<2021-04-15T23:57:21.000Z> tengumatingpress: I don't want to poast this in a public place, but I can send you the GURPS trove
<2021-04-15T23:57:41.000Z> tengumatingpress: so far the books I'm planning on using are the Basic Set, Low Tech, Martial Arts, Ritual Path Magic, and Power-Ups 5: Impulse Buys
<2021-04-15T23:59:22.000Z> tengumatingpress: mega.nz/folder/Ad8mCJ6R#lknpywVHbe03tDb1KUbZNQ
<2021-04-15T23:59:27.000Z> tengumatingpress: pls be a good boy and don't report
<2021-04-16T00:03:00.000Z> Type_Other: Danke.  Will check them out.
<2021-04-16T00:03:21.000Z> tengumatingpress: nice
<2021-04-16T02:14:16.000Z> tengumatingpress: discord.gg/kHTAv8A2
<2021-04-16T02:14:21.000Z> tengumatingpress: here's an invite for a server I just made
<2021-04-17T04:48:31.000Z> tengumatingpress: sorry for wasting the time, think I realized this probably won't work out, should've added a warning
<2021-04-17T12:48:17.000Z> Type_Other: Calling it off?  No worries, it was a good time figuring out the system and spitballing ideas.
<2021-04-17T12:52:41.000Z> tengumatingpress: yeah
<2021-04-17T12:53:00.000Z> tengumatingpress: realized I really don't have the experience running games online for it to work out
<2021-04-17T12:53:29.000Z> tengumatingpress: I might try again when I feel more confident, though I wouldn't blame you if you wouldn't be interested in the next attempt lol
<2021-04-17T13:00:43.000Z> Type_Other: I'll join if I can.  What helped me get a hold on DMing 5e was watching people play it a lot.  A lot use tabletop simulator and stream on twitch, so there were plenty to pick from.  Probably a similar thing with gurps.
<2021-04-17T13:00:59.000Z> tengumatingpress: yeah, maybe
<2021-04-17T14:28:07.000Z> tengumatingpress: if I start again I think I'll see into recruiting a few guys from the GURPS discord so we could have more guys that are familiar who could actually help
<2021-04-17T14:28:27.000Z> tengumatingpress: and definitely hardcapping applicants at five
<2021-04-17T17:07:18.000Z> Type_Other: I've got a couple 5e campaign ideas I want to bring out, but dunno how many people have Tabletop Simulator.  Requiring players to use a non-free program would definitely limit applicants.
<2021-04-17T17:09:25.000Z> tengumatingpress: I own a copy, but you'd probably be better off using some kind of vtt
<2021-04-17T17:16:59.000Z> Type_Other: They flatness and animated dice rolls of them always turned me off.  You don't get stuff like youtu.be/NYrpDnuFQKo?list=PLuXF5zfJ7w3DbVXER7NoHaERaBfJxU_9R
<2021-04-17T17:18:01.000Z> Type_Other: 3d models in 3d space, and rolling dice that actually bounce around things.  Has a realness to it that I love.
<2021-04-17T17:23:06.000Z> tengumatingpress: eh, as long as the rng's fine it doesn't matter so much
<2021-04-17T17:24:10.000Z> Type_Other: Yeah, any object categorized as a die or coin randomizes its orientation when released.
<2021-04-17T17:24:27.000Z> tengumatingpress: it's just a bizarre skeumorphism imo
<2021-04-17T17:24:59.000Z> tengumatingpress: extra system resources for no real benefit
<2021-04-17T17:30:35.000Z> Type_Other: Non-flat angles, maps, and models are already worth it for me, and the ease of importing and customizing things. 
<2021-04-17T21:10:27.000Z> tengumatingpress: fair enough
<2021-04-17T21:10:42.000Z> tengumatingpress: I think I'm going to make some pregens going forward, would you mind if I sent you some of them to see if they'd be helpful?
<2021-04-17T21:11:02.000Z> tengumatingpress: I think I fucked up a lot and provided no guidance for randos and recruited too many people, so I went into full SHUT IT DOWN mode
<2021-04-17T22:45:57.000Z> tengumatingpress: for whatever it's worth, you seemed to be the only guy there who paid attention to what I was saying
<2021-04-17T22:57:36.000Z> Type_Other: Oh, lol.  Yeah, I can check them out.
<2021-04-26T15:12:19.000Z> tengumatingpress: I think I'm going to retool my entire concept into being a West Marches game
<2021-04-26T15:12:28.000Z> tengumatingpress: realized I'm not the sort of guy that wants to GM a game with a story
<2021-04-26T15:12:51.000Z> tengumatingpress: going full STRICT TIME RECORDS, expecting players to have multiple PCs while some are out a couple of weeks/recovering from injury, shit like that
<2021-04-26T15:54:11.000Z> tengumatingpress: would also spare me from having to review character sheets too much, if there's a problem there's no story to break and the fatality rate's probably going to be high enough regardless
<2021-04-26T20:13:14.000Z> Type_Other: Oh damn.  Never done one like that.  One's I've been involved with are usually pretty story-heavy.  Got a few I'd want to start but I think Neetzsche is already running a World of Darkness game.  I'll wait for that to cool off so the RPG crowd doesn't get burned out seeing too many at once.
<2021-04-26T20:13:39.000Z> tengumatingpress: I'm planning on tailoring it to be easy drop in drop out
<2021-04-26T20:13:48.000Z> tengumatingpress: just joining sessions  whenever you have time for it
<2021-04-26T20:14:30.000Z> Type_Other: Is West Marches the system name?
<2021-04-26T20:20:25.000Z> tengumatingpress: no, it's a style of campaign where essentially the GM provides a safe haven and the focus is on player-driven actions in a sandbox
<2021-04-26T20:20:45.000Z> tengumatingpress: it came from a series of blogposts about a campaign like that, though if you read the oldest Fantasy Adventure Games that was the assumed playstyle
<2021-04-26T20:20:55.000Z> tengumatingpress: arsludi.lamemage.com/index.php/78/grand-experiments-west-marches/