In many ways, Twitch and the online space around it saved my life.
I made an account on Twitch at my lowest point, in a toxic and physically abusive relationship, in college and working 3 jobs. I needed positive space around me, because I had none.
Years later, the people I met on Twitch surrounded me with love when I was fighting cancer when my own family did nothing.
Before I started streaming, the people I met on Twitch saved me from the abusive relationship and pulled me from my lowest point.
When I started streaming myself, I flourished into who I am now, and I'm so thankful every day that I chose to be a part of this space.
I have made lifelong friends, experienced love and heartbreak, been endlessly inspired and entertained, made a living on it, and made a genuine home within it.
So today, I am so so SO incredibly thankful for Twitch and the online space around it.
Thank you for being a part of this space with me.
I always make it clear to my #dnd players that death isn’t the end of their story. If they show interest in playing a character who has died, I go out of my way to help make it happen!
For villains, I started using “superior” abilities that mimic normal class features with a bit of a bump to their power. Stuff like “Superior Portent” might always result in a 1 or a 20 rather than rolling numbers at the start of the day.
#dnd balance has a lot more to do with how the players “feel” rather than the flat math of the game. Rather than ban features, I look towards equipping low performing players with magic items and balancing the encounters accordingly.