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Bedlamdan posted:Some people find humor with how dysfunctional the Imperium is. Some people find the individuals living within it to at least be more sympathetic than the faction that is basically four different kinds of Satan, one of whom will kill you quickly, one of whom will kill you slowly, one of whom screws with your head and one of whom simply screws you to death.
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Bedlamdan posted:Some people find humor with how dysfunctional the Imperium is. Some people find the individuals living within it to at least be more sympathetic than the faction that is basically four different kinds of Satan, one of whom will kill you quickly, one of whom will kill you slowly, one of whom screws with your head and one of whom simply screws you to death. You misunderstood a second time. Edit: wait, no, a third time.
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Covok posted:That was the comment, yeah. I thought it was okay. Bongo Bill posted:You misunderstood a second time. I’m sorry
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Bedlamdan posted:I’m sorry It's fine. Never stop striving to do better. Patience and humility will serve you well. Go forth in good health.
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Bongo Bill posted:It's fine. Never stop striving to do better. Patience and humility will serve you well. Go forth in good health.
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Bedlamdan posted:Some people find humor with how dysfunctional the Imperium is. Some people find the individuals living within it to at least be more sympathetic than the faction that is basically four different kinds of Satan, one of whom will kill you quickly, one of whom will kill you slowly, one of whom screws with your head and one of whom simply screws you to death.
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# ? Apr 28, 2018 03:02 |
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gradenko_2000 posted:sir if you're not going to order anything I'm going to have to ask you to move your car forward I'd like two number 9's; a number 9 large; a number 6, extra dip; a number 7; two number 45's, one with cheese; and a large soda.
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talk about this instead of hwatever stupid thing you imbeciles are talking about https://www.thestar.com/edmonton/2018/04/24/edmonton-teacher-launches-afterschool-dungeons-and-dragons-program-for-inner-city-kids.html
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# ? Apr 28, 2018 03:23 |
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O hey I used to do that when I lived in Westchester. It was a lot of fun and there were some 7th graders who got to get some light math practice while playing 4e Dark Sun. I should see if I can do that here in Harlem too.
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Plutonis posted:talk about this instead of hwatever stupid thing you imbeciles are talking about I'm not sure what I think about Mennonite hipsters mentoring at-risk kids with dungeons and dragons. Like, I think its a good idea, but there's a lot of variables there.
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Plutonis posted:talk about this instead of hwatever stupid thing you imbeciles are talking about this is cool but $1000 for kits for 3 kids
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alg posted:this is cool but $1000 for kits for 3 kids quote:Schubert launched a GoFundMe to raise $1,000 to buy kits for at least three kids to take home. Each kit will include a handbook, guides, miniatures, markers, dice and a battle mat. If WotC isn’t offering them a discount on all their poo poo that just feels criminal. Maybe it pays for other poo poo like securing a location, application fees, food, etc? Kids need a lot of support and they can get expensive.
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# ? Apr 28, 2018 12:56 |
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Plutonis posted:It's because the autism spectrum has systematization as one of the symptoms, not because of nerds being subhumans. (well it might be considering the goon consensus on people on the spectrum) I'd like to think (/hope) that Trad Games is better about people on the spectrum, which is why I'd like to ask the folks here to leave the autism jokes/diagnoses behind
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Nuns with Guns posted:I guess it's grim in that it's a post-apocalypse and the game doesn't expect most player crews to care about fixing that, but there's nothing to stop you from playing vigilantes, bravos, or cultists that are hoping to improve everyone's lot. I think it's less that it's post-apocalypse and more the sense of roleplaying in what is essentially a prison. Maybe not a total institution, but you're trapped, at least. And to me, part of the heist genre is the idea that we're doing this heist to achieve some personal freedom or empowerment. That may be paying off the debts you owe to Mr. Big, being able to retire to the Caribbean and sip boat drinks, or keep the evil villain from constructing the real bad evil thing, or whatever. But the heist changes things, whether that's towards your dream or ending up in bigger trouble. But the construction of Blades in the Dark's setting seems to be to make the whole notion Sisyphean. You're not going to be retiring to Bermuda and just downing boat drinks for the rest of your days. Which makes sense, because it doesn't want that to happen, it wants to be an ongoing serial without that obvious endpoint. But it also means there's no big dream to scheme over other than being wealthier than the other jerks in your cage.
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Pollyanna posted:If WotC isn’t offering them a discount on all their poo poo that just feels criminal. Maybe it pays for other poo poo like securing a location, application fees, food, etc? Kids need a lot of support and they can get expensive. Yea I really hope that 'kit' is just them saying 'this is what it costs for everything, including stuff like food, location, assorted fees, etc' because boy would it be lovely if Wizards can't at least throw them a nice PR discount or something.
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Ettin posted:I'd like to think (/hope) that Trad Games is better about people on the spectrum, which is why I'd like to ask the folks here to leave the autism jokes/diagnoses behind It's a personal grievance with SA as a whole
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sexpig by night posted:Yea I really hope that 'kit' is just them saying 'this is what it costs for everything, including stuff like food, location, assorted fees, etc' because boy would it be lovely if Wizards can't at least throw them a nice PR discount or something. From what I've heard of WotC and from what I've seen of the cost of their individual books and poo poo, not doing a discount wouldn't be so strange.
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Covok posted:Can I be unbanned from the discord server?
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Ettin posted:I'd like to think (/hope) that Trad Games is better about people on the spectrum, which is why I'd like to ask the folks here to leave the autism jokes/diagnoses behind I may be misunderstanding Plutonis, but I think that he was put off by Cirno spouting a bunch of stereotypes and degrading stuff that would be awful to say about people with Autism, but saying that it's about "nerds". Except we're all gigantic loving nerds here and Cirno's not talking about us, so... ? I could be way off base about the subtext here, but that's how it came across to me.
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Covok posted:Can I be unbanned from the discord server? https://discord.gg/XjhZhpu Jimbozig posted:I may be misunderstanding Plutonis, but I think that he was put off by Cirno spouting a bunch of stereotypes and degrading stuff that would be awful to say about people with Autism, but saying that it's about "nerds". Except we're all gigantic loving nerds here and Cirno's not talking about us, so... ? It's some of that and the whole self flagellating about "ugh drat nerds" stuff that annoys me. Also how the syndrome is treated on the site as a whole.
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Pollyanna posted:If WotC isn’t offering them a discount on all their poo poo that just feels criminal. Maybe it pays for other poo poo like securing a location, application fees, food, etc? Kids need a lot of support and they can get expensive. Hassle WotC's social media accounts about this, maybe they'll see an opportunity for publicity and help this guy out.
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Plutonis posted:It's some of that and the whole self flagellating about "ugh drat nerds" stuff that annoys me. Also how the syndrome is treated on the site as a whole. Ah, I see! I wasn't sure but I was worried someone else might take it there anyway, so I just made it a general message. Good to see we're getting even more TG discords too
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Plutonis apparently makes first sincere post in posting career, film at 11.
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# ? Apr 28, 2018 18:55 |
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im p sure plutonis is very sincere about his dislike of dungeon world
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Red Metal posted:im p sure plutonis is very sincere about his dislike of dungeon world Funny enough, I ran a one shot of that late yesterday for some people in a comic book Discord. They had a lot of fun even though I was just winging at the whole time and had no idea what I was doing it. I'm surprised they weren't going mad that I greatly overestimated the ability of a thief and a bard to find a Hydra after they all rolled 6 or lower while going on a journey through a swamp. Then again, the only experienced before was D&D 5e and they just really liked how freeform it was and how much they got to just define the story and have fun.
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“Freeform 5e” is basically the best possible praise for dungeon world
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Jimbozig posted:I may be misunderstanding Plutonis, but I think that he was put off by Cirno spouting a bunch of stereotypes and degrading stuff that would be awful to say about people with Autism, but saying that it's about "nerds". Except we're all gigantic loving nerds here and Cirno's not talking about us, so... ? Then I will go into detail! I'm not talking about autism. Human beings are already kinda poo poo at critical thinking and real poo poo at examining their own bullshit. The thing about "nerds" as like, a vague culture, is that it's essentially built entirely around consumption of media. Like it's big question is "what intellectual property do YOU go absolutely apeshit over?" But the way that love is expressed is toxic, because it's based purely around not questioning that thing you go apeshit over - based purely around intentionally not critically examining your bullshit. That nerd culture was for so long made of increasingly gatekeeper-y white dudes on the wealthier side of things only makes it worse, because that gatekeeper attitude and that societal privilege (especially once bullying gets involved) feeds into the problem. And where's a lovely culture without a lovely attempt at making a hierarchy? Good lord the hierarchies. There's a lot of other poo poo we can get into like the treatment of transformative fandom, but hopefully this'll do. The problem isn't autism, it's that nerd culture was largely mained by kinda ignorant rich white boys and men who turned their refusal to critically examine the things they love into obsessions. Or, I guess, capitalism. :collbert: EDIT: Covok posted:Funny enough, I ran a one shot of that late yesterday for some people in a comic book Discord. They had a lot of fun even though I was just winging at the whole time and had no idea what I was doing it. fool_of_sound posted:“Freeform 5e” is basically the best possible praise for dungeon world My vague theory of how D&D games accidentally turn into freeform games stays true. ProfessorCirno fucked around with this message at 19:55 on Apr 28, 2018 |
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Yo Cirno do you have your giant caster supremacy essay saved?
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NachtSieger posted:Yo Cirno do you have your giant caster supremacy essay saved? It'd be somewhere in archives. It was posted on other forums, but long ago enough that they'd be gone by now. I never saved it to a file though, so yeah, archives'd probably be your best chance.
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I like making big random charts to roll on, but actually doing the numbers is a pain, especially if you want to go back to add in new things or adjust the odds. Are there any tools or programs that can make this easier?
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Ghost Leviathan posted:I like making big random charts to roll on, but actually doing the numbers is a pain, especially if you want to go back to add in new things or adjust the odds. Are there any tools or programs that can make this easier? Give each entry a weighting, then set the percentages column to =([previous entry end percentage] + (100/total sum of weighting)*entry weighting) Splicer fucked around with this message at 13:24 on Apr 29, 2018 |
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Splicer posted:Excel/google sheets etc?
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ProfessorCirno posted:Then I will go into detail! It's capitalism because honestly while it's good that the hobbies are opening up to more demographics that has been really successfully coopted by the corporations by cynically using diversity and inclusion to trick minorities into being product worshippers. It's not the expression that's toxic, is the fact that brands and products are usurping the void that family relationships and religion (or if you don't want to use that word, local customs and beliefs) left after the sheer devastation that globalization and worldwide capitalism have brought. Basically what I'm saying is: Get rid of your comic books and videogames and go to your local state fair or something and ride the big wheel. Read some books!!! Start a theater group!!! Start learning how to cook good dishes!!! Go watch some birds and maybe sketch them!!!
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Plutonis posted:It's capitalism because honestly while it's good that the hobbies are opening up to more demographics that has been really successfully coopted by the corporations by cynically using diversity and inclusion to trick minorities into being product worshippers. It's not the expression that's toxic, is the fact that brands and products are usurping the void that family relationships and religion (or if you don't want to use that word, local customs and beliefs) left after the sheer devastation that globalization and worldwide capitalism have brought.
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The worst person I knew eventually went on to sexually assault my best friend's sister, so you're probably getting off really easy with just Plutonis.
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Lol at people who get unironically mad at Plutonis.
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Bedlamdan posted:The worst person I knew eventually went on to sexually assault my best friend's sister, so you're probably getting off really easy with just Plutonis. I appreciate the intent Dan, but was this post necessary..
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Moriatti posted:Lol at people who get unironically mad at Plutonis. Caring about poo poo is stupid, yeah.
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Mr. Maltose posted:Caring about poo poo is stupid, yeah.
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Plutonis posted:It's capitalism because honestly while it's good that the hobbies are opening up to more demographics that has been really successfully coopted by the corporations by cynically using diversity and inclusion to trick minorities into being product worshippers. It's not the expression that's toxic, is the fact that brands and products are usurping the void that family relationships and religion (or if you don't want to use that word, local customs and beliefs) left after the sheer devastation that globalization and worldwide capitalism have brought. What's better: representation only existing because it sells, or no representation? If I have to live in a capitalistic hellworld, I'd at least appreciate if children of color can buy action figures of heroes that look like them.
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