POV: you have a 2019 MacBook Pro with a very power hungry intel core i5 running macOS 15 and and you have been on D&D beyond for 3 hours without a charging your laptop or taking a break.
43% Battery
Using significant energy: Google Chrome
two seconds later:
42% Battery
Using significant energy: Google Chrome
(Fan making as much noise as a jet engine)
(Computer is very hot despite fan running at max speed)
I honestly feel like Apple purposefully makes their laptops not work well just so you buy more.
My computer is an old Lenovo, I don't know when it was made, but it can burn and play CD's, which is something that fell out of style a while ago. I have an old Acer monitor hooked up to the PC. I run it on Ubuntu, which makes you lose a lot of options when it comes to gaming, but it runs very well for browsing the web, documents, simple games, etc. It most standard things (most games require windows to download though, so its barred from that) My dad hooked up the internet via a wire, which helps a lot and decreases radiation. And obviously being a PC it doesn't charge but just plugs into a powerstrip
I know I'm comparing a PC to a laptop, but these things are probably way older than 2019.
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Its kinda impressive to be running that many games honestly
The wild part is that all of my games (that I run) are connected (except the Dragonlance one) for my campaign.
So for example if Group_A burns down Town_A, and Group_B arrives at Town_A later, it will still be burnt down or in the process of being rebuilt. It's very cool, because my players see that they don't just impact their campaign - but all of my campaigns, because they're all happening in the same world. Naturally I made a website for my campaign to keep track of all the NPCs, and events and such... but it really is cool when someone sees/knows that some event will have a rippling effect.
My table recently finished our long-running Eberron campaign. It was the first campaign we’ve officially finished.
I am hoping to finally finish my (Work Game) I run - games been running for way too many years now, players are Level 16 (about to hit 17) - and by the time they get to the final big bad (a Beholder with the God of Wisdom's stolen knowledge in hopes of ascending to godhood) - the party will be level 20. The next few levels (17 to 20) will be coming pretty fast. Then, those from that game, that want to continue - I will start a new game for them, with new characters, that will just start at Level 3 probably (just so they will have most of the initial bells and whistles of their new character class).
Its kinda impressive to be running that many games honestly
The wild part is that all of my games (that I run) are connected (except the Dragonlance one) for my campaign.
So for example if Group_A burns down Town_A, and Group_B arrives at Town_A later, it will still be burnt down or in the process of being rebuilt. It's very cool, because my players see that they don't just impact their campaign - but all of my campaigns, because they're all happening in the same world. Naturally I made a website for my campaign to keep track of all the NPCs, and events and such... but it really is cool when someone sees/knows that some event will have a rippling effect.
My table recently finished our long-running Eberron campaign. It was the first campaign we’ve officially finished.
I am hoping to finally finish my (Work Game) I run - games been running for way too many years now, players are Level 16 (about to hit 17) - and by the time they get to the final big bad (a Beholder with the God of Wisdom's stolen knowledge in hopes of ascending to godhood) - the party will be level 20. The next few levels (17 to 20) will be coming pretty fast. Then, those from that game, that want to continue - I will start a new game for them, with new characters, that will just start at Level 3 probably (just so they will have most of the initial bells and whistles of their new character class).
I actually love that. If I ever somehow have enough energy to run campaigns like that it sounds very enjoyable and a great way to have a game world just a little more exciting.
I've always thought starting at level 3 is sort of weird, level one is really fun cause everything is dangerous, you can't just attack anyone you want, it requires much more teamwork and creative thinking to win battles. Obviously some people don't want their characters to die, which is valid. Personally level 1 is my favorite level, with a linear advancement of my favorites (1 being my absolute favorite, 20 being my least favorite) Anything past level 5 starts to worsen for me, and past level 10 it really gets to a point where I want to return to lower levels. It's just that nothing is really a threat anymore.. I guess I just love some hardship (this is meant to be respectful by the way, no disrespect to you for starting at level 3, I just like discussing and debating things)
Work game? Like are you running it for people you know at your job? Are you getting paid for it? Not sure what you mean when you say that
I actually love that. If I ever somehow have enough energy to run campaigns like that it sounds very enjoyable and a great way to have a game world just a little more exciting.
I've always thought starting at level 3 is sort of weird, level one is really fun cause everything is dangerous, you can't just attack anyone you want, it requires much more teamwork and creative thinking to win battles. Obviously some people don't want their characters to die, which is valid. Personally level 1 is my favorite level, with a linear advancement of my favorites (1 being my absolute favorite, 20 being my least favorite) Anything past level 5 starts to worsen for me, and past level 10 it really gets to a point where I want to return to lower levels. It's just that nothing is really a threat anymore.. I guess I just love some hardship (this is meant to be respectful by the way, no disrespect to you for starting at level 3, I just like discussing and debating things)
Work game? Like are you running it for people you know at your job? Are you getting paid for it? Not sure what you mean when you say that
Oh, I didn't take it as disrespectful. We may not start at Level 3 - I just figured after 7 years (or so) of the current campaign, they may wish to start at Level 3 for their new characters. But I will probably poll the players who want to start a new campaign to see if they want to start at Level 1, 2 or 3.
I am like you, my favorite is between 1 and 5. Because things do feel risky. You don't have a party of insanely powerful folks. However, as a DM - I've learned to keep things deadly when I needed to. (For example - in the Dragonlance game - the party saw a Black Dragon (Adult) - and thought they could take it at Level 5. They insisted on it, but didn't go for it (which I am thankful for, because I doubt they would have survived at Level 5, seven players). So when I left, they did some scenerio where they won the fight against the Black Dragon. When I asked how they ran it - they kept the dragon on the ground. And I said, "Had we done this - the first thing I would have had the black dragon do is breathe on the ranger - she's got the most reach, and need to take her out as quickly as possible. And stay in the air. If she survived/saved, the dragon might sweep down and do everything to take her down fast. Then take out the cleric. Then take out the two spell casters. The warriors? Laugh at them, since they don't have range, so their shots that they do have are disadvantage, fly around, wait for breath to recharge, breathe on the next person. Rinse repeat."
So, the next session - the party ended up in the frozen tundra of Icewall (if you're familiar with Dragonlance) and were warned of white dragons in the area. The weather was horrid and visibility low - so first thing they encountered - three young dragons laying in the snow, buried, who sprung up in surprise (no one perceived them) and breathed three cones of frost (in an angled form so it hit all of them). Took down two, others badly wounded, had the white dragons paw at them, and went around the table, for the round, to make the players roll for the dragon breath recharging - and it recharged all three. I could have killed them then - but had a horn blow - and pull the dragons away.
Just to let them know...
Don't eff with dragons. :D
But yes, higher level does get difficult - I often homebrew monsters. A tool a DM should use is improvise also - there have been times where the party manages a LOT of lucky shots on the big bad of an area - and in the moment, I might say, "He's bloody! You watches as his eyes burn as bright as the sun and he rages!" (So that damage is half, and such - just to make a battle last and seem less climatic).
Sorry - the "Work Game" is called that - because all of the players in my game (except one) were from my work (we all worked together). So I ran - and the Paladin, Wizard, and two Clerics were all from my work - and the Bard was a real life friend of the Wizard. So I always just called that the "Work Game" as the "name" of it, to differentiate the many games I run. lol
For those interested in reading session recaps, here is my most recent one that I'll be sending to my party. We had a three hour session and the inciting incident hasn't even occurred yet. It will be a murder mystery but they spent the whole time roleplaying and meeting the new characters/suspects/victims. They don't even know there is about to be a murder.
After hearing the Mothman's prophecy at the Yonder Talk Pool (and contacting warlock patrons and threatening the higher powers of this world) you heard of three distinct personages. The Copperhead King, Jumping Jack, and Little Sadie. Scales, the don't-tread-on-me snake spirit of gun violence told y'all that the Copperhead King is currently fishing for catfish in the Devil's Armpit.
So the Huntsman of the Hollers have boarded a south bound steamship called the Sue Anne out of Lynchtown to try to find this Copperhead King. While on the Sue Anne, Igor (fighter) recognized the voice of Mr. Horton Sawyer, a straw boss in the Coallick Company. Mr. Sawyer would know that Igor was not in fact dead but rather a runaway from the mines with a massive debt to the company.
Caliber Core (warlock/fighter) decided to go and join a game of poker with Mr. Sawyer and his goons while Dr. Indrid Cold (Wizard) read Mr. Sawyer's mind. Dr. Cold discovered that Mr. Sawyer was being blamed by the higher ups for a recent mining accident but in doing so he attracted Mr. Sawyer's attention. He managed to talk his way out of a beating but is now viewed with intense mistrust by Horton and his gang. Caliber on the other hand... is also viewed with mistrust for cheating them out of their money in poker.
A nearby bystander witnessed the mind reading and recognized the magic for what it was. This old horse-alligator-turned-witch-hunter named Whittler Johnson told Dr. Cold that he had a connection to the dark ones and would like to trade information. He was intensely paranoid though and refused to speak in the dark, inviting Dr. Cold to visit him in the morning.
During all this, Knucklehead Fred (Rogue) made friends with the crew of the ship and was taken up to meet the captain, a blind, senile old man who refuses to leave the wheelhouse. Dr. Cold then went and made friends with a crippled horse-alligator who played a mean banjo. There was also a well-dressed man drinking heavily on the deck but he was never approached. The Sue Anne eventually docked for the night at the small mining town of Blackbluff.
In the town, the party watched as a colorful carriage called The Birdhouse Traveling Dance Hall rolled into town. Lightning struck a nearby tree as it approached. The entire town flooded into the carriage and found a swirling ballroom brimming with lights, drink, and big band jazz music. The ceiling was covered in a glittering sea of chandeliers and a talented man lead the band with a golden trumpet.
The party mingled and met new characters such as Sara Bell, a natural philosopher from New Oldtown. She seemed concerned by Dr. Cold's red, swollen eyes which he hadn't noticed before. Caliber Croe and Knucklehead Fred lost a drinking competition and Fred and Dr. Cold challenged the owner of the establishment, a man who introduced himself as Mr. Birdhouse, to a dancing competition which was also lost. But not without gaining the respect of Mr. Birdhouse and all the onlookers due to Fred's performance.
At some point during the party, a short old man with a cane walked into the Birdhouse and stared at Mr. Birdhouse with intense anger and hatred. He ground his cigar into the floor before leaving in a fit of rage.
Caliber Croe found his wife in the crowd and had a wonderful time dancing with her despite the fact that she died quite awhile ago. Knucklehead Fred was pulled out onto the dance floor by his mother who went missing years ago and was overwhelmed by a foreign feeling of joy and warmth when he tried to escape her grasp.
Igor sensed something sour about this whole place and lit his hainted lamp, filling the hall with a ghostly glow that revealed many of the dancers to be strange, formless bird spirits who fled up to the ceiling to hide among the cages that hung where there were once chandeliers. Mr. Birdhouse announced that the party was over and the remaining dancers fled along with the party into the night.
Sup guys. I've been away from the forums for a while, and however much I would like to say I will return, this site simply does not hold as much joy for me as it once did.
I've grown somewhat older and my life has gotten busier. Siiiigh. All the D&D games I was in fell through, so I haven't been much playing much at all. However, I recently managed to DM a fun one shot over Zoom, which got me thinking about the game and the forums.
I just wanted to poke my head in here and say hi, and that I hope ya'll are doing well. It's really cool that this thread is still at least somewhat active! :)
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He/him pronouns. Call me Bard. PROUD NERD!
Ever wanted to talk about your parties' worst mistakes? Do so HERE. What's your favorite class, why? Share & explainHERE.
Sup guys. I've been away from the forums for a while, and however much I would like to say I will return, this site simply does not hold as much joy for me as it once did.
I've grown somewhat older and my life has gotten busier. Siiiigh. All the D&D games I was in fell through, so I haven't been much playing much at all. However, I recently managed to DM a fun one shot over Zoom, which got me thinking about the game and the forums.
I just wanted to poke my head in here and say hi, and that I hope ya'll are doing well. It's really cool that this thread is still at least somewhat active! :)
Almost no one from the "glory days" of this thread posts here anymore. :)
I took a 3 week break from DMing my weekly (remote) D&D game. One of my players in an in person game passed away, the day after we'd played. And that hit hard.
And then my wife had back surgery, with complications. So I've been her care taker (again).
I finally DM'ed a remote session this past Saturday, and it felt good to feel creative and laugh. I realize how much DMing is therapy for me. It's me being able to tell a story and hear reactions from my players immediately. For that moment, I am able to step away from reality and share stories and laugh. It's a pivotal escape for my life, before the requirements of the real world return.
The play by post Lord of the Rings 5e I run - it's fun but dreadfully slow, especially combat. So this won't last much longer, I am afraid. I have a good ending for it, a nice "end with a cliff hanger" type thing. But probably will be bringing this to an end in the very neat future. In the meantime, anyone who has been keeping up with my write ups from those sessions, here's session 16, the latest one (posted today)...
Sup guys. I've been away from the forums for a while, and however much I would like to say I will return, this site simply does not hold as much joy for me as it once did.
I've grown somewhat older and my life has gotten busier. Siiiigh. All the D&D games I was in fell through, so I haven't been much playing much at all. However, I recently managed to DM a fun one shot over Zoom, which got me thinking about the game and the forums.
I just wanted to poke my head in here and say hi, and that I hope ya'll are doing well. It's really cool that this thread is still at least somewhat active! :)
Almost no one from the "glory days" of this thread posts here anymore. :)
I took a 3 week break from DMing my weekly (remote) D&D game. One of my players in an in person game passed away, the day after we'd played. And that hit hard.
And then my wife had back surgery, with complications. So I've been her care taker (again).
I finally DM'ed a remote session this past Saturday, and it felt good to feel creative and laugh. I realize how much DMing is therapy for me. It's me being able to tell a story and hear reactions from my players immediately. For that moment, I am able to step away from reality and share stories and laugh. It's a pivotal escape for my life, before the requirements of the real world return.
The play by post Lord of the Rings 5e I run - it's fun but dreadfully slow, especially combat. So this won't last much longer, I am afraid. I have a good ending for it, a nice "end with a cliff hanger" type thing. But probably will be bringing this to an end in the very neat future. In the meantime, anyone who has been keeping up with my write ups from those sessions, here's session 16, the latest one (posted today)...
It's sad that most of the people who used to be active have stopped posting here. Everyone from the "glory days" of this thread is awesome and valuable, so it's startling to see how everything goes on much the same (at least on the forums in general) without them. But that's life, I guess.
I'm sorry to hear that one of the people you play with has passed away. And I hope your wife has the best possible recovery from her surgery.
I haven't played D&D consistently for a while, but my recent session absolutely made me remember what I've been missing. So I'm glad you've had a similar experience as well. DMing is always wonderful.
And yeah, PBP is notoriously slow. Many of us on this thread had a PBP game a while back, but people just stopped posting and it ended ages ago. ):
Anyways, it's great to see that you're still posting! :)
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BoringBard's long and tedious posts somehow manage to enrapture audiences. How? Because he used Charm Person, the #1 bard spell!
He/him pronouns. Call me Bard. PROUD NERD!
Ever wanted to talk about your parties' worst mistakes? Do so HERE. What's your favorite class, why? Share & explainHERE.
It's sad that most of the people who used to be active have stopped posting here. Everyone from the "glory days" of this thread is awesome and valuable, so it's startling to see how everything goes on much the same (at least on the forums in general) without them. But that's life, I guess.
I'm sorry to hear that one of the people you play with has passed away. And I hope your wife has the best possible recovery from her surgery.
I haven't played D&D consistently for a while, but my recent session absolutely made me remember what I've been missing. So I'm glad you've had a similar experience as well. DMing is always wonderful.
And yeah, PBP is notoriously slow. Many of us on this thread had a PBP game a while back, but people just stopped posting and it ended ages ago. ):
Anyways, it's great to see that you're still posting! :)
Yeah, this thread was a lot of fun back in the day. I enjoyed, for example, making up that ongoing story about the people in the thread on their "adventure." That was a lot of fun.
Yeah, yesterday was the first day we played again (that game is monthly and in person) since Rickie's death - we put his chair there, put his dice there, and his dice holder, in honor of him.
And yes, was good to DM again, and even yesterday to play in person (Dragonlance) - I had the party slay three young white dragons at the end of that session, which was great, because previously three (different) young white dragons had really got the best of them. So it was a nice revenge story and great to see the party end on a high note. I always have the party roll to see if the dragon's breath recharges - first encounter, they seemed to consistently roll a 5 or 6 - this time, not a single one - so each dragon had their first initial breath - but after that it never recharged each time it was their turn. So that was incredibly fun as well.
And yeah, the PBP game, is probably gonna come to an end. One of the other players recently left (life is too busy) - so I took over their character this session - since this session was pretty much a big story moment for their character (see my note in the link if you're bored)...
I honestly feel like Apple purposefully makes their laptops not work well just so you buy more.
My computer is an old Lenovo, I don't know when it was made, but it can burn and play CD's, which is something that fell out of style a while ago. I have an old Acer monitor hooked up to the PC. I run it on Ubuntu, which makes you lose a lot of options when it comes to gaming, but it runs very well for browsing the web, documents, simple games, etc. It most standard things (most games require windows to download though, so its barred from that)
My dad hooked up the internet via a wire, which helps a lot and decreases radiation. And obviously being a PC it doesn't charge but just plugs into a powerstrip
I know I'm comparing a PC to a laptop, but these things are probably way older than 2019.
I could be totally wrong though, If you understand computers this is an image of the one I have: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1258950-REG/lenovo_90f10031us_ideacentre_300s_08ihh_desktop_computer.html
I've been trying but I can figure out when it was made
(Only difference is mine does not have the same symbol next to the long rectangle left of the headphone port and stuff, and its got no cover)
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Lightning flashes, it creates ash. The ash forms a human.
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My table recently finished our long-running Eberron campaign. It was the first campaign we’ve officially finished.
Please check out my homebrew, I would appreciate feedback:
Spells, Monsters, Subclasses, Races, Arcknight Class, Occultist Class, World, Enigmatic Esoterica forms
The wild part is that all of my games (that I run) are connected (except the Dragonlance one) for my campaign.
So for example if Group_A burns down Town_A, and Group_B arrives at Town_A later, it will still be burnt down or in the process of being rebuilt. It's very cool, because my players see that they don't just impact their campaign - but all of my campaigns, because they're all happening in the same world. Naturally I made a website for my campaign to keep track of all the NPCs, and events and such... but it really is cool when someone sees/knows that some event will have a rippling effect.
I am hoping to finally finish my (Work Game) I run - games been running for way too many years now, players are Level 16 (about to hit 17) - and by the time they get to the final big bad (a Beholder with the God of Wisdom's stolen knowledge in hopes of ascending to godhood) - the party will be level 20. The next few levels (17 to 20) will be coming pretty fast. Then, those from that game, that want to continue - I will start a new game for them, with new characters, that will just start at Level 3 probably (just so they will have most of the initial bells and whistles of their new character class).
Check out my publication on DMs Guild: https://www.dmsguild.com/browse.php?author=Tawmis%20Logue
Check out my comedy web series - Neverending Nights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Wr4-u9-zw0&list=PLbRG7dzFI-u3EJd0usasgDrrFO3mZ1lOZ
Need a character story/background written up? I do it for free (but also take donations!) - https://forums.giantitp.com/showthread.php?591882-Need-a-character-background-written-up
I actually love that. If I ever somehow have enough energy to run campaigns like that it sounds very enjoyable and a great way to have a game world just a little more exciting.
I've always thought starting at level 3 is sort of weird, level one is really fun cause everything is dangerous, you can't just attack anyone you want, it requires much more teamwork and creative thinking to win battles. Obviously some people don't want their characters to die, which is valid. Personally level 1 is my favorite level, with a linear advancement of my favorites (1 being my absolute favorite, 20 being my least favorite) Anything past level 5 starts to worsen for me, and past level 10 it really gets to a point where I want to return to lower levels. It's just that nothing is really a threat anymore.. I guess I just love some hardship (this is meant to be respectful by the way, no disrespect to you for starting at level 3, I just like discussing and debating things)
Work game? Like are you running it for people you know at your job? Are you getting paid for it? Not sure what you mean when you say that
Oh, I didn't take it as disrespectful. We may not start at Level 3 - I just figured after 7 years (or so) of the current campaign, they may wish to start at Level 3 for their new characters. But I will probably poll the players who want to start a new campaign to see if they want to start at Level 1, 2 or 3.
I am like you, my favorite is between 1 and 5. Because things do feel risky. You don't have a party of insanely powerful folks. However, as a DM - I've learned to keep things deadly when I needed to. (For example - in the Dragonlance game - the party saw a Black Dragon (Adult) - and thought they could take it at Level 5. They insisted on it, but didn't go for it (which I am thankful for, because I doubt they would have survived at Level 5, seven players). So when I left, they did some scenerio where they won the fight against the Black Dragon. When I asked how they ran it - they kept the dragon on the ground. And I said, "Had we done this - the first thing I would have had the black dragon do is breathe on the ranger - she's got the most reach, and need to take her out as quickly as possible. And stay in the air. If she survived/saved, the dragon might sweep down and do everything to take her down fast. Then take out the cleric. Then take out the two spell casters. The warriors? Laugh at them, since they don't have range, so their shots that they do have are disadvantage, fly around, wait for breath to recharge, breathe on the next person. Rinse repeat."
So, the next session - the party ended up in the frozen tundra of Icewall (if you're familiar with Dragonlance) and were warned of white dragons in the area. The weather was horrid and visibility low - so first thing they encountered - three young dragons laying in the snow, buried, who sprung up in surprise (no one perceived them) and breathed three cones of frost (in an angled form so it hit all of them). Took down two, others badly wounded, had the white dragons paw at them, and went around the table, for the round, to make the players roll for the dragon breath recharging - and it recharged all three. I could have killed them then - but had a horn blow - and pull the dragons away.
Just to let them know...
Don't eff with dragons. :D
But yes, higher level does get difficult - I often homebrew monsters. A tool a DM should use is improvise also - there have been times where the party manages a LOT of lucky shots on the big bad of an area - and in the moment, I might say, "He's bloody! You watches as his eyes burn as bright as the sun and he rages!" (So that damage is half, and such - just to make a battle last and seem less climatic).
Sorry - the "Work Game" is called that - because all of the players in my game (except one) were from my work (we all worked together). So I ran - and the Paladin, Wizard, and two Clerics were all from my work - and the Bard was a real life friend of the Wizard. So I always just called that the "Work Game" as the "name" of it, to differentiate the many games I run. lol
Check out my publication on DMs Guild: https://www.dmsguild.com/browse.php?author=Tawmis%20Logue
Check out my comedy web series - Neverending Nights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Wr4-u9-zw0&list=PLbRG7dzFI-u3EJd0usasgDrrFO3mZ1lOZ
Need a character story/background written up? I do it for free (but also take donations!) - https://forums.giantitp.com/showthread.php?591882-Need-a-character-background-written-up
For those interested in reading session recaps, here is my most recent one that I'll be sending to my party. We had a three hour session and the inciting incident hasn't even occurred yet. It will be a murder mystery but they spent the whole time roleplaying and meeting the new characters/suspects/victims. They don't even know there is about to be a murder.
Been away for awhile, for anyone who still wanders into this thread and was enjoying the Lord of the Rings Roleplaying recaps I was doing...
Session 10 - https://sites.google.com/view/lordoftheringsroleplaying/session-10-resting-and-hunting-ruffians
Session 11 - https://sites.google.com/view/lordoftheringsroleplaying/session-11-allies-and-ruffians
Session 12 - https://sites.google.com/view/lordoftheringsroleplaying/session-12-ruffians-and-anna
And the most current Session...
Session 13 - https://sites.google.com/view/lordoftheringsroleplaying/session-13-the-tower-and-the-gift
Check out my publication on DMs Guild: https://www.dmsguild.com/browse.php?author=Tawmis%20Logue
Check out my comedy web series - Neverending Nights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Wr4-u9-zw0&list=PLbRG7dzFI-u3EJd0usasgDrrFO3mZ1lOZ
Need a character story/background written up? I do it for free (but also take donations!) - https://forums.giantitp.com/showthread.php?591882-Need-a-character-background-written-up
Not sure if anyone even visits this thread anymore? Bygone are the days of much conversation in here.
But in the event someone is enjoying my Lord of the Rings 5e PBP recaps I do... Session 14 is here.
https://sites.google.com/view/lordoftheringsroleplaying/session-14-eagles-and-brigands
Check out my publication on DMs Guild: https://www.dmsguild.com/browse.php?author=Tawmis%20Logue
Check out my comedy web series - Neverending Nights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Wr4-u9-zw0&list=PLbRG7dzFI-u3EJd0usasgDrrFO3mZ1lOZ
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I think everyone just sort of ran out of question of the day ideas, not that they don’t cisit
Oh, no. I have one.
If you could have any mount, meaning a living creature commonly used for transportation, from any form of fiction, which would you choose?
Hi, I’m DrakenBrine, here’s my Sig and characters
I am The Grand Envisioner!
Unicorn
I really like D&D, especially Ravenloft, Exandria and the Upside Down from Stranger Things. My pronouns are she/they (genderfae).
Metallic or gem dragon also works
I really like D&D, especially Ravenloft, Exandria and the Upside Down from Stranger Things. My pronouns are she/they (genderfae).
Agreed - metallic or gem dragon - or maybe a cosmic dragon.
Wisea$$ DM and Player since 1979.
I’d personally go with a Graphorn from the Harry Potter Franchise, but those are good options too.
Hi, I’m DrakenBrine, here’s my Sig and characters
I am The Grand Envisioner!
And Session 15 -
https://sites.google.com/view/lordoftheringsroleplaying/session-15-brigands-and-blood
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Sup guys. I've been away from the forums for a while, and however much I would like to say I will return, this site simply does not hold as much joy for me as it once did.
I've grown somewhat older and my life has gotten busier. Siiiigh. All the D&D games I was in fell through, so I haven't been much playing much at all. However, I recently managed to DM a fun one shot over Zoom, which got me thinking about the game and the forums.
I just wanted to poke my head in here and say hi, and that I hope ya'll are doing well. It's really cool that this thread is still at least somewhat active! :)
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HERE.Almost no one from the "glory days" of this thread posts here anymore. :)
I took a 3 week break from DMing my weekly (remote) D&D game.
One of my players in an in person game passed away, the day after we'd played. And that hit hard.
And then my wife had back surgery, with complications. So I've been her care taker (again).
I finally DM'ed a remote session this past Saturday, and it felt good to feel creative and laugh. I realize how much DMing is therapy for me. It's me being able to tell a story and hear reactions from my players immediately. For that moment, I am able to step away from reality and share stories and laugh. It's a pivotal escape for my life, before the requirements of the real world return.
The play by post Lord of the Rings 5e I run - it's fun but dreadfully slow, especially combat. So this won't last much longer, I am afraid. I have a good ending for it, a nice "end with a cliff hanger" type thing. But probably will be bringing this to an end in the very neat future. In the meantime, anyone who has been keeping up with my write ups from those sessions, here's session 16, the latest one (posted today)...
https://sites.google.com/view/lordoftheringsroleplaying/session-16-brigands-defeated-and-eagle-message
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It's sad that most of the people who used to be active have stopped posting here. Everyone from the "glory days" of this thread is awesome and valuable, so it's startling to see how everything goes on much the same (at least on the forums in general) without them. But that's life, I guess.
I'm sorry to hear that one of the people you play with has passed away. And I hope your wife has the best possible recovery from her surgery.
I haven't played D&D consistently for a while, but my recent session absolutely made me remember what I've been missing. So I'm glad you've had a similar experience as well. DMing is always wonderful.
And yeah, PBP is notoriously slow. Many of us on this thread had a PBP game a while back, but people just stopped posting and it ended ages ago. ):
Anyways, it's great to see that you're still posting! :)
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HERE.Yeah, this thread was a lot of fun back in the day. I enjoyed, for example, making up that ongoing story about the people in the thread on their "adventure." That was a lot of fun.
Yeah, yesterday was the first day we played again (that game is monthly and in person) since Rickie's death - we put his chair there, put his dice there, and his dice holder, in honor of him.
And yes, was good to DM again, and even yesterday to play in person (Dragonlance) - I had the party slay three young white dragons at the end of that session, which was great, because previously three (different) young white dragons had really got the best of them. So it was a nice revenge story and great to see the party end on a high note. I always have the party roll to see if the dragon's breath recharges - first encounter, they seemed to consistently roll a 5 or 6 - this time, not a single one - so each dragon had their first initial breath - but after that it never recharged each time it was their turn. So that was incredibly fun as well.
And yeah, the PBP game, is probably gonna come to an end. One of the other players recently left (life is too busy) - so I took over their character this session - since this session was pretty much a big story moment for their character (see my note in the link if you're bored)...
https://sites.google.com/view/lordoftheringsroleplaying/session-17-captives-and-eagles
Check out my publication on DMs Guild: https://www.dmsguild.com/browse.php?author=Tawmis%20Logue
Check out my comedy web series - Neverending Nights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Wr4-u9-zw0&list=PLbRG7dzFI-u3EJd0usasgDrrFO3mZ1lOZ
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