Handbook of Heroes

[Honest Tiefling]

Lord Cragchin is a wonderful name for the archetypal hero with a jaw that can cut cheese.

[DRD1812]

Lord Cragchin is a wonderful name for the archetypal hero with a jaw that can cut cheese.

Cheers! I honestly need to play more stereotypical noblemen. I always have a blast being an arrogant so-and-so when I DM them. No reason not to share the love with my player-self!

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Handbook of Heroes #335: Mobility Training


In which Monk cheats lawfully in a horse race.

[Honest Tiefling]

Well, at least the monk isn't throwing the horse. Through why the alchemist hasn't created some sort of horse abomination yet is beyond me.

If one horse devours another, do they both win if they cross the finish line first?

[Keltest]

Well, at least the monk isn't throwing the horse. Through why the alchemist hasn't created some sort of horse abomination yet is beyond me.

If one horse devours another, do they both win if they cross the finish line first?

Only if the first horse has bits of the second horse stuck in its teeth.

[Honest Tiefling]

Only if the first horse has bits of the second horse stuck in its teeth.

You know the saying. Never look a flying two-headed fire-breathing horse in the mouth.

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Handbook of Heroes #343: Championship Round

We wanted to depict Succubus's final smash, but we couldn't get it past the censors.

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If one horse devours another, do they both win if they cross the finish line first?

That's illegal strictly on the grounds of common decency: https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/...20130220001305

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Handbook of Heroes #345: Christmas Spirit(s)


In which The Evil Party fill in for some goodly ghosts.

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Handbook of Heroes #349: Technological Dependence

In which Street Samurai confronts the painful realities of life in meat space.

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Handbook Of Heroes #354: Adversarial GMing

I don't care what they say. It's fun making your players hate you!

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Handbook Of Heroes #357: Fire Guy

Always call "shotgun fireball guy."

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Can you please say me what about this topic is?

Just throwing down the latest pages from the comic as it updates. Each comic is its own topic, as per the blog. :)

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Handbook Of Heroes #357: Session Summary



How do you go about organizing your notes? How do you handle recapping at the beginning of sessions? How do you remember all those obscure freaking NPC names!?

[Keltest]

Handbook Of Heroes #357: Session Summary



How do you go about organizing your notes? How do you handle recapping at the beginning of sessions? How do you remember all those obscure freaking NPC names!?

Personally, I just have a good head for names. I tried writing it down for a while, but I found it was easier for me to just remember. Give NPCs some memorable characteristic (ie we had a dwarf who's armor was extremely shiny) and the party will remember the NPC, even if they don't remember the name. After that, its just a matter of keeping good track of your character sheets.

[DRD1812]

Personally, I just have a good head for names.

Oh man... I wish that was me! I just had my first in-town session in about three months. I was scrambling to go back into my old notes to remember who the hell all my townspeople were. I've got to start keeping a proper glossary or wiki somewhere.

[Keltest]

Oh man... I wish that was me! I just had my first in-town session in about three months. I was scrambling to go back into my old notes to remember who the hell all my townspeople were. I've got to start keeping a proper glossary or wiki somewhere.

I find statting out all the important (ie named) NPCs helps. And then you can just keep their character sheets in a 3 ring binder. Add a new tab if you have more than one town.

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I find statting out all the important (ie named) NPCs helps.

Yo... That might be the point of "more work than I want to put in" right there. Mad respect for the dedication though!

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Handbook of Heroes #363: Fear Itself

You ever pause to ask yourself, "What would I see if I got hit with a phantasmal killer?"

[Keltest]

Yo... That might be the point of "more work than I want to put in" right there. Mad respect for the dedication though!

I actually have a program that can generate characters automatically. All I need to do is tell it to generate, say, a 9th level human fighter and bang, instant character sheet. Fill in the name and add a couple details about who he is and where he lives and youre golden.

Theoretically it will even generate spells for spellcasters, but since those can vary from day to day, I tend to just delete those and just fill in my own if I suspect I will need them.

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I actually have a program that can generate characters automatically. All I need to do is tell it to generate, say, a 9th level human fighter and bang, instant character sheet. Fill in the name and add a couple details about who he is and where he lives and youre golden.

Yo... Any details, links, or downloads? I wouldn't mind getting my hands on such an app.

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Handbook of Heroes #367: Build Change

In which dragons and gunslingers discover the power of a well-timed self-nerf.

[Keltest]

Yo... Any details, links, or downloads? I wouldn't mind getting my hands on such an app.

Fun fact, my dad actually programmed it himself when he was in college. At this point its probably running on the computer equivalent of duct tape and chewing gum. Im sure there are similar programs out there though, he cant have been the only one to have had that idea in decades. We call it the DM helper.

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Handbook of Heroes #36:9 Origin Stories: Commoner

The house cat / commoner wars have raged since time immemorial, with no end in sight.

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Handbook of Heroes #371:Monster Adoption

In which Inquisitor meets an aurumvorax and acquires a new pair of distressed jeans.

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Handbook of Heroes #373: Alternate Loadouts

Intelligent weapon? Meet rust monster.

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Handbook of Heroes #375: Consequences

Protip: If you're trying to keep the filthy peasants from murdering you in the face, it helps not to refer to them as "dirty peasants." Contrary to popular opinion, being polite to NPCs is not against the rules!

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Handbook of Heroes #377: Third Wheel

If you've ever found yourself in a bad group, there are usually signs that you should get out. Learn to read those signs.

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Handbook of Heroes #381: Battle Trance

In which a monk and a catgirl bond over fire damage.

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Handbook of Heroes #383: Active NPCs

So often, NPC tag-alongs turn into extensions of the party. Why not allow them to bring their own motivations and storylines to the game?