Recent content by Bravesteel25

I'm not saying a GM has to deeply weave a character's backstory into the game, but to not pay any attention to it at all seems a little negligent, but to each their own. I just prefer a game where the the group engages with the story, from the GM and character perspective, as opposed to it...

This, in my opinion, is definitely a case of a DM not doing their job to create a cooperative experience witht their players, especially when they go out of their way to ground their characters in the setting. There are definitely DMs that are just as guilty of ignoring the background and...

I'm in my late thirties and I remember when casting from molds was the main way to get specific terrain unless you were a really good terrain builder. I really appreciate how easy things are now with 3D printing as well as advanced modeling supplies and techniques.

Care to extrapolate?

Not when I provide everything they need to make informed choices. They can certainly refuse to conform to setting expectations when they are laid out for them, let’s not twist it to try and create a “gotcha” moment. This isn’t an issue of them going in completely blind. This happens whether it...

I don’t mean opinions though. I’m not talking about subjective things, but factual stuff. It’s basically like going up to someone right after they eat a cookie, asking them why they ate the cookie, and then they look incredulous and aghast that you would say they are eating a cookie.

That is exactly it. I encounter that type of stuff all the time as well. I can’t decide if I’m crazy or the people doing it are! 😂 Like was said earlier, I don’t for a minute think anyone is doing it out of malice, but I have certainly had players outright deny they are doing things like that...

I don’t think this is true, I think I and others have made it pretty clear it’s about dissonance with the setting presented not about races different from the traditional norm. I have had settings that are very far from that traditional perspective and players STILL want to buck the trend...

I could be wrong, correct me if I am Victor, but I think he is just using the term fanfic to express his frustration to this board about the extensive character back stories. I don’t think he is saying that to them. Bold emphasis mine. I think it’s apparent that there are DMs/Players that have...

No, it's not free on Demiplane or Roll20, but at least then you aren't double-dipping since you already have it on Demiplane, that's all I meant. Not to derail the thread, but what do you find missing in Roll20 that you find in FGU? I'm not super familiar with FGU. Ah, okay, I see what you...

If you link your Demiplane and Roll20 accounts together then you can bring over stuff from Demiplane. I genuinely don't see the need for a FGU version unless you are really deeply invested in it as a VTT.

I am partially in that camp. I don't think it's so drastic as showing they have no faith in their system, but I think it was a missed opportunity to keep their game in the spotlight. I'm super excited for this book and I hope we see many more Daggerheart things.

To use your example, Drizz't was the odd person out in the party that formed and even he had a grounded reason why he was in the region and a connection to it. Another example might be the Heroes of the Lance from Dragonlance which was a diverse party as well with very exceptional individuals...

Yes, to a degree I agree with what you are saying. However, I don't feel like the characters should be so "othered" that they feel completely disconnected from the setting in play. That seems to occur quite a bit, or at least I have a perception that it does, which leads the DM to shoehorn a...

I'm only speaking for myself, but if I had a world like that, I would most likely not have Half-Orcs on that table, not because they aren't a viable option or that I wouldn't consider a player making one for a game, but more because they would most certainly be the exception rather than the rule...