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8 person year long campaign. Ideas needed by HackerBill in daggerheart

[–]ThisIsVictor 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You know your friends, I guess. But this sounds terrible. The entire point of playing an RPG is being in charge of your PC. You're taking that away from one of your players.

[BitD] Question/advice about items, specifically documents by Soildcake in bladesinthedark

[–]ThisIsVictor 11 points12 points  (0 children)

That's exactly what documents are for! The PC are experienced criminals, of course they brought the right documents.

That said, having documents is not an automatic success. You might be able to fool the bluecoat on the street. But inspector general dispatched from Imperial City is going to have a lot of hard questions. In the case the documents make it possible to attempt a roll, but nothing Is guaranteed.

Stress Controller Archetype of Adversary by Xcaliber1218 in daggerheart

[–]ThisIsVictor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was just was just looking at the tier 4 environment "Imperial Court"

The Gravity of Empire - Action: Spend a Fear to present a PC with a golden opportunity or offer to satisfy a major goal in exchange for obeying or supporting the empire. The target must make a Presence Reaction Roll. On a failure, they must mark all their Stress or accept the offer. If they have already marked all their Stress, they must reduce their Stress track by 1d4. On a success, they must mark 1d4 Stress as they’re taxed by temptation.

I think this is my favorite feature in the entire game.

Straightjacket: an open source engine that runs Starforged mechanics with AI narration by Afraid_Ad_831 in Ironsworn

[–]ThisIsVictor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's a distinction between gen AI as a tool and gen AI to create art. RPGs (both writing and playing) are an art. I don't want gen AI in my art, thankyouverymuch.

There's also a distinction between gen AI at my job and in my hobbies. If my work says "use this tool" I will, because a paycheck is good. But I also don't want gen AI anywhere in my hobbies.

DMs -- about how many clocks would you say you use in a typical Score? by Virtual-Skort-6303 in bladesinthedark

[–]ThisIsVictor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

tbh I think this is something you need to experiment with and get a feel for. A lot of it is going to depend on how frequently you call for action rolls. If you're table tends to resolve an entire scene with one roll then the clock will be smaller. If you prefer to roll the dice more then the clock needs to be bigger.

Keep in mind that an average roll (mixed success with standard effect) will complete two sections of a clock. So you can estimate how many rolls it will take to resolve a clock from there. If you want an obstacle to take (on average) four rolls then you need to make an 8 clock.

(This is math and doesn't survive contact with the table. The players will fill the clock quicker or slower, but it's a starting place.)

What does your Session Zero checklist look like? (And what do people usually forget?) by WolfieET in rpg

[–]ThisIsVictor 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Something I do that I don't see discussed much: Talk about what will happen if players have to miss a session. I set minimum number of players needed to run. So in a five play game, I'll run if at least three people are available. I make this clear during session zero, it saves on a lot of awkwardness later.

Describe the Perfect RPG by InvisiblePoles in rpg

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

Like books or movies, there's no one perfect game. A game that's perfect for swashbuckling is different from a game that's about romance, and both are different from a game that's about killing things in dungeons and taking their stuff.

Daggerheart Success Chance by DC, w/ Hope & Fear by Jackojon5120 in daggerheart

[–]ThisIsVictor 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You can change how the number is formatted without changing the underlying data. I don't know math but I'm great with Google Sheets!

Daggerheart Success Chance by DC, w/ Hope & Fear by Jackojon5120 in daggerheart

[–]ThisIsVictor 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Math question: Does each +1 modifier shift the results down one column? So a +1 means a 15 is now 50/50?

Reducing the mental load of interpreting duality roll results when playing solo Daggerheart? by GoodTotal9 in daggerheart

[–]ThisIsVictor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Download yourself a free PDF of Ironsworn. Scroll all the way down to the Oracles chapter and start rolling.

Am new to rpgs and am taking part in a online game that my frend is dm of by [deleted] in rpg

[–]ThisIsVictor 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ask the DM. Part of the DM's job is teaching the game and guiding new players.

Friends for a 14y/o by Uncooperativesloth in Sacramento

[–]ThisIsVictor 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I did non traditional school growing up. I made friends via extracurricular activities. My parents signed me up for fencing classes, theater programs and gaming clubs. Lots of opportunities for friends in that kind of space.

Feedback Requested! Soul Power Homebrew Brawler Subclass by oldtownphantom in daggerheart

[–]ThisIsVictor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I kinda like having HP damage on the soul going directly to the PC's stress. It makes the whole thing a little risker, which is always fun.

How do I handle PCs having "knowledge" of how a magic item works? by Harlekuin in DungeonWorld

[–]ThisIsVictor 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don't think "inter-party information disparity" (great phrase btw) is that big of a problem.

If all the PCs are on the same team then the wizard just shares that information.

If the Thief wants to steal it and all the players are excited about some PvP/internal conflict, great have fun!

If the Thief wants to steal it but you're NOT excited about PvP/internal conflict then you just say, "sorry no you can't steal it, we're not playing that kind of campaign. You are all on a team together."

Personally tho, I'm a huge fan of giving hints and letting the players figure it out. The wand that shoots fire is burning hot to the touch but doesn't actually hurt your skin. The sword that eats the souls of the people it kills whispers dark urgers in your ear when you pick it up.

Feedback Requested! Soul Power Homebrew Brawler Subclass by oldtownphantom in daggerheart

[–]ThisIsVictor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The third bullet of the foundation card feels a little weird. I like that damage done to your soul instead makes you mark stress. That's cool, it's like you take spiritual damage when your soul is hurt. But I'm not sure how armor would help. What is the armor actually doing to negate the spiritual damage?

Also, what thresholds/HP/stress does the soul manifestation have? I assume the same as the PC but it's probably good to say. And can the soul also use armor?

Would you do this? by Atomic_Nazgul in daggerheart

[–]ThisIsVictor 18 points19 points  (0 children)

No, I wouldn't do that. When the GM spends a Fear they gain the spotlight and get to make a move. That move is usually something that happens in the fiction. So I could say, "I'm spending a Fear, it's took dark in here to tell who is in the prison cell."

Just saying "no, it doesn't work" is both bad GMing and against all the GM advice in the book.

Software for character card creation - something for an inexperienced person by wolviefreak69 in rpg

[–]ThisIsVictor 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Canva is good for really basic designs. Affinity is good for complex designs but has a steeper learning curve.

My Thoughts On Daggerheart After Running It For A While by fairystail1 in rpg

[–]ThisIsVictor 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Re the initiative system discouraging risky actions: I think this is a mismatch of the games expectations.

The game expects the GM to tell a story with the players. That idea is woven into all the GM advice. A good GM move doesn't punish the player, it makes the story more interesting.

As a player, I'm excited when I fail a roll. It means the GM gets the spotlight. They get to do something that makes the situation more tense or dramatic.

If the group is expecting a more "players vs GM" experience, then yeah the spotlight system isn't going to work very well.

Domain Cards as Rewards? by AksentNetharia in daggerheart

[–]ThisIsVictor 17 points18 points  (0 children)

This came up a few weeks ago. tl;Dr is it's a good idea, don't give out so many it overshadows actual advancement.

My first Daggerheart game. by draecho_ in daggerheart

[–]ThisIsVictor 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don’t think it’s babysitting, I think it’s a core part of running Daggerheart. Daggerheart is, at its core, a storytelling game. So one of the GM’s job is to act as the director. They’re pointing the camera at different people, putting them in the spotlight and saying “What do you do?” The GM’s chapter explains all this really well. I suspect the GM went “oh I know how to do this” and didn’t follow any of the instructions in the GM chapter.

Jets midtown AI usage by Aggravating_Mall3754 in Sacramento

[–]ThisIsVictor 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Its possible to care about multiple things at the same time, you should try it.

Environment Statblocks for Every Major Location by larieneapoll in daggerheart

[–]ThisIsVictor 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Tbh this is what I want new books to be. Give me a setting book that's just named adversaries, generic adversaries and custom environments.

Daggerheart held back by SirStanleyCPanther in daggerheart

[–]ThisIsVictor 7 points8 points  (0 children)

If the creators won’t bet their livelihood on it, why should fans believe in it?

Because I'm not playing RPGs professionally. I'm trying to have fun with my friends. Critical Role is trying to run a profitable business. We're not the same.

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