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 New comment on GeekList Dead App Games Now Unplayable
Posted: Sat, 10 Jan 23:16:55

by cicerunner

The tears I've wept over being unable to play these sh** games! 😢
 Reply: D3: Vault of the Drow:: General:: Re: I tried posting this in the Sessions header but was rejected
Posted: Sat, 10 Jan 22:55:15

by JBGarrison72

> "we are so evil, we're just evil evil evil"

That makes a fantastic tagline.

Yeah, I think it's interesting that EGG did include chaotic good "Drow Rakes" in the Vault's city encounter tables, thus implying that (1e) drow are not homogenously chaotic evil, but that the most dominant drow FACTIONS are. Thus, we have a chaotic evil COLLECTIVE (opposite the Romans, like you say, being collectively Lawful).

My view of the chaotic evil territorial scheme is akin to the churn; emergent opportunists (individuals and factions) constantly seek to topple and replace structures above them (or notionally siding with victors to avoid annihilation themselves). In this particular environment (of Erelhei-Cinlu) as placed in the underdark, evil seems to give a slight temporary advantage, thus, the status quo of chaotic evil seems to be maintained within it's own overarching "system." Precarious as a spinning top... any significant outside force (underdark Romans?) could conceivably knock them over and impose higher(?) order.

BUT, our underdark "Romans" require resources, and such are possibly scarce deep below the surface in quantities necessary to project legions across frontier marches. The ability to squeeze said legions into narrow ribbons of tunnel is another matter. This environment probably puts a lot of selective pressure in favor of apex predators rather than stable hive-minded caste based "ant" strategies (not that smaller lawful "hives" couldn't compete so long as they don't grow too large/stagnant). Drow are, unless I am mistaken, presented by EGG individually and collectively as the apex predators of their particular environment. Thus, why they spank would-be Romans in their nascence but don't hold on to territory after the fact.

All of this speculation is, admittedly, an attempt to justify/reconcile EGG's drow alignment and racial society model (flawed or otherwise) entirely within the fantasy sandbox of Greyhawk. Forgotten Realms and other settings require different conceptualizations/arguments.

Apologies for stretching conversations across years, but, [Gandalf Voice]: the internet is neither early nor late... it replies precisely when it means to.
 Reply: Savage Worlds Deluxe Edition (SWD):: Sessions:: Re: The Great Pulp Campaign, Session 4. "The Godfather"
Posted: Sat, 10 Jan 22:30:56

by UltraBee

Maybe I'll do the White Sox gag. Already had the city attacked by fake aliens and covered in a summer blizzard...
 Reply: Savage Worlds Deluxe Edition (SWD):: Sessions:: Re: The Great Pulp Campaign, Session 3. "Chaos on Crete"
Posted: Sat, 10 Jan 22:18:21

by UltraBee

A fun take on the adventure. I see you added the scroll with a lot of backstory, smart for using this a campaign. Our team killed the minotaurs by crushing him in the giant escape doors.
 Reply: General Role-Playing:: Re: All this AI
Posted: Sat, 10 Jan 22:14:50

by BardicSkaven

Sadly Jesse Cox who owns Hasbro is pro ai and a general idiot who wants to make ai gms (also his fave supplement is Oriental Adventures....)
 New comment on GeekList 05 January 2026: How did your RPG session(s) go this week?
Posted: Sat, 10 Jan 22:12:31

by Ugavine

Cancelled 😞
So the couple of us just watched the Everton v Wolves match.

 Reply: The Tavern:: Re: What are you drinking right *now*?
Posted: Sat, 10 Jan 22:11:50

by Karlsen

Coffee, real
 Reply: General Role-Playing:: Re: All this AI
Posted: Sat, 10 Jan 22:08:40

by Ugavine

Not a fan of AI in commercial use due to the copyright issues.
I use it, a little, just to generate a few PC pictures for personal use because my hands shake now and I can't draw anymore. But I'm not selling anything, and I won't pay for anything I know has AI content. And that includes paying for AI tools, nope.