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>>188052
And if I decline to redress, are you going to take it as a ball, or are you gonna pretend I didnt have anything to say?
And if I decline to redress, are you going to take it as a ball, or are you gonna pretend I didnt have anything to say?
>>188055
Okay, then lets level, like civilized ponies. This can be done in done in my thread(s), but here is fine.
>I never wanted the group to conform to my schedule
If true - and as one who doesnt communicate well - then you're honeslty okay. Its one thing to indicate availability, its another tondemand engagement.
Shall we go further? ^_~
Okay, then lets level, like civilized ponies. This can be done in done in my thread(s), but here is fine.
>I never wanted the group to conform to my schedule
If true - and as one who doesnt communicate well - then you're honeslty okay. Its one thing to indicate availability, its another tondemand engagement.
Shall we go further? ^_~
>>188052
Having said, and not willing to pretend otherwise. Gm is the biggest contributor to the kerfuffle. Cry moar, Im just speaking the real.
In an ideal standpoint Gm would indicate who is on deck. And would censure those who arent
Having said, and not willing to pretend otherwise. Gm is the biggest contributor to the kerfuffle. Cry moar, Im just speaking the real.
In an ideal standpoint Gm would indicate who is on deck. And would censure those who arent
>3 consecutive posts
>>188056
>and as one who doesnt communicate well
You should get your eyes checked too, and a lithium prescription.
>demand engagement
When have I done that?
>Shall we go further?
Go ahead. Citations needed.
>>188058
>Gm is the biggest contributor to the kerfuffle.
It's the GM's game: he's free to run it how he pleases. If you don't like it, why don't you just find another one and be a social parasite elsewhere.
>Cry moar, Im just speaking the real.
It's pissing off everyone.
>In an ideal standpoint Gm would
Who are you to be making demands like that?
With respect, (mostly) all players have worn out any favorable feelings; Im sure the feeling is mutual.
Some wholeome cuz it still hurts me and should hur you too
I am not a good player. On board and subject to board scrutiny
Lets let them decide
Some wholeome cuz it still hurts me and should hur you too
I am not a good player. On board and subject to board scrutiny
Lets let them decide
>>188062
>as if
Duly noted
>then leave
Sentiment received
>agreed
>shameless
Yes. Is it time to talk about (you)?
>decide what
Whether two autists who cant fug and make up can wreck the 7 year game. Ffs, read the roo. And STFU
>as if
Duly noted
>then leave
Sentiment received
>agreed
>shameless
Yes. Is it time to talk about (you)?
>decide what
Whether two autists who cant fug and make up can wreck the 7 year game. Ffs, read the roo. And STFU
It's like he's an actual child
>>188070
Well, Im not in violation of site guidelines (one of which was written for me lol) and Im not in violation of GM guidelines (though hes appreciably cross with me atm). Its just you now.
Well, Im not in violation of site guidelines (one of which was written for me lol) and Im not in violation of GM guidelines (though hes appreciably cross with me atm). Its just you now.
>>188033
You remember when you were a huffy fluffy wufflekins because Posey kept posting pictures of cute bat ponies or whatever that was? Or that time you got extremely mad because Posey did the charm spell on your character? The rest of us didn't entirely understand why you were so upset, but that was besides the point. The point was that it upset you, and for the sake of harmony, we should drop it. Well, I feel the same way about you bitching at me both on board and in discord. To you, sure, it's just fun or justified or just normal or whatever. To me it's demoralizing as all fuck when you do it literally every time I try to play the game.
I don't message you with curses or angry messages. I try to be nice to you because I know that kindness is what you need. Well I need a little too. Or at least, just stop with angry messages multiple times per week.
>>188045
None of the problems are in character. I just don't want angry posts and angry messages directed at me. Well I'd really like it if you didn't feud with Posey in the thread, but I'll handle one thing at a time.
Posey and Cavaliere, who have also contributed towards demoralizing me, have already posted that they recognize the problem and will make changes. See >>188042 → and >>188025 →
>>188030 →
>>188028 →
You just... You don't get it, and I am genuinely baffled from your response. >>188022 → is a cry to please, stop the negativity because it's seriously making me want to quit. The proper response to it is to be nice and emotionally supportive. Silver's player gets it. Sven gets it. Cavaliere gets it. Even Posey gets it (even if his first response was like yours). But you... Your response is to persist on whatever niggling little issues you're on about? Just... what? For the love of God read the room. See >>188044 >>188027 →. They see how bizarre your response is. This behavior is baffling, unless you want me to quit?
>>188030 →
If you think there's some kind issue that needs to be addressed, for the love of God, common sense says to deal with it later. This is a bad time. And I'm pretty sure the claim is wrong, but I'm not dealing with that now.
>>188028 →
I don't remember a single specific bit of feedback on an in game situation since the start of the quest about something that happened in the quest, positive or negative. You will bitch out of character every time I reply or don't reply about how I am on line when I shouldn't be or should be on line when I'm not, or about how I did reply to a skill check or did not respond to a skill check, but I can't remember you saying very much at all about what is happening in the quest. I don't know if that's because you genuinely aren't interested or engaged or have anything to say, or if it's because when you do talk about it, it's drowned out by you yelling at me every. single. time. we play, whether you play or don't, whether i respond to your posts or not. And that's my point. The point is that there are too many angry posts directed at me and it's a very serious issue.
Within the past 7 days you told me to go fuck myself on the board, you messaged me angrily about not pinging you because I made a reply, and you messaged me telling me to "stop sucking Posey's cock." In 7 days. With one day of play.
I am asking you - no, begging you. Pleading with you - to stop messaging or posting on the board about how angry you are at me for every single tiny thing I do or do not do. It's demoralizing. It makes me want to quit.
I made a post for Brie a week ago. >>187833 →. In it, I detailed that Brie's skill check succeeded. A couple posts before that, I detailed specifics about the kind of explosive and its properties. The only response I've gotten has been a post telling me to go fuck myself. Reply to that post with something that isn't just being angry at me and I'll reply to that. In the meantime, you're showing that you have no intent to acknowledge my effort posts.
You remember when you were a huffy fluffy wufflekins because Posey kept posting pictures of cute bat ponies or whatever that was? Or that time you got extremely mad because Posey did the charm spell on your character? The rest of us didn't entirely understand why you were so upset, but that was besides the point. The point was that it upset you, and for the sake of harmony, we should drop it. Well, I feel the same way about you bitching at me both on board and in discord. To you, sure, it's just fun or justified or just normal or whatever. To me it's demoralizing as all fuck when you do it literally every time I try to play the game.
I don't message you with curses or angry messages. I try to be nice to you because I know that kindness is what you need. Well I need a little too. Or at least, just stop with angry messages multiple times per week.
>>188045
None of the problems are in character. I just don't want angry posts and angry messages directed at me. Well I'd really like it if you didn't feud with Posey in the thread, but I'll handle one thing at a time.
Posey and Cavaliere, who have also contributed towards demoralizing me, have already posted that they recognize the problem and will make changes. See >>188042 → and >>188025 →
>>188030 →
>>188028 →
You just... You don't get it, and I am genuinely baffled from your response. >>188022 → is a cry to please, stop the negativity because it's seriously making me want to quit. The proper response to it is to be nice and emotionally supportive. Silver's player gets it. Sven gets it. Cavaliere gets it. Even Posey gets it (even if his first response was like yours). But you... Your response is to persist on whatever niggling little issues you're on about? Just... what? For the love of God read the room. See >>188044 >>188027 →. They see how bizarre your response is. This behavior is baffling, unless you want me to quit?
>>188030 →
If you think there's some kind issue that needs to be addressed, for the love of God, common sense says to deal with it later. This is a bad time. And I'm pretty sure the claim is wrong, but I'm not dealing with that now.
>>188028 →
I don't remember a single specific bit of feedback on an in game situation since the start of the quest about something that happened in the quest, positive or negative. You will bitch out of character every time I reply or don't reply about how I am on line when I shouldn't be or should be on line when I'm not, or about how I did reply to a skill check or did not respond to a skill check, but I can't remember you saying very much at all about what is happening in the quest. I don't know if that's because you genuinely aren't interested or engaged or have anything to say, or if it's because when you do talk about it, it's drowned out by you yelling at me every. single. time. we play, whether you play or don't, whether i respond to your posts or not. And that's my point. The point is that there are too many angry posts directed at me and it's a very serious issue.
Within the past 7 days you told me to go fuck myself on the board, you messaged me angrily about not pinging you because I made a reply, and you messaged me telling me to "stop sucking Posey's cock." In 7 days. With one day of play.
I am asking you - no, begging you. Pleading with you - to stop messaging or posting on the board about how angry you are at me for every single tiny thing I do or do not do. It's demoralizing. It makes me want to quit.
I made a post for Brie a week ago. >>187833 →. In it, I detailed that Brie's skill check succeeded. A couple posts before that, I detailed specifics about the kind of explosive and its properties. The only response I've gotten has been a post telling me to go fuck myself. Reply to that post with something that isn't just being angry at me and I'll reply to that. In the meantime, you're showing that you have no intent to acknowledge my effort posts.
>>188072
I can give you all the specifics, including the lead-up and all the surrounding circumstances, but you're right that it doesnt matter anymore
But can it not be about prompting (you)/GM about "What your character wants to do next"? Because that creates a culture of incentivized irresponsibility; one which I willlfully played at (and won't).
Shut the FUCK up unless GM prompts you. Its for him, its for (you), and its for the other players.
What? We were presuming to speak for GM in this thread weren't we?
I can give you all the specifics, including the lead-up and all the surrounding circumstances, but you're right that it doesnt matter anymore
But can it not be about prompting (you)/GM about "What your character wants to do next"? Because that creates a culture of incentivized irresponsibility; one which I willlfully played at (and won't).
Shut the FUCK up unless GM prompts you. Its for him, its for (you), and its for the other players.
What? We were presuming to speak for GM in this thread weren't we?
>>188072
>Well, I feel the same way about you bitching at me both on board and in discord. To you, sure, it's just fun or justified or just normal or whatever. To me it's demoralizing as all fuck when you do it literally every time I try to play the game.
This.
GM is showing emotional vulnerability and trying to work things out so we can all continue the game in good spirits. Would it kill you to be more polite and considerate when GM does that?
>None of the problems are in character.
>You will bitch out of character every time
Also this.
He won't even keep it in the ooc thread, ffs.
>unless you want me to quit?
You could also just throw him out if he's really getting to you. No reason you should quit instead of him.
Not pushing for it, just saying...
>>188073
>Shut the FUCK up unless GM prompts you. Its for him, its for (you), and its for the other players.
>speak for GM in this thread weren't we?
You are replying to the dungeon master, you absolute nincompoop.
>Well, I feel the same way about you bitching at me both on board and in discord. To you, sure, it's just fun or justified or just normal or whatever. To me it's demoralizing as all fuck when you do it literally every time I try to play the game.
This.
GM is showing emotional vulnerability and trying to work things out so we can all continue the game in good spirits. Would it kill you to be more polite and considerate when GM does that?
>None of the problems are in character.
>You will bitch out of character every time
Also this.
He won't even keep it in the ooc thread, ffs.
>unless you want me to quit?
You could also just throw him out if he's really getting to you. No reason you should quit instead of him.
Not pushing for it, just saying...
>>188073
>Shut the FUCK up unless GM prompts you. Its for him, its for (you), and its for the other players.
>speak for GM in this thread weren't we?
You are replying to the dungeon master, you absolute nincompoop.
>>188074
>nincompoop
learn to comprehend a transition of subject/audience, you nincompoop
To the rest:
Thank you for your constructive criticism and input. I trust you have nothing futher to add. Thanks and Bye bye ^_^
>nincompoop
learn to comprehend a transition of subject/audience, you nincompoop
To the rest:
Thank you for your constructive criticism and input. I trust you have nothing futher to add. Thanks and Bye bye ^_^
Changing the topic...
What do other players want to spend their reward money on?
For me, it depends on what level we are at when we end the adventure, but I'm considering some +1 Grotesque Fearsome barding. Maybe some necromancy scrolls if I don't level up enough to cast those spells myself. A Night caller, a Ring Of Desecration or a Rod Of Undead Mastery could be nifty. I also want to set aside some gold for a Founding Legacy Ritual, to further enhance the Tiara after I analyze it for its powers.
Oh, land is an option. I intend to buy up Curwhinny's farm, if I can convince Mr. Glass that the "endemic curse" is a bigger liability than the land is worth. Not sure how much that would cost, but once I have a secure underground facility I could do some fun things, like create monsters and store them underground.
What do other players want to spend their reward money on?
For me, it depends on what level we are at when we end the adventure, but I'm considering some +1 Grotesque Fearsome barding. Maybe some necromancy scrolls if I don't level up enough to cast those spells myself. A Night caller, a Ring Of Desecration or a Rod Of Undead Mastery could be nifty. I also want to set aside some gold for a Founding Legacy Ritual, to further enhance the Tiara after I analyze it for its powers.
Oh, land is an option. I intend to buy up Curwhinny's farm, if I can convince Mr. Glass that the "endemic curse" is a bigger liability than the land is worth. Not sure how much that would cost, but once I have a secure underground facility I could do some fun things, like create monsters and store them underground.
>>188077
Kira doesn't really have any plans for the money, she's a new arrival from a society that used a barter system and she still doesn't fully understand how much Bits are actually worth; instead of arriving to Baltimare with currency already in her bags, she arrived with a collection of hoof-made jewelry of gold and jade, foreign coins, and other valuables given to her to trade for local currency, AKA Bits. She'll probably just hold onto it until she finds something to spend it on as right now it's the reputation from completing the quest that's more important to her.
Silver, meanwhile, has a number of things to spend it on. The house needs an expansion so he has enough bedrooms for all of the NPCs he's collected, he needs to fund the expedition he's gonna go on with Pear Faucet to look for the Tree of Life, if things go well with this quest and he ends up with the Kostroma and the commie ponies he needs to ensure all of them are taken care of, and finally if there's enough left over he wants to buy a workshop to turn into a smithy, both for passive income to support his household and also so all the characters can get some powerful hoof-made gear in addition to the loot we get on our adventures.
Kira doesn't really have any plans for the money, she's a new arrival from a society that used a barter system and she still doesn't fully understand how much Bits are actually worth; instead of arriving to Baltimare with currency already in her bags, she arrived with a collection of hoof-made jewelry of gold and jade, foreign coins, and other valuables given to her to trade for local currency, AKA Bits. She'll probably just hold onto it until she finds something to spend it on as right now it's the reputation from completing the quest that's more important to her.
Silver, meanwhile, has a number of things to spend it on. The house needs an expansion so he has enough bedrooms for all of the NPCs he's collected, he needs to fund the expedition he's gonna go on with Pear Faucet to look for the Tree of Life, if things go well with this quest and he ends up with the Kostroma and the commie ponies he needs to ensure all of them are taken care of, and finally if there's enough left over he wants to buy a workshop to turn into a smithy, both for passive income to support his household and also so all the characters can get some powerful hoof-made gear in addition to the loot we get on our adventures.
>>188075
Yes, I get it. You want Posey to talk to you. You hope that by acting up, you can put pressure on him to do it. I sort of understand it
But it isn't going to work. If anything, you're just pushing him away by acting belligerant constantly. He'd be more likely to like you if you acted normal.
And more importantly - this isn't the place for your personal drama. Your belligerence is hurting everyone, including you. Keep the drama between you two somewhere else.
Yes, I get it. You want Posey to talk to you. You hope that by acting up, you can put pressure on him to do it. I sort of understand it
But it isn't going to work. If anything, you're just pushing him away by acting belligerant constantly. He'd be more likely to like you if you acted normal.
And more importantly - this isn't the place for your personal drama. Your belligerence is hurting everyone, including you. Keep the drama between you two somewhere else.
>>188079
Are you sure you want to invite this discussion now? I think it would be better suited to all after a few days but
^Fuckitall, lets get messy
>Posey to talk to me
No, I want to at least know where I went wrong with him so I can at least avoid doing so in the future. Frens are very few for people 'like me' and I especially hate when I still love the ones who hate me. Hate me all you want, ;m used to it.
>Not the place for my personal drama
no it isn't. So leave me alone unless you wanna conribute to whoever the fuck it is, cuz I aready defaulted Brie to GM and am OUT
Are you sure you want to invite this discussion now? I think it would be better suited to all after a few days but
^Fuckitall, lets get messy
>Posey to talk to me
No, I want to at least know where I went wrong with him so I can at least avoid doing so in the future. Frens are very few for people 'like me' and I especially hate when I still love the ones who hate me. Hate me all you want, ;m used to it.
>Not the place for my personal drama
no it isn't. So leave me alone unless you wanna conribute to whoever the fuck it is, cuz I aready defaulted Brie to GM and am OUT
I've mentioned the idea before, but I still wonder what everyone thinks of it: mithril and adamantium - especially with regards to D&D - are the fantasy terms for titanium and tungsten, respectively.
>>188081
I always saw mythril as titanium, and adamantine as uranium, but idk
Tungsten, cobalt, and a bunch of other finer metals seem to land more in the masterwork material. But Adamanitite is supposed to be second to none for hardness. Idk where that compares to diamond, but as metals go Id say thats uranium
I always saw mythril as titanium, and adamantine as uranium, but idk
Tungsten, cobalt, and a bunch of other finer metals seem to land more in the masterwork material. But Adamanitite is supposed to be second to none for hardness. Idk where that compares to diamond, but as metals go Id say thats uranium
>>188083
Apparently, raw tungsten is brittle and hard to work with, but when purified it rates at a 7.5 on the Mohs hardness scale which is stronger than steel, while being malleable enough to be easy to work. Google's AI overview thing says it can rate anywhere from 7.5-9 on the scale, but I don't know if it's lying. Diamond is 10 on the scale, but apparently it's possible to get materials that are even higher than 10 through very specific circumstances, like from meteor impacts.
Apparently, raw tungsten is brittle and hard to work with, but when purified it rates at a 7.5 on the Mohs hardness scale which is stronger than steel, while being malleable enough to be easy to work. Google's AI overview thing says it can rate anywhere from 7.5-9 on the scale, but I don't know if it's lying. Diamond is 10 on the scale, but apparently it's possible to get materials that are even higher than 10 through very specific circumstances, like from meteor impacts.
>>188081
Adamantine is not heavier than steel. It weighs the same as steel, but is as hard as diamond.
Also, I resent comparing mythic fictional metals to mundane real metals.
Adamantine is not heavier than steel. It weighs the same as steel, but is as hard as diamond.
Also, I resent comparing mythic fictional metals to mundane real metals.
>>188085
I disagree. Forgotton Realms as one example establishes adamantine as being exceedingly dense by volume
I disagree. Forgotton Realms as one example establishes adamantine as being exceedingly dense by volume
>>188086
Every book and wiki article I can find says adamantine weighs the same as steel. Where did you read that?
Every book and wiki article I can find says adamantine weighs the same as steel. Where did you read that?
>188080
I already explained this in detail months ago, around the time it decided to threaten to dox people over a handful of cute bat pony pics, which allowed me to see every prior interaction with it through a new lens. I don't feel like repeating it.
>so I can at least avoid doing so in the future
It can avoid it by not interacting with me.
>>188079
This.
I already explained this in detail months ago, around the time it decided to threaten to dox people over a handful of cute bat pony pics, which allowed me to see every prior interaction with it through a new lens. I don't feel like repeating it.
>so I can at least avoid doing so in the future
It can avoid it by not interacting with me.
>>188079
This.
>>188078
>buy a workshop to turn into a smithy, both for passive income to support his household and also so all the characters can get some powerful hoof-made gear in addition to the loot we get on our adventures.
There are rules for this in the DMGII. I can help you with mechanics for establishing and running a business. I intend to run a business too, to earn funds for world domination between adventures.
>buy a workshop to turn into a smithy, both for passive income to support his household and also so all the characters can get some powerful hoof-made gear in addition to the loot we get on our adventures.
There are rules for this in the DMGII. I can help you with mechanics for establishing and running a business. I intend to run a business too, to earn funds for world domination between adventures.
>>188087
The Cleric's Quintet series establishes Adamantite (as a yo yo of all fucking things) as being exceptionally dense by volume.
The Cleric's Quintet series establishes Adamantite (as a yo yo of all fucking things) as being exceptionally dense by volume.
>>188079
And no, I want him to know Im sorry, for whatever it was, and I'll do anything to make it right.
And no, I want him to know Im sorry, for whatever it was, and I'll do anything to make it right.
Hi there! I've been doing my level best to shut the fuck up and stay out of these threads! But, it's time. Please note, these phrases are being intones with the levelest of faces and the most resigned of tones.
You're right. You shouldn't have to deal with my petulance, childish outbursts, flimsy rationalizations, etc. It's something I'm working on, with help; it will take decades, because it has been unaddressed for decades. I am literally and unironically retarded in a social and psychological sense. It is what it is. I will do my best to keep it in check. Each time I lose my shit, I have more information to draw from to prevent losing my shit next time. It may take time before progress is discernable, but it is the sort of progress that will eventually reach a parabolic level of progress/momentum. Or so I'm told. Until then, I will as patiently as I can wait to try to not blow up this particular bat with a bomb.
You're right. You shouldn't have to deal with my petulance, childish outbursts, flimsy rationalizations, etc. It's something I'm working on, with help; it will take decades, because it has been unaddressed for decades. I am literally and unironically retarded in a social and psychological sense. It is what it is. I will do my best to keep it in check. Each time I lose my shit, I have more information to draw from to prevent losing my shit next time. It may take time before progress is discernable, but it is the sort of progress that will eventually reach a parabolic level of progress/momentum. Or so I'm told. Until then, I will as patiently as I can wait to try to not blow up this particular bat with a bomb.
Also, who would make more sense to be the opposing party in the invasion of Kira's lamia tribe: the griffon colonists of Talonsvaal, or the zebra natives of Roam?
>>188107
A single high level Necromancer with a staff of undeath, who turns them all into Bone Nagas.
A single high level Necromancer with a staff of undeath, who turns them all into Bone Nagas.
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>>188111
Nice digits
I would say griffons. The zebras are tribal and would tend to stick within their own borders, while griffons are (((greedy)))
Nice digits
I would say griffons. The zebras are tribal and would tend to stick within their own borders, while griffons are (((greedy)))
Is there any interest in the lamias, their culture, their society, or their civilization? I've noticed no one's asked...I think they're really interesting...
>>188116
Yes, if it is something that is desired to be detailed. One assumes that others will follow their passions and inspiration and detail that which is conducive to imagination and storytelling, and dispense with the pretense of asking permission, since one generally assumes (you) to be Gm Xp
Yes, if it is something that is desired to be detailed. One assumes that others will follow their passions and inspiration and detail that which is conducive to imagination and storytelling, and dispense with the pretense of asking permission, since one generally assumes (you) to be Gm Xp
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This thread has hit bump limit.
I would remake it, but GM seems to still be deciding if he wants to continue running this game at all, so I'm just going to wait.
I would remake it, but GM seems to still be deciding if he wants to continue running this game at all, so I'm just going to wait.
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