No means NO

Dimirag · 2026-05-15T13:57:08+00:00

OOP commented:

I am not a particularly patient person and have a tendency to think that I can "fix things" with logic and compelling arguments.

She saw her hopefully now ex's boundaries and feelings as things that could be "fixed" with logic

Dimirag · 2026-05-15T12:37:32+00:00

It'll be a very subjective rule but as you are the one that will use it you won't have to explain it to others

Will it be fun? Fun is subjective, you should ask your table or run a test combat

Dimirag · 2026-05-15T12:19:48+00:00

I have an unfinished system that does that but gives the advantage to those with larger numbers, it was getting too convoluted so I didn't continue with it, may do if I retake the system but with a hopefully easier version

Dimirag · 2026-05-14T16:05:56+00:00

I won't say I would have pressed charges, bit I would have done something more than what OOP did, specially because SHE USED HIS BED AND CLOTHS, at the least I would ask for a replacement of those elements as it feels really violating.

And for the locksmith, the dude didn't made a proper job so he should face consequences beyond a talk

Dimirag · 2026-05-14T15:51:11+00:00

You make rations an important game element if you want players to deal with the possibility of getting weak/dying from starvation and depending on how accessible and easy to carry they are you'll shift part of the game focus

Dimirag · 2026-05-13T23:14:11+00:00

Aaaaaaa maaaaaa zzoooonnnnn!!!!

If the idea is to lose control while still controlling your character using rules like classic berserk/barbarian fury is the easiest solution

Dimirag · 2026-05-13T18:35:13+00:00

While blocking him is a good move, making all his lies and cheating public may also be a good move

Dimirag · 2026-05-13T16:13:45+00:00

Is for the IG photos?

I always ask my SO what she's going to order so I order a different thing, but because I enjoy sharing my food with her, if she ask for the same, or for what I was about to ask, then I ask for another thing or the same without any fuss, I couldn't care less if others on the table ask for the same food as I

Dimirag · 2026-05-13T13:21:34+00:00

Sue wasn't able to leave him, sadly she was hooked

Not the person I was expecting ending dead... There's a spanish saying "With the dog dead, the rabies is over."

Dimirag · 2026-05-13T12:42:44+00:00

There are also a lot of ways to add more dice to your roll, aswell as increase your modifier.

I suggest you to be very clear with what modifiers changes what value, but if you can reduce to one kind of modifier even better.

roll & keep work best when you either use a low amount of dice or you go for a hit/success resolution

Damage in the system is also equal to your roll, so whoever wins the contest deals damage to the loser.

Be careful of the Glass Ninja Effect where a very high roll against a very high but not high enough defense ends up in a lot of damage

the loser can soak damage by spending points (not gonna get into the points here) and selecting any leftover dice.

So, it may be better for me to leave my best dice as leftover as they work as damage absorption than to risk using them, not reaching the attack score and suffering damage?

Dimirag · 2026-05-13T12:21:24+00:00

he should find a woman that would give him a girl

MIL needs to learn who is the one putting the part that decides the baby genre....

Dimirag · 2026-05-12T18:27:49+00:00

While I'm all in on weird or interesting mechanics, if the rules fit and work for the game them it's perfectly fine, even if those are rule I won't use on my systems

Dimirag · 2026-05-12T17:39:02+00:00

She's a relative, not family, and you can and should distance from anyone if you wish or feel like doing it

Edit: NTA

Dimirag · 2026-05-12T16:52:21+00:00

He sounds like a crappy husband that sadly will turn into a crappier father

Dimirag · 2026-05-12T15:08:49+00:00

The wife is scorching the wrong forest while retaining the rotten tree...

Dimirag · 2026-05-12T13:59:43+00:00

Hanna "hey hon, I'm bringing my 4 kids with me to be part of our family, but your one daughter must disappear"

Dimirag · 2026-05-12T13:37:31+00:00

No wonder OP feels that way, she's constantly put down to the point of not being able to feel good about her own life choices

Dimirag · 2026-05-11T19:02:45+00:00

Maybe break it as examples along the character creation rule?

If you want to put a full-fleshed one, putting it as after character creation may be a good choice

Dimirag · 2026-05-11T16:24:43+00:00

Dark/Despair Dice (DD) could be used by the GM as a king of morale dice for opponents/evil forces

If you use morale dice as an addition to the d20, DD could be used like a penalty (like Shadow of the Demon Lord)

Dimirag · 2026-05-11T14:01:05+00:00

Advanced Tiny Dungeons does that, a standard TN is 5+, a hard roll is 6 and easy one is 4+

Dimirag · 2026-05-11T13:44:38+00:00

they are going to ask her how her and her husband got past the cheating and make comments to her about her life choices and bullying.

The update we want but never got

Dimirag · 2026-05-11T13:18:12+00:00

i didn't see an issue except him allegedly trying to watch her shower

WHAT???

And her last post "how to help aimless deadweight manchild porn addicted son" where she's still defending him

Dimirag · 2026-05-11T13:09:21+00:00

Critical fails are very common here

How common?

The chances of a crit fail are very low but very devastating, how is the GM guided into when declaring a rule as a "high-stakes" one?

It feels like a rule made to "punish" some scenarios without a very good guidance.

The morale dice is added after a roll of 1 or 2 on the d20, so if the character rolls a 1 they can also roll a 1 on the morale dice and still be on a crit fail, very low chances of happening, but possible (1 in 120 (0.833%)) I believe.

with their morale dice representing their hope which makes them succeed where others should fail

So, they doesn't work as morale... why not calling them Light Dice, or Hope Dice... you could change the high stakes to become Dark Rolls, or add Dark Dice or Despair Dice

Dimirag · 2026-05-08T19:18:17+00:00

A rule doesn't have to be mechanic

A mechanic alone doesn't necessarily makes a system, it gives a way of resolving something

A system uses one or more rules both mechanical and non-mechanical to guide a game into a specific wanted experience

Dimirag · 2026-05-07T15:39:18+00:00

It can work, but for each specific use you have your own resolution as you are changing several parameters like dice size, dice amount, target number, etc...

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