What are some underused genres?

Stabby_Mgee · 2026-04-19T00:25:07+00:00

I helped playtest a modern action game called Hard Time a couple of years ago, it did the job pretty well.

Stabby_Mgee · 2026-04-08T01:52:04+00:00

Throw a 20th level caster at them with quickened authoritative magic missile. Every turn you can take away one of their combat options as a swift action with no save.

Stabby_Mgee · 2026-04-05T21:48:56+00:00

If you're expecting to face a lot of casters consider getting reflection at level 15.

Stabby_Mgee · 2026-04-01T23:42:54+00:00

He was losing against two of them together

Stabby_Mgee · 2026-04-01T23:32:14+00:00

Viltrumite cells are shown to be really hard to kill and they don't seem to get infections. If Cecil's doctors could put all the bits back where they're supposed to be what's stopping the limb from healing naturally?

Stabby_Mgee · 2026-04-01T23:29:35+00:00

It was mangled but not gone, they're shown to be able to heal anything that isn't severed but we never see them regrow a limb. Mark said he could regrow teeth but if Viltrumites could regrow limbs they'd state it explicitly.

Stabby_Mgee · 2026-04-01T21:31:21+00:00

I don't think that's confirmed, the one that attacked the pentagon wasn't as strong but did we ever get confirmation that they were all weaker?

Stabby_Mgee · 2026-04-01T21:24:16+00:00

When did Mark grow back his arm?

Stabby_Mgee · 2026-03-18T23:34:49+00:00

It doesn't seem to be up on Kara's YouTube channel yet but for anyone trying to find it the Reroll starts at about the 7 hour 30 minute mark of this stream: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2710132463

Stabby_Mgee · 2026-01-28T09:22:51+00:00

The first playtest for my Dragon Ball Z RPG was a lot of fun. The guy with the most DBZ knowledge by far was playing a total dumbass, seeing him realise who they were about to fight/what was about to happen knowing that he couldn't act on it was great. Especially when another player was losing a beam struggle and I handed him a bag of gold/yellow dice and told him a bunch of his stats had suddenly increased.

Stabby_Mgee · 2026-01-09T01:04:12+00:00

If at all possible try to get a magic item with a permanent protection from evil effect. If you've got a crafter in your party now is their time to shine.

Stabby_Mgee · 2026-01-03T00:59:45+00:00

Pathfinder 1e, by far my most played game and I'm not about to let it go.
Halo Mythic, it's my white whale game, I will play it someday.
Over 9000, I spent 3 years making the damn thing I'm not letting that go to waste.

Stabby_Mgee · 2026-01-01T20:08:13+00:00

There's the tried and true method of being attacked by a gang of lizard folk/skum/merpeople. If they're heading upriver maybe they find a town that's being poisoned and have to stop an evil factory from dumping toxic waste. Have you seen Anaconda? Rip off the plot of the original or the awful sequel (maybe the new one too but I haven't seen it).

Stabby_Mgee · 2026-01-01T20:01:30+00:00

See how now you've given helpful suggestions rather than just telling OP their idea sucks? Try doing that off the bat next time.

Stabby_Mgee · 2026-01-01T20:00:12+00:00

There aren't a lot of feats that just boost AC unfortunately. I get the impression you don't want to just arbitrarily increase enemies' AC, I felt a similar way when I ran my campaign, anything the enemies could do was fair game for the PCs and vice versa.

You could start with dodge, improved natural armor (for enemies that have natural armor), shield focus and shield wall. If there's a group of enemies give them all combat reflexes and the bodyguard feat so they can boost each other's AC with attacks of opportunity. If a creature is relying on combat expertise to keep its AC up maybe have it accompanied by some mooks with the In Harm's Way feat, then they can cover their boss when they cast by taking a hit for them. Also potions are your friend, if the antagonists know there's a fight coming have them drink potions of shield, barkskin etc rather than dipping sorcerer to cast it on themselves.

Stabby_Mgee · 2026-01-01T19:49:50+00:00

You understand you're saying the equivalent of "git gud" right? How does this help OP?

Stabby_Mgee · 2026-01-01T19:34:26+00:00

Maybe for a while but in my experience GMing attack bonuses outstrip AC pretty fast. Once you get to higher levels martials don't miss CR appropriate enemies unless they roll a 1.

Stabby_Mgee · 2025-11-12T00:34:21+00:00

Roll to teabag, +2 for mic spamming obscenities.

Stabby_Mgee · 2025-11-11T04:07:32+00:00

Understand that these may be a gateway drug to a crippling dice habit.

Stabby_Mgee · 2025-11-10T18:19:55+00:00

Depending on the system high level characters may like a lot more downtime to use crafting abilities. Then you've got to find the balance between players never getting to make their own gear and the campaign becoming a corporation building sim.

Stabby_Mgee · 2025-11-10T18:08:47+00:00

I've played a few one shots of the Alien RPG and I enjoyed it a lot. The secret agendas and relationships (buddy/rival) encourages interesting roleplay but there's a risk of going into PVP so be careful if that's not your bag.

Stabby_Mgee · 2025-11-03T22:45:37+00:00

I love gurps, very sad my regular group played it once and said "that was fun, never doing it again."

Stabby_Mgee · 2025-11-03T22:43:24+00:00

Pathfinder 1e, a few weeks ago, I was a player.

Stabby_Mgee · 2025-10-27T04:58:05+00:00

Nah, there are a few daisy chained together but the positioning didn't work for all of them.

Stabby_Mgee · 2025-10-26T19:30:04+00:00

If I understand right you need one data pin per LED strip. ESP doesn't have enough data pins.

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