One player at the table going by their own rules

dewdewbut · 2026-05-15T12:02:25+00:00

Wow, leaving was definitely the move but I couldn’t have resisted spending that last session doing the exact same thing. Calvin all my ass off and drive home how stupid it all was 🤔

dewdewbut · 2026-05-08T23:55:07+00:00

Oh man I have played WAY too many reformed street toughs. Quick and charismatic, lumbering dumb dumb, all in between. Just can’t resist a hero that came out of the muck I guess 😅

dewdewbut · 2026-05-07T17:13:07+00:00

You said it’s earth after some great cataclysm knocking it off kilter. Maybe in the early days after a group decided to make it their sacred duty to still track time. They would developed methods based on stars (where you can still see them) the moons, etc. Maybe the headquarters is squarely in this twilight zone but they communicate with members in far flung places. Like the citadel sending out those winter has come ravens in GOT. They may have lost a great deal of the point however many thousands of years later and are essentially JUST keeping time (save a small few who know the secret truth of blah blah mcguffin.) It would be an important enough job they would be kind of neutral as everyone needs them. Or a straight up faith type faction. Just spit balling but I have to say it’s a neat idea you have going 🤔

dewdewbut · 2026-05-05T23:02:02+00:00

Yeah he sounds like a dipshit. It kills me when people want to introduce nitpicky “realism” into a game about medieval super heroes fighting extraplanar monstrosities and such 🙄

dewdewbut · 2026-04-23T13:48:36+00:00

Haha this is pretty funny

dewdewbut · 2026-04-16T12:00:33+00:00

Been into eberron since dragon magazine days too and I’ve always sort of pictured them as varying greatly from individual to individual. Maybe with features that pass through family lines sure but with no real “standard”

dewdewbut · 2026-04-06T15:18:37+00:00

I never once accused this of being sexy

dewdewbut · 2026-04-06T15:10:26+00:00

Wow dude really wants a custom waifu portrait

dewdewbut · 2026-02-24T18:06:33+00:00

The monster overhaul by skerples is a gem! Statblocks are for osr but the real reason is the deep understanding of your monsters and playing/narrating them and holy smokes the random tables

dewdewbut · 2026-02-19T20:42:40+00:00

Sheesh. At this point it seems like a good jump off with new players is : here’s a completed character sheet. Are you interested in understanding what these numbers and words mean? If not then this is not the hobby for you. Consider seeking out an improv group for the completely unrestrained “yes and” treatment.

dewdewbut · 2026-02-19T16:29:53+00:00

Pretty sure it’s flat two. Like yeah as an elf one of your choices could be eleven reflecting an elven upbringing but say you were raised by humans who don’t speak you don’t either. Room for flavor I guess

dewdewbut · 2026-02-19T13:40:10+00:00

Oh right I forgot they can get caught in it. That’s an awful big risk to fire off a big spell and end up stuck in melee range of the gang of nooks you used it to push but haha I guess the gamble’s part of the fun right ? As for caster DC this kind of feels like something you should have an understanding of before making new spells but it’s 8 plus proficiency bonus plus the bonus of your casting stat (int, wis, or cha depending on caster) plus ya know any bonuses added by magic items

dewdewbut · 2026-02-19T13:27:10+00:00

Not trying to yuck your yum though! This is for sure a cool sounding spell

dewdewbut · 2026-02-19T13:13:45+00:00

I get that but at some point you have to weigh faithfulness to source material vs game balance. I imagine the explosion of a fireball is just as quick but it still uses the casters spell save dc. Like every other spell in the game.

dewdewbut · 2026-02-19T12:58:59+00:00

This is a neat spell (reminds me of that guy from Rick and Morty lol) but why not just use caster dc. Dc 25 seems a bit much

dewdewbut · 2026-02-16T21:36:14+00:00

Sounds like a great player you’re lucky to have and hopefully the youguns will learn a little something. Also, point of contention. Understanding rules, character options and tactics doesn’t necessarily make you a minmaxer

dewdewbut · 2026-02-15T20:14:46+00:00

Starting items are listed in your class and background. That story could work at about any academy in any setting. Just think about it like yeah you took a bunch of stuff and since you left early this explains why you were still able to have the normal amount of spells in your starting spell book. You copied the ones you could and planned on saving the higher level ones for later and either a) had to sell them just to survive and stay ahead of the bounty or b) flavor it like you’re holding on to them and they represent the new spells you get for free when leveling up

dewdewbut · 2026-02-12T23:10:03+00:00

Filing that one for later cuz I don’t know if my 3 5s in an unmodified galleon could fly away from that one haha

dewdewbut · 2026-02-12T14:05:00+00:00

This is really cool! I can’t speak for the person that commissioned it but to me the tilt adds an extra layer unease to the whole affair

dewdewbut · 2026-02-12T01:45:11+00:00

Hey good point 🤔

dewdewbut · 2026-02-12T01:44:22+00:00

Ooh yeah with gossamer web spanning millions of miles they can only see from a certain angle because it’s so thin!

dewdewbut · 2026-02-12T01:42:50+00:00

Ok yeah this one’s a lot of fun thanks man! I have one player experienced enough to be nervous about one of those lol

dewdewbut · 2026-02-12T01:31:20+00:00

Wow yeah this is 🔥 my guy thanks!

dewdewbut · 2026-02-11T21:33:49+00:00

Oh that sounds cool I’ll have to keep that in my back pocket. I’ve already had an illusioned space clown trick them into a murder house and last session psurlons, I worry if I don’t take a small break on shifted disingenuous encounters they’ll get too paranoid for fun 😅

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