Cleveland, OH

In reply to Cemre (msg # 33):

Another hard worker. I'm disabled so I'm here all day.

Wisconsin for me, i just have a really borked sleep schedule because my body doesn't know how to regulate and neither does my conscious mind.

Would never consider myself an insomniac, but manage 3-4 hours a night at best. Add to that I travel 1.5 hours to get to work, put in a minimum of 8 hours before driving back (another 1.5 hours) then have marking and planning most evenings...

Advantage is definitely the holidays..I'm free now till September and have (mostly) prepared for next year.

Since I teach Computer Science, I have an excuse to be online most days...

BI do have kids which means even my holidays I'm "working". Which means Xbox, PC and tablet gaming...

...when I'm not running RPGs or board games with them.

colorado.

I am attached to my phone and often check it when i should be working.

In reply to Mikhail Medvedev (msg # 34):

I'm trying to get on disabilities, Covid put a wrench in that, so for now I take what money I can until I can finally get that.

First reaction was "that makes you young" but I'm on my phone constantly too, and I'm old. Feel older than I am, but am still old.



That's a tough bind to be in. I can't see benefit payments being the easiest to live off at the best of times. But the last year and a half have been difficult for everyone and haven't made things easier.

*bones creak*

Posting should not be a problem, though come September, we're doing massive house renovations (as in, we'll be without a bathroom), so I'll be at my in-laws for a few weeks (will have phone & they're cool about us setting up our computers there).

I dont need much anyways, already live off of EBT half the time, on and off jobs, most the time they cant handle my 'invisible disability'. Should have sued half the people who fired me... one was a whistle blower violation and another was because I have a damaged nose (not obvious, thanks covid).

I'm also a veteran 10 years (talk about old) so when I finally get disabilities it will be kicked up by that too.

when building should i use the class equivalent (cleric) starting gold for my class Psychic Warrior of 250 gp ... or something closer to max wealth per level for 3rd lvl of 2700 gp?

In reply to Rorry Elcome (msg # 42):

GM answered that in char creation thread.

thankyou, I missed that.

In reply to Rorry Elcome (msg # 44):

I might have to tweak my gear for things I forgot, otherwise I'm ready. Mikki is a Rusk from Moscva. He wears dark blue almost black robes and explorers outfit.

Gear tweaks we have time for.

I've relented. Traits and flaws are available - if they fit the character and game.

Run them past me and we'll see...

In reply to The Shadow (msg # 47):

I prefer not to complicate things, I'll pass on traits and flaws,

In reply to Mikhail Medvedev (msg # 48):

You and me both...

In reply to The Shadow (msg # 49):

Sorry, i get complicated, taking all the traits and flaws... ALL the traits and flaws!!!! Muahahaha!

Are we actually using those? Because I didn't even think to ask.

It is not that I don't want them...I love using them.

But none of them fit the concept of the character I am building.

It is good to know the opportunity exists.

There's always one....




Only if you want to and it fits your concept. You can always play an effect without a trait if you wish... Want to hate goblinoids or fear skeletons?? Go for it...




Exactly.

I am self shaming, look at me everyone, I am being a min max loser up in here. everyone see me, the min maxing loser, look at me and see that I am shameful Y-Y

Good to know nonetheless. Also being fair, taking -every- trait and every flaw would mostly make the positives cancel out and leave you with mostly negatives XD So not very min-max.

Hehehe...

To be honest though, if the character concept works and you play the character well, the numbers should be guidelines only. So min-maxing (be it shamefully or shamelessly) can and should take second place to the game itself. After all, you're heroes in a grim and gritty world.

Most of the time for narrative purposes I'm happy to go with dice throws - it's easier, more convenient and helps my imagination create the descriptions for the story (how well they hot / miss, how powerful the blow was, etc). But I'll always reserve the right to go with what makes a better story, even if that means the occasional fudge here or ignoring of a rule or roll there.

Take the "suffer an additional -1 per round while you're not stable and on negative hit points" rule. I've had characters die in -1 and others were on -15 or so and were eventually saved.

My basic rule will be "narration > rules" in that the rules are there so we all have a basic framework to write our own stories with. If you do everything right but repeatedly fumble your saving throw then I'll speak to you and am more than happy for you to be knocked out and seriously hurt (and somewhat crispy round the edges) rather than just a pile of ash...

Consequently, if I repeatedly hint that it might not be a good idea rushing into a room naked armed only with a stick of celery and a carrot when other characters, both more experienced and more heavily armed and armoured than you have rushed in and been slaughtered...

...well, we'll discuss how you want the narration to go and you'll have an input in how heroic your death is.

So do something heroic, in character that is not obviously blindly stupid and we'll see what happens.. if you play a cowardly sneak thief who only fights when they have the advantage, and then only from behind... We'll, you'll just need to find a different way to be all shiney and heroic.

This too. Bit like what I said only TL;DR.

About powergaming...
Are dragon magazines available? How many flaws can we take?