Recent content by bloodtide

The issue is the Solo game, not just doing stealth and observation. And as said, when part of a plot, I will ask the player to do a separate solo game that does not disrupt the main game. I do love to do a main game and on the side have a single player 'stealth' game running at the same time...

Blake's Seven was a great show! And it is nearly lost to time. Most Americans had very little chance to see it. In America it was only shown on PBS, just like Doctor Who. Blink and you missed it. I'll add: You Can't Do That on Television. The staple of Early Nickelodeon programing. It...

I just about never split the party, other then character death. I generally don't allow things like scouting during the game. Often I will ask the player that wishes to do something Solo to come over like an hour before the game starts and we do a quick game. In 2025 online works great for...

This is a bit of a can of worms for both GMs and Players, as the player can't just "do stuff" unless they are in the right game play stlye with the right GM. For GMs: The biggest group are the GMs that will demand anything other then a simple fluff action of no consequence must be done by the...

How long someone has played a game has nothing to do with how casual of a mindset they have about the game. 1. The first type of Casual Gamer is the Tag along. Their spouse, significant other, sibling or best friend is a gamer and they tag along. They just want to spend time with that person...

In Classic D&D lore no Fiend (devil or demon) can willingly enter the Prime Plane. They need to be summoned by a mortal....

All these revenge games want to put rules on the GM to force them to do or not do things.......and it makes me wonder: Would the players of such games agree to such rules for players?

Yes, bring the things up to her. Most people like feedback. You should be able to do it right and nice. Though be careful saying they are "mistakes because everyone else does/does not do them", as that is still just your view point. Ask her if she would like advice or even a mentor. I do...

Looking at any fictional future is always hard. It is hard to make that 'amazing' leap. In '95 the Web was a slow clunky place...really a nightmare. You could go to Kmart.com, but it was a single page that said "er...um, stuff is on sale at our store". Yahoo was only a year old...and Google...

So, for a long time now I have used the idea that the first few game sessions for a character are fluid. I have seen so many players come over with some "great" idea for a character.....and hate it after just a few hours. As I play Hard Fun Unfair Unbalanced Old School style, it is very...

Guess I would need to see a character sheet of this type of character. Yes, there are good and bad optimizers, I've said so many times. So...ok, the good ones exist.....nothing much to say about them. Now the bad ones.....well, fill the thread

This is true enough for most games. Though there is the whole DM side too as optimizers want an easy game play style too. And they want a DM that is "on their side". Sounds good to me!

There are big problems with this....not the least of that is Peer Pressure and Conformity. "Everyone" quite often says the same things as they want to fit it: it is human nature, It does not make "everyone" right, ever. The Majority is not always right....

As I said, the bulk of the jerk optimizers what to be a super star in the game. And they can only do that in an easy game. Again, please note there is nothing wrong with having and running an easy game. If it is your idea of fun it is fine. It is rare to see well rounded characters, even...

I just about never find this to be the case. Put the optimizer in any game except an easy game and they won't have fun. A big part of optimization for a lot of players is the spotlight and the fandom. They want to do some amazing game mechanisms in front of an audience. They want all the...