Distracted DM's latest activity
-
Distracted DM reacted to payn's post in the thread D&D General Self-Defeating Rules in D&D with
Love.
-
Distracted DM replied to the thread D&D General D&D 6e ala Steampunkette: Structural thoughts.13th Age does this by starting out with the PCs as notable heroes, they're not recent farmers or wizards apprentices. It's not...
-
Distracted DM reacted to Steampunkette's post in the thread D&D General D&D 6e ala Steampunkette: Structural thoughts with
Like.
So I've talked a few times about what I'd want in a 6e game. Often enough that at 3am this morning I was plagued with thoughts of game... -
Distracted DM replied to the thread D&D General Self-Defeating Rules in D&D.Yeah, it's always something constantly considered by me, finding a balance between presenting interesting/worthwhile challenges, and...
-
Distracted DM reacted to The Firebird's post in the thread Shadowdark Best inspiration/advice for developing a Shadowdark adventure and eventual campaign? with Like.
The best advice I have is just to read. Read other adventures, classic stories (especially appendix N for Shadowdark), medieval history...
-
Distracted DM reacted to Koloth's post in the thread D&D General Self-Defeating Rules in D&D with Like.
As for the light/dark thing, one way to make it matter is for an area to be the result of a wish/miracle/etc where the wording was...
-
Distracted DM reacted to TwoSix's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) 5.5 Fighter Best Eince 2E with Like.
Nah. I have no particular opinion on the '24 fighter, but the 4e fighter is absolutely the high point of fighter design. It has a...
-
Distracted DM reacted to pukunui's post in the thread D&D General Who else was resistant to Eberron for awhile before falling for it? with
Wow.
That's precisely what KB's Frontiers of Eberron Quickstone is! -
Distracted DM reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D General Self-Defeating Rules in D&D with Like.
My favorite OSR specifically removes darkvision and the like from PC species, but leaves it for the monsters. Light is everyone's...
-
Distracted DM reacted to Pamphylian's post in the thread D&D General Self-Defeating Rules in D&D with Like.
I will readily accept "the long 80's" as an aesthetic era from spanning from circa 1977 to 2001, it's assumptions shattered by the dot...
-
Distracted DM reacted to xiphumor's post in the thread 3PP Release Wild Magic Reimagined launches on SEPT 16!!! with Like.
Wild Magic Reimagined is coming to Kickstarter on Sept 16, 2025, at 11 AM EST / 3 PM GMT! Click here to follow the Kickstarter page and...
-
Distracted DM reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread D&D General The Player's Quantum Ogre: Warlock Pacts with Like.
My warlock player -- who remade his wizard into a warlock as far back as 3E -- actually came to me with a bunch of ideas of how I could...
-
Distracted DM reacted to overgeeked's post in the thread D&D General The Player's Quantum Ogre: Warlock Pacts with Like.
A whole lot of the warlock, cleric, and paladin class fiction is dependent on serving a higher power. It’s weird and “a-fictional” to...
-
Distracted DM reacted to bloodtide's post in the thread D&D General The Player's Quantum Ogre: Warlock Pacts with Like.
This is true for most players, and not just about Warlock Pacts. Players hate the idea that the DM can force their character to do...
-
Distracted DM reacted to Bae'zel's post in the thread D&D General The Player's Quantum Ogre: Warlock Pacts with Like.
That actually varies in fiction. In some tales, sure, no problem. In others, the witches or warlocks are “marked” in some way...