I would think 3 choices should do it. I don't want to get too complicated. I would just like people to have a better chance of getting the character they prefer while still maintaining "group viability".
I always thought the name Serenity had a vaguely funereal sound to it.
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megan walker - Nov 04, 2010 3:33:35 pm PDT #8047 of 26134
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
omnis_audis - Nov 04, 2010 6:34:05 pm PDT #8048 of 26134
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
I'm wondering, for the folks at the bottom of the draw, sometimes choice is determined by type. Maybe pick one of each type, with order you want? Just an thought.
megan walker - Nov 04, 2010 6:48:44 pm PDT #8049 of 26134
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
The point of doing it this way is that you don't worry about type. You just put in your top choices. If there's not a good mix between politics, pilots, etc., you might get your second choice, or maybe third, instead of your first, but you're not restricted by type.
omnis_audis - Nov 04, 2010 8:12:14 pm PDT #8050 of 26134
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
what if they pick all pilots?
billytea - Nov 04, 2010 8:16:37 pm PDT #8051 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.
what if they pick all pilots?
That would be a problem, because there are only two "You Are A Cylon" cards in the loyalty deck.
megan walker - Nov 04, 2010 8:18:14 pm PDT #8052 of 26134
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I really think that's unlikely, but of course, it doesn't hurt to try because we can always do it the regular way if the mix is really unbalanced. It's just a way to pick characters before the game starts, it's not a life-or-death thing.
ETA: Have the cylons always been pilots?
billytea - Nov 04, 2010 8:23:57 pm PDT #8053 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.
ETA: Have the cylons always been pilots?
Nah. There is a bit of a skew there though. Boomer's been in three of the games, and a Cylon in two of them. Apollo's been in every game, and been a Cylon three times. (Usually quite awesomely.) I don't think we've had a Cylon military leader yet.
Laga - Nov 05, 2010 2:39:06 pm PDT #8054 of 26134
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ThomasW - Nov 08, 2010 6:14:27 am PST #8055 of 26134
Anything for a weird life.
... AAaaaaaand, with BSG concluded, Gaming goes dead again.
I've been re-playing the old Paper Mario games for the last couple days, I had forgotten that I had a save file for Thousand Year Door where one of my partners could 2HKO the bonus boss. My Yoshi can do 153 damage in a single attack, and the toughest thing in the game only has 200 HP.
Apparently, I enjoy doing terrible and silly things to video games, because I was cracking up while showing my roommates the sheer and utter horror of this.
megan walker - Nov 08, 2010 6:15:59 am PST #8056 of 26134
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Not dead, just resting. Pining for the fjords.