Das Emu

@dasemu

he/him | techno-optimist, ttrpg writer, ex-professional game developer, flightless bird, storyteller I write mainly about tabletop RPGs and my WIP hard SF ttrpg StateVector. Occasional left-wing politics.

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Das Emu@dasemu· 23h

State of the job market out there so bad, surveys don't even have "employed" as an option anymore smh

A screenshot of a single question of a survey. The title is "30. What is your current occupation?", followed by the options: "Student", "Jobless/unemployed", "Homemaker (housewife/househusband)", "Retirement", "Self-employed/freelancer", "Others, please specify". The last option is selected, but there is no field available to specify.

Das Emu@dasemu· Jun 18

Name a TV show you're positive no one remembers but you. Mission Top Secret! It was probably quite big in Australia, but we got a dubbed version in Germany in the late 90s. I never met anybody who watched it, but I was super into it as a 6 year old! 😁

Three kids are sitting in a room of 90s high tech equipment.

Das Emu@dasemu· Jun 14

I mean I'd love to make a ttrpg for Agent Langelot, or how he was known in Germany: Agent Lennet. I ate those books up as a teenager. It was Bond without the sexism.

A book cover reading "Vladimir Volkoff alias Lieutenant X" - "Langelot Agent Secret". It is showing a blond man in a yellow rain jacket being caught in the beam of a flash light.

Das Emu@dasemu· May 23

The Leonardo di Caprio pointing at screen meme with the text "Pixar be like"

Das Emu@dasemu· Apr 1

Looks so similar to ours back then 😍 same concerned look on its face, poor thing. This is ours, seen here questioning all her life choices.

A photo of a medium sized dog with a multi-colored fur pattern. It's black on the back, white on the chest and brown on the face and limbs. The dog is sitting on a balcony sofa in a crooked way, with a sad looking facial expression due to the fur pattern on her face.

Das Emu@dasemu· Feb 13

Super rough prototype character sheet for State Vector #ttrpg. I'm experimenting with a slot-based inventory system and trying to balance the medium-crunch I'm going for and not having too much stuff on the sheet.

A very simple and rough two-page character sheet for the State Vector RPG. It contains sections for general informations, attributes, skills, additional stats and gear. The gear is layed out in slots around a graphic of a person. Finally there are tables to insert stats of armor and weapons.

Das Emu@dasemu· Jan 1

Getting somewhere with the layout for #StateVector rpg. I'm still not super sure about the lore and rules text colorings. I like them in general, but not sure how often I should mark a specific word per spread. Is this okay or too much? Right now I only mark the first appearance per spread.

A spread of the core rules of State Vector RPG. It has too much text for an alt text, but here is the first column:

Core Rules
Core Gameplay Loop
Roleplaying is a conversation. The game is separated into scenes, which the director describes to the players. The players then describe how their PCs behave, and the director describes how any NPCs react. This goes back and forth until the scene ends. Often a scene has a clear goal, a situation that needs to be resolved, or a crisis to be averted, but occasionally a scene is more free-form and just there to create a shared story.
Throughout the book, we will use two ways to mark certain words. Green for rule words and red for lore words. Whenever you see green or red text like this, the words are either part of the rules and don't exist like that in the game world, or part of the lore of the universe, meaning the people living in it would know and use them.
Challenges
During a scene, there come moments in which something has to be decided. Can you fix the broken air filtration system in time? Can you hit the target with your pistol? Do you convince a barkeeper to let you in the VIP area of a nightclub? These situations are called challenges. And each challenge requires at least one roll to resolve.
A simple challenge puts the players into a situation that their PCs must resolve using skills. While the director might have already a fitting skill in mind, it's best to let the players come up with a solution first and then see if this solution makes sense and which skill to use.

Das Emu@dasemu· Dec 17

I'm happy to share with you the cover image for #StateVector :) there will be adjustments before release of course, but I'm already quite pleased with how it looks! Huge thanks to @lurnoise.bsky.social and @satelitesnaturales.bsky.social for their work on the illustration and logo design!

Das Emu@dasemu· Dec 12

What even is this thing?

Flute Guy playing on an instrument that looks like a bunch of plastic water pipes stuck together.

Das Emu@dasemu· Sep 16

If you see this, quote with the energy you bring to bluesky.

Das Emu@dasemu· Aug 13

Apparently this is how to make hoglets poo and pee. Slow soft massage on the belly.

Das Emu@dasemu· Aug 13

We found a tiny newborn hoglet next to its dead mama in our garden! She probably died from the heat. We called wildlife services and they will send someone around to pick her up. Until then we take care of her :) She got a box with a towel and a bottle with warm water to hug against.

A photo of a tiny hoglet (hedgehog baby). Its eyes are still closed and the body is slightly transparent and pinkish purple. Its spikes are thin and soft. It sits in a box on a teal towel.

Das Emu@dasemu· Jul 25

Me tonight

A Google search bar with the text "how to train spiders to hunt down mosquitoes"

Das Emu@dasemu· Jul 21

No cheating. Post the last pic of your pet. 'twas a hot summer day...

My dog is lying upside down on a rug, getting soft belly rubs with the foot.

Das Emu@dasemu· Jul 20

A scene from the movie Labyrinth of 1986: Two door guards (they are puppets) are blocking the way for the main character, only a riddle will allow the protagonist to continue. One of them lies, one of them tells the truth, only one question can be asked. The protagonist asks one door "Would he (the other door) tell me that this door leads to the castle?"

Das Emu@dasemu· Jul 3

#StateVector Catalog now renders nice trajectories for transfer orbits. They are not physically accurate yet, but a plausible approximation. Here's one from Earth to Mercury in 6 days. catalog.statevector-rpg.space/Sol That's enough time spent on this distraction, let's get back to game design :)

A screenshot of the State Vector Catalog tool. It has two panels: A main panel on the right side showing partially the orbits of Earth, Venus and Mercury in yellow, green and orange respectivaly. A pink line shows the travel path from Earth to Mercury. On the left side is a panel showing the current date (Janurary 01, 2300 14:08 UTC) and the time controls. Underneath is the travel mode, which shows the maximum available delta v of the spacecraft, it's maximum acceleration and the delta V used for the transfer: 500 km/s. Underneath are stats for the travel, including the distance of 0.85 AU, the communication delay of 6 min and the total travel time of 6d 4h 39 min. This total travel time is then also subdivided into two burn phases (acceleration and decceleration) of 7h 4 min each, and the remaining coasting time of 5d 14h and 29 min.

Das Emu@dasemu· May 12

My little side project (but still related to #StateVector): An online 3D map tool you can use to explore the 20ly around us. It's still a WIP but will allow GMs of State Vector and other RPGs to explore the nearest stars and upload their own catalog for other settings.

A screenshot of a website, showing a two-pane view. The left sidebar is showing the words "State Vector RPG - Star Catalog" and information about the star system Alpha Centauri and its component stars. The right side shows a 3D map of the nearest stars, with Alpha Centauri being selected. Other stars shown are Sol, Barnard's Star, Kruger 60, 61 Cygni, Ross 248 and others.

Das Emu@dasemu· Mar 23

Italy Is wild. You can have a side street that is 1000+ years old and looks like jack the ripper would be lurking about and then there's a VR Escape room in one of the buildings.

A medieval side street in Italy with a single lantern at the end. An arch over the entrance of the side street shows the old stones and gives a slightly claustrophobic feeling.

Das Emu@dasemu· Mar 18

The amazing @lurnoise.bsky.social worked on this illustration for #StateVector. It shows a scene inside an O'Neill Cylinder space station in the hopeful future of my rpg setting. A diverse group of people live together and keep this place not just running but thriving.

A scene of a public space inside a cylindrical rotating space station, called an O'Neill Cylinder. It shows a serene scene with trees and other plants growing in neatly placed areas. A number of people are present and going about their lives: Families, friends and an ice cream salesperson, all transhuman or robotic in a diverse but inclusive way. Some blemishes in the structure show that this space station is quite old, but the community takes care of it. In the background a window shows the rest of the space station cylinder, with forests and cities interspersted by large open spaces that show the empty space outside and let in light.

Das Emu@dasemu· Dec 20

I'm sorry, but the best dice are the ones with dogs on it! (Just got them today!)

A dice set package. Inside are 7 dice of various sizes in black and orange with small dog-related icons on them, like balls, paw prints and sticks.

Das Emu@dasemu· Dec 16

Actually re-reading some old 1960s comics at the moment and they have these ads every few pages. Completely irrelevant to the comic (and modern live), but gives a great view into the mindset of 1960s american people. So I would argue that even weird ads may be worth preserving.

A 1960s ad page from a comic book. The title reads "Amazing New Home Training Plan in Air Conditioning and Refrigeration". The ad promises quick and easy training for a repairman and that you would earn money even while training.

Das Emu@dasemu· Nov 23

Cheese! It's cheese, isn't it?