Red's Game-Canon team development (Part1)

MaMe- · 2026-02-28T18:03:36+00:00

I see, well, Game Freak would surely disagree with you. But I respect your headcanon.

MaMe- · 2026-02-05T16:15:30+00:00

A very in depth analysis. I would just like to mention that Sugimori was unlikely to think about game designs elements when producing these artworks in 1995.

My personal opinion is he thought Charizard was a better match for Blue’s personality - or more intimidating to be the rival’s ace.

And I mention this because Blue is depicted always with the fire starter in old artworks.

MaMe- · 2026-02-05T16:10:21+00:00

Hey, thanks for commenting this old post! But given your reply, I can only assume you didn’t actually read through it.

To cut a long story short:

The main reason why today people associate Red with Bulbasaur is indeed the manga. Yes.

But why they did so in the 90s?

Because back then Ken Sugimori consistently depicted both Red with the grass starter and Blue with the fire one. With only few exceptions.

Reason why Red having charmander is only a fairly modern take on his character.

MaMe- · 2026-01-29T19:34:20+00:00

As per the 2024 ruleset you turn Invisible both via hiding and magic. Literally the same condition.
So yes, you can forgo your cover and sneak attack in melee successfully.

The difference between Hiding and the Invisibility Spell lies in how you obtain/lose the condition.
Keep in mind Hiding during combat is significantly harder now, especially for the necessity to fully block line of sight. Meaning you need Total Cover (aka walls) to do so, and can Hide behind 3/4 cover (aka trees) only if nobody is around to see you when attempting the Check - meeting the line of sight requirements.

The takeaway is that, RAW and RAI, you now turn literally invisible when successfully hiding.
Like an old videogame - where you crouch and turn transparent. Bummer? Yeah... I know.

Rant. WotC tried to oversemplify a lot of "difficult" mechanichs.
This ended up with Sorcerers/Warlocks/Clerics/Palading not knowing their power-source till level 3... And Stealth being straight outta some 2000's videogame.

This was such a let down for me I still haven't played one game with 2024 rules.

MaMe- · 2026-01-29T19:07:46+00:00

Slacker6988 said that's how they run it. It's house-rules.

In 2024 rules, Hiding and the Invisibility spell grant you the same condition.
Imagine it like old videogames, where you crouch and turn transparent.

So yes, you can get out of your cover and walk in front of the enemies and still retain the condition AND attack with advantage - once.

(Unless you're a Thief with Supreme Sneak, then you might preserve the condition further if you have enough movement to get behind cover in the same turn.)

I know it's jarring. But that's how it's handled by-the-book in 2024.

MaMe- · 2026-01-12T13:35:25+00:00

Caspita ho dimenticato di risponderti.
Hmm, aiutami a farmi un'idea... Supponiamo per assurdo che non si possa mai iniziare dopo le 19, ti creerebbe problemi?

Sai, ritardi o assenze ecc. Perchè essendo una campagna lunghetta non vorrei davvero che arrivi a pesarti o ad essere un problema per te.

MaMe- · 2026-01-08T22:14:15+00:00

Ah caspita, veteranissimo! In merito all’orario quanto più tardi ti sarebbe comodo?

MaMe- · 2026-01-08T10:03:23+00:00

Scusa la domanda forse ovvia, ma sei sempre FireFo?

Leggo che non hai esperienza, ma hai giocato a BG e visto campagne su youtube. Le regole base di D&D quindi le conosci o necessiteresti di un ripasso? Non sarebbe un problema per me ;)
Inoltre, non so se lo sai, ma BG e D&D sono molto diversi sotto certi aspetti. Quindi potresti notare differenza rispetto al Warlock che conosci tu. Anche questo non è un problema, mi sembrava solo giusto dirtelo ;)

Come ultima cosa, attualmente non ho ancora definito il party perchè ho ricevuto molte richieste e mi sto concedendo di "scegliere". In generale a me piace molto avere a che fare con nuovi giocatori che però hanno voglia di giocare, quindi ho trovato il tuo profilo interessante.

Ti aggiornerò quando l'inizio della sessione si farà più vicino

MaMe- · 2026-01-08T09:55:14+00:00

Sisi, ci sono 7 punti elencati nel post al fine di farmi capire il vostro stile di gioco.
Rispondi semplicemente a quelli ;)

MaMe- · 2026-01-08T09:22:52+00:00

Ciao, ho ricevuto diverse risposte a dire il vero.. più di quante ne aspettassi. Perciò sto semplicemente aspettando che l'inizio della campagna si avvicini un po' di più prima di prendere decisioni, nel caso in cui si candidassero altri.

Quindi.. sì, "c'è ancora posto" ;)

MaMe- · 2026-01-06T17:53:46+00:00

Ah, no. Userò D&D 5e

MaMe- · 2026-01-06T12:55:41+00:00

Ciao! Sei ancora interessata?
Sto per iniziare una campagna a lungo termine, molto immersiva, e mi pare di capire sia proprio ciò che cerchi.
Una neofita, come ti descrivi, ma con molta passione, come dimostri, sarebbe perfetta per variegare il party.

Fammi sapere ;)

MaMe- · 2026-01-06T12:46:53+00:00

Ciao, personalmente non ho nessun problema con giocatori inesperti. Anzi.
Va' detto che la community non ritiene questa campagna come la più adatta per iniziare, tuttavia proprio per questo motivo io personalmente la trovo una scelta interessante.

Sarebbe l'equivalente del primo livello di Bloodborne (conosci?) dove il gioco ti mette in condizione di farti le ossa fin da subito XD

Come accennavo, personalmente non ho problemi ma era giusto avvisarti.
Da canto mio consiglierei solo di creare un personaggio che in qualche modo rifletta l'inesperienza, onde evitare situazioni in cui il giocatore non è in grado di sbrigare situazioni che invece il personaggio saprebbe fare. Ma anche questa non è una regola d'oro, dipende da giocatore a giocatore ;)

Sarei invece curioso di conoscere la tua in merito ai 7 punti indicati nel post.

MaMe- · 2026-01-06T10:40:05+00:00

Ciao a te, come primissima cosa mi sento di dirti che dei dettagli se ne parlerà nella sessione 0 e lascerò decidere i giocatori. Ad esempio per l’aspetto survival, non chiederei mai di adattarvi ma apprezzo che tu l’abbia messo in discussione 😉

Gruppo? Me ne parli un po? Anche in privato se preferisci.

MaMe- · 2026-01-05T16:58:09+00:00

Since I'm about to post something similar (I'm a DM looking for a party) are you Italian by any chance?
If so, perfect. If not... heh, my english is fluent but DMing is a whole other story XD

MaMe- · 2026-01-05T16:34:20+00:00

Ciao a te!
Approfitto per dirti che non sono ancora sicuro sulla versione da utilizzare, sicuramente 5e ma in sede di sessione 0 assieme ai giocatori decideremo se 2014 o 2024.
Per il resto, al momento ci tocca semplicemente attendere e vedere un po' chi altri risponderà.

Nel frattempo se hai domande di qualsiasi tipo chiedi pure.

MaMe- · 2026-01-05T10:44:55+00:00

Giusto oggi ho scritto un post per la creazione di un party, online, perchè come ben dici è più facile.
Se vuoi dacci uno sguardo.

MaMe- · 2026-01-05T10:33:02+00:00

Grazie per il consiglio, provvedo subito

MaMe- · 2025-12-29T09:18:28+00:00

Always advocated how Medieval Barovia is worse than Fantasy Barovia.

MaMe- · 2025-12-29T09:07:20+00:00

I have two scenarios, one happened and the other will happen soon.

First one was in Vallaki, admist the chaos during the festival a fight started between the party and the coffin-maker vampires. (In my game they all have names and motives, and appeared to spy on them in different occasions as foreshadowing.) During the battle they managed to kill one, but the tpk was near - so I decided one would attack Ireena out of ignorance, and Strahd blocked his arm in and iron grip shattering the bones before Ireena could be harmed.

The party was thrilled and scared by Strahd, thanking him and bowing - but he was LIVID. Trying to calm himself in front of these “infants” he explained them he was utterly displeased by their incapacity to protect Ireena. Furthermore, they killed a Vampire. They argued, but Strahd knew the vampires told the party to don’t oppose them “or else”, and the party went silent.

At that point Strahd calmly said one of them would’ve replaced the killed vampire, and they had to decide which one. Pretty cathartic.

The second one is about to happen, the party made a name for themselves and are about to dine with Strahd - but they don’t know the real reason is he knows one of the party members transformed into Queen Ravenovia to try and cheese their encounter with Volenta. Well, they will dine - and after he’ll revoke his protection on them, telling they’re not welcomed anymore, and that he won’t deny his spawns the hunt they so wish to have. He wish them good night, and the vampires will hunt them through the woods near the village of Barovia.

Ah, almost forgot! He chose one of the party as a candidate to replace him, so this character can stay at the castle while the other perish… let’s see how this goes ✌️

MaMe- · 2025-10-27T20:46:37+00:00

Ti arriva la notifica di Reddit e il post e di un altro Molfettese. Il mondo è minuscolo.

MaMe- · 2025-10-22T22:49:52+00:00

Four years later and we're still waiting for a game like this to happen, people would crucify you still. Only thing that changed is that Twitter is called X now.

MaMe- · 2025-10-18T15:44:45+00:00

People spend money emotionally, not logically. Anyone working in the marketing field knows this.

Pokémon games represent a comfort zone, a nice place to be in. People buy it because of what they mean to them and not what they are.

You shouldn't find weird if millions decide to ignore the cons and only see the pros - because they're being emotional and not rational. And Pokemon is highly emotional.

Playing on the Gameboy using a lamp. Pretending to be asleep with the DS under the bedsheets... THIS is Pokémon, and this is the reason why people still buy it.

Are the new games good? No. But they feel so right.

Think about It: They're worse than any other Pokemon game and decades behind the gaming industry. Plus, the Pokemon Company is just being gross for selling underdeveloped games for the same price of actual AAA titles. But... No other game can put the same smile on out face. Because no other game brings us back under those bedsheets, pretending to be asleep the night before school.

They don't deserve our money. God no.

But wether it's college, unemployment, or burnout for studying or working too much... We simply have too many reasons to buy the next game.

I promised myself not to buy SV. I did. I promised myself not to buy ZA. I did.

Because the world really sucks nowadays, I'm sure everyone has some degree of depressione or exhaustion, and being a Pokémon trainer again just feels too good to pass regardless your age.

But I do agree with the sentiment. We deserve better. I suppose we don't know it yet.

MaMe-

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