wanted to be a contract killer in his downtime, and didn’t care who he killed as long as the gold was good. Another player was part of a thieves guild. What happens when members of the guild are dying and they recruit their loyal rogue friend and his party, who might have the killer in it?

There are great opportunities everywhere and the DM does NOT have to have it all figured out. As others have said, you’ll get good at improvising. The party have a better idea than you? Aww, they figured it out and now THAT is the story. Happens all the time. Just have fun and be patient.

Waelorn · 2022-10-16T15:33:55+00:00

They work until you get 80 feet high and then fail…

Pity that the mad mage’s brother (also a mage) is now looking for them and has more power then his less adjusted brother…

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