Uh-Oh...

So- to explain. I've been wanting to run SWADE for a while and recently got a group together for it. I gave them the rundown of the game. I don't think I properly explained the...

What's a good word? Not fragility. The fact that a level 1 thug could take a level 99 crime boss if he keeps rolling max on his D4. And that can happen to the players, naturally. As well, they know this a "horror" game I'll be running (that part I did explain). Don't tell them this but their very first take will be navigating down a slick cliff face that could very well end in their death if they roll badly enough!

I've received 2 character with several page long backstories. What am I gonna do if, even after the first hazard, some random enemy with a sling gets the throw of a lifetime and takes them out. I've considered an "everyone gets one" policy where I'm rolling behind a screen and sometimes that lethal hit didn't actually happen. But that also feels... Dishonest?

Who knows, maybe a character dies and they go "fuck yeah! Time for my next one."

Edit: I'm not sure where I got it in my head that being incapacitated means death. I'm glad I was wrong though and am significantly less worried. thanks for everyone's comments!

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u/DJ-Praxis — 11 days ago

Is one Griffin too much for 3 adventurers and their horses?

They'll be starting with the Knight Edge for free so they'll have solid armor and weapons for sure

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u/DJ-Praxis — 24 days ago

Knightly Vows as Edges

There's already the Knight Edge, of course, for the sake of being a defacto knight. And depending on the setting the typical knights oath will the Pentacostal Oath (Protect Maidens, Don't Lie, Right Injustice etc). But I like the idea of offering different vows as Hindrances with narrative bonuses.

Say you take the vow of Celibacy. It's not just about romance- a true cow of celibacy is to forsake basically any and all pleasure. No good food, no partying, no exciting stuff. You eat gruel, drink water, pray, fight and that's about it. How could I reward taking an oath like that though? There's all sorts of vows one could make

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u/DJ-Praxis — 1 month ago

Magic Items, Abilities and Loot for Arthurian Adventure.

Arthurian tales are based in strange tales, pagan lore and druidic magic. There's a dude whose swinging arm gets stronger based on the position of the sun in the sky. A several mile wide wasteland is the result of a magical nuke. What can I give my players as rewards that fit within the very odd realm of Arthurian mythos?

For reference, the players are all Knights. Horses, Armor and a missing from God. I've discussed it with my players and they know what they're in for.

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u/DJ-Praxis — 1 month ago

Ideas for magic, items, boons etc for Arthurian Adventure

Arthurian tales are based in strange tales, pagan lore and druidic magic. There's a dude whose swinging arm gets stronger based on the position of the sun in the sky. A several mile wide wasteland is the result of a magical nuke. What can I give my players as rewards that fit within the very odd realm of Arthurian mythos?

For reference, the players are all Knights. Horses, Armor and a missing from God. I've discussed it with my players and they know what they're in for.

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u/DJ-Praxis — 1 month ago

How do you guys sit down to write your home-brew stuff?

I'm plotting a SWADE game starring Arthurian Knights. I have the setting in mind, the plot, characters encounters all sorts of stuff ready in my mind. For months I've been telling myself "Alright, it's all ready, I just have to sit down and make it happen!"

But... I don't! Maybe it's hardcore ADHD, maybe I need more free time, but anytime I sit down to focus on it I reenact the SpongeBob episode about the essay! Any advice would be appreciated. Any suggestions for resources would be appreciated as well.

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u/DJ-Praxis — 2 months ago

Giving my characters named mounts

I'll be running a session sometime soon where my players are Arthurian knights. Naturally every knight has their horse, but Ive had the idea of giving them a pool of horses to choose from with their own temperaments and some meaningful details. For example one of the first dancers they'll face is having to take those horses down a cliff face with a narrow path. Naturally the shire Horse is going to have a harder theme than a smaller one. But should I take away my players agency to make their own companions?

Part of the backstory for these knights is that they're blank shields trying to restore their honor and probably too broke to own their own horses, so these are gifts from the king for the quest they're being sent on. If they lose the horses though they're SoL until the next town. So maybe having the horses be their own characters will emphasize how important it is to keep them safe.

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u/DJ-Praxis — 2 months ago

Help me tune this into a bracket 4

Hey guys! I'm trying to create a particularly gross stax deck that ends the game either by making everyone draw out their decks or getting something like leveler out.

I have basically everything that slows down the game somehow under "stax" I know and wouldn't mind suggestions for tag changes either!

I'm also trying to keep the deck budget around 300 so no turbo fast mana for me!

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u/DJ-Praxis — 2 months ago
▲ 12 r/Vent

"We weren't sure you'd show up."

I agreed to an interview at 2 pm today. Had the whole exchange-

"Okay, that sounds great! I'll see you at 2 tomorrow."

"Sounds good! See you then!"

I arrive to find no one at the office. I text them at 1:55.

"Oh, I just left. We weren't sure if you were coming in!"

Fine, I didn't wanna work for you anyway. Jerks.

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u/DJ-Praxis — 2 months ago
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Good value cards for this?

Ramp, card draw, protection.... Just some of the keywords you consider when building a good deck.

What are some good value creatures for this deck that can help make sure it gets what it needs to win the game?

If it helps my current strategy is to pillowfort the entire table until people deck out. Either via natural means or leveler.

u/DJ-Praxis — 2 months ago
▲ 116 r/EDH

And I fell for it

Putting Lightning Greaves in the Fantastic 4 Precon was the funniest prank WoTCs ever pulled on me. Imagine me about to swing for lethal only to remember I can't target Invisible Woman with her own ability anymore.

I'm keeping it out of solidarity. We'll see if I step on that rake a second time.

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u/DJ-Praxis — 2 months ago

Help me make her toxic

Lots of ways I could take this. Any possibility of making an entire table deck out via card draw and pillow fort?

u/DJ-Praxis — 2 months ago

Are Battlin Boxers still viable?

I don't intend to play super competitive but I haven't truly played since high school. BBs were my deck of choice at the time and I know they got support recently so I thought I'd try them. I technically kinda sorta have some infernoble knight stuff as well but only 5 or 6 cards.

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u/DJ-Praxis — 3 months ago

Other drivers leave company cars running

I know it's not my business. But the way the other drivers have my store leave the cars running bothers me so bad. They'll leave the car running for hours if they can wait for orders. They've done it on days where it was over 100° outside. So much unnecessary damage and pollution because some plus sized employees can't handle the 15 seconds it takes for these modern cars to cool down the cabin

Edit: I'll clarify that I don't care if it's on deliveries. When you're out delivering that's fine. But this is in between deliveries with no orders on the board I'm talking about. Car just sitting in the parking lot, engine on, for 20+ minutes. Longest I've seen personally is an hour /so I did kind of exaggerate in my original post.

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u/DJ-Praxis — 3 months ago
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Best full art basics for my Eirdu deck?

Looking for any suggestions for full art lands! There's so many good ones out there. Also open to particularly pretty, aesthetic or thematic lands! Currently I'm using the basic lands from Lorwyn Eclipsed. I'm heavily considering the Midnight Hunt lands.

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u/DJ-Praxis — 3 months ago

Rosary Beads as Bennies

I will be running an adventure where my players are Arthurian Knights and I was thinking of literally letting them trade bennies for prayers and assistance from the Big Man.

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u/DJ-Praxis — 3 months ago
▲ 496 r/Vent

I don't WANNA go to bed.

I wanna STAY UP and play VIDEO GAMES and WATCH YOUTUBE and EAT SNACKS. But NO. "CLoCK iN At 6 AM oR yOU'rE fIReD".

YOU'RE fired Laura.

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u/DJ-Praxis — 3 months ago

Need a new profile pic

The game is chock full of excellent images. I only just started chapter 2 so please avoid spoilers, but show me your best screenshots suited to this purpose!

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u/DJ-Praxis — 4 months ago

Playing Recluse in OG Elden Ring

Hey guys. A friend and I are going to go back and play the OG Elden Ring. I loved playing Recluse a few months ago when I was playing Nightreign and wanted to try making them in OG!

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How exactly should I build their stats? And what spells should I use? I don't need the build to be super meta/OP or anything but I'd like to have a functional set up

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u/DJ-Praxis — 4 months ago