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Can you give me some tips about your niche hobby? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 days ago by Tikiporch@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Maybe something you learned the hard way, or something you found out right before making a huge mistake.

E.g., for audiophiles: don't buy subwoofers from speaker companies, and don't buy speakers from subwoofer companies.

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[–] Ziggurat@jlai.lu 7 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Sure maps and miniatures are fun but some systems don't need them, some players are perfectly fine with the theatre of the mind play, or some small toys on a self drawn grid on sheet paper can work.

Some big streamers have done massive damage to she hobby by bringing the image that map and miniatures are necessary, and not at best a nice to have, at worst a distraction.

Sure I use sometimes a sketch on paper, but very rarely miniatures, and never accurate ones. Role-playing game isn't about miniatures

[–] dumples@midwest.social 5 points 2 days ago

Role-playing game isn’t about miniatures

I feel like miniatures is a separate and interrelated hobby. I don't really enjoy it but its nice to have something physical for combat. That being said free VTTs do so to replace the need for that.

[–] lordnikon@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Best miniature I ever used was a thread spindle he was cloth knight cleric. So I 100% agree with this.