Best posts made by Ganymede

@Derp said in Personal Agency for Personal Boundaries:

...until when? You have a massive list of stuff that people aren't allowed to engage in and everyone must completely memorize?

It's not about "allowed to engage in"; it's about giving staff some heads-up about what might really hurt someone. And if staff has some idea of what might really hurt, they could also tell the player before approval that the game is probably not for them.

@Ghost said in Personal Agency for Personal Boundaries:

You may be right. It's not like rpprefs kept instances from taking place, and I'm sure there are some instances of stating "not looking for TS" made it hard for some players to find RP.

Probably. But putting it up front means you can bar someone from engaging in that kind of RP with you. And if that means you don't get the RP, then maybe the game isn't for you.

As Derp has said multiple times since time in memoriam, not every game is for everyone. That's a truism. And I concur that there is an expectation that if a player makes a character that staff can and will bend over backwards to have them included. That is just not the case anywhere.

And this is what I think backgrounds are for. I couldn't give two shits about why you are a world-class fencer and bourbon distiller, but I really would like to know if your concept and RP preferences are ill-suited for the blood-orgy Vampire game I'm running.

@Rinel

Federal court licks hairy goat sacks.

I swear, the memorandum looked as if a law clerk handled it, and while I like clerks and helping them write they are not great at it. Citations were all over; stated facts lacked citations to the record. I already had to put up with this looking at the plaintiff's brief.

I may be a writing snob, but that's what I'm good at and I'm compensated handsomely for putting together a brief that doesn't remind a judge of something Dan Brown'd write.

@Pandora said in Personal Agency for Personal Boundaries:

If thou art comfortable using OOC Whatever then by all means please do so. This thread is not about those of you/us for whom this is already working. This thread is for the people for whom the current system is not working.

Okay, okay.

So, for those of you for whom the system is not working — I don’t know who everyone is — what would you like a command to do?

What concerns do you have? How does the current toolset, if any, make you feel?

I’d personally like to know.

@silverfox

If you need someone to explain the jargon, DM me. There are few variations in Declarations across the states.

@Sunny

I felt the need to forcibly pull the topic back on point here. There have been many suggestions and ideas, and criticism of the same.

But if you feel your point has been made, that’s fine. And if there’s nothing more that needs to be said, so be it.

But if something more is to be suggested, then I welcome that.

To be fair, a gay friend of mine objected to this because he said that coming out is probably one of the most difficult things to do, and should be on a person’s own time and in their own way.

But then he agreed that, fuck this bootheel, he gets what he gets.

@Pyrephox said in What game system would you prefer for a big-tent nWoD project?:

To be fair, I do understand worries about being left behind, XP-wise, because power tends to inflate quickly, which prompts plot runners to make enemies nastier and nastier, until you can, essentially, be priced out of some plots.

That's fair.

I just play outside of plots a lot. I'm not on a game just for the plots. I play for the drama, the lulz, the whatever. I'm hardly ever in plots, now that I think about it.

I realize I may be the only person.

@Livia said in What game system would you prefer for a big-tent nWoD project?:

Hell I came in fresh on F&L when your Wes and your Circle were in power as Jehanne and immediately started messing with what was going on, making alliances and making things difficult for the Circle, as my tiny little Jehanne (XP wise at the time at least).

The conceit behind all of that was:

1. Wes was not working to enhance the Circle; he was working with his Clan to take the Circle out of power.

2. Wes struck a deal with the Invictus.

3. Wes was probably the least powerful (XP-wise) of the Circle.

4. Wes was a twerp that did things to do things because he thought it would be interested or funny.

5. Wes liked Jehanne just fine.

I do miss the twerp.

@SinCerely said in RL things I love:

How many cats do you need to have before you can have the 'cat lady' title?

Allegedly, more than two.

@Auspice said in What game system would you prefer for a big-tent nWoD project?:

I'd be more inclined to put it into a game that supports people regardless as opposed to one that's gonna sneer at me anytime I'm not heavily active.

You get used to it after a while.

I have long-petitioned for flat XP-gain games. Dark Water was once such game. I also have played on games which have slow-advancement times. BSG:U is one such place.

I have to admit that the places which provide an incentive for engaging in RP seem more busy. Yet I get a lot of mileage out of games like Fate's Harvest and Marsilikos.

I think it just depends on expectations, as I said before. My expectations have changed over time. I may never be at the top of the food chain power-wise based on my activity, but I'm hardly ever short on RP partners when I'm looking for them.

@Auspice

@surreality

I’m in.

I want to be the predatory female.

This was filmed not far from where I live, and is the best 27 minutes and 20 seconds I have spent all month.

@surreality

It means that if an employer takes an adverse action against you based on your sexual orientation or gender identity you have a federal cause of action.

If an employer doesn’t hire you because you’re gay, you can sue. If an employer fires you because you’re a lesbian, you can sue. If an employer refuses to promote you because you are transgender, you can sue.

That’s a layman’s version.

@Kestrel

I feel all of that.

Season your food. Dammit.

@silverfox said in MU* Gripes and Peeves:

But a very adorable angry kitten?

@Seamus said in Image Attribution & Creative Commons:

In most states, you can be sued for using someone else's name, likeness, or other personal attributes without permission for an exploitative purpose. Usually, people run into trouble in this area when they use someone's name or photograph in a commercial setting, such as in advertising or other promotional activities. But, some states also prohibit use of another person's identity for the user's own personal benefit, whether or not the purpose is strictly commercial. There are two distinct legal claims that potentially apply to these kinds of unauthorized uses: (1) invasion of privacy through misappropriation of name or likeness ("misappropriation"); and (2) violation of the right of publicity. (The "right of publicity" is the right of a person to control and make money from the commercial use of his or her identity.)

Unless I see evidence to the contrary, a claim for the unauthorized use of one's likeness for a character would probably be barred under the doctrine of absque injuria.

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