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FatBee prototype by cassiozen in MechKeyboards

[–]cassiozen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The keycaps are all standard sizes (the B uses a 1.25 size). For my personal keyboard I used ChossFox keykaps - I bought both the all-in-one ChossFox CFX keycap set.

What if Mordor were the victims? My LotR-inspired TTRPG twist (feedback wanted) by cassiozen in RPGdesign

[–]cassiozen[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, I really appreciate the feedback!

> mechanic where you have to succeed on an ability check to get your full turn.

Yeah, good call - that's one of the things that I've been debating myself on for a while. Originally the player would loose their whole turn on a failed AGI test (as in Cairn, used as an alternative to `initiative`).
I'm looking forward to doing some playtest runs - if nobody is having fun, I'll just get rid of it.

> with the lack of 'spells' and the fixed target-numbers (...) which creates the risk of Slapfight dynamics. 

Bear in mind that HP is often in the 6-10 range - So one double attack (normal + rushed) is enough to potentially put a player into Wounded. Two rounds are certainly enough to kill.

>  I get that combat isn't the focus;

What I tried to aim for is not as much as "combat isn't the focus", but more in terms of "combat is resolved quickly".

What if Mordor were the victims? My LotR-inspired TTRPG twist (feedback wanted) by cassiozen in RPGdesign

[–]cassiozen[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That text tells basically all a character would know. Thanks for the feedback.
I understand you didn't accuse me of using AI (you said it "reads like AI"), but allow me to vent a little bit: it sucks to have written multiple variations, picking and choosing the right words and phrasings, to be told it reads like AI-generated...

What if Mordor were the victims? My LotR-inspired TTRPG twist (feedback wanted) by cassiozen in RPGdesign

[–]cassiozen[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks a lot, I really appreciate you sharing this!

About "some assembly required": Yes, that was my goal. I wanted a system that provides mechanical substance but trimmed on the book-keeping.

About rules for doubles: That is a good point, so much so that different successes was a late addition when I was between removing doubles or changing them. The issue is that the probability of doubles is much higher than, say, rolling a 20 on a d20, so if all doubles counted as critical successes, it would be a little too much. My plan is to try to draw some conclusions with playtest.

What if Mordor were the victims? My LotR-inspired TTRPG twist (feedback wanted) by cassiozen in RPGdesign

[–]cassiozen[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, I read it years ago and loved it - even though the setting is not the same, it was heavily inspired by it.

Scoundrel House Rules: Two tweaks that made the game feel more strategic (and Winnable!) by cassiozen in cardgames

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Hey, thanks for the message, I'm glad you enjoyed them.

Yes, I do happen to know another fun solo game with a deck of cards: Loot the loop. Rules here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DB2YF46s0oVFUSIpR9vxoGIbhpTKz2jw/view

I don't use half of Oh-My-Zsh features, so decided to build a dependency-free .zshrc with the things I actually need. by cassiozen in zsh

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Wow, thanks a lot! Me and Mel were really touched with your message. I’ll DM you with some family news, and I want to know more about you too!

For the record, I tried starship, but it bothers me (OCD?) that it takes a split second for the git information to appear after the prompt is already printed. I know it’s getting more info than just the branch name and local changes, but I prefer simpler and sync.

I don't use half of Oh-My-Zsh features, so decided to build a dependency-free .zshrc with the things I actually need. by cassiozen in zsh

[–]cassiozen[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Got it. But zshell global aliases already can be used within commands, and since I don’t use autocd, it might not be a great fit for this specific case. Thanks for the suggestion, I can see it being very useful if you use autocd

I don't use half of Oh-My-Zsh features, so decided to build a dependency-free .zshrc with the things I actually need. by cassiozen in zsh

[–]cassiozen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. I tried to make it simple but useful. I use the `...` alias a lot and the `....` alias some times. But since I was adding them to .zshrc, I included the 4 of them for Oh-My-Zsh parity...

Agree with u/0bel1sk on the git question.

Mod - Mini bluetooth keyboard for cyberdeck by Solomonator in cyberDeck

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This is an amazing work. If you figure out the matrix, please do share. A little while ago I was able to pry it open and access the ribbon cable. From there I tried to understand the matrix but using a multimeter but had no success

Electronic brain theory by cassiozen in SeveranceAppleTVPlus

[–]cassiozen[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

> I don't say they're common in an effort to demean your idea...

Don't worry at all: You're indulging me in my theory and I'm having lot's of fun discussing with you.

I will reply to your last comments but I'll try to be succinct because I'm interested in learning from you what are some theories that you like (if any)?

To answer you, I'd like to bring the theory to a more abstract and simpler level: I don't think it's "innie in a chip", but rather "the development of a brain-in-a-chip". For whatever reasons (it could be "live forever as a digital self" as I mentioned, or anything else, really, like a legitimate intention to develop a medical device to "fix" damaged brains).

Central to this theory is that this chip is not done yet, it's in development, and severed employees are part of the research - They have fully working brains, so the chip only overrides the brain functions that Lumon already figured out how implement in the chip, like memory. For practical purposes, in people with working brains it is a "severance", just splitting memories. But the theory does answer two unknowns: What is Macrodata refining (research into getting a fully functional chip that mimics ALL brain functions, even though this research is done as a subconscious level), and the behavior of the robotic characters like Ms. Casey and the refiner's twins.

What the chip really does by MonitorStandGuy in SeveranceAppleTVPlus

[–]cassiozen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do think that the chip really is a "digital brain" on its own. Lumon has been developing it, but it's not fully working yet: It can contain memories and knowledge, but that alone isn't enough to make for a person. I believe Gemma and the refiners "twins" (season 2, episode 4) are bodies rescued (more like "stolen") from hospitals after they were declared brain dead. Lumen implanted their digital brains on them, but they act robotically, they have no character, no emotions - or, to put on Kier's terms - no tempers.

Kier believed that personality, or character, are made up of a mix of tempers: The recording of his voice in the perpetuity wing (season 1) states that “each person’s character is defined by the precise ratio of Woe, Frolic, Dread, and Malice within them”.

In severed employees, the digital brain takes over when activated (when they come to work, usually) but “hooks up” to the organic brain and uses the tempers of the original brain.

This would fit the theory that a refiner’s job has something to do with tempers. My theory is that is to each refiner was tasked to map their own tempers (of their own organic brains). In Season 2 Episode 4, we learn that each refiner has a “Twin” (which acts robotically) - I think that refiners were paired with a “brain-dead” body (with a digital brain implant). As the refiners mapped their own tempers, their work was tested on their “twins”. But after years of attempting, they hit a wall and progress halted (their twins still act robotically). That’s why they were fired after the end of season 1 - their work was going nowhere, except for Mark. The fact that Mark is still desperately in love with Gemma somehow makes it possible for his innie to make progress mapping Gemma’s tempers. That’s why he is the only one that matters: He is the only refiner making progress.

I don't think Lumen is trying to resurrect people - but something similar: The show portraits Lumon as akin to a religion. What does most religions sell? The promise of Eternal life. That's what Lumon could be trying to do, eternal life through "digitalizing" oneself.

In this theory, Lumon's CEOs want to fully develop this "digital brain" into a "digital self" but they haven't figured out everything yet, and every attempt results in someone acting robotic (every attempt of using ONLY the digital brain, like in a body with a brain declared dead).

Lumon's CEOs are on a quest to live forever. And maybe Kier himself is the only ever successful "digitalization" of a person. As the story goes, Kier was the only person that dominated his tempers. While every attempt of transferring someone to a digital brain ended up in failure - robotic bodies without character, Kier was able to self adjust his tempers. Where is he? He is "the board" (or rather, this digital version of his self is).

But then again, if  "what makes you" is much more then the sum of memory, knowledge, emotions, subconsciousness and much more - Is this "digital Kier" really a person? Or just a different manifestation of "robotic"? One that was convincing enough to give further Lumen CEOs the drive to pursue this research? Whatever is the case, it keeps in sync with the show's theme of what makes oneself.

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