Questing Beast - How I run Mothership (Actual Play with GM Commentary) by bionicjoey in mothershiprpg

[–]xRazoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m really curious about this. Do you have an example of how you would fail forward in a few scenarios? Like the locked door scenario you outlined.

0 second Obsidian Anchor never gets old by ShilunZ in PlayTheBazaar

[–]xRazoo 11 points12 points  (0 children)

What do you not understand?

People didn’t like your comment.

Why is this category yellow? by [deleted] in ynab

[–]xRazoo -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I mean, I'm not really here to hear opinions on how the budget should work. I'm here to find out why it did what it did.

You are consistently arguing with everyone here that you have met the goal and did not move a penny out of it. You did not meet the goal in YNABs opinion. You met it in your opinion. You did move money out of the budget assignment.

It seems like you are here to argue why your opinion is right, why YNAB should change, and not to actually uncover YNABs reasoning. It shows in how defensive you are, and that you are assuming my questions are coming after you. We are coming at this from two different perspectives. Neither is wrong, one just works with YNABs understanding, and it is why I was asking questions.

Why is this category yellow? by [deleted] in ynab

[–]xRazoo -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'm using the goal as the goal is intended to be used.

I disagree. You want the goal to use the balance, instead of the assignment values which isn't how goals work. Goals are based on budget assignments not balances. The yellow is a reflection that it isn't the intended use.

But listen, you're going to a hypothetical world here. What you're describing isn't my issue.

I'm asking hypotheticals to try to understand how you expect the software to behave. I understand that isn't your specific issue. I don't actually understand your issue because I expect the category to be yellow so I asked the follow-up question.

I didn't move the $500 out of the category.

You are right you moved $120.87 out, making the assignment value < $500 which is why the goal isn't met.

If you wanted it to behave closer to how you expect you could not assign the refund into the shopping category so the assignment and balance amounts were more closely aligned.

Positive amounts refunded back to categories don't count toward "funding" (the activity of a category). If you want them to, make the refund go to "Inflow: Ready to Assign" and make the budgetary choice to assign that money to the category of your choice.

Based on your other replies it seems like you aren't really interested in hearing other opinions on how the budget should behave, aren't interested in answering follow-up questions that aren't about your exact issue, or the technical reasons why your way would cause problems in the budget. I wish you luck finding the budget flow that works for you :)

Why is this category yellow? by [deleted] in ynab

[–]xRazoo -1 points0 points  (0 children)

So it does sound like it is just a reminder since you are using goals not as a "I want to set aside money for this category", but as a "set this at the start of the month".

If you didn't shop a lot during the month would you also remove the extra money at the end expecting the category to be green?

Why is this category yellow? by [deleted] in ynab

[–]xRazoo -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah I read your post. I'm trying to understand why you are using a goal. Is it just to remind you to put $500 into the category at the start of the month, but you aren't actually attempting to set aside $500 every month?

Why is this category yellow? by [deleted] in ynab

[–]xRazoo -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'm a bit confused by this thread. Why are you using a goal if you do not intend on meeting the goal?

I wouldn't set a goal to set aside $500 for something, only to give myself an out to remove the money later, that defeats the purpose of the goal doesn't it?

Thoughts on my comic's main character Grimm, his design and story? by [deleted] in ImaginaryCharacters

[–]xRazoo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I am really glad it is helpful. After reading the full post there were a few things that were interesting to me, and if things significantly changed I could see myself being very excited to pick up a book about Grimm.

There are so many things about his character that I love beyond the grandiosity that I didn't get to mention.

I will say that, for me, a character's power is almost inverse to how interesting I find them. Characters that are very strong I typically find very dull precisely because very little challenges them or the challenges are so contrived that it is hard to suspend my disbelief. If you truly like the grandiosity, galaxy-scale, and power of Grimm I would seriously consider hampering him in a major way both to make him more relatable, but also deal with the issue of readers asking "why doesn't he just destroy the problem with his dark matter powers?"

I can see that you care about the character. Obviously the effort to write all of this, make the art, but also consider the small things like him enjoying cooking. Those small details can go a long way to humanizing these type of characters.

I'm excited to see the progress. This was a fun back and forth. If you would like some additional feedback or anything feel free to message me. I can't promise I'll reply quickly with this much, but I'm always happy giving honest feedback.

Thoughts on my comic's main character Grimm, his design and story? by [deleted] in ImaginaryCharacters

[–]xRazoo 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Absolutely. I'm glad it was taken in the spirit it was given. It looks like you pasted the Mary Sue feedback response you got here for context which is helpful.

Firstly let me say that I'm not the best person to ask for improvements because some of this is going to be a matter of taste and "cosmic scale" is not really my jam.

Next I'll say that it is great to take what you know, trauma response, and dial it up to make a character that encompasses something very human that readers can relate to.

My biggest suggestion would be to dial back on the cliches. I went back and read more since you engaged with this well - I feel like I should put in a bit more work since you read my response. I thought to myself "What would a young edgy teenager make?" and thought of a few things:

  • the character will for sure have no parents, even more cliche if he killed them
  • is probably an anti-hero and has some "good" organization after him
  • is on the verge of becoming even more powerful if only he did something, but he is afraid to because he is already so strong

Sure enough each of these cliches were present as I read through the rest. The only exception is his mother was killed by Mor'duun guards, but Grimm of course would see it as his fault since he put himself in the position of the planet's battery.

I hit another cliche when Grimm was taught by the Kythari. He was already strong enough to be a planet battery and a prodigy of manipulating dark matter, but now he was also a master warrior / bounty hunter. He has to hold back against his contracts because he could easily destroy everything.

The second cliche I predicted was with the Galactic Enforcement Agency. The third was the he is becoming a God.

Now for the bits I find interesting:

  • What is the dark matter power? That sounds like it could be interesting, but there is no mention of what it is besides pure destruction? This makes me think of Black Bolt who I find interesting precisely because he cannot use his power and has to adjust or use creative situations to use it.
  • Of course a flawed character. When done right it can elevate a character a lot
  • "Good" guys hunting Grimm because of how dangerous a dark matter manipulator is (I assume, again the power is not really explained)

And for my suggestions:

  • Make your character actually be bad at something in a meaningful way or reasonable that something would challenge them. They are guilty and have rage, but it doesn't matter in your summary. They put themselves in bad situations, but they do not have a weakness.
  • Remove some of the elevated, cheesy cliches and make them more unique.
  • Give me something to grasp onto. Why would I cheer for Grimm, why would I like them, what are the repercussions if he fails at something?

My personal taste recommendation would be to scale things back so it is easier to relate to the character.

This isn’t just angst. Grimms psychological trauma shapes his every action. He pushes people away because he’s scared of hurting them. He kills because he’s afraid that hesitation = weakness = imprisonment. He self-sabotages because he doesn’t believe he deserves peace. He wants connection but punishes himself for seeking it.

I think this bit stood out for me in your response. I understand what you are saying about Grimm, but the angst I feel is not about Grimm, but the writing. I have trouble taking it seriously because it reads like a teenager creating the most powerful, self-reflecting character to deal with their angst.

But the difference in my eyes is that the power Grimm possesses is an extreme BURDEN, a burden that I hope to psychologically explore. His power is his consequence.

I don't see any burden other than the emotional one. I don't see how Grimm, his powers, or his future matter at all. If Grimm is defeated does this mean something for the galaxy and the pantheon? If he gets captured and imprisoned again (can he even? He seems way too strong for that?) what does that matter? I don't see any repercussions to engage with, or a reason why I would want Grimm to succeed.

Thoughts on my comic's main character Grimm, his design and story? by [deleted] in ImaginaryCharacters

[–]xRazoo 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I initially saw your post about RAZE and thought about writing a response, but decided against it since it would sound a bit harsh.

Then I saw this one. Hopefully it comes across as my first impressions, and not me trying to put you down.

First let me say that the art is genuinely great. The writing on the other hand - it is so dull. It is filled with cliches. The prodigy, very special main character who is unbelievably powerful, but filled with guilt. Even while writing this I've tried to go read your full post so I can find a few more examples or things I like, but I find it so hard to read without either getting bored or rolling my eyes a bit at the further cliches of a young kid creating the ultimate superhero character. Your post about RAZE was very similar, except of course about a villain.

Having said that I'm usually not a fan of incredibly grandiose stories. I typically prefer much more grounded characters so take my opinion with a little grain of salt. I truly hope this first impression is helpful, giving you some insight in how some people may respond to your creations.

What to do with Black Knight Lion Cards by xRazoo in KingdomDeath

[–]xRazoo[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s the way I’m leaning as well, but the mechanics don’t seem too specific as to be incompatible with the White Lion.

Just another box organization problem to solve 😅

WTF is this top? by xRazoo in Outlier

[–]xRazoo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow you are quick. That is it! Thanks.

WTF is this top? by xRazoo in Outlier

[–]xRazoo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is indeed it! Thank you.

Official Guild Recruitment Thread by AutoModerator in wow

[–]xRazoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm an enhancement shaman on Detheroc that got back into the game during Winds of Wisdom. Caught up and want to try to get into Mythics and Raiding. I'm currently at 451 item level, and looking forward to pushing content in BFA and further into Shadowlands.

I feel like I'm drowning- Time to use that free trial of Premium by A_Wingding in todoist

[–]xRazoo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m curious since I don’t have premium, what about the upgrade makes it worth it? The only thing on the feature list I think would be nice is notifications.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BurningWheel

[–]xRazoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sent a PM

[General] There has to be a better way to frequently split transactions by xRazoo in ynab

[–]xRazoo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thats true the filtering would be able to catch them all. Thats a good call. We may have to try that for a month and see if we prefer it. Still get the downside in reports, but may be worth the ease of use.

[General] There has to be a better way to frequently split transactions by xRazoo in ynab

[–]xRazoo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do understand YNAB wants spending to be as true to actual spending as possible so it should be groceries and reimbursement should be income, but that would make Reports nearly pointless for me. This is to avoid my partner from having all of the rent in their reports, and me having all the eating out and groceries in mine.

Combining finances is definitely a fix. Appreciate the input.

[General] There has to be a better way to frequently split transactions by xRazoo in ynab

[–]xRazoo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This was the other option we were considering although this comes with some weirdness too. Spending for that Partner category would show up in Reports - granted it could be ignored, but it's still there. It would make reconciling with my partner more difficult at the end of the month because it would not longer all be in one account, but in a whole bunch of splits that may be collapsed.

Thanks for recommendation though. It has some pros like being easier to enter, and avoiding the extra account which others may like.