Ah, yes, of course. The gypsies, they gave you your soul. The gypsies are filthy people. Ptui! We shall speak of them no more.

Ilona Costa Bianchi ,'The Girl in Question'


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.


Jessica - May 28, 2009 9:35:38 am PDT #1959 of 26133
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?

(I think Gud was joking.)


Sean K - May 28, 2009 9:36:07 am PDT #1960 of 26133
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

Oh. Duh.


megan walker - May 28, 2009 9:53:38 am PDT #1961 of 26133
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

Google Wave

Holy sh*t, I knew I should have gone to that Super Bowl party!

Or rather, my former housemate is friends with those guys, one has a place a few blocks away from me, if you want me to ask for details.


omnis_audis - May 28, 2009 2:53:40 pm PDT #1962 of 26133
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

YES! Details!

ION, I managed to leave work early enough to find and make it before they close, to the comic book/game shop! Woot! So, I am now the proud owner of the BSG board game!!

And, since I no longer live in the same neck of the woods as Drew & Kristin, I picked up my own copy of Settlers of Cataan! They had a very tempting set of Cataan, a hand crafted 3-d multi-pack in a nice wooden case. I was very tempted, until I saw the price ($400), then I gently put down the pretty box and backed away from the shelf.

I spent a bit more than if I had purchased at Amazon, but I'm supporting a local shop, plus, I haz it NOW!


megan walker - May 28, 2009 3:00:28 pm PDT #1963 of 26133
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

YES! Details!

I have asked, but, like everyone else, my former housemate is buying a house, so he's a bit distracted at the moment.

Mostly, I'm now thinking this guy is probably in town and I really want to meet him and see his fabulous place (with in-home movie theatre)!

I picked up my own copy of Settlers of Cataan! They had a very tempting set of Cataan, a hand crafted 3-d multi-pack in a nice wooden case. I was very tempted, until I saw the price ($400), then I gently put down the pretty box and backed away from the shelf.

Former housemate has this--it was a gift, or he won it, or something. It is very nice.


omnis_audis - May 28, 2009 3:12:24 pm PDT #1964 of 26133
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

Oooo! Brutes have a lil picture on the side that says "coming soon to the iPhone!"


Volans - May 28, 2009 4:25:53 pm PDT #1965 of 26133
move out and draw fire

See, when I check my news feeds first before coming here, I end up forwarding stuff around to people who will also probably see it here.

So, sorry about doubling-up on the Wave thing, although I didn't squee largely about the gaming aspect in email.

Who wants to work on a dice-rolling app with me?


billytea - May 28, 2009 6:35:27 pm PDT #1966 of 26133
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.

ION, I managed to leave work early enough to find and make it before they close, to the comic book/game shop! Woot! So, I am now the proud owner of the BSG board game!!

Excellent. And we now have five people in the game, which means we're ready to start! I'm sending out an email to the players; meanwhile, I've generated a random player order, as follows:

omnis_audis
Raq
Sean
Laga
Raq's Husband

The first step is for everyone to choose their character. Omnis, which character do you want to play?


Pete, Husband of Jilli - May 28, 2009 9:22:11 pm PDT #1967 of 26133
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd

In MyBrute news...

Bear vs Pissed-off wolf? You bet'cha. FIGHT! [link]


billytea - May 28, 2009 10:05:59 pm PDT #1968 of 26133
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.

Bear vs Pissed-off wolf? You bet'cha. FIGHT! [link]

a. The charge of an attacking bear is hilarious.
b. Is there any weapon more ludicrous than a stick to poke people with? If you could program brutes, I would have his battle cry being "Get offa my lawn!"