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  1. TheAlkaizer

    D&D General Frustating Misunderstandings About Warlocks

    The quality level of the YouTube scene for RPGs is really, really low. There's a ton of interesting small channels that are not very popular. But the big ones are quite bad.
  2. TheAlkaizer

    Traveller 5e coming from World's Largest RPG in cooperation with Mongoose Publishing

    To be hair, I also really like the setting of the Third Imperium. But yeah, without the associated mechanics I would not stick around.
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    Do you observe Thanksgiving?

    It's not really a thing in the french-speaking part of Canada. We do have a holiday for it, but I've never met french-Canadian actually having a Thanksgiving day like the Americans do (family, food, etc). I think it's does happen in the anglophone part though.
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    Traveller 5e coming from World's Largest RPG in cooperation with Mongoose Publishing

    Uh... yeah, no. That's an interesting question. I'd guess that if they do make it for 5E they need to respect it's license. It could be interesting if it opens up Traveller more widely to third parties.
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    Should traps have tells?

    I've read so many books recently... I don't remember which one but one of the system was very explicit in its rules. You either moved cautiously, or you didn't. Cautiously took more time, etc. But more importantly, you'd automatically get tells for traps when you did, and you'd have to roll if...
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    Which Social Media Platforms Do You Use?

    Oh no, I fully agree. My removal is both due to that, and the realization that it added very little to my life. I'm in the process of doing the same realization with my cellphone. What I meant is that sometimes I found myself scrolling on YouTube shorts. It's not the best use of my time, but it...
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    Which Social Media Platforms Do You Use?

    My Facebook account is still open for two reasons: My family all use Messenger for communicating. Fortunately, Messenger still works if your Facebook account is disabled. I use Facebook for the marketplace, to sell stuff. That's it. If it wasn't for this, it'd be disabled. I wouldn't really...
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    D&D General Geralt what class

    Geralt is closest to a Fighter. But the Signs are something that's hard to replicate. So it's probably be a custom class. But if I had to build on a chassis it'd be a Fighter.
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    D&D General Wildly Diverse "Circus Troupe" Adventuring Parties

    The hook is definitely one part. But it's also constraints. It says to everyone "you can make whatever character you want, but it has to make sense that they are where they are and want to do what they're about to do". It's a box where everyone starts in. Some games don't have this issue has...
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    D&D General Wildly Diverse "Circus Troupe" Adventuring Parties

    Of course when I use the Thieves Guild example, I mean it as a it's a campaign about that. Not "you're part of a thieves guild but we're going into another unrelated adventure". I think what I mean is that I like to force a certain tone and purpose in a campaign. The players can break out of...
  11. TheAlkaizer

    D&D General Wildly Diverse "Circus Troupe" Adventuring Parties

    I don't know! The odd options are definitely more present. But the crowd I'm talking about are friends and coworkers that never played any games before the release of 5E. Most of the players that I hang with that played prior go for slightly less weirder options. It might be because that's just...
  12. TheAlkaizer

    D&D General Wildly Diverse "Circus Troupe" Adventuring Parties

    It's something I've felt too. In my experience, 5E has definitely brought a crowd that's leaning much more towards the weirder options available. I can't count the number of Kenkus and Tortles I had in parties in 5E. Couple that with the common issue of "Why are all these people together in the...
  13. TheAlkaizer

    Paizo New URL for the Paizo Blog RSS Feed?

    Just to be clear, I'm not saying there's no RSS feed at all. But if there's one, it's not following the conventions and I can't find it where it should be.
  14. TheAlkaizer

    Paizo New URL for the Paizo Blog RSS Feed?

    I just checked their new blog. The page source suggests it's a more custom solution done using Vue and Nuxt as frameworks. I didn't find any elements or reference to RSS in the page. There's a styling for an RSS element but it doesn't seem to be present.
  15. TheAlkaizer

    What are you reading in 2025?

    I fully agree, and I normally go this way. I always have dozen of books of different topics laying around. But as I said, it's been a tough year and my mental health is not in the best place. And I found that it's difficult for me to sit down and read focused for a while. It's been a growing...
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    What are you reading in 2025?

    I've found it difficult to get through Neuromancer. Definitely not my writing style, but for some reason I'm having a hard time getting through fiction lately. I've hard a tough year and it's difficult for me to focus. Non-fiction (mainly history) seems to be the exception. It's by far what I...
  17. TheAlkaizer

    Anticipatory Grief

    I'm sorry to read that. I like a quote that I read on the internet that says something like "to you they're a part of your life, to them, you're their whole life". I think an imperfect and difficult year with you might mean more to your cat than you think! It's personal to every one of us. But...
  18. TheAlkaizer

    Want to play a Duck?

    Ducks should be the first step in a series of question to classify setting or the tone of games.
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    What was your 2nd RPG?

    Technically, my first ever session was a dude's place that my school friend was playing every week. They had a 2E campaign going for like two years. I played one session and didn't really enjoy it. So 2E would be my first TTRPG ever. The following year my math teacher in high school organized...
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    GMs: What is your prep to play ratio?

    My actual functional prep I try to keep at 30 min for a session. But I generally have a at least a dozen or two hours of prep ahead of a campaign. And I tend to do so loose prep here and there when I go to coffee shops or have some free time. Just jotting down ideas.
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