RPPR After Hours: Miscibility Startup
Added 2017-11-10 07:24:01 +0000 UTCWhat would a startup company look like in a D&D type world? There's lots of gold just waiting to be invested (dragons and retired adventurers gotta do something those massive treasure hoards). Well, obviously it would involve innovations in potions and other magical items. Perhaps like Juicero, but for potions? Aaron, Dan, Shaun, Tom, and I discuss our ideas for magical startup companies and review the following:
- Pegasus magazine issue 5
- Magebird Quest from Judge's Guild
- Time and Time Again
We also reference Hot Takes on Ice from the Mixed Six and this video analysis of a Juicero machine.
Song: Business 2 Business by Venture Capital
Comments
So get a wand of Knock and Find Trap and Dimension door? That restores charges every morning its the new and improved Rogue.
DiploRaptor(Samuel)
2019-03-04 11:49:05 +0000 UTCBut some people swear by it. When I complained about that combat scene being boring, the GM asked me to leave and never come back.
Bryan Rombough
2018-01-03 12:40:35 +0000 UTCI certainly thought so. It struck me as one of those systems from the 80's (it's based on the old WFRP system) that tried to fix a "problem" with D&D (cumulative hit points), which produced a new problem (PCs dropping like flies), and then applied a solution that was worse than the original "problem" (making it tediously difficult to hit & do damage in combat).
Bryan Rombough
2018-01-03 12:39:01 +0000 UTCYou might think you can get by on the cheap with the Knock and Find Traps spells, or just a stout barbarian with plenty of hitpoints and a big ol' hammer. But nothing can really replace the devious mind and sheer creativity of a real live rogue. But keep in mind that it's that very deviousness and creativity that make them such liabilities as party members! Rent-A-Rogue promises the irreplaceable quality of the true human (or halfling with the premium subscription!) touch.
Ethan Cordray
2018-01-03 04:19:35 +0000 UTCBleh. Not a good system it sounds like.
Ross Payton
2018-01-02 23:57:08 +0000 UTCThis is basically the knock and find traps spell.
Ross Payton
2018-01-02 23:56:27 +0000 UTCMy startup: RentARogue. Let's face it, most of the time rogues are more trouble than they're worth. They suck in combat, piss off the paladin, and sometimes steal their friends' stuff. 95% of the time, you'd rather they weren't around. But you have to have them for traps and locked doors, so... But what if rogues were available as an on-demand service? No need to waste a full party slot on an expensive and unreliable full time rogue. When you get to the trap, the locked door, or the tedious stealth encounter, you just say the word, and you've got the rogue you need! And when it's over, they disappear, leaving all the treasure for you. Introducing RentARogue. For the low price of a combined Teleport and Scry scroll, you can call upon our expert network of qualified and licensed professional rogues to assist you in your time of need. You can count on their special skills to get the job done -- and to get out of your hair as soon as it's finished. Subscribe to RentARogue and let us worry about dumping points into Disable Device and Sneak, leaving you free to max out the cool combat skills. Try us today! The first contract is half price!
Ethan Cordray
2017-11-23 05:27:56 +0000 UTCHave you watched that video I linked?
Ross Payton
2017-11-13 03:36:04 +0000 UTCI've played an unintentional Sartre rpg: the first edition of FFG's Dark Heresy when it came out. In combat, PC's had a less than 50% chance of hitting, and if your target had any armour, that usually absorbed all damage. What was supposed to be the climactic battle scene at the end of the introductory scenario was the most boring grind I've ever experienced: "I attack! I miss. I attack! I miss. I attack! I hit! I do no damage." I just lost all interest in the game after a few rounds.
Bryan Rombough
2017-11-12 21:00:31 +0000 UTCRe: "Fantasy Shark Tank" the most popular name for that reality-tv franchise is actually "Dragons' Den", and the panelists are called "dragons".
Bryan Rombough
2017-11-12 20:31:35 +0000 UTCSo a bit more about Juicr, and why it makes me MAD. They probably spent 800 a pop on those juicing machines, and sold them for 400, along with a minimum subscription for "juice packs" which cost 4-8 bucks a pop. All the massive machine thing was was a wifi router to tell the world about your juice, a bar code reader so that it could only ever "juice" the juice packs and a massive press that squishes the pack flat. The packs all contain nothing but prechopped fruit and have to be refrigerated at all times. And the best part was that since the contents of the pack had all be prechopped at the factory you could get the juice out by just squeezing them in your hands. So everything about it looked like a scam but was must the product of total incompetence.
Darth
2017-11-11 04:31:23 +0000 UTCMy god.
Ross Payton
2017-11-10 23:44:58 +0000 UTCYou're all wrong. It should totally be Kwoph.
Glen Taylor
2017-11-10 18:32:05 +0000 UTC
