BCOVertigo

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[–] BCOVertigo 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The research lead me to an opposing conclusion unfortunately. tiktok+viral+heating in your search engine of choice shows results like these.

[–] BCOVertigo 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

In some settings bulettes hate the taste of elves, and maybe that could allow militaristic elves to domesticate them for use as raiding mounts. I'm imagining an elven archer atop a saddle with a bulette-hide shield along the dorsal fin. The shield is sturdy enough that it allows the rider to duck down and be protected while the mount tunnels, as well as providing cover when shooting their bows. I think this could work well for a single scout ambush encounter at level 5+, and as a special siege unit that the party has to defeat later on.

Maybe they learn about it from a group of wounded soldiers recounting a recent battle where a castle wall collapsed without warning, and in the chaos three mounted land sharks tore through their ranks until they were ordered to retreat.

[–] BCOVertigo 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The most flattering thing someone can do is deem your work worthy of adding to, like building on a good foundation. What you're describing is detracting from someone else's efforts to divert their attention from creativity to bickering with you. If they manage to create something good out of it that's a credit to them and nothing but shame for you. I disagree with your take completely.

[–] BCOVertigo 11 points 2 months ago

The campaigns my players consistently voice as their favorites are ones where I created an overarching plot, and then incorporated their backstories as significant and impactful portions of that plot. Being the sole input for character motivations for a story (as with a book) makes it easier to end up with a coherent vision and story, but more difficult because of the amount of content you're responsible for. Conversely a good DM can offload work to players and end up with a result that everyone is personally invested in.

I will say though that some DMs end up writing thousands of pages over the course of years spent in an ongoing campaign and might cry at your characterization.

It's definitely POSSIBLE to run a campaign without ever writing a page, but good luck when your characters get attached to an NPC you forgot about if improvisation isn't your forte.

[–] BCOVertigo 6 points 2 months ago

I think you're right, but this is usually a developer skill issue. This UE developer thread was really useful in understanding the 'why' of ugly motion blur for me. https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/correct-motion-blur-values-to-use/131392

[–] BCOVertigo 24 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Between the demand to install an app we are prohibited from even "decipher"ing and the theft of content, I don't think this service is anything I want to be a part of. I thought they were trying to be something better.

The contract language that informed my opinion follows.

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[–] BCOVertigo 75 points 2 months ago (3 children)

If I pushed an albatross down a well and attached a crab to it to harrass it on the way down it would also fall, despite being a fantastic winged flier.

Imagine them with wings ill suited to vertical flight and hovering, but very fast in the sky while soaring, and with the endurance to keep going for hours.

It's my headcannon, but I give Gandalf points for forcing the fighter jet into a helicopter arena.

[–] BCOVertigo 3 points 2 months ago

(The choice between a "daemon in the sheets" or "cronD in your log folder" joke is left as an exercise for the reader.)

[–] BCOVertigo 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I saw Nick Cutter and wanted to ask this as well. The Troop was such a fantastic book with vile description and really left an impression on me. Fuck you Shelley.

[–] BCOVertigo 57 points 2 months ago (8 children)

Can someone explain the fourth panel? What's the significance of the big red X and why is the background a pair of idiot knife ears making out in that wooden hellscape? I know it's nauseating to look at their weird bald faces for too long but I'd appreciate the help. Probably some human nonsense.

[–] BCOVertigo 1 points 3 months ago

There's also going to be a stop motion tribute for OtGW released by the folks who make Wallace and Gromit on november third!

[–] BCOVertigo 9 points 4 months ago

If you still have that save file, you might consider tasteful use of an editor to give yourself a chance. If not though I'm sorry to hear that. BG1/2 were a huge part of my childhood and my longtime favorite villain came from the second.

https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Save_Editors

 
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