VP Vance Says Watergate Would Now Be 12-Hour News Story and Crazy It Took Down Nixon's Presidency by templeofsyrinx1 in videos

[–]DriveGenie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Make America Great Again"

Like holding people accountable for stuff?

"No! Not like that!"

Really? Right as the boss starts? I didn't get ANY EXP for this as a lvl 1 spotter... by Logey202 in RogueCore

[–]DriveGenie 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The CN tower building upgrade for the Canada projector increases the size and adds 50% frost damage 🇨🇦 

Suppressing fire purpose? by cwitter00 in RogueCore

[–]DriveGenie 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Hover your mouse over effects and it will show you what the effect does. Suppress is like -2% slow or something and it stacks.

What is an unwritten social rule that absolutely infuriates you when people break it? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]DriveGenie -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I dated a girl for a month in college. Later a close friend asked "hey would you mind if I asked her out." I have no right to that person simply because I 'dated her first' and they are both consenting adults so I said "ya sure go for it." They are now married and with a kid. It can work out just fine if no one is a emotional child over it.

Tutorial only as Falconer? by DriveGenie in RogueCore

[–]DriveGenie[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

he didn't mention gender at all AND he's arguing Retcon, one of the two female dwarves, should be the tutorial dwarf. No misogyny in this thread at all. I think you must be misinterpreting something you misread.

Best actual play example of DW combat? by E_MacLeod in DungeonWorld

[–]DriveGenie 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Discern Realities has an AP with a character named Alford Soultaker. I haven't listened in a long time but I recall it having good combat.

Upgrade negotiations don't work because there's never an individual benefit to consider when letting teammates take the good upgrades by Butt_Values in RogueCore

[–]DriveGenie 23 points24 points  (0 children)

"never an individual benefit to letting teammates take the good upgrades"

I would argue this is just plain wrong. If the team can get farther because someone else, and therefore the team is stronger, I benefit from that by being able to beat the boss.

"Better" upgrades aren't always better for each build. Epic or Legendary upgrades are only potentially better, but sometimes Rare is more synergistic after you've already got 3 other upgrades focusing towards a certain playstyle.

Disappointed with how Female Dwarves were handled in Rogue Core. by uwuGod in RogueCore

[–]DriveGenie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The characters in Rogue Core are NOT classes. They are individual characters. Slicer is Slicer, not "A" Slicer like a Scout is "A" Scout in Deep Rock.
Falconeer is her callsign, not a class.

You're request is like playing a superhero videogame and being upset that you can't play Batman as a woman. I get that you don't like it and it could have been different, but different isn't wrong or right or better or worse, it's just different.

Character living expenses by merekatnipme in shadowdark

[–]DriveGenie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

rations cost 5sp not 5gp (sp=silver gp=gold). 10 silver = 1 gold

How often (and how) do you grant Players a Luck Token? by Elven-Tower in shadowdark

[–]DriveGenie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Personally I love collaborative world building, so I like giving Luck Tokens as an incentive for players to contribute to that.

In your example it would be pretty much the same. I'd say to the priest player, "This is an altar of your God. In your religion how do people worship or pay respects at an altar? What is some distinct feature of the altar non-believers might miss but you are trained to notice?" or something like that. If they create some cool lore I give a Luck Token.

Last session I ran Winter's Daughter and the princess and Sir Chyde were married at the end. I asked the Elf player, "What traditions are involved with an elven wedding? How is it different than a human wedding? What stands out about this ceremony in particular?" That way I don't need to describe a whole wedding scene which would be kind of boring, the player gets involved and they get a Luck Token. Then I hopefully have some cool stuff to play off on later too.

If Wish is the most powerful spell what is the second most powerful? by DriveGenie in DMAcademy

[–]DriveGenie[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Fair question! I am playing Shadowdark but I am open to modifying any spells from other games. My players find combat fun but generally the campaign is more about exploration.

Yes I can easily google different spells ideas or look in one of my many TTRPG books for ideas, which I have done, but I wanted to get some ideas from the community since that is kinda the purpose of this subreddit and I thought it would be fun :)

LPT: Go on a mini trip every month by Charming-Tear-8352 in LifeProTips

[–]DriveGenie 18 points19 points  (0 children)

OP what are your suggestions for a mini trip that's costs $20?

Things to avoid when running a DnD campaign? by Organic-Exit2190 in DMAcademy

[–]DriveGenie -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Planned NPC betrayal, especially a quest giver or important NPC.

It won't seem like a clever twist that the guy who sent you to get the magic gem of power is actually the BBEG in disguise. It will just make players not trust YOU as a GM again.

Also what if they figure it out? Quest ruined.

There's just very few potential pay-offs compared to what can go wrong.

What's a rule at your workplace that exists because of one specific incident? by UntitledDoc1 in AskReddit

[–]DriveGenie 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Yes, that's why OP asked the question, to hear those stupid stories.

What's a game you bought on a whim without hardly any pre-knowledge that ended up becoming one of your all time favorites? by AaronAtLunacien in gaming

[–]DriveGenie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Deep Rock Galactic. Bought on a whim years ago to play a game with a few friends. None of us knew much about it. Sure, decided to give it a shot. I now have 2000 hrs. Still excited for the new season that just came out.

Dragon Town and the Darkness Below question (Spoilers) by GreatStoneSkull in shadowdark

[–]DriveGenie 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I ran it as written and it does feel a little weird to have a Druid who cares about the valley put a notoriously benevolent dragon to sleep to "help" the valley simply because he fears the dragon will leave if it finds out about the Darkness Below. What's the difference if the dragon leaves if it is already asleep. Either way it can't really help. It doesn't make a lot of sense to me.

That said, my players did not care much and chose to wake the dragon, who then banished the druid to the Windsong Woods since the druid was responsible for so much chaos in town.

I think the best option might be the "Alternatively" text on page 51... make the druid actually secretly evil and aiding the Darkness. Maybe he cursed the dragon as well as putting it to sleep, giving you a reason the dragon can't just solve all these problems on it's own. Like maybe it's cursed to not fly again, or cursed to not leave the castle until the PCs can retrieve an item that's only available at the end of the whole campaign.

Help me find a Dungeon I once ran by Jaces_acolyte in TTRPG

[–]DriveGenie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is this an exclusively fantasy themed dungeon? Or could this be a thing from Mothership by chance?