We killed a homeless man on this bench. Me and Dru. Those were good times. You know, he begged for mercy, and you know, that only made her bite harder.

Spike ,'Sleeper'


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.

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Liese S. - Nov 30, 2010 10:58:39 pm PST #8134 of 26134
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

What was the formatting choice for completely out of character stuff? I mean, I come from text based online RPGing, so my idea of in and out of character is already different from all y'all's but still.

Anyway, what I wanted to ask was, what was Baltar's initial color request for his card draw? We get to know that, right? Was it emailed or did I just miss it in thread somewhere?


billytea - Nov 30, 2010 11:28:43 pm PST #8135 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 was the formatting choice for completely out of character stuff? I mean, I come from text based online RPGing, so my idea of in and out of character is already different from all y'all's but still.

I probably wouldn't format that any differently (like this conversation). You could put it in italics if you want to make a distinction from game-play discussions.

Anyway, what I wanted to ask was, what was Baltar's initial color request for his card draw? We get to know that, right? Was it emailed or did I just miss it in thread somewhere?

Because Baltar was the first player, he doesn't draw three cards. He just gets his normal draw at the start of his turn, no choice to be made.

Baltar does, however, differ from all other players in the way his normal card draw works. He only draws four cards at the start of his turn. Then, once his Crisis Card gets revealed (after he's taken his action and all), he can draw one more card, of whatever colour he wants. (This turn he chose Blue.)


omnis_audis - Nov 30, 2010 11:33:39 pm PST #8136 of 26134
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

Quoting our illustrious GM:
Dang it. Totally missed that. I'm used to it being bold and all. :: whistles innocently ::


Liese S. - Nov 30, 2010 11:54:24 pm PST #8137 of 26134
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

He just gets his normal draw at the start of his turn, no choice to be made.

Oh, ok. Thanks.

I expect to be Question-O-Gal at this table being all newbie and whatnot.


billytea - Dec 01, 2010 2:58:16 am PST #8138 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.

I expect to be Question-O-Gal at this table being all newbie and whatnot.

Questions are good. The flow of the game is fairly straightforward once you get used to it, but there's a pretty endless supply of special cases to complicate matters.


Laga - Dec 01, 2010 7:36:05 am PST #8139 of 26134
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

I've played in every game so far and I still feel like I only 75% understand it. This is probably because I don't own the home version.


megan walker - Dec 01, 2010 9:56:00 am PST #8140 of 26134
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

Hahahaha!!! Oh my. HAHAHhahahahaHAHAHAhaha. Oops, that was my outloud laugh. HAHahahahahaha. Sorry. can't contain it.

Laugh it up, fuzzball.

Just waiting on interrupts from Starbuck at this point.


billytea - Dec 01, 2010 5:10:38 pm PST #8141 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.

BSG

Just waiting on interrupts from Starbuck at this point.

Starbuck only drew Red and Blue for her starting cards, so she can't have an SP yet anyway. It's probably safe to pass her.


Laga - Dec 01, 2010 5:56:33 pm PST #8142 of 26134
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

shoot, sorry. Pass, yes.


megan walker - Dec 01, 2010 6:56:00 pm PST #8143 of 26134
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

BSG

Okay then. Basestar powers activate! Form of… a die roll.

Die roll: 5. Damaged! Let’s see where the old girl got hit, shall we? Ooh, FTL Control.

Good thing you’re not close to jumping.

So, only the first turn and you’ve already lost 1 morale and (for the moment) your FTL Control. Go big or go home? At least the jump prep track advances by 1. That concludes Baltar’s turn. Seems like it must have taken a lot out of him to end up in Sickbay.