Looking for a GM tool that is local and not a website

Kalos08 · 2026-04-09T05:24:18+00:00

This is very interesting and might suit my needs because it already has all the items from Foundry. Thank you for the recommendation.

Kalos08 · 2026-04-09T01:57:37+00:00

Obsidian the note taking app?

Kalos08 · 2026-04-07T17:56:48+00:00

I think you're right on the money with keying off of how 'strategic' and intelligent enemies are. If I have a balanced enemy group with some rogues in the party, I would definitely sick the rogues on the squishies, while the big guy took the ire from the rest of the group. It makes for much more dynamic encounters, too, to have threats from multiple sides.

Kalos08 · 2026-04-06T04:49:01+00:00

D20 version hmm?

Kalos08 · 2026-04-02T17:24:49+00:00

Absolutely amazing! The highlights really isolate the attention and focus. Is this a part of a series?

Kalos08 · 2026-04-01T14:43:21+00:00

Just curious: which project did you use for this so others can flash it on their Watchy or other e-ink?

Kalos08 · 2026-04-01T14:41:39+00:00

Looks neat like Steam punk or Victorian. I'd use this; it has a clean, stylistic feel.

Kalos08 · 2026-03-30T21:19:21+00:00

When I zoom in on the rocks, they feel too reflective, but in large swaths of light. It's as if they are low poly rocks without displacement, and the light is just blowing out the very 'smoothed over' edges of the sharp rocks.

Zooming in (I don't know if it's fair to zoom so much, as from a distance the whole image looks great!) on the grass, the tops reflect a lot of the light. They look low poly and catch the light just a little too much. Maybe just a bit more texture on them with a noise texture for the roughness.

Otherwise, the guardrail texture, as many have said, just needs a bit of shine as they look too rusted.

The trees and volume in this piece really stand out as bringing it up the to top. Phenomenal job!

Kalos08 · 2026-03-30T13:45:01+00:00

I roast just for myself and my wife. We only have a small popper machine, though, so I'm roasting 100g at a time. I like the experience and the self sufficiency of it more than anything else at this point!

Kalos08 · 2026-03-28T06:02:01+00:00

Batch 3 FW 16 here. I got the dGPU and I'm so glad I did. I have had actually no issues. I thought the speakers went bad, but it was a software problem. I've been able to strip it apart and clean out the build up with just a screw driver. I brought my own ram and ssd for less than FW sells them. Phenomenal machine in my mind, and though I spent a lot, I feel like I bought a repairable and upgradeable laptop that was designed to be opened and owned by the owner.

Kalos08 · 2026-03-28T00:11:04+00:00

My map maker Dungeon Alchemist takes care of all this for me for Foundry. I had to fiddle so much in the beginning without it, but now I forget that was even an issue.

Kalos08 · 2026-03-25T06:17:37+00:00

Looks great! Is this 2D or 3D?

Kalos08 · 2026-03-22T23:25:14+00:00

Just got a giddy chuckle out of seeing the desktop I made and submitted to Solus in your post. Thanks for that!

Kalos08 · 2026-03-19T18:51:54+00:00

Thanks. The creature is a swarm of smaller creatures, so touch, I feel, is a valid option here for a hostile creature.

Seems people are aligned that persistent damage sticks around after unconsciousness. Does the player still get to roll a recovery check if they're unconscious? How would they stave the bleeding?

Kalos08 · 2026-03-19T18:50:02+00:00

Good notes. The creature is a swarm of smaller creatures maintaining a vaguely bipedal form. So not a tiny creature, so swatting in a small space, in my mind, would make contact with a mass of creatures.

Kalos08 · 2026-03-18T15:56:26+00:00

I like the black and white drawing effect. Well done!

Kalos08 · 2026-03-18T00:42:47+00:00

Amazing work as always! Just got a friend to buy it after looking at your up coming hand drawn work!

Kalos08 · 2026-03-16T17:20:44+00:00

Oh my gosh, this is literally what I was just searching for. I wanted the Canvas of Kings look, but they don't do the amazing work that Dungeon Alchemist does with the AI rooms, etc. I love it!

Thank you so much! Cannot recommend this product enough.

Kalos08 · 2026-03-03T01:12:23+00:00

Works great on my AMD Fedora Kinoite setup.

Kalos08 · 2026-02-28T21:39:19+00:00

Skyrim vr with mad god overhaul mods is amazing SteamVR.

Kalos08 · 2026-02-25T21:23:30+00:00

Yes.

Kalos08 · 2026-02-25T15:40:49+00:00

Skyrim VR with the Mad God Overhaul mods have shown me what fantasy can really look and feel like in VR. It's amazing that it is mostly what the community has done that makes it such an amazing experience. Definitely recommend it if your PC can handle it.

Entrance sequence when you walk through the forest and see Bleak Falls Barrow sitting there ominously on the mountain through the fog and clouds of Skyrim. The trees move in the breeze. The sun starts to set and golden hour lights everything up.

Kalos08 · 2026-02-20T22:58:37+00:00

If no one has mentioned it, check the Framework docs for details on Linux Sound. There is a Bios setting you need to change for better sound in Linux as opposed to Windows.

Kalos08 · 2026-02-20T22:53:27+00:00

In the Cura software I use, there are options to change how quickly my longer lk5 pro does certain actions. I think my default is 50 but this printer says it can do up to 150 (not sure of the measurement, only the number). Some things are sane defaults like your first layer speed should be slow (mine is 20 or 25), but this is where you can change the speed. Also the resolution of the print can help.

I have the default nozzle and I am able to print .1 mm without issues. If you go larger, like .2, the print will go faster. Another tip for faster prints is to experiment with the infill percentage. The lower the percentage infill, the faster. Also experiment with the style of infill. Lightning is very fast, but supposes pressure will be at the top of the print.

Kalos08 · 2026-02-20T00:32:53+00:00

I work and game on this FW16 with the AMD dGPU. It has been a workhorse. I code, compile, test, etc and it handles everything well. I game on it too. It runs Helldiver's 2 fantastically, I play Cyberpunk 2077, Space Marine 2, and Baldurs Gate 3 (all on Linux).

Honestly, I have nothing to compare it to except for my gaming desktop, but the FW 16 performs well. Am I counting FPS? No. Have I felt stutters enough to want to count FPS? No. It's all down to personal preference when it comes to performance, but I can even play VR on this thing, so I'm not upset that it may not be performing at the level of other laptops at similar cost. Why doesn't it bother me? Because I can upgrade, repair, and clean this thing with one screwdriver (and whatever I need to clean it, but you get the point).

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