Read the blurb.
So it's Vampire: the Beastening. You're this monster that feeds on humans and have to balance between too much or too little.
Mage, Demon, Changeling even Werewolf all had their own 'thing'. This sounds like it could be a Nosferatu bloodline, perhaps minus the politics.
Edited to add: That doesn't make it a bad game. But as someone who hasn't paid the least bit of attention to Beast since it was first announced, that's the impression I get from reading it.
A long, long time ago on a message board far, far away (the original WORA) I needed a screen name. This coincided with my starting an LJ account so I used the same screen name for each. I was feeling rather apathetic and ambivalent about life at that point in time so I picked True Neutral Paladin. I stayed with that for a while mostly out of inertia but the day came I decided I really didn't like it. It got shortened to TNP and has been so since.
It's called 'urban fantasy' and happens to be my favorite genre to play in. Unfortunately, there's not a lot of them.
I love dogs and I had one for years growing up. But I much prefer cats for their independence. Granted, I'm lazy and don't want to have to walk the dog 2+ times a day but the real reason is that they're the most codependent things on the face of the planet. I can't stand people who live for someone else and I don't want it in a pet either. I don't need to be worshiped that way.
Most important: don't play a female (granted, this only applies if you're going to TS a gay guy)
But we're bickering about whether the shift in language is even the right call. It seems silly.
Which is one of the common tactics used to, you know, DERAIL the issue.
Why not start another scene? Maybe because you want to play with those other people? Either there are things to RP about or you've never met before and want to. Could be new to the game/character and want to get settled. Could be a bunch of reasons. Now if said hypothetical people NEVER started their own scenes, that's different.
No. With a qualifier. I acknowledge that there's still lots of things we don't know yet and that today's 'paranormal' could be tomorrow's science. However, I've yet to see or experience anything that leads me to believe that such things do in fact exist, explained or not. I could be wrong but the burden of proof is on the one making such claims. This does, of course, apply fully to religion as well.
The thing is, being staff and having a PC that you want o play like a regular PC is a tightrope to walk and takes practice to do well. It is though easier when you have multiple staffers. Then you can have your PC in events the other staffers run and have them adjudicate issues that crop up with the staff alt.
@surreality said in RL Anger:
As I mentioned to a friend yesterday morning: "I need coffee this morning like the debate tonight will need a laugh track. These are the only ways I think I may survive either."
Laugh track? It needed a sad trombone.
You should have used this as called for:
@Shayd said in Coming Soon: Arx, After the Reckoning:
@Cupcake said in Coming Soon: Arx, After the Reckoning:
I kind of feel compelled to point out that this isn't a static issue. Thrax IS evolving.
Several members of Thrax and their vassals have either openly or quietly indicated their desire to remove the institution.
Political and trade alliances have been made to aid in releasing significant portions of the thrall population.
Vassals now have the ability to modify the institution in a variety of ways, such as no longer imposing the debt of a parent on a child, minimum age requirements to be placed in thralldom, etc.
The goal with this is to abolish the institution without destroying Thrax economically, as well as be able to guide those in thralldom slowly into their rights and freedoms. And it is happening at a measured rate. Whether it's happening fast enough for all parties is a matter of IC discussion.
Which I think is awesome!
I don't. That is, depending on the extent of what happens. I find it ridiculous that after many centuries, an ingrained institution is suddenly changing because the game opened and players' OOC beliefs on slavery are 'it's bad' and want thralldom abolished. Sure, sure. The characters could also believe that. They shouldn't; not so many that it happens IN THE MIDDLE OF A MAJOR WAR of annihilation being directed at the entire Compact.
Aside from that, I don't like the idea that Thrax are being pressured to lose so much of what makes them interesting. The day Thrax becomes bland, I'll probably drop my character and/or the game.
This isn't a perfect analogy but it's close.
Hearken back to the days of the OOC Masquerade where the basic assumption was that players couldn't be trusted to know who was what and not use that information ICly. Yes, there were other reasons but that was the de facto effect.
Similarly, non-consent assumes that players can't be trusted to play honestly (using consent to refuse consequences) and a host of similar situations. Both situations assume that most players are assholes without ethics.
That's not the case. Are there some? Sure. And on every game I've played on, problem players - whatever the problem - don't get played with by those people who dislike them and their play style. Whether it's a consent or non-consent game, everyone is free to ignore the players they have issues with. If knowing another player is doing it 'wrong', even if it doesn't affect you, is upsetting you, that's your issue. The situations where it can and will affect you are usually rare.
In summary, if you give people the benefit of the doubt and assume they'll act responsibly, most times you'll be right. Those who don't will be marginalized and made unwelcome in most cases. If it's game effecting, staff can step in. But most times, the bludgeon of rules that assume people are assholes aren't needed and looser ones such as 'consent can't be used to avoid consequences so don't' will work just fine over one such as those on pure non-consent games where you can be killed without any input on your part.
@Derp An easy way to improve your credit score, if you have a little extra cash, is to take out a small, short term loan. Borrow something like $500 for 6 months. Pay 4 installments on time (a little early to be safe) then pay the rest off early. The interest will be minimal but you get a good credit report about it.
@surreality Good to hear you didn't die. Mind saying what the problem is? You mentioned turning orange and since you aren't related to Donald Trump (which we know since you don't have a position in the White House), I'm guessing something liver related. Yellow is more common but orange is possible.
@Auspice They come in different thicknesses. Since it's for a medical reason, I'd definitely say don't skimp on the cost and get a thin one. You'll definitely notice a difference sleeping.
@hedgehog Don't tell us. Tell the principal. Or both but definitely the latter.
@kk said in The Work Thread:
I am like should I really stay in this trench alone, on a sinking ship at this point?
And the answer is, I don't know.
Doesn't sound like that to me. Sounds like the answer is 'No' and you're well aware of that. So the question is really "Are you going to stay anyway?" How unhappy do you have to get before you say enough?
@aria One of mine had hyperthyroidism and I got him the radioactive iodine treatment. He's fine now. Glad that's all it was as it's very treatable and, with treatment, not really a big deal.