Kasey and Truman!

Also, I betcha Kacey will have one of those toys. Or she's ordering one now.

Also, if you could spare Kasey, that'd be super awesome too. I'm not done torturing Roseanna.

No promises. Although, she's my new totem...so she can kick my ass.

So many things to respond to!

Kate Walker wrote: I definitely prefer Garou over Vampire. The PvP was just too chesty and nasty. There wasn't enough roleplay once you got past a certain amount of points.

Maybe that's one reason why I like Vampire. I'm sort of a PVPer, though I tend to prefer playing comprimised characters that are easy targets (Blind Toreador? And no one's tried to kill me in over 8 months? Time to make some more enemies). Right now, I can't get into a fight in HA to save my character (McDonalds? On a caern? No way that's not Wyrm tainted *nom nom nom nothing happens*) Part of this is also on me, and having a work schedule that makes me be at work on games where big fight scenes occur.

CBN is it's own entity. Keep that in mind. We don't introduce plot that isn't player driven. Not a lot of games do that. CBN is also a troupe game, so it's in it's own world. If a PC wants to nuke LA...as long as they have the proper resources, they can do it.

The Technocrat attacks were player driven? Or do you mean that plots always affect players, and don't exist just for any random passerby to stumble into? Not speaking bad about CBN, but this probably isn't the proper place for discussing CBN and it's philosophies on game vs org games.

meh I feel like I'm the only one who likes Vampire more too. With Garou, if you aren't in the right group, your backstory gets ignored and you sit around on a couch all game doing nothing. Least with Vampire there's always excitement and something to keep you on your toes.

My backstory got a little messed up due to joining the org. I haven't revised it. I'm not concerned. It was more of a definition of what my character was upon walking into the game rather than the first half of a plot. It can most certainly function as a lead-in into a personal plotline, but I don't need it to get resolved. I am not certain if this is the 'best' way to treat a backstory or not.

I feel that, in the end, it's not the genre, and it's not troupe vs. org that determines what makes a game fun. It comes down to the group of people you're playing with, and how you're interacting with that group.

Possibly the best summary of this theory on multiplayer gaming I've seen. Also, see my note about about Vamp. The article plays into that as well.

Opens The Cage wrote:Maybe that's one reason why I like Vampire. I'm sort of a PVPer, though I tend to prefer comprimised characters that are easy targets (Blind Toreador? And no one's tried to kill him in over 8 months? Time to make some more enemies). Right now, I can't get into a fight in HA to save my character (McDonalds? On a caern? No way that's not Wyrm tainted *nom nom nom nothing happens*) Part of this is also on me, and having a work schedule that makes me be at work on games where big fight scenes occur.

Much as in real life, fights aren't waiting around every corner. Someone in need of Glory can't just step on the 'business' side of the edge of the bawn and get it done. This isn't an old NES RPG where walking around outside of town will net you random encounters at your leisure.

It's the opinion of this ST crew that randomly providing chippy-choppies empowers people who want chippy-choppies over people who are more interested in a conflict being related to a story. I'll advise now that there hasn't been a single session of HA without at least one person taking damage from something, but they always know where it came from and why.

Want to get in a fight? Ask the Alpha Ahroun or the Wyrmfoe. I bet (s)he could direct OtC to one that has to do with one of the currently running storylines.

That promised email was sent - go be evil, STs! I like it! Use Joss Whedon as a totem!

Hrm.

Since I am hated, this is grounds for the chain to be released.

Open Season starts on 05-07-11. One cheesy item card per Character of Nick's that dies all permanent like in Heartland Alliance.

/end

Now THAT is worth 20 hours of driving!

Justin will protect me.

He DID say all STs except Justin... and while Justin can offer protection in HA he cannot in other games...

Hey, Jonah... I have an idea for a collab plot...

*dum dum duuuuuuum lighting crash*

Awwwh. But I offered to sew you all into one grotesque doll. There's love there.

Here I thought it was all about weird/funny/mentally scarring stories like The Thumbmasta (spread to ease everyone's pain! ) or getting crabs in the eyes from strippers... Dirty dirty strippers. Or the epic battle between Skippy and The Thurmanator!!!! RAwwwr!

Just sayin'.

!@%$!@$ !@#%$^#$^@#%% THUMBMASTER!!!!!!!

Thumbmaster, Master of Love. Huh Huh Huh.

^LIKE^ ^Sooo WINNING^

I have a thing for Muppets, too.

I know about the lotion Wasta! :O

https://youtu.be/iPnQ77a1UVk

NSFW

I'm suddenly grateful that "lotion" link doesn't want to come up so well on my phone...

It's just a jeff dunham clip.