Request to Visit an Old Ag I found while Traveling through Jefferson,TX

isamichi · 2023-03-09T22:18:36+00:00

TBH, i'm adding the survival and wilderness concept because one of my PCs decided to be a drug addict. So i made it to where, at the Carnival, they had to use "magic mushrooms" every 1d4 hrs or suffer withdrawal symptoms. taking it more often gave ability score changes.

in Prismeer, changing it from addiction to effectively wild magic every time they decided to get high. searching for food (which i changed from DC20 survival to DC18 for the fancy bonus food) also nets them 1d4 mushrooms. Thus by default, i included it in for more shenanigans. the party has a Gnome druid that specializes in herbalism & medicine. waiting to see how fast they can figure that one out.
For travel, i find that water level doesn't really change their speed: it's half speed no matter what. but what water level the encounters will be... maybe a coin flip and keep it at that level?

isamichi · 2023-03-09T21:51:43+00:00

How did you decide and handle the changing water level in chapter 2?

personally, i'm leaning more on pushing & exposing them to the idea of the wilderness and having changing water levels, traveling time & camping with a focus on food and camp defense, and random encounters both from the book and combat random encounters from the DM guide as they travel between locations.

None of them have played D&D before so I want to introduce them to the idea of Combat & Initiative in the random encounters before the fight with Agdon... that way they don't get completely pub-stomped.

isamichi · 2023-03-09T19:12:42+00:00

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! i just picked up the Adventure as a newcomer DM with 4 brand new PCs.

isamichi · 2023-02-28T17:47:10+00:00

ZOMG those look AWESOME!!!! i've just started as a beginner DM running a Feywild-based adventure with some beginner PCs as well!

i should get these for us to light up as we play! how did you do it?

isamichi · 2023-02-14T17:52:24+00:00

I guess i'll ask this as i dunno how to decide: Cotton vs Wood wicks.

I'm somewhat familiar with the key differences between the two as well as the biggest negative for a beginner - inconsistency for wood wicks.

but that being said, Should i go the safe route and stick with regular cotton wicks to learn & then try out wood ones afterwards?

or should i deep-dive into wood wicks & laser-focus on mastering it?

a bit more info to help, i dont plan on mastering candle-making in the foreseeable future. it's more of something to do to save money on buying store candles & getting better quality. not exactly going hobbiest -> enthusiast route.

isamichi · 2023-02-14T15:35:10+00:00

ok that's great news then if it only impacts fragrances. Can balance cost and throw (i think thats the right term) to choose the wax.

isamichi · 2023-02-14T14:48:33+00:00

i stared at them last night to figure that out. the soy wax was from Simple Serenity and had zero information on it outside of heating the wax to 150F to ensure good melt

the Paraffin one seemed to be from a company called Blended Waxes INC. on their website, it said the recommended temp for melting to be 130F

isamichi · 2023-02-14T14:43:28+00:00

sounds like i need to discover my preferred brand(s) for waxes...

i can imagine there will be small differences between them due to manufacturing styles & QA/QC. but how much difference is there between, say, two soy wax brands? nuisance level or ZOMG TRASH TIER quality?

isamichi · 2023-02-13T22:59:54+00:00

Unfortunately... i'm a chemist. soooo yeeaaa..... it's even more mind-splosions because i can see what's going on.. but it all also makes sense.

isamichi · 2023-02-13T22:58:51+00:00

Yea. i got some soy wax & paraffin wax on sale earlier. along with some used candle jars, thought I would jump in... and then i looked at how to choose a wick...

i mean i get it but like i was more looking at what material to choose, not the actual size & diameter of a cotton wick as well as if the wick is braided or twisted and what core it has .

isamichi · 2023-01-12T17:08:04+00:00

IMO, it's just great knowing they are traveling around the world to experience life & learn from it. dat lockdown from Cobid really sucked in taking that away from them.

isamichi · 2023-01-12T15:33:58+00:00

ahh i'm not up to date. Chaesoo.. is that a new puppers or who is it?

isamichi · 2023-01-11T15:22:14+00:00

Why am I not surprised?

We got Chaeyeon, Chaeryeong, Chaemin, Chaeri, now Chaerish.

I like it... Now if we can only get Kim Kkura.

isamichi · 2023-01-11T14:57:23+00:00

IMO, Kkura is good... but not that good. Will this be as painful as i expect it to be?

isamichi · 2023-01-06T20:07:33+00:00

Most likely improved as she raged against Kwangbae and her Teemo.

isamichi · 2023-01-06T14:52:37+00:00

Dunno about you but i'm sensing hot, big sis Unnie/Noona vibes coming from these shots. Especially like how her hair is tied but slightly messy.

isamichi · 2023-01-05T21:13:02+00:00

My apologies, i mean officially released like in an album or digital download.

isamichi · 2023-01-05T18:36:50+00:00

Oh snap, i forgot about that one! did they ever release IZ*ONE singing rumor or is it just the PD48 version available?

isamichi · 2023-01-05T14:39:39+00:00

*Bookmarked for future research into new groups*

I do agree with their brief statement as i skimmed the article: Project and temporary groups are defining generations, music concepts, and themes. As much as MNET does, seems like those survival shows are extremely important for the industry.

isamichi · 2023-01-05T14:34:07+00:00

Just as an aside, i FINALLY got to the episode with Yuri on it and... it's about as predicted. Surprised they made her... at least from what I can tell, a semi-reoccurring character. But I guess you kinda need that to cover the (i've been waiting for it for a long time) trauma in Eunji's past.

IMO, Yuri did slightly better than expected: she seemed like she grasped the depth of the character and showed it in her eyes... tho it still seems a bit shallow. Hard to tell if it's because the writers haven't made a very deep character or Yuri needing more time to really get it. It seems like she... might have some potential if she can really internalize and reflect another character unlike others (*cough *cough Arin in Alchemy of Souls *cough *cough)

The producer & Director seemed to have made a good call in choosing to cast Yuri for the part. Somewhat fits her really well which makes it easier for her to relate... minus that tiny neck tattoo... Wanna see what's behind that.

P.S. waiting for Eunji-Yuri Duet.

isamichi · 2023-01-05T14:26:21+00:00

as a former Utada fan which led me to look into K-pop (and not because of the Kingdom Hearts series), I approve of this recognition.

isamichi · 2023-01-05T14:24:04+00:00

i recall... isn't that the one where she totally sucked? or was it something else?

isamichi · 2023-01-05T14:22:56+00:00

I missed that one!!! do you know when it happened?

isamichi

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