[-] jtrek@startrek.website 3 points 7 hours ago

Cars are really bad for society.

[-] jtrek@startrek.website 2 points 7 hours ago

I have discovered that a gentle nudge makes them stop snoring. This might not be universal but it has been working for me.

Otherwise, white noise can help. Like a fan or something

[-] jtrek@startrek.website 2 points 9 hours ago

I had a really fun game of Vampire back in like 2016. I'd love to have another go at that, or Mage. The dice pool system always felt simple but exciting. Characters started out competent and being able to buy individual skills or powers was more satisfying than waiting for whole levels.

I've heard good things about Delta green, but never looked into it.

Alas, my college days where "hey you look nerdy you wanna play vampire?" are long gone.

[-] jtrek@startrek.website 2 points 9 hours ago

For the first point, you could use a random generator and make it pick from a Gaussian or Poisson or other probability distribution depending on the situation.

Many RPGs that aren't so closely related to DND use a dice pool. Instead of like 1d20, you might roll 3d6. Now you're more likely to get an average result. Only one way to roll 3, but a bunch of ways to roll 10.

The nWoD games you roll d10s and count how many come up 8,9, 10. Very fast, and once you're good at a task you know you'll generally succeed. It's more a question of how well you'll succeed and how strong the opposition is.

I'm not mathy enough to talk beyond that, but I find it much more satisfying.

[-] jtrek@startrek.website 2 points 13 hours ago

I hear pathfinder 2e is a big improvement, but still has some of the stuff I'm sick of.

  • rolling a single die means flat probability. Equal odds of getting the worst or best possible outcome
  • spells per day is anti-fun for me. I want to do cool stuff, not feel pressured to hold onto it "in case I need it later"
  • class and level is very coarse, and makes some concepts impractical, impossible, or awkward to execute
  • I'm not as interested in "numbers go up big" anymore, and that's kind of the default.
  • I'm not really in the mood for fantasy. I'd rather do modern day occult
[-] jtrek@startrek.website 6 points 1 day ago

Why don't we want to dismantle the business?

[-] jtrek@startrek.website 2 points 1 day ago

I didn't fuss with the camera much. The biggest mod I got was "Feat every level", because normal D&D leveling is so boring and choiceless. Then I got some mods to add more feats, and add more fights. But what I really want is a like total conversion to some other system. Something with dice pool and a better armor system.

A quick search found https://www.nexusmods.com/baldursgate3/mods/945 , which i can't vouch for but might be for you.

[-] jtrek@startrek.website 8 points 1 day ago

Tabletop RPGs. I'm sick of DND. Hard to find good groups for other games. There's a meetup I go to every once in a while but I want a regular group building a big story together

[-] jtrek@startrek.website 6 points 1 day ago

We had cars. People still used them a lot instead of walking.

I am going to take this opportunity to shit on car culture. Walking several miles a week because I live in a walkable city is pleasant, and almost certainly good for my health and weight.

I don't have objections to the rest of your post. I just hate car culture.

[-] jtrek@startrek.website 13 points 1 day ago

How is this guy still just walking around enjoying life?

[-] jtrek@startrek.website 30 points 1 day ago

The whole venture capitalism thing is bullshit. It's just vibes and rich man hubris.

[-] jtrek@startrek.website 17 points 2 days ago

I'd like Amazon broken up.

I haven't ordered from them in a couple years, I think. They make a stupid amount of money from AWS so me spending $10 elsewhere isn't a big deal, but it feels worthwhile.

Also, I live in a livable city. A lot of things I can just walk outside and get in under an hour.

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