Not sure who said it, was barely paying attention: But anyone who idles out, and does not really alert staff (your GMs and STs) to any Real Life Bullshit keeping you away -- I fully support them going ham. WoD is a shitty place. PCs live in a shitty place. It is good to use abandoned PCs as examples, especially if they're leaders.
My vitriol for rosters still exists.
I personally find Rosters sorta tacky, and given WoD is already quite tacky, it's too much tacky and becomes sticky. Wet paint, even. I'd humor hearing a legitimate idea about it once MU* players in general can game well together, or something.
My favorite argument was when I was told to lay main drains for a pool system, and the support structure was in the way.
Ehhhhh. Idk man. The engineers who make theme parks are reeeeeeaaaaaal fond of CAD and whine a bunch when they get paradox from Reality.
@derp said in The ADD/ADHD Thread (cont'd from Peeves):
@grayson said in The ADD/ADHD Thread (cont'd from Peeves):
@horrorhound Which is interesting, because engineering is full of people on the spectrum in one way or another.
We all rage against the architects, though, because what bloody idiot puts that there and this over here and that girder through the chimney and how the hell are we supposed to make any of this actually work?
Engineers only have to make it work in theory. Not in practice.
And everything works in theory.
"But it works in CAAAAD."
So, I wanted to share this, as I married someone in the neurological field and learned an immense amount of shit about myself, and ADHD. Because I had ADHD when ADHD was just some bullshit excuse for your kid not listening, or something. So no meds. Never. Not ever. Because ADHD isn't real.
Obviously it is.
Anyways, I've done really dangerous jobs, and also have been in construction for like, twelve years now. Big construction. Personal residence. I fucking love it. It all makes sense to me, and best of all: ADHD isn't a flaw, it's a merit, in construction and the very nature of the job helps curb your inattentive behaviors. Forgot what you were doing? No worries, champ. Contracts and job scopes are written down. Having a tough time? No problem: Everybody is embracing the suck and eating that same shit sandwich. Tempers flaring? Yep. They do that. Get the fuck over it and move on - what's this?! Everybody is getting over shit as fast as you?
So, apparently construction is full of peeps with ADHD, which makes sense, because we all rage against those fucking engineers.
Cyberpunk RED.
Do I want to make it? Fuck yes. Would I play it? Absolutely. Why won't I make it? I doubt the community can handle some of the setting material maturely.
@Ganymede said in Magicy Shenanigans - high fantasy or more modern:
"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.)
The Arishok is the only reason to play that game, and def set the Qunari for me.
"Do you understand the true power of a sovereign? A raw man must kill with his bare hands. The battered warrior, a weapon. The commander, his bellowing voice, the conspirator, a whispered word. But all these pale compared to kingship. A true sovereign need not flex a single muscle in his body, and a hundred men die. A true sovereign may murder without a single impulse, or even intent, sight, breath, or even thought of his murder. He is an idiot indifferent to his own violence. He has sublimed the act of obliteration.
That is the meaning of kingship.”
AU VAM, Pankrator of the Yellow City
@Auspice said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:
@insomniac7809 said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:
@Ganymede said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:
@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.
"He's sexist, dumb, helpless, self-entitled, and a bully. Michael Bay really gets me."
'He's a white boy who gets the hot girl.'
I mean c'mon, look at all the women who imprinted on freakin' Bella in Twlight.
Both genders are guilty and Hollywood (and authors and game developers and....) takes advantage of it. They throw in a white bread, boring ass protagonist you can pretend is actually yourself being the big damn hero who gets the guy/girl and people sink into the escapism like a warm bath.
You mean every Keanu Reeves movie - ever?
Look, I know it's a lot of money. I am intellectually and emotionally aware it's a lot of money - but by the time I come to inspect the damage to your home, the estimate I give, is what it costs to repair your home. I say $15,000.00 and someone comes to tell you $7,000.00? That should throw up some red flags.
But you bought them, not me.
Now I am staring at the fire report of your home having burned to the ground and by the grace of pure luck, or whatever deity you pray to? None of your kids died. Your wife. No. Your house just burned down. I told you it wasn't safe, and I told you the repairs that needed to be made, and instead of repairing the system - you had someone cob it.
Dammit.
/vent over
Kill Six Billion Demons. Ffffffffuuuuuuuuuuck yes.
Man, look at you guys having civil conversations. What happened to this place? Did they legalize weed around the world or something?
@Ominous said in Diversity Representation in MU*ing:
Another possible solution is incentivizing with xp. "We have these particular types of characters underrepresented right now. Make one and get a 50 xp bonus." However, I feel this would just get abused by people creating a stereotypical caricature just to reap the xp bonus. Whereas, a roster character has been created by staff, so should be more of a character than a bad joke.
Lol. Incentivizing diversity with XP? That's a shit-bomb waiting to happen.
@Groth said in Diversity Representation in MU*ing:
@Ganymede said in Diversity Representation in MU*ing:
In this helpful video, start at around minute 8 and keep listening.
This is why I support nailing down certain discussions on this board regarding diversity.
It strikes me when listening to that video how most of the described 'playbook' applies equally to radicals of all stripes. It's distressingly common to see people argue you should cut ties with all friends and family who do not 100% agree with your current political convictions.
This is because of our co-op instincts in the beast brain...you ever wonder one reason those gathered together chant, or scream the same thing? It is a reaction. When you do as those around you do, and include yourself into the group, your brain rewards you with dopamine and oxytocin.
Echo chamber phenomenon are many, and interesting. One needs constant self-reflection to ensure their actions are their actions, and not the brain telling them to do as the group does.