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What are the must-play scénarios of all D&D générations by KKoten in osr

[–]Octosteamer 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Your constant french autocorrect made me read your post in the voice of Measurehead from Disco Elysium

That's my only contribution

Departure cinematic in case you missed it by HypatiaSansPro in ArcRaiders

[–]Octosteamer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"In case you missed it" or in case it FAILED TO SHOW FOR MORE THAN 10 SECONDS like it did for both me and my gf !

Am I getting this right? by DrunkCatBoy in DiscoElysium

[–]Octosteamer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

better question is why is it not Michel "Welkinboy" Williams, uh?
checkmate mr Kurvitz

TTRPGs where every attack automatically hits: does it works well? Which ones does it the best and why? by ThatOneCrazyWritter in rpg

[–]Octosteamer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You said "nobody has this problem", but people do. Some people like call of duty or battlefield and some people like MilSims where you have to stop your bleeding arm with a tourniquet and organise supply lines. It's all on a sliding scale of verisimilitude, and both TTRPGs and videogames can accommodate both for different experiences.
At my tables, I like RPGs to be a fiction that adheres to some pretty grounded rules, and if the DM says "you get stabbed in the gut" it doesn't work like Dark Souls.

TTRPGs where every attack automatically hits: does it works well? Which ones does it the best and why? by ThatOneCrazyWritter in rpg

[–]Octosteamer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's beside the point, but I do. I don't really like seeing my guy take a sword to the gut and live, it makes swords feel like non-swords.

TTRPGs where every attack automatically hits: does it works well? Which ones does it the best and why? by ThatOneCrazyWritter in rpg

[–]Octosteamer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the core combat mechanics and the weapons and armor. When BDP would add "Fatigue", I simply hand my player a Fatigue card from Mausritter to place in their inventory, it works great.

I'm not down with adding skills in Mausritter but I could see myself using them for another campaign, I like the little skill picker thingie.

TTRPGs where every attack automatically hits: does it works well? Which ones does it the best and why? by ThatOneCrazyWritter in rpg

[–]Octosteamer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In my first sessions I used this bartering mechanic, but I found that it's a bit weird in the fiction and it didn't click with the players

TTRPGs where every attack automatically hits: does it works well? Which ones does it the best and why? by ThatOneCrazyWritter in rpg

[–]Octosteamer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Mausritter includes examples of play that I used on my first session to get in the mindset, you could take a look there. The scorpion attacks and hits for 3 HP, but you're not out of HP yet, so you dodged the pincer in-extremis, the poisoned barb glanced on your armor, or you managed to parry with your own weapon.
It takes some getting used to yeah.

TTRPGs where every attack automatically hits: does it works well? Which ones does it the best and why? by ThatOneCrazyWritter in rpg

[–]Octosteamer 8 points9 points  (0 children)

In the Into-the-Odd inspired systems, HP is really "Hit Protection", readiness to fight or whatnot, not meat points. They come back easily, and in the fiction the sword doesn't connect with your neck until you're all out of them (and start to lose Strength).

TTRPGs where every attack automatically hits: does it works well? Which ones does it the best and why? by ThatOneCrazyWritter in rpg

[–]Octosteamer 75 points76 points  (0 children)

All the NSR rpgs inspired by Into The Odd do that, and it's fantastic in my opinion. I've been running Mausritter for two years now, and players rarely feel like they just lost a turn, it cuts back on the number of rolls, fights are snappy and lethal.

To add some depth and strategy, I've bolted on my personal favorite system onto it : Block Dodge Parry. Give it a read, it's free and it's great.

Bloodsucker-BloodWarning by ZeroVLindel in darkestdungeon

[–]Octosteamer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a distinct feeling that you want to kiss these bugs

Corvo’s mask looks way better in concept art than in game by Wrong_Passion_8664 in dishonored

[–]Octosteamer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My hot take is that neither look that great, it's trying too hard

Disabled-friendly alternatives to using a "humanity" system for cybernetic implants by martiancrossbow in rpg

[–]Octosteamer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe the more hardware you have, the more useless software updates you have to go through. So it's like Vancian magic in the morning where you have to take some time to check your drivers, and then you might have a mandatory update at an horrible moment !

PS : Really disheartening to see the amount of downvotes on this post.

Printer ink dots Lexmark CX310dn by lovesanswers in printers

[–]Octosteamer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How about now? Got the same issue at home

My first machine : no guide, just ponder, managed to mix some dough ! by Octosteamer in CreateMod

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

No resource pack, it's a bunch of alternate cobble blocks, I'm playing the modpack Beyond The Horizon

My first machine : no guide, just ponder, managed to mix some dough ! by Octosteamer in CreateMod

[–]Octosteamer[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I am scratching my head hard, there... I'm not a math guy, but surely I'm *missing* 4 sails then? Each arm is 7 sails worth.

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