Nah, do what Adventure is Nigh did. The first NPC they met was Jeremy Goodsex, and when a guard yelled at another guard, he used the name Jeremy. He then argued that it's a very common name, and lots of people are called Jeremy.
So for every NPC in season 1, about a quarter had the name Jeremy. It's a very common name.
Adventure is Nigh (a D&D actual play starring Yahtzee) had both a prisoner and a guard called Jeremy in episode 1. It was pointed out, so roughly a quarter of the NPCs in season 1 were named Jeremy.
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Well, vandalising libraries with left-leaning messages might be the only way certain people will actually care about defending libraries, so there's that benefit. Sadly, those people will only help by donating books written by convicted con-artists and conspiracy nuts.
Please tell me someone can clean up the pillar grafitti. They misspelt Freedom and it hurts to see such an error in a library.
Don't forget the Tease-dere! "Okay, so which of you touched the door handle again? ...The door opens. No, there wasn't a trap, I was just asking, haha."
I mean, it was very clearly designed with the music in mind. Without it, you'll notice the loops and sped up movements a lot more, and it'll make less sense without the music.
I'm gonna disagree with that first part. In most movies, the music is created to fit the footage. This is a rare feature-length movie where the footage is created to fit the music. As such, the visuals will warp to fit a score that, if you're watching it silently, isn't there.
It'll look cool, but there will be parts that look weird and you won't be sure why.
Actually, a good number of dungeons have a room or two you can completely skip. These usually hold bonus loot, like rupees or pieces of heart.
Heck, that shrine in BotW with the ball maze apparatus. Most people just flip it over and skip the maze. Some even just bomb jump over the gate and skip the apparatus.
Instead, I recommend you just accept that you might work on something the players won't see. Save that stuff for later.
A few years ago I felt kinda lame whenever I had to "make a wish" blowing out birthday candles or whatnot and the only thing I could think of under pressure was "world peace"....
Sorry, did that lorry driver seriously say Nigel Farage has charisma? The man who evokes a slug you step on in the rain without killing, but don't feel bad enough to stop and apologise to? Just say you like that he's racist and stop bullshitting.
A facemask is a visible sign of casual compassion. It's a sign that you aren't going to let your own poor situation make anyone else's life harder, and don't want anyone to suffer needlessly. There are some people who don't care about others, but they also don't want to appear cruel, so their only recourse is to tear apart symbols of kindness and claim themselves superior for being "smarter" or "more honest".
That's my understanding of the "stigma", but I can't judge everyone.
Would is a hypothetical will. "Would you dance" is a general query, but "will you dance" is a call to action. A lot of the time, would is followed by if, as in, "would you dance if I asked you to?"
"Would you like coffee" is a round-about way to ask if you want coffee. Full form would be "if I brought you coffee, would you like it?"
Past tense is "would have", such as "would you have liked coffee?" This is generally a missed opportinuty where you didn't do something, and you're asking so you can know more for the future. Saying "I would have" generally means "I didn't."
You're not the only one whose bestie is their ex. Our entire relationship made a ton more sense when we started adding "bro" to the end of our "I love you"s.
I learned in my first adventure that what I've prepared to happen might just be stupid and unrealistic, so I'm never too attached to it. If the dice say it doesn't happen, they know better than me, so I just toss it. If I lie about the dice to make it happen anyway, I'm making a worse experience for everyone.
If a failure means a path is unavailable, see if you can open up a different path. If there are no other paths, just let them have this one for free.
"Oh, no, not like that. I just take her on a journey through pain and pleasure, tell her what to do, act out wild fantasies, bring her to the brink of tears and have her thank me for it. You know, roleplaying. We actually have a bunch of other guys who do it with us. It's not weird or anything. If you'd like, I wouldn't mind having you too!"
"You know, I only really need one or two of these at a time, but I just like collecting them. It's just so nice shaking them in my hand. I must have spent a fortune on them at this point. Heck, I'm even thinking of getting some resin and making my own!"
With the Dragon Age series, a map of Ferelden was created for use in the first game, and became the map of the region for a long time after. The TTRPG used the same map, and even had a printout in the box set for it. Many players, and even some GMs, base their understanding of the setting on this map.
This map includes:
The Circle Tower. There are two circle towers in Ferelden, and many more further afield. Only one is marked.
Lake Calenhad Docks. Lake Calenhad is massive. There should be many docks.
Ostagar. This is an abandoned fortress only notable for a battle that took place there.
Lothering. It's an unremarkable and short-lived village you briefly visit.
The Dalish Camp. The Dalish are nomads. How the hell is that on a map?!
All that stuff appears in Dragon Age Origins, so it's a good map of what a player might experience playing the video game. As a setting guide, it's awful.
That is such a better way to do it. One map for plot, one map for setting.
It gets even worse when your players tend to stick to one general area, cause then all the places they want to see on the map get bunched up. No, there aren't 5 times as many settlements in Ferelden compared to the rest of Thedas. We've just spent 2 games there and that's what all the books, comics and adventure modules focus on. I promise you it's more spread out than that.
I think a bigger threat to humanity is a LACK of modern medicine. Both because denying people life-saving medicine because you think they're "weak" is inhumanly cruel, and because of that plague we just had.
For some reason I've just never liked Spider-Man. He comes off as a whiney, ignorant child that never seems to grow up or mature despite everything he goes through. I love a good coming of age story, but he just never seems to become an adult.
First, the appeal of Superman is his heart more than his strength. There's one comic where he fights a giant robot and stops a runaway train, but the scene everyone remembers is when he talked someone down from the edge of a building.
Second, Superman may be invincible, but Lois Lane isn't. It's easy to defeat a villain, but much harder to defeat them while also keeping Lois safe. And she actively invites danger, so it's always tricky keeping her safe.
Third, not every problem can be punched. Luthor's greatest weapon against Superman isn't kryptonite; it's Public Relations. You can punch a monster, but that won't help you stop a smear campaign.
For example, I sometimes do want to vote for Trump. Not because I like the man. Not because I find him as a credible leader, in fact, he's a murderer in my eyes by negligence because of his handling of the 2020 COVID Pandemic....
Imagine you're in a hotel where the bedsheets are a little too itchy for your liking. So you decide to protest these sheets by pissing all over them. And it's a foul pee, absolutely reeks and probably reflects an unchecked medical issue. That'll punish the hotel for the sin of uncomfortable sheets.
Except it's a 4 night stay, and you still need to sleep in that bed. And the shower isn't as effective as you might have hoped.
That's what voting for Trump to punish stupidity is like.
You're not one for applicability, are you? That same metaphor can be used for voting for Brexit, or voting down healthcare, or any number of spiteful acts. Trying to ruin society is like shitting your own bed: no matter why you did it, you still have to live in it.
And to answer your question, pretty well. I literally went to bed straight after writing that. It had no shit in it.
Breakfast cereal served the standard way, in a bowl with cold milk poured on and eaten with a spoon. Does this count as a soup, why or why not? Defend your answer with logic (or emotion, whatever I'm not your dad)
The moon landing happened. It's obvious. Even without the evidence that it happened (which we have in abundance), there's the fact that the soviet union didn't even try to claim it was fake (when they had every incentive to do so).
If you claim to not believe in the moon landing, you're either a troll or an idiot. You were banned for trolling because they were being kind in their interpretation of you.
Second-hand? We have a fucking video. The people who were there wrote fucking books. We have the fucking capsule they returned in. We took souveniers. There's a flag on the surface of the moon. If that's second-hand, what do you count as first-hand? Do you need to be physically on the moon before you admit we went there?
It's not that the soviets had no reason to. It's that they had EVERY reason to, and didn't. They could win the space race and break public trust in the USA with one good piece of evidence, so long as that evidence existed. If there was any actual proof that it was fake, the soviets would have done everything possible to find it.
You honestly expect me to believe that:
The USA created a fake video of the moon that could pass for real in the 1960s;
They were able to stick a flag upright into the moon without manually positioning it;
They were able to synthesise a moon rock that could pass for real in the 1960s, when studying that rock progressed our science significantly;
They could create rockets, shuttles and capsules capable of taking people to the moon that we can see today in museums, complete with blueprints, and didn't use them;
They were able to cover up this secret so well that every engineer, scientist, set designer, cinematographer and government official kept the secret for 55 years;
They were able to do this 6 more times in the next 4 years;
Not one shred of evidence of any of this has been found, despite spies and sceptics looking for half a century;
...All while the president can't fuck a secretary without people finding out? That seems less likely than the US being able to go to a moon in that moon rocket they built.
No, that audio and that person are first hand sources. There was no hand between them and the thing that happened. You, having heard of what happened from them, are now the second hand. If you disagree, what do you think is the first hand source?
For a moment, consider the fact you are an imperfect being capable of fault, and you may not know everything that is or was. In this situation, where you are capable of being wrong, is there any hypothetical piece of evidence that could exist that would prove to you if it happened or not? What would it take to change your mind?
You've mistaken "first hand" with "verified". What you're describing is "unverified first hand sources". Hardly matters, because third party sources DID verify it.
Despite the massive block of rambling, semi-relevant text, I can't help but notice that you didn't actually answer the question I asked you. What evidence would you need?
"We've almost got some of their telecommunications cracked; the front end even runs on a laptop!" The Mac that sunk a thousand ships could have been merely clunky product placement, not a bafflingly stupid tech-on-film moment....
Do you think he was flying around the earth for kicks? No, he was using a gravitational slingshot to build speed. Granted, they could have explained it better, so I guess a line like "we need to use the turn of the world to speed up our satilites, and we still can't match his velocity. Imagine how fast he'd be." But less clunky, of course.
I remember my reaction to the sword moment in Pacific Rim the first time I saw it: This is dumb and I don't care. I was taken out of the story, but it was so cool that I pulled myself back into it.
With TV shows, they don't want to trap you, they want you to come back later to hear more. It's rare for someone to read an entire novel in one sitting, but a good story is one you'll pick up again later. With theatre, they give you an intermission so you don't pee on the seats. That used to be the case with movies, too.
Well, that's a clear sign you haven't seen Pacific Rim. It's a dumb ability to have without using up until that point, especially given everything that led to it. But it's fucking awesome, so I rebuilt my willing sense of disbelief just to enjoy it some more.
You said you dislike it when you're reminded you're in a theatre. Intermission is the story literally just saying "you're in a theatre, go do something else for a few minutes and come back later." The play isn't good because you're unable to leave. It's good because you DO come back later.
I once had a player tell me "out of character, it's obvious where this is going." I was just making it up as I went. I think she's the only person who knew where it was going.
It takes a bit of time to adjust your thinking, but it's actually easier to prep scenes instead of plots once you get the hang of it. You were preparing them in the middle of your plots anyway, so it's not like it's more work than before.
The hardest part is resisting the urge to prepare a monologue you know will likely never happen in-game.
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Which GM-dere are you? ( ttrpg.network )
I particularly enjoy the Himedere approach, but only because it makes their victory at the end that much more satisfying if I do it right.
Who is a fictional character that is loved you find either overrated or you don't get the appeal ?
What is the best movie to watch without sound?
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What's your "back pocket" wish?
A few years ago I felt kinda lame whenever I had to "make a wish" blowing out birthday candles or whatnot and the only thing I could think of under pressure was "world peace"....
General Election 2024: Politicians 'not professional enough to be clowns' as performers and punters weigh up votes in election circus ( news.sky.com )
People who still wear masks (and aren't immunocompromised)...
How long do you plan on wearing a mask for? Will it be for the rest of your life? What will change your view?...
what is the actual meaning of "would" and "could"?
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When was the last time you hugged the person you most want to give a hug to?
GOP governor says June is about understanding & accepting homophobes ( www.lgbtqnation.com )
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Fudging rolls is the path to the dark side... ( startrek.website )
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Great Job, Internet: Google’s AI feeds people answers from The Onion ( www.avclub.com )
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It's weird this happenned twice ( ttrpg.network )
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A bit of a weird question: Can modern medicine be a threat to humanity long-term by greatly reducing effects of natural selection?
OK, I hope my question doesn't get misunderstood, I can see how that could happen....
What's the best wax-on-wax-off-style advice you've heard that you can attest as being helpful in certain situations?
Anyone else switched from googhell to kagi.com?
I’ve been using it for a year now and it is giving absolutely phenomenal search results right now....
Name a Superhero you just can't stand
For some reason I've just never liked Spider-Man. He comes off as a whiney, ignorant child that never seems to grow up or mature despite everything he goes through. I love a good coming of age story, but he just never seems to become an adult.
What are some personally spiteful things you want to do against society because of how much you don't like it's direction?
For example, I sometimes do want to vote for Trump. Not because I like the man. Not because I find him as a credible leader, in fact, he's a murderer in my eyes by negligence because of his handling of the 2020 COVID Pandemic....
Is Cereal a Soup?
Breakfast cereal served the standard way, in a bowl with cold milk poured on and eaten with a spoon. Does this count as a soup, why or why not? Defend your answer with logic (or emotion, whatever I'm not your dad)
What is the most downvoted post you've seen on Lemmy?
Pretty much the title. Here is my best find so far. Really funny thread....
What plot holes could be adequately explained away with a single shot or line of dialogue?
"We've almost got some of their telecommunications cracked; the front end even runs on a laptop!" The Mac that sunk a thousand ships could have been merely clunky product placement, not a bafflingly stupid tech-on-film moment....
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