Scott McNeil
@mcneils5.bsky.social
He/Him, TTRPG fan, semi professional cat bed, shiny and new on here....
I feel my favourite moment would be best summed up as "curse your sudden yet inevitable betrayal!" :)
July 19, 2025 at 11:04 AM
I feel my favourite moment would be best summed up as "curse your sudden yet inevitable betrayal!" :)
It'll probably be Augustus as he's the most likely to make a heroic last stand and not a less than heroic run away, hide, then stab them in the back when they're not looking.
May 18, 2024 at 9:31 AM
It'll probably be Augustus as he's the most likely to make a heroic last stand and not a less than heroic run away, hide, then stab them in the back when they're not looking.
It's got to be Shadow run for me. Love the setting but the mechanics are just awful
May 16, 2024 at 4:34 PM
It's got to be Shadow run for me. Love the setting but the mechanics are just awful
For 5e I've thought about introducing a rule to allow PCs to spend Hit Dice to either roll a save to shake such an effect (maybe spend multiple to boost the roll) or just have them spend some to shake it. If they're out of Hit Dice then it would be taking levels of Exhaustion for the same effect.
May 14, 2024 at 7:40 AM
For 5e I've thought about introducing a rule to allow PCs to spend Hit Dice to either roll a save to shake such an effect (maybe spend multiple to boost the roll) or just have them spend some to shake it. If they're out of Hit Dice then it would be taking levels of Exhaustion for the same effect.
If it has the potential to be lethal that fact should be pretty clear to the PCs and they should also have the chance to do something to avoid the encounter entirely (at a potential cost) or to use non-combat means to resolve things
March 6, 2024 at 11:51 AM
If it has the potential to be lethal that fact should be pretty clear to the PCs and they should also have the chance to do something to avoid the encounter entirely (at a potential cost) or to use non-combat means to resolve things
I'm pretty much wearing one of our cats in my profile pic so guessing that counts lol
January 30, 2024 at 9:45 PM
I'm pretty much wearing one of our cats in my profile pic so guessing that counts lol
Hi Brittany! Hope you find it better on this corner of the 'tinterwebs (it is much more chill here at the moment in my experience)
December 30, 2023 at 6:45 PM
Hi Brittany! Hope you find it better on this corner of the 'tinterwebs (it is much more chill here at the moment in my experience)
Merry Christmas!!
December 25, 2023 at 12:23 PM
Merry Christmas!!
I mean that's one of the Candella episodes so I'm pretty much not bothered about those but even the roughly 4 hour long regular episodes can be a bit rough to keep on top of. Having 1 week a month where they do something different helps me keep on top of the stuff I'm bothered about tbh
November 3, 2023 at 1:42 PM
I mean that's one of the Candella episodes so I'm pretty much not bothered about those but even the roughly 4 hour long regular episodes can be a bit rough to keep on top of. Having 1 week a month where they do something different helps me keep on top of the stuff I'm bothered about tbh
...they've spent a lot of time and thought to making the entire game better.
October 28, 2023 at 7:14 PM
...they've spent a lot of time and thought to making the entire game better.
They've made a lot of little changes across the board that tighten up a lot of stuff and standardise stuff that was a bit wonky in 'vanilla' 5e (like the leric choosing a 'sub-class' at 1st rather than 3rd level like other classes in 5e). Hard to say any one thing in particular but it feels like....
October 28, 2023 at 7:13 PM
They've made a lot of little changes across the board that tighten up a lot of stuff and standardise stuff that was a bit wonky in 'vanilla' 5e (like the leric choosing a 'sub-class' at 1st rather than 3rd level like other classes in 5e). Hard to say any one thing in particular but it feels like....
Will be pivoting to ToV once it fully releases. Really like the direction Kobold Press are going with it and past experience with backing their stuff shows me they are going to put out an outstanding product
October 28, 2023 at 10:58 AM
Will be pivoting to ToV once it fully releases. Really like the direction Kobold Press are going with it and past experience with backing their stuff shows me they are going to put out an outstanding product
My copy of Planescape should be here tomorrow. Hoping it's good but I'm braced for disappointment especially after Spelljammer
October 18, 2023 at 6:12 PM
My copy of Planescape should be here tomorrow. Hoping it's good but I'm braced for disappointment especially after Spelljammer
Yeah I agree, was meaning it's a bit of an inherent flaw in the way power creep is structured in a lot of games
October 17, 2023 at 12:38 PM
Yeah I agree, was meaning it's a bit of an inherent flaw in the way power creep is structured in a lot of games
....pub to mix it up. If significant time passes between levels it should be easier to get the players in the mindset that their characters have grown and have greater responsibilities so situations like mixing it up with a bunch of towns guards should be beneath them
October 17, 2023 at 12:37 PM
....pub to mix it up. If significant time passes between levels it should be easier to get the players in the mindset that their characters have grown and have greater responsibilities so situations like mixing it up with a bunch of towns guards should be beneath them
I think the main issue is the speed with which PCs advance in power. They start out as low level scrubs to who a scrap in the local pub is serious business but then in the space of a few weeks they suddenly have the power to challenge god's but they're still in the mindset of heading to the local...
October 17, 2023 at 12:34 PM
I think the main issue is the speed with which PCs advance in power. They start out as low level scrubs to who a scrap in the local pub is serious business but then in the space of a few weeks they suddenly have the power to challenge god's but they're still in the mindset of heading to the local...