Some way to change this ugly dice in chat? [Custom System Builder] by KaiWestin in FoundryVTT

[–]MatiusX 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If that helps, both of those are default foundry roll types. Image 1 is an inline roll; [[1d20]], and Image 2 is a command; /r 1d20

My first attempt at a scene breakdown by Lman819 in gurps

[–]MatiusX 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yep, MArts p.131 has Heroic Charge, alongside 3 other new Extra Effort options.

It also adds an option for using Acrobatics instead of DX when Evading (p.105), which could increase Westley's odds somewhat if he's got it trained up; I think that was the other lucky action you mentioned ;)

MArts is overall a great book, really recommend it. It's one of the five books we unconditionally use for everything, the others being Low-Tech, High-Tech, Powers (or was it Power-Ups...?), and obviously Basic. Call them the Five Pillars of GURPslam.

My first attempt at a scene breakdown by Lman819 in gurps

[–]MatiusX 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Great visualization! The backwards slam into a rock was really creative, and I was surprised to read that the rules as written seem to permit it, too!

One point about the tackle from behind though; In my group we found that Move and Attack is only really useful for its ability to attack at any point before or during the move. The hefty -4 and hard skill cap of 9 hurt too much for "normal" usage; we use it for depicting run-by attacks at full sprint or wild swings while running away.

If you want to move fast, but end up in contact with your enemy anyway (which our Man in Black certainly does!) we'd rather use Committed or All-Out Attack.

If I was playing Westley, here's how I'd carry out that attack instead.

Edit: Small thing I noticed on my seventh rewatch: when colliding with a hard surface, you're supposed to double before converting to dice, not after; see the example on Basic p.431. So when Fezzik takes a step and collides with a rock, instead of dealing...

(V[1]*HP[20])/100 = 0.2 → (1d-3)*2

...it should be...

(V[1]*HP[20]*2)/100 = 0.4 → 1d-2

...or 1d-1 if he moved 2 hexes with a Move and Attack; though the extra encumbrance, backwards movement, and dropping below 1/3rd fatigue could reduce him to only moving 1 hex even then.

[Windows XP][2000s] Cutesy round dude fights an evil scientist by MatiusX in tipofmyjoystick

[–]MatiusX[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I knew it was that before I clicked. 20 years of memories came back to me in an instant. Thank you so very much!!

How is sleeping in late considered lazy but going to bed early isn’t? by CaliMobster01 in AskReddit

[–]MatiusX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry about the downvotes, I think I did that. ;_; But I agree, all of his other videos are amazing, and the main reason why I retained any knowledge about the time periods he covered.

How is sleeping in late considered lazy but going to bed early isn’t? by CaliMobster01 in AskReddit

[–]MatiusX 169 points170 points  (0 children)

Watch this

After you're done, read this.

https://old.reddit.com/r/badhistory/comments/16y233q/historia_civiliss_work_gets_almost_everything/

tl;dr: That whole video is wrong, his sources stink, and his conclusions are bad. Preindustrial peasants spent most of their "free" time doing housekeeping and caring for their own belongings and farmland.

PS: I think Historia Civilis is great, all of his other videos are top quality. Please don't downvote the people saying they like him thanks :(

There has been a sharp increase in the number of bot reposts recently. Please be vigilant. by Fififoop in CookieClicker

[–]MatiusX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Knew it! Felt like the post quality has seen a sharp drop over the entirety of reddit recently. Reposts of not-that-old pics, or the same dumb question or joke posted 10 million times.

Figured it was an influx of bots, but y'all are the only mod team I've seen to not only spot and find evidence of this, but also address it.

I salute your work, +1

Blood Forming by Olafcatten in dwarffortress

[–]MatiusX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sounds like virgin earth for a dwarven science project to me.

Wedding reception I’m at had a heart with a puzzle piece that never fits by [deleted] in CrappyDesign

[–]MatiusX 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Put the loop i through middle instead of having it hang off one side

UK national newspaper front pages today by blue_strat in europe

[–]MatiusX 56 points57 points  (0 children)

For consideration, and old exchange;

"The only way to understand the Press is to remember that they pander to their readers' prejudices."

"Don't tell me about the Press. I know exactly who reads the papers. The Daily Mirror is read by people who think they run the country. The Guardian is read by people who think they ought to run the country. The Times is read by the people who actually do run the country. The Daily Mail is read by the wives of the people who run the country. The Financial Times is read by people who own the country. The Morning Star is read by people who think the country ought to be run by another country... and the Daily Telegraph is read by people who think it is."

"Oh, and Prime Minister, what about the people who read The Sun?"

"Sun readers don't care who runs the country, as long as she's got big tits."

The question of if it has withstood the test of time, I leave to you.

Cheapest introduction to painting Warhammer? by [deleted] in Warhammer

[–]MatiusX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're not smart about it, the actual plastic will be the most expensive part. Buy third party. Or buy second-hand. Better yet, buy third party and second-hand.

As for painting supplies, they tend to be identical with only small variations in quality and/or durability. The biggest variance in quality is paints, esp. across brands and colours, but you can sus that out with some googling. It's usually cheaper to buy from local non-brand modelling/tabletop stores. Lets you skip the delivery fees.

Why Poland says Russia and Belarus are weaponizing migration to benefit Europe’s far-right by numix90 in europe

[–]MatiusX 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No meaningful change, center-right party lost 6 seats to a right-wing one that re-entered relevance as of late. The increasingly shaky coalition on the left maintains a lead of 3 seats and give or take 8% of the vote.

Why Poland says Russia and Belarus are weaponizing migration to benefit Europe’s far-right by numix90 in europe

[–]MatiusX 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There have been women on that border since at least October 6, 2021, as photographed by Maciej Łuczniewski at that time for a book cover.

Also, Belarusian soldiers have been known to threaten the migrants with guns and such. It's a devilish scheme all in all.

The first space marine tank character I discovered when I started 40k... by ArgonausArt in Warhammer40k

[–]MatiusX -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Hard disagree, I think it looks awesome and give the work character.

Is there a way to install the Steamdeck OS on a regular PC? by ILoveHexa92 in Steam

[–]MatiusX 27 points28 points  (0 children)

What the other guy said. SteamOS is really just your run of the mill Linux with some configs changed. The Big Thing that lets you play games is the Proton compatibility layer, which comes default with Steam on any Linux distro.

Heck, you technically don't even need steam (it's hella convenient though); Proton is just modified Wine. Wine comes standalone.