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That vid is a great example of why you want a kill switch tethered to the guy driving the boat. I've seen that video before and I've always wondered what the story behind it was and how those people ended up. Anyone know?

If anyone tries the new pan pizza from Pizza hut drop a line or two here and let us know what you think

Could be a great film IF they stay focused on dialog and character interaction and make "the contest" the backdrop for the story rather than making it the story itself. The audience needs to be eased into the gravity of the situation instead of thrown into it. This will allow the tension to...

Frankly, it seems the best HBO shows don't get the recognition they deserve until after they end: The Wire, Rome; Deadwood, etc.

I've been playing GMing and playing in a late medieval/early renaissance setting with primitive firearms- flintlock pistols and muskets only- for a while now and I love it. As a GM I was against it for many years but I'm discovering if done right it adds a lot to the game. They are expensive...

Yet Riot has been in the news...

I'm with you man. I pride myself on not being dependent on many things, but I feel helpless without high-speed internet. If my internet goes out even for a few hours, I feel like my brain begins to immediately die from lack of information. Clearly, I lived a large part of my life without...

It's the only mmo I've considered fucking around with in years. So many MMOs are clunky to play, and for me clunky gameplay is a game killer. Clunky gameplay, terrible UI, bugs and broken mechanics, boring combat, lack of challenge... Those are the main hurdles MMOs seem to have a problem...

Every once in a while Hollywood gets it right. They used to get it right a lot more often. I'm thinking the pendulum will eventually swing back the other way to where they can address issues like background and identity without resorting to eyerolling levels of hamfisted morality sermons...

Kaes was probably my favorite dungeon in EQ. It was such a cool combination of vertical and horizontal. Had fantastic loot for the level and was almost always deserted due to its reputation and location.

So skimming through posts, it sounds like this game is fun from a tactile perspective (as in things like running around and fighting/interacting with the game mechanics are enjoyable). It also sounds like most people agree this game has potential. Is it fair to say the number one concern for...

Who knows? One of the best things about this show is that has a predictability range of about zero. I literally have no idea what's coming next each episode. I'm not sure they're "building towards" anything.

So what did we miss? Someone who watched please summarize

The best part about the first season was that it didn't take itself too seriously. It touched on a few topical, current issues but (importantly) it never felt preachy. They focused on being loose, easy to watch, and fun rather than trying to deliver some type of contrived political message...

Daniel and Johnny coming together to fight a common enemy is S03.

Alignments made sense in the early days of roleplaying, when people were still getting used to the concept of portraying someone other than themselves. Alignments gave you focus and direction for your character-- they were an idea to focus your roleplaying around. Pretty much zero need for them...

That's what most people on this board want. Hard to ask a designer not to try new things and implement their own ideas though. I'm sure the impulse is to use EQ/VG as a base and build on it. The crowd-sourced design thing was a TERRIBLE idea from the start, like a lot of us mentioned when...

Yeah, SJW stuff is obnoxious but his good advice is worth the eye rolls

Just have a couple of friends "report" you...

They promised server resets seven or eight years ago. Open a fresh progression server and keep the older server. After progression server gets to a certain point, merge it with the older server and restart the progression server. That way there is always a progression server but you never...

D&D is like any other game: if you're having fun, you're doing it the "right" way. I think you can pretty safely assume that. Certainly, some groups don't give a shit about rules or consistency or anything like that. But in my experience, most groups want a DM to be pretty familiar with the...

I started with 1st ed back when I was in my early teens. The DM for our group started playing D&D when he was in the Navy. Basically told us that he was in the middle of the ocean for months at a time on an aircraft carrier with nothing to do (this being the mid 80's), so a lot of the guys...

Sure. You can get away with it if you are DMing for elementary aged children. Normally functioning adults will pretty quickly realize your campaign is a waste of their time and move on. Dude is probably trolling, but just in case someone takes him seriously.

Why?

I'm not going to call you a freeloading fuck, but if that's your financial situation, I very seriously recommend that you stop playing games. If your financial situation is so precarious that buying a game means you don't eat for 3 days, I sincerely recommend that you spend 100% of your time...

Yeah I mean by 3 or 4 eps in you should like Rome. And you reminded me- if you haven't seen the first four or so seasons of Archer that's a must for sure.

I mean, I'd recommend the following to anyone: Deadwood The Wire Fargo The Last Kingdom The Terror Peep Show Madmen Barry Get Shorty (TV show not movie) None of those are really secrets, but they are all about as binge-worthy as it gets. I've got more but if you haven't seen all of those you...

Did you like Deadwood?

You tried HBOs Rome and didn't like it?

The Last Kingdom is just a great show in general. One of those top tier shows ala Fargo, The Terror, Better Call Saul, etc. I love the setting/time period, but you can tell from watching the show that you could take the same actors, directors, and production crew and make a great show in any...

If this isn't a Homebrew adventure, I want to know the company that had the balls to put this out.

Yeah but you have to give good acting it's due, even for pretty boys. Every guy wanted to punch Brad Pitt's face in his Thelma and Louise days, but by the time 12 Monkeys came around, only the most jaded haters were still denying the dude could act.

I don't mind a little learning curve if I'm using something long-term. Anything considered "comprehensive" is it going to have at least a small learning curve by necessity. If I was using it to play 5th edition or something, I would certainly check out both. But I'm only using it to test my...

Haven't done fantasy grounds and I just messed around with R20 for the first time the other day. Super impressed with R20, and I'm a really, really picky GM when it comes to stuff like that. They did a great job of making it really easy and intuitive and they included all kinds of little small...

Haven't seen that episode apparently, but... Yes?

Exactly. The ST universe has always been "progressive" in the sense that started from a standpoint that humanity had already solved a lot of issues that were considered hot button at the time. Racial and gender inequality? Oh those haven't been issues for centuries. We would rather talk...

No way I could listen to 12 minutes of that dude's voice. Anyway, who the hell played EQ because of how it looked? I remember thinking the graphics were a little subpar but manageable when I first played EQ. Even if you were a fan of EQ's art style (which I was) nobody who first logged in was...

Finally got around to seeing this. Two Thumbs Up for sure. While it does parallel both Dexter and Get Shorty (tv show), it's enough of its own animal to easily brush aside any claims of being iterative. Top 5 show for 2018. Really enjoyed it and looking forward to next season.

I've been happy with the things I've backed on Kickstarter, but I haven't backed many. The Shadowrun Returns games are the most recent thing I can think of that I backed. Kickstarter is like any other platform you use to spend your money-- it's caveat emptor. Do research, use common sense, and...