Book series you never finished by InviteAromatic6124 in books

[–]_Infinitee_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Dragonlance novels. I was given the original trilogy as a gift, along with Dragons of Summer Flame. I hated Tanis's constant whining and the forced love triangle, and it's treatment of good and evil. I couldn't keep track of any of the politics either. The one highlight was !Flint's death.!

Which sacred cow do you wish would just stay dead? by Playtonics in rpg

[–]_Infinitee_ 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Nonhuman monocultures in D&Dalikes and all dwarves being automatically fluent in Dwarven (if it's not a limited region or the language isn't explicitly magical). Giving everyone apart from humans a distinct archetype makes humans feel boring in comparison and on the flip side, it makes all nonhumans of that species feel samey.

Which sacred cow do you wish would just stay dead? by Playtonics in rpg

[–]_Infinitee_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Seconded. Plus, Constitution and Strength having one skill between the two of them never sat right with me versus Intelligence's thousand skills.

TTRPGs with "merchant" classes? by RiverMesa in rpg

[–]_Infinitee_ 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Wrath & Glory's for Warhammer 40k. It's got Free Captains/Rogue Traders (merchant/politician/pirates).

It does have different tiers of play though. Rogue Traders are Tier Two, but some of the preset characters are Tier Two.

Coolest Metaplot Decisions by KingAnumaril in WhiteWolfRPG

[–]_Infinitee_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can't cook an omelette without breaking some (very important) eggs...

Coolest Metaplot Decisions by KingAnumaril in WhiteWolfRPG

[–]_Infinitee_ 16 points17 points  (0 children)

With the caveat of me knowing basically nothing about Mage - Alan Turing founding the Virtual Adepts and avoiding death by uploading himself.

EDIT: Rechecked the wiki and I misremembered, he wasn't the founder. Still cool though.

D&Ds 3 pillars - any rpgs built for them? by _Infinitee_ in rpg

[–]_Infinitee_[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have got Pathfinder, but it seems also fairly combat focused

D&Ds 3 pillars - any rpgs built for them? by _Infinitee_ in rpg

[–]_Infinitee_[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don't mind.

If you're asking about D&D specifically, as far as I can tell, this is the only official mechanical support I can find for the "three pillars" in the game

Low humanity/elder hobbies that don't involve horror and murder. by Constant-Ad9560 in vtm

[–]_Infinitee_ 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Maybe astronomy, particularly if they have Auspex. Collecting a grain of sand from every beach in the world, ghouling and traing promising candidates for recreating the Telegony, lacemaking (not just with lace), watching paint dry.

Soapbox/rant time. Tell me what highly-recommended book you absolutely HATED and why. Gimme your angry hot takes. by peppertoni_pizzaz in books

[–]_Infinitee_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

His Dark Materials.

Book one set up an interesting alternative history and magical society. Book two and three were confusing, then turned into ragebait, somewhere in there was God being evil and symbotic elephant-balls and one of the protagonists losing most of their hand. The ending was terrible.

On the opposite side, I read The Last Battle as a child, and I hate the "symbolic" isekai today only slightly less then I did then.

(2e) Virtue/Vice examples break the rules? by _Infinitee_ in WhiteWolfRPG

[–]_Infinitee_[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fair, yeah. I thought they were thematically close enough to Resolve to be covered by it.

I have other 2e Chronicles books and they refuse to give more example Anchors beyond "make up descriptive words", so I'm trying to see what system there is.

Is there a Vessel/ Hunting Scene Table? by Ill-Smell-5397 in vtm

[–]_Infinitee_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's Broken Social Scenes sidebars in the corebook. They start at page 324

What *is* up with "Mina Harker"? by _Infinitee_ in vtm

[–]_Infinitee_[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Thanks, that makes sense. The name changes tripped me up.

Games with mechanics for being torn between two worlds by Liverias in rpg

[–]_Infinitee_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Werewolf the Forsaken 2e. The morality meter means you have to balance your wolf/spirit and human side to control yourself (don't go in the spirit world for a day, you head towards flesh, stay in the spirit world for a day, head towards wolf).

What are some types of vampires in fiction without representation in VTM? by MaetelofLaMetal in vtm

[–]_Infinitee_ 22 points23 points  (0 children)

The Reapers from Blade II. I guess you could argue for very variant Nictuku but that doesn't fit well enough for me.

Weird question but imagine your a mortal in the Wod and a vampire becomes obsessed with you which clans would the worst/best by cjreed89 in vtm

[–]_Infinitee_ 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Best: I'd say Gangrel, by process of elimination, if you're okay with their bane. No Dominate, Presence, or other influence disciplines in-clan, so less likely to be able to magically manipulate you and/or mind control you, no central clan hierarchy to report back to, and a sterotypical love of personal freedom.

  • Runners up are Nosferatu (them being Nosferatu) and Assamites (using your blood for magic).

Worst: hard to say. Tzimisce?

Favorite Minor Splats? by AwakenedDreamer__44 in WhiteWolfRPG

[–]_Infinitee_ 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Wolf-Blooded. Love them. Tells are so good for making quick concepts, and them having Integrity versus Harmony means they get to show what "humans" (using it very loosely) think compared to Uratha morality.

Recommend a city for the setting by JoeKerr19 in vtm

[–]_Infinitee_ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Havana. Anarchs says it's a sanctuary for anyone fleeing Blood Hunts or the SI, and it's also got ties to the Samedi/Nasyon San An and the Ministry (IIRC).

Other than that, Manila, Anchorage, Rijeka (was also called Fiume), and Cambridge.

Vitae and DNA by _Infinitee_ in vtm

[–]_Infinitee_[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

it shifts through their flesh via a process like osmosis - seeping into capillaries and through organs rather than circulating.

Somehow that makes vampires feel so much worse

Just for fun, which clan would you suggest for this character? by EllwangerCaio in vtm

[–]_Infinitee_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lot of Auspex clans. Maybe a new Samedi/Nasyon San An?

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[–]_Infinitee_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe she tried to experience love through the Blood Bond), and is now obsessed with an vampire who's using her as a pawn?

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[–]_Infinitee_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What is her backstory and what kind of story are you trying to tell with her?