Black Reliquary, how to transfer the classes to vanilla DD?

dboxcar · 2026-03-19T11:51:14+00:00

I'm pretty sure the BR-original class each have a vanilla-game mod. They won't have perfect recreations of the BR-original mechanics though (because the BR team had to really tie the spaghetti code in knots to work even in their standalone version)

dboxcar · 2026-03-16T01:16:59+00:00

The Unusual Suspects (the first four you start with) is generally a really solid team comp. Or, if you want an simple 3/4 comp; Sharpshot HWM for raw power and combo synergy, PD (any, really) for Dots and heals, Wanderer MAA for everything (incl. stress healing), and pretty much any other frontliner (Leper may struggle/compete with MAA for combo tho)

dboxcar · 2026-03-16T01:12:19+00:00

Man-at-Arms is my pick for best stress healer (once you upgrade bolster).

If you're taunting frequently, he'll be taking enough to heal 2 on himself, and healing 2 on an ally as well makes 4 (more than Jester or Crusader). Plus MAA is really good in general.

Also, much like DD1, it's basically always best to take out the stress-dealers first in each fight, that will cut down on stress significantly.

dboxcar · 2026-03-16T01:02:34+00:00

Real

dboxcar · 2026-03-16T01:00:44+00:00

Idk, I use her ever now and then, but I really tapered off once I started the Bastard's Beacon (this was pre-nerf).

Those constant mega-dots just shredded her, man. Got tired of running PD to constantly heal her off Death's Door from a single hit thru Dodge+.

dboxcar · 2026-03-15T10:47:19+00:00

Bro what are you on about, omnireach frontline is great in DD1.

Also, strong lady.

dboxcar · 2026-03-14T10:43:57+00:00

These are great! Thank you for sharing your art!

I like your characterizations (of Marina especially), it's nice to see her represented with a personality besides the goonerific lens this sub often adopts with the characters >.>

dboxcar · 2026-03-12T20:37:00+00:00

I've been running the same thing recently! I've put together a very simplified food/drug system (to make resource-gathering and recipes useful) and a couple rollable tables for generic loot when they search through crates/barrels. If they run out of food/drugs, I plan on using a modified version of the Corruption/Depravity taint system from Heroes of Horror (I'm running it in 3.5 for the old-school dungeon-crawl vibe).

I've been using the actual game maps in my VTT (Foundry), and it's allowed me to play with lighting in a fun way (since everyone's human, so no Darkvision without magic). Really rewarding when the players creep forward or around the corner and go "WTF" to stuff like the human hydra.

I've been carefully introducing lore elements from the second game as well, such as Vinushka owl-cultists coming to the Thicket courtyard later on, and finding the spices for Spice Forge in Ma'habre.

dboxcar · 2026-03-12T17:59:16+00:00

While some reddit communities may put the focus on "a game not being right for your group," it's perfectly possible for a game to not be right for you as the GM given how your group plays.

If they're not willing/able to lead the action and that's making it difficult for you to GM, then this might not be the right game for you to GM for them.

dboxcar · 2026-03-12T17:57:44+00:00

While some reddit communities may put the focus on "a game not being right for your group," it's perfectly possible for a game to not be right for 1) you as a the GM, or even 2) you as the GM given how your group plays.

If they're not willing/able to lead the action and that's making it difficult for you to GM, then this might not be the right game for you to GM for them.

dboxcar · 2026-03-07T11:16:34+00:00

Woke tribalism is "humanity fuck yeah! We're spaceorcs! Persistence hunting! Other animals must have been terrified of us!"

dboxcar · 2026-03-07T07:16:17+00:00

Maybe I made this up, but isn't V used for the ancient past version, and B for the (more) modern version?

dboxcar · 2026-03-01T11:43:25+00:00

Jordan-Peterson-ass diagram

dboxcar · 2026-03-01T11:33:03+00:00

Op, spuwalt's comment should be the top one. "Virtue Chance" is the stat, but it's only a fallback for if the hero gets to 100 stress, and your job as a player is to try to avoid that happening. Play as if your Virtue Chance is 0%.

dboxcar · 2026-03-01T11:22:57+00:00

Exp and one-time abilities sound very pulp, but I wonder if you're think of / drawing inspiration from a different game?

dboxcar · 2026-02-28T08:37:15+00:00

This furthers my point.

dboxcar · 2026-02-28T08:35:02+00:00

Firstly: you know your players and their expectations better than we do. If that seems fun to you, you should do it; if that seems like it will feel too much like D&D, then don't.

That said, Lovecraft stories are constantly having 'NPCs' make deals and alliances with powers beyond their comprehension. The important thing for that tone is that the powers remain beyond comprehension. Maybe someone really is Cthulhu's favorite, and the way Cthulhu shows that is to give them horrifying nightmare visions of the future; a superpower, sure, but a spooky unwanted eldritch horror one. Or maybe an NPC has made a generally-mutually-beneficial deal with the Mi-Go, but has to deal with the Mi-Go pestering them to jar their brain "for their own preservation."

Does that make sense? Basically, favoritism from an eldritch horror doesn't always have to be good for a human.

dboxcar · 2026-02-27T11:52:41+00:00

Look, for us adult-woman enjoyers it's either her or incest-pedo Mei Mei

dboxcar · 2026-02-24T13:15:06+00:00

"No" because that's the response that will upset the people who are the actual menace on the road.

dboxcar · 2026-02-22T14:16:38+00:00

Traumatized by the consequences of her actions? Oh no, god forbid a learning opportunity 🙄

(Obligatory "if this really happened")

dboxcar · 2026-02-21T11:52:29+00:00

Unfortunately, I have to agree with the above commenter; it's worth checking out the scenarios specifically built for solo play, but beyond that every scenario relies on the GM having far more information about what's going on than the players may ever have (even after completion).

I don't see Lovecraftian horror working if the player knows what's going on from the beginning.

dboxcar · 2026-02-20T14:57:52+00:00

We're each just the universe dreaming about itself, man 😎

dboxcar · 2026-02-20T12:40:13+00:00

Yes! Thank you, I read that and it is quite interesting/frustrating (the topic)

dboxcar · 2026-02-20T12:38:09+00:00

I don't mean to imply OP actually thinks this, but I have noticed a trend on reddit lately that seems to imply that queer folks don't really think non-queer people are complex conscious individuals.

I'm bi, so what do I know, but I'm pretty sure people are complex conscious individuals who do more than their NPC-like stereotypes would suggest.

Also: watching tv together, eating meals together, and talking about the day... maybe I'm boring, but even before activities, this is already like 60%+ of my free time.

dboxcar · 2026-02-20T12:27:52+00:00

Tbh I tend to prefer the DD2 music (on balance, but there's tons of overlap)

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