Posts made by Ganymede

@Arkandel said in RL Anger:

The stupid part about the subreddit is that they view relationships (or even sex) from a purely transactional point of view and they complain about the unfairness when there's no buyer for what they're selling.

I don't find it stupid to view a relationship from a transactional point of view. If anything, if people did this more, they would probably end up in more satisfying relationships. I've found that approaching relationships from such perspective often assists me in predicting whether a relationship will go south, and how fast, and for what reasons.

But, then, I'm a robot.

The x factor usually comes down to the intended target. It's generally unreasonable to expect them to approach the issue from a similar perspective.

This is why we robots dream alone.

("hey baby, I'm playing a Ventrue Elder on RfK, you wanna come to my apartment and I'll show you my +sheet?").

This is honestly how my Ventrue Elder on RfK picked people up. Don't knock it.

@surreality said in RL Anger:

Though if he's claiming he's learning to give himself hand jobs, I suppose it would fit the theme, though I can't see how that'd be a big selling point to women unless they really really like watching a guy jerk it or would rather he jerk it than do it themselves, which really just circles right back around to... coffee, I need more coffee, clearly.

If he has to learn how to give himself a hand job, that's your first issue right there.

@Gingerlily said in Kushiel's Debut:

We have a couple other systemy things we need to finish getting coded first but that would be super cool. Do you code yourself?

I do not, but I know people who do? That said, I can and have worked with code, but that was over 15 years ago.

It sounds really painful, but the game may be more popular with a bit of updating, system-and-code-wise. It will take some time, but it may be worth it.

I am also working on an economy system as well. Funny that.

@surreality said in RL Anger:

I think the whole idea of 'selling oneself' in that way is just... meh on its face, I guess. If people like you, they're going to like you with or without the job, with or without the looks, with or without the pog collection, etc.

This is a nice sentiment, but I find it is wholly false. In my experience, the way people think about you changes fast. The whole thread of discussion is absolutely stupid, but I've tried not to comment on it. (In my opinion, there's no such thing as involuntary celibacy.)

I may be a cynic, but I believe that whether or not people like you has little or nothing to do with whether they will date or fuck you. And, frankly, whether that will happen will depend not on how you sell yourself, but how you set yourself up to be sellable. Pearls on swine apply here in the short-term.

I've got a friend. I love him to death. We met as actors. At the time, he was 23, finishing up college, had no car, and lived with his parents. Now, he's 26, he lives with a roommate, has a car and a job, and a degree. His problem of not having a meaningful, healthy relationship has not changed, but he has, at the very least, set himself up to be sellable when the time comes.

Amateur masseuse? Who gives a fuck. No one seeking a serious relationship is going to give a shit.

Professional massage therapist? Very different.

@Cupcake said in RL Anger:

Is anyone else seriously tired of "thirsty" being used to describe people (women mostly) who are interested in sex? Because I'm starting to outright hate it.

I use the term "hungry like the wolf," which is a good way to describe a horny Gangrel, I suppose.

@Gingerlily

I would be happy to consult, as I have been trying to create an original, dark-fantasy game with the 2E rule-set. I'll try to stop by as Ganymede or Raimond (if that bit still exists) today or tomorrow, if anyone wants to talk.

@surreality said in RL Anger:

Q: What do you have to offer a woman? Even ignoring Chad for a minute - how would you sell yourself to a potential gf?

I have a stable, full-time job, coverage, a good credit score, my own car, my own house, and only one cat.

Boys are so stupid these days.

@Coin said in House Rules vs Rules as Written:

I once played a Sidhe of House Liam that was a kindergarten teacher. He was pretty low key. He even had wings, but if I recall correctly, they were torn. He couldn't use them, so he mostly just ignored them. They never became a plot point; it was just a thing that was occasionally sad, but never really a thing. Nothing special about him, really, other than being Kithain in general. He had a very quiet relationship with an Eshu co-worker. It was neat.

So, basically:

Yeah?

@Gingerlily said in Kushiel's Debut:

We -are- interested in hearing from players who left and are considering returning to share what it is they'd like to see more of, so that if politics or conflict or even more monster fights are something they wished they'd seen before we can try to accomodate.

I liked my time on KD and would seriously consider going back and giving it another try.

I would recommend that you seriously consider updating KD's system from nWoD 1E to 2E. Desperately. It would make the game's advancement system feel less like a crawl.

@Killer-Klown said in House Rules vs Rules as Written:

I think it's impossible to play a Sidhe without speshul snowflake syndrome.

They are kind of built that way.

I too love this. Strangely, it's happened again recently.

@Thenomain said in House Rules vs Rules as Written:

Admit it: You took it.

Bonus points if you took it as a Sidhe.

More bonus points if you took it as an Unseelie and they were bat wings.

I can honestly say that I never took it.

I mean, Slipping Seeming? Sure. App 7? Definitely, once.

But Winged? Nope. I might have wanted to at the time, but my cross-dressing Beaumayn Sidhe was speshul enough.

@Cupcake

I will give a positive reference to Cupcake on her skills, although I've gotten decent at doing this myself.

@Coin said in The Apology Thread:

Well, I mean, not to get nitpicky, but that's the last game I remember her playing on. If you had any specifics I would consider them, but ... on the other hand, i don't care that much. She's been gone for a long time.

Devilshire comes to mind. My recollection of games beyond 2010 is a bit spotty, but I'm pretty sure the Ham-Crew migrated over there after turning Denver's Changeling Sphere into a smoking pit.

@Sunny may have more or better details than I. She had to personally live through the horror.

@Coin said in The Apology Thread:

IIRC, that was the last public game she played on. If there was another after it was short-lived. She hasn't, to my knowledge, MUed for like the past 8 years, more or less. As for 'et al.', that's a different kettle of fish.

Denver blew the fuck up over ten years ago, so that leaves two years in which the perpetrator could have continued her spree. Also, Denver didn't shut down after Seiche, et al., departed for greener pastures (to rape and pillage).

@Warma-Sheen said in House Rules vs Rules as Written:

I understand getting rid of the merit or lowering the cost or whatever. But my point since the beginning is that I think that it is much more personal choice of whoever makes those decisions than necessity.

You could call it personal choice; I would call it "setting an interpretation based on experience."

And, as @Sunny points out, that change would be a House Rule, in my books.

I don't really like House Rules much, but I know when to apply them. And, yes, I do so with some explanation beyond "I don't like the Winged Merit because flying pixie faeries are so lame."

@Jennkryst said in Good or New Movies Review:

Because if the Joker were a character in a MU, he has spent all of the XP in 'The Goddamned Batman' specialties. Academics 2/BATMAN 99. Because of weird houserules, cross-skill/synergy bonuses, and whatever else.

Except he really hasn't, given how easily he can manipulate just about everyone else in the DC Universe.

That said, about Rogue One: I haven't seen it, but if K-2S0 says "It's Wesselton!" I may lose my shit.

@Coin said in The Apology Thread:

Which part?

The part about Denver being the last place Seiche, et al. fucked up.

Update!

The hospital had shitty Internet.

I have spent six nights there. Tonight, my father-in-law stepped in and tossed me back home.

I still went to work when needed. Took care of my boy too.

But, I'm home now. And my daughter will be too, tomorrow.

Thanks for the support.

@Warma-Sheen said in House Rules vs Rules as Written:

Not sure about Dark Fate off the top of my head, but Common Sense is one that should have 0 issue and should be taken by more people, but isn't because people don't want to "waste" points.

You should have an issue with Common Sense because it is incredibly difficult to implement efficiently or effectively on a MU*, whereas it is very easy to apply in a TT game. And you should have an issue with Dark Fate, for the same reasons.

You wanted some examples of things that don't work on a MU* that work in TT well. These are two. I can look up some more, but these are what I found searching my personal memory.

@Warma-Sheen said in House Rules vs Rules as Written:

Not: 'in a MU* environment, it doesn't offer the practical applications that a tabletop as written blah blah blah Bob Loblaw blah.'

Here's two good examples of things that don't work on a MU that would work in TT: oWoD's Dark Fate flaw and Common Sense merit. These should be House Ruled or barred.