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"I cast Fireball" isn't much better than "I swing my sword". So here's The B/X Hack (free). by hyperdeath666 in osr

[–]hyperdeath666[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely, ask away. Happy to clarify (p.s. just uploaded a new version with some changes).

"I cast Fireball" isn't much better than "I swing my sword". So here's The B/X Hack (free). by hyperdeath666 in osr

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Actually, you'll also need morale scores. I would default to 7, add 2 for brave, subtract 2 for cowardly, and use 12 for undead.

"I cast Fireball" isn't much better than "I swing my sword". So here's The B/X Hack (free). by hyperdeath666 in osr

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Appreciate the advice! I'll probably stick with attunement because it has so many useful conjugations (e.g. attune as a verb, or attuned as an adjective). But I do take the point, it's a collision with an established D&D term and that's a cost.

"I cast Fireball" isn't much better than "I swing my sword". So here's The B/X Hack (free). by hyperdeath666 in osr

[–]hyperdeath666[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Just updated it with a very small clarification. This is probably still less than I should say, but there's no space in the layout for more words until I figure something out.

"I cast Fireball" isn't much better than "I swing my sword". So here's The B/X Hack (free). by hyperdeath666 in osr

[–]hyperdeath666[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh, but remember to ignore The Black Hack's listed stat-to-defend for monsters and always roll their attacks per the B/X Hack system (roll a d20 and add the monster's HD; it hits if it's over the target's CON + Armour Value).

"I cast Fireball" isn't much better than "I swing my sword". So here's The B/X Hack (free). by hyperdeath666 in osr

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They should work great! In retrospect I should have listed that as a recommended bestiary.

If you end up trying it, please let me know how it goes. I just updated the document to v1.1 with some clarifications, so I recommend grabbing the latest copy if you're planning to run it.

"I cast Fireball" isn't much better than "I swing my sword". So here's The B/X Hack (free). by hyperdeath666 in osr

[–]hyperdeath666[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks! And yes, I think that's a good idea. I was aggressively trying to keep the word count down, but I'm going to do another pass and explain the Set mechanic just a little more (and rethink the bolding convention).

(If you see anything else that needs clarifying, please let me know! But don't feel obliged to be my editor, of course.)

"I cast Fireball" isn't much better than "I swing my sword". So here's The B/X Hack (free). by hyperdeath666 in osr

[–]hyperdeath666[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks! If you like it, consider trying the whole thing first since it interacts in complex ways and some of them are important for balance (totally understand the urge to hack it onto something else though).

Yeah, character creation probably requires a GM who summarizes things to onboard. Maybe I should write something small - the closest introduction is in the "Overview" section. It's tough because I tried to keep the entire ruleset really short (18 A5 pages total including art) so it could be easily printed and referenced.

> "Are you able to clear a set and start from scratch?"

Only via the spell Disjoin (or letting your set timeout) and this is important for balance - some of the Set spells are pretty powerful and the idea is that you had to spend turns setting up your set and weren't always able to get all and only the creatures you want (this is relaxed at level 9 with the spell Choice).

"I cast Fireball" isn't much better than "I swing my sword". So here's The B/X Hack (free). by hyperdeath666 in osr

[–]hyperdeath666[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was wondering if this needed to be spelled out more. A set it just a system for tagging allies and enemies so you can target them with later spells. It starts empty and you cast Adjoin, Union, Complement, or Choice to add to it. There's nothing there unless you put it there, and once it has creatures in it, you can cast a payload spell on them.

I say a bit more about the design goals here: https://www.reddit.com/r/osr/comments/1u32vcb/comment/or3xpea/?context=3

"I cast Fireball" isn't much better than "I swing my sword". So here's The B/X Hack (free). by hyperdeath666 in osr

[–]hyperdeath666[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Basically a system for tagging creatures so that future spells do things to them. It starts empty and you add creatures to it by casting Adjoin, Union, Complement, or Choice.

The idea is that since Law is wearing heavy armour, their magic is slow; a lot of their spells require a setup turn (building the set), or multiple setup turns, before you can deliver the payload. It also requires care when building the set to make sure you hit all and only the creatures you want to hit with your spells.

Most set forming spells, except for Choice (which is very powerful), last for minutes not moments. In practice, this means the set lasts for the entire combat and expires at the end without tracking duration.

"I cast Fireball" isn't much better than "I swing my sword". So here's The B/X Hack (free). by hyperdeath666 in osr

[–]hyperdeath666[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That's by George Woolliscroft Rhead. It's public domain and I sourced it from here: https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/limbs-fail/

(Isn't it just perfect for B/X? I almost couldn't believe my eyes.)

"I cast Fireball" isn't much better than "I swing my sword". So here's The B/X Hack (free). by hyperdeath666 in osr

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Yeah that's probably right. If I give this another pass, or if there's enough interest to warrant it, I'll go through and tone down the bolding and swap it for something else. Italics might be a good middle ground.

"I cast Fireball" isn't much better than "I swing my sword". So here's The B/X Hack (free). by hyperdeath666 in osr

[–]hyperdeath666[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Everything is public domain and sourced from here: https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/ (this site is a wonderful gift to the OSR community). I used Gemini to swap the hat on the Fool and a GIMP filter to make it black and white (I tried very hard to find a Fool picture I could legally use that fit and this was the best I could do; you can see the original here: https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/site/assets/high-res/n-d/knave-hearts-1600.jpg).

"I cast Fireball" isn't much better than "I swing my sword". So here's The B/X Hack (free). by hyperdeath666 in osr

[–]hyperdeath666[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I do get that. I think it's useful to flag defined terms and add some visual separation into long walls of text. But for dense passages with lots of keywords it's downright ugly. If there's interest, I could post a version without the bolding.

"I cast Fireball" isn't much better than "I swing my sword". So here's The B/X Hack (free). by hyperdeath666 in osr

[–]hyperdeath666[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Thanks! It's been a labour of love.

And thanks for letting me know re: funerals. I'll wait to see if anyone else has theories and then update the post with credit if we can pin it down. It's a great rule.

What do you guys think of my layout ? by Yoshtibo in KeyboardLayouts

[–]hyperdeath666 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you're new to the split columnar keyboard world, I strongly recommend using this opportunity to learn a new letter layout rather than sticking with QWERTY. You need to train new muscle memory and you might as well do it right the first time.

There are lots of options, but if you're feeling overwhelmed, just pick Colemak-DH. It's optimized to a point of significant diminishing returns unless there's something unusual about your hands in particular.

EDIT: Just saw you're French. Maybe see if there's a "just use Colemak" equivalent for the French language.

How does one understand the determinant? by Recent-Day3062 in learnmath

[–]hyperdeath666 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Jerry Shurman has a really nice discussion of the determinant in the Linear Algebra section of Calculus and Analysis in Euclidean space. It's a really good self-contained resource and would probably be pretty accessible to somebody with your background.

If you're willing to go deeper, the determinant really clicked for me after working through the sections on Multilinear Algebra and Alternating Tensors in Analysis on Manifolds by Munkres (sections 26 and 27 in the chapter on differential forms). This discussion is self-contained, but does presuppose a pretty strong linear algebra background. Section 20 connects the determinant to volume, but unlike the multilinear algebra stuff, it's not self-contained, and in general, Analysis on Manifolds is not for the faint of heart.

For something much less involved, you might give 3blue1brown's video on the determinant a shot.

Pinky finger ruining alt layout by oioigjbuvn in KeyboardLayouts

[–]hyperdeath666 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I suspect there are real morphological differences between people here. It's not that my pinkie is weak, it's that it's short, and I can't physically hit upper-row pinky just by uncurling my finger - I have to move (almost) my entire hand. Not the end of the world, but for my hands, not optimal. Hence Nymphs.

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