The Gaming Den

What would a functional, not-broken Artificer class for 3.x look like? I think the class presented in the Eberron campaign setting book is mostly ok, but I will readily admit it can be very easily abused and voltroned together with other mechanics to create a character who can do anything. So, beyon...

Hey, here's a dumb question I could use an answer to- Last week I started a new prescription of methylphenidate (generic for ritalin) I also picked up a six pack of Angry Orchard, and no one said a fucking thing to me about not drinking alcohol while using methylphenidate. Fortunately, I try to rest...

In D&D stuff, I just accept the usual stats, but as I go on in my design, I am more an more uncomfortable/unhappy with the idea of Intelligence as a stat. Even when I make stuff for D&D, I tend to leave Intelligence alone in race design, unless I'm giving it a bonus as way to say "play ...

Ah, good, the bootstrap paradox in the only place where it doesn't create a massive headache, mythology. (mind you, I said massive, it still creates a headache if you try to comprehend it, but because it's mythology and religion, you can easily just say "sure, whatever" and get on with the...

I think you can have a mix, some things that are mysteries to the mortal races can be learned by communing with the gods, while others the gods will not speak on, or do not know the answer to. In my setting, only the draconic gods know where dragons came from (them), but they might not know where th...

Yeah, you can sort of only have vague mysteries when even the gods don't know the answers. And even then, there's probably some planar entity that knows. Whether they'll tell you the answer, or you believe their answer, is it's own matter, but the PC should be able to influence the former, and get a...

Need, no. But I like to know what the actual fact is, since in fantasy settings, a given race might really have been divinely created. The fact that there is apparently no answer as to where dragons actually came from in Greyhawk sort of went against my expectations and tendencies when I was sorting...

So, in taking another run at kobolds, I decided that it is not magical gems they require, whether truly haploid eggs of Tiamat or simply mythologically considered such, but the shells of dragon eggs. I'm looking at the idea that the first kobolds arose without direct intervention from the shell of a...

I mean, I certainly like the idea that there are gems that can empower a kobold, rather than just letting it reproduce, but I think that easily fits alongside my earlier concept.

On Magic Gem-based Reproduction and islands-- Well, I suppose it depends on the story you want to tell. I lean towards "the magic gems that kobolds need to reproduce are ubiquitous enough that they are viable as a species (possibly helped by very long lifespans), but not so ubiquitous that it's...

I mean... I feel like most people learn that in their jobs....

I didn't say you were. Just that I expected "who cares" and "I'm autistic, and I don't care" to be the general responses if I did say something

Yeah, I'm not a fan of the term, either (for a lot of reasons.... like "Aspergers is the term that a nazi came up with for 'useful' autistic people"), but I hadn't said anything because I expected a reaction like Jon's to be... more representative of the Den attitude. I'm really glad to se...

They've already done "5e with Rick and Morty"

I reviewed it.

While working on a villain for a game, and trying to decide if there's actually a weapon that can be emulated by the emulate weapon soulknife blade skill that's better than "be a soulknife who can wield, and thus form, over-sized weapons" I found this- Also known as a “scorpion’s tail” due...

If the Lady were real you'd wish you were dead because that would bring along a host of awful implications. God, how horrifying. Joke's on you! I already do https://image.freepik.com/free-photo/enthusiastic-woman-feeling-joyful-pointing-with-finger-guns-camera-smiling-broadly-posing-stylish-hoodie-...

...Because we wish she were real and would go to town on dumbasses like that poster?

I didn't say it was corruption, I'm saying that being a CEO (or whatever his title is) simply put him in a position for his poor social skills to be more disastrous and visible.

I think in Buhlman's case it's mostly a matter of "did not adequately learn social cues and socialization at low level"

It was really just a passing thought to begin with, tbh. I'm definitely interested in something along the lines of usable, but comedic, sex rules for D&D, but it's not something I'm actively working on.

@Harshax: I'm not necessarily invested in Mage. I actually don't think it's a good fit for Matrix stuff beyond broad generalities and vaguely similar philosophy stuff. It's just a mutual language we can use to discuss things like the Matrix resisting hacking and agents responding. Re: Factions- ther...

Once reality is malleable couldn’t you use Frank’s cyber deck rules with shadow run, feng shui with magic, or as you say quantum bears. It just seems an RPG in the Matrix is just one stat 2d6 and anything goes when I hit the TN. EDIT: … because the gun-fu of Matrix isn’t even a requirement, when yo...

Honestly, I'm thinking a bit more like the Animatrix, and especially Kid's Story and World Record. Which, admittedly, are more prelude stories for characters, but they speak a bit more to what I'm interested in a Matrix RPG. Specifically World Record, with the whole pushing beyond physical limits th...

So... lets say your group wanted to play a game set in the world(s) of the Matrix movies (et al). Because you're all nerdy and or queers. I have a friend who has a big metaphorical hard on for using Mage with some refluffing for it, but I feel like that's more of a feel/philosophy with guns match th...

Generally, yeah, but this job is... odd. There is literally no end time, even projected, for any of my shifts. Just start times.