SirGuido
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Post by SirGuido on Oct 11, 2017 17:31:42 GMT -8
So, I listened to this live. I generally miss a lot while I'm listening live though since I am usually just chatting away in the chat room. I listen to things later in most cases. I relistened to this today while doing chores around the house. All the characters sound really good and I am so enthused to listen to more!
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hjillsok
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Preferred Game Systems: Savage Worlds, D&D5e, White Wolf, Rifts
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Post by hjillsok on Oct 19, 2017 19:29:47 GMT -8
I liked the episode, but I had a couple of concerns with some very anti-pbta things that happened. When everyone was standing around and failing their Investigate rolls >< I could hear that the GM wanted to tell them more and had some vital information to pass on, but instead they basically hit a brick wall. They should have failed Forward and the one clue they did get from a roll should have been much more specific and related to the question. Cryptic clues in response to earned questions are just cheap. Explain that the magic that caused the burning could only have been magic and didn't hurt the surroundings. Or did the tapestry get replaced because the owner is hiding something? Tell them the information they need to know and keep things moving. Four people rolling the same thing and getting nothing useful is not how these games are meant to be played. It was frustrating to listen to. And when Lilliana was asked to Act Under Fire... she wasn't trying to do anything, so she couldn't have triggered a move. Next time try "You're being compelled to leave and go to this man... What do you do?" Then see what happens. The amount of things that happened in the game should have taken half the time and had the same amount of RP. Maybe the first investigate fail could have triggered a magical remnant that hurt someone, but they still got a question. 10s are the supposed to be the most boring results in pbta games, and 6s the most interesting, but this session flipped it. This felt very D&D, and wasn't my favorite example of the system. Of course, the characters and players were great as always. Keep it going. This system isn't typical Happy Jacks, so I look forward to seeing the evolution
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Post by Kimi on Oct 20, 2017 10:55:30 GMT -8
I liked the episode, but I had a couple of concerns with some very anti-pbta things that happened. When everyone was standing around and failing their Investigate rolls >< I could hear that the GM wanted to tell them more and had some vital information to pass on, but instead they basically hit a brick wall. They should have failed Forward and the one clue they did get from a roll should have been much more specific and related to the question. Cryptic clues in response to earned questions are just cheap. Explain that the magic that caused the burning could only have been magic and didn't hurt the surroundings. Or did the tapestry get replaced because the owner is hiding something? Tell them the information they need to know and keep things moving. Four people rolling the same thing and getting nothing useful is not how these games are meant to be played. It was frustrating to listen to. And when Lilliana was asked to Act Under Fire... she wasn't trying to do anything, so she couldn't have triggered a move. Next time try "You're being compelled to leave and go to this man... What do you do?" Then see what happens. The amount of things that happened in the game should have taken half the time and had the same amount of RP. Maybe the first investigate fail could have triggered a magical remnant that hurt someone, but they still got a question. 10s are the supposed to be the most boring results in pbta games, and 6s the most interesting, but this session flipped it. This felt very D&D, and wasn't my favorite example of the system. Of course, the characters and players were great as always. Keep it going. This system isn't typical Happy Jacks, so I look forward to seeing the evolution I think you mean Session 1 Instead of Session 0 (Character creation). Let's start another thread for that!
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hjillsok
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Preferred Game Systems: Savage Worlds, D&D5e, White Wolf, Rifts
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Favorite Species of Monkey: Big Blue
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Post by hjillsok on Oct 21, 2017 17:12:20 GMT -8
Doh, yep
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D.T. Pints
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Post by D.T. Pints on Apr 5, 2018 12:06:23 GMT -8
Hey what’s this Interpol X game....
OH MY FUCKING CELTIC GOD! Adam GMs, Kimi gets a Russian accent, Jason gets out funnied by Jessica, and Mike the accountant breaks my heart. All this and I’m :45 min into episode 0!!!
Has @hyvemynde (he will always be my hippy game first ❤️) listened to this?? PbtA on HJ?!? About Celtic goddamn time!
Adorable.
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hoobuk
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Post by hoobuk on Apr 9, 2018 21:38:29 GMT -8
HyveMind is one of our regulars in the audience! I'm so glad you joined us!
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