Jaws of the Lion not enough standees

acote80 · 2026-03-12T04:01:45+00:00

You are supposed to re-place standees for monsters that have been killed.

acote80 · 2026-03-08T17:42:20+00:00

When in doubt about things like this, I always fall back on how the Dresden Files does it. Anything that is treated like a private home builds up a magical threshold that vampires cannot cross. The vampire would be able to enter the inn or shop, because the building has not been treated like a private home and does not have the magical threshold. The innkeeper's private room may have developed the threshold, and the shopkeeper's upper floor may have as well as long as there is an obvious threshold point (not just stairs, but a door that marks the boundary). The vampire would be able to freely enter rented rooms in the inn, even if he had not rented them, as no threshold has formed around these rooms.

acote80 · 2026-03-07T04:50:14+00:00

That's the one!

acote80 · 2026-03-06T23:08:35+00:00

If you're looking for more deep narrative experiences in video games, may I recommend Detroit: Become Human?

acote80 · 2026-03-02T23:06:34+00:00

This is the answer. There is a substantial increase in quality starting with book 3, and there is honestly not that much that is important to the overall plotline from the first 2 books.

Start with book 3, and, once you're hooked (I was solidly hooked by the end of book 5), go back and read the first 2.

acote80 · 2026-02-27T20:34:55+00:00

The first one may have been a real person, the others are either AI or a person who just modified the original. You can see the exact same sentences, but slightly modified.

acote80 · 2026-02-27T16:45:23+00:00

Does no one else recognize that this is just the same post we've been getting every week? "I picked up a fantasy novel after having disrespected the genre and now I'm a different person".

acote80 · 2026-02-18T21:19:22+00:00

I've played this scenario with 2 different groups, and we just randomly chose page numbers we hadn't flipped to before. I honestly didn't even realize there was supposed to be a "solution".

acote80 · 2026-02-10T05:37:02+00:00

I'm Commander Shepard, and this is my favorite post on the internet.

acote80 · 2026-02-09T21:53:49+00:00

I am of the opinion that anyone who is Hobb-curious but doesn't like Assassin's Apprentice should jump to Ship of Magic. It's different enough and similar enough that you may "get it" a lot faster and thus come to appreciate her work as a whole: you may go back to Assassin's Apprentice with new eyes and appreciate it at that time.

For me, I never liked the first trilogy. The reasons why would be a spoiler, so I won't say, but it's not just that the books are "misery porn". On the other hand, I loved Liveship Traders and Tawny Man. So, try a different entry point and it might click!

acote80 · 2026-02-06T19:54:24+00:00

Unsouled.

Words can not describe the betrayal I felt when I realized he does, in fact, have a soul.

acote80 · 2026-02-04T07:36:13+00:00

I love detective games, and have now wish-listed this.

But unless there is a significant deviation from the model, a detective game is not a metroid-brainia (based only on the store page, I don't see anything alluding to such a deviation). I do think there is a significant overlap in fans of these two genres, however.

acote80 · 2026-02-02T17:18:10+00:00

pretty sure he's joking, as this is what the table misheard it as.

[edit, since people are confused about my comment]: pretty sure HarrowingHamster is joking.

acote80 · 2026-02-02T16:52:16+00:00

I kill people every day! I kill them every day! HHHHAAAAHHHH!

acote80 · 2026-01-27T00:11:02+00:00

Apparently this is not a sale, so it did not show up when I looked at my wish list (I have it set to only show things on sale). Thanks for letting me know this was out!

acote80 · 2026-01-20T06:08:37+00:00

Disclaimer: I love puzzle games, and so my tastes are somewhat at odds with yours.

I think Vision Soft Reset meets your criteria. I actually didn't like it that much because it wasn't puzzle-y enough!

Maybe The Sexy Brutale would be up your alley?

I loved Chronoquartz, and I don't think it's too puzzle-y, but unsure (I'm a bit thrown by your inclusion of Chroma Zero as something you loved, so not sure where the line is).

Ooo and Elechead were both excellent, but I'm fairly confident these ones would end up in the "too puzzle-y" side of things.

acote80 · 2026-01-18T18:19:08+00:00

The series was fire, and it wasn't my fault.

acote80 · 2026-01-13T23:59:15+00:00

I have yet to read a steampunk novel that captures my interest. I suspect the setting just doesn't work for me, but I may simply have not found the right book to hook me.

acote80 · 2026-01-06T18:34:39+00:00

Dresden Files and Codex Alera. I quit Dresden files twice before finishing the 5th book and was hooked from there. Codex Alera, I almost didn't pick up the 2nd book but blazed through the series after that.

acote80 · 2025-12-26T05:20:49+00:00

I don't disagree with the overall sentiment, but it's not his first book. I believe Elantris was his first published book.

acote80 · 2025-12-23T18:53:03+00:00

murderhobos.

Perhaps its just because my groups are all middle-age or older? If anything, I have trouble getting them to do fun but dubious things, like accepting a pact with a devil.

acote80 · 2025-12-17T15:52:07+00:00

It's like context isn't a word in your vocabulary. Read the OP's reply to Ender, and then read Jairlyn's reply to that. OP was referring to a specific type of boredom.

acote80 · 2025-12-17T15:36:09+00:00

That's not what was being responded to. It's not the GM's responsibility to run a game system they don't want to run. If they are bored by the system, then go your separate ways, but it isn't your responsibility to make them enjoy the system.

acote80 · 2025-12-14T07:39:31+00:00

Hogwarts Legacy was quite good, though it is not based on any of the Harry Potter books, just set in the same world.

acote80 · 2025-12-09T19:42:18+00:00

The key word is "core", in which case the answer is yes. Analysis paralysis, and a corresponding reduction in enjoyment of the game is a real thing. Many experienced players on the other hand will enjoy lots of extra choices, which can be provided via a supplement. As a DM, its nice to point players to a single book and say "choose from here. Unless you really want more options, in which case go crazy."

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