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by nockermensch
Tue May 02, 2023 8:43 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Ignoring things that ignore the ignoring of...
Replies: 149
Views: 98433

Re: Ignoring things that ignore the ignoring of...

First, the idea that fire elementals should be immune to fire is a bit weird. I mean, adventurers are made of flesh and bones, and they aren't immune to punches. Even beings made of <thing> should feel something when <thing> moves in a very violent way against them. So I think most effects that gran...
by nockermensch
Tue May 02, 2023 8:17 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: D&D Movie
Replies: 43
Views: 18913

Re: D&D Movie

It was rather bold of them to recognize that Monty Python is as much part of D&D's DNA as Tolkien or Jack Vance. It was certainly one of the movies of all time and I hope it doesn't bomb so they make sequels.
by nockermensch
Mon Nov 22, 2021 10:47 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: "In my game the Mental Attributes are..."
Replies: 219
Views: 54456

Re: "In my game the Mental Attributes are..."

Point for clarifying... in my game mental attributes are vim rhetoric cheerfulness rhythm chutzpah and a certain je ne sais quoi ..you must be fucking joking right? Well I really hope he's being serious. Of course, the physical attributes are aim upper body strength density rhythm (again) twitchine...
by nockermensch
Wed Nov 17, 2021 3:54 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Annoying Game Questions You Want Answered
Replies: 6000
Views: 1030746

Re: Annoying Game Questions You Want Answered

But as I've been thinking about it, I'm wondering if 1st level would work just as well to reflect that. Mostly I'm unsure about spellcasting classes, beefsteak is easy to say a first level Rogue is a kid who's just stolen a lot and a first level fighter is a kid who worked as part of the local watc...
by nockermensch
Wed Nov 17, 2021 1:34 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Why are kobolds?
Replies: 84
Views: 17772

Re: Why are kobolds?

Anarcho-communism will always, ALWAYS, give way to entropy. Someone doesn't have to "step up" to take command when a group of anarchists is essentially just individuals, the "leader" just has to be better at everything than anyone else... Which isn't hard with no infrastructure ...
by nockermensch
Wed Nov 17, 2021 4:40 am
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: [Phil Swift Voice] "THAT'S A LOTTA GODS"--The planes sure seem crowded...
Replies: 68
Views: 12685

Re: [Phil Swift Voice] "THAT'S A LOTTA GODS"--The planes sure seem crowded...

As an Atheist (tips Fedora) I don't like actual gods in my games. In my campaigns/world-building, the multiverse is simply too big for actual creator gods. Life, the sentient species and everything else came into being through mechanical processes, that are somewhat more colorful than the ones we ge...
by nockermensch
Sun Aug 29, 2021 2:09 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Have there ever been good sex rules for D&D?
Replies: 30
Views: 4475

Re: Have there ever been good sex rules for D&D?

What are you trying to accomplish? If the objective is to have sex-as-comedy as part of the game, you need to step back and realize the game doesn't even deal with comedy yet. I mean, it's usually great when you have a DM or player that's a genuinely funny person, but there are no in-game rewards/pe...
by nockermensch
Tue Apr 27, 2021 4:03 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Is DnD the most popular because of ease?
Replies: 31
Views: 8364

Re: Is DnD the most popular because of ease?

For all the reasons people mentioned here, I think D&D constant popularity is a chicken and egg situation, where the egg is that D&D was the first big name RPG, having basically created and defined the genre; and the chicken being that D&D works well enough for the majority of people pla...
by nockermensch
Tue Feb 23, 2021 2:32 am
Forum: MPSIMS
Topic: It's Personal...
Replies: 4839
Views: 672197

A dear and close friend (the dude who first GMed GURPS to our group back in the 90s and who loved to play hilariously optimized casters in our D&D games) just died from covid19. He had became a grandfather last year.

It sucks.
by nockermensch
Thu Jan 07, 2021 6:29 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Vampire the Masquerade 5e- Actually a huge step up?
Replies: 51
Views: 11872

"Messy successes" seems to be just a way to institute a "fail by succeeding" mechanic, like bearworld's success at a cost. Maybe if the 0-5 hunger dice were to be added to the pool, the process would be fairer, specially if the player has a chance to roll willpower or whatever to...
by nockermensch
Thu Jan 07, 2021 6:11 am
Forum: MPSIMS
Topic: Election 2020
Replies: 315
Views: 76446

Kaelik wrote:Just a regular day in congress.
Yeah, that's America having a normal one in 2021.

I bet with my friends that nothing will be done about this clear-cut case of Sedition and Trump will be free to do more damage until Jan 20th. Really hoping you guys prove me wrong.
by nockermensch
Tue Jan 05, 2021 3:48 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Dwarfs are hats, Elves are moods
Replies: 23
Views: 5345

Zaranthan wrote:Their dorfs had a long, intricate courtship ritual, the primary purpose to tactfully determine your prospective spouse's gender.
This part comes from Pratchett, tho.
by nockermensch
Mon Jan 04, 2021 11:27 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Vampire the Masquerade 5e- Actually a huge step up?
Replies: 51
Views: 11872

Re: Vampire the Masquerade 5e- Actually a huge step up?

Prak wrote:Ok check-ins from Larping, where you simply flash an "ok" sign to another player to check in with them
There goes my hopes that v5 had removed all the white supremacy secret codes/s
by nockermensch
Sat Dec 19, 2020 3:41 pm
Forum: MPSIMS
Topic: Election 2020
Replies: 315
Views: 76446

It's terrifying that covid19 is a godsend for actual authoritarian populists: the pandemic presents a chance to give government money directly to a large swath of the population AND a situation where smart people don't want to leave home (to say, protest). If Trump was 1% of the 7D chess player his ...
by nockermensch
Fri Sep 11, 2020 3:15 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Worst D&D 3.X NPC Statblocks
Replies: 29
Views: 9493

If we're talking about terrible 3.X statblocks, Drizzt himself went from a badass to a wimp, since the 2e -> 3e transition particularly fucked up his fighting style and weapon choice.

He's a low str / high dex drow that dual wields a non-light weapon. You do the math.
by nockermensch
Mon Jun 22, 2020 1:50 pm
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: [5e] Thorough explanation of why it's terrible?
Replies: 261
Views: 83307

Not to get into the obvious racism of mandating that all orcs are bad guys, but are also free willed and intelligent. What irks me about 5e and "evil races" is that all them have the same reason for being evil: "Their evil gods demands it". Such a lack of creativity on a fantasy...
by nockermensch
Wed May 13, 2020 12:24 am
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: Martial/Caster Disparity Bingo Card
Replies: 38
Views: 15799

Reporting for duty.
by nockermensch
Mon May 04, 2020 3:04 pm
Forum: MPSIMS
Topic: Coronavirus thread
Replies: 588
Views: 187128

OgreBattle wrote:Do any other countries have gun militia-types arming themselves to demand an end to quarantine
Brazil does.
by nockermensch
Fri Apr 24, 2020 12:21 pm
Forum: MPSIMS
Topic: From the Depths of Wikipedia
Replies: 2956
Views: 448180

by nockermensch
Thu Apr 09, 2020 7:26 pm
Forum: MPSIMS
Topic: Image macros that make you laugh, cry, or both.
Replies: 6320
Views: 1050663

The Portuguese is just called "Gnome". Which is a kind of cop-out.

In the 90s, before Tolkien became pop culture, I had a Portuguese edition of LotR that adapted the names: Gandalfo, Orcos, and etc.
by nockermensch
Mon Apr 06, 2020 5:09 am
Forum: MPSIMS
Topic: Coronavirus thread
Replies: 588
Views: 187128

For some reason, the number of deaths caused by pneumonia was 10x higher than the normal in several brazilian cities last month.

So yeah, covid-19 deaths here are being under-reported.
by nockermensch
Sat Mar 28, 2020 2:38 am
Forum: In My Humble Opinion...
Topic: [OSSR] Cyberpunk 2020
Replies: 83
Views: 28928

pragma wrote:I’ve included a table to emphasize how overwrought martial arts are.
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Bonus points for misspelling"capoeira" in a rather novel way.
by nockermensch
Fri Mar 27, 2020 7:40 pm
Forum: MPSIMS
Topic: Coronavirus thread
Replies: 588
Views: 187128

A recent video from Nanjing's current situation made by a japanese and uploaded to youtube. Notice the complete lack of piles of millions of bodies anywhere. Allow me to introduce you to the concept of a PotemkinVillage . There is absolutely no doubt that there are places in China where the plague ...
by nockermensch
Wed Mar 25, 2020 9:48 pm
Forum: MPSIMS
Topic: Coronavirus thread
Replies: 588
Views: 187128

I have seen reports from individuals who have caught the virus that there are mental side effects. Some have said that they are making stupid decisions. Others are saying they're more angry and argumentative. I'm finding it impossible to find information about because google returns articles about ...