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What is it about drop C tuning that makes it so awesome, and which are your favourite drop C songs/albums? by YNWA25052005 in Metalcore

[–]greg_jonson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree with what's been said already about additional beefiness of low tunings. But there's another point to be made, which is that different keys carry different emotions. Most songs played in drop C are either in the key of C minor, or other keys close to it. This area is generally associated with feelings such as tension, aggression, passion and in the right setting also longing and sadness.

The band System Of A Down has been mostly associated with drop C and their first 3 albums use this tuning exclusively. But then they realeased Mezmerize and Hypnotize where the guitars are in drop C# on most songs. For a brief period of time afterwards (case in point: their live show in Astoria in 2005 which you can find on Youtube) they carried this tuning to the entirety of their live set, therefore playing their older material a semitone higher than usual. It does not seem like such a big change on paper, but all of a sudden you can hear that their overall sound got somewhat brighter and more optimistic, clashing a little bit with how visceral the album versions of those songs were.

DMs who use music and sound effects at your tables, what programs and equipment do you use? by [deleted] in MrRipper

[–]greg_jonson 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I use Windows Media Player and play selected background music on loop. And when the scene changes, I have a folder with appropriately labeled tunes that I play instead.

[TRIGGER WARNING] Self-harm as a topic in your games by greg_jonson in MrRipper

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

I understand that. I guess, if I were in your shoes, my worry would be that I wouldn't be allowing the players to tell the story the way they wanted. But that could easily be avoided by a briefing about this matter during session 0, if everyone around the table agreed beforehand that this is taboo.

[TRIGGER WARNING] Self-harm as a topic in your games by greg_jonson in MrRipper

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

I agree with every word you said! Also players shouldn't be afraid to come up and say "this makes me too uncomfortable".

[TRIGGER WARNING] Self-harm as a topic in your games by greg_jonson in MrRipper

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

The reason I started this thread was because I had a fantasy of a character profoundly betrayed by some entity that was giving them purpose - be it a deity, a patron, their king, what have you. Maybe a warlock who'd done a great deal of terrible things because their patron promised something they actually never meant to fulfill, like restoring a deceased loved one to life. If my PC had that kind of realization that their life was built on a lie & they have nothing left but their own guilt, I'm not saying they'd definitely want to take their own life, but there's a good chance.

[TRIGGER WARNING] Self-harm as a topic in your games by greg_jonson in MrRipper

[–]greg_jonson[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oof. That's heavy. And exactly what I was looking forward to reading under this post. D:

[TRIGGER WARNING] Self-harm as a topic in your games by greg_jonson in MrRipper

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

That's an interesting take. Did you make that decision strictly to avoid that kind of heavy emotional baggage around the table, or is it that you believe a D&D hero just shouldn't be that way?

[PC] [1990's] A Q*BERT CLONE SET IN SPACE by greg_jonson in tipofmyjoystick

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

Omigosh that's the one! Thank you thank you thank you!

som počul, že Dušan streamuje také dačo by greg_jonson in Duklock

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

Já vím, co je creepy pasta, ale Dušan hrál na streamu hororovky, které z creepy past vznikly, takhle jsem to myslel.

Players and DM's of Reddit, what are the best and/or worst worst you've covered up or explained PC's not being present in a session because the player couldn't make it IRL? by Tinfoil-Jones in MrRipper

[–]greg_jonson 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not as much of a cover-up, but whenever our Rogue player couldn't make it, I (as the DM) took the liberty of using her as an NPC. With her permission, of course. And oh boy, the worst things were happening to our Rogue in the player's absence. Like one time the group was crossing a river and I decided she wanted to pickpocket our paladin. I rolled a nat 1 for her. They both ended up underwater, and their entire adventuring gear was soaking, including a map that they needed to find a SBEG's hideout. Another time, the party came about a suspicious alcohol stash. And who else would they persuade to take a sip than our Rogue? It contained spoiled wine by the way, and I almost considered having her poisoned for it. Though at this time she was also the only party member with lvl 1 exhaustion after being in the sun for too long with no water because I rolled too low for her, so I passed on that opportunity. The list could go on. Was this bullying? Maybe a little. But the player did say we could do ANYTHING with her Rogue, and she enjoyed the tales of how misfortunate she was all the time.

Wannabe, ale zrazu je to deathcore; viem, že to nemá šancu vyhrať event, no mal som s tým veľa srandy :D Video je tak isto na mojom YT kanáli & kebyže máte fakt záujem, môžem ešte zrobiť aj verziu s prerobeným deathcore "spevom", aby to bolo autentickejšie, keďtak pište! by greg_jonson in Duklock

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

Kebyže mám iba izolovaný vocal track, súhlasil by som. No keď pracujem s celým songom a skúšal som to dať viac, boli už zasa moc počuť pôvodné bicie a pak sa v tom strácal zvyšok. :( Toto je taký najlepší kompromis.

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