Toastaphonix's posts
Posted in Heyo!
Posted 2 years ago
@Aisukohi:
Thanks! I got a lot of this as a gift from someone which was unexpected but I am very fortunate for it. I don't have a normal taste lol I love your avi too. It sums up my general mood in life. That is definitely one of the hardest things for D&D, especially if you prefer playing face to face. I have multiple favorites for different reasons, as I'm sure just about anyone who watches anime does. Sailor Moon will always be one of my favorites since I grew up watching it. One that might be an unpopular opinion since it might not count but I count it is TFS Dragonball Abridged. A very well done parody that adds adult humor to a fairly repetitive story. As a kid I loved DBZ but can't watch it as an adult(same with Sailor Moon) but the Abridged series I can watch anytime. And two of my all time favorites I can watch anytime, Kore Wa Zombie Desu Ka? and Blue Exorcist. Also my favorite mangas are tied between Skip Beat and Wallflower. What about you?
Posted in D&D Talk
Posted 2 years ago
@GoblinsAndTea:
I'll keep you updated as the story progresses. And if we do decide to record and post our sessions I'll definitely drop a link. I try to cater to my players to keep them interested and since two of my players are brand new I'm trying to incorporate all different aspects lightly where they can kinda get their toes wet and I can adjust the campaign based off their responses. Honestly I've probably only worked on it in total maybe a month? I've drawn up a few maps and such and some secret lore like there was an ancient holy war that was initiated by the Queen of Chaos who had united the demon princes and generals under her tyranny to take over the world the gods had created so to prevent anything like that from happening they sealed the generals away and basically created a barrier preventing all outerworld entities from being able to enter the mortal's world so by the time in history the campaign plays demons and dieties are nothing more than fables and the only records kept of the war that happened in the early days of the world is locked in a secret cloister deep within an underground labyrinth by a secret order that no longer exists. It's a secret that will eventually be discovered by the party guided by the last remaining member of the order who has just repetedly been recording the events of the world in his own pocket dimension on the skin of his never-ending clones. He collects priceless artifacts and has earned the name Mimir(norse mythology is the primary religion) by offering an insight into the future and guidance to mortals who have something of historical value such as a king's crown from a lost kingdom where with his divination magic he can piece together the history of the lost kingdom. He's going to be a key npc with a tragic story that I already have figured out. The same with the last true heir of the kingdom they live in. Sorry I could talk about this all day. I'm gonna type up and printout my chain of events now that I finally have a printer again.
I will be sending positive vibes your way with the hopes they reach you. For real though if you ever need a cheap laugh I can find some of the funniest memes. Especially D&D memes. I have tons.
I can't wait to hear more exploits of your characters. I have a bad habit of coming up with pun names. I made a kinda emo character once. A nobleman by the name of Lord Edward Gylwann which was abbreviated to Lord Ed G. This is part of why people didn't think I could play serious lol. How often do you guys play? I know it takes time to come up with the next chapter based off previous sessions when you're DMing. I need at least two weeks between sessions with what I normally have to do outside D&D prep. Also I absolutely love playing changelings. I had one for a one-shot and its changeling quirk was it would become something like a kobold and convince others he was a vertically challenged dragonborn. He even had pouches of highly flammable alcohol he would keep in his cheeks and a gadget made of flint where he would "blow a kiss" since he was an eccentric bard causing a small fireball to back his lies. He could do it many times and with his russian accent he would say "small dragonborn mean small lungs. I make small fire but lungs refill faster" and that was usually enough to convince people. His backup personality was a blue skinned high elf he would claim to he a tiefling noble whose family was dishonored so they cut her horns off before banishing her.
I will be sending positive vibes your way with the hopes they reach you. For real though if you ever need a cheap laugh I can find some of the funniest memes. Especially D&D memes. I have tons.
I can't wait to hear more exploits of your characters. I have a bad habit of coming up with pun names. I made a kinda emo character once. A nobleman by the name of Lord Edward Gylwann which was abbreviated to Lord Ed G. This is part of why people didn't think I could play serious lol. How often do you guys play? I know it takes time to come up with the next chapter based off previous sessions when you're DMing. I need at least two weeks between sessions with what I normally have to do outside D&D prep. Also I absolutely love playing changelings. I had one for a one-shot and its changeling quirk was it would become something like a kobold and convince others he was a vertically challenged dragonborn. He even had pouches of highly flammable alcohol he would keep in his cheeks and a gadget made of flint where he would "blow a kiss" since he was an eccentric bard causing a small fireball to back his lies. He could do it many times and with his russian accent he would say "small dragonborn mean small lungs. I make small fire but lungs refill faster" and that was usually enough to convince people. His backup personality was a blue skinned high elf he would claim to he a tiefling noble whose family was dishonored so they cut her horns off before banishing her.
Posted in Heyo!
Posted 2 years ago
@GoblinsAndTea:
I usually name based off personality but if our son wants to name the pup we'll let him. In my opinion it's always worth it too. I had a cat that I had to put down cause she got really sick and the vets couldn't figure out what was wrong but she was like paralyzed and couldn't move but it just happened seemingly out of nowhere. It absolutely broke my heart and I cried so hard over it. I wrote a send off letter that I buried with her but I have a copy of it as a keepsake. She was like the last pet I had in my childhood. My cat I had adopted about 4 or 5 years ago lives with my brother since my husband is allergic to cats. It was less for him and more for our kid since we weren't sure if he'd be allergic but he's not. I'd ask for her back if not for her and my brother's cat having such a strong bond. Plus I still get to see her when we visit so it's all good. Plus it saves my husband from having a swollen face.
Posted in Heyo!
Posted 2 years ago
@GoblinsAndTea:
It is definitely a lot to consider trying to get a new pup. I would be absolutely fine with the talking cause that's one of my favorite things about huskies. Also a high energy pup would do well with my son cause he's a high energy kid. He just runs. Nonstop. I do everything I can to burn off all his energy and the only one who gets worn out in the end is me. But when he was growing in me he never stopped moving lol. His baby legs never stopped and he ended up kicking me hard in the ribs a few times too. I think a medium energy breed would pair well with him too but low energy would definitely try to run and hide. My mother in law has a bernese mountain dog and a mixed breed pyrenees who are young and she also has a smaller older dog that is very low energy and he'll run around with them while the older dog tries to hide from him. I hate puppy mills. They treat those poor dogs so horribly and the health of any creature should be the top priority. When we're ready for a pup we'll probably go to a shelter to adopt and spend like a week or two visiting to see how he bonds with the pups there. I'm so happy Baby is healthy. It's so sad seeing anything sufferbut even disabled pets deserve love too.
Posted in D&D Talk
Posted 2 years ago
@Shadami:
Welcome welcome, D&D honestly is like religious conversion lmao. I can't help but mention it and go into depth like preaching scriptures whenever anyone asks me what I do in my spare time. Especially the many many maaaannnyyyy dice. You can never have too many dice. Part of why I'm trying to get into dice forging. It's always great when you can share such a hobby with your s/o cause it's such a fun game to play. I definitely wanna hear about it when you introduce the homebrew stuff. It just expands the game so much. How long have you been playing and what size is your group? Also are you mostly DM, player, or both? Also speaking of 5th edition they're coming out with a revised 5th edition next year. Have you seen the preview for it?
Posted in D&D Talk
Posted 2 years ago
@GoblinsAndTea:
I might hit you up for some ideas when I hit a block. The campaign I'm running is very light to start and the story will kind of develop in the background and depending on the players will determine how fast they learn things. The main part is they're in a kingdom that is made primarily of three powerhouses. The elves to the west, the humans to the east, and the tieflings to the south. The official monarch is the tieflings but there's basically a fragile truce between the three that's keeping the peace and the title of monarch is just for diplomatic purposes for interactions between other kingdoms. The story's going to progress with them getting an offer from an elven noble to open an adventurer's guild so he can compete with his father's guild since he's kind of the black sheep of his family. While the party develops their guild and gets involved with the kingdom stuff behind the scenes will happen. Ancient demons get released and start corrupting the different kingdoms and there will be a timeline where things just get gradually worse and worse and they'll have chances to catch on earlier but it'll be up to their interpretation. Cryptic messages and such. Depending on how fast they catch on will cause it to be easier or harder. But I'm excited to see how it develops.
Your group sounds hella fun but I do feel bad for your friend who can't do horror stuff. I end up incorporating a lot of horror elements in my campaigns just because it gives that heart racing suspenseful feeling. When you are able to start running one shots I definitely want to hear about them. I hope things level out in your life soon. I hit my rock bottom mentally probably like 5 or 6 years ago and it was one heck of a climb out of that pit but it was a journey I had to do. I most likely can't understand what you're going through since we come from different walks but I do sympathize with you.
I can't imagine not doing homebrew stuff now that I've tasted it. I've made plenty of homebrew items and spells and it just makes it feel so much more personal and specialized to whatever kinds of campaigns you're running. It's as addictive as collecting dice. You guys have some fun rules. My biggest homebrew rule is the DM's curse. I enforce it when someone metagames or breaks character. I'm big into the roleplaying aspect, especially flaws. They're important and if you fail to act on them then you're killing crucial roleplaying moments. I am lenient though if you're new. I advise everyone new to play characters close to who they are so it makes it a bit easier to roleplay for them.
Your group sounds hella fun but I do feel bad for your friend who can't do horror stuff. I end up incorporating a lot of horror elements in my campaigns just because it gives that heart racing suspenseful feeling. When you are able to start running one shots I definitely want to hear about them. I hope things level out in your life soon. I hit my rock bottom mentally probably like 5 or 6 years ago and it was one heck of a climb out of that pit but it was a journey I had to do. I most likely can't understand what you're going through since we come from different walks but I do sympathize with you.
I can't imagine not doing homebrew stuff now that I've tasted it. I've made plenty of homebrew items and spells and it just makes it feel so much more personal and specialized to whatever kinds of campaigns you're running. It's as addictive as collecting dice. You guys have some fun rules. My biggest homebrew rule is the DM's curse. I enforce it when someone metagames or breaks character. I'm big into the roleplaying aspect, especially flaws. They're important and if you fail to act on them then you're killing crucial roleplaying moments. I am lenient though if you're new. I advise everyone new to play characters close to who they are so it makes it a bit easier to roleplay for them.
Posted in Heyo!
Posted 2 years ago
@GoblinsAndTea:
Awh that's always hard to deal with. I hate when people downplay the importance of pets. If someone is so incapable of loving an animal as much as a person they shouldn't care for another living creature. It's like people who mistreat their kids. They shouldn't have kids. Your doggy sounds super adorable!! They are definitely a handful to raise though. We were talking about getting a husky but they are handfuls as well so we're trying to land on a pet that would be perfect for our son. He does love cats but it's hard with cats with how young he is and cats usually don't have the patience to deal with toddlers. Dogs are a bit more patient usually. I appreciate it. I'll definitely take you up on that ^^
Posted in D&D Talk
Posted 2 years ago
@GoblinsAndTea:
I love your view on goblins. I do that quote a bit where I homebrew traits of races and such. As it says in the DM handbook it's just a guide to help you get started but you can imagine whatever the heck you want. Like I've had friendly liches before, less that they're evil but more they're given the chance to exact revenge via unholy powers from a neutral diety.
I understand how your friend feels. Outside of oneshots I don't get to play. One of my players said he might DM after he gets a better feel for the game. Him and his sister are new new players. I wish I had someone to help me with ideas sometimes. Kinda why I made this thread cause I absolutely love any and all ideas. I've even made some stuff out of memes like the spell Otto's Correct where you can turn a spell into something else. My favorite races are tied between tiefling and lizardfolk so almost all my campaigns have areas or key npcs featuring those two. Have you ever tried DMing? You would be a fun DM I think. You have some awesome ideas from what I've heard so far. Does your friend use pinterest? I've found quite a few cool monsters and magic items on there. One of my favorite items I found is a super sarcastic one to throw when your party keeps asking for magic items. It's a stone that basically does just normal stone stuff I'll have to flip through all my pins and find it again then I'll send it to you.
I understand how your friend feels. Outside of oneshots I don't get to play. One of my players said he might DM after he gets a better feel for the game. Him and his sister are new new players. I wish I had someone to help me with ideas sometimes. Kinda why I made this thread cause I absolutely love any and all ideas. I've even made some stuff out of memes like the spell Otto's Correct where you can turn a spell into something else. My favorite races are tied between tiefling and lizardfolk so almost all my campaigns have areas or key npcs featuring those two. Have you ever tried DMing? You would be a fun DM I think. You have some awesome ideas from what I've heard so far. Does your friend use pinterest? I've found quite a few cool monsters and magic items on there. One of my favorite items I found is a super sarcastic one to throw when your party keeps asking for magic items. It's a stone that basically does just normal stone stuff I'll have to flip through all my pins and find it again then I'll send it to you.
Posted in Heyo!
Posted 2 years ago
@GoblinsAndTea:
Awh I wish I could give you a hug. The world is pretty rough right now and it's hard to keep your soirits up when everything just crumbles. Puppies are super awesome. We're thinking about getting one now that our landlord has changed and we can have pets now. What kind of pup is Baby? Also it's amazing how much pets can help sometimes. Also if it helps anytime you need someone to vent to or just random chat feel free to hit me up. I have random quips and am pretty good at being a distraction. I just recently within the last few years got to the point where I could open up about my emotions and issues and honestly it is refreshing being able to talk about stuff.
Posted in Heyo!
Posted 2 years ago
@sunny:
Thank you so much! Yeah so far everyone I've met has been really nice and honestly it's refreshing. Like why can't people just have pleasant conversation? I can't wait to see how this site grows.
Posted in D&D Talk
Posted 2 years ago
@GoblinsAndTea:
It is sooooo hard to find a steady group. Back when I lived in Tennessee I had a steady group, but my husband and I moved to Tennessee and due to schedule conflicts we had a hard time keeping the group up even online. I found some friends up here and we're small and my brother comes up once a month to play with all of us so starting the 26th we're gonna meet monthly to play til everyone's done. It sucks when you get bad toxic players. You don't know til you start playing how horrible they are and if the campaign focuses on backstories it makes it hella annoying for the dm. That happened to one of my campaigns and then I had to completely cut out a huge part of the story and alter it to make it fit.
I absolutely LOVE your characters! You would be so fun to play with. I've been a player a few times but not as much as I'd like. Unfortunately I haven't found anyone interested in running a campaign. I like DMing but I like being a player too. My favorite characters I've played have been Urog the Sand-speaker, smartest orc of his tribe with a 6 intelligence score who was cursed with any kind of intelligence roll. For some reason anytime I rolled any intelligence based roll for him I would get a 1-3 leading to some very interesting and hilarious results such as his logic of wandering the desert "you gotta keep an eye out for baby krakens. Little known fact, krakens are born in the desert and then they migrate to the ocean." I had a voice for him and everything and coincidentally he started in a one shot and became a main character for other campaigns. I do bring him back every now and then as an npc just to keep his spirit alive.
Another character I made was Tragedy the Tiefling. She was my first serious character back when my group had doubts about me playing a leader role and I killed it with her. I just like silly characters when I can play them. But she was a homebrew reconstruction wizard so her evocation spells would heal for half the rolled amount if I chose to do so. But I lead the party through many situations where we should have died and legitimately earned the loyalty of the other players. As her name suggests, she had a very tragic backstory too. I forget all of it cause it's been a few years since I played but she was born in a traveling theatre troupe to a human mother who had originally named her Love and I believe an incurable plague took everyone out but it was something magical that she had unleashed on them for the price of the knowledge that she found in an ancient tome that allowed her to become a wizard so she goes by Tragedy and dedicates her magic to helping others rather than destroying things and will maintain the name until she can forgive herself. That's the rough backstory for her.
We're probably gonna record our sessions as well and make them into a podcast. I'll definitely check out your sessions and follow. Fantasy High is one of my favorite youtube campaigns. I absolutely love D&D as well.
I absolutely LOVE your characters! You would be so fun to play with. I've been a player a few times but not as much as I'd like. Unfortunately I haven't found anyone interested in running a campaign. I like DMing but I like being a player too. My favorite characters I've played have been Urog the Sand-speaker, smartest orc of his tribe with a 6 intelligence score who was cursed with any kind of intelligence roll. For some reason anytime I rolled any intelligence based roll for him I would get a 1-3 leading to some very interesting and hilarious results such as his logic of wandering the desert "you gotta keep an eye out for baby krakens. Little known fact, krakens are born in the desert and then they migrate to the ocean." I had a voice for him and everything and coincidentally he started in a one shot and became a main character for other campaigns. I do bring him back every now and then as an npc just to keep his spirit alive.
Another character I made was Tragedy the Tiefling. She was my first serious character back when my group had doubts about me playing a leader role and I killed it with her. I just like silly characters when I can play them. But she was a homebrew reconstruction wizard so her evocation spells would heal for half the rolled amount if I chose to do so. But I lead the party through many situations where we should have died and legitimately earned the loyalty of the other players. As her name suggests, she had a very tragic backstory too. I forget all of it cause it's been a few years since I played but she was born in a traveling theatre troupe to a human mother who had originally named her Love and I believe an incurable plague took everyone out but it was something magical that she had unleashed on them for the price of the knowledge that she found in an ancient tome that allowed her to become a wizard so she goes by Tragedy and dedicates her magic to helping others rather than destroying things and will maintain the name until she can forgive herself. That's the rough backstory for her.
We're probably gonna record our sessions as well and make them into a podcast. I'll definitely check out your sessions and follow. Fantasy High is one of my favorite youtube campaigns. I absolutely love D&D as well.
Posted in Heyo!
Posted 2 years ago
@sunny:
That's cool! I just found out about Voltra from an online search. The last two years I've been tied up with work and motherhood but things have changed for me so I've rejoined the online community.
Posted in Heyo!
Posted 2 years ago
@GoblinsAndTea:
Thank you! How are you doing? How's life and such? Is posting the only way to earn money on here?
Posted in Hello there! Is Anyone Here From Gaia?
Posted 2 years ago
Once upon a time yes. I just recently got back into online socializing cause I am recently a stay at home mom and the socializing is good for me. But I used to go on gaia a lot but the community is hard to talk to on there now so I went looking for greener pastures so to speak.