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[–] ObsidianZed@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

"He's beginning to make-believe."

[–] TabbsTheBat@pawb.social 52 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Actually my monk character took a vow of silence, so it's perfectly in character /j

[–] WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works 33 points 2 days ago (4 children)

See if I were DMing that I would say that even with a vow of silence, your character would still need to communicate, via writing or body language. So get used to doing interpretive dance at the table!

[–] TabbsTheBat@pawb.social 14 points 2 days ago

Of course yes :3.. plus OOC communication for actions. I mean, im joking, but I have considered that character concept, but it would require a lot of effort to pull off for a full campaign

[–] oftheair@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 days ago

We played a character that had had their tongue cut out, so we used actual sign language and then explained it OOC.

[–] djsoren19@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I actually played a mute language master who was an interpreting dancer.

It's a fun gimmick for like three sessions.

[–] WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 days ago

My favorite one-shot was a ranger that was "Stephanos Eoforwine", literally just Steve Irwin. I found a complicated combination of spells that would enable him to have what was essentially a video camera, so he was producing nature documentaries in the wilds of the Forgotten Realms. He was a ranger and had all his stats poured into animal handling. The guy had a +20 animal handling. Half of that bonus came from a homebrew magic item "the shorts of the crocodile hunter."

His animal handling skills were so high, that they were downright reality-warping. During our one-shot as part of a larger campaign, the party met Stephanos. And he was out in the woods looking for some wonderfully ridiculous legendary creature known as the "tree elk." Literally a species of full-sized elk that live on the boughs of trees. I said in character that's what I was searching for, as a joke. The DM had me roll for it. And I rolled a nat 20. Combined with his bonus, he rolled a 40 on an animal handling check to look for tree elk. And by god, he found them. Whether they existed before that moment or not is anyone's guess. But from then on in the campaign we would occasionally see an elk bounding through the treetops. His animal handling skills were so high that with a high enough roll, he could conjure entire species into being!

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

How dare you role play like that!

[–] RandomStickman@fedia.io 37 points 2 days ago

We're playing over Discord and I got the quieter one to roleplay and scream "I'M SORRY I'M SORRY!" loud enough that their mom come in and check-in on them. Kinda proud of that one.

[–] Kowowow@lemmy.ca 31 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If I was the quiet one and people noticed or said something I'd probably leave the group

[–] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I wouldn't. Like, half of the people I know say that about me. They're wrong, and that's okay. I just talk when I got something to say

[–] Kowowow@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I just hate the idea of people noticing I'm doing something different than before, anti character growth on a personal level

[–] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Understandable and relatable. You're allowed to notice a change, but please keep it to yourself. Or relay it to others behind my back, that's honestly better. If it's not harmful, then it needn't be discussed.

[–] kichae@wanderingadventure.party 17 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I will not make a Pathfinder joke.

I will not make a Pathfinder joke.

I will not make a Pathfinder joke.

* Kichae has a stroke.

[–] festnt@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

ok but now i wanna know what the joke was

[–] outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Use of the word path in OP, dear.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 2 points 1 day ago

Are you walking the path, or just finding it?

[–] henfredemars 7 points 2 days ago (2 children)

This is the hardest line in that entire trilogy. Amazing!

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 5 points 1 day ago

Nah. I'm pretty sure the hardest line in the trilogy was

Whoa.

[–] topherclay@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

The hardest line of the matrix is when they say "so I will be able to move faster than bullets?" and the other guy responds "nah that won't be necessary"