Advice 5: Alternatively, bring the character to another game. Say they fell through a portal and wound up in the new world or something, and their goal can be to return home, or if you put them in a game where they're starting at a lower level than where they currently are, give them some kind of brain damage or curse that causes them to forget who they were until they're up to where they are currently. A friend of mine played a campaign where his character got up to level 9, and then when he started a from-level-1 campaign, he dropped the same character in, but gave him amnesia and changed him from a rogue to a monk; after a while, he got sucked into the hells and that somehow caused him to remember who he used to be, and he's been playing his old character since then in the new campaign, so it's totally doable.
Maybe I'm too petty, but if I was in that party with the 2 players who make everyone sit in silence as they roleplay their prewritten stuff, I would literally time the amount of time those two players are hogging vs the amount of time the other players actually get to participate, and just flat out say that it's not fair.
That one's so wild to me. It sounds less like playing a ttrpg and more like writing a script for two and performing it to an audience that really would rather not listen to it. They could be doing this where people do actually want to hear your story. Open mic nights, community theater, etc. Somewhere you won't have to browbeat people into listening to you. And not letting the others join in? Bleh. It just sounds so miserable.
Bath and body works isn’t like lush. It does sell body wash, lotions, hand sanitizers, candles, and body sprays. It should be akin to it but it’s different somehow, it’s hard to explain if you’ve never been in one
Ok, hi, had this randomly pop up in my feed. I have lots of thoughts about the 2nd story. As a DM for about 6-7 years and a d&d player for nearly 10, I’d say this person has to speak up. What is happening is others taking away the character’s agency and ability to tell their story. The character needs to be allowed to discover their own path and to decide for themselves. If the other players just “convert” him at the beginning… where is the story? His story is over. As for the other player butting in on other player’s stories. This screams “I cant make my own character and needs to be the center of *everyone’s* stories”. They need to be connected to all the plots so they don’t miss out when the story isn’t about them. It’s not unsalvageable, but it’s teetering towards a toxic mindset. Now I might just be reading into this, but I’ve had players like this. Communication is Key in any d&d game, and if someone says *No*, then back off, esp if you are asking to be a part of their storyline.
Advice 1: I'm wondering if the moving the sessions to monthly from weekly is also a bit of them taking the toy back after someone else picks it up, to use Jack's metaphor. Like, yes, they may be burned out, but it could also be a situation where they want to extend their ability to DM for as long as possible to prevent OP from getting into that position. I feel like OP should just hold onto the campaign they have as a campaign, and just let the current game run its course and have something to start up and have ready to go as soon as the game is done, or suggest playing their game during off-weeks after another session or two of DM's game to get it moving if they really want to start. The current DM's attitude shouldn't dictate OP's ability to play and run their own game.
It hurts me deep in my poor suburban girlie heart that yall don't have Bath & Body Works. Where do you get your perfumed lotions? Your nigh-unusable, but lovely scented hand sanitizers? Those candles are so worth the hype though. Some of the scents you don't even have to light to make a room smell good. Obviously, depends on how big the room is, but for a while I don't even burn them. I just open them for a little while. As long as you keep the lids on when you're not using them the fragrance oils in those last for ages. And when I do burn them down I use the canisters to store wax melts of the same scent and that keeps those from drying out too.
If Bully is our problem does that mean he's our dog now too? Yes? Perfect! Story 2: i mean maybe its just my experiences with my group but this is the type of conversation regarding characters interacting to this extent that would've happened IRL before it was introduced in the game!
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@@TotallyNotAGrizzly As always - thank you very much!!!!
2:16 there’s a bath and body works in the Trafford Centre now if you’ve ever Manchester way!
Story 1: What’s really funny is my group actually plays every week but a different campaign each session because all of us wanted to run a game 🤣
Advice 5: Alternatively, bring the character to another game. Say they fell through a portal and wound up in the new world or something, and their goal can be to return home, or if you put them in a game where they're starting at a lower level than where they currently are, give them some kind of brain damage or curse that causes them to forget who they were until they're up to where they are currently. A friend of mine played a campaign where his character got up to level 9, and then when he started a from-level-1 campaign, he dropped the same character in, but gave him amnesia and changed him from a rogue to a monk; after a while, he got sucked into the hells and that somehow caused him to remember who he used to be, and he's been playing his old character since then in the new campaign, so it's totally doable.
The hot cocoa candle from bath and body works is my winter addiction.
Maybe I'm too petty, but if I was in that party with the 2 players who make everyone sit in silence as they roleplay their prewritten stuff, I would literally time the amount of time those two players are hogging vs the amount of time the other players actually get to participate, and just flat out say that it's not fair.
I’d just straight up leave. Im not just gonna sit in on another persons game essentially when I can find another group and actually play.
That one's so wild to me. It sounds less like playing a ttrpg and more like writing a script for two and performing it to an audience that really would rather not listen to it.
They could be doing this where people do actually want to hear your story. Open mic nights, community theater, etc. Somewhere you won't have to browbeat people into listening to you.
And not letting the others join in? Bleh. It just sounds so miserable.
Top Teir ND Behaviors: Making a spreadsheet to insure a company is telling the truth
Lmaoooo
for the talk about bath and body works - you can get a bunch of their stuff through Next!!
Bath and body works isn’t like lush. It does sell body wash, lotions, hand sanitizers, candles, and body sprays. It should be akin to it but it’s different somehow, it’s hard to explain if you’ve never been in one
Ok, hi, had this randomly pop up in my feed. I have lots of thoughts about the 2nd story. As a DM for about 6-7 years and a d&d player for nearly 10, I’d say this person has to speak up. What is happening is others taking away the character’s agency and ability to tell their story. The character needs to be allowed to discover their own path and to decide for themselves. If the other players just “convert” him at the beginning… where is the story? His story is over. As for the other player butting in on other player’s stories. This screams “I cant make my own character and needs to be the center of *everyone’s* stories”. They need to be connected to all the plots so they don’t miss out when the story isn’t about them. It’s not unsalvageable, but it’s teetering towards a toxic mindset. Now I might just be reading into this, but I’ve had players like this. Communication is Key in any d&d game, and if someone says *No*, then back off, esp if you are asking to be a part of their storyline.
Advice 1: I'm wondering if the moving the sessions to monthly from weekly is also a bit of them taking the toy back after someone else picks it up, to use Jack's metaphor. Like, yes, they may be burned out, but it could also be a situation where they want to extend their ability to DM for as long as possible to prevent OP from getting into that position. I feel like OP should just hold onto the campaign they have as a campaign, and just let the current game run its course and have something to start up and have ready to go as soon as the game is done, or suggest playing their game during off-weeks after another session or two of DM's game to get it moving if they really want to start. The current DM's attitude shouldn't dictate OP's ability to play and run their own game.
It hurts me deep in my poor suburban girlie heart that yall don't have Bath & Body Works. Where do you get your perfumed lotions? Your nigh-unusable, but lovely scented hand sanitizers?
Those candles are so worth the hype though. Some of the scents you don't even have to light to make a room smell good. Obviously, depends on how big the room is, but for a while I don't even burn them. I just open them for a little while. As long as you keep the lids on when you're not using them the fragrance oils in those last for ages.
And when I do burn them down I use the canisters to store wax melts of the same scent and that keeps those from drying out too.
If Bully is our problem does that mean he's our dog now too? Yes? Perfect!
Story 2: i mean maybe its just my experiences with my group but this is the type of conversation regarding characters interacting to this extent that would've happened IRL before it was introduced in the game!
Margaret when she uses her think meat 😮
Hehehe
Keep getting to these so early recently
Tried to thought... Wasn't very successful.
Same. The thought failed. I'm thunked out for the week.
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