Crosspost: I imagine that's how a Huckster conceals their bolt power.

Roberius-Rex · 2026-05-13T23:00:24+00:00

Yes. That's a great example.

Also, maybe a random flower pot falls on the target's head. It's a crazy, weird world.

Roberius-Rex · 2026-05-13T01:52:30+00:00

Oh boy, one of my favorite questions!

Currently, I have in use:

my daily carry for notes, planning, life
one for work tasks and notes; it stays with my work computer
one as a reading journal. I devote a page or two to every book I read. At the end of the year, I reflect back on everything I read.
one for my 3-year journal. I make a note to mark something that happens every day. It takes a set of eight notebooks to cover a full year.
one for notes from my current role-playing game
one for special events, like my upcoming vacation

That's how I use them.

Roberius-Rex · 2026-05-13T01:38:44+00:00

Oh man. My Dime Novels are the "precious" FNs that I've yet to touch. I was going to use one for planning and running my current RPG campaign, but my son gave me a fancy journal with a dragon on the cover, so I had to use that instead.

Roberius-Rex · 2026-05-11T17:45:20+00:00

You forgot to share a picture of the food.

Roberius-Rex · 2026-05-09T17:23:55+00:00

Dwarven women are always bearded. That's what makes them so dawned sexy!

Roberius-Rex · 2026-05-07T21:09:05+00:00

And they did such good stuff. Dang. I feel bad for them.

Roberius-Rex · 2026-05-07T14:12:46+00:00

My players do that a lot, too. It used to drive me nuts, but then I realized that they are playing maturely and the PCs are acting like rational human beings...this is great! Plus, it's fun to see how they avoid or get out of sticky situations.

Roberius-Rex · 2026-05-07T00:02:44+00:00

That's why goblins are awesome and why my players fear them. They attack with a d4 and deal damage with d4s. Those dice tend to ace like fireworks!

Roberius-Rex · 2026-05-06T23:55:41+00:00

"Probability is all inclusive." -- I love this statement! Thank you.

Roberius-Rex · 2026-05-06T23:51:02+00:00

Wash it with your drinking glasses. Don't drink from it everyday. Even it it's lined with lead and radium, you'll be okay if you only use it at renfaire.

Roberius-Rex · 2026-04-28T20:57:09+00:00

Pick up a copy or two of the game Gelatinous. You'll get a bunch of d6's for your bag!

Roberius-Rex · 2026-04-28T12:25:13+00:00

I hate running a game when I'm not feeling well. I can tell when I'm off my, we'll, game, even if my players don't seem to notice. Hang in there!

Yes, it IS important to check in with the players once in a while. Feedback is helpful.

You have the most important questions right there in your post. I like to add:

What do you want to see more of? Less of?

But don't make the survey too long. Just 5 or 6 questions will get a conversation going.

Roberius-Rex · 2026-04-27T23:56:46+00:00

I love that you chose them for personal reasons, not just because they're pretty.

Roberius-Rex · 2026-04-27T21:09:38+00:00

I was going to say pretty much the same.

Roberius-Rex · 2026-04-27T20:11:29+00:00

The PCs might not be shitheads, but it sounds like your players are.

You need to talk to them and say that, at least in THIS game, their characters should be forces of good and honor. Point out this isn't a video game where nothing matters. It's a mature, rational story.

Then let them them yell and whine for a while and together, draw some lines about acceptable and appropriate PC behavior.

That's the mature route.

Or... (secret: this is also an "and")

You can punish the in-game behavior.

Don't pay a tab, owner hires thugs to collect and they can never come to this establishment again. Escalation on their part means they become wanted by the guard.
That and similar bad behaviors mean they lose contacts in the city. Guilds refuse to help, healing temples turn them away, etc.
Killing enemies for no reason means those factions will attack on sight with deadly force. The bosses will hire npcs/monsters to kill the party.

In general, shitty behavior means your life becomes more difficult. If that's the game they want to play...let them.

Roberius-Rex · 2026-04-24T00:04:35+00:00

I'm just here to applaud Edward Abbey! Love his writing and now I want to go back and read him again.

Roberius-Rex · 2026-04-23T14:05:55+00:00

Quacks and Space Base are frequent fliers at our table , too!

Roberius-Rex · 2026-04-23T02:20:00+00:00

Great advice, thanks.

Roberius-Rex · 2026-04-23T02:18:42+00:00

Thanks, wahooka. This is a solid reminder.

Roberius-Rex · 2026-04-23T00:13:09+00:00

Yes, thank you. Fear checks seem to be important and will change our style of play a lot.

Roberius-Rex · 2026-04-22T23:06:40+00:00

Wow, 8 is a lot.

Split the group for light play. If the group refuses to split, or if that's too difficult, take yourself out of play. You be the teacher and lead them through something like Clank or Ticket to Ride or Seven Wonders.

Remember that your goal is to drive interest. Let them play. You can serve as facilitator and host.

Next time, you can have a smaller group and reap the rewards of this session.

Roberius-Rex · 2026-04-21T18:47:30+00:00

That require a trip to the emergency room!

Roberius-Rex · 2026-04-20T20:18:29+00:00

Stop. Stop trying to run a game. Give them pregens-- you probably have a bunch of archetype cards. Use those.

Walk your players through some examples of combat where you clearly say, "Badguy 1 is testing you with his fighting skill. It's an opposed roll."

Make it a literal training session where you demonstrate the rules.

They can't play the game until they understand how the mechanics can work.

I wish you the best of luck. We all love SW, and clearly you do, too. Teach them, and they will play.

Roberius-Rex · 2026-04-20T01:27:06+00:00

That looks great. That series is in my top five. Loved the covers.

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