Recent content by MGibster

I think most of us have parts of a project that gives us trouble more often than others. For me, it’s when a project is nearing completion. I have a tendency to rush to the end for no good reason. I’m not on a schedule, so there’s no external pressure to finish. Just take a deep breath and...

I just finished playing Spider-Man (Remastered), Spider-Man: Miles Morales, and Spider-Man 2. They were fairly enjoyable games with some pretty amazing boss fights. The only real flaws were some of the fights with goons got a little tedious and overall the games are too easy on regular...

So I'll bring up Delta Green again. The prime directives for a DG agent are to avoid being caught and contain the threat. Coming into contact with "hypergeometry" is known to spread the problem around. Calling in the proper authorities who are ill equipped to deal with the threat might just...

Again with Delta Green, there's a scenario that involves someone programming a device with some code derived from "spells" which wreaks havoc. The device didn't have a conscience or anything, but when it read that code bad things would happen. There are some games that do take into account...

In other games, the PCs usually have some meaningful choices to make during combat. Who to attack, where to move, do they help a fellow PC or attack an NPC, etc., etc. In a game like Rogue Trader, Fantasy Flight's version at least, when you're in ship-to-ship combat most PCs don't have an...

This miniature is The Crone made by Monument Hobbies and sold as a texture trainer. It’s a larger than average mini designed specifically for painters to “test your skills and try new techniques.” It retails for about $26 and I think it’s worth it. My biggest criticism is there are some hard...

I heard someone describe the feds as a drunk hippopotamus. It takes forever for them to get to you, but once there they make their presence unambiguously known. I suspect most federal investigations will not happen in a timely enough manner to help the PCs. i.e. Whatever nefarious plans the...

Looking back, I can't believe someone greenlit that monstrosity of a playset. The high price meant most families couldn't afford it and it's 7 foot length meant few people had a place to put it. My father was in the army, so we moved frequently and that meant purging possessions every few...

I get you. I certainly wouldn't want to play out something like Lae'zel's romance at the end of Act 1 in a tabletop setting. Not unless I wanted everyone at the table to be absolutely uncomfortable.

What parts of BG3 weren't appropriate for a tabletop experience? About the only thing I can think of off the top of my head was just how horny the companion NPCs were in BG3. I couldn't give any of them a friendly hello without them trying to sex me up. (I play games to escape real life not...

Not having wealthy parents, my selection of toys was rather limited as a child. As I recall, I had two Masters of the Universe action figures, Battle Damage He-Man and Ram Man. I never had a Battlecat. I stuck with GI Joe and Transformers with a little Star Wars for the most part. I gave all...

Rather than hijack another thread, I thought this topic warranted its own discussion. As with most discussions on TTRPG, what's appropriate for one game might not be appropriate for another game. I might handle computers completely differently in Buffy the Vampire Slayer compared to Delta...