Jadasc

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I've been involved in one aspect or another of the adventure games hobby for the past twenty-five years. Started playing in 1987. (First game? Champions, followed by CyberSpace, the Iron Crown cyberpunk game for Space Master, their sci-fi Rolemaster spin-off.) Was hired by InQuest Magazine in 1996, where I started my editorial career. Since then, I've done work for Green Ronin, Malhavoc Press, Dream Pod 9, and White Wolf. I managed two different game stores in the metro Boston area in the 2000s, and am now working primarily freelance. Still gaming after all these years.

I have a weakness for good coffee and bad puns.

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Jun 16	comment	How to deal with a DM who is biased against a player? Oh, please do. I have a good and useful answer.
Jun 8	comment	Is a trouble that encompasses multiple issues OK? @Maurycy Zarzycki As you like. An expanded version, for your enjoyment.
Jun 5	comment	How does a Devil Tiger succeed in Dharma rolls (also old World of Darkness general rules question)? You're right about how resisted rolls work, although you should probably roll on behalf of the Demon so the player doesn't need to dice off against himself. Since I don't have a proper answer about your main question, I figured I'd leave this is a comment and let you edit the question accordingly. And welcome to the site!
Jun 4	comment	How can we make overcoming a language problem interesting? Fair enough. My thinking is that if this narrative element is going to be important enough to develop or adapt a mechanic to handle it, it should have the teeth needed to enforce that importance. This is balanced by the fact that teaching someone to communicate with you is less dangerous to them and to you, generally, than setting a shattered leg or easing someone through trauma. It'll be risky for a while, but the recovery actions will take it to Moderate and then Mild in relatively short order. I think the warning is valid, and the comment helpful.
Jun 4	comment	How can we make overcoming a language problem interesting? @IgneusJotunn It seems like "starting at a disadvantage" is something they want to do. Since they're open to it being resolved in a single session, I could see lowering it to Moderate. But it's mainly going to hurt in situations where the opposition knows they can't communicate effectively and can take advantage of it; it's more about the stress of not being able to be understood.
May 31	comment	Can Fleeting Spring 5 force a changeling to break her Motley Pledge? Not especially. These are mythic promises and faerie-tale contracts, and all technicalities count. If you harbor the desire to kill your motley mate, and someone uses that desire to get you to try and kill them, that's the way it goes. As for "do you have a choice"? Well, that depends. The power is an extended contest where the attacker needs to accumulate a number of net successes equal to the defender's Willpower. Spend WP, boost that roll, and get the hell out of that situation before the Contract succeeds. That's your "choice." Once it's complete, though, you do as your desire commands.
May 19	comment	How does Extended and Sympathetic casting in Mage: the Awakening function? It's all right; I saw you'd made the change so I deleted the comment. I'll be able to answer your question soon.
May 8	comment	How does nWoD's Secret History chapter relate to the other core books? @OpaCitiZen Oh, yes. Once I acquire the full GMC rules, I'll update my answer accordingly. Right now, I've just got the rules update, which is in itself an astounding bit of work.
May 4	comment	Approval levels for retainers and allies in NWOD venues Just to be clear: we're talking about MES approvals here, for the Requiem venue?
May 3	comment	Are PDF Based RPG Sales Hurting the Industry? Are you counting the distribution-retail network as part of the industry or not?
Apr 25	comment	How do you handle Reach in Dungeon World? Welcome to the site, SP!
Apr 25	comment	How to discourage players from roleplaying out of their alignment when using a 3.5e alignment system in a 4e game? Only as commentary: I like the 5-alignment system, but only when I switch the ends around. Lawful Good is less "good" than Good, and Chaotic Evil is less "evil" than Evil. This allows for righteous-but-flawed paladins and bad guys who'd rather party than rule. (Spike vs. Angelus, if you know Buffy.)
Apr 25	comment	What are the major changes made to Vampire: The Masquerade for its 20th Anniversary edition? @Flamma There's no way to buy them with XP. After character creation, the only way to add Merits is to petition the Storyteller to add them to your sheet. (p.479) So I'm guessing you either get all the languages you want at character creation (possibly with the help of the Natural Linguist merit) or roleplay your way through it.
Apr 25	comment	What are the major changes made to Vampire: The Masquerade for its 20th Anniversary edition? This is kind of what I had in mind.
Apr 25	comment	Is it a single or double run? Baseball is off-topic for this stack. :)
Apr 23	comment	I'm fairly new to D&D but want to GM; where do I go from here? @tex Most of what he's got is D&D 4E Essentials books. I might recommend the 4E DMG or DMG2, but he's already dropped enough money on gear as far as I can see.
Apr 23	comment	How much greed is too much for a Chaotic Neutral character? When it comes to Chaotic Neutral, my rule of thumb is, "What would Captain Jack Sparrow do?" It's served me pretty well.
Apr 22	comment	Can I use old Masquerade supplemental material in Vampire: the Requiem? The list of what books can and cannot be used is available in the Universal and Requiem Addenda. You can find the new Addenda on this page: mindseyesociety.org/information/next-chronicle-addendums
Apr 22	comment	Can I use old Masquerade supplemental material in Vampire: the Requiem? The problem with your solution in the first paragraph is that merits work quite differently in Masquerade than they do in Requiem. The storyteller would need to come up with a custom background dot cost, and as a member of a sanctioned LARP chronicle, he's not empowered to do that.
Apr 19	comment	Idiot Savant Magic-user @Bobson That's true, but Awakening relies so much on Rotes that not having access to them is a much bigger hardship. When all your difficulties are 8, you want as many dice as you can muster.