The D&D party:
– aasimar warlock
– dragonborn sorcerer
– dwarf ranger
– aasimar warlock (yes, there are two)
– sapient panda rogueAll of them dumped Intelligence.
ENTER THE MIND FLAYER. (I'm not actually going to throw a mind flayer at them…at least not for a little while.)
One of the warlock's is named Dunkane Ohio. Bro is trolling me hard Dune-style, and I'm 100% here for it. 😂
— Justice Ramin Arman ➡️ PAX Unplugged (@justicearman) November 19, 2021
Naaaah, start small.
Send in an Intellect Devourer. 😈
(Then if you want to be cheeky, have it “sniff” the party and leave disinterested at the unappetizing meal. 😂)
— Brandy Camel (@Dayntee) November 19, 2021
I like the way you think.
For the longest time, that was one of the only tiny-sized miniatures I owned, so the table would make fun of it whenever it hit the table bc it’s just this little brain with legs—until it nearly killed them!!! I played way too much Neverwinter Nights to not take an Intellect Devourer seriously!
Nothing like doing that fight with a single magical dagger to bypass DR. 😂
— Brandy Camel (@Dayntee) November 19, 2021
What adventure are you using for the new campaign? This time we're doing a mix of homebrew and interconnected adventures. So we're starting out in the Sunless Citadel, and there's no telling where they go next!
— Justice Ramin Arman ➡️ PAX Unplugged (@justicearman) November 19, 2021
Any thoughts on how we might reverse Int being a dump stat? For the DM, I think you can do things like grant a headband of intellect (auto 19 INT), or allow something like @SlyFlourish's variant rule where you can take a fistful of psychic damage to overcome turn-stealing effects that would arise from failed INT saving throws.
— Justice Ramin Arman ➡️ PAX Unplugged (@justicearman) November 19, 2021
Did you attempt to give them 1 circlet of intelligence before that encounter? Or just punish them for stat choices? lol I didn't actually give them this encounter! They are currently 2nd level and fighting goblins.
— Justice Ramin Arman ➡️ PAX Unplugged (@justicearman) November 20, 2021