Bob Bledsaw II Sprints Past the Line

Scrivener of Doom · February 23, 2020, 10:55:09 PM

Quote from: ffilz;1122616(snip) I wonder how much increase in traffic certain sites are going to see...

Not much, actually. There was quite a bit of effort to complete the JG collection and I think that was done a year or two ago.

shihansmurf · February 24, 2020, 12:48:03 AM

It is from the Central Casting books, a series of system neutral life path character generation books. Homosexuality gave dark side points i regards to alignment, as I recall.

S'mon · February 24, 2020, 02:45:26 AM

Quote from: shihansmurf;1122888It is from the Central Casting books, a series of system neutral life path character generation books. Homosexuality gave dark side points i regards to alignment, as I recall.

That's ok, Jaquays is still with his wife, right?

Omega · February 24, 2020, 05:13:42 AM

Quote from: Mistwell;1122882Which reminds me, I've been playing the solo adventure T&T books lately, and I think they're quite fun!

They are indeed. And several form a coherent map. I mapped out Buffalo castle for example.

Gagarth · February 24, 2020, 05:58:48 AM

Quote from: Omega;1122880I think what hes trying to get across is that to the worst of the social loons out there that these two things are the same and must be attacked and destroyed. But if you "change" then you seem to get an automatic pass because now you are one of the "unfortunates" that need to be protected. That is till the SJWs decide you arent and declare you a fake and rally to born you. Which we have seen be fore and will see again.

Paul's comments are exactly the sort of thing that the loony fringe SJWs would attack. But their likelyhood of going after Jennel are low to nearly nil. For now at least.

What he said.

Gagarth · February 24, 2020, 06:13:11 AM

Quote from: shihansmurf;1122888It is from the Central Casting books, a series of system neutral life path character generation books. Homosexuality gave dark side points i regards to alignment, as I recall.

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The Spaniard · February 24, 2020, 06:46:50 AM

Quote from: Mistwell;1122861Pretty sure I don't. So can you answer the question?

Certainly. There's a big difference. I was neither trying to demonstrate how "good" I was, nor was I claiming any moral high ground. I merely agreed with another poster, and pointed how IMO others were doing so. Whether you like or agree with what I said makes no difference to me.

DocJones · February 24, 2020, 01:46:46 PM

Quote from: S'mon;1122891That's ok, Jaquays is still with his wife, right?

I believe he divorced his wife, and married a transwoman.

DocJones · February 24, 2020, 01:48:33 PM

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I need the rest of that table. It's gotta have bestiality and necrophilia on it, no? ;-)

Haffrung · February 24, 2020, 07:05:15 PM

Quote from: Gagarth;1122813Well it works if you make what a typical SJW would call homophobic statements.

I don't know why, but I'm still surprised at how many people swing dramatically from one political/social extreme to the other. Like, of course Jaquays used to be a belligerently conservative Christian.

Steven Mitchell · February 24, 2020, 07:14:54 PM

Quote from: Haffrung;1122949I don't know why, but I'm still surprised at how many people swing dramatically from one political/social extreme to the other. Like, of course Jaquays used to be a belligerently conservative Christian.

I'm not. When someone goes far enough around the loop, they end up on the other side.

Omega · February 24, 2020, 08:03:55 PM

Quote from: Haffrung;1122949I don't know why, but I'm still surprised at how many people swing dramatically from one political/social extreme to the other. Like, of course Jaquays used to be a belligerently conservative Christian.

Some just "see the light" as it were and go gung-ho for whatever it is they have locked onto now. Sometimes a near 180 in attitude and usually accompanied by a deep hatred of whatever they used to like prior.

Some are just following the party line and will follow whatever someone tells them to. See this with unpleasant frequency in board gaming.

Some are social climbers and just bounce from one "revelation" to the next as long at its on the ascendancy. Seen that now and then in the art circuit.

Some are social parasites and lock onto the whatever is on the ascendancy to co-opt it. And theres an appalling number of these out there.

Some are just fakes. Making a claim as a cover for whatever.

goblinslayer · February 24, 2020, 10:23:39 PM

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You can't say the author wasn't an expert on the subject.

Spinachcat · February 24, 2020, 11:39:59 PM

The Central Casting books are excellent. Highly recommended.

They are full of fascinating tables to build out a character backstory. I found it more useful to grab bits to create NPCs than PCs. The huge number of event tables are also useful to create downtime events for the PC group as background between adventures.

shihansmurf · February 25, 2020, 12:35:51 AM

Quote from: Spinachcat;1122974The Central Casting books are excellent. Highly recommended.

They are full of fascinating tables to build out a character backstory. I found it more useful to grab bits to create NPCs than PCs. The huge number of event tables are also useful to create downtime events for the PC group as background between adventures.

I really like the one on dungeons. It really helped me get the idea of dungeons as more than a random hole in the ground filled with stuff to kill and treasure to loot. I've worn out my copy.