Poems in true chronological order by post date
-> file: fediverse/2175 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── @user-1056 I just got my copy of Knave version 2 and there's this line that stuck out to me: SCHEME Think laterally, not linearly. Avoid risky plans that require you to roll dice and instead create plans so bulletproof that success is certain. Use psychology, magic, allies, equipment, and the environment to overcome obstacles rather than relying on ability checks. I can't wait to try doing that in my next D&D campaign. This was listed under "player responsibilities" and there's some other bangers in there too - like this: TAKE INITIATIVE Set your own goals and make your own fun. Seek out adventure rather than waiting for it to come to you. I wish every player I ever had read that single page. And I wish I had read the "DM responsibilities" listed just one page prior. It's a really great game! I'm also into OSE, or Old School Essentials. What kind of D&D do you like? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/2176 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ why would you not trust your most radical? What do you think went wrong at Occupy Wall Street, Hong Kong, or BLM? ... zzz ZZZ zzz ... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/2177 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── Oh, you want solutions? Yeah, I can do that. I am a very solutions oriented mindset. But developing solutions requires a firm understanding of what resources are at your disposal. Which is information that I lack. Hence, my practice, filling the gaps between the important bits. I have an endless array of stories, and all of them are true! Come, listen as I regale of an ordy, or "ordeal" as the kids are taken to call. ... I guess I could guess, but then people would hear it and assume that it would work even if I don't know that the required resources are in place. Maybe I could just start by saying "here are the requirements:" like stating your variables at the stop of a script. huh? typo told me to stop. Okay guess I'm going to sleep, bye for now ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/464 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── "The supreme court has criminalized homelessness. I should become homeless." Is not a thought that in my twenties I would have thought I'd wrestle with in my thirties ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/465 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── There is little more frightening to a human than being held over a [gorge, ravine, high drop]. Even staring down the barrel of a gun is easier. But seeing your life flash before you in such a primal and irresistable way... That lights a fire in our hearts. The kind that warms the globe. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: messages/466 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── The only things we should trade across an ocean for are luxury goods. Nintendo, not medical supplies, hard-wood bikeframes, not piles and piles of "recycling". People's time on culinary thirty course weeklong meals, not cans of San marzano tomatoes. Tapestries and gilded statues, not thirteen tons of barely processed rubber. What would we offer in return? Luxuries of our own. We do still make them, do we not? Just think of what the 1% has gathered to rot and give away the whole damned lot. We shall not provide necessities, because giving a man a fish will feed him for but a day, and a man's gotta eat. He'll find a way. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ -> file: fediverse/2178 ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── @user-1056 whoa, sounds like we have un-similar influences! Together, with our powers combined, we could be unstoppable >: ) I love systems, but I like writing them, not reading them. I guess that difference is why I gravitated toward OSR style games and you to AD&D and 4e! Pathfinder 2e I haven't read all the way through but what I did read felt like "the good parts of 5th with the good parts of 4th" which I thought was pretty neat. Most of the rest I haven't heard of before, alas, that's what we get for contributing to and engaging with a scene. =P ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ |