@Ashen-Shugar said:
@Coin said:
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You know, you were straddling a line pretty well for a while there. Now^H^H^H you're just a fucking dickbag troll again^H^H^H^H^H. Good job lowering expectations again.There, fixed that for you.
Not sure I get what you're implying, so I'm not going to reply to it as if I do. But... what?
@Cirno said:
@Ashen-Shugar said:
@Lithium said:
Is it possible to at least be able to block someone from chatting with you? I don't need @Cirno spamming my chat box with him cursing me and typing that he's grabbing his cock. That'd be awesome because I'd really just rather not read it at all.
Thanks.
He probably still assumes you're a guy.
No, actually, this is what I told her.
Hey.
Hey.
whispers Fuck you, Lithium.
Oh, yeah. DOWNVOTE THIS [grabs dick]
I don't need to be in the thread to tell you where to stick it. Suck it, Trebek! Suck my diiiiiiiiiiiick! burpWubba-lubba-dub-dub, bitches! Lick-lick-lick my balls!
You know, you were straddling a line pretty well for a while there. Now you're just a fucking dickbag troll again. Good job lowering expectations again.
I think it was something like The Science and Technology Development Group, or something. The STD Group. Club would be more hilarious. The STD Club.
I liked both Lucifer and The Magicians. Both need some work, but that's what first seasons are for: to pave the way for great second seasons.
@Miss-Demeanor said:
YAY! And yes!
I would love to see a group that's kinda mad science-y. People that want to know everything about the monsters, so they try to capture and experiment/dissect them.
Proooooooobably not the nicest people ever... but its for SCIENCE!
We were actually talking about mad scientist co-op the other day.
@Pyrephox said:
@Coin said:
@Pyrephox said:
@Coin Yeah, staff would have to be willing to define what an acceptable background was, and give examples for both backgrounds and One Unique Things. It shouldn't be as much of an issue for a D&D game as for, say, the way people play WoD/CoD in MU*s, since ideally it SHOULDN'T be PvP-focus, and PvP tends to be where the most arguments about that kind of flexibility come in.
Yeah. But you'll still get the occasional person who will complain that someone else's Background allows them to do "everything mine does and more". People's One Unique Thing would also be tricky because to keep the actual feel, you would need an ever growing list of unique things that can't be repeated.
You will get the occasional person who will complain about everything. Any version of D&D you run is going to have something that can potentially create an exploit of the rules. That's presumably why staff aren't robots, and it's not impossible to pull someone in even after approval and tell them to Knock That Crap Off.
Obviously. I just think that the level of ambiguity inherent in backgrounds will create more problems than usual; not unmanageable, but more.
@Pyrephox said:
@Coin Yeah, staff would have to be willing to define what an acceptable background was, and give examples for both backgrounds and One Unique Things. It shouldn't be as much of an issue for a D&D game as for, say, the way people play WoD/CoD in MU*s, since ideally it SHOULDN'T be PvP-focus, and PvP tends to be where the most arguments about that kind of flexibility come in.
Yeah. But you'll still get the occasional person who will complain that someone else's Background allows them to do "everything mine does and more". People's One Unique Thing would also be tricky because to keep the actual feel, you would need an ever growing list of unique things that can't be repeated.
@Pyrephox said:
You might want to consider something like 13th Age as a system. It's meant to be gridless and high fantasy, with a couple of "story game" elements that could be a lot of fun.
Although, most especially - don't design a game by committee. If you're not passionate about running THIS GAME then it won't work well, no matter how many people the individual elements please.
13th Age is pretty great, but you will run into a lot of issues with Backgrounds and what people think is acceptable and what isn't and whatnot.
@Groth said:
@Coin said:
@Arkandel said:
@Groth I'll help run it, but I won't head it.
You have a bad habit of getting people to hypothesize and get into an idea and then going, "but I'm not gonna be in charge!"
We've seen what happens to people who headstaff.
We've never seen what happens with games without staff, though--because they don't happen.
@Arkandel said:
@Groth I'll help run it, but I won't head it.
You have a bad habit of getting people to hypothesize and get into an idea and then going, "but I'm not gonna be in charge!" 
@Arkandel said:
How about this for what we're looking for (specifics-free to give us options):
- Geographically plausible - if possible a single city-setting (maybe a nexus/cultural crossroads). We really don't want to splinter the playerbase into X different nations separated by hundreds of miles between them.
- Liberated women. We want strong female characters to be a possibility.
- Politics should be a thing. Different tribes? Houses? Room to grow for PCs.
- Dangerous but lawful. There should be threats, physical and otherwise, but non-physical characters will need to have roles to play.
Some initial questions:
- Vampires versus Werewolves or collaborative? Are PCs on the same side, antagonistic, cold war?
- Is there a Masquerade or are monsters' existence commonly accepted outside superstition? Do they walk openly as what they are?
I would personally prefer just werewolves, but you know. If it's both I would prefer indifference or cooperative.
I would like the Masquerade to be light. People ignore it, but it's not a deadly secret.
I very much like Penny Dreadful as a general "feel" if you're going to do Victorian-esque London.
@Arkandel said:
@lordbelh Are you guys interested in something more aimed toward pseudohistory (or even semi-following something fictional such as a TV series or novels) instead of actual history?
I'm just concerned it'd be hard for regular players to follow something trying to follow actual history since that'd involve a whole lot of information to absorb - from the names of nations, rulers and religious leaders at the time to the political climate, etc. It seems easier to make up our own or use something very well defined or fixed due to already being made popular.
Also, we'd need to pick a setting where women were afforded agency and self-reliance so that excludes whole chunks of actual medieval history.
Definitely pseudohistory. I have absolutely zero interest in arguing veracity and accuracy of the historical setting beyond basic, TV-OK trappings.
@Arkandel said:
@Coin, I had some ideas we can discuss if you want but basically I am so tired of modern-era WoD games. They just look done by now, so much they all sort of blend into one big game with semantical differences between them, if not by design (and some MU* have worked hard on keeping a unique design) then because that's how the playerbases treat them, which comes down to the same thing.
There are challenges in doing it in an unexpected way of course but maybe they're worth it. If there's interest we can look into it.
I would really enjoy a CoD (rules-wise) Dark Ages/Medieval Forsaken game. I think that era would be fucking amazing for a werewolf game. Might be because I've been playing too much Witcher 3...
Music is a passion. I love to listen to all sorts of music and am honestly one of the most eclectic people I know--everyone has genres they don't like, but I tend to find gems even in those genres I otherwise avoid like the plague. My country (Argentina) has a very particular and extensive history with rock, however. Starting around the late sixties and then onward, we have created some of--in my opinion and in a lot of other people's who know a lot more than me--some of the best rock and roll in the world. Now a days, it's super easy to share music the world over, so I figured I would make a thread here for people to share music that isn't commonplace--maybe music that isn't necessarily in English.
I bridge the gap with Attaque 77's 1998 album "Otras Canciones", in which they cover a lot of songs--some from English-language bands, but mostly local songs that you'd never expect to be put to punk or reggae or ska. They do a version of "Do You Wanna Dance?" ("Quieres tu bailar?") in Spanish, and the Ramones' "Beat on the Brat" in stunted English with hilarious pronunciation. I start with this because it's what we're listening to now, and what gave me the idea.
Following that, I give you:
Patricio Rey & Sus Redonditos de Ricota and their 1985 debut album "Gulp!". Los Redonditos (short form name for the band) are one of Argentina's greatest rock bands--or they were until they split about a decade ago. They have a massive following here, with both rabid and chill fans. Many people don't like them, but they are almost universally outnumbered by those who do. Safe to say their style changes over the years, but until Ultimo Bondi a Finisterre, it remains very iconic and unique.
Los Piojos and their third album from 1996 "Tercer Arco". Los Piojos follow the previous band above's tradition of rock, but managed to create their own distinct sound. Both bands manage to have very unique and attention-grabbing vocalists who aren't known for their technique, but rather for how easy it is to recognize them.
Lastly, for now, Catupecu Machu's second album and first live recording "A Morir!!". Catupé, as they're usuallly referred to by fans, was a bit dirtier, a bit more homely than the others, but one of my favorite local bands back in the day. In fact, there are certain moments on this CD where you can hear me yelling--singing, even--along with the rest of the crowd.
Those are my picks for now. "Gulp!" is almost as old as I am! The rest are from when I was in high school. I hope you guys enjoy it and share some international music you've discovered. And if you do like it and want to listen to more Argentina rock, ping me here or in private or whatever--there's a fuckton of the stuff.
I would be willing to help with game and story design for some historical CoD games. Hell, Dark Ages (or whatever they called the supplement) is out.
@Miss-Demeanor said:
@tragedyjones said:
@Miss-Demeanor said:
@tragedyjones Upvoted for balls.
You can't touch them either.
If I wanted to, I wouldn't ask first.
HE NEEDS AN ADULT
@lordbelh said:
@Coin and @Three-Eyed-Crow, that is one of my favorite shows ever. I was so bummed that it only lasted a single season. It was absolutely fantastic.
I also liked Veronica Mars, teenager investigator trope though it might be.
Terriers was amazing.
"Leave."
"But--but bab--"
"I said leave."
"Okay."
"... and then come back in through the window."
@Thenomain said:
@Coin said:
You didn't just win by default, you won with two other people holding me back!
I can't control others letting me meander into the "winner's" door. Don't blame me, you hater.
I'm just saying, you guys were jerks and it hurt my fweewings.
