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Freehold DM wrote:
Jonathan_Shade wrote:

*Holds up more bottles of rum*

Here! not there!

takes up the chant

Here! Not There!

Here! Not there!

thish is where ALL the fun ish... *hic*

swills more rum

The Exchange

Sir_Wulf wrote:
Sir Wulf grabs a bottle of rum and continues plotting the Missing PaizoCon Pity Party for Saturday.

At least you'll be gaming on Saturday. I'm gonna be... at the office. *tries to hold down my bile*

The Exchange

Rum? someone brought Rum? Man where is my coca-cola at?

Scarab Sages

Treppa wrote:
Freehold DM wrote:
Jonathan_Shade wrote:

*Holds up more bottles of rum*

Here! not there!

takes up the chant

Here! Not There!

Here! Not there!

thish is where ALL the fun ish... *hic*

swills more rum

HERE! NOT THERE!

Dark Archive

I decided not to go =, so I can do a silly little thing like get married.

:)

Here...not there.

RPG Superstar 2013 Top 32

HNT. I'd have loved to go, but I'm going to Origins next week. Maybe next year I'll go to Paizocon instead. Or GenCon. I get to pick one.


Mac Boyce wrote:

I decided not to go =, so I can do a silly little thing like get married.

:)

Here...not there.

Turn over your gamer card, sir! (2 days now?)

The Exchange

Mac Boyce wrote:

I decided not to go =, so I can do a silly little thing like get married.

:)

Here...not there.

Yeah whats marriage in a Castle over Marriage at Paizo-con

Liberty's Edge

Treppa wrote:
Mac Boyce wrote:

I decided not to go =, so I can do a silly little thing like get married.

:)

Here...not there.

Turn over your gamer card, sir! (2 days now?)

Agreed, you can leave it on the ground over there. We'll collect it with tongs and a ziploc later.

Dark Archive Owner - Johnny Scott Comics and Games

Here! Not there!


Mac Boyce wrote:

I decided not to go =, so I can do a silly little thing like get married.

:)

Here...not there.

Should've set an earlier date, that way you could have gone to PaizoCon for your honeymoon. ;)


Only rule I had about getting married was that it could not happen between the last Saturday in August through the first Saturday in February. I have priorities.

Dark Archive

Twin Agate Dragons wrote:
Mac Boyce wrote:

I decided not to go =, so I can do a silly little thing like get married.

:)

Here...not there.

Should've set an earlier date, that way you could have gone to PaizoCon for your honeymoon. ;)

I actually brought that up...she said no, followed by various profanities. :)

Dark Archive

Studpuffin wrote:
Treppa wrote:
Mac Boyce wrote:

I decided not to go =, so I can do a silly little thing like get married.

:)

Here...not there.

Turn over your gamer card, sir! (2 days now?)
Agreed, you can leave it on the ground over there. We'll collect it with tongs and a ziploc later.

Wait, so I have to turn in MY gamer card, but she doesn't?

Doesn't a medieval wedding count towards gamer geekness?

Sovereign Court

Freehold DM wrote:
Callous Jack wrote:
Freehold DM wrote:

Soaks Buffy DVD Collection in rum

Ah, now the series is not only tolerable, it's smooth going down.

I knew it! You do own the collection!

Three of my friends do. Whose collection I ruined is a surprise!

Tosses Xena and Hercules and Andromeda and ESPECIALLY FIREFLY into the mix

Aaah...Refreshing.

*twitch*

*twitch twitch*

Liberty's Edge

I wasn't in a position to take a long weekend this year. Maybe next. Although GenCon would be easier for me to get to.


So help me, it's going to be GenCon this year. Origins is now out as I'll be out of town when all of the good stuff goes down (I live in Columbus) and it's best not to cross the boss. Hopefully my geek sacrificing will open the door for the grand événement of them all.


Pathfinder Adventure Path Subscriber

Here, not there.

Pass the rummy on the left-hand side.

I've got the World Cup to keep me warm, I suppose.

RPG Superstar 2008 Top 16

Mac Boyce wrote:
I actually brought that up...she said no, followed by various profanities. :)

If only the Book of Erotic Fantasy were a better quality production...

Liberty's Edge

Mac Boyce wrote:
Studpuffin wrote:
Treppa wrote:
Mac Boyce wrote:

I decided not to go =, so I can do a silly little thing like get married.

:)

Here...not there.

Turn over your gamer card, sir! (2 days now?)
Agreed, you can leave it on the ground over there. We'll collect it with tongs and a ziploc later.

Wait, so I have to turn in MY gamer card, but she doesn't?

Doesn't a medieval wedding count towards gamer geekness?

She has one too? Yep, she's gotta hand it over. She can leave hers where she left yours, we both know you had no clue where it was.

>:)

RPG Superstar 2008 Top 16

Mac Boyce wrote:

Wait, so I have to turn in MY gamer card, but she doesn't?

Doesn't a medieval wedding count towards gamer geekness?

It's a matter of priorities. If you start putting things like your wedding higher in priority than a 'con, you'll soon be reduced to a drained shell of a man, playing HER favorite RPGs instead of painfully macho settings like Delta Green or old GDW titles.

Remember, every kiss bestows one negative level!

Scarab Sages

Sir_Wulf wrote:
Remember, every kiss bestows one negative level!

That's why it's good to be undead. She just strengthens my inherent geekdom/gamerdom.

Scarab Sages

sits down in his chair and cracks open another bottle of brain juice

Scarab Sages

drowns his sorrows

Scarab Sages

continues to drown his sorrows

Dark Archive Owner - Johnny Scott Comics and Games

pulls up a chair next to AZ

pops open a PBR

drowns sorrows


Lance Bombardier Orthos wrote:
Freehold DM wrote:
Callous Jack wrote:
Freehold DM wrote:

Soaks Buffy DVD Collection in rum

Ah, now the series is not only tolerable, it's smooth going down.

I knew it! You do own the collection!

Three of my friends do. Whose collection I ruined is a surprise!

Tosses Xena and Hercules and Andromeda and ESPECIALLY FIREFLY into the mix

Aaah...Refreshing.

*twitch*

*twitch twitch*

pours Orthos a shot

Want? The bad acting along with the over-hyped emo writing and unoriginal/blatantly stolen ideas make it especially piquant.

Sovereign Court RPG Superstar 2009 Top 32, 2010 Top 8

Urizen wrote:

So help me, it's going to be GenCon this year. Origins is now out as I'll be out of town when all of the good stuff goes down (I live in Columbus) and it's best not to cross the boss. Hopefully my geek sacrificing will open the door for the grand événement of them all.

I'll go Friday or Saturday most likely, for the vendor area. W/o Paizo there, the only company I go to try to geek with is Catalyst, and their sales model of late, as well as the rampant cheating in the Historicals, has really bummed me out the past few years.

Well that and the entire 'can only handle crowds for short durations without doulbing up on meds' thing.

I'd shoot for GenCon, but I'm planning to go to FL for a couple weeks late this fall, so I need all my resources there.


Matthew Morris wrote:
Urizen wrote:

So help me, it's going to be GenCon this year. Origins is now out as I'll be out of town when all of the good stuff goes down (I live in Columbus) and it's best not to cross the boss. Hopefully my geek sacrificing will open the door for the grand événement of them all.

I'll go Friday or Saturday most likely, for the vendor area. W/o Paizo there, the only company I go to try to geek with is Catalyst, and their sales model of late, as well as the rampant cheating in the Historicals, has really bummed me out the past few years.

Well that and the entire 'can only handle crowds for short durations without doulbing up on meds' thing.

I'd shoot for GenCon, but I'm planning to go to FL for a couple weeks late this fall, so I need all my resources there.

Cheating in the historicals? What is that?

Sovereign Court RPG Superstar 2009 Top 32, 2010 Top 8

Freehold DM wrote:
Matthew Morris wrote:


I'll go Friday or Saturday most likely, for the vendor area. W/o Paizo there, the only company I go to try to geek with is Catalyst, and their sales model of late, as well as the rampant cheating in the Historicals, has really bummed me out the past few years.

Cheating in the historicals? What is that?

Every year, Catalyst/Fan Pro/Fasa/Whatever they are this week, runs 'historical' games. Massive battles that take place in canon, and usually the outcome of which flavors the books when they're written.

I've seen such things as ammo 'suddenly' changing types, to people 'forgetting' certain equipment doesn't work that way, to forgetting to calculate heat correctly.

Then I've seen just plain unsportsman like conduct. The one that soured me was a wraith with both arms missing (i.e. weaponless) going for a Death From Above on a mech. Depending on if he made the roll or not, it was going to force the target off the board (i.e. kill it). Bones said if it worked that the player would definately 'earn a place in the sourcebook'.

In response the entire Op-For opened up on this one mech, with the sole intent of killing it to deny him a mention in a book. Very unsportsmanlike to me.

I've seen grown men tearing through rule books to try to fight a ruling by the Commandos that went against them. (direct artillary fire taking out two high speed hover craft) and still griping after they lost.

Maybe it's me. I go to Origins to play Battletech, knowing I'm outclassed by maybe 70% of the people there. (I used to call the Open the 'Annual Matt gets his aft handed to him event') I try (not always succeed) to be a sportsman, and I take defeat in good stride because I don't expect to win. To see grown men (most of the Battletech players range from 25-60) acting like whiny 6 year olds annoys me. Heck, I've conceeded once in a historical just because it would screw up the subsequent scenarios

Spoiler:
Playing my first really Aerotech battle, I'd not taken accelleration into account and my Warship was clear across the board from the main fight. Well that turn, the actual troop transports arrive, not the blockade runners we'd been fighting. They arrive in short range, movement zero, right in front of my ship that was way out of the field. I asked if they were fair targets, and was told (with a wince) yes, but if I fired, then the scenario would go all skeewiz tomorrow. (Hard to invade Tharkad when your invading troops are all debris) It was 1:00 am, we were all tired, and I didn't want to mess up a day's worth of gaming for all the other con goers so I conceeded the point.


Matthew Morris wrote:
Freehold DM wrote:
Matthew Morris wrote:


I'll go Friday or Saturday most likely, for the vendor area. W/o Paizo there, the only company I go to try to geek with is Catalyst, and their sales model of late, as well as the rampant cheating in the Historicals, has really bummed me out the past few years.

Cheating in the historicals? What is that?

Every year, Catalyst/Fan Pro/Fasa/Whatever they are this week, runs 'historical' games. Massive battles that take place in canon, and usually the outcome of which flavors the books when they're written.

I've seen such things as ammo 'suddenly' changing types, to people 'forgetting' certain equipment doesn't work that way, to forgetting to calculate heat correctly.

Then I've seen just plain unsportsman like conduct. The one that soured me was a wraith with both arms missing (i.e. weaponless) going for a Death From Above on a mech. Depending on if he made the roll or not, it was going to force the target off the board (i.e. kill it). Bones said if it worked that the player would definately 'earn a place in the sourcebook'.

In response the entire Op-For opened up on this one mech, with the sole intent of killing it to deny him a mention in a book. Very unsportsmanlike to me.

I've seen grown men tearing through rule books to try to fight a ruling by the Commandos that went against them. (direct artillary fire taking out two high speed hover craft) and still griping after they lost.

Maybe it's me. I go to Origins to play Battletech, knowing I'm outclassed by maybe 70% of the people there. (I used to call the Open the 'Annual Matt gets his aft handed to him event') I try (not always succeed) to be a sportsman, and I take defeat in good stride because I don't expect to win. To see grown men (most of the Battletech players range from 25-60) acting like whiny 6 year olds annoys me. Heck, I've conceeded once in a historical just because it would screw up the subsequent scenarios
** spoiler omitted **...

AAAAAHHHHH!! Mechwarrior/Battletech childishness. As a former Dark Age player, I know this VERY well. I just forgot the name of the company changed.

Sovereign Court

Freehold DM wrote:
Lance Bombardier Orthos wrote:
Freehold DM wrote:
Callous Jack wrote:
Freehold DM wrote:

Soaks Buffy DVD Collection in rum

Ah, now the series is not only tolerable, it's smooth going down.

I knew it! You do own the collection!

Three of my friends do. Whose collection I ruined is a surprise!

Tosses Xena and Hercules and Andromeda and ESPECIALLY FIREFLY into the mix

Aaah...Refreshing.

*twitch*

*twitch twitch*

pours Orthos a shot

Want? The bad acting along with the over-hyped emo writing and unoriginal/blatantly stolen ideas make it especially piquant.

*mutters sanity mantra* 'm not allowed to nuke th' boat, 'm not allowed to nuke th' boat, 'm not allowed to nuke th' boat...


Lance Bombardier Orthos wrote:
Freehold DM wrote:
Lance Bombardier Orthos wrote:
Freehold DM wrote:
Callous Jack wrote:
Freehold DM wrote:

Soaks Buffy DVD Collection in rum

Ah, now the series is not only tolerable, it's smooth going down.

I knew it! You do own the collection!

Three of my friends do. Whose collection I ruined is a surprise!

Tosses Xena and Hercules and Andromeda and ESPECIALLY FIREFLY into the mix

Aaah...Refreshing.

*twitch*

*twitch twitch*

pours Orthos a shot

Want? The bad acting along with the over-hyped emo writing and unoriginal/blatantly stolen ideas make it especially piquant.
*mutters sanity mantra* 'm not allowed to nuke th' boat, 'm not allowed to nuke th' boat, 'm not allowed to nuke th' boat...

Nuke? Why what a splendid idea! tosses an assortment of DVDs from the aforementioned series into the microwave and puts them on for 30 seconds, enjoying the sparks and sizzles and pops

Hey! This IS must see tv after all!


Freehold DM wrote:
Lance Bombardier Orthos wrote:
Freehold DM wrote:
Lance Bombardier Orthos wrote:
Freehold DM wrote:
Callous Jack wrote:
Freehold DM wrote:

Soaks Buffy DVD Collection in rum

Ah, now the series is not only tolerable, it's smooth going down.

I knew it! You do own the collection!

Three of my friends do. Whose collection I ruined is a surprise!

Tosses Xena and Hercules and Andromeda and ESPECIALLY FIREFLY into the mix

Aaah...Refreshing.

*twitch*

*twitch twitch*

pours Orthos a shot

Want? The bad acting along with the over-hyped emo writing and unoriginal/blatantly stolen ideas make it especially piquant.
*mutters sanity mantra* 'm not allowed to nuke th' boat, 'm not allowed to nuke th' boat, 'm not allowed to nuke th' boat...

Nuke? Why what a splendid idea! tosses an assortment of DVDs from the aforementioned series into the microwave and puts them on for 30 seconds, enjoying the sparks and sizzles and pops

Hey! This IS must see tv after all!

*falls unconscious*


* Snags another gently descending crate *

What's this? I didn't order anything.

* Pries off lid crate *

Hey, it's from the gang at Paizo Con! They sent us goodies. Looks like.... um.... butter stained lobster bibs, a large wooden mallet, empty mugs, claw crackers, empty lobster shells, cookie crumbs, crumpled-up character sheets, and ... hey, what's this? A photo album!

Sweet of them! They're thinking about us!! :)

Sovereign Court RPG Superstar 2009 Top 32, 2010 Top 8

Freehold DM wrote:

Nuke? Why what a splendid idea! tosses an assortment of DVDs from the aforementioned series into the microwave and puts them on for 30 seconds, enjoying the sparks and sizzles and pops

Hey! This IS must see tv after all!

Just curious what you have against the first season/a good chunk of the second season of Andromeda? I actually liked them a lot. It was when it became 'The Kevin Sorbo show' that it went downhill.

Though this was still my favourite line:

[Rommie uses planetary warfare pods to kill snipers]
Erik: You are just like Tyr !
Rommie: No , I'm better .

That or the bit about why Tyr knows how to cook.

Which reminds me. This guy for Lucas Bishop.

Dark Archive Owner - Johnny Scott Comics and Games

Matthew Morris wrote:
Freehold DM wrote:
Matthew Morris wrote:


I'll go Friday or Saturday most likely, for the vendor area. W/o Paizo there, the only company I go to try to geek with is Catalyst, and their sales model of late, as well as the rampant cheating in the Historicals, has really bummed me out the past few years.

Cheating in the historicals? What is that?

Every year, Catalyst/Fan Pro/Fasa/Whatever they are this week, runs 'historical' games. Massive battles that take place in canon, and usually the outcome of which flavors the books when they're written.

I've seen such things as ammo 'suddenly' changing types, to people 'forgetting' certain equipment doesn't work that way, to forgetting to calculate heat correctly.

Then I've seen just plain unsportsman like conduct. The one that soured me was a wraith with both arms missing (i.e. weaponless) going for a Death From Above on a mech. Depending on if he made the roll or not, it was going to force the target off the board (i.e. kill it). Bones said if it worked that the player would definately 'earn a place in the sourcebook'.

In response the entire Op-For opened up on this one mech, with the sole intent of killing it to deny him a mention in a book. Very unsportsmanlike to me.

I've seen grown men tearing through rule books to try to fight a ruling by the Commandos that went against them. (direct artillary fire taking out two high speed hover craft) and still griping after they lost.

Maybe it's me. I go to Origins to play Battletech, knowing I'm outclassed by maybe 70% of the people there. (I used to call the Open the 'Annual Matt gets his aft handed to him event') I try (not always succeed) to be a sportsman, and I take defeat in good stride because I don't expect to win. To see grown men (most of the Battletech players range from 25-60) acting like whiny 6 year olds annoys me. Heck, I've conceeded once in a historical just because it would screw up the subsequent scenarios
** spoiler omitted **...

Unfortunately, this kind of behavior at Origins isn't restricted to one area. My buddy and I used to go every year, and we'd play Warhammer Fantasy, War Machine, various historical miniature games, etc. It would never fail that at least one out of three sessions we would participate in would come to either a halt or an argument because of either poor sportsmanship or an attempt to cheat. Heck, we even entered an Anachronism tournament (anyone remember that card game?) and someone got caught cheating by one of the judges. We haven't been back in a few years, but we will probably stick to the RPGs in the future. The evening Call of Cthulhu events are always a blast!


Matthew Morris wrote:
Freehold DM wrote:

Nuke? Why what a splendid idea! tosses an assortment of DVDs from the aforementioned series into the microwave and puts them on for 30 seconds, enjoying the sparks and sizzles and pops

Hey! This IS must see tv after all!

Just curious what you have against the first season/a good chunk of the second season of Andromeda? I actually liked them a lot. It was when it became 'The Kevin Sorbo show' that it went downhill.

Though this was still my favourite line:

[Rommie uses planetary warfare pods to kill snipers]
Erik: You are just like Tyr !
Rommie: No , I'm better .

That or the bit about why Tyr knows how to cook.

Which reminds me. This guy for Lucas Bishop.

+1 on the KHC playing Bishop bit.

I just didn't care for it, due to the overwhelming similarities between the Nieztchians and the Clans(interestingly enough considering our experiences with BT/MW), as well as a half dozen other ideas that came out of other known niche SF/Fantasy fare. I don't have the list in front of me right now, but it was enough to truly throw me off from the series- it was too much hodgepodge, not enough originality. But then again, as I am frequently told offline, I am a mean and bitter old man.


Larry Lichman wrote:
Matthew Morris wrote:
Freehold DM wrote:
Matthew Morris wrote:


I'll go Friday or Saturday most likely, for the vendor area. W/o Paizo there, the only company I go to try to geek with is Catalyst, and their sales model of late, as well as the rampant cheating in the Historicals, has really bummed me out the past few years.

Cheating in the historicals? What is that?

Every year, Catalyst/Fan Pro/Fasa/Whatever they are this week, runs 'historical' games. Massive battles that take place in canon, and usually the outcome of which flavors the books when they're written.

I've seen such things as ammo 'suddenly' changing types, to people 'forgetting' certain equipment doesn't work that way, to forgetting to calculate heat correctly.

Then I've seen just plain unsportsman like conduct. The one that soured me was a wraith with both arms missing (i.e. weaponless) going for a Death From Above on a mech. Depending on if he made the roll or not, it was going to force the target off the board (i.e. kill it). Bones said if it worked that the player would definately 'earn a place in the sourcebook'.

In response the entire Op-For opened up on this one mech, with the sole intent of killing it to deny him a mention in a book. Very unsportsmanlike to me.

I've seen grown men tearing through rule books to try to fight a ruling by the Commandos that went against them. (direct artillary fire taking out two high speed hover craft) and still griping after they lost.

Maybe it's me. I go to Origins to play Battletech, knowing I'm outclassed by maybe 70% of the people there. (I used to call the Open the 'Annual Matt gets his aft handed to him event') I try (not always succeed) to be a sportsman, and I take defeat in good stride because I don't expect to win. To see grown men (most of the Battletech players range from 25-60) acting like whiny 6 year olds annoys me. Heck, I've conceeded once in a historical just because it would screw up the subsequent scenarios
**

...

Seriously guys, what is it with minatures and card games bringing out the worst in our fellow geeks? It's gotten frightening!

Sovereign Court RPG Superstar 2009 Top 32, 2010 Top 8

Freehold DM wrote:
Seriously guys, what is it with minatures and card games bringing out the worst in our fellow geeks? It's gotten frightening!

Honestly? Unlike RPGs you can win and lose.

I've made the occasional faux pas at these games.

Spoiler:
One Open I had my Viking surrounded by the other guy's OpFor at point blank range. It withstood two rounds of attacking with my other units sniping. To its credit, it killed a No Dachi (with a kick the same round it died) and (with an assist) a Cestus. It also crippled the LPL on the Axeman.

I pulled my remaining units (Blask Hawk-Ku, Spector, Wraith) out of the woods and over to another clump of hilly woods. He asked me why I pulled back.

I said "Well I've a Large Laser and a LPL still, all your weapons top out at range 9. So like the Offspring say "Hey hey hey! Come out and play!" I was mortified as soon as the words left my lips and I immediately appologized.

Another open I played 'chicken bone' offence.

Spoiler:
My force was low on the points allowed side, but I had no chance of winning the open. So my lance was designed to cripple my foe, and not give him enough points for killing me. Well the guy I was playing with was an arrogant SOB and when he saw I grabbed the heavy woods hex map (now banned) he won initiative and grabbed that edge, forcing me to start in the open. Since I was in fast jumpy units, and he was in slow heavies, I *still* got to the woods before he got LOS. I was using the Gosshawk, and it ripped off the leg of his firefalcon. He pulled his troops around the crippled light mech, but, between LOS, Jumping, and TC/Pulse, he still lost the mech. At that point he picked up his toys and went home. I couldn't even finish it with one of the judges, as he'd taken his minis and I didn't remember where everything was. (Yes, the judge would have likely slaughtered me, but I wanted to win fair.) Since he conceeded, it meant that I 'won' four mechs to no losses. It was enough to propel me into the top 20, which should give you an idea how bad my previous rounds sucked.

The meanest trick I ever saw was against the 'comic-town mafia' here in Columbus.

Spoiler:
They were a bunch of (talented) arrogant unsportsmanlike SOBs who usually got 2 of their number ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct every year.

One of them was playing against a player from Dayton. The Dayton guy found out his Mafia opponent couldn't have kids. He started talking about his kids, them learning to walk, first day of kindergarden etc. Had the guy in tears by the time he lost. Was it cruel? Oh yes. Did the guy deserve it? I think so. This is the same guy who would put headphones on and listen to music and talk smack during the game.


Matthew Morris wrote:
Freehold DM wrote:
Seriously guys, what is it with minatures and card games bringing out the worst in our fellow geeks? It's gotten frightening!

Honestly? Unlike RPGs you can win and lose.

I've made the occasional faux pas at these games.
** spoiler omitted **

Another open I played 'chicken bone' offence. ** spoiler omitted **...

Jesus Christ...that's really, really bad. Gamers out for blood is a frightening thing, considering our (usually) higher level of intelligence/better grasp of tactics when compared to the average bear.

Dark Archive Owner - Johnny Scott Comics and Games

Matthew Morris wrote:
Freehold DM wrote:
Seriously guys, what is it with minatures and card games bringing out the worst in our fellow geeks? It's gotten frightening!

Honestly? Unlike RPGs you can win and lose.

I've made the occasional faux pas at these games.
** spoiler omitted **

Another open I played 'chicken bone' offence. ** spoiler omitted **...

Matthew's hit it right on the head. It comes down to winning and losing. There are some people who have a "win at all costs" mentality, and have no concept of sportsmanship.

My 11 year old nephew is becoming like that, much to my chagrin. I've played a few games with him and talked to him after each session if he gets over the top with the smack. I tell him that if he's a poor winner or a poor loser, eventually he won't be able to find anyone willing to play with him. He's unconcerned, as it seems his friends are the same way.

I'm introducing him slowly to D&D, where there is no "win or lose", so hopefully he'll start to see my point.


Larry Lichman wrote:
Matthew Morris wrote:
Freehold DM wrote:
Seriously guys, what is it with minatures and card games bringing out the worst in our fellow geeks? It's gotten frightening!

Honestly? Unlike RPGs you can win and lose.

I've made the occasional faux pas at these games.
** spoiler omitted **

Another open I played 'chicken bone' offence. ** spoiler omitted **...

Matthew's hit it right on the head. It comes down to winning and losing. There are some people who have a "win at all costs" mentality, and have no concept of sportsmanship.

My 11 year old nephew is becoming like that, much to my chagrin. I've played a few games with him and talked to him after each session if he gets over the top with the smack. I tell him that if he's a poor winner or a poor loser, eventually he won't be able to find anyone willing to play with him. He's unconcerned, as it seems his friends are the same way.

I'm introducing him slowly to D&D, where there is no "win or lose", so hopefully he'll start to see my point.

Note: I must fully admit I'm a TERRIBLE loser. I truly hate it, and I've been admonished about it before. Now that I'm older and mellower(HA!), I can take losses and victories with equal aplomb, mainly becasue I hated both losing AND being the guy who couldn't take losing and had to make a choice between the two.

Sovereign Court RPG Superstar 2009 Top 32, 2010 Top 8

I think what changed for me was when I realized I learned when I lost.

When I won usually it was because something went sideways quickly. As a result I didn't always get as much out of a win like that. But when it was a loss, I took away from it my mistakes and learned not to repeat them.

Part of it also is with RPGs, you 'win' when you learn to balance things out. If you've designed something that can do everyone's role, you're doing it wrong. You might 'win' in that the DM has to escalate the rules to make it challenging, but you lose as well when you make it stop being fun for the players/GM.

A winning class/race/item in D&D is something that makes you go 'I'd like that' but not 'I'd need that'. I think that's part of the problem with splat escalation. Writer X sees prestige class Y and decides to make Prestige class Z better (case in point, Eldrich Knight vs. Abjurant Champion. A perfect example where turning it up to 11 doesn't make it better). RPGs promote co-operation, moreso than tabletop games.

The last time I really had fun at a historical was when I got the battle armor. No one liked them (and they were Purifiers, which I hate) but because of the scenario, I was able to turn an objective into a death trap. I crippled one mech, and swarmed and killed another. After that, people just conceeded the objective. Everyone was a little humbled by that. (won best player for two rounds, and best player overall) But what I learned was teamwork, I didn't need to drive the biggest and best machine, I didn't need to make all the kills, just carry out my part of the plan. If I'd been trying to play solo, to 'win' by killing the most mechs we'd have lost the scenario.


Matthew Morris wrote:

I think what changed for me was when I realized I learned when I lost.

When I won usually it was because something went sideways quickly. As a result I didn't always get as much out of a win like that. But when it was a loss, I took away from it my mistakes and learned not to repeat them.

Part of it also is with RPGs, you 'win' when you learn to balance things out. If you've designed something that can do everyone's role, you're doing it wrong. You might 'win' in that the DM has to escalate the rules to make it challenging, but you lose as well when you make it stop being fun for the players/GM.

A winning class/race/item in D&D is something that makes you go 'I'd like that' but not 'I'd need that'. I think that's part of the problem with splat escalation. Writer X sees prestige class Y and decides to make Prestige class Z better (case in point, Eldrich Knight vs. Abjurant Champion. A perfect example where turning it up to 11 doesn't make it better). RPGs promote co-operation, moreso than tabletop games.

The last time I really had fun at a historical was when I got the battle armor. No one liked them (and they were Purifiers, which I hate) but because of the scenario, I was able to turn an objective into a death trap. I crippled one mech, and swarmed and killed another. After that, people just conceeded the objective. Everyone was a little humbled by that. (won best player for two rounds, and best player overall) But what I learned was teamwork, I didn't need to drive the biggest and best machine, I didn't need to make all the kills, just carry out my part of the plan. If I'd been trying to play solo, to 'win' by killing the most mechs we'd have lost the scenario.

What's wrong with purifiers again? I don't remember.

And overall, this latter story was why I went whole hog into Dark Ages- forget the mixed-unit/enhanced lance/clan star tactics that I loved- it was an end to the "biggest is always the best" philosophy that had kept me away from the game for many, many years.

Dark Archive RPG Superstar Season 9 Top 32

Distance. Time. Expense. Couldn't make it.

Sovereign Court RPG Superstar 2009 Top 32, 2010 Top 8

Freehold DM wrote:

What's wrong with purifiers again? I don't remember.

And overall, this latter story was why I went whole hog into Dark Ages- forget the mixed-unit/enhanced lance/clan star tactics that I loved- it was an end to the "biggest is always the best" philosophy that had kept me...

They suck!

Seriosuly, they have that mimnetic coating thing so they're easier to hit the more they move. I love my infiltrator II units instead.

The last revision of Battletech (Total War/Tech Manual/Tactical Ops/Stratigic Ops/Interstellar Ops(not released yet)/Time of War (the RPG)) does a much better job of balancing (if you ignore one rule) I've found equal points of vehicles can hold their own with equal numbers of mechs. And unarmoured infantry is dangerous now, in the right circumstances.

Sovereign Court

Aberzombie wrote:
Twin Agate Dragons wrote:
Aberzombie wrote:
I'd have probably gone if the wife and I hadn't just dropped about $15K remodeling our kitchen.
Yeep, thats a lot of dough for a kitchen. ;)
Actually, I think we got off easy. I've got a co-worker who's remodel is running into the $30-40K range.

Kitchens is expensive. The real questions are: Is it a nice kitchen? Does it increase home resale value? :D


Matthew Morris wrote:
Freehold DM wrote:

What's wrong with purifiers again? I don't remember.

And overall, this latter story was why I went whole hog into Dark Ages- forget the mixed-unit/enhanced lance/clan star tactics that I loved- it was an end to the "biggest is always the best" philosophy that had kept me...

They suck!

Seriosuly, they have that mimnetic coating thing so they're easier to hit the more they move. I love my infiltrator II units instead.

The last revision of Battletech (Total War/Tech Manual/Tactical Ops/Stratigic Ops/Interstellar Ops(not released yet)/Time of War (the RPG)) does a much better job of balancing (if you ignore one rule) I've found equal points of vehicles can hold their own with equal numbers of mechs. And unarmoured infantry is dangerous now, in the right circumstances.

Then what was their up side? I remember them being cool in DA for some reason.

And yeah, this may be Time of War catching up to/nodding towards DA philosophy regarding non-mech based combat.

Scarab Sages

continues to drown his sorrows

contemplates overnighting himself to Seattle

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