Posts made by Ganymede

@Sunny said in Why no Star Trek games?:

There are PLENTY of people for whom the roleplay IS actually the point.

I think this is why cosplay is successful too.

I think that Star Trek games are not popular these days because Star Trek doesn't seem to be as popular as it was back in the 90s. Although there are two current series, one is a throwback using old characters.

I think Star Trek requires a certain mindset which is difficult to hold onto right now. The idea of an ideal society for humanity seems a far-cry from what we have now. The idea of exploring the unknown and appreciating cultures is wonderful, but I think it lacks the same luster yester-years had.

@Auspice

Mine is Elcor erotic poetry.

@Rinel

Thank you, Erotic Bible.

@Jennkryst said in [NSFW] Erotic RP Concepts:

As long as they are Pentex Lawyers, Mummy Lawyers, or Adorkable Fucking Machine Lawyerbots or BirbLawyer, I'm cool with it.

@Grayson

Lawyercatbot is both intrigued and scared.

@Jennkryst

On Arx, my PC’s house has a nickname for its members: Little Snakes.

@TNP

I saw it live. I love the show. It's the most moving show I've watched since I first saw Les Miserables.

It still moves me. I cry with certain pieces. I adore the animated videos of the songs you can find on YouTube. And while the show isn't even close to being historically accurate, it's still very enjoyable for what it is.

@HorrorHound

"Filth stole from us. Not now, not the saar-qamek. Years ago. A simple act of greed has bound me! We are all denied Par Vollen until I alone recover what was lost under my command! That is why this elf and her shadows are unimportant. That is why I do not simply walk from this pustule of a city! Fixing your mess is NOT the demand of the Qun! AND YOU SHOULD ALL BE GRATEFUL!"

-- The Arishok, Dragon Age 2.

(This is why DA2 is the best of them all -- the Arishok; no more, no less.)

@Auspice said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:

we're all presented with garbage role models

My daughter’s role-models are Unikitty, Eliza Hamilton, and Queen Elsa. When she is old enough, Ellie will be added.

I think that the role-models are there. I grew up in love with Ellen Ripley.

At least Bumblebee gave us Hailee Steinfeld as Charlie instead of another Sam.

Hear, hear. But that screenplay was written by a woman. Shocker, I know.

@HorrorHound said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:

You mean every Keanu Reeves movie - ever?

I suppose except the ones where he plays a toy, a bush, and Theodore Logan, right?

@insomniac7809 said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:

If you ever wonder just how much contempt Hollywood producers hold for their consumer base, consider: they used Sam Witwicky as the audience identification character.

At that time in our nation's history, Sam Witwicky was perfect audience identification character.

@Tinuviel

Recognize where you are, sir.

@Kestrel

I totally agree with you, and that’s why I’m not taking the bait here.

It would be great if the conversation could continue.

Just a reminder: this is not a thread to discuss a particular game. This thread exists to discuss diversity representation on games.

I have the feeling that this discussion is done to death at this point, but there are some questions about terms used, such as TERF. So I’m going to leave it open for now.

Please keep things on target. And please do not make me work and do my job.

@silverfox said in MU Things I Love:

Ironwool bathing suit

That would explain what I was smelling.

@HelloProject said in Diversity Representation in MU*ing:

Like, every time someone comes at this thread with aggression, they always tackle the same basic topics with the same level of aggression or outrage or whatever, and act as if every person who isn't a POC or LGBTQ or whatever would be helpless against the SJW scum. But their arguments are completely invalidated by the fact that the vast majority of the people in this thread are white and aren't acting as if the world is on fire, so why are these few people choosing to come in here doing so as if everyone who isn't acting like a whole ass is the one who is insane?

Isn't the real question: why are you engaging with the person who seems insane to you?

@ZombieGenesis said in Good TV:

I read yesterday that Comedy Central is bringing back Bevis and Butt-Head too. If I'm being honest, however, I don't see how either can exist in the modern world.

This was already done, and it was called The Big Bang Theory.

@HelloProject said in Diversity Representation in MU*ing:

Like, so far I keep hearing all of these anecdotes about how the SJW staff came at the poor innocent people playing a POC, but I haven't seen a single receipt, log of the character being played, MU* name, or hell even a goddamned app to let people take a look at anything. It's just people saying shit in the midst of making what sounds a hell of a lot like a bad faith argument.

I'm not saying that TheBigD was arguing in good faith, but I will say that I have been come at about a "non-representational" representation of a POC before, which was sort of funny because the character was Chinese.

It was many moons ago, but I remember because I just logged out.

In Ohio, you may resist an unlawful arrest and cannot be found guilty for obstructing an officer in pursuit of an unlawful arrest.

@GreenFlashlight said in Avatar / Korra game considerations:

Savage Worlds seems like it could handle bending pretty well.

The elements + spirit sounds like L5R to me.