"I don't like the race you chose, so you don't get any of your racial features." If you really hate the race that much, just don't allow it. Don't act like you're going to allow that race and then take away everything cool about it. The DM has every right to say, "I don't want you to play that race." He does not have the right to allow that race and then say, "Yeah, well, I don't want you to have those racial features, so I'm just taking them all away from you. And I'm rewriting your backstory to justify my decision." Just say, "No firbolgs." Done. That would suck for the guy who really wanted to play a firbolg, but at least that way you're being honest and upfront with him. You're at least giving him a chance to play a different race whose features you are willing to let him have.

@mastersouth531

3 жыл бұрын

@Naukumaija Mau-mau Hence why session 0 should always be a thing, that is when the characters are created, where everything is explained, if a player says "Oh, I want to play as X", the dm can quickly say "Sorry, but those are not in my world/I can't allow you to play as that race for some reasons that I can't disclose at the moment". I told my players the book they could choose their race from (Fantasy Age), after that, whenever they asked me "Can I play as a fox/robot/whatever" I told them, sorry, but those things would come LATER. But yea, you have to QUICKLY shut that down. Also, I find it very odd when players present me with a completed char concept (Only happened once), and just expected me to okay it since "It was already done." Ugh...

"Long winded and articulate and still you say so little." Love that line!

@danieljohnson1679

3 жыл бұрын

I'm stealing it for my campaign. Lol

A Powertripping DM who Ignores backstories, AND Doesn't tell the players when they make new rules? How awful.

I think a more accurate description is that this is the worst horror story I've seen that doesn't either giving a player PTSD or worsening it for their own sick pleasure.

I've a feeling that B simply took advantage of the situation to drive OP and the others away, almost as if he wanted to not just end the friendship but make it so bad that any chance of reconciliation was impossible. Of course, I could be totally wrong...

Haha the DMPC talking about past events the heroes know nothing about makes me think of the scene from Zootopia with the elephant that couldn't remember the otter. Hey you remember the time we saved that kid from the bottom of the well? No Oh yeah you tied the rope down and I climbed down I do not remember this

1:00 while I will it mitt the idea of an Alucard like son of Strad, sounds interesting it just wouldn’t work Lore wise. Strad’s whole thing is that he’s trying to get together with the reincarnation of the woman he coveted. That’s what his motivation is. It worked for Dracula, because the linchpin of his revenge against humanity both times is because of the death of his wife his first wife of sickness and then his second wife being burned at the stake. (now I will freely admit, that has a posting this I have yet to read the curse of Strad module, so all of my “knowledge“ on the subject is from these very videos that talk about curse of strad so I will freely admit that I might be wrong on some pieces but I’m not sure.)

5 werewolves vs level 1s???? I recently threw 2 slightly buffed werewolves (added like 2 damage and a couple extra to-hit) against 6 level 5s in PF2E and it was a tough fight for them. Took them like 4 rounds to knock out just 1

The guy who wanted to be the son of Strand, the DM should have said "sure" with a smile on his face. Then Strahd is like "Do you have any idea how many children I've sired all over these lands? Do you honestly think that makes you special to me?"

>son of strahd i mean ... my psionic rogue dhampir who eats dreams is strahd's daughter, but the dm planned that twist using my backstory. not me.

As a reminder, the firbolgs stealth ability only lasts 1 round of combat. 6 seconds. Its a pretty worthless ability

GMed a bunch of campaigns where I came with characters ready and the players just picked the ones they liked to roleplay. I don't recommend this for people that are just starting out, though. I don't do this always, but i did in the past and for some campaigns that works better than leaving the players pick whatever. I like to always make three or more characters than I have players so they have options and I have some party helpers and useful NPCs ready (although I despise the idea of GM PCs). You have you to run this with your group on the session 0 and let them pick some characteristics, but i never had a campaign with pre made characters fail because the characters were not made by the players. I had loads of players not wanting to join, but those who joined never took issue with that.

As an individual that delights in expressing myself with excessive eloquence, I have experience to evidence the simple truth that such speech increases not the intelligence of the orator, but merely reveals their otherwise functionless knowledge of synonyms and unconventional grammatical structures.

I can’t believe B ignored a chance to use werebears

Can think of all sorts of creative things that B stands for here.

Is it reasonable to consider that some DM's do this as they lack control of their own personal life. They need to ne powerful and to rule the players to compensate for something that is lacking, you know? Just a thought!

@Kastila

2 жыл бұрын

It's reasonable to consider it, it's not reasonable to suffer for it.

@raynavillus4927

2 жыл бұрын

@@Kastila A reasonable respense, ty!]:3

@firstnamelastname7244

2 жыл бұрын

There's nothing sadder than a petty tyrant.

That's horrible. And it sounds like the DM had some great players and good character ideas. I'd have loved running with that group

I'm currently going through the issue brought up of my DM and myself seeming yo have 2 completely different views on my characters backstory. We're still discussing it not playing yet. But I'm getting frustrated by how he seems to want a violent, vengeance fueled escaped slave barbarian. And I see him more having earned his freedom by a bit of a lucky break, and going out into the world and trying to be a force for good in general. My last message tried to voice this, but I'm a little worried my frustration came across more than I intended. Part of my frustration is I've done a short game with this DM before and aside from who his living family were he incorporated NOTHING else about my backstory, not even the families personalities. To be fair the RP part of that game has fallen to the wayside a bit, hence the new game, but it does make me wary.

OH boy... First minute and I already ant to slap a player... New record...

I feel like if that dude tried to belittle the way I built my 5e 'Revenant Barbarian/Sorcerer/Rogue ' (I say revenant but it's moreso just a Reborn lineage Human) and calls it suboptimal then he can take his Munchkin metagaming attitude and shove it into the crevice darker than the Underdark. To make a character just to be optimal is boring and doesn't impose excitement or risk, also if he was a player at my group id punish him severely for metagaming

Great video! This game just sounds awful, but that first Snapchat one was so painfully stupid, I had to laugh!

I’d imagine some folks would hope B gets beaten down with a blunt pipe while bathing in a bath tub but not me, I think perma banning him and barring him from your presence would suffice!

Yo I don't like the 5e Firbolg either, but if someone wanted to play one in my campaign I'd discuss reflavoring the lore to better suit my world and my view of the Firbolgs. A race I have a far bigger issue with is the Vedalken from Guildmaster's Guide to Ravnica, which is why I flat out disallow them.

@somedesertdude1308

3 жыл бұрын

I miss the old firbolgs too

Frick this DM! Watch it fly

Min / Max is not much of a problem (Since its all on the rolls at the end of the day, but the meta gaming) can be really ruining the fun and probs spoiled the game for new players, My issue is when that Bad DM is also a problem player, especially when there intent is to just fk-ed and just ruined plans that goes against players choices.

Was the player who wanted to play the son of Strahd going to call his character "Dharts"?

'You're in no position to dictate to us what our characters can and can't be!' Fucking watch me. You're in no position to dictate that I run a game for you. Knock your shit off, walk away from my table, or I pack up and you can run a game. I'm sure everyone else is already thrilled by your attitude.

what if all this was some bull to plug his snap

Wow.....how old is this DM ??? 12??????

Biggus

Ranger isn't trash

@somedesertdude1308

3 жыл бұрын

it is

RANGER SUCKS! *hasn’t looked at ranger since 5e began and only knows about underwhelming vanilla beast master*

@easiestcc6451

Ай бұрын

Monk has *always* been the worst class. People were just too stupid to see it.

@ChazMcRich1

Ай бұрын

@@easiestcc6451 monk is at least funny to flip around and stuff

No D&D is better than Bad D&D.

You don't even need to know anything about DND to know it's horrible DMing.

Why are so many DMs crazy? Lol.

Dude, just write a freaking book!

First.

They knew he was "Bad player" They claim to not bully him into DMing (perception mighr be ifferent) They are surprised when he was also crappy DM Why were they surprised?

Talking a lot while saying very little. I've been exposed to that before. It sucks.

Ranger IS a trash class though? Everything a ranger can do another class can do better?

@Logan_Baron

3 жыл бұрын

That's a problem people have with understanding Rangers though. Bards used to get the same reputation, and are mostly accepted now for reasons. Bards were considered trash because of how people tried to play them. A good example of this was in The Gamers Dorkness rising. "You always play a Fighter. Are you sure you want to play a Bard this campaign" "Yes............ A Bard is pretty much a Fighter right?" and proceeded for the Bard and all future copies of him get killed every single time. Because he was trying to play him as a fighter. A Bard has some Thief/Rogue abilities, but is not as good at them as a rogue. They have some spell casting ability but not as good as a Wizard. Their fighting ability is better than a Wizard, but a Fighter is still better at it. So people said the same thing "Everything a Bard can do another class can do better". And that's not true in either case. Both classes have some abilities that are excelled at in other classes, that they dabble in ALL of them, but they also both have some abilities unique to their class alone. If you want to play a fighter, don't play a ranger because they are "kind of like a fighter" but with some magic too. Play a Ranger when you want to play an outdoor survivalist type class. You can't play a Ranger and be as good in combat as a Fighter, and good a spellcaster as Wizard. Even if one wasn't "as good" why would anyone play a fighter if a Ranger was as good a Fighter as Fighter and also could cast some spells, even if not as good as a Wizard. You can't play a Bard and expect to be as good a fighter as a Fighter, as good at thief skills as a Thief, and as good a caster as a Wizard. Why would you expect that you could play a class that has several class features and NOT have them be done better than another class?