Posts made by TNP

@taika Thanks. I'd suggest editing the very first post as well and adding it. Once this is no longer the very last post, it'll be hard to find and the first post is the logical place to look.

@taika A game and wiki address would be nice. It's not on the very first post in the thread.

@faraday said in A Game of Thrones MUX Discussion:

@ixokai said in A Game of Thrones MUX Discussion:

You say, "in fact", yet in fact is more nuanced. You can not sue someone for copyright infringement for ideas. Flat, stop. You can't. You can, with a much harder burden of proof, sue someone for plagiarism That's a more complicated case that has nothing at all to do with copyright..

Worth reading on this account: MZB vs Fanction.

Lawyers were involved, hassle was ensued, and yet, notably, there was no actual lawsuit at all - let alone a case where a fanfiction writer actually won a copyright case against an established author. Even more importantly, the situation could have resulted whether the author had a prohibition against fanfic or not. Because, as @ixokai said, this is America and anybody can try to sue anybody about anything. Whether it will actually hold up or not - that's the question.

Also worth noting that even the claims that the publisher refused to publish the author's novel due to the overlap is in question:

“one of the fans [Lamb] wrote a story, using my world and my characters, that overlapped the setting I was using for my next Darkover novel. Since she had sent me a copy of her fanzine, and I had read it, my publisher will not publish my novel set during that time period, and I am now out several years’ work, as well as the cost of inconvenience of having a lawyer deal with this matter.” [1. I’ve heard claims that DAW killed the project. I’ve also spoken to Betsy Wolheim at DAW, who states that this was Bradley’s decision, not DAW’s.]

Ah, that's right. I was confusing my authors. It was MZB who had the major issues with that. It was Lackey who banned any use of her world based, in part, on the MZB episode (they had the same agent).

A timeline of Lackey's history is here.

Though I see, having looked it up for more specifics, she's since lifted the ban on fanfiction as her agent relented and it's now allowable under the Creative Commons license. Though, wisely, she still won't read it.

@ixokai said in A Game of Thrones MUX Discussion:

This isn't entirely clear cut because this is America and anyone can sue anyone for anything, and so I can completely understand why an author might want to come out against fan fiction (or mushes) out of not wanting to deal with court headaches. But to say that this is necessary to protect their rights is what I object to.

This is, in fact, exactly what happened to Mercedes Lackey. I don't know if she gave permission to use her world or just didn't say no but she was sued by a fanfic writer who claimed that Lackey stole ideas from her. Now she expressly forbids any fanfic or Mu* based on her work.

@autumn said in Demon: the Descent:

This version of Demon sounds a lot like Mage, tbh. Or rather: if Mage were played as if the Seers were an overpowering threat, and not drawing their attention is extremely important to your continued existence.

That's an interesting analogy and one that makes me dislike Demon a little less.

Also, the mechanics pretty much demand that you keep what you are to yourself, in word and/or deed, because to let anyone else know - even another demon - means you could have a hit squad of Angels come after you or even disappear from existence.

So they don't play well with others. I suppose that's part of the 'fun'.

I think, if a game offers roster characters, it's not unreasonable to believe that the character will have the opportunity to be a hero at some point. A roster character is, in effect, officially sanctioned. If this is not the case, there should be a huge WARNING: SPEAR CARRIER across the top of the page.

Ooooh, Planescape. I love that setting. Now that would be the only one I'd really be looking forward to playing.

Mildly surprised no one's suggested Dark Sun.

@aria And they've all been during the week which makes driving to work suck if not impossible.

We have lots of WoD games. We can have more than one Eclipse Phase game (especially as none exist at all at the moment).

@sonder said in Visit Fallcoast, sponsored by the Fallcoast Chamber of Commerce:

Nah, we're not going to do full 2E. The things I want aren't out and I'm old and stuck in my ways at this point; perhaps next time!

Next time you'll be even older.

@tinuviel I'll see your nostalgic link and raise you.

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

We just need to swap all of these people, apparently.

Please, no. Trump is spending all this time on illegal immigration when what he should be concentrating on is encouraging illegal emigration.

@auspice Maybe this'll help: http://www.aldf.com/finding-a-physician/

@auspice said in Health and Wealth and GrownUp Stuff:

I'm just sort of tired of being brushed off.

Aren't you tired of being in pain? Decide which wins.

CG was quick and easy. And I have a feeling this one will work out better than the last teen horror game.

Make it like CoC. You WILL die/go insane. The measure of success is how long you last (or you just hide under your bed too much).

Perhaps 'social combat' should, as a rule, be only extended actions. That would allow for investigation as well into 'what gun to use'. It could then also be opposed. The entire thing could instigate many RP scenes.