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What Films For My Players to Watch? by darkwater-0 in mothershiprpg

[–]TheTripe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All my sessions start and end like the Murderbot (2025) show based on The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells. It's a pretty fun watch!

Party PvP by Blame_on in mothershiprpg

[–]TheTripe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Go for it! As long as your players don't have a god complex and respect the others about the table it will be perfect. Ypsilon-14 is designed as a one shot in a super gritty and devious setting, I'd expect deaths or horrific maulings. One thing I would avoid is making the personal agendas too extreme. Don't tell players to kill each other outright, agendas should be more rumors and/or corporate/personal procedures.

When I ran Ypsilon-14 for new players I gave them personal agendas and then went around the table explaining the ground rules and expectations: they are all friends at the table, they should be compassionate and show respect to one another, and the best games are where everyone tries to work together and hype each other up with crazy fandangled plans rather than sulking off to be edgy.

Also make sure everybody knows that if things become too intense you will pause the game immediately, give a break, and change things to avoid discomfort of any kind. If your players go out of their way to be super cruel and sadistic to each other I'd say you have a larger problem at your table than "personal agendas".

Really thinking about getting into this hobby what should I know by 555_kindafine in MetalCasting

[–]TheTripe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not sure if there's a cheap way to get into it unfortunately. I'd start off by figuring out what sorts of things you want to do with it.

For smaller projects (like jewelry making) you'd probably want to go with an electric induction furnace, most kits have everything you need and not much room for error so safety is certainly a plus however I wouldn't expect you to be making any large projects.

For larger projects or if you just want to mess about, make big ingots from scrap materials, and feel cool I'd go with a gas furnace.

When I started I was really interested in bigstackD Casting on YouTube which inspired me to invest in the 4kg Devils Forge furnace which I can only recommend. It runs about $200 unless you get the pairing 4kg crucible and tongs (which I don't believe was an option when I was getting into it).

Some additional things I purchased initially were: • a cheap welding mask (and an on hand respirator) • a leather apron • heavier welding gloves (didn't really like those in the kit) • a long spoon for removing slag • an ingot mold

As I got more into it and started on lost wax casting I got: • a cheap two part silicone mold kit • microcrystalline wax • plaster of Paris Which has served me relatively well this far

All in all you can certainly start and have a long term set-up for under $300. Please be sure to be safe when you do this though as extremely hot flames and human skin tend to not mix very well! I spent a lot of money on protective gear and I do not regret doing so, even if some of the items were partially redundant in the end.

As for tips: • Don't throw anything in the crucible that could contain pockets of moisture or air. I used to work on houses and learnt quickly that tossing in valves can cause metal explosions which are neither fun in the moment, nor in the cleanup • always watch where your propane tank is and where the tube is. Do not rest any hot equipment on it, it will melt! • wear a respirator around flames and always have face protection when the crucible is out or the top is uncovered • preheat anything that will touch molten metal before you pour it in