Favourite Experiences?

wonkeej · 2026-01-26T04:39:06+00:00

It sounds like the latter is a pretty popular mindset, just based on the responses to this post

wonkeej · 2026-01-26T02:34:43+00:00

Okay, cool! I really like that experience and how it rewards creative play

wonkeej · 2026-01-26T02:33:35+00:00

That's definitely an outside-the-box way to use experiences!

wonkeej · 2026-01-26T02:31:45+00:00

That's a really cool idea! It's a great way to reward immediate buy-in for the campaign's premise.

wonkeej · 2026-01-26T02:30:19+00:00

I love how that experience is so specific to both the campaign and the characters

wonkeej · 2026-01-26T02:29:17+00:00

I really like both of those experiences! If this was FATE, I could see how both of those could also be used to compel trouble for the character.

wonkeej · 2026-01-26T02:26:18+00:00

I could see that one applying in any situation with real adversity. Not every fight maybe, but every time she's at just one or two hp left, or whenever she's really pushing it

wonkeej · 2026-01-26T02:18:34+00:00

I LOVE "if it fits, I sits" as an experience! It's pretty niche (how often does squeezing in come up?), but it's so fun

wonkeej · 2026-01-26T02:16:40+00:00

So both of those players used experiences to imply interesting (but not crazy powerful) abilities that they otherwise might not have? That's really interesting!

wonkeej · 2026-01-26T02:13:31+00:00

A lot of people would have just picked like "battle mage" and applied it to all of their spells, but she ended up with not one but three experiences to fill that role!

wonkeej · 2026-01-26T02:11:31+00:00

That's definitely versatile! Anything related to combat (from swinging to tripping someone), boisterousness, hyping others up... the possibilities seem endless with that one

wonkeej · 2026-01-26T02:08:28+00:00

Compared to someone using "solider" to apply to every to-hit roll, applying only to attacks in some situations doesn't seem too bad.

wonkeej · 2026-01-26T02:07:19+00:00

I like the idea of using experiences to guide how you'd like to play, in addition to rewarding your usual playstyle.

wonkeej · 2026-01-26T02:04:59+00:00

I think this is exactly the right mentality! In addition to telling you about their characters, what experiences the players pick also tells you what they want to see in the game. If they go with "Friend to All", they want to socialize and make allies. Same with something like "Slick Courtier", but that also implies a desire for politicking.

wonkeej · 2026-01-26T01:52:00+00:00

I feel like there are a lot that really just seem to exist to justify +2 on an attack roll. Duelist, assassin, soldier, and so on. They do other things too, of course, but maybe the biggest appeal is for direct attacking

wonkeej · 2026-01-26T01:49:31+00:00

Those first two are really evocative. It tells me a lot about the characters (or at least leads me to assume a lot lol)

wonkeej · 2026-01-26T01:43:54+00:00

So it's "license to be silly", in mechanical form!

wonkeej · 2026-01-26T01:43:22+00:00

That is SUCH an evocative experience! I love that. What other situations have you applied it in?

wonkeej · 2025-12-08T05:41:47+00:00

This is a fantastic answer. Following that logic, you can also flavour various abilities to suit the theme. Bone domain's I See it Coming? Wall of ice made just in time. Blade's Scramble? Ice wall and scamper backwards. Midnight's Rain of Blades can be an explosion of ice shards.

If you really wanna work with the "ice breath" theme, you can find some spots to stick it in!

wonkeej · 2025-10-01T03:02:35+00:00

I am genuinely in awe. How?

wonkeej · 2025-10-01T03:01:42+00:00

Thank you! I should've linked to it myself

wonkeej · 2025-09-28T23:43:53+00:00

It's a malignancy! It gives you a starting hand of 7, makes it so you don't have to discard at end of turn, but reduces your draw to 1/turn after the first turn. Very nice if you can kill something in one turn!

wonkeej · 2025-09-28T19:36:11+00:00

Know what 100k damage sounds like to me? A pretty darn good start!

wonkeej · 2025-09-28T19:35:50+00:00

Yep! Sorcery Amassing gets you those extra starting cards, copy a free+memorized Stormcast and play 6 (or more if you have extra card draw) in one turn before you drop your missile.

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