The Random thought Thread

[Vegita-San]

yeah, cubed is always trashing me for being old and out dated.

everytime I see that thread, my natural instinct is to join in and offer advice, then I see who started it, and say, eh, screw it .

[ProphetofGanja]

Originally Posted by Utrommaniac

Well, the D&D game finally took a weird turn.

We've been playing Waterdeep: Dragonheist

Spoiler:

Where chapter one ended with my character (a halfling wizard who was created by a Beholder) eventually brought out her "secret weapon" of a father for the first time because a mindflayer almost killed them at the end of their rescue mission, and she was freaking out.

It ended disappointingly with Beholder Dad just being like "'kay, sweetie" and disintegrating the Mindflayer. Which is why Tami only decided to call for his help in real emergencies.


And what do we get for trudging through a sewer, going up against Gazers, a bunch of goblins, a dark dwarf and a bandit, the slime they were trying to block out, and a mindflayer and his half-orc, all in order to save one guy? A run-down manor haunted by its previous owner. Which my halfling had to pay out of her pocket because she was absolutely loaded. Thanks Volo.


It's interesting trying to keep Tami out of Mary Sue territory, but I think she is to some degree.

Omg my group just finished Dragon Heist a few weeks ago and we started Dungeon of the Mad Mage last week, it's pretty crazy so far.

We ended Dragon Heist as the proud owners of a bar in Trollskull Alley and significantly richer than when we'd started.

[Leo656]

I picked up a D&D Starter Set at Target the other day since it was only $20.

I have no idea what to do next, though, because I played D&D all of three times, no later than 1995.

My wife and I would like to give it a try one day, which is why I picked it up, but I really feel a bit overwhelmed by it. Any tips are appreciated. Probably won't mess with it anytime soon, but hopefully one day.
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Vegita: There's a good chance I'm older than you, and Cubed never gives me that "old man" business. That leads me to either think that he's deathly afraid of me, OR, he just really doesn't like you.

[Krutch]

Met with one off the writers of the Michael Bay TMNT films today (Josh Appelbaum) at work. Seemed like a good guy so I just bit my tongue

[Leo656]

Don't ya hate that?

I would've Great Muta'd him with my Snapple. I'm weak.

[Candy Kappa]

Originally Posted by Leo656

I picked up a D&D Starter Set at Target the other day since it was only $20.

I have no idea what to do next, though, because I played D&D all of three times, no later than 1995.

My wife and I would like to give it a try one day, which is why I picked it up, but I really feel a bit overwhelmed by it. Any tips are appreciated. Probably won't mess with it anytime soon, but hopefully one day.

Best tip is to have fun. The 5th edition rules are super light and easy to learn, and if you forget something just make something up on the fly.

The Starter set adventure is great for both first time players and dungeon masters.

[Leo656]

Fair enough. But for example, it's cool that the kit comes with some pre-loaded characters; can these be changed or customized and still work with the provided scenario? For example, my wife more or less just wants to be Xena.

I can't stress enough, I'm beyond a neophyte at this. And the included booklets are soooo looooong.

Also, game boards and kits. Little figurines. I'm aware that's a whole other huge thing. Any suggestions/recommendations?

Most likely, it's only ever gonna be she and I playing.

Thanks.

[Utrommaniac]

I have the same kit, but haven't really had the chance to be a DM myself. I've mostly just played in other people's games.

Spoiler:

My ultimate DM desire is to make a homebrew campaign, wherin noobies within the Xanathar Guild are tasked with the oh-so-dangerous task...of replacing Xanathar's dead fish before he notices.

[Candy Kappa]

yeah, the pre-made characters can be tweaked and customize as you wish. The Adventure is very open to any player characters, and if you're doing a solo adventure with you wife you can beef up her character with higher ability scores, free feat(s) or start with some magic swag so the character can fight the monsters single-handedly or add some adventuring npcs as hirelings.

You don't really need miniatures and battle maps, at least not until you're onto the game. Minis are expensive and all the theater-of-the-mind works great in 5e

[Leo656]

I just feel like I don't even know where to begin, although I guess taking an honest crack at the guidebook should be Step 1.

I appreciate the input, thanks. Who knows when we'll get to it, but it was so cheap I figured I'd never have a better chance, and now we can jump in whenever. One day, hopefully.

[Vegita-San]

Originally Posted by Leo656

Vegita: There's a good chance I'm older than you, and Cubed never gives me that "old man" business. That leads me to either think that he's deathly afraid of me, OR, he just really doesn't like you.

I'm guessing the latter ;o)


in other news, thanks to that wrestling gif, I want to look up images of a long forgotten 90s wwf arcade game......

[Leo656]

That would be either WWF Superstars or WWF WrestleFest, sir. Good luck.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Originally Posted by Utrommaniac

I have the same kit, but haven't really had the chance to be a DM myself. I've mostly just played in other people's games.

Spoiler:

My ultimate DM desire is to make a homebrew campaign, wherin noobies within the Xanathar Guild are tasked with the oh-so-dangerous task...of replacing Xanathar's dead fish before he notices.

Have you been listening in on my games remotely? I just started a new side-trek adventure that is part Phantom (the 90's movie) and part Indie Jones Crystal Skulls. In the underdark. In the middle of a war between genocidal dark elves and a tribe of "endangered" dino-people.

Originally Posted by Candy Kappa

yeah, the pre-made characters can be tweaked and customize as you wish. The Adventure is very open to any player characters, and if you're doing a solo adventure with you wife you can beef up her character with higher ability scores, free feat(s) or start with some magic swag so the character can fight the monsters single-handedly or add some adventuring npcs as hirelings.

You don't really need miniatures and battle maps, at least not until you're onto the game. Minis are expensive and all the theater-of-the-mind works great in 5e

I will second most of this. I haven't checked out 5th ed since the beta test packets, but it seemed very easy to get into, and character creation was much simpler than in the version I use- but then, I am a veteran player and D&M, so learning the new system was just a matter of adjusting to the new ruleset.

Originally Posted by Leo656

I just feel like I don't even know where to begin, although I guess taking an honest crack at the guidebook should be Step 1.

I appreciate the input, thanks. Who knows when we'll get to it, but it was so cheap I figured I'd never have a better chance, and now we can jump in whenever. One day, hopefully.

If you have any questions, you can always pm me for advice or suggestions! I have oodles of books and modules on hand for answers to just about anything you need! (And I run a weekly game myself, so I can help with hows and the dos and do nots of running the game. My first suggestion is to have her play a fighter, and just tweak it to fit with the skills of Xena, such as preferred weapon, acrobatic feats, and seduction.)

[Leo656]

Thanks! At least I know a couple folks here who've been doing this for a while.

I remember seeing a rulebook for an old DC Universe-based game at my comic shop a while back. If they still have it I'll pick it up one'a these days.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Do you remember the title? There have been several superhero-based games, like Mutants and Masterminds, Spycraft, Champions, etc....

[Vegita-San]

Free Speech is being severly restricted these days.

logged in to another site, and got this message.

'you where banned for
Not respecting creators of New She-Ra show'

unbelievable. considering their attack on the original fans and the original actors of the REAL show.....sigh.

20 years on that forum, and not one single problem...and they decide to do this out of the total blue. usually they give you a warning if they feel you step off too far. smh.

[IndigoErth]

I'm a little annoyed that there is no mail today because Bush Sr. died...

[Powder]

Originally Posted by IndigoErth

I'm a little annoyed that there is no mail today because Bush Sr. died...

Ditto. I've got stuff to both send & receive.

[Leo656]

Originally Posted by MsMarvelDuckie

Do you remember the title? There have been several superhero-based games, like Mutants and Masterminds, Spycraft, Champions, etc....

Nah, but it definitely wasn't one of those. It was some generic-sounding DC Super-Heroes/DC Universe kinda thing. Probably came out in the late-90s.

Originally Posted by Vegita-San

20 years on that forum, and not one single problem...and they decide to do this out of the total blue. usually they give you a warning if they feel you step off too far. smh.

Hah, that's exactly what happened to me here a few months back; at least that was a Temp Ban.

That's sh*tty of them, though. I've said this before, if boards aren't gonna let people voice their opinions, they need to CLEARLY post a rule at the "door": "Only positive feedback or f*ck off." Just be transparent. Don't ambush people simply for speaking their minds.

[Vegita-San]

Originally Posted by Leo656

Hah, that's exactly what happened to me here a few months back; at least that was a Temp Ban.

That's sh*tty of them, though. I've said this before, if boards aren't gonna let people voice their opinions, they need to CLEARLY post a rule at the "door": "Only positive feedback or f*ck off." Just be transparent. Don't ambush people simply for speaking their minds.

it seems to be changing in a bad way...so that a narrative of what is and isn't acceptable seems to be forming. they'll let one user post stuff that is supposed to be in an 'adult topic only' forum (i.e. relationship stuff)....and delete about 15 posts after that. leaving the post that started the trouble still up.

sigh. even though I stand by everything I say, i must have caught a mod in a really bad mood :/.....