Recent content by TheAlkaizer

That's interesting. I didn't follow the reception of that specific product. To be fair, I kind of understand that people might be bummed. You buy into a company's own flagship system, and you feel like you're getting less (or later) than people buying into the competitor's. Especially when the...

I find the take of that blog post... weird? I do agree that multi-system products have most often than not proved to not be a great idea. And it's obvious that having different versions at with lower unit counts is bad money wise. Uh... Is that really the take here? This feels like a huge...

"Inspiration" as you describe it is incredibly rare. Art is derivative by nature. If you think you've invented something, you probably didn't. You're at least unconsciously pulling from experiences you probably don't even remember. No, you're not. And this is exactly why game mechanics are not...

In the divided times we are in, different perspectives would apply these labels to different people. One thing I'll say that I learned over the years. In the west, we tend to think that we have enough (or even accurate) information to judge a political situation, but most often we're not. Every...

Man, I'm gonna ask ChatGPT to summarize this whole thread.

This is a thread about someone asking for podcasts that are not actual plays. Coming in here, and with your first message on ENWorld, to advertise your podcast is maybe not the best fit.

I don't think anyone shared this yet (unless there's another thread about the game). I'm intrigued.

Every topic or hobby has low quality content on YouTube. But I've got other hobbies and interests where the quality and amount of genuine quality content is incredible. Everyone understands that. It doesn't mean it's OK. If you reach a point where you're like "I can keep working my day job and...

I ended my previous campaign earlier this year. It was a Anglo-Saxon / Viking historical campaign set in 11th century England using Burning Wheel. I've had a surge of responsibilities at work in the past couple of weeks. So creative outlets outside of work are on pause. But I'm pondering on...

The quality of YouTube content for TTRPG is quite bad. There's many very small creators that have good content, but I found a strong correlation between "trying to make a living out of it" and a lower quality of the content. Those that clearly have a posting schedule and need to find something...

Dice pool tells you nothing. Dice pools work differently in different game. Burning Wheel is a dice pool game and works entirely differently. Some systems require you to get at least a success, others ask you to get several successes, some play with the number of dice, some with the threshold...

No, there's not. I was just saying that I think my reluctance to the duck stems from the same source as my reluctance of zoos of races in other games. I think 97% of my characters in games have been Humans, Dwarves or Halflings. I'm fun like that.

I don't really like the duck, I actually am not a big fan of most anthropomorphic races and huge zoos of races. But in Dragonbane it's only symbolic. I think the art is gorgeous, I own the Vaesen books and for Vaesen it feels perfect. But for me, fantasy wise, it evokes very little.

I enjoyed her deadpan energy early in her career. But unfortunately for me, she's an actress that doesn't blend in. I always see her as Zendaya. It doesn't bother me in some works, but I haven't been a fan in Dune.