#and i was like YAAAAY MISTY

[nietzhat]

anyway if i was misty just saying i'd leave the group train on my own rejoin and watch ash's progress and pay attention to his fighting styles again and challenge him until i won and then i'd slit his throat i'm sorry

[minyboy]

Mr. Bone's Wild Ride (Halloween Monster “Roleplay” 4) Part 23

The sun rises and the sun sets. It does it. It's weird. The news of a great earthquake rocked the sleepy hallow of a village. Everyone is going to church to pray, good for them. The preacher has quite the sermon coming up after what I did last might. Not my best moment. The hallow wants to hunt me down and finish me off. Yaaaay. What did I do? Oh right... and the person leading the pack? The dear 'ol bully Brom Bones wants to lead the charge. Hmmm... while taking them all down that would be fun, I need them afraid of me. Maybe a few heads need to roll. A Mr. Bone's will go on a wild ride right to Hell.. if he's not a believer, I mean... Anyway, night blankets the land, and now is the time to strike. I can sense the bully, he's leading a bunch of villagers after me, and he's getting pretty close. He's on some sort of white horse—the only one. Oh,  interesting... "Come, Daredevil, let Mr. Bones meet his fate." Time to ride, like the night or something. I summon a great thunderstorm behind me. I ride the wind and storm right up to the angry mob. I could take them all out, but dead men tell no tales. Out of the fog I emerge, lighting showing my dark figure. Fear grew in the air like cancer as the mob stopped. They are all afraid, expect for Brom. "Finally, the menace shows his face. Hiding behind a pumpkin? Very brave of you. He's noting more than a freak!" The bully spat out. I stand there, menacingly. The glow of my pumpkin ever growing with my hate. I hate bullies. We stood there for what felt like minutes, just staring at each other. It was really awkward, I do not know what to say to people I do not know. A shot rang out, and the world ended. I become misty to dodge the bullet from a random member of the angry mob. The first blow was stick, now it's my turn. I raise my sword into the air and charge the group. They scatter like flock birds, every which way, but I had no time for them. I only want someone. Since Twig Boy is not here, Brom will have to do. "If you want me, come get me," he cried out and galloped off. Good, that's exactly what I want. I stare at the group, paralyzing them with fear and magic! Off into the night I ride, oh, what fun.

[tigerkirby215]

Heroes of Krynn 2 & Knuckles

(I get to use more Legends of Runeterra artwork let’s gooooo. Artwork by SixMoreVodka)

https://dnd.wizards.com/unearthed-arcana/heroes-krynn-revisited

So this dropped yesterday (I’m writing this on the 25th but it’s gonna be posted sometime on the 26th because lol I sleep in) and I figure I may as well comment on it, seeing as I wrote a very long post about my thoughts on the original Krynn UA. They changed quite a bit now that Dragonlance has been announced, and I’m sorta just writing this immediately as I read the UA so let’s see what they did.

Kender

They ditched the magic bag thank fuck. It was a cool idea but way too finnicky. I hope they go with The Wintery Wyvern’s idea and turn that ability into a magic item. (btw go check out the Wintery Wyvern on YouTube)

The new ability they got is Kender Curiosity and... one free skill proficiency yaaaay. 🙄 Honestly now Kender just feel like a Halfling subrace and that’s boring as hell. I’m not a Dragonlance fan so I don’t know what Kender did before but I doubt anyone wants them to be just Halflings with weird kleptomaniac lore.

Backgrounds

I actually like the changes they made to the backgrounds from the last UA. “But Tiger you hated the backgrounds last time!” Yes but three very important things were changed:

Squire of Solamnia was flushed down the fucking toilet as an option for these backgrounds.

More options were provided, allowing you to customize your character with your background (heaven’s forbid!)

The feats being listed as “bonuses” makes it far easier to assume as a DM that allowing these backgrounds without their associated feats is fine, meaning that if you don’t want these feats to be objectively stronger than others you can just turn them into regular feats.

Still don’t like the lack of ideals / bonds / flaws but hey it’s a step in the right direction, even if I still dislike this system as a whole. There are admittedly some really strong feats available from these backgrounds, like Tough, Warcaster, and Mobile.

Feats

So they didn’t actually flush Squire of Solamnia down the toilet I guess. Seeing as they still have the feat tree system to some extent I’ll talk about them in the same order I did in my last post:

Divinely Favored - The two main things that changed from my understanding are that you can get any Cleric cantrip (not just Thaumaturgy) and they removed Wizard as an option for the 1st level spell you get. This is good both for cantrip versatility (you can now get some divine damage to your martial character) and powergaming (no free Find Familiar.) Overall a very good change to an already good feat!

Divine Communications - So they launched this feat into the sun, seemingly giving Divinely Favored the Augury spell once for free. I’m fine with this since this feat was kinda bad before. It was legit just a half feat for 3 languages and 2 spells.

Initiate of High Sorcery - Wow holy shit they gutted this feat lmao. No more Guidance and the 1st level spells you get are all pretty bad. There’s some good spells in each moon (Hex from Nuitari, Feather Fall from Lunitari w/ Disguise Self being okay too, Shield from Solinari) but nothing I’d ride home about. If my choices are either Sacred Flame and Healing Word or Firebolt and Hex I’m going to praise the divine every time.

Adept of the Black Robes - Still trash because you’re wasting your hit die for negligible damage. Like WoTC bruh just make this not use hit die please.

Adept of the Red Robes - Still a solid meh / 10.

Adept of the White Robes - Hey wait a minute they removed Conjuration! I mean I’m not surprised (this not only removes Find Steed but also options like Misty Step) but it’s still kinda lame overall. Anyways still the best of the adept feats which really isn’t saying much because the other two are kinda godawful and this one also isn’t great.

Squire of Solamnia - Precision Attack is the only good one here... but being able to add a d6 to an attack roll proficiency bonus times per long rest? 👀👀👀

Knight of the Crown - Distracting Strike and Goading Attack are good. That’s kinda it really. Solid 7/10 feat nothing I’d go out of my way to get ngl but it’s cool to have if the party has a Rogue or I need to be the tank.

Knight of the Sword - Welp Knight of the Crown is objectively trash now. This is mostly just a problem of Menacing Attack kinda being overpowered. That being said Fears do fall off late game, and Maneuvering Attack is garbage.

Knight of the Rose - Oof. I mean this feat was objectively overpowered before but the choice between either Rally or Commander’s Strike is kinda terrible.

Knight feats as a whole - I like the direction that these feats now use Battle Master abilities instead of being their own separate mechanic. It does kinda reek of “all martials should just have Battle Master maneuvers” though lol. I think having a few set maneuvers that can be used more than once (looking at you, Martial Adept feat!) gives some personality to characters without making them too overpowered, especially since some of the stronger options (Trip Attack) are not available. I think the wording on these feats are a bit confusing but overall they’re well-designed and fun which is what feats should be.

Where is Sorcerer?

According to the blog post the Lunar Magic Sorcerer scored really highly, which I find surprising because it felt rather messy. Chances are they felt that the core ideas were good but they’ll probably tweak the specifics, which is how I felt. All the other content in this UA by comparison received a major overhaul so it’s not surprising that they considered the Sorcerer to be “good enough” as it was mostly functional.

(More LoR artwork pog. Made by SixMoreVodka Studios.)

Final Thoughts

The biggest change was to the feats, which for the most part were fixed for the better. I like these new feats with the exception of the new Sorcery / Robes feats. I also like that the backgrounds were tweaked to allow more customization, although their power level wasn’t changed which is questionable. As far as the Kender goes I’m rather disappointed, and I do hope that the Moon Sorcerer wasn’t completely ditched.

[paraphernaliawagon]

when i read “Eaters of the Dead” (the book “The 13th Warrior” is based on), something like 7 years ago, there was an excerpt from near the end that i copied into a word document so i could keep it after i returned the book to the library

“I inquired whom he would pray to, and he responded, ‘To Odin and Frey, and Thor, and Wyrd, and to the several other gods who may influence your safe journey.’ These are the names of the Northmen gods.

I replied, ‘I believe in one God, who is Allah, the All-Merciful and Compassionate.’

‘I know this,’ Herger said. ‘Perhaps in your lands, one god is enough, but not here; here there are many gods and each has his importance, so we shall pray to all of them on your behalf.’ I thanked him then, for the prayers of a non-believer are as good as they are sincere, and I did not doubt the sincerity of Herger.”

for whatever reason that just makes me disproportionately emotional. i’m like YAAAAY THE POWER OF FRIENDSHIP and i picture Herger waving goodbye from atop a misty cliff as the longship carrying his friend Ahmad recedes into the distance

(i think Herger is the character called Helfdane in the movie? it’s been a while since i last saw the whole thing and most of the viking dudes in this story are pretty forgettable and interchangeable honestly)

(dang it i don’t want this to be one of those things where it’s tempting to ship two characters who don’t even know each other that well just because they had a few moments of being nice to each other? although...)

(wyrd isn’t a god? it’s like, the concept of fate? i guess this is a mistake ahmad is making in-universe cuz he’s writing this all down after it happened and he literally never heard of any of the norse gods until quite recently)

[quonit-aceattorney]

2-2 Reaction

Rules:

Q = Me, Quonit.

BF = Bardic Feline, the friend that made me spend 30 dollars on the game and whom I am messaging

I don’t use those when I send the messages close enough my username doesn’t appear.

Any typos (unless they are funny and part of the conversation) will be fixed.

Index

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Q: also I can't play more ace attorney because when I finished game 1 my brother wanted to play it so now I can't play more until he realizes in order to play through game two he'll have to delete my progress so he has to wait till im done with that

BF: Whaaat

There should be more than one save slot!

Q :We thought that too! That ended up with Alex thinking the second game thing was another save file for the first game

BF: Huh

Q: he brought me back DS I can play as work yaaaay

BF: Wooo!

Q: back to phoenix wright

Q: car ooo

who was drugged with sleeping pills

oh hello ghost dude

murdurer who's that black haired girl outside of the flaming car

ini?

i liked these new opening scenes they have a lot more art

oh no D: not Maya!

they don't even avoid the "it was a rainy day" cliche like

who this guy

Q: uhhh turner that wasn't very friendly

Q: "I AM UPSET"

this was a year ago??? what???

Q: I was working under Mia not Maya

Q: the timeline makes no sense

June??? June what year??? Is this set before the chapter I just played???

oh my god that kid doesn't look right what

(^and that was my first ever reaction to Pearl. I thought she looked like a long 3-year-old. a glimpse. Ridicule me.)

Q: In happy Maya is here at least

Q: “I wouldn't take a crazed killer as my client" Maya you just have to BELIEVE they're not a crazed killer

Q: I wanna get to the case with Juan i n it but for now I'll be happy that at the moment he is living

Q: May 2nd is my bros birthday

Q: This guy needs better glasses that won't fall down

Q: Anyone can be a saint when compared to lawyers

Q: Wonder if anyone is in the direction

SIDE ROOM

Q: OH MY GOD THAT IS A LOT OF CANDLES

Is that a mushroom afro or hat

Q: I work hard at blaming it on Maya she gave me hints on what to do next and stopped the verdict from being assigned/mean any thing

Q: I wonder why we can't tell anyone about Mia

Q: Who is calling me!!!

HI I REMEMBER YOU

How are you lotta!

Q :How would Lotta plan to take pictures

Q: DID SOMEBODY DIE IN THERE

Oh now the citizens !Alex sense

CUT-SCENE

I think we should break in but Morgan won't approve

Q: Why will anybody who possesses Maya not stop showing off their books

Q: Boobs

Q: Hi gumshoe

Q: Who are you you don't look like you're in the Fea family

Q: Hey look it's the kid again

I got the key!! Thanks Pearl!

Q: Hey I don't have the key

Q: Ugh I'm stuck

BF: hahahah always that point where you end up trying to figure out what to do next

Oh, apropos of nothing, but Ini's name is pronounced "Eenie"

and she had a sister (who you will find out about) named Mimi

BF: and their last name is pronounced Mine-ee

Therefore, they are Ini (Eenie) Mimi (Meenie) Miney!

and the next case features a guy named MOE

Q: alright!

Q: Talking with the kid YAY

Reasons why I dislike the kindle

If shipping me and Maya gets me that key then please continue

Ya I wanna help in Maya

Q :This because brings up the question of if Maya likes me because everyone in the village listens to get and seems to ship us... Though I bet it's just a misinterpretation on their end

BF: Only on Pearl’s end, really

Q: As suspected

She's cute though! I like Pearl :D

Hopefully the aunt won't come and get mad at me

Q: Sorry to disappoint you pearl but I went to lawyer school not channeling school

BF: Pearl is such a cutie

Q: She is! I feel bad about the first thing I said about her is that she looks weird

Yesss finally I have the key

BF: Oh there’s going to be multiple things about Pearl’s reading skills, and before you judge her as a total idiot, remember that in the original Japanese, it’s Kanji she’s struggling with haha

Q: Alright!

Pearl what if I phrase it like this: MYSTIC MAYA told me to give this to you

Q: Okay pearl you can follow me as long as you know your mom won't put my head on a pike soon after

Q: How would gumshoe NOT like kids

Q: How about we explain to Gummy about how she was possessed

I do indeed have a copy

Q: 

Gumshoe: The prosecutor is going to be Von Karma

WAIT WASN'T VAMPIRE ARRESTED

NO

I SWEAR IF I ACTUALLY HAVE TO FIGHT THAT ASS AGAIN

Q: Oh thank God he didn't actually get out prison or something

Q: First time we see edgy in the game I wonder how he is doing

Q: PHOENIX somebody is actually interested in your badge and you don't show it to them???

How could you!!!

Q: IT'S NOT A HOUSE KEY, IT'S A BICYCLE KEY!

Q: It's that weird redheaded girl I don't like again

Q: The frick am I hallucinating?

Q: Oh hey she's lying!!! Thank you pearl

Q: Uh I don't know if I should try or not

Oh ya still stuck with this girl

Wait what

I looked at the second newspaper clipping and it says she died what

Q: Sharing a last name okay

Yay I win

Q: Ini if that is what happened why do you still look so happy

Q: :goes to court: I KNOW YOU ARE LYING BECAUSE OF THIS MAGIC ROCK AN 8 YEAR OLD HAVE ME

Q: Pearl let me take you away from your home without a parents consent I have some candy with me

Hi mia!!!

Q: So I know she can't tell me much because the game wouldn't be fun but what is the in universe explanation

Mia how dare you lie to me I thought we were friends

Save point

Q: Pearly hi how did you leave without your mom noticing

strong pearly

Edgy is my objection buddy

Wait he actually quit D:

I am ready to hate this person just as much as I did the first vampire

Q: No I am not shocked you are a woman now I'm just wondering why we have not met up with another female prosecutor

Q: HEY DON'T HIT THE JUDGE

Q: I don't think she should be allowed to bring that anymore

Then how did manfred fail if you are all so perfect

Fool

Q :HEY SHE HIT GUMMY D:

Q: Ya but we heard two gunshots and you say there was just one

Q: Hey there is a bullet hole in it

Q: I can figure it out I know I can

Q: I would use the gun on the last statement because it was fired twice and has the victims fingerprints on it but that didn't work

Q: Why can't I find anything

Q: I am stuck :(

BF: Aaaah I'd help but I don't know which part of the cross exam your at so I don't know what you're trying to prove right now

Q: I'll type the thing why not

Q: "Sorry pal there is more evidence", "this is the costume masthead wearing", "it's covered is blood," " defendant killed the person who did not right back ".

BF: ....I'm not sure, but I THINK you can find some evidence to disprove the 'didn't fight back' thing by gesturing to the sleeve of her costume somehow

If I'm remembering that segment correctly.

Q: Back

Hey the costume did work thank you

Q: Somebody please take that whip away from her

BF: hhaha no problem

the whip is Franzy's signature item, though. lD

BF: Also, she's not the last prosecutor who will physically assault you during a trial and get away with it hahah

Q: How dare this game

But there is a bullet hole in the outfit he didn't miss

Q: Finally that other bullet hole contradicts something

Q: I'm not getting something it's why I keep saving

I should know at this point where Maya was

BF: If you are still on the first day of the trial, you actually don’t have enough info yet to know where in the room she was!

Q: Dangit

Q: Oh hey I do know what I am doing

Q: I'm sorry what kinda swear is that Phoenix

Q: Lotta please don't be annoying like last  time you were here

Oooo save point

Hi pearl I forgot about you

Q: See I'm not the only one annoyed by the whip!!!

How am I supposed to be happy when a Von Karma is around

How am I supposed to pretend we are all family

Q: Lotta there were two gunshots

Q: For now I don't think I can present any evidence

Q: Which is sad

Q: WHY DID YOU POSSES PEARL

at least your not showing off Boobs

Nevermind

Q: Von Karma I hate you

Q: FINALLY I can prove it wasn't Maya

Q: No morons that is Mia

Q: You know if was ready to hate this second vampire but she isn't nearly as bad as the first one so far

Q: I'm not a fool I'm just annoying

BF: Franziska really isn’t the straight up villain her dad was; she’s more like a more prickly Edgeworth

Q: Alright well that is better

I really wanna see pearl tell at her haha

Q: Ya edgy was fine after a while but being nice forced him to leave him job so

Q: Who is misty who are you trying to kill

Q: Not a movie but it is a game and anime so

Q: How did steel samurai merch get in here

Q: Aww a cute theme for pearl

Q: Don't worry pearl I won't tell your mom

Q: Hey Lotta if you don't want me to be chasing you then maybe you should stop being in the rooms I need to go to

Q: and that is why Phoenix doesn't date women Lotta.

Q: Lotta you're fine you're one of the more likable people in this game

Q: I dislike that girl so I'd be fine to say she's the killerI  mean it'd make sense

She is the sister of girl who was killed by the man who just died

BF: Indeed, she does have a motive!

Q :back to thing

Comic is going it is fun to draw

Q: yes please give me info

new place to go. Also why does Lotta not like giving me info

what is this place

Q: you don't look like a doctor

Q: well of course you aren't

BF: Hahaha oh man I forgot you hadn’t encountered that creep yet

back to ace attourny but this is a great AU

Q: phoenix started talking like the guy hahaha

oh no did Pearl's mom call the cops on me

crap

Q: Ya well I suspected she was as evil

Q :need to go again dangit

Q: I think it's funny how I'm the scary one in this game

Q: I think right now I don't know if like the redhead girl or Morgan more

Q: the more I find out i guess i like the redhead more

Q: I win >:D

if we were both asleep then maybe you were both drugged like how the opening said

what is she talking about

im scared

Q: how about you show her your damn police badge that'd be interesting to her

pearl come with meeee

Q: mia don't lie to me i have a magic rock

Q: one more lock.

I feel smart :D

oh so morgan and ini were the killers great

Q: well if she made it look like Maya killed him she could become the next master

Q :Pearl did you run here AGAIN???

oh god please don't bring morgan

pfft Maya she does this to you too?

Ohhh well I guess that makes sense... I mean, she would be really mad at me for saying her mom killed the guy

Q: I like Mia and (whats her name the second vampire) arguing it's funny

Q: morgan you are lying

Q: ya no you hated me there is no way you thought "good sir"

BF: haha Franziska!

Q: I'll call her Franz for short

I mean this testimony was in the opening so maybe it isn't entirely a lie

Q: what do you mean it wasn't strange???

Q: but there was blood on her outfit how did you not think it was strange!!!

Q: mini stop eating your hat

that personality change reminds me of the worst person ever ... April May

Q: no but really it isn't more subjective

Q: Pearl is being used as evidence why not

Q: Franz stop it let me question her

i wanna present the urn but morgan is watching

but you know what there is nothing else here so

Q:

Franz: Why do I feel like you’re going to ruin my beautiful day? Me: CUZ I AAAAAMMMM

also why is Ini's hat so stretchy

BUT IT WAS A LIE

JUST BECAUSE SHE TESTIFIED ABOUT IT DOESN'T MEAN SHE CAN'T AGAIN

LIES AND SLANDER

Q :IT'S NOT BASELESS ALSO YOUR DAD IS A PIECE OF SHIT

Q: CRIME SCENE

SCENE OF THE CRIME HMMMM

Q: I am angry i will use caps

Q :YOU WERE HIDING THE PLACE PHOENIX ALWAYS THINKS SOMEBODY IS HIDING BUT WILL NEVER CHECK NO MATTER WHAT I DO

wow there are a lot of holes in your hat when you strech it out

spinny hat

then how did lotta earlier isn't she bigger than you

when i first went into the room the box wasn't there and then later it was

BUG ON MY DESK KILL IT

KILL IT NOW

i think it's dead

i hope so

Q :the folding screen >:3

SHUT UP FRANZ

ugh that bug is making me left arm flinch a lot

revenge after your death how dare you

Q :im not foolish im just better than you

BETTER THAN YOUR ASSHOLE OF A FATHER

I COULD RAISE YOU

wait what did i just say wtf hahaha

Q: and that is why i think that MORGAN HELPED

Q: WAIT I WANNA LOOK AT THAT FRAME BY FRAME

Q: yesss good case

well I mean your dad did

also fuck your dad I hate him that is all

BF: hahahaha

Q: actually no im not done

but finishing it would include a lot of swear words

BF: This case is totally setting up for some things in Game 3, btw

Q: dammit

Well I have motives for both of them Franz I just need to know that Phoenix knows.

BF: what you are ultimately trying to prove is Ini's motive, then that she did it and how she did it with Morgan's help

Q: okay!

Q: I am much more confidence than phoenix but that may just be anger

and a save point

OH GREAT NOW WE HAVE TO TALK TO FRANZ OUT OF THE COURT GREEAAAT

Actually Maya I had everything to do with it and I am proud I gave his ass the death penalty

stop being mean to Maya you're dad already cost Edgy his job hey now I have another reason to hate vampire

back to cort

Q: I'm sad because you said there is a universally hated case in the second game and I figured there are only 4 and the first two aren't it and neither is the fourth so it has to be the third but then I realized that Edgy is on the cover of the game so he should be in at least half of it so he might reappear in the worse one and I am sad

back to game

Q: LIAR YOU DID HAVE YOUR LICENSE THAT IS HOW THEY RECONSTRUCTED YOUR FACE

Q: “newb”

now this sounds like 2016

Q: how do you NOT know what the UK is you s***ty excuse for a judge

I'm so mad i started being mean to the judge I should direct it to Franz for being a jerk

BF: hahaha don't worry so much about that. I'm not going to say how it plays out, but I think you'll be pleased.

Q: yessss

BF: and the third case is the one that people generally don't like: I personally think it's interesting, but it DOES have some issues.

Q: dangit

well hopefully I can like it

BF: I'm going to let you make up your own mind on it, yeah.

Q: aaalllirght

BF: I'll tell you afterwards what I actually LIKE about it, okay?

Q: alright!

Q: WAIT SO

MINI IS PRETENDING TO BE HER SISTER HUH...

Q: aw hi mimi

Q: Fanz let me explain this to you: The Von Karma family is full of assholes you all deserve to die before they cause as much suffering as your father did

ya I'm going to call the cops on your for physical assult

are we allowed to tell Maya that Mia has been possesing her a lot

Q: game you know what the date and time is  if you just don't want me to know tell me

So the games are just becoming more and more about magic huh

the end of the chapter this doesn't feel finished