NineStarPhantom

But why must we worry about Endings at all?

Welcome Friends! Welcome! (Or not, as you see fit. And none of you orderly folks aroun' here!) I recently began a new game with a new group, and in our second session, upon discovering our characters captured and imprisoned (Though we got out pretty easily) We promptly planned to retrieve our things and then embed ourselves within the walls to cause headaches for the facility, sabotage everything, declare phycological war, and just generally make nuisances of ourselves. this was then begun with the party gnome climbing into the air vents while my own character hacked the robots in the security system. Thus began the seed for this question: What Beautiful, Terrible Chaos have you or a fellow player created, and if you had the ability, what madness have you theorized, yet not unleashed?

I'm afraid that's not possible. It's the curse of our hobby that nothing we do will ever overcome the wrath of the RNG gods.

Player, definitely. I can GM, but that's not the same as being good at it. Spheres-only? I have no opinion on that front. Gestalt always seemed fun, but never done it before, so there's that. Tech level should be in-world consistent, regardless as to other things, but the understanding of that setting should be conveyed to the players before the game starts. not so much an issue here, but I've had a few issues in that vein. Houserules: EitR is always good, I'm also a fan of bending the rules on magic item limits (You have more than two fingers, so why only two rings? and such-like) though that can be... unwise depending on the party. Spellcrafting is always fun, though I don't know many adventures/parties that have the downtime required for it very often. Custom traditions? Always. Game #3 sounds interesting, though the other two are, while fun-sounding, not thematically my style. Hope others enjoy them though! Having said that, being relatively unpracticed in spheres, I would prefer something less complex to cut my teeth on.

Given that I appear to be missing half the options... May I ask what's going on?

My free choice would probably be either kineticist, because mindblasting, Harbinger (Free teleportation all over, I just have to want to break that thing over there) Cleric, because the ability to self-heal from being basically dead means I don't have to worry about anything but being dead. If possible though, I would hold off on the choice until after consulting this thread and researching all given options to ensure the most utility possible.

1-1/2 cup lukewarm water 1 packet (Or generous spoonful) yeast 1 tablespoon sugar or honey 2 tablespoons oil or softened butter 2-4 cups flour Mix water, yeast, and sugar in mixing bowl and let bloom. (About fifteen minutes, or until it starts looking like tan mold floating on top). Add 1 cup flour and oil, mix well. Add 1 cup flour, and mix thoroughly. Continue adding flour in small amounts until dough is about as sticky as play-dough. Let stand 10 minutes. Place on clean, lightly floured surface. (Countertops work fine) Knead until it begins to turn shiny (About 20-30 minutes.) Place in bowl and allow to rise until it doubles in size. (normally 4-6 hours) if the dough does not return to it's previous state after poking with your finger, knead again and form into desired shape. (Rolls, loaf, etc.) Heat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Bake for 20-30 minutes, or until the bread sound hollow when tapped on the bottom. If not serving immediately, let cool in open air, then wrap in plastic wrap or place in breadbox. This bread has a fine crumb, which is best for sandwiches. The crust is crunchy. Like with most baked goods, this can be played with considerably. Adding more oil or butter makes the bread much richer and softer when done, more sugar makes for a good base for cinnamon rolls. there are other options, but this is basics.

Please note that I do my Breads largely by feel, so none of these are exactly researched. Play with it, have some fun, it'll be great, I promise. I'm also assuming you know at least a little bit about how to handle basic bread. If not, look that up. I may post some breads later. To make one 12" pizza: In a mixing bowl, combine 1 cup water and some yeast. Amount of yeast will determine time required, but it is not advisable to exceed 1 tablespoon. (If you consider 'doesn't taste like beer' a desirable trait in pizza, 1 tablespoon may also be excessive.) Bloom according to directions on your yeast. Mix in 1-1/2 cups of flour and 1/2 cup cornmeal until fully incorporated. Add flour in small quantities until it is tacky, but doesn't cling to your fingers. Knead and let rise. After dough has approximately doubled in size, poke with one or two fingers. If it only regains about half the depth of your poking, then knead it and stretch flat on pizza baking surface of choice. (Baking sheet, pizza stone, convenient rock or slab of metal, whatever floats your boat.) Heat oven to 375 Degrees Fahrenheit. Add desired toppings to pizza. It is advised to layer applicable cheeses or similar dietary replacement between the sauce and other toppings, then spread some more on top of all other toppings to help hold them in place slightly while cutting. Bake until the top looks fully melted and the bottom sounds hard when tapped. Remove and serve, allowing to cool prior to serving optional. No, it's not a pretty recipe, but it does the job. Playing with the amount of water and flour can also help you make the crust more or less puffy by layering more or less dough, and the cornmeal helps make it crunchier. Adding butter/oil will make the dough softer, but not puffier.

My First D&D was 3.5, when I first saw the books, I remember being entranced, It was a new world, an entire category of people I'd never known existed that (To young Nine, anyway) existed only to ensure that everyone had a way to pretend to be someone else, somewhere else. the idea was fascinating, and I read every one of those books till covers started falling off. I used to play against myself, because I didn't know any better and lived in boonyville, population 25. good times. Reasons it was best: 1) The depth and breadth of options, sure I only had three books, PHB, DMG, and a Monsters book, but I knew them all and knew I could make these people do anything. 2) Discovery that I wasn't the only one who wanted to explore new worlds and play with magic and do all the other things we get up to in this game was an unparalleled point of excitement. 3) The Crunch. I know people don't always like it because of the complication added, but for me, throwing around all those little +1s and +2s was (and remains) an extremely fulfilling process. trying to find a way to have as many in as many places as possible is fun for me, and if that means diving through reams of paper and miles of internet text to find that one thing I need, well so much the better because I'm going to see what everyone else did too, and it's awesome. For me, the much-maligned Crunch is actually one of the best parts of the game, because of how much fun it can be to watch people's adventures in into the jungle. Not to mention that Big Number to-hit and damage makes my brain happy.

Rules for avoiding candy turning to sugar apply here as well. Nutty Caramel 2 cups granulated sugar 2 cups whipping cream 1-3/4 cups light corn syrup 1/2 cup butter 2 cups chopped nuts pinch of salt 1 tsp vanilla extract Mix first five ingredients, cook slowly in large heavy pot (At least 4-quart, for safety. smaller if you feel like playing with fire) until it turns caramel colored and 238 Degrees Fahrenheit (or firm ball stage). Mix in salt and butter, pour into buttered 12x9 pan, let cool. Refrigeration is allowed, freezing is not. otherwise, cover and leave at room temperature for several hours. When room temperature or lower, cut into portions. Eat or wrap for later. Note: Will keep for several weeks Grandma C's caramel 2 cups sugar 1 cup light corn syrup 3 cups heavy cream 2 tsp Vanilla Mix Sugar, Syrup, and one cup of cream in large heavy pot. boil and cook to 234 Fahrenheit, or firm ball stage. Remove from heat, mix in 1 cup of cream, cook slowly until it reaches Firm ball again. Repeat with last cup of cream and cook slowly until it turns caramel colored and reaches Firm ball stage again. Take off heat and add Vanilla Pour into buttered 9x13 pan. Cool, cut, wrap or eat as above. Caramel chews Prepare one of the above caramel recipes and pour into 2 buttered jelly roll pans or a buttered baking sheet. Nougat filling: 2 cups sugar 2 cups light corn syrup 3/4 cups water 3 egg whites Cook first three ingredients together until they reach 235 degrees Fahrenheit. Beat egg whites until cooking mixture reached 240 degrees. Add 1/3 of Sugar mix to the whites while beating. Cook remaining syrup to 260 degrees. Slowly add syrup to egg white mix while beating. Beat until it holds shape. (Think merengue) Spread nougat over the hardened caramel. Let set. Cut into thirds by length and roll. Cut rolls into 1 inch pieces on buttered cutting board. Enjoy or Wrap for later

I give unto you all the art and recipes of my family: Candy making. Filled chocolates Filling: 4C White sugar 2 tbps Light Corn syrup 2T butter Pinch of Salt Flavoring of choice* Mix first four ingredients in large (at least twice as tall as ingredient mixture) thick bottomed pot. Stir continuously over medium heat until it starts to boil. Turn to low heat and add thermometer. Let boil on low until 238 Degrees Fahrenheit, or until a drop forms a firm ball when dripped into ice water. Remove from heat and place in cold water bath (Keep water out of candy). Cool to 110-120 Degrees Farenheit. beat until no longer glossy. Pour into mixing bowl without scraping sides**. Let cool and set completely. Knead in flavoring, and refrigerate covered until ready for use. When ready, cover baking sheet in wax paper, and dust hands in corn starch. Scoop out a marble-sized amount of filling with a spoon and roll into a ball. Refrigerate. Melt chocolate. If using a double boiler, do not let any water get in the chocolate. If Microwaving, melt in 5-10 second increments to prevent breaking. place a sheet of wax paper on a second baking sheet, and put dots of chocolate in each space the chocolates will go. This helps thicken the bottoms so they don't leak as easily. Dip fondant balls in chocolate and place on chocolate dots. Let cool. Eat alone or with friends/family. *Flavorings from the family, and please add your own if you like: Mint - a few drops of Peppermint oil Citrus - 1tbps zest. Almond - a few drops almond extract, add slivered or chopped almonds to outside of chocolate. Strawberry - a few drops of strawberry extract Cherry - chop dry maraschino cherries Maple walnut - maple flavoring and chopped walnuts Chocolate(Fudge) - Use favorite fudge recipe, or add cocoa powder with all other ingredients. Coconut - Coconut flavoring, roll dipped chocolate in coconut flakes before cooling. ** This is to prevent the candy from going to sugar. if your candy turns into a hard sheet of brown sugar-ish stuff, add a little water, and reheat (or break into fragments and eat, it's still tasty). While boiling, if you notice a large amount of crystal buildup on the sides, use a basting brush dipped in water to dissolve them into the candy.

Well, been a few years, but it's good to be back. Figured I should say hi here and be properly official etc. Since we place so very much importance on that here. Happy to see a few folks still here, and I imagine I'll see more old friends. Hope to play with you all soon!