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>>94018214
I AM ANGRY

ANGRY ABOUT ELVES

>>94018214
I am angry about 5e. Why can't it be at least easily fixable with some optional and home rules?

>>94018214
Work leaves me with very little time to paint minis. And when I do paint them I get tired of it after an hour and get almost nothing done.

>>94018214
I am a little sad because I miss my ex's campaign. I don't miss him, but I do miss the campaign he was running and the way that people knew wtf they were doing.

>>94018344
That sucks, that shit is why you shouldn't mix romantic relationships with gaming groups. It always leads to a bad time.

>>94018344
His initials

>>94018350
I did and got two of the best campaigns I've ever run

>>94018214
I keep spilling my guts and everyone is mean to me.

>>94018358
Stop spilling your guts

>>94018214
I get a lot of fairly fleshed out ideas for games when I'm not running anything, and then lose interest in those ideas when I start running something based on them. The ideas themselves still seem cool, but I have a hard time motivating myself to develop them and to do anything with them in practice. I think my games are still okay and my players seem to be having fun, but when I first have those ideas I often feel like there's potential for something more than okay there.

>>94018380
Keep writing, it's your only recourse

>>94018362
Yeah true.
But how do I get to work on my projects?
I seem to have hyperfocus issues, can’t hyperfocus on the projects when I want to but will hyperfocus on absolute bullshit.
It’s deleterious but I seem to lack the free will to just fucking do it.

>>94018446
You must force yourself.. I'm about to force myself to quit smoking. It can be done, you just steel yourself

>>94018214
I'm burned out.

Work takes up more of my time and my thoughts. I can't quit my job without somewhere to go because mortgage, utilities and a need to occasionally eat. My GF of 6 years left me because I'm not the person I was when we first started seeing each other. My asthma has been getting worse to the point where I'm not sure it actually is asthma. Not long ago a friend an hero'd and it's still messing with me.

I'm not as young as I used to be an the various aches and pains from my back, shoulders and knees is messing with my sleep. Also my brain has decided that instead of dreams I can relive the worst parts of my childhood and adolescence. It's all starting to take a toll.

I can't DM anymore at this point, I don't have the drive and my imagination seems to have stagnated. My friends, family and dog are my only real comfort and I don't have the time to spend with them as much as I like.

But on the bright side I've managed to stop drinking.

>>94018533
One step at a time, John

>>94018533
>But on the bright side I've managed to stop drinking.
That's no mean feat, especially not when life's stressful. You should be proud, anon, and if you have the willpower to stop drinking, you've still got a lot going for you. Have you seen a non-/tg/ therapist, though, or a doctor? Maybe you don't need to talk to a therapist, but a doctor would probably have ideas about helping you sleep better.

>>94018533
>managed to stop drinking
Checked, Keep up the good work anon.
Grieving is a mind job and alcohol overindulgence doesn't help.

>>94018214
Aside from the constant decline of this board, I'm bothered by my inability to finish developing even one game to the point of playability.

I'm a jobless neet (laid off two weeks ago suddenly) and I am very close to jumping off a bridge. Had to sell my gaming PC and 3 projects just to make rent for October. I am behind my bills as I have only gotten 30 hours pay since August 15th and my savings are all drained.

Beyond that, modern 40K fans make me feel sick I love this setting so much

>>94018800
I'm sure you're not out of opportunities to find a new job. If you even had one in the first place, it probably means you can find another. If your country has actual worker's rights, you might actually get around to request the reason as to why you were laid off. Cheer up anon! You can do it :)

>>94018214
My enemy keeps bumping the threads I don't like, even when I call him bumpfag.

>>94018893
I work in the trades, we're basically used until there's a lul in work and then discarded. We have rights, but as Ive been laid off, there's nothing I can do. My request to be fired instead to get one week pay was laughed at. My country is having a horrible work and housing crisis and the cost of living is through the roof. 9$ for a fucking 4L of milk

>>94018446
Frank Herbert said that the difference between the pages he wrote in great days and the pages he had to force himself to work on are indistinguishable in the final book. You could say this is because he's a shit writer, but we're not that great either.
Build habits.

>>94018380
try writing
maybe you just want to write a novel
there's no shame in that

>>94018533
>But on the bright side I've managed to stop drinking.
chances are this is throwing you out of whack
it's gonna take a few months for it to stop affecting the rest of your life. If your GF left you went you stopped drinking she was bad for you and it was for the best.

>>94018214
I'm such a talentless hack
I can't come up with a good idea even if my life depended on it
I want to believe I lack inspiration, that I have too few sources... but in the end I know I should give up

>>94018214
I fucking hate commander. I hate the people that play it, I hate what it does to stores where it’s played in. I hate the people that make it and I hate what it’s done to my favorite game. I wish every commander deck in existence would catch fire and that all of R&D would get sacked to make room for people who aren’t going to design for this shit fucking format

>>94018934
>My request to be fired instead to get one week pay was laughed at
not to sound too optimistic or outright naive, but if you have proof of it, you could use that as enough proof that you've been unjustly scrubbed off. Unions or any other institutional body could help you out on that. And if not? Well, keep fighting. The fact that you had experience in the field means that you'll find another job somewhere else. Even in the trades, you've probably got skills that other companies are looking for somewhere else.
In regards to pricing, I'd advise with going to town markets and ask for baskets and whatnot. Usually they come in pretty cheap and you get a decent amount of food to cook for yourself.

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>>94018214
Im lonely and got no real opportunities to go out and find people in general to be friends with, nor do i really know where to go outside of an LGS.
Im sick of commander, i hate the direction the formats gone, cant find anyone interested in oldschool dnd who isnt already in the scene and got no space to paint any warhammer. I need a real therapist.

>>94019020
You know about Robin Hood? That story was never original and the current itteration that everybody knows is the result of decades of inventions and additions made by other authors. It remains very popular.
Hell, here's a very Moorian way of coming with ideas; read. Read a ton. History books, philosophy, mythology, science and physics. Read about subjects that sound neat to you. Find the common threads all the things you learn share. With this, use these ties and links to come up with a story that utilizes all the things you've learned or come to know.

Sure, not everyone can be a good writer, but a good writer can come out of anyone. Believe in yeself. And get some feedback. Preferrably from a community much less incline to bullshitting you or gaslighting you like /tg/.

I'm lonely and depressed. I don't have enough friends and I never have anything planned for the weekend. It's Saturday and I can hear my neighbours having a party while I'm sitting here doing nothing like every night.

I need a job. I got rejected by even fucking mcdonalds.

>>94019044
I'm sorry you couldn't find a place in sex work

>>94019034
>Im lonely and got no real opportunities to go out and find people in general to be friends with
The secrets to this is just to gather the guts to meet people and break out of your shell - and above all else; be nice. An autistic observation of mine would be that it's easier to meet and talk to people with who you share the same current situation, as in you two have an assignment, you go to the same places, you always notice each other but never really talked before.
Hell, I met one of my gfs out of freaking nowhere only because I saw a girl alone in a hall and told myself "well, best she can say is 'eww'". Befriended her, and now we're still together. It takes some time to get the gears going, but the more you do this, the better you'll be at it.

>>94019044
What about being a security guard?
It sucks, it pays like shit and the hours will feel like years, but it's a job.

>>94019042
I'd suggest going pubbing. Finding a group of interest or going to meetings. Doesn't matter which, though preferrably non-political ones. Attend events, concerts or just little happenings around town. Those that attract the people you wanna befriend. It takes time, but eventually enough people will recognize you and if you're nice with them, they'll be nice with you and invite you over. You can do it mate!

>>94019037
nta but I have horrific ADHD and it makes everything a fucking nightmare. I also want to write (wrote a scifi book a few years ago) and have so much more I wanna write but my fuckin brain keeps getting in the way

>>94019059
It doesn't work that way for me and never has. I make friendly acquaintances but nobody ever contacts me outside of work or uni or whatever it is we know each other from. I think I'm just not a likeable person

>>94019060
I'm the anon that wrote >>94019020
I've been diagnosed with Asperger's, but instead of being the genius kind, I'm the hardly-functional kind

it sucks

>>94019069
If I'm honest with you, neither do I get people calling me every hour. But this isn't an issue unique to you and I. People just contact others less often. And why? We're in an era of deception and people are worried under smiles and tender affections lies the workings of a monster. Or, even simpler, we've grown to isolate ourselves so to avoid the everyday disappointments. Social Anxiety is rising these days. We're afraid of going out, we're afraid of coming face to face with a weirdo or uncouth person. It's hard to find people ready to open up to you. Best you can do is express curiosity and openness to their interests. Personally, I got at least two people who invited me to concerts just because I asked if they'd want to show me what they like. If it works for me, it could work for you.

>>94019069
you need to do the work on your side too, people are thinking
>anon never contacts us, I guess he doesn't like hanging out that much

>>94019075
Asperger is not as much of an handicap as it people make it out to be. It can be overcome, and if not, somehow mitigated. You shouldn't complain that you're not a super genius. You should strive to be better. As for your ADHD - well, I'll be honest and say that I don't have a solution for that. I'm still trying to deal with a friend who has ADD. But I've known someone who had ADHD and picked up cooking. It apparently did something to them.

>>94019094
yeah... perhaps I should complain that much
but it makes things a little bit more difficult, and socializing almost impossible...

>>94019099
Judging from the fact that you can write, you seem reasonably self-aware and that you yearn for something better, by all means, you're no Chris-Chan. Socializing might sound like rocket science, but I'll give you a few things to keep in mind while talking;
>people don't expect you to be the most interesting man in the world
>understand the concept of social batteries and you'll be respected
>listen more than you talk, if people can breeze out with you, it means they are comfortable
>don't be too obtuse or abrasive, avoid profanity
>don't talk about things you hate or dislike, talk about things you like and don't hail them as sacred cows or the most important things in your life
>generally speaking, never ever bring up interests like Warhammer and explaining them in atrocious detail - some people can be genuinely interested if you're a good narrator, others will just ask about it to be polite, others aren't so much interested.
>Eye contact. It's hard, but one thing I do is counting the amount of wrinkles someone has and guess their age
>compliment clothes if you think they're neat
>don't be too imposing and don't speak too much about yourself
I have a personal notebook of tiny hints and guidelines to conversations. I know where you're dwelling right now.

I’m a happily married gay man, but GOD do I want to fuck my female bff so hard. She has a huge ass and is so fit.

>>94019190
Can I have your husband instead

>>94019190
Have you tried polyamory relationships? With enough communication, it usually works.

>>94019220
He’s mine.
>>94019228
She does think he’s really hot, he’s the more masculine one/the top. . .

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>>94018214
I want people to share and spread the love of beautiful slender elven ladies. How do I convert dorfcels and elf haters into frens of elves but WITHOUT turning them into degenerate coomers who only want to rape and enslave them?

>>94019086
Man, even when I do and stuff happens, nobody ever reciprocates

>>94019237
How do I find a man? Everyone on apps is so boring and I don’t know any gays irl

>>94019228
>polyamory relationships
>With enough communication, it usually works.
no they don't
in this case communication is just a tool to convince the other of stuff

>>94018214
I stuck between wanting WOTC to fuck everything up so it will burn down and hopefully get the woke to leave. To hoping somehow someone can just buy DND and MTG from Hasbro and purge the woke and activists running everything at the moment for people who know what they are doing.

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>>94018269
Same but with demons/tieflings

>>94019228
It basically never works.

>>94018214
I dreamt I was a watermelon!

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I miss my old campaign. It had alot of really really talented roleplayers and we would spend hours between sessions doing text rps and little vignettes and it was so much fun.
But I had to walk because I just could not fucking stand the Doom n Gloom setting my DM was obsessed with and how miserable it made me feel to suffer that world.
I wish more people understood that your setting doesnt have to be a dreary, depressing shitheap for there to still be interesting narratives, conflicts, and challenges.
My DM chose Ravenloft over our friendship, and it honestly fucking hurts sometimes when I think about it.

>>94018214
>>94018214
One of my players is a retard who can't roleplay, can't make decisions and other players get mad if I ask simple questions to him like; what do you want from the store. Fuck man I'm thinking of dumping the whole group over this guy, I'd kick him out but everyone feels bad for him as if his inability to function is my problem.

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>>94018214
>boss encounter last night in 5e
>over the course of the whole game I shot two arrows, cast Bless, and moved twice
>this took like four hours
5e is so goddamn boring.

>>94019510
>blaming the system on a bad GM/group
>not also blaming yourself for being both an idiot and a coward

You had an atypical 5e experience.

>>94018214
What's been bothering me doesn't have anything to do with tabletop hobbies, so I don't think this is the place to air them.

>>94019720
5e gets to get good credit for the good things good people do for it, so why can't it get bad credit for the bad things bad people do with it?

>>94018214
I want to play games but the idea of running them exhaust me, I tried running two games online (text based) and it drained me.
I'm afraid to play with randoms because roleplaying in front of strangers nerves me out, my friends are only interested in D&D and it's derivatives so I'll never get to try anything else with them.

I'm stuck in a rut with no escape.

>>94019720
No he didn't. I've also had entire sessions for one 'set-piece' dramatic combat because the shitty system has god awful HP bloat, sluggish tactical combat, and many intricacies that 'its so easy to play' faggots, like you probably, flat out hide. Hundreds of spells and abilities and class features to parse per every turn. And if you don't have that, you're bored because it's your tenth time 'swing my sword, 12+5+4' 'hit' '8+5+4+1 uh 18 damage' 'he's still standing but wounded'
>then describe the actions!
Yes please, add another thirty seconds of exchanges to this dreadfully dull process please I need to hear how the DM will describe my tenth hit on the same dragon...
Hey maybe that'll give Dave time to decide what spell he wants to cast among his 20+ and read every single entry's two paragraphs of mechanics!

I moved and haven't had the best luck finding a group yet. I said that I wouldn't have time to gm for my old group online and should probably stick with that and meet some people but initial results have been discouraging.

>>94018214
I taught myself tabletop, I wish I didn't have to handhold and forcefeed the actual game and rules into other "players"

It's not even complicated

>>94018214
I'm almost 26 and having what some friends are calling "A quarter life crisis." Just wondering what I'm doing with my life. I paint models but it is a hobby that isn't really going pay the bills. I now feel the urge to get into drawing as that might be able to pay the bills or earn luxury money through commissions. But at the same time I don't want to give up my miniature painting. I want to do both, but I fear that will cut into other things and throw off my routine or I may be sacrificing something I'll regret in the future.

>>94020371
it's funny that I'm your opposite
I don't really care for playing a character, I really like running games but I feel I'm being selfish and hogging the spot. I don't want to compete to be the GM, that's what kills me.
I don't mind randos, there are bad players out there but in my experience it's a minority born from either bad limits on my side or over-eagerness. But playing with friends? I'd rather just shoot the shit, I wanna spend time with them and not their characters.

>>94019450
I feel you, anon. My GM forgot one of main themes of our campaign and I threw that on his face 'cause I was too frustrated with how the story was developing. He realised how shitty he was being and said he's going to change things.
But this happened after my character was shut down to help an NPC to overcome their doomed fate (one of campaign's premise is that no prophecy/destiny/fate is written in stone and can be changed/avoid).
I'm still with a sour taste on my mouth because it's clear he'll try to fix things in a blatant way, taking away the illusion of player's agency. But I know I'll eventualy get over it.

>>94019720
>if you didn't enjoy the only system I play it's your fault
Fuck off already dndrone.

>>94022580
What are you doing with your life aside from your hobbies? As a slightly older man (of all of 33 years behind me) I definitely understand the necessity of paying your bills, but I'd also advocate for a healthy work-life balance. Not everything in life can be about making money. You need to have something that's just for relaxation, with no ulterior motive behind it, in your life. Or, in any case, most people need something like that. You work to live, you don't live to work. The point of making money, beyond basic survival, is funding the stuff that really matters, be that children, hobbies or something else. Money's a tool, nothing more, an important tool that shouldn't be neglected, obviously, but not a goal in itself. Never forget that.

>>94022965
>What are you doing with your life aside from your hobbies?
I work as a manager of a grocery store. Not exactly the big boss of the establishment, but it is above minimum wage by a decent margin. I've been wagecucking for a while and I plan to head to college soon as I have good enough amount of money saved. I think the stress of it is clouding my judgement. Can't quite think straight at the moment.
>paying bills
I should have also added rent.
You're right. I'll stick with miniatures for now and practice drawing for the fun of it. I don't want to become a workaholic as that's unhealthy.

>>94023002
Yeah, just take it from a guy who's at one fairly recent point in his life fallen asleep thinking of work and waken up thinking of work, that's not a good place to be in. Having hobbies you can enjoy for their own sake is a good and valuable thing.

>>94023002
>I plan to head to college soon as I have good enough amount of money saved.
What for, if you don't mind me asking? I don't know what country you're in, but I generally view higher education as a scam (in the US), and this is speaking as someone who has gone through it. Higher education for the sake of it isn't going to secure you a better future on its own.

>>94018533
Start exercising
Do meal weekly meal prep
See a doctor
Read a book
Nothing to crazy at first, walks to get out of your house and pushups to work on your upper body strength. Spend a couple hours on your weekend prepping all of your work lunches and dinner for the week. Making 14 meals at once takes significantly less time than making one meal 14 tines. Don't do this for breakfast, however. That should be either quick and easy or something special.
Your asthma issue might be exacerbated by no longer drinking. But it might also be mold poisoning or tuberculosis or something. You need to see a doctor.
Be patient, and maybe consume some media instead of trying to make it. Creative blocks usually mean your tank is empty and needs to be refilled either by a different creative outlet or by consuming art related to but not the same as your outlet.

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>>94018214
>be forever DM
>let a player try DMing
>it's a catastrophe
>be forever DM again

>>94022580
Bite the bullet, fr

I want to be a paid dm but I'm afraid of the type of players I'll get

>>94023762
i have the same issue, on top of having a really bad computer so most VTTs dont work properly.

We had a session today and it felt sub optimal. A good chunk of time was spent on stuff that honestly should've been skipped over. I didn't like it but also didn't want to criticize my friends by saying so.

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>>94018269
Fpbp

>>94018214
I want to play, I enjoy playing, I need to play more to get perspective on what I do and don't find enjoyable as a player so I can be a better DM.

Every game I join has the DM putting their thumb on the scale to deliver a narrative or pulling punches to soften blows, robbing myself and others of the agency of our actions.

All I want is for the DM to get out of the way of the game.

>>94023762
>>94024164
Keep it to one shots if you can. A couple of gms I know are part of a small company that does them monthly at various pubs.

>>94018214
The Horus Heresy series was a mistake and possibly irreparably damaged my love for 40k. They just... ripped out the emotional core of the franchise and stomped on it.

>>94018533
I believe in you anon. If you need help we are here to help.

I've got a job I don't always love and a mortgage as well. Take things day by day, think really hard about what healthy activities you actually enjoy and do those things every now and then.

>>94024329
If only I lived in a big town, that would be viable

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>>94018214
/tg/ related or IRL/Heavy Shit related?

>>94018214
I miss the late 3.x, early 4e days so much, but I never cared for either of those systems.

I miss when RPGs, supplements and miniatures were a hell of a lot cheaper and amateurs were making goofy movies like The Gamers.

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>>94018214
It's not /tg/ related at all, but I'm on the cusp of finishing up a demo for my game and the nerves are getting to me. I've eaten so many setbacks during development. This will be my last try at making a game, so I want it to be a good sendoff.

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I love Shadowdark, but I am nervous to ask to run it for my primarily 5e irl group because I fear rejection.

>>94024404
Time to move to the city country boy

>>94025161
I won't, I'm 53

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I wish i were not so retarded and esp. socially retarded in my teens and could have managed to get actual friends back then, maybe i could have played actual ttrpg's or miniatures. My only rpg experience were simple games via IRC 20+ years ago and ofc crpgs. Now i just sometimes lurk /tg/ but that's it. Wish i were a lizard man armed with a spear, adventuring with my human, elf and dwarf friends.

>>94018214
Got flak for having a sexy sleeve on my commander. Wasn't expecting the insult So I sperged out about my shitty love life.

>>94022623
What really stung for me was how he essentially shut down and stomped on any attempts at making a difference in world because "its supposed to be dark and shitty."
I understand what Ravenloft is. I understand that a band of four knuckleheads cant just roll in, defeat the big bad, and bring light to an intrinsically dark setting. Its like 40K, you cant just "defeat Chaos."
Where I draa the line is shitting on and undermining even the smallest attempts at good deeds and trying to help the people without someone or something trying to betray us, kill us, etc. week after week after week "Because thats Ravenloft."
He refused to give us even the most minor of victories and would handwave any frustrations by telling me "Thats just Ravenloft anon" and it really felt like the game turned into a sadism-wank/powertrip for him.
I still read some of the old text rp I have saved from the campaign and it still tugs at my heartstrings, but I cant play under someone whod choose a fucking fantasy setting over a real world friendship.

>>94018446
ADHD diagnosis + medication. My ADHD friends tell me the difference is like night and day.

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>>94018214
I haven't played world of darkness in over 9 years. I want to set up a game but I am already burnt out with work and shit and I'm afraid to be a That GM that makes a campaign of misery.

>>94025505
then why not today or tonight anon? Or tomorrow? There is no shortage of people who want to have some stupid adventure with someone they just met. I'll even invite you if you want. You have to jump in the deep end and fell the cold above your hip eventually

It's not that bad, just nerds and rules, come spear people lizardly

>>94027906
I know this
The issue is the right medication is easier said than done
And if the done is wrong/too much it's like taking pot

>>94018214
I am about to lose my shit on people that wont attempt something if they haven't specifically built a character around it.
>hur dur i dont have high cha guess ill go sit in a corner and listen to music until combat starts
this shit right here is why i just start closing games im not wasting my time talking to the 1 "face" character while 3/4 other people just stitt around like bricks

>>94033119
In fairness a lot of systems don't give a character mechanical agency without mechanical investment, and so they may not really understand that they're perfectly capable to participate in facets of the game that they haven't specifically earmarked their character to excel in. That being said, there's also a bit of selection bias in that the guy that's just here to roll dice and hit shit with a sword is probably going to build a character that does only those things.

>job is getting me stressed due to corpo and backlog
>home maintenance backlog is filling and stares me in the face
>have to finish the new home so i can move out in max 2 years
>have to finish getting my drivers license
>SO is expecting a proposal in max 1 year
>weekends dedicated to us so I get only Monday-Thursday to myself
>scheduling my last campaign is fucking horrid
>getting edged for an upcoming game is fucking horrid
>scheduling social life is fucking horrid
its not that im incapable of it but the giant pile of shit and expenses im looking at just demoralises me into inaction
at some point i think ill have to bite the "grow up" bullet and cut most of the hobby shit out of my life for a few years
the only problem is that i dont know how much of "me" will be left after the fact

>>94033152
You aren't wrong its mostly just the the non-participation that really gets me. I thought I made it pretty obvious that not every social situation revolves around diplomacy ,intimidation, or deception. I even straight up said once "the wizard seems to be bored by idle chatter as he glances at his tomes" to try and get the wizard in but still all i get is the one person with good diplomacy constantly using that, it got boring real fast

>>94018214
/ShareThread/ is getting me down. One of the jannies got me to mass report every major trove in /sharethread/ to every publisher and author affected so their hands could stay clean... gee, about a year ago now. I told the industry everything, all the protocols, about Da Docs, the works. What happened was really curious - sure, Games Workshop and a few big companies slammed troves with DMCA notices, but there were plenty who simply didn't care. Some saw it as free advertising, some as promotion, others like R. Talsorian bluntly said that piracy didn't affect their bottom line in any meaningful way. Troves that had more than one game or author inside did not see any concerted efforts or allegiances to take them down - companies only care about THEIR books.

As it stands now, the /ShareThread/ exists with the tacit acceptance of the industry. Every trove that isn't acceptable gets nuked in short order, in an endless game of whack-a-mole. The /ShareThread/ has earned a shadowy acceptance... but despite this, the autistic fa/tg/unts that make up the thread insist on going numbly through the motions, insisting that l33t speak and rebrand links are somehow keeping them secret and safe. They don't accept that they ARE safe, and their "security measures" (LOL, LMAO even) are just theatre dressing. Or maybe they do, and the window dressing is just to make them feel like they're part of a special club? It's contributing to the decline of the thread, because instead of welcoming in newcomers they act haughty and pretend they're criminal masterminds for writing "M3G4" instead of mega.nz

...anyway, it just irks me. It's like seeing someone paranoid about the CIA bugging their toilet or some shit. No one cares if you downloaded a bunch of low res scans of an obsolete game, my niggas. It's time to relax on the paranoia. You're scaring away all the newbies, and without newbies, the thread will shrivel away to nothing through attrition alone.

>>94019295
>the woke
Good artists and writers are all left-leaning, anon. What do right wingers have? Kid Rock and Dilbert cartoons. Also, show me the face of the man putting a gun to your head and forcing you to include themes and motifs you don't want in your games, at your table, with your friends.

>>94033264
You're going to need to ferret out if this is a mechanical issue or a personality issue. If the problem is that only one of the characters has put points into diplomacy and everyone else is fine piggybacking off that tally, you could try having group skill checks where the highest relevant stat of the party member in the conversation gets used, but everyone who meaningfully contributes adds +2 to the total or whatever. Give them a little nudge to all participate with the old "gold star" approach.

If the issue is only one of your players gives a shit about talking to NPCs, then on the one hand you're SOL but on the other you now know what parts of the game they care about and can slant your efforts towards the things that'll get player investment/reaction. Or you can shop around for people who want more than hitting goblins with sticks.

>>94033306
The newfags pushing this shit about not just posting links to downloads is so fucking pathetic. Reminder that the random catbox (a provider that accepts DMCA) link to the leak posted for one guy because people were being spergs about trove addresses is still up in the 5e thread's OP. Crazy to think that these faggots are ostensibly from the same board as the cryxian pirates that slashed and scanned a copy of a book to the thread during it's own release event.

>>94033320
>Good artists and writers are all left-leaning
Yeah, G.K. Chersteron, Charles Williams, J.R.R. Tolkien and his literary twin Clive Lewis were all famous for their enthusiasm for Stalin and support of communist revolution.

Fuck off back to plebbit with that nonsense. This is a blue, not a red board!

>>94018214
What happened to D&D? Why is it so gay now?

>>94033468
Why'd you read 'left-leaning' and immeduately think of the extremes of far left? If someone's described asright-leaning, do you also immediately think of literal Nazis, or maybe, looking at things more from the persoective of economic policy, of anarcho-capitalists?

>>94033488
>economic policy
>anarcho-capitalists
You have to be at least 18 to post on this board, newfag.

>>94033502
What a well thought out argument, anon.

>>94033536
People who are older than 18 generally realize that humans are not 'economic units' (the people, and that's using the term graciously, who are running current economy, certainly understand that) and that 'anarcho-capitalism' is simply a meme, something self-contradictory, like national bolshevism, unless they're severely mentally ill.

So, you're either underage (not yet reached full mental capacity) or a moron. In either case, do fuck off.

>>94033551
None of that has any relevance whatsoever to what I said. Did you just see the word 'anarcho-capitalism' and get triggered without reading the rest of the post?

>>94018214
>Take a seat, anon. And tell me what's been bothering you lately.
When I sit down to play a game of MTG or DND, my brain tells me "So this is what you're doing instead of fucking hot bitches? What went wrong?"
I can literally browse porn and not think like this, but whenever I do something like a nerdy hobby, these thoughts kick in,

>>94033682
Have you tried being gay? You already type like a faggot, and a lot of people who play DnD are dirty faggots.

>>94033721
I'll never be gay.

>>94033682
>"So this is what you're doing instead of fucking hot bitches? What went wrong?"
I hate it when this happens so much. How do you guys block out such thoughts?

>>94033551
Anon, the globalist rulers think we are nothing but interchangeable economic units who can be freely moved around to wherever big business needs cheap labour. Anybody who isn't an internationalist bootlicker recognises this is nonsense and that ancestry, culture and self determination (including the ability to refuse access to your homeland) should be more important than what the 'rulers' think.

>>94033468
Tolkien wasn't 'left leaning', the hell are you talking about?

>>94033779
By old standards, in comparison to writers like H.P. Lovecraft he was hella left

>>94033306
Wait, wait: how the fuck did you get into a position where a janny could boss you around?

>>94033782
He was a Catholic traditionalist and anti globalist who loved his cultural and linguistic heritage, he also opposed collectivism, not being racist doesn't make him a leftie.

>>94033306
God damn at least make it funny if you can't make it believable

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>>94018214
I was our group's forever GM for the longest time and the prospect of taking a break while someone else GM'd came up. I made a character, got all excited, put lots of effort into playing, then after four sessions I completely lost all desire to play or run games because I realised that so many of the things I did as a GM were not fun to experience as a player.

>>94024698
Do it. If your players aren’t buildfags (5e so who am I kidding) and they enjoy playing the game, they will have a blast. They can give you time for a one shot surely. Maybe that’ll unfold into a campaign!

>>94031777
Have you tried taking some pot, Quinton?

>>94033468
>Everyone to the left of Kid Rock is literally Stalin
This, this is why people think 4redchannit is full of drooling imbeciles.

>>94033795
I'm sleeping with him.

>>94033799
>No one is having babies
>Throw pink shitfit over immigration
>Ban migrants
>Cities shrink
>Towns die
>Population declines irrevocably
>Country becomes third world
>Nigeria becomes superpower
Racial purity achieved.jpg

>>94033896
>Dozens of troves vanished all at the same time, including the entire Osprey Historical Series, because of fairies
>It can't possibly be because someone told the publishers
>Games Workshop keep finding /40kg/ troves because they really are psykers!
Really makes you think.

>>94033823
So I had no idea what this was and I looked it up Jesus Cripes what a world I wonder what /v/ thinks of this gem

>>94033900
Things like what, anon ?

>>94018214
I can't be bothered to sit my ass down and finally finish the campaign notes for that campaign I've been promising to GM for my long running group. I run good gampaigns but I'm a notorious ideas guy so my notebooks end up with dozens of pages of random stuff. The thought of all those notes is kinda paralyzing me even though I have a decent idea of the general outline. Whenever I sit at my PC to get shit done I idle on youtube for hours until friends come on discord and ask me to play vidya.

>>94034048
Here's how it is supposed to happen:
>No one is having babies
>Old farts die
>Property prices fall through the floor
>Job market hungry for new workers
Here's what is happening now:
>No one is having babies
>Import Nigeria
>Old farts die
It's all because of the jews. This strategy of suicide makes no economic sense. "Economy" is a red herring. It is not a real thing. Countries have survived "busts" and even depopulation before. No country in history has survived ethnic replacement.
>Become Nigeria

>nice lady at library joins a game group I set up
>she's single, no children, lives alone
>only a few years younger than me
>I'm a single father, she's a widow.
>haven't felt like this strongly about anyone since wife died 8 years ago
> there is nothing going on between us that should cause this feeling.
>daughter likes her too
Fuck me. I am setting myself up for failure, and I'd rather just keep trucking along with my daughter and my /tg/ hobbies. Can't afford to date anyway. What do?

>>94034245
>What do?
You are a man, you have the gift of Reason. Do not let mere emotions guide you.

>>94034076
>No country in history has survived ethnic replacement
Wow, you're so smart, such a genius. Yes, Britain never recovered after the Celts, Picts, Saxons, Romans and Normans arrived with their languages and culture. There is no United Kingdom - don't trust your lying eyes and ears, only an uneducated, ignorant fuckwit spouting quotes from Nazism For Babies has the goods

>>94034286
And the Gallic tribes. The whole island chain sank under the weight of foreigners, oooOOOOooo, spooky

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>>94034307
Literally "Britain was was always multicultural" spiel straight out of BBC.
Did you forget to prep the bull, cuck?

P.S Britain is rightful Celtic clay. Non-Celts are indeed foreign invaders almost just as savage as Pakis and Pajeets they're replacing themselves with.

>>94034282
>you have the gift of Reason.
Doesn't fucking feel like it.
>Do not let mere emotions guide you.
But how though. Not used to the lures of the succubi, that's not what I normally encounter doing fa/tg/uy things.

>>94034342
If you feel yourself succumbing to temptation, while realizing in the back of your head that it is a temptation, that you are likely being deceived - pray. I wouldn't necessarily advise you to go to church - it is, in principle, a good idea, but I must admit that a lot of clergy are simps and/or faggots nowadays that will gleefully push you into self-destruction.

But if you can't find strength within yourself, there is only one other Person who can lend it to you. Other men can, at best, try to put themselves in your shoes and evaluate how they'd have acted if they were you.

all my GMs are mentally ill and way too hard on themselves, and it breaks my heart that they don't think they're good enough but no amount of external positive reinforcement works

>>94034245
Take a chance, anon. Might turn out good, or it might not, but you won't know until you try.

>>94018214
The group I was DMing for irreparably broke because one of the players was a two timer. It was a 2 year long campaign that was wrapping up with good people.

>>94031777
The thing about ADHD medication is that you need to take it with a focus in your mind. If you just take it without a focus, you'll get this pot effect you talk about.

>>94034357
>temptation

Weird way to spell the natural desire for companionship.

>>94018214
Players had kids, now we cancel about 50% of sessions. I know they have good reason to not be able to attend, but I find my resentment mounting regardless.

>>94039845
Is just playing with one player missing not an option?

>>94034245
Fuck her

>>94043400
Damn, you have to, now

>>94034245
>Can't afford to date anyway
This isn't a concern for anyone worth dating. Go for it, anon, just don't be a creep. This is how gamers reproduced before the Internet. Someone always ended up with the girl who joined the group lol

>>94018269
Song ends...

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>>94018214
Party I DM for, consisting of first-time players is turning into a murderhobo snuff film who can't take hints on how not to torture and murder important NPC's. Don't know whether to treat players like retard children or start PK'ing.

>>94043737
Why are they able to do this?

>>94018533
Impressive on the drinking bit. Keep at it. Things will get better, and there will come a time when you feel the urge to play more tabletop again. Sorry about the nightmare job situation.

>>94018214
I can't find even semi-normal people to play with. Why are all nerds such insufferable losers?

>>94019190
>>94019228
Well, update. I mentioned the idea nervously too my husband and he was very into it. He’s more bi than hard gay, and I’m mostly gay but she’s the exception.
Now I just have to test the waters with her. . .
>>94019253
Be cute and go out in public. The men will approach you

i took a break from tabletop and p&p about 13 years ago, anything new?

>back then, shooting was broken in most rulesets
>warmahordes was dying
>infinity had cool looking miniatures
>fantasy was cool but they were phasing it out and you needed to run like 300 models at 2k
>the new d&d's coming out were dumbing down the game and making combat miniature based with facing, square tiles etc

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>>94043909
They've achieved great success in clearing out 1 goblin cave and 1 orc cave by sneak attacking and torturing sentries. 2 sessions ago they adapted the same strategy and murdered an important NPC. Last session they made plans to do the same to non-important, but friendly NPC's. That, and I haven't showed them the consequences of these actions on non-hostile NPC's.

TL;DR it's been a winning strategy so far, with no repercussions, also I'm gay

>>94044639
Told you the key is communication. Relationships are like spectrums.There are some clear distinctions between all parts of it, but sometimes it gets finnicky. Be true to yourself and your feelings. And if it doesn't pass, well, I'm sorry, my friend.

>>94018214
I need to paint a lot more than I do. But painting makes me feel like shit for 90% of the process, and the other 10% does not remotely make up for it. So instead I end up doing other shit that's not productive but at least doesn't feel as bad. Still feels bad to not have nearly as much done as I should.

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My friends are retards who don't roleplay and just want to do le funny epic 5e style executions in combat, ignoring all else.

>Last session
>Players start outside of an inn that's just been attacked by a group of undead
>NPC is shoved to the ground and begs for the players' help
>Everyone is uninterested and not saying anything
>NPC gets ripped apart while they watch
>Veteran player, new to the campaign, introduces his character and attempts to roleplay the interaction
>Dead silence from the rest of the party while he's asking them questions and trying to make sense of the situation
>They only start paying attention once initiative starts

I spend way too much time putting this shit together for them. I almost just want to say fuck it and not prep anything for next if it's gonna be like that.

College is over and the sheer amount of ttrpgs I played have naturally died down and it’s a shame.
>used to be running my own game, playing in another with two others friends running infrequent little mini campaigns (though they always claimed they would turn into full campaigns)
>now it’s just my game and the sequel game to the other one that we play once every 3 weeks because the only people with a play space big enough are two normies who refuse to make any sort of effort to commit
>the other two guys don’t run anything at all anymore
At least I’m still playing wargames, but my original group of 6 that I had 10 years ago no longer exists and it’s just two friends in different cities that are up for wargaming. I just want to be a ttrpg player again, GMing is all fine and fun but I want to get super invested into a single character again.

>>94019450
>sign up for Ravenloft campaign
>leave because it's too dreary
You are retarded

>>94023639
You should let him keep trying, I GM a bit and my first few games were trainwrecks

>>94034480
Try investing effort into the game, that's something that is 100% infallible proof that you like the game and aren't just saying something to be nice.
Draw a character or event from the game. Ask your DM about certain parts of what has happened and what he thinks about it, engaging him about the game beyond surface level just playing it. Talk about how your character has been influenced by certain events and their relationship with other character, player and non-player alike.

>>94044683
Here's some updates
>shooting is still dominant
>warmahordes died and is trying to come back
>infinity is still trucking along, getting a tv show
>fantasy died, was rebooted into sigmar, and then fantasy just rebooted in parallel with sigmar, still requires 300 models
>new dnd is still pretty much the same

>>94046873
I'm feeling that, too. Graduating end of year so I'll be in a similar boat soon enough.

>Didn't get to meet up with anyone or run tabletops for first 2 years because of the coof
>Started running a Nechronica campaign during summer breaks, but players couldn't / didn't want to meet in person
>Campaigns invariably die when classes start and workload picks up
>No one else in friend group is interested in GMing, so I have to take the initiative
>General consensus amongst players seems to be that 3-4 hours per session is too much of a timesink

I dunno, guys. I do enjoy prepping scenarios and seeing my players' excitement as they run through them, but I'm worried that my current players will just drop off the map and it'll be difficult for me to source new players after college, since I won't be meeting new people as often.
Furthermore, most of my current players are really awkward/shy with roleplay and I'm not sure how to ease them into it if we're only running like 3-4hrs every few months.

Closest LGS closed down a while ago too, so I don't even know where else to look for new players.

>>94046743
>know what your players want
>prep something else instead
Stop being retarded and then blaming other people for your mistake.

>wife been sick for the last year
>pay cut means we are getting by but no money for /tg/ shit
>no time to play due to household and caring
>haven’t really got many friends
>mom potentially has cancer, she is my dads carer so no idea what the plan is with that
It’s been a hard year

I have not won a 40k game since 10th started. And I've been playing at least once a month.

>>94047411
I would agree if the following weren't true:

>they say for months that they want a campaign, one player is interested in learning the game, another friend and veteran player wants in as well, the rest are normies (4 total). going into it, I felt like this could make a nice balance between goofy combat-focused romp and some basic roleplay so they experience both worlds.
>Session 0 we go over expectations. Roleplay isn't required, but specifically player-player and player-npc interactions are encouraged because engaging with the world is part of the game
>The ENTIRE point of interacting with the fallen NPC was so that they could launch into combat. He was begging them to help-- they could have a) said they jump right into combat b) said ANYTHING as the player characters c) at least actually paid attention to what was going on. The interaction wasn't even meant to be prolonged-- there were enemies around.

>During combat, I do give them the liberty of "finishing them off". Session 1 was a slog of encounters anyway, as they were exploring a dungeon. Session 2 started with a combat encounter. Is it even ttrpg if players don't interact at all with the game outside of combat rules?

>>94047355
online to just keep it up, then slowly recruit people from your workplace or another hobby. Like you do with any cult.

realized i would probably like 40k as a setting except i think space marines look fucking stupid. if they looked like anything else i would be into it. i feel bad that i have probably missed out on a lot that i would otherwise enjoy and i should probably just get into rogue trader or something. but they just look so stupid man

>>94044531
Look into a mirror to find out

>>94047880
that's the point
they're supposed to be hypermasculine to the point of parody but so earnest in that idiocy that it wraps back around to being cool
It's never clear how much anyone is in on the joke both within and surrounding the fiction but it's all supposed to be dumb as hell
No one should take "grim darkness of the future" at face value

I don't think I'll ever find a group online.

>>94018214
We got one particular player who always plays an overly sexy bimbo and I'm honestly starting to think he's a tranny

>>94018214
I'm working myself to death, but still broke.

My current RPG group cares more for fight scenes than Roleplay.

I care too much about other people, to the point where I wasted half my days off helping a homeless former-coworker find a place to live so she didn't have to huddle in a gutter or sign in to a church-run r*pe-factory.

I finally blew up at and told off my a-hole father who thinks I should've let said former-coworker get assaulted and/or trafficked instead of helping her, and there's a good chance I'm out of the will now (which is a huge future-financial blow).

My parents are living too long and pissing away all their money on frivolous trips or unnecessary junk products.

Not a psychological thing, but I'm in CONSTANT pain from a myriad of old injuries and no over-the-counter painkiller works on me. Morphine might as well be saline for all the good it does, and I get more value from placebos than any other kind of pain pill. Can't get drunk, can't get high, can't use basically any kind of meds. Just rolls right off me.

My wife is constantly pissing me off with complaints that she isn't getting enough sleep. She sleeps 12 hours a day, I sleep 6. I work 10 hours a day, she works 10 hours a week. Wouldn't be that bad if she would spend her time doing something productive like prepping and DMing the campaign she's been teasing the DnD group with for ten years now, but she isn't even playing anymore.

So, yeah, that's what's bothering me. Have fun analyzing that mess, dock.

none of my problems are related to traditional games except a small amount of my insecurities and self loathing
it's one one of the only compartments of my life where I feel like I'm only regular-incompetent, as opposed to everything else, where I feel like a disgusting waste of air, flesh, money effort, and time. however all of that is off-topic

>>94033176
I feel you, man.
>Fixer-upper house I need to sell soon
>Fixer-upper medically-complicated toddler I need to get stable
>Spouse who struggles with mental illness related to the above, has trouble taking care of herself, and needs to move back across the country sooner than later to be near a proper support network.
>Shitty, demanding job. Upside is pay so I can afford the above issues. Downside is horrible hours so I don't get much fun time after I'm done with work and chores.

I still make time for game nights once a week most weeks. It's not always the best, sometimes a bigger stressor than otherwise, but it keeps my life interesting, and is a regular positive reaction with my wife and friends.

Also, why the fuck are you worried about your SO wanting a proposal? If she's a positive force in your life, participates in your main hobby, and doesn't want to drain your account and life on a big expensive wedding, put a ring on that! If she doesn't approve of (or participate in) your hobby, is a net negative on your life, and only wants to be married so she can look cool for her friend circle, kick her to the curb. I know plenty of eligible women in their late 20s and early 30s who got their shit together and realized they needed something other than pizza with ranch, Netflix, and waiting for a 6-foot-6-pack-6-figure to walk into their life. Don't think you'll die alone if you don't get married now.

>>94051932
To be honest that sounds like a simple - simple in theory, not simple to deal with, of course - mix of stress, insufficient sleep and physical pain messing with you. A shitty mix, to be sure, but not much to analyze there.

On the other hand:
>I care too much about other people, to the point where I wasted half my days off helping a homeless former-coworker find a place to live so she didn't have to huddle in a gutter or sign in to a church-run r*pe-factory.
Did it feel like a waste? I can see how it'd be a problem if you spent that much time and energy helping every random problem in need, but this was someone you knew, and it's not like you spent your time doing a trivial favor. If you feel like helping an acquaintance in need like that was a waste of time, I'd focus on figuring out the root of that feeling and doing something about it instead of worrying about caring about others too much. You should feel proud and satisfied about doing a good thing, not bothered.

>I finally blew up at and told off my a-hole father who thinks I should've let said former-coworker get assaulted and/or trafficked instead of helping her, and there's a good chance I'm out of the will now (which is a huge future-financial blow).
>My parents are living too long and pissing away all their money on frivolous trips or unnecessary junk products.
While your dad does sound like an asshole, why is your parents pissing away their money a bad thing? I get why it can be annoying if you're broke yourself, but it's, like, what would old people be saving for, anymore? At some point it's fine for people to enjoy what money they've managed to save up during life and do what they want with it. That's not to say that old folks should live without caring about the future generations, of course, but enjoying your latter days even in ways that seem frivolous to others seems fine to me.

>>94018214
I can't finish reading the rulebook idk what the fuck is going on with me ffs.

>want to make fun, weird games about everyday life
>forced to share space with people who only want to play fantasy murder simulators
When will the hobby grow up?

>>94018214
Nobody cares for authenticity anymore. I don't know if it's AI or late stage capitalism but everybody just wants the same processed crap instead of real stuff. Because they don't know the difference and they can't see the real stuff.
>>94033306
Yeah that fucking happened. This is exactly my point right here. This clearly didn't happen but anon wants to publish his reality fanfiction for some reason.

>>94052335
>At some point it's fine for people to enjoy what money they've managed to save up during life and do what they want with it
They inherited the money. They never earned any of it. Instead of growing it and passing it on to keep the family fortunes improving, they're dead-set on taking as much with them as they can and to hell with me and my brother.

>Did it feel like a waste?
No, it didn't. I feel good about helping her, but I'm notoriously introverted and anti-social. Spending two days helping her felt like running a marathon with a fifty-pound sack on my back and lead shoes. It's just exhausting.

>>94053345
>They inherited the money. They never earned any of it. Instead of growing it and passing it on to keep the family fortunes improving, they're dead-set on taking as much with them as they can and to hell with me and my brother.
Well, maybe their parents should've spent that money while they lived. Nevertheless, adults' financial security shouldn't be dependent on their parents, and parents should show their love by raising their children well and supporting them in making their own way in life, not by leaving behind a lot of money when they die. I understand that things don't always go as they should and that achieving financial security is easier said than done, but generally speaking a parent who's done their job well should be able to spend their fortune while they live without it screwing over their adult, presumably employed children.

>No, it didn't. I feel good about helping her, but I'm notoriously introverted and anti-social. Spending two days helping her felt like running a marathon with a fifty-pound sack on my back and lead shoes. It's just exhausting.
I can definitely understand that, being quite introverted myself. Still, you did a good thing, and that's something to be proud about.

>>94034073
>Whenever I sit at my PC to get shit done I idle on youtube for hours until friends come on discord and ask me to play vidya.
shamefully relatable.

I can't enjoy 95% of games.
I need a group of players that are dedicated to showing up every sessions, roleplay and story invested, with occasional jokes and off-topic talk, and ability to be respectful of others when they speak.
This is apparently difficult to achieve. Games I have joined and even tried DMing never have dedicated people who would rather be doing other things and only use TTRPGs as a way to pass the time. Majority of them seem to only care about power tripping in combat. Most of the time they are beer and pretzels sort of players who find enjoyment throwing "memes" and jokes. Which I guess is fine, but I personally cannot enjoy these groups.

I also need a DM who actually cares about his game and providing a well-planned out sessions. For whatever reason DMs I play with burn out in like 3 sessions and a lot of times they just threw in a session plan one hour before the actual game to just eat up some time rather than trying to make an actual good game. I look at more than half the DMs and ask why they even bother when they put in such low effort.

I am tired, and have given on finding a good group.

I hate one of my players and wish they were dead. Just a boring non-person.

>>94053454
For what it's worth, yesterday I actually got to work on my notes as I hung around in discord listening to my friends playing vidya. I told them I'm busy and actually worked on my notes.
Feels good man.

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>have dozens of things that I should be doing
>have an even longer list of things that would be a waste of time but at least would be fun
>don't do any of them

>>94054957
That is straight up depression, my dude.

>>94054957
In the nicest possible terms; you're being a little pussy bitch and you just need to pick one of them and force yourself to start. You'll feel a lot better once you just get started

>>94018214
>what's been bothering you lately.
I told myself I'd quit magic if the EDH RC disbanded, now it has and I am having a hard time processing it.
It's not so much that I am having a hard time quitting magic, I just am reflecting on a few decades of play and having a hard time figuring out what I really liked about it to begin with.
I think it's mostly the art, I think deck building is fun, I think unpredictability is fun I also found it fun to hold on to a losing situation, play to my outs and sometimes be rewarded.
I have full confidence that another game, maybe not even a TCG, will be more than capable of filling this hole in my life.

>>94039845
Have your own kids for a permanent table.

>>94018533
>aches pains
>athsma
you gotta get some exercise even if it feels like it will kill you

>>94019239
>How do I convert dorfcels and elf haters into frens
You don't. E***s are for raping and slaughtering.

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I really want to start a wargaming group to play stuff like 40k, Blood Bowl, Bolt Action and Battle Tech. Problem is I'm hesitant on trying as I'm not keen on how spergy the community is so I don't try.

I just in the end want to meet some cool people and have an excuse to start painting minis again. How can I successfully start a group by myself while simultaneously gate keeping those that would scare others away?

>>94018214
I feel like enemy weaknesses are a thing of the past. Rather than extrapolating on a fantastic and magical world that a creature only having one or two weaknesses is insanely limited. Why are werewolves only weak to silver? Vampires have like 7 weaknesses and it only makes them cooler! Some of the most awesome elemental powers have no weaknesses like elementals or genies. It's so exploitable but nobody thinks these incredible supernatural entities should have corresponding negative traits.

>>94024627
Looks very comfy anon, wish you all the best!

>>94052850
People are too busy living everyday life to care about playing it
>>94047880
Good thing the setting is so vast that most people think Space Marines are a myth

>>94056610
Find nearby communities, don't get gatekept yourself, and reach out to the players in those communities you like to play 1v1 games and such. Continue until you get a drink together

>>94056780
We have a few shops in my area, problem is I'm limited to who ever goes in the stores. So it could be a long time before I meet the kind of people I'd like to play with.

>>94018214
I have a job.
I can't GM as much as I'd like.

>>94018214
i want people to believe in jesus, but their is a supernatural force of darkness that blinds them.
i just want them to have eternal life. You all like your hobbies, well god has an eternity with games beyond what even the greatest person on earth could make given 10,000 years

So many women think that all men want are boobs and sex, while most men that I know want some basic kindness. Myself included. I just want to hug someone and show them how to paint.

>>94057058
Amen brother, just a simple back scratch or my GF running her hands through my hair has me in complete bliss. However boobs and sex don't hurt. Guys in modern day are so starved of physical and emotional love a hug does a hell of a lot...

>>94057058
men are made in the image of god. Thus they have great innate value. To degrade them to the point of only being thought of as sexual beasts is to contradict this claim. It is wrong.
Thats not to say some dont act such ways, but this view point is one that has subconsciously afflicted a great host of men.

>>94018214
My friends don't want to play anything but D&D. I've offered to DM about 6 other types of games but they refuse. I said I'd take a break from DMing for a while because I'm so sick of it and now one of them asked me if he can DM in my place (a spinoff in the setting I made) and offered to have me play his character. It's nice I guess but doesn't solve the issue that I am absolutely sick of D&D

>>94019450
Do you still have that group of players? Seems like you could stick together and launch a new campaign if you do.

>>94061231
That's rough man. At this point you have a few options:
>Say "I'm GMing, I get to pick what I run. You can show up, or not." Then run a few sessions of something very far in tone and mechanics from D&D, something they can't whinge and compare to D&D. Break them out of the rut.
>Find other people to play with. Put out an ad at your LGS or whatever works. You don't have to play with your friends; sometimes it's best to play with people who are there *because* of what you're running.
or
>Concede, keep running/playing D&D until you burn out so hard you just can't take it. I've been there. It sucks.

>>94019190
>She has a huge ass and is so fit.

Pics?

>>94054957
ADD is a bitch.

I had this Commander pod that I played with on-and-off for a few years at an LGS. A bisexual love-triangle occurred between me and two of the players, where they were both crushing on me. I started dating one of them, and had unrequited feelings for the other person. As a result of the ensuing awkwardness, I ditched the group and focused on dating my partner. I initially led the other person on, because I was indecisive, but also because I am awkward about flirting and being flirted with, so I wish I handled things slightly better.

>>94053536
A lot of people nowadays see tabletop as a medium for socializing rather than an activity in its own right. That's why they aren't committed and don't attempt to immerse themselves in the game, because it's secondary to whatever they actually want out of the group.

>>94018214
I did a great job with the airbrush and then fucked up the trim.

>>94068381
You mean ADHD.

>>94018214
I get good groups, but I can never keep good groups. Once a campaign ends, suddenly everyone's schedules get ripped to the four winds. And I'm left with a half empty table.

Secondly, I keep looking at the kinda games I don't think I'll ever get invited to. Idk if I'd even like playing in games with romance in them, but I doubt I'll ever get invited to one of those games where we talk about our characters feelings and actually find out.

>>94018214
Hey Doc, I'm kinda at a roadblock

I'm designing my own chess set. I plan to have each side to have different texture styles and a simple icon or symbol but I think I maybe in some artist block of some sort.

Should I take a short break? or have any styles I should look into?

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>>94018214
My group's schedule has fallen apart and I fear it spells the death throes for our cyberpunk game which is my first foray into DM'ing.

>>94056750
Hard disagree. Games like CAH which are about everyday life sell orders of magnitude above childish navel-gazing fantasy violence games.

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>Take a seat, anon. And tell me what's been bothering you lately.

Lack of certain genres in games and books. I might be better off looking for a writing buddy to exchange messages with. Luckily 40k is the ideal setting. So if one gets bored of it, I just put them in a log as KIA or MIA on another imperial world.
It's the ultimate setting that allows me not to get too attached if they flake.

>>94018214
one of the players in my group has pigeon holed me as the dumb brute and it really hurts my feelings. I can roleplay various things, and people and I do not my fault the characters that stand out to him are macho guys and I think he he thinks he's smarter than me?

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>>94018214
>Take a seat, anon. And tell me what's been bothering you lately.
Aight, recent days feel weird.
I cannot put my finger on it but I have had a very weird inner feeling of unease whenever I was going out and do stuff. At home, I feel like I cannot sit still and focus on something I want to do or draw, same story of uneasiness in me.
Asking myself, the most coherent answer to the "Why do I feel this way" is "I feel like I must do more."
I have quite a lot of on my plate in terms of Hobby work, mainly painting more and converting stuff, but I just cannot find the right headspace for it, moreso than ever. I also plan to try and organize an event for my hobby club, because I really want to create
I am not sure if it has to do with overburdening myself or how the recent events in my hobbyclub just keep floating in my head, but there is this feel, that feels like "I don't want to keep going, I just want to float a little bit", which gets sharply contrasted by a feel of "Don't stop. Keep chasing the clouds."
I am not sure what I want to do or not want to do anymore, honestly, I just try every day to get something done, at least. Try not to indulge in sugar, try not to indulge in too much food (which used to be my coping mechanism) while busying myself with things to do.
Am I overdoing it?

>>94090008
Yes

i wanted to do a session of our 30 years war campaign this week but everyones busy, i feel like i cant write my essays well for my classes, and we have another hurricane hitting like two weeks after the last one. im stressed, worried, and i just wanna have my players nearly get killed in a city

>>94018533
its odd just how many alcoholics tg has. we have on the 30k too, nice guy.
in any event, kicking drinking is such a bitch. fuck man, keep that shit up when its stressful and it'll be ab reeze whne things get better.

>>94019190
>>94019228
>>94019237
watchign someone about to fuck up their life ITT

maybe its just because its a first session but i ask my players to play their characters straight, as they are, no irony, no 5e style gay humor, and i still get it. its a historical game and they try these dumbass jokes man, i made it clear. im not one to penalize but i really do think there should be some way i can say "stop that" without being the mean DM

>>94018269
Same but with niggers.

>>94091819
Give them time. If a campaign is super buttoned up and self-serious that makes taking the piss out of it funnier, but if a campaign has room for jokes and laughter it allows the players to actually get invested and care about the world. You can't force the tenor of a game, and you also can't determine it in the first few sessions.

>>94019440
You hate your mother.

>>94091819
Are you paying them? If not, allow some humor. Even in the trenches of WWI they joked. You might start losing your players if you're going to be the fun police.

I can understand reigning some things in to keep the game focused, but people aren't going to volunteer their free time of it's just not fun.

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>>94033176
>SO is expecting a proposal in max 1 year
If this is a bad thing, you should consider finding an SO who is more understanding of your situation instead of one who puts pressure on you to be a wish fulfilling prince charming.
If you can't be that, you should express it.

>>94018214
Ah, sorry. Usually, I’d have a lot to say, but the newest group I curated is awesome and I’m coming along nicely with the prep, too. Life’s good.

My DnD group is about to implode because the host is a neckbeard manchild who lacks basic manners.

I think I could get 3 players aside from myself to split off for a new group but I would have to DM. I've never DMed before so I'm nervous I'll fuck it up and make everyone have a bad time.

>>94033176
>>SO is expecting a proposal in max 1 year
do consider big weddings take around that time to arrange, so if she wants some kind of event you have like six months extra to that. Six months of incredible stress of clashing with families with tensions you never even knew were there popping up on all fronts.

>>94098129
Every DM has to start somewhere, anon. Just give it a try.

>>94098129
Try anyway, you might be surprised

>>94018533
>But on the bright side I've managed to stop drinking.
Other people may not care about it, but we do.

We salute you. In honor of your will.

Keep up the good work. After winter, spring always comes.

>>94019237
>She does think he’s really hot, he’s the more masculine one/the top. . .
Do a buttfuck sandwich with you in the middle

>>94018214
Every time I sit down to prep my campaign I feel like crap. I can't write anything down and I feel like a lover stringing together low quality trash until I get something done.

Somehow when I'm actually running my game it works out, I love doing it and my group has a good time, but before that it's miserable.

Also I cannot come up with good NPCs even if my life depended on it. I'm only good at creating scenarios and premises.

>>94098539
Kek

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>>94098615
Randomly create your NPCs until it comes to you because it will. You already have the makings of a good DM, don't get discouraged. I excel at dialogue, used to suck at pacing. After 100 games, you can fix ANYTHING, I promise

>>94094253
I love humor, but its like "is she sexy? can i have le sex with her?" like exterior table reddit tier humor that should've died inside 5e. its not humor that really fits the feel of the campaign, and it personally gets under my skin. its like im playing 5e with a bunch of bisexual theater high schoolers instead of a GURPS campaign with grown adults.

>>94052211
man, sucks about your family, the dominoes of having illness in family are heavy and youre impressive for managing it all
the fact that youre able to juggle all of the above with a shitty job is an achievement
hope you get through the worst years and bloom into a stable unit, because these just might be some hard "growing pains" until the little guy gets better and then youll get all the fun of indoctrinating him into a hobby
a little you that you get to poke and prod during game nights does sound fun, no?

im just worried since shes the first woman in my life and the dreams of a proposal after almost one year together are hard on my mental
shes open to the hobby and we are compatible in thinking, so the only thing that weighs heavily on my mind is just the feeling of pressure to "get my shit together" (my words, not hers) in the span of two years is daunting
considering ive been working, thus having "disposable" income, for a only year or two before these plans came, i feel a bit burdened
granted my lack of a driving license that would speed everything up a bit is my own fault

>>94097819
>>94098184
proposal != wedding, but its just the thought of getting it done with the small expense of a ring is what gets me
the wedding should get ongoing in like a year or two after it, but it overlaps with getting the house sorted so she can move in

turned 26 not long ago, and having these projects so close together is a mental strain, doubly since the second i get a drivers license i lose all excuse for why im not working on it

in the end i think itll be fine, but its just "shellshock" and the amount of shit to get sorted just paralyzes me, like it always has
becoming an adult sucks and pivoting a comfortable college lifestyle quickly is fucked

>>94018214
>therapist
>the rapist
Why would I want to take a seat anywhere near you?

>>94018214
40k used to be the most welcoming hobby community I've ever saw until the whole "40k is for everyone" started. Even marine fags were nice, sure you got your spergs and grogs now and then but they were polite, just a tad bit passionate. Now the feeling everywhere is awful. I never used the word toxic before to describe a person or group but that's how it feels. I'm used from called names, from simple banter to your actual edge lords trying to bully people but now it reeks to malice, to people that doesn't like the hobby at all just coming to ruin everything for everyone. It's everywhere. You may hate 40k but the people used to be fine, great even. I never had a bad experience within 40k until wokism entered the picture.

It's a fucking shame imo.

>>94105657
lmao funny i how feel the opposite

>>94105970
Because you are the person ruining everything.

>>94105984
Ironic

After every session I DM I feel I have fucked up things and didn't do things as I planned I would or too well, after at least a hundred sessions I don't feel myself improving, and I fall into the same mistakes.
I can't handle social situations IRL too well and I think that is also why I feel my non-combat situation roleplays are bad as DM. I am also prone to getting stuck on things I realise to be even just slightly illogical or I just don't get them.
Many times these made me anxious to a level that preparing a weekly sessions would take multiple days as I would just not do it or drag it out eventhough an evening could have been enough.
All unfortunate because I love playing and coming up with different scenarios and ideas. I just feel I can't execute them that well.

>>94018269
same but with Troons and Danger Hairs

>>94107283
dude kamala khan rule34 thank me later

>>94033320
There's lots of good, very out-there art (used loosely) on the right but 0% of it is in the boomer center-right that is the only permissible expression of it, and I don't just mean psychopathic neonazi shit like black metal. Thomas Cole would be called some kind of religious extremist today.

That said the kvetching about "woke" is extremely confused, to put it mildly. Although the core intuition is mostly correct.

>>94033488
>If someone's described asright-leaning, do you also immediately think of literal Nazis
I'm not him but that's how most people think these days yes.

>>94033735
You already are if you're this (>>94033682) preoccupied with sex

>>94033782
No lol, not even close. Liking Jews and being an environmentalist does not make you left wing. He was anti divorce, a latin mass traditionalist, and his worldview (especially regarding sex roles) is pretty clearly right wing if you read his work. Lying, even if you're just choosing to interpret things a slightly dishonest way, makes the world much worse for everyone.

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Well you see Doctor. I was running a Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition game of Kuroinu where my players played Olga and Chloe. They would go around the country if Eostia gainng allies and stopping Vult and his mercenaries from taking over the content. Feb 26th marked a full 2 years since the story was updated and no progress has been made. They said they had forgotten what had happened, so I made a summary for them. One said their internet isn't good, so I gave them time to write, and now I see them posting and replying to other people while never acknowledging me. I waited and gave them all the time and room to go at their own pace, but it looked like I should have just moved on.

At this point, I think it's time to call it quits and move on. I got art commissioned about future bosses and even a song, so I might post those in the future. What should I do?

>>94034048
Depopulation is neccesary to preve- sorry, no, it's already happening and we're halfway fucked - slow down global environmental collapse. I don't understand how that's not common knowledge at this point. Your 401k is doomed either way.

>>94107653
Give up

>>94107660
>Your 401k is doomed either way.
These alarmist takes just keep growing and getting more dire everyday. Kek

>>94034286
>Yes, Britain never recovered after the Celts, Picts, Saxons, Romans and Normans arrived with their languages and culture
I mean yeah, it didn't. The Romano-Britons for example were basically the Welsh, and their descendents were pushed into the mountains of Wales then had their language literally beaten out of their children over centuries and were at the whims of English religious thought (the Welsh tried and failed to remain Catholic). Cornish disappeared entirely.

And have you never heard of the Harrowing of the North?

If you want to convince people then maybe stop holding up cultural and actual genocide campaigns as positives. I'm not racist anymore but you're not living in reality, mass migration is not a happy pleasant thing.

>>94107672
Waddle on over to Asheville and see for yourself what's going on

>>94107691
Nah

>>94018214
Few weeks ago I've been invited into an actual grog group (we know each other for years, so it's not like we were strangers prior). I'm a borderline case, since by their standards, I'm still a youthful kid. It felt both ennobling and also incredibly stressful when they've invited me, but we gelled well together and having fun since late July.
There are two problems, both that bother me for different reasons and both unrelated with each other (at large)
1) Like each year, they went for the event for oldfags in my country. They didn't even suggest that I should go with them, and that made me realise I'm effectively a "4th guy to play bridge with", rather than actual part of the group
2) I've got an unwanted promotion at work, which will force me to relocate - theoretically close enough to my current place, but realistically, I will be unable to continue on regular basis with all the groups I'm in or run for, unless I change work place, but not residence (which is just as unreasonable). I am facing a choice between quitting my job (which I dislike, but is easy, full of downtime and pays well enough) to keep my current pretty good and stable personal life and especially hobby situation, or I accept the promotion and I trade away all the comforts I have, for the money I don't really need... but in the same time I don't feel like being jobless by new year (that's the alternative) and having to search for something, especially since I will be unemployable in my field for a year due to the amount of NDAs I've signed
2 bis) If I accept the promotion, I will have to pick which groups I want to keep or at least attempt to keep, and that ties with the old grogs - I finally have a group that is tuned on the same references that I operate on regular basis, but I feel disposable to them, while I have groups that are very loyal, but we operate on completely different wave length due to age disparity.

It's pretty fucking complicated, all in all

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>>94107660
Boiling frog, people are getting used to the doomer narrative. I blame the alarmists, they've been screaming the world is gonna end since at least 999 turned into 1000.

>>94109234
Having to navigate groups as they change and evolve is part of life, and always a stressful one. What I'll say is that while neither is easy, it's often simpler to make a job into something survivable than it is to make a friend group care about you. Take the promotion, use the status to leverage a job search into something more comfortable while building up savings for a buffer. Take the time you have and put it towards the groups that care about you. Grogs are fun to hang out with sometimes, but when their identity is tied up in being an oldfag it turns out that both you and them are going to get a year older every year. Also, you don't spend that long in the scene without understanding that life happens and sometimes people can drift in and out of contact, for years or even decades. If they're worth hanging out with now, they'll be worth hanging out with in a few years once things settle down for you.

It always sucks to prioritize work over hobbies but it's a lot easier to find a job when you have a job, and tabletop doesn't pay the bills. Set a stable foundation, bite the bullet for now, and then try to use the good parts of this promo to your advantage while looking for a way out rather than pulling the ripcord and having no options.

>>94109248
>I blame the alarmists, they've been screaming the world is gonna end since at least 999 turned into 1000.
Nigger, that's older than writing. If you think this is anything new, you're fucking retarded. How fucking failed is the education system in your country that they don't teach about fin de siecle doomerism of the late 19th century?
>inb4 some bullshit in assumption it's French-exclusive
Just because things are named in French, doesn't make them French, you douche

>>94109279
Oh, right, I didn't do a pre-face:
I'm an old bachelor (in literal sense) with 2 suicide attempts over past decade behind my belt and 8 months of locked facility.
I HIGHLY value the stability I managed to work out in my life in past 3 years, especially in spite (or maybe because) of covid. So it's not just this or that group, but moving for the promotion means I'm out of the hobby (which is a big fucking safety gauge for me) and I'm completely in the cold with nobody to open my mouth to. And while I'm not particularly sociable, I remember the state of mind during lockdown, when I had two rooms and a kitchen to pace inside and all the time in the world to think if I should try hanging myself this time around whenever I wasn't distracted by work. Now I'm going to face a perspective when I will spend entire autumn and winter (and those are really fucking bleak up here) as follow
>Wake up, it's still dark
>Commute to work for an hour
>Work in an office building without windows
>Leave, it's dark
>Commute back for an hour
>It's 7 PM and I have nothing to do, nowhere to go and nobody to speak with
So if by March I will be still breathing, it's likely to be just the ward again.

I don't want that fucking promotion, I'm perfectly fine as a head of an office, instead of a region. But I don't want to be laid off, either, because I have just enough money to weather that year where NDAs bar me from re-employment. And I don't feel like restarting from a scratch, too. Fuck the HR department, I guess.

>>94109375
*valve, not gauge

I fucking hate being a player, it is just too boring. Especially since our other DM just loredumps and railroads all day long. I want to use my head and solve problems, I don't want to sit there and memorize a bunch of lore.

>>94109406
Find different group

>>94109375
Nta, can't you communicate with HR and boss that no the conditions of the promotion makes it unacceptable for you? I know big corpo is usually rigid with this shit but still.
Hard to say without having the full picture, but couldn't you stay in the hobby in some form even at the new place?

>>94109296
>If you think this is anything new
I know, it's a joke. Everyone been preaching the end of the world since forever.

>>94109776
The company is right now in a slump. The board kinda shit the bed with their unrealistic predictions for '24 and as a result they had to do a really brutal culling during (an entire department was fired, and to make it worse, it was done via e-mails during the Microsoft 365 global crash). From HR perspective, they are doing me a favour - my current office is going to be reduced into just 3 people (good luck with that, when we had 8 and kept asking for additional 2 or maybe even 3), and my own station will be thus removed. By kicking me up the ranks, I keep the job and get the long-overdue raise.
So job-wise, I face a simple choice: accept the offer and thus keep the job, or reject the offer, and by 1st of January my station will cease to exist and I will be terminated. It's this kind of "promotion".
As for the new place: I need to do the moving post-haste, I technically start there in 2 weeks and got the promotion 8 days ago. All I can find in such short notice is an apartment in the old city district there, where there is virtually nothing, but housing (not in terms of suburbs, just typical 50s modernist development with communal housing and greenery). It's effectively a bedroom of the whole city, with nothing but housing and grocery stores. And I'm not even exaggerating. So add commute and location together and it's the classic case "even if I wanted to, there is nowhere to go and nowhere to meet with people to play", assuming anyone replies to ads. I'm unironically better off NOT commuting back to that district and just staying for late hours around the area where my potential office is located, but that in turn means I will be hauling back "home" by midningt-1 AM, while having to go back to office by 8 AM, so leaving me with 6 or less hours of sleep. And that, again, assuming I will find any new group.
Do you have any idea how people react when a suit in his late 40s walks into a room where the next oldest person is some uni senior? Cause I do

>>94109938
Oh, and to make it clear: I need to move 130 km from my current residence, in the process also changing the region of the country, so it's not like I'm moving on the other end of the same city or something small and manageable - I need to uproot myself.

>>94109964
Well, tough shit, anon. Life surely can take us to crossroads.
I'd say take the job and use the stability it gives you and try to branch out, even to need things if needed.
I suppose you could try the hobby through online means maybe.

>>94109938
Accept the offer you fucking retard.

Look, IRL can be shit, I get that, but you're getting a pay rise, more stability, can get your shit together and can avoid ALL THAT SHIT, by just playing online with a fatter salary. You surely have time still to game and play and to find a group worth a shit online, you get more stability, a payrise, less bullshit, less 1 year of fucking dreading your choice on survival mode and more as someone who then has to find a job immediately after that as their savings drain to shit.

Move. Adapt. Overcome. Take your bigger money stash and improve your life and maintain your stability. Find a new group and cherish your memories before you enter the flaming cycle of depression and stare at the rope again and again as the months of nonsense bullshit pile up due to non competes and more. You know what's better, you just don't like the answer, and while I empathize I don't need to coddle you as an Anon and can tell you to just take the better option and quit whining.

I feel you dude, but don't overcomplicate it. There's only really one option.

>>94018344
You were the problem

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>>94018214
I use AI to roleplay scenarios where people learn just how lonely I am, ridicule me, humiliate me and tell me to kill myself. This brings me genuine relief and when the AI tries to steer things into a positive direction this genuinely angers me. I'm genuinely beginning to enjoy hurting myself like this. It's like I'm stabbing myself in the heart, except each stab takes pain away.

Is there a term for role-playing games for the sake of hurting yourself? I don't want to get better, doc. I want things to get worse until it far exceeds what I can handle.

>>94110539
>Is there a term for role-playing games for the sake of hurting yourself?
Yes, retardation. But if works, it works. Happy sad game anon, I hope you die in pain.

>>94018214
I wish I gave a fuck about anything. I don't care enough to write anymore. I don't care enough to paint my minis anymore. I don't care enough to read anymore. I don't care enough to DM any more. I don't care enough to be a player in my friends ttrpg games anymore. I don't even care enough to play vidya anymore. I can't even care enough to find a show to binge. Fucking porn is boring. Fuck.

>>94018214
I am developing my own games and when I talk to people about the concepts they seem enthusiastic and they praise my art but I worry about actually being able to make the end products fun and engaging and below the radar of the crazies who show up to the hobby to ruin things.

>>94109882
That's true, but on the other hand it doesn't mean that genuine existential threats are impossible, and it's a dangerous mindset to dismiss concerns people voice because doomsayers have always existed.

>>94109938
Taking the promotion seems like the path of least resistance, here. I'm not generally big on online gaming, but in your case I'd suggest looking for a group online. It's not the same as playing in-person, but it's better than dropping out of the hobby altogether.

>>94110539
Brother, have you considered seeing an actual real life therapist?

>>94111000
You, too, anon, you sound kind of depressed. No need to just let it be, there's help available.

>>94018214
Society won't admit that eugenics is still real and that beautyism is ruining the dating lives of millions of people

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>>94111000
Everyone is on this bandwagon right now, if I knew how to help I would. >>94112847 Is not 100% wrong, therapy and all that shit can help but just so much, there is no miracle drug to unfuck life, still if I was you I would still seek some kind of help, keep swiming you know? It's better than to stay still.

>>94114480
Therapy's no miracle drug, but it can be a big help figuring out what you, yourself, can do to unfuck your life. At any rate, as you say, it's better to keep swimming than to stay still. If things are shit, it's better to do something that might help than to keep up a status quo that clearly isn't working out.

>>94018214
I am tired.
I DM, and want to stop, but don't want to stop cause I get to see my friends
I am tired of companies making their products worse.
I haven't worked on Homebrew in a long time.

>>94018214
Fear for the future, like shits just going to keep getting worse and there's nothing I can do about it.

>>94117288
See the brightside, at some point we all gonna be larping as techno barbarians

>>94109938
Gonna go against the grain here and suggest that you start putting out feelers for another job, because from what you described it sounds like your company is badly managed and largely responsible for its own failures.
Seriously consider what you're going to do if the company goes under and ends up getting bought out and chopped up by another company. I guarantee that the people responsible for shitting the bed are still largely intact in their positions, so everything that happened there is probably going to happen again in some form or other.
I get that you value stability, but sometimes circumstances outside your control are going to render your old bedrock risky and unstable, and you'll forced into choosing between the major risk of leaving and the major risk of staying.

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>>94033756
Try listening to music when painting miniatures. I mean those long compilation music youtube videos. Hopefully with no ads while you paint your miniatures assuming you are a miniature painter.

>>94110325
Nta, but you have any idea that you come off as a college freshman who just read some self-help guide for drooling morons? Not to mention your advice is terrible in general.

>>94047115
oh, don't get me wrong, i'm heavily engaged with the game (as is everyone, honestly), i write in character downtime posts (borderline novels), and i'm always gushing with specificity about the things i like
but all three of them are perfectionists. we have had some conversations about how to properly give feedback, and i think they're finally taking it to heart. it seems like the praise was so overwhelming that it was overwhelming, and they had trouble sussing out if it was real.

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>>94126742
Yes, how can >>94111000 escape his predicament?

>>94127134
Suffering

>>94127162
He is suffering already doc.

>>94127235
Then more is in order and on the way, I'm afraid

>>94127291
Nice. How much I own you?

>>94127301
8.5k

>>94127134
He's going through anhedonia. He can't gain happiness from anything he does. This is something that just talk therapy can't solve on its own. And as someone who's not a psychiatrist, that's saying something. For something like this, I can't stress enough how important it is to have that addressed. It's not enough that you can't feel happiness. You can't feel sadness, either. Because you have no concept of happiness in your day-to-day to judge it against. It's a miserable feeling, but help does exist.

>>94127729
Right, but how do you tackle this exactly? I pointed that comment because I see the exact same complaint all the time not just on this board but on anything related to hobbies like videogames, comics, books and movies. People seem to get overloaded with entertainment easily and fry their joy receptors or whatever they are called.

>>94128045
I know it gets a lot of flak from people who get their information from Facebook memes, but in this person's case, the thing I would do would be to refer him to a psychiatrist and work with them to find the correct antidepressant regimen.

I have no idea what my players should do next session on sunday. I need a filler adventure because one guy is absent.

>>94129216
30 seconds into the session Bigfoot bursts through the wall like the Kool-Aid man, grabs the absent player's character, and sprints off with them. Party now has to stage a cryptid hunt; sprinkle in urban chase scenes, tracking, wilderness survival, and/or bigfoot combat to taste

>>94129422
If you want to put more tension the Bigfoot had a clearly massive dong and a tattoo of the flag f Canada in his arm. It's a race against time.

>>94019450
If you signed up to play ravenloft and got bitter about it after the fact then you're the problem.

If you're too sensitive to play in gritty or grimdark settings speak up and stop being a doormat. Don't blame your DM for your failure.

>>94054957
Maybe your brain is just tired anon. Just like a muscle. You need to slowly work up to the point doing these things is easy.

>>94129837
Nta but the guy clearly gave his friend a chance, entered his edgy magical realm and like any sane person said "can you tone down a bit?". Since the answer was no he got out, nothing wrong from both parts. Problem is he miss the good old days before that, and that's his complaint, not "this is too much for me" but "my friends went on a path I can't follow now I miss them".

We can only hope that at least the DM and his new group is happy being a bunch of edgy faggots.