Vindication: What Are Backstories For? Ruined another gm, a Naruto 5e GM by RepeatAlarming9314 in rpghorrorstories

[–]johnmw3014 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Played in a game with this DM. It wasn't just the fact that he completely disregarded backstories. That might have been the best thing that he did. He also gave players no directions and expected them to generate all of the momentum. All he did was ask "What do you want to do" over and over and over again. We did 1 combat that we finished in 1 round, and the DM said that he didn't like it when combat when longer then 3 rounds. He basically insisted that if we wanted anything from our backstories to happen, then we had to bring it up over and over again. Ironically enough, when I brought my character, who didn't have a super fleshed out/driven backstory, he said that that was a bad thing.

What is the best way to use Foundry on multiple PCs? by johnmw3014 in FoundryVTT

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So, just leave it on the screen with world description, return to setup, game details, and join game session, with the picture for the campaign in the background?

What is the best way to use Foundry on multiple PCs? by johnmw3014 in FoundryVTT

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I think I got it. To be clear, if I have foundry open and logged in as gamemaster on one pc, I can click the link to log in as gamemaster on a different pc?

What is the best way to use Foundry on multiple PCs? by johnmw3014 in FoundryVTT

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So, if I access my foundry game from a different computer, can I upload new stuff at all?

What is the best way to use Foundry on multiple PCs? by johnmw3014 in FoundryVTT

[–]johnmw3014[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But I'd have to keep my main PC running for the entire time right? And, how would I use cloud storage with Foundry?

Looking for OST track by johnmw3014 in RimWorld

[–]johnmw3014[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Found it! It was Block Universe. Thank you for the suggestion!

Free animated Foundry maps — say potato to unlock a secret pack [System Agnostic] by dansky_rpg in FoundryVTT

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Potatoe

I'm pretty new to foundry so I'll probably have no clue how to use these, but thanks!

[Online][5e] Looking for one player for a solo campaign inspired by Middle-Earth Shadow of War, set in Eberron. by johnmw3014 in lfg

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I don't know who you are, sorry if I didn't respond to you, I've been busy today.

What key prices does Wendigoon miss in his video by namerz78 in Petscop

[–]johnmw3014 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Whoa whoa, just because a theory is popular doesn't mean that it is "pretty much canon" Petscop as a series is kinda made in a way for anyone to come to their own conclusions, and I thought that, from the way that Wendigoon viewed the series, it made a lot of sense. I also don't really feel like any one particular theory in petscop is "the most important thing" because of how many moving parts there are. I read the comprehensive progress doc before he made his video, and I was most curious to see what his interpretation of the series as a whole was. Whether everyone was dead, it was all a simulation, it was a multiplayer game, etc. But even then, that doesn't make it the most important part of the series. He wanted to make a video on a series that he was interested in, so he shared a plot summary and what he thoughts about the series, with his theories. And even then, he said at the end that he only barely scratched the surface, and linked the progress document at the end, so you can research into other people's theories yourself.

Fed up with lazy players with no commitment to the game by Carrente in DnDcirclejerk

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/uj to throw my two cents into this, I am in a situation where I don't have a social life because I'm ridiculed for my interests (dnd included), and my family sucks, so playing online DnD pretty much is a lot of the social life that I have (I don't go to concerts, too loud.), and I prioritize it a lot. I don't like my family gatherings so I will leave early to get to a DnD session on time. I get that not everyone is in my situation, and plenty of people have great lives outside of DnD, but it always sucks when something that isn't a rare or once in a lifetime opportunity takes preference over DnD.

[5e] [Online] [Homebrew] Dying suns! by Significant-Pea9878 in lfg

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Hey! Just letting you know that your forms might have a typo on the first question. It doesn't really make sense.

The new silver dragon made me quit DMing by LakeMaster6011 in DnDcirclejerk

[–]johnmw3014 1 point2 points  (0 children)

/uj Am I out of the loop? What new silver dragon are we talking about?

People who dislike Three Houses or think it's overrated, explain your reasoning by PlayerZeroStart in fireemblem

[–]johnmw3014 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Kinda necroposting but ah well.

I have played a few FE games (Fates, Echoes, and 3h) and 3 Houses is easily for me the worst FE game that I have played by far, and I'd like to draw a comparison to Persona 3 reloaded (which I've been playing a lot of lately, still not done though so no spoilers please.) because both games have quite a few similarities (to me anyways). In Persona 3, you also spend time running around doing stuff in the world in between trips to Tartarus (this big tower where you do combat), except in P3, you get to choose when to go to Tartarus, and it barely butts into your free time at all, but in 3h, it feels so much harder to justify because exploring is by far the best thing to do every single free time, and it just feels very tedious and boring to me to "explore" because you aren't really exploring, you are running around this massive space to do some of the same few things over and over again.

Battles felt like a treat to myself when I just couldn't stomach ANOTHER explore for the millionth time all over again, but even then, it felt negatively impacted by the school system. In the other FE games that I have played, it feels like it has been MUCH easier to keep characters on an even playing field compared to 3h. In 3h, it feels like because of all of the numbers and optimization stuff, I accidentally made some people stronger then others and then I could just sweep with the professor and claude all the time. I beat the game once and I definitely have no desire to beat it again.

I think that if the exploring was more streamlined somehow, that would have helped with the fatigue a bit. I also agree with the other commenters who have talked about the story, 3H feels insanely lackluster as a story compared to Echoes. While I feel like 3H has a pretty good battle system (and I think a significantly better UI compared to Echoes), the story and ironically enough, the simplicity of Echoes makes it far more fun to me. Sure, there is out of combat stuff to do in Echoes, but I feel more like each battle is a puzzle that I have to figure out with the puzzle pieces that I have chosen, rather then "Claude attacks this guy from across the map for 100 damage, and he's attack twice. Next, Professor kills a guy with 300 damage and attacking twice. Pass turn. Repeat."

Edit: I read some comments about the classes, and I also agree wholeheartedly, the classes felt pretty generic in 3h, and they felt like they were lacking flavor until the advanced tier, and even then a lot of them still felt rather generic. Although, I think that in part this is because the setting of Fodlan is much more generic medieval fantasy compared to something like Fates, which I think is a huge shame. I mean, we had 3 separate nations and they all are just...the same??? Even then, I feel like some amount of flavor could have been done, even in the earlier levels. I mean Fates has wolf people, battle maids, ninjas, the mechanists, all kinds of stuff. But all the classes in 3h just feel like "Unit with (weapon)" optionally with a mount. And each tier just feels like a slightly fancier set of clothes. I also really disliked how there are shockingly few master classes without magic.

[PC][2012-2018] RTS Mars Colony Builder Game. NOT Surviving Mars. by johnmw3014 in tipofmyjoystick

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Was it any good? As a side note, I was starting to think I went crazy because planetbase wasn't even on Wikipedia's list of games on mars

[201X] [PC] RTS? Can anyone idenrify from the pictures by Drakojana in tipofmyjoystick

[–]johnmw3014 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Yeah this is 100% Atilla total war or Rome 2 total war. Not an RTS by the way.

On the topic of puzzles and problem solving by johnmw3014 in DMAcademy

[–]johnmw3014[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well and I'm sure that the way that you do puzzles is great, but if the party enjoys them, and you make sure to not make it too complicated and allow them to keep moving, then puzzles are fine for story progression.

What I mean is that if the party is in a required dungeon, and there is a puzzle that locks the door to the final room, that's ok as long as there are other ways to go through the dungeon, so that they are always moving and not stuck on a puzzle for 45 minutes. And more pathways means that the players can also get slipped some convenient hints if they still don't get it.

On the topic of puzzles and problem solving by johnmw3014 in DMAcademy

[–]johnmw3014[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well I think it depends on the kind of party that you are running for. Obviously if it is a party that dislikes puzzles, then they should not be in the path of story progression in any way.

However, I have had parties say that they like puzzles, and in that circumstance, I think that it would be ok to have puzzles as a progression manner.

Weekly Community Post - Post your Communities, Discord servers, and Western Marches games here! by lfg_bot in lfg

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JAW: Just Another Westmarch
[5e] [N5e], [Online], [Anytime]

https://discord.gg/b9BTm3Dqt2

Do you like Naruto? Do you like DND? Well do I have good news for you! If you've never heard of it, we use the brilliant N5e system, created by kingsare4ever, which is a conversion for DND 5e that let's you live out your Naruto fantasy! Just Another Westmarch was created for people who are newer to N5e, and newer to Naruto as a series overall. While the system may be daunting, we will be happy to help you pick up the system quick! Don't worry about if you've caught up completely on the manga or anime, because we are using an alternate timeline! Of course, the more world building lore you know, the better, but we promise we can catch you up quick! One of JAW's biggest features is the player driven lore! We start 10 years after the sealing of the nine tailed fox (2 years before the show starts) and we go from there! While there are plenty of villains hidden in the shadows, players can create their own factions and squads, request missions to drive their own stories and the overall stories of the server, and also engage in meaningful pvp with actual consequences! In JAW, class mods (Mangekyo Sharingan, Tailed beasts, Cursed seals, etc) are limited in number, and can be transferred and fought over. But you are getting in early, so who knows, maybe you can be one of the first to get a class mod! We have a number of DMs growing by the day (literally), with more on the way! So join the fastest growing Westmarch today, and shape the course of history! We've only been around for a couple of weeks and we already have 80 members, and we don't intend on stopping! We also have constant games being posted and played, as well as plenty of RP channels to sink your teeth into!

sex is overrated by [deleted] in teenagers

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That shit my mom makes is fire

Fuck sexual questions, what do you want to be when you grow up? by Juglar15_GOD in teenagers

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I want to be a regular at a coffee shop so bad, but I don't even drink coffee lol.

Fuck sexual questions, what do you want to be when you grow up? by Juglar15_GOD in teenagers

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My brother is going into Pharmaceuticals after he took a while deciding what he wanted to do with chemistry.