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Comment on How did you ruin a game for yourself? in ~games
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Comment on The real reasons your appliances die young in ~tech
LeberechtReinhold Link Parent3D materials that are not super thick tend to be super weak, especially food safe versions, not something I would put on my fridge because they would break asap3D materials that are not super thick tend to be super weak, especially food safe versions, not something I would put on my fridge because they would break asap
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Comment on Ahoy! A historically accurate open-world pirating game set in the late 18th century Caribbean | Trailer in ~games
LeberechtReinhold Link ParentIt's not a simulator, but the care given to Kingdom Come to be a very immersing medieval world may be up your alleyIt's not a simulator, but the care given to Kingdom Come to be a very immersing medieval world may be up your alley
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Comment on The enshittification of tech jobs in ~tech
LeberechtReinhold Link ParentIMHO the whole drinking stuff is common in most tech companies. Going to offsites and parties is pretty much the best way to place yourself.IMHO the whole drinking stuff is common in most tech companies. Going to offsites and parties is pretty much the best way to place yourself.
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Comment on Crunchyroll offering a selection of shows streaming for free during Ani-May in ~anime
LeberechtReinhold LinkAnyone that has not seen Cowboy Bebop certainly should take advantage. IMHO one of the best things in media, not just animation.Anyone that has not seen Cowboy Bebop certainly should take advantage. IMHO one of the best things in media, not just animation.
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Comment on What works do you think should be added to the literary canon? in ~books
LeberechtReinhold Link ParentIt's actually the first discworld novel I read! Worked very well for me.It's actually the first discworld novel I read! Worked very well for me.
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Comment on What works do you think should be added to the literary canon? in ~books
LeberechtReinhold Link ParentAlso Hogfather, Nightwatch or maybe even Small Gods. Nation if we can go out of DiscworldAlso Hogfather, Nightwatch or maybe even Small Gods.
Nation if we can go out of Discworld
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Comment on Best "complete" anime you'd recommend? in ~anime
LeberechtReinhold Link ParentLOGH is daunting, being 110 episodes long, and some old animation in the first season can be rough (so much they remade the first two episodes in a movie). But frankly, the themes are better than...LOGH is daunting, being 110 episodes long, and some old animation in the first season can be rough (so much they remade the first two episodes in a movie).
But frankly, the themes are better than ever, and the struggle for democracy is presented like nowhere else. It has some dramatic moments but never gets too much into the characters. It's all about history and events, and that gives it a grounded feeling that I have yet to see in anything else, not just anime. There's quite a few shows about politics, but they all tend to merge everything in a small cast, all very human and scheming. Which makes for a good drama, but this goes way beyond that.
I wouldn't say it's my favorite, as Cowboy Bebop has been growing with me over the years, but at the end of the day, CB is about very human characters struggling with the past, which has been done, while LOGH is about humanity and politics.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tv
LeberechtReinhold Link ParentThe Expanse has set the bar so incredibly high for scifi shows. Nothing comes close. There's still 3 more books to be adapted, I hope they manage to get the fonding for it.The Expanse has set the bar so incredibly high for scifi shows. Nothing comes close.
There's still 3 more books to be adapted, I hope they manage to get the fonding for it.
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Comment on Great shows with a truly satisfying ending? in ~tv
LeberechtReinhold Link ParentIf anything is better that way, since it takes place before the game events and there are some backreferencesIf anything is better that way, since it takes place before the game events and there are some backreferences
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Comment on In praise of Arcane season 2 in ~tv
LeberechtReinhold Link ParentTotally agreed on E7, by far the best thing in the season. I kinda liked it more than anything in S1 even. But the rest of S2 didn't feel as good. Too many plot threads, too much focus on lore and...Totally agreed on E7, by far the best thing in the season. I kinda liked it more than anything in S1 even.
But the rest of S2 didn't feel as good. Too many plot threads, too much focus on lore and superhero stuff when the strength comes from the characters. I think overall I liked S1 more.
It's still completely gorgeous and I'm glad they went bananas with the art style in some scenes.
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Comment on Introducing Fantasy AGE Cthulhu Mythos in ~games.tabletop
LeberechtReinhold Link ParentSo the main thing is how clues work. In CoC you use one of your myriad abilities, with a binary roll. You may have to use search books, or Biology, or Nature for some checks. The main problem with...So the main thing is how clues work. In CoC you use one of your myriad abilities, with a binary roll. You may have to use search books, or Biology, or Nature for some checks. The main problem with this is dealing with a bad row of rolls leaving characters without the proper clues - usually having the narrator intervene in some creative ways. There's is also the fact that separating skills so much can be difficult: there's so many of them and can be hard to create a character properly. Plus due to being a D100, unless you have very very high skills, failure is really common. Now, all of this isn't a dealbreaker and plenty of players/narrators have dealt with it in many ways. For a experienced group all of this is usually overcame with "good dm'ing". This is also a problem acknowledged in proper CoC, which is why they have introduced things like pushed rolls, luck or Idea.
Trail is more tailored for these games and can be easier on novices without having to make rules on the fly. The skills are less granular, and more investigative focused. If you have the relevant skill, like Library, you automatically get any core clue. Furthermore, you can spend points of the skills and get additional clues. So it's more like a "stamina" system where the players trade effort and time into investigation instead of failing around until they can get a success.
You still have rolls for other general situations. For example, you may want to be driving to chase a suspicious guy. Then you will a D6 and succeed with a 4+ (or whatever the difficulty is). Before you roll, you will expend Driving skill points as much as you want, and those will be a modified by that amount. Rolls are only required where there a consequences for failure, of course.
Its a system explicitly designed for investigation, and falls flat if you want something more pulpy with the investigators wanting a tactical firefight with cultist, for example. But for general investigation I think D100 is very clumsy and requires the narrator to be experienced.
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Comment on Introducing Fantasy AGE Cthulhu Mythos in ~games.tabletop
LeberechtReinhold Link ParentWhile the 7ed is a substantial improvement with Luck, I still feel that it's clumsy unless the narrator is very familiarized with running games. Trail is much better for investigation games, IMHO.I love the CoC d100 system. :-D
While the 7ed is a substantial improvement with Luck, I still feel that it's clumsy unless the narrator is very familiarized with running games.
Trail is much better for investigation games, IMHO.
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Comment on Introducing Fantasy AGE Cthulhu Mythos in ~games.tabletop
LeberechtReinhold LinkCthulhu is everywhere right now. While I love it, it seems in many places it gas become just substitute with weird monsters, a soft horror relying on cults rather than jumpscares. Which is not...Cthulhu is everywhere right now. While I love it, it seems in many places it gas become just substitute with weird monsters, a soft horror relying on cults rather than jumpscares. Which is not bad, but I felt the 'cosmic horror' part of it is missing in many of its implementations.
That said the system cannot be worse than the traditional D100 of Call of Cthulhu so...
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Comment on Android launchers in ~tech
LeberechtReinhold Link ParentI used to use a heavy custom Nova but then I swapped to Niagara. It just works, it looks nice and I can just forget about anything. I bought it, no sub or anything, no hassle.I used to use a heavy custom Nova but then I swapped to Niagara.
It just works, it looks nice and I can just forget about anything. I bought it, no sub or anything, no hassle.
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Comment on What is a software you wish existed? in ~comp
LeberechtReinhold Link ParentI'm trying it right now and I'm loving it. Multi language without the need to swap, suggestions are decent and ui is good.I'm trying it right now and I'm loving it. Multi language without the need to swap, suggestions are decent and ui is good.
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Comment on What is a software you wish existed? in ~comp
LeberechtReinhold Link ParentI started using Futo a couple weeks ago but the lack of any option to have two active languages is killing me. Having to swap all the time between Spanish and English is a PITA. Swiftkey was much...I started using Futo a couple weeks ago but the lack of any option to have two active languages is killing me. Having to swap all the time between Spanish and English is a PITA. Swiftkey was much better in that regard.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
LeberechtReinhold Link ParentThere's the Gwent game amd Thronebreaker which is also a Gwent game, but single player only. I highly recommend it, its very, very well written and some of the puzzles are fun.There's the Gwent game amd Thronebreaker which is also a Gwent game, but single player only.
I highly recommend it, its very, very well written and some of the puzzles are fun.
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Comment on Looking for some recommendations in ~comics
LeberechtReinhold LinkI'm surprised Joe Sacco hasn't been mentioned. If you like Guy Delisle you are going to like him. It's a mix of journalism and comic. His Bosnia and Gaza work stand out. And for something very...I'm surprised Joe Sacco hasn't been mentioned. If you like Guy Delisle you are going to like him. It's a mix of journalism and comic. His Bosnia and Gaza work stand out.
And for something very different, but also that is creative with the medium, there's 'Lonely at the center of the Earth' by Zoe Thorogood. Warning, it's very depressing.
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Comment on Kingdom Come: Deliverance II -- coming 2024 in ~games
LeberechtReinhold Link ParentConsidering the historical time frame, KCD2 is in the leadup of the hussite wars, so we should expect to see a lot of that tension on nobility and burghers, which explains the tone. However Im...Considering the historical time frame, KCD2 is in the leadup of the hussite wars, so we should expect to see a lot of that tension on nobility and burghers, which explains the tone.
However Im sure that for most small villages the tone is going to be much lighter.
For a boardgame version, ticket to ride, once I realized I can ignore all mechanics and focus on longer routes its ruined. You can force yourself to focus on them, but then it feels awkward, because some routes will be randomly better.
Recently we had another game, dont remember the name, where you have to guess a character portrait between a list, and some gives clues saying they are either like or aren't like a certain portrait,but cannot give more clues. It becomes trivial if you made a system like first card is sex, second is hair color, etc