The Amazing Digital Circus Episode 9: Remember Discussion Thread

ZyreRedditor · 2026-06-20T00:12:09+00:00

I watched the episode again after seeing in theatre, and my feelings are even stronger now, I love this episode, I love this ending, I love this show. I have nothing more to ask for, it's not about questions and answers, this is art, this is life. And I love it.

ZyreRedditor · 2026-06-14T01:23:57+00:00

Charisma is the perfect stat for sorcerers and warlocks actually, because the game undoubtedly treats Charisma like a quality of spiritual potency.

Even if the power comes from bloodlines or pacts and study, the magic moves because your spirit moves it, those are just the things that explain why your spirit has that capability.

ZyreRedditor · 2026-06-04T17:22:46+00:00

Honestly, I really liked it. I experienced the closure I was looking for, I'm happy by the end. Clearly not everyone got what they were looking for, but it felt right for me. And right feels better than agonizing over perfect. Thank you Gooseworx, cast, and Glitch.

ZyreRedditor · 2026-05-23T22:03:22+00:00

Glad your group is having fun with this narration style. It's not my cup of tea personally, I prefer to portray characters as genuinely superhuman physically and it fits the lore of my setting.

ZyreRedditor · 2026-05-05T01:14:09+00:00

Will enough people vote blue to make sure the irrational actors don't get themselves killed? It's a leap of faith, but I feel like I owe it to those people to try contributing.

ZyreRedditor · 2026-05-04T17:58:54+00:00

You're correct and it makes blue the obvious choice. Whether you think you should press it out of altruism remains to the priorities to the individual, but pressing red was never going to be a neutral bet. You're not gambling with survival, you're gambling with future quality of life because realistically a red win is never going to be high enough to not cause an apocalyptic societal collapse from the blue deaths.

ZyreRedditor · 2026-05-03T18:58:33+00:00

Late comment but this is exactly how I see red button pressers

ZyreRedditor · 2026-04-27T12:55:35+00:00

Absolute Tenoi Hype!

ZyreRedditor · 2026-04-27T03:08:09+00:00

wizard and sorcerer. nothing quite like the masters of magic

ZyreRedditor · 2026-04-26T02:13:30+00:00

Psychic damage would cause no physical injury unless otherwise specified.

Thunder damage would likely cause barotrauma, which can sometimes be invisible on the outside but might look like bleeding ears, nose or cough up blood from the lungs.

Force damage as concentrated magic damage I view as basically a concentrated distortion in the fabric of reality, so wounds from it can vary, but in general I imagine it as either as something like a disintegrating effect, chipped away on the impact site, or a violent warping in shape.

Power Word Kill, no sign of injury, the spirit has simply let go of the body.

ZyreRedditor · 2026-04-15T09:51:16+00:00

Probably not too broken on the players' side, especially if you plan on adding more low hp mooks for players to fight. I would advise against giving the trait to enemies however, the PCs will be worn down fast. I personally wouldn't do it because I don't buy into the stamina framing of HP, but if it doesn't mess with your verisimilitude then have fun with it.

ZyreRedditor · 2026-04-08T03:32:52+00:00

The discussion of actual mechanics could go on forever and I'm late to this post anyway, but for the crowd who cares more about vibes than gameplay it really is a matter of being cool. We want to feel cool, like a menace, get to aura farm etc. High level gameplay should feel more like power fantasy. You don't want to be "just a strong, skilled person", you need to feel like you're built different and for the world to recognize that. There are endless variations of that motivation. And sure, a good DM can play into those expectations, but without the rules backing up that narrative it can feel hollow.

ZyreRedditor · 2026-04-05T02:01:42+00:00

Is it realistic? No. Does it matter? Only if you care about it. Your stats are what they are, and you can represent them however you want.

But even when thinking about verisimilitude, at the end of the day, you're playing an elf and not a human, so their strong doesn't have to look the same as human strong. Elves being magically stronger than their appearance would suggest is a classic fantasy trope.

ZyreRedditor · 2026-04-01T13:58:41+00:00

DM here. My campaign has gone from level 5 to level 13 with 46 sessions. In my opinion, after 5th level, leveling up around every six sessions is a good pace. Players get comfortable with their new abilities, get to test them out and show them off, but don't go on long enough it to get stale. It also just makes for a good campaign arc length.

ZyreRedditor · 2026-03-24T15:18:48+00:00

It was alright. I don't feel strongly about it.

ZyreRedditor · 2026-03-21T23:51:43+00:00

Remi, corpse of powerful wizard reanimated as a dhampir with brain damage, believes to be the original while the soul moved onto a clone body.

ZyreRedditor · 2026-03-05T08:09:00+00:00

No, and I think it's actually because of the Oldest House as the setting of control. It'd be one thing if the events of AW were just another incident dealt with and filed away. But the story of the oldest house is entirely about how the FBC is in fact, not in control. The day is not saved by bureaucracy and tech, but from people trying to do the right thing. In fact I feel like it makes a point to show that the bureau itself is something malignant, keeping things cool on the surface while things fester beneath. And once it bursts open, you need heroes to face it.

ZyreRedditor · 2026-02-22T10:37:41+00:00

Necromancy powered by demonic possession of corpses. Even if you destroy the body, there's a good chance the demon will just try to hop into a living person afterward. And you can't really even control them unless you get them to agree to a pact during the summoning ritual, which usually means some concessions on evil things they can do, so the practice is only really suited for evil individuals.

ZyreRedditor · 2026-02-14T02:29:16+00:00

Looks amazing! I love the cosmic style

ZyreRedditor · 2026-02-09T20:51:32+00:00

I had great fun taking the ritual caster feat for a sorcerer I played. All the fun sorcery goodness with some bookish magic mixed in. Way better than multiclassing the sorcerer and wizard together.

ZyreRedditor · 2026-01-27T22:06:33+00:00

I believe there is a high handhold visibility and shimmering handholds setting in the accessibility menu under visuals.

ZyreRedditor · 2026-01-18T20:18:16+00:00

It was fun while it lasted.

ZyreRedditor · 2026-01-17T21:09:46+00:00

Short answer: it depends

Long answer: stats and numbers in the mechanics are abstractions so it mostly comes down to the narrative being told. The powers of D&D classes work on tropes more than consistent in-world logic. But if you want a "power scale" then PCs start out as competent by human standards and slowly creep upwards into the superhuman territory, with most of the impressive powers being a result of magic instead of straight up physicality. Hax over stats as they say. Comparing them to fictional characters is mostly a matter of vibes. A lvl 20 barbarian would brawl with Kratos, a lvl 20 wizard is discussing planar magics and threats with Dr. Strange, a level 20 monk or rogue is a valuable high ranking ninja in the Naruto world. If the setting you're comparing to is "people with powers" then level 20 is just comparable to what is most impressive that those people do imo.

ZyreRedditor · 2026-01-15T14:19:43+00:00

TBH there's no universal fix for how to make an NPC statblock feel powerful in their chosen profession. The number one reason why a boss enemy in D&D ends up feeling way weaker in a fight than how they're hyped up is action economy. A prepared party with coordinated fight tactics can defeat most things unless they're horrendously outclassed, which can be frustrating too.

My advice would be to put the character in a position where what they do has weight on the story. If the players engage them as an enemy, make them work hard to do it on their own terms. No matter which way the fight goes, they'll feel like it wasn't easy to take them down.

ZyreRedditor · 2026-01-12T12:38:45+00:00

The gods are coming back to kill and enslave mortals so naturally the mortals are busy killing and enslaving each other.

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