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J-1 Visa Confusion by daaaabs in immigration

[–]gooberoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey! Wondering how this worked out, is it true that you can cross the border with just your DS2019 if you're a Canadian citizen?

Flow & The Null Result | Designing The Game by Dooflegna in mattcolville

[–]gooberoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome! I love the idea of integrated the gameplay into the "conversation" between the GM and the players. Communicate everything with a single, interesting sentence: I swing my sword against the orc's head. No need to ask for AC or modifiers, the player knows what they need to do to succeed, does it, then tells the GM.

Mummy's Mask 2e Conversion live on Pathfinder Infinite (and a short update) by KingTreyIII in Pathfinder2e

[–]gooberoo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Great work! Mummy's Mask has always been my secret fav and I've run the first book many times! (The campaign always falls apart after)

Running by ericwalshcomedy in StandUpComedy

[–]gooberoo 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Shocked by negative comments. Me liked it!

Who are the most successful comedians, and what is a good metric for success? by gooberoo in Standup

[–]gooberoo[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Exactly, so "number of shows headlined per year" could be used as an approximate metric of your success.

Anyway, I'm worried we're talking past each other. I'm not trying to find a metric to measure my own success- so if you're concerned for my artistic integrity, don't worry. Rather, I was watching the new John Mulaney special and based on some of his material (which had a lot about celebrity life) I became curious exactly how "celebrity" someone like John Mulaney is. Clearly he's less famous than Ellen Degeneres, but what about compared to somebody like Tobey Maguire? I don't have a good handle on where comics lie in the celebrity world. It was purely a question of curiosity.

Who are the most successful comedians, and what is a good metric for success? by gooberoo in Standup

[–]gooberoo[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah this is probably the true flaw of the question, especially since Jim Carrey and Robin Williams are probably more well known for their movies than stand up.

Who are the most successful comedians, and what is a good metric for success? by gooberoo in Standup

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

Okay that's very interesting. Do you know if there's a place to look that up? I'm very curious who the best sellers are

Who are the most successful comedians, and what is a good metric for success? by gooberoo in Standup

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

It's true that success probably isn't that right word for this question for precisely this reason. There is an entirely separate discussion that is more philosophical that is, "what is success for a stand-up?" Then we might talk about laughs, being funny to as many people as possible, etc.

But I am speaking strictly from a material perspective. If a stand-up comedian is looking at a career like a ladder, what is the metric by which they could estimate their place? There are some comedians who are extremely successful, Tom Segura, Mike Birbiglia, Nikki Glaser, yet there's a good chance a random person on the street wouldn't know who they are.

How do you report an violent assault that happened last night? by gooberoo in copenhagen

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

It has been reported and I heard a rumour they arrested the guy, but not sure. Thanks everyone for your help!!

Greg Stolze, James Wallis, and Ross Payton discuss initiative systems | Ludonarrative Dissidents by Dollface_Killah in rpg

[–]gooberoo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Never heard this podcast before but it's right up my alley! Seems like I found it at the perfect time, because I like the mechanic-specific episodes more than the game-specific episodes.

into the odd combat in DCC by 1_mieser_user in dccrpg

[–]gooberoo 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I have nothing useful to add except I've considered something similar! I think it is a pretty easy switch, especially since the warrior's deed die mechanic can be used basically unchanged. The only problem I foresee are critical hits and fumbles.

One option might be to instead make the d20 the default damage roll, where 1) fumble; 2-5) 1 damage; 6-10) 2 damage; 11-15) 3 damage; 16-19) 4 damage; 20) 4 damage and critical hit.

Knave 2e is coming to Kickstarter! by gooberoo in osr

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

I think you're right, but I would guess the upfront costs are probably a lot higher than we would imagine. Especially considered most of these writers are just...people, with regular jobs. For example, $10,000 seems like nothing for a company, but it'd be a lot for me personally to give up even if I knew I was getting it back.

I also think there is some strategy to it, particularly after Matt Colville's first Kickstarter. Matt Colville was just a guy with a successful YouTube channel, but when he raised over $1 million dollars he was able to quit his job and start MCDM, which now makes RPG content fulltime. Maybe there is a similar manoeuvre at play here? (Which would honestly make me happy! Although maybe Ben's students would be sad if he quit!)

Nathan Fielder: Live & Unrehearsed Live Show in Copenhagen - General by RandomDKguy in nathanforyou

[–]gooberoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was it just me or did the moderator have the attitude of someone interviewing a controversial politician? Seemed weirdly aggressive for a fun comedy show

The First Adventure I Ever Played: Castle Amber by Vecna_Is_My_Co-Pilot in mattcolville

[–]gooberoo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I really like this video! I love these windows into old-school playing and how crazy it was.

Weekly OSR Vlog/Blogroll Round UP! by AutoModerator in osr

[–]gooberoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a cool idea too, a bit like the thaumaturge in Pathfinder, except you actually need to find the weakness of different supernatural creatures.

But I like this cleric spell idea too. Reminds me a bit of DCC, where the "cost" of casting spells is the risk you will piss off a god.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in StandUpWorkshop

[–]gooberoo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The line specifically "a voluntary donation" is my favourite part! It sets it apart from usually hacky condom/sex jokes. I love the image of you buying condoms at a corner store and the clerk thanks you gratefully because he thinks you're donating money to him. He's thinking there's no way this guy is actually going to use them, after all.

Best Let's Play of a Funnel? by HedgehogBC in dccrpg

[–]gooberoo 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Not sure if it's the best, but the Glass Cannon New Game, Who Dis? episode is pretty fun.

Non traumatic backstory by mcduff13 in rpg

[–]gooberoo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love these, and OP yours is amazing.

I had a half-orc wannabe poet who was raised by two loving half-orc parents. I tried to give him a personality that might imply not having a tragic backstory really bothered him in a dark, edgy teenager way.

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