Posts made by Ganymede

@Arkandel said:

I suspect I'm not easy to storytell for on table-top after having spent too long in forums like this or playing MU*.

It could just be that you're a real dick around other people. Ever thought of that?

@Cobaltasaurus said:

And there is no way that the Changeling Metaplot on HM continued to exist without documentation from folks. (@Ganymede were you guys good about documentation?)

We tried to be. We had a Forum, I think, where we put up a lot of details during my tenure. My tenure was admittedly short, so I don't know how long things persisted thereafter.

I should probably add old school Civilization and History of the World to the mix. I concur with Britannia; that game is fantastic.

Battle Royale is a cheesy but amusing game.

@Three-Eyed-Crow said:

One of the better reviews I read about it called it "a ghost story, not a horror movie," which I feel like is an important distinction.

Without spoiling, I cannot explain further, but that reviewer clearly missed the point to the movie as well.

It's not a ghost story. It's a romantic movie, which no one intended or wanted. And it goes horribly, horror-bly wrong.

@thebird

I'm not going to suggest the film is for everyone, or that everyone should love it. I'm merely pointing out that most critics did not fully appreciate the layers of story that were clearly intended.

@thebird said:

I feel like [Crimson Peak] was a movie written for not-bright people, though..? del Toro's stuff is always visually very interesting, so I'm a sucker for his movies but man... I just want to like his movies so much. Good actors/actresses wasted on a pretty movie.

Crimson Peak is a wink-and-nod to the gothic horror genre, which very few people have actually read and fewer appreciate. It is actually a very, very, very good movie from that perspective.

Crimson Peak is an homage to novels from the 19th century that helped to craft modern horror, like Melmoth the Wanderer, She, or In a Glass Darkly. The novels seem slow-paced because the author is taking care to use the atmosphere to foreshadow the plot. The same thing happens in Crimson Peak, where nothing at all that happens during the denouement ought to be a surprise.

To no one's surprise, perhaps, I enjoy Settlers of Catan, Acquire, and Diplomacy.

I'm fucking old.

@silentsophia said:

I always knew he would meet his untimely demise as an extra in Jurassic World.

Oh, come on; it was not that bad.

@mietze said:

Werewolf in particular--I mean, yes, it's pack focused, but I'm starting to feel like it's also pretty staff intensive. If you're not a warrior, but instead are more dealing with spirit negotiation, or diplomacy, or other things--how often is that available to do off the cuff?

It shouldn't be too difficult on Eldritch; that place has a pretty liberal policy when it comes to PrPs.

I've only been running combat situations recently because I was asked to run scenes where people can get Glory by smashing others. If someone wanted to do a fetish-creating scene or whatever, I don't think it would be difficult to get that done.

@tragedyjones said:

I did often feel weird using Dominate on PCs. Just how I am.

I don't, but this is because I usually ask whether it's okay to use the power on a player's PC. Most are okay with it; some ask what I intend to have them do; but few outright demand I not do so.

@Groth said:

You can only lash out against Awe if you're aware it's active, which is non-obvious.

It's not easy to read into the power and discover that it can be non-obvious. Regardless, the text simply states that a vampire can lash out to "fortify" themselves against Awe, which to me means that one can lash out any time the power is brought to bear, obvious or not.

You have to successfully lash out and even those that succeed, only protect themselves. Majesty based vampires have a strong incentive to have the better lashing out die pool.

See my previous comment about folks with a higher Blood Potency. If you're the head honcho, it's fantastic. If you're not, less so. Frankly, Dominate seems far better to end a confrontation, if that's the goal.

N.B.: Some have interpreted the Lashing Out defense as causing a Condition if successful. Not sure if others feel the same way; I don't think it is entirely clear in the book whether this is the case.

@Groth said:

The second most powerful combat discipline in the game is Majesty.

You're kidding, right? If you want to start any effect, you need to hoist up Awe. And Awe can be broken via Lashing Out. From personal experience, Majesty will get you nowhere if you're up against a vampire with higher Potency.

No, the best part about Majesty is the number of useful Devotions attached to it. Enfeebling Aura, Wet Dream, etc.

@Jaded said:

Helldivers is a step up above most other top down shooters, Gany. It's kind of like taking control of a single infantry piece in Star Craft, on the terran side and fighting horde rushes of Zerg or Protoss. It's got some decent customization to it - as far as loadouts and equipment you can take planetside. But like all mulitplayer games if you get a people who thinks victory and experience is measured more in kills instead of objectives the game won't be much fun.

Helldivers is more than a step-above most other top-down shooters. It's freaking incredible as far as those games are concerned. Especially since friendly-fire matters so much.

It is a deceptively simple game. Getting the Mega Bundle expansion is worth it. In total, $40, but it's money well-spent if you like objective-based top-down shooters.

Oh yeah, and if you try to kill-kill-kill, you're going to eventually lose. The enemies just don't stop.

@Bristled-Thistle said:

Out of curiosity, what's the demographics of the Oregon district nowadays?

If you are speaking of its residents, it contains the usual mélange of the very affluent and blissfully-ignorant hipsters.

It gets a lot of visitors from other places in Dayton, though. So, it's still pretty young, I feel.

@BetterJudgment said:

My god. Won't your dentist see you and then delay filing the claim for the 48 hours needed for things to get fixed? Honestly, if my dentist was going to let me have a broken tooth and exposed nerve for eight hours, much less 48, over some easily verifiable insurance fuck-up that will be resolved, I'd go to a different dentist right away.

This. Did they quote you for services? It may be worth shelling out the cash and then handling the claim yourself. You can do that, you know.

Fuck CrossFit. My experience with a CrossFit Gym was akin to the PC Fraternity on South Park.

Go to a nice gym. Get a trainer and book 8 to 12 lessons. Get motivated, get a good playlist, and take an hour or so for yourself a day.

Plenty of folks here can help you with exercise ideas.

@Coin said:

Well, I am bored by some porn. I also shaved my beard, so.

I don't know, something about tastes, not the same, etc.

You probably like your bourbon with water in it too.

@Coin said:

I tried, but I got pretty bored.

You sound like the kind of dork that's bored by porn. Go wash your beard.

Zombeavers.

If you haven't seen it, you really should.

It got panned more than a little by critics for its poor voice work in the first episode.

That said, I will probably pick it up. I hear the tone is similar to The Last of Us.

Has anyone played Helldivers? Is it good?