Posts made by Ganymede

@lithium said in RL Anger:

Remove Batfleck. Remove Cavill's dark and broody murderous superman.

I'm sorry, but I like both Batfleck and Cavill's Superman.

I just really hate Zack Snyder.

We should make a thread about this, and duel to the death.

@tempest said in POLL: Super Hero MU Gut Check:

Just my 2c, but if you want OC heroes, make an OC hero game. FC games should be FCs. Mixing them is asinine.

Honestly, the pure audacity required for a player to think whatever harebrained thing they whipped up in 30 minutes deserves the same attention/etc as a comic book character that's been written for 10, 20, 30, however many years and is known by 80% of the players on the game, and has been in cartoons and movies and whatever else is just...

Seriously? It's dumb. Pure and simple.

First, if game designers want to allow both, I'll defer to their expertise and decision. I'm not here to argue whether one or the other varieties are superior. And, as I think someone else said, if you want a game that is purely one way or the other, make it yourself.

Second, I have the temerity to say that, yes, I can concoct an OC that is better thought-through than what other comic book writers can come up with. I mean, that's kind of how new superheroes get created. Sure, not every concept is going to be smashing, but OCs are how you create new stories. And, yes, I think I have the ability to write someone more compelling than 'The Condiment King' or 'Orca'.

Third, whether or not an OC gets any screen time or attention is up to staff and the players: (1) staff to provide opportunities; (2) the creator to engage the OC in the events; and (3) the other players to be inclusive. And I agree with you that OC players should not walk in and just expect that other players will want to include them in their FC RP (after all, we all just gotta get that Cyclops-Jean Grey-Wolverine threesome RP In there), but if FC players are just going to nose out OCs they are part of their own problem -- namely, being arbitrarily cliquish.

Finally, what I'm getting at is whoever ends up playing Legion or Magneto is going to need to be the sort of player that reins himself or herself in for the enjoyment of others because both FCs seem to have expansive power sets. And, from what it sounds like, that sort of player is rare on superhero (and WoD) games.

@tempest said in POLL: Super Hero MU Gut Check:

People making their own character out of thin air and just vaguely describing their powers = Problem.

People playing pre-made characters that most everybody is familiar with, and just vaguely describing their powers = Not a problem.

Yes, there are plenty of crappy FC players, but I as a person know or can look up what that character can or can't do.

I'm still not sure what the limits on Legion's powers are. Or Magneto.

@Auspice

This is mostly for you.

https://www.inverse.com/article/37124-are-raccoons-leading-revolution-against-humans-we-asked-a-scientist

No, thank you. Raising the dead isn't something that I would want to torture staff with.

@Auspice

Did you notice how poor her grammar was in the first few paragraphs? The humanity.

@Ghost

For that sin, there is no end to the depth to which I would sink to rip your face off and watch you writhe in agony.

@Arkandel said in Descent Reboot:

Are you involved in the project as future active staff or only as a consultant for this stage?

I don't know. I haven't discussed this with the rest of staff yet.

I can say I'm the only PC on the game, as the rest of the old ones were wiped out. So, there's that.

@saosmash said in RL things I love:

My noodles were so hot at lunch that I still have that spicy burn feeling around my mouth after driving back to the office. Yet no garlic or ginger flavors were sacrificed in my food in pursuit of lighting my mouth on fire. A+.

This is why I love the pho place by my house.

@Lithium

Here's the working document. These are in draft form and not final. The Ventrue will take some time, as I need to re-work the Dragolescu a bit, and have to really bear down on the Melissidae and the Sons of Cade. The former I want to convert into a more Borg-like bloodline, whereas I'm turning the Sons of Cade into American-noble soldiers that fight Horrors.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1x1SJk_MEsd3bWtplsMla6w3UPNVJUnxeWzsc2G8R2Xc/edit?usp=sharing

Questions and comments are welcome by PM. Would prefer that, over this thread.

@Taika said in Descent Reboot:

There's some alterations to the BL's happening, but seriously, they're pretty damned awesome.

Thanks for the compliment. Nosferatu lines are done. Working on the Ventrue. This will take some time.

@saosmash said in RL Anger:

Having a lawyer do your talking for you just really terrifies people because of the implied threat of suit, I think. Even when your lawyer has a spine roughly the consistency of marshmallow fluff.

I like the carefully-worded letter on letterhead.

@ThatGuyThere said in Descent Reboot:

At some point during this game a Gangrel has to make their home in Post Apoc Grant's Farm.

There will be Oberlochs.

@WTFE

Generally, I avoid Sichuan / Szechuan food. They often conceal rogue nuts, at least if made in Canada.

@Taika said in Descent Reboot:

Man, finding interesting places to add to the empty grid to start building it is rough. Guess I'll have to get creative and start making no-Gauntlet zones and dropping the flavor stuff before I worry too much about finding real places. Who would have thought St. Louis would be kind of dry of interesting things?

There are other good places to try, like the Quad Cities.

@WTFE

Heart attacks are God's way of punishing people like you. I hope you have one in front of your family.

(No, I actually don't; all of that looks delicious, so I hope you and whomever you ate it with enjoyed the shit out of it, honestly, I'm a total foodie.)

You know what blows? I used to be able to eat beans. With impunity. But allergies change over time. And now you know why I don't pull punches.

@Thenomain

Good. I have a project for you when you're done with that.

@Miss-Demeanor said in Health and Wealth and GrownUp Stuff:

Closed on our first house last week! We're sorting and packing and hoped to be moved in by end of next week! Super excited and proud of ourselves!

That's really cool to hear. Congratulations!