Lizard
lizardky.bsky.social
Lizard
@lizardky.bsky.social
Gamer, programmer, nerd. Owned by four^h^h^h five cats. (2 Orange, 1 Low-Toner tuxedo, 1 stub-tailed tortie, 1 demon of blade and darkness)
Occasionally updated blog: https://www.mrlizard.com
I've never found a really good way *to* capture that in the D20 paradigm and retain game balance. Probably, the PF1 approach is closest.

Be interested to see what you come up with.
November 11, 2025 at 1:36 PM
IME, most D20-ish games don't mechanically capture the things that made firearms become the weapon of choice: Ease of training (compared to a longbow) and armor penetration.
November 11, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I've used PF1 Gunslinger rules, where they targeted touch AC, making them effective against high-level monsters w/low dex.

In Earth Delta, based on PF2 rules, I use the idea of a melded damage type, so resistance is much rarer.
November 11, 2025 at 1:36 PM
That’s the anime version.
November 11, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Same as in any other game? To shoot things so that XP comes out?
November 11, 2025 at 1:11 PM
There is no point in automotive history where I could just buy parts and fix it myself.
November 11, 2025 at 1:10 PM
If the movies all take place in a single cohesive timeline, it’s clear James Bond is a Time Lord, regenerating new bodies.

Let’s look at the evidence:
British? Check.
Saves the world from assorted villains? Check.
Possesses advanced tech? Check.
Accompanied by attractive young women? Check.
November 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
American love. Like Mac and Cheese in little black and white boxes. They just don’t make it any more.
November 11, 2025 at 3:17 AM
As long as there’s fiber internet.
November 11, 2025 at 3:15 AM
I remember inflation and unemployment both near or over 10%. I remember gas lines.

The 70s sucked.
November 11, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Gonna keep pounding this: The Democrats need to Willy Horton the hell out of every one of these cases.
November 11, 2025 at 2:48 AM
*role

When come edit, bluesky? Whennnnnn?
November 11, 2025 at 2:26 AM
This is a bit, right?
November 11, 2025 at 2:25 AM
That's called "D&D". :) (Or any other system, really.)
November 11, 2025 at 2:23 AM
There was, but I don't remember using it myself. :)
November 11, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Of course, this doesn't mean people will ever GET the message. There are people who don't get that Starship Troopers is a satire of the original novel, not an adaption of it. What's ++funny is, this includes leftists who think it's pro-fascist and rightists who... also think that, but like it.
November 11, 2025 at 1:53 AM
“From Western Union you get messages. From me you get pictures.” (Samuel Goldwyn)

More often phrased as: "If you want to send a message, call Western Union."

(Then you need to explain what 'Western Union' is to the damn punk kids.)

quoteinvestigator.com/2019/05/11/s...
Quote Origin: All I Want Is a Story. If You Have a Message, Send It by Western Union – Quote Investigator®
Samuel Goldwyn? Humphrey Bogart? Ed Sullivan? Moss Hart? John Ford? Brendan Behan? Harry Warner? Anonymous?
quoteinvestigator.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Proof of Cat
In 9 years, this is the first time they have ever cuddled. We consider it a triumph of detente if they’re willing to nap on opposite ends of the couch.
November 11, 2025 at 1:46 AM
How about if you know Archie and Veronica as search tools?
November 11, 2025 at 1:45 AM
This is why anti-semitism is the great unifier! Jews are *both* a disfavored ethnic/cultural group AND nebulous monied interests!

We're a floor wax AND a desert topping!
November 11, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Anyplace leading somewhere bad… the valley which ends in a cursed forest, a mountain pass near the necromancer’s kingdom, or a city gate marking the Fritz Lieber neighborhood.
November 10, 2025 at 11:25 PM
That 30-40 year olds grew up with the Internet doesn't mean they actually understand it any better than I understand how my car, fridge, or HVAC works.

(FFS, I'm lucky any day I don't have to explain to some 20-something S230 doesn't mean what they think it means, or what an 'algorithm' is.)
November 10, 2025 at 10:07 PM