zornwil

Re: Taming Absolutes
 

Sci-fi has bulletproof characters, even not just robots, and in the non-comics quasi-realistic Unbreakable the character is apparently bulletproof.
 
The "problem" is that people want to mix and match these concepts - and in an Iron Age era, that's probably even MORE common to desire.
 
But I was thinking about something important here - we invest a lot of energy in talking about the source material, and ultimately, really...I daresay...the source material is almost irrelevant. Yes, I said that. The reality is that we in the RPG world are enjoying creating more and more RPG-centric stories, and more and more imparting out own visions that don't match source material. In fact, it's the tradition boldly established by Gygax himself. It's oft been said and quite properly that AD&D <> "real" traditional fantasy, that it shares the trappings but has wrapped around it all sorts of concepts which don't match that. And I think Champions itself did a lot to move to the side of the comic book genre per se. I think the real world play experiences some of us went through early on, as RDU Neil and others discussed in an important conversation sometime in the last year, illustrates that RPGs are a thing unto themselves.
 
Now, I said "almost" irrelevant and even at that was overstating somewhat for effect. But I find that increasingly we are modeling worlds and scenarios which are unto themselves. So many indie games these days (and even in the past, to be fair) have little or nothing to do with any particular genre in the true sense, rather borrowing elements and then putting it into something else.
 
Which makes sense. RPGs are not writing, they're not even stories, really, even if the end result is a reasonably coherent story.
 
I think this is a good thing, too. I think we are tending to hobble ourselves a bit if we focus much on fiction recreation.
 
That being said, I actually do agree with using the source material as a bar, and using it as the starting point for likely mentalities. I just think we should be equally supportive of original constructs. For HERO, this should mean anything which fits into the mold, reasonably, of heroic action adventuring, at the core. Which doesn't preclude things quite divergent from the stories we are accustomed to.
 
By the way, re invulnerability...vampires...

Re: NGD Scenes from a Hat
 
"Fart jokes and itching power? Truely this Spencer Gifts is the playground of Loki!"
 
NT: Least impressive Superbowl ad...

Re: Musings on Random Musings
 

 
No, I don't think so, it sounds really nice.

Re: NGD Scenes from a Hat
 
"Will you be able to perform properly, or should I bring a vibrator for self-pleasure?"
 
 
 

Re: Musings on Random Musings
 

Re: Musings on Random Musings
 

 
Yes, I can rest assured my sense of irony is in tact

Re: NGD Scenes from a Hat
 

He claims Pittsburg was named for him.

Re: Musings on Random Musings
 

Re: NGD Scenes from a Hat
 
The news?

Re: NGD Scenes from a Hat
 
"That was a great hummer, honey, but you're still not as good at it as your sister is."

Re: Musings on Random Musings
 
Motivate Zornwil
 
with apologies to Cool and the Gang
 
Motivate Zornwil,come on! (Let's celebrate)
Motivate Zornwil, come on! (Let's celebrate)
 
There's a (work) party goin' on right here
some motivation to last throughout the years
So bring your good vibes, and your caffine too
We gonna motivate you or at least annoy you
 
Come on now
 
Motivation
Let's all Motivate and get out on time
Motivation
Let's all Motivate and get out on time
 
It's time to come together
It's up to you, what's your job, dude?
 
Everyone around the water cooler Come on!
 
Yahoo! Here's some motivation
Yahoo!
 
Motivate Zornwil, come on!
Don't wanna seek employment
Motivate Zornwil, come on!
A parody for your enjoyment
 
We're gonna have a good time tonight
Let's motivate, or let's fight
We're gonna have a good time tonight
Let's motivate, it's all right
 
Baby...
 
We're gonna have a good time tonight (Mo-ti-va-tion)
Let's motivate, it's our right
We're gonna have a good time tonight (Mo-ti-va-tion)
Let's motivate, my pants are too tight
 
Yahoo!
Yahoo!
 
Celebrate good times, come on! (Let's celebrate)
Celebrate good times, come on!
It's a celebration!
Celebrate good times, come on! (Let's celebrate)
 
 
Come on and Motivate, Zornwil, tonight (Motivate! good times, come on!)
'Cause everything's gonna be all right
Let's Motivate (Motivate, Zornwil, come on)
(Let's celebrate)...er motivate!

Re: Longest Running Thread EVER
 

Nah, I think it's cool that people after some time end up in the same general "class". Egalitarian. And the count of rep is there, anyway, so there's an indicator, so it's not like that's lost, so the "rep game" remains valid.
 
If we take rep seriously, beyond a certain point we can rest assured someone is generally deemed "interesting" or "credible" at a certain point and beyond that it's all the same.

Re: Longest Running Thread EVER
 
. . . Nice . . . !

Re: The cranky thread
 
Damn, that means I'll no longer be able to go to bed with your wife five times a week..
 

Re: A Thread for Random Musings
 
Bad Bunny. Bad, Bad, Bad Bunny
 

 
(work safe)

Re: Superhero Images
 
This is really rough, but I wanted to get your impression Werehawk, I was inspired by the 'organic' feel to Narwahl and wanted to see if I could do an organic coloring of what I think is the symbiot. What do you think? Feel free to tell me I got the colors all wrong and such, I am more looking for the 'effect' of the coloring.
 
EDIT: Removed pic see below for the updated version.

Re: Musings on Random Musings
 

Re: NGD Scenes from a Hat
 

 
Because math is so hard!
 

Re: Quote of the Week from my gaming group...
 
Yesterday, Champions Game
 
Cell (artificial Mystique-like metamorph with a rather child-like personality -educated through TV-) - hmm, i think i gonna try to take the shape of someone famous ... let's say Michael Jackson.
 
other PC - You can ?. I thought you were limited to humanoïd forms ?

Re: A Thread for Random Musings
 
I can do a lovely back-bend with graceful snake-arms in a pretty green costume! I love being a belly-dancer!

Re: Musings on Random Musings
 

 
Urban Dead
 
Low-tech, browser based, zombie apocalypse MMORPG. You can play a zombie or a survivor. There are revivication needles, which means that being zombified isn't permanent, just fairly inconvenient. It's fun. It could just use more zombies. Savinien and others have a cute little group that think they can keep a suburb safe from shamblers like me and Mightybec. They started a thread here on the NGD. We taunt them regularly.
 
Edit: or just listen to Dr. A. I've got to learn to type faster.

Re: The cranky thread
 
I don't like biscuits to be doughy.

Re: Advantagous sfx
 
If we do not allow SFX to have any impact on their associated Powers, then we have to expect that either every user of a particular Power is going to be pretty much identical to every other, or else that we have to be very careful during the Power construction to apply just the right Advantages and Limitations to account for every possible future consideration.
 
Personally, I prefer to just live with the expectation that SFX may have an effect on the effectiveness (or lack thereof) of Powers. It provides a bit of wiggle room that I like; excessive rigidity just isn't as much fun.

Re: NGD Scenes from a Hat
 

 
So I asked her "Would you have sex with Brad Pitt for a million dollars?" and she said "Sure! Can you arrange it?", and I answered "No, but you can have sex with me for ten bucks if you want!", then she said "WHAT do you think I AM?" and I said "I KNOW what you are -- maybe you want twenty bucks?" -- and that's when she hit me.

Re: A Thread for Random Musings
 
"The Democrats seem to be basically nicer people, but they have demonstrated time and again that they have the management skills of celery. They're the kind of people who'd stop to help you change a flat, but would somehow manage to set your car on fire. I would be reluctant to entrust them with a Cuisinart, let alone the economy. The Republicans, on the other hand, would know how to fix your tire, but they wouldn't bother to stop because they'd want to be on time for Ugly Pants Night at the country club."
-Dave Barry