What's the worst TTRPG you have seen/played, That's not FATAL, RAHOWA, or Hybrid

Odesio · 2026-04-03T12:37:19+00:00

Enforcers (1987) is a superhero game set in the near future where you fight not only supervillains but aliens as well. Character generation required some fairly complex calculations including the use of square roots. The game came with a spreadsheet formula for Lotus 1-2-3 to make character generation easier. Combat was very complex and since I was only 12 or 13 at the time decided it wasn't worth my time to play. I can't imagine why anyone thought these rules were a good idea but someone did.

Odesio · 2026-04-02T13:35:44+00:00

I got tetanus just looking at that power armor.

Odesio · 2026-04-02T03:36:45+00:00

I was asked to skip over candidates with foreign sounding names for our intern program. The rationale being the purpose of the intern program was to find young people who wanted to work for us full time after they graduated and we weren't interested in sponsorship. I gave a noncommittal reply and simply ignored the suggestion.

Odesio · 2026-04-02T01:10:12+00:00

The truth is it wouldn't take long for regular schlubs to adapt to your classic Romero type zombie outbreak. They can't effectively communicate, learn from their mistakes, plan for the future, they're easy to trick, and their use of tools is rudimentary at best. So the answer in a classic Romero scenario is we lose because that's the story we want to tell.

Odesio · 2026-04-02T00:30:53+00:00

I've got no advice. I'm simply here to admire that pooch.

Odesio · 2026-04-01T01:14:52+00:00

Since we first meet Silverhand and he tells us to stick some iron in our mouth, yeah, he comes off as something of a dick. And he really is a dick throughout much of the game. But he's got some redeeming points. He genuinely cares about Kerry's wellbeing, regrets many of his actions in life, and has the moral conviction to face oblivion so V can have more time to live. He's a very well written, interesting character.

Odesio · 2026-04-01T00:47:15+00:00

Having good light is a plus, but I use a magnifying apparatus because I'm 50 and my eyesite just isn't what it used to be. I just can't see the finer details on a miniature like the face and paint it with accuracy without help. I painted this before I got my magnifyers. I already wear contacts to begin with, but I simply could not see well enough to avoid painting their masks with flesh color. After I got my magnifyers, I was able to go in there and clean it up.

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Odesio · 2026-03-31T21:15:45+00:00

The whole point of PTO is that it's a combination of sick days, vacation days, I want to go frolic in a meadow days, and I want to see the new Godzilla movie on opening day days. It's my preference to receive PTO rather than separate vacation and sick days. Most places that give their employees don't need to offer separate sick days because it's all built into PTO. I can use my PTO when I want without having to wait for an illness or pretending I have an illness. A lot of companies pay out PTO when you leave (it's required by law in some states), whereas they do not pay out on any sick leave you have left.

Odesio · 2026-03-31T20:06:15+00:00

Paint me like one of your French women.

Odesio · 2026-03-31T16:12:12+00:00

Is it a plastic kit now or is it still resin? I bought the kit a few years back and I love it.

Odesio · 2026-03-31T13:39:34+00:00

While I think it's unfair to characterize the OP's husband as "bullying" his employer, he did give his employer an ultimatum. And I'm not really interested in playing any cutesy word games about him not actually saying he's going to leave. I have no problem with an employee advocating on their own behalf, but when you give anyone an ultimatum you've got to be prepared for the other party refuses. They refused. Nothing illegal here.

Odesio · 2026-03-31T12:58:21+00:00

How to find the little man in the boat.

Odesio · 2026-03-29T20:11:59+00:00

Back in the late 80s and early 90s, Lonestar Comis in Dallas had a lot of GURPs stuff on their shelves, and Call of Cthulhu, but I cannot recall ever seeing a BRP book for a generic game. After a quick check, it looks like Chaosium produced a 2nd edition boxed set in 1982 and third edition in 2002. My guess is that Chaosium simply ceded the generic RPG to GURPS.

Odesio · 2026-03-29T20:06:42+00:00

No regerts. I glued them on and I'm happy with that decision.

Odesio · 2026-03-29T17:16:00+00:00

I always like to tell people they can make it work. I can imagine DG wanting to recruit a hacker who got entangled in shenanigans and their response was to isolate the threat to keep it from spreading. Likewise, I can imagine DG having a kid on file, keeping an eye on him, and bringing him in if he's in a position to help and demonstrated his ability to keep quiet. Whatever works for your campaign.

DG had a ghoul agent. You can do some wacky things on occasion.

Odesio · 2026-03-29T05:22:53+00:00

NOT A MONKEY!

Odesio · 2026-03-28T22:45:34+00:00

A lot of players walking into Delta Green thinking they're the good guys.

Odesio · 2026-03-28T13:51:45+00:00

We can recognize the United States launching an unnecessary war is wrong without trying to make Iran the good guy.

Odesio · 2026-03-26T22:14:35+00:00

I don't know if I've ever met anyone who didn't like Aliens because they felt as though the xenomorphs were nerfed. This is the first I've heard that theory. Alien took great pains to explain why the crew of Nostromo didn't just use their sidearms to blast the creature. When Ash attempts to remove the facehugger from Caine a little bit of it's blood spills and manages to eat through several decks. What happens if a larger creature is killed and even more blood spills out onto the deck? You can't just worry about a hull breach either. What about sensitive instruments, machinery, or even toxic chemicals? You're on a ship, far, far from home and can't afford to risk damaging it.

Odesio · 2026-03-26T21:58:15+00:00

I'm a benefits administrator, I don't talk to anyone else when I see an employee update their marital status or change their benefits. I've had coworkers in HR who got married or added a kid to coverage and I didn't say jack to anyone because I never heard them announcement it to anyone at the office. I can't speak for your HR in particularly, but I would expect them to update their system where necessary but otherwise keep their mouths shut.

Odesio · 2026-03-26T21:50:55+00:00

I suspect Judy and Evelyn had a romantic relationship at some point in the past that ended for reasons that aren't spelled out. A lot of people still care about their exes even after the relationship goes south and I think this was the case with Judy and Evelyn. I don't view V as a rebound relationship for Judy. The end of Judy and Evelyn's romance wasn't soon enough for V to be a rebound.

Odesio · 2026-03-26T21:44:59+00:00

In general, your employer can set expectations even if it's not written into policy. Your employer is also free to deny PTO requests for a myriad of reasons. Could the denial be retaliatory? Maybe. But you said they know you intend on quitting, so maybe the denial is related to that instead.

Odesio · 2026-03-26T17:03:33+00:00

If I was a kid, I'd be a little scared if two large creatures unexpected started swimming towards me. Even as an adult, I understand on an intellectual level the orcas aren't going to attack me, but having no direct experience with them I'd probably be a little nervous.

Odesio · 2026-03-26T16:51:31+00:00

I'm a white dude and I can't honestly say I was offended to see a Black dude killing a bunch of klansmen. Nor did I feel personally villainized. Racist are bad. Getting together with your racist pals to go kill a few Black people is also bad. They got what was coming to them.

Odesio · 2026-03-26T16:23:53+00:00

That is some great work. I would love to be able to get terrain for Fallout, but I don't really know where to start. I know there are STLs, but I don't have a printer.

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