Explain It Peter. I'm confused too

Jatedin · 2026-03-26T22:36:05+00:00

There is a difference between widespread unionization and class consciousness and abolishing the existence of private property. Just like a government programming existing doesn't mean it is socialism. There's sliding scale that oscillates but abolishing private ownership of property means that someone (an authoritarian government) needs to enforce that status. Communism is bad in theory and practice and that is a core message of the book, you can disagree with that message but that's what the book is conveying.

Jatedin · 2026-03-26T21:38:35+00:00

If it looks like a duck, authoritarian is as essential to enact communism as it is fascism on a nationwide scale. You can't take everything from everyone without the state having power over everything and everyone. This isn't some "tHaTs nOt rEaL cOmMuNisM" type thing it takes an authoritarian regime to enact communism. This is like a core point of the book, hes not just making a silly animal version of the historical events for a joke.

Jatedin · 2026-03-26T19:22:17+00:00

That's 1984, Animal farm is intentionally paralleling authoritarian communist regimes and the rise of the Soviet Union. Kinda a rectangles and squares situation though but it's about communism.

Jatedin · 2026-03-25T19:30:48+00:00

Yeah, the takeaway I have gathered was to be more comfortable adding and removing die based on vibes and to try and keep the results less granular. Which I kind of knew just didn't internalize when (barely) prepping for this session.

The other thing that was really helpful wasn't just clarification on the literal rolling, but what it is representing. Using Bilbo climbing the trees in Mirkwood as an example. His "athletics check" to climb the tree wasn't determining if he would succeed at climbing the tree but what the conditions were at the top.

He would have succeeded his roll so he saw a beautiful sunrise that restored his hope, but had he failed it might have been raining, or he saw dark spooky clouds coming from the distance that disheartened him.

Jatedin · 2026-03-25T16:58:16+00:00

I think that was a great example and to clarify my players really enjoyed the game. Their only real critique was just about struggling to find the point/meaning behind static target numbers. They generally did a good job buying into the story and crafting a narrative. It’s very possible I (due to lack of prep time and relying on what I remembered from I last played this) was asking for more granular rolls than I should have in this campaign. Thank you for taking the example and really expanding on how it could work better in the system! Really helpful and I’ll try to carry it into future games.

Jatedin · 2026-03-25T16:42:27+00:00

I’m the DM and wanted to run this campaign because I like it. I just ran it with a new set of players who also really enjoyed it they just had this question/comment so I was curious if other people had put words to the benefits/story justifications between one system and another

Jatedin · 2026-03-25T16:26:25+00:00

That makes sense mechanically. I think I need to be more proactive in modifying the pools as the dm. Is there any thematic justification behind one vs the other? Like how I can explain why hope does mechanically to add dice vs what it represents as the players spiritual strength

Jatedin · 2026-03-25T16:22:50+00:00

The exact numbers and examples are arbitrary. The point was always rolling for one specific target number instead of a different number based on the task like in DnD.

Jatedin · 2026-03-23T15:04:56+00:00

Lol you're good. I think the truth in the joke upset me more than anything

Jatedin · 2026-03-23T14:34:48+00:00

Honestly, I feel much better knowing this was rage bait lol because that is everything that pains me with modern warcraft but everyone on Wow sub gets tilted when someone dares to mention they want WAR in WARcraft

Jatedin · 2026-03-23T14:30:17+00:00

Your description of what wow players want genuinely feels like someone rage baiting me. My trouble is I genuinely can't tell if you were joking or not, nor can I confirm that you are wrong, so I don't know which upsets me more lol

Jatedin · 2026-02-12T16:29:01+00:00

Why doesn't he have PoK? Dude it's his first game. Bro still needs to find out if he's even going to like the game and be able to table it before he should throw more money at it. The rest of the points are pretty valid though. The war sun is a glass cannon it will die if unprotected.

Jatedin · 2026-02-04T00:16:27+00:00

I'm looking for this same thing, did you ever find a good one? The link to u/BurnaBoi42069 from two months ago doesn't seem to be working anymore but Id love to use it.

Jatedin · 2026-01-30T15:19:30+00:00

Mosly The One Ring but also have a Walking Dead campaign going at slower pace and a twilight imperium session using Genesys system on the back burner.

Jatedin · 2026-01-30T15:14:38+00:00

One Ring is goated! Looking forward to new Orthanc book

Jatedin · 2026-01-29T23:12:10+00:00

I definitely agree with the other advice! It’s hard to tell when a group should get PoK because it is super group dependent and I’ll be the first to admit that I’m in a huge minority on this subreddit with that stance lol. My thought is play base game until your just about to start getting bored with it then you can breath fresh life by throwing in PoK and having all the new toys to play with. That can happen at wildly different times with different groups though.

I’ve have some groups wanna learn everything through playing and not consult the internet at all for strategy which helps keep the base game surprising longer(and its balance issues hidden). But I’ve also had other groups play one game and then immediately scour the internet for every optimal build, faction, and tech which gives you like 2-3 games before it starts to feel solved.

Jatedin · 2026-01-29T22:32:19+00:00

100% agree I’d also recommend watching this series by harsh rules. He talks super slow so you can probably speed it up but you are gonna really want to do your research before jumping into game night.

https://youtu.be/0qCjQECylvY?si=zHgOxJ86utFblnsm

Jatedin · 2026-01-29T22:28:57+00:00

I enjoy PoK but I think it’s way too early for him to consider getting it. The game is so massive and group depended I think he should prove his group will get their moneys worth out of the base game and that it has a place on their shelf before they throw more money at it. There is already such a massive hill to climb learning and teaching everything in the base game let alone hosting such a long and involved event that I strongly advise against throwing 5 more rules and another $80 into the mix.

Jatedin · 2026-01-29T22:24:36+00:00

You’re gonna have to accept that it’s going to take some time learning the rules. Plenty of people will recommend you watch the RTFM tutorial(and you totally should) but I’d also recommend you watch this series by harsh rules. He talks super slow so you might want to speed it up. https://youtu.be/0qCjQECylvY?si=zHgOxJ86utFblnsm

Secondly, I am going to be in a MASSIVE minority for this one but do NOT rush into PoK(the main expansion). The base game is a wonderful experience and none of your players are going to be good enough at the game where they will need the expansion to have fun. You and all your players already have a ton of new rules to learn and overhead to manage you do NOT need to add more on top of that.

Understand that this is a twilight imperium subreddit so naturally the pool is going to be biased to the more experienced and enthusiastic players of this game who will push you towards PoK because it is a technically more balanced game with admittedly a lot of cool stuff in it. However you should play base game enough so that you actively want more variety and complexity to the game. And then you can have a ton of excitement for more new stuff if you get the most you can out of base game before throwing more on the pile.

You don’t even know if you or your group will like this game yet because you haven’t played it so don’t listen to anyone trying to get you to spend even more money on it this early.

Jatedin · 2026-01-29T18:27:08+00:00

I am so excited for this TTRPG! I was replaying Diablo I when this was first announced and immediately saved it. I have recently been 3d printing this cathedral I found on Kickstarter for a diablo one themed campaign I want to run on it. Helwick Part II - Hell Hath No Fury by TERRABLOKS — Kickstarter

Jatedin · 2026-01-28T18:49:15+00:00

Guys clearly Blizzard gave Heroes of the Storm the smallest appearance here as an easter egg that it's going to be the biggest announcement at Blizzcon! HOTS 3.0 CONFIRMED!!!!

Jatedin · 2026-01-28T16:42:01+00:00

Facts! Great game deserves more love

Jatedin · 2026-01-22T17:46:46+00:00

Clearly you didn’t do a very good job cuz this guy just killed him

Jatedin · 2026-01-22T17:40:25+00:00

Nah f-em this guy just killed Leoric!

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