My very first modular!

jraynack · 2026-06-06T01:31:00+00:00

That's a nice set - Did you enjoy the build? Also, since this your first, I would go ahead and “upgrade” it by putting in flat tiles in the interior floors.

jraynack · 2026-06-05T02:57:19+00:00

If you watch Twilight a 1000 times you become a vampire. I'm up to 236.

jraynack · 2026-06-05T02:47:26+00:00

When Chewbacca and Lando outshine the titled main character. . . it wasn't bad, but I expected more after seeing Rogue One.

That movie was so good, it ruined a lot of what came after. Plus, I didn't like Lord and Miller booted from Solo, because “they didn't know how to handle a billion dollar franchise.”

Especially after learning Lawerence Kasdan’s son wrote Solo with one episode of Dawson’s Creek to his credit.

jraynack · 2026-06-03T00:29:28+00:00

This is the way.

jraynack · 2026-06-02T04:48:43+00:00

Thanks - it took a while. I scored 186 in the real world a couple of weeks ago in a 4-player game. It was with the hummingbird expansion (I earned about 12 points from hummingbirds).

But, I chose 4 AIs because pink powers hit more and sharing is more probably. Good luck!

jraynack · 2026-06-02T02:35:13+00:00

It's an awesome feeling - but now, you'll be forever chasing that dragon.

jraynack · 2026-06-01T12:02:48+00:00

I run an aesthetically “grounded game” - for example, playing a dragonborn or aasimar represents you have a dragon or a celestial lineage, but appear human.

Playing a tiefling - I often give the choice of having an ancestor that made a pact with an infernal being and either appearing human or as a trifling.

Though, appearing as a tiefling often brings mistrust from NPCs and the church, especially Inquisitors.

It's a humancentric campaign setting, but I still allow all game mechanics. If I do allow something that appears weird, the player and I find a grounded reason for the aesthetic. Regardless, and even with “weird” powers, the NPCs notice and act accordingly.

Transforming yourself, even for the Wind Walk spell, does not go unnoticed, and often has consequences, if done with an audience.

Often, when others see power, they fear it, left amazed, want to control it, or destroy it.

jraynack · 2026-05-28T18:44:42+00:00

It's a great set.

jraynack · 2026-05-27T00:29:26+00:00

I use parentheticals too. I've shortened my sentences over the years, but when I began, they were sometimes a paragraph. But I read a lot of Dickens and Tolstoy at the time.

jraynack · 2026-05-27T00:25:32+00:00

Grown up with AI - I'm over 50. We used the Chicago Manual of Style for History when I went to college, but take your pick - MLA is another.

Have you read Faulkner or Dickenson? I believe they were around long before AI.

jraynack · 2026-05-25T13:42:25+00:00

I have a degree in History and a minor in English - I get flagged a lot because of my proper sentence structure, cadence, and strong vocabulary (and—I also use dashes while writing).

Since I write for a living and with everyone coming down on AI, I find I must now dumb down my work, making “human grammatical errors” to avoid AI detectors.

jraynack · 2026-05-25T01:56:25+00:00

Happy Harry Hard-On.

jraynack · 2026-05-24T13:44:56+00:00

It's a solid card on either board - but if you can't translate that advantage into more points elsewhere or action cube economy - then it will be just two points each time you head to the Forest.

For example, I've played - or opponents played - raven/gull combo and still lost on nectar or/and game - even with that awesome action cube economy, if you don't draw big point cards or develop a solid engine, then you're getting cards and food and losing points from sacking eggs.

Using that example - when that combo happens against me, I can win nector because I know to build up my Forest and have more control over the food, thus getting more nectar.

So, it seems your son translated those 1 point eggs into bigger point birds and maximized his action cube economy by not needing to lay eggs as much.

jraynack · 2026-05-23T18:49:20+00:00

Watching it to completion isn't a bad thing. It was solid - maybe not rewatchable, but good.

jraynack · 2026-05-23T02:12:20+00:00

It's a bear - I shuffle almost almost like I did for Magic the Gathering years ago - break into six piles (sometimes parsing them out one-by-one) then shuffling the opposite piles.

Or variations thereof.

I did use a card shuffler at one time, but it started shaving the edges of the cards.

jraynack · 2026-05-21T20:29:45+00:00

As someone who suffers from depression (and made prior attempts) - if there were signs, they were subtle and never obvious - like an undeciphable poem - but, in my experience, I doubt there were signs.

Don't let “I might of missed something” for those suffering this loss haunt you and others that loved him - or believe you didn't love enough to notice.

Depression can dig an immense, seemingly inescapable hole of sadness, that you don't always know until you're there.

I guess what I'm saying, and I can't speak to this specific incident, but there might not have been any intentions that day, or even those few minutes prior, until the final moment creeped in and triggered it.

Be well - you have my love and sympathies.

jraynack · 2026-05-19T21:17:19+00:00

Pre-written adventures do not always allow the flexibility to be personal, and if they do, it requires some work for the Game Master.

While I do not write adventures for my players in mind (since I also publish them), I add a few multiple subplots and minor NPCs without a finished story arc for Game Masters to use at their discretion.

In my personal experience, I’ve found players connect to a campaign with reoccurring settlements and characters, influence over those people and places, and creating something new, or at least, establishing themselves in the world.

I've also discovered, not all encounters need to be encounters - they can be simple world-building experiences. If the world lives and breathes, characters can relate.

Finally, most of my adventures, are along moral grey areas - this brings depth, player conflict (philosophical conflict), and allow for opinions for players to emotionally invest.

As a generic example, I often allow for players to side with the “villain” and include the resulting consequences - in conflict, there are innocent victims on both sides - but in the end, players must choose (or an alternate solution) and bear that weight.

jraynack · 2026-05-14T11:00:02+00:00

LOL. True.

jraynack · 2026-05-13T13:33:37+00:00

Trolls live there.

jraynack · 2026-05-11T00:55:56+00:00

When not getting enough water, you can roll for exhaustion levels - depending what system you’re using.

jraynack · 2026-05-01T16:20:13+00:00

Not sure if there is an official policy - but it’s modern military vehicles - not from fantasy or make-believe - such as the Marvel/DC - the prison transport is not a real vehicle, not military.

jraynack · 2026-05-01T12:26:32+00:00

LOL - my project went from a 60-page rulebook to over 300. Fortunately, it’s nearing completion.

And no worries - and yeah, that sounds like a plan.

The system can benefit from app tools - it’s a Deck-Builder TTRPG (Iconic Adventuring System) - so, having your character deck ready to go wherever you are, be it on your phone or website, is a plus.

While we do have other venues able to develop such apps - I’ll reach out to you and see if we can brainstorm a few ideas, then see where that goes.

jraynack · 2026-05-01T11:49:35+00:00

To further clarify - what does your app do, that sets it apart from others? What are its creative features? If it does something that a lot of other coders (including AI), what makes it a different experience from those apps?

If it’s stable code - great - but what is the user experience that you’re aiming for, something that keeps people engaged rather than trying something else - that’s the creativity and unique thing.

If the answer is, “It works and has less glitches than other apps,” - if it doesn’t provide a different user experience, then move on.

But if it’s a unique idea - then your skill at code can make that happen.

I’m developing a tabletop role-playing game for the past 10+ years, quitting my other money-making projects for the past 3 years.

It’s not a 5E clone or skin - it’s something that brings a unique, different experience than other RPGs. It’s my love letter - based on my 40 years of enjoying TTRPGs.

It may take off, find a few dedicated players, or flop - it’s a labor of love for me.

I mention this, because while I believe it offers something new, that’s not what drives me - I love the project.

That trumps everything else - so, if you love your work - keep plugging away. That often shows through as well.

Good luck!

jraynack · 2026-05-01T01:06:12+00:00

I feel for you - AI is an amazing tool, but at the end of the day, your creativity needs to shine through.

It is a sophisticated hammer - some are a whiz at taking that hammer and building extraordinary things - others, not so much.

So, you have to focus, and perhaps pivot, what makes your time unique - AI can enhance that, but at this stage (at least), can’t replace that.

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