Andonome

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Use yt-dlp to download all videos. Most RSS readers can automatically fetch YouTube channels.

Set the computer to download what you want overnight.

Upside: Recommendations will not appear.

Downside: I don't know if you can 'Chromecast' videos. I just have a small computer attached to my TV (any computer will do).

on Hard magic systems? · c/worldbuilding · 2 pts · 101d

Hard magic seems like an unavoidable perspective. Once someone casts spells daily, those spells become familiar.

Tolkien avoided this problem with limited spells. Le Guine leaned into it so hard that the method became enchanting. The reader could see Sparrowhawk's point of view and start to wonder more about the rules of magic as they trickle out slowly.

on *Permanently Deleted* · c/linux · 10 pts · 119d

When you cook well, you can eat the food.

When the bot says something, you always need to look up if it's correct. That's the 'cook a new meal from scratch' bit, not the 'taste it' bit.

You need to look things up every time, or do the taste test by asking if the bot's answer 'smells true' (which is tempting, but a bad idea).

on Fantasy Settlement Patterns · c/rpg · 2 pts · 222d

Hamlets in Fenestra gather around towns. Outside, walled Baileys spread out like satellites.

The research isn't mature but it's good enough for basic logistics.

on A Database for WoD Queries · c/rpg · 2 pts · 251d

Those are both manual tagging. One uses tag: sultan, the other uses [[sultan]].

And you can word-search both of them for Sultan.

Of course, if you have use for a WoD wiki, feel free to convert it. I assume Logseq will let people collaborate just as well with git.

on A Database for WoD Queries · c/rpg · 1 pts · 252d

would allow for more connectivity between notes

Databases don't have an upper limit of connections.

I'm sure both work fine, but this thing's database-first, as it's meant to deal with queries like 'Events in Belgrade, between 1200 and 1450', or 'random male name from Catalan in 1520'.

That's never been the case with any of the open source movement. If someone says their project is open source, then they give out files which are not the source, we would normally say that's not open source. We don't ask Microsoft if they feel that X, Y, and Z are 'the core components' of VSCodium. It's just not open source.

Providing text is good, and you might say the text files are 'open source', if they have a licence which allows modifications and so on. But you can't make closed-source pdfs out of them, and say 'this has text, which is open source, so I feel like it's open source'.

I get that it seems like a small distinction to some, but it's been an important distinction since the inception of the open source movement, and without it, we won't be able to tell open source projects from projects that have open components which people 'feel' are core.

"Open source" [files] means the source of the pdf. If the source files aren't available with the download, it's not open source.

I hope it doesn't come across as a small point, as it's a pretty big deal to me. I've spent years looking about for others doing open source RPGs, but most people using the word 'open source' mean something like 'copying this pdf is okay', which makes it very difficult to find open source RPGs under all the false signals.

on My one-page Rules · c/rpg · 2 pts · 2y

it’s now on my list!

Glad to hear it!

s there a simple way to just download a bunch of pdfs

Yes. Each book's repository comes with a download link.

  • Metabind: a collection of the core rules, players' book, and GM's book, all stuffed into one. Getting the books separately is better if you're printing, but a single pdf works better for searching.
  • Missions in Maitavale - a full campaign setting and long story.
  • Goblin hole module, the intro module.
  • Goblin Horde, another goblin-filled introduction module, but this one is in the style of more traditional fantasy RPGs.

But fair warning: despite the hyperlinks, the books all prioritise printing. Reading two-column bright-white pdfs can give you a headache.

on My one-page Rules · c/rpg · 2 pts · 2y

I couldn’t make the downloads work in my phone

Thanks for letting me know!

It appears that (some parts of?) this is available in English and in German,

We only have the tiny core rules translated right now, and the character sheet.

Would this be suited to playing with kids, too?

The system is just 2D6 + Attribute + Skill [ + Equipment sometimes ]. Should be fine for kids who are okay with small sums.

Example of a simple action in BIND, with character sheet guide

The books have one or two spots of harsh language.

I've just playtested and released a oneshot module. If you have any questions about running it, let me know!