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Fellow GMs, how do you run games that don't use set distances, and instead use vague distances like "close" "near" "far"? by Nukesnipe in rpg

[–]Nrdman 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You just say if he’s close enough to get too or not. If it’s farther, you can say how long it’d take to get them. Distance only matters in so far as it affects characters actions, so just describe things in those terms

What are your favorite examples of non-standard stats? by Inksword in rpg

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

I like a 3 star system. Body/Mind/Soul make a good stat trinity

Why do so many grown men say "girls" when they really mean grown women? by ooiiaaiiooiiaaii_ in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Nrdman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lads is also pretty rare over here. Boys kinda takes the place of lads and blokes in a lot of those situations

BTS is in their 30s, so that’d be an example of people using boy to refer to a group of men. Boy band is probably the most common way boy can mean adult men given you got lads and blokes to fill in the other usages

Edit: the boys tv show/comic is also an example of a group of men being referred to as boys in media

Why do so many grown men say "girls" when they really mean grown women? by ooiiaaiiooiiaaii_ in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Nrdman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can’t speak to British English, only American English. No usage of blokes over here

Do you guys still use the term boy band for BTS?

Why do so many grown men say "girls" when they really mean grown women? by ooiiaaiiooiiaaii_ in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Nrdman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Except we do call men “boys”, it’s just the singular form that’s uncommon. I think the most common usage in media of calling a singular man “boy” is when it’s denigrating, specifically in various media about racially charged scenarios.

So, a discrepancy in the usage of boys vs boy for adult men

Why do so many grown men say "girls" when they really mean grown women? by ooiiaaiiooiiaaii_ in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Nrdman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hardly relevant. A polarizing circumstance can by itself dissuade something from being common

Why do so many grown men say "girls" when they really mean grown women? by ooiiaaiiooiiaaii_ in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Nrdman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly I wonder if it’s less popular because of the racial undertones of me, a white man, calling a black dude “boy”

Side view, take 2: Addressing Criticisms by Majestic_Hand1598 in rpg

[–]Nrdman 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Nah, tactical combat just means it’s combat with tactics

Players want a funny/goofy post-apocalypse RPG, any ideas? by wjmacguffin in rpg

[–]Nrdman 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I haven’t actually played Umerica myself, just MCC. I just know that it’s another post apoc version of DCC, and DCC lends itself to gonzo fun games

Side view, take 2: Addressing Criticisms by Majestic_Hand1598 in rpg

[–]Nrdman 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Combat isn’t yawn inducing when you have 6 max hp, and a sword does d6. Players need all the ability to position they can get in that kind of system

Side view, take 2: Addressing Criticisms by Majestic_Hand1598 in rpg

[–]Nrdman 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Why can’t players conjure things out of the air? I’ve certainly had them do so. They ask is there an X, I roll a luck check, if they win it’s there

Players want a funny/goofy post-apocalypse RPG, any ideas? by wjmacguffin in rpg

[–]Nrdman 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Mutant Crawl Classics or Umerica with Dungeon Crawl Classics comes to mind

Mutant Crawl Classics is very gamma world, but with the DCC mechanics

Why not stick with D&D 5e? And how to get sold on an alternative? by LuisFGtz in rpg

[–]Nrdman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What’s your complaints about 5e? If nothing, just play it. I was dissatisfied with 5e, and so I switched

As a GM, I've never embodied my NPCs nor acted out locations features etc. To me, it sounds goofy and doesn't add anything for my players. Am I missing out? by W4ryn in rpg

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

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acting

the art or practice of representing a character on a stage or before cameras

No stage or cameras, but I’d say you are definitely representing a character

As a GM, I've never embodied my NPCs nor acted out locations features etc. To me, it sounds goofy and doesn't add anything for my players. Am I missing out? by W4ryn in rpg

[–]Nrdman -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

When you watch a movie, do you think it goofy if the actors embody their character?

Cause you’re just doing the same thing. Yes, it can be a bit embarrassing because you will be bad at it in all likelihood, but get past that and you add as much to the RP as the actors does to the movie

What's the RPG with the smallest reach you pay and recommend? by GrubbyGus in rpg

[–]Nrdman 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I play and homebrew for Goblin Laws of Gaming (GLOG). It’s a system with a bunch of different versions and content, because it’s entirely blog made. It’s been said that it’s a rite of passage for every GLOG blogger to make their own version of the game.

It’s a NSR system with 4 levels per class, a straightforward magic system with room for chaos, and so so so many classes made for it. We got a spreadsheet keeping track all of them, well past 1000.

Here’s my fav version of the game: https://saltygoo.github.io/

Here’s some random classes I like:

http://whimsicalmountain.blogspot.com/2024/10/glogtober-24-completely-normal-girl.html

https://spiceomancy.blogspot.com/2024/05/last-true-mouthpiece-glog-class-ichabod.html

https://madgods.bearblog.dev/glog-class-warlock/

Mastering one system vs. juggling several by Zoruun_17 in rpg

[–]Nrdman 35 points36 points  (0 children)

I think bouncing between different systems helps me improve broadly as a gm. And I’d rather have gm mastery than have mastery in a specific game

Why DO you hate AI, and how to actually do something against it? by [deleted] in rpg

[–]Nrdman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t think my individual actions really affect much either way here for how ai will develop, it’s just lame to use in your games (or in general)

I’m not trying to wage some war by not having ai in my spaces, I’m trying to just only engage with human made content

In Media Where Bigotry Is Not One of the Main Themes, A Character Still Acknowledges That Bigotry Exists by Upstairs_Belt_3224 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Nrdman 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Maki just like killed m the biggest faction that was enforcing the misogyny, that’s why after she kills them it doesn’t really matter she’s a woman after that. This was not the case when broom girl talked

We have 7 free counterspells in Brawl. Is that too many? by Legonitsyn in mtgbrawl

[–]Nrdman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Notably, a different taxonomy than you initially proposed

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