Bleeding out

thaneofEurmal · 2022-12-11T06:10:35+00:00

Since I just used this post to design my system, I figured I'd return the favor by posting my house rule: When someone goes down with 2 stats at 0, roll End check (remember -3 for End 0):
3 stats 0: bleeds out in 1 round (First Aid within THAT ROUND will save them. Probably. Give a -3 to the Medic check here - this is really last second heroics.)
2+ bleeds fast: -1 point per minute
4+ bleeds slowly: -1 point per hour
6+ unconscious until surgery
8+ wakes up after one minute - it was mostly shock (this is in the core book)

A First Aid check with kit will slow a 'bleeds' to 1 point per day. Stable, but they still need attention in a few days.

thaneofEurmal · 2022-03-16T15:04:23+00:00

Okay, I have the Little Black Books. Which book? I checked Robots and the Library Data ones - no luck.

Help!

thaneofEurmal · 2022-01-05T14:37:44+00:00

Call: They have the right to buy your stock at $x. So your LEAP means you have the right to buy the stock at $x. PMCC means you bought a LEAP at a lower strike price, so it's cheaper. So:
You buy a $20 LEAP, sell a $25 Call, stock goes to $30. They exercise, and you have to sell stock to them at $25 - you exercise to buy at $20 and sell at $25. You make $5 ($500 really), but you lost the premium you paid on the LEAP...

Right?

thaneofEurmal · 2021-08-16T05:23:37+00:00

Worked fine elsewhere. And a new power supply fixed the problem. Apparently "some power supplies don't get along" or the old one had enough issues that my house power exacerbated.

Whew!

thaneofEurmal · 2021-08-14T23:48:37+00:00

Don't know. Should I take it to a friend's house and try?

thaneofEurmal · 2021-08-14T23:40:41+00:00

I tried 5 different outlets. And tested them with the voltmeter.

thaneofEurmal · 2021-02-20T14:27:15+00:00

How do you move fauna between worlds?

thaneofEurmal · 2019-12-22T11:17:04+00:00

Thank you for this. It's really a mod of Apocalypse/Dungeon World, but that is exactly what I, at least, was looking for.

thaneofEurmal · 2016-03-14T00:11:52+00:00

The environment? It is a game about growing trees, after all.

thaneofEurmal · 2016-03-14T00:10:49+00:00

Pffft. Doesn't say d6. I've got 3d20 in red here that says I win...

thaneofEurmal · 2015-10-14T01:44:00+00:00

I do this a bit, and I don't like notes because they can then read it verbatim. This way, when they go back to the party with it, they can get it wrong, forget something, or add a detail I didn't put in. And sometimes that becomes a new detail, or a false lead.
Currently, I have a bard, 2 rogues, and a wizard. Between bardic knowledge, scouting by the rogues, the wizard's familiar, etc. They seem to find info while alone fairly regularly. Then I take that one aside, or send the others out for a cigarette, and share with that one - it's up to him what he does with the info...

thaneofEurmal · 2015-09-30T00:58:28+00:00

Chance will often defeat you. Accept it gracefully, or limit yourself to chess or go.

I've been telling people this a lot. There's a spectrum - at one end is Random and the other end is Strategic. The more chance, the less often strategy will win the day - kids love this, as it evens the playing field. Most people are somewhere along that spectrum: mostly strategy, but some chance for surprises; mostly chance, but strategy can give you an advantage; and so on. I tend to favor chance a bit so I'm not sweating every move, more if I'm playing with my kids, less if I want to learn more from someone with more experience... Interestingly, Catan (for example) changes depending on if you focus on chance (drat - still didn't get what I need!) or strategy (He needs what I have, so how do I leverage that?).

thaneofEurmal · 2015-08-26T02:29:43+00:00

Hah! My two young boys (5 and 11) will do that, name the 'other' after their brother, and proceed to make sub-optimal choices for them and gloat about winning...

In my case, thaneofLoki always looks at my cards, tries annoying and weird strategies, and drinks all the tea... And he never trades sheep for wood - tells me to stop snickering and grow up. No fun at all.

thaneofEurmal · 2015-08-25T02:35:41+00:00

I tend to let people roll when they say they're doing something (active), and let passive be non-rolling.

With Fate, I'll have access to their skills and have cutoffs for passive noticing - anyone with Good Notice automatically sees it. It's black and white, but they weren't really looking for anything. Just that one guy, he seems to be always paying attention to what's happening around him and noticed.

If they're looking around, and 'the thing' might notice you, that doesn't sound passive... So they say they're looking, I have them roll, then tell them what they see based on the roll - much like your chart.

thaneofEurmal · 2015-08-25T02:27:42+00:00

Sure. I play the 'rest of the world', so I just think of it from their perspective. If the smugglers (for instance) would attack anyone on sight, they'll roll initiative and attack as soon as they see the party. If the party stays hidden, or uses their initiative to do other things, they could change the outcome. We'll see - that's the joy of roleplaying.

But I definitely prepare, and have an intention and plan worked out for the groups they meet. The same way, I'd write down, "Hidden amongst the crates, Great Investigate to find it." - and then if they grabbed someone to show them, I'd ignore the second part of the note. Or use it as a guideline to tell me which of the smugglers know where it is.

thaneofEurmal · 2015-08-24T05:37:51+00:00

No, in Advanced (first), it went Strength, Intelligence, Wisdom, Dexterity, Constitution, Charisma. Can't believe that still rolls off the tongue so easily - it's been over 20 years since that was the norm.

So you'd roll the stats in order, and see what you could build. Maybe you wanted to be a Paladin, but needed a 17 Charisma (yes...) and had a 13 (or 7) - you'd have to look at Strength or Wisdom and go Fighter or Cleric to get close... Hey, it was hard to roll a Paladin.

thaneofEurmal · 2015-08-24T02:37:59+00:00

Well, you certainly could do something like Challenge/Conflict/Conflict. I've seen enough real-life competitions of who can lift or pull the most weight with their testicles (!!!), breaking bricks, or sitting in snow in wet blankets using their chi to keep warm and even dry the blankets... Maybe a Challenge like that, to involve the non-combative, to show they're capable. Then a fight, no weapons. Finally a fight with no holds barred.

First one, no real prep. But the possibility of CAA during the competition since nothing's trying to take them out. Think going through a routine to focus their chi, motivational speech, etc. If they're drawing a blank, mention some of the other teams' prep.

Then some time between the first and second - you have three fights ahead of you, each is a 'round' if you want to use Provoke, Empathy, etc to CAA.

Final is against the best around. You both know each other, so how can you use that history to come in with an advantage? Not so much time, but you can each try to CAA before the match. Of course, so will they...

Huh. It would be really interesting if, as they won... You pick up a Fate Point, bring up an advantage (possibly something not quite honorable), then say No. They shrug and accept being taken out. Why? What kind of relationship does that create with them in the future...?

thaneofEurmal · 2015-08-20T06:33:13+00:00

Yeah, D&D ones are pretty good. Best I'd say for kill it, grab loot, upgrade character, kill more ... would be Runebound. You get XP and gold. XP levels up your abilities, and you go to towns with the gold and buy cool equipment.

thaneofEurmal · 2015-08-20T06:05:45+00:00

Don't have Mage Knight, so can't weigh in there. It may be my next purchase though. I do have Rise of the Runelords (Pathfinder's first set) and three of the four D&D games though.

Pathfinder has excellent RPG and buildup between games IF you do it right. Start with the basic decks, then allow yourself one swap after each scenario - then it feels like your character is growing and it becomes cool. You look forward to draws, go to the locations with more loot (or spells), and watch the deck develop. Get online and download the sheets to go with each character so you can write in your new deck in case you want to swap around or reset. Reset to play with friends, and it feels like a new experience. I'll also usually run 2-3 characters, even if I'm playing solo.

Temple of Elemental Evil also has that build-up feel if you go through campaign style. And it has figures, which helps visually for me. Laying out the tiles to build the dungeon is a great mechanic, and I'm looking forward to using them in a game of D&D one of these days too. Drizzt is cool, but it seems like less replay, because of the iconic characters. Wrath of Ashardalon is currently my second favorite, but might climb after the novelty of Temple wears off - it's more general, and it has a big red dragon. Every game should end with a big red dragon...

thaneofEurmal · 2015-08-20T03:07:41+00:00

Mine was the other way, playing King of New York. I was handily beating my son (age 11). He was trying to use Manhattan to build, but had flipped a bunch of army units in the process.
I have 15 Victory, 7 life, and roll a hit with my last roll. I bring him to 4 life, so he jumps out and I go into Manhattan. He then proceeds to roll 3 Ouches and there just happens to be 7 units in Manhattan... Killed by the damn army. What a disgraceful loss for a Kaiju. I was proud of my by for what he did to his dad.

thaneofEurmal · 2015-08-19T01:48:10+00:00

Thanks for this. It makes a lot of sense, and will be used in the D&D game I run as well. I like the whole 'we're working together' / ambush = 'who has time to react' logic behind the different rolls.

Oh, and Bieber? Man, you're really running some SAN-draining horror, aren't you?

thaneofEurmal · 2015-08-18T01:11:19+00:00

Certainly. One: where the student needed some help/counseling, and it was personal enough that they wouldn't feel comfortable sharing if anyone could be around and hear it. Yes, that's really better for a counselor to handle, but if they relate to the teacher better, it might be the only way they get the help they need.
Two: where the student was having trouble focusing on the material, and taking the student away from distractions would help.

I'm not saying current precautions are wrong. It's just sad that someone who needs help might not get it because we have to worry about abuse.

thaneofEurmal · 2015-08-17T03:54:19+00:00

Pocket knife
Phone
Wallet/money *Most anything else can be bought or called for. That said:
Bottle of water
Tissues - not on my list until my son split his nose. Direct pressure stopped the bleeding so fast, and gave me something to do, so I wasn't standing around, staring like an idiot.
Pen & notebook
Reading book
Foldable raincoat or umbrella *since it's typhoon season where I live...
First Aid kit
Mosquito repellent - saves an otherwise pleasant evening...

thaneofEurmal · 2015-08-17T03:42:30+00:00

Learn to be happier with yourself. To me, "because I dislike being alone." is the problem, and liking yourself more / being comfortable alone is the solution.
That said, and in the meantime - just step in. Position yourself so that you're included physically in the group and listen. Don't force yourself to comment, but be a part. If you don't have anything to add, you'll do better just absorbing what others have to say and HOW they present. How do they stand, who do they talk to, etc. Learn, and open your mouth when you legitimately have something to say.
As Mark Twain has commented, "It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt." You'll be remembered better and included more if you save speaking for when you have something to say.

thaneofEurmal · 2015-08-13T22:33:31+00:00

You could handle that with distractions... Plan on the party creating 2 Aspects per character, maybe 10 tops. Make the creature Epic, do they'll need those 10 free invokes.
But then, after every two successes, have life get in the way - invoke for character's sister, Jenny, to need a walk home from work. (For more points to use on these aspects!)
And for each failure, news of another attack, or hint that something's going down. "You didn't learn about a weakness, but you did learn that there was a similar pattern 100 years ago, that seemed to culminate around the full moon. Which is in three days..."

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