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OK so here's a few from our Not-justice league

>deadman
Isn't invulnerable, or invincible, but is immortal. Wounds heal no matter how severe, can always be conscious without food or water,doesn't require standard sustenance. Has a veiny face And greyed out eyes, has been alive since before the formation of america

>mod
Instantly understands any machine when he interacts with it, as well as being able to detect imperfections/flaws and things wrong with it, as well as knowing what effects said flaws have.

>omnes
Can astral project with a high level of accuracy, can read documents instantly, as well as having eidetic and photo-accurate memory. Is only 16 and lacks wisdom to act on his knowledge.

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>>44084892
>deadman
Reminds me of pic related.

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>>44084782
I'm a fan of "normal" superheroes, so powerhouses, battlesuits and speedsters will always have first place in my heart.
But I also like some other things... for example

>null G
Controls gravity: can fly, crush enemies with very high gravity or disable them with null gravity at leisure. Has a shield protecting the body against all physical attacks... or a distorted gravity field that makes ranged attacks miss a lot.

>kaugammy
Has a gum-like body, which can be sticky and can stretch like chewing gum. Usual method of travel would probably be flinging through buildings, like a sling. Is mostly invulnerable to crush and slash attacks, can regenerate very fast but is fairly vulnerable against cold and heat offensives. But is a nightmare in close combat grappling: very difficult to escape because of the stickyness and imaginative ways of grappling.

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I hear they're great braised

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How 'bout some honey ham?

>>44084064
>dragon

thats not a chimera

chimeras have snakes

>>44084064
Then why isn't satan a lion or a dragon.

The prince of darkness is a goat, anon.
Goats are fucking metal, with their curly corns, and their cloven feet, and their weird square eyes.

>>44084064
Traditionally, the goat would be on the back of the Chimera, where it could launch its horns at enemies like missiles.

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>>44084033
Amy hums. "You ever seen a moose lose its shit and just beat something to death for absolutely no reason?"

"Uh-huh," you agree, slowly.

"Angry minotaurs are like that. So they spend a lot of time practicing gestures of respect and solidarity, because generally in a fight between one minotaur and another, both lose. They won't expect you to know their culture, but they understand respect. And they'll test that respect, because they hate false flattery the way humans hate betrayal. A power play is literally less insulting than a hollow compliment or a meaningless insult."

"...I think I like these people," Nathan admits.

Amy shrugs. "They're okay. Invaluable as guides, great as friends, terrible as enemies. Just tread lightly."

"Then we'll go to the Maze," you decide. "If we play our cards right we might get more than just passage. If we can persuade them to open up negotiations with Lakehallow, both groups would prosper. Muscle on one side, food on another."

"Access to Glen would mean better weapons, armor, and supplies for the tribe," Nathan warns. "Not telling you your business, but keep that in mind. Don't create something you can't destroy."

You give Nathan an offended look. "You are talking to a fucking necromancer. What do you think our very first lesson is, knitting?"

"Well, you made the chicken."

"I will have satisfaction, sir!" Fetch squawks indignantly, but you pet his head and he settles down instantly, nestling against you. "My dark and glorious queen, bringer of life and death, could never act in any way irresponsible."

Nathan stares at the bird while Amy tries, so hard, not to laugh.

"Well?" you tell Nathan with a teasing smile. "Apologize."

To his credit, Nathan treats Fetch with dignity; "Noble zombie chicken, please forgive my presumption."

"You are a man of honor," Fetch says regally. "You are wholly forgiven."

This is it. This is your life now.

>>44084066
>This is it. This is your life now.
I am okay with this.

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>>44084066
The four - well, okay, three, since Fetch can't have any - of you share a pot of coffee before you gather up your things and set out. Amy's applied salve to the cut on her cheek and patched the damaged leather portions of her armor, a for-now solution that will need to be redone properly later. Fetch and the chickens take point, eyes wary for danger and spectral voices clucking gently into the darkness.

You and Amy see in the dark with the power of your necromancy. Nathan, of course, needs no such help. The young man takes the rearguard, the second-most dangerous position in the marching order, and keeps his loaded crossbow at the ready. You see something massive slip through the river, thrashing a white, sinous tail before it dives deeper into the water.

It's gonna be a bit of a walk.

> Just get there (advance)
> Talk to Amy (suggest a topic)
> Fall back to talk with Nate (suggest a topic)
> Write-in.

>>44083719
Now that'a a BBEG if I've ever seen one

>>44083834
Awakened space hamster with 20 levels in druid

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Wait. He's just joking, right? There's no way that someone as nice as Irene could possibly be...

"My my my," Faceless chuckles. "Can it be that I've just stolen the bonds of friendship that exist between you ladies with but a single sentence?"

While Faceless continues to laugh, the three of us stand frozen, unable to do anything aside from stare at Irene's horrified face.

"While I prefer my trophies to be more along the lines of the physical, I suppose I shall have to make do with that... for now, anyways," Faceless says, tipping his hat to me and Charlotte. "À la prochaine, mes belles!"
"H- hey!" Irene shouts. "You're not-"

But before Irene's able to grab hold of his cape, Faceless vanishes into the flat surface of the gate. Muttering what I assume are swear words in another language, Irene leaps over the fence to try and chase after him... and then hops right back over again.

"He's gone," she growls.


>confront the irene
>deny what that jackass said
>I don't even know what to say

>>44083619
>>I don't even know what to say

>>44083619
>I don't even know what to say

I like it, although my preferred flavour is weaboo fightan magic.

>>44083553
Why's it always gotta be a spellsword?

Why can't it ever be a runespear, or a hexaxe, or a witchhammer?

>>44083717
but it can?

spellsword is just a generalization.

Sorry Metzen, not gonna do this one for you.

>>44083361
Sorry Metz you've hurt me too much, you can dig your way out your own hole

>>44083361
Well, if we're assuming the breath of the red dragons has given Bolvar'Zhul fire magic, we can expect icecrown to be the most affected by the climate change. I would hesitate to make it volcanic, but it could definitely be changing from an arctic desert to an arid one. The few remaining undead that are still shackled to this gestalt creature may even have been called back to cultivate it into a beautiful plain more befitting the design of the titans, putting the bony hands of the undead to work creating new life.

Of course, renegade scourge forces who are not quite so enthused about this constructive use of the powers of death ma have fractured away from his command and be scattered throughout, trying to thwart the new lich king's efforts to make Icecrown into a paradise. The overarching plot of the area would be about tracking down a lich/warlock who was summoning demons in an attempt to do to Bolvar'Zhul what Arthas did to himself, namely remove his heart and thus his compassion, etc. This could culminate in their success or failure, success making revisiting Icecrown (Firecrown? Meh.) a viable option for dungeons or raids.

Sholazar would probably become more marshy from flooding, maybe even becoming an area awash with lakes. There being no obvious drainage out of there, the vast amount of melting snow and ice would collect in the basin, ruining one of the last holdouts of Titanic design on Azeroth. This would be almost the exact mirror of what is happening in Icecrown.

In order to save the Basin and its resources, both the alliance and the horde could be using their engineers to create some kind of drainage system.

The alliance (gnomes) would have a questline where they repurpose old Titanic tunnels or structures or something as a sort of runoff flood defence system, while the horde (goblins) could be planning to blow a massive hole in the muntains around the basin to let it all flow into the sea. Both would face Titanic pushback.

Pretty good. We cleared most of a dungeon, and generally had a good time.

>>44083225
... Maybe the church continues to send knights and adventurers after him or something?

Clearly less interesting than yours, Anon.

>>44083225
My Diablo 1 inspired dungeon is being literally crawled through as my players are still very slow to learn.

>Been 3 years now, "What do I roll to attack?"

They're lucky I'm very, very, VERY patient.

>>44082803

Generally speaking they just kinda decay over time and factions claim different territories as their own.

First you gotta tell us how it collapsed.

enjoy the weird temporary fusion religions springing up

I once had a DMPC that the players were okay with, who disguised himself as another character and adventured with the party for a while, and he became their favorite NPC.

Then, when I revealed that it was the DMPC the entire time, he immediately became their least favorite.

It's actually pretty fucking easy, which is why I find it somewhat amusing the concept is so generally despised.

Here's the key to making a good DMPC/Prominent NPC- They never overshadow the PCs.

It's that simple.

Even if they would otherwise be capable in a fight, I go out of my way to keep them to one side- Have them in a side room fighting a smaller, weaker set of enemies than an individual PC could conceivably taken on, but ideally not a fighter at all.

I ran an AdEva game where one of the PCs classmates became a very prominent NPC. She was friendly, helpful, enthusiastic and kind... And could never pilot an Eva. As much as she wished she could, she would never be able to fight alongside the PCs. So she did everything in her power to help them in their day to day lives, and was a key part of the game without making anyone feel irrelevant or undermined.

What's the difference between a DMNPC and an NPC that the players like to keep around?

>Even though it's a little embarrassing to admit, I sometimes wind up granting players advantage AFTER they make a roll and fail it, giving them a chance to come up with a reason why they should have had advantage and essentially giving them a reroll.

You should be embarrassed.

Anyway, as a guy who hates number crunching and the overabundance of stacking modifiers from previous editions, Adv/Disad has been a welcome addition.

Been running 5e campaign for over a year now, which is the longest I've run any D&D system ever. I think the simplicity plays a huge part.

Why doesn't it stack? It should stack.

>>44083116
Because of this-

>>44082554
>Anyway, as a guy who hates number crunching and the overabundance of stacking modifiers

Once you break away, you don't look back.

A numerical bonus didn't feel important until it hit at least +4, and at high levels not until it hit +6 or even +8.
An extra roll always feels important.

Because fuck elves! That's why.

I like elves.

>>44082151

You are the Chaos.

>>44081721
Well, you can only have 3 copies of a card

>>44081721
Jinzo.

Also the really nasty stuff is neither Normal nor Flip Summon

I'm making a dare devil bard. He entertains people by building ramps and then launching himself off them in a cart.

>>44082414
I like it. I like it a lot.

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Holy necromancer With a holy skeletal minion wielding a paladin sword of smiting decked in holy plate armour...until he was melted.