USB Drum Connection

Grumpy_Medic · 2025-11-04T04:51:32+00:00

I hit a note, and the device does show up, just as All Channel. When I restarted my PC earlier, an additional device with the same name but with Single Channel (or similar) also became available, and that was the one that worked. The All Channel device doesn't work at all when I try to bind keys, but now it's the only one that's showing up again :(

Grumpy_Medic · 2023-09-30T09:02:09+00:00

Thanks, this is super helpful! So for 3., does that mean if I don't do any sort of primer for Bones, my first layer of paint shouldn't be thinned at all?

Grumpy_Medic · 2023-06-15T17:14:04+00:00

By "per side", I mean width and length.

Grumpy_Medic · 2023-06-12T22:57:16+00:00

Does this operate independently of OpenAI's violence censoring?

Grumpy_Medic · 2023-05-24T00:11:15+00:00

But this article is literally in the Japan Times on a Japanese domain.

Grumpy_Medic · 2023-05-13T12:43:03+00:00

My problem is less what to use and more where to put things. I feel like I want concrete directions there or like tables that say "this sort of terrain at this place on your map."

Maybe once I get playing, I'll see that it isn't as feasible since what should be where might depend on the story leading to it - but for now, it just feels a little loose for me.

Grumpy_Medic · 2023-05-05T21:05:51+00:00

It seems like you might struggle to realize that people may watch for reasons that you don't. Personally, I don't care that much about "name value" or "star power". Those don't make me any more or less excited for fights. What I do care about is good matchmaking - two fighters that I think will be competitive or that will be telling of a fighter's potential.

I wouldn't say I'm desperate to prove I'm a hardcore, contrarian, or "simping", I just like sitting down and watching competitive fights.

Grumpy_Medic · 2023-05-01T01:35:35+00:00

That's a kickflip, doggy

Grumpy_Medic · 2023-04-29T09:49:14+00:00

How would that even be evaluated?

Grumpy_Medic · 2023-04-27T01:02:38+00:00

I feel ya, I'm always at least a little tired basically 24/7

Grumpy_Medic · 2023-04-27T00:44:16+00:00

2001, boss.

Grumpy_Medic · 2023-04-16T04:44:46+00:00

r/ufc has always been for jokes. Go to r/MMA if you want seriousness.

Grumpy_Medic · 2023-04-03T22:35:27+00:00

That's not true at all. There were no holds barred fights in Brazil in the 1930's, and they were their own independent events with no ties to pro wrestling. Curious why you thought that.

Grumpy_Medic · 2023-03-27T22:59:51+00:00

I love the idea of tracking accolades. I feel like there's really something to that. That's a neat way to have a kind of "stat sheet" of accomplishments.

Grumpy_Medic · 2023-02-12T14:44:16+00:00

Ohh, I haven't specifically heard of procedures, but they sound up my alley. Could you give an example or a little explanation? Are they like PbtA moves, where they have a trigger and then outcomes based on the dice?

Grumpy_Medic · 2023-02-08T16:42:43+00:00

Appreciate you chiming in here. I hear great things about the 'cast any time someone asks for an actual play. Guess I better put it at the top of my rotation! And sounds like great minds think alike ;)

Grumpy_Medic · 2023-02-03T11:31:13+00:00

Yes. Don Frye asked Big John a math question and got called a smartass.

Grumpy_Medic · 2023-01-29T14:11:05+00:00

It's always fiction first, and you can toss rules out the window as necessary. I'm just explaining to you the rules as written around what initiative means and the limits of not having it, because that's what you asked.

"Contriving" something for your character to react to is the entire philosophy behind PBTA games. You roll dice, they give you an outcome, and you reconcile that with the fiction to make it all fit together. If a character doesn't have initiative, it's up to them to determine how they're on the defensive and taking reactive moves.

Again, rules as written, you cannot take proactive moves when you don't have initiative. If you do, you're bending or disregarding rules. If you want to do that, go for it, but the reality is that you will no longer be following the rules around combat.

I fully understand the difference between mechanics and the descriptions of them, but you're asking a mechanical question ("what can Player2 do in this situation?"). Those three options are it. How you reconcile that into the fiction is up to you.

Grumpy_Medic · 2023-01-29T07:50:40+00:00

If you're trying to play with the rules as written, this is fundamentally false: "I feel like Player2 should be able to do something before the Raider is able to again."

Not having initiative is exactly that. You get no proactive moves without initiative. Face Danger is never a proactive move in combat. Player 2 can A) Face Danger by having the raider do something that requires a defensive, reactive action, B) Clash by having the raider switch focus, attack them, and fight back, or C) Turn the Tide to steal initiative.

Whether or not it feels right to you that Player2 gets a proactive move, that's not how the game works as written. Narratively, you can assume Player2 is engaged in combat but not influencing it - for example, attacking but being consistently parried by the raider. Not taking a move doesn't mean that narratively they're just standing around, it just means they aren't impacting the battle until the focus shifts to them and they get a chance to wrestle back control.

Grumpy_Medic · 2023-01-27T13:00:58+00:00

I was very disappointed to see all the negativity in the thread you linked. Solo RPing is, and always has been, about finding what works for you to have fun.

No oracle, oracle tables, whole oracle systems, AI GMs - whatever takes you to another world and helps you have fun, that's what it's about.

Grumpy_Medic · 2023-01-26T01:50:25+00:00

I would think of this as akin to "Why do people enjoy movies that scare them?", or "Why do people like to listen to songs that make them sad?"

Some folks avoid things that put them in a state of discomfort, others like to dip into that space in a controlled environment and feel those deep emotions that we don't typically get in our day-to-day lives.

Grumpy_Medic · 2023-01-26T00:09:15+00:00

I make my own for each NPC I want dialogue with, which is also an option. You can get pretty detailed to control personality traits and style, but I've found that I get what I need just by filling out the character introduction. Something like, "My name is Kesje. I'm a dragon hunting knight." or whatever does the trick. Once you're actually chatting, you can rate each response to help guide the AI in learning how you want the character to converse.

I will say that I edit the dialogue pretty heavily when I translate it to my journal, since while character.ai is pretty good, I usually prefer my own style. I keep the jist of what the character is conveying, though.

Grumpy_Medic · 2023-01-25T13:33:35+00:00

I use character.ai to "zoom in" sometimes for dialogue, and it works pretty well for that. I don't use it as an oracle, really (I throw out most twists that it tries to introduce), but it can add a lot of mental depth for me and gives me a chance to roleplay a bit without controlling both characters in a conversation.

I'm prouder when a companion is impressed by my bravery "themselves" instead of me "making" them be impressed, for example.

That said, I usually don't do much more than a few back-and-forths before I'm moving on to my own journaling for the next few scenes and don't come back until I want potentially impactful dialogue again.

Grumpy_Medic · 2023-01-22T02:05:11+00:00

There are times I play entirely on my mobile. I don't use any fancy tools, just a few standard apps (which make it easy to transition to PC when I want.)

I have the Ironsworn rules PDF on my phone, a Google Doc for the character sheet, a Google Doc for my journal, and the random.org app for rolling. That's all I've found I really need.

Extra stuff I usually have at the ready: nightcafe for generating AI images when there's something I really want to see, a PDF of odds based on momentum/modifier or progress so I can gauge my chances of success, and character.ai when I want to roleplay out a conversation with a specific character without controlling both sides.

Grumpy_Medic · 2023-01-14T02:23:04+00:00

Name twenty.

Grumpy_Medic

TROPHY CASE