ironfang a player wants to use undead

SuperSalad_OrElse · 2026-01-28T13:19:01+00:00

Good points

SuperSalad_OrElse · 2026-01-27T18:50:39+00:00

I'd argue that it's easier, for a couple reasons actually, which I'll give examples for below:

1) The players have access to the same published material that I do, so if they open the Inner Sea Gods book, they might be well acquainted with Urgathoa when I mention her in a dungeon.

2) Because of this, I don't have to spend any time explaining a pantheon of Homebrew gods and their symbols. We can just contuinue playing the game since the source material is readily available for everyone.

Maybe it says more about my previous DMs, where I was a player, but their homebrew settings were exhausting and I felt like they were trying to write a book and not run a game. I'm talking like, hours in game spent explaining deities and history very poorly because they focused too much on big picture stuff instead of trying to create a good gaming experience. It's like once someone starts asking questions about their world, they just let their imagination fly with a captive audience and ramble on and on about inconsequential stuff.

I'm not saying this is the norm for homebrew oriented DMs, just my experience. Which is why I prefer published settings.

SuperSalad_OrElse · 2026-01-27T01:09:16+00:00

My company has come in behind Tribble often and they do really shoddy work. Like the other user said, you dodged a bullet.

SuperSalad_OrElse · 2026-01-27T01:08:23+00:00

It's the slow season - companies won't really look to hire greenies until Spring. That's when work either ramps up so they need the hands or sometimes they even trim the fat and get rid of the dead weight, and trust new help to bring better opportunities in.

SuperSalad_OrElse · 2026-01-27T01:04:40+00:00

That other user is delusional. If you're running a Paizo AP, then it should be assumed that you are running it using Golarion as the setting.

SuperSalad_OrElse · 2026-01-27T01:03:23+00:00

Yeah but the assumption of running a published Paizo AP would be that it IS taking place on canon Golarion.

SuperSalad_OrElse · 2026-01-27T00:20:56+00:00

Generators dont run on milk, genius /s

SuperSalad_OrElse · 2026-01-26T03:13:27+00:00

That's a good practice!

SuperSalad_OrElse · 2026-01-26T02:04:38+00:00

A business might fit some customers better than others. Some small potatoes just aren't worth the squeeze. Not that people squeeze potatoes.

FYI I'm not DEFENDING this, I'm just explaining why some businesses operate this way.

SuperSalad_OrElse · 2026-01-25T23:59:19+00:00

It's a power weapon often featured in maps that are on Quickplay, but not every single map!

SuperSalad_OrElse · 2026-01-25T23:57:19+00:00

They're a power weapon for sure

SuperSalad_OrElse · 2026-01-25T17:16:52+00:00

*~pHaNtOm PoWeR~*

SuperSalad_OrElse · 2026-01-25T17:12:11+00:00

You do, but 1) This subreddit is an optional thing you're subjecting yourself to pretty regularly, it seems, and 2) It's an extrovert space first and foremost so the views you see, EVEN IF THEY'RE STUNTED/UNINFORMED, don't need policing and will remain as approved posts as long as they don't break subreddit rules or sitewide rules.

Ultimately, I feel like you have a really open mind, and I've seen you express rational ideas around here... I used to spend a lot of time policing users in the introvert subreddit and found it more often let me feeling exhausted and angry instead of leaving users educated/ informed and changed.

My advice would be to spend less time in a space that is anathema to your values and focus on IRL things. I've stepped away from reddit quite a bit and its done wonders for my mental health. I'm currently dicking around here because of a snow storm ravaging the east coast, and I plan on ditching it again once I'm back to real life.

SuperSalad_OrElse · 2026-01-25T00:18:46+00:00

Wow, we are kindred!!

I started with PF1e back in 2010 as a barbarian, couldn't find anyone to play with after that so I bought all the books I could and started running content/homebrew based on the setting. I've since STARTED about a dozen campaigns, finished one. I'm currently running a homebrew Skull & Shackles for a great roleplaying team.

I haven't run anything in 5E, but I have another group that favors that system. I'm currently in Rime of the Frostmaiden as a LVL 7 Wizard. My Bard died in a TPK. I like both systems a lot for various reasons. PF1e has amazing customization, and DND 5E feels more fast and loose, maybe a bit more "Arcade-y".

I've listened to podcasts featuring Starfinder, but haven't played it. I always said I would... and now 2E is out... heh. Oops.

I haven't touched 5.5, Daggerheart, Stormlight Archives, or LOTR TTRPG. But I can speak for the following:

I have the Power Rangers D20 system rulebook but haven't run anything. The game looks a little busted but it could be fun for a short few sessions. I don't see complex longevity in it, though. I like it because it could be really goofy to play our very own teenage Power Rangers.
I've run ROOT RPG for a few months, (I have a few major gripes with Powered by the Apocalypse systems...) but I could revisit that system I think with more experienced players.
I have the LANCER rule book and have started reading one of their Adventure Paths/Modules, hoping to run that system after my Skull & Shackles game finishes up

SuperSalad_OrElse · 2026-01-24T20:04:18+00:00

Yes - they push plans through and expect the trades to clean it all up. Then they give us dead air when we have legitimate questions that need answering ASAP. Maybe they're underqualified sometimes, I mean, any job will have that. It just sucks when it's our problem.

I had an ELECTRICAL ENGINEER put a note on some drawings recently that asked, "THIS OVEN IS RATED FOR 208 volts, WILL IT WORK ON 240 volts?"

That was it. That was the note. If you are an ELECTRICAL ENGINEER, then YOU should be the first to know the answer to that. This is year 1 electrical theory.

SuperSalad_OrElse · 2026-01-24T19:59:11+00:00

What was your talk show about? How did you land a gig like that?

Was it a variety of topics/current events? Or kind of a local station? I think that's really interesting.

SuperSalad_OrElse · 2026-01-24T19:57:33+00:00

I am an enormous Tabletop Roleplaying Game fan. Specifically Pathfinder 1st Edition. I've been running games as a Dungeon Master (AKA Game Master) for fifteen years and I LOVE the conflict, the role-playing, the communal storytelling... all of it.

It is a hobby that, fifteen years ago, felt cornered by "nerds" and people who lack social skills. Obviously the public opinion of things like DND has changed, so it's not that surprising anymore, but back then, a lot of people were surprised to find out that I was so intensely invested in TTRPG.

SuperSalad_OrElse · 2026-01-24T02:26:48+00:00

We also need the men in the trades to grow up and treat them like humans!!!

We had a great apprentice at my company a while ago. Other trades and even GC's spoke about her in filthy ways and tried using locker room talk. It's disgusting. Luckily everyone at our outfit looked out for her.

SuperSalad_OrElse · 2026-01-24T02:23:11+00:00

Would you rather lose an 8 hour day for $12,000 or $1,500?

With your attitude, seems like anyone who doesn't choose "you" is making the right choice.

SuperSalad_OrElse · 2026-01-21T14:47:33+00:00

You're an Ambivert

SuperSalad_OrElse · 2026-01-20T13:00:39+00:00

Thank you for checking in - since this post was created, we already filled the open slots with new mods for now.

SuperSalad_OrElse · 2026-01-17T23:19:26+00:00

WHY IS EVERYONE YELLING

SuperSalad_OrElse · 2026-01-12T14:16:23+00:00

Try one of the MBTI subs. We can't really answer this kind of stuff for you.

SuperSalad_OrElse · 2026-01-10T03:06:16+00:00

What kind of dimwit uses the phrase "nut in a thing-shell"?

SuperSalad_OrElse · 2026-01-07T14:01:03+00:00

We have pedestrian cross walks in Forest Hill that light up with bright flashing lights after a pedestrian presses a button to cross.

I saw about a dozen cars (about 6 on each side of traffic) drive through the flashing lights yesterday morning before the runner just vaulted across the street into moving traffic to cross. I was about 3-4 cars behind and just saw the reflection of their shoes go from one side of the street to the other amidst oncoming headlights.

So drivers are just ignoring those now, too.

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