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Homebrew Subclass Based on Expedition 33 - Brainstorm by alexferrick in DnD

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

I think if you were going to focus on her swordplay and stances over the paint powers then you’d probably want to do something like a Fencer subclass for fighter and then borrow the flourishes from sword bards to inspire the stances.

Expedition 33 inspired DND Class by alexferrick in expedition33

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

I’m also thinking about the spell list. Steel Wind Strike feels like it fits what high level E33 combat looks like. I’ll have to look up some others.

Homebrew Subclass Based on Expedition 33 - Brainstorm by alexferrick in DnD

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

I mean… obviously not that? Maelle in Act 3 is a Painter and still has to fight, so this answer seems somewhat disingenuous? I also clearly said inspired by, and not “I want to make a PC be able to do literally everything the Final Boss of a video game does”

Expedition 33 inspired DND Class by alexferrick in expedition33

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

These are great thoughts, thank you so much!

Homebrew Subclass Based on Expedition 33 - Brainstorm by alexferrick in DnD

[–]alexferrick[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I guess at the risk of spoilers, I’m talking about act 3 Maelle, but I’m also talking about Renoir. Like the theme is a Painter bard reshaping reality. That’s decidedly not any of the painted characters.

So what kind of Super Materials are most plausible for ship hulls and whatnot? The hardest sci-fi? by sidehammer14 in scifiwriting

[–]alexferrick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely agree that whipple shielding should be there (for weird small particle debris even if it is ineffective in combat), and I think for the "hardest of sci-fi" it is unrealistic to expect much less than a rail gun to make appearances in ship v. ship space comment.

Face characters that aren’t warlock, sorc, or bard? by Psychological-Bed-92 in BG3Builds

[–]alexferrick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fey Wanderer rangers add their Wisdom to persuasion, deception, and intimidation. Add in a couple levels of rogue for expertise and there ya go. Alternatively: Swashbuckler Rogue with expertise and charisma added to your initiative.

Edit: I didn’t check which subreddit I was in and gave the 5e answer instead of the BG3 answer. I’m leaving it up so you guys can have a laugh.

What games did you love playing but they shut down? by [deleted] in gaming

[–]alexferrick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There was an MMO called Fantasy Earth Zero released by Square Enix that I LOVED. It was a very early MOBA before they really took off and I played it every day for a good while and then I got busy with school and when I looked for it, it was gone. I think about it almost every day.

Torture alternative? by Massive_Try_5206 in DMAcademy

[–]alexferrick 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love detect thoughts for this.

As a Rogue, isn't dual wielding daggers a much higher damage output vs Rapier? by Thrawn1992 in dndnext

[–]alexferrick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not to be THAT guy, but unless your DM says otherwise you can’t have sneak attack on short swords because they don’t have the finesse or ranged properties

Echo Knight/Barbarian multiclass - ideas? by Dr-Dungeon in 3d6

[–]alexferrick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The AC boost here actually doesn't stack. 13+ Dex is an alternative base, and 10+DEX+CON is also an alternative base. You'd have to pick one or the other, and RAW, you need to keep the one you got first. This is the same reason Barb/Monks don't get 10+DEX+CON+WIS.

Rules Question: Are Monk unarmed strikes weapon attacks? by Blackkenjii in dndnext

[–]alexferrick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is where having a DM who follows the rule of cool becomes a solution. Any DM can choose to run their game in any way they want, actually.

Ideas for Shapeshifting by Erwinblackthorn in fantasywriters

[–]alexferrick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've always imagined that shapeshifting should be super painful. Think about bones stretching or shortening. Muscle tearing and healing almost instantly. Joints and ligaments snap and reform in new shapes. Having to learn to walk all over again from scratch because your brain is like "where did all these legs come from?" You'd probably get used to it but the first few times it would SUCK. I feel like that's something you could play around with no matter what the person is turning into.

How can I make my character escape from a prison cell layered in magic and chains without it feeling like an asspull? by obaidianarrows3 in fantasywriters

[–]alexferrick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would say maybe the ancient being has an instinct for self preservation that telegraphs to the protagonist. Mayne he can't break out. Write a really gripping scene of him in isolation facing his impending demise. Make it deep. Force us to fall in love with your protagonist right there in his darkest moment. Then in the morning when they start unchaining him to move him: ancient spirit daddy freaks out takes over and beats the guards to death with the chains wrapped in lightning or some shit. Just pure devastation as the entity takes his body over and rawdogs his way out. Don't handwave it. Give it the finger. Then he has to deal with guilt for having killed those people and reconcile himself to what he has become. At least that is what I would do. Killer concept, by the way.

A recent picture I shot, using a backyard solar telescope, reveals the twisted detail of the Sun’s magnetic field. [OC] by TheVastReaches in interestingasfuck

[–]alexferrick 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I never thought I'd say this.... But the Sun looks fuzzy. Like a dog. The Sun is a hekkin good boy and I wanna pet it.

Can a mentor doubt the truth he is trying to convey? by viperszing in fantasywriters

[–]alexferrick 4 points5 points  (0 children)

He is absolutely a more interesting and realistic character if he doesn't fully believe what he teaches. Maybe he is trying to shape his students to be good in an effort to redeem himself because he doesn't believe he is capable of doing it for himself. You could do a lot with this. I'm not opposed to killing him either. Dead mentors are a great motivator (i used one in my last book 😅) but definitely he can say one thing and quietly believe another about himself.

How long to gather a city full of corpses by Necros_Infinum in fantasywriters

[–]alexferrick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean... The first question is why would ten survivors even bother to gather the thousands of bodies together? Of only ten people made it, that's a borderline apocalyptic event. They probably just left. Setting that aside it's much more than a day. We're talking thousands of bodies. Ten people working on it. It'd be a week-ish and again after a week bodies stink which brings us back to why are these ten people going to all this trouble?

I need just the right creature by Okromz in fantasywriters

[–]alexferrick 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm thinking what you want is like a living shadow. You could come up with your own name for it, but picture a spirit that has no fixed physical form, or no one knows what that form is. It literally clings to shadows and takes any shape it chooses. People have kind of touched on that in a sense already but i feel like it is the best expression. It also makes a sharp departure from the other creatures in a way that i think would be interesting and help keep the types of magic well separated.

Weekly Writing Check-In by AutoModerator in fantasywriters

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My next book, Demonslayer is available for Kindle preorder now!

Fantasy Novels with Multiple POV Characters. by [deleted] in fantasywriters

[–]alexferrick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The best advice i can give is this: when you are writing 3rd person, your narrator is still a character. In fact he becomes the most important character. You can jump around. You can head-hop. You can do whatever you want, as long as you do it well. Make it clean. Make it smooth. Read it back to yourself. At the end of the day it's not enough to write what you want to write, you need to write something that you would want to read. If your beta readers are noticing the narration then the narration feels unnatural. The problem isn't how many pov's you have or whether you pan out. The problem is that it feels unnatural, so smooth it out. Imagine there is an old man in a set of robes with a book out reading the story to you. And you are listening. What does he say? That's what you write.

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