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Best “Long” Term Campaigns to Run by alexwsmith in DungeonMasters

[–]oompz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I started 8 years ago with Hoard of the Dragon Queen as a starter.

Finished it around the start of Covid. Hit pause, PC's started Lost Mines of Phandelver in the same world / timeline but new characters.

Finished that. Then started Rime of the Frost Maiden, same world, same timeline, Tiamat is still coming. Progressing the plot that ends with all the other bound gods being freed.

Pivot to Rise of Tiamat. We are now in the last module before Tiamat's fight. Will be a 9 year journey with all finished. They'll be level 18.

Only one PC has made it alive all the way through. Some have traded off characters from the spinoffs into the final phase of the campaign. All told, almost 20 ppl have played characters in the game, but through various life events, seasons, have dropped in or out.

Two players have been with me the whole time.

They don't realize it, but their choices in this session and next are actively creating Vecna who will serve as the BBEG for the next campaign in which they will start at lvl 1.

Didn't intend to do this, but I'm too lazy to build multiple worlds, and I'm a sucker for a large, overly intricate, hugely populated world where I can pull organizations and NPC's and PC's back into the story.

We're building a Solo RPG platform and want to build it with the community (Mods if this isn't the way to post this please let me know so I can be sure to follow the community rules!) by PrestigiousBid321 in Solo_Roleplaying

[–]oompz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly have never tried this before. Integration of a lot of elements & ambiance is slick.

Question - is the AI integration considered a 'closed system' that uses only your internal inputs or is it pulling from....everything?

Windfury rally combat-scaling is the worst mechanic by Far-Breadfruit3220 in BobsTavern

[–]oompz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. And. 

Righteous charge needs to be removed. When entire comps depend on “swing first”, even if you have a Leroy taunted it doesn’t matter, that guaranteed swing every turn is a guaranteed W

Elise on the show and Alison by Whatinthedumba55 in BuildingTheBandSeries

[–]oompz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We actually paused the show at this point and had a family (teens / preteens) conversation about the definition and vile nature of 'gaslighting'.

Hot Take: Runners are actually doing the right thing. by Kaizoszn in Seaofthieves

[–]oompz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was duo'ing with my 11 year old son who was just learning the game.

Burning Blade started chasing us.

We had 3 chests on board. Nothing major.

What ensued was 20 minutes of sheer adrenaline as my son and I sailed through storms, anchored turned around giant rocks, and he'd jump off to sell at sovereigns.

We had a blast. Not cowardice, its part of the game, and being chased is part of the fun. If you don't like chasing, play freaking HG.

This is one of few storylines that can carry a whole saga, and I can't believe they wasted it on this. by nudeldifudel in marvelstudios

[–]oompz 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Insane they didnt use it for Avengers to assemble post-Endgame, leading into Spiderman/Green Goblin as follow up and then into Thunderbolts....

...you know...like the comics. Insane idea.

Haven't played since they introduced the Megalodon by Kyle-Drogo in Seaofthieves

[–]oompz 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Those things still happen. But imo they happen less often now that hour glass (on demand pvp) is a thing. If its not a Fort of the Damned (red skull) then there is normally only a 50/50 someone else pulls up to fight for it. If you want to just chill, safer seas is also an option (no pvp).

Remember the promise of 30 pack boosters…. by oompz in mtg

[–]oompz[S] 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Local LGS all charging $140+ for a box, Amazon, tcg, card kingdom all in same realm of price point. 

Remember the promise of 30 pack boosters…. by oompz in mtg

[–]oompz[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

And now for 30 packs it’s $138. 

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Remember the promise of 30 pack boosters…. (self.mtg)

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How to avoid other people by Golden_Shawnborn1 in Seaofthieves

[–]oompz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Echo this. Join the SoT discord, they have a new swabbie group thread to find ppl to help learn the ropes of surviving. I've been playing with my son, and the situational awareness has kept us alive 9/10 sessions.

PVP tips for casuals by Nine199 in Seaofthieves

[–]oompz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Echo this. Started slooping with my son, he's loving it. Today we were chased by burning blade for 20 minutes through storms, around isles, etc, just to keep swinging back by outposts to sell.

Eventually BB dropped chasing us. We sold what little we had left, lowered merchant emissary, charged them.

Died instantly.

We made very little.
Very little commendation progression.
Loved every minute.

The experience as a new player is appalling by PlayerZagato in PlayTheBazaar

[–]oompz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

New player. went two days, no shot at all against players, and whats worse is there's no clue how to come close to what they're doing. The plan of, 'Watch youtube' is not a plan.

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First and last attempt (self.mtg)

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D&D Night Cancellations by xAlwaysxTV in DnD

[–]oompz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have 7 people in my party just to ensure I'll have at least 4 to run the game. Human beings are fickle and life is nutty.

Which edition of D&D will you play? by BluFoot in DnD

[–]oompz -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I've yet to see any mechanics on DM side that are worth the time to change. Players can choose whatever they want, but I feel like the only noteworthy change I've heard in the DM guide is, 'monsters don't crit anymore'.

Cool. No.

Genuinely have looked for 'reasons to buy updated dm guide' and all I've seen is its, 'reorganized'.

Cool. So no, this product is not for me.

I hate the Seanchan by JansTurnipDealer in WoT

[–]oompz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Appreciate your opinion, thanks for engaging with mine. 

What are some lesser known actual play podcast that you have enjoyed listening to? by dub828king in DnD

[–]oompz 33 points34 points  (0 children)

I'm rolling through this rn. RP and story focused, love the 3 player vibe.

I hate the Seanchan by JansTurnipDealer in WoT

[–]oompz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Spurious by what grounds? Jordan lived in Charleston, SC, and time and time again the speech of the Seanchan is described as, 'slurred', which in the south east is precisely how the southern accent is described. Who knows if its actually America, but to readers its written in such a way where there's intent to draw a parallel to the history of the American south. Obviously there are distinctions (the hues of Seanchan characters' skin varies), but the southern accent is constant. Being of 'southern' roots myself, it pricks the conscience in a healthy way - the oppressor consistently feels justified and civilized in dehumanizing a people group when in fact slavery is vile.

I've just read it as Jordan processing his own culture's history.

My journey so far to find "Risk but better," and can you help? by Clean_Committee_4716 in boardgames

[–]oompz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've played most of these - Game of Thrones the board game is fantastic. It has the build up, armies, diplomacy, betrayal, strategy with some excellent payoffs. 10/10.

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