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  1. Vael

    Daggerheart General Thread [+]

    The symmetry won't be maintained, and that's a good thing. In 4e, while it occasionally led to innovation ... like the Avenger, for example, it led to a lot of grid filling, see the never-ending arguments about a Martial Controller or the Ardent (I think that was the Psionic Leader). I've seen...
  2. Vael

    Daggerheart General Thread [+]

    Oooh, I like! :devilish:
  3. Vael

    Daggerheart General Thread [+]

    No worries, my thoughts are on a similar vein. I'm thinking of changing it to something like "Shall we dance" and make it a Presence Roll by the player to get an NPC onto the dance floor. And yeah, for all those reasons.
  4. Vael

    Daggerheart General Thread [+]

    I ran the Heist already. The party hadn't gotten much stuff yet, they got into the Robin Hood part of the campaign and have been giving to the poor, so I had them receive a message that a noble was shipping a bunch of magical items as payment to the evil Baron and they heisted it out of the...
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  6. Vael

    Daggerheart General Thread [+]

    I'm prepping for what might be an almost completely combat-free session in a couple of weeks, so I'm looking up ways to spend Fear outside of combat. Partly it's building the environment, but there will also be a bunch of Social NPCs that I can entangle with the party. The session will involve...
  7. Vael

    No Initiative Order: How Do You Do It?

    I'm currently shopping for something soft and toss-able, as I am debating having a physical object to move around the table to represent the spotlight.
  8. Vael

    What are you reading in 2025?

    Just got Book 6 of the Dungeon Crawler Carl series The Eye of the Bedlam Bride and Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism by Yanis Varoufakis from the library.
  9. Vael

    Your Three Desert Island RPGs

    Daggerheart - it's my system of choice and offers a lot of what DnD can do but lighter. FATE - This is my go-to for any franchise I would want to run. Star Trek? Use some Atomic Robo elements like brainstorming for technobabble and batching together skills for a science officer. Star Wars...
  10. Vael

    Do you use "voice acting" when you play?

    I try, but maintaining a consistent voice is challenging. There's an ongoing joke that my accents will take you around the world in a sentence or two.
  11. Vael

    Science Fiction: Greatest TV Shows Part III

    This might be of interest to this thread:
  12. Vael

    Daggerheart General Thread [+]

    I gave out my first Transformation card last session. After the party Warrior slew a group of Doppelgangers that were pretending to be his nemesis and allies, the God of Lies offered to make him also a Shapeshifter. I honestly expected him to refuse, but he now has the card and a requirement to...
  13. Vael

    Science Fiction: Greatest TV Shows Part III

    Using @Snarf Zagyg 's criteria, my list: 1. Star Trek - I grew up with Star Trek, it's possibly in my DNA. There was a transporter accident, I shall not elaborate further. 2. Doctor Who - I do confess that the size of the canon might be why these two rank 1st and 2nd. While I haven't watched...
  14. Vael

    Describe your last rpg session in 5 words

    Rime of the Frostmaiden: Trying to avoid Excel Sheets
  15. Vael

    Do you "roleplay" in non-TTRPG Games?

    I make more comments and jokes about overthrowing our oppressors when playing Woodland Alliance in Root, but note the "more" there ;)
  16. Vael

    D&D 5E (2024) 2nd level casters are disappoint

    I dunno, that second hit die, nearly doubling hitpoints and 50% more spell slots is alone a significant upgrade from 1st level. I guess you could make that argument for Bards and Wizards, who don't gain new features like Channel Divinity, Wildshape or Metamagic, but I view the first two levels...
  17. Vael

    The 2025 Pumpkin Spice RPG Contest - Results are In

    You sorta like me, you ... kinda tolerate me! Honestly, pleased with my first attempt, this was fun.
  18. Vael

    Daggerheart General Thread [+]

    Leaders that have an ability to activate multiple allies may find minions better as there's more targets to find. 3 or 4 minions getting individual attacks that deal half damage are just trying to chip away single HP/Armor and don't care. I also think if you're planning multiple waves, minions...
  19. Vael

    How Do You Like Your Steak?

    I've become a fan of Sous-Vide for steak preparation, then a very quick char on a cast iron pan. I can get a solid medium-rare/rare steak consistently.
  20. Vael

    Cookin again

    I'm making cream puffs for my cousin's engagement party tomorrow, and I tried my first infused pastry cream, I cold brewed cream with Earl Grey tea overnight and the resultant pastry cream is really good. Still have to make the Choux buns, but the fillings are good.
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