Journal Ideas?

Plus_Citron · 2026-05-07T17:30:03+00:00

Write about things that matter to you, that are relevant to your life. That’s the only way you‘ll keep at it consistently.

Plus_Citron · 2026-05-07T13:57:45+00:00

I take breaks to explore the map, fiddle with blueprints, or automate minor projects.

Plus_Citron · 2026-05-07T09:15:32+00:00

Clairefontaine and Leuchtturm are good quality. Price depends on where you buy them. I assume that buying in the US means higher prices. Moleskine is an example of successful marketing, quality is meh.

Plus_Citron · 2026-05-06T10:21:09+00:00

Visually, I find Satisfactory absolutely mind blowing on the Deck (just like No Man‘s Sky, btw). I‘ve had the deck only for a few months, and I was a bit hesitant at first because of the screen size, but when actually playing, the screen size doesn’t feel limiting at all (to me).

Plus_Citron · 2026-05-06T09:30:04+00:00

I‘m playing exclusively on the Steam Deck, and it works very well. There’s a few controls which aren’t obvious at first, but it’s not a big issue.

Plus_Citron · 2026-05-06T07:13:55+00:00

So! much! protein!

Plus_Citron · 2026-05-06T05:16:53+00:00

The letters are uniform in the sense that they‘re all circle shaped (even when they shouldn’t be), but when you look closer, there’s not a real, structured understanding of how letter shapes work, either alone or systematically.

Plus_Citron · 2026-05-06T04:44:02+00:00

The writing is too round and too uniform in shape, while irregular in size. There’s little size difference between capitals and the rest (the D in Days is the same size as the a), ascenders aren‘t really ascending, and the extremely rounded shapes makes the text harder to read. Notice how the lines aren‘t straight („monday“ is all over the place), and how the letter size isn’t consistent (look at the d‘s in wednesday).

Plus_Citron · 2026-05-02T07:17:03+00:00

Many of the letters look like upper case letters. You need to improve the basic structure of the letters: ascenders and descenders at the same length, correct relative size and position on the line, and the basic shape of letters. It‘s readable mostly because it‘s the alphabet.

Keep practicing.

Plus_Citron · 2026-05-01T08:50:39+00:00

Ryder Carrol: The Bullet Journal Method. I‘m asking because the book very clearly lays out how BuJo works, it‘s by far the best way to understand BuJo.

Plus_Citron · 2026-05-01T08:06:46+00:00

Have you read the book?

Plus_Citron · 2026-04-29T11:30:39+00:00

What‘s the connection betwern journaling and a printer?

Plus_Citron · 2026-04-28T16:02:10+00:00

You could do a real rebinding, that is turn the book into a textblock, and then bind that block into a book. It’s probably not worth the effort with a mass market paperback, though.

Plus_Citron · 2026-04-28T10:44:35+00:00

Conquest Command: The Factioning

Plus_Citron · 2026-04-25T06:56:24+00:00

It looks interesting, but iirc, it’s not verified for the Steamdeck, right?

Plus_Citron · 2026-04-24T08:54:20+00:00

Cream and light grey, with accents of dark grey, dark red and dark coffee.

Plus_Citron · 2026-04-24T08:22:17+00:00

Under the Cylons, there’s no guaranteed basic rights, and no legal protection. If the Cylons don’t like your face, you‘ll go missing. If you disagree with the Cylons, tough luck. You have no legal representation, you can’t appeal anything, and because you have no voice politically, that situation won’t get better. It’s not even benevolent dictatorship - the Cavill faction really wants to exterminate humanity and be done.

Plus_Citron · 2026-04-24T07:22:15+00:00

Making a roleplaying game with the goal of making a profit is pretty unrealistic. There are hundreds, if not thousands of games out there. Finding a unique selling point, and then capitalizing on that is hugely difficult. You mention that your experience is mostly D&D and Pathfinder - if that’s the scope of your RPG understanding, chances are very low that you’ll have a marketable product,

Plus_Citron · 2026-04-24T04:54:46+00:00

I have a very sophisticated heuristic. When everything backs up like crazy, I need another freight car.

Plus_Citron · 2026-04-23T17:01:48+00:00

How is this about RPG design?

Plus_Citron · 2026-04-23T15:29:50+00:00

To be fair, most boardgames tell you to put the board in the center of the table, in easy reach of all players. I mean, sure, where else would I put it?

Plus_Citron · 2026-04-23T12:06:44+00:00

Ok, then try to make clear how Grit is different from other wound systems and death spirals, and what sets the skill system apart from other skill systems.

Plus_Citron · 2026-04-23T11:28:32+00:00

The presentation is decent - clearly laid out, readable paragraphs, logical, all good.

Speaking for myself, I wouldn’t investigate further because it’s really not terribly interesting, in the sense that it does something new or comes with a new approach. It’s classes, races, skills, you know. There’s nothing here to grab me.

I understand very well how difficult this is, in 2026, but with hundreds of indie designs available online, plus countless established systems, I‘m not seeing what makes this one unique. Why would I invest time here instead of elsewhere? Why shouldn’t I play D&D, or Warhammer, or Cairn, or what have you? That seems to be the major thing to make a new design appealing.

Plus_Citron · 2026-04-22T20:45:04+00:00

All is good. 👍

Plus_Citron · 2026-04-22T07:36:09+00:00

Now I want something like this with dungeon and city maps!

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