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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.
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Kalshane - Oct 18, 2016 10:17:18 am PDT #25282 of 26133
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
omnis_audis - Oct 18, 2016 7:01:51 pm PDT #25283 of 26133
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
maybe try breaking the tasks into smaller items, and giving deadlines for each. "Let's have character concepts by the 3rd; class/race/alignment by the 10th; backstory by the 17th, so we can roll for traits on the 24th"
Or whatever (I've never GM's).
Tom Scola - Oct 20, 2016 5:09:48 am PDT #25284 of 26133
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Kalshane - Oct 21, 2016 4:56:58 am PDT #25285 of 26133
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
maybe try breaking the tasks into smaller items, and giving deadlines for each. "Let's have character concepts by the 3rd; class/race/alignment by the 10th; backstory by the 17th, so we can roll for traits on the 24th"
Thanks. I just sent a "Please give me Class, Race and reason for being in the starting town before next Friday" and already got one response. Currently engaged in some back and forth with the player to flesh out his background. So that's a huge improvement over the last few weeks.
omnis_audis - Oct 21, 2016 11:45:14 am PDT #25286 of 26133
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
No problem. It's how I handle the students. Big tasks get postponed, smaller tasks are easier to accomplish, and they do.
Laga - Oct 21, 2016 2:23:11 pm PDT #25287 of 26133
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Cool! I'm definitely feeling an ebb and flow when it comes to group enthusiasm and participation. Although we have rotating DMs, characters, and campaigns with the goal of playing every week, sometimes we have to take a week or two off because we can't get enough people together.
Is anybody playing MMOs besides me? I Just had a supremely frustrating run where I was trying to tank but DPS kept running ahead and pulling huge mobs. I finally quit out of frustration. Sometimes I wonder why anyone has the mettle to tank as their main class.
Kalshane - Oct 22, 2016 5:29:07 am PDT #25288 of 26133
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
Well, I got one response so far, but no others, though I did give them until Friday. We'll see what happens.
Never got into MMOs. I tried both WoW and D&D Online and they didn't really draw me in.
SailAweigh - Oct 29, 2016 12:34:46 pm PDT #25289 of 26133
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Anyone into the Civilization series of games? I'm downloading Civ 6 right now (2 hours!), and I thought it would be fun to compare notes, if anyone was.
DXMachina - Oct 29, 2016 1:51:27 pm PDT #25290 of 26133
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Oddly enough I've been playing Civ IV today, aifg. I don't have Civ VI. Does Civ VI require a Steam account to play? IIRC, Civ V did, and got rid of my copy it as soon as I saw that it required me to sign up.
omnis_audis - Oct 31, 2016 7:58:20 pm PDT #25291 of 26133
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
I have Civ IV & V, on steam on my Mac. I have the Xbox one for my old 360, but haven't played that in ages, and the iOS app, which is kind of a lite version of the game. Let me know how VI is. I usually wait until prices drop before buying.