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

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Anybody else play card games?

That would be me.

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Anybody else play card games?

 I play all sorts of games, card games included. I used to be really interested in Pokemon as a kid so I still have a lot of those. I also play a bunch of card games casually like hearts, spades, spoons, poker, etc. A lot of the games made by the folks who did Exploding Kittens are great. 

Shhhh.... you'll wake the thread!

I HAVE AWOKEN!

time for a...QOTD!: 

-For the people who have been playin awhile: What is the highest level character you played? Talk about how long you played them, what their final build was, what was their growth and character arc, ETC

-For the newer players: What is one cool build you would want to try or mechanic you want to explore in a character in the future?

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What is one cool build you would want to try or mechanic you want to explore in a character in the future?

 I always wanted to play that one fear build based around using Form of Dread with Aura of Conquest.

Tawmis, Bard, Wysp, Amnon, Choir… anybody? Any feedback at all? Or are they that bad you don’t want to say?

SO bad....

Just kidding. Was planning/playing D&D with my elementary school kids so didn't have time yet.

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I HAVE AWOKEN!

time for a...QOTD!: 

-For the people who have been playin awhile: What is the highest level character you played? Talk about how long you played them, what their final build was, what was their growth and character arc, ETC

-For the newer players: What is one cool build you would want to try or mechanic you want to explore in a character in the future?

 

 Level 20 multiclass I tried to grab everything that did bonus damage on attack - sneak attack, hunter's mark, spiritual whatever, diving smite.

Lasted about a week of frantic see who can post the most with the GM having no concept of initiative order.

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SO bad....

 

 

 

Just kidding. Was planning/playing D&D with my elementary school kids so didn't have time yet.

 
Okay. That’s a relief. Sometimes when nobody gives feedback it’s because they’re trying to avoid hurting someone’s feelings or something. Y’know, the ol’ “if you don’t have anything nice to say….” I personally would rather receive constructive criticism so as to improve things rather than polite silence anytime.

Need clarification on Feral Thallid regeneration. What's the difference between 0 hp and killed outright?

Thallid Devourer should still be able to consume many saprolings. That is the point of the thing. It goes from eh ok, to holy shit! from eating 3 saprolings. Instead of temporary hp, just increase current and maximum hp by 10. More wordy but THP don't stack.

Here are some related M:tG spells I’m attempting to port too

Saproling Cluster: (https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=21385)

Conjure Saproling Cluster

LEVEL

1st

CASTING TIME

1 Action

RANGE/AREA

30 ft (10 ft)

COMPONENTS

V, S, M *

DURATION

Concentration 1 Minute

SCHOOL

Conjuration

ATTACK/SAVE

None

DAMAGE/EFFECT

Creation (...)

You create a Large cluster of plants and fungi in an unoccupied space you can see within 30 feet where it remains for the spell’s duration. A saproling immediately crawls from the cluster, appearing in the closest unoccupied space within 10 feet of it. Until this spell ends you can spend a bonus action on each of your turns to create another saproling, which appears in the nearest unoccupied space within 10 feet of the cluster. These saprolings are friendly to you and your companions and obey your commands. A saproling created by this spell remains under your control until it is killed, or this spell ends and it runs away under its own control.

In combat a saproling created by this spell shares your initiative count, but takes its turns immediately after yours. It can move and use its reaction on its own, but the only action it takes on its turn is the Dodge action, unless you have commanded it to take some other action. On your turn you can verbally command a saproling created by this spell that you can see within 60 feet of you to take an action other than Dodge (no action required by you). You can decide what action it will take and where it will move during its next turn, or you can issue a general command, such as to guard a particular chamber or corridor. Once given an order, the saproling continues to follow it until its task is complete. You command all saprolingscreated by this spell as a group, issuing the same command to each one.

* - (a preserved piece of a plant or fungus)

Bard, Druid, Ranger, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard

Fungal Plots: (https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=627755)

Create Fungal Plots

LEVEL

1st

CASTING TIME

1 Action

RANGE/AREA

Self (30 ft )

COMPONENTS

V, S, M *

DURATION

Concentration 1 Minute

SCHOOL

Transmutation

ATTACK/SAVE

None

DAMAGE/EFFECT

Creation (...)

Until this spell ends you can spend a bonus action on each of your turns to target the corpse of a beast, fey, giant, humanoid, or monstrosity that you can see within 30 feet and create a saproling. The corpse immediately decomposes and the saproling appears in the nearest unoccupied space within 10 feet of the corpse. These saprolings are friendly to you and your companions and obey your commands. A saproling created by this spell remains under your control until it is killed, or this spell ends and it runs away under its own control..

In combat a saproling created by this spell shares your initiative count, but takes its turns immediately after yours. It can move and use its reaction on its own, but the only action it takes on its turn is the Dodge action, unless you have commanded it to take some other action. On your turn you can verbally command a saproling created by you that you can see within 60 feet of you to take an action other than Dodge (no action required by you). You can decide what action it will take and where it will move during its next turn, or you can issue a general command, such as to guard a particular chamber or corridor. Once given it an order, the saproling continues to follow it until its task is complete. You command all saprolingscreated by this spell as a group, issuing the same command to each one.

Until this spell ends you can spend an Action and destroy a saproling you control that you can see within 30 feet to regain 2d4 hit points.

* - (a pinch of mushroom soil)

Bard, Druid, Ranger, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard

Saproling Migration: (https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=443066)

Summon Saproling Migration

LEVEL

1st

CASTING TIME

1 Action Ritual

RANGE/AREA

30 ft

COMPONENTS

V, S, M *

DURATION

Instantaneous

SCHOOL

Conjuration

ATTACK/SAVE

None

DAMAGE/EFFECT

Control (...)

You summon a saproling swarm that appears in an unoccupied space you can see within 30 feet. The swarm is friendly to you and your companions, and obeys your commands. The swarm remains under your control for 1 minute, until you are incapacitated, or until it dies. If the minute ends or you otherwise  lose control of the swarm while it is still alive, it runs away under its own control.

In combat, the saproling swarm shares your initiative count, but it takes its turn immediately after yours. It can move and use its reaction on its own, but if you issue no commands, the only action it takes on its turn is the Dodge action. On each of your turns, you can use a bonus action to verbally command the swarm if it is within 60 feet of you. You can decide what action the swarm will take and where it will move during its next turn, or you can issue a general command, such as to guard a particular chamber or corridor. Once given a command, the swarm continues to follow it until its task is complete. If you control multiple saproling swarms created by this spell, you can command any or all of them at the same time, issuing the same command to each one.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 3rd-level or higher, you summon an additional saproling swarm for every two slot levels above 1st.

* - (a piece of dried plant or fungus)

Bard, Druid, Ranger, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard

 

M:tG Saproling Swarm

Medium swarm of Tiny plants, Unaligned

Armor Class 11 (natural armor)

Hit Points 36 (8d8)

Speed 30 ft.

STR

13 (+1)

DEX

10 (+0)

CON

11 (+0)

INT

7 (-2)

WIS

10 (+0)

CHA

7 (-2)

Damage Resistances Bludgeoning, Piercing

Condition Immunities Charmed, Frightened, Grappled, Paralyzed, Petrified, Prone, Restrained, Stunned

Senses Blindsight 30 ft., Passive Perception 10

Languages Sylvan and one language known by its creator (usually Elvish)

Challenge 1/4 (50 XP)

Proficiency Bonus +2

False Appearance. While the saproling remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from a normal fungus or plant.

Swarm. The swarm can occupy another creature's space and vice versa, and the swarm can move through any opening large enough for a Tiny saproling. The swarm can't regain hit points or gain temporary hit points.

Actions

Slam. Melee Weapon Attack:+3 to hit, reach 0 ft., one target in the swarm's space. Hit: 8 (2d6 + 1) bludgeoning damage, or 4 (1d6 + 1) bludgeoning damage if the swarm has half of its hit points or fewer.

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Need clarification on Feral Thallid regeneration. What's the difference between 0 hp and killed outright?

Thallid Devourer should still be able to consume many saprolings. That is the point of the thing. It goes from eh ok, to holy shit! from eating 3 saprolings. Instead of temporary hp, just increase current and maximum hp by 10. More wordy but THP don't stack.

The whole “but not killed outright” part on Feral Thallid is for the DMs who uses the instant death rules and let monsters make death saves. I can omit that part.

I was afraid that the Thallid Devourer would be too strong for its CR if I did that. If you look you’ll see the alternate “B” version of that reaction beneath the first. And I could make it raise current and Max HP for a round instead of THP. There, I changed the B version to increase HP instead. Wadaya think now?

Probably already been done, but i don't care.

QotD: WHAT IS THE STUPIDEST THING THAT HAS EVER BEEN SAID OR DONE IN ONE OF YOUR D&D GAMES?

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I HAVE AWOKEN!

time for a...QOTD!: 

-For the people who have been playin awhile: What is the highest level character you played? Talk about how long you played them, what their final build was, what was their growth and character arc, ETC

I have a warforged bard who just got up to level seven. I know that ain't a lot, but we don't play often and always start at low levels. I'm starting to multiclass him into a clockwork soul sorcerer because it fits his character and it'll hopefully make him more fun to play. So far he hasn't had any major arcs because our DM has been focusing on our paladin, but my son was recently imprisoned in a hell dimension so that might be where he goes from now. I jokingly said I was going to convince a random guard that I was his long lost father who transcended my mortal form by becoming a machine, and I rolled a nat 20 and I have really high deception. The DM and I have embraced the joke, my robot now legitimately thinks of the guy as his son and feels guilty for leading him into danger and deceiving him, and the guy actually thinks I am his father.

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Need clarification on Feral Thallid regeneration. What's the difference between 0 hp and killed outright?

Thallid Devourer should still be able to consume many saprolings. That is the point of the thing. It goes from eh ok, to holy shit! from eating 3 saprolings. Instead of temporary hp, just increase current and maximum hp by 10. More wordy but THP don't stack.

The whole “but not killed outright” part on Feral Thallid is for the DMs who uses the instant death rules and let monsters make death saves. I can omit that part.

I was afraid that the Thallid Devourer would be too strong for its CR if I did that. If you look you’ll see the alternate “B” version of that reaction beneath the first. And I could make it raise current and Max HP for a round instead of THP. There, I changed the B version to increase HP instead. Wadaya think now?

Better I think. Has a closer feel to the game. While technically speaking every creature in the MTG universe have greater regeneration every turn HA!

Right! The rest of them okay? And didja get a chance to check out the spells?

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Here are some related M:tG spells I’m attempting to port too

Saproling Cluster: (https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=21385)

Conjure Saproling Cluster

LEVEL

1st

CASTING TIME

1 Action

RANGE/AREA

30 ft (10 ft)

COMPONENTS

V, S, M *

DURATION

Concentration 1 Minute

SCHOOL

Conjuration

ATTACK/SAVE

None

DAMAGE/EFFECT

Creation (...)

You create a Large cluster of plants and fungi in an unoccupied space you can see within 30 feet where it remains for the spell’s duration. A saproling immediately crawls from the cluster, appearing in the closest unoccupied space within 10 feet of it. Until this spell ends you can spend a bonus action on each of your turns to create another saproling, which appears in the nearest unoccupied space within 10 feet of the cluster. These saprolings are friendly to you and your companions and obey your commands. A saproling created by this spell remains under your control until it is killed, or this spell ends and it runs away under its own control.

In combat a saproling created by this spell shares your initiative count, but takes its turns immediately after yours. It can move and use its reaction on its own, but the only action it takes on its turn is the Dodge action, unless you have commanded it to take some other action. On your turn you can verbally command a saproling created by this spell that you can see within 60 feet of you to take an action other than Dodge (no action required by you). You can decide what action it will take and where it will move during its next turn, or you can issue a general command, such as to guard a particular chamber or corridor. Once given an order, the saproling continues to follow it until its task is complete. You command all saprolingscreated by this spell as a group, issuing the same command to each one.

* - (a preserved piece of a plant or fungus)

Bard, Druid, Ranger, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard

Fungal Plots: (https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=627755)

Create Fungal Plots

LEVEL

1st

CASTING TIME

1 Action

RANGE/AREA

Self (30 ft )

COMPONENTS

V, S, M *

DURATION

Concentration 1 Minute

SCHOOL

Transmutation

ATTACK/SAVE

None

DAMAGE/EFFECT

Creation (...)

Until this spell ends you can spend a bonus action on each of your turns to target the corpse of a beast, fey, giant, humanoid, or monstrosity that you can see within 30 feet and create a saproling. The corpse immediately decomposes and the saproling appears in the nearest unoccupied space within 10 feet of the corpse. These saprolings are friendly to you and your companions and obey your commands. A saproling created by this spell remains under your control until it is killed, or this spell ends and it runs away under its own control..

In combat a saproling created by this spell shares your initiative count, but takes its turns immediately after yours. It can move and use its reaction on its own, but the only action it takes on its turn is the Dodge action, unless you have commanded it to take some other action. On your turn you can verbally command a saproling created by you that you can see within 60 feet of you to take an action other than Dodge (no action required by you). You can decide what action it will take and where it will move during its next turn, or you can issue a general command, such as to guard a particular chamber or corridor. Once given it an order, the saproling continues to follow it until its task is complete. You command all saprolingscreated by this spell as a group, issuing the same command to each one.

Until this spell ends you can spend an Action and destroy a saproling you control that you can see within 30 feet to regain 2d4 1d4 hit points.

* - (a pinch of mushroom soil)

Bard, Druid, Ranger, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard

Saproling Migration: (https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=443066)

Summon Saproling Migration

LEVEL

1st

CASTING TIME

1 Action Ritual

RANGE/AREA

30 ft

COMPONENTS

V, S, M *

DURATION

Instantaneous

SCHOOL

Conjuration

ATTACK/SAVE

None

DAMAGE/EFFECT

Control (...)

You summon a saproling swarm that appears in an unoccupied space you can see within 30 feet. The swarm is friendly to you and your companions, and obeys your commands. The swarm remains under your control for 1 minute, until you are incapacitated, or until it dies. If the minute ends or you otherwise  lose control of the swarm while it is still alive, it runs away under its own control.

In combat, the saproling swarm shares your initiative count, but it takes its turn immediately after yours. It can move and use its reaction on its own, but if you issue no commands, the only action it takes on its turn is the Dodge action. On each of your turns, you can use a bonus action to verbally command the swarm if it is within 60 feet of you. You can decide what action the swarm will take and where it will move during its next turn, or you can issue a general command, such as to guard a particular chamber or corridor. Once given a command, the swarm continues to follow it until its task is complete. If you control multiple saproling swarms created by this spell, you can command any or all of them at the same time, issuing the same command to each one.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 3rd-level or higher, you summon an additional saproling swarm for every two slot levels above 1st.

* - (a piece of dried plant or fungus)

Bard, Druid, Ranger, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard

M:tG Saproling Swarm

Medium swarm of Tiny plants, Unaligned

Armor Class 11 (natural armor)

Hit Points 18 (4d8)

Speed 30 ft.

STR

13 (+1)

DEX

10 (+0)

CON

11 (+0)

INT

7 (-2)

WIS

10 (+0)

CHA

7 (-2)

Damage Vulnerability Fire

Damage Resistances Bludgeoning, Piercing

Condition Immunities Charmed, Frightened, Grappled, Paralyzed, Petrified, Prone, Restrained, Stunned

Senses Blindsight 30 ft., Passive Perception 10

Languages Sylvan and one language known by its creator (usually Elvish)

Challenge 1/8 (25 XP)

Proficiency Bonus +2

False Appearance. While the swarm remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from normal fungi or plants.

Swarm. The swarm can occupy another creature's space and vice versa, and the swarm can move through any opening large enough for a Tiny saproling. The swarm can't regain hit points or gain temporary hit points.

Actions

Slam.Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 0 ft., one target in the swarm's space. Hit: 6 (2d4 + 1) bludgeoning damage, or 3 (1d4 + 1) bludgeoning damage if the swarm has half of its hit points or fewer.

Create Fungal Plots is a bit OP. 20d4 healing even if it's only on you is quite a lot for a lvl 1 spell.

Summon Saproling Migration seems a bit strong as well. The saproling swarm is significantly stronger than a skeleton or zombie. If both spells are cast at level 3 then you get 2 swarms vs 1 skeleton or zombie. the swarm has triple the hp and double the damage output. You can also burn all of your spell slots which the Animate Dead is still trying to get their spell off. 1 Action vs 1 minute.

True the swarm only hangs for a minute and the undead for much longer but fights already over in a minute.

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Create Fungal Plots is a bit OP. 20d4 healing even if it's only on you is quite a lot for a lvl 1 spell.

Summon Saproling Migration seems a bit strong as well. The saproling swarm is significantly stronger than a skeleton or zombie. If both spells are cast at level 3 then you get 2 swarms vs 1 skeleton or zombie. the swarm has triple the hp and double the damage output. You can also burn all of your spell slots which the Animate Dead is still trying to get their spell off. 1 Action vs 1 minute.

True the swarm only hangs for a minute and the undead for much longer but fights already over in a minute.

 
Hmm…. 🤔 Okay, lemme think on it, rattle it around in my coconut a bit as it were.

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Tawmis, Bard, Wysp, Amnon, Choir… anybody? Any feedback at all? Or are they that bad you don’t want to say?

 Heh - I was the one who said I'd only ever played M:TG once. And that was eons ago. I know nothing of the game, really.