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putting bg3 point and click voicelines together to sound like a conversation has brought me great joy, so. here's gale, karlach, shadowheart, and astarion doing a terrible job of sneaking around

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OMG imogen is doing the clap if you believe in fairies!!!! Clap! Clap if you believe in Vordo the Golden Weaver lmao 😂

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pov: you are the husk of a consumed god who has spent millennia in darkness and suddenly a mortal is power-walking towards you across the void to discuss unionizing

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Reblog for bigger sample size!

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Bro I saw the cutest gnome ever on my morning hike today but it was an invasive species so I had to beat it to shit & death and berry it's carcass away from the glade 😭

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Another Wyll dialogue that has me CRACKING UP (IYKYK)

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Knife Theory

Original post from u/jimbaby on r/DnD 

When writing a character’s backstory, it’s important to include a certain number of “knives”. Knives are essentially anything that the DM can use to raise the stakes of a situation for your character. Anything that can make a conflict personal, like a threatened loved one or the appearance of a sudden enemy. They’re called “knives” because the players lovingly forge them and present them to the DM so that the DM can use them to stab the player over and over again.

The more knives a player has, the easier it is for the DM to involve them in the story. So it’s important to have them! When breaking down a backstory, it kind of goes like this:

Every named person your character cares about, living or dead (i.e. sibling, spouse, childhood friend) +1 knife [EDIT: a large family can be bundled into one big knife]

Every phobia or trauma your character experiences/has experienced +1 knife

Every mystery in your character’s life (i.e. unknown parents, unexplained powers) +1 knife

Every enemy your character has +1 knife

Every ongoing obligation or loyalty your character has +1 knife

Additionally, every obligation your character has failed +1 knife

Every serious crime your character has committed (i.e. murder, arson) +1 knife

Every crime your character is falsely accused of +1 knife

Alternatively if your character is a serial killer or the leader of a thieves guild, those crimes can be bundled under a +1 BIG knife

Any discrimination experienced (i.e. fantasy racism) +1 knife

Every favored item/heirloom +1 knife

Every secret your character is keeping +1 knife

You kind of get the point. Any part of your backstory that could be used against you is considered a knife. A skilled DM will use these knives to get at your character and get you invested in the story. A really good DM can break your knives into smaller, sharper knives with which to stab you. They can bundle different characters’ knives together into one GIANT knife. Because we’re all secretly masochists when it comes to D&D, the more knives you hand out often means the more rewarding the story will be.

On the other hand, you don’t want to be a sad edgelord with too many knives. A buttload of knives just means that everyone in your party will inadvertently get stabbed by your knives, and eventually that gets annoying. Anything over 15 knives seems excessive. The DM will no doubt get more as time goes on, but you don’t want to start out with too many. You also don’t want to be the plain, boring character with only two knives. It means the DM has to work harder to give you a personal stake in the story you’re telling together. Also, knives are cool!! Get more knives!!!

I always try to incorporate at least 7 knives into my character’s backstory, and so far the return has been a stab-ity good time. Going back into previous characters, I’ve noticed that fewer knives present in my backstory has correlated with fewer direct consequences for my character in game. Of course, this isn’t a hard and fast rule, it’s just something that my friends and I have come up with to help with character creation. We like to challenge each other to make surprising and creative knives. If you think of any that should be included, let me know.

EDIT: I feel I should mention it’s important to vary up the type of knives you have. All 7 of your knives shouldn’t be family members, nor should they be crimes that you’ve done in the past. That’s a one-way ticket to repetitive gameplay. Part of the fun is making new and interesting knives that could lead to fun surprises in game.

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Dorian's Dad rn, squinting at Bells Hells: "Is that my fucking son?"

*Dorian summons an ancestral equine dragon*

Dorian's Dad: "Is that my fucking HORSE?"

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has this been done already

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I love how Essek was originally perceived as the Nein's Allura, but watching him with Bell's Hells really shows he wasn't. He served a very different role in the Nein's chemistry.

But the Hells? He's 100% their Allura. Serves as a source of wisdom, had his own previous life as an adventurer, exasperated by but also enchanted by the bumblefucks he never intended to get involved with. I love seeing him in this role.

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just remembered that Ashton showed the bright queen his dunamancy skull and I wanna punch them in the face for that.

Like… Ashton. Buddy. You’re one of my faves you gotta stop doing those kinda things they’re gonna kidnap you and strap you to a table in the dungeon of penance. That isn’t as sexy and fun as it sounds. Stop it.

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Chetney Pock 0'Pea MC most sane senior citizen in Exandria.

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"I think what the difference is when human's get scared, backed into a corner, we are limited by our mortal limitations. When the gods are backed into a corner... it's like a feral dog with endless possibilities."

-Laudna

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I'm absolutely in love with Braius totally lying out of his ass this episode

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purvan suul essentially raised the raven queen when she took mortal form, and consequently I am imagining zerxus being given the task of raising asmodeus' mortal form, because AUGH!!