Posts made by Ganymede

@ominous

Did I mention somewhere that I thought it a good idea to base taxation on land value rather than income?

Anyhow, yeah, just a thought. You can't hide a house (well).

@lordbelh

I just think it is a fascinating history. I'd love to see them do something about Britain ca. 56 to 1066 A.D.

@tributary

Okay, now, make that kitty hold a sword, and you shall have my silver.

@pyrephox

This recommendation holds true for lawyers as well.

@tori said in Crafting Thread Part ?:

Ahaha! Also? This totally reminded me to add my Ida-cat to the character gallery

"Ida-cat" sounds like something a lawyer pretending to be a cat would say.

I really enjoyed binging The Age of Samurai on Netflix. Then again, I love dramatized versions of historical events with actual professors delivering the story.

How delightfully sordid! Date Masamune is still the bestest.

@tori

Pretty sure Apos is going to wake up one day and think: “why the fuck is everyone’s PC portrait that of a cat?”

@too-old-for-this

For me, the weird part was the refusal to allow a co-signer not in bankruptcy to affirm and take over the debt. That’s a no-brainer.

@boneghazi

@crawfish

Please go ahead and put your drawings up here, I'm fine with it.

@too-old-for-this said in Good TV:

Its too hard to get a good grasp on how they would handle the duality of the character from 30 to 60 second bites.

I can understand this.

A lot of great character actors have that knack, though. And with only a scant amount of time they can so thoroughly slip into that character that their performance, while short, is one of the more memorable in a movie.

Like Peter Stormare, for example.

@rightmeow

I think it is common, but not exclusive. I am pretty neurotypical and I love music when I’m doing anything.

But I am also a cat, so —

@too-old-for-this said in Good TV:

I know that he's a very well-trained actor and I have no doubt his range could extend to both, but I still struggle to see Ol' Crazy Eyes playing Superman. XD

He already has.

@roz

I won't argue with the quality of the work. I watched both series to completion recently. Granted, I did that after I watched She-Ra. We could probably run around and point fingers at each other regarding which series is better, but I'm content with how things are.

I still remain cautiously optimistic. I think the Avatar fanbase is sort of like the Star Wars fanbase in many ways, so I'm worried that if the creators continue to push the envelope they will get rightfully or wrongfully get pushback if they "change" anything. But I think they have to in order to catch up with how transgressive animated series are getting.

@roz

I am cautiously optimistic.

Netflix's series clearly conflicts with this. I am curious to know how they managed the IP issues. It's good to see the original creators involved, but having watched the series again I feel it is getting dated already.

I am cautiously optimistic.

@wretched

Hooray NB and autism representation!

@arkandel

I'll look into it.

I'm still reeling from the awesomeness of She-Ra, though. And as I said in another thread, it's fun to see other people getting into it.

As far as I'm concerned, it still seems to be the best show that no one's watching, and if it doesn't pick up an Emmy this year I am throwing a table.

@derp

No fucking shit.

@curious1

If you're dipping into the game for the first time and have no connections, I think the best place to start is with a character from one of the Great Houses. First, you will likely have a lot of other people you can feasibly play with: siblings; vassals; vassal Houses; etc. Second, you will likely have hooks and secrets built in that you can use to connect with others. And third, you will likely be picking up a PC that someone else had played before, which means there may be other sorts of connections to work with.

As a new player, I was sort of overwhelmed with the sheer number of things to do. This doesn't mean you have to do any of them, but you certainly can. The randomscene code gives an incentive for existing players to take their PCs and play with you. The event/calendar system shows what public events are scheduled that you may be able to join. This is on top of the above.

I have been told that being a character from a Great House can be overwhelming with the stuff that can be done, but I think it is a good place to start. Once you get a feel, you may want to move on to a smaller House in which you can dig your own niche and role, and go from there. Or, you can play a merchant, a commoner, or anyone else that strikes your fancy.

@buttercup

This is def not RL sads!