BangoSkank

Video Games: The General Discussion & Community Thread Number Two

I have such low expectations yet such high hopes for Starfield.

I'd love to see them turn it around and make RPGs again, but are they capable of it?

How to begin play by post?

Usually you have a Source Book, either the DM will tell you which one he is using or explain stuff. Most of this stuff can be found free online.

A lot of the +1 or +3 or whatever comes from picking skills for your character or finding gear. You might have an Exquisite Rapier that adds +1 to thrusting attacks and have the skills Fencer which also adds +1 to thrusting attacks.

So youd take the damage your weapon does (as found either in the Source Book the GM says you're using or by his explanation of the weapon) and add the +1 from it being exquisite and the +1 from your skill.

Usually you would track these things on a character sheet.

Ex of weapons
roll20.net/compendium/dnd5e/Weapons#c…

Ex of character sheet


Part of the GMs job is to give you the information you need to come up with a character. Tell you which Source Books you can pick from and they should be providing you with links where you can access enough of that stuff to faff yourself up a Character Sheet.

How to begin play by post?

The GM or Game Master will usually tell you.

It's basically any time you attempt something you could conceivably fail at.

You don't need to roll to walk or breathe or have a basic conversation.

You do need to roll to run up a sheet of ice that is about to crack off and sink into the icy depths, or to have the stamina to climb up that big ass cliff face so you can rescue that one dipshit Prince who went to go rescue the Princess but didn't have the upper body strength, or to convince the warlock that his Eldritch God is actually just an edgy teenager wearing some artfully modified chicken carcasses and speaking in French.

Mahz's Dev Journal

Just confirming, I too can see it.

Maybe ask "skidrow" what they did to hide it.

I always look at new profiles and they have like 8 previous names, all hidden.

Video Games: The General Discussion & Community Thread Number Two

ACTUAL POT-BELLIED GOBLINS!!

Ghosting is killing ideas..

Getting a good reputation on Guild for staying with a story does take time. Without that reputation any GM is taking you on, on blind trust. The ghosting thing is a major cause of many GMs creating smaller roleplays in the first place with less risk of players flaking and only inviting people they know and are reliable.

@Gareth

I think writing quality/consistency is a good way to fairly quickly bypass that as a road block.

If someone is brand new but I read like three things of theirs I really liked I'd be inclined to either accept or invite them to an RP I'm hosting. You are right though. It definitely becomes easier to consistently have threads that go for a distance when you have a reliable roster of folks to RP with. It's fun getting new blood though.

Video Games: The General Discussion & Community Thread Number Two

I'm sure you all have heard the praises, but I'm having a good old time with Zelda Tears of the Kingdom. Taking my sweet ass time with it

Video Games: The General Discussion & Community Thread Number Two

Yeah Halfling was already in. I could do Halfling Rogue but I'd much rather do either small goofy Monk or big dumb green punchy Monk