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  1. TheAlkaizer

    Twitter is a poor place

    Given that what I covered is neither social medias nor just straight investing, I don't see the problem. I didn't leave half of it. He didn't just pump his inherited wealth like most wealth investors do. As I said, what he does and does well is much more strategic in nature. My reply is a...
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    Twitter is a poor place

    He's not my favorite person, but it's disingenous to say he's only good at social medias. Much of his success has been from smart business moves, notably shifting technology and knowledge between different product lines to jump ahead technology or fix inherent problems. Putting the rockets...
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    Games with "terrible" follow-up editions

    The layout of the core rulebook especially is really bad. I saw something compare it to the layout in a fashion magazine and I see it now. It's really, really bad. Good for casually reading through, terrible for using at the table. I've found the latest releases by Renegade Studios to be a...
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    Games with "terrible" follow-up editions

    I got into Vampire the Masquerade during the last two years. I know the new edition (called V5) has been pretty controversial. Partially for some mechanical decisions, but mostly for some updates to its lore. It made me really hesitant because unlike the most recent Shadowrun editions that...
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    A Review of Second Inquisition? Let's Begin!

    Do we know if they'll be mostly exactly the same in term of content of they'll be significant changes?
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    A Review of Second Inquisition? Let's Begin!

    I stopped by my local gamestore and bought it following this review! It's been a good reading so far. While being on the topic of VTM, are they reprinting Cults of the Blood Gods? I've seen it for pre-order on Renegade Studios website, but I remember it already releasing last year. Was it a...
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    Ironsworn: Starforged PDF just landed at DriveThruRPG

    I looked into Ironsworn a while ago, but the name of the product and some other things I can't remember stopped me from diving deeper. Can you sell me on it?
  8. TheAlkaizer

    Check Out These Bladerunner RPG Previews

    Bad layout is easily noticeable. I do agree that a whole range of it, from adequate to good is invisible. But great layout design is definitely noticeable, if not only in contrast with other products you own.
  9. TheAlkaizer

    Spelljammer Amazon.ca has Spelljammer 5e for 40% off

    Wait, I'm not getting it. Is the discounted price the regular price?
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    Modiphius Announce COHORS CTHULHU--Cthulhu in Ancient Rome!

    I have lost count to show many Cthulhu games there are. I wouldn't know what to buy if I wanted to run something with that mythology!
  11. TheAlkaizer

    Pathfinder 2E Paizo Officially Supporting Foundry, Free Content Ending

    I've had my own experience with suicide. My went through my whole childhood with three friends, two of which were brothers. The older one ended his life in 2012, and I dreamed of him the night prior and tried to reconnect a few days later to learn the news. It was really though and one way to...
  12. TheAlkaizer

    What did you study in college?

    In Quebec we have another school level between High School and college. I studied Computer Science for two years. Then I did a bachelor composed of a minor in Video Game Studies and a major in English Literature. Following that, I got a second cycle specialized degree in Game Design.
  13. TheAlkaizer

    Payn's Ponderings... Top 10 Essential Albums

    Heilung is a one of a kind band for me. There's definitely others in the same genre; but it has a very unique place in my musical library. It's music that has little value in being understood and is almost entirely felt. It evokes very primal feelings inside me. I find it incredibly therapeutic...
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    Payn's Ponderings... Top 10 Essential Albums

    I'm from a different generation than many on ENWorld, so my stuff is often much more recent. This is also probably not an accurate list, but it's what is coming to my mind right now: Archipelago, by Hidden Orchestra Lifa, by Heilung The Joy of Motion, by Animals as Leaders AM, by Arctic Monkeys...
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    Just finished The Wheel of Time books, where is my new RPG?

    I just wikipediaed it because I didn't know about it. There's an unhealthy amount of books in that series. Did you read all of them?
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    D&D 5E (2014) DMs, how do you fudge?

    All the other aspects that I'm putting forth are inherently part of games. Especially a game like D&D. Once again, to clear things up, I am not talking about learning concrete knowledge like learning to do math, or learn empathy (even though TTRPGs are also inherently good for that). I am also...
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    D&D 5E (2014) DMs, how do you fudge?

    Nobody said it was about learning a lesson. But you can learn lessons while playing it. And games are probably the best tools we have to teach and learn. There's a whole billion market about it. So the it's just a game thing doesn't hold. I don't know why you're pulling things in such...
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    D&D 5E (2014) DMs, how do you fudge?

    You don't need a teacher to learn lesson. When you put your hand on the open stove and burn yourself when you're young, you learn a lesson. I'm not teaching anything to anyone. But it goes both ways, what you do, allows and forbid at a table, whether it's through explicit or implicit rulings...
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    D&D General How do players feel about DM fudging?

    That's not fudging though. Most DMs I've known will ask some random rolls of players to hide some real perception rolls, or roll some fake rolls to hide the real ones. It does not lead to any of the aforementioned consequences.
  20. TheAlkaizer

    D&D General How do players feel about DM fudging?

    I mean, if this does happen then, yeah, just cut it short and say "Sorry guys, I think this one was a bit overtuned." But it's not something that should be happening frequently. If you have this situation every other session and have to fudge the rolls not to bore your whole group then that's an...
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