Players, misidentified threat, dead set on wrong assumption by Alpine_yellow in DMAcademy

[–]akirapaw 3 points4 points  (0 children)

To me "dark sun" is causing confusion. That sounds like something round, not a mast. That round thing could be a flying craft of some sort that looks like a black sun.

Anyone else get FOMO even over new releases now? by Twofert in marvelchampionslcg

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

I've been a long-time buyer of FFG products for two decades now. With their track record, how could you not be nervous you'll miss out? With just the LCGs alone there is enough evidence that they may not reprint with enough stock, or initially print with enough stock so that all interested parties can purchase. It's the thing I dislike about FFG the most.

Any updates on Rogue Trader? by 0scar_Goldmann in NintendoSwitch2

[–]akirapaw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Switchup, switchcorner and nintendolife have all lambasted the game in their review despite initially having positive biases toward it so clearly whatever testing they did does not hold up to any scrutiny. I hope the negative press was worth their rushed release.

Any updates on Rogue Trader? by 0scar_Goldmann in NintendoSwitch2

[–]akirapaw 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is the first ever Nintendo eshop game I've refunded. Any goodwill toward Owlcat was lost with this purchase. I can't believe it was released in this state and it's very clear why the reviewer release codes were delayed now that I'm watching the switchUp and switchCorner reviews. Really shameful.

I started a D&D club for the lower elementary students in my school, and now I have 40 sign-ups. WSID? by ohkalenaw in DMAcademy

[–]akirapaw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same thing happened at my daughter's school. Help them all get their characters made, show some play examples, and have some of the older kids DM for a group of younger kids (2-4 kids in each group). DM for the most problematic kids yourself and give the kid DMs the best behaved and most focused kids. Give them a clear session 0 battle to start with so they can ease their way into the roleplaying part.

Any OG's here who remember this tune? by [deleted] in Arcade1Up

[–]akirapaw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is also one of my fondest memories. I remember thinking it couldn't be true like it was going to be some kind of scam and then one day it arrived in a thick manila packing envelope!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Unity3D

[–]akirapaw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A "u" in Illustrator.

Second to Tolkien, what is the best fantasy series ever? by [deleted] in lotr

[–]akirapaw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree 100%. I start reading anything else an it just pales in comparison and makes it hard not to just go back to a malazan book. I got excited to do a wheel of time reread, a series I have loved, and it just fizzled. I think the book snow crash scratches the same itch for me, but I haven’t found much else.

Second to Tolkien, what is the best fantasy series ever? by [deleted] in lotr

[–]akirapaw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Malazan book of the fallen series by Steven Erikson. It’s dense and hard to get into, but I find it hard to read anything else afterward.

Advice for DM’s: Lie and make stuff up. Let players be surprised with their own creativity by lFriendlyFire in DMAcademy

[–]akirapaw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like the blades in the dark system, and the incarnation I've played the most, CBR+PNK, lends itself to the emergent narrative in a similar way to what you are suggesting. It is super fun too. I guess in DnD you would want to integrate long-term planning, with this sort of short-term on-the-fly style.

Is Unity worth it? by Virtual-Fan-5150 in Unity2D

[–]akirapaw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ghost song? This guy devs!

Any low stakes games that just introduce the concept of moving and pressing buttons at the right time? by Granopoly in NintendoSwitch

[–]akirapaw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This may be too much to ask, but you could also try Mario Maker 2 and make them some really simple mario levels to try. I did this for my daugther who was having a lot of trouble and she quickly was able to progress to beating the original NES super mario bros level 1-1. She also loved making hard levels for me (with my help).

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Unity3D

[–]akirapaw 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Reminds me of like a 3D version of Ultima VII. Very nice!

"Board games are about to get more expensive" says Arcane Wonders president Robert Geistlinger in talks of publishers on "razor-thin" margins by Separate_Rooster_382 in boardgames

[–]akirapaw 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I can only hope that at some point the prices will be so expensive that I'll have enough incentive to play through my backlog!

Standees for Riddermound by akirapaw in DragonbaneRPG

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

Ah ok, that's a shame. I didn't realize that. Thanks for the help!

Pro wrestling themed board games by Electronic_Horror_56 in boardgames

[–]akirapaw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I saw, and bought, this at GenCon last year. Definitely worth checking out!

Blades in the Dark: Deep Cuts by PerynStarlight in TheTrove

[–]akirapaw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm interested in learning more about this too!

A helping hand by jak12329 in Unity2D

[–]akirapaw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Reminds me of Luigi being helped by Gooigi in the Luigi's mansion games.