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GothWhitlam [he/him]
Been watching this guy for years, love the content. My children are fascinated with the chemistry of making solids out of various weird materials.
Innovation: Bred.
I’ve always mourned those tricked, those drafted and those who were victims of Australia’s wars. The decline of ANZAC Day into a jingoistic spectacle of flag draped war fetishism over my lifetime has always bugged me. The above captures that feeling better than anything I’ve seen yet.
Fucking vegetarians. :im-vegan: btw
Working in the disability sector in Australia, this shit has been known about for years. Deeply fucking frustrating but almost unchangeable (ex colleagues in the DHHS used to pull their hair out over it as government wouldn’t listen).
If I hear the “it gives them a sense of purpose and dignity” argument on more time I might just fucking snap.
My favourite way to do a hook is to give a quick description, like the opening bit of a Buffy episode or whatever, then switch to the characters. I’ll get them to tell me what they’re doing and why they’re there. It’s the default start up for tales from the loop, and I find it works great in 5e. Most players will be nervous at first, but it really gets them in the RP mood. You’ll find by the end they’ll almost make a reason for their characters to be nearby / in the same space by just riffing off of one another. This sets you up for an easy and dramatic event to kick the adventure off.
There have also been recent breakthroughs in PS4 homebrew, which means a PS4 that still hasn’t been updated can be used for being a cool pirate. This boosts the price pretty hard.