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We used to write stories together!
You can find them here:
http://fndkp.jimdofree.comNowadays, we just sit around and talk to each other. Feel free to join.
We also have some 8-bit desktop ponies here:
https://github.com/RoosterDragon/Desktop-Ponies/releases/download/v1.69/Desktop.Ponies.v1.69.zipAnd more are here:
drive.google.com/drive/folders/1aNQL0zy_pIk-DrX9R7DAWqlNcyaUitjh?usp=sharing
Check out the deviantART community:
http://desktop-pony-team.deviantart.comYour can find the program source code on github:
https://github.com/RoosterDragon/Desktop-Ponies No.1203716
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>>1203715Ah, so you use Wifi? Cable's certainly better.
We still have some snow left, or ice crusts rather, but they will be gone next week I guess.
I'm the DM, the heros are literally in a dungeon. Some old dwarven mines overrun by spiders and a cult.
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>>1203714Ah, RPG work. I've got some to do, myself. I've just started a campaign where I've thrust my party into the Olympics. Should be a fun campaign, but I kinda got rushed into starting it, so I had to dig out my old notes and translate them from then to now. First session went well, at least!
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>>1203716well i didn't always have the option, cause the router used to be in a different part of the house; however we recently moved it into a neighboring room, and i can take advantage :P
we just gotta stay strong, and keep warm until the spring arrives! i believe at us!
ooh what's the cult like? are they a spider cult?
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>>1203717The Olympics? Now that's an interesting scenario. What kind of system are you playing?
>>1203718I've luckily had ethernet ever since I got the internet.
Yes, it's indeed a spider cult, praying to some demon spider.
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>>1203719is it a cute demon spider?
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>>1203720I think only few would call it cute!
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>>1203721>>1203722aww, but i think some spiders are very cute <3
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>>1203723I see you're not a spider fan.
>>1203722That's not a proper spider!
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>>1203719I'm just forcing it through Pathfinder 2. The party includes an elf, a catfolk, a giant, a mermaid, and a stuffed teddy bear. It's the kind of variety I love to see and it's something Pathfinder 2 can really deliver on.
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>>1203724hey now! when did you become the spider authority?
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>>1203725That's quite the party... Are they carrying the mermaid in a fish bowl?
>>1203726Self-professed!
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>>1203727well i want a second opinion!
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>>1203727She is able to move on land! She only has to return to the water to rest.
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>>1203729Fluttershy agrees with me.
>>1203730Hm, that is convenient, and yet can cause issues.
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You know?
Table top RPG (or MtG for that matter) are in a way peak Xennial / Millenial culture.
Yet I've never experienced these sort of things around school and my hang out spots until maybe some people were playing MtG before classes in university.
My kid's school however, does have a DnD session during the break and after school.
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>>1203732I knew literally zero kids from my school doing any of it when I was growing up. I think the surge really happened after that sometime.
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All this TTRPG talk. I am looking at simple systems lately, pondering if I could get people at my RPG club to try a horror or superhero themed onessot...
>>1203723>>1203724I mean, I joke a bit. I dont like em much, but ai dub outright hate em.
>>1203729Okay my opinion is that Clarity can be spider auhority
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>>1203732I mean when I was growing up, seeming even slightly interested in anything that wasn't cars or soccer was equivalent to stapling a "Kick my ass" sign to your forehead. There was nowhere to go to enjoy this shit.
Now basically every school here, even the small ones, usually have a TTRPG or other niche club. Its nice to see.
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>>1203733How did you eventually reach out?
>>1203734Honestly, I admit, it would be social anxiety central for me.
When it comes to TTRPG for me, I just know I'll end up with a lot of sucky rolls and my character will just be killed all the time. And then I'm in a bad mood and I won't be up for being a pleasant player anymore.
I also finally decided to remove a spent spider egg sack this morning.
Well, appearently not all spider babies left yet. So I put the remnants in a cup somewhere else, so the remaining little ones can maybe get out sooner or later.
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>>1203736>>1203736That depends largely on the game and your gm. Largely, your GM wont be deliberately trying to kill you, a lot of games have you "downed" rather than outright dead outside of extreme situations. Plus, there are plenty of systems more focused on exploration or rokeplaying than combat and deadly situations. Even then, many GMs will reward creative problem solving over "murder hobo"-ing your way through.
Of course, you also face systems that ARE made to he deadly, where the whole point is that you need to be careful and not act like youre Conan the Barbarian. These can definitely also be a lot of fun. One of my favorite campaigns I've tried were like this, forcing us all to be very careful and think out of the box. The campaign straight up ended with an impulsive action on my part forcing me and one other player' characters into gladiator battles with Execution on the line.
I won. He didn't. We had a full on funeral, and the emotional weight of it caused the party to split up out of a mix of grief, shame and frustration.
Now, this session WAS our last for that year so the campaign would've been put on hold or ended either way, but none of this was planned, and everyone loved it cause we'd been theough a lot of crazy shit and it really felt like an unexpected story twist.
Point is - tabletop RPG is not about "winning". There'll be a lot of ribbing and joking about bad rolls, but if you can find a decent group, everyone is there to enjoy the adventure with warts and all - not to treat it like a WoW Raid.
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>>1203737There's an undenable trauma stemming from my webcomic days where webcomics displayed DnD friend groups being severely punishing towards that unlikeable group member.
I dunno, still I personally don't know how to uphold a creative act within an actual social setting.
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>>1203738>>1203738Possible solution: Don't be unlikable. Dont be a munchkin. Don't be an insufferable rules lawyer. Temper your main character syndrome. And you'll be fine
But of course, all that is just to say that the stereotype that people will tear off your head over a bad roll is nonsense. If it ain't your thing, it ain't your thing.
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>>1203736I went to the local card shop. There was no one my age playing cards there, but there
were players, and they welcomed me well enough.
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>>1203740Last week I went to buy my daughter some DnD dice at a shop like that.
Personally I wouldn't know how to approach anyone for a game session though.
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>>1203741Yeah, for D&D I'm less sure. I went for Magic, which meant I went to the counter and signed up and was placed with someone. Then inevitably you chat a bit and get to know people over time. I have to assume that some places do that for D&D, too.
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>>1203743I absolutely hate competitive games
But I am very curious on how to build some synergy decks.
Like, must be nice to have stuff set up so it can work.
Whether it's Magic, or Yugi or Pokemon or MLP CCG
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What I miss?
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>>1203744I hear you on the competition. Me and my friend showed up to our current weekly store hangout and our decks were so casual that we actually scared away a lot of the harder core tournament goers.
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>>1203747Competitive meta
You think you can be an anime character building a deck of cephalopods.
And you should have been building a deck of three or more rare equip cards and barely any monster at all. Just some random throw together of super elite ultra rare cards.
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>>1203750Arena has unfortunately commoddified victory, which means a lot of people find the deck that wins the fastest, often a turn 1 or 2 combo, and then if they don't have the cards they need for the combo in their opening hand they immeidately concede. If they do, they attempt to do it, and if you interrupt it in any way they concede. If you can't interrupt it, then you've lost.
All this basically amounts to you just don't get actual games of Magic.
>>1203748Commander in particular can be more casual. There's a community there that is
usually ready to put their decks on a scale of how bad they are so that everyone can play their favorite decks. Even cephalopods.
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Arise!
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>>1203758Hi Noelle, how are things?
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>>1203759i'm doin alright, although i'm having trouble trying to come up with a background drawing for my thing, so i'm feeling a little frustrated about it
how about you? are you doin alright?
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>>1203760A background drawing? Any particular theme?
I'm alright, gotta do some cleaning after yesterday's RPG soon.
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>>1203761it's for my character, navi; and i've been kinda messing around and trying to find soemthing that sticks. she's rather christmas themed, so i looked up christmas interior shots, lodges in mountains, and stuff of that nature. I did find i love having a primarily green background for her, but when i try to flesh it out, it's just not really clicking with me, so i'm a little frustrated atm. i'm sure i'll think of something, but it's still a process
ooh, what happened at the session? did things go crazy!?
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>>1203762Hmm, I hope you'll find something fitting. How about some wintery forest?
Well, we wrapped the adventure up. The damsel was rescued, the bad guys were forced to retreat. All in all a fun time.
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>>1203763i'm sure i will, it will just take a little bit of brain power :P and i have indeed thought of that, and i think that would be a cute add. although i can already see me crashing out over the winter, and then somebody in chat points out "you have snow in your background" and i'd have to explain that i am committed to the bit!
huzzah! that sounds like a rousing success! good job to those daring adventurers!!!
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>>1203764Well, I guess a wintery scenario only works for that long.
Well, I had to pull some punches now and then, but everyone had a good time.
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>>1203765nah, it'd be hilarious in summer! so it would work year round!
ah, you are a kind and benevolent god :P!
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>>1203766Hm, if you say so!
Of course, after all the heroes are supposed to win. They just shouldn't have it easy.
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>>1203767"baby it's cold outsiiiiide!" meanwhile it's 90 degrees and your shoes are melting to the pavement :P
oh clarity the kind and benevolent! you are too good for this world!
i must sleep! goodnight!
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>>1203762>>1203768Hm... well, I never hosted a VTube or Twitch Stream or the like. But I have a few suggestions you might like.
1. Pine Forest clearing
Doesn't have to be in winter, just a plain pine forest clearing. Or maybe a "nook" within a pine forest such as a wooden platform or garden that Navi can decorate.
During October, the forest turns dark and spooky and during December, it's covered in snow, where Navi may decorate with lights.
2. Cottagecore
When it comes to Christmas as an "aesthetic", my favourite sub-genre of it is "Victorian Christmas". A time when modern Christmas traditions were introduced to our country from the German-side of Queen Victoria's family, a minature ice age keeping UK winters white and Charles Dickens "A Christmas Carol" hit the shelves.
Cottagecore is also a rather Victorian aesthetic. While often associated with Spring or Summer, it still primarily Earthy and homey. And can be complimented with lodges. For a more fantasy-direction, think Hobbit Holes.
If "Victorian Christmas" isn't your thing, there are other sub-genres to choose from, or maybe you can mix with other aesthetics to find more Navi's thing.
3. Wrapping paper
Just some plain green Christmas wrapping paper. Maybe a bit crinkled to show age and wear. Maybe star-shaped snowflakes pattern.
Just a few ideas off the top of my head.
>>1203755Evenin'.
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>>1203768The cold is trying to bury half the country. I'm looking at 8 inches of snow and rising.
Thankfully my two closest neighbors are both boardgame nerds so we've got a full weekend planned at each other's houses
