Posts made by Ghost

@Ganymede said in The Haul:

@JinShei said in The Haul:

Means a woman who sleeps around. Implications of dirty, or slovenly.

Yeah, that doesn't jive with a mean-spirited Triceratops at all.

Yet those horns are three-way.

That's all I got.

@Arkandel said in What is the 'ideal' power range?:

For example would you prefer to play on a MU* where mechanical power uniformity is enforced ("all characters fall within levels 4-6")? Or one where the majority might be levels 4-6 but some (regardless of the method they're chosen) are 8-10?

For MU where writing and inclusiveness is expected for all players at any given time: uniformity.

For MU where the TT RPG elements are enforced and a factor to results: Power levels and gated scene attendance based on "level".

My personal preference is the latter. I'd play in either game, but if it has a system I'd prefer my level 18 Jedi Consular isn't, by system or roleplay, considered to be just as capable as a level 1 Jedi Consular. I prefer to fight level 18 things, prefer TT RPG and sheets, and am of the opinion that most players aren't the best at acknowledging their "level one-ness" in the presence of Level18 PCs. If anything I think gating scenes based on power level to determine "right fit for the scene" may be a bit more honest than simple "whoever signs up first" but this is just my outlook.

Then again, my preference is also to go back to the days of +warn and moderated PVP if warn is ignored.

Quietly rooting for my buddy to find love.

I got this buddy who is(?) in the closet. Its one of those things where everyone we know KNOWS, and for all we know HE KNOWS (he probably does but it just isnt public stuff because hes in a very "dude man bro" job).

Dude is fucking adorable. Always smiling. Always has good jokes. Never seen him angry. Always offers to pick up the appetizer. He's basically a cub that looks and talks like the guy from Tucker and Dale:

Sober: "Oh yeah, dude, I used to dig trenches an shit. Yall wanna shoot some pool? My ass just sitting here playin minecraft. Later I gotta take the truck up north n' help someone uproot a stump from their lawn."

A few dozen beers in: "Dang, man, you got strong shoulders. We should all just cuddle and watch some Walking Dead or some shit..."

So one of my first wishes for 2020 is that he finds the wuv. Guy is a sweetheart, Reuben as hell, and deserves a solid thing. Also, because me and the 3 or so other friends he flirts with are taken and my girl is like: "Hah. I love that guy. Hands off mine, buddy."

@Tinuviel In other news, Arizona's wise and Promethean-inspired state government, after multiple wildfires (that caused millions in damages and a movie starring Josh Brolin based on a true story of firefighters getting eaten by fire)has not only bumped up enforcement of "no burn days" but FUCKING MADE FIREWORKS SALES LEGAL.

So if you need explosives; I'm your guy.

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

There's a Total Fire Ban happening... pretty much all over Australia at the moment. Because it's hot, dry, and on fire.

SO STOP LAUNCHING FIRE AND EXPLOSIVES INTO THE FUCKING SKY.

Because fire burns furniture.

How can you sleep while your beds are burning?

@Auspice Goofy movie was the shit. It was a GORSH DARN masterpiece.

@Derp said in Good or New Movies Review:

@Ghost said in Good or New Movies Review:

Sucks that we only see Mickey and the gang in Kingdom Hearts, these days.

Make some more Donald, Minnie, Mickey, and Goofy shit, Disney.

Do you have kids?

If so, you'd probably know about the evil that is Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.

Nope, at least not "kid like" kids. It's just a shame to see Disney pushing the button hardcore on all of these characters that aren't their flagship characters. A good Pixar-type Mickey and the Gang movie might be fun.

In other news, I'd have sold my kid to disney if I knew he'd have come back with Timberlake money

Sucks that we only see Mickey and the gang in Kingdom Hearts, these days.

Make some more Donald, Minnie, Mickey, and Goofy shit, Disney.

@Rinel Isnt part of the whole point of asking for a plea (during court proceedings) to get an on-the-spot response from the defendant? You can automate what their wishes are or plan for the plea, but ultimately it's their response at the point of being asked that is both ceremonial and the final point of recorded statement for the plea?

Doesn't sound like a good target for automation

@bored I dont disagree there about the IPs being attractive. However, the theme of the settings versus the systems used I believe can be separated. Star Wars has had 4-5 different systems used, WoD has had multiple rewrites. TTRPG players often equate specific games with the systems in play, but not necessarily the theme with the system. Vampire: The Masquerade to a gamer is definitely d10s and additional potence dice, but you can still do this with freeform rulesets; I've seen it done.

In fact, we have seen an FS3 star wars game.

I suppose it all depends on whether or not one views the Shadowrun IP as being the whole "the game, the system, the setting, the deluge of d6 rolls, the experience of poring through cyber tech and equipment books..." experience, or if you can divorce certain elements from that and maintain the IP as a setting without it

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

This guy is currently arguing for complete automation of literally all pleadings.

...wut

All of the bosses are on vacation. Theres maybe 20 people in the office. No one gives a shit today and it's like...

@Rinel YOUCANDOOOEEET.

I'm cramming for a test right now, too. If I get the cert I'll need x hours of training upkeep per year, too.

Please accept said telepathic offering of intense study and focus vibes NNNNNnnggg!

Anyone got any gifts over XMas they're jazzed about?

I got a copy of the Conan RPG by Modiphius.

Now it's absolutely time for a TTRPG filled with Lovecraftian worm monsters, booze, nudity, and gore. FOR CROM.

There are definitely ways to distinguish insults from joke-ribbing y'assholes

@Auspice It is. That and what's the reward for "winning" those fights? Awkward silence?

@WildBaboons Not the Hog pit. Enjoy the flag.

@Auspice I know. it's so fucking unfaaaaaair.

By rote of weird habits like fact checking I could wade in and dismantle their platformy bullshit and fight it out until they're in a corner and resulting to stupid arguments like: You voted for Obama or SomethingSomethingClinton. But I don't. Why? Love.

I just wish I could find some telepathic way of making them understand that I'm not dismantling their confidence-tied importance on being some kind of FOX news analyst because I'm playing love first, and that since I'm sitting down for Thanksgiving dinner as a neutral elysium that is free of posturing that it is important they do the same.

But then...hes my dad, he's turning 70 soon, my other brothers are narcissistic/selfish fuckwits, and I'm not sooooooo...

But then my mom goes and says something like: "I dont agree with this person. I dont even like them. I hate it. But I vote for them because I'm loyal to my party..."

"Heh. Politics. Love you, mom."

Peeve: My 69 year old dad keeps sending me pro-<insert politician> stories via email. They're mostly bullshit he wants to believe are true because it fits his narrative.

WHAT I WANT TO DO: "How fucking stupid are you to believe that this guy is some legacy champion of minorities??? WTF. You enable this piece of sh-"

WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENS: "Heh. Politics. LOVE YOU SO MUCH, DAD."

Uh-oh. Yall in trouble.