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#81 Solidsnape

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Posted 15 August 2013 - 01:57 PM

Yeah it's not tabletop RPG in the typical sense. Otherwise I'd need a babble fish to understand you. Haha.

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#82 D'rek

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Posted 15 August 2013 - 02:19 PM

To be fair, the mechanema and planta are by far the easiest to roleplay. Pirates maybe a close third.

worrywort, on 14 September 2012 - 08:07 PM, said:

I kinda love it when D'rek unleashes her nerd wrath, as I knew she would here. Sorry innocent bystanders, but someone's gotta be the kindling.

#83 twelve

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Posted 15 August 2013 - 02:40 PM

I don't know. The Eridani and their arrogant, imperialist persona isn't all that hard either. Or could it be that it's just my personality shining through in the guise of roleplay?

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I don't know what I'm doing but it sounds good.

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Posted 15 August 2013 - 04:14 PM

This is the way I'm going to do tech (subject to commentary):

The list is randomized once pregame.

Spoiler

This post has been edited by Gnaw: 12 September 2013 - 04:12 PM

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#85 Gnaw

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Posted 15 August 2013 - 04:21 PM

Gnaw, on 15 August 2013 - 04:14 PM, said:

This is the way I'm going to do tech (subject to commentary):

The list is randomized once pregame.

Spoiler

Then:

Dice Roller

Roller gnaw

Character tech draw

Campaign ME Eclipse G4

Description Tech - Predictive - Test 1

Results 1d125+1d124+1d123+1d122+1d121: 313 [1d125=86] [1d124=10] [1d123=99] [1d122=100] [1d121=18]

Tech - Predictive - Test 1

I highlight the item, <cnd+x>, and backspace. The rest of the list drops down one space.

Gluon Computer
Orbital
Plasma Cannon
Improved Hull
Advanced Economy

This post has been edited by Gnaw: 12 September 2013 - 04:14 PM

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#86 Gnaw

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Posted 15 August 2013 - 04:24 PM

The hardest part of the entire process is typing the die roll in.

The numbered list option in the board here does the re-listing for me.

And all y'all laugh at my bullet points! mwuhahahah. Harry Tuttle was wrong: the clerks do control the world.

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Posted 16 August 2013 - 07:00 AM

D, on 15 August 2013 - 02:19 PM, said:

To be fair, the mechanema and planta are by far the easiest to roleplay. Pirates maybe a close third.

I think I could make a good effort with the Hydrani too, and it wasn't easy to RP the Planta. Rather, my brilliance made it seem like a walk.

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Posted 16 August 2013 - 07:08 AM

I am awful at RP, but would try it if you all would want to go that way.

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Posted 16 August 2013 - 01:13 PM

I think you just need to make up a personality when it isn't obvious. I tried somewhat while filling for whoever it was in game 1, with the confused political disagreements between ruling parties of the Terran Union. Just make up whatever and roll with it.

You're right though, mechanema and pirates are mega easy....but you don't have to stereotype either. You could be a benign AI, or a shy non-aggressive Orion if that suits your situation in the game.

The dork in me 100% loves the idea of a fully RP'd game. It would be a bit more work, but I can just imagine some of the amazing quotes that will fly from the lot of you.

EDIT

I suppose if you're truly RPing you should RP a personality that fits with your tactics....but the game changes so much so quickly sometimes it's hard to keep your actions 100% consistent with what your RP personality would do...but I don't think anybody would get bent out of shape over it.

More fun trying to bring your RP personality to grips with the awful things you need to do to your neighbours...or making up some backstory to explain it.

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Posted 16 August 2013 - 05:46 PM

Fairly significant changes to the OP. Read and discuss. :doh:

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Posted 16 August 2013 - 06:36 PM

Ganoes Paran, on 16 July 2013 - 12:29 PM, said:

I am going to say IN cause I don't want to miss out, I don't think changes need to be made, it is complex as it is and fun to boot.

Ahem.

First to say in.

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Posted 16 August 2013 - 07:14 PM

I enjoyed RPing as the ascended, enlightened Lyra. The Hydrani persona as techno-wizards quickly dissolved under the barrage of squid insults.

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Posted 16 August 2013 - 07:32 PM

Khellendros, on 16 August 2013 - 07:14 PM, said:

I enjoyed RPing as the ascended, enlightened Lyra. The Hydrani persona as techno-wizards quickly dissolved under the barrage of squid insults.

You should know that nerds are always insulted because they aren't cool. It fit perfectly with any roleplay.

I don't know what I'm doing but it sounds good.

#94 Gnaw

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Posted 16 August 2013 - 07:46 PM

Ganoes Paran, on 16 August 2013 - 06:36 PM, said:

Ganoes Paran, on 16 July 2013 - 12:29 PM, said:

I am going to say IN cause I don't want to miss out, I don't think changes need to be made, it is complex as it is and fun to boot.

Ahem.

First to say in.

I'm sorry. Missed that.

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#95 Gnaw

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Posted 16 August 2013 - 07:48 PM

Khellendros, on 16 August 2013 - 07:14 PM, said:

I enjoyed RPing as the ascended, enlightened Lyra. The Hydrani persona as techno-wizards quickly dissolved under the barrage of squid insults.

And?

Walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, looks like a duck....

Er, swims like a squid, squirts ink like a squid, looks like a squid....

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#96 Gnaw

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Posted 11 September 2013 - 11:22 PM

Updated the first post. Is probably final. D'rek's point about not fucking around with rules much is well made and valid. So the only differences between G3 and G4 will be the

alliances,
partial predictive tech, and
the way the race, play, and rotation are selected. And I'm not welded to that if somebody really doesn't like it. I think (with my vast experience) that one random person getting to make all those game impacting decisions is a bit OP. Spread them out a little.

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#97 Gnaw

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Posted 12 September 2013 - 04:26 PM

IH can play after the 4th of October. Which puts us at ten people.

One game w/ somebody sitting out. I said awhile back that I'd be willing to just mod the game; given the length of the current game, I'm loathe to do that. But I will do so if needed.
One game w/ 10 players.
Two games running simultaneously
- Who will volunteer to run Game 5?
- Would allow others to play. Assuming there are others who want to play.

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#98 Gnaw

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Posted 13 September 2013 - 04:45 AM

Khellendros, on 16 August 2013 - 07:14 PM, said:

I enjoyed RPing as the ascended, enlightened Lyra. The Hydrani persona as techno-wizards quickly dissolved under the barrage of squid insults.

File this under semi freaky coincidence.

Short story: I bought a monitor and then looked at the reviews for it. Backwards no?

I'm monitor shopping within a fairly strict budget. Looking to run dual monitors. Rather than go with 2 identical monitors, I decided I'd be better with one good screen and one 'meh' screen as a secondary. As long as they're both the same resolution I'm good. Newegg and MacMall send me 'special deal' emails daily. Sometimes hourly. I keep subscribed to them solely because when I am looking for stuff, they're two good sources. I check my email, see macmall has a "refurbished monitor' deal. Click. Samsung syncmaster for 1/3rd retail because it's not only refurb but open box.

Anyways, looking at this review. Almost all the way to the bottom they get to the screen shots of DVD reproduction. And look who shows up:

Posted Image

And here I had spent an hour last month getting that same screen shot for a joke on Khell.

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#99 Gnaw

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Posted 13 September 2013 - 08:15 AM

Tapper, on 13 September 2013 - 06:51 AM, said:

twelve, on 12 September 2013 - 07:14 PM, said:

On the plus side if we ran two smaller games people could try out either the Planta or the Dracos as they are excluded from the larger game due to balance issues.

Still think that ban is in smaller games only, where they can wall off easily and outpace the other 1-2 players, not in big scale games...

Speaking of larger scale. For a 10 person game.

Spoiler

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