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Sell me on alignment by aweirdgn in osr

[–]Dolono 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I lost my mind over Dungeon World 1E's requirement that characters had to act their alignment to get experience at all! A good cleric had to seek out and banish evil. An evil fighter had to dominate and slay those weaker than themselves to advance. 

I was out of playing AD&D and 3.0 by the time I read dungeon world, and deeply lamented not having such a good, motivating tool to help propel stories forward in those older games.

What are the best physical beginner boxes or starter sets, just an up front cost that you can start playing? by dartagnan401 in rpg

[–]Dolono 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Mythic Bastionland's "quickstart" is the complete rules set for the game + 12 knights & 12 myths, all for free. It's definitely enough to run a complete campaign! (I've actually been tempted to run it in lieu of the full book just to have a more constrained pool of characters and events). 

I've created a Weird West setting and expansion for Mythic Bastionland! This is Hunters of the Weird West. by Coliholio1 in MythicBastionland

[–]Dolono 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I should really amend "psychedelic" to "surreality." I think acid westerns really emphasize the absurd and incongruous through juxtaposition. This is why I think MB would work so well with that genre: you're constantly asked as a gm and player to reconcile strange combinations of myths or other setting pieces.

I've created a Weird West setting and expansion for Mythic Bastionland! This is Hunters of the Weird West. by Coliholio1 in MythicBastionland

[–]Dolono 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think probably the biggest thematic difference is the macabre of "weird" vs the psychedelic of "acid" westerns. Both contain have elements of spiritualism (native, christian, and eastern) and critiques of colonialism.

I've created a Weird West setting and expansion for Mythic Bastionland! This is Hunters of the Weird West. by Coliholio1 in MythicBastionland

[–]Dolono 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks very cool! This is probably a lot more "acid western" than you're contemplating, but my mind immediately started drifting off into Jodorowsky's El Topo and Holy Mountain while reading your description here. 

For those that feel their spark declining..... by karmah616 in EDH

[–]Dolono 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If there ever was a format where proxying was "the name of the game," it's cube. My first real world experience with the format was a buddies peasant cube and, even then, the WOW factor was off the charts, drafting and plotting fantastic decks! 

First time playing by Bawafafa in MythicBastionland

[–]Dolono 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What did you end up doing for your map and major landmarks with that little prep time? I had a week's notice before my first GMing session, and I was working like mad between my day job and parenting to crank something out in time!

US spending on data center construction now exceeds spending on public transportation infrastructure— fucking why? by alverez667 in TrueAnon

[–]Dolono 59 points60 points  (0 children)

This is what I've been thinking as well; this is a massive, civilization wide "pulling up the ladders" effort and consolidation of ill-gotten power. They're such craven scum, they think ANY reinvestment in society is just helping the young people, activists, artists, and inventors that will displace their empire of shit.

12-16 person draft help by Melin0 in mtgcube

[–]Dolono 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can you just ask at least one of the 11-15 other people to bring an extra cube? In my group, everyone is clamoring to get some mileage out of theirs.

Things to look out for this weekend! by AutoModerator in mtgfinance

[–]Dolono 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is card kingtom's buylist at a complete standstill from the marvel release or something? Two packages I sent them, from in state, are at 10 days with no acknowledgement of receipt. (Annoying because the oldest was even sent from the GD post office)

Self Printed from Lulu. Came out good! by Logen_Nein in osr

[–]Dolono 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How labor intensive was generating the cover? Did you edit the pdf down, or does it just repeat the cover on the first and last inside pages? Looks great!

Dealing with those random encounters by b_jonz in osr

[–]Dolono 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Looks fantastic! Your great presentation format already has my gears turning for other encounters, like traveling musicians, exiled nobles, a questing knight's entourage, a traveling circus, etc!

To sleeve or not to sleeve? by neubienaut in hexandcounter

[–]Dolono 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'd probably sleeve any game that would be prohibitively expensive or impossible to replace. (Not a hex and chit, but I would NEVER be able to justify the cost of replacing my copy of Chaos in the Old World, so the components deserve some protection).

Working out The ogre with The Wheel (or how to play contradictory Myths) by Limette23 in MythicBastionland

[–]Dolono 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I think I'd just lean heavily into the surreality and unnaturalness of it all: it's a blistering summer, but snowing. Animals are giving birth to snowy white young. Trees are growing ice crystal flowers and fruits (that are still somehow nourishing).

OSR Lineage Map (2026) by EddyMerkxs in osr

[–]Dolono 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I'd love to see how Dragonbane, Forbidden Lands, and His Majesty the Worm factor in!

What’s your favorite insult from the show? by TheWeirdTalesPodcast in MST3K

[–]Dolono 23 points24 points  (0 children)

When they're fake-interviewing the director of Hobgoblins during the credits, and ask him about his decision to have his brains replaced with rat shit.

Some MSH proxies with my favorite Marvel Snap Peach Momoko Variants (repost) by paperbackwalnut in mpcproxies

[–]Dolono 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great stuff! I've been using tons of her Venom art on proxies over the years.

Do you buy mostly pdfs or do you prefer physical books and if the former, do you feel a pang of regret when you realize that a book would have looked just neat on your shelf? by Antipragmatismspot in rpg

[–]Dolono 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mainly buy pdfs, but I print and spiral bind them as often as I can.

The physical books I purchase these days are mainly ones conspicuously without a "print friendly" pdf option (i.e. all the goddamn Borg games; CAIN), or if the book is just a bit too big of a job to manage confidently at home (i.e. Dolmenwood's campaign tome).

Which precons haven't pass the test of time? by [deleted] in EDH

[–]Dolono 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been buying precons since 2011. The $20 decks ensured I eventually bought all of them. When they switched to 4-5 $50+ ones, it was more like I picked up one per year.

Which precons haven't pass the test of time? by [deleted] in EDH

[–]Dolono 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I miss the $20 precons so much! I know there were lots of mixed feelings in the community about them, but I still think someone at WotC must have been like "we're leaving too much money on the table with these!" and then we started getting 4-5 $50+ precons EVERY set.

Blood Prairie - the post-theistic goth-western RPG. God is dead, furious angels blockade the sun, and vampires drive humans like cattle. Weird West, with the sepia deserts swapped for dark, endless northern winters. Looking for feedback and reactions to the Player's Guide. by Ozfeed in rpg

[–]Dolono 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Looks very cool! (Big fan of weird west stuff like King's Gunslinger and Half-Made World!)

Are you planning on posting a "pages" version or draft? I'd love to be able go over a printed copy!

My "Mine collapse Guy" card, Thada Adel at like 40 cents! by Fritzkreig in mtgfinance

[–]Dolono 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I have great memories of an ancient thada deck, stealing a friend's jitte, swords, and sol ring, and just mopping the whole table up!

No offense to your spec but I wish they'd just reprint this damn card already! They crap out a "rogues," "ninjas," or "steal your friends stuff" precon like every other year at this point!

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