Crom, Kobold King @vahnj@awoo.space

I've only ever played 4e borrowing books

If the Shadowrun creators introduced kobolds canonically into the next edition I would buy their rule books for the first time ever

@masklayer hell yes I fell asleep on one once at an internship those things are comfy

@flitterbatflutterbat@mastodon.social leadership at my company has explicitly talked about us being a meritocracy before and I slapped my face when it happened

I have no idea how to unwork it v_v

Mmf i need to review federation requests

The cool consequence of this though is you get to actually pick what size you are! You typically get a choice of two sequential categories.

Humans and similar are 6, 7.
Gnomes and similar are 4, 5.
Orcs and similar are 7, 8.

I'm torn on dwarves being 5, 6 or 6, 7. Leaning towards the latter since size isn't necessarily a measurement of height.

Let's talk size!

Size ranges from 1 to 12. Being bigger grants advantage for every two points difference and being bigger means it's harder to hit but you deal extra damage when you do, but you're easier to hit as well.

I need to figure out how to balance this because it doesn't feel right quite right yet but this is the general feel I'm going for.

Anyway I have my boy to thank for this he helped talk through how to develop gnomes around the concept of industrious and we came up with the idea of them being more like mythological gnomes who are helpers and then tried to write their abilities in alignment agnostic ways

@jasminehenry it's not it IS bam a lam

I'm mixing beach boys in there haha

@flitterbatflutterbat@mastodon.social I need to get my hands on Dirk Gently

That sounds dirty but I'm leaving it

Figured out gnomes! They are capable of helping someone do something regardless of being trained or not, gain a pool of points they can spend on helping actions, and can get an ability that allows them to get advantage on changing someone's behavior (whether magic means or not) if they have a personal connection to who they're speaking with

IE they're good at getting people to not be charmed or at having their friends not betray them in general

"Whoa Black Betty / Barbara Ann"

@flitterbatflutterbat@mastodon.social I'd be surprised like all the folks that talk on the show are from the UK!

I'm gay and going to bed good night

@Efi I

@Efi it's a book too? U should read it

I'm only through the first episode but holy crap it is just enthrallinflg

There's a show on Netflix called Myths and Monsters and holy shit it is so good. Deep dive into its namesake around cultural and historical significance and how it tells a broader pattern of how civilization has developed across the world and it's just REALLY well done