Clarity Flowers
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more active on https://xoxo.zone/@clarity but I'm here too I guess
more active on https://xoxo.zone/@clarity but I'm here too I guess
Swords Without Master is a ttrpg that feels like it fell out of another place and time. A perfect little thing that begs to be learned & mastered like a craftsman's tool.
January 12, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Swords Without Master is a ttrpg that feels like it fell out of another place and time. A perfect little thing that begs to be learned & mastered like a craftsman's tool.
it's lose-lose either way I guess so just gotta do our best
January 8, 2026 at 7:37 PM
it's lose-lose either way I guess so just gotta do our best
honestly feels like they should be jumping on the chance to blame all of city council's problems on a peacock president lol
January 8, 2026 at 7:32 PM
honestly feels like they should be jumping on the chance to blame all of city council's problems on a peacock president lol
so like to be clear, the council president has absolute no power to cause budget allocations, right? like this is a completely insane thing to say?
January 8, 2026 at 1:53 AM
so like to be clear, the council president has absolute no power to cause budget allocations, right? like this is a completely insane thing to say?
"I want to ally with [A] because they synergize with the mechanics [B] gives me, but that's hard because [C] will be upset with me and I'm not prepared to deal with the class of problems they create as enemies"
January 2, 2026 at 11:02 PM
"I want to ally with [A] because they synergize with the mechanics [B] gives me, but that's hard because [C] will be upset with me and I'm not prepared to deal with the class of problems they create as enemies"
what if the faction game is also deckbuilding???
January 2, 2026 at 10:59 PM
what if the faction game is also deckbuilding???
tangential to player visibility: why do I, as a player _care_?
I care about what's going on in Norway in CKIII because alternate histories are inherently funny/interesting. But maybe another reason is that each faction produces different gameplay, so I'm choosing what's more fun?
I care about what's going on in Norway in CKIII because alternate histories are inherently funny/interesting. But maybe another reason is that each faction produces different gameplay, so I'm choosing what's more fun?
January 2, 2026 at 10:59 PM
tangential to player visibility: why do I, as a player _care_?
I care about what's going on in Norway in CKIII because alternate histories are inherently funny/interesting. But maybe another reason is that each faction produces different gameplay, so I'm choosing what's more fun?
I care about what's going on in Norway in CKIII because alternate histories are inherently funny/interesting. But maybe another reason is that each faction produces different gameplay, so I'm choosing what's more fun?
It seems like there's a thing here where you have a tendency to invent your own Gameplay when tackling things, and then struggle with how unenjoyable that ends up being for you!
December 31, 2025 at 7:37 PM
It seems like there's a thing here where you have a tendency to invent your own Gameplay when tackling things, and then struggle with how unenjoyable that ends up being for you!
Your experience with RPGs is alien to me, but that's fine! Everyone seems to have wildly different experiences so that's normal.
December 31, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Your experience with RPGs is alien to me, but that's fine! Everyone seems to have wildly different experiences so that's normal.
It's a game that has no punishment for abandoning a mission that isn't fun, and can be entirely beaten just by doing "easy" missions. I find it puts me in a really zen headspace in a way that few "challenge-oriented" games ever have. The play isn't a door+key, it's just play. All IME, of course!
December 31, 2025 at 7:37 PM
It's a game that has no punishment for abandoning a mission that isn't fun, and can be entirely beaten just by doing "easy" missions. I find it puts me in a really zen headspace in a way that few "challenge-oriented" games ever have. The play isn't a door+key, it's just play. All IME, of course!