Upcoming events:

I'll be there, have to be in Warwick for a TSA precheck then I'll be over.

Bring your own gloves. Don't count on them to have protection.

I’m going to be late, have to get car from the dealership and Lyft never showed up after an hour…

Thanks everyone for coming to the party! Wish I could have seen more of you guys, sorry about disappearing through most of it.

Thanks for the invite Lou. I hope Bailey is doing ok.

Rob going to clap some cheeks and come up with an adventure tomorrow?

No I will leave my pants on this week. I will be home around 5 if people want to hang out or come up with a better plan

See y'all tomorrow. I can bring some boardgames if you want

Going to be late today, probably around 6:30 pm as I have to pick up chairs in south kingstown.

The fam is all heading to Connecticut Ren Faire tomorrow if anyone wants to join. They serve alchohol now!

I was there on Monday and it was surprisingly excellent.

I am going to skip today. I just got home after driving all over Mass and RI looking for a cheap used car for my in-laws, I think I put on good 150-200 miles and cannot bear getting into the car again and dealing with stupid drivers. The fun part will be figuring out how we can bring the car to RI from the donation center by Wed for which we need to have RI plates, but DMV requires in-person visit by appointment only and currently has zero openings next week… how I hate red tape and bureaucracy…

Https://youtu.be/TevyrDWrF4Y?si=Yt5eIRPOoujFv0DA How to Save Star Wars

That is the video I mentioned last night. I thought it was interesting to have on while I painted.

Sorry I missed today's adventure to the Ren fair!

Also Val, you have I believe 5 days from the date of sale to register the car so technically you can drive the car to where ever you need in that time.

That place was shady, we decided not to buy the car after all. Still having no luck elsewhere like on Craigslist. If you know of any old cars in the $5K range, let me know…

Matt Damon on why they don’t make movies like before - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jx8F5Imd8A8

I can host tomorrow if anyone is around. Anyone want to play HeroQuest just for fun?

HeroQuest sounds like a good time to me, I'm down.

Lou did you make a YouTube video on D&D races? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSId4-ZfC1k

Another interesting video on improving D&D boss fights from Lou’s doppelgänger https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwmRNU5pDjs

Joe was right: y'all need to watch America the Motion Picture asap

I keep watching more videos from that D&D shorts guy that looks like Lou and I had no idea how terrible Wizards of the Coast were and how close they came to ruining D&D and Magic…

Also, another thing that came up from the D&D shorts dude was about being able to do two Sneak attacks per turn via opportunity attacks with Rogue multiclassing to Fighter and taking Reposte feat. I don’t get it, as even if you do an opportunity attack that is still part of a turn, either the turn you just attacked with, or would count towards your upcoming turn when you attack, so if you used Sneak for opportunity damage, you should not be able to do that when attack on your turn, am I wrong?

I don't think any DM would let their players even if it was legit. As a player its not fun if you have one player so overpowered it outshines the rest.

That makes sense, thanks, Lou

Thats not legit. Maybe it would give you a second chance to sneak attack if you missed the first time but even then is dubious.

Was a little curious on how they were trying to get around wording with sneak attack hack. Technically you can sneak attack on your turn, your turn ends, its the enemies turn you use a reaction on the enemies turn and get another sneak attack. No DM would allow it but its a technicality. You loose levels to pull it off and have to hit so even if it were allowed ,why would you

I'm not gonna be around tonight, messed up my back at the gym

Huh. I'd see it as all being one turn. There's an order to actions by initiative. Maybe I think of the round/turn the wrong way.

I agree with Gio, I see a turn as all characters take actions and all enemies take actions (characters can take reactions but not other actions), and the next turn is when characters take actions again, so either way a reaction would be part of the same turn or the next turn, but it cannot be its own turn…

Feel better Brian

Thanks Rob. At least someone cares

Https://youtu.be/ZjlYFWLUDBQ?si=1vo3bvD-c3qBkYIY Tom gets it.

Oh we all care, Brian, we just all have full confidence in your recovery abilities unlike Rob. If it’s your lower back, I had good experience with acupuncture mats to lay on and use a tennis ball to roll on as well as doing some opposite back stretches I can show you whenever we hang out next. I’ll see if I can find some on YouTube

If anyone needs another D&D monsters and races books - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0786967870/

I know this double bag of holding and double find familiar combo to destroy anything sounds great, but if I were a DM I would definitely forbid it, it just ruins any combat… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpcTRROgth0

Happy birthday Val!

I'd ignore most of what you see and read online when it comes to D&D. It's usually people trying to min max so hard they break the game. There are rules that most people follow. As a DM you can bend them a bit if you want to do something cool or if the players have an out there idea. Making bag of holding bombs is fucking ridiculous.

Happy birthday val!

Happy Bday Val

Thank you gents, I am overloaded with cake at the moment, it has been hard to breathe since last night…

For those that lift and exercise, basically Brian and Joe, there is a big sale at Dick’s - https://www.dickssportinggoods.com/f/sale

And there's big dicks at sales?

I won't see you folks tonight but might see some of you at Vals party tomorrow. Val small chance we can't make it due to sick kids but we will see how they and my parents are doing.

Yeah just a casual hangout tonight if anyone is around

@Joe I would not know anything about big dicks…

I was planning on coming tonight but now dealing with kids issues and planning and might have to skip

I'm out tonight, not feeling great

Https://imgur.com/gallery/WPj72nK Enjoy

I'm out this Friday since I feel like hot trash

My eye, Gio…

Feel better, Rob!

Any chance we can get Arnold to visit Rhode Island? Maybe he can fix all our roads too… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIGc98h1r9M

Huh, hope everyones feeling better. Anyone around tonight?

I hurt my back playing soccer last night so I am not driving anywhere. Brian, if you still have back pain, turns out all my exercises I knew before are not helping much, so I’ve been using acupuncture pad on my lower back when sitting, which is helping. And doing basic stretches like these ones - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wAw1-1 ... Nlcw%3D%3D

Feel better folks, hope to catch you all next week then!

Hope you guys all feel better soon!

Sorry, Brian, another set of lower back exercises, these take up less time and only five of them but more effective I think as they actually strengthen, not just stretch, though it is a Russian guy talking so you may need to read subtitles - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBtJiXL__ag

Not sure you all need any more D&D books and stuff, but there is another sale at Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/deal/ac8c65bb?sh ... tions=true

If you are curious as to why Friday the 13th is unlucky this is the video for you. https://youtu.be/sgxDWMSIozQ?si=zDpGhl3uamZTOvVl

Interesting prediction for where Wizards of the Coast are going: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBdBJNS3T58

In case you haven’t seen the Galadriel vs Princess Leia rap battle - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RL52R7m8b7w

Not bad. Still like ERB but they are very similar in style to each other.

Https://i.imgur.com/eBTmKZn.mp4

I won't be around this Friday to assist with HQ testing. Also my apologies for drunken shenanigans last friday. I was really off my rocker that night.

Like I said last week. I'm out for this Friday.

I will be there!

Looks like I'm stuck getting home from Norfolk...

"You can't tell from behind", -Robert McDermott

It sounded bad even with context

This should be fun to see. https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/ent/k ... ool-3.html

I want to run a 5E module for the kids and Audrey to teach them DnD, do you guys have any level 1 - 3 physical modules I can borrow?

Sure, I can bring some tonight

Whenever we get to Brian’s one-shots next, I am going to make a Fighter/Sorcerer combo 5th level character to bring. His name will be Boomstick and he will make lots of booms…

Just curious why not warlock or eldritch knight? Those are fighter/sorcerer classes, I mean Im all about min/min go for it!

Be careful with multi-classing. You will grow slowly at both classes as opposed to going a single class route. Why sorceror/fighter?

Val got me thinking I would like to try playing dwarven melee warlock. Medium armor, greataxe power attack

I probably would not play a multiclass build over a long campaign with leveling into double digit levels but for one shot type stuff, it would be fun to try. With this build I get 1 level of Fighter for shield, armor, weapon proficiency and Blindfighting, and then get into Shadow Sorcery and casting Darkness and blade fighting.

@brian, do I get any money to buy any equipment besides what is given at 1st level for your one-shot or go with the basics only? I’m good either way

I think that we're taking this further than just a one shot. We are almost at the end of the module Brian brought for last time.

It’s fine, I was only going to take a single level of fighter so will be mostly a sorcerer

So, we doing Brian’s D&D adventure tomorrow? I’m getting my sorcerer’s spells ready… I rolled like crap on the hit points but at least I rolled better on the initial ability scores. Good thing I started as a fighter or I would have like 20HP…

I'm pretty sick at the moment so I will likely not be around tomorrow. I can leave the books and stuff out for pickup if someone else wants to host

Oh no, hope you feel better, Rob! We don’t want to catch what you have, so probably safer not to visit Rob’s house tomorrow…

I'm just turning the corner on my second URI since August. I'd like to avoid getting sick again. I hope it wasn't me who infected you Rob.

Feel better soon Rob! Let me know if you need anything.

Hows everyone feeling this week? Hopefully recovering and succeeding a few con saves.

Still clearing out a bit of mucus from my lungs. I've got a painting day planned with my nephews on Friday so I won't be around.

We gathering at Ye Old Robs tonight?

I'm free and can host, I know Joe and Gio are out

I’m most likely out today with family

I'll be there at Robs this week.

I will be there too. I am thinking maybe I should rebuild my fighter (1 level) / sorcerer (4 levels) into a Paladin/Sorcerer build for Brian’s D&D…

Why not Paladin/Warlock? You can get extra made fun of for that combo...

A PadLock? What a great combo!

I've been thinking about Val's fighter/sorcerer combo and he's basically made Gandalf. I think it's a great concept really, just maybe a few more levels of fighter then sorcerer from there on out.

I’ll get to yell “Run, you fools!” and smoke lots of weed, what’s not to like about Gandalf?

Hope you suckas are ready to roll some dice tonight!