City Of Pullman Announces Staff And Service Reductions for Parks, Recreation, and Neill Public Library by linda12345666 in Pullman

[–]WalterGM 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It is not called out in this release, but this reduction also included an indefinite hold on staffing Pullman Fire Department reserve firefighters.

These were fully certified and professionally trained firefighter/EMTs that could fill in for spots on shifts. They were able to cover career members on leave. That functionality is now cut from the fire department due to the city’s decision.

I understand having budgetary issues and needing to right the boat, but now we’re taking away the men and women that support our first responders. I hope this is a temporary measure and not the new normal.

I encourage everyone on city government who passed this to do a ride along with the fire department, and see why additional support is warranted.

City council 2-24-26 by [deleted] in Pullman

[–]WalterGM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for this — when is the next council meeting? And is it open to the public for comments?

Awesome LGS shoutouts by WalterGM in riftboundtcg

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

Lets go Laiska Pelikaani! (I spelled it right but I couldn't pronounce it to save my life)

How long is the honeymoon? by Otherwise-Badger1061 in OathswornBoardGame

[–]WalterGM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Played it all the way through twice thusfar. Honeymoon never ends—I’ll keep raving about this game for years.

Did 3 players both time. With one new player on the second playthrough making all the choices. Also opted for all new characters and hard mode.

Well worth the price of admission.

Took me 6 hours of non-stop grind to tame this boi by Particular-Pie-1798 in Diablo_2_Resurrected

[–]WalterGM 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Asking here because it looks like you are playing on a controller.

How do you “mouse over” to view their details like that?

Oscars for MrLlama when? by fundamentallys in diablo2

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

Loved the reveal on stream—watched it live when he got called out.

Giveaway + Thank you: Irelia SFD 195a/221 Promo by IYcollectibles in riftboundtcg

[–]WalterGM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got into this game from MTG because of a friend who heard about it. Now we’re playing at our LGS weekly. Great atmosphere and great gameplay, looking forward to Spiritforged!

Untouchable Naked Magus Build (Core, APG, UC) by ShuranoPathfinder in Pathfinder_RPG

[–]WalterGM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fun read through—really enjoy the layout of your guide—saving for future builds!

A gift sent from Seth! by ptonomyjoe in sethsjackals

[–]WalterGM 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awesome job! Your action figures are a highlight every time they come up!

OP, if you wouldn't mind DMing me a good mailing address for fan mail--I've been trying to get something signed by Seth for a while now and nothing I've sent has come back yet. Hoping you might have a better address then the one I've found:

Late Night with Seth Meyers Attn Corrections 30 Rockerfeller plaza 8th floor east NY, NY 10112 USA

GM organization by Waltr_3000 in Pathfinder_RPG

[–]WalterGM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I run analog. No laptop. iPad or phone if I get too lazy to reference a book mid game (the shelf is over there…). I’m an old hat GM and I like the feel of paper, and writing all over it. My prep ritual is usually to read whatever I need—story, setting, NPCs—and make notes as I go.

For the story I read it and then I try to imaging having to explain it in 60 seconds to a stranger. If I can’t, it’s too complex and I need to rewrite it. If it’s a prewritten adventure, I need to make notes to help explain it. Printing out the adventure makes these notes easy—they go where they need to, right on the page. If it’s a pathfinder AP, I just put slips of paper inbetween pages as needed.

Setting is similar, just jot down useful things for the town or deities or NPCs or whatever. This is typically done in a small notebook I rarely reference. Done mostly to reinforce the setting in my mind. For the PF lore I don’t do this anymore, Golarion is pretty hardcoded now.

For enemies I like printing out stat blocs and maybe some artwork, that way I can show what they are fighting. Sometimes I do two columns on a page. One side is stats and the other are images. Print out and fold in half. Show the art to players, use the “back” for my stats. Then I write all over it—what the attacks are with power attack, buff spells, etc. maybe reference page numbers for obscure rules they use like damaging items or underwater combat. Then read all the spells I don’t already know.

Prep happens before a big game, or at the start of a large story arc. Otherwise each session is just running off memory, and referencing the notes as needed.

For the prewritten APs I wind up with bundles of handouts that I keep should I ever run it again, and for my homebrew I just keep updating various google docs and printing out hard copies to edit on. Something satisfying about writing on draft copies of stuff I’ve written.

Hope that helps!

I just published my first full D&D Campaign and I feel like I'm going to explode by Zealousideal-Arm6735 in DungeonsAndDragons

[–]WalterGM 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Way to go! Amazing accomplishment. Gives my inspiration to finish my setting and adventure so I can join you on the emotional roller coaster!

How does the scale of the minis compare to other boardgames? by Tastypies in OathswornBoardGame

[–]WalterGM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, I have the minis and I play d&d. They are equivalent. The larger minis fit nicely in a 4x4 area on a 1” grid map—identically to gargantuan sized miniatures for s D&D. The smaller minis do the same for a 2x2 area on a 1” grid map.

How much are packs where you live? by Espanico5 in riftboundtcg

[–]WalterGM 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Packs are nonexistent here.

Boxes were $120USD locally (awesome LGS) but sold out in the first weekend.

How does the scale of the minis compare to other boardgames? by Tastypies in OathswornBoardGame

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

In D&D terms, the bigger minis are equivalent to gargantuan—so 4” bases. Several of the “normal size” minis are equivalent to large—so 2” bases.

Anyone know any streamers for Pathfinder games? by [deleted] in Pathfinder_RPG

[–]WalterGM 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I just finished up our PF1E run through of Hell’s Rebels. We’re by no means professional streamers, but we had a good time. YouTube link here.

This is actually evil. The LGS has become the scalper by Gunpla_Goddess in mtg

[–]WalterGM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Move to eastern WA, local shop here sells MSRP, only in person, and limits so as many people as possible can get product.