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New comment on GeekList Dead App Games Now Unplayable
Posted: Sat, 10 Jan 23:16:55
Posted: Sat, 10 Jan 23:16:55
by cicerunner
The tears I've wept over being unable to play these sh** games! 😢
GeekList Item: Item for GeekList "2026 RPGG Challenge: Play Five RPGs You Have Never Played Before (Each At Least Once)"
Posted: Sat, 10 Jan 23:07:59
Posted: Sat, 10 Jan 23:07:59
by Mariana
An item RPG Item: Iron Valley has been added to the geeklist 2026 RPGG Challenge: Play Five RPGs You Have Never Played Before (Each At Least Once)
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Posted: Sat, 10 Jan 22:56:44
Posted: Sat, 10 Jan 22:56:44
by Schoolmarm5
An item GeekList: A/B/# Oddballs for 2026 Ultimate Solo Alphabetical Playlist has been added to the geeklist 2026 Ultimate Solo Alphabetical Playlist
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
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.
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 7. "The Malay Coins"
Posted: Sat, 10 Jan 22:49:51
Posted: Sat, 10 Jan 22:49:51
Reply: Savage Worlds Deluxe Edition (SWD):: Sessions:: Re: The Great Pulp Campaign, Session 4. "The Godfather"
Posted: Sat, 10 Jan 22:30:56
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...
GeekList Item: Item for GeekList "Grizzled Adventurers PBF Character Sheet Geeklist - 2025 New Player Initiative"
Posted: Sat, 10 Jan 22:20:37
Posted: Sat, 10 Jan 22:20:37
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Reply: Savage Worlds Deluxe Edition (SWD):: Sessions:: Re: The Great Pulp Campaign, Session 3. "Chaos on Crete"
Posted: Sat, 10 Jan 22:18:21
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
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
Posted: Sat, 10 Jan 22:12:31
Reply: The Tavern:: Re: What are you drinking right *now*?
Posted: Sat, 10 Jan 22:11:50
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
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.
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.
