ttrpg zone

meredith :] i'll talk about my home games here || header by @sofhtie and icon by @bel-dam 

[guidingsbolt]

the games :]

current games

fame (fey game): a group of criminals exiled from the feywild to the material plane for 300 years try to get back. the ritual to get to the feywild was messed up somehow and we went to shadowfell. we’re back in the fey and oh BOY is a war brewing. i play lorelei, a fey wanderer ranger who Has Some Issues to work out. 

deck of many things: a group of people woke up in an infinite museum and are trying to find their way out, while dealing with the fallout of pulling from the Deck of Many Things, now several times. i play cadence, a lore bard (with one level of lukrer warlock) who is a one-woman band and has a big stupid drum on her back. 

winchester bay: a monster of the week game that takes place in a fictional winchester, oregon. i play will shaw, a werewolf (monstrous playbook) that was involved with an intense werewolf pack, until she saved the life of the chosen. who is now her roommate. she’s got problems! 

unkindled: a survival horror game about a group of wizards at school that is currently being attacked by horrific monsters. no backups, the goal is to get out or you die! i play reid whitlock, a level 2 conjuration wizard. 

MEGadungeon: a group of level six adventurers delve into the lost city (a megadungeon surrounded by the captial) for glory or gold or power or something else. i play fen, a circle of dreams druid who is new to the capital with some refugees from her tiny village. 

armor of the epoch: a group of adventurers are looking for the lost armor of the hero! i play rhea sagona, a battlemaster and the only guy without magic. 

mini campaigns

battle of the bands: a pop punk band full of the worst people you’ve ever met ignore plot hooks and instead be extremely shitty. i play savvy, a paladin of pop punk and player of TWO tambourines 

[guidingsbolt]

the thing about ash. is that maybe no one in the world has ever trusted her to do anything and anytime she's made a promise she's broken it. and now she's in a position where kenny and natsumi and emma and triffany all need to her to figure something out and quickly but she's too busy being EXPLODED!

[guidingsbolt]

i'm not going to force this on any of the group chats but just explaining what's going on in the current megadungeon combat initiative is sort of tickling me.

INITIATIVE: 22 - Nonna: striga's hag patron, who we're trying to kill 21 - Zahra: active PC (sorcerer, hannah) 20 - Lair (House) Action: self-explanatory 19 - Moira: active PC (wizard, mer) 18 - Sir Paritor: ally* NPC (robot from outer space) 18 - Ivo: active** PC (druid, hannah) 16 - Striga (dead): active*** PC (warlock, mer) 16 - someone (sisters?): we haven't seen them yet. potentially striga's 14 sisters 16 - Queenie: active PC (fighter, nat) 16 - Brass Man: ally* NPC (robot. used to be someone we know and sold out). 15 - Sir Settima: ally* NPC (paladin) 13 - Sir Prudence: ally* NPC (wiz????) 12 - Mirella: active PC (paladin, claire) 10 - Hoard Action: self-explanatory 10 - Wizard Shadow: enemy fighter 10 - Menpo Armor (bloodied): enemy fighter 10 - Hand: enemy fighter 7 - Man in the Mirror: enemy fighter 5 - Conrad: active PC (ranger, hannah) 4 - Cima: striga's former familiar (formerly one of her sisters)

[guidingsbolt]

dusting this blog off. never try to kill your abusive grandmother/hag warlock patron she'll kill you first.

[dinoracle]

in loving memory of our dearly departed druid, here’s some of my favorite drawings of Fen

[dinoracle]

Will is @guidingsbolt’s and Yaz is @sofhtie’s

[proteesiukkonen]

Old thing I started in 2020 but lost interest for - might as well share since I don’t think I’m gonna finish it further. I think the funnest part was drawing the faces and then everything else was just uninteresting dressing lmao.

Anyway, ttrpg character stuff, a werewolf scuffle.

[softest-butch]

some willow outfits

[otherwindow]

a dim and grim fantasy tavern but the drinks are very colourful and fruity with little umbrellas & curly straws

[dinoracle]

[studiojunco]

Light-bearer ✨

[screenshotsofdespair]

[wearepaladin]

[sch-uwu-lchen]

[guidingsbolt]

i've still got to work out exactly how fen feels about gwynnllwg and seeing it now, undead and totally feral, but. oh BOY is she experiencing emotions

[guidingsbolt]

15 18 for will and 15 19 for fen :]

will:

15. is there something that never fails to make them laugh?

the problem with answering this question is that i laugh at so many things all the time... i'm always laughing :sob: will is definitely less giggly than me but when cedar says something particularly sharp but funny she always laughs

16. do they value their appearance?

i think yeah actually! she has pretty carefully cultivated she a look she really likes in her regular human body. she dresses like she does on purpose, she cuts her hair like that on purpose, it gives her a sense of control and it's kind of important to her.

fen:

15. is there something that never fails to make them laugh?

ceri telling her a silly little joke :]

19. what sparks genuine, unadulterated rage in them?

fen is kind of a no gods, no masters guy. she HATES when people exercise control over them just because they can and she hates even more when she has to bite her tongue about it (which is always,)

[guidingsbolt]

23 for Will and Fen!

23. in what moment did they consider themselves to be “grown up”?

will:

i think will is in this really weird limbo where the second she was turned she became someone new and older and different. and it's such a turning point in her life. but also she's been desperately trying to catch up on the years she lost and feels like she's young. so it's complicated!

fen:

fen has felt grown up for a long time. she's had a lot of Responsibilities for while. it's probably when she went into training to be a healer.

[guidingsbolt]

44, 45, 59 for fen

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21. (added by request) do they have an idea about how they’ll die? do you?

fen knows it's likely she dies in the weeping city. she's come close, though not as close as max (grimace emoji) or elio. she doesn't know how exactly but probably they run out of oil and are rushed by zombies or the dragon gets them or a fight just doesn't go the right way. she hopes she'll be able to retire from adventuring one day and die of something else but she knows it's far flung. she'll keep going until she can't and then she'll stand back up!

i also think she'll die in the city. i HOPE she dies in the dungeon and the gang doesn't get executed by swampers or something sob

44. what lies do they tell others?

that delving in the dungeon can totally 100% solve her and her bestie's problems and that she's 100% sure she can handle whatever it throws at her. that moving to capital was definitely 100% the right choice.

i don't know if she talks to her party enough to lie to them,

45. what lies do they tell themselves?

that she can 100% totally handle everything the dungeon throws at her and she's sure this is the right way to gain security and power. that it's okay to work with people she feels crushed by, like the rat king or even the road. that it doesn't hurt when she gets knocked down. that the rain isn't totally totally miserable. that even despite the impending death and the suffering in capital and the Everything Going On that she doesn't feel. powerful and strong and good when she's adventuring

59. what’s an element of their philosophy that you disagree with?

oh INTERESTING, good question. probably that solving a problem and gaining security eventually is worth almost anything in the short term. or that she feels like she needs to have a hand in solving every problem.

[dungeonsanddragonsfifthedition]

sixty-nine more questions for your ttrpg characters!

(i originally made one of these on a defunct sideblog; i thought it was about time i made a new one! send an oc’s name and a number, go wild!)

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1. what drives them? what’s their ultimate goal?

2. what was your original concept for this character? how did playing them change that concept?

3. can they accept failure?

4. what one person, place, or thing do they love more than anything else?

5. is there something they want to be known for?

6. how have they changed in the last year? how about the last five years?

7. there’s a magic item (or technological innovation, or special resource) made just for them—what is it?

8. what songs remind you of them? if there are specific lyrics or movements, list ‘em!

9. when in their life were they most scared?

10. what inspired this character’s creation?

11. if they have a pet or animal companion, how do they spend time with them? if they don’t have one, what sort of animal would they be interested in raising, if any?

12. how have they altered their body? piercings, tattoos, biohacks, or other modifications—anything. why (or why not) did they (or someone else) make those changes?

13. what are some motifs you associate with them? did you intentionally bring in those motifs, or did it happen over time?

14. what keeps them up at night?

15. is there something that never fails to make them laugh?

16. do they value their appearance?

17. they’re crying—what did it take to make them cry?

18. what dish brings back the best memories for them?

19. what sparks genuine, unadulterated rage in them?

20. what attracts them to someone—platonically and/or romantically, anything counts.

21. do they have an idea about how they’ll die? do you?

22. how would they decorate their living space, if they had a chance?

23. in what moment did they consider themselves to be “grown up”?

24. are they close to any family members?

25. who is their best friend?

26. what type of person pisses them off?

27. how do they usually dress? why do they dress the way they do?

28. do they collect anything?

29. what feelings do they internalize?

30. how do they handle confrontation?

31. do they respond well to praise? how about criticism?

32. which of your decisions led to their voice being the way it is?

33. what artistic medium are they most drawn to?

34. what languages do they speak? how did they learn them?

35. when did they feel loneliest?

36. how do they fidget?

37. if they’ve had one, what was their first kiss like?

38. do they see themselves as an important part of their party?

39. are they insecure about their appearance? how about their personality? what aspects specifically worry them?

40. if you had to remake this character right now, how would you change them?’

41. how do you keep notes for this character, if at all?

42. can they dance?

43. how much do they know about the world they live in?

44. what lies do they tell others?

45. what lies do they tell themselves?

46. have they taught themselves any skills just for fun?

47. what could they talk about for hours on end?

48. do they relate to anyone in their group? conversely, which person do they relate to the least?

49. how often do they cut their hair, if at all?

50. do they have a go-to beverage, alcoholic or nonalcoholic?

51. what element of their backstory are you proudest of?

52. how would they dress themselves up for a formal event?

53. do they keep their plans close to their chest?

54. how important is money in their life? do they save up for ages, or spend quickly?

55. they’re seeing their greatest wish come true—what’s happening?

56. who would they trust with their life, unequivocally?

57. do they see value in the laws of where they live?

58. how often do they swear? do they mind when others swear?

59. what’s an element of their philosophy that you disagree with?

60. what do they have faith in? what keeps them believing?

61. is there an in-game moment of theirs you think about and just laugh?

62. do they believe in good and evil?

63. what’s a meme or tiktok or vine (or whatever) that you associate with them?

64. how would a party member describe them?

65. what would their go-to karaoke song be?

66. which fruit do they like most?

67. do they consider themselves to be special?

68. where’s their home?

69. what’s one secret they don’t want getting out?

[simultaneouseffects]

you know my guys.