Recent content by templar1138

I'm well aware of search parameters and the flood of applicants. Like I said, I've been on Roll20 for most of a decade. Also, I tried Adventurers League a while ago and didn't care for the lack of interest in individual character stories.

A reasonable stance, except that I search for games within very specific time parameters that rarely accommodate anyone outside the US or Canada, and most of the prospective GMs I find identify themselves as being in the cultures that would recognize my name as masculine (and there are quite a...

I've been playing on Roll20 for seven years, and one thing I've seen ramp up in the last couple has been GMs requesting preferred pronouns on their applications. The many vague profile names alone makes this understandable, but my name is Erik, and that's my displayed name on Roll20 as well, so...

Ever noticed how much trying to find a D&D group on Roll20 resembles online dating, only slightly less frustrating? Due to a number of poor experiences, I would very much like to try being the player in a one-on-one D&D campaign over the web, using Discord for voice chat. Would anyone be...

Thank you all for the suggestions. Given the concept of my character, I think I'm going to go with playing him as an Eldritch Knight using WIS and the Cleric spell list.

The character is a loxodon, so I like the idea of him throwing himself into the fray, but being calm, soothing, and paternal outside of combat. The ranger doesn't appeal to me because it seems to be a watered-down druid and is heavily inclined towards DEX. Thematically, the Blood Hunter is...

The 2020 update to the Blood Hunter class irks me. My only real problem with it is the switch from WIS to INT, as I've already got character concepts whose personalities are reflective of having a higher WIS than INT. It was hard enough convincing DMs to let me use that class, but now I'd have...