Recent content by payn

I tried having the players map to my descriptions and... Well, I know a lot of folks delegate work out to the players like taking notes, drawing maps, running initiative, etc.. Every attempt by me to do that slowed the game to a crawl and I had to retake the task because I was about to lose my...

Gomez was great in Doom Patrol Too.

Managing sideways is annoying, but it beats managing up! The fact they look to you says something.

All I know is folks seem to want an edition war so badly, they are hell bent on making one out of almost nothing.

The writing was not great. It felt very cynical and down the entire time for me (even when the story was upbeat or had a positive ending). So, I dont blame Capaldi, I like him as an actor, but his run on Who is one of my least favorites.

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Same, im critical of everything. I've had more than a few discussions where folks ask if I even like the thing at all. I do, im just wired to be incessantly looking at how the sausage is made. It's through deep examination that I get a real feel for the context of something. I feel its required...

There is definitely an art to it. I was playing Mysterium once and had perhaps the worst teller I can imagine. This fella was handing out clues that made absolutely no sense outside of his own context. For example, "I gave you the sand card to let you know that the murder weapon was an iron...

This is a really good example of something I wish folks were more compelled to do. Admit something isn't of the best quality, understand that, and yet find joy in it anyways. There is a lot of "me liking something bad does not compute, therefore Surf II is a good movie!" analysis or...

I be weary and careful by using the things on my character sheet to verify if something is deadly or not. 🤷‍♂️

I think the 280 character limit era of the internet has taught people to ditch nuance and often context. Folks are generally good about discussing their preferences and examining them here in my experience. Those who dont, seem to be coming in here from the wilds of the internet where its not a...

Not what folks were referring to at all. They meant attacker rolls offense, and defender rolls defense.