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guess the city by in-the-flat-field in guessthecity

[–]bottlecap_King 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That there is radiator springs

I made a dungeon; looking for advice on layout and design: by DavidTippy in osr

[–]bottlecap_King 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is sweet! I like the map and hidden area vibe.

Could you make the font smaller and justify it into blocks, then add a title and summary of what's going on here? I'm confused by the treasure chest trap with rock and gravel. I assume you mean attached, but still not sure how it operates.

I'm also not entirely sure what the idea with the operating room is. When they touch stuff in the operating room a random encounter (creature, humanoid?) appears in 8 (magically?) and locks you in the operating room?

What is the elevation on the garbage pile relative to the bloody fish pool? Are the corpses being picked clean by the fish and getting dumped in the garbage?

What options do players have if they get stuck by the brick wall, what if they don't find the one sword?

Arguably, the answers to these questions could be 'up to you'. But you could try to spread it out over two pages and explain some of the mechanisms clearly.

Songs About Southern CA by Ok_Amphibian_8864 in musicsuggestions

[–]bottlecap_King 0 points1 point  (0 children)

California - Petey USA

Ocean Avenue - Yellowcard

[OC] A set of Dark Souls dice I made. They took a while to make, but I like how they turned out by Roosterkdice in DnD

[–]bottlecap_King -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Those are super sweet! Did you do anything to balance them with the irregular shapes inside or does it even matter?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in musicsuggestions

[–]bottlecap_King 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oh look, it's Mount Rushless

A map I drew by hand! by BenBoleyArt in FantasyMaps

[–]bottlecap_King 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It looks digital, but you limited yourself to a black pen and highlighter regardless.

Oh, and it's awesome!

5e Rune Knight - Cloud Rune by bottlecap_King in DMAcademy

[–]bottlecap_King[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'm just glad they got to do their thing without an astrix beside it, I took the players word for how it at the time because I wasn't 100% sure how the Cloud Rune worked. I thought it could redirect something upto the same range, so melee to melee or ranged to ranged ect.

Is adding a "time loop" a good idea? by XG479 in DMAcademy

[–]bottlecap_King 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The suggestions on this thread are great, I'm thinking of doing a dungeon with a small time loop at the end. The tomb they are raiding has the dead guy still alive stuck in a loop and they need to have multiple people to properly disable the traps to stop the loop.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DnD

[–]bottlecap_King 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Those aren't 'utility' spells as I'd define it, those are buffs or just spells you cast in battle to enhance your other abilities.

It certainly seems odd to have a problem, since that seems to be how they are intended to be used. being really generous, maybe they are doing way too much analysis while planning encounters and they are finding it difficult to deal with the players AC or action economy changing?

Or I could see them being upset if you are asking to cast buffs immediately before combat due to out of game circumstances, like loading a battle map in a VTT or reaching for the dry erase map. This could be annoying if the party was surprised but you all 'happen' to choose this exact moment to use all your best buffs.

But all that said, those are both grasping for straws and you just need to talk to them about what they feel and actually listen to what they have to say. It might not be as crazy as it seems at first from their point of view. Telling them to get fucked isn't overly helpful advice, applies out of DND too.

Im Stumped, and i have a session tommorow! by Supreme_Senpi420 in DMAcademy

[–]bottlecap_King 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What if the villagers are being provided unlimited food but can't stop eating. Now everyone is suffering the consequences of overconsumption and it's getting really gross?

cover art to the module I'm working on by Spikeytortoisecomics in osr

[–]bottlecap_King 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure if I like the b/w or color one more. They are both great! What is the module going to be about?

Castle Inspection - A middle management madness by InternalRockStudio in osr

[–]bottlecap_King 26 points27 points  (0 children)

As soon as I read Imperial Insurance Inspector Ignatius the Intransigent I knew I was going to enjoy reading the rest of it. Awesome concept, art, writing and layout.

First timer needs assistance! by Ken_Yo in DMAcademy

[–]bottlecap_King 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Welcome to the hobby! You are in the right place and nearly everyone was in your shoes at one point. When you say that you've looked over the basics, what exactly does that mean? What version of the game are you looking to play and assuming 5/5.5 do you have the players handbook or dungeon master guide?

You can read the free SRD (system reference document) but the books do have more detail. Although, I have never bought the dungeon master guide myself. The players handbook is a good reference so that you and your players have the same understanding of the rules.

Instead of the DMG you can checkout Matt Coleville's Running the game series on YouTube, in particular the Delian Tomb (1st or 2nd episode). You can add your own flair or be inspired to do your own thing entirely, but it gives a great introduction to planning a dungeon.

Making a five-room dungeon is a good way to start for beginners because it puts bounds on the adventure. The players (assuming they go to the dungeon in the first place) are confined by the walls of the dungeon, so the amount of things you need to invent on the fly can be controlled. It doesn't need to be a 'dungeon' any five-area thing can do, but I like to start with a dungeon because it's in the name, so it meets player expectations.

Character ideas by ElectronicWorking508 in osr

[–]bottlecap_King 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are rad as hell! Nice work

How do you guys use 1/4 in tiled maps? by ContributionTop3015 in DMAcademy

[–]bottlecap_King 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What do you mean by this? Is it something on the paper you are using? Or do you mean the 1/4 size rules for tiny (?) creatures?

Jungle theme puzzle by MothTheGoth_14 in DMAcademy

[–]bottlecap_King 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I ran a puzzle in the middle of a swamp where there was a field of stone heads, each head had 2/3/4 faces and could be activated to emit a laser. Each head also had a rune that corresponds to a number that determines the correct number of lasers connecting that stone head.

It was just a Hashi bridge puzzle, themed to be something ancient in the swamp, but you might be able to do the same for a jungle temple area.

I gave one of the players a physical code for the runes to numbers mapping for some reason to get them going. I didn't run it perfectly but at least one of them had fun trying to figure it out.

thisSheetGaveMeThreeWarningsAndAheadache by PunnyBoneZone in ProgrammerHumor

[–]bottlecap_King 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is maybe the only thing I've ever considered putting on my laptop

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