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Of course there would be a skill challenge...

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[–] TheAgeOfSuperboredom@lemmy.ca 49 points 1 year ago (3 children)

If this is your first night at Bard Club, you have to bard!

[–] ahdok@ttrpg.network 35 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The first rule of Bard Club is that you hand out flyers for Bard Club...

[–] Jaarsh119@ttrpg.network 13 points 1 year ago

And tell everyone you know. Seriously, we need more customers 😞

[–] DmMacniel@feddit.de 7 points 1 year ago

That's the first rule of Bard Club?

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

If someone says "stop", goes limp, or taps out, the song is over.

[–] ahdok@ttrpg.network 43 points 1 year ago

This waitress is called Waltz, and I made a token of her to play in a one-shot:

[–] sammytheman666@ttrpg.network 23 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Wait wait wait OP, I smell a paradox here. Hasn't the little goblin sent her friends to scout the tavern ? How come this is a surprise ?

[–] ahdok@ttrpg.network 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

that's a good question. Is she surprised? She doesn't seem to be panicking...

[–] sammytheman666@ttrpg.network 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] ahdok@ttrpg.network 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm not sure Konsi has a nasty bone in her body.

The one she's using as a hair ornament is a dragon bone though.

[–] sammytheman666@ttrpg.network 2 points 1 year ago

I mean, me being the buff paladin I would be obliterated by this

[–] JungleJim@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If that's a paradox, you have better friends than I do.

[–] sammytheman666@ttrpg.network 4 points 1 year ago

... thanks ?

[–] TechieDamien@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago

All plans fall over when a one is rolled.

[–] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 4 points 1 year ago

Because they orc hasn't!

Razira is surprised, Konsi isn't.
It seems to me like Konsi set her up, and I'm here to see why!

[–] sammytheman666@ttrpg.network 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If it were me, Id sing and make them regret putting me on the spot.

They said to perform. Not to be good.

[–] VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If it were me I'd have a panic attack and they'd start rethinking their policy...

[–] Squirrel@thelemmy.club 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's all fun and games until a barbarian with anxiety is put on the spot.

[–] RIPandTERROR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I would like to rage...

against the machine

[–] ahdok@ttrpg.network 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Now you do what they told ya
NOW YOU DO WHAT THEY TOLD YA

[–] Jax@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 year ago

Why these comics make me smile?

[–] RagnarokOnline@reddthat.com 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I love this as an idea to try and get quiet PCs to possibly interact more.

Maybe have the party dip into an open door while they’re running from a threat or while trying to sneakily navigate the town.

[–] ahdok@ttrpg.network 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Other things that work great for getting PCs to interact more with each other and story beats:

Have a plot where the characters either need to go undercover to scope something out, go underground to avoid attention, or infiltrate an organization - and they join a circus or a theater troupe, or similar organization.

Have a gift-giving ceremony or similar, that acts like a secret santa, where each character has to do something for the next in a circle.

Have NPCs take direct interest in one specific character and want to talk to them, not have another speak for them. Maybe it's a romantic interest, maybe it's a business interest. Maybe they own a store and think that one "hero" would make a great spokesperson "hello I'm shepard and this is my favourite store on the space station"

Have a newspaper/journalist want to interview a specific character about their adventures, or an author want to write the story of the group and interview them all.

Have an NPC in that PCs organization task them with organizing something or solving some problem, and directing the rest of the party to help "hey, our temple has a corruption plot, you're good at solving problems and rooting stuff out, could you start investigating?"

Have someone the party rescued or helped out start hero-worshiping a specific character, and want to become their squire or apprentice.

[–] RagnarokOnline@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago

These are all great ideas! Sharing with my DM :)

[–] Poggervania@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Have someone the party rescued or helped out start hero-worshiping a specific character, and want to become their squire or apprentice.

Ah, the Life of Brian approach I see.

[–] RagnarokOnline@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago

Love your username, btw!

[–] DmMacniel@feddit.de 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh no. This is bad! (But hilarious)

[–] ahdok@ttrpg.network 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well, let's look at their character sheets:

Konsi's performance check bonus is +2 (from her charisma attribute score) Razira's Performance check bonus is +2 (from her charisma attribute score)

We're in trouble folks.

[–] figaro@lemdro.id 3 points 1 year ago

😮 they are going to need some solid rolls to pull this off lol

[–] Neato@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

Someone should introduce her to the mightiest instrument called, The Steel Drum!