Quote from: Grognard GM on February 09, 2024, 08:52:44 PM

Quote from: Darrin Kelley on February 09, 2024, 08:40:57 PM
i hope Pundit is watching. Seeing the sheer amount of hatred toward trans people that has been allowed to fester in his own forums. And I very much hope he will take action to deal with it in a decisive way.

Freedom of speech does not excuse hate speech. It does not offer refuge for bad actors to be abusive to others.

I notice you didn't get triggered by pawsplay's racism, sexism and heterophobia.

Or the Easter Bunny! So brave.

Quote from: Darrin Kelley on February 09, 2024, 08:40:57 PM
i hope Pundit is watching. Seeing the sheer amount of hatred toward trans people that has been allowed to fester in his own forums. And I very much hope he will take action to deal with it in a decisive way.

Freedom of speech does not excuse hate speech. It does not offer refuge for bad actors to be abusive to others.

Disagreement is only hate speech to the Far Woke.

This thread is exclusively for talking about an RPG-related topic. It is not for getting into arguments with other users. This thread is not a place for calling out someone for what name they use, in either direction. Or pronouns.

With that out of the way (and thank you for it)...

I KNOW of Jaquays' work tangentially, so sell me into it.

Quote from: pawsplay on February 09, 2024, 09:41:48 PM

Quote from: Grognard GM on February 09, 2024, 08:52:44 PM

Quote from: Darrin Kelley on February 09, 2024, 08:40:57 PM
i hope Pundit is watching. Seeing the sheer amount of hatred toward trans people that has been allowed to fester in his own forums. And I very much hope he will take action to deal with it in a decisive way.

Freedom of speech does not excuse hate speech. It does not offer refuge for bad actors to be abusive to others.

I notice you didn't get triggered by pawsplay's racism, sexism and heterophobia.

Or the Easter Bunny! So brave.

Pretty sure the Easter Bunny is a girl now. 

Quote from: GeekyBugle on February 10, 2024, 01:00:05 AM
With that out of the way (and thank you for it)...

I KNOW of Jaquays' work tangentially, so sell me into it.

I hadn't realised she had written Griffin Mountain or the Savage North (in part at least), both are great examples of sandbox games. The box sets, and it's been a decade or two since I've read them, we're just great detailing of regions with lots of adventure opportunities.


Really set a gold standard.

Quote from: GeekyBugle on February 10, 2024, 01:00:05 AM
With that out of the way (and thank you for it)...

I KNOW of Jaquays' work tangentially, so sell me into it.

Earlier in this trainwreck of a thread a few of us were reminiscing about some of Jaquays' work for Flying Buffalo and TSR.

Did at least 2 of the Citybooks. I have one. Sideshow and its pretty good.
If the TSR stuff I know the "The North" set. Though that was more than just Jaquays.

Both present alot of information and The North is heavy on text and low on art. Sideshow has some good illustrations to flesh out the strange races present.

The North is about the areas, well north on the Sword Coast and details places like Luscan and such. Each area gets its own rundown. Not bad. But like the Mystarra books its a bit dense.

Citybook: Sideshow is a system-less book though it is statted out for Tunnels & Trolls I believe. Its a much less dense read and presents alot of different factions and goings on around the city. I particularly liked the sentient stone that was the stone fed to Chronos instead of Zeus. It came sentient and is now a very minor god who makes little copies of people who make offerings to it as its just sitting in the city. Wild stuff like that.

Quote from: GeekyBugle on February 10, 2024, 01:00:05 AM
With that out of the way (and thank you for it)...

I KNOW of Jaquays' work tangentially, so sell me into it.

DMGR1 takes all the various discussion topics you might see on a discussion forum today and splits them into a menu of either variants or options.  It covers everything from etiquette to handling personalities to adventure construction and world building.  It's what the DMG should have been.  Hiding behind a horrible title, few know this gem even exists.

Quote from: Omega on January 26, 2024, 04:18:37 PM

Quote from: Opaopajr on January 26, 2024, 06:07:54 AM
Can we leave and let rest in peace now? 

As if that will happen with these fuckwits. They will piss all over Jaquays' grave to push the agenda.

Behold!  The prophecy has been fulfilled! 

Honestly it's a pity, this continuing drama. Anyway, if you liked Quake maps, it is good to know where that elaborate dungeon integration with multipathing developed from. Many clever people from different life directions helped come together and build the current wisdom we share today. The past and present are messy, but from it we draw forth beauty. Add your own meaning here.

Aaaand now I respectfully retreat from the storm. 

Quote from: Opaopajr on February 10, 2024, 09:48:38 AM
Behold!  The prophecy has been fulfilled! 

Wish I'd been wrong.

But for now just ignoring the usual suspects and discussing some of Jaquays work I happen to have. Which is not much. But I really liked Citybook: Sideshow and appreciated the sheer amount of info crammed into The North.

I am a big fan of the Central Casting books. I have all three. My copy of Heroes Now is well-worn.

Quote from: Darrin Kelley on February 09, 2024, 08:40:57 PMFreedom of speech does not excuse hate speech. It does not offer refuge for bad actors to be abusive to others.

That's effectively the definition of Freedom of Speech.

You get to say things I don't like.

I get to respond by saying things you don't like.

For example:

Paul was a highly talented, but mentally ill man whose significant creative accomplishments will live on in the RPG hobby long after his passing.

The amount of brain donors walking around that think free speech is only for nice things that don't hurt feelings shows the utter corruption of Western school curricula.

Spinachat, Grognard, did you miss what I said above?! This is your one warning. Don't make me ban you for off-topic derailing of this thread.

Quote from: Darrin Kelley on February 11, 2024, 12:29:14 AM
I am a big fan of the Central Casting books. I have all three. My copy of Heroes Now is well-worn.

One of my players really loves them as well.

Huh? Did not know Jaquays wrote a Ravnloft novel? The Enemy Within.