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Synopsis: Railroading is a problem for the table. Whether it’s the GM railroading the players or a player railroading the rest of the table by refusing to engage with the premise, it makes the game not as fun as it could be. Bill, David, and I join with special guest Rob from the Orpheus Protocol to talk about railroading. Be sure to check out the same page tool and the X card.
Shout Outs
- Sleeping Giants: a sci-fi novel about the discovery of a giant alien robot.
- Oddity Archive: A cool Youtube channel of weird obscure videos.
- Godzilla – Planet Eater: Holy shit, this was great. Worth watching the whole trilogy just for this one part.
- The Faceless: a neat board game coming out soon.
- Gloomhaven and Gloomhaven Helper: Legacy dungeon crawling co-op board game and a very useful app for it
- Game Angry: a book of GMing advice by the Angry GM
- Masked Singer: David likes it!
- Grim Dawn: It’s like Diablo 2 but different.
Song: Breakway by Starfarer
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So, what is on the list of “David, remember, normal people don’t do that” ? It was eluded to, but I feel it needs more spotlight.
Fridrik, here’s what’s on my “At Work” list; please keep in mind that the list is a living document and subject to continual review/editing. I doubt that the list will ever go away, nor will many of these items become normal for other people.
David, Normal People Don’t _________
Own multiple suits
-in colors other than black
-especially their own tuxedo
Own multiple kimono-style robes
-WEAR said kimono-style robes as housecoats
-regardless of how ‘Comfy’ they are
Own multiple canes
-need to sort canes by “have swords” and “do not have swords”
Own *A* sword
-much less enough to coordinate blades with costumes
-know that a blade, naked or not, is not allowed at any convention anywhere anymore but still maintain the collection because ‘swords are still cool’
Wear cloaks
-no matter how practical you make it sound
-not even if they are ‘classy as heck’
Get mistaken for an angel
-especially multiple times
Get mistaken for a pimp
-especially multiple times
Get referred to as a Guru
-due to exhaustive, almost encyclopedic knowledge on a subject
-Especially regarding multiple subjects
Engage in conversation with strangers
-and be completely comfortable doing so, to the point of making the stranger comfortable as well.
Get identified in a crowd
-Especially in a full convention hall
-Especially in a STADIUM
Make lists of ways they are abnormal.
-NEED to make a list of ways they’re different
-have the self-awareness to know they are violating societal norms daily, yet still have the self-actuality to continue the violation; in other words to care but still not give a $#!+
Hear squirrels running across the roof and automatically calculate the possibility of ninjas
-have a “Ninja preparedness kit” ready in case the sum of the above is greater than zero
Have contingency plans in case of supernatural creatures
-including silver and the ability to cast bullets
-including holy water
-include a chessboard ‘and a plan to chat up Death whilst we play’
Have “bayonets” growing on the ends of their fingers
-use said fingernails to open boxes, pull tape off, or loosen screws
@david
Good list. I especially like the how the sword cane collection and the more then 0% possibility of ninjas work well together.
How many of the kimonos are purple ?
@ Fridrik
All of them have purple, black, or both. They are not all the same purple either, so one’s more maroon while the older one is purple-purple. The black one is more off-black, kind of a charcoal, but that’s aging and fading.
The Ninja Preparedness Kit does include a blade, and the one I’m actually most proficient with is the better sword cane.
Love the conversation about railroading and how it can be a fun-killer. Great show everyone!