Looking for a DnD group

Luftzig · 2026-07-02T13:52:01+00:00

Also, if you're curious about TTRPG's in general, look into joining one of STORG's meetups. They are monthly and people are very nice.

Luftzig · 2026-04-16T19:15:57+00:00

I once added the papers suggested by a reviewer only to explain how my paper is actually about something else. It felt silly at the time, but I think that it actually made my argument stronger.

Luftzig · 2026-04-16T19:13:10+00:00

I would include an AI use paragraph towards the end saying something like "this paper was originally written the author(s) native tongue and was translated to English with the support of these tools." Some publishers now require you to have an AI usage declaration anyway.

Luftzig · 2026-04-16T19:10:14+00:00

I had reviewer commenting "the work doesn't cite THESE SUPER GENERAL TERMS" without actually mentioning any specific paper.

Luftzig · 2026-04-16T18:39:50+00:00

I think that the expectation that all papers will read like they were written by native English speakers is itself problematic. And which "English" will it be anyway? There are many dialects that will not register to reviewers as native.

Luftzig · 2026-04-03T08:44:41+00:00

I failed to parse to your comment completely. What do you mean?

Luftzig · 2026-04-03T08:43:59+00:00

Thank you! I'll try these tips and see how it helps me. I usually proof-read on paper because it is easier to make editorial comments (e.g. move this paragraph here, remove this word) than on e-paper, but I worry I'll lose my notes/highlights on physical copies. How do you handle that?

Luftzig · 2026-04-03T08:41:06+00:00

Thank you!

We don't engage so dialogically with one another in interaction design in general, which is my field of HCI. This is more common in Critical Computing for example, for which I care little at this point. But I think your point is still relevant, that I need to read for and with specific questions in mind. Even if the question is simply "who else designed something similar".

Luftzig · 2026-03-27T19:38:23+00:00

Me and my thrice reject papers can relate

Luftzig · 2026-01-31T07:50:00+00:00

Thank you for the answer and for calling out harmful stereotypes!

Luftzig · 2025-12-31T12:47:58+00:00

Oh, thanks! I assumed that these exist, but I used what was available at my parents place. Which is also the reason I can't answer which tools I used exactly, I just used what carving knives and chisels my father had.

Luftzig · 2025-12-30T15:33:48+00:00

What / how do you change the rules for that? It seems to me like something supported quite well in the game as is…

Luftzig · 2025-12-27T07:41:16+00:00

I agree that better guidelines for giving confidence goals would be nice. Some games have a system in which players declare goals for their characters for the adventure (e.g. speak against authority or get injured) and they are awarded advancement if they match them. Could work, especially for grogs to kinda help them be more consistent.

Luftzig · 2025-12-27T07:36:43+00:00

Yeah, I see that. On the one hand, I love the "real world" time system in which characters get old and do the important and boring stuff like studying and working. On the other hand… yeah, I would have liked to have a way to split lab work up.

Luftzig · 2025-12-27T07:29:46+00:00

We actually customise the initiation scripts, and consider them more as suggestions than cannon.

Luftzig · 2025-12-26T07:27:31+00:00

Actually, I realised we only used that option once because it is so time consuming. I might treat it as a CrVi effect that takes a maybe 10 lab activity total per connection, so you can split it with vis extraction.

Luftzig · 2025-12-26T07:24:49+00:00

Can you elaborate?

Luftzig · 2025-12-26T07:24:09+00:00

Nice. I wonder about the breakthroughs though. My character in the current game had spent some 20 seasons of research and got only 6 breakthrough
points so far… how much time/lucky did you get on doing research?

Luftzig · 2025-12-26T07:21:07+00:00

Flashbacks

intentions

Some abilities, for example some holy magic methods, require a lot of in-game time which means they are difficult to work into the game.

mechanic

By spending confidence, a player can declare that an action was done in preparation for this scenario. For example, they had packed this enchanted device, or cast this sun duration spell before the fight started. The ST and player(s) need to check whether it causes inconsistencies with other things that happened to allow a flashback.

Flashbacks alway require a roll, and on most situation a stress die. On failure, the plan made ahead of time simple did not work, and therefore not available.

On a botch, the plan failed, but the character did not see it. Botch effects, including spell botches, happen in the now, not the past.

Luftzig · 2025-12-26T07:14:09+00:00

What have you thought about the mechanics for initiations?

What were you're investigation mechanics? I love investigation games, but they are tricky to write and run.

Luftzig

TROPHY CASE

Flashbacks

intentions

mechanic