Updates! I'm almost through the Auxiliary system hell. (Jobs, BB, Notes, etc.). This is probably the stuff I like writing the least - but I'm getting through it!

The character generation commands are buttery smooth and hopefully well laid out. I'll leave that to those that come in to test, though!

Grd building has started. It's so fun to see some of my old stomping grounds on the list - and cringe-worthy to see others (Outer SE).

There's still so much to do!

I've also been moving forward on the visual side of the build. Here's my current direction for the landing page and a wiki article.

Landing page

Wiki

Not a lot of updates, but steady progress.

Thanks for the read! 🙂

Dominos coupon code 5162:

Large five topping for basically half price. Comes out to like 12 bucks here. Might be more where you are but give it a shot.

@Ghost I wouldn't say I have nothing to show for it. Quite the contrary.

I have fantastic friends who I went on to meet IRL and who became an important part of the fabric of my life and who I wouldn't give up for anything. People who have had my back, enriched my world, and made life better for me just for being there.

There were times in my life when I was in such a black hole of misery that being able to jump on and talk nerd shit with MUSHers, or be involved in some story where I needed to know what happened next or where I was aware my character's absence would be detrimental to other people's...I mean...sometimes that gave me a reason to hold on and thus I am still here. Not saying that's universal for everyone but. No. I wouldn't say, at all, that it's brought nothing to my life.

And that's why, right alongside seeing the benefits of not doing it, I miss it, and am aware of what it's costing me to not do it.

Ambivalence for the win I guess.

Ted Lasso finale. I wasn't ready for that show to be over.

ted lasso

@Kumakun I would be down to do beta testing! My schedule is a little weird, but I can be on nights. I love love love Cyberpunk RED and was a big fan of 2020.

I agree with @Ganymede about rules lite. Neon City is good, The Sprawl is good (though trying to adapt a powered by the apocalypse game to MU* sounds a bit painful, plus it's an old PBTA game, and it's definitely showing its age).

Newer players who aren't familiar with the source material may only be familiar with the more streamlined attribute/skill system in the video game, so that could be a benefit when doing systems work. You could even go Ares with it, modifying stats to fit the core Cyberpunk ones, then just use the proprietary system with AresMUSH.

Another option would be CY_BORG, which is a cyberpunk version of MORK BORG.

I don't think I would suggest Sprawlrunners or CBR+PNK, as those are a bit too light on the rules - and the latter is designed more for the "one last run and then I retire" kind of character.

Really excited for more cyberpunk stuff! I need reasons to procrastinate on dissertation!

I didnt play there, but I am curious what it was, and what was memorable about it.

"Macha... you can't push these things and expect to keep your job at this level. It SUCKS. The way the economy is set up is REALLY bad. But you just CAN'T."

me: I can't what? Expect them to do the BARE minimum of what the law demands? Expect to be allowed to treat sugar crashes or be able to take insulin before I eat?

"You can't expect them to do the bare minimum, no.They won't.
And you will get fired."

on a higher note: Surgery went well.

MediaWiki requires a bit of tech savvy--setup, themes, maintenance. If you're looking for something that you can just kind of run with out of the box, you might consider wikidot instead. It doesn't have all the same bells and whistles, but it's free, easy to use, and serviceable.

Digital Ocean has a setup guide for MW: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-mediawiki-on-ubuntu-14-04

@Macha

I won't be, but I know people I know are going to drag me into it.

@Hawksmoor

Sorry, but I'm not going to be the best resource. You may want to reach out to Thenomain.

@reimesu

The Darth Jar-Jar theory is one of my personal favorites.

@Misadventure huh. This seems interesting and useful though i could see your CEOs point, too

This one is from TTRPG; now that I've read the whole acronym and caught up with the rest of the class, you know.

Content warning: Drug Use.

***The Story***

The GM had placed us in a situation where our almost-epic D&D characters ended up Somewhere Else, where we all thought we were just college students. So suddenly, my fighter is just a kid on a sports scholarship. But there were a few secrets and things to find on campus that could give you special abilities.

Someone is summoning some Lovecraftian horror on campus. We find the summoning. This giant tentacle thing is now rising up in the woods behind campus. We have like. 5 hit points.

Enter the Druggie. She had found one of those secrets. It seemed super lame. She could jump. Really high.

And she'd been charged with finding a few "supplies" for the druggie party later.

So she turns to the GM and says, "Welp. I have ecstasy and Everclear here in my inventory."

GM blinks slowly. "Uh, yes, you do."

"Great. So I mix the ecstasy in the Everclear, shake up the bottle, jump up, and throw the resulting mess into the creature's mouth."

The look on the GM's face was priceless.

Once he'd recovered, the thing loses its mind, wrecks its own summoning circle in its drug-fueled haze, and returns to whatever reality it was trying to emerge from.

@Ghost Shall I call it "Are you Mad Libs?

Might want to break this off. One offhand comment is fine, but this isnt a thread to derail with my waggery.

@Devrex I definitely want something that is at least partly abstract and automatic to keep the workload more around handling actions that dont have a good coded analogue.

Also, I found myself wanting to React to each post on the screen, which tells me I have been using Microsoft Teams too much.

There's also grapevine.haus and mudlistings.com.

Game Update: Opening Events starting on Saturday, March 18 2023.

6ix Remains is set to move forward into official Alpha plot launch with a trio of Opening Events this coming Saturday. In the past month the survivors have been busy securing their community-building and finding supplies to sustain themselves through the crisis. The opening events are now set to allow them to explore beyond the safety of their haven, and attempt to find out what is happening in the rest of the city. What they find may well shake their views of the new reality that they think they know.

Will things improve for the survivors? Or will things get worse before they get better? Come join us and find out!

@kk That's the hardest part; setting boundaries.

On one hand, you don't want to say something that will judge/dodge you out of roleplay, so you (rhetorical you) do your best to come across as easy to work with and accommodating. On the other hand, not setting boundaries up front is something 10x easier to do with someone you already have rapport with. Sometimes players will outright decide not to RP with you if you say you're not looking for TS or relationship RP. There's definitely a subtle art to asserting your boundaries -and- coming across as worth roleplaying with.

@Jynxbox said in Searching for Star Wars RPI:

That and their Star Wars universe has kaiju that are eating planets.

unicron

@Atenolol

This is an amazing start! Happy that people have a Blade Runner game to play on. It's a great universe with a lot of rich lore in it, and I look forward to seeing what you all do with it in the future! Keep up the energy, it sounds like everyone is having a great time!