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This one is a weird one folks, so strap in and get ready. Today's game is The Terran Trade Author...
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| Username | ZDL |
| Join Date | 10/04/2019 |
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| Favorite games | Spark, Fate AE, Carcassonne, 象棋, 六虎, Star Realms, 陆战军棋， Euchre. |
| Other interests | Wind instruments. Music. Traditional playing cards. Chinese erotic artworks. |
| My blogs, vlogs, podcasts, websites | https://mewe.com/i/dianlizhang |
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ZDL commented on their status古琴电音，赛博朋克！《大夏2049》时运多艰，人力不弃！天真·自得3.0——自得琴社跨年音乐会live - YouTube《大夏》原是上古时期歌颂夏禹治水之乐舞。昔洪水天降，生灵罹难。禹治山河，以利黔首。而今临时疫，万力同心。苦雨终晴，斗转尽昼。枯木前迹，万木待春。生生不息，是谓大德。今以此为感，重拟新声。作曲：唐彬 编曲：梅卓、郑琳电古琴：唐彬 电子音乐：梅卓 原声古琴：白无瑕 古筝：蔡珊琵琶：古津宁 ...Jan 93 1hairylarry likes this
Jan 9This group does recreations of ancient works, new works done in ancient styles, modern-style orchestration with ancient instruments, and off-the-wall stuff like one of their orchestral pieces where a didgeridoo is a prominent instrument.
I love them!This group does recreations of ancient works, new works done in ancient styles, modern-style orchestration with ancient instruments, and off-the-wall stuff like one of their orchestral pieces where a ...See moreYou need to sign in to comment -
ZDL commented on FollowMeAndDie's statusSince 2020 was the year of disappointment, I'm not bothered by missing my goal of 1,000 YouTube subscribers.
I made it to 969, and today it is 970.
I think I can manage 30 subs in 12 months.
https://www.youtube.com/c/FollowmeanddieSince 2020 was the year of disappointment, I'm not bothered by missing my goal of 1,000 YouTube subscribers.
I made it to 969, and today it is 970.
I think I can manage 30 subs in 12 months.
See moreFollow Me, And Die! - YouTubeThe YouTube Channel for my RPG blog, Follow Me, And Die! I talk about RPGs, games, and other geeky stuff: reviews, how-tos, advice, and GM tipsJan 24 0
Jan 2Unless whatever 2021 has in store for us depopulates the planet to under 2000 people. But, I mean, that goes without saying.You need to sign in to comment -
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ZDL commented on hairylarry's blog postGamer+ News December 28, 2020Inspired Unreality open game chat, tonight at 9:00 Central in the gamerplus chatrooms at Tenkar's Tavern on Discord. Our opening topic will be "And Wh...Dec 31 '202 0
Dec 30 '20Well we brought the past into the present and pushed the present a little bit into the future but we still can't wait for that screen door to hit 2020 on the ass.You need to sign in to comment
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ZDL commented on FollowMeAndDie's statusI made a Worldbuilding cheatsheet on Cheatography. I didn't realize that a draft was visible until I started getting emails that it was seen 50, 100, and now 200 times.
Let me know what you think.
I've got edits in mind, but the Cheatography interface is counterintuitive
https://cheatography.com/...eets/world-building/I made a Worldbuilding cheatsheet on Cheatography. I didn't realize that a draft was visible until I started getting emails that it was seen 50, 100, and now 200 times.
Let me know what you think.
I've got edits in mind, but the Cheatography interface is counterintuitiv...See more
World Building Cheat Sheet by Larry Hamilton - Download free from Cheatography - Cheatography.com: Cheat Sheets For Every OccasionBuilding a world for RPGs (Role Playing Games) has several steps to consider and two general approaches for how to implement those steps. The general methods are top down and bottom up.Dec 28 '206 1hairylarry likes this
Dec 28 '20Yes. The very first thing you do in a proper (non-prefab setting) Spark game is build the world. It's glossed over in my review.
Dec 29 '20How To Build a Dungeon is world building related to dungeons, but is more a mental exercise for the GM than a stand alone game.You need to sign in to comment -
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So yesterday I posed a "wrong answers only" challenge (https://gamerplus.org/newsfeed/3068?ft=site) on a picture. I said that there was a gaming-related point that I'd explore later.
Later is now.
That is something that is pitched as an "eternal pen" (or sometimes "eternal pencil"). It writes like a pencil, but is about as difficult to erase as an ink pen, hence the inconsistency in names. And while not "eternal", it will outlast me. If I wrote a lot daily using only that pen, in a decade's time I might start noticing a bit of wear at the tip. If I rotate the tip as I use it—say between pages—I may not ever notice wear over the rest of my lifespan.
So how is this potentially gaming-related? This "new invention" that got a lot of press a while back (like ... 2015 or so?) is really just the latest rendition of something called "silverpoint" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silverpoint) What's old is new.
Before pencils existed, metalpoint did. The metal used could be lead (hence "pencil leads" – the first pencils used lead for the core), copper, brass, or, as the name suggests, silver. The technology and tooling fell by the wayside over the years as pens that carried their own ink (instead of requiring inkwells) and erasable pencils showed up. The former were more flexible than metalpoint while the latter had the advantage, from the seller's standpoint, of constantly requiring updates. You didn't buy one and use it for decades. You bought one and used it for a few weeks and bought another. And another. And another. Also metalpoint required tough papers and was rough on the hands. (Writer's cramp is a very real problem with silverpoint...)
But now, with newer alloys, the writer's cramp angle is going away and with a cultural shift away from environmentally-hostile disposable culture, silverpoint, or a close kissing cousin, is making a comeback.
Past technologies are a gorgeous ideas mine. A lot of amazing things were made in the past that fell by the wayside for a variety of reasons, not all of them having fallen to superior alternatives. (I'd argue that silverpoint is one of these: I like my metalpoint devices like this one better than pencils. Erasure is a non-starter for me. I don't make mistakes…) As a GM, part of doing good world-building is to look at alternative courses of technological evolution. What would the world look like if metalpoint were kept as the foundational writing/drawing form? What would the world look like if shipping had expanded from junks instead of caravels? There's a huge mine of ideas in history just waiting for someone to go spelunking through it.So yesterday I posed a "wrong answers only" challenge (https://gamerplus.org/newsfeed/3068?ft=site) on a picture. I said that there was a gaming-related point that I'd explore later.
Later is now.
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Dec 8 '20There is a point to this, gaming-wise, that I'll expound upon after laughing at some of your suggestions.
This falls into the realm of "lost inventions" and those are a treasure trove of ideas for gaming.You need to sign in to comment -
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Nov 30 '20:D I was wondering if anybody would. Some call my jokes "too subtle". Those not trying to be polite call them "terrible".
Dec 1 '20My idea of the perfect joke is one that goes over everybody's head except for one person who is Rolling On The Floor Laughing His Ass Off.You need to sign in to comment
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Big things to watch out for:
1. The cannons are killer. They're REALLY WEIRD and they can do some very nasty pins that are difficult (sometime impossible) to escape if you're unwary. Learning to use cannons effectively is a core skill.
2. The horses move like knights, but they DO NOT JUMP. They move one orthogonal away from point of origin, then one diagonal away. They capture on the second, diagonal part. A piece at that first orthogonal point will block the move. This is radically different from an IC knight which can't be blocked.
3. Generals (the equivalent of kings), although restricted to their palaces, are not allowed to "see" each other, thus giving them ranged influence on each other. It's a common ploy in the end-game to use the general to constrain the other's moves. Watch for it!
It's a fun game. For historical reasons I can't ever like IC, but CC I kind of love, even though I suck at it. :DIf you have any International Chess (IC) skills you'll find that they translate easily to Chinese Chess (CC). CC is a faster-moving game (same number of pieces, larger board). Where with IC you maybe ...See more
Sue me. I thought it was funny. :P