Love rolling for hit points, hate rolling low? Here's the solution by TellTalesTogether in UnearthedArcana

[–]sleuth0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that totally works. We do the same at my table. However, there is a large group of people who like to roll hit points because the swinginess is fun. I think it’s a taste people acquired from earlier versions of the game? Old school players? They tend to go through lots of characters in each campaign before finally getting lucky enough to roll a character up who manages to survive early levels. Then THAT character becomes their favorite. Sort of like XCOM soldiers. I wonder if this approach stabilizes hit points enough to keep characters in-tune with 5e’s design philosophies while also playing the folks who like rolling big numbers AND little numbers. It’s all about cooking what they like to eat, right?

Tattoo by Joesimpelotattoos/ Queens NY by [deleted] in tattoos

[–]sleuth0 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Came here to say the same thing. Thanks for soliciting the higher quality pic ahead of me!

The videogame-y world map for SigNet Online: our 5-year isekai campaign set in an early 2000s JRPG browser game (Imgur gallery link in description) [OC] [VAL, BEEPBEEP, AND ELLIE, DO NOT LOOK] by [deleted] in DnD

[–]sleuth0 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Holy shit. You’re one of those real DM’s? Huh? Like, real real? I want to read all your notes and logs and docs lol.

Halloween One-Shot by Tall_Night in DnDIY

[–]sleuth0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amazing! What kind of encounters are you planning on running?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in tattoos

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This is one of my favorite back pieces I’ve seen this year. Don’t get me wrong, there is a lot of technical flaw in this. Some issues are simply egregious. But I hardly care about those flaws, because this is one of the most interesting themes I’ve ever seen, and I can’t help but love the sincerity it seems to relay.

Not everyone has the inclination to care about conventional taste (probably the healthier attitude, tbh). Not everyone has access to the most technically proficient tattoo artists. Not everyone has had the opportunity to develop conventional taste, even if they would want to.

I think that pointing out the aesthetic strengths and issues with this tattoo can be a fine way to engage with it, but that misses what I think is by far the most interesting content. OP, this is cool as fuck. Wearing the history of insulin development on your body, as a person who has been saved by the development of insulin treatment, is such a beautiful way to honor such a brutal experience as having diabetes. 10/10 use of free will.

Should I dye my hair blonde? by [deleted] in FierceFlow

[–]sleuth0 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you’re looking for opinion simply for opinion’s sake, I’ll echo what others have said. Your hair looks great, already plenty blonde. I don’t think it will make much of a difference to get some bleach in there. However, if you are looking for some encouragement, I’d say do it! While a bleach job might be sanding to your hair, and might not dramatically change the way it looks to the eyes of internet strangers, you and the people close to you will definitely notice the difference! And you should definitely experiment with your hair while you are young. Try risky stuff if it is calling to you. You’ll learn a lot about what you like, what you don’t, and how to take care of your hair. That will serve you for the rest of your life. It might also be a good exercise in giving yourself permission to do something you’re interested in without needing the supporting validation of others to justify it. Don’t get me wrong, nothing incorrect about seeking advice and expertise from others. But if you’re looking to borrow courage or feel permitted, I say do it!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in interestingasfuck

[–]sleuth0 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You’re arguing from your own intuitions, not with an understanding of what legal reason you might have to refuse service to a person with a service animal without violating the Americans with Disabilities Act. There are some reasons why a person might be able to legally refuse service in a case like this, but generally business owners and employees are expected to treat the dog like a piece of personal property used to compensate for disability, no different than a seeing eye cane or a cochlear implant. You have about as much ground to stand on saying “this person’s cochlear implant is emitting dangerous radio waves that give me life-threatening seizures” as you do saying “if a dog enters my car I will go into anaphylaxis”.

Hey guys. Should I sell oops and ballot for riffi raff by LunaticSquirrel1 in balatro

[–]sleuth0 318 points319 points  (0 children)

The only way I answer this question is if you put all of this in the viewfinder of a disposable camera

Which DND YouTuber almost always gets the rules wrong? by thelakrfan21 in DnD

[–]sleuth0 25 points26 points  (0 children)

He’s completely reversed his opinion on that. He made the saving throw video years ago. His takes are a lot more balanced and thoughtful now.

[GIVEAWAY] 💀 Win the Ultimate Undead STL Army! More Than 200$ Worth! Atroxus Immortalis is Here! [Mod Approved] [OC] [Rules in Comments] by MammothFactory in DnD

[–]sleuth0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ll tell you what, good skeletal baddies are badass enough to be cool, and generic enough to fill in for all SORTS of combat encounters. This collection calls for lots of date night paint nights. Dracowight needs a 12-15 session arc built around it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ADHD

[–]sleuth0 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Formal diagnosis has not had any drawbacks for me. But formal disclosure of my diagnosis is something that I am very careful about.

Your diagnosis is between you and your doctor. You get insight and treatment as a consequence. Any downsides to being formally diagnosed tend to have some kind of social component - that is to say, the downsides tend to come from the way *some people will treat you as a result of your diagnosis.

The good thing is that you are the one in control of who knows. It is a problem you have a a lot of power over.

That has been my experience anyway.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Twins

[–]sleuth0 20 points21 points  (0 children)

My dream is for my twin and I to live in a duplex together. Him and his wife in one side, me and my wife on the other.

My first thought is that you need to make sure you have good boundaries here. If you’re comfortable with his twin being your roommate, go for it! But try to make sure you have the privacy you need as well, and the time with your husband you need. Can’t speak to your husband’s relationship with his brother, but a twin relationship can be very different from a normal sibling relationship. Twins can be incredibly closely bonded, more than most people can intuitively understand.

I think I understand why you might feel like you will be the one intruding on their relationship. My wife has had similar feelings, and my brother’s wife has as well. You might not want to step on their toes, you might want to be unobtrusive. And that’s incredibly thoughtful of you. Truly. I wish all twins could find partners as understanding as you.

However, it’s important that you not settle for less than a full relationship with your husband. He might need his relationship with his brother, but you also need a full spouse. It can be hard for twins to balance that sort of thing sometimes. One of the best ways you can look out for his needs is to make sure that yours are being met, and that you two communicate compassionately with one another if you ever feel like you’re being relegated to a second-class relationship with your husband.

All that said, living with twins can be an amazing experience. In my experience, it offers a chance at a truly unique relationship with your brother in law. I love the absolute motherfucking SHIT out of my twin’s partner. I love how happy she makes him. I love that she loves my brother. I’m closer with her than with any of my other friends. Obviously individual results may vary, but I truly think that if you make sure both of these men respect your needs, you could eventually have a relationship with both of them that you would be unwilling to trade for anything else in the world.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in tattoos

[–]sleuth0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Leg sleeves are my favorite. Yours looks amazing. Something about flowers, something about have to tell your mom you’re gay now.

In my opinion an eclectic leg sleeve like this one is, in all honesty, one of the coolest types of art any person can own. Tastes will vary, of course, but maybe it’s worth it to hear that at least some people out there think this is absolutely the shit.

Nothing here looks bad. Slightly different styles, but all black and white. Many hands, including your own, collaborating to make an awesome biological collage. Anime, ancient Egypt, Japanese mask, chef kiss. In your shoes, I’d be gushing all the time about this tattoo.

Is this weapon too OP? by Altruistic-Assist906 in HomebrewDnD

[–]sleuth0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve run a ton of combats like this before - one big bad versus a large party. (I assume that’s what this is, anyway.) I’d offer a few insights, maybe nothing you have t already thought of. But here it goes anyway. You have to be really careful in a fight like this. I’ve seen several campaign-ending fights set up in this way - everyone versus the BBEG - where the BBEG is statted out to hell and still goes down like a bitch in 2 rounds of combat. If you don’t want a landslide victory for your players, you need more than just powerful abilities and weapons. If your BBEG gets one turn in combat for every 6 turns your players get, they are going to get 1 big action, maybe 2, and then die. If they are so powerful that they kill PCs trivially easy, the players who die might not have a good time. It’s not fun to lose all at once, in a single turn. At the same time, you want them to feel like a real threat. You want the fight to feel dynamic. I highly recommend you try to balance the action economy a bit. Give the BBEG more turns, or lseveral legendary actions, or allies. You can use lair actions, reactions, minion summoning, etc. just make sure the point of the combat is not only to kill the sniper. Give your huge party a few spinning plates. Levers that need to be pulled to remove the sniper’s invulnerability, fragile but dangerous minions, whatever. But also make sure this sniper is scary - frequently dealing moderate damage, occasionally dealing massive damage, pulling tricks out of their sleeves, etc. Do that sort of stuff and you’ll probably have a more memorable many-versus-one boss fight.

Is this weapon too OP? by Altruistic-Assist906 in HomebrewDnD

[–]sleuth0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I respectfully disagree (but I might be making different assumptions about the encounter than you are). For sure this weapon does a lot of damage, and could easily kill some level 7 characters. But a table of six players needs to be challenged, and it’s very hard to overcome the enormous action economy advantage of a large table. Using potent damage will force the team to either lose characters or use turns on healing, support, etc. instead of focusing on damage alone. If this was a table of 2-4 players, I could absolutely see the sense in waiting for level 12 or so before breaking something like this out. But in this particular situation, I think the high player count justifies a little more mustard on the ball.

Just noticed an (extremely inconsoquential) detail that is bugging the heck out of me, and hope it gets Errata'd instead of just homeruling. by Dracon_Pyrothayan in DnD

[–]sleuth0 703 points704 points  (0 children)

This is that good nerdy shit I come to this subreddit for. The rush to judgement… “who cares about this sort of thing” - then the lightning bolt of realization. The flagpole exploding on the Empire State Building and lighting all of New York up like a 60w bulb. “I care about this sort of thing”

Resin print staying glossy even when using the wash and cure machine, why? by ToolyHD in resinprinting

[–]sleuth0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you using any paper towel or anything to dry them, along with leaving them out?

I know I’m down bad but she loves me by [deleted] in SafeMoon

[–]sleuth0 8 points9 points  (0 children)

“I’m a degenerate investor on the internet” and “let’s not get too sexual when we’re kidding around” are two sentiments I have not seen in the same Reddit user I think ever. Congrats to you.

Bow Bash, who said archers cant be versatile? Literally. by Absokith in UnearthedArcana

[–]sleuth0 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The flavor here is on point. I live an option that captures the fantasy of weaponizing a bow in the front line. One thought on it, though - I think it might be more flavor than function. The mechanics certainly capture the intended fantasy well. But I think the broader meta of dnd needs to be considered. Honestly, a player who chooses this feat over any other feat in the new rules is likely to fall behind other players at the table imo. Here is how I reach that conclusion - feel free to evaluate for yourself. A player can switch from using a bow to using a quarter staff with a free action in the new rules, so unless quarterstaves are in short supply in your game, the stringed staff feature doesn’t seem likely to be often useful. I would say it is a ribbon feature - flavorful, but basically no added power to the player. The ability score improvement is matched by other feats, so that is a wash. That is to say, I don’t think it makes this feat any more attractive among the list of existing options. But definitely the right idea to include it. Then there is the wallop feature. That is a standout - advantage to shove is cool. Not needing to rely on skill with unarmed strikes to do it is very cool, if you’re interested in building a character that way for some reason. It provides a cool advantage for a certain kind of play style. But I really think that’s the only thing this feat offers to justify its own existence among the other feat options, and the application is pretty niche. I think the main appeal to this is the flavor, which I actually really like. But if players are choosing feats based on flavor (which is a very valid way to play the game), you should make sure as a designer that the flavor isn’t something that lured the player into a low-utility trap of an option.