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    Desc Me LA?

    A Shout in the Dark
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    • Cobalt
      Cobalt Tutorialist last edited by

      I reeeeaaaally need someone to Desc LA for me 😧 (As in Los Angeles.) Anyone? Please?? 😄 Pretty please?

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      • Tinuviel
        Tinuviel last edited by

        I think you could get away with @descing various neighbourhoods with Google Maps street-view images if you really don't want to write the descs yourself.

        He/Him

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        • Jennkryst
          Jennkryst Banned last edited by

          @desc here=Mummies. Everywhere. For days.

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          • Tinuviel
            Tinuviel last edited by

            Ew. Mummy. Ew.

            He/Him

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            • Aria
              Aria last edited by

              How many locations do you need descs for and what are you using as a basis?

              https://whatiswrongwith.me/Mia
              There were never any good old days. They are today. They are tomorrow. It's a stupid thing we say, cursing tomorrow with sorrow. -- Gogol Bordello

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              • Misadventure
                Misadventure last edited by

                Given traffic in LA, you should choose a neighborhood. It takes hours to get across the city.And nobody's walking in LA.

                I have a waggish sense of humor.

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                • krmbm
                  krmbm Banned last edited by

                  @desc Los Angeles=You are probably sitting in your car on the 110, wondering if it would be faster to take the 105 over to the 710, but then the traffic comes on and you realize that it's just as bad on the 710 right now. So then you start wondering how much the ticket is if you get in the FastTrak lane without a pass, and you see a cop go by in that lane, so you decide not to. KROQ keeps playing Nickelback songs, 98.7 keeps playing commercials, but - hey - at least the Dodgers are winning!%r%rOh, but getting in and out of Dodger Stadium suuuuuuuucks, and tickets are like $90 for good seats, so just hope you can get home in time to catch from the 5th inning on. #VoteForJT

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                  • Cobalt
                    Cobalt Tutorialist @Aria last edited by

                    @Aria
                    Downtown Core
                    Silver Lake
                    Hollywood
                    Mid-Wilshire
                    Griffith Park
                    Pasadena

                    http://angels.mechanipus.com/wiki/Los_angeles

                    I've started writing informative descs based off of Wikipedia, google maps, and google research.

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                    • surreality
                      surreality @Cobalt last edited by

                      @Cobaltasaurus Not sure if it's come up and been dismissed as an idea, but the tendency for WoD games to be crowded with high resources folks may make Beverly Hills a useful addition. People will likely ask for/about it.

                      Oh fucking well.

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                      • Bobotron
                        Bobotron last edited by Bobotron

                        Apropos of looking at your wiki, but holy crap, remove the white block around the TOCs. It's eye-searing against your background with that peach text.

                        #toc, .toc, .mw-warning, .toccolours {
                        border: 1px solid #aaa;
                        background-color: transparent;
                        padding: 5px;
                        font-size: 95%;
                        }

                        That should do it.

                        ETA: I think I may have some Los Angeles-related materials saved on my computer for assistance, when I was thinking about setting a game in LA following up VTM Bloodlines. If I can find it I'll shoot them your way.

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                        • Aria
                          Aria @Cobalt last edited by

                          @Cobaltasaurus -- Ohhh, so you're mostly looking for neighborhood descs and not, like, the full grid?

                          https://whatiswrongwith.me/Mia
                          There were never any good old days. They are today. They are tomorrow. It's a stupid thing we say, cursing tomorrow with sorrow. -- Gogol Bordello

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                          • 3543thrh67
                            3543thrh67 @Aria last edited by

                            @Aria @Cobaltasaurus generally does smaller grids

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                            • skew
                              skew @Bobotron last edited by

                              @Bobotron said in Desc Me LA?:

                              transparent

                              Done.

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                              • Aria
                                Aria @3543thrh67 last edited by

                                @Cobaltasaurus Well, then, I'd be happy to help. Just poke me and let me know what you need and if there's any specific guidelines -- uses for rooms, who might control them, etc. that I should bear in mind when writing. And eh, if you're not a fan, well... just don't use them.

                                https://whatiswrongwith.me/Mia
                                There were never any good old days. They are today. They are tomorrow. It's a stupid thing we say, cursing tomorrow with sorrow. -- Gogol Bordello

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                                • Chet
                                  Chet Banned last edited by

                                  May I recommend the system they use at CoMUX, ANSI highlighted locales with dark exits leading to them, representing landmarks in each room? It would simplify your grid, and make it a lot more cozy.

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                                  • Cobalt
                                    Cobalt Tutorialist @Aria last edited by Cobalt

                                    @Aria : If you log in (angels.mechanipus.com 8000), go to construction zone, and then go to dt, it'll spit you out at the library. From there four rooms have been desc'd. It would /probably/ be best if the grids were uniform-ish-- so informative room descs rather than descriptive ones.

                                    I need desc's for the following places/rooms/neighborhoods:

                                    Downtown Core

                                    • Library (Central/Los Angeles downtown Library) Done
                                    • Bunker Hill Done
                                    • Music Center Done
                                    • Civic Center Done
                                    • Pershing Square Done
                                    • Skid Row Done
                                    • Fashion District Done
                                    • Little Tokyo Done
                                    • Alameda Street Done
                                    • Chinatown Done
                                    • Staples/Convention Center Done
                                    • Westlake Done
                                    • MacArthur Park Done
                                    • Elysian Park Done

                                    Silver Lake

                                    • Echo Park Done
                                    • Silver Lake Done
                                    • Silver Lake Heights Done, potentially to be cut.
                                    • La City College Done

                                    Mid-Wilshire

                                    • Hancock Park Done
                                    • Mid-Wilshire Done
                                    • Melrose Done
                                    • Miracle Mile West Done
                                    • Miracle Mile East Done
                                    • La Cienega Restaurant Cut

                                    Hollywood

                                    • Barnsdale Park Done
                                    • Franklin Ave Done
                                    • Hollywood & Vine Done
                                    • HMP Cemetery Done
                                    • Sunset Blvd Done
                                    • Central Hollywood Done
                                    • La Brea Done
                                    • Runyon Canyon Park Done
                                    • Laurel Canyon and Mulholland Done

                                    Griffith Park

                                    • Los Feliz
                                    • Griffith Observatory
                                    • Hiking Trails
                                    • LA Zoo
                                    • Forest Lawn Memorial Park
                                    • Bronson Caves & Quarry
                                    • Hollywood Sign
                                    • Hollywood Reservoir

                                    Pasadena

                                    • Old Town Pasadena
                                    • Eagle Rock
                                    • Rose Bowl
                                    • CalTech/PCC
                                    • San Marino
                                    • Mount Washington
                                    • South Pasadena

                                    Whatever I can't source out people to @desc, or get desc'd based off of wikipedia and google maps will end up being cut.

                                    @surreality Unless someone is going ot desc Santa Monica, nothing from Santa Monica is going on. Which is where Beverly Hills was put on the game +map I'm basing the grid off of.

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                                    • Aria
                                      Aria @Cobalt last edited by

                                      @Cobaltasaurus -- NP. I'll probably start taking a peek at this tonight and maybe a bit later this week, when I'm sitting around the boyfriend's parents' house with not much to do except 'visit'.

                                      https://whatiswrongwith.me/Mia
                                      There were never any good old days. They are today. They are tomorrow. It's a stupid thing we say, cursing tomorrow with sorrow. -- Gogol Bordello

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                                      • Cobalt
                                        Cobalt Tutorialist last edited by

                                        Updated the list with the three descs I managed to do tonight. But now I need to go do my exercise for the day, and shit. Thanks @Aria.

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                                        • 3543thrh67
                                          3543thrh67 @Cobalt last edited by

                                          @Cobaltasaurus I would come help but I don't do real cities justice. Especially ones Ive never been too

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                                          • Cobalt
                                            Cobalt Tutorialist @3543thrh67 last edited by

                                            @icanbeyourmuse said in Desc Me LA?:

                                            @Cobaltasaurus I would come help but I don't do real cities justice. Especially ones Ive never been too

                                            I'm literally just writing information down from wikipedia at this point. 😛 If anyone complains THEY CAN WRITE DESCS THEMSELVES. >:P

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