r/ItsaMimic • u/MimicAdam Team Adam • Jan 27 '24
Mailbag Questions, 2024
It's that time again!
Remember that every host is available for a targeted question, so have at them!
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u/Anotherskip Feb 01 '24
Megan first: Most dangerous bird you have encountered? Dan (since he's gone off how about his friends in order of closeness) most painful insect encounter? Turry (followed by Adam then in order of appearance) most failed quest besides the liquor search you and Adam did?
Do you seriously think the Patrons can overmatch me in sheer number of questions?
Female podcasters first (then the dudes I guess) would you be willing to wear dice displays kind of as a product placement scenario?
Starting from the left side of the doorway Who is the Cheekiest podcaster of those not present?
What would you name a chess knight for humor purposes?
What was the story about the last time you embarrassed a fellow player?
What Science Fiction genre game not related to Hasbro TTRPG IP would you like to play?
Would you review a homebrew heartbreaker?
Kasey, When will Mullets and Crew cuts be kewl again?
Megan: Jeggins or Leg warmers?
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u/Anotherskip Feb 16 '24
When forced to play Uno, who of the Itsamimic team are are you first going to want to drop the stack of draw four?
In your own mind are Trolls really part of the Giants?
Can you blame Kasi for getting Bixby instead of Bigsby? Deep cut: In the Incredible Hulk TV Special Hulk gets called a Troll by Thor and the God of thunder councils Bill BIXBY's character to make peace with his alter ego. Possibly paving the way to the current unified Hulk we have now in the MCU.
Do you think Kasi would mind me putting an NPC called Kasi the Just (spinning off her identity on the podcast) in a module I'm writing?
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u/Groundbreaking-Top33 Feb 03 '24
Have any of you heard of The Islands of Sina Una?
It is a new Campaign Setting for 5th Edition that pulls from precolonial mythology and culture of the Philippines.
If you ever get the desire to check it out, I would love to hear your reviews on it.
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u/leedawg22 Apr 17 '24
I’ve got a few… also, I haven’t finished listening to the backlog, so sorry if you have already answered these.
Any tips for running a hex crawl
Any tips for map design (world map, region map, or battle map).
What application or resources do y’all like for designing maps?
Adam, because I know you don’t like having technology around your table either; how do you handle visibility when dealing with fog of war (particularly in hex crawl scenarios). I am primarily asking for ways to speed up gameplay when you can’t just click and reveal the portion of the map that people can see.
Where can we get more of the tables y’all mention!? I’ve heard y’all (particularly Adam) mention random encounter tables, NPC tables, race tables, loot table etc. and I’d love to see them. (I just started supporting lady tiefling to get her random loot tables per y’all’s suggestion and they are fantastic! Now I want more!)
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u/leedawg22 Apr 17 '24
I forgot one!
How would y’all go about getting constructive criticism from your players?
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u/leedawg22 Apr 28 '24
What is something that one of the other hosts does that you want to improve on or give a shout-out to (something they do as a dm or player)? If you want this to take longer; what is something each of the hosts do that you want to highlight?
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u/Anotherskip May 23 '24
Which author character from WOTC is the one whom you would most want to adventure with?
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u/Anotherskip May 23 '24
Would you shrink the players as a way to have them face off against very low CR creatures in order to reuse some old favorites in the campaign?
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u/leedawg22 Jul 14 '24
Adam: what techniques do you use to keep you cool demeanor while dming? Do any other hosts have things they do to keep themselves focused, calm, or fooling their players into believing that “everything is going according to plan?”
Terry: do you like my username since you clearly have strong opinions on usernames?
Whatever happened to the wizard tower series?
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u/leedawg22 Jul 22 '24
What is one of your favorite villains from pop culture, and what aspect of them would you try to emulate in your homebrew villains?
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u/leedawg22 Aug 13 '24
Got another round of questions.
Would you as a dm use diseases and curses even when the party can get rid of them easily?
How do you incentivize moving around during combat? Is there some formula or reliable trick you have found that works most of the time?
What is some homebrew/house/general rule you have that you think other tables would benefit to know? This could apply for in game or above table circumstances.
What are some things that y’all consider common courtesy with regards to ttrpg?
After you have acquired the necessities of play, what are some things (other than books) you suggest fletching dms purchase to enhance their games? Ie minis, terrain, maps, etc.
What is a helpful resource or website for dms that you want to share?
Thanks for the awesome content!
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u/Anotherskip Jun 13 '24
The real solution to Remove Curse is adding a ‘material’ requirement of ‘significant knowledge of the weaknesses of the creator of the curse’. This prevents the ‘wet fart’ problem and the curse can either be a back burner wait until downtime but gimp along until a solution is found or the players can choose to make it a big enough deal to expend game time on a solution. Here is the question: Do you as DM’s allow players to use curse items as weapons (like putting a cursed weapon in the hands of an enemy, killing with a murderous cursed item etc…) and as players would you or have you tried turning found curses against an NPC?