Jeremy Friesen @takeonrules@tabletop.social

@mpjgregoire @kensanata I stopped taking conference notes on the computer and instead pen and paper. At the end of a day of sessions, if I use a pen, I feel energized. With a laptop, I'm exhausted.

Writing it Down to Quell Anxiety: Sometimes Paper and Pencil are What You Need

https://takeonrules.com/2021/09/17/writing-it-down-to-quell-anxiety/

#ProblemSolving #ProcessDevelopment #ResponseToOtherBlogs

@Judd it was terrifying and shocking to the GM. Every player learned something in that DoW.

@todd Duke had a B6 Command (+2D for Dismiss), went for the Dismiss…got 5 successes, spent fate to grab 2 more. I threw a B5 Rhetoric with a Forked Ugly Truth (and 2 Persona) in the obfuscate. Got 6 successes with three 6s. Spent a Fate and brought home 10 successes.

@todd In that DoA, I burned 5 Persona and completely got my belief.

@todd it was an odd one. Their BoA was 6: B6 Will + B5 Persuasion (with no successes). Mine was 5: B4 Will + UNTRAINED Persuasion. Obfuscate vs. their Dismiss, followed by my withering point. Then Point vs. Point left me with giving a minor compromise. The Duke installed me as interim priest, the compromise was that I sword loyalty to Castle Umbria (not the Duke). (Not: already aligned with a different Duke, so I'm threading the needle, and positioning for full on change in loyalty).

Just Duel of Wits a super skilled Duke, and managed to win with only a minor compromise. Thank heavens for their failed Dismiss (though 10 successes on Obfuscate is a great buffer)

@platypus Is this an article you can share?

Working through the Fallout of a Moldbreaker Artha Award: Something Must Change, Let's Do Some Digging

https://takeonrules.com/2021/09/02/working-through-the-fallout-of-a-moldbreaker-artha-award/

#Artha #BurningWheel #Rpg #SessionAnalysis #SessionReport

Do I Now Favor Online over Face to Face?: Regarding Table-top Role-Playing Games, I Think I Do

https://takeonrules.com/2021/09/02/do-i-now-favor-online-over-face-to-face/

#OnlineGaming #Rpg

Letter from Viscount Nentrys Rhydulf to Count Rhydulf: Crafting an In-Game Artifact with Player Commentary

https://takeonrules.com/2021/08/31/journal-entry-of-viscount-nentrys-rhydulf/

#BurningWheel #SessionReport

To Link Test or Not in Burning Wheel Gold: Balancing Decision Fatigue, Time Budgets, and Fictional Pacing

https://takeonrules.com/2021/08/29/to-link-test-or-not-in-burning-wheel-gold/

#BurningWheel #ResponseToOtherBlogs #Rpg

Whipping Up a Quick Emacs Helper Function for Hugo: Continuing to Build Out Utility Functions

https://takeonrules.com/2021/08/28/whipping-up-a-quick-emacs-helper-function-for-hugo/

#BloggingEngine #Emacs #Hugo #Programming

The Circles Subsystem of “Burning Wheel Gold”: A Higher Order Reaction Roll

https://takeonrules.com/2021/08/26/the-circles-subsystem-of-burning-wheel-gold/

#BurningWheel #CirclesTest #Rpg #Swn #SystemComparison #Wwn

A Wonderful Cascade of Tests in Burning Wheel: The Dice Helped Tap Some Amazing Narrative Beats

https://takeonrules.com/2021/08/24/a-wonderful-cascade-of-tests-in-burning-wheel/

#ArthurianRomance #BurningWheel #Rpg #SessionReport

Coming Up on the 8th Anniversary of Full-Time Soapy Gnome: Stumbling Down Memory Lane

https://takeonrules.com/2021/08/24/coming-up-on-the-8th-anniversary-of-full-time-soapy-gnome/

#SoapyGnome

Diving into the Implementation of Subject Menus for Org Roam: It's Macros, Functions, and Property Lists…Oh My!

https://takeonrules.com/2021/08/23/diving-into-the-implementation-of-subject-menus-for-org-roam/

#Elisp #Emacs #OrgRoam #Programming