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@MadMAxJr lol

@DForck42 I'd scrap cloud of daggers

Mirrodin era Leveller deck and MASSIVE ELVEN MANA GENERATOR deck.

@diego counter spell would actually be super useful. we have a sorc for blasting

Priestess of Titania was such a fun card.

8:01 PM

healing, I think we're good on for now

the biggest issue we have, honestly, is that we only have one melee fighter, the fighter

@DForck42 I feel that on principle, everybody who can get counterspell should get counterspell. Same with dispel magic. They are just spells that I can't imagine any combat focused mage ignoring

Bunch of mana generator elves and one who could convert a mana into a white or red. I could dump a white X heal or a red X damage on the table with tons of green to dump in.

@DForck42 destructive wave may be awesome then. When your melee is getting swamped just step up, hit it and step back.

Llanowar Elf. Llanowar Elf x 2. Giant growth, giant growth, rancor! Winning!

Rancor <3

8:04 PM

my spell list: drive.google.com/file/d/…

The plan B in that deck is the playset of Coat of Arms

diego

@DForck42 You could trade CoD for Polymorph for a new frontline T-rex whenever your fighter needs backup

@DForck42 with your song of rest and inspiring leader, i wouldn't pick up aura of vitality

@DForck42 what class is this? Bard?

@diego or turn the enemy into a turtle

8:05 PM

@Ryan bard, level 9 now

I picked up hold monster for level 9

diego

@NautArch That isn't as effective since when they run of of the polymorphed forms HP they revert and still have their previous HP

@diego I already have polymorph, and dm has houseruled dinosaurs don't exist in this game (cause...)

diego

@DForck42 Oops, I missed that page

@DForck42 i'm not a fan of feign death, would switch that out next level if you can

@NautArch yeah

8:07 PM

@DForck42 same with confusion. i just don't like the randomness. it sounds better than i found it to be

@DForck42 wait, so waht did you pick for your level 6 secrets?

@NautArch burning hands, lightning arrow

lightning arrow I'm kinda meh on, burning hands I love

woof, so missed out on fireball/counterspell. okay - that's not a huge deal.

@NautArch yeah, I'm def gonna pick up counterspell this time around

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@DForck42 i'm not sure I"d use a 10th level magical secret on it. you can get some crazy power out of those spells. like bigby/destructive wave/WallOfForce/

conjure volley, etc.

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8:12 PM

... Is it that time of year already?

@NautArch might see if my dm's ok with me swapping out lightning arrow with counter spell

@DForck42 good luck with that! technically not kosher, but either is bacon and it's delicious.

I never had to ponder if magic was kosher.

@mxyzplk aww, sad to see @waxeagle stepping down (he's not even pingable in here now)

@NautArch lol

Wax hasn't been here in months.

8:20 PM

@MadMAxJr sad day, but I know what it's like

So we're down to Seven and Mxy

i... kinda disappeared for a while myself

@NautArch turkey bacon can be Kosher

I vanish and reappear depending on the status of my gaming tables.

@Ryan yes, yes it can. And Dispel Magic is like turkey bacon to the Bacon of Counterspell. It's good, but not delicious.

8:22 PM

@NautArch Dispel magic is leaner, higher in protein, and part of a nutritious breakfast?

@Adam but not as tasty

My next evil baddie will have Dispel Kosher.

The material component is a shaker of bacon bits.

@DForck42 Disagreed. I prefer turkey bacon

Turkey bacon isn't half bad when cooked right. As long as it's cooked flat and doesn't shrivel up it's great when crisp.

@Adam I'm sorry that your opinion is wrong ;-)

8:24 PM

rip my feelings :'(

Karelzarath

pours a 40 on the curb for @Adam's feelings

@Adam My god, man! You need to try something better than oscar meyer bacon.

Roll saving throw vs. social judgement.

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It's not my fault that I want my meat to be more meat than fat!

@Adam lol

@NautArch we were talking about bacon this morning at work. a local place sells bacon for $9 a pound

8:27 PM

@Adam try Nueskes for some ridiculously good bacon. But I also like melty fat with my meat. Smoked brisket....drooooool.

Zachiel

@Adam Repent and join the joy of lard.

Still stuck on this idea of kosher magic.

If I fireball a cloven animal, do I then need to follow up with salt 15' burst?

Or is that only if I plan to harvest the meat?

@MadMAxJr None of the above. FIreball is not a kosher means of killing an animal.

Hmmm.

Maybe more of a wall of blades thing.

@MadMAxJr and I believe all "suggestion" spells must use guilt as the driver.

8:35 PM

IIRC, the animal must be 1) killed instantly and B) have all its blood removed.

"you should leave this fight. Your mother misses you."

.... Wait a minute, I think there's a class that can do that.

I seem to recall blood mages in 3.5 could rip all the blood out of something.

Although I think studies have indicated that the traditional kosher method does not kill instantly. Or even quickly.

doppelgreener

@NautArch Found as a worn and creased letter on the villain's desk in a half-opened envelope underneath a tarnished amulet.

Shechita

The Hebrew term shechita (anglicized: /ʃəxiːˈtɑː/; Hebrew: שחיטה‎; [ʃχiˈta]; also transliterated shehitah, shechitah, shehita) means the slaughtering of certain mammals and birds for food according to Jewish dietary laws (Deut. 12:21, Deut. 14:21, Num. 11:22). == Biblical source == The Torah (Deut. 12:21) states that sheep and cattle should be slaughtered “as I have instructed you” but nowhere in the Five books of Moses are any of the practices of shechita described. Instead, they have been handed down in Judaism's traditional Oral Torah, and codified in halakha. == Species == The animal must be...

8:38 PM

Cutting Words: "I'm very disappointed in you"

Cutting Words: "I'm not mad, I'm just disappointed."

Is this Jewish or Catholic Guilt? Gotta be more precise

For the new paladin ceremony, coming of age becomes Bar/Bat Mitzvah and costs all of your current wealth.

Note to self: Modern setting villain who will only make undead minions from kosher preparations.

Paladins no longer quest from sunset Friday to sunset Saturday

8:42 PM

and that's enough of me learning about Kosher products and methods today.

@Ryan I don't smite on shabbos.

I appreciate the loot split party, but I can't handle gold today. It's a thing.

doppelgreener

@NautArch Culting words: "I̞̳͔̪'͉̤́ͅM̴̷̱ͅ ͎̹̣̗͜ͅV̨̼͓̳͠E̲̜̪͍̭͕̼͎͠R̶̤̲̗͖͙͉̗͞Y̦̺͈͙̣̜͖ ̡̤̱̬̦̘̜͓̭́͟D̫̮̹̙̳̖͕̘͡I̖S̡̡̡̯̝̦̳̣̱͉Á͖P̪̳P̛͖͉Ó̝͍ͅI̸̭̦̙N̶҉̳̳̫̮̣̣̩̕Ţ̵͚̱̤͉͍̦̳́E̷̢͍‌̜͍̖̪D̷̞͈̮͎͘ ̥̗̥̜̮̤̤̱͢I̛͏͔̪̞̻N͏͇͖̟̝ ̢̛͔̠Y҉̣̬̖͎͖̖͠Ớ̫͉̠͚͙Ù͔̥̠͇̱̻͔̻͉͘.̷̗̬̝͕̬͈͝"

Wow, you spelled it just like my mother does.

@doppelgreener omg

8:48 PM

I͒͊ͨ̒ͥ̾͒ͣ́̑̆̍ͩͣͧ͌͏̳̗̤̮͓̹̤̗͝'̿̌̌̀ͧͩ̌̾̈́ͦ̏̇̅ͥ̈̑ͬ͂͏̷̷̴̛͚̘̪̘̯̖mͩ͆ͣ̏҉̶̨͔͙͎̠͍̳̞̕͝ ̷̤̳̘͉̗̻̰͉̠̻̳ͮ̑̃̑̀͜͠v̧͚͕̜͓͔̜̲ͬ͒̾ͥͮ͆ͧͦ͢͡e̸̝̫̟͚̤̫̠͓̞̘̟̹̦̺̪̝͓ͧ͒̃̃̉̍̓ͯ̈̆͛ͦͥ̈́̋̔̀͛̊́r̛͛̽ͨ͊͏̻͚̦͉̤͚͎̤̻̙̦̺͘ͅy̵̅͛ͣ̉ͮ͗̈̈́͂ͧ̍̉̒҉̧̪̻͈͔͉͕̳͚̮͚̣̪̀ ̐̍͋ͯͥ̑̓͛͌̉̊ͪ҉҉̴͚̻̺d̸̶̨̛̬͍͉̮̱̳̲̼̠̻̘̦̙̼͚̥̥̔͗ͮ͛ͬ͂̅̉͂̆̌͐̈ͪ͌̌ͭ̚ͅi̢̖̲̹̻̣͓͇͎͚̗͉̗̪̝͋̑̈́ͨ͜ͅş̊̎̂̐̿̏ͭͦ́͏͖͈͚̜͓̞̦̩̟̹̪a̸̢̲̪͓̭͍͕̦͙̬̟̪͚̥̻̤͕͍͗̉͒͂̃̒̽̓ͫ̌͛́́̚͜͠ͅp̢̡̺͕̜̻̞̙̺͙̲̟̝̣̪͍͋̉ͤͮͨ̂̔̓̑̋̇̀͝p̵̡͉̳̳̱̬͈͓̘̬̪͎͇͂͊̅ͮ̑ỏ̷̧̢̲͚̟̪͈̣̲̪͙̺̋̅͛̈́ͨ͐͋̀iͣͬͨ͑̏͟͞͞͏̦͖̲͈̺̰͓̫̥̦̰͉̳̫ͅñ̢̧̛͉̞̬̜̖̹̦̤̗͔̗̉͒͐̊ͬͧ̍ͪ̊͗͢͡t̛͕̥̲̤̣̤͉͕͔̹̳̻̟̝̗͎̼ͩ͗͌ͣ̎̈́̓̈͊͒͋ͭ̏́̌e͑̾ͬ͆ͨ͏̷̱̩̬͓d̻͙̯̣̺͍͇̭͉̝̪̪̮̯̘̝̽̓ͧ̏̅͢͡͡ ͙̭̘̳͖̭̰̙̟͖͎̰͈̺͍̭̳̿́̈́͐͋ͧͥ̾̔̈́̐ͯ͗̾͌͑̀̚͘ǐ̵͑̍͋͋̊̈ͨ͐̈̇̍͐̃ͬ̔…

Aww, it chokes it.

@MadMAxJr how do you do that?

@doppelgreener Catting Word: "(meow)"

I think everything a cat meows can be interpreted as "I'm disappointed in you" or "get me my food, human".

WHY DO I HAVE 35 UPVOTES FOR THIS QUESTION?

10 was understandable if a bit excessive.

ACuriousMind

The wonders of HNQ :P

nitsua60

this ^^

@Yuuki It's the same reason I've got 70 upvotes for my answer on the ADHD question which, to be frank, is just a bunch of decent general-GM advice that pays homage to the thought of how it works/doesn't for an ADHD player.

Speaking of which, @SevenSidedDie do you think it's worth unlocking the ADHD question? It's off HNQ and answer-edits aren't likely to bump it at this point. I feel bad having it locked any longer than it'd have to be. (Feel that way for any post.)

@Ryan ugh... any list that has put 5e ranger at "tier 1" has lost me. They're a tier 1 NPC, to be sure, but it's hard to argue that they're doing any other class's signature "thing" better than that class.

9:07 PM

@DForck42 eeemo.net

Advanced Dungeons & Huge Dragons

Amusing homebrew magical items: "The magic rod of create magic rod of create magic rod. Has one charge and the item is destroyed when out of charges."

Scrolls of raise dead - these scrolls levitate a corpse 6 ft. off the ground permanently.

Amusing homebrew magical items: Absolute Immovable Rod. It's a fixed point in space. Your planet is not.

Scroll of Raze Dead - It just burns the corpse.

> They eventually started tying bags of gear to it and pulling it around like a hover cart. The party member who had died didn't appreciate it however and eventually became an angry wraith due to the defiling his corpse, but they decided that slaying the wraith as it re-coalesced every day was easier than giving up taking every last scrap of loot from every encounter.

@MadMAxJr oh my, easy way to kill something

shove the rod into something, then speak the command word. watch as said thing goes hurtling either into the ground or into space

We thought it was a nice way to not have to deal with the Tarrasque for a year.

We agreed that in the vaccum of space it would asphyxiate and freeze to death and then continuously regenerate to life and die again.

9:23 PM

Wouldn't the rod burst from the Tarrasque's stomach?

doppelgreener

@Yuuki Catting work: "(bark)" (those who pass a Wisdom check of 15+ see the cunning deception)

@MadMAxJr *ever, if you're going off real world physics. the planet never goes back through the same space

Seeing as how the Tarrasque is a horrible, almost Dark Souls tier monster, I figure it could just swim in space, fall through re-entry, regenerate in its crater, then come for you again.

mxyzplk

@DForck42 Yeah actually it's a little concerning, he resigned from another mod-ship and actually just disappeared from here, we've been pinging him for months but no answer

Eh, Tarrasque is beyond Dark Souls-tier. Dark Souls isn't hard because the monsters are strong, Dark Souls is hard because you are weak.

9:27 PM

Yeah, I had tried to ping Wax on his birthday, no response.

@Yuuki That seems like the same thing to me, just from a different point of view. Relativity and all that.

The difference between the Tarrasque and Artorias is that one is a world-breaker and the other can kill you really hard.

Well, both can kill you really hard, I guess.