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Post by urchin on Apr 5, 2018 21:37:20 GMT
It doesn't matter how long the episodes are, they will always be too short! ♥ XD My feelings exactly. Listening to RQG makes me so happy. The end of each episode always comes with a touch of sadness, like finishing the last bite of a delicious burrito.
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Post by urchin on Apr 4, 2018 15:45:33 GMT
I'm sorry! I really want to, but I just can't cope with horror at all as a genre. I still follow it pretty closely by reading what people say about it here on the forums (and sometimes on Tumblr too). Oh, no need to apologize! I am being silly. I can completely understand having a categorical issue with horror. Horror is, among other things, a way to experience anxiety recreationally. Very understandably not fun for everyone. (I vaguely recall you saying at one point that you didn't like cheese, though, and that heartbreak may never heal. )
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Post by urchin on Apr 4, 2018 15:28:01 GMT
Bryn talks about primeness being agnostic of the base in which a number is representedMe: Yay! Bryn is the best! He says all the things I'm thinking while I listen! He's my audience participation podcaster! Bryn admits that he doesn't listen to The Magnus ArchivesMe: OPINION REVERSED. BRYN MAKES NO SENSE TO ME ANYMORE. audible heartbreakThe discussion about being emotionally drained from being deeply invested in characters is so true in my experience. I've had to retire a LARP character once just because it took way too much out of me. It's so worth it, though. It's the best part of role playing. Cathartic is the word Lydia used, and I think that's exactly right. I just wanted to say, overall, you guys are super wonderful and listening to RQG is a huge joy for me. It's amazing to listen to such a quality podcast made by people who (at least in your public personas) remind me of me and my friends. RQG just keeps getting better and I love Helen already! Her reactions are perfect, and I'm crazy excited for more Azu. Also, the poly quad jokes! Definitely not the first time I've encountered comparisons between polycules and adventuring parties. The similarities are real. The LOLOMG poly quad is such an adorable thought. <3
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Post by urchin on Mar 15, 2018 15:08:43 GMT
Of all the NPCs Alex has portrayed on this podcast, his Einstein is my favorite.
Every episode, I just love Grizzop more. I'm fond of how practical he is. Also, I could see such a clear (and adorable) image of him sitting there with the orb in his lap, stabbing away at it. No need to be overly clever when brute force will get you there in an acceptable amount of time.
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Post by urchin on Mar 7, 2018 14:45:50 GMT
rather than burn them I'd suggest freezing them! if a dice isnt properly balanced freezing them can help Wait, really? How does that work?
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Post by urchin on Mar 7, 2018 14:43:38 GMT
I also hadn't reviewed my backstory recently enough when recording this episode, so the exact details of the arguments Hamid presents to Liliana are possibly incorrect from some perspectives So it was very similar to real relationships. Seems good to me! This episode was so tough on Hamid again. He almost dies to get to Liliana, then this is how it goes. Alex is cruel, but the drama is excellent.
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Post by urchin on Mar 1, 2018 12:27:30 GMT
Wow, you all should probably burn your dice now. They really tried as hard as they could to assassinate Hamid.
Also, I would definitely listen to a podcast just of Ben and Alex bantering at/taunting each other.
I'm so excited for badass Isaac Newton!!
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Post by urchin on Feb 8, 2018 16:44:53 GMT
I'm going to revive this thread with more GMing questions if that's alright with everyone!
I'm working on a Pathfinder campaign right now in my own world. The playable races are different from the standard set (though there is overlap), the deities are different, the technology level is renaissance rather than medieval, and there's a lot of cultural and historical backgrounding about the world that players might need for character creation. When you're starting a game in homebrew world like this, what do you produce for the players to give them the background information they need? I don't want to bore them, overload them, or give away worldbuilding that would be more fun to discover during play.
Most games I've played in that weren't high fantasy, the GM has just sent out a brief summary of the setting and game. For one D&D game, the GM made a wiki about their world. What do you prefer and why? I'm still going to have a character creation session where players can ask questions, but I want to give them somewhere to start.
So far my best idea is to write an ethnography or travelogue as though it were written by a character in the world, but I don't know if that's the greatest idea.
Thanks in advance for your thoughts!
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Post by urchin on Feb 8, 2018 3:09:59 GMT
Ah, but Paladins are fighters first and foremost with caster-abilities, as far as I see it. Aren't they? Often, yes, but everything we've seen so far of Grizzop has looked like his primary weapon is a bow. Goblins get +4 dex and -2 str, so it would be pretty synergetic for him to be primarily a ranged character. Of the core classes not currently covered in the party, I'd think a fighter, barbarian, ranger, or monk would be the options for a melee character. I have no idea what monks look like in this world, and it's a very urban game so a ranger would be odd unless they were something unusual (or connected to nature that we haven't really seen explored thus far). I'm kind of hoping for barbarian just for variety, and to see how an instinct-driven character plays out in a party with Sasha's untrusting nature and Hamid's background as it is very tied up in the established structures of society. Whoever the new character is (if there even is one), I'm sure they will be great and I'm very excited to find out what happens next!
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Post by urchin on Feb 7, 2018 22:50:31 GMT
Hm, given that Grizzop is made with an optimizing build in mind the party could work with 'only' three people. A Paladin as the Fighter/Healer-combo, a Rogue and a Mage are a good combination of abilities and tasks. Although Sasha's botched resurrection makes the healing bit quite difficult. I love her vital-y challenged state, though. Firstly, because it already made for really hilarious events (like the attract undead Will-saves) and secondly, because it's such a very unusual thing to happen. But only three people is rather difficult when it comes to challenging fights. There are so many talented people at Rusty Towers, I personally would be delighted to hear a forth character being added! (Maybe a Necromancer who can take care of Sasha 'healing' or, well, whatever you would come up with, really!) I think there will have to be a fourth. None of the remaining party is a melee combatant. It's too easy for something to run up and squish Hamid flat, and too hard for Sasha to get that sweet sneak attack damage.
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Post by urchin on Feb 7, 2018 16:21:38 GMT
Poor Hamid! The fact that the listener knew his sister was dead from the beginning of the episode, but Hamid didn't find out until the end made for some excellent tension. He's so soft-hearted, though... I really have to wonder if losing his friend and his sister all at once like this might change Hamid in a significant way.
It was cool to see Sasha taking the wheel when it needed to be done. She's not naturally a leader, but she's grown a lot and has a lot more confidence than she did at the beginning of the series. Strong character development!
I love Grizzop's practicality. It's a nice contrast to the classic overly-idealistic, lawful stupid paladin. I look forward to learning more about him and where he came from. He's the only goblin we've seen so far, if I recall correctly, so I wonder what their place in this world is generally.
James has been amazing and I wish him all the best on his child-rearing adventures!
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Post by urchin on Feb 6, 2018 20:10:23 GMT
Small, +4 dex and paladin is a VERY potent combo. I won’t lie, it’s difficult to work around as a GM. Not because he is unkillable, it’s just that it’s difficult to build encounters that still challenge him without running the risk of immediate Death for the whole party if he is taken out. I.e. overpowered enemy AND a player down is a BAD combo. Hmm I hadn't thought of the issue of balance if Grizzop is incapacitated. That's concerning. I'm pulling together an alternate set of playable races for a game (some of them I've made myself), and I've been concerned because a lot of them have a dex bonus. Any advice for compensating for that if the party ends up with an unusually high average dex? Just increase CR, or would it be more appropriate to up the BAB of enemies?
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Post by urchin on Feb 5, 2018 16:09:27 GMT
urchin Woah, they look fantastic! ♥ The translucent ones remind me of quartz crystal. Didn't find any ACE-dice, but there are translucent rainbow dice on ETSY. It's really cool that you still have your first dice. And it's an amazing one, very unique colors. And the mini-dice look like ocean-waves, so pretty! I would stack them around all the time too! Ooo I like how those colors fade together so nicely! That first d20 I used to wear as a pendant in a little leather pouch with a dragon embossed on it when I was 12 or 13. It was the height of cool. No one else seemed to think so, though. XD
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Post by urchin on Feb 5, 2018 16:05:23 GMT
I bought them at the top of a massive sand dune/hill that overlooked the border between Lithuania and Russia (Kalingrad). I was on a cycle tour holiday that was really lovely, and sort of emotionally marked the end of a really tough period in my life, so using them always makes me happy. I save them especially for damage rolls when Hamid casts a fiery spell. That's a great dice origin story. It's really nice to have a token of a pivotal time like that, especially one that's a little bit practical so you revisit it more often. If objects can have power, surely this is how they get it. I like those black and green ones! Perfect for Lovecraftian games I tend to switch dice pretty often during a game though. Especially when some of my dice have been bad and I get to annoy Ben. I'm endlessly amused by how often otherwise very rational people believe in dice luck. My friends exile dice to "dice jail" when they roll badly. I don't believe in all that... except I don't roll my glittery d20s ever because they seriously hate me.
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Post by urchin on Feb 2, 2018 18:28:35 GMT
This is awesome, thank you! Just the kind of thing I've been looking for, plus I love the flavor of a mathematician-detective. As promised, I am returning with pictures of my dice collection. 1. All my polyhedrals. Balanced d20s on top, then sets, then random dice that I've accumulated over the years. That speckled d20 with the red numbers in the upper left of the random section was my first d20 that I originally got as an MtG life counter ~16 years ago. 2. My mini d6 set that I love arranging. 3. My mini d6 set again with its matching polyhedral set.
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