guy who is more concerned about not using the scientific method than the actual killing people part (aka fanart of this post that made me laugh earlier)
Ok I cannot get the idea out my head of Helen Distortion, The Manager of the Royal Bethlehem and The Doorman all working together to run the world's best/worst hotel in existence.
A vampire court held by an ancient vampire lord so powerful that the others have no choice but to obey his whims whether they like it or not, although to his credit he is quite reasonable as far as vampire rulers go - if all the other ones joined forces and truly, genuinely worked together to take him down, they could, but there's no reason to do so, since whoever would take his place would only be more annoying to deal with. So the ones who sabotage the plots of those power-hungry enough to seek to usurp him don't do it out of any loyalty, but only their own comfort and convenience.
Nonetheless, one of the things the lord does demand of his court is to follow a very simple dress code - everyone attending his events, or summoned to his presence, must wear a mask. Style doesn't matter, you could wear a bag over your head if that's how little you care, but some kind of a face covering is mandatory. But being vain, vampires naturally go more extravagant than that, and almost all will eventually settle to some standard style of mask that becomes their own distinct "face" they're known by. Having a Signature Look that you're known by is actually quite fun, really.
The lord does not do this only because it's a fun and cool way to demonstrate his power and influence, though being the only person going barefaced in this neverending masquerade that is his court is a great way to make himself stand out. The real truth is, he is almost completely face-blind, has always been and being turned into a vampire didn't change that. By ensuring that nobody can recognise each other by faces, he establishes a "blind man in a dark room" situation, where he has the advantage of experience.
A Heartwarming Tabletop RPG of Travel, Wonder and Friendship
A treat for the Dragon likers in our audience, wait til Warrenguard for some more though
Genre: Exploration!
Touchstones: Ghibli Films, Trail of Oregon (not ACTUALLY but its a good comparison point)
What is this game?: Ryuutama is a game about travelling... somewhere! you're not big damn heroes though, just merchants and artisans
How's the gameplay?: Ryuutama uses a system where skill checks will most of the time use two dice and two skills, so for example chopping down a tree might be [Str + Dex], then you add those two numbers together + Your mod in each respective skill to get your final number! at times you might also need to use different dice sizes, for example a d8 and a d4, and sometimes you'll only roll one die, those are very difficult checks. Character creation is a breeze! Choose a class (from options like Minstrel, Noble, Farmer, or Merchant), a Style (from Magic/Attack/Technical), Stats, your preferred weapon, a personal item, and minor details, thats it! The interesting part of Ryuutama is of course, the GM, you see the GM is playing a character throughout the campaign as well as narrating everything, this character is the Ryuujin, a powerful dragon that can assume a less threatening form in order to approach the party, as well as a humanoid form with horns, dragons have an Artifact (A major gameplay modification) and a list of Benedictions (Powerful effects that change the rules for one session) and Reveils (Powerful abilities that immediately have some sort of effect)
What's the setting (If any) like?: The setting is created by the GMs and Players working together, though high fantasy is expected!
What's the tone?: Ryuutama is a laid back, chill game... well mostly, a Crimson dragon GM or Black Dragon GM can change the game's tone widely, changing it to either a combat focused game (not recommended, the combat's p light) or a dark intrigue game
Session length: 1-3 hours! Ryuutama's built for shorter sessions
Number of Players: 3-5 players, including the GM
Malleability: Pretty low, there's no real setting but you wanna keep it in High Fantasy ville for the most part
Resources: Ryuutama is actually a pretty big game, so theres some resources if you're willing to look, character sheets, mood playlists, supplements, all available and translated
Ryuutama is a chill, pleasant walk through a world of magic and monsters, you'll need to fight sometimes, but the challenges in the world mostly come from yourselves and the world around you, its a cute game!
Ok now I've had some time to cool down I legitimately think seeing Black Hole Fantasy live has changed me as a person because I didn't think I ever would be able to - I had to leave the concert early and didn't even know it was for sure on the set list.
But that song means so much to me in it's message and lyricism that I was just stock still, crying while it played and not to be dramatic (for once) I do think that has moved me in a way nothing else ever has.
Also seeing the band live in general was phenomenal they have such good energy shout out polish people who requested the well you're real ones.
have always had this hc about the roommates that molly was a clingy sleeper, which fjord was fine with it bc it eased some of his nightmares, and would wrap his tail around fjord as he slept. it was kind of a annoyance to fjord (was trapped and tripped in the morning) but after molly was gone, he missed it so much that he had to tie something around his leg to get himself to even attempt sleep again
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