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SettingSun posted:That's really on the barbarian if he's throwing around a weapon that will abandon him the second it's picked up by someone it likes better. Rick posted:Wave is a real jerk. The Barbarian and DM really played it up, it was great. Barb: "I thought we had something special!" Wave: "This is just how it is, lad. I need someone with more punch behind my thrusts, who strikes true and understands my needs better." Barb: "We fought a kraken together! We tore it apart like it was nothing!" Wave: "And then when we ran into those demon-worshiping abominations, what did you do?" Barb: "Is this about Biggie?" Wave: "That... thing is a heretic of the worst kind, and its entire race should be wiped out from this world." Barb: "Not Biggie, he's my best friend! He's a great guy, look at him!" Biggie: *stares with creepy, unexpressive fish eyes* Biggie, as I found out, was a Kuo-toa the Barbarian 'befriended' and had adopted as a sidekick. Paladin: "I feel a little at a loss right now..." Wave: "Don't mind the scaly fool, lass. We're a team now, you and I." Barb: "Wave, you backstabbing son-of-a-bitch, I should've left you to rot inside that dungeon." Paladin: "Maybe if you could explain the situation, I could-" Barb: "Oh you shut up, you floozy." Paladin: "...Excuse me?" Barb: "Who waltzes into dungeon dressed like that, huh?" Paladin: "They took away my equipment! It's-" Barb: "Hah, yeah, I bet that's what you tell everyone! Earning other adventurers sympathy just so you can get your hands on their hard-earned magical artifacts, huh? Luring Wave away with your womanly guile and athletic physique?" Paladin: "...over there, I think..." Barb: "That's right, you think long and hard about what you did! Come Biggie, we don't need Wave anymore." Biggie: *oblivious fish noises*
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Control Volume posted:Is there history behind this monsterenvy guy beyond just stanning for this game and being wrong all the time? Because right now you all look like a bunch of psychos. quote:A better analogy would be if someone walks into a championship tournament, says "GEE I THINK I MAY HAVE TRANSCENDED THE UNDERSTANDING OF SOME OF YOU GRANDMASTERS HERE, WANT TO JOIN MY NEW SCHOOL OF CHESS STRATEGY?", then loses by scholar's mate twice in the first round.
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# ? Sep 11, 2018 18:01 |
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It never gets old no matter how many times I read it.
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# ? Sep 11, 2018 18:10 |
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That seems like a really bizarre analogy that isnt helping your case here
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# ? Sep 11, 2018 18:12 |
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If you get into a three hour debate with a [checking notes] ugly retard about the rules of chess or whatever, and this spirals into a deeply personal hatred over an extended length of time, it doesnt speak well to your own character
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# ? Sep 11, 2018 18:14 |
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No, this thread is psychotic and grognardy. Do not worry about it.
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# ? Sep 11, 2018 18:17 |
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Don't throw your magic weapons, folks
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# ? Sep 11, 2018 18:23 |
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mastershakeman posted:Don't throw your magic weapons, folks Though this is taking (the lack of) 'Magical thrown weapons come back after you throw them' to a whole new level. Section Z fucked around with this message at 18:36 on Sep 11, 2018 |
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Section Z posted:It hurts so much how true this is with thrown weapons in 5th ed. But would it count as a ranged weapon attack
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# ? Sep 11, 2018 18:34 |
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ritorix posted:But would it count as a ranged weapon attack Do you mean a weapon attack with a ranged weapon or a ranged attack with a weapon?
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# ? Sep 11, 2018 18:57 |
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This thread is roughly equal parts useful critiques and discussion of the 5e rules and print campaigns, charop or DM advice, and poop. Just don’t touch the poop and you’re fine. Had session one of Dragon Heist last night. I finally made a Drow shadow sorc PC to go faction agent with the handsome hat-wearing boy on the front cover. I’ll probably dip hexblade 2/3 after getting fireball. We’re going straight into the undermountain book after and it’s weird thinking this char might actually make it to 20.
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# ? Sep 11, 2018 19:16 |
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Are you playing with the sunlight sensitivity rules for drow? That’s been a stopping block for me, but I can’t figure an angle to pitch to the DM to handwave it away other than “c’mon man, basically all of Breagan D’Aerthe don’t suffer it!”
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# ? Sep 11, 2018 19:21 |
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Kaysette posted:This thread is roughly equal parts useful critiques and discussion of the 5e rules and print campaigns, charop or DM advice, and poop. Just don’t touch the poop and you’re fine. Somewhere, your DM is unconsciously emitting the Jabba chortle
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# ? Sep 11, 2018 19:21 |
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Yeah I just handwave Drow sunlight sensitivity because I'll be damned if my players will be penalized for playing their Hot Topic dreams to their fullest.
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# ? Sep 11, 2018 19:35 |
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koreban posted:Are you playing with the sunlight sensitivity rules for drow? That’s been a stopping block for me, but I can’t figure an angle to pitch to the DM to handwave it away other than “c’mon man, basically all of Breagan D’Aerthe don’t suffer it!” It’s AL so technically yes. I should probably talk to him about this...
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# ? Sep 11, 2018 19:39 |
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Imagined posted:Then why not just use the normal rules and raise the DC instead of inventing a whole new mechanic? It's what I would have done. But I did not make the adventure. It's like the only time that comes up so it's kind of weird. koreban posted:Are you playing with the sunlight sensitivity rules for drow? That’s been a stopping block for me, but I can’t figure an angle to pitch to the DM to handwave it away other than “c’mon man, basically all of Breagan D’Aerthe don’t suffer it!” Well if he goes to Undermountain there is no need to worry. Cause he will never be in the daylight. So long as you stay in doors or go out at night you never really have to worry about Sunlight Sensitivity. Though if you really want to ignore it, I would say go with the (What I believe to be unofficial) Surface Drow. Which is just a Drow without Sunlight Sensitivity, but only 60ft of Darkvision. MonsterEnvy fucked around with this message at 19:57 on Sep 11, 2018 |
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Put on sunglasses, done.
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# ? Sep 11, 2018 20:15 |
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Glagha posted:Put on sunglasses, done. https://twitter.com/ChrisPerkinsDnD/status/842555496900964353 Not an official ruling but I'd rather just roll with the character having a weakness than try to get around it.
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# ? Sep 11, 2018 20:32 |
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I agree with Perkins, the mask is a cool idea. It's interesting to imagine a group of surface-dwelling drow being dressed, in essence, like plague doctors with tinted lenses instead of the hooked beak.
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CeallaSo posted:I agree with Perkins, the mask is a cool idea. It's interesting to imagine a group of surface-dwelling drow being dressed, in essence, like plague doctors with tinted lenses instead of the hooked beak. Yeah, I love that, and it makes infiltrating/impersonating them a nice potential mission
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# ? Sep 11, 2018 21:17 |
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I am actually surprised at Perkins, I thought he was better than most of the people at WotC. Perhaps 5e doesn't have such an item, but there were Smoked Glasses in previous editions that negated the Sunlight Sensitivity. Which suggests that it was not an allergic reaction at all.
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# ? Sep 11, 2018 21:22 |
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Glagha posted:Put on sunglasses, done. The way sunlight sensitivity reads, if the player character *or* the creature it targets is in full sunlight, you’re at disadvantage. Undermountain obviously wouldn’t be an issue, but a good chunk of W:DH is in the city proper, so roaming around town during the day is probably going to be a thing. We could narratively choose to pursue activities at night, which is another solution to the issue. It’s less problematic being a city campaign adventure than your standard roaming the countryside jaunts.
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# ? Sep 11, 2018 21:34 |
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Ryuujin posted:I am actually surprised at Perkins, I thought he was better than most of the people at WotC. Perhaps 5e doesn't have such an item, but there were Smoked Glasses in previous editions that negated the Sunlight Sensitivity. Which suggests that it was not an allergic reaction at all. Maybe drow are different in 5e? If you can't do a cool idea because they did it differently 10 years ago, isn't that a much bigger problem than a lack of consistency?
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# ? Sep 11, 2018 21:43 |
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The idea of a plague doctor masked drow sounds awesome and I might play one in my next campaign. At worst, it sounds like a wicked cool story hook.
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# ? Sep 11, 2018 21:43 |
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I had them wear, like, baggier beekeeping uniforms with full facemasks in the drow intelligence agency oneshot I did.
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# ? Sep 11, 2018 21:48 |
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The mask idea is cool, a shame it came from WotC's refusal to understand that drow are a popular race for aesthetic reasons and their need to punish players who want to play as them.
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# ? Sep 11, 2018 21:55 |
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ProfessorCirno posted:The mask idea is cool, a shame it came from WotC's refusal to understand that drow are a popular race for aesthetic reasons and their need to punish players who want to play as them. But Professor, you don't understand, we have to maintain the sanctity of the canon. If we make it so that drow don't eat poo poo when the lights are on today, where will we be tomorrow? Dwarves without beards? Campaigns that feature neither a dungeon NOR a dragon? CeallaSo fucked around with this message at 04:46 on Sep 12, 2018 |
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MEEEEAAAAARRRRLLLLSSSSS
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Jeffrey of YOSPOS posted:I had them wear, like, baggier beekeeping uniforms with full facemasks in the drow intelligence agency oneshot I did. They should all dress like the Foot Clan in the first TMNT movie, with their little screen bubbles
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sebmojo posted:If you can't do a cool idea because they did it differently 10 years ago, isn't that a much bigger problem than a lack of consistency? this is 5e's biggest problem in a nutshell, yes
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# ? Sep 11, 2018 22:13 |
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I mean I'm all for characters having difficulties and weaknesses but when a game presents a character option in the primary player facing book with the drawback "you suck hard in like 50% of situations you'll find yourself in" without much gain you've made a mistake. Also if sunlight sensitivity is more than just vision, why does it only effect perception and attacks? I say either ignore it, just roleplay it as sunlight being uncomfortable rather than being to penalize someone for the crime of playing a nonstandard character, or just make the penalty that maybe they can't benefit from rest without shade because they're in a constantly stressful situation that prevents recovery. I dunno, sunlight sensitivity sucks.
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Azhais posted:They should all dress like the Foot Clan in the first TMNT movie, with their little screen bubbles Don't you sully this thread with your legitimately good ideas
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# ? Sep 11, 2018 22:43 |
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Remove sunlight sensitivity. Reduce drow darkvision to 60 feet. Remove other instances of darkvision. Optionally ban drow. There I fixed it. If you wanna go somewhere dark, bring a torch.
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# ? Sep 11, 2018 22:43 |
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Glagha posted:I dunno, sunlight sensitivity sucks. Yeah, I wouldn’t have gone Drow if this was an overland campaign but I know this dude will be under a mountain for the majority of his life so I won’t worry about it too much. I agree that it’s lovely design for only one PHB race to have a massive “gently caress you” without all that much benefit. Jeffrey of YOSPOS posted:Remove sunlight sensitivity. Reduce drow darkvision to 60 feet. Remove other instances of darkvision. Optionally ban drow.
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# ? Sep 11, 2018 22:48 |
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If you have to house rule every problem like that, why not just throw out your entire 5e library, stop playing dnd at all that night, and have a gay orgy with your buds?
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# ? Sep 11, 2018 22:48 |
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Control Volume posted:If you have to house rule every problem like that, why not just throw out your entire 5e library, stop playing dnd at all that night, and have a gay orgy with your buds? I've never had difficulty fitting a gay orgy into the night while still house ruling everything though.
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# ? Sep 11, 2018 22:50 |
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Drizzt clearly paid someone off so he can be a more special boy again and cut down on PC Drow. At least, that's how it comes across seeing GMs who never bother with sunlight weakness when it's ENEMY Drow, but are sure to immediately warn you they will run that weakness into the ground if you mention the idea of playing one yourself. That said? Still not as stupid as "Playable Race Kobolds do not have Darkvision. Why? Uh... Because we feel Darkvision is a Big Deal (until we put out a half dozen more darkvision races later)" in 4th ed. Sunlight weakness is a lore nerd stupid reason. But "gently caress you, your Kobold can't see in the dark." official ruling is a whole other brand of crazy when it comes to racial vision types. (They eventually patched it!... At the cost of gutting shifty So back to ignoring official kobold rules) Section Z fucked around with this message at 22:54 on Sep 11, 2018 |
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Poops Mcgoots posted:I've never had difficulty fitting a gay orgy into the night while still house ruling everything though. Well gee golly maybe some people dont want to have house rule every stupid thing in the systems they play before having a wild kinky romp with their friends
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# ? Sep 11, 2018 22:51 |
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Control Volume posted:If you have to house rule every problem like that, why not just throw out your entire 5e library, stop playing dnd at all that night, and have a gay orgy with your buds? haha, it's funny because not playing d&d and gay sex are both ridiculous inconceivable concepts
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Control Volume posted:If you have to house rule every problem like that, why not just throw out your entire 5e library, stop playing dnd at all that night, and have a gay orgy with your buds? Maybe I will
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