Nick
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Pronouns: He / Him
Profession: Programmer
Alignment: Progressive Lefty
Handiness: Lefty
Known weaknesses: spicy food, cats, dad jokes
Posts about: #TTRPG #AudioDrama #AudioBook #recipe #Cooking #AirFry #Netflix
d10 are best anime girl because large dice pools are better then small dice pools
Sorry I can't include a picture, because of family obligations
Sorry I can't include a picture, because of family obligations
November 27, 2025 at 4:18 PM
d10 are best anime girl because large dice pools are better then small dice pools
Sorry I can't include a picture, because of family obligations
Sorry I can't include a picture, because of family obligations
If I'm understanding the assignment, you're looking for games that you define the character in play.
Troika, sure you start with a background but what the hell that means you have to play to find out
Troika, sure you start with a background but what the hell that means you have to play to find out
November 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
If I'm understanding the assignment, you're looking for games that you define the character in play.
Troika, sure you start with a background but what the hell that means you have to play to find out
Troika, sure you start with a background but what the hell that means you have to play to find out
What you're missing is that railroading involves offering the players an illusion of choice.
It is funtamentally a deception.
If you've been honest, and explain that the game is on rails, you're not deceiving them, you're not rail roading them.
It is funtamentally a deception.
If you've been honest, and explain that the game is on rails, you're not deceiving them, you're not rail roading them.
November 27, 2025 at 3:23 PM
What you're missing is that railroading involves offering the players an illusion of choice.
It is funtamentally a deception.
If you've been honest, and explain that the game is on rails, you're not deceiving them, you're not rail roading them.
It is funtamentally a deception.
If you've been honest, and explain that the game is on rails, you're not deceiving them, you're not rail roading them.
Why waste what makes TTRPG so unique, you have other humans present, that you can bounce ideas off of, and take the story in unexpected directions?
Have you read Apocalypse World's MC section? It explains this far better then I ever can.
Have you read Apocalypse World's MC section? It explains this far better then I ever can.
November 27, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Why waste what makes TTRPG so unique, you have other humans present, that you can bounce ideas off of, and take the story in unexpected directions?
Have you read Apocalypse World's MC section? It explains this far better then I ever can.
Have you read Apocalypse World's MC section? It explains this far better then I ever can.
Railroad plots make for great video games.
They don't work for TTRPGs, they discouraged Player creativity, and sets up the expectation that GMs are solely responsible for the story.
They don't work for TTRPGs, they discouraged Player creativity, and sets up the expectation that GMs are solely responsible for the story.
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November 27, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Railroad plots make for great video games.
They don't work for TTRPGs, they discouraged Player creativity, and sets up the expectation that GMs are solely responsible for the story.
They don't work for TTRPGs, they discouraged Player creativity, and sets up the expectation that GMs are solely responsible for the story.
Yes, there was a lot of argument about what made an adventure a railroad
MDC did a walkthrough of old adventures. That demonstration those edge cases
I think it was season 3 to 5
MDC did a walkthrough of old adventures. That demonstration those edge cases
I think it was season 3 to 5
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November 27, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Yes, there was a lot of argument about what made an adventure a railroad
MDC did a walkthrough of old adventures. That demonstration those edge cases
I think it was season 3 to 5
MDC did a walkthrough of old adventures. That demonstration those edge cases
I think it was season 3 to 5
In the 90s it was common for published adventures to require the PC's be present in certain scenes
The advice at the time was to undermined player agency and deliver the players as if they were on a roller coaster or a on rails arcade shooter
The advice at the time was to undermined player agency and deliver the players as if they were on a roller coaster or a on rails arcade shooter
November 27, 2025 at 4:10 AM
In the 90s it was common for published adventures to require the PC's be present in certain scenes
The advice at the time was to undermined player agency and deliver the players as if they were on a roller coaster or a on rails arcade shooter
The advice at the time was to undermined player agency and deliver the players as if they were on a roller coaster or a on rails arcade shooter
There is no reason to describe yourself as right-wing. It's just apologetics for royalists and the wealthy. As the video explains
The left correctly criticizes you, for thinking that conservative social hierarchies aren't a problem. You have self-described yourself as an unsafe person.
The left correctly criticizes you, for thinking that conservative social hierarchies aren't a problem. You have self-described yourself as an unsafe person.
Endnote 3: The Origins of Conservatism
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November 26, 2025 at 7:29 PM
There is no reason to describe yourself as right-wing. It's just apologetics for royalists and the wealthy. As the video explains
The left correctly criticizes you, for thinking that conservative social hierarchies aren't a problem. You have self-described yourself as an unsafe person.
The left correctly criticizes you, for thinking that conservative social hierarchies aren't a problem. You have self-described yourself as an unsafe person.
What if the BBEGs health bar was a bottle of wine?
November 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
What if the BBEGs health bar was a bottle of wine?
This reminds me of A Winter's Promise. In thet book the court uses illusion magic to make everything look beautiful
November 26, 2025 at 3:11 PM
This reminds me of A Winter's Promise. In thet book the court uses illusion magic to make everything look beautiful
No minding, your own business was never a right-wing position.
That's just what they said while stacking the system against anyone that they didn't feel conformed to their preferred standards
That's just what they said while stacking the system against anyone that they didn't feel conformed to their preferred standards
November 26, 2025 at 1:17 AM
No minding, your own business was never a right-wing position.
That's just what they said while stacking the system against anyone that they didn't feel conformed to their preferred standards
That's just what they said while stacking the system against anyone that they didn't feel conformed to their preferred standards
Do this Ham come with Beans?
November 25, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Do this Ham come with Beans?