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

ETA: PS -- Check your boobs for weird lumps. Please. It takes, like, two minutes.

I did this once for my partner, but when I told her I found some on her face she kicked me in the stomach.

@Kanye-Qwest said in Coming Soon: Supernatural: Lost & Found:

I got excited about this until the 1940s thing, too. I don't feel like acting out historical sexism, basically ever again in my entire life.

I'd recommend the '80's. Because Stranger Things was awesome.

Oh shit, that's up now? Excellent.

I love Key and Peele.

@Wizz @The_Supremes

I don't often name-drop, but Sunny is one of the exceptions. There are many reasons: she's been around a long, long time; she has operated a game; she has witnessed the utter destruction of games; she has played in the genre as long as I have (which is pretty fucking long); and she's a kind and thoughtful player that I personally find delightful. Most importantly, I'm not alone.

I'm not asking The Supremes to sit quietly. I'm telling them that they are confronting a player that others will listen to. This is not to suggest for a moment that her opinion is any more or less true than The Supremes' explanation; this is to suggest that if one drives Sunny to give what equates to a negative review, that's a blemish. And the reason why it's important in this case to listen rather than defend is because of appearances, which is important to the advertisement.

This genre operates by credibility and appearance. This is why "the truth" is irrelevant. This is also why defending the game and its policies is largely pointless, especially when one is simply advertising for activity. In short, I'm not suggesting that The Supremes shut up and conform; I'm suggesting that The Supremes pick and choose carefully how to respond and what to respond to.

That said, I've taken a look at the wiki page, and, regarding the Werewolf section, I concur with Sunny. I am of the opinion that banning "stereotypes" is as prejudicial as the laws and policies that remain prevalent in the real world. I respect the sentiment behind them, but think that the policies are contrary to the spirit of inclusion and respect that the game apparently wishes to foster.

I want to play a man-hating "feminist" Black Fury stereotype; it is fun for me to play through how that mindset will help or hinder her pack. I want to play a Hispanic Bone Gnawer janitor with a huge family, so that other werewolves can see his Rage when his family is attacked. When it comes to offensive stereotypes, the issue isn't what the character is, but who is playing them. And you're really not going to learn who your good and bad players are until you get them in the door.

How to loosen the system? Minimize the application requirements to a simple set of questions that can be answered via bullet-point sentences. Let the players play. Address issues as they rise.

I will still see the movie.

I have some standards to hold the movie against. I saw “The Killing Joke” not that long ago, and while it is not the “definitive” story, it is the one that I remember and consider canon. And in that movie, it was just one bad day that turned everything around.

I really liked “Falling Down,” and if this doesn’t compare, well —

I had a very good experience going through the character generation process. I can recommend it for folks who want to play within a cool theme and setting. Staff is really helpful and communicative as to what they want to see, which is a plus.

Unfortunately, I think the universe's tropes are a little too narrow for me.

@gryphter said in The Work Thread:

It works much like it was made 20 years ago, in some ways. Which is what makes it so satisfying to wrestle it into the output I need.

It's a really good system that too few offices used back in the day to manage projects. It's not so good for legal practice because it's impossible to plan for multiple attorneys. But it is really good for the average project, and by "the average project" I mean "anything that doesn't involve attorneys, who are pretty much just like feral fucking cats all the time, I swear."

@Arkandel said in Star Wars: Insurgency:

FCs aren't the problem. Their players sometimes are.

"Sometimes"?

I can give people the benefit of the doubt, but I also am aware of history. Some people play child PCs well too, but we, as a community, eschew them on games because they have been, by and large, played: (1) poorly; and/or (2) as sex toys, which squicks the fuck out of a lot of people.

FCs as NPCs? That's fine. FCs as PCs, and, especially, staff PCs? Dear God, no.

@Jaded

@Cupcake said in Star Wars: Insurgency:

I am tentatively considering my character previously having some tangential association with a Rogue One feature. Who is dead anyway, but I'm torn between "hey that would be a neat little hook" and "ugh, stop trying to be a snowflake, Cupcake".

Look, the truth is, Diego Luna probably fucked a whole lot of bitches on his excursions for the Rebellion.

... I mean Cassian Andor ...

@Selerik said in The ADD/ADHD Thread (cont'd from Peeves):

I realize this falls under bringing a thread back from the dead, but this is something I wanted to share from the beginning.

Let me just chime in to say that you should never feel bad about bringing this particular thread "back from the dead." We all have health issues, physical or mental, and some of us (if not all of us) can agree at the very least that our health is a serious issue that many gamers avoid addressing or discussing because of the ever-present fear of social stigma. Although I do not suffer from anxiety or attention-deficient issues (or can keep them under control via my own tools), reading this thread has been very helpful in trying to understand others, particularly my daughter (who is seriously hyperlexic in a way that is baffling, creepy, and amazing all at the same time).

While I wish our other discussions could be as civil, this particular area is supposed to be civil and safe. I will police this thread expressly for this purpose.

@Rinel said in The ADD/ADHD Thread (cont'd from Peeves):

It's really hard. Try to remember who is paying whom. Doctors aren't obligated to prescribe you oxycodone for your headaches, but they sure as hell can sit down and listen to you about the pain.

This is really good advice, but I see it a little differently.

We are generally socially conditioned to accept authority without question. Who can blame us? That's how many of us were probably instructed as we went through our formative years. But now that we approach a different (not quite as, but supposedly) adult world, our interactions with professionals is a matter of finding a person we feel comfortable working with.

I think that people too often enter a doctor's office looking for a prescription or a cure. That's not going to work in the long run. Patients need to go into a doctor's office expecting to work with a professional to find a solution to health issues, and the best offices work this way. It is no different than seeing a therapist for mental health issues or a lawyer for legal issues; you are there to disclose everything that is remotely related to the issue so that the professional can figure out how to improve it. Just as therapists cannot give you a "one-shot" solution and a lawyer cannot give you a "guaranteed outcome" (and be wary of the ones that do), a doctor often needs to work with you over a period of time to craft a solution that works for you.

Unfortunately, we do not always have the luxury of being able to do this, but for some of us it is a necessity. So take the time to get comfortable with your professional, and more importantly find one that does the above: sit down; listen closely; and discuss the issue in full. You have a better idea of how or when you feel a certain way, and it's up to the health professional to piece together what and why you are feeling.

I'm not a doctor, but I've pieced together the above from my partner's experiences as a physician's assistant (and she's a lawyer and a PA).

@ixokai said in Star Wars: Insurgency:

He might play a significent role, but it is not written to be so: it will be on Luke's player to make it happen.

Maybe he'll finally pick up those power converters at Tosche Station.

@Ghost said in The Work Thread:

It would be like getting Stalin-appointed to coach the Miami Dolphins.

I'm not sure what the problem is.

@mietze said in Star Wars: Insurgency:

Dammit, maybe I shouldn't make my bounty hunter Sox Tyrdblatt after all.

My SW PC's name is Orly.

(See attached pic.)

@Ghost

I’m sorry, the Dolphins suck?

Right now, sure. But I live in Ohio. There’s a reason why most people are Buckeye fans.

Don’t you talk to me about the Dolphins sucking until you live in Browns/Bengals territory.

Yeah, I'm on board from what @Sunny said.

Also, wouldn't mind running a vampire game again.

Eh. We'll see.

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

Dear sinuses. The high tomorrow will be 90.
The high Monday will be 76.

Wuss.

Here in Ohio, we have weeks that start with a high of 90 and fall to a low of 40.

You don't want to live in the Miami Valley. Ask Auspice.

@Tempest said in Fires of Hope: A Star Wars Story:

And then on top of that it looks like you are /completely/ neutering the FUs you do allow, mechanically speaking.

SAGA does a good job on making Force Users mechanically gimped as is too. Let's not forget that. Force people into starting at Level 1, and, believe me, you should have few Force Users when folks start seeing how easy they can be capped by a Soldier.

@Ominous

Your first mistake was driving in Ohio to begin with.

I get around by floating on the waves of pure malevolence.

THE UNHOLY LEGIONS SEEK YOU.

Do you like darkness? Do you like blood magic? Do you like insanity?

If so, come to this game. This game right here. I'm looking for a few folks that want to play dirty, dirty Acolytes. Specifically, Nosferatu Acolytes. With Malkavia.

Come by. I have ideas. You can find me there as Wes.