Posts made by Ganymede

@Sunny said in Project X:

Something else to consider is the whole 'public scene' aspect -- I am much more likely to go to a scene in progress somewhere I know is part of the 'public grid' than I am going to be to page someone for RP so I can get a +meetme, or join a room from a list of rooms that I'm not sure is a private scene or what because it's all on a list and are you SURE that I won't be interrupting?

@faraday, I concur with this. And this was my experience on your game; I wandered into a few scenes, attracted some attention, and things went from there.

I think it's mostly just mind-set and preference. I don't always get invited to scenes when I start off on games, and that gets a bit frustrating. And there are games with nice grids that people don't RP on, for whatever reason, I don't know. Neither having a large Grid nor having no real Grid at all bothers me once way or the other, and I think I enjoyed Victorian Reverie's stages more than anything else.

@faraday said in Project X:

Personally, I would be perfectly happy without a grid. 99% of the scenes on BSGU involve people using meetme/temprooms as it is. But my experience is the same as what other folks have said on the thread: the lack of a grid is a turn-off to some (many?)

See, my experience on BSG:U is different. Aside from the combat scenes, which took place elsewhere, most of my RP happens on the ship. I like the idea of being openly accessible, and it's proven to be ICly inconvenient at times. But that's the beauty of it, I guess.

@HorrorHound said in Fallen World 2.0:

Bone Shadow, Ithaeur, Voodoo Wannabe, Eater-of-the-Dead!?

Only if you also play D&D.

(I iz verah meta.)

@HorrorHound said in Fallen World 2.0:

...I feel lured.

Could use some packmates.

@Lithium said in Working on Theme, Focus and Challenges:

I'd put a time limit on how often the plot in a box can be used.

IT'S MY PLOT IN A BOX!

@Jaded said in RL Anger:

That's actually a fairly good price. Were you at Jitters?

No. There's a joint down in Dayton that knows me, where I sing on Wednesdays. They know I like my gin and tonics in tall glasses with lots of tonic, so they toss in another shot of gin for fun to fuck with me.

Seriously, that was including tip. I think the bill was $12.

@Catsmeow said in RL Anger:

Maybe I don't want to visit y'all in Ohio.

I had two double gin-and-tonics and a shot of whiskey last night for $15. And then sang some karaoke.

You sure you don't want to come visit?

@Arkandel said in Health and Wealth and GrownUp Stuff:

Pardon the extreme ignorance, but there are (enforceable) copyrights on knitting patterns?

Like plays, the copyright gives the owner control of who uses the pattern and how often. So, you basically are granted a license to use the pattern for a price.

@Jaded said in RL Anger:

I got stuck trying to get to a Half-Price near downtown just after a game let out and people kept wanting to run in front of the van I was driving at the time. I had so much road rage.

Columbus in general blows for traffic. Having a river dividing your downtown in two, with few bridges, is exhausting. The infrastructure is fucking old and needs to be replaced I'M LOOKING AT YOU I-70 / I-71 INTERCHANGES FUCK YOU.

@Jaded said in RL Anger:

There is nothing wrong with hating the Buckeyes. And let no one ever tell you different.

Of course not, but I live in Ohio, where, despite there being several other Div. I schools, everyone roots for the fucking Buckeyes, regardless of where they went. To me, that's a special kind of stupid.

At least where I live, most people are Dayton Flyers fans. Dayton's been a far better team than Ohio State in NCAA Basketball the past few years, but will likely slide back to anonymity now that Archie Miller's at Indiana.

@Sparks said in Scar's Playlist:

Man. How many of my friends are going over to that game? I almost feel like I ought to check it out.

Well, I'm there too, so --

@Thenomain said in RL Anger:

Or the latest staff bullshit. It's all sportsball talk at that point; it doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things and there are so many more interesting things to talk about.

We never talk about anything else.

And don't fucking start with the Buckeyes ever. I fucking hate them.

@Tinuviel

Yes, most Werewolf games be like:

@Tinuviel said in Poll: Changing Breeds Game System:

"Just be a wolf" like that's a rational thing.

Hey. Fuck you with your rationality.

I want my Rokea be like:

@Tinuviel said in Cary's Playlist:

I go to my knees for three people.
Faraday isn't one of them.

I'm a bit of a whorish slut, so --

@Tinuviel said in Poll: Changing Breeds Game System:

It's Changing Breed. The entire thing is an exercise in meh. I'd say rebuild it from the ground up if nothing else.

I meant, with that particular facet, you don't need Changing Breeds. Just be a Wolf, and use the skin of other predatory animals to be whatever you want.

@Tinuviel said in Cary's Playlist:

make @faraday do it and put up with my constant +requests.

One does not simply make @faraday do anything.

One pleads on one's knees.

@ThatOneDude said in Poll: Changing Breeds Game System:

I always liked the idea of the alternate rules for "shapechanges" in War Against the Pure. For me it would be the most interesting to keep the "others" close to what a werewolf is (four forms, etc). But then change some of the stats and such based on animal type. With a well defined "template" for animals it could drop in with CofD / Werewolf the Forsaken 2e and be fun.

The Skin Thief Facet kind of makes this an exercise in meh.

@Tinuviel said in Cary's Playlist:

Stop playing. Get back to the code mines.

Designing mines, you mean. I can't code worth a shit.

@ZombieGenesis said in Poll: Changing Breeds Game System:

I personally like oWoD but nWoD is very close. I felt the W20 changing breeds were rushed and kind of bland.

How are W20 Fera different than the oWoD Fera? They seem awfully similar to me.