Basically this crown is the "Crown of the Mad King"
Maybe "Helm of Telepathy"?
So, basically the whisper spell, or cantrip or whatever it is
So they can send whispers to other players, but they can hear other whispers when they wear it... and as their "Madness" increases, the whispers become clearer...
I gave the Minions 5hp, though their AC is still 10+dex (2).
So they're not going to be completely demolished... I mean, the chance is high, but when they do get hit, they'll likely be demolished in one hit anyway. But the "Endless horde" rule for the Skelly King makes up for that
I found that 4e's rule for minions worked very well: give them the usual attack and defense numbers for a creature of the encounter's level, but only one hit point and a flat "average for level" damage amount (no dice rolling).
This made them relephant to the fight but kept bookkeeping to a minimum and really let them fulfill their purpose (allowing PCs to feel awesome against vast numbers of enemies) effectively.
That also works well... Cos he has the ability to turn 5 minions into a set of armour. When he takes 5 or more damage in around, they are automatically transformed into 4 skelly minions instead
...now I'm thinking about Fate concepts for that kind of character.
> Shared Madness. When you take a consequence, you can spend a fate point to inflict stress equal to the consequence's value on everyone else in your zone.
Seems to me like they share the same basic concept: a team of hyper-competent people with gadgets and personal skills, who have to solve a variety of simultaneous problems which, if left unaddressed, escalate and then resolve badly.
There's an element of strategic triage, a "but then there's a complication!" mechanic...
But the exact abilities are giving me a little trouble.
Right now I've got it divided into Tracy and Thunderbird instead of Style and Role: - Tracy abilities are Courage, Precision, Protocol, and Innovation. - Thunderbird abilities are Speed, Power, Durability, and Gadgets.
I'm not sure those are really the right choices though.
So, in DPPE, you define your character by their Style (Alien, Ghost, Mystic) and their Role (Commando, Detective, Pilot).
Styles are associated with four abilities: Daring, Heart, Power, Weird. And they get a player-defined power, item, vehicle, weapon, etc.
Roles are associated with four other abilities: Action, Battle, Cunning, Science. And they also get a player-defined power.
For the Thunderbirds hack I'm changing it up to Tracy and Thunderbird. "Tracy" is the "who you are" part, the person on the mission. "Thunderbird" is the "what you're driving" part, the vehicle you're using on the mission.
@THiebert you're the fifth expression of interest; during December I'll try to get some conversations going about group availability, whether that time works, group composition, and we'll nail down a roster.
@trogdor I meant that as half a joke. If you need legal advice, you should consult a lawyer. If you're not sure whether you need legal advice, asking a self-selected group of people interested in law isn't a terrible idea.
@JuneShores Basically, if you were to distill the modes of competency of the Tracy boys, and the modes of competency of the International Rescue vehicles, into four abilities each, what would they be?
That'd probably be the custom player-defined thing unique to each. The four abilities are the generic modes of competence they all share, but each in different proportions.
My initial pass has the Tracy abilities as Courage, Precision, Protocol, and Innovation. And the Thunderbird vehicle abilities are Speed, Power, Durability, and Gadgets.
@nitsua60 I assume some "session 0" and "what do you want from the game" discussions as well? May weed out some incompatibles (which could include me, as I've never played with anyone here before), and it's good for direction anyways
@nitsua60 So, if you had a big cross-edition mashup of rules, you could get XP for loot twice - once when you get it, and again when you spend it (though I daresay that isn't the worst problem this plan would have...)
So, my friend has recently been handed eviction papers. As far as I am aware, the only issue is a failure to pay rent - they have constantly had financial struggles coming up with the money, which is charged monthly.
As it stands, they are 2 months owing. From what has been explained to me, and ...
I don't know if it's an option where you are, and possible not desirable, but here in Australia, we have the option to find someone else to take over a lease, so that we aren't charged with the breaking fee.
In addition, the Landlord must take reasonable steps to fill the property before claiming the break fee, and is only able to claim the fee for the period of time the property was unoccupied.
@Adeptus Wait, so in an all-edition mashup... you can potentially get XP for discovering things, for finishing missions, for defeating enemies, for good roleplaying, for getting treasure, for spending treasure...
How is it possible to draw an object to 3D axis with saving objects position ? I mean i.e. when some points of object are lower than Z axis then firstly draw lower part then Z axis and after that upper than Z axis points
So, I decided to play a gnome in my new campaign but messed up when accounting for their aging difference. We just had our first session and I noticed that the human PC's were around the same age as me. Had a look and discovered that the age ratio for gnomes wasn't what I expected. Now that I kno...
I want to rewrite it and add more to it, but... I don't trust my ability to re-write it and not change it away from what the poster was wanting to ask :\
Our gaming group had an argument last week on what constituted a "blade" for magic item purposes in 5e. I argued that a glaive should be considered a blade and a polearm, as all a glaive really is is a shortsword or small scimitar blade on a stick. Another player argues that only things that "loo...
I seriously hope they didn't just homebrew an item that specifies it only works against/with blades and then complain DnD lacks a definition for blades...
@kviiri The question may have meant 'sword'. Other than that, I'd guess that a 'blade' could vary from a dagger to a claymore, and would basically be any weapon that does slashing damage.
@Erics Are you just looking for this link or were you asking for experience with it?
The convention I'm going to next weekend has got a thematic block (well, just fancy phrase, not really a theme) on Sunday afternoon. Would someone be happy to workshop a Lovecraftesque scenario with me that would (maybe remotely) fit that phrase? The phrase is „das fünfte Rad“, literally “the fifth wheel”, but also part of the phrase we use for “the odd one out”.
This question at the time of this writing includes the following sentence: "She's also an only child, so she's used to getting her way."
While still present in the popular imagination, only child stereotypes—like birth order stereotypes—are, in fact, stereotypes, dismissive at best and dangerous...
So, theme: "the odd one out" and/or "the fifth wheel" (might be fun to take that literally somehow). Also need a location/era, a Witness, a few other characters, up to five Cards, and about a dozen sample Clues.
Wooh! Had a blast playing Dresden Files Coop by @EvilHatOfficial & Can't Stop Express by @EagleGryphon for iGame night! So cool we can play some physical games over the phone without needing to see our opponents. Not limited to just digital board games anymore! 🙌😍😊
BRB building a time machine so I can fetch a giant war otter to ride into Valhalla. http://www.newsweek.com/wolf-sized-otter-formidable-jaws-was-dominant-predator-china-six-million-years-706197
And they don't give us trouble or anything. In fact, Bahá'ís get treated very well.
But yeah, if you're not a Bahá'í on pilgrimage, or a member of a National Spiritual Assembly attending the International Convention, the British Museum exhibit is one of the only opportunities I've ever heard of to see the actual original Writings of Bahá'u'lláh and some of His possessions.
I write it next to the name of the character who's on fire, and put "(player name)" after it to indicate who has a free invoke on it.
@Ben Our long-running campaign using ARRPG mechanics was about members of an ancient organization, originally from Japan, called Amaterasu. They were dedicated to using magic and mad science to save humanity from magic and mad science.
...also I usually write my pre-session notes in plain text.
We don't have a standard format that we've settled on, either.
We change from session to session, sometimes gradually and sometimes suddenly, based on what worked or didn't work previous and what's easiest in the current situation.
Like, way back in the day we'd write out "(1 free invoke -- Baker)." Now we usually just write "(Baker)" or "(2 Baker)" or "(Baker, Baker)."