Discussion Tavern: Sleeping Giant

[Kutshort Yes]

Maybe @Raine ’s backup will be easier to work with

 

[TD]

Maybe @Raine ’s backup will be easier to work with

Because if there's one thing about me... I hate a challenge.

Spoiler

 

[Kutshort Yes]

Because if there's one thing about me... I hate a challenge.

Spoiler

I was merely suggesting we kill her so we can continue our quest of finding things for @GwJumpman to blast

 

[TD]

He'll get to soon - I sense it.

 

[Kutshort Yes]

He'll get to soon - I sense it.

 

[TD]

And besides, if T'anks dies we miss out a new badge.

 

[Kutshort Yes]

And besides, if T'anks dies we miss out a new badge.

We can always ask for a new badge for deliberately killing a party member

 

[TD]

We can always ask for a new badge for deliberately killing a party member

 

[Kutshort Yes]

What if she betrays us again? It’s good to keep all options on the table

 

[TD]

The options for Dude as a character are always on the table.

 

[Kutshort Yes]

The options for Dude as a character are always on the table.

Then why did you nope me?

I want to provide Dragmire with controlled chaos for maximal eldritch blasting

 

[TD]

And that's what you want, as time unfolds it will become more clear what Dude wants.

 

[Kutshort Yes]

And that's what you want, as time unfolds it will become more clear what Dude wants.

 

[TD]

It's important to understand there is a difference between "what would TD do?" and "what would Tortle Dude do?".

 

[Kutshort Yes]

It's important to understand there is a difference between "what would TD do?" and "what would Tortle Dude do?".

Kutshortkut is of one mind

 

[Cookie Sweetmead]

I love seeing the different ways people take to playing their character. Some who play themselves and some who like playing a character.

On a different note I found that as a cleric I have a Ceremony spell. So if any of who want to get married or need some holy water.

 

[TD]

Cookie Sweetmead: Things are looking tense in this cave, who wants to get married?



Cleric looks like it has some really cool abilities. The other day I was reading through Bard spells, there's a lot of really interesting ones there.

 

[Kutshort Yes]

I love seeing the different ways people take to playing their character. Some who play themselves and some who like playing a character.

I think the biggest difference is (please correct me if I’m wrong) @TD and @Raine are planning their characters’ actions and motivations for the future, and I’m waiting to see what Vash says happened before I think of my next action. The only future thinking it did, was when I saw the wolves and had to befriend one of them

 

[TD]

I think the biggest difference is (please correct me if I’m wrong) @TD and @Raine are planning their characters’ actions and motivations for the future, and I’m waiting to see what Vash says happened before I think of my next action. The only future thinking it did, was when I saw the wolves and had to befriend one of them

Mine is not as much planning for the future as much as it is that I spent a lot of time (shortly after the campaign started) building out the backstory and lore of my character when I got out of my creative slump. My future plans are not set in stone, but they will be the foundation of everything Dude may become - but it is still heavily contingent on what happens during the campaign and interractions with characters.

 

[Cookie Sweetmead]

I think the biggest difference is (please correct me if I’m wrong) @TD and @Raine are planning their characters’ actions and motivations for the future, and I’m waiting to see what Vash says happened before I think of my next action. The only future thinking it did, was when I saw the wolves and had to befriend one of them

This is normally how I do as well. I have 1 thing I have planned for Cookie in the end, past that, Cookie is along for the ride.

 

[TD]

I'll tell you one thing.

Dude is ready to fight some goblins.

Spoiler

 

[Kutshort Yes]

Mine is not as much planning for the future as much as it is that I spent a lot of time (shortly after the campaign started) building out the backstory and lore of my character when I got out of my creative slump. My future plans are not set in stone, but they will be the foundation of everything Dude may become - but it is still heavily contingent on what happens during the campaign and interractions with characters.

I literally have nothing set in stone about anything, other than the following:

1. I will kill anyone, friend or foe, that harms Hopper
2. Tortle Dude is my friend
3. I have wooden lower legs or wooden boots fused to my legs. I don’t care which
4. I lived on an island after I stopped adventuring for some time, but I didn’t give any real thought as to why my character stopped or started again

 

[T'anks Kiraine]

Maybe @Raine ’s backup will be easier to work with

I mean, I made Youse as a foil to T'anks so... the one is kind of squiggly-lined the other is very straightforward. So, possibly?

On the other hand Youse is a Lawful Neutral so I'm sure that would be like tossing a tub of grease onto a campfire.

On a different note I found that as a cleric I have a Ceremony spell. So if any of who want to get married or need some holy water.

What I'm getting from this is that I should probably never, ever touch Cleric. All I see is Majin Vegeta everywhere with that Atonement spell.

I think the biggest difference is (please correct me if I’m wrong) @TD and @Raine are planning their characters’ actions and motivations for the future

Well outside of briefly going over how to introduce T'anks into the story with Vash, I assure you that I'm flying by the seat of my pants! But I have a rough idea of the underlying philosophy for a character/person like this, and that makes it a lot easier to predict how they would react to certain stimuli. Minus some, uhh... less-than-savory bits, probably. Which end up adding to the intrigue perhaps.

 

[TD]

Meanwhile - TD was in a corner theorycrafting an entire Tortle family tree.



A good bard does need stories, after all.

 

[TD]

Btw - y'all do whatever conversing you want. Dude is ready but he's also waiting for the group to be prepared, but may chime in if addressed.

 

[T'anks Kiraine]

That's why I made T'anks a presumed orphan. Makes shit so much easier (unless/until Vash slaps her with something out of left field lol) -- for me, not for her.


Also I guess we found your malevolent being. I'm sure that'll be fun later.

Goblin <--You are here
Bugbear
???
Conehead (lol)
Ruxithid

I sense... an epic journey!

 

[TD]

I immediately thought "major campaign villain" when I saw that name... and then read about the shared raids and started to wonder how far down this rabbit hole is gonna go.

 

[T'anks Kiraine]

Fucked if I know! T'anks is way off in Narnia at this point and I'm along for the ride.

 

[TD]

And I'm sure Dude will be just fine with the continued goblin connections.

 

[T'anks Kiraine]

Poor Dude!

 

[Kutshort Yes]

And I'm sure Dude will be just fine with the continued goblin connections.

It’s okay

 

[TD]

I'm not... I'm not trying to protect him.

Great now T'anks is reading Dude's mind.

 

[TD]

Lmfao.

Perfectly great Perception roll.
T'anks drops her bombshell.
Dude is rattled.
Rolls a 2.



At least he's in front.

 

[T'anks Kiraine]

((We’re good until we hit a loading screen. I always explore every inch of the map/dungeon before moving on to the next place, especially in games like Diablo 2 or DnD: Lost Mines of Phandelver))

DID SHORTKUT JUST

THE NERVE

 

[Kutshort Yes]

Lmfao.

Perfectly great Perception roll.
T'anks drops her bombshell.
Dude is rattled.
Rolls a 2.



At least he's in front.

I gotchu boo

 

[TD]

Maybe I should take the lead. I need extra light to see

Can we talk about this method?

Objectively speaking as characters, we shouldn't know the outcome of a roll and what it means...

So should there constantly be backup rolls?

@VashTheStampede
As our DM, thoughts?

 

[Kutshort Yes]

Can we talk about this method?

Objectively speaking as characters, we shouldn't know the outcome of a roll and what it means...

So should there constantly be backup rolls?

@VashTheStampede
As our DM, thoughts?

I defer to @VashTheStampede

 

[VashTheStampede]

Objectively speaking as characters, we shouldn't know the outcome of a roll and what it means...

This is very much my feelings on the matter.

The way I have always seen it is like such: there's a hidden door in a wall. I do a perception check. I roll a 3. I don't find the hidden door, but my character feels like I did a good job checking, so clearly there's no hidden door to find.

 

[VashTheStampede]

ok it would possibly be an investigation check but the point stands

 

[Kutshort Yes]

This is very much my feelings on the matter.

The way I have always seen it is like such: there's a hidden door in a wall. I do a perception check. I roll a 3. I don't find the hidden door, but my character feels like I did a good job checking, so clearly there's no hidden door to find.

We’ve done extra checks for things like investigation before

 

[T'anks Kiraine]

Whoever's in pole position should be doing the Perception Check, would be what I go with. They're the one scouting ahead, the ones in the middle are doing passives/chatting/looking to the side (maybe they can roll and see hidden paths/doors that the primary one missed? IDK), the one in the rearguard is keeping an eye out for ambushes

 

[Kutshort Yes]

ok it would possibly be an investigation check but the point stands

I’m fine with it, let’s move out following Dude

 

[Kutshort Yes]

Whoever's in pole position should be doing the Perception Check,[…]), the one in the rearguard is keeping an eye out for ambushes

Well then it’s good I did a check then too

 

[VashTheStampede]

We’ve done extra checks for things like investigation before

Yeah but its also me using level 1 stuff to feel out how the party as a whole wants to do things. I feel its my job to try and cater the game to how you all want to play (within limits, I would like to enjoy myself as well).

 

[TD]

We’ve done extra checks for things like investigation before

And I didn't like it before tbh.

If I'm being honest, a big part of the fun for me is seeing what comes of your dice roll and seeing either an amazing outcome or disastrous one occur, then how we deal with the consequences.

 

[Kutshort Yes]

I’m good with whatever happens. Progressing with the campaign, chaos, utter destruction. I’m having fun

 

[TD]

Then when we all survive we can suffer heartbreak when we lose a double digit leveled adventurer to our third campaign.

 

[Kutshort Yes]

I would like to enjoy myself as well

I want you to enjoy it yourself. I don’t know what the unwritten rules are, so if I do something I shouldn’t, just correct me

 

[TD]

Btw - Dude is clearly intent on moving on in current state. You may or may not be able to change his current attitude if you'd like to try, or you can plow ahead with him.

 

[T'anks Kiraine]

T'anks is definitely steadfast in her resolve to do things.

Can't get Phat Lewt and XP sitting around doing nothing!