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If that show had 100 hours, approximately 88 of them would be Danny Rand whining about his unfair fate of being a billionaire with super powers.

@Arkandel said in The 100: The Mush:

@Ghost said in The 100: The Mush:

Nice people or not, though, what repeatedly happens with these two is that they center all plot thru their PCs, focus the game on their characters, push against other players trying to create plot elements that don't match their design, and then close the game when it doesn't pan out their way.

Not only is that quite true, it's also baffling; for a new game where players haven't had the chance yet to invest in their characters (and thus have a high chance of sticking around) you'd think staff would want them to do so. That is, I'd expect especially early stages of MU* to be quite generous as to how much PCs get to be in the spotlight and/or get to do cool things, get involved in plot - which showcases why your MU* is so cool - and generally create positive word of mouth.

The reality is different. But... I guess that's a good thing in a way, if these annoying tendencies show early on - less time wasted for everyone involved than if you had to play half a year first before badness happened.

You know, not that I have any particular stake on this, but just by way of commentary, the whole 'showcase your character in a plot' was what got hooked me on Firan, back when there was a certain OC plot. It was my first character on the MUX and he went on a plot! I felt like I was a liked member of the community instead of a nonfactor.
Of course, my nonfactoring came later on, which sucked balls but hey.

@Arkandel I liked Three, Four and Five. Four was a riot, though.

I like Scenario 1 a lot. The Italian Wars were a particularly amazing historic era and it would be amazing to play in it.

@saosmash It gets better. Takes time, but it gets better.

@Thenomain Noir is typical and intrinsic to Cyberpunk. Not so much Shadowrun, as magic destroys the pessimism and opens a whole other slew of possibilities. On the other hand, I recognize what attracts me to the cyberpunk genre is what pushes people away. I like the gritty, bitter pill of cynicism that cyberpunk fiction prescribes. I am not so much for suspending my disbelief for elves and trolls and shit.

@Kanye-Qwest said in How To Treat Your Players Right:

@Runescryer said in How To Treat Your Players Right:

THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO TS ON THIS GAME!!!, which is how I've seen a lot of games phrase their policy.

Narrator Voice: There was absolutely only TS on that game.

ftfy

@kanye-qwest @tempest OH. Oh, that chick. I liked her.

@Arkandel Tigana left me with a sensation I hadn't felt since I finished the Sprawl trilogy for the first time. Lions of Al-Rassan's ending made me smile a little. But Song for Arbonne, man. Holy shit.

@kamikaze said in Fear and Loathing (Official Thread):

What is this hog pit thing? O.o

Caveat emptor: you won't like all that you'll see there.

You also lose 0.00045% of your soul per post.

@Auspice said in King of Sex Mountain:

aka developing a sex game in FS3 (sorry @faraday).

This is all likely a lark and I am already developing a game so I doubt I am going to actually 'make this happen,' but I find a lot of enjoyment in theorycrafting. The initial idea for this was born out of bs'ing (and not actually complaining for once in our sorry lives) in the gripes thread. A 'what if' regarding an orgy scene that was not taken seriously. Which would, of course, take likely literal months to play out because of the logistics behind it.

The idea led me to consider: what if that was the entire point behind it? What if you approached it like a gaming session or even story? Develop a system in which each orgy has a different setting (and/or theme) and the goal is to be the last (wo)man standing? Because, you see, I am inspired by the game Kobolds Ate My Baby and this particular orgy would come with death tables. And embarrassment tables.

What's that? You failed a roll? Sorry, but the next time you go to lube up you grab the hot sauce instead.

I envision only 4 attributes (brawn, dexterity, wits, hotness), a v. streamlined action skillset, a heavy reliance on background skills, and RP hooks that read like a Tinder profile.

The only real issue I'm having at this point is: since death is gonna happen a lot (don't worry, the cleaners are discrete), I want a way to track deaths-per-player without requiring people use Ares handles. I feel like this may demand a custom Ares module.

(*This entire thing may be a joke. It may not. I'm kind of enjoying the idea of Orgy on a Cruise Ship followed by Orgy at the Office followed by Orgy at Bingo Night ....)

Does it come with the Bukkake Berserker play module?

@tempest said in POLL: Vampire Requiem 2E Settings/Theme:

35-40 XP is a fair bit in 2E. It lets you build a complete character though.

The problem with WoD is 'starting' characters are never complete. So unless everybody in the game is a babyvamp, it feels weird.

I like 40xp. But I also like zero further XP gain after that. You get 40xp. Make your character. The end.

My preference is not popular though.

On a different note, please don't ever let people go past 100xp.

100+ xp in 2E is just off to la la land.

Agreed. Also, if any character has over 100 XP it just gets into an arms race of comic proportions, which, frankly, sucks.

@auspice a good punching bag is a great outlet for male anger
edit: well, any anger, really. buy one and try it out. remember to close your fist, though, thumbs out, not in.

Having read the context of the situation, it was well deserved.

If you can't take the heat of your trolling, don't troll.

Someone should rename this thread to 'The Roast'

@faceless That episode, man.