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by zugschef
Mon Aug 17, 2020 7:54 am
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Orion vs. Lobster; how I think; rhetorical devices
Replies: 39
Views: 6901

I still don't get how any of this is of any worth to anybody. The main factor to why your idea is bad is that you are wasting countless words on it and still nobody knows exactly what you mean. The issue being that you probably don't know it yourself. Just like those artists who hope that their art ...
by zugschef
Fri Apr 17, 2020 9:09 am
Forum: MPSIMS
Topic: Coronavirus thread
Replies: 588
Views: 157636

Newest studies show a correlation of covid-19 mortality and air pollution. Speculative causes for this are victims whose lungs are weakened from respirable dust and the possibility that respirable dust makes the virus last longer in breathable air.
by zugschef
Fri Jul 19, 2019 6:37 am
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: OSSR: 4th edition D&D.
Replies: 202
Views: 82079

But it was cheaper to stick ro 3rd edition...
by zugschef
Mon Jun 17, 2019 7:16 am
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Are you really nostalgic for 3.5, or just for PHB Wizards?
Replies: 103
Views: 15493

Why not make polymorph like summon monster x? Difference being that you don't summon monsters but turn into one of the monsters on the polymorph x list.
by zugschef
Tue May 28, 2019 5:26 am
Forum: MPSIMS
Topic: [Non-US] News That Makes You laugh/cry/neither...
Replies: 3793
Views: 903566

And now in european news: Austria Vice Chancellor steps back after video leaked of him openly discussing illegal monetary contributions to their next election efforts and offering compensation to russians. https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/18/europe/austria-far-right-vice-chancellor-resigns-intl/inde...
by zugschef
Wed May 15, 2019 3:01 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Greek Mythological Settings
Replies: 85
Views: 15537

Just wanted to add that a large part of classic Greek history was actually during the Iron Age.
by zugschef
Mon Feb 11, 2019 6:15 am
Forum: MPSIMS
Topic: It's Personal...
Replies: 4839
Views: 622499

Kaelik wrote:I had no idea where to put this, but...

Turns out that really obviously bad person who bothered us is bad.

https://m.facebook.com/amandapatriciana ... 5527064252
He is such piece of shit. Still, these online accusations are really problematic.
by zugschef
Tue Jan 15, 2019 6:52 am
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Feats: success or failiure
Replies: 43
Views: 6847

I still don't get how they got the idea that power attack and weapon finesse should be feats.
by zugschef
Thu Dec 13, 2018 6:58 am
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Pathfinder 2E vs. 5E D&D and character "builds"
Replies: 33
Views: 8039

Ignimortis wrote:What 5e does right is the ability to get your concept running at about level 4-5.
How is that good? So a game from levels 1-4 only includes characters without a concept?
by zugschef
Thu Nov 08, 2018 5:10 pm
Forum: MPSIMS
Topic: [Non-US] News That Makes You laugh/cry/neither...
Replies: 3793
Views: 903566

If you call a country where black people weren't allowed to vote a democracy, then, yes, the USA are the oldest continuous democracy. You can certainly take the position that the US still isn't a democracy, but if you take the position that it is NOW then it probably fits whatever criteria you have...
by zugschef
Thu Nov 01, 2018 11:41 am
Forum: MPSIMS
Topic: [Non-US] News That Makes You laugh/cry/neither...
Replies: 3793
Views: 903566

If you call a country where black people weren't allowed to vote a democracy, then, yes, the USA are the oldest continuous democracy.
by zugschef
Wed Jun 20, 2018 5:13 am
Forum: MPSIMS
Topic: [Non-US] News That Makes You laugh/cry/neither...
Replies: 3793
Views: 903566

Ancient History wrote:https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ital ... SKBN1JE2H0

Fucking hell.
This would break EU law: ain't gonna happen.
by zugschef
Thu Jun 14, 2018 6:28 am
Forum: MPSIMS
Topic: On the Mary Sue-ism of Rey (Split off by (several) requests)
Replies: 260
Views: 26210

Look, just inagine Rey was male. A male Rey would be an even worse character. Unless he was gay and Ren, too.
by zugschef
Wed Jun 13, 2018 6:06 am
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: "My game has __ damage types that..."
Replies: 15
Views: 2777

Dude, the skin's ph-level is below 6 (7 is neutral btw). That's acidic.
by zugschef
Fri Apr 20, 2018 5:53 am
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Initiative systems for different kind of games
Replies: 37
Views: 7338

That's a perfect time to ship your game with an app. Let the app take care of all the calculations.
by zugschef
Tue Apr 10, 2018 6:10 am
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: A Demon Haunted World
Replies: 454
Views: 62837

Wtf is the difference between a dodge and a reflex defense?
by zugschef
Tue Apr 10, 2018 5:58 am
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Why Are Fey Chaotic?
Replies: 28
Views: 14534

Fey are chaotic because in folklore they are vulnerable to iron which stands for a cultural and economic evolution which is commonly referenced with order which is why they are vulnurable to iron since they are said to live in tune with nature.
by zugschef
Thu Mar 15, 2018 8:49 am
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: A Demon Haunted World
Replies: 454
Views: 62837

Good point, but the cockatrice has always been a shitty monster: weak as fuck but you're a bad die roll away from dying, anyway. You don't feel heroic in defeating one but you feel bad being defeated. I'd just either change the effect from petrification to paralyzation, make it non-permanent or add ...
by zugschef
Thu Mar 15, 2018 6:31 am
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: A Demon Haunted World
Replies: 454
Views: 62837

Well, I guess your metric can simply be "what folklore, literature and film consider more dangerous is higher level".
by zugschef
Tue Mar 13, 2018 6:34 am
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: A Demon Haunted World
Replies: 454
Views: 62837

Design a monster generator, write down a list of monsters ordered by intended difficulty, flesh them out with said generator, and then make adjustments to specific monsters and/or the order of the list. This is in fact the wrong methodology. You want to design a bunch of monsters and then create a ...
by zugschef
Mon Mar 12, 2018 10:37 am
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: A Demon Haunted World
Replies: 454
Views: 62837

Design a monster generator, write down a list of monsters ordered by intended difficulty, flesh them out with said generator, and then make adjustments to specific monsters and/or the order of the list. There was discussion between Frank and K about a monster generator some time ago, and the only th...
by zugschef
Sun Dec 31, 2017 10:23 am
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Why is math so underrated?
Replies: 234
Views: 35875

Die rolls are not inherently problematic. Indeed, die rolls are necessary if there is any disagreement possible as to the outcome of an action. Rolling dice can be fun but it can also be stupid and it doesn't necessarily remove the MTP. The hard part is figuring out when there is no stupid and no M...
by zugschef
Tue Dec 26, 2017 9:52 am
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Why is math so underrated?
Replies: 234
Views: 35875

Using a curved RNG does not introduce any additional math on the player side. The statistical properties of the RNG are something the designer and MC have to account for, but from a player's perspective there's really no difference - roll dice and add bonuses vs target number. But the MC is a playe...
by zugschef
Sun Dec 24, 2017 4:29 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Why is math so underrated?
Replies: 234
Views: 35875

I think the take 10/20 mechanic is infinitely better design than stupid bell curves which only lessen a symptomatic pain in the ass by introducing needlessly complicated math. Btw, if you really want the common situation of players failing 3% of the time, simply use a d100 and let them fail on exact...
by zugschef
Mon Dec 11, 2017 7:04 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Innovation in tabletop RPGs
Replies: 35
Views: 7724

Ok, it's clear that you are a troll. Go fuck yourself. :)