And thats totally fine when dealing with a game that has a sorcerer in it. Campaign 2 has none.I have no problem with him letting it go in that moment because the memory modification kind of renders it moot, but one thing that's worth keeping in mind is that sorcerers have this available to them:
Subtle Spell
When you cast a spell, you can spend 1 sorcery point to cast it without any somatic or verbal components.
This has come up in my game in a number of RP moments, and it's kind of forced me to be more consistent with how I handle situations where a character is casting something but doesn't want to be noticed.
Narratively I'd like to believe that she did it months ago when she got the cupcake and it's just been getting staler and harder alongside the cupcake itself this entire time.I know I probably shouldn't continue talking about it but I do like discussing rules purely for the sake of discussion - did you guys think Jester had pre-sprinkled that dust on the cupcake before going in, or in the narrative, sprinkled it right there and then hand it to the hag?
Yep, I totally agree.And thats totally fine when dealing with a game that has a sorcerer in it. Campaign 2 has none.
There's absolutely nothing wrong with how Matt handled this situation.
In-game logistics aside, that's the kind of crazy hail mary setup that a good DM can lean in to - having this big setup, the casting of the highest level magic they have access to, and everyone at the table on the edge of their seats excited, it's way better to reward that ingenuity, rather than shut her down with a counterspell and thus teach players that the only way to win is to kill the enemy - no fun or clever solutions allowed.
one of us one of usI just got into this. Im loving it. The storytelling is amazing and sometimes it is absolutely hilarious aka consequences and cows. im on episode 27.
I finally finished the most recent episode.
I didn't get as much out of it as most as I'm only about 40 episodes into campaign 1 so I don't know who Artigan is.
But I do find it amusing that Jester is not only in a cult, but she's supposed to be the cult leader.
I finally finished the most recent episode.
I didn't get as much out of it as most as I'm only about 40 episodes into campaign 1 so I don't know who Artigan is.
But I do find it amusing that Jester is not only in a cult, but she's supposed to be the cult leader.
People complaining about this just come off as petty/sticklers/only caring about combat.
Give me out of nowhere genius rp moments any day. Matt handled it well. It's obviously going to come back to bite them, probably even worse than if they had fought her that moment.
I just got to the cupcake moment. Those people conveniently ignore the first two rules which trump all others; have fun and the DM can do whatever they want. The rules just set expectations but if they get in the way of having fun or a legendary moment, they should be conveniently forgotten for the moment. The creators and designers stress this over and over again so I'm not sure where these rules people get their ideas from. Obviously, you should follow most of the rules as it provides framework for a good time and sets common expectations but a great DM knows when to let them slide at the right moment. Turns out Matt is s very good DM.
Another thing that bothered me was the other players trying to barge in on the moment. Like the intentions were good but man just let it play out. Even if she actually gave up her hands, let her make that choice. Sometimes it's good to let bad, dramatic stuff happen in a story.
I think this is a really interesting and fun idea partly because I think that would taint the M9's view of Tal'Dorei and Allura. I would love to watch this crossover!The Vox Machina x Mighty Nein game will be Vox machina trying to ban Artagan and Mighty Nein trying to stop them.
I love these commercials. Every time he does a head swivel between three different cameras in rapid succession I always lose it. Speaking of...did anything ever come of those Sam Reigel commercials where the camera slowly zoomed in / zoomed out? The way they were structured I figured they would eventually reveal a show / event.
The group -cough- Taliesin -cough- metagames a bit too much sometimes, I agree.
I think we'd need to know more about Vesh to know how similar Artagon is to them. Don't we know next to nothing?
To be honest wouldn't this make Vox Machina gods? There have to be thousands of people that believe they're going to save / protect them. Would they have to come out and convince people they are gods so that people's belief in them would make them gods or something?Pretty much, but Matt mentioned in the end of campain Q&A or something that she wasn't an actual god and had more to do with Kashaw's belief in her than anything else.
yeah she even said so right before jumping to her death as a goldfish
I love when they acknowledge it in game by commenting on how loud the the pigeons are, or when they try to shoo them away... or that one incident when Nott ate the Metagaming Pigeon.
yeah she even said so right before jumping to her death as a goldfish
whoa the traveler being Artagan was Laura's idea! Amazing.
(From talks: cause she wanted to originally make a warlock with a fey patron)
She knew all the time, but the way Matt was playing it so mysterious she wondered if Matt had changed it on her and the Traveler was now someone else.
She knew all the time, but the way Matt was playing it so mysterious she wondered if Matt had changed it on her and the Traveler was now someone else.
She knew all the time, but the way Matt was playing it so mysterious she wondered if Matt had changed it on her and the Traveler was now someone else.
She was going to be a warlock using Artagan as her fey patron/book of secrets but then Travis saw how cool warlocks were and wanted to play one. So she then asked Matt if she could be a cleric instead and he agreed. In talks, she said she kept giving Matt knowing looks about the Traveler but with his stone face she wasn't sure if he switched things up on her.I like but also don't like this? Not really a suprise if she knew the whole time.