tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790030420507335953.comments2024-03-12T10:51:32.331-07:00Points of LightDavid Guyllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16299128722345607123noreply@blogger.comBlogger3737125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790030420507335953.post-12384893224274241132024-01-31T22:42:52.025-08:002024-01-31T22:42:52.025-08:00 Noticed the character illustrated is pigeon toed,... Noticed the character illustrated is pigeon toed, for some reason I found that funny.TheBrainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14972216092848251795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790030420507335953.post-53734842272393388302024-01-22T08:31:46.893-08:002024-01-22T08:31:46.893-08:00Mechanically, sure. But the line about affecting &...Mechanically, sure. But the line about affecting "referees' decisions as to whether or not certain action would be taken", plus Charisma being a "combination of appearance, personality, and so forth" implies that it should influence character behavior.<br /><br />I don't know Finch personally. I also don't think he was trying to offend, but I DO think he intentionally misrepresented how different version of a game works in an attempt to make his preferred game sound more appealing.David Guyllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16299128722345607123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790030420507335953.post-29776135725573774602024-01-20T17:42:03.310-08:002024-01-20T17:42:03.310-08:00In the 1974 edition "Intelligence" was a...In the 1974 edition "Intelligence" was a number that reflected a character's potential to advance in level as a magic user. And how many languages he could speak. That was it. Anyway, Matt Finch is a great guy. He wasn't trying to offend anyone.Robin Irwin https://www.blogger.com/profile/05972978418186272545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790030420507335953.post-75851608821408996872024-01-13T07:56:07.678-08:002024-01-13T07:56:07.678-08:00@jermwar,
With few exceptions, comments posted by...@jermwar,<br /><br />With few exceptions, comments posted by anonymous or effectively anonymous profiles will not be approved.David Guyllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16299128722345607123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790030420507335953.post-34359198159141656772023-11-01T02:29:54.936-07:002023-11-01T02:29:54.936-07:00Evil entered the culture when we started pretendin...Evil entered the culture when we started pretending that reality is not real.McChuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10243337792601085456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790030420507335953.post-89143364604765601502023-10-13T14:05:24.635-07:002023-10-13T14:05:24.635-07:00Oh the humanity!Oh the humanity!Robin Irwin https://www.blogger.com/profile/05972978418186272545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790030420507335953.post-56248499800564106812023-09-12T11:28:08.066-07:002023-09-12T11:28:08.066-07:00@Goober,
*taps the note at the top of the post*@Goober,<br /><br />*taps the note at the top of the post*David Guyllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16299128722345607123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790030420507335953.post-11419392850861678482023-08-24T15:30:17.852-07:002023-08-24T15:30:17.852-07:00We're leaning that way as well. The concept I ...We're leaning that way as well. The concept I had for an adventuring cleric sounds about a step away from a paladin anyway.David Guyllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16299128722345607123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790030420507335953.post-997853848594138462023-08-24T12:48:20.442-07:002023-08-24T12:48:20.442-07:00As you can probably tell from earlier comments, I&...As you can probably tell from earlier comments, I'm a proponent of splitting the cleric into adventuring paladins and stay-in-the-abbey priests. Adventuring priests make almost as much sense as adventuring librarians (although I really liked those movies).McChuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10243337792601085456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790030420507335953.post-49201866365976212242023-08-19T09:45:54.506-07:002023-08-19T09:45:54.506-07:00“Cleric = paladin. There is no in-game need to hav...“Cleric = paladin. There is no in-game need to have both. It's a shame that they weren't called paladins from the beginning, it would have really prevented a lot of confusion later on.”<br /><br />For the default D&D cleric archetype which has a built-in martial bent, I agree. Especially because paldains just gain cleric spells later on it seems like a fighter/cleric multiclass with a few unique abilities added to the mix.<br /><br />Personally a paladin would make more sense being an adventurer, and honestly if we hadn’t devised a paladin that feels and plays very distinct from the cleric class already I would probably just scrap the cleric and replace it with the paladin.<br /><br />That said., while doing the 2nd Edition previews I find myself once against waffling on clerics as adventurers. I really like the idea of players having to go to temples in order to get faster healing, blessings, and holy waters. <br />David Guyllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16299128722345607123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790030420507335953.post-89748997364269719502023-08-19T09:41:56.399-07:002023-08-19T09:41:56.399-07:00“Item bulk is a significant factor.”
It can be. I...“Item bulk is a significant factor.”<br /><br />It can be. I’d been considering giving items a bulk value, so if it is just carried on your person would effectively add more weight due to inconvenience (such as ladders), and you could avoid that by putting in a card or something and just dragging it.<br /><br />But then that could result in a LOT of minor differences, with some items effectively weighing another pound or so, unless you carried it this or that way, and I don’t see all that additional bookkeeping being worth the effort.<br /><br />“Armor, for example, is MUCH easier to wear than to carry.”<br /><br />To varying degrees, sure. Depends on how much it is distributed about your body. This doesn’t mean that armor weighs nothing when you are wearing it though. It also doesn’t mean that cloth armor would weigh only a third of plate.<br /><br />“A dagger takes almost as much room on your belt as an arming sword.”<br /><br />Sure, but it’s smaller and lighter. You can carry a dagger in a variety of places, but swords are really only suited for the waist and maybe your back.<br /><br />“A spear doesn't weigh much, but you're not carrying one on your belt or in your pack.”<br /><br />Sure.<br /><br />“You could factor all this into a weight system by artificially increasing bulkier items' weight (which is more or less what BECMI does).”<br /><br />I would be interested in seeing design notes where the creators specify that that is why, for example, a two-handed sword in Rules Cyclopedia weighs 10 pounds. I’d also like to know why they bothered giving everything a weight in coins, when it mentions multiple times that for some reason 10 coins somehow weigh a pound.<br /><br />“Or you could factor the bulk and weight into a slot system.”<br /><br />Slot systems are usually based on weight (either that or Troika just didn’t give a fuck in that regard, which wouldn’t surprise me), and I don’t think any of the designers of any of the games mentioned possess the drive and intelligence to even attempt to do that.<br /><br />Especially not whoever did Troika and also Kelsey.<br /><br />“ Or you could split the difference while adding complexity and use weight with tags like "bulky".”<br /><br />Or just use accurate weights for items. It avoids inconsistencies, is easy, and you don’t have to clutter things up with complexities that probably won’t result in a worthwhile payoff.<br />David Guyllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16299128722345607123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790030420507335953.post-86318215420042002392023-08-19T02:40:33.418-07:002023-08-19T02:40:33.418-07:00Cleric = paladin. There is no in-game need to hav...Cleric = paladin. There is no in-game need to have both. It's a shame that they weren't called paladins from the beginning, it would have really prevented a lot of confusion later on.McChuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10243337792601085456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790030420507335953.post-18479336032603113912023-08-19T02:25:04.894-07:002023-08-19T02:25:04.894-07:00Item bulk is a significant factor. Armor, for exa...Item bulk is a significant factor. Armor, for example, is MUCH easier to wear than to carry. A dagger takes almost as much room on your belt as an arming sword. A spear doesn't weigh much, but you're not carrying one on your belt or in your pack. You could factor all this into a weight system by artificially increasing bulkier items' weight (which is more or less what BECMI does). Or you could factor the bulk and weight into a slot system. Or you could split the difference while adding complexity and use weight with tags like "bulky".McChuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10243337792601085456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790030420507335953.post-51579655179553218382023-08-16T07:03:53.399-07:002023-08-16T07:03:53.399-07:00Reading this and your troika review has opened my ...Reading this and your troika review has opened my eyes. I see how art and an evocative idea can draw people in. I wonder if games like these have a place for getting people into the hobby etc. having to keep track of an inventory and gold and encumbrance was a turn off for me at the start. Being able to just start playing and doing stuff was helpful for me. I was a baby and needed to be spoon fed. I'm now understanding the meat and spices of ttrpgs. <br /><br />I'm wondering what makes a good ttrpg? <br />how do you design one? <br />what is the minimum to start with? <br />Do you have a review of a great ttrpg to review to help understand these things? <br />What makes ttrpgs fun for you? <br />How much "world" do you need vs system/mechanics to made it special? <br />How do you design a value system for items and rewards? That seems overwhelming to me! Oatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04708335501049453889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790030420507335953.post-14743224676729342242023-08-15T17:29:00.551-07:002023-08-15T17:29:00.551-07:00juan david garcia,
While that is about the best o...juan david garcia,<br /><br />While that is about the best one could expect from a vapidware trash enjoyer, since your profile is anonymous or effectively so (a string of failed blogs is meaningless) it won't be published.David Guyllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16299128722345607123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790030420507335953.post-65739289485349591032023-08-08T08:24:34.484-07:002023-08-08T08:24:34.484-07:00@James,
*taps the note at the top of the post*@James,<br /><br />*taps the note at the top of the post*David Guyllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16299128722345607123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790030420507335953.post-40713928219881124182023-08-06T07:45:55.606-07:002023-08-06T07:45:55.606-07:00@Shameful,
With few exceptions, no anonymous or e...@Shameful,<br /><br />With few exceptions, no anonymous or effectively anonymous accounts.David Guyllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16299128722345607123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790030420507335953.post-42068154745404756912023-08-03T02:26:07.790-07:002023-08-03T02:26:07.790-07:00It's so good to see this is going strong sadly...It's so good to see this is going strong sadly some start ups die.nobullshithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00146449878110089453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790030420507335953.post-50375136428799802822023-08-02T07:36:01.329-07:002023-08-02T07:36:01.329-07:00The only potential issue is the divide between cle...The only potential issue is the divide between clerics and paladins. Not mechanics, but conceptually. Our paladins aren't inherently divine in origin, but I think there might still be too much overlap.David Guyllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16299128722345607123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790030420507335953.post-35051236586588276732023-08-02T07:35:03.682-07:002023-08-02T07:35:03.682-07:00Yep. It's the only way I can envision a cleric...Yep. It's the only way I can envision a cleric regularly going out adventuring, without it having to be specifically some sort of holy quest.<br /><br />I think it'll also make more sense given how gods work (or don't work) in our game's implied setting.David Guyllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16299128722345607123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790030420507335953.post-16426664726213041152023-08-01T12:23:35.761-07:002023-08-01T12:23:35.761-07:00This appears to be getting back to the original in...This appears to be getting back to the original inspiration for clerics, which were a mix of the Knights Templar (whose purpose was to protect pilgrims in the Holy Land) and van Helsing the vampire hunter.M. L. Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079559988227795442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790030420507335953.post-42197452810915156612023-07-17T08:16:05.001-07:002023-07-17T08:16:05.001-07:00>be green cheese when he made the above comment...>be green cheese when he made the above comment<br />>sees a post from like half a year ago and took him this long to think of what to say<br />>gets mad that an actual gamer doesn’t like his particular brand of vapidware trash elf-game<br />>treats D&D as a lifestyle so thinks that greek gods cast spells from the Player’s Handbook and actually uses it to try and make something he considers to be a point<br />>gets mad that a normal person doesn’t like degeneracy even though it's not hurting anyone<br />>resorts to setting up a strawmanlette because he is too retarded to understand basic grammar, history, or what a pronouner even is<br />>is so retarded that he reads text commenting on a wand and thinks it was referring to a leg<br />>sees a pronouning furry declare that normal people are triggered for merely not liking trash art and considers that an argument<br />>thinks he is better than anyone even though he sides with furries<br />>unable to elaborate<br />>leaves an anonymous comment on a half-year old blog post so he can go pretend to his fellow loser associates that he has done something meaningful with is lifeDavid Guyllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16299128722345607123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790030420507335953.post-8716169826326717082023-07-17T05:37:52.804-07:002023-07-17T05:37:52.804-07:00>be you when you made this post
>sees a crea...>be you when you made this post<br />>sees a creature from an ancient mythology that had a goddess of rainbows casting what was probably prismatic spray<br />>call it woke<br />>get mad at furries for existing despite them not hurting anyone<br />>get mad at the existence of pronouns despite them literally being some of the most common words<br />>probably doesn't know singular they is older than singular you and that you is also a pronoun<br />>doesn't realize saying I, you, or we would technically also make you "a pronouner"<br />>sees what is obviously the right leg and declares it a "Wand" [quotation marks and all]<br />>acts as though Hat Wolf's argument was defeated despite them not even addressing the main point<br />>doesn't try to become a better person like i did when i was once like them<br />>refuses to elaborate<br />>leavesGr33n_ch33s3https://www.blogger.com/profile/02788910330314710222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790030420507335953.post-73458168124077401862023-07-16T12:51:25.659-07:002023-07-16T12:51:25.659-07:00Goober,
No anonymous or effectively anonymous ac...Goober, <br /><br />No anonymous or effectively anonymous accounts.David Guyllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16299128722345607123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790030420507335953.post-55107899684167946102023-07-07T15:40:07.550-07:002023-07-07T15:40:07.550-07:00“I just read the rules today, and I kinda like the...“I just read the rules today, and I kinda like the game. It looks easy to pick up and play…”<br /><br />So do a lot of actually complete RPGs. What’s so special about a shallow 5th Edition ripoff?<br /><br />“...and I don't share this reviewer's distaste for squishy rules.”<br /><br />Don’t even know what that means, Steve.<br /><br />“As for a lack of originality, I don't think I've seen a TTRPG that doesn't smell like AD&D in some more-or-less obvious ways.”<br /><br />Darkitydarkdark is about 20% of 5th Edition, with a few retarded houserules shoehorned in. There’s nothing original, interesting, or innovative about it.<br /><br />“I think I'll go write some vapidware content for it.”<br /><br />Good, because that’s precisely the reason a frumpy, lazy, untalented lesbian shoved it out! Just somehow took her three entire years...<br /><br />“(signed) A Soulless Hack”<br /><br />Just because you admit that you are, doesn't make it okay. You should strive to improve yourself. Or, maybe not. It’s pretty uncanny how much your Twitter avatar matches the above simp meme.David Guyllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16299128722345607123noreply@blogger.com