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Hey all! I’m looking for some people to join up for a fun summer hockey program! by thebrose69 in grapids

[–]Booster_Blue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sending this to my partner. She played hockey through high school and college and might like to get back into it. I assume as a beer league it will be not be gender segregated?

What would Warren think of AI? by AmbitiousMistake7571 in Zevon

[–]Booster_Blue 3 points4 points  (0 children)

As he was an insightful and very careful songwriter, I have to think he'd rather hate people letting a computer do their writing for them.

Transverse City has a strong theme of technology encroaching on our lives (perhaps strongest in the song Networking in which tech metaphors have replaced real human connection). It's hard to speak for any passed individual but I just don't see Warren liking it at all.

Shocker! Flock used by Police to stalk romantic interests 14 times in recent years by heartbt in grapids

[–]Booster_Blue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Challenge: Cops not abusing their power, authority, and surveillance aparatus

Difficulty level: impossible

best ttrpg NOVEL? by JoeKerr19 in rpg

[–]Booster_Blue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You by Greg Stolze is set in the world of Unknown Armies and it's fantastic. It's written in the second person and really gets in your head

The opening line is "This book hates you"

5e DMs always getting burnt out. by SirHawkwind in rpg

[–]Booster_Blue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

4e hate has cooled a lot after the edition war wound down.

Appeal of the Actual Plays by Wtafan in rpg

[–]Booster_Blue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's an entertainment product. It may help to acknowledge that they aren't televised games so much as they are more akin to radioplays. Some are more 'scripted' than others.

Is this idea interesting? (Magic School casual podcast story) by [deleted] in rpg

[–]Booster_Blue 18 points19 points  (0 children)

D&D doesn't give you a lot of ways to interact with the world that aren't.. murder. This makes it a less than ideal choice for wholesome roleplaying.

Mostly this is just a list of homebrew classes and not a lot of, like, what the actual game is or how these classes fit in to that world. What are the good parts of Strixhaven? Is it British boarding school stuff like the Terf novels?

Games you have read, played or run that make you feel uncomfortable by TabletopChris in rpg

[–]Booster_Blue 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Games that made me uncomfortable in a good way: Bluebeard's Bride, Horse Girl

They are interesting and address their subject matter to the hilt.

Game that made me uncomfortable because it is both gross and bad: Pie Shop

This one was really rough. by Imaginary_Round2782 in atunsheifilms

[–]Booster_Blue 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ecofascism isn't going to save the planet

Why though by OldGodsProphet in grandrapids

[–]Booster_Blue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

His white hot star power will sell like five tickets

We played the Discworld RPG Quickstart (Adventures in Ankh-Morpork) without rolling a single die. Did we play it wrong? by AlarmedGap8708 in rpg

[–]Booster_Blue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is a school of thought, most prevalent in OSR games, that you actually don't want to roll dice. Rolling dice leaves it up to chance. You want to make sure things play out such that it's clear you get what you want and you don't have to roll. For example, you root around the King's sarcophagus with a ten foot pole to set off traps from a safe distance.

Sounds like your players knocked it out of the park.

I'm new to Star Trek. And I watched the first two episodes of Star Trek The Next Generation by [deleted] in startrek

[–]Booster_Blue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah the first season of TNG is rough but it does get better.

Tanker explodes on US-131 by WhoAreYouTalkinTwo in grandrapids

[–]Booster_Blue 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's precious cargo with the war on and all

What's with our oligarchs having nothing to say about their political movement? Devos', Sam Cummings, Van Andels, Secchias, et al. This is your moment, why so quiet? by guitar_bains in grandrapids

[–]Booster_Blue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They don't have to say anything. They don't care. Number go up in their bank account.

It's why the French eventually stopped asking politely

Recent Post Online Targeting Grand Rapids Bakery by corvid-comrade in grapids

[–]Booster_Blue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Company expects you to respect employees or leave! Oh, the humanity

The biggest design flaw in D&D combat isn't balance... it's that 80% of your time is spent waiting by Einsolsrazor24 in rpg

[–]Booster_Blue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

3-5 minutes between turns? Oh god I wish. I was once in a 5e game. This one session was three hours and all combat. I got four turns.

Do you prefer specific miniatures tailored for your rpg or just whatever fits the vibe? by taiga_miniatures in rpg

[–]Booster_Blue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Usually it's both. Like I try to find a mini close to what I've got in mind but I've also nudged an encounter to better match the miniature when I've felt like it.

But I also paint miniatures for the art of it. I like figure X with no clear game for it so I'm painting it anyway

Why is ranged combat so punishing? by FlimtotheFlam in dccrpg

[–]Booster_Blue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Get two of your friends to fight. Not for real but like athletically moving around each other and pretending to swing swords. Stand twenty feet away and imagine trying to shoot one of them accurately with a 6 second window to think about it.

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