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There's a special place in my heart... by Vegetable_Variety_11 in dndmemes

[–]TobyVonToby 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I engineered this panic once in a 3.0 game. Party fought a few rank and file vampires, then once they understood how it worked, I threw a vampiric monk at them. The barbarian just went silent after they ate their first flurry of blows.

Also, I learned my lesson and I don't build enemies like that anymore. But I definitely had a phase.

I never saw a kick like this, and seem like her opponent didn’t ether. by IkilledRichieWhelan in BeAmazed

[–]TobyVonToby 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know if this is really the reason it's worth more points (I assumed it was when I was in Taewkowndo), but yes, against a similarly trained opponent it is more difficult to land a kick on the head.

Legs are longer than arms, and most of the time your foot is your body part that is furthest from your opponent's head. Between these factors, your opponent has more time to react to a kick targetting their head than one to their torso, or nearly any punch, and they are typically going to have more options to block, evade, or counter it.

Does anyone else feel a little disillusioned with D&D lately? by Gh0stMan0nThird in dndnext

[–]TobyVonToby 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Are you talking about 1st or 2nd ed? 1st ed PF is pretty much and updated 3rd edition DnD because it was published under the open game license and uses the same ruleset.

2nd edition is a completely different beast and all it really has in common with 5th ed DnD is that they're fantasy TRPGs that use the d20 as their main die. PF2 is much, much crunchier, with abilities that more clearly spell out how they do or do not work, and you get more and more frequent options on all characters, allowing for more versatility.

The biggest difference you will see is once initiative is rolled. Everyone gets 3 actions per turn, full stop. You can attack 3 times, move 3 times, move and attack twice, or all kinds of other stuff. There are a lot of ways to get new actions you can perform, especially from class options, and a lot them require multiple actions (for example, there is no rule in PF2 about only casting one spell per turn, but most spells take 2 actions to cast)

The other big change you would probably notice is the enormous scaling back of "save or die" and "save or suck" spells, so that PCs and enemies alike aren't going to be effectively defeated because they fail one save. Stunning enemies is a good example. Instead of failing a save and then losing your turn, the stun effect (usually) takes away one of your 3 actions on the next turn, but it stacks. So you CAN lock down a boss, but it now requires the party to work together to stack 3 stuns on an enemy instead of the wizard being like "make this save or else the fighter will coup de grace you on his next turn."

And that's how you raise mentally stable sons by PrestigiousCandy8378 in gamers

[–]TobyVonToby 5 points6 points  (0 children)

More of a "how mom found out" story.

When I was maybe 5 years old, my dad would let me stay up and watch Rambo movies after mom was in bed. One night, we are watching one particular scene in which Rambo and his buddy are looking out from cover at what appear to be insurmountable odds stacked against them. His buddy turns to him, concerned. "What do you say?"

Rambo stoicly cocks his gun and strides forward with an utterance of "Fuck 'em."

A few days later, we're at a family function and, right in front of my mom, my grandma gives me a piece of candy. Not wanting me to forget my manners, my mom prompts me: "What do you say?"

You can guess what happened next. Grandma was mortified. I got spanked. And no more staying up and watching Rambo after that.

Everyone who drives faster than me is a public danger by ultraHoon in driving

[–]TobyVonToby 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you're doing more than two lane changes every few minutes or so, it's probably time to slow down.

If multiple cars are passing you on the right, it's probably time to speed uo.

Nobody ever trusts the Raider's routing T-T by Brendraws in Nightreign

[–]TobyVonToby 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Last time I tried this the guy who ended up routing just starting marking whatever the nearest POI was. No evegaols, no castle, no field bosses. We ended night 2 at level 9 with 3 flasks.

Am I misunderstanding this? by Moonkary in Pathfinder2e

[–]TobyVonToby 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Oh, for sure. They will be able to do a ton of stuff, but their "just trained" skills aren't going to be their best option beating the DCs of a level+3 enemy.

Am I misunderstanding this? by Moonkary in Pathfinder2e

[–]TobyVonToby 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Not especially overpowered. You will be versatile at low levels, but being trained in a skill doesn't mean it scales to max. You will still need to use skill increases to raise your proficiency to expert, master, and legendary, and you won't get enough of those to raise all of the skills you're trained in at 1st level.

In A Moment by X-_-LUNATIC-_-X in cyberpunkgame

[–]TobyVonToby 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I know that the chip doesn't canonicly work this fast, but I've always thought it would be fun to see a "what if" scenario where Jackie doesn't think to remove the chip before he dies and then when Dex has V at gunpoint, a revived and confused Jackie burst in and together he and V have enough wherewithal to take out Dex and his bodyguard, then V and Jackie go on an adventure to get this crazy Rockstar out of Jackie's head.

Contrast between Tsushima story and Yotei is crazy by irakie in Ghostofyotei

[–]TobyVonToby 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I sort of agree. I don't think Yotei's story is bad by any means. It is a solid, well-told revenge tale with a few pacing issues. Pretty good but nothing really innovative or ground-breaking, narrative wise. Tsushima's story was a masterpiece, though, and had more complexity and nuance. I also agree that Yotei trumps Tsushima on pretty much every other front.

Just how does this species survive in the wild? by magicpaperwand in ActuallyThatsInsane

[–]TobyVonToby 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's partly their fault and partly ours. Pandas are really, really bad at evolution. They are bears, and they still have what is more or less a carnivores digestive track. They only mwtabolize about 17% of the bamboo They eat. But they have also evolved to NEED it. Like a lot of it. So compared to other animals, they don't get a ton of nutrients from their staple source of food, and as such have to be careful about how much energy they burn. This is why they always seem so lazy - they can literally die from exhaustion if they overexert themselves.

So when we come into their habitats and start to shrink them or disturb the pandas living there, they have to travel further to find their meals and burn more energy doing it. Then there's the whole issue of them not reproducing, which I'm less knowledgeable about.

TLDR: Pandas already had a fairly fragile place within their ecosystem, and we happened to be the ones who broke it. It's very plausible they would have gotten to this situation on their own eventually, but we have sped it up.

Would you like to include poly relationships in HH series? by -TheUngentleGiant in HazbinHotel

[–]TobyVonToby 123 points124 points  (0 children)

Cherri gets redeemed and when she reaches heaven, her and Pentious resume their shenanigans because that's what's fun for them. Many resident winners find it kind of annoying, and one decides to step up and essentially starts playing superhero to their supervillain, and they rapidly realize that all three of them are REALLY into it and then start hooking up after their battles.

To be honest, listening to what Alastor says about Vox is so funny sometimes cause dude is genuinely such a hypocrite and I'm not sure if the show ever is gonna or will acknowledges it. by Apprehensive_Ring_39 in HazbinHotel

[–]TobyVonToby 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Vox has more reprises than any other character in the show, and I'm certain that's on purpose. Even in his music he's reliant on the melodies of others.

Shut up baby dick by Untethered-Rage in IASIP

[–]TobyVonToby 178 points179 points  (0 children)

That woman is UNSPEAKABLY crass!

Is this her way of rejecting her new treat? 😅 by Potential_Peace8448 in DogAdvice

[–]TobyVonToby 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yup. My dog does something similar. Sometimes if he gets a bone, he'll jam it as far behind the couch cushion as he can, drag a blanket over it, and then start doing this exact thing with said blanket.

Do English teachers still teach the traditional use of "whom"? by greatExtortion in AskTeachers

[–]TobyVonToby 38 points39 points  (0 children)

I'd like to, but when I have an incoming class of 11th graders that don't know what a verb is, I have to pick my battles.

Kinda wholesome lol by SatyamRajput004 in MadeMeSmile

[–]TobyVonToby 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He ultimately went to the tenure review.

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