Posts made by Arkandel

Goddamn FotM builds. I had it first.

Since I don't like the direction OP has been taking in the last few years - their GMC line is better than 1.0 but that's not saying much - I'm hopeful this might be good. The brand has been watered down a lot, they can't even pretend to hold deadlines, they're alienated from hobby stores... it's a mess.

This could be good. Unless, of course, it's not.

A couple of questions, @Sunny:

1. Without needing to commit to specific numbers but just to clarify, where do you see the experience curve of a casual compared to the annual cap? Say, assuming a pretty active player is meant to hit the annual cap, would you say a casual one would make closer to 25%, 50% or 75% of it at the end of the year?

2. Are you considering an approval system for spends? I'm referring to stats like Gnosis, Renown, etc.

3. Are you using automatic experience gains? Catch-up experience for newer players? Transfers to new alts in case of IC death/permanent retirement?

4. How are Fate points earned? How do they translate into the IC world if they include things often impossible in the IC world like coming back from the dead?

5. If I remember correctly you plan to open spheres for which the books aren't out yet. How are you planning to handle things when they are published?

Thanks!

Ah, fair enough. Well, good riddance then.

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s last episode was excellent.

... Unless you're a shipper, in which case welcome to hell.

@surreality said:

There's a short list of people I'm willing to pre-emptively ban from any game I run. He's on it. People I clash with constantly and/or despise are not on that list and I have zero desire to add them to it. He is. That should speak volumes.

Alright, so why is he the devil?

(I've no idea, it's not a rhetorical question)

Leaving the house in the morning although it's raining because I have a jacket and hood doesn't mean I should do so wearing sneakers which are basically 0% water resistant.

Now I'll have wet feet all day. Yay.

I've not looked at Evannia's code but I don't see anything wrong with writing something that's meant to do something else.

If they wanted to create a game server they would have, but they shouldn't be judged because they had a different goal than expected. It's like criticizing a company for making an RPG because it's not an FPS.

Oh, I agree. And it's a shame too, because as Agents of SHIELD has shown tying a TV series to the movies' timeline can be an incredible tool for both - it can hype upcoming films big time and the show itself benefits from the association with its own ratings (AoS was only average until Captain America: Winter Soldier took S.H.I.E.L.D. down then it got really good).

The cast is pretty good, they found a great Supergirl for the role. I was amused by all the non-references to Superman - he's never called by name ("the Big Guy") or shown directly (always shots of his back, or a cape or something).

It's promising.

@Thenomain The LS/Crone stuff I read didn't impress me power-wise. Unless I missed something, of course.

Holy shit, how is HR still breathing?

I'll bite.

Doors. How would you use them in everyday RP with other PCs?

@ThatOneDude said:

Do the people actually play though? Or is that just the numbers?

The same question can be asked about anything. The only answer is "hopefully".

You set the pieces, you offer support, you encourage plot... and then the ball's in the players' court. But players who aren't there certainly won't play, so you do want the numbers - they're a precondition for activity even if they don't guarantee it.

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@Wizz HR is wrong all the time. Disagreeing with him is a sign of good judgment, not to mention mental health.

@BetterJudgment said:

I dunno. One the one hand, I think that HR is a loudmouthed, self-justifying shitpile.

Unlike the rest of us shining examples of humankind here?

I've seen HR go out of his way to help people then never mention it anywhere. That's way better than most folks who either never do anything for others or if they do, they feel the urge to shamelessly use the fact to promote themselves.

@Ganymede said:

@tragedyjones said:

I did often feel weird using Dominate on PCs. Just how I am.

I don't, but this is because I usually ask whether it's okay to use the power on a player's PC. Most are okay with it; some ask what I intend to have them do; but few outright demand I not do so.

They shouldn't. I can see how someone might take exception at what the command is, but if another player is considerate enough to ask (which they don't have to) all I'd be willing to do is discuss the extent of what it does. Saying 'no' is silly. Would/could they say 'no' to being IC punched in the face?

Now if the command is something people might not want to play that's a different ballgame. But being the target of a power in general? Deal with it, dude.

@Coin said:

I have hot water in my apartment. Finally.

Hot water and electricity. Damn one percenters.

Gotta love people.

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