Guest Skaramine Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 Re: A Thread for Random Musings A&W Diet Root Beer tastes like milk of magnesia. Oddly enough, though, with my upset stomach, it makes me feel soooooo much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 Re: A Thread for Random Musings Thanks to Maelstrom & Enforcer84 for being totally silly in an otherwise drudgy thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 Re: A Thread for Random Musings Thanks to Mightybec for giving me a better version of my cowgirl/gunslinger avatar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Worldmaker Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 Re: A Thread for Random Musings What's the only saying? Three can keep a secret if two are dead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Skaramine Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 Re: A Thread for Random Musings I wonder when Chuckg is going to realize that the Swift Boat Veterans and their accusations ain't worth the piss in their mouths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 Re: A Thread for Random Musings I really, really need to stop trying to talk reason to trolls. They just don't have the mental capacity for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 Re: A Thread for Random Musings I want to thank whomever it was that alerted me to the Darkness. I really enjoy these guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 Re: A Thread for Random Musings I am pretty certain that by November I am going to be pretty damn tired of the letters SBVfT and MoveON.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klytus Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 Re: A Thread for Random Musings Why is it that so much of the spam e-mail and IM's I get for porn are (alegedly) from girls named Megan, Kara or Rachel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrakazog Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 Re: A Thread for Random Musings So there I am watching Dances With Wolves, and it's the scene where the Sioux are debating what to do about Dunbar's appearance on the local plains. Kicking Bird and Wind In His Hair are at odds, speaking in turns to the council. Each time one speaks, they preface their point with a complimantary statement about the other. Example: "Kicking Bird is looking ahead to the future, and this is good. But..." And I thought, "Gee, wouldn't it be nice if the NGD board could discuss important issues as well as these guys did." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 Re: A Thread for Random Musings Political Correctness for Rage: Smilie Challanged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Worldmaker Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 Re: A Thread for Random Musings Things I Learned Playing Champions... Strength is your friend. Get some. The best defense is resistant. Adjustment powers suck. When all else fails, throw a haymaker! There is nothing worse than a properly GM'd Hunted... Except a properly GM'd DNPC. Explosive powers in the hands of a tactical idiot is your worst nightmare. Being rich is easy. Just spend five points. The same can be said for being a genius or being drop dead gorgeous. If you're in a heroic level game, and no one has any armor, buy a shotgun. If you're in a Dark Champions game, buy a shotgun, but load it with solid shot. In fact, if you're in any game, buy a shotgun... Shotguns rule! They need rules for shotguns in Fantasy Hero. Attack multipowers rock! They're almost as cool as shotguns! People who use the word "level" when they are talking about their champions Character should be taken out and beaten... Unless they are talking about which ones are going to OCV and which ones are going to DCV. You can never have too many skills! GURPS Supers is a joke... A bad joke. Fuzion is the work of Satan. Never ask the GM, "Do I have to roll for this?" because you should already know the answer. The answer is "yes". You might as well take a DNPC when making your character, because he's going to end up with one anyway. Ditto for Hunteds. The best Champions supplements always had Seeker on the cover. Except "Demons Rule"... But then, Seeker is unconscious on that cover... Before you take a "Mystery Hunted", be sure you know what the GM is likely to do with it. A cleverly worded Mental Illusion can leave your teammates with nothing to do... While a cleverly worded Berserk can leave your teammates too much to do. Time travel is a lot easier to deal with in fiction than in a game. Ditto for precognition. Some things are not easily translatable into game terms (frictionless surfaces, localized gravity increases, hitting someone in the face with a cream pie, and blowing up the planet being cases in point). Simpler is better. If you really don't need to put four advantages and seven limitations on one power, then don't. Often, the ideal course of action won't look like it. The welfare of the player is much more important than the welfare of the character. Never take a PC as a rival. They shortly become Hunteds. Never give alien technology to the government. Never refuse to give alien technology to the government. Never trust a smiling GM... Or a bunch of happy players, for that matter. Area effect combined with random target side effect is just funny enough to justify the reduced damage to the character, mainly because if the character with area effect and random target side effect misses his roll badly enough, the other player characters will usually decide to make up for the missing damage. A large area effect with a poor targeting roll is almost as much fun as a side effect. Quoting "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" is funny at the beginning of the game, but less so three hours into it. This one is so important its going to be written in all caps: ALWAYS PULL YOUR PUNCH WHEN ATTACKING A NORMAL! Even a 5d6 attack can kill. You're not really a superhero if you can't move considerably faster than agents. Unluck is never worth it. A GM rolling his dice gets a player's attention faster than screaming in his ear. Never ask a GM why your Hunted hasn't shown up lately. Play up your disadvantages yourself, rather than waiting for the GM to bring them up. They are usually based on frequency of occurrence, and this keeps him from being able to do something really nasty with them. This is so important it gets to be in all caps: NEVER, EVER TAKE A SUSCEPTIBILITY TO WATER! death tribble 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Worldmaker Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 Re: A Thread for Random Musings "The Bob Roberts Society Band" Lyrics and Music By Jimmy Buffett From the album Banana Wind by Jimmy Buffett Well, you've heard about the alligators sleepin' in the shade You've heard heard about the Sugar Barons screwin' up the 'glades It's a melting pot existence that is hard to contemplate And a never ending battle in the Sunshine State But far, far away from the front page news Far, far away from the headline blues Down a secondary road that severely shows its age The forties comes to life on a make-shift stage It's the Bob Roberts Society Band Playing every Sunday at the Orange Grove Stand They don't play grunge and they don't play loud It's the magic of the music that still draws a crowd Well, the word goes out from Melbourne to the Keys The faithful get the message like it's written on the breeze Young folks, old folks, 'bout to cut a rug Fox trot, bunny hop, do the Jitterbug! To the Bob Roberts Society Band Playing every Sunday at the Orange Grove Stand They don't play grunge and they don't play loud It's the magic of the music that still draws a crowd I saw mini vans from Boca, buses from Perrine There were people speaking Hindu in the barbecue line A couple on their honeymoon looked a bit confused But the boys in the band put 'em right in the mood They played... (trombone solo) A lady dressed in purple started dancing all alone Then she sauntered oh so gently to the vacant microphone She sounded like she's someone and never missed a beat By the time the number ended they were dancin' in the street They'd died and gone to heaven, that lively little crowd Trombones and saxophones sent 'em through the clouds It could have gone all night but the party had to stop When they blew the circuit breaker in the souvenir shop Its the Bob Roberts Society Band Playing every Sunday at the Orange Grove Stand They don't play grunge and they don't play loud It's the magic of the music that still draws a crowd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrakazog Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 Re: A Thread for Random Musings Refresh monkey? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanguard00 Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 Re: A Thread for Random Musings Well...bleh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 Re: A Thread for Random Musings We need more silly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Skaramine Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 Re: A Thread for Random Musings Ashlee Simpson's pretty good, come to listen to her for free. I went to her website and downloaded Pieces of Me. Yeah, it's pop, but she's got some good pipes and she kind of reminds me of Liz Phair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beetle Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 Re: A Thread for Random Musings I'm wondering how long it will be before someone creates a thread named "What Would Your Character Do On A Swift Boat?" and how soon I'll light myself on fire afterwards... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Skaramine Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 Re: A Thread for Random Musings i want to sleep and never wake up again i'm tired of hurting everyone i know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kara Zor-El Posted August 25, 2004 Report Share Posted August 25, 2004 Re: A Thread for Random Musings My babies aren't babies anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mightybec Posted August 25, 2004 Report Share Posted August 25, 2004 Re: A Thread for Random Musings I got an "A" in Polisci and an "A" in Critical Thinking and Writing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kara Zor-El Posted August 25, 2004 Report Share Posted August 25, 2004 Re: A Thread for Random Musings So many political threads that need derailing, so little time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Squirrel Posted August 25, 2004 Report Share Posted August 25, 2004 Re: A Thread for Random Musings My wife says I'm not to feed chuckg anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mightybec Posted August 25, 2004 Report Share Posted August 25, 2004 Re: A Thread for Random Musings The pharmacists helper looks alot like a woman in late night cable boobie movies. Needless to say, I enjoy going down to pick up prescriptions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kara Zor-El Posted August 25, 2004 Report Share Posted August 25, 2004 Re: A Thread for Random Musings Must...resist...urge...to...derail..."political"...threads! Ack! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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