Start of #Exalted buffer: Fri Sep 25 22:08:08 2009 [18:21:19] What do you other guys think? Asian fantasy wuxia sort of thing? [18:22:01] I dunno, you talk about asian fantasy and I just feel bad that we don't play Exalted anymore. [18:22:24] Hey, you know why we don't play Exalted? The system is RETARDED [18:22:29] Let's run Exalted in PDQ. :| [18:22:35] http://i25.tinypic.com/2vv9g1x.jpg Aahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaaahahhahahahaa [18:22:37] Funny, I was just about to suggest the same thing [18:22:48] You know, I have absolutely no problem with that idea. [18:22:50] I know you might hate this one too but what about the idea of having a guy who wears a kimono with long claws stored up his sleeves? [18:23:03] That's kinda cool. [18:23:17] That's kinda cool. [18:23:22] How familiar are you with Exalted? [18:23:25] Mostly because that shit hasn't been run into the ground and it has a degree of style. I won't make fun of it. :| [18:23:29] I can't stop laughing at this picture holy shit [18:23:36] Oh, WOW. [18:23:38] That's amazing [18:23:51] also how about the idea of putting the claws on launchable chains so he can swing and strike from a distance? [18:24:12] AE, how familiar are you with Exalted? [18:24:20] Not very familiar with Exhalted though the idea intrigues me [18:24:24] I think that's gilding the lily [18:24:41] Okay, no chains [18:24:50] * Alt-Eisen is big on "gimmick weapons" [18:25:12] Hm. [18:25:22] Well, basically, it's a sort of weird mix of Eastern and Western fantasy. [18:25:34] Should I check wiki? [18:25:43] I can sum it up well enough for tonight's purposes. [18:26:02] The player characters are called the Solar Exalted. At some moment in their life, they were suddenly imbued with a rush of power. [18:26:21] However, they need to keep that power hidden, because there are people who hate and fear them because of it. [18:26:24] Yeah, when you start hiding stuff TOO ridiculous up the sleeves of a long robe, I start thinking of(and fuck I'm ashamed to even make the mental association) Mousse. Or however you spell the fucker's name. [18:26:29] I'm strongly considering playing a male prostitute from Nexus who became a member of the Night Caste [18:26:30] That was it, yeah. [18:26:33] * Demota nods [18:26:33] Yeah, I was thinking that [18:26:41] There are five "castes" or general categories [18:26:42] Yon: I like Mousse [18:26:45] :( [18:26:49] Night Caste is stealthy guys. [18:26:53] Eclipse Caste is charismatic [18:27:02] Dawn Caste is warrior types [18:27:03] AE: I'm allergic to Takahashi, period. [18:27:08] ah [18:27:36] I think Takahashi had some good ideas, but I think anime has a shelf life of about two years unless it's a really solid dramatic series [18:27:50] Twilight Caste are the sages and scholars, and typically sorcerors [18:28:04] And the ... something caste are the leaders and priests. [18:28:23] Like, say, Haibane Renmei might never get old because it has legitimately interesting things to say about life and death. Haruhi got old almost as soon as it finished airing even though it was really good as it went [18:28:25] Zenith. [18:28:25] Zenith [18:28:41] Yon, got a concept? [18:28:47] Haruhi has a second season [18:28:56] It sure does! [18:28:59] It has half of a second season. :| [18:29:00] which I've avoided watching [18:29:11] Hahaha, yeah, I was gonna say [18:29:22] Endless Eight makes me glad I stopped paying attention after one episode [18:29:25] Cha: You know what I realized? [18:29:35] Dragonball Kai has about two years of episodes planned. [18:29:42] I mean, if you assume one episode a week [18:29:50] * Kentaro nods [18:29:50] The concept of Endless Eight just made me cry [18:30:04] When do you figure you might be able to wwatch E7 again? [18:30:12] It sounded like a lousy approach to that one Star Trek TNG episode [18:30:14] Alright, let's see. [18:30:15] I like the concept of Endless Eight, because anime studios are rarely able to display such contempt to their fans [18:30:17] Everyone into #Exalted [18:30:25] oh wait [18:30:28] :V [18:30:32] Haha [18:30:39] Everyone into #ExaltedIC [18:30:40] * Alt-Eisen jumps out then jumps back in [18:31:05] Dem: I dunno. I want to watch more, but on the other hand, shows I can actually watch without a lot of effort are starting to air again [18:31:20] I don't have a concept and I'm feeling very pressured here, it's an established fact that I really can't just pick up and play a game unless I know I'm going to pick up and play it. [18:31:30] * Demota nods. :/ [18:31:36] Any old concepts you feel like bringing back? [18:31:54] Is Exalted like X-Men? [18:32:17] A few similarities can be drawn, yeah. [18:32:23] CHarles: What do you mean by a lot of effort? [18:32:28] The whole issue of accepting sends? [18:33:36] That and I can generally watch The Office or Parks and Recreation without looking at the screen the entire time [18:34:27] * Demota nods [18:34:36] Well, I think I know of a way to deal with the first issue [18:43:56] * Darkheart (lol@fl-67-235-250-99.dhcp.embarqhsd.net) has joined #Exalted [18:44:32] Hey DH [18:44:37] Get into #Exalted. [18:44:42] er, #ExaltedIC [18:44:44] :V [18:45:38] No guarantee about play, as I'm full and sleepy-ish. [18:45:40] BUT I AM WATCH [18:45:45] Heh [18:50:12] Hahahahah, they announced some new Britpop dlc for Rock Band, and apparently it's like some band that's a dirty word when it comes to britpop. [18:50:46] hahaha [18:51:37] Oh, who is it? [18:51:59] Kula Shaker [18:57:59] Man, it stlil kinda bugs me that "ranks" only exist in even numbers. [19:00:07] Like... you get "Ranks" to spend. But the first rank is TWO ranks. [19:00:41] Aw man, there's no buddhist temple in Manch [19:00:48] Looks like I'd have to go further afield. [19:00:59] :( [19:02:17] http://img.waffleimages.com/1f83b981f8e63dcf71d76a1e5d4ad266d347bc2e/dan-cirno.jpg I love this picture so much [19:02:57] Capcom is apparently taking suggestions for who they should fight in the next Capcom vs game. [19:03:05] "Think about it, Ryu be all doo dee doo throw fireball and every Touhou character would be like GRAZED THAT SHIT PUNK, WHAT NOW? " [19:03:25] hahahahaha [19:06:56] Aw man. There's one town with two, so I could shop around [19:06:58] Touhou vs Capcom would be awesome [19:07:09] But it's like an hour and a half away by the Vermont border [19:07:16] Damn [19:09:31] Hahahaha "Capcom vs Suda51. Not his games, Suda51 himself." [19:09:39] hahahahahaha [19:10:33] Hahahah [19:10:57] I think the biggest problem is that I'm kinda worried that the Buddhist temples I'll find around here will be led by hippies [19:11:10] That'd be kinda great considering Suda51 demonstrates wrestling moves on animators, and took off his pants in public [19:11:16] Do the temples have web sites? [19:11:47] And as good as the hippie-appealing parts of Buddhism are, my number one problem right now is that life consists entirely of suffering, and I don't want to reincarnate as an unfortunate being. :| [19:11:58] haha [19:15:25] The one in Newmarket seems like the one that's the largest in the area, and it's only ~45 minute away, give or take getting-lost-time [19:15:41] But it's in the opposite direction of where I want to go this weekend. :( [19:15:51] :( [19:16:07] Oh, Reminder, Plan 9 encore is October 8 [19:16:19] There's an encore? [19:16:20] I wanted to go to Manchester to visit the Concentra Urgent Care doctor and get off of door-watching duty [19:16:29] And pick up The Diamond Age [19:16:37] Maybe there's a regular bookstore near the temple [19:16:41] Yeah. [19:17:04] http://www.ncm.com/Fathom/Comedy/RiffTrax_Encore.aspx?utm_source=Rifftrax_LivePage [19:17:08] What's Diamond Age? [19:17:28] Neil Stephenson's post-cyberpunk book about how technology effects how kids grow up [19:18:05] aaah [19:18:17] Oh, are you ready for that monthly D&D game with those kids? [19:23:53] Well, the store owner doesn't want to host it [19:24:00] I'm considering asking if he can give the kids' parents my email [19:24:10] * Demota nods. [19:24:21] So Myriad doesn't want them? [19:24:28] A house might be kinda tricky. [19:25:15] I could MAYBE host at the parents' house, but I'd feel weird imposing [19:25:44] yeah. [19:25:47] Any other stores? [19:25:53] A couple, but they suck [19:31:40] Hmm. [19:31:51] That temple is a FWBO temple [19:31:59] I dunno if I want to be involved in that. [19:32:20] Both because it's a semi-westernized Buddhist group, and because they have some fairy shady, misogynistic things in their past [19:32:24] Damn [19:32:44] Like "A relationship between a man and a woman is for incomplete people who need another person as a crutch GO FUCK DUDES" [19:33:09] (seriously, the Fellowship of Western Buddhist Orders has a history of pressuring initiates into homosexual relationships :psyduck: ) [19:34:06] ... wow [19:34:35] Haahhahahaha what the fuck? [19:36:38] Granted, it was started by an englishman [19:36:48] So they'll take any excuse they can get to cornhole a dude [19:36:53] haha [19:37:33] Hm. There's a Shambhala Buddhist meditation group in Nashua [19:37:54] AE: You originally had "Perseverance" in that slot [19:37:55] I could check that out, since that's a tibetan branch and probably more legit [19:37:59] Which is kinda weird [19:38:01] Huh, cool [19:38:10] ah [19:38:21] You can go with it for now if you can't think of anything else [19:38:25] ah k [19:39:06] * Alt-Eisen is now known as Kaname [19:39:22] Brief backgrounds? Except Kaname, I guess, since she's got amnesia. [19:39:59] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shambhala_Buddhist It looks like a farly recent name, at least, if not a recent tradition [19:40:53] * Kentaro is now known as Whispering_Orchid [19:41:29] Whispering Orchid's childhood was probably kinda fucked up considering that he's a transvestite man-whore [19:41:42] o.O [19:41:43] True [19:41:47] What about recent activity? [19:43:06] But before his exaltation, his clients were merchants in Nexus who wanted a beautiful, articulate companion. He was probably kind of like one of those Greek women who'd be legitimized in male society by virtue of their knowledge and wits and charm. He may have exalted when he was assaulted by a client who didn't realize what he was getting into [19:43:16] (Or, perhaps, what was getting into him :}) [19:43:24] haha [19:43:42] o.o [19:43:49] Considering that this is Exalted, is he gay or is he bi? [19:44:22] He's bi-furious. :| [19:44:37] Ever since then, he's dropped out of high society, and tried to stay under the radar, since even in Nexus a Solar can't really be obvious, and being a companion to rich people who deal with the realm is a good way to get spotted [19:44:58] * Demota nods [19:44:59] He's bi. He might even be straight except when he's doing his job. [19:45:09] So he's just traveling and staying low? [19:45:14] Yeah [19:45:54] ... so how do I get him into a game? :( [19:46:19] Presumably something happens which forces him into action? [19:46:42] Have some villains attack me :P [19:46:47] haha [19:46:51] And he has to come to my resuce [19:46:54] rescue [19:46:56] Already partly typed [19:47:00] He's interested in his own safety, but he's not a monster. I figure if we were using the morals, he'd have high Temperance, mid-high Charisma, low Valor, low Conviction [19:47:21] His Great Curse might tie into his flightiness, as a break from Temperance [19:48:40] are there falling blossoms in Falling Blossoms? [19:49:00] Sure. GFalling cherry petals. [19:50:19] Until some jerk steals spring. :| [19:50:21] I don eben know where my PC is [19:50:24] haha [19:50:31] I'll intro her soon enough. [19:50:55] Whoooooooooooo a session with practically zero prep time. [19:51:00] I'm making it up as I go along! [19:51:09] :O [19:51:18] don't hurt yourself [19:52:11] Go ahead and gimme a roll [19:52:24] * Kaname rolls around Dem [19:52:24] Let's see. If throwing with an attempt to end a life a Night Caste thing? I can't remember if they get Thrown [19:52:38] Moe moe...kyun! [19:52:40] It isn't. [19:52:46] * Whispering_Orchid nods [19:52:50] In that case, just: [19:52:55] 2d6+2 [19:52:55] Whispering_Orchid rolls 2D6+2: 3 1 +2 = 6 [19:52:57] Welp [19:55:54] That's a fail. [19:56:05] I threw in some description to soften the blow a little. [19:56:45] Yeah. That's probably a good rule of thumb when running Exalted. Exalts don't just whiff, because that's not mythically interesting [19:57:00] Yeah [19:57:40] "Eat this girl! We don't need her anymore" "NOOOOOO!!!" [19:58:09] sorry, late hour and my evil sense of humor is getting worse [20:00:19] What, with monster blood in his hair? [20:00:28] Scabby [20:00:31] Aww, dang. That Shambhala Buddhist group meets between 7 and 9 PM on wednesdays in a town about 45 minutes away [20:00:42] :( [20:00:45] I thought I emoted cleaning it off. Unless he's also covered with blood [20:01:46] That's Kaname. [20:01:51] yay! [20:03:49] o.O [20:04:12] http://playthisthing.com/megacorps-november ooh [20:05:19] Gonna make a Pharmacopoeia check to try and bring her back to wakefulness with medicine and acupuncture [20:05:21] >.> <.< [20:05:29] 2d6+2 [20:05:29] Whispering_Orchid rolls 2D6+2: 3 4 +2 = 9 [20:05:29] whew [20:05:33] You made it. [20:06:16] should I wait for a descriptive prose? [20:06:25] Kaname awakens, with no memory but her name. And general social concept like kingdoms and towns and what a ship is or whatever. [20:06:30] Nah, go ahead and awaken. [20:07:43] How'm I doing so far? [20:12:23] Fairly well [20:13:48] Alright, so you saved the town, beat the monster, and married the girl. [20:13:56] Good campaign, everyone [20:14:03] o.O [20:14:48] Session End! Well start handing out the XP :P [20:22:36] http://fsn.seorinwastaken.com/u/UBW12-09-11.jpg [20:22:56] THIS HAND OF MINE...!!! [20:23:38] skill roll? [20:23:56] Yeah [20:24:03] 2d6+4 [20:24:03] Kaname rolls 2D6+4: 6 2 +4 = 12 [20:24:08] You play it superbly. [20:28:17] Let's say the god is called Long of Limb and Appetite [20:29:43] Wahahaha! Now I shall play and lead all the children out of town! [20:29:51] I think this might be like, the first game where we started en media res [20:30:39] Yeah [20:33:13] Alright, shall we sliptime to the celebration? [20:33:22] I wonder if my PC should have the anime style "miko ahoge" [20:33:41] I wonder if your PC should have the touhou style "miko waki" [20:33:49] waki? [20:33:54] Armpit. [20:34:03] o.o [20:34:27] Hahahaha "Frank Frank Frank, think about what happens if you hit a child with an umbrella? In the eyes of the law, that is child abuse! And then, in the eyes of the law, you'll have to give this house back to their parents!" [20:34:36] hahahaha [20:40:31] Charles, how are you in awakeness? [20:40:38] Hahahhaha "I'm saying we do a classic good realtor/bad realtor routine." [20:40:42] Getting kinda tired. :. [20:40:46] :/, even [20:40:49] Damn. [20:41:08] I kinda want to do this more. AE, if you're gonna be around tomorrow during the daytime, maybe we could do more of this before Mage kicks in [20:41:40] My friend called while we were playing so I'll probably be over at his house tomorrow [20:42:07] Alright, maybe Sunday before the multidimensional thing, then [20:42:12] maybe [20:42:31] weekends are kinda packed during the day though [20:44:29] Hahahaha, good realtor/bad realtor is awesome [20:44:46] He just got up in a married couple's face and shouted at them until they agreed to buy the house [20:44:57] hahaha [20:47:19] Actually getting much more tired. :/ [20:47:29] Alright. We'll try to wrap up soon. [20:50:22] howcome I'm imagining Orchid trying to cure her with his needles which involves sticking two of em into her head and "tuning" her while she speaks gibberish like a radio being tuned to the right station ^^; [20:50:30] hahahaha [20:50:55] You guys don't even know each others' names. :V [20:54:04] "I shall call you Ran-san!" [20:54:41] Mister Orchid :P [20:55:26] End here? [20:55:48] Sure [20:55:50] ... man, what a good time to end. [20:56:18] "I'm not sure if I wanna do THAT thing yet." "You'll be begging for him nail you soon enough!" *whoosh* [20:56:31] o.O [20:56:58] Alright, that went pretty well, and I didn't even have to run a real fight. [20:57:00] :toot: [20:57:05] "I am a delicate flower! I don't wanna get plucked!" [20:57:11] I'm not sure that the town elder knows that Whispering Orchid's a guy, which makes it especially Exalted. :| [20:57:12] toot? [20:57:29] It's an emoticon with a party hat and those little paper whistles. [20:57:43] How does Kaname know she's a delicate flower? :| [20:57:46] Have someone ask later "So which one of you is Seimei and which one is Uke" [20:57:49] hahah [20:58:23] I'm not sure if mortals can tell about Exalts or whatever, but I figured "You reminded me of her" is okay enough [20:58:37] ah [20:59:51] well I gotta return my friend's call on the phone so I will take my leave unless there is anymore business to attend to [20:59:59] S'fine [21:00:06] later doods [21:00:14] * Kaname is now known as Alt-Eisen [21:00:24] * Alt-Eisen (Rook@cpe-76-175-9-161.socal.res.rr.com) Quit (Quit: Client Exited) [21:00:32] Opinion on the session, everyone? [21:01:03] I really like the idea of Seimei and Uke. Like, one is submissive, the other is a demon-binding magician [21:01:12] haha [21:01:13] It's a non-standard relationship dynamic, but it works [21:02:02] I guess I might not mind running this once a week, though on a non-fixed schedule. [21:02:28] I think it turned out pretty well for something I had to make up as I went along. [21:02:32] Yeah [21:02:35] "Okay, amnesiac. Maybe washed up on shore." [21:03:50] Then I figured that to get you into the scene early, you coul dhave a monster fight. Except I didn't want AE to sit out while it happened, so I decided to start en media res. [21:04:03] Then give you a parting blow to show how you could finish it off. [21:04:09] ( You could not finish it off. ) [21:05:07] Then I realized I needed a way to get the characters together, and then the rest of the session kinda flowed naturally from there. [21:08:05] The General posted: [21:08:05] After that they can come flooding out and fuck your shit. [21:08:05] You are Space Hulk Shakespeare. [21:20:46] http://www.destructoid.com/tgs-09-valkyria-chronicles-2-is-a-worthy-successor-149921.phtml [21:20:48] The Seme -> Seimei typo(?) makes me snicker a bit [21:20:59] (assuming it's not intentional) [21:21:10] I assumed it was intentional, sinc eI think Abeno Seimei did that stuff [21:21:45] Well then it's just clever instead of hahahahahah good typo [21:22:01] What did you think of the session, Yon? I think I've got an entry point in mind for another character if you think you might be ready by the next.. whenever it happens [21:22:25] I haven't fully read it over yet but it seemed to go well (watching Heroes) [21:22:32] *nod* [21:22:56] I'm actually kind of trying to think of an entry point myself since the character concept I had in mind was really tied to Nexus. [21:23:20] We haven't really pinned down the geography, I think. Outside of "Near the ocean" [21:23:55] Also, since this isn't really going to be a regular planned game, it'll probably end up like Youkai but with more fighting. [21:27:54] I've still got the basic idea of 'superhero' night caste, but I'm not sure which direction to take it. I'm not sure if I want to be more Spider-Man or more The Question. [21:28:34] Well, so long as it doesn't slide past Quesiton and into Rorshach. Then you'd be spending ALL your time proposing that characters in the setting might be homosexual. :| [21:29:26] Yeah that would kind of be problematic. Every character I pass on the street "Possible homosexual, must investigate further." I'd never get ANYTHING done. :| [21:30:44] Maybe if you turned it into an Investigation charm combo [21:31:20] You know, I NEVER got the hang of charm combos [21:31:50] A gaydar charm would be fairly useful in Exalted. :| [21:31:56] haha [21:32:17] Do bi people have gaydars? [21:34:22] Fascinating [21:34:23] A 2007 study under Ambady found that people could identify gay men better than random chance when shown only a photo of only the eye. Accuracy was closer to what participants thought their accuracy would be when hairstyle was included.[12] A 2009 study found that determination of female sexual orientation by similar means was more accurate when a "snap" judgment was made, rather than conscious deliberation. [13] [14] [21:37:58] Come to think of it, Orchid is from Nexus too End of #Exalted buffer Fri Sep 25 22:08:08 2009