u/Any_Illustrator360

So let me start off by saying I'm pretty non-versed in the technical side of stuff. I know enough to watch my footing but I don't know how to disarm the mines, if that makes sense. I recently found Armada and Hollow to be potential apps my group will move to, but I'm unfamiliar with how relay connections work.

I'm not looking for a by-the-book technical breakdown, more I want to ensure a few things, so I have some questions.

First: How do relays process the connecting users' data? Does it store user IP addresses and is there any way short of a data breach that bad actors can access it? I come from Skype where I was once ddosed because it was very easy to get a user's IP, and I don't want to connect to a service with leaky IPs that can get people targeted and doxxed.

Second: Is any data actually stored in a way where such a leak could happen? This is mostly targeted towards the devs for those two apps but if anyone familiar with the technology has an answer I'd love to know.

I just want to make sure this connection protocol can't be used as a weapon in the wrong hands. I noticed that Armada in particular seems to have many relays which bounce user data around- I'd love if someone from them could weigh in on who actually has access to those and that data.

Scrolling earlier I saw yet another "My player wants to ____X____. What do I do? thread. Idiots.

I understand that most of us want to keep things within the rules but let me say this.

If you have a player trying to break the game, you should break them. You don't even have to be subtle. Toss a Village Elder with the stats of a Beholder in there and fuck it throw a dragon in too, stat it as Bahamut, waiting for somebody to kill a villager. It's what they deserve for stepping on your toes by wanting to play the game in your world!

One player wanting to fuck with the program should not have the power to derail the campaign for everyone. That's why you should do it instead, that way they remember who's god.

That is all. You're welcome.

I have a question for people familiar with relay-based connections (what Armada and Hollow use).

PSA: If you are the DM you are God. Be a wrathful one.