Thus we begin the 53rd Nuts thread. There'd be more, except I've gotten lazy and won't bake until threads are ~1500 posts now.
Its an RP thread based on core D&D rules (3.5e particularly). Anyone can shitpost, comment, or play as they prefer, though making a character does require a small bit of detail.
The party is currently almost totally divided. Not on philosophical or moral grounds, they're just not in the same place at the same time. Infernius is kidnapping Trump for some reason, who was headed to check out the Sil wall, which is a concept he's only recently heard of, but will probably like.
Tracy is headed to Cardashil to stab things and (maybe) get her previous stash of knives back from.
Stix is exploring the primeval forest, intent on finding Trollestia (?), while Torcuil and Snek - when they're not attacking one another - are taking the airship to Krenshall.
Thez hasn't been seen since learning that Kefka is still (again?) alive, which she seemed most emphatically not pleased to discover.
Its mid-week, so it won't shouldn't, but probably will get hairy until later. So then, go nuts.
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>>57626I guess they just didn't want casters taking weapons that would go to the Fighters.
>>57627Take Thez for example, she's auto-proficient in all monk weapons. She's also proficient in most types of armor, but never uses cuz monks are awesomer when in no armor.
If she were to come across a weapon she wanted to use that she wasn't proficient in (doubtful, unarmed monk damage is uber) she'd just take the penalty rather than wasting(imo) a feat
>kunaiSure
I still wanna make those glass weapons/items.
The Black Sun Blade will take a while though..
>>57630I'm not sure I understand the question
>>57629What kind of weapon is her saw-thing?
>>57632Well, how do you test what she is good at? If it is an imaginary-ish thing, couldn’t the proficiency be anything? This is theoretical and I’m being silly when asking this, of course.
>>57635The weapons and proficiency system - in spite of my reservations - is pretty exhaustive, where all weapons are either explicitly included in source material or fall into existing categories (a 2x4 is a club for example, even if not expressly designated)
I'd hate to advance shit without Brad's faggot, but can Tracy get a better look at the environment around her while she waits for Brad to wake up under her butt?
Last I knew, it was a single-file, airplane security line leading into a portal to who knows where.
>>57635You can do anything in imagination land.
>>57637I was trying to poke a little fun at you by saying that the tulpa could technically be any class with its proficiency because by technicality, the thing can be molded to desire. So how do you know monk type class as opposed to a wizard? Again, just poking a little fun, not trying to be serious.
>>57640That's a little tricky. In a technical sense, Thez existed as an unspecified and largely indeterminate entity long before being personified as a D&D character, yet it was through D&D that she
was personified, by core rules and all. Her development and evolution was story-driven, so its just a matter of the rules that apply to her at various stages. She wasn't initially a monk for example, she started out as an edge-lord fighter. Her character back-story is a parallel of a variety of significant experiences that I've had, and her personality reflects those experiences (both mine and her's).
And, if you count the 0 level in Sorcerer, she's got levels in 5 classes (fighter, monk, horizon walker, shadowdancer, and sorcerer) but monk is where the bulk of her experience and ability remains.
>>57638And fuck, I wish I'd come back here sooner.
I'd forgotten how frustrated I was back then at losing those blades. Should've never parted with them, that was totally out of character.
>>57609Stix could get his pet-thing pretty soon.
Something cool, like a legendary tiger.
>>57641I thought she discarded her Fighter levels?
>>57644She was, and I was pouring over stats to figure out how that would work, but that was before she learned that Kefka is still alive
>>57645Ah, makes sense.
I was going to throw away those BG levels, but I decided it wasn't worth it. I think I'll take two more levels in it for a buffed cohort.
Is dumping a sack of caltrops a swift action?
>>57647A sack? No. A handful, sure.
>>57648Could you describe
>>57638 >>57549I wanna know, because last time I just waited in line before seeking alternatives I lost all of my equipment.
>>57650*sits on Brad's face in a meditative position*
*channels divegrass energy*
>>57651while watching divegrass that isNot much has changed with Cardishore, aside from the entrants doing their TSA lines. The city its self is an expansively tall wall apparently of a stucco-type of material. No one in line is talking to one another, and they all wear various expressions of neither trusting nor particularly giving a shit about anyone else in line. On the occasion that conversation does occur, its mostly grand-standing and ego about who is "better" or is "the next big star". The entitlement and pride is palpable.
>>57654Entered? No, they're both outside
>>57655So already am
Well, that was a letdown...
Fucking cursed stadium.
>>57661TBH, I think its kind of fitting. I still haven't forgiven /pol/ for abandoning /mlpol/
>>57662Yeah, I know, but it kills the dream of an /mlpol/ final..
*divegrass channeling ceases*
>>57663It would have been equally great if they faced off and ended up in a tie.
>>57656Is the portal visible?
I'm kind of still trying to decide whether or not I want to go through it..
Welp, back to making a story. I have done too much to give up on it now before it is finished.
>>57667The knives are probably not through that portal. Look for adjacent structures and rooms
>>57668"Uck!"
>>57669It's never too late to give up
>>57663I'm over it desu. 4/mlpol/ balked when it could have continued to habben and aside from the loyal base, /pol/ AND /mlp/ kinda shrugged and 'went home'.
Meanwhile, Mlpol.net has to contend with the generals cup, and then ONLY if the media doesn't directly mention Mlpol.net.
Tl;dr Divegrass is entertaining, but on a certain level its just a means to piss on Mlpol
>>57670They said they'd give them back when she went through.
>give upDon't be a bitch.
>>57638>while she waits for Brad to wake up under her buttAnd they say romance is dead
>>57670>adjacent structuresTracy looks for this, although I didn't see any.
>>57671Yeah, I'm done watching this season until the /mlp/ game plays.
>>57670So, you think I should write the story then? I won’t if you’re not interested, otherwise it is a waste of time and space.
>>57676It's not necessary, since most development is in game, but I encourage you to write whatever you want.
>>57670>'are we going in there or not?'Tracy asks, seemingly unsure..
>>57678Well, I guess that saves me some time then.
>>57676Do you mean a character backstory? I'm all for it, but I also agree on not hesitating if you feel like it. Most of Thez' backstory hasn't been mentioned, cuz I prefer it be through dialogue.
>>57672I'm betting on there being other ways to go
>>57679>"This place is a trap. If you approached a slaughter house, would you stand in line with the cattle, or would you go around?" >"If these gnomes don't start responding, I'm eating the fat one"
>>57681I would explain through dialogue, but I have a feeling that most of my character’s time will be apart from the others due to level difference and interests.
>>57682>'lets go around then.'Tracy pics up Brad by the scruff and vanishes into thin air
...
And reappears where she was cutting the hole last time.
>>57681Both Tracy and Trumpaladin want to know if there are other structures, other doors, what people are standing around besides those in line, and so forth
>>57684Oh, I doubt that
>>57686On the outside? No. The city is entirely self-contained, with one main entrance. Interestingly enough, no one seems to come
out of the city, whatever that means
>>57687Besides Torc is coming back to the tower after he gets some details on the ship
>>57689Okay, what does the entrance look like? Is it like the lines to get into a terminal at an airport, or what?
>>57689Tracy attempts to cut through the stone wall.
>>57689How many guards are visible on the exterior of the structure and at the entrance?
>>57694This, but not
that many. They're clearly there to moderate entrants, there's not nearly enough to expel intruders (in fact, they don't look like they'd be any good at that, not that anyone has wanted to attack Cardishore cuz y?)
>>57695Does Tracy have a set of clothes that look like any of theirs? Also What is the response to "to whom do I do file the report?"
>>57695Even if we wanted to go in, there's only one entrance.
Was Tracy able to cut the stone?
>>57696"Through there," a guard says pointing to the line.
>>57697Is she just walking up to the wall in front of everyone, and gouging it with the blades?
>>57699"Is there a room or hallway we should go to once through?"
>>57698>"My way in where? Through the portal?">>57699She circled around the other side where she was cutting last, out of sight from the front.
Or not, if we can just advance.
Tracy makes sure her sword is in cane form.
>>57701Then yes, the blades neatly slice through the stucco-mix, which is not actually stone but more of a concrete made of a paste and sand.
Also, while no one is immediately around, Tracy can see that the majority of the entrants to Cardishore are coming from the east, which is the direction of the Sil wall.
>>57702*cuts perfectly circular hole like a phantom thief and pops it out*
>>57703What do the people look like?
Both Torc and Snek wonder if cats stole from the gnomes
>>57705Ever been to Burning Man?
[1d20+35 = 41]>>57703As delicately as possible, Trumpaladin asks a guard where the belongings are kept and to be retrieved. Rolling Diplomacy
>>57707No
If Infernius were here, it would be very easy to let him create a distraction and then slip through
>>57708Imagine then a collection of the most colofully, eccentric, and distinct individuals, each vying for intention and grandeur. Bright colors, styles, themes, etc.
>>57711Literally nothing. Just a wall.
Security is tight.
It's through the portal, or through the wall.
[1d20+21 = 34]>>57714>'NOPE!'*slices through wall and pops-out hole-piece*
Listen check to hear what's around the corner
>>57715>>57715With what instrument does she slice through the wall?
>>57716The stone-cutting glaives she got from Thez
>>57716Tracy has Thez' longtooth-blades, which can cut stone.
>>57718What does she see/hear on the other side?
>>57719Before we go off the rails with this (cuz we will) what are the other characters doing?
>>57720Torc is waiting for the gnomes to respond.
Stix is alone in the forest waiting to encounter something.
Infernius just offered the strange dog bacon.
>>57721Actually, Stix was in the grove.
*is sure to cut hole smoothly*
>>57721>TorcuilYes, my bad. In the moment its hard to really grasp how much dialogue is going on, but in retrospect, I can see how much it is, as well as when/why I get distracted/sidetracked.
>StixA cute little squirrel runs from cover up to Stix' hooves, and it wrinkles its nose as it smells him.
And of course the dog would eat the bacon, raw OR cooked. Where did he get bacon, that he was carrying around? No matter.
As far as Torcuil, he's established a bit of a rapport with the gnomes (in that he's not sussed about talking like they do), so his dialogue could transition to a more meta exchange of information (I'm not opposed to continuing the role-playing dialogue tho). I say this, cuz I could easily give a spiel that would answer all questions, but I'm enjoying the gnomes.
>>57725>Where did he get baconSee
>>57454 >>57469Also, I was bored, so I "made"
stole another image.
>tfw the cosplaying freak is still alive