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for proper Druid inspiration, watch First Reformed (except actually go full eco-terrorist this time)
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I have a CE druid that works fine with the rest of the good-to-neutral group, but just leaves slightly Druidcrafted kudzu seedpods at locations while nobody is looking and leaves them to infest civilized areas. It's a small time thing for an up-and-coming villain. I fully intend, if we get far enough, to relinquish the character as she becomes a full on villain, however.
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May 23, 2019 03:48
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See the thing is I get the bio-terrorist/ nature red in tooth and claw Druid. But really that means you only have 2 different flavours of Druid. It could be "gentle fluffy disney" or full on devouring earth, but they both seem a little dull. Alongside that I don't like the whole "balance" thing that a lot of druids seem to need to have in official fiction. It makes no sense whatsoever.
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May 23, 2019 10:09
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I'm the guy that knows that my side's gonna win in the end because the jungle will pull the walls down stone by stone, the sand will cover everything, the seas will rise, the sky will fall, etc and so on because gently caress you all nature is an unstoppable force. But since I've got nothing better to do while I wait, right here and now gently caress you in particular, I'm a bear. Edit for clarity: the heat death of the universe is balance. I'm for that.
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May 23, 2019 10:57
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My favourite character I've played in 5e so far is mechanically a college of glamour bard but their character is a preacher whose mannerisms are borrowed from Pentecostal televangelism. He can fill someone with the spirit of the gods, even have them laughing on the floor. He can lay hands on you and heal you. He can cast out the wicked magic of sinners in the name of the gods. He can give someone the spirit they need to succeed in the day's efforts. He's persuasive, and if need be he can command people in the name of his god to kneel. Despite that gods exist in this world, that's not where his power derives from. He's a bard. The world doesn't know that, and worst of all, he doesn't either. Azza Bamboo fucked around with this message at 12:07 on May 23, 2019 |
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May 23, 2019 11:59
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Does anyone here ever go out of their way to give their dwarf characters a non-Scottish accent, if only to buck the trend/stereotype? I played in a one-shot game online a few weeks ago where I rolled up a mountain dwarf stone sorcerer and had him speak in a thick, Russian accent just for the hell of it, and it was pretty fun.
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May 23, 2019 12:51
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See, I've always liked playing against type with Druids. In the evil campaign I've been playing on and off in, my character is essentially a mob boss who uses his ability to cause plant growth to ensure large crops of various illicit substances and enforces his will with magic power. He is entirely a city dweller who sees nature as just another thing to manipulate to his will.
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May 23, 2019 13:05
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W.T. Fits posted:Does anyone here ever go out of their way to give their dwarf characters a non-Scottish accent, if only to buck the trend/stereotype? I played in a one-shot game online a few weeks ago where I rolled up a mountain dwarf stone sorcerer and had him speak in a thick, Russian accent just for the hell of it, and it was pretty fun. My table runs a round robin where we all take it in turns to GM. When I was GMing I gave one of my NPC dwarves a gravelly Yorkshire accent.
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May 23, 2019 13:09
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W.T. Fits posted:Does anyone here ever go out of their way to give their dwarf characters a non-Scottish accent, if only to buck the trend/stereotype? I played in a one-shot game online a few weeks ago where I rolled up a mountain dwarf stone sorcerer and had him speak in a thick, Russian accent just for the hell of it, and it was pretty fun. Swiss German for dwarves.
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May 23, 2019 13:09
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W.T. Fits posted:Does anyone here ever go out of their way to give their dwarf characters a non-Scottish accent, if only to buck the trend/stereotype? I played in a one-shot game online a few weeks ago where I rolled up a mountain dwarf stone sorcerer and had him speak in a thick, Russian accent just for the hell of it, and it was pretty fun.
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May 23, 2019 13:21
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Characters are really what you make them, you know? Leaning into or actively away from the usual stereotypes is a decision, but some of the most memorable characters come from veering sideways and doing something that isn't one of the typical, codified genre standards nor a reaction against it. As for voices/inflections, I've found that it doesn't matter what you do as long as you commit and know it's going to be something you're stuck with for a while. In my playing game, our dwarf is already a bit tired of maintaining Scottish. In my DMing game, where I'm running Lost Mine of Phandelver, they haven't met any of the Rockseeker brothers yet, but I'm intending Gundren to have a typical Scottish accent, but one of the others to be absolutely impenetrably Glaswegian, complete with slang.
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May 23, 2019 13:24
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Elves are all Mrs. Bucket.
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May 23, 2019 13:35
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Druids aren't any more pigeon-holed into being hippies or eco terrorists than all clerics are catholic priests. The only thing druids need is a healthy respect for nature. I've seen them played as nature guardian types, I've seen them as the weirdo hermit who hates people, I've seen eco terrorists, I've seen urban druids who focus on fungus and composition, I've seen druids focused on finding sustainable living. Druids who are all about the thrill of the hunt and living free of rules. Druids who think moving from hunter gatherers was a mistake.
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May 23, 2019 14:39
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Libertad! posted:From the people who brought you a 5e-compatible Warlord, Schwalb Entertainment released the Warden class today! I rolled a Longtooth Shifter Warden yesterday, attempting to recreate my 4e man (sadly their stats aren't quite perfect anymore, but they're still good). It does a fantastic job capturing the flavor and ability of its previous gen counterpart. I haven't gotten a chance to take it for a spin yet, so I don't know how they do in actual play. The 2d6 damage reduction for a 1st level spell slot seems like a but much though.
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May 23, 2019 15:00
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Steve Irwin the Druid.
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Dameius posted:Steve Irwin the Druid. You remind me of the 3e Dragonlance-ish campaign I was in for a long time. I designed a whole Monster Hunter class so that I could play Steve Irwin as a kender. They got improved grappling abilities, could "rile" monsters, and at later levels got the ability to partially grapple larger monsters and impair their ability to attack. My favorite class "ability" at L2 was "running commentary:" the monster hunter constantly talks or whispers about the characteristics of the monster he's facing, giving him a -6 penalty to Move Silently checks. Irwin died a bit less than a year after that and I quit playing the character.
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May 23, 2019 16:07
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W.T. Fits posted:Does anyone here ever go out of their way to give their dwarf characters a non-Scottish accent, if only to buck the trend/stereotype? I played in a one-shot game online a few weeks ago where I rolled up a mountain dwarf stone sorcerer and had him speak in a thick, Russian accent just for the hell of it, and it was pretty fun. Because it was already established by the time I took over the setting, I do use the Scottish, but only for some hill dwarves, since they are from highlands so it makes a sense. Mountain dwarves get accents from mountainous regions. Duergar and derro are likely going to be encountered in the Nordic region that also serves as an aboveground Underdark, so they are going to have Scandinavian accents.
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May 23, 2019 16:18
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I'm thinking about accents. I want to come up with a hick-type accent with leaning into the stereotypics british Devonshire or American south. I kind of want to come up with something novel, but I'm not sure what. And I can do Devonshire.
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May 23, 2019 16:23
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One of my players has a blinkdog pet that’s been helping out in combat, should it be getting XP as well/pulling XP from the party at the end of a battle even though it can’t level up?
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May 23, 2019 16:25
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change my name posted:One of my players has a blinkdog pet that’s been helping out in combat, should it be getting XP as well/pulling XP from the party at the end of a battle even though it can’t level up? Why won't you let it level up? (Also don't use XP)
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May 23, 2019 16:27
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change my name posted:One of my players has a blinkdog pet that’s been helping out in combat, should it be getting XP as well/pulling XP from the party at the end of a battle even though it can’t level up? don't penalize the party for using a cool doggo you let them have and also Piell posted:don't use XP
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May 23, 2019 16:29
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Yeah that’s fair, I’ll just let it have an extra hit dice every time his owner levels up
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May 23, 2019 16:31
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If it doesn't keep pace with the players' power, it will stop being fun. So you should let it level up for maximum fun.
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May 23, 2019 16:31
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thespaceinvader posted:I'm thinking about accents. I want to come up with a hick-type accent with leaning into the stereotypics british Devonshire or American south. I kind of want to come up with something novel, but I'm not sure what. And I can do Devonshire. Yosemite Sam-style prospector or Goofy are good starting points for "goober". Deadwood movie is soon, that might be a good reference.
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change my name posted:Yeah that’s fair, I’ll just let it have an extra hit dice every time his owner levels up I think one of the UA articles was about sidekick characters, might be worth looking into that.
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Speaking of, what are some good alternate styles for monk other than Shaolin karate-man? I've seen the luchador grappler one, but in 5e wouldn't that be better done with a barbarian? edit: change my name posted:Be fey do crimes
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Liquid Dinosaur posted:Speaking of, what are some good alternate styles for monk other than Shaolin karate-man? I've seen the luchador grappler one, but in 5e wouldn't that be better done with a barbarian? Bareknuckle Boxer?
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I always had an idea of making a druid who's just Willem Dafoe at the end of Antichrist. He'd just be loving sick of civilization. And relationships.
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Piell posted:Why won't you let it level up? (Also don't use XP) Checkpoint systems and group XP are definitely good. I use group XP to supplement a de facto checkpoint system, in order to a) Give players awareness of progression and b) Keep myself honest in terms of encounter difficulty and party advancement. At the end of each session I'll take a look at the combat and non-combat encounters, compare them with my checkpoint intentions, and come up with a group XP amount that seems appropriate.
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Liquid Dinosaur posted:Speaking of, what are some good alternate styles for monk other than Shaolin karate-man? I've seen the luchador grappler one, but in 5e wouldn't that be better done with a barbarian? Had an urchin halfing monk who was self taught was pretty much as much dirty fighting as possible while trying to not be caught/hit by the enemy (Drunken master Ghostwise Halfling)
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Liquid Dinosaur posted:Speaking of, what are some good alternate styles for monk other than Shaolin karate-man? I've seen the luchador grappler one, but in 5e wouldn't that be better done with a barbarian? Got a human drunken master similar to dereku's monk, except that he's flavored off as Bill the Butcher. Nothing about what he does is monastic and he fights dirty as hell, keeping handaxes as his weapons rather than anything else.
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I just thought of this but you could kinda argue Conan was a monk. Doesn't wear armor, is the quiet wise type, uses his fists as much as his sword. Re-flavor your ki as pure grit, lean away from Conan's muscles and towards agility, could be kind of a take on it. Your Martial Arts is all headbutts and shoulder checks. Or just go Kensei and be an anime swordsman.
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Baller Ina posted:Doesn't wear armor, Brace yourself
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I’m reading online that Paladins have Find Steed, but I’m unable to find it in the guide. What page is it on?
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Professor Shark posted:I’m reading online that Paladins have Find Steed, but I’m unable to find it in the guide. What page is it on? PHB pp. 208, 240
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May 23, 2019 22:10
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Find Steed is given much ado but tqbh its greatest utility is that you now have a pack mule that minds itself. And even that assumes your DM cares at all about inventory management.
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May 23, 2019 22:14
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It's a spell, their class section doesn't mention it at all. Check out Find Greater Steed in Xanathar's, also in the spell section!
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May 23, 2019 22:14
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A warhorse is a pretty capable boost, especially if you throw some barding on it. An attack for 2d6+4, potentially knocking its target prone, and getting a second free 2d6+4 attack is solid for a lot of levels, not to mention giving you advantage for your melee smites if you do knock it down, and giving you a 60ft speed. A griffon with barding is even better, with Find Greater Steed. For just using a single spell slot, it's hard to beat. A smart pack mule that can take care of itself is nice too, since it can be summoned again if it dies with all the gear safe and sound.
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If it dies the gear falls on the ground, actually. This also dissuades you from using it as a disposable extra attacker if you fit it with barding (not that it's a bad use otherwise mind you).
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I’ve been making a divination wizard for a game I’m in whose gimmick is that he’s a cheaty gambler. He has the Lucky feat, and that’s gonna be combined with Portent. It’s probably gonna be hilariously broken. That said, I’m considering also doing a 2-level Rogue dip for skills/Cunning Action; should I? If so, when? Also, any suggestions for spells I might not already have or should target in the future?
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