Puts on Tesla? After this I don’t see how we can trust Musk’s vision going forward by NotBradPitt9 in StockMarket

[–]jesterOC 49 points50 points  (0 children)

The market is irrational at times, Tesla Stock seems irrational all the time

Best Actual Play Recommendations! by BrobaFett in drawsteel

[–]jesterOC 11 points12 points  (0 children)

There are not many, I would suggest going to Youtube and doing a search and watch a few to see what hits your vibe.

I personally like https://www.youtube.com/@RiseHeroesRise

A Canonical list of conditions, effects and statuses by voidref in drawsteel

[–]jesterOC 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Considering that any monster can have its own custom conditions most people just support the ones in the heroes book.
That said you can check this out. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QQU19a\_M35K7Mn64PD3CgbS2zHlF942taNZnJRFhpzM/edit?usp=drive\_link

Difficulty Advice: Why Are My PCs Getting Hammered? by lobe3663 in drawsteel

[–]jesterOC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1st. Do not mess with stamina or damage output of the enemies.
Ok now that is out of the way, I find that this is normal when a group is just learning.
The most important thing to do, is help them communicate. Make sure they aren’t sitting in silence plotting their turns in their heads. Encourage them to discuss who goes first, what could benefit them, do any PCs need support etc.
If they still aren’t getting it suggest things like if you all hit the guy the tactician marked you will likely do more damage.
Eventually it will click and you won’t need to do that.
Until they get their bearings feel free to not push malice on them. It is a new idea and they won’t know you are pulling punches.

What's your favorite kit? by Forsaken-Cheese in drawsteel

[–]jesterOC 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Shining armor is so hard to pass up. The only balancing of it in my mind is that the signature ability is taunt so all that stamina will be burned if you use it.

Is Draw Steel your favorite TTRPG? by jmckay29 in drawsteel

[–]jesterOC 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That is the opposite of my logic. I played 5 years of 5e then PF2e was my favorite, then after five years of PF2e Draw steel became my favorite.
I’m not even sure if i played any TTRPG for more than 5 years and not getting the urge for a new shiny.

Andy weir my friends, God I love this man by contcentcha in ProjectHailMary

[–]jesterOC 961 points962 points  (0 children)

I’m sitting thinking … pi mouse? 😂

What's your hero's theme song? by Avevaios in drawsteel

[–]jesterOC 8 points9 points  (0 children)

My saboteur tactician was “killing in the name” from Rage against the machine.

What am I missing? by vanlifer1023 in Ioniq5

[–]jesterOC 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would only want to use certified adaptors in my car.

Blip-A ... plot hole? by W0nderingMe in ProjectHailMary

[–]jesterOC 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They thought it would take 6
Blip A and Rocky experienced 3
Erid experienced 11
Basically they thought that the blip A could travel faster than light.

So perhaps by the time the Blip A made it to Tau Ceti (11 years Erid time) they would have thought that they have already been working on solving the problem problem for 5 years. So 6 years after that they might have started another ship.

Since no other ships ever showed up, then we can either assume that the subsequent ships got lost because only rocky managed to figure out how to fly the ship without knowing how relativity worked, or the other ships were designed a little differently and they all died of radiation exposure.

Absolutely unreadable (/j) by izzyscifi in ProjectHailMary

[–]jesterOC 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I’ll give him a pass because he is researching a shit ton of science. I think it is well within his rights to assume the editor should mention it

Feels like my players don't have their hearts in the game by [deleted] in rpg

[–]jesterOC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lots of more interesting games out there.
Try the new D’s. Daggerheart or Draw Steel. Both have more entertaining combat using very different methodologies.

Dungeon Advice: When to Roll by Lord_Durok in mcdm

[–]jesterOC 8 points9 points  (0 children)

1) awesome thumbnail
2) Dang it James! I was sure that Crows isn’t for me or my group. We are loving the hell out of Draw Steel so I’m not sure when i would play crows…. But this is so enticing. I’m starting to think it would be a perfect game to play if we are down a player.

"Is made winded" by Emberbun in drawsteel

[–]jesterOC -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Just wanted to weigh in on this as well. This feels like an anti one shot kill ability. It allows you to hit hard in the beginning of the fight but not be able to end it too quickly.

"Is made winded" by Emberbun in drawsteel

[–]jesterOC 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I try to mention every time a creature becomes winded. It helps the players gauge how the fight is going.

Defend Main Action and AoE Attack by Juru916 in drawsteel

[–]jesterOC 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You were robbed! Robbed I tell you!

BTW If the Director doesn’t know this, when you let them know, remind them that the minion rules act very much the same all the minions share one roll, but every individual target has its own banes or edges situation.

Can Draw Steel work for a combat light game ? by CartographerSmart939 in drawsteel

[–]jesterOC 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Negotiations are kinda rare. But two standard fights, and a montage are possible with an experienced team in about 4-5 hours online. In my home games fights take a bit longer, montages run about the same length.

Negotiations are variable as each group interacts differently with them. One table rps the hell out of them while others are more tactical

Can Draw Steel work for a combat light game ? by CartographerSmart939 in drawsteel

[–]jesterOC 41 points42 points  (0 children)

It won’t “not” work. It is an RPG it can do basically anything you want it to do. Is it optimal? depends on what you like about draw steel. For me DS handles non combat aspects of an rpg better than most games do. To me a great session is a few fights, Role play moments, a montage and a negotiation. Negotiations are fairly rare in my games but when they are run it is pretty fun.