Hi James, Welcome back. I want to say I really appreciate you opening up the thread again, even though I certainly respected your need to close it. On to the question. Have you read much Joe Hill? I just finished NOS4A2, and liked the references to King's work. Do you have a suggestion for a good second Hill book? Thanks again.
weird that they started on a Sunday then shift to Thursday after two episodes. That seems like bad planning.It was intentional. They goal was to get the football audience to stick around for the show, then hopefully follow when they moved it to Thursday. Thursday they will see if it worked. And probably in part that people that like McFarland's shows are used to tuning in on Sundays. They couldn't leave it on there because a large part of their Sunday lineup returns there on October 1.
My grievance today is that people take advantage of James Jacob's kindness in having a question and answer thread. He's had people use his answers as inappropriate fuel for bad internet arguments and it's burned him out. This is why we can't have nice things. I feel sorry for the guy because it's really great he is engaged with the fans. It sucks it comes back to bite him.Yeah it sucks but it happens to every single one of them. I'm honestly surprised no one has tried to use a mod deleting a post or locking a thread as evidence in a rules argument yet. I agree with you in part. Ultimately the GM just needs to make a decision. Jacobs used to answer rules questions with the caveat that it was how he would rule. Then one day the design team answered a rules question differently and a poster went on a rampage posting in multiple places that Paizo needed to get its house in order and James got called into the boss to explain himself. That's when he stopped answering rules questions. And that's why we can't have nice things.
My grievance today is that people take advantage of James Jacob's kindness in having a question and answer thread. He's had people use his answers as inappropriate fuel for bad internet arguments and it's burned him out. This is why we can't have nice things. I feel sorry for the guy because it's really great he is engaged with the fans. It sucks it comes back to bite him.
Nah. That's a simple mistake. Like the time I started a frogamoth an extra 60' closer to the PCs, then misread the cutting your way out of its stomach rules, and TPK'd a party...
Hi James, Have you had a chance to poke your head in on the results of the Strange Aeons AP, and read any of the final product? I have to say I am really enjoying it. Volume 3, the one with lots of Dreamlands stuff is particularly great. As much as I would have loved to have you develop it, you being such a huge mythos fan and scholar, I am personally still very happy with the results. As always, thank you for being a part of this thread. I would have understood completely if you had decided to let it go, because I can imagine in some way the need to be on top of it likely adds some stress to you, but I, for one, find it one of my favorite spots on the internet.
I don't know if it'd still be the Flash I love if Barry figured out he can be an idiot. I'm starting to wonder if the writers are smarter than I think, and his low wisdom is a character weakness intentionally. That said, when I saw another f@&$king speedster as a villain in the first episode, I got concerned.
Huh. Looks like I am necromancing a thread. So, Mr. Schneider! I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed In Search of Sanity! What were your influences in coming up with the idea?
I'm about to resume a campaign after a long hiatus and I have no idea what to write for the first session.Let's hear about your campaign. Maybe someone can throw some ideas your way. How about do a Roanoke Colony thing. The party gets word that when a messenger went to one of the towns it was entirely empty. Everyone had disappeared without a trace.
Diego is right, I guess. You'd have to research the spell Call Cow. Edit: fixed a punctuation error.
It's not a cow, but if I remember right in the old boxed mega-adventure Night Below, there was a magical statute that summoned a roasted pig once per day. Best item ever.
Does this mean that in a country like Cheliax, the majority of the population would pay lip-service to Asmodeus, perhaps event attend church, without being evil themselves?That's pretty much exactly what it means. Paying lip-service to a deity does not require faith in that deity, and in fact if you're paying lip-service, that more or less means you do NOT have faith in that deity. You're just afraid of the repercussions of appearing non-faithful, or trying to avoid causing problems, or deliberately being deceitful, etc. Hi James! That made me think of a follow up question. How does Pharasma view such lip service? Does it matter that in a place like Cheliax one would be heavily influenced to pay lip service whether they wanted to do so or not? In short does intent make a difference? Thank you!
Good Morning James! Here are a couple of off the cuff questions if you don't mind. Do you have a favorite type (subgenre, style etc.) of horror? Have you ever read The Talisman by Stephen King? Did you enjoy it? It strikes me as interesting that it could be fit into the urban fantasy genre before that was a category. Making him a pioneer of sorts. Thanks again, and have a great rest of your week!
Oh, Barry. You magnificent, lovable idiot. I do wonder how entertaining movies and television would be if the heroes only acted on perfect logic, instead of giving into emotion and human feeling. I imagine kinda boring.
A good friend of mine who had never really GM'd before (only played) tried to run a MERP (Middle Earth Role Playing) game. He decided to run a campaign where we were a decoy group to the Fellowship, meant to distract the agents of Sauron. So basically we were following the books. Not really original, but there you go. I was fine with that. So we started character creation and no one wanted to play the hobbit, so I volunteered. MERP was a simplified version of Rolemaster, which was a pretty complicated table based system with extensive hit charts. I started to make my hobbit, and chose the best items I could under the circumstances. Took some decent skills in hand axe and sling, making him able to somewhat contribute in combat, along with the required sneaking skills. That's where the problem starts. The GM looked over my character sheet, and says that hobbits in the books only use daggers and throw rocks, so that's all I could do. Because of how armor reduced damage I was then completely useless in a fight. Keep in mind the humans weren't required to only use the weapons from the books. I did go along because he was so new to GMing and he was my friend, but I have to say I was not dismayed when the game got derailed when our fighter broke his leg own with a critical fumble with his flail in the 1st combat.
Seeing some cool Lovecraftian elements there as well. Rumor is that the Survival Mode patch will hit consoles on Friday.
Particularly since in the books, Davos is nowhere near there at the time John dies. I mean, I know they are modifying and condensing storylines (and I am fine with that), but sometimes the choices they make in doing so really puzzle me.
Rendered fat is rendered fat. Just don't ask where the fat comes from. ;) Soylent Green is people!!!
Although for what it is worth, the director and, I think, one of the actors has denied the rumor that the reshoots were aimed at more humor. I read a transcript of one of the director's tweets today that implied they just gave him expanded budget for upping some of the action shots. Considering it seems to have some rather optimistic word of mouth already, I kinda believe him. They may be hoping that if it can pull out a solid critic and consumer rating that it will hold folks over to continue to watch despite BvS.
I need to read "Tarkin."
Thanks for collecting that data above Archmagi. It's cool to have it all in one place! That said, one of the things I find interesting is that Deadpool was made for only about 48 mil per IMDb. That is a HUGE profit margin compared to BvS quarter of a billion cost. Of course, I imagine that the marketing costs aren't figured into the 48, either.
Springfield Missouri, so not super far, just too far for weekly gaming.
I have no roleplaying group and have not had one for several years. And I'd even GM!
But Jeffrey Dean Morgan hit a real home run with his monologue. Really knocked it out of the park.
Look, Walking Dead, I went through "Who shot JR." I even sat through the same thing on the Simpsons. This has been done before. Ugh. Do you really need a cliffhanger to rope people in for next season?
Meh. I'd only be interested if Zan turned into tequila, and Jayna was addicted to the fame of appearing in funny animal videos on Youtube.I WANT SILT AND SHARP PEBBLES IN THAT WATER That.... Is a much cleaner version of what Jayne would be doing in a dark and gritty version of Wonder Twins if I was writing it.
Thank you for sharing and for your service Fomsie.
Cue androgenous grand-bastard of Mutt and Unknown Hippie who fronts an archaelogically themed synth band called "The Short Rounds." Indy must navigate the complicated Medicare "Donut Hole" as he wheels his oxygen tank around the many African insurgencies in search of King Soloman's Mines? The Short Rounds are doing a benefit concert in Uganda for displaced refugees and Indy's Grandchild and he meet up for old guy / young adult comedic shenanigans to a kickin' 80's soundtrack. At some point they get chased by CGI wolves, while Duran Duran moves in the background, only to escape via some fridge-like deus ex machina that results in a rainstorm to the sweet vibes of Toto. I.... might watch that movie.
Ah yes, a formative moment in the life of young Tinkergoth. That and Jennifer Connolly riding that rocking horse in Career Opportunities. I'm still crushing hard on both those ladies. Between this and your Hemsworth comment above, we have very similar tastes. :)
Hama, you're not the only one enjoying Darhk. Neal McDonough has been nailing it.
I messed around with this for a bit to get the feel, then tried a serious play through. I went probably 6-10 missions with only 2 deaths. Then it ramped up and the last 2 missions I've lost 2-3 squad member in each. Ouch.
I was DMing the Night Below boxed set for 2nd edition D&D, and there was a place in town where you could purchase dogs. All the PCs bought one, and took them adventuring. Eventually one of the dogs died, and my ex-wife, who was playing, rage-quit the session and made me sleep on the couch. No, ah, snuggling, for like a week either. Wasn't even her character's dog, either.
Interesting. Our bread must taste sour to you guys... I think it does to lots of people, but I love European style breads. *shrug*
I kinda got excited that instant bread was a real thing, until I actually read the link. Maybe I should look into carbs anonymous. :)
Loved that analysis Doomed Hero. Very cool. :) That's why I'd love to see an actual grey force user on screen. In my head cannon, that's what Maz is.
So. Finn and Poe. Bromance or romance?
I personally think Snoak is only 3 inches tall, but projects himself real big to compensate. I do that too, just not with my height.
Lastly. I feel really bad for Chewbacca. Got me a bit teary thinking about it. They did show him mourning right before R2 wakes up. Hmmm, speaking of which, he'd been shut down for years and only wakes when Rey is nearby....
As to Captain Pharasma, I noticed on my second viewing, that twice she mentioned her "division." I think she's in charge of a division responsible for maintaining storm trooper "mental conditioning." So while her whole division may have special dispensation, she is only captain of one division. That explains her rank. I also noticed that Ren is very clearly only playing with Finn. He doesn't take him seriously at all. Same with Rey at 1st. She spends most of the 1st part of the fight running. Lastly. I feel really bad for Chewbacca. Got me a bit teary thinking about it.
and in his first day using a blaster, too.but... but.. I thought he was shooting Womp Rats in his spare time every day? Don't forget drinking blue milk. That boy can drink blue milk like a gods damned hero!
Sometimes when an owl loves a bear very much, and also happens to be very confused or drunk...,
The porn industry is dying. The only reason it has moderately continued to be successful is because the company that owns Pornhub owns a significant number of the major production studios. It, in essence, pirates itself and survives on ad revinue. Actors have seen their pay plummet. One of the reasons that film companies have seen blockbuster flops happen more frequently in the last few years is because they took the exact approach you suggest with directors. For decades, directors were expected to prove themselves on smaller projects prior to being given the reigns of a large, costly project. When that paradigm shifted you ended up with large productions that were over budget and lower quality. There was an article about this in Variety just the other day. Being able to make a 2 minute YouTube video is absolutely nothing like major film production. You insist on making absolutely horrible analogies. That's why the mockery. Frankly, though, your point boils down to nationalistic chest pounding, combined with an unsurprising positive self-appraisal of your own opinions and abilities.
On second viewing I'm fairly sure Han knows who Rey really is. I imagine that may mean Leia does too. I'm also pretty sure, based on their reactions, she isn't their daughter.
Aaaaaasnd, I should be covered in Bantha poodoo for forgetting Sam Jackson.
Like bowcasters? :) Laser crossbows... they're cool, though, and that is all that matters.
I have that same problem.
Fair enough. I was mostly being tongue in cheek. The SAGA edition is a solid game. I just like the mechanics of the D6 game. But I completely understand what you're saying.
The D6 Star Wars game was the best version.
Piper is the kinda woman I'd like to date. Then I'd meet Cait, and two minutes into that accent and I'd make the worse mistake of my life....
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