Topic: Why the "newbies" don't stick around Subject: echo
I echo pretty much exactly what Olan said, including the part about expanding later on. Too long of a day at work to think straight xD
Topic: Is it always like this? Subject: yea
Pretty much. Most of the other "adults" around here have real jobs and families that keep them busy on the weekends.
Spring and Summer tend to be slow times as well. Something I'm hoping we can change.
Posted on 2011-04-09 at 15:59:55.
Topic: Sucker Punch the Movie Subject: well
I just got back from seeing it. Totally recommend. My wife and I had stupid huge ear-to-ear grins pretty much the entire first half of the movie. Everything you could want in a fanservice film.
But yea, the latter part really threw me for a loop. NOT what I was expecting. Best twist I've experienced in several years. Completely blindsided. Awesome. I happened to like the ending xD
If you liked Scott Pilgrim style gratuity, you'll love this.
Posted on 2011-04-09 at 02:14:44.
Edited on 2011-04-09 at 02:15:43 by Admiral
"Percy stands there, creepily staring down the other players."
Done
Posted on 2011-03-23 at 05:04:25.
Topic: City Fantastico Q&A: The Quest for Liquor and Shame Subject: my goal
Virago doesn't actually know how to play Hockey, and has only watched a few games (while under the influence) so he's pretty much going to be playing a very basic zone defense. He's an excellent skater but lacks any knowledge of rules or regulations besides "put the puck in the goal" and "You can hit the other guy to stop him."
Posted on 2011-03-21 at 04:23:00.
Edited on 2011-03-21 at 14:54:53 by Admiral
It sounded incredibly ironic coming from someone with what is almost universally agreed to the world's most annoying accent.
"And you say Hosa a lot. What does that even mean? Hey Canadian, I'll make you a deal. For every time you end a sentence and don't say eh, I'll pronounce an aaarrrrrrrr. Sound good?" Virago made it a point to drag out that last one, almost as if to prove he could. Fully expecting to be ignored, Virago turned his attention to the pitiful game at hand. These guys were such terrible skaters. He could beat the whole team of drug dealers with his eyes closed. Lucky for him the Wildfires seemed to be a fine job of creaming them without his help.
"You know Canadian, I'm a pretty good hockey playerrrrr. If you do decide to join forrrrrces I bet I could really help yourrrr guys down therrrrre. I want a free sample of every new product that comes in though. Fairrr is fairrrr... ok you know what screw it I'm done with that stupid letta. You can have ya infuriating accent. While I'm at it, that crap you call bacon tastes like leftova salmon three weeks old. I'd ratha just have ham and call it Canadian bacon. Worked fa McDonalds."
Typically, nobody was listing.
Next thing he knew he was being escorted towards the away team bench. A wildfire player took his street light (with a bit of a confused look, both about why he was taking it and what he was going to do with it) and traded him a pair of skates.
"Mavalous! I've been dyin ta get on the ice since I got he'a." It was almost like he was exaggerating his words a bit.
"Even betta! You gave me a weapon!" Virago was nearly shaking with joy as he took the hockey stick and proceeded to skate away from the group towards his goal, swinging the hockey stick around much like a sword. Nobody had actually seen him do it yet, but one could only assume that's what it would look like to see Virago fight someone with a street light.
"Alright everyone. It's obvious that their team captain is out for my blood. Though I can't for the life of me figure out why." A sly grin appears on his face. "I volunteer for the forward position opposite of him (right wing I suppose it is). As long as I can stay away from him and alive, I might be able to keep his attention off of the game. I've never played hockey before, but I imagine them having one less effective player will make it easier for us to score right?"
Virago swooped back over to join the conversation. "Score? I thought this was supposed ta be a deathmatch? They murdered the other team. I don't think they are interested in goals. I bet they don't even go for the puck." With the Canadian out of earshot his voice returned to normal. Actors are strange people.
The "Russian" introduced himself to the group, and quickly volunteered to take goalie.
"Fine if you want the net. Too stationary for me. I'm Virago by the way. I do too many drugs and take too many risks. I can also act a bit."
Katie then started to lay out some serious strategy. This was the perfect moment to get mentally prepared for the coming strategy session . They might physically outmatched but no chance they were beat mentally. They just needed to be on their A game. Virago dug around in his jumpsuit/armor and dug out a self injector kit labeled DANGER: CONTENTS UNKNOWN and stabbed it straight into his bicep. Awesome Juice. Probably. As he tucked the syringe back in its hiding place Virago decided he needed to work on his inventory organization. Oh well, too late now. Beings he only carried stimulants and painkillers on hand, either way he was in good shape.
“Virago, why don’t you guys stay back here and defend Vitali and the goal. Keep the ice clear of those thugs, and if the puck comes flying by you, try and grab it and pass it back up to one of us at the front. And for God’s sake, don’t leave this half of the rink; stay here and protect the goal. Remember, the ultimate objective of hockey is to keep the puck out of our area,” she pointed to their side of the rink, “and into their goal.” Her eyes flicked around at the Wildfire players, “and, in this case, not to be smashed to a pulp.”
By the time she finished Virago was halfway across the ice doing triple Axels and Salchows.
As the team took their positions, Virago made some good laps around the net, even leaping over it a few times to make sure he could do it without killing his goalie. It was almost game time. Vitale called the defenders in.
“It looks like its going to be up to the three of us to shut down these oafs. Its been a long time since I've played, so why don't we warm up a bit? Take some shots on me, but take care not to put me out before we get started!”
Virago looked a bit confused. "Umm, are you sure about that? I mean it's kind of hard... but if you insist."
He darted back towards center ice and turned to face the goal. Starting slow but quickly gaining speed, Virago dashed forward. Halfway to he raised his stick over his head and let out a terrible yell, crouching down and getting ready to leap, before digging his skates in sideways and coming to a grinding halt not 5 feet from Vitale.
"Wait a second... you meant take a shot at you with the puck didn't you. Ha ha that was close. You should probably be more specific."
Getting back into his position on the ice, Virago began slamming his stick repeatedly into the ice. cmon cmon cmon cmon cmon cmon cmon cmon!!!! HURRY UP In reality he had zero intention on playing the game... Time for some acting.
"Ok Canucks. Let's play some Hockey."
Posted on 2011-03-21 at 04:19:04.
Topic: Roleplaying is Scholarly! Subject: well
I'm happy to help. I had some others to do mock defenses with and it really helped me during the actual defense.
I see your point, but I still don't think they are different enough concepts to justify two separate arguments. The two of them together though would make for a hell of a section. Could probably get 8-10 pages out of it.
Posted on 2011-03-17 at 02:24:45.
Topic: Roleplaying is Scholarly! Subject: well
I think it's pretty clear that a long-running tabletop game is nothing more than a novel with 3-6 authors writing in real time.
Here's my take. First off is this high school or college? I'm assuming college since that's a hell of a task for a high schooler. My Thesis for college was about 40 pages.
From what I learned in college, and I do have a literature/language degree (granted not in English but the principles still hold), is that the 5 paragraph essay is HOT right now. For a while teachers were steering away from it but it's back now. Of course you can't do 5 paragraphs over 40 pages, but you can keep the same structure.
Structure is almost always more important than content, at least from a grading standpoint. Your arguments can be poor and your structure good and still get a B or even A.
So start your essay off with a broad statement, then narrow, then narrow, then narrow, then boom him them with your thesis.
I didn't actually see a Thesis statement in your post. You need a single statement that you will defend. That was the single hardest concept for me to grasp, and took half of my first semister to comprehend. Not sure why, but I still have trouble with it.
I like the 1/3/3 rule. Your 1 Thesis has 3 arguments (body paragraphs) to support it, and each body paragraph has 3 pieces of "evidence" or support to back up the argument which in turn backs up your Thesis. For your project though, you probably want something like a 1/5/10. The most important part is to ask yourself after every paragraph "Does this defend my Thesis and advance my arguments?"
If no, then mark it for later revision.
Anyway, it's hard without seeing a Thesis, but it looks to me like 1 and 3 are the same argument.
2) Game literature may be formatted into readable literature.
Hell just about every system out there has novels. Warhammer, Shadowrun, etc. etc. I'm not really sure this would argue in favor of RPGs being scholarly, but rather that authors are able to use games as an inspiration. It would show that there is a connection between the two, but you could just as easily argue that movies, video games, or TV shows are scholarly since they have also spawned novels. This argument doesn't apply only to RPGs. Something to think about.
3) Certain aspects of games may be derived explicitly from “Scholarly” literature
The Once and Future King
Brave New World (as Cyberpunk)
Lord of the Flies
The Bible
Hordes of Greek/Latin Literature (Hydra, Medusa, etc.)
Hope this helps. I remember when I first started brainstorming my Thesis I had zero real direction. It wasn't until I had my first draft (2 months in) that my professor looked it over and told me what utter crap it was and that I should really re-do the "right" way lol
Good luck!
Posted on 2011-03-16 at 20:55:12.
Edited on 2011-03-16 at 20:59:04 by Admiral
Topic: Continuing Where We Last Left Off Subject: the pen is mightier, or something? Unbelievable... bartering our lives on a parlor trick.
Adrian was not at all thrilled with the idea, but there weren't any real good options. At least Maximus would take the brunt of whatever came from that room.
Luckily, and Adrian was sure it nothing more than luck, Flynn's cards seemed to have proven right. At least for the moment.
"I can see why you made a living for yourself playing the minds and emotions of fools. You have quite the lucky draw, soothsayer. Just remember not to get too reliant on magic. The entirety of this place is overwhelmed with it. Any and all spells should assume to function differently until proven otherwise."
HIs soapbox was interrupted by the opening and flipping of a certain book, done so through magical means. A trap? A curse? A sign? Hard telling in this place.
Someone...or something... is trying to tell us something, I think…” Flynn stated as he went to read. Adrian followed suit. "Perhaps, or perhaps some part of the contingency set up by the priests? Go ahead and take a look, I'll scan the rest of the area and see if anything stands out."
And with that Adrian summoned up a Detect Magic spell and began looking around, with the hopes that within the sanctuary whatever dazzled him last time wouldn't be here to ensnare him. Either way he was ready.
(OOC: detect magic, scan the room, book, everything, and of course be ready to step in if Flynn or Kilgim need help with something.)
Put Downhouser in the net because he'll probably fill it up. Just stand there Conan. Don't move. Punch anyone that gets too close.
Katie and Vitali as Wingers because they have the most skill and can probably score a goal or two.
Danyael and Percy as defenders for same reason Celeste said.
Virago as center, since he can probably kill everyone with a hockey stick.
Plan b)
As above, except Virago as Center/Enforcer, and kills everyone with a hockey stick.
Posted on 2011-03-15 at 03:28:58.
Topic: I was thinking.... Subject: yea
We've actually had two contests in the past, and both went very well. It's just been very bad luck and timing getting another one going.
As for debates I think that's basically what the survey forum is, isn't it? You could always start a thread there and see what happens?
If you mean like real world political/ethical debate stuff, then yea that's a little outside the scope of the site. But I don't see a problem with starting a survey thread asking for people to debate a certain character or item or whatever.
Topic: This is what happens.... Subject: heh
Too funny, but having not played since around Apocalypse I don't get a lot of the abilities.
Posted on 2011-03-06 at 00:15:42.
Topic: Tales of City Fantastico Subject: Virago is the poster child for anti-drug campaigns
After the agent had left them (cool tricks and all... they might have to compare notes later. This Roberto guy was a real class act. Snappy dresser too) and Percy delivered them to the arena, Virago got out and stood in awe of the stadium.
Always wanted to climb that thing... He mentally noted, but having never known the actual location of the stadium it had been a tough goal to accomplish. Now though, after this Canadian was met this thing was totally getting climbed and jumped off of. Virago stopped for a moment to examine the guard rails, even picking one up and swinging it around wildly a few times.
"Meh, it would work in a pinch, but doesn't have the balance this baby does," Virago spoke to anyone that was listening as he once again admired his terribly lopsided street light. He tossed it as high and far as he could, smirking at the CLANG CLANG CLANG it made as it tossed about on the ground as it landed. I made a doorbell! Drugs are bad, kids.
The arena on the inside was such a playground to the stunt man turned vigilante. He could literally swing from rafter to rafter and fall anywhere from five to a hundred feet. He would definitely be back here on his off time. Virago ran the information from the PDA through his head a few times. He couldn't believe he's finally going to get to meet the great Darius Garnet. This guy was like a hero! It's a shame Fantasti wants him "removed."
He spoke to anyone within earshot, "I must say I respect Darius Garnet. I'm his fan on Facebook, too." Virago reached into his pocket and pulled out one of his syringes. !!!Garnet Brand Crazy Juice!!!
"This stuff isn't quite as potent as my own personal brand, Awesome Juice TM, but Garnet's blend is more readily available and much less lethal. Besides that, Garnet's Phootball Phetamine is the main ingredient in my Blueberry Benzodiazepine Bonanza! Maybe this Canadian guy would have some samples, or at least a recipe. You think?"
Regardless of the answers he may or probably won't get, he had to explore. Virago backed up a bit and got a running start, leaping almost 6 feet off the ground onto the fall-guard railing of the seats above them. Sadly before he could swing over and head for the press box, an alarm started blaring.
The doors were closing and lights were flashing. No room to escape. The doors burst open. Someone was coming.
Quickly he jumped back down and formed ranks with the others, whooshing his street light back, forth and around in front of him like a lightsaber.
The hockey folks quickly surrounded them, and it looked like a fire-less repeat of the previous hour, except with different stereotypes to murder.
Virago held his streetlight out at full extension in a face-off position with the closest thug.
"Mine's bigger."
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The Canadian and Romeo made their introductions. Once the initial chit chat is out of the way, Virago finds a good moment to get down to business.
"First off my name is The American. Nice to meet a fellow connoisseur. So why are you mad at Garnet anyway? Do you want to be top dawg up in da Westizzi or something? I'm not familiar with your products. Or are you a simple mule for Garnet's science nerds? I heard you used to move a s***load of coke back in the day... oh wait, you're Canadian. Umm... carry the one... I heard you used to move a metric f***ton of coke back in the day. Any truth to that? And if so, do you have any on you? And if so, any chance I get a little taste? Or a big taste? Also, if you're interested, I'd love to show you my home blends. I promise they'll be a hit with the kids."
Posted on 2011-03-05 at 23:48:50.
Edited on 2011-03-06 at 00:06:31 by Admiral
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