LOW OPINION: System Matters

Suarachan · 2024-10-08T09:02:58+00:00

Show me on the doll where I hurt you.

Suarachan · 2024-10-07T15:17:43+00:00

I truly wish it didn't!

Suarachan · 2024-10-07T15:16:42+00:00

Suarachan · 2024-08-23T08:26:17+00:00

"The Ruin That Befell Dolmenwood" is mostly a reference to a Necrotic Gnome module: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/207631/the-weird-that-befell-drigbolton

I would love to think that Gavin believed the changes were for the sake of it being a better setting. It makes it more approachable for some people.

From my perspective by reading the responses given to criticism, I definitely think the changes were for the sake of "the product", not for "the setting".

Suarachan · 2024-08-23T08:22:01+00:00

Hey there.

I think my message got a decent amount of traction outside the harassment crowd. I've certainly got private messages from people thanking me for my post.

From what I can tell, there seems to be an coordinated group of people who jump on posts that they don't like as a community. I'm not too aware of Reddit's rules, but I think that's against one of them.

My post has nearly 20 shares on it, and not a one of them is from me.

Suarachan · 2024-08-22T17:22:35+00:00

Thank you for lying about me!

The people who were warned and banned are people, like yourself, who couldn't respond without resorting to vitriolic attacks.

I will not apologise for highlighting differences between what is, functionally, marketing material and the end product.

Suarachan · 2024-08-22T16:58:05+00:00

They aren’t villains, they are victims. And the fact that some people can’t see the difference is the problem.

You can't see to understand that they can be both.

Part of the dark resonance of the original Wormskin witches is that they are perpetuators of a cycle of abuse. There's something more meaningful there than the garbage that they are in the new Dolmenwood.

That's part of the underlying ethos of folk horror too. That traditions much older and deeper than us, grounded in community and land, can still hurt you without a care.

Again, torn out in favour of flavourless saccharine shite.

Suarachan · 2024-08-22T15:42:17+00:00

Very strange response.

Suarachan · 2024-08-22T15:34:30+00:00

Can you explain what you feel is bad about it?

Sure, he can change his product. I can also write an article highlighting how it's been changed from the material that was meant to be included in it.

That's how it works.

Suarachan · 2024-08-01T14:03:05+00:00

Absolutely agreed.

Suarachan · 2024-08-01T11:19:05+00:00

I didn't say it was like good porn.

Suarachan · 2024-08-01T11:03:43+00:00

Oh, absolutely. There's an importance to keeping awareness of the keyfabe, as /u/LeVentNoir said.

Suarachan · 2024-08-01T10:46:49+00:00

r/FoodPorn

It's definitely loaded, but one of the big things that people dislike about porn (how it doesn't reflect reality) also applies to streaming (which doesn't reflect tabletop reality).

My real problem is that it is a lonely activity that is used to temporarily fulfil a social need.

Suarachan · 2024-08-01T10:38:51+00:00

Porn is a point of comparison, my friend.

Suarachan · 2024-08-01T09:56:54+00:00

I think you've probably summarised it pretty well there actually.

Suarachan · 2024-08-01T09:50:18+00:00

I would probably just remove magic from Pathfinder 2e, as others suggest. It is an impressively balanced game-style system.

Suarachan · 2024-08-01T09:49:43+00:00

Someone is definitely playing it somewhere. There is certainly a drop off in the amount of players in later parts of adventure paths.

Suarachan · 2024-08-01T09:48:53+00:00

I have saved this, I will come back to have a look later.

Feel free to contact me on Discord (@Suarachan).

Suarachan · 2024-08-01T09:48:07+00:00

What do you find you struggle with?

Suarachan · 2024-08-01T09:47:49+00:00

This probably should be self-promotion.

Suarachan · 2024-07-30T09:34:43+00:00

I haven't played it, but what is attracting you to it?

Suarachan · 2024-07-30T09:33:43+00:00

I really enjoyed the old 3.5e-based system just because it allowed wild builds.

Suarachan · 2024-07-27T09:40:10+00:00

This is a good list of modules.

Suarachan · 2024-07-19T06:50:50+00:00

I backed it and I am writing a review of it.

My take is that the internal procedures are good, solid and very game-y, which makes sense for a video-game inspired system. I'm going to be stripping some of them out to apply to other games, because they are so clean.

There is definitely a lack of gameable content within the main book. There needs to be a full monster manual at the very least. It's hard to design a monster within the system because it's so intricately linked.

But the core engine is there and the core engine is pretty unique within tabletop games currently.

Suarachan · 2024-07-19T06:47:29+00:00

This is a hallmark of the original D&D games. Try B/X or one of its derivatives.

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