Recent content by Dannyalcatraz

Good questions. But the answers depend somewhat on whether we’re assuming RW tech & resources or superheroic setting genre-appropriate technology & resources.

Anyone familiar with my posting pattern will easily predict I’d suggest using HERO, or barring that, another toolbox system to run a KANE-style campaign as my fist choice. Barring that? I found the “monster” PCs in Monster of the Week to be interesting and pretty flexible in my minimal...

I enjoy at least 3 authors in each quadrant.

HERO had rules for various kinds of relationships with NPCs, each with different kinds of impacts. NPCs who are dependent on the PC played differently than underworld contacts or sworn enemies, for instance. But even so, the rules had an assumption of roleplaying. The rules just defined the...

Mod Note: Stirring things up like this is not helpful. Don’t do it again.

Update: I hadn’t made this for a few years, and probably longer since I served it at a holiday gathering. It was THE hit dish of the night. I kinda had a great night in the kitchen, so I didn’t have much in the way of leftovers. But all that was left of the shrimp creole was a little over a...

That doesn’t work out well for some.🤷🏾‍♂️

I’m so sorry, Umbran. I wanted to wait to offer condolences to when I was able to clear eyed. Failed my save.😢

Dang it. I just confirmed this issue has nuked YEARS of photos and galleries I’ve shared here.🤦🏾‍♂️

The very few times I’ve seen romances in RPGs were handled entirely by roleplaying. While RW relationships DID cause some group breakups, none were related to in-game events.

One of my favorite classes in college was “Biblical Themes in Literature” with Bates Hoffer. I took it the first semester of my freshman year. It was exactly as advertised: he’d illustrate the passages from The Bible (or a selection of related texts) that authors throughout time and all around...

And, of course, let’s not forget the legends of Native American peoples from Canada to the tip of Chile AS WELL AS the tall tales of post-colonial Americans. While some could be glossed over as merely humans doing extraordinary things, you see many heroic figures in other cultures lauded for...

When I first looked at this thread, I guessed that not only would a lot of people respond, but that initial exposures would skew kind of young. That’s because so much of the hobby is linked to mythology, even if only tangentially or inspirationally. But why did my thoughts veer that way in the...

Motion Capture Tech + Humanoid Robots = “Stop hitting yourself!”