I've always been more interested in them for the drama, the acting, than some of the more mechanistic, combat-heavy things that D&D often prioritises.

Have you tried out systems like Fate that encourage much less reliance on mechanism and numbers and more on narrative and cinematic moments?

Honestly, Dark Souls. Not that I can play them (due to the difficulty), but I feel like they're generally more enjoyable games than Skyrim.

I actually wrote a whole-ass blog post about it.

Mostly because the few times I've played them, it was DnD amateur hour with people doing things in ways I don't-really to really-don't like.

I'm curious - what were these things?

Why not have a birthday feature like most forums? The more this community grows into a group of friends, the more this would be nice I think!

Hey, welcome back to the forum world!

Definitely Carmen. The Rite of Spring had very weird implications/undertones for me.

Spin

or blink?

Although I think it's undeniable, that some free software programs have "unoptimised" user interfaces than their big-money commercial counterparts.

I think that's a matter of opinion. For the general average computer user today - perhaps. But I personally have all kinds of retro technology including some very ancient free software projects specifically because of the UX. Like GIMP. I love GIMP.

Wizard

I actually have an archive of about 10,000 smiles Iv been meaning to put online, I might see if I can follow this format!

Oh my god you can't just tease me like that without posting.

Could we get a giggling/cackling emoji on these forums? All the smileys n frownys are nice but they don't convey my ROFLs if you will.. I just need one that's laughing

I always loved this site:

https://www.mysmiley.net/free-animated-smileys.php

They have those absolute CLASSICS for example which everyone who used to be on forums will remember, I think would fit well into the forum and with your request:




... Plus a lot more.

I always thought it was a cool concept... for a one-off thing, a relatable horror experience we have all had at some point: being in a school building after it's closed, random hotel corridors, exploring a large complex where you're sure barely anyone has been for months at least.

But as soon as people started writing additional lore around it, I think that diluted the entire idea into a generic creepypasta.

Sorry for double posting, but I really just had to mention Comic Serif: