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Someone on another platform shared this quote, with the implication that it reflected the mindset of tech executives pushing the current LLM/AI bubble.
To my thinking, it was equally relevant to all folks in positions of wealth and power subjecting the rest of us to their whims, because some idea strikes their fancy at the moment.
@tabletopgamingdeals
Reading the description, Cosmolancer doesn't seem like the kind of game I'd love.
But man, that cover art is amazing!
@Nat1Advice Skeletonized chicken and duck.
Parts that decay managed to remove:
* skin
* feathes
* internal organs
Parts preserved:
* bones
* beaks
* comb
* foot webbing
* finger bones (!?)
@Nat1Advice
Alternately: A double-stringed bow. Like the archery equivalent of Shatterstar's swords.
In D&D 3E they would have called it a Dire Bow.
@Jackgiantkiller
4) Setting created independently from both TTRPG systems and primarily narrative works - I'm hard pressed to think of a setting like this that really grabbed my interest. I've looked at a handful over the years, but for reasons I'm unclear on, I can't think of any that intrigued me enough to want to run a game in.
But I also can't explain why they don't interest me. Maybe its something inherent in this type of work. Or maybe I just haven't found the right one?
5/5
@Jackgiantkiller
3) Personal Homebrew settings - These are usually roughly designed with a particular system in mind. These days usually a homebrew system. However, if a different system comes along that fascinates me more or seems more satisfying in some way, then I will happily switch to using that other system with the setting.
4/x
@Jackgiantkiller
2) Repurposing existing TTRPG settings to different systems - The setting and sorts of adventures have already been presented. The original proposed system tries to suggest what is important or to be focused on. However, I'm just dissatisfied with the mechanics and think there could be something that would better simulate the norms of the setting to my tastes. So I swap something else in.
3/x
@Jackgiantkiller
1) Media franchise or other work of fiction that fascinates me - The setting clearly came first. But it is presented through stories (or non-RPG games). So I can vaguely envision the types of adventures which might fit with the stories, and will try to find or make a system that matches this feeling well.
2/x
@Jackgiantkiller
Sort of, but not really.
I'm not going to pretend my reasoning on this is entirely coherent, but since you have me thinking about the topic, I realized I have four relatively distinct positions regarding setting independence from roleplaying system:
1/x
@tabletopgamingdeals
The other good thing about this one is that the rules weren't very complicated to grasp. So it was easy to play with our kids when they were young.
@tabletopgamingdeals
I first heard about an earlier edition of this game from one of your accounts years ago and picked it up. It got substantial use compared to a lot of other boardgames our family bought.
For some strange reason though, it took us several plays to finally beat the game the first time. But we still enjoyed it, despite the long losing streak.
@Nat1Advice
Little did they know...
@Jackgiantkiller
See also: Long Now Elf Love
TL/DR: Partial archive of a thread recounting how the singularly devoted love of a very dedicated elf continued to bedevil multiple campaigns worth of adventurers, and wreck entire civilizations over the course of hundreds of years.
https://fantasyheartbreak.blogspot.com/2016/01/long-now-elf-love.html
@Nat1Advice Slay the Living has the same problem.