Listen I have lived in places all over the world, from Iran to Zimbabwe, I am surprised I even identify as Australian anymore
Nice
so where do you live currently
Australia, it's where my more-or-less permanent home is. But last year I lived in Japan on exchange, year before that I spent about a quarter of the year in Taiwan and Vietnam for reasons I still do not quite understand beyond "it'll be a good experience, your degree doesn't need you to be around all the time"
so um that is my life, I have many stories
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I liked Ashley. It was nice to see a positive traditional religious character in a sci fi game. Religion is usually relegated to weird alien rituals in sci fi. Bioware managed to make the idea of faith really fluid. Wasn't condescending in the least.
Which, you know, makes the whole Jacob thing even more bizzare to me. It's like when they designed Jacob, and decided on the camera angles for Miranda's cut scenes, they raised the spirit of archie bunker to design it.
wut
you have an issue with jacob's portrayl due to race
but ashley's xenophobia is cool?
Xenophobia amongst a newly space faring race, while a negative character trait is at the very least understandable. She was also conflicted about this.
Jacob to me was Black Cop out of any modern day police drama, even down to the parent issues.
Well with dlc you have Zaheed. Much better. Grandpa was pretty cool.
Prozac: I hated wod for the system, though I played L5R(very similar d10 system) which the system itself was horrible but I liked playing it. I dislike AD&D, but loved 3.0 and 3.5, mostly due to good memories. Haven't tried 4th yet though. I like Shadowrun, but since I play WH40k, my block of d6s is huge already. And man Shadowrun games are just fucking awesome and insane a lot of times.
I will always have a soft spot in my heart for AD&D. Sure no one really wanted to play the cleric. And sure, some Psionics were simply game breaking. Still a good time.
Prozac: I hated wod for the system, though I played L5R(very similar d10 system) which the system itself was horrible but I liked playing it. I dislike AD&D, but loved 3.0 and 3.5, mostly due to good memories. Haven't tried 4th yet though. I like Shadowrun, but since I play WH40k, my block of d6s is huge already. And man Shadowrun games are just fucking awesome and insane a lot of times.
Yeah, it's worth mentioning that oWoD's dice mechanics could go to hell very easily. You'd be rolling d10s, yes, but they could politely be called scaling devil dice at best with how slidy they were.
I never touched the oWoD so I came in with a fresh perspective of the new stuff, which I really like...Excpet Requiem. I knew enough about VtM from playing Bloodlines that I was pissed off so much was different.
I wanted to play a Tremere which as far I can tell don't exist at all in Requiem.
Yeah, that was my biggest problem was that they restructured Requiem so much compared to Masquerade. I kind of took to it kicking and screaming.
I like Changeling, however. I've not had much experience with Hunter or Mage. I know a bit about oWoD Werewolf, but when someone tried to explain nWoD WW to me I just kind of stared slackjawed and went "Never mind. Can I play a ghoul?"
The Tremere "exist" in the nWoD, except that instead of being sorcerous vampires, they're more like vampiric mages, only they steal souls instead of blood to sustain themselves.
Political structure in Requiem (or anything in the nWoD) can be as intensive or lacking as the group and GameMaster want it to be. If you want a strong Camarilla feel to your city, make it populous with the Invictus. If you want some crazy TrueBlood-esque bayou feel, the Circle of the Crone would be a better fit. It lacks the "ug and play" feel of the setting in the oWoD, but you can tailor it to whatever you want.
oWoD Werewolf > nWoD WW, which isn't to say WW: The Forsaken is poor, it's just that the original setting ewas just so perfect, it's hard to move on.
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Listen I have lived in places all over the world, from Iran to Zimbabwe, I am surprised I even identify as Australian anymore
Nice
so where do you live currently
Australia, it's where my more-or-less permanent home is. But last year I lived in Japan on exchange, year before that I spent about a quarter of the year in Taiwan and Vietnam for reasons I still do not quite understand beyond "it'll be a good experience, your degree doesn't need you to be around all the time"
Well with dlc you have Zaheed. Much better. Grandpa was pretty cool.
Prozac: I hated wod for the system, though I played L5R(very similar d10 system) which the system itself was horrible but I liked playing it. I dislike AD&D, but loved 3.0 and 3.5, mostly due to good memories. Haven't tried 4th yet though. I like Shadowrun, but since I play WH40k, my block of d6s is huge already. And man Shadowrun games are just fucking awesome and insane a lot of times.
I will always have a soft spot in my heart for AD&D. Sure no one really wanted to play the cleric. And sure, some Psionics were simply game breaking. Still a good time.
I never got to play AD&D as I couldn't afford the books when I was younger. 3.5 was pretty good as ruleset, although, I found combat too complex. 4 is an abomination, though. It's way too simplified and there's little you can do with just the core books. It's like WoTC are nickle and diming their players with it.
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This riot has gotten me all pissed off. Apparently they've been damaging people's homes in all this. I mean, fuck. Bashing storefronts is bad enough, but you gotta fuck up people's homes too?
I hope they all get shot. They're not even from the city!
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WH 40k is expensive. WHFantasy is highway robbery. The game is best enjoyed at higher point levels, so your dropping several hundreds of dollars to do things properly.
3.5 was so much easier than AD&D. Its not even funny. But I loved combat. I was able to do anything I wanted with it as gm basically while when a player never really feeling I didn't have a chance(if it was the right challenge level).
I liked Ashley. It was nice to see a positive traditional religious character in a sci fi game. Religion is usually relegated to weird alien rituals in sci fi. Bioware managed to make the idea of faith really fluid. Wasn't condescending in the least.
Which, you know, makes the whole Jacob thing even more bizzare to me. It's like when they designed Jacob, and decided on the camera angles for Miranda's cut scenes, they raised the spirit of archie bunker to design it.
wut
you have an issue with jacob's portrayl due to race
but ashley's xenophobia is cool?
Xenophobia amongst a newly space faring race, while a negative character trait is at the very least understandable. She was also conflicted about this.
Jacob to me was Black Cop out of any modern day police drama, even down to the parent issues.
no way was ashley conflicted I personally believe that Humans are the best and superior race, so call me racist if you want.
it doesn't get any clearer than that
thats goes beyond 'understandable'
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I never played, but it was pretty. IIRC, players played simultaneously or something?
Man, I miss Netrunner. Best Richard Garfield game ever.
Played Netrunner before it died; it was cool but althought I think the fundamental hack v. corporation mechanic was conceptually interesting it also really commercially limited it.
Rage was pretty imba, iirc, but it was also pretty and fun and werewolves!
I liked Ashley. It was nice to see a positive traditional religious character in a sci fi game. Religion is usually relegated to weird alien rituals in sci fi. Bioware managed to make the idea of faith really fluid. Wasn't condescending in the least.
Which, you know, makes the whole Jacob thing even more bizzare to me. It's like when they designed Jacob, and decided on the camera angles for Miranda's cut scenes, they raised the spirit of archie bunker to design it.
wut
you have an issue with jacob's portrayl due to race
but ashley's xenophobia is cool?
Xenophobia amongst a newly space faring race, while a negative character trait is at the very least understandable. She was also conflicted about this.
Jacob to me was Black Cop out of any modern day police drama, even down to the parent issues.
no way was ashley conflicted I personally believe that Humans are the best and superior race, so call me racist if you want.
it doesn't get any clearer than that
thats goes beyond 'understandable'
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I think the cast could stand to be trimmed down
especially if it allowed for more of those off-the-cuff elevator comments
Australia, it's where my more-or-less permanent home is. But last year I lived in Japan on exchange, year before that I spent about a quarter of the year in Taiwan and Vietnam for reasons I still do not quite understand beyond "it'll be a good experience, your degree doesn't need you to be around all the time"
so um that is my life, I have many stories
Xenophobia amongst a newly space faring race, while a negative character trait is at the very least understandable. She was also conflicted about this.
Jacob to me was Black Cop out of any modern day police drama, even down to the parent issues.
the law will protect me
as it does his bulbous nose and tiny nostrils
I will always have a soft spot in my heart for AD&D. Sure no one really wanted to play the cleric. And sure, some Psionics were simply game breaking. Still a good time.
Playing Awakening, one of the this things he said just made me stop what I was doing and just stare at my screen. Oghren is no longer in my party now.
Yeah, it's worth mentioning that oWoD's dice mechanics could go to hell very easily. You'd be rolling d10s, yes, but they could politely be called scaling devil dice at best with how slidy they were.
was it one of those chats with Justice
dear god
The Tremere "exist" in the nWoD, except that instead of being sorcerous vampires, they're more like vampiric mages, only they steal souls instead of blood to sustain themselves.
Political structure in Requiem (or anything in the nWoD) can be as intensive or lacking as the group and GameMaster want it to be. If you want a strong Camarilla feel to your city, make it populous with the Invictus. If you want some crazy TrueBlood-esque bayou feel, the Circle of the Crone would be a better fit. It lacks the "ug and play" feel of the setting in the oWoD, but you can tailor it to whatever you want.
oWoD Werewolf > nWoD WW, which isn't to say WW: The Forsaken is poor, it's just that the original setting ewas just so perfect, it's hard to move on.
nerd tax
On the black screen
:^:
that looks like a fine and upstanding member of society
a right chap who i could let date my daughter without fear of ruffians
is that really him?
On the black screen
May have been. I think him staring at the crazy elf's boobs was one of my favorites though.
Later, [chat]!
you
ugh
Gonna go all Crinos on your ass.
I never got to play AD&D as I couldn't afford the books when I was younger. 3.5 was pretty good as ruleset, although, I found combat too complex. 4 is an abomination, though. It's way too simplified and there's little you can do with just the core books. It's like WoTC are nickle and diming their players with it.
Where Madness and the Fantasical Come to Play
We have different opinions, this is OK nerd.
yeah
go read ITT Lesbians in the chatlog it is an important part of forum history
I hope they all get shot. They're not even from the city!
WH 40k is expensive. WHFantasy is highway robbery. The game is best enjoyed at higher point levels, so your dropping several hundreds of dollars to do things properly.
See you next thread! Stay excellent! :^:
I never played, but it was pretty. IIRC, players played simultaneously or something?
Man, I miss Netrunner. Best Richard Garfield game ever.
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showthread.php?p=210863&highlight=larp#post210863
this ought to be entertaining
no way was ashley conflicted
I personally believe that Humans are the best and superior race, so call me racist if you want.
it doesn't get any clearer than that
thats goes beyond 'understandable'
Played Netrunner before it died; it was cool but althought I think the fundamental hack v. corporation mechanic was conceptually interesting it also really commercially limited it.
Rage was pretty imba, iirc, but it was also pretty and fun and werewolves!
what forum made this
nay, it was not PA.
I never had that conversation tree with her?
Oh my God. This takes me back.
it is classic PA, like the gold standard