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fireball
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response 218 of 295:
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Oct 7 17:21 UTC 1995 |
That's why I prefer 'Quitaine'
To say someone(thing) is 'only quitane' implies the same
as saying they are 'only human' withOUT the special discrimination.
quite simply it's a great way to avoid exactly the mess we have here, due
to different people using different defenitions.
simple, no?
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mneme
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response 219 of 295:
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Oct 9 21:52 UTC 1995 |
Huh? Which meaning does "Quitaine" serve? sapient or homo sapient (which does,
after all, mean "inteligent man?"
Selena: huh? No further answer requsted or acknowleged; apologies for
accidentally/capreciously pushing your buttons. (it shall not happen with
intent again).
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plork
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response 220 of 295:
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Oct 11 00:44 UTC 1995 |
Hmm....?????
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fireball
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response 221 of 295:
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Oct 11 17:22 UTC 1995 |
'quitaine' has NO species specification...
it implies limitations, as does 'only human', WITHOUT speicfying
a species, and can therefore be used by any species (and, in some cases, AIs)
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mneme
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response 222 of 295:
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Oct 11 19:57 UTC 1995 |
In othere words, it has similar meanings to the usage of "human" I was using?
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fireball
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response 223 of 295:
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Oct 20 04:27 UTC 1995 |
w/o the nasty overtones that Selena and I objected to, yes
now, I admit, YOU were not using those overtones...
but her (and mine) (if I may speak for her) def. DID contain those
overtones...
that's why I like 'quitaine'... it HAS no overtones...for ANY
race/religion/sex/species...
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mneme
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response 224 of 295:
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Oct 23 19:21 UTC 1995 |
Ok. In the future, I think I'll just noun the adjetive, though. Calling
someone a sentient is usually unlikely to get them offended.
.s
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fireball
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response 225 of 295:
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Oct 25 17:40 UTC 1995 |
that works too! :)
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phenix
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response 226 of 295:
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Dec 31 01:29 UTC 1995 |
i'd just like to say, anyone reading this, do not go to hub.eden.com:1029
there is the most spite full, assinine, jelous bitch who runs it who
deleates players for asking questions about the game and suggesting
minor changes.
sorry i'm just filled with enough rage to fly to texas and kill the bitch
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kain
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response 227 of 295:
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Jan 1 20:56 UTC 1996 |
<kain chuckles>
Re#0 I like AD&D and Magic The Gathering mainly but vampire the masquerade
looked interesting too. Has anyone played it?
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plork
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response 228 of 295:
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Jan 2 18:52 UTC 1996 |
My sister (adania) has. She loved it.
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anne
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response 229 of 295:
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Jan 3 16:37 UTC 1996 |
I haven't actually played, but I have some of the books, and I've heard
about it. I like what I've heard. I've been invited to a live-action
game of it, but I don't know if I can go or not. :(
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phenix
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response 230 of 295:
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Jan 4 02:57 UTC 1996 |
played what?
<huggle anne>
i'm sorry anne
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anne
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response 231 of 295:
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Jan 9 23:25 UTC 1996 |
Vampire:The Masquerade.
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cyberpnk
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response 232 of 295:
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Jan 13 16:42 UTC 1996 |
I play the entire line of White Wolf RPGs <Vampire, Werewolf, Mage, Wraith,
and Changeling> as well as AD&D, Shadowrun, Cyberpunk 2020 and Cybergeneration.
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anne
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response 233 of 295:
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Jan 13 16:46 UTC 1996 |
Cool! :)
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phenix
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response 234 of 295:
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Jan 18 02:11 UTC 1996 |
SHADOWRUN!!!!!!!!!!
err, umm
RIFTS!
NECROMUNDA!
umm....
hmmm...
UGHADA!!!!!!!!
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kain
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response 235 of 295:
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Jan 19 03:09 UTC 1996 |
what exactly is a "live actoin sesion"
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anne
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response 236 of 295:
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Jan 21 17:21 UTC 1996 |
Kain- Live Action is where you actually act out the Game, instead of just
sitting in a group and saying what you're doing... I don't know all the
specifics because I haven't actually participated in one, but I do know
some of the basics....
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starwolf
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response 237 of 295:
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Jan 31 19:08 UTC 1996 |
I prefer the Tabletpop "Books & dice" version...you can see & do weirder shit,
and you don't have to stop when it rains.
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mneme
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response 238 of 295:
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Feb 4 02:19 UTC 1996 |
Actually, there aer several flavors of Live Action (LARP), with the one
prefer having limits on neither what you can see and do, nor the weather
conditions, since we play in a hotel, using a very simple mechanic system
(or rather, very simple mechanic systems, since there is no common system) to
determine conflict, with description and clever signage/props covering for
things that can't easily be shown.
Why do it, when we don't get to run around the woods and hit each
other with boffers?
Because it's the only type of RPG that allows 30-200 people to play a
that you get in a 10 player face-to-face, with all important characters,
playerprotagonists and antagonists, played by players, not GMs.
And on top of that, it's great theatre.
.s
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starwolf
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response 239 of 295:
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Feb 4 19:29 UTC 1996 |
Problem: I don't know 30-200 people that I'd want to game with!
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mneme
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response 240 of 295:
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Feb 19 07:55 UTC 1996 |
Generally, you pays your money and takes your chances, tough changes are
that if the system/style they use is compatible to yours, the players
wll be too. The ones I prefer aren't like a normal tabletop, where everyone
brings his or her favorite character and plays; the GMs write all the
characters. then run a one-shot having assigned characters to players based on
interest. This allows a much more tightly sturctured plot than would otherwise
be possible, and allows you to play ANYTHING without working on "advancing"
your character for a year and a day.
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kain
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response 241 of 295:
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Feb 25 03:33 UTC 1996 |
funky mon
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matthew
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response 242 of 295:
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Apr 8 08:30 UTC 1996 |
With some games and styles of running I've been in the line between LARP and
non-LARP can sometimes blur, especially as the game streamlines the mechanics.
Moving away from dice and charts and letting the flow of the game and GM fiat
determine the outcome of events. (Though I did observe one LARP where the
moderator did use dice to determine some outcomes.)
One shots (non-LARP or LARP) are probably the best way to determine if the
'field' of gaming is something you may wnat to get into, or trying something
in gaming that you don't normally do (genre, system etc).
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