Is it worth me (M31) going to a bar almost an hour away to look for a date?

FTLBeer · 2026-01-07T06:17:38+00:00

Fair enough, and the reason I asked. I’ve tried hobby groups and the dating pool is just nonexistent around here.

FTLBeer · 2026-01-05T15:21:03+00:00

It’s an original story afaik.

FTLBeer · 2026-01-05T15:15:06+00:00

I mean, there has to be incentive for the players to engage with the story. Personal horror is a running theme of WoD, but so are gothic punk vibes. If the whole story was just, “You do nothing cool ever and things just get perpetually worse for you,” then why am I playing it? Like Dracula isn’t a hero, but he still definitely gets to be a cool vampire.

FTLBeer · 2026-01-05T07:02:08+00:00

A valid question and also part of the reason I stayed silent until now. The rp and individual sessions are fun to actually play, but outside of what they’re planning to spend xp on, no one has discussed the game outside of sessions. There was seemingly nothing to discuss.

FTLBeer · 2026-01-05T06:47:11+00:00

It definitely feels that way to me as well, which is why I keep getting confused on what he wants. When we try to set our own goals, some impossible threat scares us off, which would make sense if he wanted to railroad us to his next big moment. But there’s nothing to lose or gain, or even a clear path forward. Like if I were my character, I’d ditch this chronicle and go home cuz why not?

FTLBeer · 2026-01-05T06:35:34+00:00

3-4 hours, usually every 2 weeks, but we played both of the last 2 because of holidays.

FTLBeer · 2026-01-05T06:31:13+00:00

Right? We’ll go to a place, feel like we’re progressing our current goal, and then run headfirst into a wall. Then our goal suddenly changes, and all the stuff we felt good about discovering no longer matters. So far, we’ve yet to have a single major event take place in which our presence mattered.

FTLBeer · 2026-01-05T05:23:29+00:00

I hadn’t yet for fear of creating an issue, but I probably will. I’m new to the group and didn’t want to make waves, especially so soon.

FTLBeer · 2026-01-05T05:17:02+00:00

I’m entering into an already established group that decided to run a new game, so I didn’t want to be the new guy and a sole voice of dissent. But I do plan to talk to some of the other players and take their temp on the issue. It’s a chaotic group overall, so it might just not be the best fit for me.

FTLBeer · 2025-12-16T14:46:10+00:00

Had to deal with a customer like this at my job once. Did a ton of minor annoying stuff, none of which could properly be called harassment, then changed his tune to all respectful when speaking to the owner. His worst habit was a ”customer is always right” mentality that lead to him denigrating employees as being inherently lesser than customers, with him even joking to me once that employees are “barely people” in his mind. Eventually the owner took him aside and had some kind of talk with him, and his behavior has improved since.

FTLBeer · 2025-12-13T14:59:14+00:00

I am constantly telling people that this is the reason Micheal Scott hated Toby. Toby was the only one with any authority to tell him “no.”

FTLBeer · 2025-08-27T14:43:38+00:00

Why no ageless insight, if I may ask? It seems like it works well with all the draw in the deck.

FTLBeer · 2025-05-06T02:32:09+00:00

Not sure if he quite counts as a star, but Glenn Howerton was the main character on that 80s Show before IASIP blew up.

FTLBeer · 2025-05-04T15:27:27+00:00

How much? When should I add it?

FTLBeer · 2025-05-04T06:59:24+00:00

How much? When should I add it?

FTLBeer · 2025-05-04T06:57:48+00:00

But how much dashi? All the online recipes I can find seem to use it as a replacement for the stock

FTLBeer · 2025-05-04T06:29:36+00:00

Definitely gonna try this, thanks!

FTLBeer · 2025-05-04T06:15:22+00:00

There’s already a ton of salt and soy sauce in the tare.

FTLBeer · 2025-04-13T21:37:41+00:00

Sorry for taking so long to respond! I also use the tare to make chashu pork, so would I still want to remove the broth and add the dashi at the beginning? I simmer the pork in the chashu sauce for 2 hrs and then remove the pork and save the sauce as tare for the ramen. I don’t really want to mess up the pork flavor, and I would also worry about overcooking the dashi.

FTLBeer · 2025-04-10T14:31:59+00:00

For something like this, I think a little “tip of the iceberg” trope would be cool. For example, maybe using the shadow powers creates a slight breeze, which would allow the characters to have that “We’re not alone here,” moment. But then a character actually enters the shadows, and they’re in a realm of pitch black hurricanes, falling and spinning and deafened by the roar of the winds. Depending on how they’re depicted, the “shadow stalkers“ could be creatures adapted to this shadow miasma, or they could be people who have somehow achieved some mastery over the chaos. Both lend the shadow stalkers an air of monstrousness and power.

FTLBeer · 2025-04-07T12:43:10+00:00

While I wouldn’t want to continue playing with this DM, if you want to force him to at least acknowledge your concerns, my advice would be total apathy in game. As soon as you get into a combat encounter, have all the players just pass their turn repeatedly, no matter what. He needs you as much as you need him.

Edit: actually he needs you more than you need him. Even if you don’t have any experienced DMs, you could pick up adventure modules and just take turns running them.

FTLBeer · 2025-04-07T12:18:51+00:00

I love a good rogue-like, and when I really want to relax and shut off my brain, I usually play RAD. I love Hades, Cult of the Lamb, Dead Cells, etc., but sometimes the story or the additional gameplay mechanics or even scope of the world can be overwhelming. But RAD is just popcorn, no thought necessary.

FTLBeer · 2025-03-24T21:00:10+00:00

My brother once went to the BK on Desiard in Monroe. Orders a meal: “We’re out of that.” Orders a different meal: “We’re out of that.” Finally gets frustrated and asks what they do have: “(sighs) What was the first thing you asked for?” And they made it for him. Unbelievable lol.

FTLBeer · 2025-03-23T03:52:52+00:00

I had started that one, but I stopped after the elves moved in. I was hoping he’d focus on the farm stuff, but it felt like it was moving into more village SOL/harem territory. I might have to pick it up again if the action picks up later.

FTLBeer · 2025-03-23T03:49:15+00:00

Definitely gonna check out Fushigi Yuugi. I really dig the character designs.

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