Plaid-DM

[dungeonmastersdiary]

[plaid-dm]

This is your sign to actually send this to your players without a reason to.

[probablybadrpgideas]

Deck of no things.

Fuck you.

[plaid-dm]

Deck of less than nothing

Draw a card and something disappears

Might be your wounds

Might be your rassions

Might be the BBEG

Might be the snails in your ears

[plaid-dm]

The types of arguments characters in fiction can make to convince each other:

The argument of intimidation  You need to do … or I will do ... 

The argument of trade  If you do … I will give you ... 

The argument of love  You should do …, it is what … would want 

The argument of honor  An honorable person would do … 

The argument of ethics  A good person would do … 

The argument of faith Your belief in … dictates you do ... 

The argument of debt You should do … because someone did … in the past 

The argument of culture A person from … should do ... 

The argument of law The law dictates you should ... 

The argument of self-interest Doing … will help you in what you are trying 

The argument of bond You should do … for me 

The argument of rank You should do … because I outrank you 

The argument of pity Please do …, otherwise … will happen to ... 

The argument of fun You would like to do ... 

The argument of wrath Doing ... would harm ... 

The argument of justice ... deserves for you to do ... 

The argument of safety  Nothing would go wrong because you do ...  I think it be so cool to have a political TTRPG where characters can be vulnerable to some arguments and resistant to others. But it could also be an interesting writing reference if you write out any discussion. Which ones did I miss?

[plaid-dm]

If these arguments were turns you can take in a political / social TTRPG, you should be able to take more turns than making an argument.

Enquire: gain more knowledge of the situation that can be used to create new arguments at the cost of losing dominance over the conversation

Insight: gain more knowledge about what mental state the antagonist is in, which argument types are effective right now and how to put them in a different mental state.

Manipulate emotions: bring the antagonist in a different metal state (ex. Scaring them or frustrating them, but also calming them down or cheering them up) to change what types of arguments will be effective.

Deceive: same as exposition but with false information. This comes at a risk of losing all credibility if found out.

Exposition: give the antagonist more information, so that you can make new arguments in the next turn. It could be a challenge to actually make them believe and come at a risk of losing their interest.

What actions do I miss?

[plaid-dm]

The types of arguments characters in fiction can make to convince each other:

The argument of intimidation  You need to do … or I will do ... 

The argument of trade  If you do … I will give you ... 

The argument of love  You should do …, it is what … would want 

The argument of honor  An honorable person would do … 

The argument of ethics  A good person would do … 

The argument of faith Your belief in … dictates you do ... 

The argument of debt You should do … because someone did … in the past 

The argument of culture A person from … should do ... 

The argument of law The law dictates you should ... 

The argument of self-interest Doing … will help you in what you are trying 

The argument of bond You should do … for me 

The argument of rank You should do … because I outrank you 

The argument of pity Please do …, otherwise … will happen to ... 

The argument of fun You would like to do ... 

The argument of wrath Doing ... would harm ... 

The argument of justice ... deserves for you to do ... 

The argument of safety  Nothing would go wrong because you do ...  I think it be so cool to have a political TTRPG where characters can be vulnerable to some arguments and resistant to others. But it could also be an interesting writing reference if you write out any discussion. Which ones did I miss?

[plaid-dm]

I still really want to run this Here is also Part 1

[teeth--king]

( <= green bean

[saxhleel]

( <= chili pepper

[transmortifried]

. <= blueberry

[soundtestmenu]

=3 <= broccoli

[nonfungibletoken]

● <= orange

[woodrider]

. <= pea

[toebeens]

• <= plum

[dragongirlteeth]

<3< <= strawberry

[translesbianorchestra]

<==}< <= carrot

[shiba-boyfriend]

~<O{ <= beetroot

[tittytoreador]

°o8~ <= grapes

[halftoning-deactivated20240224]

Ó <= apple

[nynaeve-almeara]

88- <= raspberry

[shrike-dyke]

c'ɔ <= bell pepper

[thekaylahub-deactivated20231205]

cc’ɔɔ <= pumpkin

[isa-ah]

-8 <= cherries

[loverlighted]

☆{ } <= pineapple

[trapny]

¶\__________ <= garden hose (to water all the plants)

[wizardshark]

alright everyone good work gardening today. Let's all head inside and get some lemonade now

[amayikes]

|■| <= lemonade

[ellemeditdance]

@parentheses-posts

[parentheses-posts]

this post has a bunch of plants. i dont know why you called me here.

[dragons-locator]

alright everyone good work gardening today. Let's all head inside and get some lemonade now

dragons

DRAGONS LOCATED

[plaid-dm]

_/Z-Z*°={ >>>> <= the dragon

[darkopsiian]

be the reason your DM has to rework a mechanic twice.

[plaid-dm]

No, be the reason your DM says "oh damn" trice.

[haematicartwork]

this draft is so old that we‘ve fully played and finished the campaign this pc is from. This is @pennypenini s water genasi detective girlie, Belladonna Thorn. She invented gaslight gatekeep girlboss, and effectively utilised girlpower by breaking a total of like 3 or 4 hearts over the course of a survival horror game with basically no intended romance.

[plaid-dm]

Like the waves she'll push and pull

She pulled me with that shy smile

I only held her for a while

My soul felt whole and heart felt full

Like the waves she'll push and pull

Like the waves in her hair

I can't help but stare

She bends my words and me to her will

Like the Waves she'll push and pull

Yes she pushed me away

I begged her to stay

My Broken heart and throbbing skull

A rock they once called me

Now eroded to dust by the sea

all the dangers from which you should flee

Her smile is most dangerously

[cheese24k]

Astronaut readjusts to life back on Earth

> Don’t give him a baby for a while.

[leradny]

HE GRABS THE CUP BUT THEN HE DROPS THE PEN 0.0003 SECONDS LATER

AND HE LOOKS UP AT THE CEILING INSTEAD OF AT THE GROUND WHEN HE CAN’T FIND THEM

[quasarkisses]

I CAN’T STOP LAUGHING HE JUST DROPS IT

IT’S NOT FUNNY IT’S VERY LOGICAL THAT HE WOULD HAVE ADJUSTED TO LIVING LIFE WHILE HE WAS IN SPACE BECAUSE IT’S DIFFERENT FROM EARTH BUT I CAN’T FUCKING BREATHE

*THUNK*

[emilyelizabethfowl]

i love it so much every time i see it

[official-aquarium-gravel]

“ugh stupid gravity” 

[bruh-moment-dot-jpeg-deactivate]

IM FUXKING CSHAKING

[perfectlyhopeless]

I haven’t seen this post on my dash in *years* bless this

[flootzavut]

Bless, this is absolutely amazing

[mxbuster]

I love this. It’s so gestural and he’s so exasperated about gravity.

[spacepsychologist]

The perfect comedic timing of the NASA logo.

[duvinstein86]

[plaid-dm]

King is big boss couse gold on his head

I think it stupid but is what Baron said

King give Baron land, something about important ass-head

I think it stupid but is what Baron said

Now Baron build castle to protect us from bad

I think it stupid but is what Baron said

Now Baron want my stuff, calls it tax

I think it stupid, will give him my axe

[plaid-dm]

Down in deep dark dungeons, this dreadful deadly doom does dwell

Rage is rushing right trough its rigged rough ribcage, ready to roar and rain down hell

Ammethists, ammerite and azurite all accumulated by this aggressive atrocity, always angry

Greedy, gathering giant gains, guarding gallons of glittering gold, his glee

Our organisations offensive objective: overrun the old oligarch and obtain every opal ornate

Not next night, it's now or never and we will never not need a notable noble navigator like you @dragons-locator, so let's negotiate.

[plaid-dm]

When I ran this, a stegosaurus and a wooly mammoth both backed into a corner, together. They took a defensive stance, having recognized that they have similar defensive strategies. The corner they protected was the exit.

Also see: Necromancy Illusion

[plaid-dm]

Who doesn't like helpfull zombies?

Faaargh! Doooorgh! ... Reeee! Doooorgh! Heeeer!

[plaid-dm]

If your party keeps on going forward you'll have to improvise more fake traps.

[nimsmaps]

Castle Blackwater

The famed Castle Blackwater towers above you as your ship creaks into its dock. The legendary home of renowned royalty. The cold water traps you on this rocky fortress, will you ever get to leave?

A terrible secret lies within these stone bricked halls and rooms, a secret you were tasked with investigating.

Greetings, Nim here!

Welcome to Castle Blackwater, an isolated castle on the sea! Perfect place to have your party invade and pillage.

The third of my collection of Location Maps that can be easily inserted into any campaign to make it more unique. Maps in this collection are made to be easy to insert into any campaign as a visual aid for players and dungeon masters alike.

What do you think? Will you use this map in your upcoming games?

For more information you can check out my Patreon, but don't feel pressured.

[plaid-dm]

Magic item #001 The Blood bowl, for when your players need a hand in finding the rest of the plot!

[plaid-dm]

Side quest #011

"I will have my vengeance on all that have evil in them" "Then you will wreak havoc on all who live"

[plaid-dm]

For when you want to turn killing the squishy henchman into a fun challange!