Learning about the passing of Chadwick Boseman was a punch in the gut. The absolute joy in watching him play T'challa with such strength and gravitas was amazing. And yes, I'm gonna "as a Black person" this, because yes, it meant a lot to me as a Black person.
And then to find out that he'd been working on all those films, and many more, while laboring under a terminal illness...it hits even harder.
Rest in Peace and Power.
Pro Bending. So I could app a descendent of The Boulder and be the most Exciting Earth Bender in Pro Bending Entertainment?
I was greatly entertained by The Old Guard.
And I just want to say: Joe and Nicky. Nicky and Joe.
Thank you.
One of the many issues in diversity in MU*ing is the setting.
Here's a WoD/CoD example:
Yes, there are Black people in New England, but when every single game is set in Small New England Town, New England State, it is a reach to figure out why my Black Vampire/Mage/Changeling/Werewolf is in this area. Everyone has to come up with reasons, and I have. But knowing that realistically my character would, at the very least, stick out in a crowd, makes upholding that IC Masquerade difficult in Small New England Town.
Sure, put your game in a place that you want. But when you look at the character roster and it looks like the campus of BYU...maybe it's your setting.
@HelloProject said in Gauging Interest in a new Erotic RP MU* (with anonymous survey):
Like damn, let me be a wizard who does sexy wizard things, but also I can do other wizard things, and Doom Guy won't suddenly walk in like "I'M GONNA FUCK YOUR SEXY WIZARD THINGS!!!"
This sounds like if someone made an Oglaf MUSH.
Maryland Rep. Elijah E. Cummings has passed away at the age of 68. Rest in Peace.
Cobalt, thank you so much for the chance to play an old character and play with people old and new. Your health is more important than this hobby, so I'm good with letting the curtain fall.
Best of luck to you.
you don't need explosions when you're tossing live ducks around. >.>
But for real, now I need Untitled Pato Game. Or Pato played with Untitled Goose.
Tangential to the conversation:
Jim Sterling is nonbinary and their pronouns are they/them.
@testament said in The basketball thread:
@arkandel In the post-game news conference, Giannis had some words regarding the need to sign that 5 year deal.
"I couldn't just leave. Coming back, I was like, 'This is my city. They trust me. They believe in me. They believe in us.' ... Obviously I wanted to get the job done. But that's my stubborn side. It's easy to go somewhere and go win a championship with somebody else. It's easy. ... I could go to a super team and just do my part and win a championship.
"But this is the hard way to do it," he continued, pounding the dais for emphasis, "and this is the way to do it, and we did it. We f---ing did it."
Not for nothing, but I feel like he just low-key threw shade at Lebron and Durant for doing it the 'easy way'.
Based on a statement from James Harden that was supposedly aimed at Giannis:
"I wish I could be 7-feet, run and just dunk, that takes no skill at all,"Harden said in video interview with ESPN's Rachel Nichols. "I gotta actually learn how to play basketball and how to have skill. I’ll take that any day."
I think that Giannis' comments were aimed squarely at The Bearded One, and Lebron and Durant were just catching strays.
(Also, I admit that, as a Clevelander, I'll defend Lebron coming home and getting a title as a Cav, but I can understand the criticism.)
Barnabas! I played Joyce. Good to know you're still around.
Tangential to the conversation:
Jim Sterling is nonbinary and their pronouns are they/them.
Maybe The Circus (shout out to John le Carré RIP).