#ally rogue

[dailyadventureprompts]

Campaign Starter: Tales from the Bonecart

Whether it's due to superstition or a distaste for a toilsome and muddy trade, folk tend to pay little attention to gravediggers. This makes for an awfully convenient cover for your travelling troupe of tombrobbers as they tour around the realm's backroads filling their pockets with mementos purloined from the dead.

Planning adventures for "evil" campaigns can be tough, but sometimes you and your players just want an excuse to get your hands dirty. What better opportunity to get DEEP down in the dirt than to hand out shovels and have them start out as a group of travelling undertakers/thieves?

Setup: A handful of crews have run the bonecart scam over the past several generations, tempering their skullduggerous actions with a bit of honest gravemaking. This dichotomy is no better represented in the current heads of the operation: Dour and hardworking Heliana, who minds the cart's reigns and keeps the crew on track, and the knavish academic Benjamin Eelpot who loves delving into things that should best stay buried. These two have taken the party on for a series of jobs that will likely require a cold heart and a strong stomach, stealing from both the living and the dead and hoping not to get caught in the meantime.

Adventure Hooks:

The party's first outing on the bonecart should be a meat-and-potatoes sort of job, used to set the tone of the campaign, which happens to sound like "Someone old and rich and lonely has died, leaving their house haunted and their valuables unguarded".

While being stewards of the dead is a great cover, it sometimes attracts the wrong sort of attention, such as when a nobleman offers the party a great reward to investigate an abandoned necropolis and the source of the terrifying dreams that haunt him. Gold is gold though, and surely this couldn't have too many long reaching complications for them.

Irony of ironies, Shortly after one of their scores the party is setupon by a group of bandits disguised as dead men, who manage to make off with a good portion of their illgotten gain. There's no way to recover their goods through official channels, so they'll have to do it themselves.

Throughout their early adventures the party will need to avoid the attention of the heavy handed sheriff hired by the local nobility to quietly and brutally dispose of criminals like themselves.

You get a lot of weird jobs being a gravedigger, but "limo service" is not usually one of them. Still, money is money, and when a bloodsoaked countess offers to pay the bonecart well to defend and transport her coffin across the lands so she can attend a gathering of the great and the ghoulish who are they to say no?

Heliana will eventually approach the party once they've gotten enough shared time , experience, and nightmarish close calls under their belts. She's got some personal matters to attend to, which involve a list of names belonging to an old secret society and a series of graves across the countryside that may contain clues to the locations of some great treasure. Its a bolder job then the crew usually pulls, and will draw unwanted attention, but they can rely on eachother to pull through, right?

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#press start #evil party #necromancer #undead #thief #faction #ally necromancer #ally #ally rogue #rogue #dnd #d&d #adventure compendium

[obsidianmichi]

My favorite part of being a Rogue Trader is the "Do What I Want" Writ, empowered by the Emperor of Humanity himself, and the part where Abelard just stands behind me with his beating stick to remind everyone that, "the Rogue Trader may do as she pleases."

#rogue trader crpg #wh40k rogue trader #rogue trader #as I make a bunch of terrible decisions #allying with xenos #and all that

[nomilkinmyteaplease]

Hadestown UK Behind The Scenes

#Hadestown #hadestown uk #donal finn #GRACE HODGETT YOUNG #melanie la barrie #allie daniel #sas rogue heroes cast #london theatre #lyric theatre #musicals #theatre edit #my stuff #my edits #this is really a donal edit for ru :) #fantastic show you should all see it

[moipale]

"ART had an alternate, more drastic plan that included giving me sex-related parts, and I told it that was absolutely not an option." (Artificial Condition, pg. 50)

do you think ART did its crew members' bottom surgery

#the murderbot diaries #tmbd #perihelion #asshole research transport #this occurred to me this morning and i had to fight not to laugh and disturb my sleeping roommate #ART... ally of all time... it will do your surgeries and dispense your HRT #all for the low low price of Never Leave It Or It Will Blow Up A Planet #murderbot #IF YOU SEE A VERSION OF THIS INCORRECTLY CITING ROGUE PROTOCOL. SORRY #I FIXED IT

[alatariel-galadriel]

redraw of a screencap from the most recent X-97 opening! Love these two to death <3

#i would like to put them both in a jar and shake them #they should be constantly put through the Horrors and never know peace but also get a nap and be happy forever. this is my design #also!! rogue should get to fuck that old man. go get it anna-marie i believe in you!! live your dreams <3 #remy lebeau #rogue #x men 97 #is it x-men 97 or x men 97? i haven't figured that one out yet #art from the ally

[okaybutmakeitgayer]

How I hoped that one scene in Rogues! The Podcast would’ve gone

Jon: Are you gay?

Eddie: no

Jon: straight?

Eddie: no

Jon: bi?

Eddie: nope

Jon: pan

Eddie: no

Jon: asexual

Eddie: no

Jon: omni?

Eddie: no

Jon: demisexual?

Eddie: nope

Jon, five minutes later: polysexual?

Eddie: nope

Jon: then what are you?

Eddie: oh, I’m bi, I just wanted to see how many terms you knew

Jon: …

Eddie: which was a surprising amount for a straight man

Jon: I’m an ally

Eddie: mhm-hmm

#rogues! the podcast #THIS IS A JOKE #also this is nothing against straight allies pls I love y’all sm #I love how the scene went in the podcast #but I also love Eddie implying that Jon’s not straight #bc im insane #and a scriddler fan #jonathan crane #edward nygma #the riddler #the scarecrow #dc #batman universe #gotham rogues

[danwhobrowses]

So Callowmoores am I alone in thinking it was cute that Fearne helped carry Ashton to the city? Like there's the parallel also with Ashton carrying her into the Bloody Bridge as well

#might just be that the callowmoore tag isn't showing everything it's just I didn't see it get brought up by anyone #Ashley/Fearne was well into Ash's Titan stuff too #2 points of exhaustion though is indeed rough can see why Fearne didn't wanna test everything at Mori's #Ash probably overdid it because they've been charmed/lured twice now and want to contribute positively #plus they couldn't tell Imogen to push themselves if they don't do the same #they're trying just like they promised and it needs to be shown encouragement and appreciation for it #Grog on the moon theory is at a crossroads next ep #still candela next so I gotta ration these crumbs; ironically this parallel will also carry me to the next episode #though I'd always be open to a big ol' slice of the shippy cake when time appropriate #Fearne could test her new rogue skills to mage hand pickpocket Ashton maybe? or just anything sweet and tender between them #or more sticking up for one another and endorsing each other's chaos I just need to be fed #also the New Mutants character Tal is thinking of is called Warlock btw - looks like FCG if he wore The Mask #Ashley hinted at possible 'talking and then bed' not to (totally to) insinuate #Dire Wolves also have high perception and adv on attack rolls if an ally is 5m from a creature so Fearne was thinking tactically too #maybe I talk too much on tags... #callowmoore #tag reader bonus: Fearne loves it when Ashton kisses the back of her neck - she got a tattoo of their name there to surprise them #fearne calloway #ashton greymoore #fearne x ashton #ashton x fearne #critical role #cr3 #cr3e86 #cr spoilers #critical role spoilers #rockwild #bells hells

[lovevalley45]

when i said i thought PIB would be a swashbuckler i think i was still thinking abt shrekiverse puss in boots, but thinking about more mastermind works so well in the context of the original fairytale like bro pib help actioned tomas all the way into becoming king

#alli says shit #neverafter #neverafter spoilers #and i love that for him #mastermind rogues always feel fun to play like #i didn't know abt it until seeing buckster in mice n murder and i was immediately like wow that rules #also for my naddpod fans... krissy's battlemastermind build? inspired #truly just such a fun subclass

[illithiddies]

So I never realized that Astarion's cantrip ability comes from being an Elf actually, I always thought it was from being a Rogue.

The dndbeyond page mentions that High Elves tend to have an affinity for magic, and use the Wizard spellcasting list and mechanics for it.

And while BG3 doesn't specify between Sun and Moon High Elves (of which Astarion is probably the later) the FR wiki mentions this about them:

It's not really talked about at all during the game, but Astarion definitely has at least this tiny bit of magical ability. Even more so if Arcane Trickster is chosen as his subclass later on.

Firebolt is his default cantrip, but it's default for everyone so I'd say it's up to interpretation if that's what he would have chosen. With his constant discussion about how much he loves the warmth of the sun, I feel like he probably would have taken firebolt, or at least maybe changed to it after he was turned.

He would have had this one singular magical ability with him for most of his life, both as an elf and as a vampire. Maybe he ignored it, maybe he relied on it, for self defense or maybe even comfort. Cantrips are the one thing you can almost always reach for, even when you've been disarmed.

There's a chance he might have had some further arcane knowledge in the past, but I feel like he most likely just didn't personally care to explore it. It might've not been worth his time as a magistrate. But, alternatively, he maybe 1) wasn't allowed to pursue it during his time under Cazador's influence, or 2) he actually did have some more magical affinity, but it was wiped out with the tadpole, as it was with Wyll.

Anyways, I feel like this can add a lot of fun extra context to his interactions with spellcaster Tavs or Gale!

#astarion #bg3 #this is long sorry lmao i love dnd meta #ive just never really made a rogue OR an elf so this was all new to me! #and yes. yes i made this entire post with bloodweave in mind lmao #listen the act 1 weave scene is still on my brain today. #i feel like astarion is probably actually a much better caster than he initially led gale to believe #especially if this is early on and he's still trying to (unnecessarily) manipulate gale into an ally. letting himself be 'taught' lmao #granted yes he'd have nowhere near gale's ability as a wizard. #so i think he would have ended up getting an extra taste of weave more so than he ever would have on his own #also semi-related but also hilarious: i realized this is why shadowheart kind of sucks in combat with firebolt lmao #its her elf ability not her cleric ability. it uses int not wis to cast. she's not super strong on int #questlog

[sorceresslodge]

girl help i keep on developing an au so disparate from the source material that it's practically its own story so no one has ANY frame of reference for it.

#cytherea.txt #i have this really detailed mirrorverse au where rook lived and rebecca died #and ub got split up and paige had adam as a bodyguard from a young age #and rook became allied with the rogues bc his sister (who's DEFINITELY the rogue leader right????) wanted him to be a mole #and he was really disillusioned with the agency after they got rebecca killed #and anyway so paige is kinda this supernatural mob princess who has adam fully wrapped around her finger #oh and also paige is the front desk receptionist for the wayhaven pd instead of douglas #(but she's bringing a little doug energy to it she's always on her damn phone but she's always on top of her work) #oh and also sometimes i do add in that normal paige and adam meet their mirrorverse counterparts #and both paiges desperately want to have a foursome but mirror!adam won't go for it #and normal!adam is so sexually repressed he can't even think straight and just says like hhgh #ANYWAY like if you love cringe ignore if you value sanity

[mtg-cards-hourly]

Umara Entangler

"Sea Gate is gone, the Halimar basin empty. But rebuild the seawall and give these waters time, and they will fill the basin anew."

Artist: James Ryman TCG Player Link Scryfall Link EDHREC Link

#mtg #magic the gathering #tcg #$0.02 #james ryman #umara entangler #oath of the gatewatch #creature #merfolk #rogue #ally

[david-sharkthot-webster]

Anyway if ur interested in non us-centric war shows then watch SAS Rogue Heros it fucking slays

#kinda bored of the American hero narrative #like okay what about the rest of the allies… #sas rogue heroes

[merlinmerlot]

I could play one of the most beautiful well crafted video games on the planet and it will never be as appealing to me as one that kind of sucks shit but has soooo much potential

#merlin.txt #just finished cyberpunk #i feel like they could have done sooo much more with the concepts they had #the game showed us a bit of everything in the world but i dont think they explored any one topic enough #and they pulled a ton of punches. the ending did not feel like this big 'grab your allies and fuck the corpos' thing it shouldve been #it was mostly just tying up johnnys loose end. one big loop. which i fuck with; but it wasnt rlly anticapitalist at all in that sense #i have a bunch of other thoughts on johnny but ill save it #but god. the beginning (act 1 and the first bits of act 2) where just soooo fucking good #and it rlly felt like it was going to gear up into this huge thing instead of just being one last hurrah for rogue and johnny #AUUUGHH theres just So Much Potential. goddamn #imo i think the major thing is that at some point it stopped being v's story. it was everyone elses #he has Very little agency. which is interesting but man this guy deserves better #when it comes down to it the game Is really shallow. whenever there is any sincerity in themes its very centrist #the fact is you dont rlly meet many characters in game who are Truly working to take down corps except for johnny and he doesnt rlly count #and if there Are its usually played for irony and laughs (looking at kerry) or theyre flat out kind of awful. #judys story is probably the best of the companions bc shes actively trying to help sex workers and its played very positively #i also think two of the main themes (letting go of the past; what it means to die) are Majorly helped by some incredible emotional beats #and w/o some just Really Really good scenes and good repetition of lines and motifs its very tropey. #ok i wasnt going to write a full thing. but let me be clear: i fucking loved this game. i would not be writing so much if i did not love it #the sun ending was Still soooo vindicating. v is still kicking and that's all that matters to me #(it helps that v is a Great protag like one of the Best voiced rpg protags next to hawke da2) #(which is kind of a funny comparison since i think both protags suffer from a lack of agency) #ok im done now

[alliebriggsart]

"I will burn your kingdom down if you try to conquer me and mine”

“Me and Mine”  The Brothers Bright

#mood #dnd character #dnd art #tiefling #dnd portrait #oc #mau nowhere #allie briggs #rogue #dungeons and dragons #ttrpg

[unrestrainedbalderdash]

#steam in review #kind of love how we've got the arkham trilogy at the top but then arkham origins gets beaten by ebf #if steam in review counted days a bit later ftl would've shot up on some of these stats #imagine arkham and ebf crossover. i kind of need it now #i've already drawn anna with poison ivy #could think about comparing batman's obsession with protecting gotham and pushing his allies away with lance's war crimes #out of fear of the monolith (but he also is a shitty person) #but also it would be really funny since arkham is gritty and 'realistic' but then we have these cartoon characters #also imagine batman doing a stealthy predator mission then nolegs uses his limit break and summons godcat #matt and nolegs are criminals. imagine if nolegs teamed up with catwoman. imagine matt accidentally becoming a rogue #imagine these goofy goobers in gotham city #imagine matt endlessly complaining about all the puzzles riddler leaves while natalie tries to solve them

[ungaroyals]

I finished reading Once A Rogue and I simply don't know what to do with myself right now.... so uh, when does the next book come out?

#once a rogue #proper scoundrels #allie therin #book rec