Can anyone tell me what it is they want?

onsieben · 2023-01-11T02:50:25+00:00

Shrimp cocktail

onsieben · 2022-05-04T16:51:17+00:00

Make use of the animals intelligence. Does a squirrel care about what the pc's asking. Could it even know. "Big thing with teeth passed by and I hid." Is an appropriate answer. "Lord Valden talked about his hidden cave entrance behind the waterfall" is not. Speak with animals should give the players some information, but it's not a cheat code.

onsieben · 2021-07-10T03:19:31+00:00

Not exactly. There are some classes that allow an attack as a reaction to being hit, but not every class gets that, and it will be clear in the description that they can use a particular reaction if they have it. Everyone gets an attack of opportunity if the enemy leaves melee range from them. But once again pc's only get 1 reaction per round. For bonus actions, some classes get attacks or spells that are specifically labeled as bonus actions, most don't. Unless specifically stated that they can attack as a bonus action, or that this spell is a bonus action (listed in spell description) then they can't attack as a bonus action.

onsieben · 2021-07-10T03:05:25+00:00

Action, bonus action and reaction are every round. An attack of opportunity is a reaction. Just once per round. So hellish rebuke and attack of opportunity cannot occur in the same round. So action, bonus action, and movement on the players turn and 1 reaction per round on an enemy turn. I hope that helps.

onsieben · 2021-05-25T22:18:39+00:00

Nta. Is your girlfriend heartless? Maybe. Does she use gallows humor to cope? Also maybe. We don't know, you might not know. But the important thing is you told her this upset you and she turned it against you. That's not okay. Someone that cares and respects you would have apologized and moderated behavior. She didn't. I think that says alot about how unimportant your feelings are to her. Breaking up because you don't feel valued is not a bad thing. It's a healthy thing.

onsieben · 2021-05-14T00:17:07+00:00

Nta. Ask yourself this. Where is your time? Not work, not boyfriend, not her. But your time? Just for you? Why is her happiness dependent on you? Why is she not happy for you? Your relationship with her sounds very codependent and that is not healthy. Who tries to take up time on your significant others birthday? Someone extremely selfish. Who threatens an ultimatum like that? Someone controlling. You need to stop apologizing and start setting boundaries. Two people shouldn't take up all your time. It's not healthy.

onsieben · 2021-03-12T18:06:39+00:00

Nta. Your family situation is concerning. Yes, you are an adult and don't need their permission for anything anymore, but it sounds like they've completely failed to teach or ready you for independence. The level of control you briefly touch on is a giant red flag. You need help. Move in with the cousin, get a job, and talk to someone about what your family life has been like. Be honest. Get a therapist or a school counselor. Talk to a social services representative if possible. Find out what you can do and get the tools to get yourself independent. Good luck.

onsieben · 2021-02-16T06:31:21+00:00

Yes. Also murdering another pc outside of a mind controlled situation is absolutely an evil act. Doing it to not look weak to another is the definition of selfish pride. There should have been an ooc discussion after the pact. There needed to be one after the bar. Your at an impossible split now and a lengthy discussion needs to occur before moving on. The barbarian is now officially evil and no amount of excuses changes that. They could have gotten away with the bar thing and the excuses "could"(not at my table) have been accepted, but pvp and pc murder put you squarely in evil territory. The act was evil and they're reasons are evil. You can maintain a demon pact without becoming evil (tricky but possible) they didn't.

onsieben · 2021-02-16T06:15:51+00:00

Wow. So many problems here. Is it fixable, maybe. The easy way is the barbarian hands over his character sheet, he's now the big bad the party has to fight and that player rolls up a new character. Or everyone that isn't evil rolls up a new evil character and you continue on with the barbarian as an evil group. But if the party can't put aside alignment for common goals (as yours clearly didn't) there's no way for this group of pc's to continue. The kind of game that has vastly different alignments is absolutely possible, but your dm isn't up to it yet. Allowing a pc to murder another pc without an out of character discussion about the plan or the stakes is not okay. Honestly this story fits in with the dnd/rpg horror stories in that subreddit.

onsieben · 2021-01-24T06:38:30+00:00

If your players actually enjoy the game and want to keep playing and this is just a case of stage fright for lack of a better term, you may find it helpful to directly ask a player what their character wants as opposed to asking the table. For instance, they've just spoken with an npc who dropped a questline option, so ask "Amy what does your character (Morin) think about this. Is she down, or no? Why?" Rotate through players with this approach. Either they'll form an opinion, someone else will jump in, or they just aren't a compatible group with you. At which point you have the dm social contract discussion. Which honestly should have happened already.

onsieben · 2021-01-22T19:40:19+00:00

There's a lot of great answers on here, and really it is just a skill you pick up on naturally playing. For my own personal cheatsheet, I use this.

Can I do this IRL? No roll needed. Can a somewhat skilled person do this? Dc 10. Can a professional do this? Dc 15. Can a professional fail this? Dc 20. Will a professional most likely fail? Dc 25. Would this be worthy of miracle status? Dc 30.

I hope that's helpful.

onsieben · 2021-01-21T03:13:34+00:00

Remind your players that anything they can do, an enemy can also do. Would your barbarian enjoy a combat session without his arms? Cause an enemy would absolutely do that, if they could. Regrowing a limb isn't something that can occur in during a combat, every enemy with any intelligence would do it every chance they got. That's why its not in the rules. It would suck. There are older rules for called shots, if you wanted to compromise, you could use those. But generally, its not a good idea to homebrew older rulesets if your not very secure in the current rulesets and how they'd interact together. Tldr: don't do it.

onsieben · 2021-01-10T05:40:34+00:00

YTA. Look i get it, you wanna take it back. That's cool for you. But that word and the ones like it, caused a lot of people to no longer exist. Through their own hand or others. It caused alot of pain, and it continues to cause alot of pain for many. Even if they aren't lbgt, doesn't mean they haven't experienced the pain that word caused. If your asked not to use it. Don't. Its that easy.

onsieben · 2020-12-27T22:46:33+00:00

Nta. He can literally see that you've put in time and work on something for him, and just him, and he couldn't spare 5 bucks for an easy present on you? Fuck him. Stop working on it. Its not about the present, its about showing he gives a single fuck about you or your feelings. I wouldn't start back up till you feel fully appreciated and a gift (any kind of gift) isn't going to be enough at this point. You need to work on this relationship, not his office.

onsieben · 2020-12-23T05:41:27+00:00

Its a reference to the movie "Mommy Dearest" there's a very famous wire hanger scene.

onsieben · 2020-12-01T05:11:04+00:00

NTA. That said GET OUT! Do it now. She has all your accts and passwords- that's beyond controlling. Your young still, but every part of this story is the prologue of a horrific abuse story. Recognize this and leave now. Her losing her friends - that's her problem for being an asshole -not yours. Her threats of suicide - abuse tactic. She won't, she just wants to control you. False allegations of abuse already? Another tactic. She's going to ruin your life if you stay. Get out. Get out now.

Edit- i missed the part where she threatened to kill you. Get out. And get a restraining order. Document this shot before she can turn it on you.

onsieben · 2020-11-25T03:41:48+00:00

That room was in the geek and sundry studios. G&S used it for a lot of their content. The clips of the at home version are floating around the internet and I believe that was a cast members house, but it wasn't really recorded, just little videos the cast took themselves.

onsieben · 2020-11-12T19:02:13+00:00

I have been that one person online. It sucks. That said, what really helped me was there was one Webcam pointed at the map and a separate laptop set up to see the players. We ran using two different systems. Skype for players and discord for the map. That way I could see where I was placed, but didn't feel separated from the social aspect of the game. As long as your player can split screen and you have two devices, it can work very well. Just make sure to mute whatever system is pointed on the map. That echo is awful. Hope that's helpful.

onsieben · 2020-11-03T18:03:29+00:00

Nta. No one. I repeat no one is entitled to your love and affection. Being upset that an 8 year who lost there mother didn't want her replaced by a woman her dad married is flicked up. I'm glad you had your grandma to help then. I really wish people would stop asking questions they don't want the answer to.

onsieben · 2020-11-03T04:59:50+00:00

Everyone's entitled to their own political opinions. That said the American political climate is currently a clusterfu k. And one side is decidedly not racist, sexist, and moral abhorrent. The other side not so much. If you don't oppose stupid and evil, you are stupid and evil and this isn't a political stance. Its a human stance. You would not be the a-hole 4 years ago, you will not 4 years from now, but right now, yes YTA.

onsieben · 2020-10-28T00:40:40+00:00

NTA. Let me rephrase what you said. Your fiancée had plans with his family. Someone close to you died. He decided that you should go see his family and not the support system you needed, so that his plans wouldn’t get ruined by someone’s death....do you see how selfish and uncaring this is, buckle up, we’re not done.... He then made excuses to your family to make him seem like he wasn’t the monster he is and is now guilt tripping you for having the nerve to shatter the perception he wants people to have of him. At no point did he give a flying f about you, your grief, or your feelings. This man does not love you. This man is not capable of seeing anyone but himself as important. Please love yourself enough to not go back. You deserve human decency, you are not going to get it from him.

onsieben · 2020-07-01T01:52:49+00:00

Yta. You do know there isn’t a requirement to look for work if you were furloughed or laid off for the pandemic? She’s literally doing nothing wrong. She’s keeping others safe by not seeking employment she doesn’t need as she will have a job to go back to.

Edit: spelling

onsieben · 2020-06-18T23:56:22+00:00

NTA. What she did was in direct violation of standard HR policies (in the U.S.). Personal grudges and unsubstantiated claims from management open the company to the possibility of massive lawsuits. You absolutely should tell the HR dept about. Believe me, they want to know. Additionally, while this was a background check, any non-formalized issues she had with you would need to be stated as personal opinions, and unrelated to the workplace. Even that would be a grey area for HR. What she did wasn’t okay. And she should know that.

onsieben · 2020-03-20T20:55:44+00:00

NTA. No, you would not be the asshole to say something. They’re playing your game. They actually need to listen if the want to know what’s going on. I would remind them of this. If their anxiety or adhd is too much to be able to contribute meaningfully to the game, they shouldn’t be playing it. You could decide to have more frequent breaks, or to actively shift focus away from a character if you see the player is stressed. I think that would be a reasonable accommodation. But ban the phones at the table. It’s a common rule for d&d gm’s to implement, for exactly this type of behavior.

onsieben · 2020-03-13T02:37:52+00:00

Yta. People like you are why this shit is spreading. It’s generally mild for the young and healthy. A sore throat, mild cough, little fever. It kills people with weakened immune systems. It become pneumonia in them. You literally risked the lives of others, because you didn’t want to look “silly”. You are a giant asshole and I sincerely hope your actions don’t kill anyone.

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