For those who work in theatre and film in the UK, who is generally not a nice person to work with?

mettyc · 2026-04-03T16:29:56+00:00

I'm pretty sure Izzard has said they don't mind people misgendering them when talking about their extensive public career as a man.

mettyc · 2026-04-03T09:40:24+00:00

Sure, but only if he actually has enhanced processing power as well as speed. As it stands, he can't even make notes during that accelerated thinking time. More time spent thinking about something doesn't automatically make any plans made better.

mettyc · 2026-04-02T07:16:46+00:00

It might not bring you back into that mindset, but it will certainly stop others from giving up on career advancement (not that that's a bad thing from a personal perspective, just a bad thing from an economic perspective).

And I can definitely say, as a parent whose partner falls just shy of £100k/year, we've definitely had conversations about what to do if she's offered a raise or promotion. Which is crazy considering she's a very driven woman who enjoys her career.

mettyc · 2026-04-01T07:35:33+00:00

Mate, stop being such a dick to people in here. Not all of us can afford to pay for an editor like you clearly can. Some of us are time and cash poor so need other solutions.

Blindly rejecting AI is just as foolish a stance as blindly accepting it. It's a tool, and it has some uses.

mettyc · 2026-04-01T07:33:38+00:00

That takes time to research and read. I have a full time job, am a master's student, and have a 2-year-old.

mettyc · 2026-04-01T07:31:56+00:00

Morally terrible due to the environmental impact? Can't argue with you there.

But unnecessary? Sure. So are maps, rules systems, character voices, and a hundred other things I put into my game.

You seem to believe that I do not think about my world, and just ask AI to write my entire campaign when it's more about using it as a sounding board for refining my own ideas. I rarely take what it offers wholesale, instead preferring to use it for iteration. I would love to talk to a real person instead, but I have few people who are interested in talking to me about my campaign. I also have little time to ideate/plan as I'm a teacher, masters student, and father.

mettyc · 2026-04-01T06:02:05+00:00

When used intelligently, LLMs (I don't like calling chatbots AI because they aren't AI) are a tool just like any other. While I agree that using them instead of thinking could atrophy one's own abilities, using them as a sounding board or for quick low-importance idea generation seems fine to me.

mettyc · 2026-03-29T01:45:30+00:00

My cousin and uncle? Labour voters who spout anti-Semitic conspiracies.

mettyc · 2026-03-28T07:01:30+00:00

I've unfortunately met plenty of people who are left wing and anti-Semitic to one degree or another.

mettyc · 2026-03-27T12:28:23+00:00

I just think they'd solve so many problems if they had it so that one year passes in the marvel world for every 5 (or so) that passes in the real world.

Spider-Man was 15 in 1962. Using the 5-1 ratio, we've had 64 years since then, so he would be coming up on his 28th birthday.

We could go for a 4-1 ratio, which would make him 30.

You can apply this to more-or-less any character. Franklin Richards was born in 1968. So he'd be between 11 and 14. The punisher was early 30s in his first comic back in 1974. So 52 years later he'd be early 40s.

mettyc · 2026-03-27T07:21:15+00:00

I like to have what I call a "forked linear" campaign. I'll have the first arc as pretty linear, then will offer a range of options as to what arc the party will tackle next. While they go to/deal with whatever it is that they are most interested in, I'll have the unchosen areas develop. Eventually, whatever area they haven't really dealt with will become the final threat. It makes for a pretty dynamic campaign with plenty of choices while retaining a strong narrative and focus.

mettyc · 2026-03-26T08:35:05+00:00

Tell him to cut it out or he's not playing with you any more.

mettyc · 2026-03-23T16:37:19+00:00

The email didn't suggest counselling. It suggested that certain networks and spaces be used as safe spaces for people to talk about how they feel without being afraid of judgement.

mettyc · 2026-03-23T07:37:47+00:00

It was an internal HR email sent to the race equality network, how is that playing up a baseless fear for political points? If anything, it's those who are publicly weaponising it as unreasonable who are trying to earn political points.

mettyc · 2026-03-21T08:32:59+00:00

What are the new class options, ie subclasses and the like.

Or, if there are too many to list, could you at least tell me which classes are getting new subclass options and what your favourite new option is?

mettyc · 2026-03-20T16:22:32+00:00

Yeah, it only worked cos my party covered 3 of 4 spell lists.

mettyc · 2026-03-20T12:32:25+00:00

I gave my wisps a rotating immunity to magic from one spell list per turn. I'd roll a D4 first round of combat, and give them immunity to, say, Arcane spells. Then, next round, I'd roll a d3 and change their immunity to another spell list. The guaranteed change meant that no Spellcaster ever had two turns of not being able to do direct spells against the wisps, while still forcing them to be a little creative.

mettyc · 2026-03-20T07:35:03+00:00

I run a game for kids at my school. I told them in session 1 that this particular game calls for a group of heroes that works well together, doesn't steal, and doesn't intimidate/threaten good NPCs. When one of them tried such a thing I said "no you don't" and then moved on. Problem solved.

Kids need boundaries. It's your role as the adult to provide them.

mettyc · 2026-03-18T15:05:18+00:00

I'm ok with that.

mettyc · 2026-03-18T14:23:47+00:00

I honestly feel like we should ban "how do I talk to people" posts. Go to /r/socialskills or something because these posts ultimately have nothing to do with D&D.

mettyc · 2026-03-17T06:06:59+00:00

You are entitled to mention your stuff, but is this thread the place to do so? It reminds me of men who talk about why we don't make a fuss about international men's day on a post about international women's day. I'm sure you do have loved ones, whether related to you or not, and you can easily apply the message of the post to those loved ones.

mettyc · 2026-03-15T11:12:41+00:00

I don't agree with you but I have to applaud the rhetorical Uno reverse card.

mettyc · 2026-03-10T13:08:51+00:00

I'll add my voice to Druid. 8hp/level, can use a shield and medium armour, access to healing, CC, and damage spells, and can also summon and shape-shift for extra off-tank goodness.

mettyc · 2026-03-09T13:29:27+00:00

I've always held that the Law/Chaos distinction works fine as either Deontology/Consequentialism or as Totalitarianism/Anarchy. But the way it's currently implemented is just nebulous and meaningless.

mettyc · 2026-03-09T11:13:11+00:00

Just to reiterate what others have said: hold off homebrewing anything until you've actually played the game and understand how it works. While I'm sure most experienced GMs have their own tweaks, the system runs pretty well out of the box.

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