Anything BUT whatever dumb ass 💩 WotC has recently done or is currently doing, literally ANYTHING

I made a character for a Ravenloft campaign that was a living shadow created by the darkness on accident in the middle of the woods. The darkness doesn't like a little bit of it walking around and roaming free, so it hunted them. After a long time of running like hell, they found a village, and in that village an elderly candlemaker couple who took them in and protected them. Eventually they worked up the courage to swear an Oath of Devotion and set out to adventure.

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 I had a frog prince subversion character. An angry god cursed a frog to turn into a human and then he served that god in hopes of pleasing him and letting him become a frog again. 

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What are some unusual character backgrounds/stories your character(s) have had?

 

 I had a frog prince subversion character. An angry god cursed a frog to turn into a human and then he served that god in hopes of pleasing him and letting him become a frog again. 

Reminds me of one of the best quotes from my favorite video game.

Reared on the wisdom of our fairy tales, we're accustomed to feeling pity for the man who's transformed into a frog or finch, but seldom is it that we spare a thought for the artless beast who's transformed into a man and upon whom fate has surely played a much crueler trick.

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 So my Tempest Cleric is (or believes himself to be at least) a descendant of Thor, but that's not the weird part. The weird parts have come when another god's son looks at him funny, a lich senses his approach and writes in her journal, "he is both divine and arcane, a conduit, a battery," and when he straight up asks his own father what the deal is and he tells him to gather Thor's three relics and then they can talk. The story is still ongoing and I can't wait to unravel the mystery of what the heck my guy actually is!

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 I had a character, who was on of my all time favorites, have the following backstory:

They were originally a human male, a scholar of ancient traditions who studied the stars. They sought to learn all about the things beyond, and one day, while exploring an ancient crypt, the found a book. A book of eldritch lore, describing a great entity known as Gargengaulsh. The knowledge of this book drove him mad, and the hunger for contact with this 'wonderful' creature consumed the man's everyday life, becoming a dark and dangerous addiction. Sensing a corrupted and vile soul, an imp appeared to the man one day and offered him an infernal deal. The man said he would only sell his soul if he was given a link to Gargengaulsh. But the imp couldn't grant it, so the devil went on its way. Throughout the years, the man performed more and more vile acts, becoming the leader of a blasphemous, debased cult full of lunatics and the worst kinds of sinners. These dark acts, commited in the name of an alien evil, drew the attention of various devils time and time again. By the end of this man's lifespan, the devils hunger for his soul was so great that Asmodeous himself appeared to the man, and finally, offered the lunatic exactly what he always dreamed off: a direct link to Gargengaulsh for the rest of his life. The man was excited, but soon bemoaned the fact he wouldn't get to serve the eldritch god for long, since his time of death was near. So Asmodeous offered him something else in addition: a new, younger form, with wondrous powers, but Asmodeous would have power over the man when he so chose. The cultist accepted, and was transformed into a Non-binary Tiefling by the name of Discovery, a fiend warlock bound to Asmodeous, with a connection to the elder evil known as Gargengaulsh.

God, I loved that character. I miss Discovery dearly. They were sent to the 9 hells to serve Asmodeous for all eternity about two months ago. And to think, I came up with one of my favorite characters ever because I didn't have a new character prepared for the session so I just whipped up a basic tiefling fiend-lock.

Has anyone ever played Mage the Ascension RPG - and if so, what were some of your characters there?

I am about to join a game for it and know zilch. I played it once with the same DM I am about to join - but it was only for a few months and still never fully understood how the dice determined success or not... and zero familiarity with the world itself.

I have an idea for a character already just curious if anyone here has played Mage before and what they made.

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Has anyone ever played Mage the Ascension RPG - and if so, what were some of your characters there?

I am about to join a game for it and know zilch. I played it once with the same DM I am about to join - but it was only for a few months and still never fully understood how the dice determined success or not... and zero familiarity with the world itself.

I have an idea for a character already just curious if anyone here has played Mage before and what they made.

 

 I played Mage once. I played a Verbena. But it was just a one shot.

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Has anyone ever played Mage the Ascension RPG - and if so, what were some of your characters there?

I am about to join a game for it and know zilch. I played it once with the same DM I am about to join - but it was only for a few months and still never fully understood how the dice determined success or not... and zero familiarity with the world itself.

I have an idea for a character already just curious if anyone here has played Mage before and what they made. 

 I played Mage once. I played a Verbena. But it was just a one shot.

 
What did you think of the game? Did you get a chance to flesh out the character much since it was a one shot? 

Had you wished it to continue?

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Has anyone ever played Mage the Ascension RPG - and if so, what were some of your characters there?

I am about to join a game for it and know zilch. I played it once with the same DM I am about to join - but it was only for a few months and still never fully understood how the dice determined success or not... and zero familiarity with the world itself.

I have an idea for a character already just curious if anyone here has played Mage before and what they made. 

 I played Mage once. I played a Verbena. But it was just a one shot.

 
What did you think of the game? Did you get a chance to flesh out the character much since it was a one shot? 

Had you wished it to continue?

 

 I liked it. I had a pretty good backstory developed for her, but it didn’t really come into play. I wanted to continue, but everybody else wanted to go back to playing D&D.

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How would you summarize your last session of whatever RPG you played? :)

Went really well. We beat the BBEG, saved the prince and wrapped up all our individual backstories in preparation for the campaign ending this week.

In person was a little frustrating as it was supposed to be the last session but half the players couldn't make it. So it turned into a lead-up. Then the actual last session came up but I had to do something for a family friend and missed it.

For PbP One group is funny because they can't quite figure out the puzzle. 

One of the games I'm playing in I'm having fun with. My character is low INT low CHR. So he gloms on to ideas that aren't exactly correct and is rude about it. Others are going slowly and I need to learn patience.

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How would you summarize your last session of whatever RPG you played? :)

 

 It was a one shot set in a Domain of Dread of my own creation. Think Huckleberry Finn riverboat style adventures on the River Styx with a lot of Southern Gothic themes. It was a sort of goodbye game for a friend who is moving to another state for school. I was pleasantly surprised by the group’s willingness to roleplay, but their character’s brashness really derailed the adventure. We were going to have a follow up session tomorrow but the friend who is leaving is too busy so we probably won’t ever finish it.

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How would you summarize your last session of whatever RPG you played? :)

 

 I was running Pointy Hats Feywild adventure. The party fought the terrors, which took the form of a large spider for the Dragonborn, a being of fire that was unreasonable for the elf, and a full devilish version of the Tiefling. They actually met them in the earlier session, but one of the players forgot their character sheet. They take them down and head over to the Pleasantry Grove, where they struck a deal with the queen. They give her the Chest Weasel (who was currently in the Dragonborn’s ear), for a few members of the grove. The queen accepted, not knowing that the Chest Weasel couldn’t be put to sleep. Fast forward, the players find the nearby town is destroyed, and they don’t know why. And that’s the end of this current campaign.

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How would you summarize your last session of whatever RPG you played? :)

 

 The last one I played: Our characters finished out the night of a festival, sending their lanterns into the air or out on the water with their hopes and dreams written down. A few romances blossomed, some friendships were established, and some were alone with their thoughts. But at the end, greater beings visited some of us in visions, telling us of grave danger and an important task.

The last session I ran (which was last night): The party gave an important general information on the strange bandit organization terrorizing the region, moved on towards the city where a commander of the guard has promised to help them, and ran into a huge earth serpent that tried to devour them (it did not succeed).

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 I made a character who was just a normal fire ant queen with her colony in a forest that suffered from an arcane cataclysm. This effect killed her entire colony and infused her with strange and wild magic that transformed her into a larger, more sentient, and more powerful form (Thri-kreen) who's colony was now a ghostly swarm that followed her around and continued to serve her even in this strange state (Swarmkeeper Ranger). She would be more of a caster with cantrips like Primal Savagery, Produce Flames, Infestation, and Poison Spray to mimic more magical versions of the ant's natural attacks.

Whether in person, virtual, or play by post/email - what is it about the Dungeon Master (Or Game Masters, if it's not D&D) - that you enjoy? What are some traits about that DM/GM that make them shine?

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Whether in person, virtual, or play by post/email - what is it about the Dungeon Master (Or Game Masters, if it's not D&D) - that you enjoy? What are some traits about that DM/GM that make them shine?

 Their creativity and the way we all have fun when we play with them.

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 Does 40K count? Me and my friends play it like it is with a story and stuff. Basically it was my imperial fists versus his chaos warhound titan😂

I get that everybody is entitled to play however they want as long as it isn't abusive but... I dunno I really though the time of the emo loner was done.

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wanders in to the parties conversation and stays back listening to the plan. then follows them quietly to where they plan to embark.
he decides to stay back and watch. only helping if necessary.

watching the others chat and make conversation. he decides to slip away and find his own secrets.

stealthing back to the others he sits down quietly hoping nobody would notice: 20