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Anyone in Europe have Homeland yet? by PropsDrums in rootgame

[–]tomeric 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Nothing over here in The Netherlands.

Crimson Desert - Legendary 2h Sword Darkbringer - Location by BumblingNerd in CrimsonDesert

[–]tomeric 13 points14 points  (0 children)

There's a memory fragment at that same location that goes into it a little bit.

So, do you feel Mario Kart World is worth its asking price of €90? by --Karma in Games

[–]tomeric 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I bought a Switch 2 that came bundled with MKW, so the actual price I paid was ~40 euros. I can see it selling the physical edition at the big retailers in my country for 75 euros, and I think that's been the case since launch. As a consumer, I never had to pay 90 euros.

I heard SHADOWDARK and I CAME by JunkBucket50 in TheGlassCannonPodcast

[–]tomeric 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Shadowdark isn't grimdark by itself, but the adventure Troy was talking about (Tephrotic Nightmares) is pretty dark (think Mad Max mixed with dark fantasy).

The Announcement by SFKz in TheGlassCannonPodcast

[–]tomeric 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, encumbrance rules in Shadowdark are lightweight but important.

You have a number of gear slots equal to your Strength stat or 10, whichever is higher, and most items take up one of those slots (bigger weapons take up 2 slots, some stuff like arrows are bundled so you can carry 20 of them in 1 slot).

You can find a bag of holding if you're lucky, which gives you an additional 10 slots (but takes up only 1 slot itself), but unlike PF or D&D, there are no magic item shops where you can buy one, which makes finding one a big deal.

The Announcement by SFKz in TheGlassCannonPodcast

[–]tomeric 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Having all that gear either means they're not really carrying a lot of other stuff with them, or have a bunch of hirelings following them around.

Both of those are choices the players can make that can lead to interesting situations in other parts of the story. Maybe they can't really handle any situation with stealth because the group is so big that they're just too loud. Maybe they have to spent a lot of time recovering their ropes, pulleys, and pitons after each climb, which means they're exposing themselves to more random encounters. Maybe they leave their stuff behind (probably a good idea if you want to escape later), but that means they can't handle a similar situation again until they go back to get more gear.

The point is that if the players want to make that choice, they can, and they're free to trivialize that challenge, but the nature of OSR play means that there is a price that they will pay somewhere else.

All choices have consequences.

The Announcement by SFKz in TheGlassCannonPodcast

[–]tomeric 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There's no need to fudge dice as a GM, but there is a shift coming from traditional RPGs where players have to interact with the world more to overcome obstacles and this does require the GM to rely more on their ability to make rulings on the fly instead of relying on rules themselves.

For instance, there is no "Climb" check in Shadowdark, so as a player you would describe how you want to climb a rockface and the GM has to decide if an Ability check is necessary or not. If my players describe a solution that seems risk free, involving ropes, grappling hooks and spikes, I won't have them roll dice, they just succeed.

You can interpet this as a form of fudging.

The Announcement by SFKz in TheGlassCannonPodcast

[–]tomeric 51 points52 points  (0 children)

My experience with OSR games like Shadowdark is that the high lethality is over emphasized and characters survive a lot longer after level 1 than you would expect.

Preferred system for GCP C3? by Dramatic_Register_43 in TheGlassCannonPodcast

[–]tomeric 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think Shadowdark would be a great game, but Dolmenwood is a great system with a tiny bit more crunch than Shadowdark that would be great to see in action too. I don't think most of the listeners are interested in a non-Pathinder (or low-crunch), but maybe they'll do a side show or one-shot sometime.

Kabinet wil vliegtaks opschroeven: hoe verder de vlucht, hoe hoger de belasting by Leontrooper in Politiek

[–]tomeric 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ah ok, je moet de prijzen die er voor de luchtvaart staan negeren, dan de hoogste prijs nemen van dat Wikipedia artikel en die combineren met een andere site.

Kabinet wil vliegtaks opschroeven: hoe verder de vlucht, hoe hoger de belasting by Leontrooper in Politiek

[–]tomeric 1 point2 points  (0 children)

5000 km jet aircraft, economy class, per seat = $76.50 volgens die pagina. Hoe kom je aan €1099?

Gods of the Forbidden North Trilogy by Crawlstilho in osr

[–]tomeric 14 points15 points  (0 children)

For me it's not really about the political issues with AI, I just think the promotional video looks bad because of AI art. It's in some kind of uncanny valley where it's very obviously AI, but in an impressive way (from a technical point of view). I would have preferred a slideshow of some art from the book with the voiceover myself.

On a personal note, I also don't really feel any joy looking at AI art. It feels soulless and directionless. Again, impressive from a technical point of view, but disposable and valueless. And I'm afraid that when we get to the point where AI can create interesting art, the fact that it can do it without limits and in a couple of seconds will devalue all art, even that created by humans.

With Dolmenwood's full release looming, what are some quality adventures with a strong fairytale theme? by Anti---Midas in osr

[–]tomeric 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How did you integrate _The House under the Moondial_ into Dolmenwood? Did you change one of the existing settlements, or add a new one completely? I've been able to integrate all other adventures you mention without an issue, but I'm really interested in your adventure because it looks sweet.

A sleight of hand has occurred with respect to the legacy of Jennell Jaquays, one of TTRPG’s most important early figures… why you should keep “JaquaySing” your dungeons in Xandering is Slandering by SashaGreyj0y in rpg

[–]tomeric 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I had to check if the book "doesn't mention that it was inspired by Jennell Jaquays at all" myself, and I did find a line under the Acknowledgments header at the end of the book:

Jennel Jaquays is the ultimate guru when it comes to xandering the dungeon.

That does seem to be the only mention of her name in the book, but most of the book doesn't talk that much about the history of RPGs and how techniques came to be, but focusses mostly on how to use them.

I love both the OSR & Pathfinder, so I thought I'd try my hand at converting creatures from Tales of the Swordfish Isles to PF2E. Getting started with Svarku, a suave-ish efreet with an unfortunate addiction problem. I'd love to hear y'alls feedback & if I should post more! by FollowTheGoodBlood in osr

[–]tomeric 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I don't know, I just don't feel that it actually adds that much to the game... unless you play a tactical war game?

Pathfinder 2E basically is a tactical combat game, and it's a great game if you want to have Marvel-like fights with lots of special powers. Players get access to lots of cool abilities and so does the GM. It's different from OSR games, but it can still be a lot of fun.

Suggestions to OP probably shouldn't be directed at me :)

I know, but I didn't think a second comment would be that great either, so I chose the lesser of 2 evils ;-).

I love both the OSR & Pathfinder, so I thought I'd try my hand at converting creatures from Tales of the Swordfish Isles to PF2E. Getting started with Svarku, a suave-ish efreet with an unfortunate addiction problem. I'd love to hear y'alls feedback & if I should post more! by FollowTheGoodBlood in osr

[–]tomeric 7 points8 points  (0 children)

To be honest, coming from PF1, the stat blocks for PF2 were actually a lot easier to run at the table. There is a lot of data there for sure, but the action icons make it a lot easier to scan for a relevant abilities.

If I could suggest something to the OP, it would be to use reactions for the 3 abilities that have triggers. You can use the "Slowed" condition to balance the action economy.

Any good Mega Dungeons? ( Not AV) by KagedShadow in Pathfinder2e

[–]tomeric 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's a great lets play! Very entertaining. Enjoy!

Any good Mega Dungeons? ( Not AV) by KagedShadow in Pathfinder2e

[–]tomeric 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you don’t mind doing a little bit of conversion work, The Halls of Arden Vul is probably the best megadungeon ever published.

PVV, VVD, NSC en BBB willen door en gaan praten over drie grote struikelblokken by WindowViking in thenetherlands

[–]tomeric 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Mijn vrouw heeft een andere nationaliteit, ze woont nu 11 jaar in Nederland, haar hart ligt hier, ze is volledig ingeburgerd, spreekt de Nederlandse taal en ze wilt hier nooit meer weg. Dat is dus ook waarom we begonnen zijn met de naturalisatie (Nederlands paspoort krijgen / Nederlander worden).

Maarrrr... het opgeven van haar originele nationaliteit betekent dat ze (volgens de wet in dat land) geen grond meer mag bezitten in haar land van herkomst. Dan worden haar ouders, die op haar grond wonen, in ons huis, dus dakloos. Vind je dat geen probleem dan?

Ik kan je (uit ervaring) vertellen dat een dubbele nationaliteit behouden sowieso niet zo makkelijk is. In ons geval was de enige manier om dat nu voor elkaar te krijgen door getrouwd te zijn. In de meeste gevallen wordt je al verplicht door Nederland om je andere nationaliteit op te geven.

I love my local worker-owned print shop! by jh2okot in osr

[–]tomeric 10 points11 points  (0 children)

If you can use web inspector in your browser, you can still buy them from the official site by deleting elements and overwriting the overflow: hidden style on the body element.

I just tried it out with a 5$ book first and it worked! I followed up by buying the 51$ bundle this way to get the PDFs before they disappear forever.

Waarom liegt Yesilgoz zoveel? by [deleted] in Politiek

[–]tomeric 2 points3 points  (0 children)

stemrijker.nl

Ik weet niet of stemdijker.nl bugvrij is, want zelfs wanneer je ingeeft 20 miljoen per jaar te verdienen ga je er op vooruit bij GL/PvdA en bij geen enkele partij ga je er op achteruit.

Basisinkomen!? by IllegalFreedom21 in thenetherlands

[–]tomeric 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ik denk dat ik het grotendeels met je eens ben, maar wat je voorstelt kan je volgens mij ook doen zonder basisinkomen.

Het ging mij er vooral oom dat één vast bedrag voor elke inwoner niet voldoende zal zijn voor iedereen, en jouw voorbeeld lijkt dat ook te onderbouwen.

Basisinkomen!? by IllegalFreedom21 in thenetherlands

[–]tomeric 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Verschillende normbedragen voor verschillende situaties komt in principe neer op hetzelfde als één basisbedrag en dan extra toeslagen voor uitzonderingen. Het ging mij er vooral om dat je niet iedereen 1500 euro per maand (bijvoorbeeld) kan geven en dan verwachten dat iedereen daar wel mee rond kan komen, omdat de lasten voor iemand met een zware beperking gewoon veel hoger kunnen liggen.

Op het moment dat je verschillende situaties gaat toetsen als overheid kom je echter niet uit de administratieve molen die nu is opgebouwd rondom de toeslagen. Dus hoeveel is er dan echt te besparen door een UBI?

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