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maybe one of these days I'll turn this blog into something respectable. Today is not that day

[himboangelpaladin]

Here’s my attempt to make my blog “respectable”

I figure if I’m going to be blogging about D&D/TTRPG, I should introduce all of my characters.

Games I Play In Into the Maw (#c:maw) Play-by-Post, Concluded -A collection of seasoned adventurers travel to a beacon of powerful magic on the Astral Sea in an effort to receive a Wish spell. -I play Lander, protector aasimar Oath of Redemption (formerly Vengeance) Paladin 19/Divination Wizard 2 (#char:Lander) -Lander’s here to make the Wish to get his dead sister and family back -Everyone lived. It’s a relief to write that, but we managed to save everyone. Barney and Fionn are alive, Elianna got unmazed, and with a clutch combo of a high level Bigby’s Hand and a 7 portent roll, the Maw (entity) was defeated and we got our wishes. -Lander realized he couldn’t get his sister or his family back, and instead of wishing for it, his Wish was simply to remember the people lost to the Maw (who stole memories of the deceased from the living) and save those stuck in Beacon. He got his Wish and now gets to settle down, pursue his new oaths, and spend his time helping the downtrodden, instead of the angry single-minded pursuit of vengeance that has characterized a good portion of his adult life.

Nyx (#c:nyx) Play-by-Post, Ended -A world in darkness, where light is feared. A collection of paladins (er, charisma casters actually) are going on a journey to figure out why light is spreading from the fallen kingdom. -I play Taliesin, scourge aasimar College of Lore Bard 6 (#char:taliesin) -In a world where darkness is normal and light is Bad, having this aasimar, cursed with light, sure will be interesting. -He’s a bard but emotionally, he’s a paladin. His goal is to collect and protect important stories, and I love him. The Entropica (#c:entropica) Play-by-Post, Ended -This world is a forest of many different demiplanar fey courts, and we’ll be adventuring through them. -I play The Tinkling Sound that Glass Makes as it Falls Onto Cement, a glass sprite (mechanically kenku) Warlock of the Inevitable 4/Wild Magic Revised Sorcerer 2 (#char:glass) (this is a subclass from the 3rd party D&D 5e supplement Tasha’s Crucible of Everything Else, which is excellently designed) Evil & Evil (#c:evil) Play-by-Post, Ended -This game is going to be run by two DMs, and is a concurrent game, with another party of four in the same server, but blocked from our view. Both parties, working for different factions, are attempting to control the planar rift in the center of a valley. -My character was Perithecia, an Entropy domain cleric of Daughter Nature. (#char:peri) -This game is now actively running and while everything is still very secret, my party and my character are all really hot and evil and I’m having a great time.

Deck of Many Things (#c:domt) Play-by-Post, Active -The campaign opens on a party who has already defeated the BBEG, and are drawing from the Deck of Many Things, which will prompt the plot of this adventure. -I’ll be playing Nikola, high elf Artillerist Artificer 15 (#char:nikola) -Nikola is joined by his homunculus servant, Faraday. -Nikola was promptly stolen away by the Deck of Many Things and has since been replaced by Reese, human Circle of Wildfire Druid 15 (#char:reese) -Reese managed to sever her bond to the Wildfire Spirit that made her Circle of Wildfire, and has reclassed into Circle of the Shepherd. -Nik has come back! But now Reese is missing D: And we’re also stuck in an egg world populated by clones of people we’ve met

THE (THe Escaperoom) (#c:the) Voice, Concluded -The party entered a Virtual Reality escaperoom heist where we are to rob a manor house. -I played Wyatt/Petrichor, dwarf Storm Sorcerer 10/Tempest Cleric 5 (#char:wyatt #char:petrichor) -This is a three shot, final session is set to come up this week. -Wyatt’s boyfriend Xander/Xanderus died and was reincarnated as a lizard-folk and it happened because I forgot that sorcery points is a thing so that’s where we’re at. -We won, receiving the high score on a final nat 20 roll by @compelledduel

Strixhaven (#c:strix) Play-by-Post, Active -Set in an adaptation of the new Strixhaven game setting, we are just students attempting to get our degrees. -I play Wayland Tolliver, a cleric of Klothys, with a homebrew domain. (#char:wayland)

Games I DM Library (#c:library) Play-by-Post, Active -A magical demiplanar Library is in danger, and a team of adventurers have been asked to help collect artifacts hidden in the Library to help fix the problems. -The party has now completed the first two tower dungeons (the Divination Tower and the Evocation Tower). In the first, they were betrayed by their wizard, who stole the artifact and teleported away. In the second, they successfully retrieved the artifact, but three of the PCs died (which ate up all the revivify components :pensive:) Gaslamp Frostmaiden (#c:gaslamp) Play-by-Post,Active -A reskinning of Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden, set in a world where the sun was put in the sky by a Saint, and she has gone missing. The Astral Express (#c:trains) Play-by-Post, Benched -An episodic game that follows a group of people who live on a magical train that move through the Astral Plane, taking the passengers to places where people need help, and also helping these wanderers to find a home. -The passengers will potentially rotate out as old characters leave the Express for a new home, and new characters (and players) board the Express for the first time, looking for a home and a family.

Desert Game (#c:desert), Play-by-Post, Active -A game set in a secluded and remote desert valley.

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for lesbians: if a woman you might be interested insisted on connecting and communicating on linkedin and then when you went home with her the wall above her bed was decorated completely and exclusively in wolf paintings, would you be into that?

yes, absolutely

i would never speak to her again

i'd give her a shot but i don't like either of those things

the wolf wall is enough to make up for linkedin

linkedin is enough to make up for a wolf wall

something else

Voting ended onFeb 24, 2024

[himboangelpaladin]

45 for the Ghoulblade and 65 for Gellantara

45. What’s the cruelest thing they’ve done that they don’t regret?

Everything the Ghoulblade has done has been a product of necessity, and the levels of cruelty are not for them to decide upon. Was eliminating the Chief Priestess and Matriarch of an ancient village in the interest of liberating the knowledge she hoarded more cruel than when they slayed their own brother, who had been caught in the powerful curse a lich had lain across their sanctum? Regardless, they regret neither action.

65. Have they ever been blackout drunk? Under what circumstances?

Gellentara has never ever had a sip of an alcoholic beverage ever, not even a little.

[himboangelpaladin]

25 and 76 for nik!

25. Do they have any superstitions?

Oh hm... I don't think he does! The closest thing he'd have I think is that he insists that he works better when he's talking so he uses Faraday as a rubber duck.

76. Do they consider themself an optimist, pessimist, or realist?

Nik rides the line between optimist and realist and has especially leant into the optimism since waking up in the Museum.

[himboangelpaladin]

49 for Nikola :]

49. If they were a plant, what would they be?

A tree that for whatever reason gets struck by lightning in every electrical storm but somehow is still standing to be struck once again.

[kimabutch]

OC questions I’ve asked my friends & TTRPG players...

… Ranging from somewhat to profound to intensely inane. Thought I’d share them in case anyone else can get some use out of them!

What was the last time they pulled an all-nighter, if ever?

What’s the weirdest place they’ve ever slept?

If they were living now, what type of face mask would they wear — ie, plain black, patterned, with words, etc?

As a young kid, were they particularly attached to any comfort items, like stuffed animals or a blanket?

What do they think of abstract art?

When going out in cold weather (say under 0C/32F), what kinda outfit do they wear?

Are they afraid of heights?

Are they a fast/slow/average reader?

Are there any foods that they really fucking hate?

On a scale of 1-10, how bothered are they by the sight of blood?

When’s the last time they laughed so hard they cried, if ever?

Do they prefer baths or showers?

What’s a reoccurring dream/nightmare that they have, if any?

When they visit museums, do they go slowly, reading everything, or go through quickly?

Do they ever cry at movies/books/shows?

Have they ever kept a journal?

Are they good at jigsaw puzzles? Do they enjoy them?

What’s the most physically uncomfortable situation they’ve ever been in?

What do they do when they’ve got a song stuck in their head?

Favourite type of baked goods? Are they good at baking?

Are they a good kisser?

How much do they follow the news? Has this always been the case, or has it changed over time?

Favourite ice cream flavour?

Do they ever cry because something is too cute?

Do they have any superstitions?

How consistent/regular is their sleep cycle?

If they were to play D&D, what race/class would they pick?

Do they sing in the shower?

Can they play an instrument? Which one?

Can they ride a bike?

Favourite meal of the day?

What do they smell like?

Do they like to doodle?

What’s one of their guilty pleasures?

Do people usually notice their eye colour?

What are their lying “tells”? Are they aware of these tells?

A friend whips out a camera unexpectedly and goes “say cheese!” — what pose do they strike?

What would be the worst quality that someone could attribute to them, in their own mind? As in, what would they think is the worst thing someone could think about them — that they’re selfish, lazy, violent, cowardly, stupid, etc.?

How do they mark their place in a book?

Big spoon or little spoon?

How much time/thought do they put into their outfit on an average day?

What’s the most ridiculous thing they’ve ever spent money on?

What’s a funny story that a stranger has about them?

What do they consider the kindest thing someone has ever done for them?

What’s the cruelest thing they’ve done that they don’t regret?

What’s their least favourite chore?

The person they care about most/their best friend asks them to hide a dead body. How willing are they to help, no questions asked?

What’s the favourite way to eat potatoes?

If they were a plant, what would they be?

If they had to give an impromptu hour-long lecture on any subject, what would they talk about?

What would be/is their most-used/favourite emoji?

What would/do they put as their computer/phone wallpaper/ background?

Have they always had their current hairstyle? If not, what’s another hairstyle they’ve had in the past?

When they can’t fall asleep, what do they do?

What do they consider the best decision they’ve ever made?

What do they wear for a day out at the beach?

How do they feel about babies? How would they deal with a friend’s baby being put in their arms?

Most embarrassing situation they’ve ever experienced?

How do they feel about rollercoasters?

Have they broken any bones and if so, how?

Do they consider themself a good liar?

Would they rather have very cold weather (under -20C/-4F) or very hot weather (over 30C/86F)?

How good are they/would they be at Monopoly?

Do they like musicals?

Have they ever been blackout drunk? Under what circumstances?

What genre is the book that they’ve read the most times in their life?

What’s something they (at this moment) think/hope they’ll never have to admit to someone else?

How good/bad are they/would they be at assembling IKEA furniture?

What’s something that really scared them as a kid?

Ae they allergic to anything?

What’s the longest they’ve ever gone without sleeping, and why?

Feelings on spicy food?

How much do they jay-walk in cities?

Do they have any tattoos or piercings? Do they want any/more?

Preferred way to eat eggs? Potatoes?

Do they consider themself an optimist, pessimist, or realist?

If they’re served a food they don’t like (at like, a restaurant or someone else’s house), will they eat it anyways or leave it to the side?

Would they describe themself as funny?

How physically flexible are they?

What’s the most bored they’ve ever been?

What’s one book you’ve read that you think they would also like?

What’s a scent that never fails to make them nostalgic?

What’s the worst thing they’ve done on a dare?

How did they celebrate their coming-of-age?

[himboangelpaladin]

4, 9, 14 :]

4. What has been your favorite d&d character you've played? (NPCs count for DMs)

Reese was really really fun,

9. Has one of your d&d characters ever died? How?

None have permanently, but famously Lander died and we had one third level spell slot left.

14. Have you ever had a romance with an NPC or another PC?

Yeah, Wyatt was dating Xander in THe, which is one of the games of all time.

[himboangelpaladin]

10, 17, 26

10. What is your favorite class to play?

I haven't played all of them yet, but I had a lot of fun with Paladin, and Artificer is also very fun.

17. Who is your favorite "celebrity dm?"

Mr. Emily Axford, the one and only Brian Murphy.

26. If you could have one potion from d&d, which one would you choose?

Flight. Always flight.

[himboangelpaladin]

5, 6, 14

5. Which of your d&d characters has been the most like you? Nik is probably the most like me. Fidgety, Intelligence caster, etc etc

6. Which of your d&d characters has been the least like you? Mmmm this one is harder, probably, because I think I put at least a little bit of myself into all of them, but I'm gonna go with Perithecia.

14. Have you ever had a romance with an NPC or another PC? Wyatt/Petrichor was dating Xander/Xanderus, and then my characters will frequently flirt with Liam's characters (Glass, in particular).

[himboangelpaladin]

3 and 23!

3. What two feats would you have? Keen Mind definitely for one. For the second one, maybe Inspiring Leader? 23. Do you have any art of your characters? I do!! Vera got me art of Nikola Deckofmanythings and I cried.

[soysaucednd]

50 d&d questions

1. What do you think your d&d race would be?

2. What class?

3. What two feats would you have?

4. What has been your favorite d&d character you've played? (NPCs count for DMs)

5. Which of your d&d characters has been the most like you?

6. Which of your d&d characters has been the least like you?

7. How do you go about making a character or NPC?

8. What is the most memorable natural 20 you've ever experienced?

9. Has one of your d&d characters ever died? How?

10. What is your favorite class to play?

11. Have you ever fought a dragon?

12. Have you ever fought a beholder?

13. Have you ever fought a mind flayer?

14. Have you ever had a romance with an NPC or another PC?

15. Do you prefer to DM or play?

16. What is your favorite D&D pod/vodcast?

17. Who is your favorite "celebrity dm?"

18. Do you use props/minis/terrain in your game?

19. How did you discover D&D?

20. If you run a homebrew game, give an out of context spoiler.

21. Drop a picture of a mini you painted (if applicable)

22. Write a brief scene centered around one of your characters!

23. Do you have any art of your characters?

24. Have you ever played any TTRPGs other than D&D?

25. What is your favorite snack for d&d?

26. If you could have one potion from d&d, which one would you choose?

27. If you could cast one spell from d&d, which would you cast?

28. What is the most memorable natural 1 you've experienced?

29. Have you ever been drunk playing d&d?

30. Homebrew or prewritten?

31. Tell me about your current party!

32. Most memorable NPC you've encountered in a game you played in.

33. Do you listen to music while playing? What kinds?

34. Favorite accent to do for characters?

35. Favorite classic d&d trope

36. What was your first d&d character you made?

37. What is the most recent PC or NPC you've created?

38. Goblins or Kobolds?

39. Favorite villain you've defeated?

40. What d&d deity would you be a cleric of?

41. Give an out of context quote from one of your games!

42. Have you ever rolled turn into a potted plant on the wild magic table?

43. Minis and terrain or theater of the mind?

44. Mulligan, Mercer, Murphy, or McElroy?

45. What is the longest session you've ever had?

46. What is the longest battle you've fought or run?

47. Have you ever played at level 20?

48. Does your dm say "How do you want to do this?"

49. Have you ever played an edition other than 5th?

50. Any question you want!

[ladytabletop]

help me get through this friday by passing time while I wait for these 3D models to render

[himboangelpaladin]

26 for Gellantara placard emoji

26. imagine your character is in a room with the person they hate the most (dead or alive) and aware that neither of them can be put in any physical danger. what would they say to them?

Gellantara has never felt a single emotion beyond mild bemusement ever (this is a lie, I am lying on the internet for fun and profit). I think if ol' Gellie were stuck in a room with the person he hates the most, he'd say something along the lines of "Disgusting. You even allow them passage through the great Gates themselves." Or something, idk

[floorbed]

another dnd oc ask game

ah shit here we go again . jpg

i'm sorry if these questions have already been on other ask games!! i wasn't checking what's already been done i was just making my little questions yfm!

1. what is their big three (sun moon rising)?

2. what is their relationship with their sexual orientation?

3. what is their relationship with their gender identity?

4. what was their favorite object/thing to play with as a child? and/or what is their favorite childhood memory?

5. what was their first kiss like?

6. have they ever thought they were in love? were they really?

7. what is one thing they inherited from their parents, physical or emotional?

8. design a homebrew magical item for them. it can be a wondrous item or a weapon or anything you want :)

9. what would they wear to prom?

10. pick one song to describe their external self/how they present, and then one song to describe their internal self/how they feel :)

11. what would their major be if they went to college?

12. if your character went through a corruption arc, would their class/subclass change? if it would, what would it now be? (if your character is fucked up, answer this but for a redemption arc instead!)

13. what is their primary love language? (acts of service physical touch etc)

14. if this pc could meet your first pc, how would that go? (if this Is your first pc, how would meeting your latest pc go?)

15. pick a god from any kind of real world mythology that you think your character would be favored by :-)

16. if they were a protagonist of a novel/movie, what would the genre be? (horror, romance etc etc)

17. what would the perfect character foil for your character act/be like?

18. pick a number from 1-36 using a random number generator. then answer the question that number corresponds to in the 36 questions to fall in love list for your character!

19. what type of fabric do you associate with your character? any other textures u associate?

20. if they were involved in a high school theater production, what would they be doing? (what would their typecast be? are they dance captain? are they in tech, if so what do they do in tech? wld they not be caught dead associated w any of it?)

21. if you were stuck in an elevator with your character, how wld that go?

22. how many pages is this character's lore doc?

23. if your character knew they were dying and could have one last conversation with any three alive people beforehand, who wld those three ppl be?

24. how do they cry? what does it look like?

25. what role wld they fill if they were part of the crew of a starship?

26. imagine your character is in a room with the person they hate the most (dead or alive) and aware that neither of them can be put in any physical danger. what would they say to them?

27. who was the first person your character ever trusted (outside of family)?

28. what animal do you associate with your character?

29. who was their first crush?

30. what video game would your character have the most hours on?

31. who was the first person your pc killed? how do they feel abt it? (if they havent killed anyone, what is their moral stance on taking a life? under what circumstances wld they if any?)

32. what would your character want their gravestone to look like? (if they wouldnt want to be buried with a marker, how would they want their body to be honored? what kind of memorial ceremony would they choose?)

33. what is their special interest / favorite thing to talk about?

34. what kinds of stories does your character like to read/hear?

35. describe their bedroom, if theyve had one at any point in time (if not, where do they feel safest to sleep?)

36. how did you name your character? why did you choose the name you did?

37. if you could give your character one piece of advice, what would you tell them?

[himboangelpaladin]

23, 31, 35 you pick :D

Oooh fun questions. Think I’ll answer for my Fire Folks

23. when do they feel the most beautiful?

Reese: I don’t think Reese concerns herself too much with beauty, but feels most comfortable in her own skin when weaving magic to protect people.

Scoria: Well right now she’s feeling rather hassled and very tired. She felt most beautiful on her own at the ceremony that celebrated her ascension to Head Librarian, but Belinda always makes her feel beautiful, even now when she has bags under her eyes and hasn’t slept in days.

31. do they ever lash out at people?

They both have a tendency to, yeah. Being beings shaped by powerful fire magic, I think they both are rather temperamental. Scoria has spent a long time and put in a lot of hard work to temper that tendency, whereas Reese is just at the beginning of that path. (Reese doesn’t do it to people she loves anymore as much, but she Will Fuck Up anyone who threatens her friends)

35. pick a character that they know. what is something that they do that your character finds annoying/frustrating?

Reese: I don’t know if any of the characters we’ve met so far really truly annoy Reese. Maybe Kate? But even then I think she finds it part irritating part funny.

Scoria: Oh to have the time and energy to list everything Scoria finds annoying about the characters she knows… as far as characters who aren’t around anymore, Andrik’s insistence on elevating his library to the level of the Library was frustrating, if only because Andrik had no sense of the work she puts in maintaining wards, commanding staff, and playing politics with the Order.

[himboangelpaladin]

coffee order for xanthe the insufferable and also the ghoulblade 🥺

Wow I love these guys :pleading_face:

This is mostly based on Vibes, because I sourced these characters from the Writers Room, but this is how I would call it:

The Ghoulblade does not have any particular care for flavor or texture, everything they do is to serve an end. For this, they would order a strong black coffee and then drink it as fast as inhumanly possible.

Xanthe, being insufferable as she is, spends thirty minutes at the register trying to order the drink exactly to cyr liking. Inevitably, this ends with him receiving, like, maybe a cappuccino? But I think mostly Xanthe goes to coffee shops just to demonstrate how much smarter ze is than anyone working there, and not for the coffee.

[himboangelpaladin]

20 for Lander, 7 and 43 for Gellantara?

hhhhhhhhhhhhh

20. describe one of your favourite rp moments with this character

There are so many, Lander is such a headinhands character...

Listing in no particular order some of my favorites:

Fionn going down in the acid sea and Lander collecting the horn.

Swearing new oaths.

"Thank you, Captain."

Post-two-rasque fight, with Mara.

Talking to Tantal in Beacon.

7. what quality do they like the least about themselves?

His absolute inability to get Scoria kicked out of her position, what is he, an idiot? She surely is not so good at her job that even his best efforts are not getting her removed.

43. is your character known to be the one that causes problems for the party (whether it be intentional or not)? how do they feel about that? if not, how do they feel about the person who does tend to be the one causing problems?

Gellantara has not been a "member" of a "party" in many many years. You could maybe argue that he causes problems, but it's just because people seem to dislike him from the get-go, and he always solves the problems that other people cause for him simply because they dislike him. Really, he should be appreciated more as a problem-solver.

[himboangelpaladin]

1 for every library npc u wanna

WOW YEAH!

Ok ok ok let's see....

Everyone's* coffee orders:

Scoria: Hot, Sweet, Highly caffeinated.

Belinda: Blonde espresso.

Sibyll: Doesn't drink coffee.

Rand: Diet Coke,

Eliphas: Cold Brew, but with a shitton of cream in it

Atlantes: Orders a boiling hot tea, and then just holds it and breathes in the wisps of steam, then waters plants with it when it's cold.

Alistair: Throat Coat, or a mint tea otherwise

Saint Cassandra: Over-steeped teas (she forgets to take the teabag out)

Gellantara: Makes his cronies go to the coffee shop for him, tells them he wants a black coffee, and every time, they go to the nearest coffee shop that is actually just an espresso bar, and so they end up bringing back an americano and he gets pissed.

The Old Woman Who Sings in the Stacks: Mint Tea *not everyone