The Gaming Den

So, Crissa, what's your take on Solomon's rants/reviews?

sigma999 at [unixtime wrote:1203385575[/unixtime]]I'll vote for anyone that gets rid of these Marriage Works billboards all over my county.

A 60% divorce rate says otherwise, but why should reality get in the way of idealistic faith that the "one true path" will solve all your life's problems on your behalf?

Here it is. [br][br]This guy reviews webcomics, resorting to the common tactics of an Internet troll or harsh critic, depending on what anonymous commenter that you ask. What I funny is how in the comments sections people (whether it be webcomic artists or fans) got wound up over someone badmouthin...

Whoever is more alert goes first. How to determine Alertness, K has not said yet.

It is, assuming that all parties involved do not have extra-sensitive senses (tremorsense, supernatural awareness, etc.). It works quite well. So how would you handle a Rogue attempting sneak up on an enemy he sees, only that he does not know that said enemy has Blindsense, and the enemy realizes th...

Sure, there are many bad game designers, but I prefer a bad game designer that is loyal to the fan base and is willing to accept criticism.

The worst attempt at Power-gaming is trying to get the Gamemaster to allow you to play a Cosmic Imp in Mutants and Masterminds.

Maxus at [unixtime wrote:1203204186[/unixtime]]


I may as well pull a Capt. Bleach and start a thread with some more in-detail info on Dragonmech...

I'll have to dig out my High Proselytizer outfit first.

I'm not known for detailed information, but more for the 'hey look everyone!' factor.

People who say "Think about the children!" only care about the children of households of people that agree with them. Or children that grow up as adults that would agree with them.

All I can say is, don't give in to blackmail; your tormentors will keep coming back to bend your will to theirs. Of course, I don't know the whole story, but this is just my take.

To Rapanui and PhoneLobster: I enjoyed arguing with people whose problems may not as well exist on message boards as much as the next guy, but this was before I learned to not take the Internet seriously. Take that as you will.

Getting benefits for nor reason is not what I assume to be clear and concise, but to each his own. At least it beats the hell out of Polymorph or the True20 "get the mind of an animal if you stay too long as one" Shapeshift power.

Do you expect M&M shapeshifting to be more clear and concise than D&D shapeshifting (the dreaded Polymorph)? It seems that the d20 system is cursed to have oddball shapechanging rules.

1203036682[/unixtime]]Also, why must learning a new language viewed as a hassle? (I say that only because it seems that he actuallt can speak English with a fair number of people there; if he doesn't, that's a big problem, OTOH) [br][br]Because it's far more than "si is yes in spanish;" i...

What I want to know is why Frank went to the Czech Republic for Med School. Shouldn't he just move to a primarily English-speaking country so he won't have to do extra effort at learning a new language and just concentrate mainly on Med School?

Do any of you guys have a favorite table-top RPG that you enjoy? What makes it your favorite? It could be a generic gaming system or a more specific campaign setting.

Edited out the second question due to the lack of necessity.

1202896819[/unixtime]]Also you took their marbles away. Decimation was just a dick move all around.[br][br]-Username17 [br][br]As we're talking about thousands of years ago, how do any of us really know what went down back then other than what ancient oral literature and textbooks say, which are bi...

As a person who does not care about Omniscient Entities that I have never met, I just don't care unless it affects me or sounds like an interesting story.
But I'm not going to devote my life to a deity who all I know about is from fellow humans.

1202827652[/unixtime]] 1202785743[/unixtime]]So why did Frank say in the Dead Hand setting that the Faerie stories were a cover-up for the decimated tribes? [br][br]I so hate that. Really I do. The original latin meaning of decimate was to "reduce by one tenth," or 10%. While many people ...

1202776718[/unixtime]]Its a little unusual... a bit more extreme than the typical bronze/iron age approach, which was more 'kill anyone who resists, take their stuff, some slaves and go home'. Maybe tell them you'll be back next year for tribute.[br][br]But they aren't likely to go home and angst o...

Sorry to revive an old thread, but I had a question about what Voss said.[br] The Celts as a whole seemed rather fond of genocide. At least it pops up in their legends on a regular basis. There's a nice pseudo-historical one called the 'Dream of the Emperor Maxen' where a band of Celts are essential...

Reviews on the Internet are more likely to be a fake simply by being on the web, not to mention that the review is by the person who wrote said book!

sigma999 at [unixtime wrote:1202546327[/unixtime]]...like a malignant tumor.

It's the cancer that's killing /b/!

Count_Arioch_the_28th at [unixtime wrote:1202757658[/unixtime]]I don't like stuffing, because I categorically refuse to eat anything that comes out of an animal's butt.

From a Dilbert strip about hamburgers: What do you think they do with the cow's butt? Do they just throw that part away?

I've got yer link right here!

I remember when I reviewed Freeport, the City of Adventure, and I not-so-recently heard of this book. However, before I buy something, I look for reviews or what the book has in it. I could not find either for this book, so I turn to you guys for help.