So thanks to you all, gentlemen.
Those were the days, my friends, to quote a song.
Also, James has a Ko-Fi Tip Jar if this makes you burn with anger. https://ko-fi.com/jvwest
Alteregomania
This looks very interesting – saw it mentioned thanks to finally being able to read the various Old School Planet and other feeds – at least the last months’ worth, anyway.
Blades of the Jhereg
Many moons ago I backed the Blades In the Dark Kickstarter – one of the stretch goals was a supplement based on Steven Brust’s Jhereg series.
I kept checking, then things got way too busy post Google+ death and I hadn’t checked if it actually came into existence.
So, it does! I basically thought to check again because the last book of the Jhereg novel series comes out early next year – a long time reading things one of my all time favourites.
Some commentary just before that is here by the looks :- https://community.bladesinthedark.com/t/blades-of-the-jhereg-statement-of-intent/697/18
Hopefully will delve into this during the holidays.
An all-time favourite cover, too – would love a 3D version.
AI Monster Manual
Here’s a cool use of ChatGPT
https://aeonsnaugauries.blogspot.com/2022/12/ai-assistance-in-campaign-creation.html
Where asking for 6 monsters for a particular campaign started with:-
Sure! Here are six unique monster entries for a campaign called “The Menace of the Flowered Towers,” inspired by the style of the AD&D Monster Manual:
Monster Name: Floral Horror
Armor Class: 2
Movement: 60′ (20′)
Hit Dice: 8+8
No. of Attacks: 2
Damage/Attack: 1-6/1-6
So very good, really!
Five Parsecs From Home
This is a science fiction adventure miniatures game. Traveller meets a Warhammer Battle is the short version.
A fun video series of a campaign.
Today’s Superhero Random Encounter
The Nice House on the Lake
A most excellent comic by James Tynion! Very impressed.
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Today’s Superhero Random Encounter
FASERIP-Slugfest: The Longshot comes in
Taking the same Danger Room approach as with Domino, Longshot vs a robot double of himself.
Battles: 10000; Sum of rounds: 30313; Longshot: 0.78 ± 0.0; Longshot No Luck: 0.22 ± 0.0;
Team Longshot = winning battles: 7753; perfect battles: 0; close-call battles: 0;
Team Longshot No Luck = winning battles: 2247; perfect battles: 0; close-call battles: 0;
------------------------------------------------- Combatants ------------------------------------------------
Longshot No Luck: {team=Longshot No Luck; avg Health=54.84 (from 100); damage done (per battle average)= 23.01; hits/slams/stuns/kills/misses (PBA)= 2.3/0.0/1.05/0.3/0.8; rounds (PBA)=2.36;}
Longshot: {team=Longshot; avg Health=76.994 (from 100); damage done (per battle average)= 45.16; hits/slams/stuns/kills/misses (PBA)= 4.52/0.0/2.32/0.87/0.41; rounds (PBA)=2.77;}
FASERIP-Slugfest: Luck be a Lady!
Doing some more work, I have added the basic Probability Manipulation power.
So, get here to fight her robot double in the Danger Room – the robot double having her stats, but no powers. Here’s the result:
Battles: 10000; Sum of rounds: 14886; Domino No Luck: 0.35 ± 0.0; Domino: 0.65 ± 0.0;
Team Domino No Luck = winning battles: 3460; perfect battles: 0; close-call battles: 0;
Team Domino = winning battles: 6540; perfect battles: 0; close-call battles: 0;
------------------------------------------------- Combatants ------------------------------------------------
Domino: {team=Domino; avg Health=93.756 (from 120); damage done (per battle average)= 40.52; hits/slams/stuns/kills/misses (PBA)= 1.01/0.0/0.51/0.19/0.14; rounds (PBA)=1.04;}
Domino No Luck: {team=Domino No Luck; avg Health=79.484 (from 120); damage done (per battle average)= 26.24; hits/slams/stuns/kills/misses (PBA)= 0.66/0.0/0.27/0.08/0.34; rounds (PBA)=0.84;}
Taking it from even to 65-35, thanks to the Luckiness.