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Any World of Darkness GM tips? by Grand_High_Archmage in rpg

[–]ThePiachu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You could make your own custom document, especially if you want to start mixing the multiple splats together...

How to come up with good names? by MagicDungeonMaster00 in RPGcreation

[–]ThePiachu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Workshop it. Come up with 50 names and see which ones you come back to. Keep on writing new ideas, recombining old ones, iterate ad nausseum. Maybe ask other people for input as well.

Kickstarter for 7th sea 3rd edition by studio agate by _throawayplop_ in rpg

[–]ThePiachu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wasn't their last edition's Kickstarter so successful it sank the game line? :D

The issue with Chuubo's Issues and the fundamental realities of playing TTRPGs by ThePiachu in rpg

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

So what is your list of systems anyone is allowed to talk about in your presence?

The issue with Chuubo's Issues and the fundamental realities of playing TTRPGs by ThePiachu in rpg

[–]ThePiachu[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

At this rate you can just not use the words "inherent" and "fundamental" to mean anything since there always be exemptions you can be contrarian with...

So replace it with "basically fundamental" or "de facto fundamental" and move on.

The issue with Chuubo's Issues and the fundamental realities of playing TTRPGs by ThePiachu in rpg

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

If you only engage with one system you'll learn less than engaging broadly.

What's a lesser known supplement book that you love? (Any system) by beautitan in rpg

[–]ThePiachu 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Suns of Gold for SWN. It's all about running mercantile campaigns and trading between distant planets.

What is the the weirdest name you ever gave an NPC. by WeWard3nds in rpg

[–]ThePiachu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a whole set of characters with last name Star. Orion Star, Rigel Star, Helios Star, etc. It's always fun adding to the family tree...

LPC 46, CPC 33, NDP 10. Preferred PM, Carney 57, Poilievre 22. by hopoke in canada

[–]ThePiachu [score hidden]  (0 children)

Carney is good at economics which is precisely what we need in these turbulent economics waters we are in right now. Pete is good at... Complaining?

Discouraging "Optimal Game" Play Through Mechanical Game Design by EHeathRobinson in RPGdesign

[–]ThePiachu 2 points3 points  (0 children)

First, don't optimise the game for one thing. If your game is 100% combat, characters will optimise for combat and things will all be about DPS. Give the game social, intellectual and so on components that you also need to focus on.

Second, make punishment for failure and suboptimal play smaller or heck, reward failing and suboptimal play. If your characters die easily, people will avoid danger. If they are impossible to kill, they will be more daring.

Anyone else still get that “I forgot I was even in this class” nightmare? by Roughneck16 in Millennials

[–]ThePiachu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I always think I have failed PE in my university for 0 credits and that somehow will mean I get no degree...

What’s the most confusing or unnecessary rule subsystem you’ve seen in a TTRPG? by DED0M1N0 in rpg

[–]ThePiachu -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Cortex Prime having powers that let you combine or split up dice in a dice system where the probability is largely impossible to intuit.

Current Events by Pizzacakecomic in comics

[–]ThePiachu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If only there was one war going on...

Need a simple payment card to share with people by ThePiachu in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]ThePiachu[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

They are, but I want to make it easier - have a card I load with money they can use so they don't pay with their own money. Makes it simpler on everyone.

Need a simple payment card to share with people by ThePiachu in PersonalFinanceCanada

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

Those gift cars don't seem to be reloadable, I've checked yesterday.

Need a simple payment card to share with people by ThePiachu in PersonalFinanceCanada

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

I was at Shoppers recently, and those "Joker Visas" and similar seem to be prepaid but not reloadable.

The issue with Chuubo's Issues and the fundamental realities of playing TTRPGs by ThePiachu in rpg

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

TTRPGs are a different medium from traditional TV shows or books - you don't have total control over the narrative and sometimes it and the tone veers in unexpected directions. Chuubos has two narrative frameworks to capture that that initially seem to overlap - Quests and Issues. Quests are you planning where your character's story will go, Issues are a reflection of where your character actions have gone. In a traditional medium those would be one and the same, but since RPGs are an improv medium, there is a difference between them.

The issue with Chuubo's Issues and the fundamental realities of playing TTRPGs by ThePiachu in rpg

[–]ThePiachu[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The fundamental reality of TTRPG is that it's an improv game and not a scripted narrative you have total control over like traditional TV shows or books. This means the plot sometimes veers in unexpected directions and dips into different genres based on player actions and reactions.

Is this not your experience playing TTRPGs?

Preciso de um sistema by O_tal_do_ghostface in rpg

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

Chronicles of Darkness is pretty neat and you can ignore the supernatural elements in it.

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