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Info on Stranger Things season 2, confirmed as a sequel: Slashfilm article

Probably spoilers

I think that Mr. Robot may be one of the most atmospherically CofD/WoD shows I have seen in a long, long time without any supernatural elements.

@Caryatid I mistyped. Carthian Firebrandisher. Imma burn motherfuckers.

Heroclix. Fallout stuff. My girlfriend is the real collector, she does vinyl and cassettes, plus Pops! and dorbz.

ETA @Apu apparently there is a vibrant Funko culture, my local Comic shop just had a swap meet last weekend with a couple dozen people.

Basically if the God-Machine is considered LovecraftIan, I need to do some hella serious soul searching...

I'm not trying to say that Mr. Robot is the best show of the summer, but there aren't any better summer shows.

Full disclosure, I am NOT someone who generally is aware of things that make TV great - costume design, sound editing, cinematography, shot composition, score, etc.

I notice these things in Mr. Robot. More than any other show I can recall, this show captures its atmosphere and mood superbly and with a tense sense of foreboding I can't escape.

Also, the acting is top notch.

Because this is a valid but digressed topic, can we get a split for Law and Order: Mush Crime Division?

Speaking of Mr. Robot, Rami Malek picked up a best actor in a drama Emmy win last night.

@Misadventure

Here is what I can share.

The game is renamed to Better Angels Chronicles.

Overview: BAC is a Chronicles of Darkness Crossover game taking place in the greater Los Angeles metro area. The game is a persistent Multi-user Shared Hallucination utilizing Vampire: the Requiem, Werewolf: the Forsaken, Mage: the Awakening, Promethean: the Created, Beast: the Primordial and Changeling: the Lost.

Theme:
"We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately."

In the world of BAC, the supernatural tapestry is vast and mysterious. The common supernatural entities have long been aware of one another, and the various niches they all play in the world.

Rather than emphasize a “separate but equal” atmosphere of diving various CofD gamelines into segregated mystical communities, BAC is intent on pointing out that there is strength in unity. The threats that exist in Better Angels are too vast and potent for any one gameline to contain,

“All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances, And one man in his time plays many parts…”

Characters on Better Angels are protagonists in a larger story. While no one character may see the entire stage, or the entire spotlight, the game is meant to be fun and to tell stories. On BAC, our player characters are larger than life in both their highs and their lows, and will be interesting and important, even when they cannot see the curtain.

Mood:

Hope - There is a chance at a better world, and it can be achieved to those who work and fight for it, for those who believe.

Fear - The night is dark and full of terrors, both known and unknown. This fear can lead to inaction, or, more dramatically, to action.

Desperation - When things are at the darkest, when all hope is fleeting, and the fear is nearly all consuming, a character must act to preserve their life and their dreams.

Oddness - The world of BAC is unusual. It is not just the world we live in, filtered through a lens of a dark supernatural setting. It is a living story, a metatextual commentary on the medium and the act of role playing. These quirks are built into the setting - subtle shifts in time, retroactive continuity and the like.

Game Policies, General:
Be liberal
Allow growth
Encourage stories
Spread information
Stick to the books when possible
Allow conflict
Encourage cooperation

Gina Torres basically has a cameo in Westworld.

@Misadventure said in Interest/Volunteer Check: Major Multisphere Chronicles of Darkness:

Almost all online RP is about the "shape" of the setting and system, and not the actual numbers. So if you think the game idea sounds good, don't let the bland system distract you from the opportunities.

If we are talking Super Friends, it would be the Legion of Doom. The Legion of Super-Villains are a group of 31st century Legion of Super-Heroes foes.

Newest AoU extended TV spot - if this doesn't hype you, then you probably just don't like Superheroes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSFEboLhq44

Doublepost, I have cast spells in 2 scenes on Fallen World. The first, we followed all of the rules, and I rolled for Paradox (I believe I used an extra reach if I am remembering what caused the need) and the second, my lovely Order buddies allowed me to use Down and Dirty for a minor effect.

@Coin said in Good TV:

@Cupcake said in Good TV:

Yes, yes. I get that sir, I surely do!

(Classifying pop culture characters is the best).

I'm mid through season 7 and kinda sad about it. I think my next series will be The West Wing, though.

Fringe for me, I think.

Fringe is one of my favorites. A lot of God-Machine inspiration to be had!

High Primal Urge Drawbacks: Limited Diet, Longer Death Rage, increased need to Hunt (big H hunt, the Siskur-dah).

Double post, but I finally caught up and finished season 2 of Supergirl. And it was (hurr) super. I also love that both Supergirl and Agent's of S.H.I.E.L.D. are entirely blatant in shitting on Donald Trump and other American fascists.

The new fighting and general merits in Hurt Locker are going to make things.... interesting. They have an "Ignore up to Resolve in tilts for Composure in the ns" merit.

That said, Vampires with Resilience can still have limbs crippled and lopped off.

If Wendigo asks me I'll flesh out the Vampire sphere with some stuff and/or things. But I do hope the game takes off, people want to play!

@Ganymede said in House Rules vs Rules as Written:

I have my doubts about the writers after seeing Secrets of the Covenant. That book sucks.

You suck, book is dope.