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General Chaos / Re: Omegle - for all your random chat trolling

« on: September 24, 2009, 06:01:25 PM »

Stranger: Hello, I'm a horny male from the Netherlands,and you?
You: I have hardcore herpes from the DK
Your conversational partner has disconnected.

...Except I'm Canadian. Not Danish

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Role Playing Public Radio Podcast / Re: Age of Masks AP Thread

« on: August 20, 2009, 12:32:49 PM »

Quote from: Tadanori Oyama on August 19, 2009, 10:17:17 PM

Quote from: Richard on August 19, 2009, 10:42:09 AM
You're suppose to roll defense- You roll attack against defense and then damage against toughness. That's how *I* read it at least.

I can't find that anywhere in the core book, which is why the AP got me so confused. Page 150 of the Mutants and Masterminds Core Book lists Defense as: "... the Difficulty Class of an opponent's attack roll."

It's 10 + Defense Bonus + Size Mod. + Misc. Mods.

It sounds stupid, rules are what I focus on and deviation from them without specific mention of house ruling throws and annoys.

And now I'm starting a war in a thread meant to discusse the game, not the system.

I'm going to try running a game of this myself, hopefully convince some of my players to try Mutants and Masterminds.

I kinda saw the rolling as Risk-esque with D20s- Attack VS Defense, Damage VS Toughness. But, being an avid WhifeWolf gamer, I have that whole 'rules are there to bend, break use or discard freely' mindset.

But, back to the actual play: I can't believe those guys are power level 10. I've found power level 10 characters to be, in their own right, overpowered, then to hear this group getting beat up by a bunch of PL 2 goons is really...well, makes me go O_O

Since this is a neat little setting Ross has cooked up, I decided that, someday, I will run an Age of Masks game as well. Maybe someday after me and my group are down our current M&M game, which is more of the standard Superhero-fighting-Supervillains style.

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Role Playing Public Radio Podcast / Re: Age of Masks AP Thread

« on: August 19, 2009, 10:42:09 AM »

Quote from: Tadanori Oyama on August 18, 2009, 08:59:39 PM

I like the games well enough. I love the Mutants and Masterminds system and listening to the play kind of throws me. I mean, I have no idea why they where rolling their defenses.

It was difficult to figure out what the proper theme of the game with all the characters trying their own thing. Aaron bouncing around, Jason's oddities, and Tom being fairly self contained. It felt like it dragged alot to me.

I guess it wasn't as awesome as I'd hoped. It was good and not as good as I thought it could be.

You're suppose to roll defense- You roll attack against defense and then damage against toughness. That's how *I* read it at least.

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Role Playing Public Radio Podcast / Age of Masks AP Thread

« on: August 18, 2009, 05:08:01 PM »

We're on session 2 now, and, frankly, I'm surprised no one has posted any praise for it!

Other than the first session, where Ross seemed his head was still stuck in CoC mode, it's great! I just kind of wish we had an idea what each PC looked like- I keep picturing The Revenent has having a white hood mask (kind of like Knockoff from the META4 setting), and when i picture The Recluse, I think of 'The Shadow'.

Ross seems to be having a little bit of trouble with the system, but I don't rightly blame him- I'm about to run an M&M game myself, and I also find myself going 'Wtf' at some rules (like 'dodge bonus'- I'm not sure if it GIVES them an extra half rounded-down bonus to their Defense, or if it's just their Defense half rounded down)

I do, however, like the story and how it's proceeding. It's a shame that there's (from what I heard) only 3 APs.

Good job, through and through, boys!

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General Chaos / Re: CREEPY THREAD OF DOOM

« on: August 08, 2009, 01:04:28 PM »

Quote from: jak7890 on August 04, 2009, 02:46:06 AM

Particularly after the 1:30 mark...

Yes, I am a fan of the Venture Brothers.

WHAT THE HELL!? I thought that fish was made up!!!!! Ughhh NOOOOO

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General Chaos / Re: CREEPY THREAD OF DOOM

« on: July 29, 2009, 07:47:19 PM »

Quote from: IDaMan008 on July 23, 2009, 11:49:45 PM

I know there are three images in this post, but they're all details of the same creepy thing, so I'm gonna go ahead and hope that it's all right.

Okay, so a few of my friends used to attend SUNY Purchase in Westchester County, NY. The college recently installed this sculpture (probably a student project) on The Mall, their main quad. Every time a Purchase student walks past the library, they get to look at this...hideous thing:

::shudder:: It makes me want to cry.

And in case one photograph wasn't enough to make you lose bowel control in terror, here's a detail of all the crazy stuff that the sculptor saw fit to put in its head:

There's a pick axe sticking out of its head...oh God oh God oh-

But anywho, looking at this thing from yet a third angle, it's clear that it has some artistic merit beyond the discomfort it inspires in those who view it. Here's a shot of the sculpture from behind, one which shows even more of the sculptor's dim view of humanity:

So it's actually a novel re-imagining of The Ascent of Man that depicts our development from skeletal figures straining to pull free of the primordial ooze into hideous, technology-obsessed murder machines.

If that isn't deeply unsettling, I don't know what is.

O_O
holy Jaysis. You sir, win.

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General Chaos / Re: The death of a Legend...

« on: July 25, 2009, 04:12:09 PM »

That's one thing about the movie I liked: instead of The Comedian and Hollis Mason just being shown as killed, they show that they didn't go down without one hell of a fight.

I hear ya Maze. *taps chest* Gets ya right here...

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Role Playing Public Radio Podcast / Re: Vin Diesel loves DnD

« on: July 20, 2009, 08:15:35 PM »

If he's a horror fan, he would be.

I sent these links to all my gamer friends, especially one friend who's girlfriend gives him grief over playing something 'Immature and childish'

Bitches don't know about Vin's Natural 20

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Role Playing Public Radio Podcast / Re: Tom's Call of Cthulhu WW2 actual play

« on: July 20, 2009, 11:37:58 AM »

Wait

They CUT Cody out of the recording?

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Role Playing Public Radio Podcast / Re: Tom's Call of Cthulhu WW2 actual play

« on: July 17, 2009, 11:22:02 PM »

I loved this actual play. It was absolutely great. I always had an inkling that Tom would be a good GM- his 10,000 year Gargoyles game he speaks of from time to time provided said inkling.

Hahah! We know your secret, Tom! You are not as suck as you say you are!

Now, for my favorite quote from the recording. It sounds a lot like something I'd hear at one of my games:

Tom: "There are shelves that have, like, bundles wrapped in butcher-paper..."

Ross:"Good! So I don't know what they are!"

Tom: "Then there are the gurneys in the center of the freezer..."

Ross:"Son of a fucking Bitch!"

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