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10:00 PM
@Sciborg definitely not something I'm looking forward to
@Sciborg scandalous
 
the immense scandal of Sciborg's love life never ceases
next we're going to find out he KISSES BOYS
 
you're going to indoctrinate our children with the gay ideology, you fiend!
 
BACK AWAY OR I WILL KISS THIS MAN ON THE MOUTH IN FRONT OF YOUR CHILDREN
 
Sid
@Sciborg the first 7 words could make an interesting title for a TV Show, hehe
 
It would have terrible ratings but a queer cult following, presumably
 
10:04 PM
and much fan-fic
 
"Next Up at 11: Date Night is Approaching! Will Sciborg be able to reserve a table at Olive Garden in time????? Will Sam fill up on breadsticks again???? The DRAMA NEVER ENDS"
 
what's wrong with filling up on breadsticks
 
okay, the breadsticks are indeed the best part, but then somebody is going to be complaining about being bloated and "carby" the whole way home and it will be his own fault
i hope you've enjoyed this thrilling glimpse of sciborg's high-octane life
 
much excitement, yes yes
 
Sid
It's 3:40 AM here lol. If I was at dorm, I would have stayed up the whole night. Being at home drastically reduces productivity. :(
 
10:13 PM
Are you doing the good old-fashioned "turn on the bedroom fan to hide the sound of the computer fans" :p
 
bobble is still here
 
10:30 PM
I'm here
Sorry my laptop keeps on doing weird stuff
School laptop
 
it seems we still lack a poof
 
a Gray, to be precise
were we planning to session, or do other stuff?
 
Oh, I thought you wrote proof
 
I wasn't sure if we were going to session or just call it a wrap-up
 
10:36 PM
We can wrap up
Since you're busy anyways
Though I would've liked to give some closure to all the stuff we've created together :/
 
i was hoping we would finish up before my work started and i got too busy, but we had a lot of schedule delays and it didn't end up working out :(
 
Yeah, sorry about that
Stuff got really busy last quarter
 
if we still want to RP tree could try GM'ing some Shoes
 
it's okay. my final plan was essentially to have both of you guys run a final dungeon, and the twist would be that K+J would run the dungeon in the past and affect things the Trio saw in the present. and then you would team up with your dragons, including Pancake who has grown up since time magic, and defeat Cali.
 
Ah, cooooooool
 
10:38 PM
i figured that would be a fun way to have the groups interact without actually interacting :)
 
I could try GM'ing shoes
Let me see if I can just set a scene
 
bobble requests sci-fi
 
Ooh I got a fun one
I guess this could be sci-fi? Idk
We'll see
 
you can do your thing
 
Are y'all playing as yourselves?
 
10:40 PM
I am playing as similar-to-bobble-but-legally-distinct Quinn
 
@Sciborg?
(I can decide how many dice to roll against, right?)
 
'borg will play as similar-to-mick-but-legally-distinct Casey
 
(Also first time GM-ing, hopefully I don't do so bad :P)
 
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Q: How many dice does the GM roll when challenging the players?

ZibbobzI'd like to run a game of Roll for Shoes, but I'm not sure how many dice I roll when the characters face various challenges. I'm under the impression that it's supposed to be the same number of dice the character uses, but that seems to make impossible tasks far too easy to perform. Is there a ge...

 
('borg is cooking pasta and may be slightly slow)
 
10:42 PM
Okay, the scene opens with bobble and Mick drifting through space... you are seemingly dead. Lasers fly above you. You can hear explosions through space (how? Idk, because I said so).
 
I roll to telepathically ask Casey what in damnation is going on [6]
 
"Casey, what in damnation is going on?"
 
I roll to telepathically respond with "No idea, but we should get spacesuits or we'll suffocate" [5]
 
ooh, could use an XP to get Telepathy (2)
 
10:45 PM
@Sciborg s
 
note: fail at something soon so we can get telepathy
 
I roll to see if I can see any spaceships/suits to be safe in [3]
 
(because of our position, I'll let you get telepathy right away)
@bobble S. You realize you and Casey are already in spacesuits :P
 
"Hey, look at that!"
 
We'll say Casey is disoriented and didn't notice, lol
[3] to look for a way back onto a ship?
 
10:47 PM
You see a spaceship in the distance, but it's heading away from you. There might be a faint outline or something close by? It could be a cloaking device.
(s)
 
[4] to attempt to butterfly-swim through space towards it :p
 
(s, wow, my rolls have been low)
 
Quinn pushes a bit at Casey to help give momentum
 
Unfortunately, however, the closest spaceship is moving too fast for your butterfly form
 
"Dangit"
 
10:49 PM
It jumps into hyperspace. You are seemingly alone.
 
I roll to suddenly notice a planet right next to me
 
(bwahahaha)
 
[5] to look at the weird close-by thing?
 
[s]. It's hard to tell, but you can vaguely tell something is there. Looks like the aliens didn't invest in their spacecraft disguise.
 
[1] to butterfly-swim towards that :p
 
10:52 PM
[5, 2] to project "Hello, we're nice people" in the direction of the cloaking
 
@Sciborg [f] You suddenly feel a paralysis running through your body. Looks like you're being beamed towards the ship
@bobble [f] Unfortunately, the spacecraft isn't sentient to understand
@bobble (I know, I was joking. You still failed)
 
@PrinceNorthLæraðr was attempting to contact any potential beings inside the spacecraft, not the ship
 
The ship now drops it's disguise and bam! You're inside the spacecraft.
You don't see anyone, but there are two doors.
 
Is there anything else in the room?
 
You can roll to inspect :)
 
10:55 PM
[1]
 
...
I was going to say fail, but I also rolled a [1]
 
You could just auto-fail player's 1s
 
[s] You see a small round... floof? It has big eyes and seems terrified of you two.
 
[5] to figure out if I know any alien languages, in the meantime
 
Oh wait
(I rolled lower I'm dumb)
@Sciborg [s] You remember a little bit of Cruska, the intergalactic lingua franca. However, you're not sure if these aliens can speak it.
The floof-ball starts crying
 
10:58 PM
I'll spend my XP to get Speak Alien Languages (2) from that success
 
Quinn rushes over to pat the floof
 
[3, 6] "It's okay little guy!! We don't want to hurt you!!" in Cruska while trying to make nonthreatening body language
 
The floofball sniffles a little bit, but stops crying.
@Sciborg [f] The alien doesn't seems to be capable of understanding speech
 
[5] to look for a species-identification book on myself
 
The floof stops crying and jumps into Quinn's arms. It's very cuddly
 
11:00 PM
pat pat
 
@bobble [s] You are... for some reason carrying your "Intergalactic Species and its Evolution Over Time" textbook for some reason.
The ship is eeriely quiet.
 
balances floofball in one arm while opening book with other
 
Casey gently pets the floofball.
 
@bobble Flipping through, you realize that the floofball is a Quibble, a rare species highly sought after by poachers for their luxurious fur. I think you were trying to rescue it, actually.
 
"So these aliens have captured a Quibble?"
 
11:03 PM
Spending an XP to get Book Nerd (2)
 
What color is the Quibble?
 
Quinn names it "Blueball"
 
The Quibble now seems very happy. It's looking at you with its very big eyes before snuggling into Quinn
(oh, I am so tempted to make a heather reference now)
 
11:06 PM
Casey gives the Quibble a lil boop. "We should look for the owners."
 
"Can you check the doors?"
 
[4] to see if I can open either door.
 
[f] The doors are locked tight shut, but there are some alien inscriptions on it. It reads "Property of the Freelance Bounty Inc."
It seems that the doors may require something more than just brute force
 
"Looks like these might be Quibble smugglers, we should be cautious."
[2] to look for a keycard or key slot?
 
[f], No keys but you do see that there's a small electric grid panel on the far left which seems to be connected to the doors. Unfortunately it's out of your reach.
 
11:09 PM
Like it's above the ground or?
 
(On the wall, but it's too high up for you to reach by yourself without the aid of some contraption)
 
"Quinn, if I lift you up can you reach that?"
 
carefully places Blueball down "Can you lift me in the first place?"
 
Casey holds out his hands. "I'll boost ya."
 
(You might need a strength check :P)
 
11:12 PM
[6] to boost Quinn up, and i'll get Be a Jock (2) from that
 
(What if I were to fail you? :P Jkjk)
[s]
 
[1] to understand the panel... oh no
 
[f]. The panels seem indecipherable to you. You never liked "Spaceship Electronics and Gadgetry" in your training college anyways.
 
apparently Casey is the brawn and Quinn is the brains
"Do you see anything?"
 
"Let me down, I need to read up on my electronics"
[6, 4] to look for an electronics book
 
11:15 PM
[3, 4] to let Quinn down gently with his Jock Powers
 
@bobble [f, barely] You don't seem have carried that textbook with you, but you did find a note from your classmate asking you for last night's homework.
@Sciborg [s]
 
"What if we just smashed it?"
 
"Let's see if Bluebell knows anything?" picks Bluebell back up "Want to lift me again?"
 
(since it seems Casey is not very bright)
[1, 5] to hoist Quinn back up
 
You suddenly hear a small bleep in the far right corner. It looks like... an ancient computer. Gross, is that a Windows Surface Pro? Those are ancient!
@Sciborg [s]
 
11:17 PM
spending 2 XP to gain Power Lift (3)
 
What does Blueball think of the panel?
 
Blueball seems just as confused as you, but cuddles adorably to you
 
"No luck here. What was your idea?"
 
"Punch it"
 
Blueball drops from you arms and lands with a soft floof, before hopping towards the computer
 
11:20 PM
aww
 
"Bluebell, don't hurt yourself!!"
 
[5] to find the power button for the computer
 
[s], you locate the power button, but the computer already seems to be on. Looks like it's just on sleep mode
 
What's on the screen?
 
Currently, the screen is on the log-in page, but the system seems ancient enough to hack
 
11:23 PM
"hmmmmfff.... hurry up"
 
[5, 6] to find a book on hacking old stuff
 
[3] to daydream about space pirates to pass the time
 
@bobble [s] You indeed found your "Intergalactic Cybersecurity" manual
@Sciborg [hehe, f, I'll let you decide what happens]
 
rubs hands together "Let's do this"
[5] to put on an appropriate song for a (technologically iffy) Hollywood Hacking Montage
 
The space pirate daydream is interrupted by embarrassing college flashbacks
gaining Anxiety (2)
 
11:27 PM
@bobble [hehe, s] The computer speakers seem to suddenly play some intense spy music out of nowhere
@Sciborg Bwahaha
 
From your lifter you hear a quiet "dangit brain"
 
intense staring and dramatic fast typing
 
dramatic fast typing I'M IN
 
What do I find with my hacking?
Also, spending an XP to get Dramatic Music (2)
 
"Hurry... hmmmfmfmfmfff"
 
11:30 PM
After successfully breaching the computer's securities, you find some data about recent Quibble trades, surprisingly sparce. Looks like these mercenaries are amateurs.
 
"You recognize anything, Casey?"
 
"I can't see - hmmffff," Casey's arms seem to be getting sore.
 
You also see some programs that seem to be able to disable the doors. Unfortunately, the system is too ancient to disable specific doors - it's all or nothing
 
Quinn immediately hammers the program. "Doors ahoy!"
 
"Yessss"
 
11:33 PM
The doors unlatch with a hiss. You also hear some distant screams. Uh-oh, looks like you opened all the doors, including the hatchet bay... somewhere. Better be careful, or you might get sucked out.
 
"...Wait, is that going to open all the doors?"
 
"Doors ahoy?"
 
"Oh god"
 
hugs Blueball
 
Are we being sucked out, or are we okay?
 
11:34 PM
Not yet, because both doors are closed still. One of them leads to the hatchet bay though
 
"Errrr, might be good to undo what you just did, I think all the smugglers are dead."
 
The door on the left seems to be rattling quite a bit. The door on the right seems fine.
 
"Doors uh-ahoy!"
 
"Hopefully the Quibbles are okay ;-;"
 
The doors re-lock themselves. Looks like you're trapped.
 
11:36 PM
"Okay, seems the right-side door is better?"
 
Be A Jock [6, 6] to bash the right door down, holy shit
Thanks Google
 
(I rolled three dice against that and you still won)
You bash through the door like Wario
 
Breaking Things (3), babyyy
"Open SESAME!"
 
You see red lights flashing around you, and some weird lizard folk running around. I think you accessed the control room.
(Okay, gotta stop here :P)
 
very fun, 5/5
> Telepathy (2)
Book Nerd (2)
Dramatic Music (2)
1 XP
 
11:38 PM
> 2 XP

Do Anything [1]
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Anxiety [2]
Be a Jock [2] - Break Things [3], Power Lift [3]
Speak Alien Languages [2]
Telepathy [2]
We should continue this, i'm enjoying the Adventures of Space Jock and Space Nerd
 
did you enjoy the Hollywood Hacking Montage
 
very accurate, 10/10, that's exactly how hacking works
 
I've been working on the coding project a bit during the game and oh goodness we've come to the point where I have to do trig oh noooooo
 
For the physics sim part, presumably?
 
yep
 
11:42 PM
Physics in games at least is a nightmare, i wish you luck
it took me like a week to program gravity into a platformer
what sims do you have to do?
 
simulating a moving charged particle in a constant magnetic field
force is perpendicular to velocity
ooh, looky at this
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Q: What are the consequences of starving?

IgneusJotunnMy Dungeon World party is now two weeks out from civilized lands. They've had the usual amount of foul luck, and lost more rations than they planned due to bad rolls. Mostly due to picking up some extra allies who were in need, and prioritizing rations really low whenever I put it on a hard choic...

 
I don't think i've ever had starving/thirst come into play in a D&D game, usually our party has somebody who can cast Goodberry or use ranger/druid powers so it's never been an issue
like i usually don't track rations or care about that kind of thing since it bogs down the game
 
Oof
Hehe, wait until you get into "combat" :P
"Ancient Computer looks hackable" 100% that is definitely how you hack
 
To be fair, older computers with unpatched OS's are often easier to hack :p
especially if the owner didn't like to update
we didn't do much hacking in my Networking classes, but we did enough for me to know that old = bad
 
Lol
Hehe, wait until you figure out how you ended up floating in the middle of space ;P
 
11:55 PM
hath the tree made a plot?
 
A sort of plot that's also being made as we go
Have a general framework though
 
<3 blueball
 
bluebell is the best
 
artist's rendition
 
11:56 PM
Awwww
Ugh, I can't even do the basic prop spin for the drum major mace thingy because it requires you to alternate hands as you spin
This is like
The fundamental trick to everything else and I can't do it
Gah!
 
virtual hugs
 
:(
 
Hoo boy this'll be interesting
 
have you talked about it with your teacher? like if it's just ceremonial and not strictly necessary, maybe you don't have to do it
 
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