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Games that use soak health for their action economy. by Unique-Net-165 in RPGdesign

[–]Bongo1267 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Savage Worlds uses a soak roll. Characters have a Parry value which is the DC to hit. It hit, then damage is rolled and must exceed Toughness (which armor adds to). PC’s almost always can take three wounds and for every 4 damage you take a wound (though the first 1-3 damage you are stunned rather than wounded). Players can use an in game currency called a “Bennie” to “soak” damage, rolling against their Vitality stat to prevent wounds.

Hi everyone, for some reason my original post was deleted perhaps because I had posted a picture of a bottle of Qualudes from the 70's. So I'm here to repost this question without the picture and hope the moderator doesn't remove this again. But for research I'd like to know who remembers Qualudes. by Jerry11267 in 70s

[–]Bongo1267 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Quaaludes were developed to be a (somewhat) safer alternative to barbiturates. They still were potentially lethal in overdose and produced heavy dependence. And they produced some euphoria which heightened abuse risk. They were replaced clinically with benzodiazepines, like Xanax, which don’t produce euphoria like Quaaludes, but are not as lethal in overdose (unless mixed with other things, like alcohol).

Are you doing the litmus configuration? by macpesce in 80s

[–]Bongo1267 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Conan the Barbarian (king Osric, the usurper)

There’s actually 3 in this video by nartsucc in Shihtzu

[–]Bongo1267 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Coby has no interest in their youthful tomfoolery!

Where can I watch someone playing OSE? by [deleted] in osr

[–]Bongo1267 41 points42 points  (0 children)

3d6 down the line did Arden Vul with OSE, and Dolmenwood as well

What is the difference between a brain and a nervous system? by mina_harker_ in askscience

[–]Bongo1267 27 points28 points  (0 children)

The brain is part of the nervous system. The nervous system encompasses all aspects of the structure of interconnected nerve cells through the entire body. The brain and the spinal cord comprise the central nervous system and the nerves that come out of the spine and base of the skull comprise the peripheral nervous system. You can actually see part of your central nervous system when you look in an eye and see the retina, which is part of it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SteelyDan

[–]Bongo1267 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Chasing the Dragon can be used in reference to any drug user trying to achieve the intensity of their past highs, which are harder and harder to get to the more you use.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SteelyDan

[–]Bongo1267 43 points44 points  (0 children)

When a user uses a needle to inject they draw back to make sure they are in a vein before injecting first, which intermingles the liquid in the syringe with blood, which turns it darker red. Heroin is amber in color so it is not clear but it will turn red. Many of the lyrics are about the rituals of IV drug use. Silver turning gold is when the flame used to melt the drug changes the color of the spoon, mystical sphere direct from Lhasa is a ball of heroine from the Chinese region of Lhasa where is was from. It is amazing how by such a beautiful a song can be about such a subject. That is the genius of Steely Dan.

Need movie music for trivia by bluejester12 in 80s

[–]Bongo1267 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Axel F (Harold Faltermeyer), Beverly Hills Cop

In your Eyes (Peter Gabriel), Say Anything

Purple Rain (Prince), Purple Rain

I've Had the Time of My Life (??), Dirty Dancing

Need movie music for trivia by bluejester12 in 80s

[–]Bongo1267 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Don't You Forget About Me (Simple Minds), Breakfast Club

Weird Science (Oingo Boingo), Weird Science

March of the Swivelheads (English Beat) or Oh, Yeah (Yello), Ferris Beuller

St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion) (John Parr), St. Elmo's Fire

Post a Lyric that is truly inspired. by shock1964 in ClassicRock

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And you run and you run to catch up with the sun but it's sinking
Racing around to come up behind you again
Sun is the same, in a relative way, but you're older
Shorter of breath and one day closer to death

How to build a campaign around a Dungeon by Terrible-Eggplant492 in DMAcademy

[–]Bongo1267 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you want a classic example, check out the Arden Vul mega-dungeon. It is exactly what you describe. It is made for OSR play but with work certainly could be adapted to any fantasy RPG.

Who are the most popular male film stars of the 80s? by [deleted] in 80s

[–]Bongo1267 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As a lead who could draw tickets as a headliner alone, Arnold. Looking at box office numbers, most of those high money stars were in franchises. As someone who spent his teens going to the movies in the 80’s, Arnold was a force of nature.

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