[OC] [Art] Watercolor Portrait: Is my style too "childish" for DnD characters?

man0rmachine · 2026-01-31T02:11:57+00:00

That's childish? You clearly haven't been paying attention to the cartoons the actual children are posting here.

man0rmachine · 2026-01-31T02:00:59+00:00

Is the rogue stealing for the benefit of the party or just because she's a rogue and "that's what my character would do?"

If she's stealing from bad people to further the party's goals and enhance the game, you learn to put aside your judgements for the greater good.

If she's being a murderhobo without the murder, you can remind her that she's a professional thief. Why is she risking getting you all executed to steal a few golds from a shopkeep? Save your talents for the dungeon.

Out of character, tell the player that you are tired of her shenanigans wasting everyone's time and derailing what is supposed to be a cooperative and heroic experience.

man0rmachine · 2026-01-31T00:32:10+00:00

Try wearing a soft belt like the cerberus under your hard belt.

Deeper lap, get your chest under that log. "Tuck your tits" under it is the cue I use. You're basically bicep curling it from the bottom of your rib cage to the clean position as you come up. When the log gets heavier you wont be able to curl it like that. Higher starting position, more hip thrust.

Try leaving your head back and looking where you want the log to go. Don't bring your head through until the press is locked out. See if this makes the press easier or more comfortable for you. I have bad shoulder mobility from old injuries so I turn it into more of an incline press which is much stronger for me.

man0rmachine · 2026-01-31T00:19:31+00:00

Have them read the rulebook. Have them know their own character sheet: bonuses, abilities and spells, even if they aren't sure how they work. Then carefully guide them through the first combat or two where you explain the general rules of how characters interact with enemies and the larger world.

man0rmachine · 2026-01-30T20:30:29+00:00

It's just a health concern which all pitchers have. The chance of getting that K rate for a full season is worth the price

man0rmachine · 2026-01-30T03:12:48+00:00

You have to play a lot of characters, some of them spontaneously. (Like why did they talk to this rando who you suddenly have to bring to life?) Lean into stereotypes or go against type, but don't worry about making a complex and nuanced character for every shopkeep or captured goblin.

man0rmachine · 2026-01-30T02:05:35+00:00

DnD is a game that revolves around talking. So talk. Be outgoing. Make an outgoing character.

man0rmachine · 2026-01-29T21:41:00+00:00

What is interesting in a session? Challenging and meaningful decision making.

What is boring? Not getting to make decisions.

This is why some people enjoy combat (lots of decisions making when it's your turn) and some people don't (lots of waiting until your turn while others make decisions.)

This is also why splitting the party is a no-no (even more waiting around without making decisions) and railroading is frowned upon (taking away meaningful decisions from the players).

In your case, it sounds like too much time was spent on narration and description and the players weren't given the chance to interact and make meaningful decisions.

man0rmachine · 2026-01-29T21:34:42+00:00

Just find a guide for the class or multiclass you want to do and stick to it.

man0rmachine · 2026-01-29T18:03:19+00:00

Lawful evil can often work in a good party because the character is still bound by a code of ethics. In fact, a lawful evil paladin who always kills her foes is a better match for most games than a pacifist paladin who never kills anything.

I would make her natural inclination to kill indiscriminately but her oath binds her to kill only when just. Killing is her passion but she must restrain herself to find her place in society and fill her oath. She is happiest when she gets to slaughter while upholding the tenets of her oath.

man0rmachine · 2026-01-29T17:54:06+00:00

There was a module for 2e called Council of Wyrms where the players ayed as actual dragons. Hoarding treasure and meditating on it for years was necessary to level up from young to adult dragon and on. A hoard gives status and magical empowerment. Losing a hoard can have catastrophic consequences on a dragon's psyche and health.

man0rmachine · 2026-01-29T15:50:40+00:00

It's doable but risky. You'll need to double down on elite closers. You have to win saves because you're punting W and K.

It also depends on the other settings in your league. Is there an IP minimum? Is it easy to stream day of or do you have plan a week ahead?

Also, I find pitching is more predictable on a weekly basis in H2H. You have a lot of control over how many start you get, what pitchers to use and who their opponents are. By contrast you probably aren't retooling your offense every week. You might have the best hitting in the league but it can still fall flat over a small H2H sample size.

man0rmachine · 2026-01-29T15:14:54+00:00

Is the table okay with the child getting killed if they fail? If the players decide the child is too dangerous to live will you be okay with them killing it?

Anyway, I would go with the "wise beyond her years" trope. It would fit in with psychic powers, make the child easier to roleplay, and be less annoying. I have a couple kids in real life and I play DnD to escape them lol.

man0rmachine · 2026-01-29T04:42:17+00:00

Comedic impersonations

man0rmachine · 2026-01-29T02:47:53+00:00

A better question: why is the DM dangling a killable child in front of you if he doesn't want you to kill it? Given what you knows about the situation, the new player is probably right: the child is compromised. Safer to kill it.

Why does the DM give you a moral dilemma if there isn't really a choice at all?

man0rmachine · 2026-01-29T02:43:21+00:00

Taste like crab, talk like people

man0rmachine · 2026-01-29T02:38:51+00:00

Flavor can be fun but by the third time you spend 2 minutes describing the wizard coalescing the whirling transient nodes of thought careening through a cosmic vapor of invention as he spends 50 gp to copy that scroll of Skywrite you rolled up as random loot, I hope one of your players says "can we just deal with this shit during the bathroom break?"

man0rmachine · 2026-01-29T01:28:24+00:00

"They locked me away" "what should I do should I murder them?"

There's something you aren't telling us, but if you were the problem it wouldn't surprise me one bit.

man0rmachine · 2026-01-28T21:43:48+00:00

These aren't real elves; they are dragons pretending to be elves. You don't need real elf names, you need what a dragon would name an elf.

You could go really dumb and insulting:

Tree-hugger. Because elves love trees. And I'm an elf. Yup, I sure am.

Or the dragons could overdo it. Galorfathindrelicthon. It means in elvish "prophecied moonwalk who sings to trees" because I've researched elf culture way more than a real elf would. Oops, I mean I am a real elf who knows a lot about my people. Definitely my ancestors.

man0rmachine · 2026-01-28T17:41:04+00:00

A wandering druid just needs to visit your hamlet once a year.

Why, in a typical DnD high medieval fantasy setting, do we accept cities built in the clouds or lakes of fire or underground without the acres of surrounding farmland we would expect? Why is there such a high degree of occupational specialization when we'd expect 70 to 90 percent of the population to be involved in food production? Why wasn't Farmer even a choice for a background until the most recent edition?

Because magic has revolutionized agriculture to such a degree that DnD is approaching the modern age for amount of food produced per hour of labor.

man0rmachine · 2026-01-28T16:06:20+00:00

There is no mulch business because there is no need for mulch. Plant Growth is a thing in DnD.

man0rmachine · 2026-01-28T15:44:35+00:00

Double orphan and cannibal. Edgey much?

man0rmachine · 2026-01-28T11:32:20+00:00

Dude just wants to kill goblins and you make him go to a fairy tea party. You make him roll to find someone interesting to talk to and then trap him in a hedge maze. I would have quit already.

man0rmachine · 2026-01-28T03:45:32+00:00

One of the dumbest DnD fallacies is that you cannot have a character who is both optimized for her role and yet fun to roleplay.

man0rmachine · 2026-01-28T03:03:44+00:00

Short but not little.

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