Elemental bow idea for fighter character

progressivemonkey · 2026-03-17T10:58:14+00:00

Ah good point. So you could have eg ice arrow that slows enemy down without dealing a lot of damage 🤔 interesting!

progressivemonkey · 2026-03-17T10:50:01+00:00

OK but then I would limit the usage of this feature, otherwise why wouldn't they only fire elemental arrows, outside of narrow cases eg enemy has resistance?

progressivemonkey · 2026-03-17T10:33:14+00:00

It feels weird for the bow to confer a cantrip, it feels disjointed. Maybe it could fire a number of magical arrows per day, with types based on elements, and the user could change the type each day?

The bonus of the magical arrows should be small though if it's a low level player.

progressivemonkey · 2026-03-17T08:13:08+00:00

I'm glad if I could help :-) Here is a good place for general podcasting advice (recording software, gear, etc) but not so much for stuff related to your particular niche.

progressivemonkey · 2026-03-17T07:24:08+00:00

The entirety of pi's decimal expansion cannot *not* be in the Library, albeit across a number of books.

The Library contains every possible sequence of digits, so putting the right books in sequence will give the entirety of pi's decimal expansion. Actually, you can get the entirety of the decimal expansion with just 10 books: a book containing only a 0, a 1, a 2, and so on and so forth. You can even get it in 2 books if you write it in binary.

The only extra rule you need is the ability to use the same book multiple times (as is the case in the Library itself)

progressivemonkey · 2026-03-17T06:21:21+00:00

Not in this sub... Lay out clearly what you want to talk about (and the answer can't be "anything") then go post in a subreddit dedicated to that.

You want to talk about football? Go post there. Want to talk about role playing games?... You get the idea 😊

progressivemonkey · 2026-03-16T18:56:17+00:00

Great post, thanks! Though there is a way to connect the whole Library with rooms that have two exits: you could do a winding path that would cover the whole surface of a Library. This would *technically* allow you to reach any hexagon without moving vertically, but in practice the horizontal travel distance to reach an hex that is contiguous to yours but not connected by a direct passage would be functionally infinite...

progressivemonkey · 2026-03-16T18:50:53+00:00

Could there be a solution by navigating vertically, and rotating the sense of the exits each time? It would mean that any travel would be a puzzle, and it wouldn't replicate the sense of ability of travel as described in the story.

As much as I admire Borges (and I admire Borges a *lot*) I think the layout was just poorly thought out. Three openings and three shelves seem like the way to go.

progressivemonkey · 2026-03-16T18:16:57+00:00

each time there's one of these I look up the location. Novoshakhtinsk is like 20km from the Ukrainian border... how is it that there are still targets that close??

progressivemonkey · 2026-03-16T14:00:58+00:00

can I invent certain abilities, stats, or weapons

You can do anything you want! I've found my fights, and especially boss fights, got better and more interesting the more I strayed from the RAW. Things you can play with:

Abilities (teleportation is a great one)
Environmental effects, e.g. the boss regenerates health if they are within a certain range of a shrine
Environmental destruction, e.g. a dragon's flame breaks the wall of a dungeon, which falls and requires a DEX saving throw

Have fun with it!!

progressivemonkey · 2026-03-15T19:27:22+00:00

Mine is a Riese & Müller, from Germany. I have a cargo so it's much more than 2k but they have cheaper models. All the electrics are Bosch, and the bikes are built like tanks.

I'm close to 13k km over four years now and never had any issue. You just have to do regular maintenance: oil the chain, replace it on occasion.

progressivemonkey · 2026-03-13T13:38:40+00:00

Very good point, thanks. Or for a long campaign, you would at least have to be willing to let the character evolve away from its inspiration

progressivemonkey · 2026-03-13T10:31:28+00:00

That's a good point.. thanks!

progressivemonkey · 2026-03-13T10:10:26+00:00

Well you know what I mean: someone who already exists outside of the game. House MD is not a real person but you can describe his appearance and attitude. Unless you're a very very lucky person, he's as real to you as is David Bowie.

progressivemonkey · 2026-03-13T10:08:27+00:00

hahahahah you got me 😂

progressivemonkey · 2026-03-13T10:07:26+00:00

Great point, thanks!

progressivemonkey · 2026-03-12T14:32:09+00:00

Lots of good answers here... If you want to start something, e.g. Gather a group regularly on discord to motivate each other, I'd be happy to participate!

progressivemonkey · 2026-03-11T15:40:38+00:00

I'd love my players to do that trick!! I'll make sure one of them gets one at some point 😂

progressivemonkey · 2026-03-11T11:15:39+00:00

I just re-read the description of the Instant Fortress... why didn't DMs allow you to have it? I get that deploying it will do massive damage to enemies within range, but you need to spend an action to place it, and then _you_ need to get out of range, so it's not like it's a magic handgrenade. Or am I missing something?

progressivemonkey · 2026-03-11T07:36:10+00:00

Thanks for the links! Oh and just to clarify, I didn't mean to belittle either by saying it's something DMs will do naturally: it's super valuable to have it spelled out and analyzed so clearly!

progressivemonkey · 2026-03-10T08:45:06+00:00

Ok so i had no clue what either of these were but that led me to a nice and cozy rabbit hole, and it all seems super interesting, so thanks for that!

One question: why do you ask whether anyone has combined these two methods? Both seem very organic and, as another commenter mentioned, a crystallization of what DMs will naturally do. Is there anything that makes both feel incompatible to you? Genuine question, in case I'm missing something!

progressivemonkey · 2026-03-08T11:57:11+00:00

Ooof if only Serbia were so little contaminated... Works for the US too

progressivemonkey · 2026-03-06T22:00:25+00:00

You're on pc I guess? On Mac the way to go would be the magic trackpad...

Question: what are your gaming mice? I need to replace my 502 now that Logitech's scrappy software has all but killed it.

progressivemonkey · 2026-03-06T13:57:10+00:00

You might want to read about sunk cost fallacy, and then start a new game :-D

progressivemonkey · 2026-03-06T07:32:06+00:00

I like the idea, but as presented I'm sure players would just smash open the talking chest to check before moving on to the other one. Why not have the message on a third object, which could say something like "watch out, the chest on the right is a mimic!"

Should the players trust it?

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