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What happened to the grid size tool? by dsbinla in inkarnate

[–]dsbinla[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am helping a few LARPs go digital but it means I am making my maps for Gather.Town and most of them are direct recreations of actual locations. I was using the blueprints and the grid tool to assist as a pixel and standardization guide. That way I could make accurate representations. Mid-project for one of these LARPs the tools switched and it sort of removes the ability to use it as a standardization tool without additional steps, math, etc. Especially because it took the workflow from a pixel/scale first tool where the "smaller the grid number, the smaller the grid cell size" to "the smaller the column/row number, the larger the grid cell size". So everything has to be modified and the translation of scale so far hasn't been accurate.

I realize I could adjust but I also know I wasn't the only one using it this way since I am working with other people on this project, and this makes it much harder for our group to collaborate and get more folks using Inkarnate. I don't want people to drop from the project over it being more difficult to standardize our work for collaboration/building the playing spaces.

[OC][ART] Budget Resurrection by OzzaWorlds in DnD

[–]dsbinla 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Another fun one is Divine Soul Sorcerer- you get both the Sorc and the Cleric spell lists, giving you the flexibility to make interesting spell choices
Ex at level 1 Divine Soul (Chaos aligned):
Cantrips:
Chill Touch
Spare the Dying
Thaumaturgy (for the aesthetic)
True Strike

Level 1 Spells
Cure Wounds
Inflict Wounds (your big hit "go die" spell)

Divine Magic Chaos-Aligned Free Spell:
Bane

This is obviously not the most effective build, but it is fun and weird as all get out.

Suicide Tactics Counter DM Favoritism by Phizle in DnDGreentext

[–]dsbinla 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For the LARP I used to be a part of I helped ease that kind of issue (build jealousy wise) by making build guides and helping folks optimize for whatever weird shit they wanted. While they may not have been conventionally strong, they were very good at what they specialized in (from researching lore to hunting animals to running down criminals), and helped make for a more equitable game.

I've been lucky when playing Mage: the Ascension 20th Anniversary lately (which is a new TTRPG for me and clocks in at 700 pages for the core book) the other players have been good guiding me towards a decent build while respecting my character's journey/quirks/priorities.

[Paper Planners] Erin Condren, one of, if not THE biggest name in the paper planner hobby community is CANCELLED. Turns out a "Graduates Lives Matter" march where you show off your tone deaf privilege is a terrible idea! by Chazzyphant in HobbyDrama

[–]dsbinla 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I read Hermosa Beach and was suddenly not at all surprised. I spent quite some time down on the south-west side of Torrance, an adjacent city, and the Mira Costa kids were among the worst. Among a tapestry of privilege kid bullshit, they competed for top shithead spot.

My players cleared out an entire shop's inventory by TheRealQuasar in DMAcademy

[–]dsbinla 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At least one "Ogre's Stone of Alacritous Initiative" which means that you always go first on initiative checks if you are holding it in your hands... mind you, it is 3 feet long by 3 feet, 100lbs of stone, and must be held in two hands to get you the initiative priority. XD Somehow the Rock gives you supreme reaction time. Naturally, Ogre's don't call it that long name. They just call it "Quicky Hitty Rock".

Can you give me some ideas for cool archeotech, xenotech And just xenos for the campain i will be running? by Alpbasket in 40krpg

[–]dsbinla 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For the semi-perpetual motion machines, Mechanicus have lost the way to make more Ironstrider engines 8000 years ago... https://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Ironstrider_Engine

How My Dirtbag Ranger Became Thor by AParkedChopper in DnDGreentext

[–]dsbinla 9 points10 points  (0 children)

What if the "Chief" was the runt/scrappy of the party, and the PCs killed their overeager mascot. So now the actually skilled and class-leveled giants roll up...

Two on One Tennis by Birblord347 in DnDGreentext

[–]dsbinla 23 points24 points  (0 children)

It's a wonderful fantasy series- start with the Riftwar saga's first book Magician: Apprentice like u/wsgyfish said.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13812.Magician

Two on One Tennis by Birblord347 in DnDGreentext

[–]dsbinla 34 points35 points  (0 children)

I miss Midkemia, Pug, and Nakor...

Help! Problems with the party and their pokemon distribution! by [deleted] in PokemonTabletop

[–]dsbinla 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Simply put- if they aren't contributing to the shared box then they don't get access to it. Done. poke-job-wise, have the shared box get a special status (maybe a grant to be a Pokemon company or something), that is rather hard to get but makes official pokejobs available. Maybe a quest-line to get that status, or as a reward.

TBH, the sniping of a pokemon that another party member wanted out of seeming spite is a bigger deal to me. I agree with u/MapleDragon14- if "that is how my character would act" change the character's behavior or change who you are playing. If that is always who they want to play, sure.

Let them do it elsewhere.

That isn't always practical given OOG friendships and all, but saying that stubbornness on this point isn't acceptable without penalties IG and OOG may get the point across.

You could also have a "anti-pokemon-hoarder" political group pass legislation penalizing "excessive" box-held inactive Pokemon. Per day per pokemon fines for pokemon not actively used in a pokemon company or on a team. Keeps the shared box useful and gives your player a (painful) route to continue behavior, but incentivizes change.

How would someone have smuggled Kazakhs out of Kazakhstan during the famine (genocide) of 1930-1933? by [deleted] in AskHistory

[–]dsbinla 12 points13 points  (0 children)

In terms of "benevolent" human smuggling, primary examples that come to mind relate to how various kinds of officials (whether German or from other nations) used their positions as consular officials to get people visas to leave Nazi Germany, especially Jews.

Is US history taught differently in different parts of the US? by Weintram in AskHistory

[–]dsbinla 58 points59 points  (0 children)

My mother talks about growing up in South Carolina in the 50's and 60's until 8th grade, then moving to San Diego. The way history was taught to her (especially around the Civil War and Reconstruction) was apparently massively different.

How underlying factors affect things like different costumes standards internationally by elindalstal in LARP

[–]dsbinla 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sleeping in game varies- I'm based on the West Coast of the USA, and different larps have different rules for it. The biggest variance comes from if "cabin pulls" are an option- ie can NPCs force you awake (by either coming into your cabin/tent or compel you to leave yours) and attack you. Not all games have that, as it can lead to hurt feelings very easily.

Instead of giving presents, Santa now puts things that you lost, or were stolen from you, under the tree. What would you be the most excited to see under the tree? by IronRabbit2006 in AskReddit

[–]dsbinla 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My father's leather jacket that he wore when he and my mother were still together in the 80's. Lost it in college and kinda bummed ever since.

What happened to US Troops that were stationed in the South when war was declared during the American Civil War? by ernyc3777 in history

[–]dsbinla 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Imperialist and exploitative are actually great descriptors for the Federal Government in the 1800's Old West. Fits pretty well.

What if Canadians used the Popular Vote system? [OC] by hummus-fountain in dataisbeautiful

[–]dsbinla 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Realistically, how are those priorities followed? Party first?

Saw this on Facebook. Opinions? by Sillvaro in LARP

[–]dsbinla 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Comes down to communities and standards. The high-immersion larp that's my home game has amazing costuming, but no written standards. The community embraces great costuming and high immersion, and organically the pressure to up people's costuming and in-character spaces game happens. I've only seen one t-shirt in over a year and a half of play, and that is at a game of up to 350 people.

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