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Off-Topic / Re: Weight Lifting for Size [Bear]
« Last post by Kashtan on January 12, 2026, 03:07:45 pm »50% is easily doable as long as we arent talking one-handed. unless youre obese.
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Off-Topic / Re: Weight Lifting for Size [Bear]
« Last post by Joy on January 12, 2026, 01:17:54 pm »Still making gains slowly. Felt great today, some exercises were getting really easy. I've quadrupled some of the exercises I do with shoulders but still only half the goal weight.
I saw they consider 50%-70% of your bodyweight in any exercise a good goal for intermediate lifters, 100% being advanced, 140% elite. I am then intermediate in pretty much anything and advanced in most, the 140% thing sounds like an injury waiting to happen. My goal is advanced but intermediate in some things may have to be good enough. I can tell you in all honesty that intermediate doesn't look like you did anything even though you might be pretty strong, and the muscle groups trained to advanced show.
I saw they consider 50%-70% of your bodyweight in any exercise a good goal for intermediate lifters, 100% being advanced, 140% elite. I am then intermediate in pretty much anything and advanced in most, the 140% thing sounds like an injury waiting to happen. My goal is advanced but intermediate in some things may have to be good enough. I can tell you in all honesty that intermediate doesn't look like you did anything even though you might be pretty strong, and the muscle groups trained to advanced show.
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Off-Topic / Re: Campaign #1 - Somewhere on the Sword Coast
« Last post by Joy on January 12, 2026, 01:10:00 pm »[Luck 1d100=42]
Cat finds more mining supplies, very old outfits that are stiff from age, tools such as a boring chisel kit, a couple pick axes, hammers, more lanterns, and water skins in the same condition as the clothing. In a box she finds machining tools and files. Some of the barrels look like they've never been opened, though aged beyond repair, some items are museum quality. It's clear that the miners who left these were intending to mine again and therefore intended to return soon.
Cat finds more mining supplies, very old outfits that are stiff from age, tools such as a boring chisel kit, a couple pick axes, hammers, more lanterns, and water skins in the same condition as the clothing. In a box she finds machining tools and files. Some of the barrels look like they've never been opened, though aged beyond repair, some items are museum quality. It's clear that the miners who left these were intending to mine again and therefore intended to return soon.
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Off-Topic / Re: D&D Meta Thread
« Last post by Joy on January 12, 2026, 01:00:44 pm »Cat, no, it only applies during an encounter, but I allow your rage to extend within minutes of any encounter, I don't worry about those conditions.
Alice, you may do whatever you want. Just review this video for a simple reminder.
https://youtu.be/H5d42w4ZcY4?si=y-MDiFORd_rYU-zy
Yes, removing the head of any skeleton is enough as long as the head can't conveniently be levitated back into place.
Alice, you may do whatever you want. Just review this video for a simple reminder.
https://youtu.be/H5d42w4ZcY4?si=y-MDiFORd_rYU-zy
Yes, removing the head of any skeleton is enough as long as the head can't conveniently be levitated back into place.
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Off-Topic / Re: D&D Meta Thread
« Last post by Alice on January 12, 2026, 12:49:30 pm »Good thing Ashley got rid of my explosives. Can I at least set everything on fire now, please? There's no wood here that could spread the burn. Also I should probably get rid of the ogre skeletons before they become undead. Do I have to crush them or is throwing the skulls into the hole enough?
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Off-Topic / Re: Campaign #1 - Somewhere on the Sword Coast
« Last post by Cat on January 12, 2026, 07:25:10 am »Nyaa something's coming Nya!
Cat races to the barrels up ahead to check if they contain anything useful against a large monster like explosives. If she can extend her rage with a bonus action (see meta) Cat also enters rage.
Cat races to the barrels up ahead to check if they contain anything useful against a large monster like explosives. If she can extend her rage with a bonus action (see meta) Cat also enters rage.
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Off-Topic / Re: D&D Meta Thread
« Last post by Ī¤amamo on January 12, 2026, 07:07:25 am »Oops looks like we forgot the summons are steam powered. Cat doesn't wanna get surprised this time.
I just discovered something. The rulebook says:
Does that mean you can always extend rage to 10min with a bonus action? I somehow never noticed that.
I just discovered something. The rulebook says:
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Duration. The Rage lasts until the end of your next turn, and it ends early if you don Heavy armor or have the Incapacitated condition. If your Rage is still active on your next turn, you can extend the Rage for another round by doing one of the following:
. Make an attack roll against an enemy.
. Force an enemy to make a saving throw.
. Take a Bonus Action to extend your Rage.
Does that mean you can always extend rage to 10min with a bonus action? I somehow never noticed that.
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Off-Topic / Re: Campaign #1 - Somewhere on the Sword Coast
« Last post by Joy on January 11, 2026, 10:17:51 pm »[Acrobatics Alice 1d20+5=7, Acrobatics Mrs. B 1d20+6=19]
Alice bravely attempts to climb the gravel with Mrs. B. right beside her, but as she grabs to climb, clumps of loose gravel clods come loose and fall, causing her to slide back before she can get a good look. Mrs. B manages and perches on the level near the opening. Presumably not one to take this lightly, she continues and claws her way up. Amid ruined drifts are eight ancient corpses that may have been halflings or gnomes, and among them are two cave ogre skeletons still intact. A greenish slime accumulates against the northern and southwestern walls, and in the northwest there is a hole descending to who knows where.
[Stealth 1d20+1d4+5,+4=22,6]
Unfortunately, Mrs. B. is about as stealthy as a sewing machine at full speed and as Alice arrives, they begin to feel a rumble in the ground.
"Don't blame me, you said you wanted Truesight and I can't see anything from here."
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Alice bravely attempts to climb the gravel with Mrs. B. right beside her, but as she grabs to climb, clumps of loose gravel clods come loose and fall, causing her to slide back before she can get a good look. Mrs. B manages and perches on the level near the opening. Presumably not one to take this lightly, she continues and claws her way up. Amid ruined drifts are eight ancient corpses that may have been halflings or gnomes, and among them are two cave ogre skeletons still intact. A greenish slime accumulates against the northern and southwestern walls, and in the northwest there is a hole descending to who knows where.
[Stealth 1d20+1d4+5,+4=22,6]
Unfortunately, Mrs. B. is about as stealthy as a sewing machine at full speed and as Alice arrives, they begin to feel a rumble in the ground.
"Don't blame me, you said you wanted Truesight and I can't see anything from here."
[Interactions Required]
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Off-Topic / Re: D&D Meta Thread
« Last post by Kashtan on January 11, 2026, 03:15:02 pm »i guess anything is possible in this place
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Off-Topic / Re: D&D Meta Thread
« Last post by Alice on January 11, 2026, 11:48:11 am »Don't underestimate mud. If that hardens it can get as tough as rock. I doubt that thing dug the tunnel in real time. It must have scratched through the rock like a burrowing animal. The mud constricting the entrance should at least slow it down. But what do I know, Alice is an alien not a gopherologist.