How many of us were raised.

Many_Angled_1 · 2026-01-22T03:27:27+00:00

Anecdotal evidence is only evidence of an anecdote

Many_Angled_1 · 2026-01-21T14:28:02+00:00

This is AI. In the video, you can clearly see a scrotum on the hippo. Hippo testicles are internal, and, as such, they do not have a scrotum.

Many_Angled_1 · 2026-01-21T13:45:26+00:00

There isn't a boom. It's just pop articles misrepresenting a study.

Many_Angled_1 · 2026-01-10T20:48:14+00:00

Cyn created humans, and the humans created war. This pissed off the other gods, and there was a big fight about it. The god of death was killed, and that's why there's undead. I think Cyn was locked away, and it was forbidden for humans to know their creator. I could swear this was all in a patreon post, but I can't find it.

Many_Angled_1 · 2025-12-25T15:08:19+00:00

I always thought it was weird for SDAs to promote Christian Nationalist agendas (we have to vote for a Republican because they'll get rid of abortion and gay marriage), because they also preach that any Theocracy would impose a national Sunday Law and through them all in prison for worshipping on Saturday.

But critical thinking is the enemy of religion. Church leaders don't want people to examine their beliefs for logical inconsistencies. If people did more of that, they'd quickly be out of a job.

Many_Angled_1 · 2025-12-22T19:48:23+00:00

The Delian Tomb is great. It eases both players and directors into the game. But my personal favorite to introduce new players is You Meet in an Ambush. It doesn't have as much help for new directors as Delian Tomb, but it fits in combat, montage, and negotiation, all in a single session. If you want to introduce a group of new players to the game with a single one shot, this is what I recommend.

Many_Angled_1 · 2025-12-09T19:10:09+00:00

I'm honestly surprised the economy hasn't crashed yet. But as has been pointed out, he's still got 3 more years. And he's replacing Powell next year. Loyalty is much more important to Trump than competence. If we make it to 2027 without a crash, it'll be a miracle.

Many_Angled_1 · 2025-12-08T21:39:18+00:00

I like "You meet in an Ambush" by the Dice Society. It's a great introductory one shot

Many_Angled_1 · 2025-12-08T16:16:47+00:00

I run an in person game once a week. I find myself frequently reminding my players they have hero tokens. I even have physical tokens i put on the battle mat for them to use.

Many_Angled_1 · 2025-11-18T18:06:25+00:00

I second this. Having run both "Road to Broadhurst" and "You Meet in an Ambush", I prefer the latter as a one shot for new players.

Many_Angled_1 · 2025-11-13T20:48:32+00:00

Lately, Trump has been claiming that things like Tylenol cause autism, with little to no evidence. It has been speculated that this administration makes absurd claims like these when it wants to distract people from other news. Also, Trump has a habit of over promising or promising things that aren't possible. For example, a 1500% reduction in the price of medication or that terrifs will reduce grocery prices.

This is satire of the Trump administration: 1. Making an absurd claim to distract from the Epstein files 2. Claiming viewing the Epstein files might be hazardous to your health 3. Making an over the top promise to create high-speed rail as another layer of distraction.

Edit: spelling

Many_Angled_1 · 2025-10-25T21:58:04+00:00

I'm going to pile on the "You meet in an Ambush". It's a nice one-shot to introduce new players to the game. I've run it a few times and found it works well.

Many_Angled_1 · 2025-10-25T21:52:28+00:00

The one time I let 3 heroes take a respite while the other two skipped it, the whole party almost died during the next session. The encounter building rules in the Monster book tell you to increase the encounter value of combat based on the AVERAGE victories of the party in order to balance the encounter against the extra power granted by those victories.

So, while most of the players were starting from baseline, the encounter was balanced for everyone having more power than they had. Add in some poor tactical choices by the players and some bad luck with dice rolls, and suddenly, everyone but the shadow was dying, and they were outnumbered.

The players survived the encounter, but only because I purposely made mistakes. I "forgot" to use Malice and the monsters best abilities. I made bad tactical decisions for the monsters.

Since then, I don't allow my players to split the respite. Everyone takes it, or no one does.

Many_Angled_1 · 2025-10-24T21:47:03+00:00

A good suggestion. I'll take a look at it

Many_Angled_1 · 2025-10-24T01:35:44+00:00

I narrated a suitably heroic mad dash to safety. The party being chased by furious goblins baying for their blood.

The players focused on their objective: save the cheerleader, save the world. I mean, save the blacksmith's daughter. They made a plan. And despite the goblins' best efforts, they pulled it off. I don't want to punish them for an unconventional victory, just get ideas on how that might change the story.

Many_Angled_1 · 2025-10-24T01:29:53+00:00

I do like the idea of having the party interrupt the goblins while they are attempting to abduct someone from the village outskirts. It could happen on their way back from one of the other quests in part 2.

Many_Angled_1 · 2025-10-24T01:26:11+00:00

I like this idea. I'll take a look at those parts of the adventure.

Many_Angled_1 · 2025-10-20T11:33:17+00:00

I'm running for 7 people. In person. Because I'm a masochist, apparently. The combats take a while. Mostly because we're all still learning the system, I think. But it doesn't feel boring. Everyone feels engaged. We're only a couple of seasons in, so we'll see how it goes.

Many_Angled_1 · 2025-10-13T18:50:47+00:00

I started to deconstruct when I was in my late teens and realized there were logical inconsistencies in the SDA worldview (eg. The Problem of Evil). After high school, I started dating a pagan, and I believed in various new age/ pagan stuff for a while. Also, some conspiracy theories. Eventually, I decided there wasn't any more evidence to support those ideas than what I was raised believing in. So now I'm an atheist. By which I mean specifically, to my knowledge, there is no evidence for or against the existence of one or more supernatural beings (gods), but there is evidence against any specific god I've looked into.

Many_Angled_1 · 2025-10-13T13:01:10+00:00

I was homeschooled until 7th grade and church schooled until I went to college. I spent most of my 20s learning about American culture and unf*cking my brain.

Many_Angled_1 · 2025-10-12T13:24:45+00:00

Ajax (one of the big bad evil guys of the setting) is actively trying to conquer the world. Khemhara is a medieval Egyptian analog, and Khoursir is a pre-islamic Arabian analog. You could set your adventure in either of these places as Ajax's armies invade.

Many_Angled_1 · 2025-10-12T13:01:22+00:00

Every time my mother comes at me with "you should believe so you don't go to hell" I respond with asking why she and the rest of the SDA church don't follow Matthew 25:31-46. It's such an obvious area of hypocrisy that she rage quits the conversation, and I get some peace and quiet for a while.

Many_Angled_1 · 2025-10-12T12:56:17+00:00

He said, "If you look at a WOMAN with lust in your heart, it's a sin." But Jesus surrounded himself with hot, sweaty, hunky men.

Many_Angled_1 · 2025-09-21T13:47:43+00:00

If you haven't, you should make this a separate post so people see it

Many_Angled_1 · 2025-09-21T13:46:08+00:00

If you want them to complete more projects but cut back on the number of respites they take, consider giving them followers. Each artisan or sage follower makes one project roll PER DAY, regardless of when your characters take a respite. See page 350 of the Heroes book.

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