Posts made by Ganymede

@Arkandel said:

I just don't know how to help. What kinds of things should I be looking for? What am I missing? When does this happen? How? What forms does it take?

How to help:

1. Don't do the same shit.
2. Listen to women when they complain, and presume honesty.
3. Don't encourage other people to do the same shit.

To figure out whether a behavior is right or wrong, don't ask yourself whether or not you would react similarly if subjected to the same. Instead, ask yourself: would I feel uncomfortable if someone that I found very unattractive would did the same to me?

It's a good start. Nothing is perfect. There will always be some amount of harassment. The best thing to do is to stop it, if you notice it.

@ShelBeast

I didn't mean to accuse you of doing nothing.

But, as Orwell suggests, people sleep better at night knowing that there are people willing to resort to violence to ensure that.

That adage is especially apt here.

@ShelBeast said:

I think that we male gamers (or us male, white, hetero gamers) need to grow the fuck up, most of the time with these attitudes.

I think you male, white, hetero gamers should start doing this by actively calling out shitheads like this.

While I realize a good number of male, white, hetero gamers are broken due to circumstances beyond their control, we expect children and young adults to behave better. Just because you elect not to use proper hygiene or socialization techniques does not relieve you of the obligation to obey social order, as dictated by law. Escaping to fantasy realms does not mean you can employ a fantasy realm's rules to reality.

I have caught wind of and seen bad behavior, and it was all I could do to not put my foot down on someone's neck for it. Thankfully, he apologized profusely after I kicked the chair out from under him.

@VulgarKitten said:

Is Pinball still there?

Yes.

@ShelBeast said:

You saying making Herd a rolled stat? That sort of negates the definition of Herd, which is "stable, steady blood supply". I do totally agree with it requiring some DT to use, though. You need to put in time with your blood dolls in order to get them tasty snacks.

I suppose it could be a pool that recharges over time; let's say 1 point per 24 hours. And using +hunt/herd <number> means drawing <number> from that pool. And, again, the use of +hunt/herd is not recorded.

But, if so, then having Herd 1 negates the blood-loss that is supposed to press people into politics.

Nah, I'd make +hunt/herd a roll, which means that there's a chance that you'll fail to find someone in your Herd that can give you some blood without falling dead.

@nyctophiliac said:

He also seems to think we're going to have 50 players or something unmanagable at first - he's never ST'd on a mu before, only on an established website chat. While I totally hope that's the case - where lots of people can come and play in a game, I realize it takes time to build a player base. (He, however doesn't). I did try to tell him it doesn't work like that

You're the one in charge. You make the call.

I would be nervous about having a person in charge who has never ST'd on a MU* before. Vampire spheres attract notoriously fickle people.

@nyctophiliac said:

With an average vampire at WP 4 + 5 + 1 = 10 x4 for the month, after hunting that leaves 24 points.

That roughly translates into 6 DP per week. To make the system simpler, I'd take the lowest of Intelligence, Wits, and Resolve, and add 3. Or, as you suggested, Resolve + Lowest of Intelligence and Wits + 1, whichever.

Say they have Allies 2, Contacts 2, and Retainers 3. Upkeep you have to do once a month, and that would cost an additional 7 points.

You could remove upkeep entirely too. It's an added, unnecessary complication.

Herd

Have a separate +hunt/herd command that deducts DP per use, like +hunt, but does not log where the PC hunts, unlike the +hunt code. And, simply, the +hunt code would use the Herd Merit to determine the number of dice rolled.

@nyctophiliac

Why do you need so many STers? And why are you giving them a 1 XP reward for their work? Are you expecting to have that many players and PCs, all at once?

@Apu said:

I have considered making a new alt there. Someone fresh to get back into things as. I always regretted not getting/keeping things rolling as Yvette but by the time I left I was overwhelmed by RL depression and other things which was really not conducive to being able to think, let alone be creative.

Sorry to hear that, Apu. I'm also sorry to report that Oz is basically nutter-butters.

It's hyperbolic to say that I'm rolling shit out like crazy, but I am rolling shit out, and it appears to be getting some traction. Some people are pulling the threads together, and not liking the tapestry. That's kind of what I like to do, storyteller-wise.

But, yes, shit be going down. I'm rolling out the Hunter-angle shortly, so if any of you have Hunters you'd like to resurrect, now's the time.

@nyctophiliac said:

4. Downtime System.
   Works with points (WP+Sta+1) x4/ month. This refreshes monthly.
   *Vampires are assumed to have Stamina 5, as they do not get tired from physical activity.

There are many, many objections I could raise at your proposal, but this one caught my eye.

The efficacy of downtime shouldn't be tied to Stamina. That would encourage folks to dump into Stamina, which is already a damned useful trait. Since Good Time Management is Mental, I would recommend using a Mental stat here. I'd suggest using the lowest of Intelligence, Wits, and Resolve as your Attribute input.

Except that, by tying it inexplicably to Willpower, you're already getting Resolve and Composure involved.

Basically, I think you need to think this through more thoroughly. Most players log in once a day, even if they don't actually RP once a day. Think on a weekly scale, rather than a monthly one.

@WTFE said:

If it was an April Fool's Day joke, it was by definition neither funny nor classy.

How narrow-minded. Did you even see it?

It was funny and classy. I can't imagine anyone being harmed by it, except for Fox.

@WTFE said:

Don't do April Fool's Day jokes.

I think what Library and Archives Canada did today was both funny and classy. And if you don't know what I mean, then you're missing out.

@dontpanda said:

I do not understand not vaccinating your kids without their doctor telling you to. It makes literally (and I mean that literally) no sense.

In the same way, I do not understand why my clients dispute what I have to say about whether something is legal or illegal. I mean, do what you want, but you pay me an awful lot of money to ignore me.

@Derp said:

It's not the vaccination itself, it's the doors to other things it opens the way to.

People like to think this way, and they are foolish.

If you're going to use a government service, then being required to follow its rules is appropriate. If you don't want to vaccinate your shit-lings, send them to a private school that doesn't require vaccinations or home-school them.

Better yet, send them to another country or planet, because I don't particularly care for your disease-ridden meatbags to get anywhere near my children.

People opposed to vaccinations will have a special place in Hell waiting for them, right after they pass away from some easily-curable disease.

@dontpanda said:

If my libertarian slant didn't preclude me from insisting children be vaccinated by rule of law... damn my conflicting principles.

If you take advantage of a government service, you should not be surprised if there are rules related thereto.

I see nothing wrong with the public education system requiring vaccinations, even from a libertarian perspective.

@Wizz said:

I actually really, really like Beast. It's definitely its own thing; Beasts are avatars of primordial fear and can bring nightmares into the real world, basically. Give it the benefit of the doubt and have a full read, don't just make assumptions based on the blurb.

We're going to need to work on that bloodline again, @skew.

@Duntada said:

Don't worry man if you get too stressed out by the peace we can always give you ad homonym attacks to help you feel like you're dealing with normal debates again.

You did this on purpose, right? If not, I am very sad.

@skew

Last time I checked, the +myjob/add <msg> command only publishes messages that staff can see. I could be wrong.