Recent content by Distracted DM

Here's a link to the base game, Demeo. I checked it out a while ago, never picked it up. It looks like this is a DnD-flavored version!

If you're running A5E characters with A5E monsters, it shouldn't be an issue. The A5E characters are, overall, more powerful than 5e- especially the martial characters (and especially the berserker and fighter). Obviously there could be some edge cases, but not in my experience... if the players...

Can you elaborate on both points?

I have hopes. I followed the Mangianello thing somewhat closely at the time, was disappointed when executive leadership changes torpedoed the prospect.

You know it's true, I think as laymen we might underestimate whales (hi I'm a whale). I briefly worked for a video company that made online free to play (with micro transactions) Facebook gambling games.. the vast majority of their revenue was whales.

My instinct was also to say that AI had something to do with it, buuut to be fair we've had things like "this cantrip is better than 5th level spells!" clickbait videos before AI. So human slop is equally likely :'D

Have you flat-out told them that you want to see them succeed, and that them discussing stuff in the open can lead to them being right (because maybe they come up with a better idea than you, and you snag it)? I've had the experience with players thinking that if they discuss stuff in front of...

The automated stuff definitely made the rules easier to handle, but the UI was very rough in a lot of places. I had a harder time figuring things out with it than I did Foundry, R20, Owlbear Rodeo, etc. It kind of reminded me of my experience with old Fantasy Grounds (which I bounced off of). On...

We did a one-shot to test it out tonight, using the Codex VTT, I ran the "Road to Broadhurst" 'conventure,' as they call it. I think the biggest non-technical issue I had is that it felt very "gamey." I'm so accustomed to running games with 5e/A5E in a continuous way, that jumping from vignette...

Yeah I DM regularly on FoundryVTT so I was looking at that, but because I host with Forge I can't have different Foundry versions going on separate games :( The LU A5E system hasn't updated to v13 yet, and the latest DS! version (the important one) is only v13. So I'm toying around with DS...

Trying to decide between using the Foundry or Codex VTT implementations... does anyone have experience with them?

Not OP, but I've often considered limiting them, or rather saying "You get 2/3 short rests per long." By placing a limit on SRs, you make them more valuable, and something to manage. On average, it's probably 3-4 per long rest.. but I make LRs typically take 2 uninterrupted days.

I assume you mean roll stats down the line? Yeah that's one way of doing it. On the other hand, if a group communicates and works out what everyone's playing, then they can avoid being short in such cases... but I know many players come to the table already planning to play a certain character.

For better or worse, caring about time can be a learned behavior for players. I had a table that didn't care about time. Then, for probably 10 sessions, time was very important and they got super serious about it. Then, even after that period of time was over, they stayed super serious about...

Generally yes (unless at some point in future it's found that it isn't). I think they had a lending program that was shut down.