tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624244242117701070.comments2024-02-05T03:35:05.363-05:00Reality RefractedA.L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05306497273874881493noreply@blogger.comBlogger2510125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624244242117701070.post-65614480184924898762022-03-16T02:44:23.561-04:002022-03-16T02:44:23.561-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Harry Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15872178370813012135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624244242117701070.post-36749220730106373642021-04-02T17:59:38.587-04:002021-04-02T17:59:38.587-04:00Almost definitely!Almost definitely!A.L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05306497273874881493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624244242117701070.post-87940975800751781692021-04-02T17:44:05.748-04:002021-04-02T17:44:05.748-04:00Hi! I just think what you're calling "DXM...Hi! I just think what you're calling "DXM Manual" could actually be XDM-Xtreme Dungeon Masterry (2009) Right? :)Mdoudowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05290541007487040684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624244242117701070.post-26930040667932362192021-01-08T08:38:34.871-05:002021-01-08T08:38:34.871-05:00Thanks for all you insight the past 11 years. Very...Thanks for all you insight the past 11 years. Very many of your post have been the start of conversations with my friends and have proved the words to explain thing I have struggled to put into words.Sleypyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08312880538526134941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624244242117701070.post-13617481803543897952021-01-08T04:49:46.556-05:002021-01-08T04:49:46.556-05:00Thanks for all the excellent content.Thanks for all the excellent content.spofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10343843863137979436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624244242117701070.post-6535473734146933022020-10-02T05:18:13.785-04:002020-10-02T05:18:13.785-04:00When I first started playing, I had a DM who insis...When I first started playing, I had a DM who insisted on playing out the entire journey. It took at least 6 months out of game to reach the port where we were supposed to set sail to the other continent. Two sessions after reaching the continent, the game ended, the DM burned up.<br /><br />Didn't we do anything in the meantime? No we did quite a lot actually, but as a player I always felt Pixiedragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08699072435687676395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624244242117701070.post-16606293349938421592020-08-14T07:08:58.501-04:002020-08-14T07:08:58.501-04:00That is an interesting answer, but I could see how...That is an interesting answer, but I could see how prepping could be relaxing and a thing in and of itself.A.L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05306497273874881493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624244242117701070.post-65942853759190852392020-08-14T03:55:10.963-04:002020-08-14T03:55:10.963-04:00I asked myself this question some time ago, and I ...I asked myself this question some time ago, and I arrived to the conclusion that I like to play as an excuse to prep.Roger Trobanomshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01861718548715073495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624244242117701070.post-12239565280819130642020-07-28T22:40:35.370-04:002020-07-28T22:40:35.370-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.edan linkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01269117213205804129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624244242117701070.post-43431194177242249162020-07-02T09:00:22.167-04:002020-07-02T09:00:22.167-04:00I couldn't agree more. My issue with the X car...I couldn't agree more. My issue with the X card is it can be just as hard to hold up or touch the card as it is to speak out. Which makes it a crap tool for prevention on its own. However, compared with things like the consent form and conversations about things, it can work really well.<br /><br />With the consent form you know where people are already edgy. So if someone yellow lighted 'A.L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05306497273874881493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624244242117701070.post-14482649076454832592020-07-02T01:58:43.655-04:002020-07-02T01:58:43.655-04:00I've been looking for something a little more ...I've been looking for something a little more comprehensive than the "X-Card" method, being that I don't want to put prep work into material that I have to pivot away from with extreme prejudice with no warning. "X-Cards" do have their place at the table, but not as the primary source of prevention in these circumstances. The consent sheet here is pretty fabulous, forever_junghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10615339829110461670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624244242117701070.post-46377431994001175012020-07-01T23:09:55.820-04:002020-07-01T23:09:55.820-04:00I think the key is NPCs can say no.
As the GM the...I think the key is NPCs can say no.<br /><br />As the GM the answer should be "yes, but" etc, or the famous "you can certainly try" but an NPC who isn't predisposed to help the PCs isn't under some compulsion to do so just because a roll happened. Perhaps they give something u, but that can be done without saying yes.<br /><br />PCs just don't like that (as a A.L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05306497273874881493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624244242117701070.post-52745414013359340622020-07-01T22:16:27.485-04:002020-07-01T22:16:27.485-04:00I think there's a degree to which we as GMs sh...I think there's a degree to which we as GMs should normalize No to PCs in game (as contrasted to Yes but, and the other tactics with players). In games where conflict is part of the story, and given that we're trying to make combat not the only conflict, no is a key part of social and political conflict. Where we go from No is the interesting part of a social conflict.<br />Couretonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07345010106705079453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624244242117701070.post-69168417738957061492020-06-11T02:06:17.529-04:002020-06-11T02:06:17.529-04:00These movies contain sexual content, prolonged dru...These movies contain sexual content, prolonged drug use, extreme violence and profanity. Movie theaters and stores will generally not allowed children under eighteen to purchase or view these movies.<br /><br /><a href="https://ww2.0123movie.net/" rel="nofollow">123movie</a>tike mikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07646994462395287119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624244242117701070.post-86639275823981545922020-05-11T09:18:15.317-04:002020-05-11T09:18:15.317-04:00I do a mix. I do scavenged (Well, used from map ma...I do a mix. I do scavenged (Well, used from map makers I support the Patreons of), and custom with tile sets. So far that's mostly worked out for me. The problem is that sometimes the best option with VTT is to do the equivalent of a hand drawn map on a chessex dry erase mat, and it stands out at that point.Couretonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07345010106705079453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624244242117701070.post-29508441297438955032020-05-07T14:02:42.417-04:002020-05-07T14:02:42.417-04:00Not that I'm aware of, but there was ways to a...Not that I'm aware of, but there was ways to add things to Wonderdraft so I imagine adding tokens and such will come.A.L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05306497273874881493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624244242117701070.post-57099641988711990932020-05-07T14:01:03.755-04:002020-05-07T14:01:03.755-04:00That looks interesting, I'll have to check it ...That looks interesting, I'll have to check it out at some point. Does it have a Sci Fi tile setting, or is one planned?Couretonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07345010106705079453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624244242117701070.post-54144084444951514062020-05-01T09:03:34.267-04:002020-05-01T09:03:34.267-04:00That sounds kind of cool. Do you have an example s...That sounds kind of cool. Do you have an example sentence you wouldn't mind sharing?A.L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05306497273874881493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624244242117701070.post-79547920845588617532020-05-01T08:53:23.882-04:002020-05-01T08:53:23.882-04:00I don't really try to be consistent with my NP...I don't really try to be consistent with my NPC notes. For the most part I write a sentences or two to describe the NPC and treat the short paragraph like the NPCs "Aspect." How good they are at an given action is proportionate to how many things in that short description that seem to apply. Sort of like the description is just a bunch of meta tags that I count up to determine how (Sleypyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08312880538526134941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624244242117701070.post-87307818536119022622020-04-05T10:51:52.502-04:002020-04-05T10:51:52.502-04:00Mostly holding up pretty well. From having lived i...Mostly holding up pretty well. From having lived in deep woods where we could get cut off we have taken to keeping a good stock of pretty much everything. The hardest thing is kiddo missing seeing other kids, and getting to play not just over webcam.Couretonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07345010106705079453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624244242117701070.post-50204560082777366262020-03-22T22:36:41.440-04:002020-03-22T22:36:41.440-04:00I really want to try running/playing a Star Trek s...I really want to try running/playing a Star Trek style game. not necessarily Trek, but a world/approach where the players get to travel but are more focused on diplomacy, peace keeping, and de-escalation over the normal "you wot mate? *hit it with a stick*" you get in a lot of games.A.L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05306497273874881493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624244242117701070.post-89361961289713675172020-03-22T21:38:02.055-04:002020-03-22T21:38:02.055-04:00I've moved everything online, using a combinat...I've moved everything online, using a combination of Roll20 for rolls/characters and chat, and Discord for audio. My D&D game moved almost seamlessly, my Star Wars Mandalorian campaign with a little difficulty. My Star Trek game was already online.<br /><br />The big benefit is, between quarantines and shelters-in-place, everyone suddenly has a *lot* more time for playing. And since my James Taberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00643163798233817650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624244242117701070.post-48108369425299351912020-03-13T22:39:59.996-04:002020-03-13T22:39:59.996-04:00I like a mid ground, I lean towards the narrative ...I like a mid ground, I lean towards the narrative side of the midground in play, but the mechanical side of the midground in terms of systems I like to use most. For me that comes down to the "comfort" of knowing there can be a clear rule to fall back on if I get stumped, or am uninspired. I think some of that comes from having started off in hyper mechanical systems (RIFTS, GURPS, Couretonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07345010106705079453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624244242117701070.post-90848703963568444992020-03-07T06:27:36.548-05:002020-03-07T06:27:36.548-05:00That's good advice.That's good advice.<br />Venger Satanishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04447932700800930510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2624244242117701070.post-15507724641970451532020-01-30T09:57:55.062-05:002020-01-30T09:57:55.062-05:00Containing omega-3, nutrient D3 and nutrient E, th...Containing omega-3, nutrient D3 and nutrient E, this present enhancement's been planned in light of the requirements of bothersome scalps. It additionally offers a particular conveyance framework intended to take into consideration better retention<br />https://supplementshopes.com/new-glo-hair-pills/New Glo Hairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16206473871804783881noreply@blogger.com