The Powers-That-Be at the Other Place have told me that they're not willing to lift my permaban because I'd be "too controversial" and that the "crazies would come out of the woodwork" to attack me.
From reading Wick's Livejournal, I learn that this, supposedly, is where the "crazies" are to be found.
After spending the first two months of 2007 fighting cancer, the thought getting in amongst the "crazies" doesn't really scare me. Even a little bit.
I lurk for a couple months, and I see a community which is far more like the RPGnet of Old. The one that I loved.
So, here I am.
Quote from: GMSkarkaAfter spending the first two months of 2007 fighting cancer, the thought getting in amongst the "crazies" doesn't really scare me. Even a little bit.
I lurk for a couple months, and I see a community which is far more like the RPGnet of Old. The one that I loved.
So, here I am.
Welcome!
I had no idea you had such health issues. This hits close to home for me. Get well and beat that shit, man. Sincerely.
I was under the impression you didn't like the RPG.net of old but I'm glad it isn't the case.
Are you working on games currently? Or have any upcoming projects?
Welcome.
I dont' know you from Adam, as I was never a member of tBP (I just signed up today!). So I don't know if you and I will come to verbal blows over something here. So let me just say this before we do.
Good luck on that cancer. I've not had it, but my family has been touched several times. I can only say keep up the fight, it seems to be one of the few constants that helps no matter the type or advancement. It's not a cure, but it sure helps with the quality of life.
So good luck.
Quote from: Consonant DudeGet well and beat that shit, man. Sincerely.
Thanks -- the surgery appears to have been successful. My scans have come back clean, so now it's just prevention.
Quote from: Consonant DudeAre you working on games currently? Or have any upcoming projects?
I'm running Adamant Entertainment as a full-time job -- we've been primarily concentrating on d20 stuff (because, bluntly, the money is still there, especially in PDF). You can check current projects and such at the website linked in my sig.
Later this year, I'm also launching a quarterly magazine of pulp fiction, plus a line of pulp novels and anthologies, which you can read about here:
http://www.thrillingtales.net
Quote from: James J SkachI dont' know you from Adam, as I was never a member of tBP (I just signed up today!).
I've seen that acronym a couple of times. What does tBP stand for?
Quote from: James J SkachGood luck on that cancer.
Thanks.
Welcome! I hope you don't have the same reaction to us as Wick did.
Or at least give us a second chance if you do.
TBP = The Big Purple. AKA RPG.net.
Nice to see you here, hope you stick around.
Quote from: GMSkarkaI've seen that acronym a couple of times. What does tBP stand for?
Stands for
The Big Purple (RPG.net)
Ah. Gotcha.
Hey -- people here are saying that posts I'm making (including this entire thread) are disappearing. I can still see them (as obviously can others, since people keep posting here).
Anybody know what's going on? I dropped a PM to RPGPundit, but he's on vacation. Who are the other Admins?
Edit: RPGPundit handled it. Apparently, I'd been spambotted.
I wish John Wick would give us another chance too. The fact is, this is a guns-blazing no-holds-barred site, where we give guff to game designers and regular posters alike, so no one is going to be treated with kid gloves. But its also a place where you can talk about anything, and (with few exceptions, IMO) the conversation level is also very high.
RPGPundit
PS: Technically, the .sig file is preemptive. My "Currently Smoking: Canada" Tour begins tomorrow.
It's good to see you, this place is looking more and more like home every day.
Welcome to the forum sir. Due to lack of site intervention, please wear proper head, groin, and ego protection at all times. Okay, I kid, about the physical protections anyways. :)
We do have our share of crazies, and to be honest some insults and lots of expletives fly. At the same time though, I think a lot of interesting talk and ideas spin out of the maelstrom, so I hope you have a good time here too.
Quote from: GMSkarkaFrom reading Wick's Livejournal, I learn that this, supposedly, is where the "crazies" are to be found.
I really dig the notion that John Wick considers some in this site the "crazies" :D
QuoteSo, here I am.
Welcome.
Regards,
David R
Welcome to theRPGsite, Skarka!
Wow, fighting cancer! I certainly hope you're winning that battle!
*best wishes*
Quote from: GMSkarkaThanks -- the surgery appears to have been successful. My scans have come back clean, so now it's just prevention.
Congratulations, and good luck.
Has
Heroes of the New Wave been put on the back burner due to your (quite logical) focus on D20? If so, that'd be a shame, although maybe it could be a
D20 Modern or
D20 Adventure! expansion.
Greetings and welcome.
Best wishes on your fight with cancer. I met a cancer survivor at a convention, Dirk Benedict, and talked with him re his victory over cancer and he recommended a microbiotic diet. That's just the word from a cancer survivor, I can't say anything re it's validity.
Welcome, mang.
Quote from: Dominus NoxGreetings and welcome.
Best wishes on your fight with cancer. I met a cancer survivor at a convention, Dirk Benedict, .
Met him at a con also. He's got to be one of the most friendly people that I have ever talked to. Talked quite a bit about surviving cancer and how to support the charities that support research.
Quote from: peteramthorMet him at a con also. He's got to be one of the most friendly people that I have ever talked to. Talked quite a bit about surviving cancer and how to support the charities that support research.
You want to meet an incredibly friendly guy, catch Marc Singer at a convention...
Best of luck with your health, mate!
Quote from: Dominus NoxYou want to meet an incredibly friendly guy, catch Marc Singer at a convention...
He was at a nearby con a couple years ago (same con as Dirk just a different year) but I was moving into a new apartment at that time but couldn't make it.
You wouldn't happen to be in the Missouri/Illinois area of the US would you?
Welcome to the site, Gareth, and I wish the best for you in your battle with cancer. As you've never been one to mince words, I think you should fit in here right fine. :D
-clash
Quote from: GMSkarkaThe Powers-That-Be at the Other Place have told me that they're not willing to lift my permaban because I'd be "too controversial" and that the "crazies would come out of the woodwork" to attack me.
From reading Wick's Livejournal, I learn that this, supposedly, is where the "crazies" are to be found.
After spending the first two months of 2007 fighting cancer, the thought getting in amongst the "crazies" doesn't really scare me. Even a little bit.
I lurk for a couple months, and I see a community which is far more like the RPGnet of Old. The one that I loved.
So, here I am.
Hey Skarka,
Welcome to the site.
They actually talk about games over here.
On that cancer? Kick its ass!
- Ed
Yeah, get better. Then we can talk about Rob Dolby again, eh wot wot?
Quote from: peteramthor (to Nox)You wouldn't happen to be in the Missouri/Illinois area of the US would you?
*crossing fingers*
please say no, please say no, please say no
Quote from: James J Skach*crossing fingers*
please say no, please say no, please say no
Say "yes" Nox. That way Skach can have you post here over at his place, where he can hit you real hard whenever you say something dumb. :)
That's not even funny...seriously...I shuddered...
You worked on Traveller: Starports!
Fanboy moment!
Kudos to you, for helping to make this product the treasure trove it is.
Welcome to the boards.:D
Excellent, now all we need is Justin Bacon and the rpg.net of 2000 will be complete.
Good to hear the cancer responded to treatment by the way.
Oh, Gareth IIRC is a bit of an expert on the pulps, which is a bit of an added bonus really.
If JB shows up he can defend the following quote: "D&D3 is, by and large, the game I always knew was locked inside the horrific, Gygaxian design values of AD&D."
One of my first twenty threads on rpg.net,
http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=78069 ,
got Bacon a 90 day ban. Though I had nothing to do with it - I had been out for 30 pages when the fireworks started.
Bacon's around my neck of the woods somewhere, last I checked.
Quote from: CalithenaIf JB shows up he can defend the following quote: "D&D3 is, by and large, the game I always knew was locked inside the horrific, Gygaxian design values of AD&D."
I hope he does show up. That comment makes only a little sense to me.
Quote from: CalithenaIf JB shows up he can defend the following quote: "D&D3 is, by and large, the game I always knew was locked inside the horrific, Gygaxian design values of AD&D."
One of my first twenty threads on rpg.net,
http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=78069 ,
got Bacon a 90 day ban. Though I had nothing to do with it - I had been out for 30 pages when the fireworks started.
No matter what else one may say, and I always rather liked him, JB is perfectly capable of standing up for anything he says.
He's like GMS in that, he'll argue his side robustly and sometimes downright rudely, but it generally doesn't carry over to the next thread unless you act like a dick.
Personally, for me JB put-downs were one of the great joys of rpg.net, and I've been in more than one flamewar on the opposite side to him I think.
Smart guy.
Quote from: BalbinusNo matter what else one may say, and I always rather liked him, JB is perfectly capable of standing up for anything he says.
He's like GMS in that, he'll argue his side robustly and sometimes downright rudely, but it generally doesn't carry over to the next thread unless you act like a dick.
Personally, for me JB put-downs were one of the great joys of rpg.net, and I've been in more than one flamewar on the opposite side to him I think.
Smart guy.
I find that strange. To me he is just the stellar opposite of you. I always get the impression you're debating to get something from it, exchange views. Sometimes I disagree, sometimes I agree.
Justin Bacon enters threads to "win". You know the infamous pic showing a mentally disabled kid winning a race, with the caption:
"Arguing on the internet is like running in the Special Olympics... Even if you win, you're still retarded."? Well, I've always thought that picture was pretty useless except for a few nutcases and Justin Bacon is one of them.
I went through almost that entire fucking thread - man do I need a life...
And if I were to go by that thread alone, I think this JB would fit in great here. I might disagree when he crosses "the line" (subject to your personal tastes), but it's certainly entertaining...informative even...
Quote from: Consonant DudeI find that strange. To me he is just the stellar opposite of you. I always get the impression you're debating to get something from it, exchange views. Sometimes I disagree, sometimes I agree.
Justin Bacon enters threads to "win". You know the infamous pic showing a mentally disabled kid winning a race, with the caption: "Arguing on the internet is like running in the Special Olympics... Even if you win, you're still retarded."? Well, I've always thought that picture was pretty useless except for a few nutcases and Justin Bacon is one of them.
I think we are in many ways opposites, I just think he does what he does well and entertainingly, if sometimes infuriatingly.
And he is an excellent reviewer and sometimes has some real insights.
People like the oddest posters, I've always been a big Bradford C Walker fan, which I'm not sure people would naturally guess.
Ditto on Bacon and BC Walker (sounds a bit like WC Fields). Also, as Wil and I agreed on rpg.net the other day, same goes for Gleichman and Michael Richter.
Also, Mike Zebrowski. Much less abrasive than the abovementioned lot, but has his moments and knows his shit.
There's one more that escapes me right now...
Quote from: GMSkarkaThe Powers-That-Be at the Other Place have told me that they're not willing to lift my permaban because I'd be "too controversial" and that the "crazies would come out of the woodwork" to attack me.
From reading Wick's Livejournal, I learn that this, supposedly, is where the "crazies" are to be found.
After spending the first two months of 2007 fighting cancer, the thought getting in amongst the "crazies" doesn't really scare me. Even a little bit.
I lurk for a couple months, and I see a community which is far more like the RPGnet of Old. The one that I loved.
So, here I am.
Welcome home, brother! :)
[Edit: I didn't know about the Big C -- but if anybody can knock that mutha' down a few pegs, it's you ;)]
Quote from: GMSkarkaThe Powers-That-Be at the Other Place have told me that they're not willing to lift my permaban because I'd be "too controversial" and that the "crazies would come out of the woodwork" to attack me.
From reading Wick's Livejournal, I learn that this, supposedly, is where the "crazies" are to be found.
After spending the first two months of 2007 fighting cancer, the thought getting in amongst the "crazies" doesn't really scare me. Even a little bit.
I lurk for a couple months, and I see a community which is far more like the RPGnet of Old. The one that I loved.
So, here I am.
Welcome GMS!
Howdy! When I saw you were here, I dug out my copy of Underworld. I haven't found a group to run it for (yet), but I go back to it over and over for ideas. Good health to you.
Quote from: Consonant DudeStands for The Big Purple (RPG.net)
Nice. I thought that stood for The Bad Place.
:D
Quote from: GMSkarkaThe Powers-That-Be at the Other Place have told me that they're not willing to lift my permaban because I'd be "too controversial" and that the "crazies would come out of the woodwork" to attack me.
From reading Wick's Livejournal, I learn that this, supposedly, is where the "crazies" are to be found.
After spending the first two months of 2007 fighting cancer, the thought getting in amongst the "crazies" doesn't really scare me. Even a little bit.
I lurk for a couple months, and I see a community which is far more like the RPGnet of Old. The one that I loved.
So, here I am.
Howdy. Not sure about the "crazies" part, but welcome :)
Of course, Im one of the few members (I think) around her that wasn't banned by RPG.net, not sure if that makes me more or less crazy.
Anyway, welcome.
Quote from: Bramha_BullNice. I thought that stood for The Bad Place.
:D
Welcome to theRPGsite!
Quote from: joewolzWelcome to theRPGsite!
Thanks Mr. Wolz.
:)
Quote from: joewolzWelcome to theRPGsite!
Yep, glad to have you with us, Bramha!
Quote from: GMSkarkaI lurk for a couple months, and I see a community which is far more like the RPGnet of Old. The one that I loved.
Yeah. Precisely.
Welcome to the forums!