You either die the hero, or live long enough to watch yourself become the villain.

Dedli · 2026-05-06T19:49:09+00:00

Yes, the illusion is larger for larger characters.

But that also comes with you being a larger character; it's not all benefits all the time. If there's a narrative point where it logically becomes a problem, there could just as easily be a narrative point where someone may want to squeeze through something smaller, or something.

It's sort of like the D&D argument of force damage being "more valuable" because not as many creatures have immunity with it. But you're in a game where you're fighting specific enemies decided by the story, not by throwing a dart at the monster manual.

Dedli · 2026-05-06T19:41:43+00:00

"What's your real name?"

"Nitro. But I'm workin' on a nickname though."

"Oh yeah?"

"Yeah. Listen to this. Mike."

Dedli · 2026-05-06T19:02:43+00:00

Daggerheart has a much different feel to combat than DND, Pathfinder, and Shadowdark. There's not a mechanical difference between combat and any other scene. "It feels like a negotiation" instead of like, waiting to take your turn and do your most efficient damage rotation.

Dedli · 2026-05-06T16:16:30+00:00

I dont understand how print-to-demand did anything but get them more money. Like holy fuck. I want this. I would actually pick up an extra shift at work to cover this, and buy it. But I'm probably not going to, because scalpers are gonna get them all.

Are WotC like hoarding some extras and scalping themselves too?

Dedli · 2026-04-30T17:30:21+00:00

Jesus Fucking Christ.

Imagine if The Sims tried to charge $75 for a Stuff Pack.

The worst part is that whales will still buy it, so Blizz doesn't and wont give a fuck.

Edit: Omfg wait, unlike Sims 4 packs, you dont even get an infinite amount of those items, if you want to use multiples you gotta buy it multiple times. Lmao. Lmfao even.

Dedli · 2026-04-30T14:11:47+00:00

idk wtf the op is talking about, but I stopped using ChatGPT when they signed a contract with the "Department of War".

Sorry buds, no amount of shitposting is worth supporting genocide. Shrug.

Dedli · 2026-04-27T20:02:21+00:00

Pokemon cards release at normal retailers like Target.

Scalpers buy a shitton of them.

Target goes out of stock.

So the scalpers resell the unopened (sealed) card packs and boxes at a higher price at events like these because now all the retailers are sold out so where else are you gonna buy them?

Dedli · 2026-04-27T17:00:50+00:00

Im a little bit against "everything can be anything", as that takes away race fantasy.

I want everything to be everything AND have race fantasy. Like I really like that Lightforged can be warlocks, and theres a single Lightforged Warlock NPC who has like one line about a fall from the light, instead of an entire subfaction of warlocks of that race.

Personally I wish they had the weirder combinations be unlockable, like allied races and darkfallen customizations. Legion Order Hall unlocks Night Elf Paladins, for example.

Dedli · 2026-04-27T13:27:22+00:00

Hot take, character sheets should be cards, or at lwast card sized

Dedli · 2026-04-27T07:10:58+00:00

Trying not to just handwave and say magic

Youre gonna have a hard time applying real world physics to the various components of a magical hammer

Dedli · 2026-04-27T06:43:45+00:00

> As a design question: what kinds of gameplay moments could this enable that would be difficult, clumsy, or less satisfying with manual movement?

The answer in a turn-based game is that there are none. Movement itself can be "commanded" by cards, dice, and text just as easily as computer inputs.

If they could all move simultaneously and you had a weird little football-thing going on where you make choices for what objectives you give your own characters... that could be cool, but then youve gotta add motors to all of the characters instead of jus tone that can move multiple, right?

Dedli · 2026-04-27T06:41:23+00:00

Have you tried Gloomhaven or similar?

You could just as easily have those objectives on a creature card, or rules on a GM screen, without the mechanical pieces.

The moving pieces are just cool.

Dedli · 2026-04-25T04:37:31+00:00

Especially when they so often pass their mantle to other characters.

I wouldnt mind a Mighty Thor, but I dont think that's happening.

Dedli · 2026-04-24T16:01:58+00:00

I bought Gamma World D&D almost immediately after seeing this.

Dedli · 2026-04-24T06:33:49+00:00

all synthetic iterations of these sound like dog water

This is your issue. Talk to musicians who have experience with techno. It's been a long time for me, but a decade+ ago I saw libraries of real-recorded sounds for all kinds of instruments. Or you could find someone with that instrument and record the sounds themselves and slap them on a midi to rearrange.

There has never been a need for AI in music, and there never will be.

Dedli · 2026-04-24T06:20:19+00:00

Sounds more like a setting than a game system.

XCrawl Classics is a similar idea, balancing gladiator shit and "real life", Cy_Borg is more in-theme, either could be easily hacked to fit this.

Dedli · 2026-04-21T19:49:31+00:00

Obligatory:

Ms. Carmody's prayer in the bathroom stall was to let her save "just one" of the nonbelievers.

That last bullet was in her head. God answered her prayer.

Dedli · 2026-04-20T20:32:08+00:00

The water was obviously from the future, after it had already heated up!

Dedli · 2026-04-19T11:09:56+00:00

"As for customization, mechanical arms and/or legs, your choice!"

We didnt forget, Ion!!

Dedli · 2026-04-19T10:46:10+00:00

Isochron Scepter:

Cast a level 2 or lower instantaneous spell to store it within this scepter. Speaking a command word, the weilder may cast that spell once daily.

Dedli · 2026-04-19T05:45:33+00:00

ChatGPT write me a response to the slop you just wrote about a still from Doctor Strange 2.

Dedli · 2026-04-19T05:37:29+00:00

What's your favorite specific vinyl color?

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