all together! so fun seeing them as a set

Smiley Day

"How interesting."

"do you think you'll hear the cries of your daughter when ludinus finally decides its time to murder her" ashton is coming for her THROAT

Thank you Aabria, every crumb is appreciated

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“I’m alive because they made me alive.”

Liliana was planned to be the "vessel" for Predathos, a role she accepted partly out of fear that Luda would try to use Imogen if she refused. Fearne was intentionally had to be a fey ruidisborn, for reasons that aren't yet clear. Ashton was, according to Evontra'vir, fated to take the shard of Ka'Mort and awaken it. FCG was specifically designed to be a killer robot. Laudna was born with some sort of power, chosen by the Briarwoods to double Vex, and then chosen by Delilah again to carry her soul. it so perfectly fits their "party of NPCs" nature. they were chosen, but not because they're destined for greatness; because they're expected to be a useful tool for someone or something else.

cyrus: offering to shoot an arrow into the darkness dorian, in the darkness, has experienced something like this with bertrand: nO DON'T DO THAT

Just imodna things

colored it :3c rbs are appreciated!

Yesterday, I was talking with a couple of friends about the newest Dimension 20 episode and it was brought up how killer a party the bad kids are. Their levels of optimization and total mastery of the battlefield is a sight to behold. From there, it was mentioned how Bells Hells and the Bad Kids are at the same level (level 13). And naturally, we began to compare the two parties, and it became quickly apparent that one party felt leagues ahead of the other. And that got me thinking, what do the Bad Kids have that Bells Hells don't?

And this is nothing about the players themselves. All 13 players from both CR and D20 are masters of what they do. Their level of strategy and creativity is unparalleled. And you can't say that one group of people is specifically better than the other. So then where are these problems coming from? And then I realized the problems didn’t have anything to do with the players. Not with characters or even their choices

It’s their party composition that’s the real issue.

While on the surface, BHs looks like a very diverse party, everyone in it is very locked into specific roles. We have three melee fighters (who can really only act as melee fighters), two spell casters who mostly have damaging spells (mixed in with some support stuff) and a cleric (that is really locked into their role of healing and support). Fearne is really the only character with any real versatility but because of the current party setup, she kind of has to play support or healing, otherwise the party becomes very unbalanced.

Because so many characters are unable to deviate from their “roles,” everything becomes much harder.

Look at the bad kids in comparison, Adaine can quickly switch from pure damage dealing to support moves very quickly, Fig can switch between melee to spells to straight up healing, and Fabian, who is mostly melee, is still able to take on a support role because of his levels in bard. And while they do have some more rigid roles (Kristen, Gorgug, Riz), these characters still have options via spells.

The best DND parties are the ones where the individual roles are fluid and ever changing. And because BHs setup, that becomes a difficult feat to pull off.

And then I was thinking about why.

Why they would design the party this way if it was so clearly unsteady.

But the thing is, it wasn’t supposed to be.

Because there is one word that explains exactly why the party is what is. One word that simultaneously explains and fixes everything.

One word.

Dorian.

Having a bard in the party would go miles into helping BHs and make a lot of those issues outright disappear. Dorian ,as a Swords bard, can engage in direct melee, but can also provide additional support and be another source of healing within the party. Spells like Hypnotic Pattern, Warding Wind, and Shatter are all incredibly useful within combat, and having caster that can take a hit is always a good thing.

And again, do I think that Bells Hells doing something wrong by having the party they have? Absolutely not. Despite my earlier statements, I'm genuinely impressed by their accomplishments, strategy and overall creativity. I love them all. But having a Bard in the party wouldn't hurt.

TLDR; Dorian we need you.

I have completed the group....success to me.

im very happy how the colors came out for this

Has anyone made this comparison yet? Because I can't stop thinking about it

“All silk so far” - 1920s slang, meaning ‘all good’

“French silk” - a kind of chocolate mousse and cream pie

“All French silk so far” - something a dieselpunk detective made of candy would say

I've seen quite a few people try to claim that they don't like C3 because it "villianized the Gods out of nowhere and makes it seem like some of the old pcs might have been on the wrong side of history consciously or not" and that's the DUMBEST thing I've heard in quite some time. If y'all genuinely thought the Gods are good then you clearly haven't been paying much attention to C1 and C2. The Gods have always been AWFUL, helpful and "nice" at certain times that suited them but AWFUL nonetheless. I'M BEGGING y'all to start developing some critical thinking skills because nothing related to the Gods in Exandria ever screamed GENUINE GOODNESS it was always the opposite. That said they're unfortunately useful and I don't think it would go too well for the people of Exandria if they all died all of a sudden but they shouldn't be confused for something Good and worth worshipping or loving, they're a necessary evil imo.

fellow reality shifters of tumblr, how do you fully detach yourself from your CR?

i am very happy and content with my CR pretty much right now, but i also want to shift, but i’m wondering if one of the reasons why i haven’t been able to yet is because of how happy i am in this and therefore am so connected to it that i do not wish to leave it on a subconscious level. do you think this is a possible reason for why i’m not shifting, and if so, how do you suggest i detach myself from my CR? if it isn’t a possible reason, could you maybe still suggest ways to detach yourself from your CR though please?