San Francisco: Paris of the West

[Livia]

I too would be super enthusiastic for Mummy!

[magee101]

@surreality said in San Francisco: Paris of the West:

@Jennkryst has been asking for years, and it'd be really nice to see her get a chance to give it a shot if that is on the table. It may work out, it may not, but dang near everything else has at least been tried at some point to find out one way or the other.

Including promethan which was the game I thought would -NEVER- see a MU

[Jennkryst]

One the one hand, Mummy is tricksy, because you live for-fucking ever. On the other hand, I fully support flashback RP, vis-a-vis Highlander shenanigans (and have done this sort of thing with much fun with vampires).

I WILL GO A STEP FURTHER, and volunteer for the... er... 'out of town' bits of the wiki. Like. You know how Haunted Memories had Consilium information for, like... Berlin, and there was information on which Covenant was in charge of Venice? THAT kind of shit. When two player characters come in from LA, both should be coming from the SAME LA.

(I still believe this could be solved by existing in a single generic location, like Dark City, or the Matrix, but that is an idea for the future)

[Livia]

@jennkryst The thing I wonder about Mummy is the whole Descent. Say whatever about basic casual social RP, but it's pretty common on a MU* but how does that work with Purpose and Descending quicker?

Flashback RP is great though.

[Jennkryst]

I'd start with your first bits on the grid would be a Sothic return (unless the player prefers to go the Tomb Violation or Cult Summoning route), so you have the option to not be as hamstrung by a Purpose as you might otherwise be.

Cult Summoning is tricksy, because the cultists can summon you to do something you don't want to, and you are punished for going against your purpose. HOWEVER, nothing is stopping you from just... murdering whoever summoned you and telling the rest of your cult some basic rules about summoning you next time. Like, the book itself points this out as an option.

[Darc]

Just a quick update, Chargen is coming along swimmingly, and Wiki Logins are being allowed, with the first wave of player pages already up! Come on by to check it out! http://www.sfmux.com / telnet://sfmux.com:1337

[Jennkryst]

@darc I SEE YOU HAVE MENTIONED DANSE MACABRE. Is Social Combat in? If so, for EVERYONE, or just Vampire?

Edit to also inquire about Atrocity dice, because lolz.

[punkypunkpunk]

@jennkryst Staff were talking earlier about Social Combat being in effect, and that they are working to have it include more then just Vamp, iirc. NOT certain on this, though!

[Ganymede]

@toreadorfool said in San Francisco: Paris of the West:

Staff were talking earlier about Social Combat being in effect, and that they are working to have it include more then just Vamp, iirc. NOT certain on this, though!

God, I hope not.

[magee101]

@ganymede As a non-vampire player I thought core wod had forms of 'soxial combat' already? There must be some sort of tweak or new system that is added in VtR? I personally avoid VtR bc I dont like politic play so I am on board with you in hoping VtR political systems dont spread to the whole game.

[Ganymede]

@magee101 said in San Francisco: Paris of the West:

There must be some sort of tweak or new system that is added in VtR? I personally avoid VtR bc I dont like politic play so I am on board with you in hoping VtR political systems dont spread to the whole game.

Exactly this.

The Danse Macabre provided a social combat system for vampires. It was implied that only vampires should use it because vampires are inherently social creatures, and often resolve their differences through social means. It was meant, I believe, to give oomph to some of the social and mental disciplines, to dull the primacy of physical disciplines.

I don't really think it's appropriate for any other system. At all.

[magee101]

@ganymede semi-related sidenote, do imagine how hilarious it would be for werewolf tho

[Ganymede]

@magee101 said in San Francisco: Paris of the West:

semi-related sidenote, do imagine how hilarious it would be for werewolf tho

Honestly, I wouldn't find it hilarious. I'd find it sad, overly-complicated, and hopelessly misguided.

[Haven]

@ganymede said in San Francisco: Paris of the West:

@magee101 said in San Francisco: Paris of the West:

semi-related sidenote, do imagine how hilarious it would be for werewolf tho

Honestly, I wouldn't find it hilarious. I'd find it sad, overly-complicated, and hopelessly misguided.

Your logic is not welcome here!

[Darc]

@ganymede Social Combat is in effect for Vampires, but not for any other sphere. We toyed with the idea of making it universal for about thirty seconds, but in the end, decided that it was best left to Vampires.

[magee101]

@ganymede great gif! And thats what I meant in hilarious but not every one finds melancholic content funny

[Kay]

@magee101 said in San Francisco: Paris of the West:

@ganymede great gif! And thats what I meant in hilarious but not every one finds melancholic content funny

Melancholic? How are you defining melancholic, please?

[magee101]

@kay depressing, sad, destined to fail

[Jennkryst]

@darc said in San Francisco: Paris of the West:

@ganymede Social Combat is in effect for Vampires, but not for any other sphere. We toyed with the idea of making it universal for about thirty seconds, but in the end, decided that it was best left to Vampires.

So when a Vampire attempts to SOCIAL DICE a non-Vampire, will it be easier or harder than when they SOCIAL DICE a Vampire?

Ditto, also, non-Vampire vs Vampire?

[Ganymede]

@jennkryst said in San Francisco: Paris of the West:

So when a Vampire attempts to SOCIAL DICE a non-Vampire, will it be easier or harder than when they SOCIAL DICE a Vampire?

Ditto, also, non-Vampire vs Vampire?

Social combat's a little different than that.