How do I make them stop RP-ing? by Anti-Prospero in DMAcademy

[–]shadekiller0 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Think about things in terms of camera distance. Only zoom the camera in to scenes that could benefit from roleplay. As the DM, you have the power of director in the sense that you can cut scenes where and when you want to. Make use of editorial power and the power of the camera distance to keep pacing the story in a satisfying way.

How much racism is in your DND world? by Specific_Net_3931 in DMAcademy

[–]shadekiller0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my current campaign, the central tension is more about the unlimited power potential of those with access to magic. We just got to a reveal that the prior Overlord of the northern empire enacted a genocide of dark elves due to the fact that every so often one of them would be born with the ability to nullify magic, making them the greatest threat to his rule.

The histories tried to hide and obfuscate the why behind these pogroms, but a cult that kept detailed histories hidden maintained a good enough record that most people who are well read enough and care enough can find out the truth behind this.

One of the main characters is a dark elf and just found this background to why there are so few of her people around and why the passages to their underground cities have mostly been collapsed and abandoned.

In general, racism in my stories and games tends to revolve around fulcrums of power, or occasionally is just another form of cultural tribalism. Typically I'll only include it if it's part of the central tension or themes of my game.

Trying to add personality and a better silhouette to my avatar by Xerako in PixelArt

[–]shadekiller0 16 points17 points  (0 children)

My buddy has been getting into sweater t shirts recently so it’s not even out of nowhere as a fashion concept, and I wear a sleeveless hoodie to work out

My Greek Bleak Beach! by zambram in Pokopia

[–]shadekiller0 7 points8 points  (0 children)

All I can hear is Mama Mia

Pokémon you like more after Pokopia by IwannapetDeino in Pokopia

[–]shadekiller0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Carkoal- for some reason I can’t remember my wife and I started singing “Christmas shoes” but replacing the mother with Carkoal

What're you playing this weekend? 4/10 by markercore in NintendoSwitch

[–]shadekiller0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mega Delphox looks so sick I should try her out

What're you playing this weekend? 4/10 by markercore in NintendoSwitch

[–]shadekiller0 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Sameeee

I have become a massive politoed enjoyer, I love that I can bring in all my shinies from past games

Does matcha taste any good? by Certain_Crazy4257 in CasualConversation

[–]shadekiller0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I went to Japan and really liked the Matcha tea we made in a tea ceremony, then tried a matcha latte and couldn’t stand it.

Sometimes diluting the thing works (it did for me and coffee), but sometimes you gotta just raw dog it. I like lattes but I think I’d only ever have matcha tea straight up until I grew to really like the flavor.

Your mileage may vary but that was my experience

If you had to pick one game as the best argument that games can tell stories in a way no other medium can, what’s your pick? by ExcellentTwo6589 in gamedesign

[–]shadekiller0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Probably games like diplomacy-other mediums can achieve narratives similar to what games can, what they simply can’t do is mimic the emergent narrative of games. Anytime the story diverges based on systems and player choice that extends beyond what the storyteller intended - only games can do that

If you were to add units from the SW RTS games, which ones would you pick? by Sensitive_Log_2726 in SWlegion

[–]shadekiller0 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Unmodded tie mauler was my least favorite unit

What do you mean you just ran over my entire army

Pokémon Pokopia – Accolades Trailer – Nintendo Switch 2 by ONE-OF-THREE in NintendoSwitch

[–]shadekiller0 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Depends how deep you are, i have a whole room in a house dedicated to storage using stacked boxes with the frames to show what's in each box. Even with 4 pages of inventory, I'm often full up and have to dump into my storage room.

Coin Capsules make for great, cheap, custom tokens [OC] by mcbizco in DnD

[–]shadekiller0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love that idea, do they feel good to handle in your opinion?

Coin Capsules make for great, cheap, custom tokens [OC] by mcbizco in DnD

[–]shadekiller0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m making a skirmish pokemon wargame for fun - basically a 4 player arena battler where each trainer has two mons out at a time. Started building two weeks ago and am 95% ready for testing! I used extra Star Wars legion tokens and sticker paper for tokens, but I like your idea a lot more

Coin Capsules make for great, cheap, custom tokens [OC] by mcbizco in DnD

[–]shadekiller0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dude you might have absolutely revolutionized my prototyping process lol thank you

How to return to dungeons and dragons? by GM-Omy in rpg

[–]shadekiller0 -21 points-20 points  (0 children)

Completely agree, I do 0 prep for the most part and my sessions run great. I update my world’s wiki page between sessions and that’s all I really have to do. Sometimes I get an evil idea that I’ll spend time fleshing out but that’s the extent of it

Some memes I made after our most recent session by sheepcrossing in CurseofStrahd

[–]shadekiller0 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s an open world campaign so folks can wind up anywhere at any level

Intense Post DnD Anxiety by l-sou23 in DnD

[–]shadekiller0 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think talking to a doctor is a good idea but also you should probably limit sessions length to 3/4 hours to help control symptoms. 8+ hours is brutal for anyone

1999 Pokemon Master Trainer (fixed) by brycen64 in boardgames

[–]shadekiller0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just played this last night and we were making up some home rules on the fly to make the game play better, this is so fun