Table of Contents Overview Quick Mechanical / Rules Note Learning from what went down. Setting The Scene Side note on how we got here Playing it out Lesson’s Learned Doom Pool Helping Players Overview Playtesting my Tabletop Role Playing Game (TTRPG) I encountered a situation that worried, and surprised me. This post discusses an unexpected combat where I’m worrying if my characters will survive because they’re too “real”, and then finding myself 🤯 “blown away” by what happens.
Table of Contents Overview The Setup & Goal First Attempt Lessons Learned Second Attempt Lessons Learned Third Attempt Cleanup Conclusions Overview Whilst very useful, automatically generated supports can waste a lot of material and result in lots unnecessary cleanup. Sometimes, you want to go with manual supports.
This post follows my failures and lessons learned in using manual supports. It should save you a lot of pain if you venture down this route.
Table of Contents How to replace a broken fan on the Fnatr #02 Box Overview Before you start, gather the following The process How to replace a broken fan on the Fnatr #02 Box Overview It’s essentially impossible for human hands to insert the plug from a new fan into the circuit board. There is a very tempting screw that looks like it’s holding the circuit board on. You’d think you could just undo that and have easy access.
Table of Contents Overview Terminology Plastic types Misconceptions Strength Lasting Power Degradability Filament Reusability Food Safety Printing Minis What’s it good for? How I use Mine Things I have printed Warning Overview There are a lot of folks out there who are interested in 3D printing, but then they look at one of the many sites of free models like Printables and see a lot of silly tchotchkes that seem like a waste of plastic and space, or cheap things they can already buy cheaply like pen holders.
Table of Contents Overview Table and Accessories The table itself Minor defects: The accessories The Hobby Shelf The Player Desk Cup Holders Card organizer The Topper Block & Tray Assembly Gotchas Instructions Tools Plywood Finish the screw holes Be cautious with dowel holes Attaching the Legs Should you get one Where then? Overview This post is broken down into two sections: thoughts on the table & accessories, assembly gotchas. This post will not go into many of the significant issues with the company’s leadership, and management.
Table of Contents Overview Some Perspective First, Something Good Is this a fighting game or not? Everything’s contradictory Missing tools Nonsensical cards Invalidating Player Abilities The token economy is broken Missing what makes PbtA great. Conclusion Overview ATMA is a rules-light no prep Tabletop Role Playing Game (TTRPG) that requires significant improvisational work by all players in order to figure out how anything fits together. The mechanics kind-of work but leave you making up a lot of rules on the fly because they don’t cover a lot of common things.
Table of Contents Overview Context It’s all about the fighting I want more The problem is hard If they’re not really generic… Overview I love the idea of generic role-playing games, but as time goes by I find myself caring less and less. Yet, there’s still something great about them. This post explores those thoughts.
Context The basic premise of a Generic Tabletop Role-playing game is that you can learn this one system, and then play any kind of game with it.
Table of Contents Overview Shredding Gotchas Extruding Gotchas Color Materials Thickness Winding Pelletizing Summary Overview Despite being “plant based” there are almost no 3D printer filaments that are actually compostable or biodegradable in any meaningful way. PLA needs oxygen, a temperature of 140+°F (60°C), and a variety of organic compounds to break down. You’re not going to find these outside of an industrial composting facility and most of them won’t take PLA anyway because it’s frequently mixed with other things that make it non-compostable.
Table of Contents Debugging Our Ambulance tl; dr: two developers use standard debugging techniques to fix electrical problems in their ambulance. Setting The Stage The Problem A debugging we will go Gather the initial known truths Propose Theories Choose A Theory And Test It Summary Afterward Debugging Our Ambulance tl; dr: two developers use standard debugging techniques to fix electrical problems in their ambulance. Setting The Stage We had to drop our car off at the dealership last night.
Table of Contents Overview Red-Black Initiative (RBI) Quick Rules summary What You’ll need. The Setup Who goes next? Introducing New Characters to the Fight Characters With Multiple Attacks or “Lair Actions” Keeping track of where you are in the initiative Once per fight, or once per round? Using beads, dice, or colored game tokens from a tabletop game. Meta-commentary Advantages Disadvantages Example usage Worksheet Inspiration Why “Red-Black” Initiative License Overview This document discusses a new1 form of managing initiative order for Tabletop Role Playing Games without math.
