Posts made by Ganymede

@BroadStreetBully said in If you work hard, son, maybe someday you'll RP:

It isn't so hard to find RP, but most of it is found elsewhere. The MU* world is kind of petering out.

This is twice I have seen this statement with no reason to believe it.

@TNP

Done. Moved.

Plz RP with us again.

Or me, because I'm a selfish wench.

Yay! I am fond of Piccola. She's a mish-mash of a lot of PCs, topped with some inspiration from my kids' favorite show (right now).

I just like that I can play around with Italian when naming things or using titles.

@RightMeow

I concur with Sunny. These are the victories which are meaningful.

Updated because, yes, I only play one PC now actively.

Now that I'm on Arx, I finally have the chance to RP with Raemira again. If we do it in a year, we could celebrate our 25th anniversary from the date we first RPed together.

OH GODS WE'RE OLD.

@Obie said in Star Wars Republic d20 SAGA - (Prequel Era):

I've actually never heard of Arx, but what you've said about what they accomplished is very compelling! I want to confirm, is Arx this? ---> https://play.arxgame.org/

Yes.

And yes, you're right. I didn't understand what were the key questions are at the start, and asked the wrong ones unfortunately. I'm hoping to find some inspirations from Arx as you've mentioned. Thank you for letting know about this nugget of wisdom!

You're welcome.

I played on DoD for a short bit. I ended up idling out with a small group I entered with because we didn't feel as if we could do anything. Sure, we had some fun RPing, and I was in a couple of combat scenes, but compared to some of the other PCs we were true newbs. No one likes that feeling.

The thing about Arx is its world-building systems. When you play and get immersed, your PC starts shaping the world about them in small, but noticeable ways. You can collaborate with folks to make larger changes. The staff ultimately control the major events, but that doesn't mean that PCs are mere players on the stage.

It's worth trying the game out and seeing how they do things there to get some inspiration.

Games like Star Wars and the World of Darkness aren't good for MUSHes because they are internally competitive. In my experience, where you have a world-building system in place players become less focused on killing each other and more focused on working towards goals. Goals can be competitive, but direct confrontation is less likely where you can make meaningful change without direct confrontation. It puts a premium on the "support" classes, which decreases the incentive to load up on combat-related talents and skills.

Have you looked at Arx?

Take a look, and you will see how building a game from the ground up with systems to keep players from ripping each other apart physically can create a semi-cooperative world-building game that a large number of people seem to enjoy.

So, like, don't just start with "what era should we start in?" or "should we use WEG or Saga or FFG?" All of that is irrelevant if you don't have code to build the game you want to see.

And if you want to see people not go after each other with their pew-pew stats, I'd suggest providing them other mini-games to e-peen with.

I've sat and listened to YouTube Music randomly pick shit I'm supposed to enjoy.

Today, as I worked from home, I started with Danny Kaye.

Did not regret any part of that decision.

@GreenFlashlight said in Good TV:

They're not explicitly doing a coming out of the closet story, but the story is following a lot of those beats, so it can be rough to deal with if you're sensitive to that kind of thing.

True.

As much as the idea of Kaley Cuoco and Lake Bell having a voice-tryst titillates me, I can see how it could annoy others.

Like we don't know.

@Jeshin said in Fantasy Avatar Generator:

I can tell you're a member of the Champions Guild.

Unfortunately, the very concept of the Champions Guild conflicts with her ethos of conduct.

@Derp said in Fantasy Avatar Generator:

Sloppy, is what that is. A clear sign of neglected equipment and lack of care.

Fuck you, Derpie. Your mom's so sloppy after the last gang-bang that we had to call FEMA to set up a levee around her bed.

Here's my PC:

@Lotherio said in Good TV:

The movie released on Disney Plus (then I concur, I loved that one), or the series on DC universe (which I don't have and is one of the few reasons I'd consider getting dcu)?

The Harley Quinn animated series is worth the membership alone.

War for Cybertron Transformers toys.

They are just ... awesome.

@Derp

13 was terrible. I hated every moment of it. I made it about 2 hours in, and didn't care to pick it up again.

I didn't touch the other parts of the series.

@Derp

You made it that far?

Final Fantasy 13 made me stop playing Final Fantasy games for almost a decade.

@Kanye-Qwest said in The ADD/ADHD Thread (cont'd from Peeves):

All my life, it was "you're lazy" "you aren't living up to your potential" "why can't you just take care of it" and my favorite from my dad, "you're worthless". I think it's impossible not to internalize that stuff, and have it color all your feelings about YOURSELF.

I lived through this as well. After a while, I just didn't care.

Parents: You're lazy.
Me: And?
Parents: You aren't living up to your potential.
Me: But it's my potential, right?
Parents: Why can't you just take care of it?
Me: I did, just not the way you wanted me to.
Parents: You're worthless.
Me: If you say so.

Granted, I was a very difficult child to deal with, being one part smart aleck and one part rebellious asshole.

But looking back on how I was raised, I understand why.

It's a cultural thing.

@Atticus said in Atticus' Playlist:

Arx is, as you said, daunting. I'm not sure where to even start. How much lore understanding is needed?

I think it depends on how much you're willing to be, as you put it, the FNG.

The difference between Arx and, let's say, a World of Darkness game is that World of Darkness settings presume a certain amount of seasoning in a starting character. Werewolves, for example, generally understand what a tribe, auspice, and breed are (in the Apocalypse setting) in character, along with renown, gifts, and rites. These sorts of things you have to read up on.

This is not the same for Arx, which is premised off of fantasy stories. If you've watched Game of Thrones, you'll get a good handle on the sort of politics that may be played. While each of the major Houses of the Compact have their own flavor, they are easy to grasp with a bit of reading from the site.

You can start on a variety of levels. Maybe you're a commoner who bakes things for a living; that's a good concept to work with. If you're a noble, maybe you're a younger one that grew up sheltered, and therefore may have some incorrect notions about the world. When I built my PC, her background basically put her out of noble politics, which explains how and why I may have some IC questions about political issues and ideas which others have a strong grasp on.

Finally, the players can be excellent resources.

Where it gets a little overwhelming is in the depth of engagement, and that's another topic for another day. Think about all of the "world building" you wanted to do on a Vampire: Dark Ages game? You can do that.

@Atticus said in Atticus' Playlist:

I feel bad when someone puts so much effort into getting their character and demeanor correct for the era or franchise then I clodhop in with accidental colloquialisms.

I think you'll find those "accidents" quite common, but it does not ruin the feel of the game.