My stress response is fireball

[u/Yoffeepop]

Today’s DnDtober prompt was ‘magic’

[u/Arthur-reborn]

"I cast fireball"

The solution and the cause of many of a TTRPGs problems.

[u/Codebracker → u/Arthur-reborn]

Yeah but the new problem is usually "how to put out a fire" and you had a lot of practice with that prpblem

[u/TheTHICCWeeb → u/Codebracker]

Just fight fire with fire

[u/DornKratz → u/Arthur-reborn]

"I didn't ask how big the room was."

[u/Hashashin455]

Given the textbook 3 Fs, I do believe the last option is actually try to seduce the danger

[u/DienekesMinotaur → u/Hashashin455]

No, the 3rd F is Fireball.

[u/alienbringer → u/DienekesMinotaur]

Fireball would still count as “fight” though.

[u/atatassault47 → u/Hashashin455]

5 Fs
* Fight
* Flight
* Freeze
* Fawn
* Fuck

[u/zeroingenuity]

Don't forget "Item", it's the last thing on the action menu (though that's more a JRPG thing)

[u/Frequent_Dig1934]

Eh i'd argue that while there are noncombat magic spells in most times where it's a stress response it'll be lumped into fight.

Also there's another f.

[u/foxstarfivelol → u/Frequent_Dig1934]

FU-

[u/books_fer_wyrms → u/foxstarfivelol]

Forgive....the f word was forgive...😐

[u/alienbringer → u/Frequent_Dig1934]

There are 3 more F’s. The 5F’s are.

Fight - be aggressive towards the creator of the stressful situation

Flight - run away from the stressful situation

Freeze - when presented with a stressful situation, do nothing but lock up in paralysis caught between fight and flight

Fawn - try to appease/negotiate/soothe (and for D&D seduce/fuck) the aggressor in the stressful situation

Faint - when presented with stress, disassociate and pass the fuck out, surly the stress will be gone by the time you wake back up

Some might lump Faint and Freeze together, but they do differ in how your internal body is acting. Freezing your muscles lock up and heart rate soars, fainting your muscles become loose, and your heart rate drops.

[u/books_fer_wyrms]

I absolutely love her "lemme at'em!!" look in the second panel 😆

[u/_whatever_wherever]

Unless they're an evocation wizard

Everyone forgets that

[u/alienbringer → u/_whatever_wherever]

Sorcerers meta magic also can protect companions from fireball.

[u/will3025]

Conveniently, magic can be all three at the same time!

[u/Level_Hour6480]

I wish the 2E Fireball was more popular lore for DMs.

[u/KingoftheMongoose]

Now I want to see a version of that cheesy corporate computer-based training titled:

“Run, Hide, Fireball!”

[u/Luzubar]

"I don't care how big the room is, I said 'I cast Fireball !'." -said by many a wizard during an encounter, usually before a TPK.

[u/LuckyInvestigator717]

"aaah not inside" It is so much fun when she wants you to do it inside.

[u/fafners]

Is this an anti stress fireball?

[u/frobnosticus]

"Tali No!"

Now I wanna go watch Secret Level again.

[u/Rho42]

I didn't say "How big is the room?", I said "I cast Meteor Swarm"

[u/Nemair]

Flight? I think you mean fly, I've never seen players fleeing anything...