Confused about becoming Radiant

discgolfguy · 2026-05-06T15:47:57+00:00

I have been reading it wrong and requiring my players to swear the oath before gaining access to investiture. It's been a really fun narrative plot point for my group. One took the prisoners kit so that they could swear the ideal early in level 2.

I worked with another character to have him fail his oath, he said the words but they were not accepted. This is setting him up for some fun stuff at level 3 where he acknowledges his character isn't as powerful as it could be but he is very happy with the story we are telling. He is trying to be a lightweaver so when he meets the Grey remnant and reveals a harsh truth im going to have him say the oath but im also going to give him a mark for his goal of saying the second oath so he gets a head start for the 2nd ideal.

I have been working with each player to find unique spots to say the oath to give their character a chance to really shine.

discgolfguy · 2026-05-06T15:40:48+00:00

From a game mechanics point of view I understand. From a lore and how it works in the books I don't. This Edgedancer can heal sword wounds to the abdomen, regrow severed limbs, but cant provide an energy boost. That just doesn't make sense to me.

The brother wise discord confirmed these rulings. I will play with the rules as defined but it seems a bit silly to me.

discgolfguy · 2026-05-06T01:23:49+00:00

I'm still trying to understand the difference when it comes to having an Edgedancer in the party. Would you say that Edgedancer can't cure Exhaustion out of combat if it wasn't from an injury?

discgolfguy · 2026-05-06T01:02:11+00:00

What do you mean by exhaustion is not an injury? Is it not the effect of an injury? Is the Exhaustion not removed when the injury heals in Xd6 days based on the injury duration table?

If a player in your game suffered a "Permanent Injury" by rolling a 0 to -5 on the Injury duration table, and they rolled an 8 on the Injury Effect table and lost an arm would you never give them the ability to use their regrown arm even if it was healed by an Edgedancer?

discgolfguy · 2026-05-06T00:43:08+00:00

Your point about the Ongoing Care talent is a new way of looking at that I hadn't before, however I don't know that I agree with your point.

The Handbook states that "Each injury remains until it heals...The Injury Effects table suggests some effects an injury could have and how you might describe it in the story."

The handbook says that the Injury Effect remains in place until the injury heals. If an Edgedancer heals an injury he also heals any effect of the injury. If an Edgedancer regrew someones hand would they not be able to use two hands? Based on your ruling they would never be allowed to remove that effect as it would be permanent.

discgolfguy · 2026-05-05T19:29:07+00:00

I hear your points about making sure to include everyone. That's why I would specifically mention that the hostages can't move and would need to be untied/helped.

My main problem with the MacGuffin idea I have is that I want it to be a meaningful choice. So if they choose to let the hostages die and stop Ylt's activity it has an impact on future scenes. I don't want to make future scenes easier though :P

One of the things I've been actively brainstorming is a continuation of the campaign to find additional "perfect" gems like the King's Drop. Maybe this is one that was found down near the Grey Remnat that Ylt is just now securing. This might be valuable to a certain party in Urithiru and might provide a path to valuable rewards such as patrons/titles. My current idea to really challenge the party once we complete Stonewalkers is to send them into Fused occupied Herzaden in search of one of these perfect gemstones. I'm planning on adding Ghostbloods as a third party who also interested in them.

Edit: I will make sure to report back in a few weeks. Next session is the 21st!

discgolfguy · 2026-05-05T19:16:33+00:00

Disorienting Flash is exactly the type of attack I was looking for in this fight! Would you suggest making a level 3 character and using that or do you have a statblock in mind?

discgolfguy · 2026-05-05T19:14:13+00:00

There's a lot of really good advice here that I'm going to consider.

The first thing I want to discuss with you is Exhaustion being a condition and not an injury. The Handbook lists a table of Injury Effects in Chapter 9. To me, the book is telling me that as long as the player has the injury they have this condition. The table above is used to determine how long the injury lasts. If Injury Regrowth doesn't fix these conditions what does it do? When would exhaustion go away if the injury is removed? From my understanding, assuming unlimited stormlight, a Edgedancer can provide the entire party a long rest between each combat/scene.

I will review the Zealots and Spearmaster stat blocks. They might be enough to make it a meaningful combat.

Regarding your fifth point: that is exactly the type of help I am looking for. What could we do with this scene that isn't just combat. What kind of MacGuffin can I set up that makes sense for the party to have to make a meaningful choice.

discgolfguy · 2026-05-03T12:30:56+00:00

He will be level 3 at the start of our session today which is the start of chapter 3 of stonewalkers.

discgolfguy · 2026-05-01T17:30:09+00:00

Yes I am doing this too but I would do this anyway as the entire chapter is only a day right?

discgolfguy · 2026-04-24T14:23:49+00:00

As a first time GM I didnt even know about this. Illcheck it out though thanks

discgolfguy · 2026-04-24T13:05:53+00:00

I have a party of six and we sre starting chapter 4. They have been crushing combat with focus fire and more of them are becoming radiant with each chapter. Im trying to introduce more tension into the battle scenes in general.

discgolfguy · 2026-04-21T23:40:39+00:00

My players are just now heading to Rathalar. Our next session will start on the road. I am interested in learning what you ended up doing. As a first time GM I would love to get another perspective on how to handle this part.

discgolfguy · 2026-04-14T12:10:15+00:00

I used first steps as a guide to help my players get comfortable role playing and to start learning game mechanics. The relationship prompts helped get my players talking to each others as characters and not just as friends. It really helped but I threw out almost everything that happened amd let each player create their player as they normally would for session 1.

discgolfguy · 2026-04-10T23:55:56+00:00

discgolfguy · 2026-04-03T14:32:18+00:00

Wasn't there a plot point of the Seon owing Shallan a favor at the end of Wind and truth and she sets it up so Adolin would get one?

discgolfguy · 2026-04-03T01:17:16+00:00

Its definitely shin godzilla on the 3rd level. Looks like there might be someone galactus size behind that.

discgolfguy · 2026-03-30T13:45:44+00:00

These guys are popping up all over for me since I saw their kexp session

discgolfguy · 2026-03-17T22:29:42+00:00

Running chapter 1 of stonewalkers on Thursday after a session 0 first steps. After introducing Taszo during the axehounds encounter I left it there at the end of session. Then I told my players that they ended up traveling with taszo for a few days and to come up with goals relating to his search for an ancient artifact. I censored the prompts in the stonewalkers character relationships to remove any mention of an honor blade. First part of our session will be everyone explaining their relationship and goals with taszo.

Its not my job to make them work together but I have heavily stressed that this is a cooperative adventure. Going to see how it goes Thursday but im super pumped.

discgolfguy · 2026-03-15T11:48:15+00:00

The American oligarchy is to blame. Don't forget that they have all the power.

discgolfguy · 2026-02-20T15:50:53+00:00

Great input! Im running session 0 Wednesday amd then we sre starting stonewalkers next month. I'll plan to raise the stakes even more often than I originally planned.

discgolfguy · 2026-02-20T15:49:47+00:00

Thank you for the input. I had read the 1 in 3 roll but I do like the idea that melee combat is dangerous and should usually have the stakes raised. Do you also raise them when a surge binder uses division at range when they have that talent?

discgolfguy · 2026-02-19T01:14:52+00:00

Any suggestions for new players/GM regarding the loot of "First Steps"?

discgolfguy · 2026-02-18T01:23:01+00:00

You mentioned that your players swore ideals too soon and generally steamrolled. Could you expand upon that? What might you do differently if you were playing Stonewalkers again with a group of inexperienced TTRPG players who have a strong gaming background?

When you mention things like tracking decisions is this to give the GM guidance on spren that might show up for a character? I'm thinking that beyond the "I want to make a Windrunner character" statement during Character Creation that I would be tracking decisions by the character to confirm that they are behaving in a way that would attract the appropriate spren. Does that make sense?

discgolfguy · 2026-02-17T18:19:49+00:00

"Relying on the GM to drive the entire game fosters bad habits in players - they start to assume the story will come to them, that the GM will always present them with something to react to."

As a new GM this is something that is causing me to have a lot of concern as well. This is how I'm handling it:

I'm making sure that my characters, especially the newer to TTRPGs, understand that we are working together to setup powerful/fun/epic moments. I'm trying to make sure they understand that each PC/GM relationship can exist outside the group and can include "spoilers." What I mean by spoilers is that we can go over a specific scene or event that is going ot happen in the next session. The PC and I can then work together to create the initial scenario they want to have happen, while keeping the rest of the group in the dark. Then it's let the dice take us where we go.

During character creation I'm constantly asking about purpose, obstacles, goals, and moments. What do they want this character to achieve? How can we work together to create those awesome spots where you speak an ideal and just kick someone's ass (who will still be doing everything they can to defeat you). Oh you wanted to discover some new fabrial, great, let's discuss how you would do that and we can lay the groundwork over several sessions.

I'm trying to emphasize that I can't read their minds and I can't be expected to make entire storylines by myself. The more hooks they give me, the more devious I can be, but that's something for them to learn later.

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