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Captain Pike

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Fan of Star Trek, Conan the Barbarian, Batman, Battletech, & Daggerheart. Player of RPGs, wargames, & videogames. Painter of miniatures. Starfleet Captain & Pulp Hero.

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Captain Pike @captainpike.bsky.social · Jul 23

Let's put a spin on this trend:

One Like, one opinion on #StarTrek

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Captain Pike @captainpike.bsky.social · 3h

For me, the best possible Star Trek video game would be one where the player was Captain of a ToS era ship, and you made all the management decisions while going on missions and exploring the galaxy.

Captain Pike @captainpike.bsky.social · 3h

Which looks really fun!
We haven't used one, so I can't give any advice, but having read it I think it's got a lot of great potential.

It's hard to make a terrible character in Daggerheart, so just choose what seems fun and fits your concept.

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Captain Pike @captainpike.bsky.social · 4h

I like the Massive Damage rule (double Severe), but my players opted not to use it, so all the extra damage just goes to waste. Everyone seems fine with that though. It does act as a sort of balancing mechanism.

Captain Pike @captainpike.bsky.social · 4h

What sort of character are you looking to create?

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Swarm 3️⃣2️⃣ @swarm32.bsky.social · 14h

I know some folks get discouraged from playing miniatures games like #battletech because all they see are pictures of well painted models. But it’s perfectly fine to play with unpainted minis, cardboards chits or other substitutions.

Get some rules & record sheets and Just have fun with it!

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BattleTech @battletech.bsky.social · 13h

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Captain Pike @captainpike.bsky.social · 1d

And finally the Hatamoto-Chi.
#Battletech #AlphaStrike

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Captain Pike @captainpike.bsky.social · 1d

Well, that took a long time, but the gang is finally finished!
Now I can get some use out of the 1st Somerset Strikers sourcebook.

No Guts, No Galaxy!

#Battletech #AlphaStrike #minipainting

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Captain Pike @captainpike.bsky.social · 4d

Exactly!
It's the system I've always wanted fantasy systems to be.

Captain Pike @captainpike.bsky.social · 4d

Agreed. A lot of my "Actions" on my Environments are now things like "the PC's witness a thing."
(And then during play I'll toss in a Fear if I want it to interact more directly with the PC)

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sarna.net @sarna.net · 4d

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Captain Pike @captainpike.bsky.social · 5d

Group roll isn't really you inviting people to help you. That's the Help action (spend a Hope, give someone Advantage.)
Group roll is when you all HAVE to do something as a group. Sneak past guards, climb a cliff, etc.

Captain Pike @captainpike.bsky.social · 5d

Fantastic!
I really need something to organize my notes easier.
Thanks!

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Captain Pike @captainpike.bsky.social · 5d

I've looked at Obsidian several times but haven't used it. I wonder if it works on iPad.

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Captain Pike @captainpike.bsky.social · 5d

Role & quirks are good adds.
I generally write down the name of an actor or character from a movie or TV show so I can instantly fall into character. "Quirks" would be a great extra addition.

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Captain Pike @captainpike.bsky.social · 5d

That's pretty much exactly what I do.
I add a motivation for each NPC so I can fall back on that for decisions when the story goes in unexpected directions.

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Captain Pike @captainpike.bsky.social · 6d

We did the preliminaries the last time we got to play, and it went pretty well.
I did the part where they all make one roll for an advantage or information, and they all had fun thinking of their part and rolling for it. It was fun giving out the information too.
Looking forward to the token use.

Captain Pike @captainpike.bsky.social · 6d

I think it's just me needing to change my interpretation a bit.
So if it's a Countdown of 3 to cross a river, and they roll to find a canoe, and then roll to paddle across, my instinct is success. But they need 1 more, so I just have to say they are halfway, or need a safe place to land.
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Captain Pike @captainpike.bsky.social · 6d

I'll let you know. We can't play this week, but should be running it next week.
I'm always a little concerned with oddities in Skill Challenge situations (which Countdowns are in a way.)
I'm mostly concerned with what happens if they end up finding too fast, or I don't have enough checks.

(1/2)...

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Tab Creations @tabcreations.com · 6d

Which system completely changed your perspective on what tabletop RPGs could be?
#ttrpg #dnd #rpg #meme

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Captain Pike @captainpike.bsky.social · 6d

Top Secret by TSR, quickly followed by Victory Games James Bond.

Then Vampire the Masquerade 1e.

TSR Marvel superheroes falls in there somewhere too.

#ttrpg

Captain Pike @captainpike.bsky.social · 7d

The heist one is from the Void, and the Masquerade is one I made.

I really love Environments.

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Captain Pike @captainpike.bsky.social · 7d

We're on a couple week break, but when we go back I'll be running a combo masquerade / heist Environment. Got a bunch of NPC's, and some Countdowns, and of course the 2 event Environments, and then we'll all just see what happens!
Can't wait.

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Captain Pike @captainpike.bsky.social · 7d

I just realized that Daggerheart encourages me to prep in the way that I've always tried / preferred to prep ttrpg sessions.
NPC's, Encounters/Environments, general notes on the overall plot.
I hate overwriting and coming up with every detail (that ultimately won't be used most of the time anyway)

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Captain Pike @captainpike.bsky.social · 7d

Agreed!
It feels like either both systems will get mediocre treatment, or one of the systems is what they wanted to do and the other is a cash grab.

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