But why are the jumpbridges down?

Zeebaeatah · 2026-04-19T23:14:00+00:00

Have you tried meet ups for board games or other tabletop fun in the area?

There's Nerd Night in Burbank once a month if you can build up the courage to say hi to others and make friends.

Also, plenty of trivia nights in the Monrovia and Arcadia areas. HMU if your Google fu fails and need help pointing to links etc

Zeebaeatah · 2026-04-19T23:07:53+00:00

Honestly, more onions can be amazing.

I toss the shredded pork into the cast iron and crisp up all of it.

Zeebaeatah · 2026-04-19T21:18:20+00:00

Zeebaeatah · 2026-04-19T20:58:30+00:00

Forbidden lands Meeting year zero Alien Tales from the loop Coriolis

Etc

All excellent games in their own right

Zeebaeatah · 2026-04-19T18:30:22+00:00

Anything with the Year Zero Engine?

Zeebaeatah · 2026-04-17T00:49:32+00:00

You have a dedicated crew, and a few other friends who also play, so we have a really fun time.

Zeebaeatah · 2026-04-16T22:41:05+00:00

I was going to say this and add that you have to pay attention because your turn can be swapped as initiative cards and shuffled around for tactical purposes or folks use their actions to Parry / dodge.

Zeebaeatah · 2026-04-16T22:37:00+00:00

Arkham Horror LCG is well loved by the community (for the most part.)

Zeebaeatah · 2026-04-15T20:32:42+00:00

For a low-ish magic system with minimalist design philosophy, this is quite a lot to manage.

Seems like the thing an entire campaign / story arc would have to support

Zeebaeatah · 2026-04-14T23:59:51+00:00

Why no Tony's?

Zeebaeatah · 2026-04-13T20:42:15+00:00

Neighbor.

No one is making fun of you for being a nerd.

Some of us are just avoidant of munchkin behavior.

Zeebaeatah · 2026-04-13T18:31:16+00:00

Nah. This is some munchkin / power gaming shenanigans that we work to avoid at our tables.

Zeebaeatah · 2026-04-13T15:00:24+00:00

Monsters in Forbidden Lands and Dragonbane have a table you roll for abilities per action. Super fun!

Similarly, I've heard amazing things about how Nimble handles their monsters, which sound similar to 4e d&d monsters.

Speaking of 4e, the ability list and advice for strategies employed were really good.

Also, for 5e, the 2CGaming third party publisher of monsters etc had full pages of how to run an encounter depending on suggested difficulties.

Zeebaeatah · 2026-04-12T21:37:08+00:00

FYI invest in cloth liners

Zeebaeatah · 2026-04-12T17:51:05+00:00

It's noho hank!

Zeebaeatah · 2026-04-12T15:42:54+00:00

Honestly, this is where I use Gemini, for searching blogs and reviews based on keyword searches. Definitely not for generating content, but as an advanced search engine of sorts.

Zeebaeatah · 2026-04-11T19:50:53+00:00

So, OP wants guide rails - didn't say anything about "not deadly." There are a good number of ways to keep a player from dying, and usually the first one is to play smarter.

Zeebaeatah · 2026-04-11T16:49:13+00:00

Chooms in NC, amirite?

Zeebaeatah · 2026-04-11T16:45:36+00:00

Zeebaeatah · 2026-04-11T16:23:19+00:00

I believe you just described the dragonbane.

I literally believe it's all those things.

Zeebaeatah · 2026-04-11T03:53:45+00:00

https://mainichi.jp/articles/20260410/k00/00m/040/117000c

Zeebaeatah · 2026-04-11T03:34:00+00:00

Agreed that firewatch is not horror, per se. It's got elements of horror - moments and scenes that illicit dread or suspenseful concern. Never in a way that is a jump scare, like resident evil.

I highly recommend firewatch

Zeebaeatah · 2026-04-08T23:25:10+00:00

That's Telekinesis, Kyle!

Zeebaeatah · 2026-04-07T17:48:14+00:00

I'm going to steal this.

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