[–] 14 points 1 month ago

yes, but it is can be a larger than usual problem in some groups.

I know anime conventions in Minnesota struggled with that a lot in the 2000s. It took about half a decade of posters, campaigns, and a small group of people who were willing to be blunt and tell people "this sign is directed at you my dude"

It all did lead to improvements though! It is vastly better than it was back then.

Alternatively there was the MTG asscrack meme which did increase belt sales.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago

    I have been voting in Minnesota since 2009, I have never been called for jury duty.

    Meanwhile I have a coworker who has been called 5 times in the same time span.

    I do not understand how this is possible.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 months ago

    Hero's Hour is a fun Hero's of might and magic crossed with an auto battler

    Dwarf Fortress is the worlds first and most in depth colony sim their motto is "losing is fun"

    Crawl is really fun 4 player pvp local co-op dungeon crawler

    YOMI hustle is an absolutely bizarre turn based 1 on 1 fighting game

    7 days a stranger will bring you down a rabbit hole of point and click horror mystery

    Due Process is a very fascinating take on team based shooters

    FTL is a rougelike space battler

    Into the Breach is a fun strategy battler with mechs and knockback mechanics

    Rift Wizard topdown rougelike wizard sim

    Noita sidescrolling rougelike wizard sim where every pixel is simulated gets real nuts

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  • [–] 19 points 2 months ago

    And yet something tells me that if someone followed him around with a camera crew 24/7 he would be deeply concerned.

    If anything a faceless invisible entity following you should be even more horrifying.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago

    I think so.

    How high the priority should be is a debate worth having, but space has many ways to wipe out a planet. Having two planets, having a permanent space station, could go a long way to increasing survivability.

    Not only that, building in a vacuum, building in zero G, even building things under great pressure, all can allow us to build new materials with brand new properties.

    Also, being able to sustain a small group of people somewhere completely contained an inhospitable can be utilized on earth to feed people at home, or recycle water at home.

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    I'm trying to build this as a quick oneshot to try out DC20. Mostly just looking to test it out but their default campaign is soooo cheesy.

    For those unfamiliar, The King Dressed in Yellow is a play, and anyone who reads the script for this play goes mad. So the idea is that people who went mad reading the script are trying to perform the play to summon the King Dressed in Yellow. (which would be bad)

    I have a rough outline of

    • quick skirmish at the start in the guardhouse (the fantasy equivalent of the DMV)
    • leading the adventurers to where the cultists are having tryouts for roles in the play (small "dungeon"), where they find some prisoners being forced to become actors
    • leading to a final boss fight that I want to have on stage during the play to a whole audience of enthralled patrons about to be sacrificed to the King Dressed in Yellow

    Mostly I'm looking for ideas for theater cultists, and the boss fight. I don't want them to fight the King Dressed in Yellow, (it's a level 1 oneshot) but I was thinking about some ways to make the fight interesting and most importantly stop the play so he isn't summoned.

    I was kinda thinking they walk in from stage right and a big fake foyer is on stage while the King Dressed in Yellow is trying to enter the world. I figure there will be some baddies, three of them holding props, and after every round of combat after everybody had their turn. The King Dressed in Yellow knocks on the fake front door from another plane of existence and the right prop holder has to say the right line and then the script continues. Three correct line deliveries and the adventurers lose, The King Dressed in Yellow enters the world and causes havoc. So they have to kill/steal from/silence the correct actors and stall the play while the fight is going on.

    any ideas/questions would be welcome.

     

    I remember when I was young I could just turn on the TV, pick any channel, and I would watch a properly timed ball drop in New York.

    Now? It took ages to find a new years countdown on youtube. Couldn't find a decent option and eventually I settled on a tower in Texas that was in the central time zone.

    Is there a good ball drop replacement for people who don't own a TV and live purely online? It doesn't need to be fancy, just count down without me having to synchronize watches -_-

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