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by Zaranthan
Wed Oct 05, 2022 1:07 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Give me a non-Tolkien setting
Replies: 7
Views: 2243

Re: Give me a non-Tolkien setting

Thirsty Sword Lesbians comes with half a dozen settings that are nothing like LotR.
by Zaranthan
Tue Sep 27, 2022 6:59 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Dissociated in 3E
Replies: 126
Views: 30511

Re: Dissociated in 3E

Some people are simply not willing to perform any suspension of disbelief or thinking about mechanics whatsoever. This is in a game with dimensional portals , fucking time magic , and lovecraftian mechanical horrors. But a warrior who moves faster after he gets stabbed is too far? We're going to be...
by Zaranthan
Fri Sep 16, 2022 5:40 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Wizards oopsie doesn't own TSR maybe, and also the new TSR very bad
Replies: 8
Views: 1948

Re: Wizards oopsie doesn't own TSR maybe, and also the new TSR very bad

Well at least they've got their ideas in line with themselves, as opposed to RaHoWa giving the "lesser" races superpowers like no-save stunlocks.

Good luck with banning trans characters, though. Just look at the Harry Potter fanfic community.
by Zaranthan
Mon Aug 29, 2022 4:18 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Let's Read: Coyote & Crow
Replies: 20
Views: 3354

Re: Let's Read: Coyote & Crow

I'm pretty hyped about this, and somewhat annoyed that this is the first I'm hearing about it. I'm a huge fan of both "twenty minutes into the future soft sci-fi" and "alternate history that blows up Europe", so the game is pushing a lot of the right buttons for me out of the gat...
by Zaranthan
Sun Aug 07, 2022 7:05 pm
Forum: About the Gaming Den
Topic: Welcome Back!
Replies: 144
Views: 341293

Re: Welcome Back!

If I'm posting anything that's going to take more than two minutes to put together, I do it in Notepad++. All my notes are in there anyway and I've actually tripped over half-written comments a day or two later and gotten to finish my thoughts and put it up.
by Zaranthan
Fri Jul 29, 2022 4:06 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Credible Masquerades?
Replies: 75
Views: 21671

Re: Credible Masquerades?

I think it could work if you keep the Shallows, well, shallow. There isn't a whole world on the other side or even an entire village. The largest bits of Shadow Realm are things like Diagon Alley, but there's nothing on the other end of the alley but another street in the real world. Maybe one on an...
by Zaranthan
Fri Jul 29, 2022 4:00 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: OFFER: CREATION OF DIGITAL ART
Replies: 9
Views: 1572

Re: OFFER: CREATION OF DIGITAL ART

If you're interested in getting your old account fiddled with, you could try posting in the About/Welcome forum. Zherog seems to notice posts there faster than stuff buried in actual content. I'm not sure that there's much they can do, though. There's a bunch of people who were around for the previo...
by Zaranthan
Thu Jul 28, 2022 1:30 am
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: OFFER: CREATION OF DIGITAL ART
Replies: 9
Views: 1572

Re: OFFER: CREATION OF DIGITAL ART

Welcome back! We kept your barrel of cocks warm, so here you go, start suckin! That art actually looks kinda cool. I've seen some other art AIs and their results tend to be mashing elements pulled from other images with some terrible attempt to blend the edges together. That stuff actually looks coh...
by Zaranthan
Thu Jul 07, 2022 2:00 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: [Let's Read] 5e Minigame and Subsystem Sourcebooks
Replies: 20
Views: 5239

Re: [Let's Read] 5e Minigame and Subsystem Sourcebooks

This raises the question, then, on what happens if the votes result in a tie? There’s also no mention of what happens if all the tasks are completed (adventurers win) but the Deceiver’s still alive (Deceiver wins). Wouldn’t that be a draw, then? I'm always impressed by people's ability to un-solve ...
by Zaranthan
Wed Jun 29, 2022 4:23 pm
Forum: MPSIMS
Topic: The Biden Administration (No Lago)
Replies: 904
Views: 834853

Re: The Biden Administration (No Lago)

So, I've heard that the governor of New Mexico has ordered her people not to cooperate with law enforcement from Texas, et al on investigations into abortions performed on NM soil. I know extradition is baked into the constitution, but do states have the power to simply refuse to serve subpoenas and...
by Zaranthan
Fri Jun 24, 2022 12:37 am
Forum: MPSIMS
Topic: Stupid NY politics
Replies: 97
Views: 35776

Re: Stupid NY politics

"Oh, I thought I had given her my shares, but she never filed the paperwork to accept them and I never told the IRS I gave them to her." "Oh but I haven't collected any rent on the property, which is totally the truth even though I lied to the IRS about rent I collected elsewhere.&quo...
by Zaranthan
Fri Jun 17, 2022 2:18 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Shadowrun 4e: augmented reality
Replies: 3
Views: 1366

Re: Shadowrun 4e: augmented reality

I think you've covered the angles here. Your options for AR interface are DNI, gloves, or pulling the commlink out of your pocket and using it like a smartphone. If you've seen or read something where someone appears to not be using any of those, it's merely an oversight on the part of the writer or...
by Zaranthan
Thu May 26, 2022 6:49 pm
Forum: MPSIMS
Topic: The Biden Administration (No Lago)
Replies: 904
Views: 834853

Re: The Biden Administration (No Lago)

Corporations, and any community chest, fund, or foundation, organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, testing for public safety, literary, or educational purposes, or to foster national or international amateur sports competition (but only if no part of its activitie...
by Zaranthan
Wed May 25, 2022 7:50 pm
Forum: MPSIMS
Topic: The Biden Administration (No Lago)
Replies: 904
Views: 834853

Re: The Biden Administration (No Lago)

IIRC, that's the excuse for religious organizations being tax exempt. On top of the fact that they're supposed to be legitimate charities in their own right, they're not supposed to have representation in the government. And, well, https://i.imgur.com/sBCpj2t.jpg Of course, nothing prohibits any ind...
by Zaranthan
Fri May 13, 2022 2:12 pm
Forum: It's My Own Invention...
Topic: Monster Prestige Classes (A Reprint)
Replies: 280
Views: 69970

Re: Monster Prestige Classes (A Reprint)

Always love these, the Dark Naga one is deliciously despicable. Some exploding thralls will definitely be making an appearance in my campaign.

Is the Cloud King is supposed to have the Weather sphere or the Water sphere?
by Zaranthan
Tue May 03, 2022 1:19 pm
Forum: MPSIMS
Topic: Best Bulletproof Vests?
Replies: 2
Views: 1616

Re: Best Bulletproof Vests?

There's a YouTube channel I follow. Wright and Fath certainly give Brian Blessed a run for his money when it comes to hamming it up, but they have actually been shot at by people trying to kill them, and have seen ballistic armor both succeed and fail to protect its wearer. If they stand behind this...
by Zaranthan
Fri Apr 29, 2022 3:54 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Magic Item Creation
Replies: 37
Views: 4934

Re: Magic Item Creation

Well, it seems like merxa is either impossibly dumb or just trolling. The fact that they keep ignoring posts where people offer suggestions to continue having a flame war with PL answers this one pretty neatly. The fact that you managed to boil their idea down to basically rolling on treasure table...
by Zaranthan
Thu Apr 28, 2022 3:25 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Magic Item Creation
Replies: 37
Views: 4934

Re: Magic Item Creation

As someone who compulsively doodles up spare character sheets, poring over my list of salamander toenails between sessions would scratch a particular itch. Definitely wouldn't want anyone doing that at the table. I will definitely be stealing your item crafting system, though. That might be a strong...
by Zaranthan
Thu Apr 28, 2022 1:54 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Magic Item Creation
Replies: 37
Views: 4934

Re: Magic Item Creation

anyway, one interesting way to answer your questions about a cash shop is to say, no there isn't necessarily any cash shops, but this is how items are made. Perhaps PL somehow tripped an equivocation in your head about the "players" spending "cash", so let me try to spell it out...
by Zaranthan
Mon Apr 25, 2022 10:39 am
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Why no Classplosion in 5e?
Replies: 132
Views: 32990

Re: Why no Classplosion in 5e?

Yeah, we actually prefer thread necromancy over reposting a topic, so we can refer to the older conversation more easily. Otherwise people end up saying the same thing over and over.
by Zaranthan
Sat Apr 23, 2022 2:48 am
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: 5E: Summons still suck
Replies: 70
Views: 11650

Re: 5E: Summons still suck

Given the "tag out warlock for a powerful summoned monster" will be offered alongside the core options, not in place of them, I fail to see that it is impossible to be a reasonable option. I can think of a number of monsters I wouldn't mind trading my character for a couple of rounds, plus...
by Zaranthan
Tue Apr 05, 2022 6:03 pm
Forum: MPSIMS
Topic: [Non-US] News That Makes You laugh/cry/neither...
Replies: 3793
Views: 903598

Re: [Non-US] News That Makes You laugh/cry/neither...

I doubt anyone here is a Russian shill, Tussock is always wrong but he's not a propagandist. He'd be significantly more convincing if he was a propagandist, or at least I'd fucking hope. New headcanon: Tussock is a paid shill, he's just really bad at his job. But his dad is the VP of the organizati...
by Zaranthan
Fri Mar 18, 2022 2:44 pm
Forum: MPSIMS
Topic: [Non-US] News That Makes You laugh/cry/neither...
Replies: 3793
Views: 903598

Re: [Non-US] News That Makes You laugh/cry/neither...

Well, let me ask you this, Kaelik: what ARE they doing in Chernobyl? Because I've heard that they rounded up and imprisoned the engineers working on site. I've heard that they cut off the external power supply to the containment facility. Is any of that true? Is it all propaganda? There's a war on, ...
by Zaranthan
Mon Feb 14, 2022 9:54 pm
Forum: MPSIMS
Topic: Super Bowl 2022 Live Thread
Replies: 4
Views: 1772

Re: Super Bowl 2022 Live Thread

I've got a couple uncles that are into sports betting, and they were carrying on about hoping the Giants would "beat the spread" (lose, but not lose as hard as expected) back in the 90s. There's not going to be much of a reaction today. Some bets won, some lost, happens every day. 4.5 isn'...
by Zaranthan
Mon Feb 07, 2022 11:31 pm
Forum: MPSIMS
Topic: Painting Small and Expensive Plastic People
Replies: 146
Views: 28295

Re: Painting Small and Expensive Plastic People

Are the shadows different color paint or just good "sculpting" on the 3D blueprints?