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dungeons and dragons

, after all.

It's not a D&D dungeon crawl if there isn't at least one random dragon in there who only wants to throw down for no good reason than because he's a dick.

Good thing I work at this bar. I should start my shift so that I have at least a little money for my quest...

Act 1 = 1d6 = 6: Oh, that's right! You have a job here! You are a Barperson 2!

(Confirm working to potentially clear your Penniless 1)

Make some Jet Shoes. Skating with Air, for the best way to travel.

Well, first to have Jet Shoes you'd need to have shoes.

Act 1 = 1d6 = 6: Yup, you've got your Heelies 2 which could potentially be upgraded at some point.

Keep walking east

Feet of Traveling 2 = 2d6 = 5, 4 = 9: The rainforest's lack of path does not stop you from going east, deeper into it. You are so good at walking that whatever you hear following you hasn't caught up to you yet, but you should probably do something about that.

I'll roll to converse with the tavern's patrons. Why exactly are we heading west?

Act 1 = 1d6 = 4: "Well, the West is where the rumored Dungeon exists, y'see. You can't go east to it, because the world is flat."

West?
Roll to have an Immovable Rod (Specifically one with its position tied to the core of the earth, so that when activated it will fly directly west at high speed.)

You Act 1 to search your bag for the Immovable Rod, a relic that is Challenging (9) to find given that someone in the past had activated it, causing untold damage as many things crashed through it.

Act 1 = 1d6 = 5: However, you don't seem to be the person who managed to grab it, but you found your notes on your quest to track the Immovable Rod down. (+1XP)

Checking your bag however also made you realize that you are currently Penniless 1!

Mosey on up to the counter and inquire if I can get a whiskey in this saloon.

You go up to the counter and try to get a whiskey, since that seems to be something that are served in places that serve alcoholic drinks, that's an Easy (3) thing to do.

Act 1 = 1d6 = 1: "Sorry, luv, the gremlins stole all our whiskey just a few days ago, now all we have is beer and kombucha." (+1 XP)

Those bloody Gremlins 1! Hopefully they won't indirectly inconvenience you again.

HEAD DIRECTLY EAST, NO MATTER WHAT STANDS IN THE WAY

You get up and walk straight at the Wall to the East (6).

Act 1 = 1d6 = 6: You seemed to know where you're going, so the guards didn't think to stop you as you go East and find yourself in a rainforest.

You notice that you're pretty good with your Feet of Traveling 2.

I wish an RPG existed in which non-violent interactions with NPCs had the same mechanical depth as combat and were an equally valid option for solving encounters and quests. For example, a character in Skyrim has 18 different skills, of which only 2 are purely non-combat. Many games have complex combat systems that track damage to individual body parts, yet the mental state of NPCs, when it's even modeled at all, is generally condensed down to a single "disposition toward the player" stat. I want a game where an NPCs emotions and attitudes are tracked separately and can be influenced by different actions. For example, if you needed an item from an NPC, you could get it by interacting with them a lot and becoming their friend, doing a quest for them and earning their gratitude, pointing a gun at them to intimidate them, etc.

I wish there was an open world bard game where you are a poet in a fantasy world trying to make a living and see wonders.

And occasionally merking bandits.

I was this close to going "there's no Music Thread in GD, what the hell."

However my eyes then worked.

Anybody else hyped for the upcoming Ghost EP?

it's making me nervous that the comic is ending soon since kat and robot seem to have taken this as a cue to get more deranged

Yeah I kind of got busy and then the subscription ran out lol

Quote from: lemon10 on February 22, 2023, 10:13:06 pm

Brennen Lee Mulligan is amazing. Just a godamn gem.

Oh, 110%. When I grow up, I want to be able to monologue like that man.

what-

Age: Dwarves mature at the same rate as Humans, but they're considered young until they reach the age of 50. On average, they live about 350 years.

Ah, carry on.