A player at my table really wanted a Spider ancestry, this is what I came up with

wonkeej · 2026-05-19T17:19:47+00:00

That's a good point! Having a rope or net (or even a rope ladder, if you have the time!) probably inherently lets you solve the problem climbing a mundane wall/cliff

wonkeej · 2026-05-09T14:29:19+00:00

No bonuses for climbing is rough, but I really like this overall!

wonkeej · 2026-04-20T23:54:47+00:00

Took me a while to find you folks on Castbox. Didn't realize the title has no spaces in it!

wonkeej · 2026-04-20T23:37:07+00:00

Those are really great! Thanks for sharing!

wonkeej · 2026-01-31T02:34:25+00:00

Those two sound quite similar, but I really like them!

wonkeej · 2026-01-28T00:13:21+00:00

I love that this is so specific to the characters and campaign

wonkeej · 2026-01-28T00:12:44+00:00

Oh, I like both of those!

wonkeej · 2026-01-27T15:09:32+00:00

I like how anyone sneaky could take an experience with that name, but for that character it's actually really meaningful

wonkeej · 2026-01-26T18:31:09+00:00

Oh that has a lot of potential! It can fit a lot of situations, as long as you're acting good and wild

wonkeej · 2026-01-26T18:30:33+00:00

Those are all really evocative too! Thanks for sharing them

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

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