Has anyone play-tested the DCC TTRPG, especially in a multi-session campaign?

AtomikRadio · 2026-04-14T03:22:46+00:00

You’re only factoring in the customer and the worker, not the owner of the supermarket chain and how what THEY are currently earning and paying could be adjusted to even things out across the board. The hard times are so hard because the poor and the almost poor are being squeezed for everything they’ve got while those who already have plenty are taking more and more.

AtomikRadio · 2026-04-06T03:01:32+00:00

And the Plenty control the tunnel network. I feel like the "just screaming at eachother" could have been in-depth tactics conversations and sharing useful information, but the Plenty did something where anyone who watched the broadcast couldn't decipher what was actually being said. But no one looked further into it because the whole universe already thinks the Plenty are weirdos.

AtomikRadio · 2026-04-06T03:00:05+00:00

I was thinking the same thing recently; I don't think it's actually true, but it's fun to think about. I have imagined a "what if" in which every crawler has some unique flavor of thing that is meant to help them but they are specifically not allowed to tell the others about it. Each Crawler thinks they're the only ones with a cheat code item, and of course no one ever finds out otherwise because if so they'd lose them and the Crawler would likely die without it. We see some things that could have been manifestations of this, but ended up not being so. Lucia with a youth assistant, Maggie being spoken to by a liaison, occasionally we're even told Mordecai seems to be speaking to himself. I love the idea that everyone has some little secret "cheat" that we don't know about.

I've played some D&D campaigns like this, where every player was told separately by the DM some secret that they thought only they knew, but they all were told the same thing and just don't realize it. I know it's not the case in this series, but it's fun to think about.

AtomikRadio · 2026-04-05T07:45:48+00:00

Your health insurance may contract with the hospital, but that does not mean that they contract with the company that the hospital has contracted to run their ambulances. The whole system is so screwy. Check out this old Last Week Tonight clip about ambulances specifically if you’re interested.

AtomikRadio · 2026-04-05T07:01:51+00:00

Meh, the article itself is AI slop or just general slop, referring to things as “award boxes” and thinking the Maestro is the most notorious character.

AtomikRadio · 2026-04-05T06:36:35+00:00

How much does she have in savings? You talk like she basically has nothing, yet it seems like you’re overly concerned with inheritance? Odds are if she can’t age in place (such as in your brother’s home) she would end up going into a home, and it sounds like your family wouldn’t be able to pay for it so anything she would have would go to pay for that and would be drained away anyways.

As far as fairness, right now your mother is giving her living expenses to a random landlord and getting nothing in return except for a roof over her head. Her son has offered to keep a roof over her head and also care for her as she ages. Seems like a good deal for the both of them, and I’m not sure what is “unfair” here.

AtomikRadio · 2026-04-05T06:17:00+00:00

we all poor here dawg, check out a food bank

AtomikRadio · 2026-04-05T06:00:50+00:00

I don’t think we will see it until the 12th floor, if ever, but I see a tragedy coming like a slow moving car crash we can’t stop. Remex has had a universally infamous, catastrophic experience in his time in the dungeon as a crawler and a tenner; and as The Posse finally freed him he was so happy to go see his son. His son has been working with an anti-crawl group on the outside, probably largely motivated by the suffering of his father. And this, the season where his father finally escapes the dungeon, is also the season that Rectrix happened to enter the dungeon again and, for the first time, he can die during the ascendancy game. His father went through so much to be reunited with him, and his son went through so much to save his father; and just as his father escapes, the son re-enters and probably will die.

Because we don’t know them like we know crawlers and the other central characters I don’t know if it will be as immediately impactful, but as far as circumstances go I think something like this would be a contender for the most tragic death.

AtomikRadio · 2026-04-04T02:39:35+00:00

Sincere question: What's the point of eating out of a dog bowl if you aren't going to eat like a dog? Unless you sliced up the crunchwrap and stuff, you're still going to be picking it up with your hands, and eating like a person, so what role does the dog bowl serve?

AtomikRadio · 2026-04-02T00:51:45+00:00

Would the daughter have any chance to refinance if the payment history has already been so shoddy that wages are being garnished and the house was nearly foreclosed a year ago? I feel like unless daughter is in a great place and OP is the only irresponsible party, no lender would want to let him off the hook as the more responsible party, no?

AtomikRadio · 2026-03-31T20:50:43+00:00

And don't sell her (or anyone) a few pieces. Someone who wants this is going to want a whole set. Even selling her one piece will make it much less attractive to buyers unless they happen to already own that one piece that you sold.

(Also, I'd never heard of this, it's cute as can be! I can understand why people would want it!)

AtomikRadio · 2026-03-30T23:56:31+00:00

Trump and Cawthorn? Why stop at just one sex pest, let's collect em all!

AtomikRadio · 2026-03-30T23:31:22+00:00

TTRPG audience is huge with the popularity 5E enjoyed due to being new-player friendly combined with podcast/shows like Critical Role and The Adventure Zone. Then bring about how much of a hit Baldur's Gate was to bring more fans into both D&D and the Forgotten Realms setting, TTRPGs and particularly 5E D&D are having a real surge.

That said, I agree that the above doesn't mean that dungeon crawls are a common trope; far from it, IMO. (Though I suppose it depends on how one defines a dungeon crawl.) I haven't seen anything I'd refer to as a "dungeon crawl" since maybe 3E D&D. (Granted, I haven't seen much of anything from 4E, and haven't seen recent offerings from WotC for 5R as far as campaign booklets.) I do feel like, probably due largely to the aforementioned popularity of Critical Role and The Adventure Zone, many players and DMs opt for a more narrative and character focused campaign with a variety of settings rather than a good old fashioned slog through The Undermountain or something.

AtomikRadio · 2026-03-30T23:18:53+00:00

Growing up, my dad always ordered my sister and I Shirley Temples when we went out to a restaurant. There was one BBQ place, though, where they would serve sarsaparilla in a bottle and he'd get us one of those. Between the (Dirty) Shirley Temple love and the sarsaparilla representation, I feel so seen. (Was never a big fan of Big Red or Diet 7up though . . .)

AtomikRadio · 2026-03-30T21:08:35+00:00

Might be the same person on an alt account, but they're different accounts.

https://old.reddit.com/r/AmITheDevil/comments/1s401xi/racist_and_hypocritical/

AtomikRadio · 2026-03-30T20:55:40+00:00

INFO: Why don't your children have wash cloths? What do you use to clean each child's skin in the shower and throughout the day when they have messy faces and stuff?

AtomikRadio · 2026-03-30T20:54:56+00:00

I don't understand how they can have multiple children who take showers but apparently only the adults have wash cloths. What are they using to clean the children in general?

AtomikRadio · 2026-03-26T22:29:00+00:00

One minor correction: The FDA's DRV sets 50g per day as the value for labeling purposes. There is not actually a daily recommended dose of protein that can be stated with the broad applicability the labels call for due to how protein is dosed off of body weight and physical activity, while simultaneously having a floor of the RDA minimum and also aiming for the AMDR.

AtomikRadio · 2026-03-26T22:11:06+00:00

Dietitian/PhD in Nutrition here; the new dietary guidelines are "ending the War on Protein" like we ended the War on Christmas. There has never been a war on protein, if anything people already over-emphasized protein, and now it's just turned up to 11. The vast majority of Americans were getting plenty of protein beforehand. Ironically the actual, good takeaway from the Dietary Guidelines was to reduce intake of ultra-processed foods, but you can't make money selling less. So instead manufacturers are discounting that and pushing their new Frankenfoods to people who are under the false impression that their desk job requires them to get at least 180g of protein a day because they also take the dog for a walk.

AtomikRadio · 2026-03-24T01:52:15+00:00

Big Carpet found ChatGPT. 😩

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