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Ask Game Masters LilGuyPlasmoidDruid 1 year ago 100%
Combat encounters

So, this is an area I've been struggling to figure out. How do I balance a combat encounter? I obviously know you can't trust CR, but I'm struggling to figure out how I should plan or balance a combat encounter when that's not an option.

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    LilGuyPlasmoidDruid
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    Thanks for the tips! I do think I have some ideas, so hopefully I won't have to rely on random tables. I'd be willing to share the rough concept draft (sort of like an even rougher rough draft) with you if you'd like to see it!

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    LilGuyPlasmoidDruid
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    That sounds sweet! I won't likely steal the plot, but I might take a nab at some of the ideas, like a monster that attacks through nightmares, and monsters that use and or feed on the character's fears. Thanks for letting me look at this and borrow these ideas! If you'd like to hear more about what all I'm working on, I can send it to ya!

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    Ask Game Masters LilGuyPlasmoidDruid 1 year ago 100%
    Campaign planning/world building

    Hey guys! I'm a newer dm (not a new player, been playing for a few years) and I just want to ask what a dm should consider when it comes to planning and worldbuilding. I would also like to ask if you have any tips for when a player goes wildly off course in a direction you have zero ideas for. You guys got tips?

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    LilGuyPlasmoidDruid
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    Understandable. I'm mostly focusing on the good, neutral, evil side of alignment, but I might throw in sprinkles of law and chaos. As for horror, it's more the spooky and jokeable kind, that gets a bit more scary and panicky at certain specific points. Thanks for the tip!

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    LilGuyPlasmoidDruid
    1 year ago 100%

    When you're making a post, there's typically a checkbox to mark if it's nsfw. If I'm correct, it's right above the post button. Or, somewhere around that area.

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    Hey guys! I've been trying to work on some homebrew content for an idea of mine, it's gonna be very loosely horror based with plenty of room to goof off, but I also intend to mess around with and test alignments quite a bit with this campaign. I'm already working on a weapon that interacts with the choices the players make while using it (potentially cursing them if they become too evil), but I wondered if you guys had any other ideas on how to mess with or test alignment in a campaign. The thing with the weapon is that it can only really affect one person. I want to figure out a few more ways to mess with the others.

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