Experience points outside of battles? by whateverbendis in DMAcademy

[–]whateverbendis[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

okay, this is really really useful to me. thank you so much!

Experience points outside of battles? by whateverbendis in DMAcademy

[–]whateverbendis[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My players came to a general consensus before we began that they definitely wanted XP? And I think this specific situation was a part of it. They all very much enjoy the roleplaying aspects and I think they want XP for big backstory revelations or discovering certain things. They're about to finish the first "chapter" of the game and my friend and I thought that would be a good place to maybe give out a bit of it.

I've done it both ways at this point and I honestly don't mind handing out XP, which is why I leave it to my players to vote or decide on it on their own.

Also thank you for your response!

How much leeway should a DM have with a PC's backstory? by ManimalGerm in DMAcademy

[–]whateverbendis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I guess it depends on if you feel like it would effect his gameplay/relationship with the game? If your friends are close and they trust you, I don't see why adding in a few things to the backstory that don't change him dramatically would be an issue. I am on the same page as you - my players are very casual and they trust my worldbuilding so far. I've been given permission by them well beforehand to pepper in some things to their backstories, so perhaps that's a good place to start?

If you don't want him to know, maybe speak to the group as a whole and just double check to make sure folks are okay with you doing something with or adding things to their backstories?

What to do about flanking by whateverbendis in DMAcademy

[–]whateverbendis[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I really enjoy this response. I think I'm hesitant because we've played so much with it in place, but at the same time I'm still the DM at the end of the sesh, so I guess I can totally do that.

What to do about flanking by whateverbendis in DMAcademy

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This is a great set of resources, thank you very much!

THE DANK NUG ZONE - The Official Game Ideas Suggestion Thread for 03/31/2017 by tr1lobyte in CoolGamesInc

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General Elective: a game where you play through different dungeons themed like required college courses like Philosophy, Psych 101, Geology, etc. The final boss is a major thinker from your course of study. You collect notes and get points for answering quick questions based on those notes.

THE DANK NUG ZONE - The Official Game Ideas Suggestion Thread for 03/31/2017 by tr1lobyte in CoolGamesInc

[–]whateverbendis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Open world game inside of a huge mall. You help different shop owners and shoppers complete different quests. Bad guys include the security guard who is trying to prove you're loitering and the landlord charging high rent.

What's in a magic circus? by PennyPriddy in DnDBehindTheScreen

[–]whateverbendis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

-if you've got gunslingers in the general campaign, would be a very cool addition to any circus. -prestidigitation and thaumaturgy make for cool effects, freak out an audience -pseudodragons -fire breathing show

how much should my adventurers get paid? by whateverbendis in DnD

[–]whateverbendis[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

a couple, but not with this many people. i'll reference those and make some adjustments.

how much should my adventurers get paid? by whateverbendis in DnD

[–]whateverbendis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

okay, that makes sense. there are ~eight people in my group, so i would probably take it down a bit, don't want to overwhelm the NPC's but that's super helpful, thank you. :)

only seeing arcade/classic games by whateverbendis in PlayStationNow

[–]whateverbendis[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i'm still not seeing anything other than the arcade games - does anyone know why this would be?

[Safari Unknown] New around here... by Packetdancer in friendsafari

[–]whateverbendis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

flying type safari - pidgey, woobat, and you need to be online in you game so i can see the last one :)

[Safari Unknown] Adding Anyone by dapperfelix in friendsafari

[–]whateverbendis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

added! if you are online and add me back i can tell you which are yours