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Sigh. On a long enough timeline every thread devolves into a Star Wars thread.

My first concert was the Sextasy Ball Tour with Lords of Acid and My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult. That was a fantastic concert.

Referees often say to players “the answer’s not on your character sheet.” A possible corollary to that for referees is “the answer’s not in the rulebook.”

Jokes on you. I’m into it.

Not a Shadowdark referee, yet. But long-time OSR/NSR referee and player. The legalistic answer is there’s nothing in the book about needing to see your target generally, nor is there anything in the spell specifically. So “go for it” is a perfectly fine answer. The section on darkness suggests...

Unfortunately it was true in my D&D group back-in-the-day. They were and still are the D&D is serious business types and they consider any gonzo elements (aka the fun stuff) to be dumb. Anything outside the boringly ordinary is suspect. Thankfully that seems to be the minority opinion in the...

The gonzo elements are definitely there in the OSR. They’re not hard to find at all. I think most people in the scene realize the presence of gonzo in some foundational games/settings does not make it definitional to old-school gaming as a whole.

“If someone asks if you’re a god you say yes!” “Hang on lady, we go for a ride.” “I hate Illinois Nazis.” “It’s not a tumah.” “Oh hidy-ho officer, we’ve had a doozy of a day. There we were minding our own business, just doing chores around the house, when kids started killing themselves all...

Random generators. Lots and lots of random generators. I’d rather take an hour creating a good random generator that will spit out thousands or millions of ideas than meticulously crafting one thing with that same hour of time. Sparks to get the creative juices flowing and riffing on things in...

Or, better yet, “Okay your PC is dead. Please gather your stuff and leave immediately.” I cannot stand whiny players who’re bad sports. If you can’t be bothered to at least try to make the best of bad die rolls then you have no place at the table. The dice will frequently go against you. If your...

Horror movies do great. You’d be at cross purposes with horror and D&D. Just like in the recent setting and module. In the last year and into the next we will have Sinners, Dracula, and Nosferatu. Or, better yet, here’s a list of newer vampire movies...

Very cool.

This is the software you want to put in charge of everything? LOL.

That’s awesome. I still love coin mimics. Or whatever cursed abomination that was. Something like the coin monster ate other coins.

I’d echo that. Taking advantage of getting the day off in a country with little to no vacation time isn’t “observing the holiday.” Doing the specific holiday stuff or doing your own take on the holiday, sure. We “observe” it in the OP’s overly broad sense, but we don’t observe it in any way...

A lot of ADHDers cover with humor. Getting cranky at him won’t help. If it is ADHD he likely beats himself up about it more than you ever could. I’d suggest starting where you can. Adjust your expectations. Give him more slack and follow conversations up with a written recap via email. Don’t...

Yeah. It’s a real PITA. I can’t remember verbal instructions to save my life. It’s either written down or it might as well not have happened. It’s a working memory issue with the wiring in our brains. However frustrating it is for you, it’s 1000 times more frustrating for us. We have to live...

I love UDT. You can get some pre-made on Etsy if you don't want to craft your own. Professor DM really should have trademarked that. The only "flaw" I can see with UDT is the explicit centering of one space. This prevents multiple simultaneous fights...unless you have two UDT and sundry props...

I came across this video a few days ago. Might be useful for someone.