Commander Pulsar

@BlackDragonCan Fate characters are pretty competent to begin with, but 80 hours of play is about four story arcs, or four Major milestones. The PCs would have gained about four points of refresh, and maybe eight increases to skills. Skill cap will have gone from Great (+4) to Legendary (+6).

If you started a party off at 1st level in your fantasy TTRPG of choice (please state), after about 80 hours of table time, all other things being equal, what level would a fighter, wizard, thief or priest be? Approximately of course Image by Ciruelo

@RY0MASA @withabrickk Mary Shelley would like a word. ;)

@withabrickk What about re-making friends? 🤔

This feels extremely pathetic. But I’d like to make friends in 2025. Please.

@Xynar01 Giving your comment a seal of approval carefully, so the orca don't eat it.

@CommanderPulsar I would say that this sounds fishy but I would be wrong.

Why are killer whales the most successful aquatic hunters? They're more orca-nized.

Lego 928 Galaxy Explorer 1979

@memeslich I am unsure how this relates to the field of aircraft maintenance.

this is canonical to the books as i remember it

@atensnut If the receiver of those funds knew the whole time, she's been committing fraud. I know that's not a big deal if you're running for president, but if you're common folk, they take it seriously.

I say yes. Absolutely.

@memeslich If I'm the GM, I get to play in the game. Everyone at the table is a player. Plus I get to play the villain! The juiciest, best part--ask any actor.

@memeslich Use SPERM. Quickly sketch the movers & shakers in the [S]ocial sphere ( tavern owner?), [P]olitics (Reeve, Elector, etc), [E]conomic (powerful guilds?), [R]eligious (local churches), and [M]ilitary (town guard, head of a garrison?). Thanks to @DailyDael, and you won't forget it.

@SerKatze @memeslich I try to stick with what works in stories. When a powerful politician tries to overthrow the government and is thwarted (often by the PCs, because it's a great story arc) they are generally tried and imprisoned, or worse. So, you see, nothing like the real world.

@memeslich But you see I love political dramas in my games. Its fun to pick sides and shape history. Just keep real world politics out of games.

@ItsUhSlayer @9mmsmg You can confirm that Aragorn was thinking eight moves ahead of Sauron? I mean, I believe you. Clearly being an aircraft mechanic makes one an expert on Tolkien, it's just obvious.

@9mmsmg As an aircraft mechanic, can confirm

This is arguably the single best explanation of anything ever given. He deserves a raise.

@newbiedm Pretty sure stats for dragons are in there... for real though, just swap out a breath weapon for a 'swallow whole' attack.

Dnd needs to stat these guys up as animals you can meet in the wild. Komodos are tough!

@Kat_Alysha I hope you gots some rest. Despite feeling drained (every time, even still) I'm usually too wound up to sleep for a while after. I recommend taking your notes for next game as soon as possible--I never remember the night before next game like I think I will.

Y'all, I fucking did that shit & I actually feel proud af. 1 hour character relationship building & then a 3 1/2 hour session. My players rocked that shit & kicked the spooky big bad's spider BUTT. Now I shall go sleep for a million years bc hot potato I am exhausted 😴 🕯

@Br00TaLDaN The d12. It's the best and more systems should use it. It is rightfully the best die size in Cortex. It has functionality as a d2, d3, d4, d6 and d12--flexibility shown by no other die--the d20 might come close (d2, d10, d20), but d20s are only used in niche games.

Of all the different dice shapes what’s your fav and why?

@sdelcastillo @Br00TaLDaN Doublesix dice (@doublesix_Dice) has you covered. I have a couple sets of d4s, d6s and dF (Fate dice) from them and I consider them superior to my others in every measurable way, plus a couple immeasurable ones.

@Br00TaLDaN D12. Rolls a good amount and easy to read. I wish d4s and d6s were all the d12 shape.

@ChaoticDrewtral @annethegnome Thank you for your helpful comment. The point would be to preserve player agency, because as OP posted, not having agency sucks. And yes, the bonus can be & should be significant. Tempting, even. I haven’t personally redesigned magic in 5e to satisfy a twitter thread—doable, tho

@CommanderPulsar @annethegnome What would even be the point of running a game that way? Unless the bonuses are exorbitant the carrot won’t matter.

Mind control in D&D is a bummer: it removes player agency 👎 Instead I ask the player “you feel the urge to do XYZ: what are you experiencing to make you feel that way?” — the character loses agency but not the player 💕 and now it’s a character development prompt!

@annethegnome for D&D maybe that looks like a +2 to all rolls to protect the caster who charmed you.

@annethegnome I’m a fan of how it’s handled in Apocalypse World: when something (a spell, persuasion by another PC, etc) wants the PC to act a certain way & the player goes along with it, they get a bonus. They aren’t mechanically penalized if they choose not to. Carrot rather than stick.

@AcademicFoxhole I fell asleep during mine. More irritated by the awful prep ahead of time than the actual procedure. And fine after.

Random Moots. Have any of you all had your colonoscopy yet? I've got mine scheduled coming up in October...on the same day that I should be GMing in the evening. Do you all think I should be able GM? I'm a trouper...so yes? Any feedback would be welcome!

@PulseEngine @PunishedHoots I think we should be mad that the practice of 'crediting' a business -any- of a server's wage because they're tipped was allowed in the first place. You want employees, you pay them. Customers should not be required to supplement your payroll. Minimum wage (at least) for all.

@PulseEngine @PunishedHoots What I see fellow servers being mad about is that by setting the tipped minimum at a specific amount rather than "1/2 minimum wage," servers' salaries haven't increased when minimum wage goes up, because reading & fixing a whole law isn't sexy or sound-biteable. /2

NEW VIDEO: "Is Cooking Classist?" youtu.be/cAQs1buJWTY