#campaign ramble time

[porygon2electricboogaloo]

what is your favourite thing about each of your pcs and why do you enjoy playing them?

Ooh get ready for a hefty reply. I'm gonna cap the list start at where I really got back into dnd, since my characters before this point weren't as deep. Shoutout to Dax Ironbeard, Finnan Tealeaf, and Ling Fai though (yeah I know Ling Fai is one of my npcs but I just really like the name). And as fun and silly as one shot characters can be (lookin at you Klutzy and Waldo and Witchhunter Recruit Binglebangle) they aren't really developed enough to make the list. But here goes!

Oogway: a tortle knowledge cleric from @a-very-angry-woodchuck's Dungeoneers campaign. I liked how level-headed he was, being more interested in exploring than fighting. He made me fall in love with support roles in combat as well.

Gundor of Moonfell, AKA Gary: a human blood hunter/ranger and my second character from @a-very-angry-woodchuck's Dungeoneers campaign. He was a delightfully traumatized shit disturber, and I loved how deep his backstory lore went. I never really realized you could get that into a character up until here. (If only I could have played him for more than 3 sessions... Womp womp)

Nicky Nickson: a fixer from @quantemphys's Cyberpunk Red crew. It was really fun to have such strong ties to an NPC, in this case the pop star Sunny Sun Lee, and seeing that relationship develop.

Rocky Gallagher: a raccoonfolk divine soul sorcerer from @quantemphys's Idle Creek campaign. My favourite thing about him was how interwoven he was into the whole big conspiracy plot of the campaign (even getting his sorcerer powers as a result), while staying pretty clueless about it. Having a hint of metaknowledge while playing a less smart character was really really fun. Also his arc from sad janitor living in a soap house to town mayor is maybe my favourite tied up development of any of my characters thus far.

Spike Dynamo, AKA Death Wurm: a solo from @quantemphys's Cyberpunk Red crew. I LOVE the energy he brings to the table: nonchalant, serious, can and will shut down shenanigans, but his intensity is like no one else I've played. He's also so damn good at what he does, and having the vigilante alias is just so cool!! Highlight was almost killing AV in the very first session, though very excited to see how his backstory elements are gonna play out :)))

Jasper Taliesin: a spider from @a-very-angry-woodchuck's Blades in the Dark campaign. My bastard son, my lil manipulator, my pride and joy. I love him for many reasons, but I think the core is how much I enjoy creative solutions. He's always prepared for a problem, is cunning and fast-talking enough to get out of trouble, and knows how to pull a hell of a scam to get what he wants. I'm only limited by what I can come up with, which is especially fun when used to set up your allies. I also liked that his backstory was simple, letting me really discover him, with his actions in the game itself having the greatest impact. Oh and betraying the crew to secure a long-term win was so exciting to play out. He's so close to being a villain with his ends-justify-the-means, but still morally good somehow. Still haven't gotten over his death, even though he PLANNED IT IN ADVANCE GODDAMN

Draco Acid Bloodhowl Infinity: a duergar necromancer from @quantemphys's Aldermoore campaign. We have not seen much from you, but you were still delightful! Playing an angsty character was a challenge but very fun. I also enjoyed being a very flawed character, both selfish and temperamental. Hope to see more of him eventually!

Crazy Moe: a leech from @a-very-angry-woodchuck's Blades in the Dark campaign. If you want chaos, havoc, and destruction, look no further. Moe is as reckless as they come, and really just wants to blow shit up. I love playing him because he feels like a force of nature, and seeing how much damage can be done in just one guest appearance is just *chef's kiss*

Cadence Sarabande: a lurk from @a-very-angry-woodchuck's Blades in the Dark campaign. She's been a really interesting character to play between her lore and her being a 15 year old assassin, but I think the real selling point is her demeanor. So optimistic, so sassy, so naive. I love her dynamics with the rest of the party and the inevitable disagreements that arise from all her opinions. Also the accent is a lot of fun lol

Captain Jaq Bram: a sea dragonborn, leviathan hunter ranger from @lilmissrandom's unnamed campaign. While I've only gotten the joy of playing him for a few sessions, I get to live out my grizzled sea captain fantasy. He's incredibly surly, and he's going very much insane, but still has a soft spot for his crew. I love how obsessive he is toward exclusively hunting sea monsters, and getting to use a custom subclass to really portray that! Confrontations with the party over his alleged misogyny have also been really fun to play out, and I'm super excited to watch his nuances and trauma get investigated.

I'd also like to shout out Voltergeist and Fronk Shoetwos, a pair of very recent creations that I hope will slam dunk their way into my heart.

Thank you for the question it was SO much fun to answer!

[sadmages]

In my mind palace my tav and Astarion are playing the exact same game of 5D chess and they don't realize it yet

[lazylittledragon]

new terrible woman unlocked i'm very excited

[leafspiritz]

i have this pet headcanon that imogen actually inherited relvin’s eyes (but tinted by the moon). and when liliana looks at her she’s seeing a little bit of both the people she left behind 🌙

[solarpunkani]

My mom spontaneously hit me last night—in the middle of me streaming no less—with the “Hey let’s go early vote TOMORROW” bomb so now I’m trying to do research and

Why aren’t local officials answering the ballotpedia surveys?! Half of them don’t even have WEBSITES or SOCIAL MEDIAS linked

How the FUCK am I supposed to know who the fuck you are and what the fuck you stand for

[sluckythewizard]

THEY could give me the surgurey i need (inspired alot by evojellys designs for em. GREAT STUFF)

[flowerakatsuka]

everything about this mercari listing is going to send me into cardiac arrest.

[residentinsomniacartist]

Thinking about Caleb and how so much of his story ends with him finding meaning in the temporary.

He spent so long chasing a way to bring his parents back, but in the end he had to accept that they were gone. They were temporary. He has his memories of them now, but that’s all. And he has to find peace with that and find a way to remember them fondly, even though they’re gone now, truly and completely.

He and Essek love each other dearly, but there will come a day when he will have lived his life and grown old and Essek will still be Essek. But even so, every moment they spend together is still meaningful. Even if it ends, it means something.

Just. Caleb and loving things even when they won’t last. Maybe because they won’t last.

[artharakka]

A commission for @sorry-i-forgot of their D&D party 🐉⚔

[shorthaltsjester]

i contain multitudes and can say that i am a little :( about vex and percy being teammates with benefits because i think there’s something particularly heartbreaking about the dynamic that was neither of them ever said a thing even though they both were aware of it and it took losing percy for vex to finally admit it and Even Then, she couldn’t say it to percy’s face when they got him back, percy was the one who had to make the first move (that they were both alive for at least) and he was only able to do that because he’d heard her confession, because he never would’ve thought otherwise. to be clear, i also very much enjoy the story being told, i think i just wish they’d maybe committed more significantly to This Is A Campaign-Inspired Story Rather Than A Retelling sooner in the show so that maybe there would be a bit more grounding or set-up for the storylines the narrative is focusing on (and i understand why they wouldn’t), because i think they’re doing very well with percy’s arc for example, because they started with focusing on his and keeping his beats mostly the same and that seems to be much the same case as some of his second wave of meaty character stuff has arrived. but with vex they’ve aimed for the same character beats but it doesn’t always feel as earned or really feel like much character at all; i think saundor particularly was a bit of an :/, since in the campaign it was really a catalyst for vex interrogating her role in the party and her morality and something she struggled to get over and that haunted her far beyond the walls of that tree, but in the show it hasn’t really had a clear impact on vex beyond the scope of the episode itself — syldor certainly has, but the challenge that saundor presented didn’t really have much weight beyond its moment. and obviously a large part of that’s also probably just, 7 protagonists and wanting to expand the perspectives to antagonists and give more room for side characters is a lot of things to cover. and, i say with love, perhaps a bit too ambitious for a 12 episode per season, ~22 minute runtime show if they want their characters to have the kind of depth that really makes campaign 1 shine the way it does.

[gorgynei]

ohhhh. does everyone remember how marisha randomly said that beau hated yasha at first a few episodes back despite that straight up being untrue. what if thats something theyre adding in m9 animated?

[porygon2electricboogaloo]

Who are your favourite NPCs you run and why. Legally speaking this doesn't count as asking about Gozmo

Uhoh I can hear balloons being blown up in the other room... stay safe out there

As a general rule, my favourite NPCs to run are usually the zany eccentric ones that are there more for fun rather than for plot. Bodacious, Cholmondeley, Wide Tony, Bertha Deranged (and a certain someone else) come to mind for example. They're there to fill a relatively simple role and be friendly (at least non-antagonistic) to the party, which lets me run wild a bit with their personalities and quirks. So they're easy to play! I find some of my more complex NPCs are more difficult because I need to think through their motivations, where these guys can do just about anything and still feel natural. Plus they add so much to my worlds I think, having all these interesting people that simply exist.

Some antagonists can be very fun to play as well, if they have enough spunk and liveliness, while also being someone the players take seriously. I think Admiral Zurk and Satharaz are my best in this regard, with their debuts really sticking in my mind.

Picking one in particular as a favourite is so hard, but for now I'm going with Grampy Lewis. What an obnoxiously lovable old gremlin.

Thank you for the question!!

[do-you-know-this-adhd-character]

Do you know this (noncanon) ADHD character?

Evidence below the cut!

can be pretty hyperactive, forgets things regularly (even important things, forgot he turned into a heartless in kh1), distractable, later on he seems to have some problems with emotional dysregulation. hes constantly called lazy by his friends but as soon as hes doing something he likes he has all the energy in the world, and also tends to dismiss his own intelligence despite actually being pretty smart, both of which are things that i think are decently common with undiagnosed adhd

[lazylittledragon]

about to start my yearly critrole campaign 2 rewatch so prepare for me to be absolutely insufferable

[steamclouds]

It's a fun detail that apparently the tadpole is responsible for drow tavs not having daylight sensitivity in BG3, because when I played Voradras in our campaign he was basically blind for 70% of all sessions and always had disadvantage on everything sight-related,so our group specifically started doing quests/travelling during the dawn and dusk hours so he could at least see something.

Though its my fault for thinking it'd be a good idea to play a drow in a campaign that takes place mostly around Neverwinter and the wilderness in the first place.

[weirdocat83]

I wonder if Hua Cheng would like DnD dice.