Recent content by Vael

I'm currently on an IRL kick for TTRPGs, because after online only during the pandemic I had had enough of all the issues with digital play, and missed the reactivity of irl play. But I still like apps for my tablet, and I see myself getting back into online play ... eventually

The deluxe version includes one, but a standalone GM screen is coming, details and release date still unknown

The main thing I need is that Hope and Fear book! Doubling adversaries and environments as well as a GM screen (yes, I ordered the deluxe) and adding four new classes will be a major boost to my games. After that ... I wonder about adventures. I have found DMing Daggerheart to be ... easier and...

90% of my DMing sessions.

Just joined a new campaign that was in progress: Woke up 500 years later

I'd say, since I hear this primarily from straight white men ... they're too used to being the default option to notice that that is a political stance. I'm queer, my existence is political. Any media I create is inherently political. It's like talking to centrists that get annoyed about the...

I went to see it with a group of friends who hadn't read the book, and we all really enjoyed it. I loved the book and thought this was a solid adaptation. It's funny, I hadn't pictured Gosling when I read the book and he didn't initially fit my mental picture of Grace, but his performance was...

Ultimately, the desire to fill up Paramount+ with new content got a lot of Star Trek greenlit, but those heydays of spending are over. That said ... Paramount's new owners are ... not people that would jive with Star Trek's message and I'm not sure I would want to watch the type of Trek they...

Just got home from seeing "Project Hail Mary" ... highly recommend it. I loved the book, the film is a really good adaptation.

More modules sounds good to me, depending on how it's implemented and costed

May I ask what you dislike about Draw Steel? I haven't tried it. I really like the 13th Age Monk, I've thought that system would be how I'd make a new iteration on Tome of Battle, but admittedly I've not played 13th Age since the Monk came out, so I've not seen one in play.

Admittedly, my view of WoTC itself is fairly neutral, but its parent Hasbro? That's where I view a lot of the pressure to maximize profits as coming from. It's impacted my view of both DnD and MTG

Another thought... I'd like to see charge up mechanics in DnD. DnD is built on the assumption that you have full access to all your abilities after a long rest, but what if mages had to gather power to cast their powerful spells? Warriors had "finishing moves" that they couldn't use immediately...

I've yet to see any AL content outside of conventions, tbh. But Encounters was a major driver of why I loved 4e, I played or DMed it regularly and still have most of that material. I even adapted the Neverwinter module to 5e. I'll watch the video later, but I'm into running/playing Encounters if...

Some variant of a Skill Challenge and/or a clock/countdown system.