He min/max's to always make the most money...
Are Capitalists munchkins or powergamers?
Do you think Socialists and commies are drama-geeks?
... "Look out for that, Troll!"
He min/max's to always make the most money...
Are Capitalists munchkins or powergamers?
Do you think Socialists and commies are drama-geeks?
... "Look out for that, Troll!"
I think it's in everyone's nature to try and improve their situation... Be it socialy or monetary. You can't blame anyone for being successful.
Bill Gates could rule the world for all I care. He's already demonstrated that he can make something work, unlike most politicians.
This is only my opinion.
Ultradan
I beg to differ on the subject of Bill Gates making something work. Conversations overheard between myself and my computer (using Windows XP Home for an OS):
"What are you doing?"
"Did I click there? No! So why am I getting this?"
"I didn't do anything! How can you freeze up if I didn't touch you?"
"Why is the window changing sizes for no apparent reason?"
"Get the magnet."
Etc.
Muhammed Ali
Str? Check.
Dex? Check.
Con? Check.
Int? Check.
Wis? Check.
Cha? Check.
Epic level fighter, unbelievably charasmatic, all the bells and whistles.
Float like a butterfly, Sting like a bee. "The Greatest of All-Time!"
I beg to differ on the subject of Bill Gates making something work.
Etc.
I guess this makes him a munchkin. He gets max. money from you for min. value from him.
smart!
Munchkin training manual:
"Thinking Strategically: The Competitive Edge in Business, Politics, and Everyday Life"
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0393310353/qid=1136337596/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bb s_1/104-1814156-9211135?n=507846&s=books&v=glance
Bill Gates Grants Self 18 Dexterity, 20 Charisma
June 18, 1997 | Issue 31•21
REDMOND, WA—Microsoft head Bill Gates, already considered by many to be among the most powerful men in the world, further increased his powers Monday, augmenting several of his key statistics to near-immortal levels.
Microsoft CEO Bill Gates, one of the most powerful businessmen on the Prime Material Plane, recently granted himself powers normally available only to deities and demigods.
Among the most striking increases were a +2 raise in dexterity to 18, and an overwhelming charisma increase to an above-human score of 20, placing Gates in the realm of deities and demigods.
"I am pleased to announce that I have boosted my already impressive statistics," Gates said in a statement to shareholders Monday. "As we develop the technological framework that will dominate the 21st century, these augmentations--and others to follow--will be powerful wards against competition from the likes of Netscape, Oracle and Melkor who is named Morgoth."
"Microsoft is the software-industry leader today, and tomorrow it will also dominate the realm of information access, as well as the content being accessed," Gates said. "The continued growth of our Corbis Media archive, the successful development and launch of MSNBC, and my mastery of the shield spells of the Elven King Lagolin are only the beginning for Microsoft."
Gates, who raised his intelligence to 20 in 1990, is fast becoming the most powerful CEO in American media. Experts place him above Fox's Rupert Murdoch and Disney's Michael Eisner, both of whom hold over 1.2 million hit points. Gates is also rumored to be in possession of a bag of holding containing one terabyte of information, as well as over 100 billion gold and silver pieces.
Analysts see Monday's statistical boost as extremely beneficial to Gates in an increasingly competitive marketplace.
"This is a very shrewd move on Gates' part," PC Magazine columnist John C. Dvorak said. "His vastly increased charisma--the prime stat of a chaotic evil executive--will help him tremendously in his ongoing struggle to convince skeptical Microsoft stockholders that his ventures into television and his massive content-buying spree will pay off in the long run. The extra CHR will also assist him greatly in dealing with wary CEOs of companies he wishes to invest in and cast spells over, like Comcast."
"It hardly seems fair, but he will now be capable of near-invisibility in behind-the-scenes business dealings," Dvorak added, referring to the stealth augment which comes with a dexterity gain. "And at the same time, he'll wear Mordekainen's Spectacles of True Sight, which provide +6 insight gains into long-term Windows marketing strategies."
While few question the wisdom behind Gates' stat increases, there remains a possibility that the Federal Trade Commission, which in 1996 ruled his licensing agreement with computer manufacturers to be in violation of anti-trust laws, will challenge the move. Even if the FTC rules against Gates, however, industry analysts believe that he should easily recover, thanks to his above-average 15 constitution.
Gates' rivals expressed frustration over his ability to achieve invulnerability in a supposedly competitive market. "Combining this augmentation with last month's purchase of the Polo Shirt of Thalkettoth, which grants a +5 saving throw against anti-trust litigation, Gates should now be seen as operating outside the law," Apple CEO Dr. Gilbert Amelio said Tuesday. "One more sorcerous potion of Gain Market Share, and we might as well declare bankruptcy."
"Anyone can be a Santa Claus DM and give out unearned stats," Oracle president Larry Ellison said. "I'm surprised he didn't just go ahead and give himself a 20 in everything."
With overpowering statistics in all six ability categories, with the exception of strength, Gates is widely considered to be primed for the Kingship.
"Certainly his campaign could be crushed if he made a mistake," ABC computer correspondent Geena Smith said. "But let's be realistic. He's got 40 million experience points dating back to when he dropped out of Harvard. His party has done nothing but kill and acquire for 22 years. He knows when to cast versus when to hack-and-slash. He will be the emperor lich of 21st century media."
God bless The Onion. ;)
That may be the funniest thing I've ever read here :)
I only wish it was a joke.
Jack
Muhammed Ali
Str? Check.
Dex? Check.
Con? Check.
Int? Check.
Wis? Check.
Cha? Check.Epic level fighter, unbelievably charasmatic, all the bells and whistles.
Float like a butterfly, Sting like a bee. "The Greatest of All-Time!"
Then the DM intervened and gave him Mummy Rot..
Yes, capitalists are sortof munchkins if you ask The Koga, but then again he believes there's only really 2 types of people. Both have thier flaws and strengths, selfishness in itself is a flaw. Despite how it can be used for gain. Because selfishness can lead to dissaster, then again that might be do to the sinful nature of excess, not so much selfishness in itself, The Koga doesn't know, it's just easier to say "don't follow the yellow brick-road". Then again, The Koga does dream about a one world goverment that's a pure socialism, so it's no suprise he's no power-gamer. XP
The ironic thing really is druids/clerics are intended for powergamers.. Religous figures work best as a unit, not as a rightouss self. Then again alot of laws to D&D don't seem to apply to real-life. Or else we'd all be living in poverty and probably extinct by now..
I vote power gamer.