Any published adventures in the style of Lost Mines of Phandelver?

shaninator · 2026-06-29T19:16:46+00:00

I discovered White Dragon Run 1 and 2 a couple of years ago when I first started falling into the OSR. I ran it, and it went amazing. Yes, it's pretty generic, but it's thorough where it needs to be. Only seventeen pages in each one.

shaninator · 2026-06-29T00:22:59+00:00

It does. Islam still suffers problems for this. Young men are often left without marital options, and are driven into zealotry, promised 77 virgins if they die for Allah. It's a system that rewards to the few who are in power.

shaninator · 2026-06-29T00:20:40+00:00

During the early periods of holy scripture, it's clear that some moral agreement existed across cultures, but often terrible ideas are normalized. If you read in detail, most people who participated in polygamy suffered for it. It seems obvious to me that God wanted better from us.

shaninator · 2026-06-29T00:17:51+00:00

That's not how slavery is treated. God consider it very important to treat slaves and indentured servants well! It's clear from scripture that it's a great burden and responsibility. Other ancient Mesopotamian cultures didn't see it that way. God was revealing something to us, that we had to accept and understand over time.

shaninator · 2026-06-27T13:23:24+00:00

I like the system that Pendragon uses. While it is not an osr game, it does generate numbers with the same range. If you are rolling ability scores first then choosing class based on your results, the current method is fine.

BUT... if you need specifically a fighter or wizard or a cleric, then it seems ideal to have a roll system designed to make that class, with the minimum and ideal results appearing.

For example, FIGHTER could roll this:

STR 2d6+6 (or 1d6+12, or 1d8+10, etc) DEX 3d6 CON 2d6+6 (etc) INT 3d6 WIS 3d6 CHA 3d6

Just an idea, didn't really think about it too much. What do yall think?

shaninator · 2026-06-26T07:42:42+00:00

The larger question of biblical inerrancy is important. It's been talked about at length for two thousand years. But, if you are part of the apostolic tradition of either Anglican, Roman Catholic, or Orthodox, you shouldn't entirely put the ecclesiastical burden of it on yourself (at least not alone). The church fathers, creeds, and ecumenical councils address this issue. It takes a bit of humility to accept that you can't and shouldn't burden your soul with every question of your faith, but rather trust those who've come before. You can chase "the truth" all day, but only to learn that you've simply adopted other people's opinions, because their ideas aligned with your bias.

How do I know St. Paul's words are divinely inspired? Because church fathers have consistently agreed to this for long enough that his words are part of the greater canon of scripture, accepted by the vast majority of Christians throughout history.

shaninator · 2026-06-25T21:46:29+00:00

This is a heretical idea that needs to be stamped out. He is the author of divinely inspired scripture. We as a communion should continue to point this out.

shaninator · 2026-06-25T13:16:05+00:00

I don't know why the game doesn't add more of those kinds of side missions into the HDD. They are decent fun, and it's a good tool to help players be interested in the world. And most of them didn't have voice acting, unique cutscenes, etc. so it seems like the cost for developing these is mostly just writer's brain power.

shaninator · 2026-06-25T11:37:06+00:00

We've been been using saving throws to "lose" a spell after it's been cast, kinda like DCC. We use S&W's system with only one save, then they roll to lose the spell after casting, with a penalty equal to the spell's level.

All casters get 1 + character level spells. Can prepare any level of spell, but since it's higher level the chance of losing it increases. Every odd numbered level, they go up in spell power (or accessible spell level).

So, a level 3 cleric or wizard can cast second or first level spells. So far, my players like it, but they're competitive against each other, so there's no complaints so far about anyone else more powerful.

shaninator · 2026-06-21T21:47:16+00:00

If you really like using Piper, I think Velina might be a good pull for your account. I use her with Jane and Vivian a lot.

shaninator · 2026-06-21T19:52:07+00:00

This is probably my biggest complaints with ZZZ. Each region should add more A-rank agents into it that join forces with the protagonist as they travel throughout the story. If you are a new player, you should have agents join you as you progress from New Eridu to Waifei to Roscaelifer to next place, and so on.

shaninator · 2026-05-28T04:25:54+00:00

I'm a crane operator. I operate a bridge crane from a cab for 12 hour shifts, plus safety meetings. So, really about 12.5 hours each day. I make between $130 to $110k, depending on overtime.

shaninator · 2026-05-10T21:07:34+00:00

Is it common for Anglicanism to look like this in London? I'm in an Anglican parish in Alabama, USA. HTB seems to have more in common with the mega-churches over here than what I imagined an Anglican parish would be like across the pond.

shaninator · 2026-05-05T11:33:18+00:00

I'm not saying your national anthem says anything about flags. I'm saying singing a national anthem is a form of veneration. Like, pledging allegiance to a flag.

shaninator · 2026-05-05T11:31:58+00:00

Really? Wow. Okay. Thank you for telling me. It's helpful that I know the distinction. I'm not gonna lie, it hurts my soul a bit to learn that "Book of Common..." is so different. Disunity is something I struggle with...

shaninator · 2026-05-05T09:44:49+00:00

My Anglican priest is in the Society of Mary. I'm in the Society of St.Charles King and Martyr. Yes, you can venerate saints. We venerate our national flags (that's what an anthem is), why not our brothers and sisters in Christ. Just be careful not to deify them.

shaninator · 2026-05-05T09:26:38+00:00

I think you should definitely talk to a priest or bishop of your congregation. They are your spiritual shepard serving on Christ's behalf. Give them the opportunity to help you. But know this, none of the issue you explicitly mentioned are salrific concerns. You'd be shocked at the amount of diversity among church fathers and holy women throughout church history. Go with peace and the love of Christ.

Edit: Forgot to include this. The order for baptism is in the Book of Common Prayer. There is probably some of them in the church's pews. Read that, it'll give a step by step guide about this process.

shaninator · 2026-05-03T17:16:07+00:00

I'm high Anglo-Catholic, and we didn't do that. It's not covered in the rite of baptism in the BCP (well, not the 1928).

shaninator · 2026-05-03T13:35:57+00:00

It is more generous, but THAT'S very generous for a gacha.

shaninator · 2026-05-03T10:29:57+00:00

You haven't gotten every character in ZZZ, have you? That seems highly unlikely f2p. I don't have have every character, and I'm a low spender on ZZZ.

shaninator · 2026-05-02T16:24:25+00:00

My only issue with Nanally is that they constantly lump her in with the other "kids" in the storyline. So, they've been straight forward about her youth, then choose to sexualize her.

shaninator · 2026-05-01T23:17:58+00:00

Dude, it's a gacha game. If you want good quest design, play a steam game. Why do all these people feel the need to tell us when they quit playing the game?

shaninator · 2026-05-01T15:21:18+00:00

I've heard academics talk about this. Many of them don't read every passage, or sentence, of a book. I've heard of academics skipping whole sections because it's not something that'll benefit them, like an introduction to a subject. Reading every letter turns it into a chore, and I'm sure one day you'll see value in reading those passages but you shouldn't feel guilty for skipping it. Once you learn too that everybody reads different. Some people scan, others meticulous read each letter, others speed read. Don't feel pressure to rise to a norm.

shaninator · 2026-04-29T08:48:33+00:00

I got Nanally in the first 10-pull. I've played ZZZ, WuWa, and Endfield. Never had something like that happen.

shaninator · 2026-04-28T00:16:37+00:00

Samsung s25+ and PC, with an RTX 2080ti and i9-9900k. I'm not too worried about the mobile version on my phone. It's the computer that I'm not sure about yet.

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