The world of Linuxia beckons you! Your annoying guide flexes their gear the moment you spawn

Gentoo USB (Rare):
=> USE flags: Can rebuild itself
   with or without the other
   three attributes
=> March native: Increases attack
   speed by 1% or -1%
=> Slot: Can use two versions of any
   attribute at the same time
=> PGO: The USB memorizes when you
   attack to increase speed, trading
   off for lower speed elsewhen.
   Requires two rebuilds.

Charm of systemd (common):
=> nspawn: Can build with deeper focus
=> Wisdom tax: The wise are less
   likely to feel neutral toward you
   (+2 or -2 charisma)
=> Chant of systemd: By chanting
'systemd-analyze calendar "Fri *-*-13"',
   the caster instantly knows when
   the next Friday the 13th is.

Let’s have some fun! Spells, items, and dungeons oh my!

  •  radswid   ( @radswid@feddit.org ) 
    22•4 months ago

    Tomb “Wiki of Arch” (common):

    • “Just read the wiki”: By reading the wiki you gain +2 wisdom
    • “everything you need to know is in the wiki”: Merchants increase the price of armour if you misread the wiki
    • “Installation Guide”: Gain 5 speed, reduce your weapon slots to 1, increase armour by 1
    •  fool   ( @fool@programming.dev ) OP
      14•4 months ago

      Price of armor x ﹏ x

      Maybe another stat, if I may join you –

      => Brand o' The Wiki:
   After 100 hours in the wiki, every
   hundred words uttered must
   either include RTFM or the
   acronym of this debuff. Wears
   off when near natural vegetation
  •  Marty_TF   ( @Marty_TF@lemmy.zip ) 
    20•4 months ago

    The blessing of selhosting

    Your pursuit for digital soverignity has come to an end

    • Server maintenance: lose one bonus action per round
    • Media server of pirated movies: gain one random spell roll at the start of your turn when in combat
    • Tales of docker: Frighten a creature for 2 rounds, but lose 1 Charisma for 10 rounds
    • Tailscale: spend an action point to access your camp chest from anywhere
  •  The 8232 Project   ( @Charger8232@lemmy.ml ) 
    12•4 months ago

    I have [Ancient] Debian Armor and a GNOME as my companion. I often equip the Tor Browser Cloak of Invisibility. If slain, I will drop a Locked KeePassXC Database Chest. After completing the mission Revive bricked Linux system, I was awarded with the [Rare] Ego Potion. When drunk, it boosts all stats temporarily during a battle.

  •  megane-kun   ( @megane_kun@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) English
    9•4 months ago

    I might be displaying my ignorance of TTRPG systems, my Linux distro and my window manager, but here we go!

    Arch Linux [uncommon armor]

    • manual installation process — +2 WIS
    • Arch Wiki — +2 on arcana checks
    • AUR — +1 DEX
    • system update — after every long rest, roll a d20. on a nat 1, you have disadvantage on dexterity saving throws until the next long rest.
    • I use Arch btw — +2 on persuasion checks against people who use this same armor

    Customized Hyprland [rare armor, attunement]

    • attunement prerequisite: once every long rest, roll arcana with DC 25. must succeed thrice
    • unlimited customization — when attuned, +2 CHA
    • perpetually under construction — regardless of attunement, -1 DEX

    Customized Neovim [rare weapon, attunement]

    • attunement prerequisite: once every long rest, roll arcana with DC 25. must succeed thrice
    • unlimited customization — when attuned, +2 to attack rolls
    • learning cliff — disadvantage to attack rolls when not attuned to this weapon
    • I use (neo)vi(m) — regardless of attunement, +2 on persuasion checks against people who use a similar weapon to this one (DM discretion)

    Ventoy USB [uncommon accessory]

    • various installation media — +1 CON

    EDIT: formatting

    •  fool   ( @fool@programming.dev ) OP
      4•4 months ago

      Don’t worry, I’m kind of ignorant on it too! But it’s fun :)

      Bowl of Rice (uncommon, consumable)
=> Funroll loop: When eaten,
   options apply for ten turns
=> Config hell: User is a survivor
   of config hell. -2 dexterity and
   +1 int until the next rest.
   Attunement-based items
   increase stat options by +1
   each in exchange for -2 CON each.
=> Screenshot: +1 CHA when a
   photograph is taken
=> Form over function: User is drawn
   to rainbow pastel. -2 on WIS checks
  •  The 8232 Project   ( @Charger8232@lemmy.ml ) 
    8•4 months ago

    Quest: Kali Bandits

    The Kali have been terrorizing villages across Linuxia. I beg you, young traveler, help us fight them off. I’ll reward you with riches beyond compare!

    Objective: Protect the village from the Kali bandits.

    Reward: +500 gold

    •  fool   ( @fool@programming.dev ) OP
      9•4 months ago

      Our party peers over the gate and sees…

      Kali Bandit (Level 3)

      A script kiddie. Lots spawn at once.

      STR: 3 (+7 during practice combat)
      DEX: 3
      CON: 5 (-4 when angry)
      INT: 4
      WIS: 1
      CHA: 1

      Kali Mercenary (Level 9)

      Uses Kali for work. Well-balanced, but weakened because the company hasn’t had a security incident anyway.

      STR: 8 (+15 when fighting Kali Bandit)
      DEX: 9
      CON: 10 (-2 when teammate gets phished)
      INT: 12
      WIS: 12
      CHA: 8 (-2 when dealing with the one paying for them)

      17 year old with Amazon fire stick (Level 12)

      The judge prohibited them from touching computers.

      STR: 7 (+3 if he gets SSH running…)
      DEX: 8
      CON: 12 (+1 from the big house)
      INT: 16
      WIS: 7
      CHA: 9 (-2 when dealing with Nvidia)

    •  fool   ( @fool@programming.dev ) OP
      4•4 months ago

      Hmmm… shaw to you too, shark fucker 420

      Charm of Kingsoul (rare):
=> No cost too great:
   User mana slowly refills
   while using an
   uncommon init system.
   Buffs from charm of
   systemd become negative.
=> No mind to think: Charm
   uses 5 inventory slots, but
   gives +1 WIS on wisdom saves
=> No will to break: User can
   choose to sacrifice charm
   and obtain Void Heart.
  •  HakFoo   ( @HakFoo@lemmy.sdf.org ) 
    6•4 months ago

    Sigil of Motif (rare)

    • +2 to disguise, if you are attempting to pass for 20 years older than you are
    • Stacks with Cape of fvwm

    Warhammer of cfdisk (common)

    • Cannot be dodged
    • Roll 1d10. On critical fail, smash yourself with warhammer for 5d4 damage.
    •  fool   ( @fool@programming.dev ) OP
      7•4 months ago

      edit: Motif, huh? c;

      disk parting o(╥﹏╥)o

      Reminds us of all the little run-ins…

      The Double D (common)

      • Active: Chant to erase a small space into nothingness. Inventory disappears if you slightly mispronounce (nat20 < 2)
      • Passive: Keychains are easier to prepare.
  •  cally [he/they]   ( @callyral@pawb.social ) English
    4•4 months ago

    • Food item: Nix Flakes (rare)

      • +10 health per flake

      • + Contains a large amount of packages when combined with Nixpkgs (uncommon)

      • + Reproducible: farm it yourself!

      • - Each flake takes between 5 seconds and 2 hours to compile and take effect

      • - Requires good internet connection

      • - Significantly slows down NixOS dotfile spells.

    • Weapon: Neovim Lua Gun (uncommon)

      • +144 damage

      • + Rewrite config files

      • - Can only activate weapon once. Afterwards, you’re stuck using it forever.

      • - Requires XP level 1337 to be used efficiently

    • Weapon: NixOS USB (uncommon)

      • + Makes computer unusable for any sane person

      • + Reproducible: install any system you want and then replace it with another one for fun

      • - Most people in Linuxia are not sane so this weapon is rarely effective

    • Spell: NixOS dotfiles (rare)

      • rm -rf ./.git: self-destruct: deals +infinity damage to the user, +169 damage to nearby enemies.

      • cat flake.nix: Ejects what is effectively a zip bomb. Cannot be used twice against the same enemy. Deals +196 damage to nearby enemies.

      • nixos-rebuild ...: Refreshes stamina, +5 health to the user. If used incorrectly, will cause a random negative effect, but never fatal. Requires waiting for 15 seconds, unless Nix Flakes were recently used, then it requires at least 2 hours of waiting.

    • Armor: SDDM (common)

      • +40 charisma

      • +20 defense

      • +10 health

      • - Buggy sometimes

    • Accessory: Waybar Crown (uncommon)

      • +120 charisma

      • +5 health

      • + People will ask you for your dotfiles

    Edit: fixed formatting

    Edit 2: slightly cooler names and abilities

  •  radswid   ( @radswid@feddit.org ) 
    2•4 months ago

    AURild of Greenmeadow (Weaponsmith, uncommon):

    • roll a dice D6, 1-3 results in sword.bin 4-6 results in sword.git
    • sword.bin gives 1 additional attack in your turn
    • sword.git can be used after your second turn, but has damage +3
    • everytime you visit Aurild: if you haven’t equipped “Tomb Wiki of Arch” get confused by oversupply (-1 wisdom), else gain 3 wisdom
  •  lengau   ( @lengau@midwest.social ) 
    2•4 months ago
    • Armour class: Apparmor (common)
      • App confinement (+1 defence against app security issues)
    • Glamour: Breezy plasma (common)
    • Jewellery: Snappy apps (common)
      • Rolling release apps with a stable base
      • Ability to use multiple versions of any snappy app simultaneously