primalzed.bsky.social
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Do you think they can do what they do without funding?
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Have to use the flying brick for a brick joke. It flies off, and then three or four sessions later it comes barreling back in to strike someone in the noggin.
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Maybe consider what it will do to your setting before introducing handheld long-distance communication!
As described by OSP Red: youtu.be/2Pw_7vAK9k8
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I'm skeptical about how well stretching setting and tone really does work within D&D. It doesn't take much before you're likely better off with a different system. Blades in the Dark, Call of Cthulhu, and Vampire: The Masquerade come to mind.
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I don't think these are competing? I wouldn't call Inciting Incident a big introduction, anyway. I think the big contention is backstory exceeding the character level, which is outside both of these philosophies.
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One of the main things that has me optimistic about Draw Steel is their level of concern with actually having good mechanics.
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Nothing wrong with human characters! I like MCDM's take on humans. First, they're the ancestry of heroes and leaders, always at the forefront when the world unites against evil. Second, as the least magical ancestry, they have innate sense of and resistance to the supernatural.
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Consider making an adventure that has more than 2 victories before the climax. Make the players have to decide whether they should respite + level up, or go into the big fight with the victories.
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The brief #DrawSteel pitch is delivering on the fantasy that D&D is promising but doesn't deliver
More info:
Tactical Heroic Cinematic Fantasy, July 2023: youtu.be/DXXP9Kpq8nQ
Backerkit Campaign, Winter 2023: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...
Designer Q&A, Yesterday: www.youtube.com/live/8I-WnF6...
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Does MCDM count as indie? They will have Draw Steel complete sometime this year, roughly similar to D&D in size, scope, and complexity. The funding came from a backerkit campaign. They previously made crowdfunded D&D supplements and a D&D zine that ran for 30 issues (before Draw Steel started).
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I was going to quip about The Draco, but apparently that was 2004, not 90s.
I'm still disappointed about making Nightcrawler's dad an actual demon.
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Aren't "stout" and "willowy" antonyms?
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It is a left v right issue, though. The left push for more accessible healthcare, the right pushes for less social programs and less regulation.
It's just that a lot of people who vote conservative don't realize or don't care that they're voting to benefit the wealthy over themselves.
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You're giving Trump too much credit here. He just thinks Patel is a powerful loyalist, so he gave the nomination. He didn't give any more thought on scheming and manipulation than he did on qualifications.
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A shame it became yet another unwelcoming wall. What is that space used for now? Office? Residence?
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Nascent hopeful on the scene, with lauded mavericks, specific analysis on underlying assumptions, strong vision for what it's trying to be, and dedicated openness to be expanded by its audience? I'm hoping MCDM's #DrawSteel makes a splash.
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A selling point of Draw Steel that got me interested was "attacks don't miss" - they likened rolling to hit as rolling to see if you get to do something that turn. You still roll for how effective the attack is, but it at least hits to do something regardless.
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Fixed 2nd url:
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...
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What do you think an antihero is, if not a heroic character that has some non-heroic/villainous traits? An explicit or implicit threat of murder (Batman hanging a mook over a large drop while interrogating them) is a staple antihero thing to do.
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Batman using intimidation doesn't make the intimidation heroic, it makes Batman an antihero.
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Draw Steel is going with "weapon kits" which describe theme (e.g. "Raider" or "Shining Armor") and mechanically include defense, damage, damage spread, mobility, range, forced enemy movement, and a few other things.
I definitely prefer being able to choose an archetype to play.
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Assuming this is actual Sarah Andersen this time, welcome to bsky!
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So "raise money from the private sector" is just soliciting bribes, right?
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So you mean if Bezos divests, right?
Because even if they publish an endorsement before the election, that won't restore the trust.
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All words are made up
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Yes, and that's bad, but I don't see how this is necessarily part of that. Are POC disproportionately likely to move without updating voter registration, or to not check their mail? Is there an indication people who don't move and do check their mail have been suspended?
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Is there any indication that voters are being suspended for other reasons, or for no apparent reason?
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I dislike the voter suppression games done on mail-in ballots, polling locations, and voter id. But this seems fine?
"Suspense means your county does not know your address or thinks you moved, often because a voter registration card or jury summons sent through mail is returned as undeliverable."
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Part of that actual content was that he really was terrible with Penny, not just an innocent-but-awkward boy broken by the world. When she actually tried to share parts of herself, like the charity she cared about, he obviously didn't care at all other than as a means to impress her.
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In this case, it's more than deportation. It's a death threat: he wants to see people who support Palestine killed by Israel.
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I'm not so sure about that, but then I'm only up to episode 54 of the archive.