Quote from: Krazz on July 01, 2024, 05:17:07 PM

Quote from: tenbones on July 01, 2024, 03:55:05 PM

Quote from: Stephen Tannhauser on July 01, 2024, 03:44:22 PMInitially these kinds of warnings were just posterior-covering disclaimers in the event somebody tried to sue the game publishers over a child's or loved one's failure to tell reality from fantasy.

No one believed that those same kids would grow up physically, and end up working for the companies that produce our games.

And here we are.

All that said, I've lost hope I'm ever going to get a good Conan game with a system I actually like. It's on my large to-do list for my group, where I'll do a Savage Worlds or Mythras version.

If it ever goes Public Domain... that would be a game changer for me.

I'm disappointed too; I love the Conan stories, and was hoping for something better than Modiphius has been churning out. As to copyright, IANAL, but as I understand it, the original stories are out of copyright everywhere but the US, and even there, the first one enters the public domain in 2027. So maybe we will see unlicensed games soon. Then again, it's one thing to have the law on your side, and another to fight off a lawsuit from a company with big pockets.

Like I said before, IANAL but ALL (AFAIK) of the original Conan stories ARE in the public Domain the name "Conan" is trademark so you can't use it as the title or in the publicity without paying the trademark holder.

Unless Project Gutenberg is in violation of US Law? REH's works in the Public Domain

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Quote from: Jason Coplen on July 01, 2024, 07:06:33 AMConan RPG - now with pacifiers for the fucking babies. I get so tired of this nonsense from emotionally fragile people.

As Ratman_tf said above, they want to police your gaming table, it has NOTHING to do with the emotionally fragile people, that's just the pretext, shield and cudgel used to brow beat you into submission.

That too! The whole thing just gets to be too much. It's this constant assault on people with morals from the hedonistic commie fuckers. Maybe I just need a few days off to let my batteries recharge for dealing with those fuckers.

Quote from: Jason Coplen on July 02, 2024, 06:50:49 PM

Quote from: GeekyBugle on July 02, 2024, 03:03:42 PM

Quote from: Jason Coplen on July 01, 2024, 07:06:33 AMConan RPG - now with pacifiers for the fucking babies. I get so tired of this nonsense from emotionally fragile people.

As Ratman_tf said above, they want to police your gaming table, it has NOTHING to do with the emotionally fragile people, that's just the pretext, shield and cudgel used to brow beat you into submission.

That too! The whole thing just gets to be too much. It's this constant assault on people with morals from the hedonistic commie fuckers. Maybe I just need a few days off to let my batteries recharge for dealing with those fuckers.

Greetings!

*LAUGHING*! I agree entirely. Well, the tactics are used as a shield and a cudgel to beat people into submission. That is true, however, I still think that the "emotionally fragile" people are the assault troops, the disease-spreaders, the ideological, Communist "Change Agents" that animate and promote the movement. These Commie freaks are also the internal, organizational, emotional, and social "Glue" element that keeps the movement consistent, strong, and ideologically conforming.

As for recharging your batteries, brother, LET THE HATE FLOW! *Laughing* It is emotionally helpful to blow off steam and vent, you know? However, in addition, ideologically and socially, the hedonistic Commie fuckers have exploited us and gained momentum from us being kind, polite, mature, and respectful. I'm reminded of the exhortation that there "Is a time and place for everything." Don't be apprehensive about expressing yourself, brother! Be bold, be strong, and be willing to fight! I know it gets frustrating, and at times, tempting to fall into despair. Remember also, my friend, that part of the reason that there actually *IS* a "Culture War" and at present, a culture-wide counter-attack by our forces, is *precisely* because many, many people--ordinary people just like us, and occasionally an extraordinary icon or leader like Tucker Carlson or Elon Musk, Benny Johnson, Dan Bongino, and others, have all together made the choice to fight back, stand strong, and make their voices heard.

I think that there is an emotional and spiritual component involved there, on a mass scale. I'm reminded of how Prime Minister of Britain, Winston Churchill, expressed that great events are not just motivated by material forces, mortal creatures, but that there are spiritual forces moving across the land, beyond our understanding of time and space, that drive actions and change in our mortal world. I'm paraphrasing, but our President Ronald Reagan when giving a speech rallying America to stand strong against the Communist threats facing us across the world, quoted the great Prime Minister Churchill in these remarks. I know there is powerful truth in that, brother.

If you enjoy the Smoking Lamp--light up a fine cigar, my friend!

Semper Fidelis,

SHARK