rmgill Posted January 14 Posted January 14 23 minutes ago, Stargrunt6 said: You know the answer. Gaming is full of social outcasts who are insecure and neurotic. This overlaps with the woke crowd who are afraid to offend everyone (well, most). Remember this? https://www.montecookgames.com/store/product/consent-in-gaming/ Oh for Pete’s sake. I still game, but I am still stuck on AD&D 3.5 and the last protracted time I spent in a game store, was the War Room in Norcross in the 2000s. I have noticed at Dragon Con a dramatic rise in the Autoerotic-gynophillic types running around dressed as parodies of girls. I think the you get to be cool if you are Trans thing has infected a lot of geeky boys. The cafe I am sitting at as I type this has two women and three trans ‘women’ working it. There’s two observably masculine men who work here. Its like being a trans woman is a requirement for working in a coffee shop.
Tim the Tank Nut Posted January 14 Posted January 14 replying to Stargrunt6: some of her content is good, some is bad, sometimes there's no content at all... I think what started me watching it was the fact that it was so counter cultural to the current state of affairs in gaming.
Ivanhoe Posted January 14 Posted January 14 32 minutes ago, Stargrunt6 said: And boy does she have simps. On her liestreams, dudes are giving this gal $500 super chats. I do not have a Youtube channel, but I would welcome any superchats my fans would like to purchase.
Tim the Tank Nut Posted January 14 Posted January 14 I'm not giving any money to someone for their views unless I am buying their book. I can't fathom people that pay money for conversation mediated through YouTube.
Stargrunt6 Posted January 14 Posted January 14 I send super chats to Razorfist, but it isn't much. It can be a lot of fun and adds much to the stream. I've made him laugh a few times.
Stargrunt6 Posted January 14 Posted January 14 1 hour ago, rmgill said: Oh for Pete’s sake. I always joked that chances are most player's characters would hate them. 1 hour ago, rmgill said: I still game, but I am still stuck on AD&D 3.5 and the last protracted time I spent in a game store, was the War Room in Norcross in the 2000s. I have noticed at Dragon Con a dramatic rise in the Autoerotic-gynophillic types running around dressed as parodies of girls. I think the you get to be cool if you are Trans thing has infected a lot of geeky boys. The cafe I am sitting at as I type this has two women and three trans ‘women’ working it. There’s two observably masculine men who work here. Its like being a trans woman is a requirement for working in a coffee shop.
urbanoid Posted January 14 Posted January 14 3 hours ago, Stargrunt6 said: You know the answer. Gaming is full of social outcasts who are insecure and neurotic. This overlaps with the woke crowd who are afraid to offend everyone (well, most). Remember this? https://www.montecookgames.com/store/product/consent-in-gaming/ I don't know if you game much anymore, but a lot of game stores have the rainbow flags and such. I went to one near me and they had tampons in the men's room. To outsiders: look up "RPG horror stories" to get a glimpse of hobby enthusiasts at their worst. No, not really. Most of the gamers are actually based, which is why 'woke' games tend to be flops. Then those same gamers are being accused of being 'toxic', 'racist', 'homophobic' etc. by the usual suspects.
Murph Posted January 14 Posted January 14 3 hours ago, Stargrunt6 said: As much as she is my type in the looks department, I'm not a fan of hers. She seems to create a lot of controversy at times for no reason. And as a Christian, I do not sign of on her use of the word "faggot." Hate the sin, not the sinner, Mel. And boy does she have simps. On her liestreams, dudes are giving this gal $500 super chats. Meanwhile, Razorfist gets no more than $100 during his. If I am going to give you $100, you better come over and wash and wax my car.
Murph Posted January 14 Posted January 14 2 hours ago, rmgill said: Oh for Pete’s sake. I still game, but I am still stuck on AD&D 3.5 and the last protracted time I spent in a game store, was the War Room in Norcross in the 2000s. I have noticed at Dragon Con a dramatic rise in the Autoerotic-gynophillic types running around dressed as parodies of girls. I think the you get to be cool if you are Trans thing has infected a lot of geeky boys. The cafe I am sitting at as I type this has two women and three trans ‘women’ working it. There’s two observably masculine men who work here. Its like being a trans woman is a requirement for working in a coffee shop. Or lots of tattoos and piercings.
rmgill Posted January 14 Posted January 14 1 hour ago, Murph said: If I am going to give you $100, you better come over and wash and wax my car. You could get some of BelDelphine's bath water for $100. 😉
rmgill Posted January 14 Posted January 14 1 hour ago, Murph said: Or lots of tattoos and piercings. I don't mind those if done tastefully.
Stargrunt6 Posted January 14 Posted January 14 1 hour ago, urbanoid said: No, not really. Most of the gamers are actually based, which is why 'woke' games tend to be flops. Then those same gamers are being accused of being 'toxic', 'racist', 'homophobic' etc. by the usual suspects. I meant tabletop gamers. There was a context within which I was speaking. 1 hour ago, Murph said: If I am going to give you $100, you better come over and wash and wax my car. Bro, another chick I used to watch, this cute Slovenian, received a big Damascus steel folding knife from a fan. https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/barbara-horvat.html it's like "bro she ain't ya wife."
Murph Posted January 14 Posted January 14 1 hour ago, rmgill said: You could get some of BelDelphine's bath water for $100. 😉 *gags* 🤮
Murph Posted January 14 Posted January 14 1 hour ago, rmgill said: I don't mind those if done tastefully. Most aren’t though.
rmgill Posted January 15 Posted January 15 (edited) 3 hours ago, Murph said: *gags* 🤮 Come on, we know your stomach is stronger than that. 😉 3 hours ago, Murph said: Most aren’t though. Quite true. But those that are tastefully done are usually more than slightly interesting people. Edited January 15 by rmgill
Murph Posted January 15 Posted January 15 1 hour ago, rmgill said: Come on, we know your stomach is stronger than that. 😉 Quite true. But those that are tastefully done are usually more than slightly interesting people. There are something’s that cross the line
Soren Ras Posted January 15 Posted January 15 14 hours ago, rmgill said: I still game, but I am still stuck on AD&D 3.5 and the last protracted time I spent in a game store, was the War Room in Norcross in the 2000s. Still on a modified D&D 3.5 as well. I have not forked out one penny for published material in at least a decade, and may visit a game store maybe once a year (usually to buy a gift for someone), so it is is safe to say I am totally not up to date on what the youngsters are doing these days. My regular gaming sessions cover three different groups of players (with some overlap), but everyone playing is getting on in years (late 40s to late 50s, the lot of them, with the exception of my kids who are early 20s). Anyway, we keep playing and ignore all the online bullshit and hysteria. Hopefully, it will pass at some point. And if not, well, the old games all still work and tabletop playing is all about the company you keep.
Stargrunt6 Posted January 15 Posted January 15 Lotsa 3.5 love in this thread. I'm surprised. Per online, it's usually the moat hated version, with v2 being the most liked. I'm 50-50 on v5 btw. Magic using barbarians? Ehhh....
Soren Ras Posted January 15 Posted January 15 I guess your mileage will vary. I personally have seen a lot more hatred towards v4. V5 seems to work well if you are just starting out and thus is likely a good choice for starting players. V3.5 clearly has its issues, and as a DM you need to be fairly strict about what source material you allow players to use, since the sheer amount is huge and there are so much content out there, even in official rulebooks, that can pretty much break the game if you don't police what options (classes, prestige classes, items, spells, etc) you allow in your game. Our way (myself and a fellow DM who jointly run the overall story and take turns running individual sessions) is to basically allow the players only to use the Player's Handbook. To that we have added a now substantial number of house rules, expanding the classes/prestige classes and spells from pure vanilla PH. Everything else is allowed only when we actively greenlight it. There is obviously a familiarity bias in that we feel what we have works pretty well, we know the ins and outs and rebooting in a new version is cubersome, especially given that we fully intend to continue the main story in the same setting and some changes introduced make no sense in our world and its backstory.
Stargrunt6 Posted January 15 Posted January 15 Yes, I remember v4 getting hate as well for essentially being a miniatures game. That's cool that y'all are keeping it alive. Ever watch Mr. Welch on youtube? He wrote an unofficial Mystara source book.
bojan Posted January 15 Posted January 15 Bah, WFRB 2nd edition Who wants to be a Barbarian or Paladin when you can be Rat Catcher? http://bindslet.dk/rpg/whfrpcareers.html
Ivanhoe Posted January 15 Posted January 15 https://reduxx.info/german-government-funds-research-project-labeling-transphobia-criticism-of-gender-self-determination-laws-a-threat-to-democracy/ Quote The German federal government was responsible for funding a research project labeling “organized transphobia” a threat to democracy. The project, which was made in collaboration with a trans-identified male known for threatening violence against women he disagrees with, classifies those opposed to Germany’s radical gender self-identification laws as “enemies” of society. Days ago, the Institute for Democracy and Civil Society (IDZ Jena) published a brochure reporting the outcome of a research project it had undertaken on “Organized Transphobia: Concepts, Actors, Narratives, and Counter-Strategies.” In the 92-page release, it concluded that transphobia poses a danger to democratic co-existence and outlines strategies to tackle radical feminists who define biological sex as binary. The research project, published in collaboration with the Federal Association for Transgender People (BVT), was funded by the German government through the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, which provided it a total of 228,833 Euros. Apparently the wars between the trans folk and the TERFs is heating up.
rmgill Posted January 15 Posted January 15 (edited) 6 hours ago, Soren Ras said: Still on a modified D&D 3.5 as well. I have not forked out one penny for published material in at least a decade, and may visit a game store maybe once a year (usually to buy a gift for someone), so it is is safe to say I am totally not up to date on what the youngsters are doing these days. I've been picking up some of the legacy books for 3.5 and modules on Ebay and in stores. I passed on a mint boxed set from AD&D 2.0 a few months ago. I've always had the take that 3.5 had the best plug-ability of the various extra material without seeming bolted on like the 2.0 books like dungeoneers survival guide or wilderness survival guide did. The 3.0 skills and feats bolt on was decent (I have those books) and was in the middle of a campaign when the 3.5 books came out and we made the switch. So that transition was easy to see and 3.5 was MUCH better. AS to breaking the game, well, power gamers can do that. I think the worst example is the Halfling Pub-Master that a friend and I came up with. Basically specialize in throwing war darts (with some buffs for climbing trees or other things to get heigh advantages) and with a magic case for storing ammo, could do obscene amounts of damage per round if allowed to throw three darts per throw (which I think one set of rules allowed). 6 hours ago, Soren Ras said: Anyway, we keep playing and ignore all the online bullshit and hysteria. Hopefully, it will pass at some point. And if not, well, the old games all still work and tabletop playing is all about the company you keep. Yeah. I've wondered if I wanted to try to run a session at Dragon Con but demurred. con settings are a pain unless it's a really good modest module and everyone knows their rules. Edited January 15 by rmgill
rmgill Posted January 15 Posted January 15 1 hour ago, Stargrunt6 said: Yes, I remember v4 getting hate as well for essentially being a miniatures game. Which is weird because that's exactly what Chainmail was. 1 hour ago, Stargrunt6 said: That's cool that y'all are keeping it alive. Ever watch Mr. Welch on youtube? He wrote an unofficial Mystara source book. Have not.
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