Qudditch is dumb. Can you do better?
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Qudditch is dumb. Can you do better?
Everyone with even a passing understanding of sports knows that the rules for Quidditch are completely insane.
So, other than "take quidditch, add clock, deflate the snitch value," what would a better wizard sport be?
I like the idea of summoner/polymorph duels, but those kind of seem barely magic. So ideas?
So, other than "take quidditch, add clock, deflate the snitch value," what would a better wizard sport be?
I like the idea of summoner/polymorph duels, but those kind of seem barely magic. So ideas?
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You should gain sanity for finding out that the problems of a region are because there are fucking monsters there.
Apparently she came up with the game after having a fight with her boyfriend. So, the fact that it pisses most men off is working as intended.
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Quidditch is now my favorite thing ever. It's still dumb as a game, but that's great.
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Winnah wrote:No, No. 'Prak' is actually a Thri Kreen impersonating a human and roleplaying himself as a D&D character. All hail our hidden insect overlords.
FrankTrollman wrote:In Soviet Russia, cosmic horror is the default state.
You should gain sanity for finding out that the problems of a region are because there are fucking monsters there.
The cheaper you make the snitch, the narrower the score difference when both teams try to catch it and end the match with a victory. The snitch adds nothing but variable play length, which is generally something you want to avoid as much as possible. It's stupid when it's caught within the first seconds of the match and everyone goes home. It's stupid when a team falls behind on points but gave the other team's snitch-catcher a concussion so he can't hold onto the broom, much less catch anything. Get rid of it.
The best fantasy sport is probably Pro Bending from Legend of Korra.
The best fantasy sport is probably Pro Bending from Legend of Korra.
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Pro Bending from Futurama was better.
Also legend of Kora sucked because it had fucking Kora in it, and Kora fucking sucked. So even though I theoretically watched a bunch of pro bending episodes if there was a sport in there worth noting I missed it because it was obscured by Kora sucking so fucking much as a person and a fictional protagonist.
Yes, I say that after referencing a Bender episode from Futurama. Yes Kora was that fucking bad and then some.
Also legend of Kora sucked because it had fucking Kora in it, and Kora fucking sucked. So even though I theoretically watched a bunch of pro bending episodes if there was a sport in there worth noting I missed it because it was obscured by Kora sucking so fucking much as a person and a fictional protagonist.
Yes, I say that after referencing a Bender episode from Futurama. Yes Kora was that fucking bad and then some.
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I ran an HP type game where Quidditch was replaced with 'wizard polo.' In each game the players rode [steed] and used [implement] to get [thing] into [goal] on a [field]. And all the variables were filled at the start of each match. So we had one match where it was giant geckos, bellows, wiffle ball, hole, rotating spherical maze; and another where it was magic carpets, butterfly nets, living butterfly, chimney, sky over school grounds.
Self-transformation duels are nicely traditional, but also traditionally lack a team aspect.
Self-transformation duels are nicely traditional, but also traditionally lack a team aspect.
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Do something that requires more than one spell/element being cast simultanously. That should require Teamwork.
And then judge the End-Result.
Do something that requires more than one spell/element being cast simultanously. That should require Teamwork.
And then judge the End-Result.
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Re: Qudditch is dumb. Can you do better?
Quodpot. It's exactly like Quidditch, except that there is no snitch, there is a set time limit, and the ball is a live grenade with a random timer. If it explodes while you're holding it you're out of the game, and possibly severely injured. You score points by throwing it into a pot full of a chemical that disarms it.Prak wrote:Everyone with even a passing understanding of sports knows that the rules for Quidditch are completely insane.
So, other than "take quidditch, add clock, deflate the snitch value," what would a better wizard sport be?
I like the idea of summoner/polymorph duels, but those kind of seem barely magic. So ideas?
Creaothceann is also a great game.
You strap a cauldron to your head and fly into a field of hundreds of falling boulders, attempting to catch as many as you can in your cauldron while your opponents do the same.
Whoever catches the most and doesn't die from severe head trauma wins.
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Brockian Ultra-Cricket
I personally like pro-bending. It's not like you can't simplify RL sports into dumb sounding activities; soccer is just glorified "kick the ball into a net."
I personally like pro-bending. It's not like you can't simplify RL sports into dumb sounding activities; soccer is just glorified "kick the ball into a net."
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How do you confuse a barbarian?
Put a greatsword a maul and a greataxe in a room and ask them to take their pick
How do you confuse a barbarian?
Put a greatsword a maul and a greataxe in a room and ask them to take their pick
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Broomstick Tennis. You have a set of Quidditch goals, a ball and 3 players on brooms with rackets on each side. You get a point every time you hit the ball through a hoop and ten points every time the other side drops the ball. Fixed clock.
Broomstick Racing. Works like horse racing, but with brooms an in 3D.
Broomstick Jousting. Probably not one for the kids. You both get on broomsticks, put on armour and charge at each other with lances in an attempt to unseat the other wizard from their broom.
Broomstick Racing. Works like horse racing, but with brooms an in 3D.
Broomstick Jousting. Probably not one for the kids. You both get on broomsticks, put on armour and charge at each other with lances in an attempt to unseat the other wizard from their broom.
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Handball, but you're allowed to use (some) spells (probably nonlethal spells only, of course).
Have a long, utterly irrational list of allowed spell (Merciful Fireballs are OK, but Merciful Lightning Bolts aren't because back in 723 Orzuthon used one to electrify the steel floor around his team's net and the Grinnin' Goblins lost, leading to the Perisil Riots. You can summon Formians but not Girallons because four hands aren't allowed, but the Formians don't actually have hands. And so on and so forth.)
Have a long, utterly irrational list of allowed spell (Merciful Fireballs are OK, but Merciful Lightning Bolts aren't because back in 723 Orzuthon used one to electrify the steel floor around his team's net and the Grinnin' Goblins lost, leading to the Perisil Riots. You can summon Formians but not Girallons because four hands aren't allowed, but the Formians don't actually have hands. And so on and so forth.)
Fuck you the last two seasons were brilliant.PhoneLobster wrote:Pro Bending from Futurama was better.
Also legend of Kora sucked because it had fucking Kora in it, and Kora fucking sucked. So even though I theoretically watched a bunch of pro bending episodes if there was a sport in there worth noting I missed it because it was obscured by Kora sucking so fucking much as a person and a fictional protagonist.
Yes, I say that after referencing a Bender episode from Futurama. Yes Kora was that fucking bad and then some.
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RadiantPhoenix wrote:The D&D wizard is a work of fiction that has a completely unrealistic expectation of "uses a book".TheFlatline wrote:Legolas/Robin Hood are myths that have completely unrealistic expectation of "uses a bow".
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This is PhoneLobster we're talking about here. Except for his personal house-rules, I don't think he actually likes anything, media or otherwise; kind of a mini-Kaelik in a lot of waysWiseman wrote:Fuck you the last two seasons were brilliant.
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How do you confuse a barbarian?
Put a greatsword a maul and a greataxe in a room and ask them to take their pick
How do you confuse a barbarian?
Put a greatsword a maul and a greataxe in a room and ask them to take their pick
EXPLOSIVE RUNES!
I don't have any particular hatred of media. That is purely PL's thing.virgil wrote:This is PhoneLobster we're talking about here. Except for his personal house-rules, I don't think he actually likes anything, media or otherwise; kind of a mini-Kaelik in a lot of waysWiseman wrote:Fuck you the last two seasons were brilliant.
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That's libertarians for you - anarchists who want police protection from their slaves.
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If you even got to the last two seasons you have some serious issues dealing with sunk costs fallacy.Wiseman wrote:Fuck you the last two seasons were brilliant.
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Yes, because surely no one likes things that PL doesn't like.PhoneLobster wrote:If you even got to the last two seasons you have some serious issues dealing with sunk costs fallacy.Wiseman wrote:Fuck you the last two seasons were brilliant.
Which is why all shows ever made are canceled immediately, and no movie ever makes back it's budget.
Also all videogames are abject failures because no one buys them.
The U.S. isn't a democracy and if you think it is, you are a rube.DSMatticus wrote:Kaelik gonna kaelik. Whatcha gonna do?
That's libertarians for you - anarchists who want police protection from their slaves.
Catching the snitch is so absurdly difficult that it pretty much never happens in the first seconds of the match.Starmaker wrote:The cheaper you make the snitch, the narrower the score difference when both teams try to catch it and end the match with a victory. The snitch adds nothing but variable play length, which is generally something you want to avoid as much as possible. It's stupid when it's caught within the first seconds of the match and everyone goes home. It's stupid when a team falls behind on points but gave the other team's snitch-catcher a concussion so he can't hold onto the broom, much less catch anything. Get rid of it.
The best fantasy sport is probably Pro Bending from Legend of Korra.
Most quidditch games last for several days, and they have been known to last for months. This is part of the appeal.
I think this is borrowed from cricket, which also has variable length and usually lasts for 3-5 days.
Huh? I don't think any of the matches played in Hogwarts during the series lasted more than an afternoon - and they're kids! The professional seekers would surely be more skilled and therefore find and capture the snitch more quickly. In the Goblet of Fire, the World Cup we get to witness is similar in length to the Hogwarts games. Multi-day matches seem to be the exception rather than the rule.
Also, wildly varying game lengths are just terrible for things like broadcast, event location handling, scheduling for non-professional players (what if a school match took a month?), and so on. Just another reason Quidditch is terrible.
Also, wildly varying game lengths are just terrible for things like broadcast, event location handling, scheduling for non-professional players (what if a school match took a month?), and so on. Just another reason Quidditch is terrible.
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Well, it's never stated, but it's not unreasonable to suppose that school quidditch uses a slower/larger/less elusive snitch than league quidditch. It's not uncommon for younger athletes to have a shrunken field or something.
I had a teacher in middle school who liked baseball specifically because it had a variable length, but he was one of those "I need time away from the woman I married, heterosexual marriage is HARD GUYS" assholes.
For pro games, remember that broadcast is less of an issue (sure, there's radio, but no TV), and wizards basically just pick an unused spot of land and set up their stealth spells because they don't give even half a shit about the muggle land owners. Non-Pro games probably use modified snitches, like I said above, and so probably have a shorter potential duration.
I had a teacher in middle school who liked baseball specifically because it had a variable length, but he was one of those "I need time away from the woman I married, heterosexual marriage is HARD GUYS" assholes.
For pro games, remember that broadcast is less of an issue (sure, there's radio, but no TV), and wizards basically just pick an unused spot of land and set up their stealth spells because they don't give even half a shit about the muggle land owners. Non-Pro games probably use modified snitches, like I said above, and so probably have a shorter potential duration.
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FrankTrollman wrote:In Soviet Russia, cosmic horror is the default state.
You should gain sanity for finding out that the problems of a region are because there are fucking monsters there.
I wonder if in the future there will be airbenders in pro-bending?
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RadiantPhoenix wrote:The D&D wizard is a work of fiction that has a completely unrealistic expectation of "uses a book".TheFlatline wrote:Legolas/Robin Hood are myths that have completely unrealistic expectation of "uses a bow".
hyzmarca wrote:Well, Mario Mario comes from a blue collar background. He was a carpenter first, working at a construction site. Then a plumber. Then a demolitionist. Also, I'm not sure how strict Mushroom Kingdom's medical licensing requirements are. I don't think his MD is valid in New York.
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If they had professional dodgeball where people dodged jets of water, goddamn rocks and fireballs on a platform a dozen or more feet above water I would fucking watch that.Shrieking Banshee wrote:Agreed.
"Hey, we need to have this sport based around bending the elements. How should be go about it?"
"Uh....Really stupid dodgeball!"
"Brilliant!"
Anyways the last season showed the world has underground cage fights too so Elemental MMA will probably become a thing in their future.