Posts made by Miss Demeanor

@BigDaddyAmin Oh trust me, I am grateful for having gotten this job. Up til now I've worked a series of horrific food service and clerical positions. >.>

@Coin said:

@WTFE said:

That was the joke.

Shut up. Your mom. FACE.

YOUR MOM'S FACE

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand this is why I work from home.

@Insomnia said:

I figured you weren't, but, you know, peeves. That's why I TL;DR'ed it. Mostly peeving about people making assumptions, honestly.

No worries. Just wanted to make sure you didn't think I was trying to attack your own personal situation.

@Bobotron There's a reason Bards are largely considered one of the most useless D&D classes. Even tabletop GM's don't tend to address social situations much, if at all. Its not MU* specific. Look at a handful of premade modules, let me know how often socializing or even social rolls REALLY come into play vs going on a monster hunt (cause we're not afraid!).

Also, yes, I'm kind of stuck in this mode of working song lyrics into responses... not sure why, but they keep popping up.

@HelloRaptor said:

@Miss-Demeanor said:

Both and mechanic. Same stupid bonus to dance-related rolls. Having played a Dancer for years, I can tell you just how little it actually comes up. >.> Or matters.

Needs more Persuasion Spec (Seductive Breakdancing).

A++, would read again.

@Coin Again, I will say, as someone who played a Fairest Dancer for YEARS... I have a pretty goddamn good idea of how often it comes up. Which is to say, almost NEVER. I have not ever been in a single plot where distraction of others was even useful, let alone necessary. And the three Skills that gain that bonus? Persuasion, Socialize, Subterfuge. So... seduction, the skill that's never used, and... lying with your feet? I would say misdirection, but there's a whole Kith that's WAY better suited for that. When people can walk through walls, teleport, become invisible, and a whole host of other 'sneaky' abilities.. distraction doesn't even get considered. Dancing, as a skill, is used in one of two ways on a MU*. Its something to drop a couple points into for a profession (she works hard for the money), or its a way to force everyone in a social scene to stop what they're doing and stare at you (so hard for it, honey). The one useful thing that -used- to be part of the Dancer Kith was the +1 to Defense. Aaaaaaaaaaaaand that's gone. Instead, you might just gain yourself a bevy of Obsessed stalkers! Yay! Just what every Changeling should hope for, a group of mortals trying desperately to force their way into their private life. What an amazing boon that is! Wait, you mean I -shouldn't- want a throng of crazed fans trying to follow me everywhere I go, exponentially upping the potential of exposing myself as non-human?? Oh, well, guess that's not so awesome after all...

I like you, man. You generally have some good ideas, and I really like what you and Eerie have done with Eldritch. But this is just blatant refusing to see how absolutely terrible of an idea this Kith is. Its not just 'practically useless', its borderline dangerous to use that Kith Blessing.

Both and mechanic. Same stupid bonus to dance-related rolls. Having played a Dancer for years, I can tell you just how little it actually comes up. >.> Or matters.

@Insomnia I think rescuing animals is great. Both my current cats are rescues. There's a large difference between a rescue dog that's still adjusting to proper behavior and a dog that just flat out isn't trained. A few spots here and there or surprise puddles occasionally is to be expected. That overwhelming wall of stench hitting you the second you open the door paired with seeing a carpet -so stained- you can no longer identify its original color plus used 'pee pads' scattered across every room... that's just laziness and neglect. Seeing a dog that has shit caked to its hind quarters because its caged every night and left to sit in its own waste... that's abuse. Seeing a toddler who's parents claim has asthma because he's breathing ammonia with every breath and suffers from routine infections for stumbling through feces... that's neglect and abuse. You are doing a kindness to those dogs by taking them out of their former situation. But I'm not talking about occasionally finding a puddle on the floor. I'm talking conditions that no human or animal should be in.

I still have a hate on for the Dancer Kith's bonus. Hate that Kith SO MUCH.

See, I stopped being nice to people like that. It just enables them. I tell them straight up that they need to train their animal or I will be happy to call the ASPCA. Dogs don't want to live where they do their business, and its unhealthy for them on multiple levels. If a person can't be a responsible pet owner, they shouldn't have the pet.

And yes, I've actually called the ASPCA on people before. And in one case, social services, because one couple had a toddler living in a house with three completely untrained dogs. Filthy conditions, and certainly not healthy for the child.

Bitch for the Day: Motherfuckers that either will not or cannot train their goddamn dogs. If you get a dog, TRAIN IT. I do not wish to be accosted by your fucking furball every time I step outside my door. I will stop coming over to your house, no matter how good of a friend you are, if you have piss and shit on your floors. If you cannot afford to properly care for a dog, don't fucking buy one.

And I swear to God if I have to hear one more whining rant about someone's 'furry children' and how it isn't fair that they aren't given the same consideration as someone with actual children, then I will start leaving a bloody path of destruction in my wake.

@Coin said:

@Miss-Demeanor said:

Also... total agreement on the last comment. If you know there's a guy down the street that takes his rabid dog with him wherever he goes, and that dog always ends up biting someone wherever he goes... stop inviting the guy down the street to your parties.

Especially if the dog is named after an arachnid.

At this point I don't care WHICH person it is, God knows there's been plenty Ultimate Evil's in the hobby that you could randomly draw one from a hat and get gasps of horror, it's just sound judgment. Don't let a rabid dog into your party. You'll eventually find that all the people you really want at the party won't come because there's a fucking rabid dog in the house that will bite them.

@HelloRaptor I'll freely admit I have not used an auto logger in YEARS. Not because of a technical deficiency, not because I think it shows paranoid tendencies... but simply because I don't care enough about it to spend even 30 seconds setting one up. Its just not that important to me. Most of the people I play with have long since realized that if they want a log of a scene with one of my characters, they either need to log it themselves or ask me to log for them if they can't for whatever reason. So... you're right. At least some of us don't log for the simple reason of we just don't care enough TO log. Its bitten me on the ass a few times, but not in any way that actually impacted me enough to be willing to change my lack of give a fuck.

Also... total agreement on the last comment. If you know there's a guy down the street that takes his rabid dog with him wherever he goes, and that dog always ends up biting someone wherever he goes... stop inviting the guy down the street to your parties.

That's actually the best way to do it. Keep it in a relatively sunny spot, water it every other day, make sure the soil stays a nice, loamy texture... and that aloe plant will last for FOREVER. We tossed one out back about 5 years ago. Little thing, maybe 6 inches high. Its now a monstrous 3 foot spine-covered burnbot outside the back door. XD

@Cobaltasaurus said:

My local rite aid sells a selection of personal lubricant that would make a sex shop proud but does not sell any fucking aloe vera! I guess when I burn myself or get a sun burn I just put some f'ing lube on it. That'll help right?

Its cause they want you to buy their patented burn spray and lotion with aloe in it.

@Coin Always, ALWAYS blame the Evil Twin.

Dear God, please save me from useless jargon. If I have to hear one more pithy, meaningless catchphrase that has no context in the business world from my manager one more time, I'll let him know exactly what he can do with his 110% and which orifice I think would be a lovely holder for his synergy.

@Thenomain said:

@Miss-Demeanor said:

VIRTUAL ADEPTS!

Trinary decker rigs, only 10 lbs super lightweight. Cyberpunk forever! (We are sticking with the original 1998 vision of the future, right?)

I remember my last VA had a little Wall-E style robot companion long before Wall-E was a thing. I missed that little bot and his preprogrammed antics. XD

VIRTUAL ADEPTS!

@tragedyjones You know better than to get into Internet slapfights.