Recent content by el-remmen

Definitely a style difference because as DM ( and my preference as a player) is to not concern myself with a story and how it plays out. For me the story is what we tell about what happened afterwards and what I like about D&D is how things might/often happen that would never happen in a story...

The thing I always say is that I don't "let" the PCs take a long rest. I describe the environment in which they might be considering to take a long rest or they might describe an environment they are looking for to take said rest (this assumes out in the wilderness/dungeon/ruins, though it could...

I voted human, dwarf, and gnome. But gonna change gnome to lizardfolk (homebrewed).

Heh. In one of the games I run, the 5th level paladin still uses chainmail because he can't afford better right now, nor have the party traveled anywhere where plate mail would be available to buy even if he could. 🤷‍♂️

I chose 4, because when it is hard, it is hard. For example, in a current game's most recent sessions, the party had to force march to find what they hoped was a decent place to camp for the night in some haunted fey woods and ended up having their rest interrupted twice (but managed a short...

(y)Yeah, that's what I meant when I referred to "available resources."

Some folks just don't care about sub/optimal choices, and that's okay. 🤷‍♂️🆒

Not sure about the new rules. We play with house ruled 2014 rules. Small folk can’t use a long bow (in fact the magic of the halfling’s bow let’s it count as a long bow for him). I don’t understand this claim.

I guess it just depends on if you only see it mechanically, where the rules of the game are perfectly reflected in the reality of the world and only those rules, or whether there are issues of available resources and aesthetic preferences which might effect those choices, which is how i prefer...

Yeah, I was wondering if OG was referring to a thread I've checked out from or one I never saw to begin with! :LOL: There is only one person on my ignore list that is a prolific enough poster that I see references to them constantly, but ne'er a single post! They are like a ghost. 👻

Oh and I have totally used purple glitter craft paint for weird cosmic swords, and have even coated something I wanted to be partially glossy effect in gloss mod podge coat to good effect.

HOLY CARP! One of my players is really into nail art and has considered using nail paint on minis. I should encourage her! And now I know to bug her for decals! :D

Campaign Name/DurationRole/FormatSettingOngoing? / Level Achieved Ghosts of Saltmarsh+, 45 sessions/3 yearsDM, hybrid in-person/zoom (covid)HomebrewNo. 7th Revenants of Saltmarsh, 68 sessions, 5 years, 9 monthsDM, online (via zoom, more recently VTT/OBR)HomebrewYes. 6th level currently...

I use cheap make up brushes I got off Amazon and they work great. The trick is to really get the vast majority of the paint off the brush and make sure your brush actually is dry. It is better to be too light and then give it a second light go, then to go too heavy and regret it.

I just use a 3 to 2 ratio of water and PVA in a tiny spray bottle that originally had eyeglass cleaner in it. :cool: But I don't really use that for sealing, just for between layers of sand or grit or other small bits where I want the adhesive to seep into for firmer drying.