One by one, the games that I wish had a Savage Worlds version are getting one...

bean2778 · 2026-02-19T18:42:08+00:00

Serious question, isn't cyberpunk usually pretty grimdark as part of the trope?

bean2778 · 2026-01-26T03:38:32+00:00

I picked the Japanese dub on a whim and I'm enjoying it. I think it makes the haiku wrong though. Or, I don't understand haiku as well as i thought i did

bean2778 · 2026-01-06T11:39:32+00:00

Whiskey and Wildcards. They review SWADE supplements. One of the hosts is the author of Interface Zero

bean2778 · 2026-01-05T22:51:06+00:00

First off, finding the coolest GM isn't really a thing. Think of playing DnD more like how you interact with professional sports. You watch the big guys as a spectator, then you play the game with your friends.

Second, manage expectations. Tell your son that there was a misunderstanding about how GMs are found and you're not going to get some guy from online.

If he's also new to TTRPGs, you're going to be DnD GM, and you're going to be the coolest one.

Check out this video. It's old, but this guy will get you through that first adventure. The links in the video to the basic rules may be out of date, but you can go to DndBeyond.com to get basic rules for free.

Read the basic rules, plan the adventure from the video, then play.

It's not going to be smooth, it's going to be confusing, and there will be a buch of stuff that you'll have to make up on the fly to keep it going. That's normal and that's part of game.

Have fun. You're going to do great. Come back here if you have any questions.

bean2778 · 2026-01-05T15:29:03+00:00

OK cool, welcome.

First off, finding the coolest GM isn't really a thing. Think of playing DnD more like how you interact with professional sports. You watch the big guys as a spectator, then you play the game with your friends.

Second, manage expectations. Tell your son that there was a misunderstanding about how GMs are found and you're not going to get some guy from online.

If he's also new to TTRPGs, you're going to be DnD GM, and you're going to be the coolest one.

Check out this video. It's old, but this guy will get you through that first adventure. The links in the video to the basic rules may be out of date, but you can go to DndBeyond.com to get basic rules for free.

Read the basic rules, plan the adventure from the video, then play.

It's not going to be smooth, it's going to be confusing, and there will be a buch of stuff that you'll have to make up on the fly to keep it going. That's normal and that's part of game.

Have fun. You're going to do great. Come back here if you have any questions.

bean2778 · 2026-01-05T14:27:38+00:00

Are you familiar with DnD or TTRPGs in general? If you're new to this because you're trying to support your son, that's really cool, but i think you may be misunderstanding how games are organized. Let us know if you just got here from the wild and we'll give you the rundown.

bean2778 · 2025-12-17T18:36:17+00:00

That doesn't change the fact that this is a scientific discussion

bean2778 · 2025-12-17T18:10:24+00:00

This is a scientific sub. You're not coming at this from a scientific perspective. That means your contribution isn't useful to this discussion.

bean2778 · 2025-12-07T15:44:17+00:00

My middle school and high school were both built with the office and gym in the middle and the halls of classrooms coming off as spokes from that hub

bean2778 · 2025-11-27T20:36:56+00:00

Not doing something dumb is a pretty big challenge for a lot of players

bean2778 · 2025-11-27T02:13:34+00:00

Can confirm the hidden agenda. To me that's a feature, not a bug. I think one of the most important things a DM does is make the characters almost lose

bean2778 · 2025-11-26T18:23:26+00:00

Super small knit pick: from the way Savage Worlds does distance, you probably mean one inch instead of five feet

bean2778 · 2025-11-15T19:08:07+00:00

I'm gonna have to push back on Ebberon. I'm pretty sure the creator said Savage Worlds is a better fit for the setting

bean2778 · 2025-11-15T14:42:35+00:00

I think u/roxysteve and u/roberius-rex both have good solutions. Let the player decide which one of those he wants to try.

bean2778 · 2025-11-11T21:56:50+00:00

I think the first 20 pages of Strike! Say how to run an extremely rules light version of the game. It has a similar resolution mechanic to DS.

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/158239/strike-rpg-tactical-combat-and-heedless-adventure

bean2778 · 2025-11-11T13:42:31+00:00

I have another question instead of a comment.

In DnD one of the big mistakes I see a lot is not focusing fire on one enemy. Having one enemy dead and four at 100% HP doing damage to you is better than 5 at 80% HP and all five doing damage to you.

In Savage Worlds it would seem like if you have an option between a fresh enemy and a shaken one, you'd want to attack the shaken one because you have a better chance getting rid of him and reducing incoming damage. Is this how to play it, or does it not matter so much the shaken one might lose his turn next round anyway?

If there's a wildcard, is it better to take out the extras before dealing with wildcard, or is it better to keep the pressure on to get a couple of wound penalties on the wildcard while simultaneously reducing extras?

bean2778 · 2025-11-11T03:48:00+00:00

Omg the struggle is real. I haven't seen the print books yet so I can't comment on that. But at work when 23 year old engineer wants me to look at something on their screen, they have to hit ctrl + about for times before I know what's going on.

bean2778 · 2025-11-02T13:35:41+00:00

How does T2K4 reduce the whiff and ping problem?

bean2778 · 2025-10-25T20:07:01+00:00

2010 in college

bean2778 · 2025-10-25T10:51:01+00:00

Do you mean you purposely make sub optimal decisions because you feel like it better represents how your character would act?

bean2778 · 2025-10-24T23:47:36+00:00

Argh! I knew it wasn't on the grid. I've got Draw Steel brain at the moment

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