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The Perpetual Whine

Started by talysman, May 10, 2013, 01:57:07 PM

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vytzka

#75
May 15, 2013, 04:52:25 AM
I think patriarchy is attractive OLD men.

Attractive young men is... bishonenocracy? I'd like to live in that.

The Ent

#76
May 15, 2013, 05:30:08 AM
Quote from: vytzka;654665I think patriarchy is attractive OLD men.

Patriarchy = attractive old men = attractive men who've gotten old! My point stands!:D

Attractive men = PATRIARCHY!!!

(Allthough it's okay to mock unattractive men too really, more or less.)

Quote from: vytzkaAttractive young men is... bishonenocracy? I'd like to live in that.

Hm, sounds okay. Depends on wich bishonen is in charge I guess.

Bill

#77
May 15, 2013, 08:19:44 AM
Quote from: taustin;654650Is having an enormous penis good enough?

You kind of need an enormous wallet to go with that.

Bill

#78
May 15, 2013, 08:22:39 AM
Quote from: jeff37923;654663No wonder you are so fucked up.

I have fond memories of Space Opera....may I be fucked up too?



I wish I still had the game; very curious how I would react to the space opera system so many years later.

Fond memories do not guarantee 'like it in the present'

vytzka

#79
May 15, 2013, 08:27:32 AM
Quote from: The Ent;654669Hm, sounds okay. Depends on wich bishonen is in charge I guess.

The... bishonest.

gleichman

#80
May 15, 2013, 08:28:49 AM
Quote from: Bill;654694I wish I still had the game; very curious how I would react to the space opera system so many years later.

I actually don't remember much of the system. Just that we had a good time with it.

Class based, and a kitchen sink approach to the rules that attempted the whole range of sci-fi with mixed success, and that's about it.

And a time when we were caught in a much larger foe's tractor beam. So as the engines fought against it we dump all the fuel canisters out the back, let the tractor beam slam them into the other ship and detonated them. After that I was always of the mind that tractor beams were fine tools, but not so great as weapons...
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The Ent

#81
May 15, 2013, 08:53:21 AM
Quote from: vytzka;654695The... bishonest.

Well as long as he's not dishonest...

(Ent = master of bad puns)

Sacrosanct

#82
May 15, 2013, 10:07:50 AM
Quote from: vytzka;654648Ha! I'm good, then.

*puts Big Bottom by Spinal Tap on*

Quote from: taustin;654650Is having an enormous penis good enough?

What I meant was, if you happen to be an attractive guy, then others are free to mock you.  Guess I worded that poorly ;)
D&D is not an "everyone gets a ribbon" game.  If you\'re stupid, your PC will die.  If you\'re an asshole, your PC will die (probably from the other PCs).  If you\'re unlucky, your PC may die.  Point?  PC\'s die.  Get over it and roll up a new one.

Bill

#83
May 15, 2013, 10:22:08 AM
Quote from: gleichman;654696I actually don't remember much of the system. Just that we had a good time with it.

Class based, and a kitchen sink approach to the rules that attempted the whole range of sci-fi with mixed success, and that's about it.

And a time when we were caught in a much larger foe's tractor beam. So as the engines fought against it we dump all the fuel canisters out the back, let the tractor beam slam them into the other ship and detonated them. After that I was always of the mind that tractor beams were fine tools, but not so great as weapons...

I remember a player whining when a squadron of police ships arrived to arrest him for piracy.

The player seemed to think it was unfair for the government to send 4 ships after his one ship.


Duh.

vytzka

#84
May 15, 2013, 11:06:14 AM
Quote from: Bill;654724I remember a player whining when a squadron of police ships arrived to arrest him for piracy.

The player seemed to think it was unfair for the government to send 4 ships after his one ship.

Maybe he should have used whatever arguments he had to support this obviously insane conclusion for an in-character complaint to the government?

Quote from: Sacrosanct;654719What I meant was, if you happen to be an attractive guy, then others are free to mock you.  Guess I worded that poorly ;)

You're breaking character. When called upon unclear wording, you're supposed to get pissy, then lock the thread.

Sacrosanct

#85
May 15, 2013, 11:17:15 AM
Quote from: vytzka;654734You're breaking character. When called upon unclear wording, you're supposed to get pissy, then lock the thread.


My bad.  And when someone creates a TT ticket to ask what I was talking about, I can reply with "because" and close it with "asked and answered", even if I never really answered it.
D&D is not an "everyone gets a ribbon" game.  If you\'re stupid, your PC will die.  If you\'re an asshole, your PC will die (probably from the other PCs).  If you\'re unlucky, your PC may die.  Point?  PC\'s die.  Get over it and roll up a new one.

taustin

#86
May 15, 2013, 11:48:48 AM
Quote from: vytzka;654654Psssssst. 4" is not enormous.

Yeah, it's only >< this long, but it's >                < this fuckin' big around.

taustin

#87
May 15, 2013, 11:52:04 AM
Quote from: Bill;654693You kind of need an enormous wallet to go with that.

No, not at all. You need a wallet full of an enormous amount of money, regardless of how large the wallet is. And by "wallet," I mean "bank account."

(I live within spitting distance of Hollywood. I know all about this subculture. If you see a grey haired old man with a really young woman, the natural assumption is that she's a trophy wife/goldidgger, not daughter, because it's a lot more likely.)

taustin

#88
May 15, 2013, 11:53:31 AM
Quote from: Bill;654694I have fond memories of Space Opera....may I be fucked up too?



I wish I still had the game; very curious how I would react to the space opera system so many years later.

Fond memories do not guarantee 'like it in the present'

It is still available. Pretty much the entire product line is still in print.

taustin

#89
May 15, 2013, 11:55:48 AM
Quote from: gleichman;654696And a time when we were caught in a much larger foe's tractor beam. So as the engines fought against it we dump all the fuel canisters out the back, let the tractor beam slam them into the other ship and detonated them. After that I was always of the mind that tractor beams were fine tools, but not so great as weapons...

Our first experience was a gun fight in a bar. One guy had a gauss pistol. Turns out, a gauss pistol can actually sever the head from the body entirely with a single shot. We were impressed.
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