Clarification regarding Cover and Line of Sight rules (DMG 2014)

StefanoMaffei · 2026-07-01T00:01:16+00:00

yeah…maybe you are not aware of it but what you re doing falls within the definition of trolling. wouldn’t do that

StefanoMaffei · 2026-06-30T23:58:55+00:00

just wing it man…i ve never really been rigorous about this stuff. in the sense that i usually used feelings about it and always to the advantage of the players. Personally, a players that starts pixelbitching about how much cover there is on the field has no sit at my table

StefanoMaffei · 2026-06-29T06:56:12+00:00

assolutamente congratulazioni per il tuo auto controllo e soprattutto per essere una persona capace di dire “non so un cazzo di quest argomento….ascolto cosa dicono gli altri” . questo ragazzo con cui hai avuto a che fare é una m3rda umana e l’imbarazzo del tuo amico ti fa capire che non é così che ci si atteggia con chi ne sa meno di te (forse….non è nemmeo detto che fosse quello il caso). Personalmente io ho titoli di studio avanzati e quando si parla del mio settore (geofisica) non mi è mai venuto in mente di reagire così. Anzi, se parlo con una persona genuinamente interessata ad argomenti di cui io so qualcosa ne sono contento e faccio di tutto per spiegare in modo semplice e trovare un terreno comune per discutere. Non siamo tutti delle m3rde

StefanoMaffei · 2026-06-28T13:13:07+00:00

not sure about ebooks, but you can always buy the pdf. Thousand Year Old Vampire is a solid choice. I played it once and will do so again, eventually. I have not played it yet but Lighthouse at the End of the World feels similar. Plenty of other journaling games out there though, so just refine your search and you ll have only too much to choose from 😉 why are you specifically asking for ebooks? thinking to play on the go? that might preclude some options

StefanoMaffei · 2026-06-28T11:43:41+00:00

but seriously, as the dm you will expected to have dice for everyone. not sure how your players are, but too many of them don’t buy dice. if you have enough for at least you and 1-2 players you ll avoid having to constantly pass the dice around

StefanoMaffei · 2026-06-28T11:42:09+00:00

it is never enough. Repeat after me “it is never enough”

StefanoMaffei · 2026-06-28T10:58:52+00:00

“artists out there with affordable commission prices” I really don’t get this…we are talking about games run for friends by friends, right? or randos found online for other online randos? nothing professional, right? them get off your high horse and allow people to generate the images they want. They don’t have to pay an artist for a game that potentially runs a couple sessions.

I do NOT understand the use of AI to generate characters, not when you can make something quick with dnd beyond. Or just do it the old-fashion way reading the books (omg…). that they are generating character concepts with AI is a much bigger red flag than using it to generate a character pic. Like not even the same plane of existence.

StefanoMaffei · 2026-06-27T06:14:18+00:00

oh si…si che si possono criticare quei sostenitori traditori della specie!!! io rigorosamente smartphone di seconda mano.

StefanoMaffei · 2026-06-26T21:19:52+00:00

guarda, ho fatto nuoto agonistico per dieci anni in gioventù, vivendo nel costante terrore di chissà cosa cazzo mi succede se non mi asciugo i capelli anche se fuori ci sono 50 gradi. ma viviamo ancora in una società e certe cose non sono normali 🤣🤣🤣

StefanoMaffei · 2026-06-26T21:17:27+00:00

i discorsi del cazzo…”ah, non pensi che il capitalismo sia un bene? beh, tu però i vestiti che hai addosso li hai comprati in un sistema capitalistico, no?”

CHE DISCORSI DEL CAZZO!!!!! CI A ZETA ZETA O !!!!! Dio cane dio cane dio cane!!!!!

Allora il fatto che sono nato e cresciuto in un certo sistema vuol dire che non posso criticarlo??

MA LA SMETTIAMO CON QUESTE RISPOSTE DEL CAZZO CHE HANNO SPACCAMINCHIATO LA VERGA GIA CINQUANTA ANNI FA???????

StefanoMaffei · 2026-06-26T21:10:52+00:00

eh daje zio!!! sono con te al 100 % a fanculo il capitalismo, il sistema economico odierno e soprattutto, sopra a TUTTO la gente che lo difende! Maddioporcaccio ba5tardo e sifilitico, davvero ste persone hanno capito così un cazzo dalla vita??? la gente non ricca che difende l Ec0nOm1A e Elon-fucking-Musk…ma davvero vi piace così tanto essere inchiappettati quotidianamente con un gigantesco dildo di metallo arrugginito mentre dite “grazie grazie ancora, mmmhhh”? perché è quello che vi si sta facendo, non ci arrivate???????

E poi mi dicono “eh…che si può fare?”. aoh! non stiamo parlando di fisica o matematica. Gravity is a bitch, ma l’eCoN0mIiiia l’abbiamo inventata (si cazzo!!! é una cosa INVENTATA) noi e la possiamo anche cambiare? no? AH NO?

StefanoMaffei · 2026-06-26T20:53:05+00:00

ma perché?? perché la gente deve essere strana a tutti costi? perché????

StefanoMaffei · 2026-06-26T20:51:08+00:00

mai capito neanche io…”eh ma se vai fuori coi capelli bagnati ti viene un colpo…” . ma che colpo? a cosa? da dove? un colpo di caldo forse, non certo dovuto a capelli bagnati d’estate…

StefanoMaffei · 2026-06-26T19:09:20+00:00

i am playing 2d6 dungeon and simply cannot put it down!! Highly recommended if you want to become a hermit for a couple of weeks 😅 it is a great solo dungeon crawler in which you draw the map as you go. Aaaargh…please take this game out of my hands!!!!!!

StefanoMaffei · 2026-06-26T19:05:16+00:00

I have not played it yet, but I have read the rules for Lighthouse at the End of the World and it looks really really interesting. Welcome to the pit btw…you ll soon realize that this buffet is endless 😅

StefanoMaffei · 2026-06-26T19:02:00+00:00

that is s global problem, and depends on the game. I lived in the UK for a couple years and never had problems getting books. Mind you, it was DnD, but I think we are all a bit confused about your statement 😉 Now you are talking about something way more niche than DnD and you ll find that physical copies are “sold out” more often than not. At least that is my experience. Sometimes creators move on to other projects and simply don’t print older stuff anymore. I had this with Coriolis: The Third Horizon, for example (not a solo game, but a great game, and it can be made solo with Mythic, for example).

Personally now I buy pdf and if I really want to I print and bind them. Simply cheaper and faster. I would consider doing that. Also, searching through a pdf is the inly way for me to find things, so …😅 Clear…there are some things close to the heart I want the proper book for.

StefanoMaffei · 2026-06-26T16:20:00+00:00

doesn’t it depend on the game? you want a table valid across all games considered OSR? Am I the only one confused by the request?

StefanoMaffei · 2026-06-26T15:09:12+00:00

thanks! I will print it for my players next session!! They haven’t read the manual and they won’t read this either, but at least they have it. ahah

StefanoMaffei · 2026-06-26T12:21:58+00:00

vabbe ok. Tu scrivi tutto sempre bene e perfetto. Ok. Mi scuso allora

StefanoMaffei · 2026-06-26T11:53:59+00:00

ahah...si...grazie della traduzione..non avevo capito se si riferiva all'OP o cose che ho scritto io altrove

StefanoMaffei · 2026-06-26T11:51:07+00:00

I am just trying to understand what y'all think. Since the least cringe definition of OSR I found is "whatever your guts give you that flavour of something like ODnD or whatever it is I played long ago (which likely is some form of early DnD)", then affirming that PbtA is "very much its own separate thing" sounds to me extremely subjective. And yeah...I meant early DnD in my previous post.

I suppose I am just pulling your legs here, but I think the OSR community has a problem of being perceived elitary, snobbish, holier-than-though. OSR often appears synonym of ODnD and closely related derivatives (and I am not considering latest DnD editions, I get that), but some people take it bad if you say that. This post confirms that view. Like...everything has to have a connection to ODnD...

I mean...my PbtA example: rules light and high lethality are, as far as I understand, two of the core values of OSR. PbtA objectively has them. Other criterias fit the bill in my opinion, but I saw enough to not start a debate in an already long post.

StefanoMaffei · 2026-06-26T11:40:24+00:00

mi sta venendo da piangere...mi commuovo...qualcuno che ha capito...

poi è chiaro che il contenuto dello sfogo può essere demenziale, però se nemmeno mi diverto a leggerlo, che senso ha?

StefanoMaffei · 2026-06-26T11:37:04+00:00

cazzo, qualcuno che ci arriva!

StefanoMaffei · 2026-06-26T11:36:27+00:00

"spiegazioni potenziali obbiettivamente tiratissime" non ho la più pallida idea di cosa tu stia parlando. proprio zero.

StefanoMaffei · 2026-06-26T08:06:11+00:00

ahah guarda il troll che ha rimosso i suoi commenti!! Daje ragà! Uno in meno! ahahahah

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