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Message: <blockquote data-quote="goldenskull" data-source="post: 9377072" data-attributes="member: 7045950">Great advice! Thanks!!!<ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">This is the current plan <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f4a9.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":poop:" title="Poop    :poop:"  data-smilie="31"data-shortname=":poop:" />. I've calmed down from my ragequit, but I refuse to play a game where I'm nerfed at everything I'm good at (skills) while everybody else is OP.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Ironically, this would probably lower party survival. If nobody can disarm traps or do melee, then the party's assault rifle paladin can just eat it while I hang back. Rolled a backup War Mage for this reason, since apparently all that matters is nova damage.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">This was suggested by a salty (and blind drunk) party member. I had to remind the DM that point blank ranged attacks get disadvantage (so I don't get f*ed even more as melee) and... I s* you not... he thought all casters get to cast an attack cantrip as a bonus action. Least likely scenario, honestly. I don't have all the books and don't know the group as well.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Yeah that's the main alternative.</li> </ol>Yeah I'm not feeling particularly Roman at this point.Nope we didn't do a session zero. Our "session zero" was that Level 9 Deadly combat and afterwards at the inn, one party member was like "I roll to make the bartender marry me" because "I want to start a harem" and cringe intensifies he succeeded, so now we have a level 1 commoner camp follower.I tried starting in-character conversations with my party members... got maybe half a dozen lines out of them total.Apparently my approach won points with them when I failed to bluff some Dead Three cultists (because OPPOSED ROLLS GRR) so I used Minor Illusion to "summon" The Slayer and they were too dumb to beat the Investigate DC, plus too scared to attack the image.Party is:<ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Two older guys I don't know, who seem to appreciate that I know the rules at least and give good advice. Their characters are mostly RAW: one underpowered dwarf cleric and a revised ranger with a blink dog companion.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">An alcoholic workaholic misanthrope who doesn't like me (the commoner-seducer) because I told him not to set a pirate ship on fire in session 2 because it's worth 10,000gp. He runs a RAW wild mage sorcerer who changes sexes every time he touches water like Ranma 1/2. I'm told he will probably warm up to me eventually if I give him room to breathe.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">My best friend, running the OP assault rifle paladin with the <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/UnearthedArcana/comments/1aygqoq/oath_of_the_helldiver_spill_oil_with_this_paladin/" target="_blank">homebrew Helldiver Oath</a>. Latest session, he and the DM agreed that he's giving up all his paladin abilities for a shotgun, pistol and revolver, which all do more damage than even the <a href="http://dnd5e.wikidot.com/firearms" target="_blank">stock 5e firearms</a>. Oh yeah and 1/day he has a "frag grenade" which does fireball damage. AND if he dies, then he gets 1 free respawn per day. He tells me we should try to talk it out with the Dm.</li> </ol>Yeah that passive aggression would be a good way to make my point, but I'm going to go with active contested aggression instead. I'm just not going to play a Magical Tea Party game, even to make a point.</blockquote>

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