In most countries it will be probably DnD. But in mine (Poland) for many years Warhammer Fantasy was THE RPG. Nowadays it is more equal. Other popular games are Call of Cthulhu and World of Darkness line. I see that recently Shadows of the Demon Lord gains popularity. There is also quite alive indie scene. We have some bigger,...
Swede. Can only really relay what’s on the shelves. And that is mostly DnD, Pathfinder, Call of Cthulhu and various stuff from Fria Ligan (free league). Fria Ligan has Drakar och Demoner (Dragonbane), vaesen, Mutant etc. Not surprising that last one as it is a Swedish publisher releasing plenty of Swedish material.
My D&De campaign wrapped up at level 20 after five years of regular play, and we are playing some one shots and stuff as a break before we decide what to do next. The D&D DM volunteered to GM again....
balance is a fickle mistress best ignored. With npc advantages/disadvantages you can easily on the fly adjust pressure.
-when in doubt throw grenades even if the npc is bad at it. Let the grenade destroy environment
not just invite the players to get involved with resolving adv/disadv, drag them kicking and screaming into it. Including for the npcs
spend your destiny points. Do it. Do it often
keep the splat books to a minimum if someone wants to create their own character
there will be narrative chaos. Don’t fight it, embrace it. Spending destiny points to steer them back on track feels less railroady than just doing it.
Depends on what you want out of it, the level if automation etc.
Installing a system ruleset, adding a few modules and other things on that level is easy. If you can use an app store you are set. Writing custom things I have no clue about.
Finally using it. I’ve found it smoother than roll20 and fantasy grounds. Just not having to deal with roll20’s technical baggare is truly awesome.
In the end my impression is that on a technical level it is much easier to handle. Less figuring out how not to have the platform work against you and actually work with it.
You, depending on your ISP, may have troubles self hosting. There is the biggest technical hurdle.
Demeter didn’t just cause a famine. She threw the fit of the ages, a wrath only a mother could bring forth. Her anger and indignation was so great she brought Zeus to the bargaining table. Demeter stopped everything growing, throwing the world into winter. Or the season of non-growth. Only when it was agreed that Persephone could spend half the year with her mother on the surface did her mother’s wrath subside and spring returned. But every year, when Persephone has to return to the underworld, plants wither yet again. ’
If I squint just the right way I think I can see in Greek mythology the process of how the indo-europeans with their sky-daddy inched out the older mythology. Unfortunately we know (comparatively) little about these cultures. And I think we have no written records…
Hades was such a looser and couldn’t get a wife of his own so he went to Zeus (his brother and Persephone’s father) and asked for Persephone’s hand. He granted it knowing that neither Persephone nor Demeter would approve of it. Patriarchs be patriarchin’. So Hades lured upon Persephone and snatched her when he found her alone. Not cool.
An alternative for me is pretty much useless if it’s not an alternative for my groups. Those I use discord with. It is more likely we migrate to a corporate solution than a foss one.
I would bet all the pieces to make a better communication suite than discord are there. They just need to be put together into a package and marketed well.
Been thinking that I need a grinder to get fresh ground coffee while hiking as the season is starting. Still using old pre-ground from last year and it os not that good. Does the job and is better than the slush at work.
So I think I’ll need to get me a hiking grinder. And has to grind coarse as in the field i make kokkaffe (boilcoffee?). Or really fine to do something more akin to turkish coffee.
Because it is cozy brewing by the crackling fire. My demands on the coffee at that point are low just that it feels like coffee. And it is a ritual - get to camp, start fire, brew coffe, drink coffe staring into the flames trying to divine the future.
“Reading the reddit threads, I would like to clear up something,” Vincke said. “WOTC is not to blame for us taking a different direction. On the contrary, they really did their best and have been a great licensor for us, letting us do our thing. This is because it’s what’s best for Larian.”
Short: I am looking for (foss) recommendations for an app that lets me program various time intervals and then does some notification when they are up....
Doin' the omoralisk schlagerfestival (Bonus Track) (www.youtube.com)
Title. Classic Swedish anti-consumerist song-contest-song.
FEUERSCHWANZ - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (ABBA Cover) (Official Video) | Napalm Records (www.youtube.com)
Since it is some kind of celebration of ABBA winning some kind of music contest…
Dadgostar: Vårt mål är sex timmars arbetsdag (www.svt.se)
Popular TTRPGs in Your country?
In most countries it will be probably DnD. But in mine (Poland) for many years Warhammer Fantasy was THE RPG. Nowadays it is more equal. Other popular games are Call of Cthulhu and World of Darkness line. I see that recently Shadows of the Demon Lord gains popularity. There is also quite alive indie scene. We have some bigger,...
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Tips for first-time GM running FFG StarWars?
My D&De campaign wrapped up at level 20 after five years of regular play, and we are playing some one shots and stuff as a break before we decide what to do next. The D&D DM volunteered to GM again....
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Not your everyday bake day (sopuli.xyz)
Camping season is on and that means hauling half a kg of sourdough on the trail. Just to make some flatbreads....
What are you brewing this week?
How are you grinding, if applicable?...
Not exactly home... Dinner at the campsite: Baked beans, mushrooms, squash and rye flatbread (sopuli.xyz)
How it tasted? Smokin!
Gathered up a nice little pile of dead wood, hopefully it will last me through the night (sopuli.xyz)
It will. I am sure of it....
Wizards of the Coast 'Not to Blame' for Larian Leaving Baldur’s Gate 3 and D&D Behind, Swen Vincke Insists - IGN (www.ign.com)
“Reading the reddit threads, I would like to clear up something,” Vincke said. “WOTC is not to blame for us taking a different direction. On the contrary, they really did their best and have been a great licensor for us, letting us do our thing. This is because it’s what’s best for Larian.”
Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out For A Hero (Official HD Video) (www.youtube.com)
I’m holding out for you. Because you are my hero.
Timing app?
Short: I am looking for (foss) recommendations for an app that lets me program various time intervals and then does some notification when they are up....