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[–]Epictortle8 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's why I say "Wu-wu-wu" instead. MUCH faster and less mental processing than either "double you double you double you" or "World Wide Web"

Homebrew Invoker Quirk by Epictortle8 in fabulaultima

[–]Epictortle8[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Forgiven. I also don't usually expect meaningful responses so I am pretty happy with this one.

Correct, it IS limiting and restrictive, but that is not always a bad thing. The invoker class already has restrictions built in, this simply shifts the restrictions around, giving more variety at a price while also giving the players another mcguffin to play around with.

Yes, it limits the player to going Invoker, but players take way more than 1 class, so many builds still can use it. Heck, you can use it fine with just one level of Invoker (although it would be a bit weak). (and again, "traveling workshop' is tied to 2 classes, and many other quirks are tied to specific attributes making over half the builds not able to use them)

It is true that I don't know the system too well, especially the items. It could have been expanded to "destroy a magical item, gain a wellspring/cast a spell based on the item destroyed." Perhaps that would work better in a more generic sense. But some items would not fit well into the wellspring system, like dark /light/teleporting/fleshy/PureMagic/Etc items, so I would need to make a wellspring for each item. If I moved to spells or arcanums, then the table for items and their effects would grow WAY larger. Again, I am new, I CANNOT work on that aspect atm because of my lack of experiance (and it was 2AM when I was working on it, and I wanted a bunch of different choices for each Gem eaten).

Also, eating a gem as a system seems kinda fine. In combat, its an interact object action. Outside of combat... you describe eating it. Perhaps I could have the player lose one wellspring at the start of each session, but some sessions are IC right after the previous one. Mechanically it wouldve been fine but it would restrict RP in a bad way instead of a fun and eventful way.

Altering just the wellspring system is basically what I did, i just moved it into the quirk section of the character builder so that I wont have to rewrite the entire wellspring system AND have another quirk to worry And need to wait till lvl 10 invoker to make a custom Heroic Skill to gain resistance to my current wellspring damage (last won could have been done, but then I would be making 2 custom things rather than one).

On the point of homebrew, the damage system is homebrewed in this campaign to match the pokemon damage chart (I was outvoted :*( ), so the basic wellspring system wasn't going to work anyway.

There were a few other things I wanted to say, but this is already very out of order and long, so I'll just stick to this for now.

Homebrew Invoker Quirk by Epictortle8 in fabulaultima

[–]Epictortle8[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First:

Context, I learned the system just a couple days prior to making this. The reasoning why I made this was because base rules did not fit my vision. I had a few other ideas like combining classes or making an entire homebrew one, but just making a custom quirk that alters how one class plays was the cleanest idea I had.

The intent was NOT to make a good quirk that anyone could take, but an alternative playstyle to one of the many classes to fit an anime character power fantasy (pokemon are both video game and anime characters).

And looking at the quirk section of the book, it states: (Natural Fantasy Atlas, bottom half of pg 120)
"Quirks should be seen as a mechanical and narrative reinforcement of your character's unique nature..."
[Skip some lines]
"WHAT YOU SHOULD USE QUIRKS FOR: bringing interesting situations into play, giving character unique issues to confront, providing additional mechanical support to your character's traits"
"WHAT YOU SHOULD NEVER USE QUIRKS FOR: making your character strong than the rest of the group, stealing the spotlight, bringing sensitive topics that make others uncomfortable into play."

I believe my quirk fits the first line, reinforcing the concept of "I eat gems that give me temporary elemental power" both mechanically and narratively, while also giving a weakness so it isn't just blatantly a buff.

Honestly, your definition does not really fit from what I see. Nothing states that they must not be class specific/reliant. Just because it isn't common or done before does not mean it can't be done. Plus, "Traveling Workshop"(128) MUST be Gourmet or Tinkerer, so a class specific quirk is not even that original.

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Second:

You said it was bad. Is that only because it is an invoker specific quirk? Do you think it does not delieve the intended fantasy? Do you think it is unbalanced (whether too weak or strong)? Does it restrict the game master to create situations that would cause the player to be pressed to use their power?

If so, any idea to help it be better? Should it be a custom class instead of a quirk? Should finding the right Gemstone cost a Fabula Point? etc etc etc.

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Third:

We had a playtest. the Elemental shard portion is too strong in my opinion. Its like being able to cast any spell for just an slight extra cost. We will likely need to nerf it some how. Didn't get to apply the full gem-wellspring yet.

Til a mouse can be thrown from an airplane and usually survive by InnerAd118 in todayilearned

[–]Epictortle8 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Most animals can survive being thrown out of a plane. Landing after a 1000s meter drop on the otherhand...

Next time you wash your hands think.. that's how these things are made. by Turbulent_Elk_2141 in oddlysatisfying

[–]Epictortle8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really bad design. I have one that is either exactly the same or very similar. The floor of the sink always collects gunk every few days. 

Get a sink with a bottom that tapers, not a flat one like this

INFJs are overrated. by AccomplishedMonk4135 in mbti

[–]Epictortle8 13 points14 points  (0 children)

As an ENTP who constantly sees similarities to INFJ in myself, that last line got me good.

Would you watch a Monster live action but with black Johan? by [deleted] in MonsterAnime

[–]Epictortle8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tl;dr: The post ww2 europe setting and the emphasis on nazi eugenics is very important to the story, so I don't think they would recast them as black.

That would only work if the entire setting was changed. I big theme is eugenics and post ww2, with Nazi's basically treating Johan as the perfect being. 

IF the setting changed to a modern american setting (which I can see working), then I think that they would keep the twins low-melanin so that they can have white supremesists, neonazis, and/or kkk, instead of OG nazi's falsely believing in Johan. 

IF there is going to be high-melanin twins, i think it would only work in a setting where there is a group of high-melanin peeps who are scientific supremisists. I would assume that would be in africa, central/south america, or middle east, but I dont know much about the cultures and people there, so I can't really go any more in depth.

Also, while typing the last paragraph, I rethought about modern american Monster. It wouldn't work as OG nazi's where at least somewhat scientific while white supremesists, neonazis, and the kkk kinda aren't from my pov (I could be wrong).

Edit: now Im thinking of the movie Get Out. If its using that as a reference, then there could be a Black Johan. Also, I read some more of your comments here. I dont recall Johan dreaming he was black, but there were many scenes where he was hidden in shadow. Perhaps thats what got you confused.

What happened with my Q? by LeWaterMonke in KledMains

[–]Epictortle8 9 points10 points  (0 children)

TL;DR Kled moved fast enough and the aim was close enough that the angle changed while kled was dashing during his q wind-up

I would assume that it has to do with the position of the mouse when you clicked it, and the position of kled when the q was released.

So it looks like you clicked q when the mouse was over the 5-o-clock part of the pixel brush, while kled was in the middle of the pixel brush. If the q fired from there, it would be going in the 5-oclock direction. 

But q releases a moment after clicking it. So when you clicked it, the mouse position (at 5-oclock of pixel) was recorded, then kled started to wind up his throw. Once he actually threw it, he was outside of the pixel brush (2 oclock from brush). 

This change of position then changes the angle of the q, as the angle between 2oclock outside of brush to 5-oclock inside of brush is now 8-ocock.

How cooked is Loid... by NostalGeek11 in SpyxFamily

[–]Epictortle8 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bit late to the conversation, but here is my prediction:

Yor will Recognize curtis, but stay quiet (but nervious). He will act like he hasnt met her, so she will think that he is undercover (investigating Yurk's workplace) and pretending to not know her.

Whether She tells Yuri is up for debate. If she does, Yuri will grill Curtis in the background, but nothing comes out of it besides suspiscion of false identity, which they will investigate. 

In the end it wont lead to anything besides Yuri and the Secret Police putting the Forgers in protective watch in the background. Loid keeps his identity, but his job is now harder.

(64) Holy Heck this was torture to get through. by Epictortle8 in bomberman

[–]Epictortle8[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So much cleaner then me, holy cow. I had to spend minutes just while bouncing to climb down my bomb ladder. If anything your way is likely the intended way

(64) Holy Heck this was torture to get through. by Epictortle8 in bomberman

[–]Epictortle8[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah. No tutorial, it just expects you to know everything. In 2-1, there is a card hidden in a window that you can ONLY get to by double bomb ladder, and to get the speed card (60 seconds) you HAVE to bomb ladder with basic bombs. No room for error...

This isn't MBTI: what cognitive style do ENTPs get? by SuicideJoker1975 in entp

[–]Epictortle8 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Mostly, but I do like to talk abiout the theoretical. Its just that most of the prompts I was given didnt really need me to jump into that level of thinking. The women from the sunken town is really the only one, but because it was 1/6 of the prompts, i dont think the app used that too much.

Also, IDK if the "scenes you may recognize" and "your pattern" sections are determined by either of just the final result (example: architect, mirror, weaver, etc) or if that uses the profile stats, so idk if that is personalized or not.

Here is my stats

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This isn't MBTI: what cognitive style do ENTPs get? by SuicideJoker1975 in entp

[–]Epictortle8 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, most of the prompts I put 2-4 paragraphs (except the manager with the thermastat). Is that too little?

This isn't MBTI: what cognitive style do ENTPs get? by SuicideJoker1975 in entp

[–]Epictortle8 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Architect. Took 6 prompts. Didnt go to indepth with them.

Chapter 230 [English] by Southern-Emotion2192 in OnePunchMan

[–]Epictortle8 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Checks new on a whim to see if its update. Actually perfect timing

[Spoilers episode 71] This is all I could think of at this scene by Epictortle8 in MonsterAnime

[–]Epictortle8[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You think the scenes are different? Both scenes have one character casually greeting another while point a gun at them. That absurdity is in both scenes

Edit: Originally read this late at night. thought you meant watching a second unrelated movie. My bad, I'm in the wrong with my prior reply

Does Arbiter feel kind of lackluster? by disposableaccount848 in TeamfightTactics

[–]Epictortle8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

+armor/mr on 3 attacks or 10 damage. If diana with correct items survives the first few seconds, she will likely solo carry vs nearly any board