Um. Dante's Inferno has an M rating. Ya, that is well earned. The opening movie is pretty gruesome. I got to Limbo at first try. Um. Ya, I suck. Had to bump down to easy setting.
And Kaylee, what the hell's goin' on in the engine room? Were there monkeys? Some terrifying space monkeys maybe got loose?
Mal ,'The Train Job'
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.
omnis_audis - Mar 05, 2010 5:31:48 pm PST #5909 of 26134
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
omnis_audis - Mar 07, 2010 10:00:48 pm PST #5910 of 26134
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
wow, a 3 day serial. Um. Potato(e) Chips?
BSG
I've been working with billytea to get his fabulous sheets understandable for others to use. I think I've hashed through it pretty good. But. Looking at it all, I realize, with 3 shows and a gala in the next 4-6 weeks, I'm probably not the best person to run the game. BT has it pretty sweet, so that you can run the show from the excel sheets, don't even need a copy of the board game. It helps as a reference, no doubt, but not needed. So? Anyone game?
omnis_audis - Mar 08, 2010 11:28:18 am PST #5911 of 26134
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
:: tap tap tap :: Is this thing on?? Am I the only one in Gaming Thread? At this rate, I'll be the #1 poster! Woot!
BSG
Anyhow. bt just linked me to another game tracking option that is amazingly simple. It works in OpenOffice, which is nice (as I am too poor/cheap to buy Excel). I will play with it some more tonight when I get off of work.
That said, I could GM, but, again, with my work schedule, it'll be really crazy the next 6 weeks. And if I take this CA gig, my life will be crazy through June at least. Oy.
Play is one thing, but GM'ing... I don't want to leave my peeps out in the cold. Is anyone else interested?
NoiseDesign - Mar 08, 2010 11:36:22 am PST #5912 of 26134
Our wings are not tired
There's no way I could consider doing the GM thing until maybe this summer. Right now I'm scheduled to be in and out of town and probably on and off some cruise ships for the next couple of months.
Pete, Husband of Jilli - Mar 08, 2010 12:28:35 pm PST #5913 of 26134
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd
:: tap tap tap :: Is this thing on?? Am I the only one in Gaming Thread? At this rate, I'll be the #1 poster! Woot!
It always goes quiet after a big BSG blowout.
And no, no way in hell can I GM. I was all too aware of hoe much effort it took before I ever jumped into the BSG game and it is why BT has my admiration for doing it so well.
ION, Borderlands is still crack. Red Dead Redemption comes out in May.
billytea - Mar 08, 2010 1:00:41 pm PST #5914 of 26134
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
And no, no way in hell can I GM. I was all too aware of hoe much effort it took before I ever jumped into the BSG game and it is why BT has my admiration for doing it so well.
This is a reason I favour omnis or Laga to run the game. They're both maintaining a high posting frequency already. Note: I'm running games more smoothly now three games in than I did at the start. I also spend a fair amount of time dealing with things that can be left up to the players. If you're interested in running a game, don't feel you need to do as much as I did, or as quickly.
Laga - Mar 08, 2010 2:12:32 pm PST #5915 of 26134
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I have some friends coming in from out of town at the end of the month. I'm seriously considering attmepting to run a game starting the first week of April.
DeathQuaker - Mar 08, 2010 4:16:48 pm PST #5916 of 26134
Illigitimi non carborundum
I am not interested in GMing, for the record. I would be interested in playing again--but am also cool with waiting until omnis or Laga or another willing GM feels s/he has time.
All my run-the-game energies go toward a RL Pathfinder game I've been running for a little over a year (well, it's only been Pathfinder since October, but I've been greatly enjoying the changes).
omnis_audis - Mar 08, 2010 5:44:14 pm PST #5917 of 26134
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
And no, no way in hell can I GM. I was all too aware of hoe much effort it took before I ever jumped into the BSG game and it is why BT has my admiration for doing it so wellFirst, who you calling a "hoe"!? Second, Yes, bt has a ton of admiration. Which is why I want to see him play.
Hmm, I wonder if MiracleMan is available? He was an awesome GM for our Serenity game. Alas, he doesn't frequent in here.
Sean K - Mar 11, 2010 8:01:34 am PST #5918 of 26134
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Portal 2
So, the latest issue of Game Informer magazine (Game Spot's magazine) has an extensive cover spread on Portal 2. Where the first Portal was kind of a mini-game, which is why it was included in the Orange Box. Portal 2 will be a full size game, released on it's own. There are almost no details I can include that are not major spoilers for the end of the first Portal, but I feel like I can say that in Portal 2, you will be playing Chell again, and your main antagonist will again be GLaDOS. And she does remember you.
The article includes the text of GLaDOS' speech when she first sees you early in P2, and it's chilling. But of course, I smiled as I read it, because I can't wait to hear that chirpy menace again.
Other non-spoilery bits: Portal 2 includes many new ways of interacting with portals and affecting your environment, and features a similar progression of levels teaching how to think with portals and your new toys. However, in the new game, the types on conditions of your environments will be vastly varied and different from the first game.
Also, while GLaDOS remains the primary antagonist of the game, aided by both familiar and new drones, there will also be other AIs you encounter during your travels.
I really can't wait.