/vx/ - Videogames and Paranormal

>>188149
>is shot
Okay

I've been away for a week, and to be honest I don't really miss it and don't really want to come back. But this weekend is the last free weekend I will have until march, so I would like to attempt to advance the game if possible.

98% of all of my issues are with remarks and comments out of character. Almost nothing in character has bothered me at all. The only thing that comes to mind is that players consistently refuse to communicate to each other in character, and only ever want to talk out of character. So to that end, I am implementing a new rule: no out of character anything in the gaming thread, except for posts about availability, one sentence positive remarks, basic meta like modifiers or HP, and Sven. Everything else needs to stay in this thread where I can, at the very least, chose to not read it. I would say I would enforce it by deleting posts, but to be honest at this point I'm more likely to just start doing something else and never return.

I don't want your little adversarial or sarcastic remarks. I don't care. My patience wore out in early November. I've been driving on bare rims for a while now. Keep that shit to yourself. Honestly, if you were talking shit about me (and each other) behind my back, I would appreciate it more at this point, because every time I see those little shitty remarks whether they are to me or Posey or Brie or Silver or whomever, all I can think is "why did I chose to move from the chair in front of my desktop computer and to my bed to respond on my laptop, when I could have closed my laptop, gone to my desktop computer, and played Stellaris or Hearts of iron 4 instead?"

I don't care that you don't like any post that Posey makes. I don't care. I don't care. I don't care. I don't fucking care. For the love of God, shut the fuck up. I don't care. Mail him a letter for all I give a fuck, do not post shit towards Posey in my thread. I don't care. Shut up. Shut up. Shut the fuck up. I don't care. You are driving me insane, shut the fuck up, I don't care.

I get that sometimes, you have genuine concerns about things like scheduling, or maybe about what other players are doing. I don't want to minimize that, but honestly, now is not a good time. Please suffer it a little longer, because right now I can't really suffer much more bitching.

That's all I have to say at the moment. At the end of next week, I will be going out of the country. As I will be with a friend, I don't think it will be very easy for me to lead intense sessions until March.

https://suno.com/playlist/bb26db02-8d46-4147-8799-02cbfa3ca8cd
This is an Ai-generated Album composed by one of my guildmates for WoW raids, hope you like it! ^_^

>100% chance of thunder!
That's our battle cry btw ^_~

;_; Cowie the druid is about me

>>188151
I remember being somewhat excited over the future for my character back when I played her last so it's a shame. However, don't worry. GM, you're mental health has to come first, I really do get that. Just know, I thought it was fun while it lasted.

>>188154
I guess, the reason you're ignoring GM's post is because you think that it's an unfair assessment of the situation and you don't wanna delve deeper into it because you...Probably multiple reasons, like you feel that you have the other players stack up against you, that you it's a lot of work writing and going through post to make a good argument for your case, or you feel slighted by how unfair you feel the GM's post is. I'm guessing here.

But perhaps that's the wrong approach. Instead of trying to figure why you're aren't responding to these posts, I should focus solely one what is being discussed.

I feel like I'm a bit out of the loop. Why are we fighting? I'm not being sarcastic to make point either although I figure the point would be something like fighting instead of playing ruins the fun of the game. I understand that fighting happens but at this point I'm not sure.

Was the comment about scheduling not resolved? I guess, when it comes to bad blood things aren't that easy as resentment stews in people who feel like earlier misconducts haven't been air or resolved so any attempt to make up become token gestures rather than something real and lasting. My take is that both parties genuinely have to put in the effort to try to resolve their issues and this will probably be a painful (as the people involved need to be transparent about their feelings, especially fears) and long to truly resolve things but sharing insecurities with someone who is more akin to an enemy in one's mind is difficult for obvious reasons so I guess that's why it's hard to mend relationships that have taken too much damage. Sorry, if I come off as pretentious as I babble on. I just wanted to give my two cents.

Idk, what to say, though. I just felt like someone had to address the elephant in the room. I guess, while I'm at it, I'm pretty sure the involved parties are Lotus and Ninjas which add more history between them, whatever that may be. I don't believe that people can view things from a neutral and objective stand point. Like, when I hear my mom saying things, I try but it's impossible for me to take in her statements objectively about it due to who she is. It's like a dog that was electrically shocked by a fence as a pup. They are on edge near such fences. Though, maybe I shouldn't brought up this context since it lack relevancy and perhaps it really does. I'm sorry in that case.

If you want my point of view, then keep in mind that I'm coming from a place of ignorance but I guess my POV could be used as a jumping off point for other posters if nothing else.
I'd dismissively say something akin that Brie should agree to GM's terms to act in post above meanwhile GM should still try to remain open for constructive criticism.
I understand this statement is probably gonna feel incredibly incorrect but that's also what's good about it. Now others can come in and easily share their point of view by correcting me.

Welp, that was a lot of talking. ^^

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You were told, very clearly, not to shit up the threads with a bunch of consecutive short posts. You were clearly informed of the detrimental effect it has on the GM, the players, the general atmosphere, and the readability of the thread. And yet you are still doing it. Why are you doing this? Why can't you follow basic instructions? Why are you choosing to shut up the thread with your nonsense?
Most of these posts aren't even in-character. They're off topic spam. They don't say anything constructive: it's just annoying noise. Go shitpost in your own thread.
Fucking stop.
>>188152
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>>188154
And you're doing it here too. This thread is not a designated shitting street; it's for our of character discussion related to the game.
>>188163
This

>>188164
There (you) are!
>You were told
Are you presuming to speak for GM now? GM is entitled to get more cross with me than I will tolerate from just about anyone, thank you. I am quite confident at where I stand with him, thank you for your attempts to posture on his behalf.
>>188163
You probably don't wanna know, tbh

>>188165
GM told you, multiple times. He even told you in this very thread, and you're still doing it.

>>188166
I'm replying simply to indicated that I see the post, and disregard it's premise. I am confident in individual's ability to argue on their own behalf, and your attempts to do so are summarily rejected, with prejudice. I think you've said quite enough about what other people can say, and Gm is the only actual authority here.

>>188168
If it is desired for me to leave, HE has but to ask. I literally offered. Are YOU done?

Oh? Do (you) not have a song?

Yes, I'm a petty bastard.
Having said, I have a song. Something someone who really likes me made for me. So miss me with the "no one likes you" nonsense

Frenly reminder
IS the druid who braves the stormy air

Curious, why would that even be your argument, even if it were true? Kinda a malicious point, don't you think? I mean, if I were someone who was struggling with social acceptance, it would be an awfully dick move to shove it in my face, but you do you I guess. I just miss when we were frens.

Oh right, OOC, my bad
[YouTube] Gurren Lagann: With Your Drill, Pierce the Heavens Extended!! [Embed]
By now the cigarette is being discarded, and another is being lit

Yes, you can have whatever concessions you want

>>188180
Nono, its a fair argument. Posey should get a whole lot of things at this point, I agree

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>>188182
I'm not a player but I see the obvious obstruction tactic you are using.
Not nice.

>>188183
Obstruction is the opposite of the tactic I'm using

>>188183
Also
>I'm not a player, but I happened across and decided to opine
Fuckoff, its obvious

Oh, right, we're pretending to be civil. My bad
https://suno.com/song/e5b159c7-571e-4e10-a67e-806c10c1af4e
I'll fuckoff back to this sentiment, if anyone needs me

Oh, I'll be here,....

Also, can we dispense with the pearl-clutching?

<ye should prolly stfu at this point
I think we both know I don't listen to reason

>>188165
<You were told, very clearly, not to shit up the threads with a bunch of consecutive short posts.
>Are you presuming to speak for GM now?
Is that not what he said though? So did GM not already argue his own point? Regardless, most of these posts seem off-topic or tenuously connected at best but I could be wrong.
>I think you've said quite enough about what other people can say, and Gm is the only actual authority here.
I kinda disagree. In a DnD group everyone's opinion matters, the GM decides over the rulings of the game, however, imo my point of view matters if I'm to participate at all. It's a collaboration after all.

So on to that, since I want the game to continue, I'd ask if you could, write a reply to GM's post elaborating your point of view of the situation. I'm sure I'd think you're view has merit if I knew it. Regardless, since emotions are running so hot it would be better to focus on how to reach some form of understanding for the continuation of the game.

These posts where you subtly imply things are unjust, are kinda hard to follow for me and I feel, which I guess is a point of optics though, are the opposite of endearing. I mean it's true that if you're in the right, you don't need to endear yourself to anyone. However, I feel like you could just speak clearly without the, for a lack of a better word, sass. I don't see why you pour fuel on the fire, as if you seek to bring it all to a breaking point of some sort for what I guess is some form of vindication.

Look, I like you. I like the GM and Poesy too even though I have some reservations against his character. It's probably not hard for me to like everyone here. I'm not even sure if I agree with GM's post since I think taking criticism is an important part of improving one's work, however, there's obviously nuances to it that depend on context, which I lack compared to both of you since I have mostly followed the adventures of my own character so far in this campaign. I'm just giving you my off the top of my head POV. You're point matters. Please give it. If nothing else, at least you can say that you tried to reason with him.

>>188199
You of ALL people have had the arguable least largesse, please do opine!
<He stopped the song
The prevailing issue - since no one wants to call the elephant - is that we as players, gms, etc., have history that everyone SEEMS to want to ignore. While an appreciable position, I soundly disagree. Be that as it may, a player in particular feels entitled to opine on behalf of Gm, which seems a bit off.

>>188200
>please do opine!
Thank you. ^^
>The prevailing issue ... is that we as players, gms, etc., have history that everyone SEEMS to want to ignore.
Sounds probable to me(not meant as an ironic statement).
>Be that as it may, a player in particular feels entitled to opine on behalf of Gm, which seems a bit off.
That sounds fair.

>The drawing
I won't promise anything but if you like, I'd like to draw some of thee pcs. As you can tell; while I don't trace, I use references so it is what it is. But if you feel like it, you can describe your character and a moment you liked from their story and I will try to draw it (if I'm not too lazy).

>>188201
That question about drawings goes out to all in thread btw.

>>188201
Brie has a gunmetal grey pelt, with stripes of almost-white and almost-black mane/tail. His eyes are "virulently" yellow. He usually wears a fetching vest that has throwing knives in it

>stripes
Yes, it didn't occur to me at the time, but his mane and tail could be easily misconstrued with that of a zebra, shutup you

>>188151
I'm really sorry you feel that way, GM.
I did have fun this adventure, and I was really looking forward to the climatic battle in the conclusion, but you need to be having fun too for this to work out. I don't blame you for wanting to stop; it seems as though you've been forever-GMing for a long time, and everyone needs a break, especially when they have been thanklessly GMing for so long without even getting to play. Just the week I GM'd an in-person game for some people I knew who seemed less-than-appreciative of all of the work I was putting in to create content for them, to the extent that I questioned if I even wanted to do another session; and I can freshly relate to how demoralizing it is to hear players complain without adequately showing enough appreciation for the work you put in: it's incredibly draining.
Take some time to focus on yourself. I do like your game, and I will patiently wait until you decide if you want to continue in March.
>>188201
>>188202
>But if you feel like it, you can describe your character and a moment you liked from their story and I will try to draw it
I would be glad to see a pic of Posey, tbh.
Maybe a pic of her fighting the hydra in the swamp, flanked by her 'puppies'.
Or a pic of the end of her clash with Luminous, at 1 HP, snarling like a wolf with flesh melting off her bones, wearing her fake 'paladin' armor getup (chain shirt and helmet).
Or a pic of her negotiating with the Kaftar priest in their mosque at night, dresses a mysterious cloaked mage with a dark secret.
Or a pic of her adorably rubbing herself on leviathan bones like a cat.
Or a pic of her admiring her precious new tiara.
Or just a pic of her cuddling Gloomy beside a fireplace.
>Rosey Ring appears as a youthful mare with soft and elegant features. Her coat is a pristine snow white, and exceptionally fluffy. Her mane is a sanguine red-pink, and is soft, fine and silky, almost glowing with its vibrant color. Her mane is exceptionally long, and usually done up in a braid or a war bun. Her body is slender and dainty, with generous feminine endowments. She has a calm and professional demeanor, and she comes off as mature, despite her apparent youth. When she moves, she seems to glide over the ground, with grace that seems almost supernatural. The spring in her step betrays a deceptively strong body. She trots with a regal confidence, puffing her fluffy chest out and holding her head high, and making eye contact with anyone within eyesight. Her elegant and courtly demeanor betrays an aura of absolute menace, a predatory supernatural hunger conveyed in her hypnotic gaze. She always seems alert and engaged, her ears swiveling like tiny satellite dishes. Overall, she is strikingly beautiful. She seems to radiate youth and vitality, but something about her supernatural appearance is... Unsettling. She seems almost more like an exquisite painting of a mare than a living thing, uncanny in her supernatural beauty.
>Rosey Ring's eyes are like pools of gold, with hypnotic radial concentric rings. They glow with authority and give off a mesmerizing aura that demands submission. Staring into them too long gives feelings of unease and terror, but their commanding presence makes it difficult for any unfortunate souls who've caught her attention to look away.
>Posey's Cutie Mark is a dark sun surrounded by a red flare. It also resemble a buboe from the black plague. It fills out her soft and rotund flank very well. The Dark Sun above a white sky is Posey's mark of destiny.
>Posey's appearance is unnatural and supernatural, her vampiric heritage allowing her to appear closer to life despite being dead. Her appearance greatly depends on her mood: when cheery, her fur appears pristine and fluffy white; when less-cheery, her skin appears rotten and blotched, and her eyes glass over. When she's feeling especially nasty, she may briefly show bat-like or wolf-like traits as her monstrous nature makes itself known. Posey's appearance is a reflection of her own vanity and sense of of self (proportional to her charisma score): when she's confident, she's beautiful; when she's distressed, she appears more corpse-like. Her fangs are retractable.
>Like most katane, Posey craves blood, but is not dependent on it. Taking in blood helps her control her stress levels, and thus also control her appearance.
I based Posey's appearance in part off of Makima from Chainsawman.
Gloomy is an earth pony goal of a blotched pale blue-gray color, with cloudy sleepless eyes in sunken sockets. He's sickly, thin, anemic and diseased, and at a glance he looks closer to undeath than Posey does. His movements are uncanny and erratic, and he wanders to and fro as if sleepwalking through a perpetual nightmare. He's based off of the Pale Horse of Death, and his appearance is based off of a famous painting of the four horsemen. He's a descendant of an extinct tribe of cannibalistic snowponies who revered the windigos in the frozen north, and would be fluffy if his fur weren't so thin from chronic disease. His demeanor is generally somber, and he walks with a slouch, as if carrying the weight of Death itself on his back.
Gloomy is a Long Shadowed One, so his shadow always appears longer and larger than would be normal for the lighting. His shadow may sometimes flicker and distort, or swell to take the silhouette of a malevolent demon.
Occasionally, he may be seen with the sign of Naberious on his forehead due to practicing Pact Magic; the influence of Naberious's possession is partly the source of his somber demeanor. He's may also sometimes have a dull yellow glow to his eyes, reflective of Posey charming him to calm him down. In private, he might be seen with fang prints on his neck, but that's rarely the case because Posey always makes sure to heal him up.

>>188201
Now that the cup day is effectively over (who really cares who wins the last match, we get an /mlpol/ quarter-final, allow me to address you directly, and through you everyone else in/around the game.
I've spoken to GM directly about the game. I would have liked to have the opportunity to go into more detail, but circumstances were not permissive, and until next time. Having said, I am confident that he knows where my head is at, and I'm all up in his DMs if there's any miscommunication.

Yes, I'm troublesome, I can't emphasize that enough. My words are crass, irreverent, and generally on the border of acceptability. I will compose entire sentences or entire paragraphs, post them, and then decide I should have worded the last sentence differently, or I should have added "this" detail, or realize that while what I said makes perfect sense to me (you) still have no idea what I'm talking about.

But I'm not leaving the game unless GM asks me to, no matter how long I have to wait to play. And if/when GM decides he has has enough, I'm already planning on starting a game that he can play. And in the meantime, I will continue to check the board every 5-20 minutes, eagerly hoping to see signs of life.

>Oh look, ninjaz is doing it again
I hope this doesn't ruin the mystique, but this previous weekend I had the opportunity to meet GM in person. In fact, he kinda saved my bacon at one point. But in the process, I gave him my original hardcopy set of the 3.5e DnD books; the same set of books that led to Thez, Mixed Nuts, and if you'll forgive me for saying, RPGs in general for alot of you. I also gave him my $350 clay-tempered Ninja sword; yes, he literally has my sword.
So yes, I have a bit of confidence to my posture. He can tell me "Sit boy" and I will abide.

Let me be EVEN MORE specific.

I WENT to the con SOLELY to meet GM. I wasn't going to go to HarmonyCon at all until GM told me to meet him there. I immediately went to our financial officer and said "I NEED TO MAKE HARMONYCON HAPPEN, AND I ONLY HAVE A WEEK TO DO IT. And then when the con happened, I got niggered by some hustlers, and I spent almost the entire day AFRAID I WAS GOING TO MISS THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET HIM, because of the shit I fell into. I have more respect for GM than I do myself, if that doesn't come across.

And when he finally DID appear (I was in fursuit, there was no mistaking me) and I realized who I was staring at, I was taken aback. He was covering his badge, so I couldn't tell it was him immediately, but my target recognition computers detected the extra-ordinary twinkle in his eyes.
For years I had pictured a harsher, more hawkish sort of person, but no. He has a very kind face, prone to smiling (unlike mine), and I felt a twinge of shame for many of the negative things I convinced myself of about him for so long. I don't want to fight with him anymore and he knows it, or anyone here for that matter and I hope to illustrate that with an verisimilarity.
And I know at least one of you would prefer I just fucked off, and if I really thought it would help matters I would do so.

<Are ye fookin done?
You should know by now that your discouraging comments do not waver my resolve.
>>188195
Fwiw, and I mean this, this song has had a transcendental effect on me. They don't know me like alot of people here "do", and for them to put me at the end of the album makes me want to be the person they see. I never expected it, I'm usually left out of group projects and compilations BECAUSE I'm so tiresome. This will probably be my last post for the night, but its me so who knows. I'll get back to posting horsepussy soon

No offense, but this is kinda the thread for it anymore
I won't repost the link, but
>still braves the stormy air, even if it isn't this context

*emphatically smokes a cigarette*

<While I'm here, lets unpack this so this faggot can quit going on about it
>Cowie the druid swims all night
<Alot of drops are based on water
>in the bay of storms
Thats as much a reference as a direct tie-in
>thorium veins
IYKYK

Ngl, the song is pretty circumspect after that point, you'll get it

>night is long but she's not weary
I made mention of insomnia....

*for the druid who braves the stormy air*
*even more emphatic smoking of a cigarette*

>>188237
Please be done with the salt-posting

>>188239
Please be done with the endless spam

>>188240
Oh, is that an invitation to hear more about the lore between Brie and Lacey? Cuz I have PAGES

Yes fine, I'll stfu. Are you happy now?

>>188241
>is that an invitation
It is not.
>lore
>PAGES
It's not necessary to lore dump. Do it in character.
And if you must lore dump, do it in one post, and not a dozen consecutive posts. People are more likely to actually read it that way.
>Yes fine, I'll stfu.
Good.
>Are you happy now?
Sure.

>>188242
>do it in game
That would require the game to proceed e_e

I think there is a miscommunication here. I post lore of my characters BECAUSE nothing fucking happens. I'm not begrudging GM or his time, nor (you)rs, I'm saying this is a world and I want to create in it.
It drives me NUTS that nothing is happening, and hasn't for basically months. Getting to the party split was agonizing, and nothing has fucking happened since. I would repost the Chuddha image if I thought it might make a difference, but I don't.

Do I have to call each pony by their 'name'?

>>188151
Very clearly understood. I hope we can get this underway because this game will always hold importance to me, even if I'm not available at various times. If not, then see you in March.

>>188163
tl;dr there was bad blood between two players that went years back and when they started making comments at each other's expense it spiraled out of control. You are right about the effort needed and it seems both sides have worked towards a better mutual understanding.

I think

>>188201
Cavaliere hasn't had a lot of cool scenes yet. Maybe you could draw him sitting at the hotel lobby, smoking a cigar? Or have him at the top of a cliff with his revolver drawn.
>Description
>Cavaliere is a male griffon of tall build but wiry stature. His feline half resembles almost a jaguar, with dense but short black fur and a tail that ends in a small tuft, as well as front jet black talons that end in well-groomed claws. His avian head is covered with dusty grey feathers and is topped with a black crest. The wings on his back are also black and blend in with his fur. He has a thin black feathered "mustache" over a weathered beak, and his seasoned appearance implies that he is roughly forty years old. Although his physical stature is not too imposing, and even by griffon standards he lacks grace and features most would consider to be attractive, his pale yellow eyes shine with a gleam that is both sharp and understanding. He is lightly equipped; the only "armor" he has on is a black bomber-style leather jacket with a fluffy grey sheepskin liner. Under that he wears a black button-up shirt and black trousers, and filling out his outfit are brown leather boots designed for griffon paws, well-made and embroidered but having seen heavy usage. He additionally wears a black wide-brimmed hat made of felt and upturned at the edges, with the crown rimmed by a leather band and a small silver medallion in the front. Around his waist is a heavy-duty black leather belt covered in cartridges loaded into loops, and on one side is an additional pouch that looks packed, while on the other side is a holster for a long-barreled revolver.

>>188209
You are a fun guy, Brie.

Okay, this couldn't be a better example of "Whoa, not what I meant" than I could have asked for. Heres what I said:
No, I'm a parasite that needs to be kept at heel. I await the chance to maybe blow up, but in the meantime PLEASE don't encourage me

What I MEANT was a bit of self-affing and discipline

I said self-affacing, you disingenuous nigger

>>188163
>GM should still try to remain open for constructive criticism.
This is not a good time. I would probably just not create at all.

>>188165
I did tell you to stop multiple small posts in sequence. Several times.

>>188167
I did tell you to stop making multiple one sentence posts in sequence, especially when they are out of character. I have told you that several times. You have thus far ignored me.

>>188169
I've asked you to not be hostile to everyone and to not make multiple one-sentence posts in sequence.

>>188243
The game would proceed if you stopped constantly trying to pick fights with Posey (and everyone else)

>>188244
More would happen if you stopped constantly trying to fight Posey

>>188199
>I think taking criticism is an important part of improving one's work
That work being worth putting the effort into making in the first place is even more important. Because it's a hell of a lot easier to not create at all

>>188200
>is that we as players, gms, etc., have history that everyone SEEMS to want to ignore
If all "history" means to you is that you are angry in the present, then leave your history on discord, matrix, twitter/x, blue sky, mastodon, 4channel, snail mail, telegram, or the fucking pony express for all I care, it has no business in the thread. I don't give a shit about history. Fuck history. I want a fun creative outlet for ideas I've had. I want a fun pony dating simulator, not a wellspring of infinite rage that is powered by ancient grievances. I don't want any of that here.

>>188208
>Makima
>chainsawman
>long shadowed one
>Naberious
>Pact Magic
I don't listen to hip hop
[YouTube] South park Operation human shield [Embed]

>>188237
All of my thises

>>188252
https://suno.com/song/9bfb4c0a-273e-4953-93b8-92bc66d01542
You did ask, yes. And I'm retarded. Are you going to say "no u" for that reason?
>I told you
>I told you
>I told you
yes,... I'm not ignoring
>fighting with Posey
Oh, you think I'm fighting with HIM? LOL

Preferring to not appear to be picking a fight, but also wanting things well aired so that we can pretend to not be picking a fight later, if your argument is that I'm either sausage or any degree of a bother, yes, but where do you draw distinction? I'm all those things, because I decided to wade into the waters you cultivated. You can't hide anymore, and by all rights, you needn't anymore. I have done my part, please, leave me alone and let the game go on. For fucks sake please.
*curls up in a fucking fetal position*

>>188247
>Cavaliere hasn't had a lot of cool scenes yet.
Hopefully, he can get a chance to look cool this adventure.
>>188252
Very much this ^
>Makima
>chainsawman
Anime reference. Point involves a calm, professional-looking woman with crimson hair and demonic yellow eyes.
>long shadowed one
Reference to a trait from the shackled city adventure path. The point is that Gloomy is tainted with negative energy.
>Naberious
>Pact Magic
Tome Of Magic. I want Gloomy to be my apprentice and his class to be Binder, which uses a system called Pact Magic to make deals with mysterious vestiges, one of which is Naberious.
I illustrated a scene where Gloomy showed Posey the sign of Amon, which he learned during one of his visions.
>That work being worth putting the effort into making in the first place is even more important.
Tbh, I feel like in some ways you're putting a bit more work into certain aspects of this game than is necessary. I do really enjoy your colorful and detailed descriptions of sites, but I can't help but wonder how much work it takes to write them.
I also think there's a lot of official resources in 3.5e/d20 systems that you could utilize to make running the game easier for you. Tables for urban explanation, monsters, warfare events, and adventure outlines are available in books like Cityscape and Heroes Of Battle. The DMG/DMGII has tables for treasure, pre-made NPCs, and similar things that could make things easier.
Then there's the d20 modern and/or d20 Arcana books, which include many pre-written modern adventures that you could adapt from your game. I think you could even check out call of Cthulhu d20 as well for adventures in this vein.
I could try to link you up with supplemental materials if you want.
When I'm DMing, I prefer to take a less labor-intensive approach and defer to tables for monsters/treasure/plotlines, and use pre-written materials when they are available. For me it's more that I'm not really confident in my writing, but also because referring to tables and pre-written content for certain decisions let's me save my effort and creativity for things that I actually want to write, and I personally like the sense of neutral arbitration that rolling a table gives me. It's worth considering it you're struggling to write content and/or find yourself putting in more effort than it is worth.
>>188253
>I'm retarded.
Being retarded is not an excuse for spam.
>yes,... I'm not ignoring
If you weren't ignoring him, why did you keep doing it? Are you just willfully trying to malign everyone? Because that's what it looks like.
>>188255
>where do you draw distinction?
The spam.
The spam and the ooc/off-topic posts. That is where the distinction was drawn.
Stop spamming.
>I'm all those things, because I decided to wade into the waters you cultivated.
Learn to control yourself instead of blaming others for your behavior.
>please, leave me alone and let the game go on.
I'll leave you alone; just stop spamming.

>>188260
Okay

>Spain this time
I'm increasingly unsurprised at this point

Don't be a dick.

Please keep out of character posts in the out of character thread.

Linking posts as a reply to a previous post aids in clarity, both to tell who you are talking to, and in what context.

>>188344
"Don't be a dick" was to be a universal standard. I have no objections if other players don't.

You know, if you interacted with the commies some more, maybe you'd discover something interesting and/or that you like?

>>188438
You may be right

>>188438
I've been pretty busy lately, and I thought GM wouldn't be available until March, but I could put some more effort in for dialogue.

>>188438
In fairness, who looks at a commie and thinks "There might be value in this individual"?

Are Cavalier and Brie present here? I thought they were at the airship.

Pardon my aloofness, I just need to visualize the scene so I can get back into proper roleplay.

>>188448
It's a fair question, my input has been based on how Blackheel (odd name for a pony) has been conversing with Garv alongside Silver, which suggests that no actual distance has been achieved. Brie just has really good hearing.

>>188448
>>188449
All of a sudden Blackheel responded to Cavaliere and I thought "Okay, they must have moved to the plane." It confused me too.

Alright, here's a plan.
I think we should stick with the pirate story. I know we're trying to earn Blackheel's trust, but imo admitting to being loot-hungry criminals is likely to be a better strategy than telling them that we work for fascists.
I intend to type out a speech explaining piracy to Blackheel in a way that appeals to the communists, in a way that makes it look like we tangentially align with his communist ideals concerning loyalty. I'll reference individual party members in a bluff describing each of us as people disadvantaged by capitalist society who turned to crime, talk about how we live communally, divide treasure by rule of hoof, etc, in a classic romanticization of piracy that emphasizes shared work ethic and disregard for imperialists' property. It will just a story, but it's a description of our group that will be detailed and humble enough to sound honest, while also distracting from any suspicions that we might be working for fascists.

Blackheel has every reason to be suspicious or even paranoid, but he is also in a desperate situation: he likely wants to believe that he has allies, or at least associates with intentions as simple as piracy. If I'm correct about this, he should take a -5 penalty to his Sense Motive check, so Posey should be able to get him to buy her story with a bluff check.

I'm asking ahead of time because I want to make sure that everyone is on the same page with this plan.
I haven't really been able to carry my role as the party face due to language barriers, but lying is Posey's specialty.

>>188451
We ARE loot-hungry criminals; some of us at least

>>188448
>>188449
>>188450
shurgs

If I'm being strict to realism, and I usually do, then the tasks Brie and Cavaliere are engaged in should take enough time such that it should last as long as the engagement with Blackheel and the other three ponies.

But...

The first combat encounter has already "equaled things out" to make up for Cavaliere and Brie having had a combat encounter the others haven't, and in any case, I like NPC interactions and the party thinking together.

I would say the most logical thing to do would be to just move Blackheel and the others to the plane, so everyone is at the same location anyways. But then it may be hard to persuade them to move, so....

>>188448
>visualize

The location is at the base of a hill, and right next to a cliff. Beyond the cliff is the ocean. A string of little rocky islands continue the chain of hills even past the edge of the island, and to the left of the field of view, the sea extends until it is swallowed by a grey horizon. The night is coming soon, and a constant, cool wind, is sure to bring in new, low clouds that cling to the sea and ground in a thick fog. A big, black stallion in full officer's uniform stands as the leader of the group of surviving sailors, along with an orange unicorn in a white, scientists' coat, a green stallion in light blue marine uniform, and a grey stallion in a blue sailor's uniform.

>>188451
We aren't really working with fascists, though. Clear Waters sought us out specifically because we're outside of the rest of New Mareland and he doesn't want to spark an international incident with Stalliongrad. I'm also not sure that Black Heel would view us being pirates positively.

>>188455
Thank you.

>>188457
Haven't looked, but am pretty sure it was "Shoal Waters"
>blackheel
We could always kill him,....

>>188461
Shoal Waters, right. Thanks for the correction! Also, we're not killing Black Heel.

>>188462
Awww

>>188451
Any objections to this plan of action before I type it out and roll a bluff check (tomorrow)?
Looking at the math, I have a probable chance at succeeding, but I want to make sure everyone is willing to corroborate the story.

>>188470
Brie will have the presence of mind to STFU

>>188451
I agree with this plan of action. We need to cover our tracks since our actions are meant to be discreet, and the fascists are their mortal enemies. The one downside is that if we bring him along to New Mareland, he will feel betrayed and might do something irrational. It would also be very hard to protect him from New Mareland since he is a political officer of Stalliongrad and he knows too much.

>>188470
I know I said I would type this check Friday, but I have been on some pretty strong muscle relaxants due to work-related injury, and I was so drowsy I forgot entirely. Sorry about that.
I'll get to it when I can, but please don't hold your breath waiting for.

>>188504
>muscle relaxers
Ugh, sounds like a back injury. Take care, that shit is usually permanent

>>188505
This was me by the way
The unfortunate part is that the torpedo plan hinges on having something that can readily carry almost a ton of explosives, so Posey's bluff check is kinda integral

>>188516 →
>gunshot
It seemed a good way to get ponies' attention, and it was declared,... did I hit something hidden?

>>188518
Think about the purpose of our mission on our island, our relative strength, and the other threats that are around. Do you really want to do that?

>>188523
Yes, and we're supposed to be pirates; a bit of recklessness is rather characteristic. Its still suppressed (until GM states otherwise), and unlikely to result in an ambush, and could be said to grant a circumstance bonus to the intimidation check (which was an 18) as far as loosening the tongues of Blackheel and this unicorn.

>>188525
You know intimidating a target makes them unfriendly or hostile after 1d6 x 10 minutes, right?

>>188526
He can be as hostile as he likes once he's answered all our questions. We should disarm him, come to think of it.

If we want him to join us, we should really avoid turning him hostile

>>188528
Whether we take him hostage or he joins us willingly, the outcome will be comparable

Also I'm not so sure how vulnerable he'd be to intimidation, anyways. He's already guarded, and he's proven to be fearless against far worse than us.

>>188531
Perhaps, but atm Brie is the only one holding a firearm

>>188504
Awww....

>>188533
The grey stallion is holding a rifle. The green stallion may be, if he isn't still fiddling with the radio. Though, since the earlier battle he's more likely to still have the rifle. Mala should always be holding his shotgun, if he's there and not in the back with the griffins or the other ponies.

>>188540
Well, hopefully it doesn't come to that, but that simply means the grey stallion gets shot first. I said Brie would have the presence of mind to shut the fuck up during Posey's bluff/diplomacy check, so technically it hasn't happened yet.

GM, is there any way for Posey to tell if her charm spells are successful?