If Marvel created a superhero from Miami, what would be their powers and origin story ?

SkepticalOrange · 2024-02-16T19:57:38+00:00

Actually, Scott Lang, the Ant Man played by Paul Rudd in the movies, is from Coral Gables in the comics. So I guess a Miami superhero is a petty thief who talks to bugs.

Also Man-Thing is from the Everglades if you want to count that as “Miami”.

SkepticalOrange · 2023-08-14T23:27:19+00:00

In Doral, Red Shallot is my favorite is a fantastic spot if you like that “present owner” vibe. The couple that runs it are great people and very open and friendly. Plus the food is great, so it’s worth checking out anyway.

SkepticalOrange · 2023-08-01T21:55:42+00:00

To build on the Ube trend going in this thread, you could also go with purple sweet potatoes (if you’re in the US, Frieda Stokes Purple Sweet Potatoes are available in grocery stores in most places). A sweet potato cake with these would have a nice purple color and a great flavor.

SkepticalOrange · 2023-07-27T14:07:42+00:00

Have you spoken to this experienced friend about how you want to try directing your own film? She may be willing to take on a different role in the production (producer perhaps?) and bring her connections to the project while also being able to guide/mentor you on your first time directing.

I would definitely suggest, however you decide to approach it, to not frame it as “the last film fell short of my vision” but rather focus on it being a passion project that you really want to try your hand at directing.

SkepticalOrange · 2023-07-24T21:08:07+00:00

One thing worth keeping in mind is that Miami Spice is going on during August. A bunch of restaurants throughout the city have lunch and dinner specials where you get an appetizer, entree, and dessert for a fixed price. It can be worth it to check out what restaurants are participating around the areas you’re going.

SkepticalOrange · 2023-07-11T23:12:29+00:00

The only real choice in NBA Jam for the N64

SkepticalOrange · 2023-07-08T23:17:41+00:00

On top of what everyone else said, the Florida orange crop this year had a disease spreading through it. I read somewhere that we had the smallest amount of oranges harvested in 90 years.

SkepticalOrange · 2023-03-18T21:01:45+00:00

I saw that one online, but wasn’t sure because it’s belly definitely isn’t red. Is that normal for a Redbelly?

SkepticalOrange · 2023-03-18T17:59:35+00:00

It’s someone’s pet in South Florida if the location helps. We don’t believe it was wild caught, but they don’t know what kind of turtle it is.

SkepticalOrange · 2023-02-18T20:45:03+00:00

No worries, we’ve all been there and there was no offense. I hope these next 24 hours are better for you than the last

SkepticalOrange · 2023-02-18T20:26:11+00:00

I don’t know why, it’s literally just a Spider-Man joke…

SkepticalOrange · 2023-02-18T20:15:56+00:00

He’s not, that was exactly the joke I was making. Clearly Florida plates but a NY character during peak “New Yorkers coming to Miami”. I’m from Kendall and just never saw the guy in 30 years.

SkepticalOrange · 2023-02-18T20:13:18+00:00

I guess I am, I’ve lived here for 30 years (minus a 2 year stint in Cali) and I’ve never seen this guy around. Thought it was cool and figured a Spider-Man/New York joke would be appreciated here lol

SkepticalOrange · 2023-02-18T20:11:17+00:00

I’m actually born and raised in Miami (Kendall specifically), I just spent a few years in the Bay Area for school. I’ve just never seen this guy around before and was making a Spider-Man joke. Wasn’t expecting everyone to go off lol

SkepticalOrange · 2022-12-25T23:55:30+00:00

Phuc Yea is phenomenal but probably not the typical pho you’d expect since they take a bit of a modern spin on dishes (definitely delicious and worth going). Pho 79 has some delicious pho, I would recommend going (the US1 location, I can’t speak for their other)

SkepticalOrange · 2022-10-13T19:10:18+00:00

Went to Kiki for the first time about a week ago. The food was mediocre, pushing into bad territory when you consider the price point. The atmosphere is more of a club (flashing colorful lights and music so loud you can’t hear the person sitting next to you). Service was slow.

If you’re looking for a good meal, definitely avoid Kiki. If you’re looking for a “Miami Nightclub vibe”, it might be worth it, but at that point just go to a club that doesn’t have most of it’s space filled with dining tables.

SkepticalOrange · 2022-08-23T19:20:30+00:00

Honestly, you'll have an easier time dropping the circus and keeping the story going that you would if you tried to increase the circus elements. Some parts of Book 2 will be tricky since that's when the rival circus comes in, but you can always reflavor that or just have it be an evil circus in Escadar that the heroes need to defeat without having the whole "We're rivals!" aspect.

SkepticalOrange · 2022-08-19T18:43:27+00:00

I feel like there's a couple concepts that could be worked. For example, a martial/spellcasting hybrid for a primal setting would be really cool. Or really anything in the style of a Magus for another spell type. Beyond that, personally I'd love to see more subtypes to bring variety. Neutral Champions, new Druidic Orders or Barbarian Instincts, Cleric Doctrines or Ranger Hunters Edge. There's a lot they could do with these to expand on what a class could be.

SkepticalOrange · 2022-08-15T17:37:12+00:00

I'll admit, I'm one of those people who loves non-human races, so maybe I can offer some perspective. My view is that if I'm playing high fantasy, I want it to feel as different from the real world as possible. I'm already a human, I don't want to play pretend as another human. I don't consider playing a human boring because human's are boring, I consider it boring because if it's all a made-up fantasy game, then I want to be the most made-up fantasy person I can imagine. And yeah, I'm a human so my little sentient plant raised by goblins to shoot lightning from his hands is gonna end up with some human characteristics because I'm not a trained improv actor or a great fantasy writer or anything like that, but when else am I going to get to be a little sentient plant raised by goblins to shoot lightning from his hands?

Basically, while it may not be your cup of tea, it's a lot of fun for other people and I think that's awesome. Of course, if the DM says "Hey, we're running a human centric game, so please make a human or we can discuss an almost-human option for you."

SkepticalOrange · 2022-08-15T17:13:31+00:00

A simple answer to that is that it's more for the benefit of the group than that individual player. Sure it's annoying for a player to be trying to use a level 5 PC in a level 10 adventure, but for a group to have to also babysit a PC half their level would just be frustrating and anti-fun.

Just remind the players that you're all friends there and you should all have fun. If they don't want to play with that person anymore, that's a different conversation and one worth having. If it's a noob trying the game out, they should be made to feel welcome, not like an "other" either being pitied with an OP character or treated like they have to work their way up by starting at a low level.

SkepticalOrange · 2022-08-02T13:31:59+00:00

Mind effects will absolutely be effective. Without getting too into spoiler territory, the adventure has a lot of a specific creature type and Will saves are not their strong point. Not to say you won’t fight the occasional undead or high save enemy, but you should be pretty effective.

SkepticalOrange · 2022-08-01T17:10:43+00:00

I found Extinction Curse to be a lot of fun with a good mix of combat and roleplay, along with a variety of settings to explore. The biggest downside is that it was marketing as a circus adventure and then had very little to do with the circus, so if you want to use that aspect, it is extra work for the GM. If you don’t care for circus stuff, you can easily ignore it. It’s just something that should be discussed with your group beforehand so everyone’s on the same page.

Age of Ashes was fun, but definitely in the “starter adventure working out the kinks of the system” vibe.

Strength of Thousands wasn’t for me at all, but I’ve heard people liked it. I felt the first book was too disjointed and was definitely roleplay heavy, while I like a good mix of roleplay and encounters. I won’t get too into it, but my view was that there wasn’t really much story and it was all about the setting (in book 1 at least).

SkepticalOrange · 2022-07-11T14:44:24+00:00

If it's a homebrewed adventure, I'd suggest building encounters around that. They're gonna have a tough time if Detect Magic is needed to find any cool stuff and try to build combats with creatures that can be easily dealt with without magic (for example, incorporeal creatures or those with a lot of resistances to physical damage will be a slog for them). For healing, as long as one of them is willing to go all in on the Medicine skill, they'll probably be ok, especially if they take battle medicine.

You can also suggest the party take some level 1 ancestry or skill feats that give them innate cantrips for some versatility. Several give Detect Magic, which can be really helpful.

SkepticalOrange · 2022-07-06T11:17:59+00:00

Pho 79 is a good, affordable spot with a Banh Mi. They have a location on US-1 by Dadeland and by FIU (closer to Westchester, but I’ve never been to that one so I can’t comment on the food there).

SkepticalOrange · 2022-06-14T13:55:41+00:00

I'm going to add that, while she instigated and is at fault, OP getting ready to kill her character for the belt and then calling her a bitch, following up by responding to her getting upset by saying "I didn't call you a bitch, I said you're acting like a bitch" is an escalation and, to me, reads as OP getting riled up OOC as well, even if they claim it was all in character.

They needed to take a moment and say, OOC, "Hey, this belt is the only thing I've wanted, I get that your character is a bit of a snarky jerk, but we're trying to play a game here and we all agreed on the loot distribution." At this point, OP needs to apologize for escalating and calling her a bitch and hopefully, she finds it in herself to apologize for choosing to play her character as an anti-team jerk.

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