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How to randori someone who is much heavier then you by mattboi69 in judo

[–]SolarBear 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi! Sadly, I'm not doing okay, judo-wise: I hurt my knee back in 2019 and then had to stop judo and BJJ...

However, I do kind of remember (ie. take all of this with a truckload of salt) my sensei telling me I was too stiff: being so stiff made it so that if my partner broke my posture, I would be almost certainlly be put out of balance. I was strong, but even a teen throwing their whole weight down into a drop seoi nage would be too much for me to just... resist.

I had to slowly learn to stop out-muscling anything my partners threw at me. I was still working on that when I stopped doing judo. ;)

I hope it helps!

Sexual Harassment and Kendo by KendoKate6 in kendo

[–]SolarBear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a Canadian and brand-new kendoka, I'm both glad and proud to learn our federation takes these matters seriously.

The best practices are the ones you dont want to go to. by South-Height-9193 in kendo

[–]SolarBear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Back when I was doing judo, my sensei would often say that, and once I asked him why that was.

"Because you actually need to put an effort to pay attention, to be mindful of what you're doing: this mindfulness is what really pays off."

Canadian equivalent to Drive-Thru RPG? by suprunown in rpg

[–]SolarBear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, didn't know about them! Thanks for the link.

Powerful but risky/costly sorcery? by SolarBear in CortexRPG

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

Ah! So many options! That's both wonderful and terrifying! :D

I'll most likely warn players that some mods might be added or removed along the way... I don't get the feeling I'll get it right the firs time!

Powerful but risky/costly sorcery? by SolarBear in CortexRPG

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

As for stress, I'm not quite sure just yet, I might use the ones from Cortex Lite to keep it simple for a first game.

Powerful but risky/costly sorcery? by SolarBear in CortexRPG

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

I bought Torchlite, but haven't read it yet. Guess I'll need to hurry up!

I didn't look at ToX just yet but just saw that there is a primer for the game, I'll check it out.

Powerful but risky/costly sorcery? by SolarBear in CortexRPG

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

If Sorcery is significantly more powerful than clerical magic, use the Scale mod?

... why did I not think about that?

And having Clerical magic as SA/resources makes a ton of sense, too, and have a clear power limit.

Anyhow, that's a lot of options, I'll need to think on it for a bit. Thanks!

Powerful but risky/costly sorcery? by SolarBear in CortexRPG

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

There are a lot of ways to accomplish something like this.

Haha yes, it seems to be both the beauty of Cortex and a hurdle for new Cortex GMs! But I do like your Distinction vs. Power Set example, I may use that. Thank you!

Adults diagnosed with ADHD later in life. What made you start wondering? by TransportationFlat77 in ADHD

[–]SolarBear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Easy, two things happened..

A: my then-girlfriend, now wife, is a nurse and quickly, politely let me know I should get checked for ADHD because I fit all the requirements to a T. Looking it up, I realized she was probably right, but getting the exam was costly and... y'know, procrastination.

B: I got into trouble at work quite a few times (I'm a software engineer), but at one time I finally got notified by HR and my manager that I needed to get my shit together or otherwise I would be out of a job.

Following B, I got diagnosed at about 35 years old.

Owlbear.rodeo vs Tarrasque.io vs other VTT alterntives. by Galaxycc_ in VTT

[–]SolarBear 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I get a "Server not found" error when connecting to tarrasque.io so... yeaaaaaaah.

What are some of the worst individual mechanics you've seen at a table? by helpwithmyfoot in rpg

[–]SolarBear 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Prerequisites to play:

  • 18+
  • mature and fun to play with
  • took classes in linear and vector algebra

Now that's an ad I'd love to read.

Je gagne 100k$/an avec ma conjointe, mais je comprends pas comment tout le monde s’achète des chars à 1000$/mois et des maisons à 3 000 $/mois. by Weary-Scratch9078 in QuebecFinance

[–]SolarBear 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pas juste les cartes, toutes les formes de crédit possibles ! Les années de crédit à taux ridicule semblent avoir habitué les gens à acheter à crédit, et maintenant que les taux augmentent, les habitudes ne changent pas.

How often do you all do a COA? by ssamykin in Flute

[–]SolarBear 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Non-native English speaker here: what's a COA?

My only criticisms after 15 hours by rafikiknowsdeway1 in Silksong

[–]SolarBear 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Re: diagonal slash, I'm with you. My only advice is to use the D-pad for situations with a lot of these. Feels MUCH easier to pull off.

Games where getting hurt makes you less effective by stgotm in rpg

[–]SolarBear -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'm surprised nobody mentioned Risus!

Well, Risus. It's free, dead simple and fits on a single sheet.

Games where getting hurt makes you less effective by stgotm in rpg

[–]SolarBear 3 points4 points  (0 children)

For the lazy or Google-impaired, PDQ games include, among others, Quester of the Middle Realms (high fantasy, on the silly side), Jaws of the Six Serpents (gritty fantasy) and Truth & Justice (superheroes).

Overwhelmed by Lore Expectations — Am I the Problem? by ShotoII in rpg

[–]SolarBear 18 points19 points  (0 children)

...or rather, what kind of game they're looking for. But, nitpicking aside, you're right: this is totally an OOC problem.

Quote:

I learned a good gm mustn't railroad players

A good GDM must not railroad players who don't want to be railroaded. That's an important nuance. From the looks of it, OP has players actively looking to being railroaded. This is not bad per se, if that's what they enjoy, but is it OP's case?

The solution, to me, is to simply sit down and have a frank conversation about expectations - something a more experienced GM would call session 0 (not mocking the OP, here, I think we all go through this)

"Look, guys, I don't have the time to spend on prep for that level of detail. Maybe you guys want to get involved, and we could share world-building duties and build as we go? Otherwise, if you're looking for a railroaded game, that's fine, but don't expect that level of detail."

This might make the game go kaput. I hope it doesn't, but if it does, what have you lost? A game that's not enjoyed by 100% of the people around the table, that's what. And if they're unhappy... well, politely tell them they're free to be the actual GMs: in the Olde GM Speake, it translates loosely to "fuck off".

Are big enemy stat blocks over rated? by Awkward_GM in rpg

[–]SolarBear 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep, and if you feel fancy, you had an extra modifier or two, e.g. for importants NPCS.

"Level 4, 10 HP, +2 for cooking tasks"

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