Posts made by Auspice

Well, it's just for Shadowhunter PCs, for one. You can be a gay vampire or mundane and have no issue whatsoever. I think the 'don't react' is more of a: don't sit on channels and accuse staff of being homophobic for retaining this aspect of theme / don't go around acting like staff is attacking you IRL for this.

And, I mean, some people like to RP that. I've encountered a few players over the years who are so obsessive over playing the person persecuted for their sexuality that they've convinced Staff to let them subvert theme (such as: the overall theme is that homosexuality is totally OK, but they somehow managed to be super persecuted by the society in game that is... accepting towards everyone else). So, for some? Might be a great theme to play.

The policy could use some improved wording, I agree... But it appears it's a) only in affect for one group on the game (not the game overall), and b) basically going 'This is just us retaining what we felt was an important part of theme. Staff is LGBT positive and we support your RL lifestyle. Please don't lash out at us or other players for what happens IC.'

Maybe I'll give the show a look once I'm caught up on Mr. Robot and Man in the High Castle. aka next time I'm sitting around all 'shit I need something to stare at.'

App process doesn't look toooo bad, even if it's making me eye-cross-y right now (I blame that on being tired, however, and not the game). Pretty straight-forward overall.

I'd play a Shadowhunter, so... Anyone wanting hooks, lemme know? This seems like a setting where having BG ties might help a lot RP-wise.

I've read a few of the books. The trope-y love-triangle stuff annoyed me, but I did like the setting. The movie -was- painful. I haven't heard enough about the show yet to decide if I want to watch it or not.

What sort of system is the game using? Like, sheet/dice/code-wise?

@WTFE said in RL Anger:

@Auspice said in RL Anger:

Y'know, I aaaaaaalmost put a disclaimer that I am not available.

Here's what I'm reading: "I almost put a disclaimer, but then decided not to because I might get to trade up."

(This is me running away. Very quickly.)

Running is good. I'm lazy.

@WTFE said in RL Anger:

@Auspice, meet @Wizz. Wizz; Auspice.

Now please just ignore me while I go back here and put on some Barry White (or at least Barry Adamson)…

Y'know, I aaaaaaalmost put a disclaimer that I am not available. GO BACK TO YOUR FANCY MICROSCOPE SIR.

@WTFE

Yesssss spoil the scientist-to-be!

@Wizz said in RL Anger:

@Auspice
I just have no idea where to look anymore. Admittedly I make this a lot harder for myself in that the kind of women I tend to be very attracted to are modern, liberal, living-their-dream types who always seem to have zero interest in children (or at least, they're the only ones who make dating profiles in my area).

I never had luck with social dating sites. But, I promise, there's modern, liberal, 'working towards goals' women out there who want kids. I'm one of them and I've known a few.

Chances are they're too busy for dating sites or they've been turned off by the kind of guy they come across (last time I tried, 95% of the messages/hits I got were guys just wanting to get laid or guys wanting a 'third' for them and their SO).

@Wizz said in RL Anger:

Slowly coming to grips with the realization that single-dad life being "admirable" doesn't mean it's attractive, at least in the online dating scene, in a place and time in my life where that's pretty much the only dating scene. Blegh.

Just gotta find the right ladies, I think.

@tragedyjones said in White Wolf Survey:

Did they finally share this? Dope. I got it in an email a couple weeks ago. Yay MUSH ref. Yay Promethean ref

Yeah, posted to their FB today.

@Apocalycious said in White Wolf Survey:

You're probably right about that, but it's a poor choice of wording if that's what they mean. In many places, like here in California, domestic partnership is a specific legal status with certain requirements that many people living together with their SO don't meet.

Does it? I wasn't aware of that! I know 'civil union' is in many places, but I didn't know domestic partnership was also its own legality thing.

I'll play other strategy games. Loved Age of Empires. Play the hell out of Civ. But I won't go near Starcraft.

@Apocalycious said in White Wolf Survey:

I find if interesting that their "what best describes your marital status" question allows for polyamory but has no option that involves being in a relationship, unmarried, but living with your significant other:

• Single
• In a relationship but not living together
• In a domestic partnership or civil union
• Married
• Multiple consensual partners
• I would rather not answer

I would just assume they're talking about married vs unmarried, except for the fact that other options exist to indicate being in a relationship but not married.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Their gender options were also good.

However, I think in this case: 'domestic partnership' = living with your SO.

Only time I ever went to a LAN party... I was invited because I was the only one who could setup the internal network needed.

I'd never played Starcraft before. Rather than giving me any modicum of a tutorial, suggestions, or even 'play single player for a bit and then join us,' they brought me into their games... refused to answer my questions, crushed me, and then made fun of me for it.

I still hate that fucking game.

@Arkandel said in White Wolf Survey:

@Auspice It amused me when they asked where we watch movies/shows and one of the options was "free" stuff on the internet, including the quote marks.

I had a giggle at that, myself.

It's not a bad survey. I think the main thing they want to get from it is which products to focus on (by asking what games you've played and which of those are your favorite) and what product areas they should focus in.

The latter won't affect us (tho I'd be interested to see some new video game attempts), but the former will. I just answered most questions from a tabletop point of view (and TT was how I first played WoD games).

@ThatGuyThere said in RL Anger:

@Auspice
It could also be a difference in the regions, after all the Carolinas are on the east coast where I am currently about a third of a continent west of there, and I have noticed i hear it more in Kentucky and Tennessee then in Louisiana or Mississippi.

I did get a lot of 'hun' in the Northern KY area.

@Arkandel said in White Wolf Survey:

@Auspice
26. Have you played any of the following kind of games? Check all that apply.
Table Top RPG
Card Games (VTES, RAGE)
Freeform LARP
MET (Minds Eye Theatre) LARP
None of the above

We're not even on their radar.

They actually reference MU*s on another page. They seem to put us in the category of console/computer games.

@ThatGuyThere said in RL Anger:

@Auspice said in RL Anger:

I have not minded when people I am dating use it with me.
I entirely mind it when people I'm not dating (or worse: barely know) use it.

As a transplant to the upper south this touches on something that drive me insane. The use of honey, hun, sugar, sweetie etc with total strangers, every time I hear it directed at me which is multiple times a day I want to ask the person, do we actually know each other?

I am fine with all of the above as terms of endearment with folks that I am endeared to or that are endeared to me but I would seriously rather have a stranger refer to me as 'hey asshole' than 'hun'.

Surprisingly, despite living in the upstate of South Carolina for 8 years... I actually didn't hear this all that often. Not directed to me, at least. Sometimes, yes, but not as often as I'd been led to believe.

...then again, Greenville is often seen as one of the most liberal areas in that region.

The WW FB page shared this survey today. It's to get feedback on what fans want them to do down the road.

Posting it in Mildly Constructive since it does rather pertain to a large chunk of MU*ing.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HT8GSSP

Some of them bother me, but I'm OK with babe/baby, but- I also see it only as a 'between partners who know the other is OK with it.'

I have not minded when people I am dating use it with me.
I entirely mind it when people I'm not dating (or worse: barely know) use it.

I don't mind boo, but that's more in a 'fucking hilarious to hear someone say it' sense. I always hear it as said by Aziz Ansari's character in Parks & Rec (reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vog94NiZ4zo)

The issue with the 'transactional' part is how... the 'nice' doesn't continue.

'I was so nice to you, but you won't go out with me?! Well you're a fucking bitch.' ...and then turns around and tells everyone what a bitch/cunt/fat cow you are.

I mean, yeah, I get disappointment if you think there is something and you've been good friends and you've done a lot for them, but they aren't interested. It's OK to be disappointed in that situation. It's what you do after.

Do you continue being their friend and supporting them? Then you are nice.
Do you turn on them, treat them like shit, and/or go out and try to turn other people against them? Then you are not and never were nice.