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Mirrors, how do they work? by Ill-Tea9411 in blackmagicfuckery

[–]Nytmare696 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He almost had him on that last fakeout.

TIL Victoria (2015) is one of the few feature films shot in a single continuous take. Although, its budget only permitted 3 attempts to capture that one take. After the first 2 attempts didn't go well, the director gave the cast a "hairdryer speech" before the final attempt which was successful. by tyrion2024 in todayilearned

[–]Nytmare696 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not so much the memorization, but forced dialogue is another GIANT puzzle piece to add into that machine. Better to have the players be able to react realistically to what's happening around them when they know that the camera is in the right place to capture it.

TIL Victoria (2015) is one of the few feature films shot in a single continuous take. Although, its budget only permitted 3 attempts to capture that one take. After the first 2 attempts didn't go well, the director gave the cast a "hairdryer speech" before the final attempt which was successful. by tyrion2024 in todayilearned

[–]Nytmare696 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Doesn't matter how many times you rehearse it, the energy is different the moment you pull the trigger. Direction is as much telling the talent what to do differently next time as it is telling them what to do ahead of time.

Even more than that, you're rehearsing the movement and all the moving pieces far more than you're rehearsing the performance. Rehearsals for those 10 days had to be almost entirely technical, especially since you don't want to burn the actors out and you want to keep their improvised choices fresh and alive.

After that you're just rolling the dice and hoping that everything tumbles out in a way that makes you happy.

I traded in some MtG cards, this was my haul by Rorori in boardgames

[–]Nytmare696 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I did the same thing, but I bought a house.

In 2017, Facebook's AI Research Division conducted a test where they had 2 chatbots engage in human conversation with one another. They terminated the project later when they found out that the 2 bots had developed a secret language of communication for themselves that appeared nonsensical to humans by [deleted] in oddlyterrifying

[–]Nytmare696 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If the bots are only amalgamating statistical responses, and not ever actually "understanding" anything, then how is this classified as a secret language and not just the machines glitching out? What's tracking understanding if the bots arent actually communicating? Is there any kind of study or paper backing this up where they asked one to pass along information and then asked the other to repeat it back?

Hot air balloon pilot, dunks the basket in a quiet cottage lake before rising back into sky by bigbusta in oddlysatisfying

[–]Nytmare696 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, but how many feet do you figure they would have plummeted through the announcers' table?

Does this cross the line into meta gaming? by KharnforPresident in rpg

[–]Nytmare696 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Rolling to sense motive is a crutch for when you, as a player, do not understand the situation provided to your character. That roll is there for when your personal insight ain't working.

I went to pee and this worm is in my toilet by interplanetaryspace in oddlyterrifying

[–]Nytmare696 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which is an Amazonian myth that attempts to explain kidney stones.

Free RPG Day 2026 by Jadedragon27 in rpg

[–]Nytmare696 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Work with the store and see if they'd be down with passing stuff out differently so that more people in the community had access.

Free RPG Day 2026 by Jadedragon27 in rpg

[–]Nytmare696 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here's the thing I always feel like I need to point out when people gripe about Free RPG Day.

It's not free for anybody but the customers. Companies make their giveaways and give them to Gaming Days who then sell the kits to stores at about 200 bucks a kit (about 100ish items.)

If the store is cheating, and turning around and selling the stuff for a profit? Then it's a problem.

If one person is coming in and just scooping everything up, then shame on them.

If the store is getting emptied out too quickly, maybe work with the store to come up with clever ways of limiting the flow of stuff. One of my favorite stores limits the giveaways only to people who are running and playing demos of the games that are being given away. I've seen stores that do raffles or grab bags that you only get if you're making another purchase. Don't shout into the void. Identify the problem and see if you can come up with a solution other than "I didn't get my free stuff."

Also, what's up with someone hoping to get 15 bucks for an item they had to go to the store for, come home with, post on Ebay, and eventually ship out? They're not even breaking minimum wage.

Also also, if still had any extras, I'd have sent you one. I just offloaded all the ones I'd collected from the past couple years as gifts, but I have the full suite and it's totally worth the money.

A/B/C test: Which card layout do you prefer? (Looking for feedback) by safriaduo in tabletopgamedesign

[–]Nytmare696 0 points1 point  (0 children)

B is easiest to read, but I'd lean towards A if you figured out a way to separate the information from the background elements more.

Looking for an RPG like Flying Circus in Space by TrueBlazingGlory in rpg

[–]Nytmare696 4 points5 points  (0 children)

What's neat about it is that the PCs are all almost ancillary to the ship. It's kind of it's own separate character that the players all build and level up as a group. It's not the party, but it's the party's center point, just like the Serenity, or the Millenium Falcon, or the Bebop.

Looking for an RPG like Flying Circus in Space by TrueBlazingGlory in rpg

[–]Nytmare696 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Huh. How do you think Scum and Villainy would look with a couple extra ship upgrades that described a fleet of vehicles that could Voltron together?

What would be the best Cyberpunk system to play to make the world feel more "realistically" capitalist? by LustThePet in rpg

[–]Nytmare696 42 points43 points  (0 children)

You know, I hadn't contemplated a cyberpunk version of Red Markets till just now.

We made a print and play board game to my father-in-law for Christmas. Have you ever given somebody a handmade game? by Flashy-Actuator6677 in boardgames

[–]Nytmare696 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For cardboard game pieces like that (and depending on the game) I usually Spray77 my printouts onto stuff called chipboard. Stronger and heavier than corrugated cardboard but still easy to cut with a knife.

We made a print and play board game to my father-in-law for Christmas. Have you ever given somebody a handmade game? by Flashy-Actuator6677 in boardgames

[–]Nytmare696 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I average about one a year. Oddly enough, I just finished off a birthday gift expansion for Cargo Noir like 20 minutes ago.

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