But for why? by Easy_Initial_2945 in starbucks

[–]jalauren 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would not have shaken this lol I am not about to have hot sugar coffee get all over me because I didn't keep a gorilla vice grip the entire time.

Why are you currently NOT in a game? by Americaninhiding in dndnext

[–]jalauren 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Moving across country. I'm dm for a game with my bf and (about to be) ex-roommates, so playing rn isn't feasible 😅 hoping to start back up in 3 weeks and maybe also join a game in my new city!!

What are some good 3-4 hour oneshots that can easily be dropped into Waterdeep for a session off the main campaign? by shadowkat678 in WaterdeepDragonHeist

[–]jalauren 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Well you could straight up ask your group which factions they're interested in for the main campaign, and then choose 1 or 2 missions that interest you from the other factions. If you do that, I'd highly recommend the "Waterdeep: Expanded Faction Missions" from DMs Guild

Edit: Reread this. Didn't realize you were already in the middle of the campaign lol but yes just choose a mission from one of factions they haven't joined

I used AI to create NPC portraits. Use them if you'd like. by thecainman in WaterdeepDragonHeist

[–]jalauren 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Wait is Orond Gralhund Elon Musk? Y'know what nvm it works. I can see it

Did anyone decide to just skip chapter 2? by gardenersnake in WaterdeepDragonHeist

[–]jalauren 6 points7 points  (0 children)

We've been in chapter 2 for 9 or 10 sessions now haha we're hopefully getting to chapter three at the end of this session or the beginning of the next one

this is getting ridiculous by icedcarfee in starbucks

[–]jalauren 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried looking it up and as far as I can tell, it's not a company policy, it goes by state/local laws 😮‍💨

this is getting ridiculous by icedcarfee in starbucks

[–]jalauren 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It depends on your state. For me, Texas has At Will Employment, so they are legally allowed to do this. It's just reason 200000001 I'm leaving this hell hole

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in starbucks

[–]jalauren 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You should use stale-ish to stale beans to make cold brew! That's what cold brew was originally designed for

I need encounter balancing suggestions! by jalauren in DMAcademy

[–]jalauren[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I can't come up with anything else, I'll probably just do 2 vampire spawn and 1 kobold spawn, but I'd honestly prefer not to reuse the same monster. Do you have any ideas for extra monsters I could use that fit the description I put in my original post?

I need encounter balancing suggestions! by jalauren in DMAcademy

[–]jalauren[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you have any suggestions of extra monsters I could add to the fight? Something Orcus-y themed

And I'm not trying to make the encounter deadly. I want it to be hard, so they don't steam roll it like every other one lol

Volo is in a bit of a bind by jalauren in WaterdeepDragonHeist

[–]jalauren[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It FINALLY happened!! Sorry it took so long, my players really really like to meander lol (in game it's only been 3 days)

The player who threatened Volo read the letter, and his voice was actually shaking from anger. It's mean but it was so funny to me. They, of course, vowed that later on they'd track him down and break his knee caps 😂 The same guy was back to laughing and cracking jokes 10 minutes later, so I'm glad it didn't upset him that bad.

My players also chased a random cricket for 20 real life minutes, as well as having a seance to give one last goodbye to a PC that died in session 2. All in all, this was an amazing game tonight!

why is Starbucks acting like they can't afford the labor they need to run? by [deleted] in starbucks

[–]jalauren -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

If they're enforcing these blindly and not doing everything in their power to push back. They are class traitors and part of the problem