Hexel Hobbies

I made a D&D inspired Inktober prompt list. You can interpret it any way you want to. Use your own D&D characters, use other members of your party or create new characters! Most importantly, have fun!

If you tag me and use the hashtag #DnDinktober, I can look at your creations!

I’ve seen some posts saying that Clay is all about accepting that it was Molly’s “time” to die and the party and fans should “move on already.”

It was not Molly’s “time” to die. He wasn’t old. He wasn’t seriously ill and resolved to his fate. He was young and full of life and fighting like hell to save his friends from sadistic slavers. He died not knowing if Yasha and the others would be rescued. He died as a sadist’s cruel example of what fate could befall the rest of the team should they try and pursue the Iron Shepherds. There was nothing natural, balancing, or expected about that death.

From a narrative and game standpoint too, it wasn’t Molly’s time to die either. He’s got a whole massive backstory we know very little about, that we now might never find out until after the campaign ends. They hadn’t given Molly’s story a satisfactory end, or explored all that he had to offer. What about Cree, the blood hunter cult, the mysterious woman who possibly sabotaged their ritual? These are dangling plot threads that are now just sorta … there.

Not every story needs to end satisfactorily. Sometimes mysteries remain mysteries. Sometimes people die too young or too soon. That might end up being the case here with Molly. (They’ve got a lot working against them: a time limit, a lack of high level clerics, a ban on resurrections in the Empire, and out of game they desperately need a second healer in the team and they all know it.)

Sometimes people don’t get to see their stories through. That’s a harsh reality of both life and some D&D games. Matt ultimately has the final say on whether he wants that story to go unused and what type of game he’s running. We’re just along for the ride. If you’re not about that then it’s likely to be a rough ride for you.

Its ok if its not helpful to you. In fact that might be a bit intentional because I wasn’t agreeing with the entirety your post, just parts of it. People respond differently to various methods. What is ‘supremely unhelpful’ to one might just be what another needs. 

Ravenclaw: Wizard

Gryffindor: Wizard

Hufflepuff: Wizard

Snark about crit fail perception checks, e.g. “I go into the cave” “Roll a perception check” “Nat 1” “You suspect you may be in a cave”

“Are you sure you want to do that?”

The eyebrow raise and weary “Okay” when they say yes

The constant battle to stop your players from flirting with every NPC

The constant battle with that one player who thinks all the monsters are REALLY hot

“You can certainly try!”

The weary sigh and scramble to come up with stats when they initiate combat in a moment that was supposed to be completely calm

The utter shock and secret pride when they solve what was supposed to be a combat situation completely nonviolentlently

The utter fucking DELIGHT of writing a moment that lands really well and that the players all love

That moment of sheer panic and desperate scrambling when they do the one fucking thing you didn’t plan for

Just, when you’re in the middle of a session and you look around and realize everyone is really into it and all these people you care about are having a really really good time because of something you organized and your heart swells a little

Realizing that you’re the DM and you’re allowed to ignore or change rolls behind your screen to fit the situation to make things more fun, exciting, difficult, or easier than it currently is.

Pulling out a large miniature you bought specifically for the boss fight and all your players go wild at the sight of it.

When the players have been RPing for 30 minutes and you get to sit back and watch and be entertained by their shenanigans, drama, and evolving interactions with each other without needing dice rolls.

The DM Poker Face™ when players are discussing their plan and you know that nonsense isn’t going to work.

*sound of dice rolling*

I saw @justdungeonmasterthings POST and… oh, you know what I did.

I apologize for nothing. Except for what I did. Which was this. Sorry for this.