tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post168611588081692584..comments2024-03-19T16:24:23.777-07:00Comments on Playing D&D With Porn Stars: Mandy Morbid Interview, Hatter, Random Stupid Tax Table, Actual Play ReportZak Sabbathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-79675910223149719272014-07-15T13:07:39.485-07:002014-07-15T13:07:39.485-07:00of course!of course!Zak Sabbathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-66036589504716321742014-07-15T13:04:27.898-07:002014-07-15T13:04:27.898-07:00Totally. Oh, and just to be clear (you know how in...Totally. Oh, and just to be clear (you know how internet misunderstandings can go) by "bugged" in my initial comment I meant that it stuck in my head and not that I was personally aggravated. Thought you might find an unpacking of the topic interesting.Adam Obeliskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778824340486008564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-25020923669142839712014-07-15T13:03:23.739-07:002014-07-15T13:03:23.739-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Adam Obeliskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778824340486008564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-16841776519307567132014-07-15T12:54:32.174-07:002014-07-15T12:54:32.174-07:00There is a good argument for your position on this...There is a good argument for your position on this. I just didn't happen to make that call & I think everybody would agree it worked out ok (after all, in wonderland you shrink and the shrunk world is just a new normal-sized world in many cases), however, if you shrink _outside_ Voivodja, I may well take your research into account.<br /><br />Does that make sense, adam?Zak Sabbathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-22520614119910012622014-07-15T12:32:26.164-07:002014-07-15T12:32:26.164-07:00Yeah, it is magic so I have no real beef with that...Yeah, it is magic so I have no real beef with that call (esp. the wonderland variety of magic which acts particularly weird). And I think you'd have to make some "it's magic" exceptions for physics no matter what--for example with a standard growth spell it would silly to have the characters legs break every time he tried to run due to the exponential increase in weight vs size. <br /><br />That said, I think it creates opportunities for fun and cleverness when spells interact with real-world physics. (Some examples: tiny creatures can survive falls better, large creatures are resistant to cold, insect-size creatures can become stuck in water, etc.)Adam Obeliskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778824340486008564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-23054123851743835932014-07-15T11:06:20.619-07:002014-07-15T11:06:20.619-07:00My immediate reaction is: Well, it's Wonderlan...My immediate reaction is: Well, it's Wonderland physics--I mean, tiny creatures don't immediately gain the ability to speak to other tiny creatures just because they're tiny, either.<br /><br />However: I will read the article and think about it.Zak Sabbathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-90973867211528795232014-07-15T08:52:10.887-07:002014-07-15T08:52:10.887-07:00Zak: A point of interest regarding the "shrun...Zak: A point of interest regarding the "shrunk creatures take extra falling damage" thing. Something about that bugged me at the time so I went and found a refresher on the physics which led me to this quite interesting and charming article called "On Being The Right Size" by evolutionary biologist J. B. S. Haldane: http://irl.cs.ucla.edu/papers/right-size.html<br /><br />Pertinent quote: "To the mouse and any smaller animal [gravity] presents practically no dangers. You can drop a mouse down a thousand-yard mine shaft; and, on arriving at the bottom, it gets a slight shock and walks away, provided that the ground is fairly soft. A rat is killed, a man is broken, a horse splashes. For the resistance presented to movement by the air is proportional to the surface of the moving object. Divide an animal’s length, breadth, and height each by ten; its weight is reduced to a thousandth, but its surface only to a hundredth. So the resistance to falling in the case of the small animal is relatively ten times greater than the driving force."<br /><br />The whole article is worthwhile regarding the advantages and problems of size-altered creatures.Adam Obeliskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778824340486008564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-3348920706089535052014-07-15T01:52:49.509-07:002014-07-15T01:52:49.509-07:00I dig your Wall of Force.I dig your Wall of Force.Legionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14743073987491198533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-32739809526805841972014-07-13T23:24:46.290-07:002014-07-13T23:24:46.290-07:00YaY! new book! can I preorder it yet?YaY! new book! can I preorder it yet?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06177538062716782298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-32504476937416156152014-07-13T02:20:38.956-07:002014-07-13T02:20:38.956-07:00http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P68aoNr-CZg/TbM1CNNTQdI/...http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P68aoNr-CZg/TbM1CNNTQdI/AAAAAAAABek/5PicOgyi44Y/s1600/Fiendfolio%2B9.jpegZak Sabbathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-27660744154920265352014-07-13T02:17:21.679-07:002014-07-13T02:17:21.679-07:00I was just flipping through a monster manual to ke...I was just flipping through a monster manual to keep a toddler entertained yesterday & she found the Al'Mi-Raj HILARIOUS. "It looks friendly, but it is dangerous! Look at the drip drip drip of blood! Ha ha ha!"mordicaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05713766652793265867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-19840995874006380412014-07-12T22:02:28.200-07:002014-07-12T22:02:28.200-07:00And, yeah, that is a pretty cool interview. And, yeah, that is a pretty cool interview. Doc Grognardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084635785043015262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-66337302156035777802014-07-12T21:53:55.455-07:002014-07-12T21:53:55.455-07:00So, i showed the picture of mandy and her friends ...So, i showed the picture of mandy and her friends to my gaming group and asked why they didnt look like that, and they said that if they looked like that they wouldt ever bother to put clothes on or leave the house, which is fair I guess, since even the girl in our group agreed.<br /><br />Just sayin....Doc Grognardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084635785043015262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-81492071462291710112014-07-12T20:33:47.969-07:002014-07-12T20:33:47.969-07:00Zak love the tax table.
Have you D100'd thes...Zak love the tax table. <br /><br />Have you D100'd these Konsumterra, I did a quick search on your blog and couldn't find them? Or is that going to be a future post? I would be interested ins seeing them.airbornegrove26https://www.blogger.com/profile/16167504949340980657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-14204606198193531792014-07-12T18:56:01.355-07:002014-07-12T18:56:01.355-07:00I have similar fun with passports and customs - so...I have similar fun with passports and customs - sometimes every city gate does this - i am always trying to trap players on huge bridges so i can keep them there for a few years so now they always get ferriesKonsumterrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170560484656800416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-63462326693931163102014-07-12T16:56:29.493-07:002014-07-12T16:56:29.493-07:00Ah. Get smarter players. Roger that. Ah. Get smarter players. Roger that. Scott Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12067161332003628237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-58223606430467589482014-07-12T14:09:19.602-07:002014-07-12T14:09:19.602-07:00They were playing the long game. To be fair, they ...They were playing the long game. To be fair, they did immediately set upon the RookZak Sabbathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.com