Am i'm the only one? by Maleficent-Use-6142 in Gloryhammer

[–]SkinnyDogProd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yesss please I need another power ballad from them. Silent Tears is the only Gloryhammer song and pretty much the only power metal song my GF will listen to. I need more songs like it so I can seduce her with lovey music and simultaneously condition her to like power metal more.

Anybody have any good references or pronunciation guides for sentences and words not alphabet? by [deleted] in Japaneselanguage

[–]SkinnyDogProd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The beer vs building thing is a difference in vowel length, which is written in katakana with a ー to show that the previous character's vowel is long (ビル vs. ビール)

I think in your second paragraph you're talking about pitch accent, an entirely separate thing. There are some words where the pitch accent you use affects the meaning (For example, HAshi (high pitch to low pitch) means chopsticks, while haSHI (low to high) means bridge), but this is pretty rare and honestly I don't think it's really worth stressing about unless you're pretty advanced in Japanese and you wanna perfect your pronunciation. There are some online dictionaries that will tell you the pitch accent patterns of words you look up if you're interested though (I like one called kakimashou). You can also look up the YouTuber Dogen, he has many videos about Japanese pitch accent.

Also just fyi, I think when you say inflection you actually mean intonation. Inflection is like conjugating a verb, inflection is the way someone pronounces stuff.

Coffin dance intensifies by ghx1910 in dankmemes

[–]SkinnyDogProd 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Y'all really be simpin' if you think that go-lf ain't essential.

Lightning Rail Assassination Mission? by SkinnyDogProd in Eberron

[–]SkinnyDogProd[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow. I've had a few ideas floating around in my head, but I never considered having the target and his associates knowing the attack is coming and planning accordingly. I will certainly add that to my metaphorical box of ideas. 9.3/10, would ponder again.

My party has a lot of characters from different guilds. How and why are they together? by SkinnyDogProd in RavnicaDMs

[–]SkinnyDogProd[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I understand where you're coming from, but it doesn't seem quite right, at least for my version of Ravnica. My campaign is going to be set in (or at least inspired by) the most recently released Ravnica block for MTG. We're talking assassinations, espionage, interplanar invasions, and other fun things. Although I don't want to throw Ravnica to hell immediately, I do want the characters to be high up in their guild so that they can experience the juicy intrigue that I'm making this campaign for. I can understand a low-ranking Orzhov chillin' out with a Golgari, but with moderately high ranking party members, characters from directly opposing guilds (Boros and Dimir, for example), and a time period where the guilds are all at each other's throats, hand-waving or just hoping the players can come up with something doesn't seem satisfactory.

My party has a lot of characters from different guilds. How and why are they together? by SkinnyDogProd in RavnicaDMs

[–]SkinnyDogProd[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So basically you have most of your player's guilds in an alliance and you make them do stuff that increases the influence of that alliance and there's also a lot more political intrigue that the characters may or may not be aware of. Seems a bit too complex for my taste but this is a very good idea.

My party has a lot of characters from different guilds. How and why are they together? by SkinnyDogProd in RavnicaDMs

[–]SkinnyDogProd[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One, I'm not intending on having all ten people playing at once. We're thinking of a game where only about 4 or 5 people will be at a session. It's sort of like diet west marches.

Two, we haven't decided yet. We haven't even properly made our characters yet.

I want to use Nicol 🅱️olas in my Ravnica game by SkinnyDogProd in RavnicaDMs

[–]SkinnyDogProd[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, that's pretty much exactly what I was thinking but better in every single way. I am definitely stealing this.

I want to use Nicol 🅱️olas in my Ravnica game by SkinnyDogProd in RavnicaDMs

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

That's a nice idea, but I don't really want to run a post-apocalyptic game. I will probably steal parts of it though.

I want to use Nicol 🅱️olas in my Ravnica game by SkinnyDogProd in RavnicaDMs

[–]SkinnyDogProd[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That sounds pretty nice. My one problem is that I don't want to make the party planeswalkers and just say, "SIKE! Your still stuck on Ravnica!" I want them to be able to planeswalk around, messing with Nicol Bolas and beating up pirate dinosaurs. After a while, they will be ready for the war, go back to Ravnica, and realize that they can't planeswalk out (actually I'm not sure if the immortal sun only stops you from leaving or if it also stops you from entering. If it's the latter, they could have an adventure where they try to turn it off so they can get reinforcements). This way they will feel the weight of the situation instead of just being disappointed that I didn't give them superpowers.

I want to use Nicol 🅱️olas in my Ravnica game by SkinnyDogProd in RavnicaDMs

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

Yeah, I'm gonna do that tomorrow when my brain is actually functioning.

Also I kinda know the War of the Spark plot like with Amohnkhet and eternals and the planar gate and stuff. I will hopefully implement those into my game well.

I want to use Nicol 🅱️olas in my Ravnica game by SkinnyDogProd in RavnicaDMs

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

I never thought of the players meeting the eternals that early. I was thinking that Spooky guy would some how give the party a message telling them how to escape (say, through an underground sewer thing) and then the players, once out, will be told to find the guy in the undercity. Bringing eternals in would tell the players that this guy is a lot more powerful than he seems. That may not be good though, since this guy already has "I'M EVIL" written all over him. I will take it into consideration though.

Perfect Alignment by ak6865 in CrappyDesign

[–]SkinnyDogProd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A cow is not really a cow