Posts made by Auspice

@templari said in The Kitten Army (GIF Heavy):

@auspice But but.. I'm supposed to be scary.

It's okay. You can pretend. I won't tell anyone.

(But the kittens know, man. They know.)

@ganymede said in Random links:

@roz

So do I.

Fuck you, @Arkandel.

(Weren't we talking steak this morning? Shit. The mods are sharing a braincell now.)

@Arkandel

IT'S SNOWING AND I BLAME YOU

@sparks said in System dealbreakers:

@thenomain said in System dealbreakers:

@arkandel said in System dealbreakers:

CGen shouldn't be a trap.

Except for Traveller. It's actually kind of fun knowing that you could die in chargen. But it's a short series of rolls so it's no big deal.

Traveller chargen is best chargen for that reason.

This is why I want my randroll CG.

Death! Chaos!

YOU TOO COULD BE A WASTE MANAGEMENT PRINCESS.

@roz said in Random links:

@arkandel Well thanks a lot, now I want steak.

But do you want it rare, mid rare, medium, unfriend, or block?

(or in MSB terms: rare, mid rare, medium, suspend, or ban?)

I kid. (.... or do I?)

Well.

Apparently I can pull off the 'hoodie under leather jacket' look.

So there's that in my life.

@templari said in The Kitten Army (GIF Heavy):

@auspice So. I. May have yelled out loud "KITTEN!! IT'S SO CUTE AND FLUFFY LOOKING! OH MY GOD I WANT TO PET IT!!!" prompting my roommate to once again remind me, that I am apparently a large grown-ass man, and should not be losing my shit like that over kittens.

I have a soft spot for large, grown-ass men who love kittens.

@ganymede said in System dealbreakers:

@auspice

You could ask me earlier than that. Or, y'know, RP and play when I play, you goof.

But I work until 8p CST and have an hour commute.

@ganymede said in System dealbreakers:

@sg said in System dealbreakers:

@auspice said in System dealbreakers:

Honestly, for as popular as nWoD is, sometimes it drives me insane as a MU*. I get so sick of having to reference websites/PDFs to remember all the different dice pools.

As a filthy casual, this has been a huge barrier to me getting into WoD. There's so many goddamned splat books.

Y'all could just ask me, you know. It's not like I don't have all of the source material, online and .pdf, hot-keyed and for easy access on my computer.

How can I ask you at 2am CST on a Tuesday?!

As others have said, thank you for your time in service!

I would like to share for folks that may need it during the transition:

My friend hosts MU*s. Former player. It's $5/mo, first two weeks free for setup time. He'll gladly assist in the process (he knows some codebases better than others, but he's a dev guy so he can quickly learn).

http://kydance.net/pages/mu_hosting

Why does having asthma as an adult make me feel so embarrassed? Why is it so embedded in my head as a 'childhood condition?'

Either way: I hate waking up to stand over the sink coughing to the point that I can barely hold myself upright.

@arkandel said in The Eighth Sea - Here There Be Monsters:

@auspice Any advice for less-than-active players to get back into the flow? What's a good starting hook at the moment? Or should we weather the storm (har-har) until after the holidays?

Leviathan put up a whole slew of hooks on the Plot Hooks (bb 6) board, most of which can also be found on the 'Now' page: http://the8thsea.wikidot.com/now. Some are being looked into by PCs, but not all. If one interests you, just drop a request to Staff (this helps us to know what people are interested in and allows us and you to do some 'off-camera' work as well as give some guides to RP before any actual +events are scheduled).

The 'Monster of the Week' +events that Leviathan will be running (which will be at varying times as he has the most flexible schedule) are also a good way to jump in.

@tinuviel said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:

@auspice Also next time you use the app it should have a list of your past journeys and you can make a mental note of his details to avoid him in the future.

Generally, once you give a driver a poor rating, they never match you with them again.

And you bet your ass I gave a poor rating and a full report. I've got a case open with their team and they are, supposedly, opening a review on him.

I want to share here for those who haven't been able to pop in / don't always remember to check bbs:

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Patience Please Scylla
Announcements (1/28) Wed Dec 06, 2017 10:31pm

Hey guys! First of all: thank you. Thank you so much for checking us out, for sticking around, and for making this place a success so far. You have all been fantastic and I can tell you that we (myself, Kraken, Levi, and Oni) are all very excited to tell stories for you all. Hooray for swashing buckles!

However, as you've likely seen across a few posts of late, the holidays have been hitting your 8th Sea staff with a bit more than just the usual expected amount of "Real World"ness. So we just ask that you be patient in hearing back on requests: especially app responses. If you're not aware, two Staff members look at every app. We're doing our best to keep up with things, but it may take an extra day here and there as we deal with RL.

After Christmas, things should settle back and get caught up, so just give us a couple weeks. Thank you!
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@derp said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:

@auspice said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:

I've been taking Lyft/Uber/etc for a while. I've never had a weird/wtf experience until tonight.

Guy kept asking if I wanted him to just 'drive [me] around.'
Kept insisting I take his number.

Outright asked if I live alone at one point.

I almost went to a neighbor's door other than my own, but I don't know any of my neighbors, so it would've been an added layer of awkward. I just made sure to immediately lock my door as I got in and I was texting a friend the whole time.

But holyfuck.

Did you report said creepy behavior to the company? If not, you probably should.

I intend to, yes.

I've been taking Lyft/Uber/etc for a while. I've never had a weird/wtf experience until tonight.

Guy kept asking if I wanted him to just 'drive [me] around.'
Kept insisting I take his number.

Outright asked if I live alone at one point.

I almost went to a neighbor's door other than my own, but I don't know any of my neighbors, so it would've been an added layer of awkward. I just made sure to immediately lock my door as I got in and I was texting a friend the whole time.

But holyfuck.

I lost my water bottle.

It was relatively new.

I thought I left it at work on Sunday.
It must have slipped out of my bag on the bus and I didn't notice.

Guess it's a good thing work gave me an Amazon gift card for the OT I worked last month. Was gonna use it towards new shoes (mine are developing holes), but new water bottle it is.

@sockmonkey said in PBs You Haven't Had a Chance to Use:

@Arkandel No one would ever get mad about that! We're all mature adults here. Right?

I will say right now: if you use MEW on a game before I do, I will be a little sad (esp. if it was a concept where I finally felt able to use her), but I'll get over it. Shit happens.

Hey, Austin, I was told the cold front would drop us to around 60F (15.5C). NOT 40F (4.4C).

THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.

@sg said in System dealbreakers:

@auspice said in System dealbreakers:

Honestly, for as popular as nWoD is, sometimes it drives me insane as a MU*. I get so sick of having to reference websites/PDFs to remember all the different dice pools.

As a filthy casual, this has been a huge barrier to me getting into WoD. There's so many goddamned splat books.

And so many of them are not well-edited. Even 2.0. You'll find sections where it's like they forgot to finish writing or left out entire paragraphs.

I was pulling bloodline info from one book for someone the other night and he goes 'This sounds homebrew.'
'Nope. It's directly from the official book.'

There's so many, written by so many people, often poorly edited that it's just... a mess.