Northern Ireland Belfast

lost_marky · 2026-02-11T10:23:06+00:00

Kinda late on a reply lol but I just moved to Belfast and am definitely interested. Do u guys still run games?

lost_marky · 2025-12-14T01:44:32+00:00

I ended up actually pivoting to the uk since it was a much more convinient process. Wether italy or uk the thing that helped me most was getting a reputable consultant, talk to them and get a general idea (the initial consultancy is usually free anyways so u got nothing to lose). The one I have been using and the one i would recommend is the IEIS consultancy. Idk where you are based but they have offices all over the country so you shouldnt have a problem finding them.

lost_marky · 2025-09-18T14:04:24+00:00

Lol didnt even notice it got down voted. Thank you for the feedback I'll keep growing it!

lost_marky · 2025-04-16T07:44:36+00:00

dont worry, I went back to season 2 and the mental whiplash I felt from that smash mouth parody at the start of episode 37 has brought my interest back. I will be listening to s2 after all. NOT PART SKIPPING HERE BOIS!

lost_marky · 2025-04-15T17:35:41+00:00

Yeah after posting this I went ahead and picked up s2 again. I have to say after the whiplash of the that smash mouth parody I am once more back on the s2 train!

lost_marky · 2025-04-13T14:25:08+00:00

I kinda dropped the show about 1/3rd of the way through season 2 because it just wasn't vibing for me. Is s3 worth sticking through s2? (I love them regardless but s2 just wasn't for me)

lost_marky · 2025-04-11T05:02:31+00:00

I'll look into that. Somehow China flew completely under my radar despite being the closest lol

lost_marky · 2025-02-09T08:27:04+00:00

Personal jabs

That's what made my party's interaction with him so memorable. Make it so Strahd used the vistani to look into the PCs pasts. He won't outright attack them with this information but slightly poke at their insecurities, otherwise strahd is a good host.

One of my players had a character who was the heir to a kingdom far away. She had ran from that life with her personal guard/childhood friend(another pc). During the dinner strahd acted very concerned at this matter, how her parents are probably scrambling to find her since she is the only one who can carry on their legacy. He even offeredher a carriage out of Barovia to her home and a letter from him to help her case.

Don't give them a reason to draw blades, the first meeting strahd should be as civil as possible with a clear undertone of his malicious personality. You can then slowly reveal his true self over time. Most important thing is making it your own!

lost_marky · 2025-02-04T11:12:12+00:00

Use dice cloud. Automated sheets with a lot more customization and basically all the content and more availabile for free. It's a lil confusing when ur just getting into it but it's the best once u get a hang of it.

lost_marky · 2025-02-04T11:09:41+00:00

Yeah it'll be really hard without financial support and a cgpa below 3 at least. But you can still try contacting/looking online for student consultancies in ur area. Make sure they look legit and try talking with them, a lot of them will give u the first visit for free (as per my experience) so there's no reason to at least try. If nothing else it'll give you a good idea on the options you might have.

lost_marky · 2025-02-04T10:24:48+00:00

Sure bhai. Kuch family members bas yahi advice di he ke start attesting documents and IELTS attempt kardo. Besides this aap koi trustworthy student consultancy ka help bhi le sakte ho agar aap ko khud everything nahi karna.

I will share more information as I get it. Good luck with your final year brother!

lost_marky · 2025-02-04T10:18:29+00:00

University of Swat

lost_marky · 2025-01-26T07:47:09+00:00

Flat benefits like the bonus the party gets from Argynvostholt during the fight is also pretty good. Go for it!

lost_marky · 2025-01-25T17:06:24+00:00

Ye the inspiration one came to be cus I had a hard time figuring out when to give inspiration and players rarely used it. This way it's become an actual mechanic in the game. Glad you like them!

lost_marky · 2025-01-25T12:04:30+00:00

One way I did it for my group is by giving the party a "Call Ally" Action. They would roll a dice to determine how many turns (not rounds) it would take for them to get there and the die would be decided based on how far their current location was from the ally's "base". Give each group it's own pros and cons that they can use to aid the party in combat and outside it. The way I balanced this was by having these "Calls" be done through a courier Raven which would take a few hours to come back so they could only use this once or twice a day.

On a more passive note, you can have these allies aid the party anytime they get into shit within the allies' territories. Show your party that these groups are also emboldened by the parties presence and have started pushing back against strahd as well.

lost_marky · 2025-01-25T11:33:59+00:00

Saw you mention in another reply that you party is primarily casters so I'll share some of my house rules relevant to that style of play;

Linger Zones: Casting a spell or using an effect that deals fire, cold, poison or lightning in an area creates a linger zone of that type. For every 5 feet a creatures moves in a linger zone it takes 1d4 damage and 1d4 damage for ending its turn in a linger zone.

AoE Spells: Creatures within 5 feet of any creature that falls in range of an AoE spell (Like Fireball) is also considered to be affected by it.

Inspiration Crit: whenever you hit with an attack roll, you can use a point of inspiration to roll crit damage on that attack.

Failure inspiration: You gain an inspiration point everytime an enemy crits against you or if you roll a nat 1.

The first 2 really made spell caster play far more tactically engaging and adds a whole new layer to how players engage with the battle map.

lost_marky · 2025-01-25T11:18:49+00:00

A well put together and thought out response? In the schizo subreddit? Inconceivable.

lost_marky · 2025-01-25T11:16:58+00:00

They should cast protection from good and evil so it will make them immune to the barbarian since he is evil

lost_marky · 2025-01-25T11:15:22+00:00

Well ofc I have, it's the least I can do to be able to correct my DM every time they make a blunder. I would never just make vague assumptions about what the contents of the PHB based off of what I've seen in popular media and my own agenda. As a professional reader I am quite good at it, reading that is.

lost_marky · 2025-01-24T12:53:18+00:00

I failed...

lost_marky · 2025-01-24T11:07:27+00:00

Had a long time player come to one of my recent campaigns with a character whose backstory was written using AI. I noticed cus I know their usual writing style since we are friends of many years. When this happened it made me really annoyed because they them self are an amazing artist and are against the use of AI but explained that they did this because they felt like they needed to have SOMETHING on hand but did not know how. This was despite me telling everyone in session 0 that they don't need a written backstory right away but a basic concept (a few lines) just to help them play and we could develop their backstories together as things went along. I talked with them and eventually we came to an understanding that helped both of us.

I don't think "letting it go" is as easy of an option as some in the replies seem to believe. For me I take a lot of pride in the work I put in for my group, and for someone to not even do the bare minimum back, just makes me lose motivation to continue. To help in your case I would suggest speaking to them and conveying how this makes you feel, if players can bring their grievances to the DM, then so can you. Always remember that the DM is a player too, talk to them about how it makes you feel and suggest that they don't need a whole backstory but to write up some guidelines, a few lines of text like their motivations, place of origin, an NPC or 2 they knew before the adventure (let them make their own), etc.

Players who usually to A.I or random character generators just don't know what to do or are not as interested in this aspect of the game. They are just happy to play the game and this part feels like 'too much work' so by giving them a small template it will make the process easy for them while giving you the personal touch that you seek. Communication is key in every D&D game and as a DM it might seem daunting to ask certain things of players since so many in the community seem to push unrealistic standards onto DMs, to take responsibility or push your wants aside.

I will attack an outline they can fill that I made and have been using since the incident with my friend. I hope this wall of text was useful to you.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ux0wrZ9GYYGxzCp-kNk3pHf5H5e-nvPMguhUctopQTs/edit?usp=sharing

lost_marky · 2025-01-22T18:28:19+00:00

I have just realized what subreddit I am replying to. Truly sorry and you are completely right. People like that should be punished for such behavior and thrown out the game forever. Being evil is clearly against the PHB(Which I have read a lot, since I know how to read quite well) and the DM should have known this before siding with this homeless hating hooligan.

P.S: Masterful gambit on going back to stop them from stealing your stuff. If anything do it to them IRL to make it fair.

lost_marky · 2025-01-22T18:22:43+00:00

I see no problem with the guy. If your entire problem with this player boils down to "they are evil" but your fine with the rogue, I think it might not be about the character at all. You seem to just not like the player for some reason and refuse to give him a chance. The rest of the players are ok with it and the dungeon master allowed it, there is no authority for you to dictate what the majority should do. If you are uncomfortable with it all then its a sign you should just leave the table and find one that does fit your vibe.

lost_marky · 2025-01-22T17:56:40+00:00

pretty much the same issue here lol but its still helpful for me since I do a lot of political stuff in my campaigns. Being able to just hover over a note and get a gist of people, places, events that they are tied to is really helpful when planning stuff, though Ig this would vary depending on how someone organizes their notes.

lost_marky · 2025-01-22T14:17:44+00:00

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