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@QueenSiv

Жыл бұрын

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@Chessrook44

Жыл бұрын

And he was never heard from again...

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Жыл бұрын

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Жыл бұрын

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Жыл бұрын

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To be fair, experiencing a terrible DM is also how Mercer was inspired to give it a try

@MarshmellowMuncher-fx3nl

Жыл бұрын

OP here, I didn't know this! Thank you for mentioning it ❤️

@miguelsuarez-solis5027

Жыл бұрын

Lol man same here😂

@writingblackroses

Жыл бұрын

Same reason why I started running games.

@tomsky4751

Жыл бұрын

Bruh when I read Mercer I immediately thought of Mercer fray from the thieves guild quest line instead of Matt Mercer… I’ve been playing too much Skyrim lately lol

@Srade2412

Жыл бұрын

@@tomsky4751 but you can never play too much skyrim

I think the DM may have legitimately confused 'DnD' with 'RPG'. So their experience being from Skyrim would make sense. "I've played RPGs all my life, and always wanted to run a game!".

@josephstaggs4545

Жыл бұрын

Kinda what I was thinking. Like she thought D&D was a sub genre of RPGs and not an already existing game itself. And then she plays Skyrim and says "oh this has dungeons and dragons... Same thing obviously".

@kuno3336

Жыл бұрын

Now, if she was a life-long Final Fantasy player, ESPECIALLY FF1, then maybe that experience could translate. Maybe. FF1 was just, like, the first DnD video game

@wizzlewazzle9202

Жыл бұрын

Yeah that's not an excuse that's just being stupid

@glasshorse6893

Жыл бұрын

thats probably it ngl. she heard that dnd is a ttrpg (table top role playing game) and thought it would translate over easily

@rynowatcher

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, d&d is the stand in for rpg in a lot of groups. Also could be an issue of they watched a lot of actual plays or campaign diaries and thought they had this.

If the OP is saying the truth, the new DM probably picked level 15 because she was more familiar with videogames, since she talked about Skyrim, as was going by 1 to 100 levels and when she realized it was too high she didn't want to admit not knowing and doubled down on it. Clearly the DM needs therapy, not RPG, because she has some issues.

@wizzlewazzle9202

Жыл бұрын

RPGs are therapy she is just stupid

@rynowatcher

Жыл бұрын

OP fought with every player in that group. I am not sure the problem is the dm.

@dwaynebrice1697

Жыл бұрын

You don't need therapy for simple mistakes lol and no where in the story did she "double down" she happily took help from OP without strife.

@dwaynebrice1697

Жыл бұрын

​@@rynowatcher I agree

@williansnobre

Жыл бұрын

@@rynowatcher Not sure either. But even if the OP is a bad player, she (if she was real) was showing signs of being the kind of people that will never admit a mistake and will just insist on lies. But, maybe the player is the lier.

Given that the DM's quoted "experience" is just Elder Scrolls games, I think she chose 15 as the starting level because that's pretty low in an Elder Scrolls game, where your level just keeps going so long as you have skills to increase.

@khristian625

Жыл бұрын

It’s kinda weird. 15 is low in ESO and Skyrim, medium in Oblivion and Morrowind, high in Daggerfall and Arena.

@maiqtheliar789

Жыл бұрын

@@khristian625 Then again Skyrim is the least RPG out of the bunch, infinite leveling pretty much just makes Skyrim a power fantasy which is ok sometimes. Medium in Oblivion or Morrowind depends on how well you leveled your character. Especially in Oblivion because the level scaling in Oblivion was so bad it was sometimes better just not to level at all. Many mods tried to fix the issue but none really even fixed it adequately. Morrowind by level 15 if you leveled up optimally could actually be considered on the lower end of high level. If you are just playing the game regularly though yeah 15 is medium leveled. Not actually played Daggerfall or Arena though because I could never get them to work on my computer. So no idea about them.

@williansnobre

Жыл бұрын

@@khristian625 She used Skyrim as the example, so she probably didn't play the older ones since they are way less accessible to the general public. Personally, being inexperienced and using pop culture as reference is fine, the problem is to pretend to know things and refusing to course correct when a mistake appears.

@khristian625

Жыл бұрын

@@maiqtheliar789 Daggerfall had a maximum level of 32 if and only if you rolled remarkably low for primary skills. Arena’s maximum level was dependent on what class you played, but buggy Elder Scrolls programming was baked in from day one and you’d skip ahead at 27, and as early as level 14, a Barbarian in Arena can have more HP than the final boss.

@itoshikinozomu3514

Жыл бұрын

​@@maiqtheliar789 You can infinitely level in Oblivion and Morrowind - you just go to jail to reduce your skills so you can level them up again.

Excuse me, "evil Vecna"? What did she think regular Vecna was? Giving him a pile of alternate versions like he's the next Tumblr sexyman is one thing, but evil isn't exactly an AU-distinguishing feature here.

@timemonkey

Жыл бұрын

Clearly Evil Vecna has a goatee.

@genericname2747

Жыл бұрын

He's evil.

@gungle2595

Жыл бұрын

nah, the one you know is "Malicious Vecna". normal vecna's just a chill guy

@thestove5767

Жыл бұрын

​@@gungle2595hell yeah you know Normal Vecna too? Chillest guy I've ever met, he'll be at the barbeque next week

@BURNALUCARD

Жыл бұрын

It do kinda be like saying "Swimming Fish"

Honestly I was sympathetic to the DM until she forced a quest on them, and then pulled the "I'm the DM so I'm right and you do as I say" it's okay to make mistakes to not know any better, but to try and force a situation or a quest on a campaign that was already supposed to end is plain dumb. And not even gonna comment on what she did after the fall.

@MarshmellowMuncher-fx3nl

Жыл бұрын

OP here, yeah it was awful. And there were so many more awful things that she did after everything imploded it's just too much to outline in one post

@DoctorOaks

Жыл бұрын

​@@MarshmellowMuncher-fx3nl Honestly, it almost sounds like the DMs best friend probably convinced her that she was in the right and you guys were the problem. The sudden flip seems so odd without an outside catalyst.

@MarshmellowMuncher-fx3nl

Жыл бұрын

@DoctorOaks she possibly could have been influenced by someone who was stroking her ego, I have no idea. But at the end of the day she refused to listen to her players and became nasty

@OiCroco

Жыл бұрын

@@MarshmellowMuncher-fx3nl I’m convinced the arrogant ego dude was the problem tbh, I suspect he intentionally took the blame for getting all the characters to run from the princess, then as we know he cozied up to her when she did a 180. She was probably messaging him after each confrontation and he was feeding her stuff to make her double guess it all. Look at how op described him acting in game. I think he’s probably a complete sociopath/psychopath who enjoys manipulating people for his own amusement, I think he wanted to completely derail the campaign since session 1 and the conflict that started was the perfect ammunition to carry it out.

@TheGoodLuc

7 ай бұрын

She could have salvaged herself by improving, and she chose not to.

The worst part is, from that description of "You're typical dnd characters from typical dnd times, but now you're in the 1980s and have no clue what's going on.", that actually sounds like a really cool setting.

@jopestus

11 ай бұрын

Yep. I would play that. Kidding. I am a forever DM. That seems to be my lot.

Level 15 is the base level for skills in Skyrim (not character level, this start at 1). Each level in a skill increases very slightly how you perform on it, hence the "high" start, you need more levels to feel any difference. In DnD however each level has a substantial increase in power (it's only 20 after all), i think her mind was in Skyrim (yet still somewhat wrong).

How much do you guys wanna bet a non-zero amount of her constant flip flopping was due to that one guy playing kiss up and saying she did nothing wrong and that everyone else was to blame.

@supercoolmaniajon265

Ай бұрын

Definitely. Though they're both in the wrong, bad guy was definitely an agent of chaos.

I started Dming last summer after watching tons of Crit Crab and a couple episodes of Critical Role along with a "Guide to DnD youtube mini series". Before my group of equally inexperienced players got to the table, I spent an entire month just researching how the game worked, how to build encounters, and making the world thorough enough that they could go anywhere they wanted and I'd have a general idea of what could be waiting for them. (I wrote my own world because I felt it was easier and cheaper than researching someone else's. I can't get any of the NPC's wrong if I made them all up haha) I'm really thankful for these horror stories because they made me more cautious about being a DM and realizing to set aside my wishes for the story and my ego in order to maximize the fun my players would have. Not only do we have session zero's, but after every session I check up on my players to see what they thought and if there was anything they need me to improve or do to help improve their experience.

@phoenix402

Жыл бұрын

you're checking all the right boxes there, friend. good on you :)

Bruh this chick is giving me confidence in being a DM too and I’m a huge baby about how bad I think I’ll be at it

@elementairttv

Жыл бұрын

Do it! The only way to learn is to give it a shot!

@TezcatsGhost

Жыл бұрын

if you got a group of good friends you are a player in then my recommondation is to just ask for a go doing some one shot or small campaign and see how it goes then ask everyone how they felt about it and if they liked it then you have no reason to doubt yourself thats basicly what i did and after putting a well running campaign on break for a while and recently announcing to continue it everyone playing was really excited so despite my doubts about my campaigns quality i guess they like it a lot

@jubomalseeco3117

Жыл бұрын

Your players will understand if you're a first time DM. You don't have to be great at it immediately. Just make sure your players have fun and learn as you go.

@OfHollowMasks

6 ай бұрын

your first session in a campaign will most likely be shit, BUT if you build around and plan from everything that happens in the first session, it gets a whole lot better!

@QueenSiv

6 ай бұрын

@@OfHollowMasks damn thanks for that christmas confidence I for sure needed it

Have been Dming for 5 years and at the end of every one of my sessions I quickly go around the table to ask each person for one thing they enjoyed and one thing I could improve on/do more of. It keeps me humble and looking forward to improving my craft while also having any problems or concerns addressed immediately instead of potentially festering in the back of their minds and creating negative feelings at the table. Glad to hear OP opted to help the dm instead of immediately drop the campaign but it is a shame that she went a little wack near the end, either way though, OP got some good experience.

Oh, lawd the mention of "mouth noises" made my brain lock up. Big respect to OP for trying to help out and co-DM

If her knowledge of RPGs comes from Elder Scrolls, then starting Lvl 15 makes sense,. That is super low level in those games, probably equivalent to D&D Lvl 3.

@williansnobre

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, the mistake was insisting after being told that it was high. It sounds like the DM is the kind of person that insists on doing what she wants even after being told it was wrong.

@ce5122

Жыл бұрын

⁠@@williansnobreI think you’re projecting too much, just seems like a beginner dnd fan that got over their head

@williansnobre

Жыл бұрын

@@ce5122 Mayhaps

I feel like the new DM was socially awkward person trying to make friends. After the first game, inviting them to play in a game may have helped introduce her to it. But then the crazy stalker bit I went “wha?”

I don't know why anyone would lie about their experience and ability in anything. You just don't do that for two major reasons. 1: It will show, and rather quickly. 2:It will come back to bite, often very badly.

@amunak_

Жыл бұрын

Because it works, sometimes.

@jaimerivera2382

Жыл бұрын

Thing is, I think for some people, they're not "lying". In their head, they've convinced themselves that they *are* that experienced/good/knowledgeable. The whole "fake it until you make it" taken to the extreme. And sometimes, it does work out - other times, like in this tale, it does not.

@marybdrake1472

Жыл бұрын

@@jaimerivera2382 It usually won't work out.

@PTp1ranha

Жыл бұрын

I imagine the thought process was "it's easier to attract players if they think you're more skilled than you are."

@marybdrake1472

Жыл бұрын

@@PTp1ranha It's not a good thought process. It'll bite you where it hurts the most every time.

Considering this was online, I have to wonder if the "DM" that kept flip flopping was someone else influencing her or using her account with permission

@lynx655

Жыл бұрын

Or just plain bipolar.

@MarshmellowMuncher-fx3nl

Жыл бұрын

Hi OP here, no this was definitely not the case, I know for an absolute fact that this isn't the case

@halla3184

Жыл бұрын

@@lynx655 Yeeeeah that’s what I was thinking. That lady’s behaviour screams “undiagnosed and untreated mental illness”

@TigerW0lf

Жыл бұрын

​​@@MarshmellowMuncher-fx3nlWhich one? The influencing or being bipolar?

@VidelxSpopovich

10 ай бұрын

No, women are just like this. Especially with D&D in my experience.

9:45 If she's coming from video game RPGs as her marker for experience, she probably thought that D&D levels go from 1 to 100. It's an understandable mistake, but yeah, once she found out it was so high, she should've scaled things down.

Six level fifteen, holy cow. That's like fighting thirty dragons every battle encounter. Amazing lol (I recently did a level ten game because we never get to those levels and it's a different animal for planning encounters lol they have so many stuff to break things)

I have had people tell me the longest running campaigns they played in where the ones I ran. Even with that knowledge I still refuse to consider myself an expert... or even talented! So, when I hear someone say they are an expert, I don't expect the campaign to last more than a session.

@MarshmellowMuncher-fx3nl

Жыл бұрын

Yup I definitely learnt that lesson in all this 😅

@DistinguishedSeal

Жыл бұрын

If you make a campaign could you consider me as a player please? I always wanted to play a long campaign but the ones I join only last one or two sessions.

What I've found in my first time DMing, is that home-brew games are real great at keeping things not complicated at all. For example, I'm not messing with the Underdark, the Feywild, or the Astral plane, I'm just making this stuff up.

@alyssabaerne9508

Жыл бұрын

Yup, and you can also easily soft railroad your players in the right direction. I had a homebrew world which included a massive forest of giant trees where even for the people that have set up their entire country in there the locap wildlife is more dangerous than any invading army basically in terms of story setting it was meant to be part of the mid to late game story as a high risk reward area. But since upon hearing of the place just after starting the campaign my group of 5 lvl characters wanted to go there (it was relativelyclose tp the area where they started but the main goal i intended for them early on was to go north, not south) i did have the locals warn them that for the nation wothin the forest the wildlife was a natural military repellant, but they still wanted to go there. Luckily since i had set my campaign in the world of one of my novels (i am a hobby writer) i had plenty of nasty low-ish level monsters to streer them back. Let let them go most of the way there, but before they could reach the forest itself (it was in view but that is only logical when the trees are several miles high, yes i went with super skyscraper trees, some with cities in them) but a simple fox mom with a nest of pups would be an easy discouraging measure since said fox had a coat that on the entire back, tail and top of the head consisted of hairs glimmering as metal so i explained that they could try and fight the fox, but since they could clearly tell the fun in question was an almost literal coat of razorshap blades of metal, they wisely went the other way. After the session when they asked me why i simply told them that the forest was a genuinely dangerous area meant for when they were far higher level and the fox they saw outside was the less dangerous variant and the versions in the forest had those sharp blades for fur everywhete, both would lead to them constantly taking chip damage in melee combat because of they. They ended up appreciating the freedom and the gentile nudging in the right direction... then we got stuck 8n a DnD dating sim in a city for 3 ingame months on accident and it took a wyrmling dragon to get them on the move again (considering rhe campaign setting was an overall high threati used slightly beefed hp on normal wyrmling stats, but for description it was basically an adolescent dragon, it worked and once they got the explanation that any dragon older than adult, so elder and ancient, are considered natural dosaster for which entire countries up-end themselves and relocate. It was a fun campaign for as long as it lasted, plenty of fun shennanigans.

@thetzar2573

Жыл бұрын

@@alyssabaerne9508 Yeah, I think it's pretty fun watching the players galavant around without a time limit. I once had a group who was on track for a more lower level quest get an item for a much higher leveled journey just by sheer dumb luck.

Damn, I was rooting for the experienced guy. OP's addendum that he ended up doing something really shitty to the group and got subsequently kicked out bummed me out, man.

@Lillyluri

Жыл бұрын

Same. But I also would like to hear what happened there, then.

@bastbat

Жыл бұрын

@@Lillyluri that too, I kinda want to know how far the rabbit hole goes

@miser2570

Жыл бұрын

Hey, you can feel better by thinking the OP might not been exactly honest with their story. It is kinda weird he seemed to end at odds with everyone minus one person. Possible, but sus. And there are some.... suspicious details about how he narrates the story, besides he seemed very engaged in a drama he portrays himself as trying to evade. As always, all these stories are by all means, fantasy (as all narrations are by nature of human cognition), even if what OP described might resemble reality more, or less, or non at all.

@MarshmellowMuncher-fx3nl

Жыл бұрын

OP here, we were intimately involved for most of the time I knew him, we were extremely close and he was my main cheer leader and confidence boost for becoming a DM. But then he screwed around with my best friend who I added to my group when I created it, I hadn't told her I was involved with him because I felt very secure and didn't feel the need to broadcast it so she wasn't in the wrong at all and he hurt her too. So yeah, that's what happened between him and I, so I of course kicked him. Took me a long time to recover from that especially since it happened right after this horror story. He genuinely broke my heart

@miser2570

Жыл бұрын

@@MarshmellowMuncher-fx3nl Well if it is true, im sorry for you. I myself experienced a "betrayal" of sorts from a very dear friend long ago. Still, i hold my point, and hope you understand the, well, healthy and generally justified degree of scepticism.

I was once told that great DMs inspire others to become DMs. This story, like my own DM origin story, proves that you can be inspired to be a good DM out of spite. Same reason why some people become parents to spite their own parents and become better ones.

I learned a lot from the first long-form campaign I ran. The players made it to level 15 after we had been playing for four months. In my experience, the best way to challenge a party that high is… puzzles. I utilized traps and puzzles a lot and I buffed the ever living heck out of the final beholder.

Well this gives me some confidence in the homebrew campaign that I’m making as it can’t go as horribly bad as this and it’s with good friends

As a DM of over 5 years, I personally ALWAYS recommend new DM's start with either A. A module book to help them understand the basics of good storytelling and plot. or B. Another system with simple mechanics to get a feel for the flow of DM'ing. My players have really enjoyed discovering the narrative I wrote for them in my homebrew world, and it is thanks to years of practice and learning. Many people do not realize the amount of work being a DM entails. I have easily written over 300+ pages of things for this campaign alone. lol

@Charl_00tte

4 ай бұрын

Monster of the Week is a great and simple system compared to dnd for starting! At least, in my opinion.

Gotta say, the "biggest idiots than me are doing it worse right now" is a fantastic midset for people who needs a confidence boost. I myself became a DM because my wife and her friends and I played with a terrible DM (She would not know which player is which character, she seemed to make the plot on the go, plagued everything with distracting pop culture references, etc, etc) so much so I think we didn't even got to play 5 session with her, some time after my wife was pinning for playing dnd and lamenting that her friends could not experience a nice game. So being the sucker I am for making my wife happy I just went "Want me to create a long campaign for you guys?" Even tho I had very little experience prior, we just broke the 75th session some sessions ago and they are still engaged and continuously memeing about it and having fun, so I guess... Bigger idiots than me are doing it worse

Learning about all this horror stories gave me the confidence to run a one shot on the bachellor party of a friend, and it wasn't easy but it was great enough to think of giving it a try again.

I rolled high on my initiative

I think we all should be supportive to DMs like this. It's stressful. The only real way to learn is to actually do it so if too many people are scared of ridicule, there won't be DMs.

@Deadflower20xx

9 ай бұрын

They tried to help her, 3 hours worth after the bad session, and her problem was she couldn't take criticism, lied about her experience, and/or was gaslit by a guy that told her she did nothing wrong and it was actually everyone else's fault things went poorly.

It's pretty unfortunate because I feel like if the gm was honest initially and said "I'm new and I'm going to try to run a game." It could have potentially gone way better. But also considering the way she acted after the fact, maybe not who knows. I'm going to be running my first small game soon and I've been worried, like op said, I don't think I can do worse than that.

I played my first 3 dnd sessions at the beginning of covid and then decided that all a dm really needs are basic combat rules, setting an appropriate DC and fun ideas. 3 years and 4 successful campaigns later I still havent read a single rules book, but learned everything from playing. Everyone can be a great dm if you put your hearth into it. The dm in the story was bad no questions about it, but some of ops points seem mean to me, like the thing with vecna. Its her world, there can be multiple aspects of vecna, that could be cool.

They actually aren't wrong about there being non god Vecna's. They established because Vecna has some magics to time travel that you can totally encounter a lich version of him despite him being a deity at the same time. That's why they released stats for him somewhat recently

The GM would probably be happier playing a PBTA game or some other storytelling RPG. She doesn’t seem to be inclined for the mechanical nature of 5e and similar games

This is why i set my first campaign in the elderscrolls universe so that the setting and lore was familiar to me. I understand the whole first campaign struggle but I had at least played a few times before i ran. In the end I still made the mistake of wanting to make the "BIGGEST AWSOMEST ELDERSCROLLS CAMPAIGN EVER!" needless to say I should have chosen one province instead of all tamriel. The second half of it ended up grounding itself near the the border of blackmarsh and The city of deshann in the southernmost region of morrowind. I'm just glad my players liked it enough to ask for more. after starfinder they are getting a sequal campaign.

To OP, I salute you. Truly handled things in a level-headed manner despite the insanity. An inspiration to us all. I hesitate to jump to diagnosing, but speculatively, it sounds like DM comes from a very troubled background- simultaneously having zero self esteem and an ego so fragile that she can't hold herself accountable, putting up a wall of insistence in her own ability to protect herself from accepting her failures. This sort of thing is commonly a result of narcissitic abuse, and if that sounds like narcissism... well, abuse is a cycle. We bear the sins of our fathers not in a divine-judgement sort of way, just in the "how your kids are treated has a real, lasting effect on them and sometimes that means passing on your trauma" sort of way. Unfortunately I've been where she is (with the over-compensating ego and whatnot) and it's a very, very hard thing to move past. Ultimately, it will fall on her to develop her self-awareness and control if she is to improve (or if my speculation is correct, heal; in which case it is a scar her psyche will likely bear for her entire life). Enough trauma- tell your mother you love her if you can and treat your loved ones with respect.

Sticking out the awful DM to give the two newbies a fun time was really wholesome and sweet. I know a lot of this is frustration incarnate, but that bit made me smile.

Most of my experienced dm friends would not run lv 15 campaigns

@alexisartfeild2807

Жыл бұрын

I am running a long campaign (going on 2 years), started at lvl2, likely to come to a satisfying close late this year or next. Unless I am wrong, the highest lvl the players might reach is 15, if they pursue all the 'optional content'

Why do I get the feeling that the DM liked op, wanted to impress him by saying she's played DnD for years, but her pride didn't let her just be wrong in a public place when things started falling apart?

@thetzar2573

Жыл бұрын

OP was a her btw

@AJ-hu4ig

Жыл бұрын

@@thetzar2573 ah, my bad. But still kinda gives off that feeling.

Just started my first campaign last week, and we're playing again this week! Gotta say, I've learned more about being a good DM from your channel than in all my days of being a player. Thank you! Wish me luck!

@dogefight28

Жыл бұрын

no

As a long time player who has never DM'd (but is considering trying), the highest I would be comfortable starting is level 3.

@GeneralArin

Жыл бұрын

3 and 5 were my group's favorite places to start because (especially when adding people who haven't played before) because it gives you your class abilities and subclass off the bat, but doesn't overwhelm with options and power. (and it makes encounters easier to balance, since most premade things are built for 1-5)

@AtomBacon

Жыл бұрын

@@GeneralArin i also feel like a lot of subclasses are hard to level into contextually. Like some are easy, a fighter becomes more skilled and becomes a champion or a battle Master, or even a Cavalier. But how do you level up into somebody defined by a noble birth like a Samurai. Or level into spontaneously developing psychic powers other than being a Kalashtar and saying they got stronger. (Which is exactly what I did)

@jezebeltryst5444

Жыл бұрын

I tend to start my players at 3. Sometimes 5 for a more experienced group , and 10-12 if it's a high power one shot. I really can't think of a good reason for a new dm with new players to start at level 15

I started DM'ing with 2 previous friends, and pitching it I told them "Im inexperienced but enthusiastic" and the few sessions we had leading up to March2020 were great fun. (Edit, my actual point) I think more new DMs should really just own up to it. You are most certain to recieve support and help when necessary. Rolling with the "I'm lacking knowledge" punches also improves your Improv. I've made up some interesting wildlife and mechanics at times. It's a part of the fun

Everyone comment your favorite dinosaur in honor of Jurassic Park’s 30th anniversary!!! My fav is a velociraptor!!! 🦕🦖🦕🦖

@funnydumplin8183

Жыл бұрын

I'm a triceratops fan

@GeneralArin

Жыл бұрын

Spinosaurus is pretty great and also the only one of my favorites I actually remember the name of XP It's aquatic!

@tsifirakiehl4250

Жыл бұрын

My favorite dinosaur is triceratops. I actually own a dice set with little triceratops in them.

@diegorassetto

Жыл бұрын

Argentinosaurus, or the Patagotitan

@wolfleclair1399

Жыл бұрын

Ankylosaurus, I loves them. =^_^=

I once worked with a compulsive liar, he would just make stuff up for no reason other than being admired for his made up achievements. I realized it when he got us in trouble after I let him drive our vehicle for a while on a long trip (we did cellphone tower work, so involved a lot of travel) and we got stopped at a random cop checkpoint, and he didn't have his driver's license, his excuse was that it must have been left behind on his firefighter clothes by accident. The cop let us go without a ticket or anything, just someone with a license must be on the driver's seat. But after that event it clicked, he was telling stories about things that would make him an admirable person, constantly, but there was never any proof of any of it. He was a good kid, other than his compulsion to lie. I made sure that he wasn't stealing, so it all was only about wanting approval and praise.

I had to pause because I couldn't believe something in the story: They where taking notes? I have to note my own sessions because none of my players ever did that! And I asked... nicely... many times.....

Maybe I'm completely reading too much into this, but my gut is telling me that the noob DM lied about her amount of D&D experience because she wanted to get into a relationship with OP and was trying to pull the "oh yes, I totally have all the same interests as you" card. I think that also explains why she was trying to railroad OP's character's backstory to be more important in the worldbuilding -- it's almost as if she thought it would be flattering to OP if she made OP's character the main character. It's possible that the original co-DM who ended up never showing up was just a fake account so that OP would have to step up to the plate and co-DM, thereby forcing a situation where the noob DM and OP would have to spend more time together. OP did mention that the noob DM liked it when OP spent more time interacting with her to try to coach her out-of-game. When things started to implode, maybe Noob DM's endgame in the pointless sidequest was that by the end of the sidequest, OP's character would get into a relationship with the (DMNPC) princess. Noob DM's blaming the other experienced player for OP's leading the party in refusing to go along with the DM's railroading could've been a last-ditch attempt on Noob DM's part to stay in OP's good graces by scapegoating someone else. Then when OP stood up for the scapegoat, Noob DM's delusionally jealous mind immediately jumped to the conclusion that OP was getting romantically involved with the other experienced player, which was why she lost it on OP. Then, even though she went full-on psycho mode with everyone else in the party at that point, she kept trying to use every avenue she could to reconcile with OP and only OP, but then she'd go psycho on OP when her reconciliation attempts didn't work out. But that's all just speculation.

I always hate when I hear things like "we had a separate group chat". If you're doing things like that then you're part of the problem

@Pyrrha312

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This! First openly trash the GM for hours after each game, then trash her behind her back in the secret chat. Since we were given no insight as to how the OP gave critic, we can only assume.

@solouno2280

Жыл бұрын

It also gave me a red flag

@harmlesshawk1794

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​@@Pyrrha312Yeah. CritCrab makes no comments on this, but cornering someone for THREE hours is not constructive. It just shows they didn't raise concerns to the DM and instead let everything build up. Of course someone is going to be stressed after three hours of this.

@HOLDENPOPE

11 ай бұрын

I thought they did that to keep the bad player out?

this is why when I do DMing well star doing DMing, I want to get into DND I would start the players off on level one, and plus I would learn everything I could about DnD the armor class difficulty classes and everything. I am building a homebrew world and have a campaign idea but I think I would start with a modal to learn the basics

Also it’s incredibly mentally unwell of this person to stalk someone on the PlayStation network, that’s like messaging someone on linked in when they block you

While I don't know the details of what could've happened behind the scenes, I have a sneaking suspicion that the bad player somehow played a role in the DM's heel turn. I don't have any evidence to prove otherwise but based on how much enjoyment the bad player seemed to have gotten out of messing with the newbie DM. I just find it hard to believe that such a seemingly nice and understanding person would suddenly do a 180 and become a bad person. Idk I just find it hard to believe that such a seemingly understanding and open minded person could quickly devolve into...that.

I now need comfort from Cuddly Vecna..

I DMed for the first time a few weeks ago. I was really nervouse about my knowledge and improv skills. Now I feels loads better. Thank you 🙏

7:20 The Crab gets an Inspiration for great and unexpected reference to an awesome movie!

The ultra crab supreme special of twice in 5 days 💯💯💯💯💯

This just sounds like a simple, if not a bit stubborn and silly, misunderstanding about conflating "D&D" with "RPGs in general "

1:03 "the joy of VIOLENCE" *wheeze*

Honestly reminds me of my first time DMing. I was god awful I didn’t know what anything was because I only had one session of experience, and my co dm would never correct me or wouldn’t show up. I was terrible I didn’t know what ac was or how any of the classes worked. I also had six players like this lady, and one player who kept trying to steal other players for his campaign. It wasn’t until my second campaign I had the level 15 mistake but mine was a lot worse. I had them pick custom races that pretty much had 6 classes in one. Which got out of hand quickly. At least I never lied and said I was a experienced DM. Nor did I freak out like her. I was honest when I said I was new and I learned a lot from those days. Now I can actually do good campaigns.

An ad break 1:30 in to video interrupting an in video sponsorship…. Love you, just not having a great day and not what I was expecting

I was extremely wary about running my first d&d game for my group of 5 players, and it was a bit of a slow start, but I got the general hang of it by the second/third session. However, they are seasoned roleplayers (though from other systems), good friends, and I started where most do - Phandelver.

One thing I wish people would do more often is explain what the acronyms they use mean. I'd never even heard of an INFJ until today and had no idea what it meant until I googled it

“Your only standing with this guy cause your good friends “ bruh what 😂

Love your videos! Always a joy. Still the top dnd horror story teller! 💀

I am a paid dm I been going since the October and I am going to tell you if your new please take 3 players maybe get a starter adventure lost mines, dragons of storm wreak, or the essentials kit, and last please start at level one

Ayyy made it in under a minute to a new critcrab video! Hail to the crustacean king!

Good to see you back CritCrab!

Brian gang, rise up and don't lie to people taking their time to play with you, and do research, also don't railroad everything!

This sounds like a really funny story based on the title

I have derailed a new DM's game because he made a DMPC *AND* and ahorrible first encounter. We literally only had one seession because of me. Context: I was apprehensive from jump because I am a person who can't forget slights. I had played two and a half campaigns with the new DM. Let's call him Argonaut. Argonaut had the habit of being very opinionated and attention seeking. As a DM he made a vampire bard/knight with a super high charisma. The party isn't worth noting because we never got far. Thw game started with our characters in town not knowing each other aexcept the dmpc is out guild contact and suddenly a dragon attacks. Green dragon with temorsense, blind sense, Damage reduction 25/magic, and a breath weapon it can use every turn. We were level 5 and most of us were new players. We manage to survive two rounds of combat because the vampire dmpc tanking everything until thw dragon grabs him and flies off. Note, the DM had talked about how beautiful and mysterious the dmpc was so often that I literally got up and made a sandwich while he was doing it once. I had tome to fry the ham and egg before he finished. I wish that was a joke. After the battle we PCs all look up and see our contact flying away. I as the party spell caster say, "Nope, dragon can have him. I am gonna go see of the book shop survived." One party member, a mercenary fighter type, says he would never leave a contract for anyreason other than money. The party monk (my twin) silently communicates asking what to do. He actually just lifts an eyebrow and I just give a nod. Party monk then hands a gold to the mercenary and tells him to forget about the dmpc. Mercenary pockets the gold and we search for a book store. End session as the DM lapses into silence for twenty minutes. He asked what was wrong and I tell him that he homebrewed a monster and didn't warn us, his dmpc was spot light hogging, and none of us had any motovation to go after the dragon considering it wiped the floor with us. He moped for a while and eventually he parted ways with us but that was way later. He never got to DM again. He was a worse player.

I just DMed my first game yesterday. I studied hard for four days straight leading up to it to make sure I was as competent as I could possibly be before sitting in that chair. I double-checked rules and books whenever I could without distrupting flow. I didn't even schedule that first session until I was certain I was **ready**. I could not imagine approaching a game like this without even knowing how to do combat. It's almost amazing.

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Im running my first official campaign and at the begining of it (we're like 20 sessions in or so) i was completely over my head and was disappointed with the lack of inter and intra player interactions but now we're actually getting out of a rough patch and u hope this is smooth sailing for a while. My campaign is completely homebrewed with a homebrew BBEG. We also started at level 1 so thats a plus in my book lol

Hey critcrab you're one of my main inspirations into getting into dnd and becoming a dm, thank you for continuing to make wonderful videos

The best creators on many different platforms comma including making movies have experienced a bad Director or DM or even music creator and eventually thought: "I could run it better than this", then they did and they became great at it 😊

Our crab king is back!!!!!

My first time DMing, wasn’t really my first time DMing. I’d played before (for a few years), and before trying my hand at DMing others, I DMed myself, solo playing through a few modules I’d picked up, then a custom dungeon. That was where my dislike of modules was cemented. They fell apart whenever you tried to be creative, since there was no way to predict the things players get up to. Though I do still hold a special place in my heart for the Rage of the Rakasta module, and still get huffy about the Encyclopedia Magica (2nd Edition magic item collection, supposedly complete, but missing a few) had the magic teas from that, but not my favorite, the Black Flame Matches (a box of matches, when lit they have a black flame, can be thrown at enemies and become a black flame Magic Missile when you do so).

I feel like she was trying to impress him by faking knowledge about a thing he's into, but couldn't admit when she got caught and doubled down hard, and harder.

"Evil Vecna"? Holy crap! ... How didn't it occur to me!?

My first DM experience happened a few weeks ago. Not a true DM'd session but we did a multiplayer session with one of those solo adventure books and I kinda became the guy working the book and keeping track of which entry we were in. I suddenly realized that even though it was a very simple thing to follow that book and just play and real 5e games are a bit more involved, I'm now pretty sure that if I can manage a multiplayer solo adventure book with a foreign system and just wing it for 3 players successfully, I can probably handle a regular campaing too. I've played for years but I've just never had the confidence to DM but that will likely change soon. At least I won't be like the DM in this story 😂

This reminds me of my first DM session (although I told everyone this was my first tike DMing). I now have around a total of 55 sessions worth of dming over the course of about 2 years and I feel myself getting a bit better every session.

Every D&D game I have run I have started the party off at Level 1. Every group is different and I think it just gives you more time to get a feel for things by starting off light.

12:46 "we went MAD" (mutually assured destruction) It fits for the campaign...

DMing is hard. Depending on the player's patience, one bad session can end the campaign. It's a lot of pressure.

Can you do more of these litrpg/litgame book adds? I've basically read all of the well known ones on audible and would love to find new ones!

OP just went, "fine I'll do it myself"

I ran a small Halloween campaign for six level 15 characters and the balancing was rough. They moonwalked all over Juiblex, Demon Lord of Ooze. I overcompensated with the final boss and had to end the encounter early when it still had over 100 HP left because I had KOed 5/6 of the party and I could tell they were feeling frustrated... I think it was a very smart call to do that, and it was a great learning experience as a DM, but gods, I couldn't imagine handling that level of play being brand new to the game!!

“Trying to Rango her way through this” 😂😂😂

first, it is perfectly fine to admit you are new to dming. i've only played 3 campaigns, and i just recently started dming. it is going pretty oaky so far, and part of that is if i need help with something, i can ask the party (half of whom has dmd mane times) for help. that's okay to do. second; at 17:30, the only mistake was joining in the first place

That DM had a crush on the op and was trying to impress him

@tsifirakiehl4250

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*her. OP is a woman. But yeah.

@Nose4a2

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@tsifirakiehl4250 fair enough. Narration is always 1st person so I didn't catch the pronouns

My first attempt at being a DM had a lot of faults to it. Thankfully I had at least some experience as a player but had no grasp of how much to put into a one-shot adventure. I had mapped it all out to have an intrigue adventure where a princess was captured but then it turns out she was a leader of a resistance against her father who is a tyrant. So then then lead an assault against the kings capital and confront and fight the king. With an extra hour or so of the players goofing off and running wild at taverns at the start of the game, with the various encounters I had as well as leveling up twice. All in all, what I thought would be maybe a 4 hour game turned into 13 hours. Thankfully the players were champs and enjoyed it despite its longevity and I have learned a lot about refining my GM style. I now have a full homebrew campaign as well as a Warhammer Fantasy game that I run and so far, my players love it. Moral of the story: always be willing to learn, ask your players for their input from time to time and be aware of the atmosphere of the group. Be open to learning new ways to run your games and prioritize the enjoyment of the table over all else.

Aah CritKrab.. never fails to inspire me to play DnD And scare me from playing DnD at the same time

In all these stories, i appreciate all the players that stick thru the shit for the sake of new players.

Wavemother!!! I understood that reference. Only because im currently playing baldur's gate 3 and I found a book with a sea shanty mentioning her.

No way critcrab actually using NagiAsu on thumbnail, and it's actually the best scene in the series ❤️

I've started to DM after having played about 2 games as a PC since I wanted to play more but my dm was very unavailable. So I got into dming. I did a few test plays. I also watched a lot of dimension 20 and Tales from the Stinky Dragon. I Dm'd a short campaign with 2 pcs and that went very well for a first run (about 6 sessions). Now I have another campaign with 6 people. A huge jump in player count. But I also understand a lot of the core mechanics of the game now and also have picked up a lot of tools just from the one campaign I did. Being new and inexperienced isn't as much of a hurdle when you're open to criticism, communicate openly, and view things as collaborative storytelling.

I'm also getting into DMing after just 2 years of dnd gaming experience and massive doubts about my skills. I haven't had any bad DMs though. But yeah, a lot of those DMing mistakes are mistakes she wouldn't have made if she had been a player even for a handful of sessions. What the dice do is one of the first things you master as you first build your character and have to choose skill proficiencies and then when you play and get into your first combat and do your first skill checks.

Lol nice Path to Mastery intro, I've loved it, go lil monkey and crab bro

That lvl of railroading is like my last DM. If we bypassed something or anything he would say "ok session over, I don't have anything besides this planned" so we were ALWAYS forced to do stuff he wanted

😂😂 😂 Oh my god oh my gawd.😂😂 "Rango" is the best saying imma steal that on for sure. Great movie.

Everybody sucks in this story. The GM for advertising their game as DnD and both the OP and "experienced" players for their insufferable preachy attitude. "Teaching" the GM without the GMs express request is a way bigger no-no than a railroaded side-quest in a limited campaign. If it was this obvious that the DM doesn't know DnD then it should have ended right then and there for OP and friend. Or they could have just rolled with the free-form no rules storytelling that was actually happening instead of ruining the game.