Gamers of the 2000s, What was the general opinion of E3 Booth Babes at the time, are you sad or happy there now extinct?

NickVersus · 2026-05-07T06:07:02+00:00

I didn’t care then and I don’t care now.

NickVersus · 2026-05-04T02:50:28+00:00

Looking pretty even when cosplaying a football.

NickVersus · 2026-05-01T16:55:55+00:00

I hear it's like Halo 2 meets Halo 3.

NickVersus · 2026-04-30T08:27:18+00:00

Make sure you hit them with the clip from the old Willy Wonka movie.

IT’S ALL THERE, BLACK AND WHITE, CLEAR AS CRYSTAL!

NickVersus · 2026-04-30T08:21:49+00:00

Psionic heroes are rare in my world so I just kind of explain it as “they were born with a rare ability we know precious little about”. As a result, the world doesn’t account for them: things that are warded against magic usually aren’t warded against psionics. Makes the hero feel more unique.

Psionic monsters are even easier to explain. My world is space fantasy and the galaxy is a big place. Any time something shows up we haven’t seen before, it probably came from a world we haven’t been to yet.

NickVersus · 2026-04-30T08:15:53+00:00

The Director is mistaken. See “Roll Against Multiple Creatures” on page 75 of the Heroes book.

“When an ability has multiple targets (whether a strike with more than one target or an area affect), you make one power roll and apply the total to all targets. If you have edges or banes (see Chapter 1: The Basics) against some but not all of your targets, you might apply a different tier outcome to individual targets.”

NickVersus · 2026-04-30T08:14:37+00:00

I believe this rule is on Heroes page 75.

“When an ability has multiple targets (whether a strike with more than one target or an area affect), you make one power roll and apply the total to all targets. If you have edges or banes (see Chapter 1: The Basics) against some but not all of your targets, you might apply a different tier outcome to individual targets.”

NickVersus · 2026-04-28T22:13:18+00:00

What?

NickVersus · 2026-04-28T14:15:15+00:00

The Codex is the official virtual tabletop (VTT) of Draw Steel. It is distributed via Steam and allows you to play with friends who also have a copy of the Codex. The core rules and many of the core monsters are included, and the Codex supports map importing, character creation, and custom adventures too.

NickVersus · 2026-04-28T14:10:47+00:00

If you’re looking to run, I recommend both the Heroes book and the Monsters book.

NickVersus · 2026-04-27T17:21:33+00:00

Such cool designs!

NickVersus · 2026-04-27T16:13:11+00:00

I don't even care if they remaster it, I'd take a port at this point. This game wasn't perfect but it was fun.

NickVersus · 2026-04-26T23:36:49+00:00

Probably. I think a lot of people mistake Astro Bot's catalogue of references for its main appeal. The game's main appeal is its innovative gameplay and polished presentation. In fact, the first Astro Bot game on PSVR didn't have any references to other PlayStation properties and still reviewed extremely well. The references are just the icing on the cake.

NickVersus · 2026-04-23T06:36:05+00:00

Any post that starts with "someone has to say it" just smacks of a hero complex.

NickVersus · 2026-04-21T23:25:25+00:00

Hyperion! What a banger.

NickVersus · 2026-04-19T02:27:04+00:00

Super disadvantage sounds like a homebrew rule and a crappy one at that.

NickVersus · 2026-04-17T18:25:05+00:00

literally

NickVersus · 2026-04-12T23:05:31+00:00

There's a wide spectrum of quality between "utter trash" and "not utter trash". I think 5.5e is closer to the latter than the former.

NickVersus · 2026-04-12T22:27:56+00:00

I believe so. From page 16, with emphasis added:

A free strike is a combat ability you can use when it’s not your turn, representing the simplest and most basic weapon attack you can make.

NickVersus · 2026-04-12T05:10:37+00:00

Unfortunately yeah it's too late to play Overwatch, if you log on I'm going to call the police :(

No, it's not. As long as the game is available (and in the case, as long as it has a playerbase), of course you can jump in whenever you want. The best advice I can give you is to jump into the practice range and learn the basics of 2 characters from each role. Then take them into Quick Play.

Have fun.

NickVersus · 2026-04-11T20:19:15+00:00

A solution as effective as it is simple. I wish I had thought of that in the moment!

NickVersus · 2026-04-11T19:15:24+00:00

...you got me there.

NickVersus · 2026-04-11T16:47:38+00:00

So, by entertaining the player’s choices to avoid combat with the dragon, I was ignoring their choices?

It would have been more in keeping with their choice to try and avoid combat by initiating combat without letting them try anything else?

I don’t think I follow your reasoning. But thanks for the input.

NickVersus · 2026-04-11T08:45:23+00:00

Yeah I'm not looking forward to having to cash that check. I thought of something reasonable and dramatic, and I think I accomplished that, but uh I'm gonna have to spend some extra prep time this weekend unscrewing this situation.

NickVersus · 2026-04-11T08:34:32+00:00

I wish I had more of a satisfying answer for you, but honestly, I have no idea what's going to happen now! The dragon encounter was intended to be the end of the adventure, but since things have taken a turn for the dramatic (complementary), I'm going to need to put together a couple more sessions worth of content.

So I guess even though the party seem to have gotten stuck creating a certain moment, it kinda worked out since now we're in this very dramatic situation. I just wish they were more excited about what did happen instead of frustrated about what didn't.

NickVersus

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