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TieflingDragon84

00:27

Just wondering(I think this is the right chat someone pointed me to): Would a character who has a history of spying for a city protectrate(similar to a military) be better suited for a spy background or soldier background?

Phoenices

00:46

Does this character have proficiency in Athletics, Intimidation, chariot-driving and gambling, and have an official rank that matters? Or does this character have proficiency in Deception, Stealth, gambling and lockpicking, and have an important contact? It depends on what you think your character did.

TieflingDragon84

Hmm... He was in the Neverwinter Guard... he wasn't lockpicking or chariot-driving or lying, but he certainly wasn't training all the time. He was more like the Guard's agent on the streets.

Shalvenay

@TieflingDragon84 I'd go spy -- it sounds like he was at least plainclothes if not undercover in the modern sense of the terms

Feeds

01:09

TTRPGkids: Superhero TTRPG giveaway (featuring Gigacity Guardians) to celebrate MC3!

posted on May 19, 2023 by Steph C.

With TTRPGkids going to Motor City Comic Con, I wanted to run a celebratory giveaway! I'm teaming up with Michael from Luck of Legends to give two lucky winners an all-ages superhero themed TTRPG combo pack - good luck! Continue reading “Superhero TTRPG giveaway (featuring Gigacity Guardians) to celebrate MC3!”…

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Feeds

02:24

TTRPGkids: TTRPGkids is at Motor City Comic Con!

posted on May 19, 2023 by Steph C.

TTRPGkids is giving a talk with Tim Saucer about "The Joys and Challenges of Running TTRPGs With Kids" at Motor City Comic Con! Whether you're here from the convention, looking for the giveaway, or trying to find resources... welcome! Check out below for more info, and thank you for visiting! Continue reading “TTRPGkids is at Motor City Comic Con!”…

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BESW

11:17

@Feeds This is a REALLY good video about game design and how much space games take up in our lives, both physically (like prep time and play area) and mentally (like cultural familiarity and cognitive load)

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AncientSwordRage

12:40

@BESW An endorsement by you? It's in my YouTube watch queue

BESW

I've only watched about half of it so far, and about fifteen minutes in I was throwing it at my game design friends.

AncientSwordRage

nice

BESW

"Ludic cultural capital" is a jargonistic mouthful but what a useful concept.

AncientSwordRage

How does one throw a digiti video 🤔😜

BESW

Quoting myself talking to a friend:

> The basic idea is that designers can think about how much of a player's life their game takes up, and they can make choices which change that "footprint" of the game. A game's footprint is both physical (like prep time or storage space) and abstract (like emotional impact and cultural familiarity).
And there's also footprints the player brings: like, a trick-taking game's footprint is smaller for a player who already knows about trick-taking games, because their ludic cultural capital footprint is large in the right way.

AncientSwordRage

12:43

cool!

BESW

Like Bankuei says, it's addressing a LOT of game design discourse all at once.

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AncientSwordRage

14:23

That was very dense

but I think I got a rough gist

AncientSwordRage

14:33

I'll probably need a re-watch to get all of it

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Thomas Markov

15:43

@Someone_Evil It’s still community check in time of year.

Someone_Evil

15:58

@ThomasMarkov Right, thanks for keeping me/us honest on that. One momento

Someone_Evil

16:12

Surprising annoying to have the meta site prevent me from dupe posting

The Oracle

Yearly check-in time: How is the community doing? (2023)

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Feeds

17:51

Dice Exploder: Couriers: Designer Commentary Track

posted on May 19, 2023 by Sam Dunnewold

A breakdown of how I designed my Blade Runner 2049 RPG

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AncientSwordRage

20:10

@TheOracle nothing to add atm, but followed just in case an answer sparks an idea

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Hot RPG Questions

23:33

Q: Will paralyzing a grappler break the grapple?

Assume you're grappled but you have a melee attack that can cause the paralyzed condition. If you successfully paralyze your grappler, will that break the grapple? Paralysis causes someone to be incapacitated which prevents them from taking actions or reactions, but resisting an attempt to break ...