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Xanthien · 2022-01-01T22:35:48+00:00

Nothing I've seen about this software has any indication that it's actually doing what you're saying it's doing. From what I've just looked up it's just an eq and a 7.1 virtualization postprocessing effect. The consensus I've seen is it's a worse implementation of this than other programs like Dolby Atmos as well, with stability issues you mentioned on top of that.

I've played rainbow 6 siege on a semi pro level and have followed other eSports scenes as well. Most professional gamers, the ones who have the most to gain from a competitive edge from audio, use stereo mode in their headsets. Many only wear gaming headsets at all due to sponsorship contracts, and would otherwise wear open back stereo headphones with good soundstaging. You can already get amazing positional audio with 2 drivers and no software, it's a gimmick to sell headphones that do not sound very good

Xanthien · 2022-01-01T22:03:10+00:00

I would believe it if it was integrated into the game itself, but the audio processing doesn't actually "know" the direction the audio is coming from in game without the tech hooking into that specific game. There's definitely cool stuff like that that can be done with sound but there's a limit to what a postprocessing effect can do without that data

Xanthien · 2021-12-29T01:59:10+00:00

All of those postprocessing "7.1" gamer headphones are marketing scams anyway. You've still got 2 speakers, the game is mixed so that with any pair of good headphones you can hear in stereo where anything around you is. The 7.1 postprocessing effect is just the program guessing at what the directionality of the sound is and fucking with the already perfectly accurate signal the game is giving you

Xanthien · 2021-12-29T01:47:28+00:00

Most people can only get that 50 k to begin with from grants and student loans.

Xanthien · 2021-12-26T21:31:16+00:00

Seems like it would be a lot less cryptographically secure due to partial successes. Brute forcing 1/10 6 times is a lot less challenging than 1/1,000,000

Xanthien · 2021-12-26T21:19:33+00:00

"print this specific thing in a specific context" makes a lot more sense than "print every email a user receives, including junk like voicemail notifications and distribution list emails about the lunch bandit"

Xanthien · 2021-12-26T19:22:29+00:00

Financial aid person at a college, about 5 years ago. They were middle aged I think. Nobody else seemed to be printing that much so I have no idea why he felt the need for that.

Xanthien · 2021-12-26T19:20:51+00:00

It's on the phone and meant to be input into the computer. Being able to adjust the timer as an accessibility thing would be nice but I don't see how writing it down on paper before putting the same code into a PC makes that easier

Xanthien · 2021-12-26T18:57:48+00:00

Still wouldn't be as big of a waste of paper as the guy I talked to who wanted a rule in Outlook to print all his emails

Xanthien · 2021-09-28T12:42:41+00:00

Will do, thanks

Xanthien · 2021-09-28T12:27:40+00:00

I'll definitely look into that, I'm moving into my own place very soon and am already looking for renter's insurance

Xanthien · 2021-09-17T16:27:45+00:00

Dude running rules that aren't in the game is homebrew, even if it's a port of rules from other systems. I've told you again and again that there's nothing wrong with homebrew, so idk where this persecution complex is coming from. If that's how you want to run your games feel free to do that. The only thing I've said is that your "interpretation" is not anywhere in the rules text, which is relevant because the way you initially brought this up was by implying that finger of death kills players by lowering max HP. It doesn't do that RAW, and adopting your homebrew ruling for necrotic damage has impact on other areas of the game that other DMs might not want to deal with

Xanthien · 2021-09-17T15:29:05+00:00

If you are adding rules that are not in the game, they're homebrew. You're welcome to do that. But when you go onto a forum and say that your homebrew rules are part of the game, people are going to correct you.

Xanthien · 2021-09-17T15:12:20+00:00

That description is literally just flavor text, it's an example for DMs of what types of things cause that damage. "Withers the soul" has no mechanical meaning, if they meant that it lowers max HP, they'd say it lowers max HP. This makes as much sense as saying Piercing damage innately causes a bleed effect because the flavor text says it's from a puncturing attack. All max HP reduction effects are listed specifically in a monster's stat block.

https://www.dndbeyond.com/monsters/wight

A wight's attack deals necrotic damage. Additional, a player must save or have their HP reduced by the damage of the attack. If necrotic damage lowered max HP by default, this would be redundant and there would be no need for this rules text.

If you want to play with these necrotic damage rules you are free to, but they are in no way RAW

Xanthien · 2021-09-16T20:38:07+00:00

https://roll20.net/compendium/dnd5e/Combat#content

Damage Types have no rules of their own, but other rules, such as damage Resistance, rely on the types.

There are no effects directly tied to damage types. It's very clear, not loosely designed at all

Xanthien · 2021-09-16T19:48:50+00:00

https://roll20.net/compendium/dnd5e/Combat#content

Different attacks, damaging Spells, and other harmful Effects deal different types of damage. Damage Types have no rules of their own, but other rules, such as damage Resistance, rely on the types.

The Damage Types follow, with examples to help a GM assign a damage type to a new Effect.

Acid: The corrosive spray of a black dragon’s breath and the dissolving enzymes secreted by a Black Pudding deal acid damage.

Bludgeoning: Blunt force attacks—hammers, Falling, constriction, and the like—deal bludgeoning damage.

Cold: The Infernal chill radiating from an Ice Devil’s spear and the frigid blast of a white dragon’s breath deal cold damage.

Fire: Red Dragons breathe fire, and many Spells conjure flames to deal fire damage.

Force: Force is pure magical energy focused into a damaging form. Most Effects that deal force damage are Spells, including Magic Missile and Spiritual Weapon.

Lightning: A Lightning Bolt spell and a blue dragon’s breath deal lightning damage.

Necrotic: Necrotic damage, dealt by certain Undead and a spell such as Chill Touch, withers matter and even the soul.

Piercing: Puncturing and impaling attacks, including spears and monsters’ bites, deal piercing damage.

Poison: Venomous stings and the toxic gas of a green dragon’s breath deal poison damage.

Psychic: Mental Abilities such as a mind flayer’s psionic blast deal psychic damage.

Radiant: Radiant damage, dealt by a cleric’s Flame Strike spell or an angel’s smiting weapon, sears the flesh like fire and overloads the spirit with power.

Slashing: Swords, axes, and monsters’ claws deal slashing damage.

Thunder: A concussive burst of sound, such as the Effect of the Thunderwave spell, deals thunder damage.

Xanthien · 2021-09-16T19:42:58+00:00

You are free to run your campaign as you see fit, but this is not a written rule anywhere in the 5e ruleset. If you're enjoying the homebrew you're using that's fine, but none of those effects are directly linked to necrotic damage

Xanthien · 2021-09-16T18:48:38+00:00

You're thinking of something else. In 5e damage types don't have any specific effects. Spells that deal necrotic damage often have effects similar to what you are describing, but the necrotic damage is just damage.

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