Mal: You are very much lacking in imagination. Zoe: I imagine that's so, sir.

'Out Of Gas'


Gaming 1: You are likely to be eaten by a grue

A thread for the discussion of games: board, LARP, MMORPG, video, tabletop RPG, game theory etc. etc. and all attendant news, developments and ancillary subjects thereof, as well as coordinating/scheduling games either online or IRL. All are welcome to chime in, talk about their favorite games or learn about gaming of any sort.

PLEASE TO WHITEFONT SPOILERS for video games, RPG modules or anything for which foreknowledge of events might lessen one's enjoyment of whatever gaming experience.


Laga - Sep 18, 2008 7:47:47 pm PDT #1273 of 26132
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

won't they be surprised when they discover the entire city has started talking like a pirate

holy cripes that's tomorrow!

determined that his life goal is to sample each living creature on the list

that is such a wonderful character trait. I may have to steal it.


billytea - Sep 18, 2008 8:01:19 pm PDT #1274 of 26132
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.

that is such a wonderful character trait. I may have to steal it.

You know, the new races (dragonborn and tiefling) really didn't appeal to me much initially. So I flipped through the books looking for some kind of inspiration on how I'd play one, and it turned out to be their teeth. "Ok, what sort of diet would a creature be on with teeth like that?" Grew from there. Could make for fun PC conversations. "Oh, don't look like so worried. I've already tried elf."

If ever I create a tiefling, he's going to be Victor Meldrew in a Halloween mask. Apparently my flavour of emo is geriatric and pissy.


Gudanov - Sep 19, 2008 4:59:35 am PDT #1275 of 26132
Coding and Sleeping

That is a great character description.


Volans - Sep 19, 2008 3:14:21 pm PDT #1276 of 26132
move out and draw fire

It inspires me to quote from "Avatar": That's pretty much all I got...meat and sarcasm guy.

Except dragonborn probably don't do sarcasm.

It also reminds me of a conversation I had third-hand about 10 years ago: my friend's brother was a scientist in Antarctica, and a couple new scientists arrived from [country deleted for the protection of all involved]. The first thing they did was go out and kill two penguins (emperor I believe). When the other scientists found out and reacted with "WTF?!?!?" the two newcomers said, "But...we've never eaten penguin before."


Jessica - Sep 20, 2008 10:37:47 am PDT #1277 of 26132
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?

Bwahaha!


Polter-Cow - Sep 20, 2008 11:51:04 am PDT #1278 of 26132
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Ha ha ha ha. A fair trade.


Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 22, 2008 6:02:44 pm PDT #1279 of 26132
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

This is a long shot, but does anyone happen to have a copy of the Super Mage Bestiary from Hero Games?


Laga - Sep 23, 2008 11:29:02 am PDT #1280 of 26132
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

I can check with my friend the crazy game/book collector. Are you looking to buy?


Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 24, 2008 6:40:16 am PDT #1281 of 26132
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

Actually I found a source for an e-book version and bought it yesterday before I saw your post. But thanks for the offer of checking!


Pete, Husband of Jilli - Sep 24, 2008 7:19:14 am PDT #1282 of 26132
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd

One of the video games I'm looking forward to is Little Big Planet. It's a very very cute family-friendly game that is pretty much the antithesis of what I usually like to play but i fin myself utterly charmed by it.

Anyway, here's a video which shows the introduction to the game. Image quality is so-so but I'm posting it because the narrator is Stephen Fry and there's a distinctly Fay-like comment of "Oh, Bless." a few minutes in.

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I believe this video can only make you smile.