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libraryogre

@libraryogre@dice.camp

Librarian, gamer, occasional games author

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Tim_Eagon, to random
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Though I've been drifting away from for a while now, it's still feels really weird to be completely uninterested in the latest releases. I mean, not even a twinge of FOMO.

libraryogre,
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@bedirthan @Tim_Eagon @Da_Gut @dragoncrown I found that really started with 3.x, which has "character creation as a losable mini-game." Because of the complex sets of prereqs, getting from point A to point B meant needing to plan it well in advance; getting from point A to point C, even if it made more sense, might be impossible, because you didn't have the various requirements. To make matters worse, there were the "trap feats"... things that might make sense, but didn't give results.

libraryogre,
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@pteryx @Da_Gut @bedirthan @Tim_Eagon @dragoncrown I've moved more towards 5e's "subclasses", myself (though 5e was far from the first to do it; Rules Cyclopedia had a version, and Flying Swordsmen is practically what 5e eventually did). You have your base idea; you get a tweak on that base idea. Throw in feats to tweak your tweaks, and it works to give some range, without the problems of dead ends and synergy that 3.x had.

libraryogre,
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@DM_Zeppelin @dragoncrown @Tim_Eagon @pteryx @Da_Gut @bedirthan Oh, y'all've activated my trap card.

So, I see D&D as having a few different concepts running around regarding alternate classes... kits being distinct from subclasses being distinct from "advanced classes" being distinct from prestige classes.

libraryogre,
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@DM_Zeppelin @dragoncrown @Tim_Eagon @pteryx @Da_Gut @bedirthan

Kits: Change to the class that happens at 1st level. Can be as minor as the "Noble Warrior" class giving you a couple social things and proficiencies, or as big as bards, where 4 class features became modular between the different kits.

Subclasses: a change made to a class at a later level, often one of several options. A subclass leaves the original class intact, just adds new things. Includes the RC paladin & the 5e subclasses

libraryogre,
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@DM_Zeppelin @dragoncrown @Tim_Eagon @pteryx @Da_Gut @bedirthan

Prestige classes: A new class you can enter when meeting certain requirements. I'd include the RC druid, the 1e Bard and Thief-Acrobat, and all that d20 mess.

"Advanced Classes" is a new name for the old idea... AD&D defined clerics, fighters, mages, and thieves as the basic classes, with druids, rangers, etc., etc. as "subclasses". They're brand new classes, just related to the other.

Tim_Eagon, to random
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For the most part, I'm glad I waited until my mid-30s to have kids, but having a 6-year old at almost 48 leads to a special kind of exhaustion!

libraryogre,
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@Tim_Eagon Solidarity. My younger was born the year I turned 40; she's now 7, and I am exhausted.

bedirthan, (edited ) to DnD
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Let's make a communal 5e character.

We'll start with a piece of mundane equipment -- a signet ring.

What type of person starts their adventuring life with a signet ring from an important house?

libraryogre,
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@bedirthan dachshund

bedirthan, to DnD
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When I created the Far Talker 5e background I started thinking about how various cultures used drums to communicate over distance. Then I added seven other means of communication like whistling, flags and optical telegraphs.

http://fullmoonstorytelling.com/2022/01/29/far-talkers-converse-over-miles-with-this-dd-background/

libraryogre,
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@bedirthan I spent a day researching yodeling for a Hackmaster product.

LeviKornelsen, to random
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Look:

Joe Biden is a capitalist imperialist in a nation that's deeply capitalist and imperialist, and he's willing to tolerate the kind of horrible shit that comes with empire.

On the other hand, Trump is a populist, kleptocratic fascist who openly wants to be a dictator and would be happy to not only tolerate but actively perpetrate such horrors on his own people, and put people into place to do so.

Crappy at 10 and crappy at 1000 are both crappy, but holy shit there's a difference.

libraryogre,
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@LeviKornelsen As Asimov put it, "When people thought the Earth was spherical they were wrong. But if you think that thinking the Earth is spherical is just as wrong as thinking the Earth is flat, then your view is wronger than both of them put together".

Tim_Eagon, to random
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After a pandemic-related hiatus, I am once again sitting outside a dance studio, but this time I’m killing time on Mastodon instead of Twitter!

libraryogre,
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@Tim_Eagon plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose 🙂

libraryogre, to random
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Just heard and upbeat dance remix of Fast Car. Just... why? What destroyed your soul so thoroughly that you would do this?

Tim_Eagon, to random
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I’ve meet an Arwen and Eowyn (they were twin sisters) and a Khaleesi, but today is the first time I’ve met someone named Jedi.

libraryogre,
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@Tim_Eagon I had a library patron named Cheetarah. I cannot remember how it was spelled, but it was, indeed, her name.

kyonshi, to random
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sigh.

we are trying to get somewhere in our scenario and we don't get anywhere because the GM is blocking all the ideas we have. I have the feeling she has a specific idea of how to deal with the situation and we are left to guess what it is.

on the other hand she already complained we take too long... gaaah.

libraryogre,
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@kyonshi Ugh. Pixel-bitching someone else's psyche.

Tim_Eagon, (edited ) to DnD
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Which is better when it comes to the Abyss?

libraryogre,
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@Tim_Eagon 666 layers is both Christian-specific and specific-specific... the Abyss should have uncountable layers, because they are always being created, destroyed, merged, and separated. It is as much chaos as Limbo.

libraryogre,
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@HipsterTenZero at this point, anything. Savage Worlds has been my jam, though.

PlaneSailingGames, to random
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Has anyone who sees this moved from one mastodon server to another?

I think I need to (various reasons) and I'd love to hear anybody's experiences (positive and negative)

Cheers

libraryogre,
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@PlaneSailingGames i did, early on in my time here. I started on an art server, and it wasn't a good fit for me. I switched with few problems.

Tim_Eagon, to random
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I attended a neighborhood association meeting tonight, and when I returned, I found that my 5-year old had put up wanted posters all over the house for my 12-year old. Now I'm wondering what I missed.

libraryogre,
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@Tim_Eagon my 8 year old once wrote a declaration of war against a friend's kid.

georgetakei, to random

What do folks think of this?
https://www.comicsands.com/houston-dine-and-dash-gratuity-2666062998.html?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=infeed&utm_campaign=linkprogram

libraryogre,
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@georgetakei Hope they got a few license plate numbers.

libraryogre, to random
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Scholastic is ending its segregated book program.

LeviKornelsen, to random
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Anyone who says they very much want to stimulate the economy and isn't advocating handing a shitload of cash to poor people (whether by simply forking it over or by hiring them at scale) has an unstated priority other than stimulus, a limited definition of the economy, or doesn't know what the fuck they're talking about.

You just give poor people money. It always works, it works immediately, it will trickle up to the rich guys eventually.

libraryogre,
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@LeviKornelsen "Money is like shrapnel... it is more useful the faster it goes through more people."

georgetakei, to random

Well, that didn't take long. https://secondnexus.com/trump-courthouse-fraud-nyc-doral?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=infeed&utm_campaign=linkprogram

libraryogre,
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@georgetakei It is estimated that by mid-November, Trump will tell people he is about to lie five minutes before he says the lie.

Tim_Eagon, to random
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My wife telling me a work story: "So, I was making my way..."

Me: (high pitched voice) 🎶 "Making my way..."🎶

My wife: Why are you like this?

libraryogre,
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@Tim_Eagon Making your way in the world today
Takes everything you got

libraryogre,
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@Tim_Eagon In a world of the damned, I am king.

libraryogre,
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@Tim_Eagon cultural osmosis is a hell of a thing.

LeviKornelsen, to random
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The core moral lesson of Star Wars is that Fascists are bad and it's good to shoot them (with lasers), and while the property has plenty of issues, I still think that's a pretty strong basic ethos.

libraryogre,
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@LeviKornelsen "You should kill fascists even if they're your dad."

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