Session Start: Sun Oct 18 00:00:00 2009 Session Ident: #Exalted 01[18:05:57] Hm. 01[18:06:11] I guess if Adyen doesn't show up, this is proably an alright opportunity to try Exalted again. [18:08:25] ....hahahahahah [18:08:26] Access is a character born out of the Marvel vs. DC event. It’s his job to make sure that the two worlds are split completely so that they don’t lead to more apocalyptic crossover madness. Although he hasn’t been seen in the pages of comic books for years, Access is still around, unseen by us all. He continues his job by whispering to Joe Quesada that, “Dan Didio says your mother’s face smells like his colon,” and then leaving Didio a 01[18:08:40] hahahah 01[18:08:43] and then leaving Didio a [18:08:50] and then leaving Didio a note that says, “Dear Dan, Quesada claims that Cable would beat the snot out of Matrix from Reboot. Are you seriously going to take that?” That’s way more effective than running around alleyways in a dorky super-suit. [18:10:00] I don't get how this tank can be so bad. All her gear is purple, but she can barely tank HNexus [18:10:46] Ebay? Carried by her guild to tank gear she can't use? [18:10:51] Bad spec? 01[18:11:08] Lent out the account? [18:11:12] I actually don't think I've seen her thunderclap once 01[18:14:14] What do you guys think of potential Exalted tonight later on, if we can't get AE's game going? [18:14:45] She knows boss strategy, she just.... can't tank 01[18:17:15] Huh 01[18:17:24] Maybe you can provide advice in a non-aggressive way? [18:17:44] Hahahhaha, there's some Venom fanboy blabbing in the comments on this article that the crossover where Venom beat up Superman is completely reasonable [18:17:59] Venom beat up Superman? [18:18:13] o.O [18:20:05] Inexplicably, yes. (though someone mentioned they think the comic happened shortly after Final Night, where Superman had been severely powered-down for a while) [18:23:28] Dem: what Exalted game are you thinking? The one me and Charles are doing? 01[18:23:36] Yeah [18:23:40] hmmm [18:24:13] brb 01[18:25:34] Whoo, today was a new Kongou Banchou day after all 01[18:26:01] wait, no 01[18:26:03] I misread [18:32:36] Hahahaha "I love the second quest in the Dante's Inferno video game where you get to play as a minor bureaucrat in the Vatican and choose what bishops you want to write terrible things about." [18:32:58] Hahahahahahahah 01[18:33:16] hahaha [18:33:26] http://www.4thletter.net/gavok/venom/sinistercovers.jpg Hahahahahah, this is not how you do a matching cover 01[18:33:40] hahahahahahhah [18:34:28] back 01[18:34:36] re AE [18:36:50] Hahahaha, this got linked when they were talking about Dante's Inferno http://paradiso.com/ 01[18:37:09] hahahha 01[18:37:29] Charles, might you be okay for Exalted after the riad? 01[18:37:32] If AE's game can't run [18:38:02] It's just a heroic, if it was a raid one shitty tank wouldn't be this much of a problem :| [18:38:17] But yeah 01[18:41:51] Opening up #ExaltedIC if this gets off the ground. 01[18:41:57] Then I'll hide in a box in the attic for five hours. :| 01[18:45:57] I'm assuming that "Yeah" from Charles was referring to this game, anyways [18:46:30] I think this tank might be fury-spec [18:47:27] ahaha, that cover thing is hilarious [18:50:13] I bet we could find a non-retarded fanmade Tau supplement 01[18:50:49] Charles, was I right? 01[18:51:00] We could probably make one, too [18:52:07] With battlesuits? :D 01[18:52:16] Probably not battlesuits. 01[18:52:23] I really don't want to figure out how flying would work. [18:52:43] Flying is covered in the DH corebook [18:53:06] And they have jump packs in the Inquisitor's Handbook [18:53:14] what's there not to figure out? [18:53:36] Preferably without battlesuits, I think. I don't know if DH even has anything for vehicular stats, and I don't want to work that shit out. [18:53:55] They have vehicular rules 01[18:53:57] Charles, if you could answer the question, I'd be really happy. I don't know if you'r eintentionally ignoring me or what. 01[18:54:51] I'm not sure why you'd need the battlesuits in the game. 01[18:55:04] I mean... like... what would you use it for? [18:55:14] Well say you wanna take on something really big and scary? 01[18:55:34] Like what? [18:55:39] Space Marines 01[18:56:18] If Space Marines are around, it's probably going to be a war game. [18:56:25] Well Stealthsuits I can see. Crisises and Broadsides may be asking for too much [18:56:36] Dem: I didn't even remember the question. 01[18:56:44] Oh, okay. When you say battlesuits, I assume it's a crisis suit [18:56:44] But yeah, there was literally nothing else I could say yes to 01[18:56:54] Charles: Are you interested in Exalted tonight if AE's game doesn't run? [18:56:58] Char: he wanted to know if you're up for playing Exalted [18:57:02] That's what I said yes to 01[18:57:08] Oh. Okay. [18:57:11] There was literally nothing else I could have said yes to [18:57:20] So I don't know why you were pissing yourself in panic over it. 01[18:57:24] Hop into #ExaltedIC 01[18:57:33] I wasn't really paniced, just mostly confused. :downs: [18:57:35] plizzle [18:59:43] I ran a Salamander chase scene in my DH game so vehicles are possible [18:59:46] btw 01[19:00:13] Yeah. 01[19:00:30] I'm just wondering what a Space Marine would be doing in a game about investigation [19:00:59] I dunno. Some days at the end of a campaign, players just wanna throw down with a bigass demon 01[19:01:21] Yeah. 01[19:01:39] I can accept battlesuits as an occasional thing [19:01:41] I actually ran a Warhammer version of the Zuul sequence in Ghostbusters at the end of my game 01[19:01:57] I just sort of assumed you were expecting like... players to all be in battlesuits, doing investigation and breaking through door frames. ^^; [19:01:58] Complete with a giant Destructor demon [19:02:40] Naturally the PCs had to distract it while an orbiting battleship lined it up for an orbital strike [19:03:25] Also the PCs were given ample warning not to actually try to fight the Destructor on its own terms 06[19:03:54] * Demota nods 03[19:04:09] * Alt-Eisen is now known as Kaname [19:04:47] it was one of those action sequences involving a boss moreso than a straight boss fight 06[19:05:09] * Demota nods 03[19:06:13] * Charles is now known as Whispering_Lotus [19:06:26] Where are the vehicle rules, anyways? I didn't see them when reading the book [19:06:56] They were a DL off the Black Library site [19:07:01] I can send them if you want 01[19:07:15] aah [19:08:09] That'd be good, yeah [19:08:17] That seemed like one of the big holes in the core rules 01[19:08:26] Yeah [19:08:38] I'll be ready to play soon, I didn't expect us to start immediately [19:08:51] Also hell yeah, the Seigebreaker helmet looks *awesome* 01[19:09:01] No problem 01[19:09:06] Take your time. I know I will. 01[19:09:07] :toot: 01[19:09:11] Washing dishes [19:09:16] It's a metal cowl with these huge, demonic horns and glowing eyes [19:09:29] Wishing Dashes? 01[19:09:44] If I run at 88 mph, I get a wish [19:09:45] o.o [19:10:11] Provided that wish is to accidentally seduce your own mother and negate your existance [19:11:00] Well you can be your own grandfather according to Futurama 01[19:11:23] But if you don't exist, how can you seduce your own mother? [19:13:18] That's interesting [19:13:32] Maybe Marty could have kicked back and just waited for himself to disappear and then be reinstated [19:14:12] Well disappearing would basically be the death of you only to be replaced by another you from another timeline [19:14:22] Time travel is complicated @_@ [19:14:54] Well, sure. But if there was no him to die, then he couldn't have died, so he might be brought back into existance. :| [19:15:12] Time travel also is never explored from a theological standpoint so its hard to know what happens to the "soul" [19:15:37] I think that actual theologans have less ridiculous things to worry about [19:15:42] true [19:15:55] But this sounds like an AWESOME thing to ask someone who went to seminary 01[19:16:00] Oh, I got a copy of Back to the Future for my birthday. Wondering if I should watch it. Or when, rather. 01[19:16:01] Yeah. 01[19:16:11] Divinity and time travel sounds interesting. [19:16:24] and I suppose theological fiction writers never really touch it 01[19:17:01] ... hey. 01[19:17:05] Here's a question. 01[19:17:19] Can anyone find reference to time travel in fiction or at all before Jules Verne? 01[19:17:22] er 01[19:17:24] HG wells 01[19:17:30] Or before his general time period 01[19:17:45] I'm pretty sure it was fantasized about, but I don't know if it was ever written about [19:17:50] Wasn't A Wrinkle In Time vaguely Christian? Or am I confusing Madeline l'Engle with CS Lewis? [19:18:40] You're asking the wrong person. My knowledge of Christian time travel is basically Superbook [19:19:33] boy that takes me back. Anybody remember that? 01[19:19:46] Nope [19:20:24] I kinda want to email Slacktivist about this [19:20:43] Since, IIRC, he went to a seminary, and I think that he'd have interesting things to say about christianity and time travel 01[19:21:11] Yeah 01[19:21:49] I think the big question is if it'd be right to travel back in time and save Jesus. 01[19:21:50] :| 01[19:22:03] Actually, that's the subject of a short story I read about [19:22:28] Let's Go To Golgotha? 01[19:22:29] A guy travels back in time to see Jesus, and he tries not to disrupt the timeline by preventing it. [19:22:30] Probably not. The world would be a heck of a lot different 01[19:22:32] Yeah. [19:23:05] I think that theologically, Christ's sacrifice is something that absolutely shouldn't be disrupted by 'saving' him 01[19:23:10] Yeah 01[19:23:14] Anyway, when the time comes for people to pick whether it's Jesus or the other guy that gets let go, he picks the other guy to be let go in order to keep the timeline from being altered 01[19:23:27] Then he realizes that everyone else present is a time traveler who doesn't want to alter time [19:23:42] I agree. Not only from a religious standpoint but for the effect saving his life would have on history [19:23:44] Because if you save Jesus, theologically, you damn the rest of mankind. Unless they want to get circumcized and eat kosher 01[19:24:01] Well, Judaism WAS a missionary religion at some point [19:24:10] Yeah [19:24:36] Christianity basically hijacked the missionary undercurren [19:24:58] It'd be like the whole thing about assassinating Hitler [19:25:46] If Hitler died before he could start WWII and Nazism, whose to say someone worse may have taken his place later on [19:26:06] I think you'll find there is a very fascinating scholarly discertation on this very topic [19:26:10] Granted its hard to imagine someone worse than Hitler 01[19:26:41] Well, you don't even need to assassinate him 01[19:26:55] You just needed to let his art school application get accepted. [19:27:08] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command_%26_Conquer:_Red_Alert_series [19:27:13] on another note. The Men Who Stare At Goats? [19:27:31] THat looks interesting [19:27:41] "cloud bursting. Keeps ya sharp." 01[19:28:05] What's that? [19:28:22] (Also, Hitler was *super* evil, but there were plenty of guys in the 20th century who would have done just as much damage if given the chance 01[19:28:41] Yeah. [19:28:47] Stalin actually killed more people, and Pol Pot would probably have been worse had he been in charge of someplace that wasn't Cambodia 01[19:28:51] I'm still kind of amazed at his original plan. 01[19:28:57] Which was "Ship all the jews to SOuth America." [19:29:02] Which, let's be honest, was kind of fucked to shit even before Pol Pot came in [19:29:06] Wow [19:29:37] Dem: Imagine if that happened instead of the Holocaust 01[19:30:02] Yeah, Germany would have lost the war due to going ridiculously bankrupt from putting MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ON BOATS. [19:30:08] Hahahahah [19:30:18] Well, there were still a *lot* of non-jewish people that might have still been executed 01[19:30:23] True [19:30:41] Gypsies, homosexuals, intellectuals, and so forth [19:31:02] And man, if you were a smart gay rom, you got sent to the triple concentration camp [19:31:14] o.O [19:31:37] Why do they call them concentration camps? [19:31:40] Where they put you in a death gas oven shower? 01[19:31:44] Concentrated orange juice 01[19:31:48] It's "concentrated". [19:31:55] Because they had concentrated populations of jews. 01[19:32:00] The goal is to "concentrate" populations [19:32:01] Yeah. And other people [19:32:01] Ah [19:32:21] The Holocaust wasn't an exclusively Jewish tragedy, even if it's kind of become that way in the media [19:33:06] So its more evil than forcing people to sit around and play that old card game [19:34:08] Or making them sit and think really hard 01[19:34:30] I sort of wonder what's wrong with Hitler. He was a great speaker and a brilliant politician, but his insistence on super-weapons and thinking that sihpping millions of people was viable was just REALLY unrealistic [19:34:55] Well, I think being charismatic and a good social planner doesn't make you a good logistical planner 01[19:34:55] Like, one of the weapons he funded for a long time was a bomber that would go into space and drop bombs from up there. [19:35:41] To be fair, a super weapon DID win World War II. [19:35:48] It was the atomic bomb. [19:35:56] Also, if I was currently in an opped name, our condition would TOTALLY become 'I sort of wonder what's wrong with Hitler' 01[19:36:07] Nova can do it. [19:36:11] Nova: The difference is, the super weapons Hitler wanted to make were ridiculous vehicles. 01[19:36:14] Yeah. 01[19:36:18] REALLY ridiculous [19:36:20] Like, he had a tank called the Maus [19:36:26] Yeah [19:36:26] It was pretty effective [19:36:34] So he wanted to make one called the Ratte [19:36:39] Which was THREE TIMES AS LARGE [19:36:46] And would SINK INTO THE EARTH WHEN DEPLOYED 03[19:36:52] * NovaSeaker changes topic to '#Exalted: You relieved yourself! Your condition became "I sort of wonder what's wrong with Hitler." | Sharn II: Weekly Wednesday Sessions, Go!| Odal's Fen: hecho en mexico | Dem's GT IP: 71.202.41.240 / Port 6812 | Youkai Thursdays 5 Pacific | http://demota.sandwich.net/rpg |TV screens means soft core gay erotica' [19:37:00] hahahaha 01[19:37:23] Yeah. [19:37:25] So a Leman Russ and a Baneblade? 01[19:37:29] Then that Orbital Bomber I was talking about. [19:37:35] The superweapon that won the war was effective, essentially, because it was terrible, in the sense that it brought terror. 01[19:37:42] Yeah. [19:37:46] yeah 01[19:37:49] And it wasn't even necessary. :/ [19:37:50] The superweapons that lost Hitler the war were terrible, in the sense that they were fucking useless 01[19:37:56] hahahah [19:38:03] haha 01[19:38:23] At some point, he was even told that the orbital bomber was going to take decades to make 01[19:38:39] I can't remembe rif he canned it or allowed it. [19:38:55] Dem: Wasn't it? I mean, it's kind of conventional wisdom, which is often wrong, but I thought the general consensus was that not invading the Home Islands probably saved lives overall 01[19:39:19] No, I mean, if I remember right, before they dropped a bomb on Japan, there was a translation issue. [19:39:25] (Granted, most of the people who would have died in an invasion would have been military personnel instead of civilians, but it's hard to weight that) 01[19:39:34] They asked Japan for a surrender, and they got a one-word response. [19:39:44] No? 01[19:40:21] It got translated as "No", but it meant "Ignore", which could also have meant, in terms of culture stuff, as asking for some time to think about it. 01[19:40:34] I might be remembering this totally wrong, though, because I learned about this in elementary shcool. [19:40:47] In america? 06[19:40:51] * Demota bites Nova [19:41:13] I'm sorry, I didn't mean that to sound ignorant. I mean, it sounds like something that might've been propaganda against the US 01[19:41:27] ... I learned it in America, yes. 01[19:41:30] I was born in the US. [19:41:39] I didn't know for sure [19:41:43] ~Born in the USA! 01[19:41:49] Found it. 01[19:42:14] ... found my pdq thing, I mean [19:42:29] Sorry Dem, I am not the racist ;_; [19:43:08] America is far from perfect so I'd believe it and I'm American. An American who can accept his country's faults 06[19:43:31] * NovaSeaker nods. [19:43:33] Though I dunno on the otherhand [19:43:44] I was more questioning it since I didn't remember hearing anything like that in school 01[19:43:50] I wasn't taught it. [19:43:54] They had alot of Japanese American imigrants in the country at the time 01[19:43:56] I borrowed books form the library. [19:43:56] oh [19:43:59] Aah 01[19:44:16] ... come to think of it, I borrowed a lot of books about atomic bombs and cults and militia. 01[19:44:21] I usually didn't touch fiction. 01[19:44:28] I was the LFest kid. [19:44:49] I read up alot of ancient mythology [19:44:57] You're still not that LF, since you don't support world proletariat revolution. :| 01[19:45:08] haha [19:45:16] I was a gamer even in my youth [19:45:40] I didn't read when I was a kid. [19:45:44] I played video games. [19:45:57] I was born before videogames [19:46:08] I didn't start reading novels until I was 13, and I started reading star wars books [19:46:32] Well I was little around the time the Atari systems came out [19:47:10] And my family held off getting videogames until the Nintendo came out [19:48:00] Gee I'm old :( [19:48:56] Oddly my parents didn't complain when I got D&D 1e [19:49:30] Apparently my mom read through my first DnD books (3e) when I wasn't looking 01[19:49:39] hee [19:49:41] Wait, does this mean there's someone in the channel older than me? :aaaaa: [19:49:43] And she liked them, cause they were wordy and read like text books. 01[19:50:31] Imagine if you got Vampire instead. :| [19:50:49] D&D got me to read [19:50:51] haha 01[19:51:05] I don't read books so much anymore. I should. [19:51:22] Hahahhaha holy shit, that reminds me of the lengths I went to to keep my parents from finding out I RPed. [19:51:36] haha, what? [19:51:40] Since the first game I ever really _played_ was Mage. [19:51:53] Only my uncle thought it was dangerous that I was into D&D. He's Catholic though [19:52:03] Yeah so am I. [19:52:18] I'm also not an idiot about it. [19:52:27] Well he used to be one of those close minded types [19:52:27] Which I played with a bunch of fruity gothy wiccans, in a small town in Canada's version of the bible belt. :V 01[19:52:28] I thought you were a Deist. [19:52:29] Er... sorry, I didn't mean to call your uncle an idiot 01[19:52:31] hahahaha 01[19:52:41] ... this feels familiar. 01[19:52:47] Did we have this conversation before, Nova? [19:52:57] I dunno? [19:53:14] You did, yeah [19:53:22] We actually got banned from bringing our books to school. :V [19:53:26] I think you're confusing Nova with Thomas Jefferson again [19:53:37] or Fake Thomas Jefferson [19:53:43] (Which is an easy mistake to make, considering that they both own black people) [19:53:45] Naw, my uncle isn't an idiot but he has done and said some foolish things. [19:54:04] Yeah, I apologize for making the implication [19:54:10] My mom suspects he has Aspergers like I do 01[19:54:30] Nova should get a Jefferson bible. [19:54:31] It's actually kind of funny that my parents got far less conservative as I did. 01[19:54:36] haha [19:54:46] heh [19:54:48] I can't even hear about someone having Aspergers nowadays without thinking of the MC Frontalot song [19:55:33] When I was younger, my parents wouldn't let me touch any form of media that involved magic unless it was by Tolkien or C.S.Lewis. [19:55:39] I just find it weird that people in the know call it the "Geek Syndrome" [19:55:43] Now my mom picks fights with people who bash Harry Potter. :V 01[19:55:53] Hahahaha [19:56:15] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PEuF4lIz2I [19:56:24] haha [19:56:26] nice [19:56:42] Well, there aren't many people who aren't total dorks who have it, so 'geek syndrome' fits. :V 01[19:58:08] But Charles, I heard that Albert Einstein and Bill Gates and L from Death Note have it. :| [19:58:30] Well I call myself a "Geek" with pride. It's not a bad word to me [19:58:38] hear hear! [19:58:41] Yeah, same here. [19:59:21] However I'm not a Nerd cuz nerds have useful knowledge and my brain is full of mecha stats and tricks on how to beat D&D monsters :P [19:59:27] I'm just saying that of the people I know who have aspergers, they're not top of the line to make the cover of GQ or be cast as James Bond [19:59:49] yeah [20:00:22] God, I really want to like Henry Hatsworth [20:00:45] Though when I was diagnosed my first statement was "There's something wrong with my butt?" [20:00:48] But it has some really obnoxious gameplay aspects, and the plot just isn't earnest enough for me to care about [20:00:51] Ass Burgers 01[20:01:07] I hear that term being tossed around a lot [20:01:08] *snrk* [20:01:12] You got aspergers. It's not a barbecue. It's your whole afternoon, though, lost down a rabbit hole. :| [20:01:29] Dem: What term? 01[20:01:38] Ass Burgers [20:01:41] Aah. [20:01:48] I thought you were referring to 'earnest' [20:01:59] I think what I don't like is how it doesn't take itself seriously [20:02:05] I'll have my assburgers with extra BBQ sauce [20:02:13] I'd like it a LOT better, narratively, if it was totally absurd but with a straight face [20:02:15] and a side of buttfries [20:02:50] Like, the plot is that there's this puzzle world that's locked away by pieces of a golden suit, which was worn by The Gentleman, the best-dressed man in history. [20:03:17] And that by taking the golden hat, Henry Hatsworth's opened the seal and has to collect The Gentleman's clothes to seal it back up 01[20:03:38] That sounds pretty awesome [20:03:40] Which would actually be a pretty cute plot, except that it's really self-aware and winking all the goddamn time and it's really distracting 01[20:03:43] Aw. 01[20:05:01] I really like that the Gentleman has a suit made entirely out of golden material and it's still well-dressed [20:06:43] Yeah [20:06:53] He was portrayed as a caveman in a three piece suit and bowler hat [20:07:09] The worst part of the game, though, are the interminable gauntlets 01[20:07:10] hahahaha [20:07:32] Where occaisionally, the game will decide to lock you on one screen and you have to fight off this long repetivie chain of enemies [20:08:32] And it's not HARD, just boring and tedious [20:10:06] Hhahahaha [20:10:06] “You want to see a magic trick?” [20:10:07] On its face, the scene is pretty simple. A clown-faced crook named the Joker shows up at a secret meeting of the city’s top criminal bosses — he’s small-time, not on anyone’s radar, and he hasn’t got an invitation. [20:10:07] The bosses try to threaten him, kill, him, or scare him off. But he intimidates them into letting him stay — by slamming one of his attackers’ heads into a table, driving an upturned pencil through the thug’s eye socket and deep into his brain, instantly killing him. [20:10:07] The move is smooth, fluid, and by far the most brutal, merciless act of the summer movie season, short of the release of Space Chimps. [20:10:11] I love Overthinking It [20:10:49] hahaha 01[20:11:04] Eew 01[20:11:12] Yeah, I dunno if I can watch Dark Knight. D: [20:11:18] Eew [20:11:20] yeah [20:11:30] Eyes and neck are my weak spots [20:11:54] Actually anything the neck and above [20:12:36] I don't remember how much is shown [20:12:58] IIRC, the Joker just puts the pencil, point-up, on a table, then slams a thug's head down onto it. And I think the thug stays down 06[20:13:14] * Demota nods [20:13:18] owie [20:13:25] Yeah, I'm pretty sure you don't see it sticking out OR going in [20:13:37] I find it really hard to decide what Joker I like the best 01[20:13:40] Was it a smilex Pencil? [20:13:53] Because, like, Dini's Joker and Heath Ledger's Joker are very different characters [20:13:55] I like the animated one [20:14:04] But they're both really, really terrific in their own ways [20:14:06] Mark Hamil rocks [20:14:17] Also, Arkham Asylum made me like the Dini joker more, I think 01[20:14:24] I like Dini joker 01[20:14:44] ... am I wrong to use "Smilex" and "Joker venom" interchangably? [20:14:46] Well, you haven't seen Dark Knight, so I don't know if your opinion really counts when choosing between the two [20:15:05] I think I prefer Dini's, just by a bit. [20:15:15] The 'Joker told me to kill my sister' conversation in Arkham, though, went a long way towards establishing Dini's Joker in my mind 01[20:15:38] What about Cage or Romero? :V [20:16:18] I don't think John Romero is a very good Joker. :| [20:16:39] (what are we even talking about?) 01[20:16:54] Jouka 01[20:17:07] http://batman.wikia.com/wiki/The_Joker_(Cesar_Romero) [20:17:09] METAL [20:17:29] Heato? 01[20:17:41] JOUKA [20:18:00] Huh, I always his last name was Romano for some reason. [20:18:11] Maybe there is only room for two Romeros in my mind. [20:19:02] The Fourth Kind sounds freaky 01[20:19:07] Zombie versus Doom versus Joker? 01[20:19:23] ... what's with his lip? 01[20:19:33] Or above his lip 01[20:19:46] Oh, nicholson, not Cage [20:20:17] Nicolas Cage would also not be a very good Joker. [20:20:26] Luke Cage might, if only for the absurdity. :V 01[20:20:38] hahahaha [20:20:39] Jim Carrey? 01[20:21:08] Okay, does anyone have an Initiative-related advantage? 01[20:21:14] I'm... not sure if the Caste ones count [20:21:35] dunno 01[20:21:58] Let's say they don't for now [20:22:39] I don't. 01[20:22:51] Alright, let's say Kaname goes, then Lotus, then Long. [20:23:09] I withold my action 01[20:24:24] http://pastebin.com/d2240c595 Session so far, Yon [20:24:49] Lotus is going to use his pharmocopia attribute to concoct some kind of herbicide to give Long pause and harm it some [20:25:05] 2d6+2 [20:25:05] Whispering_Lotus rolls 2D6+2: 6 3 +2 = 11 01[20:25:34] Long defends with being Stretchy. 01[20:25:36] 2d6+4 [20:25:37] Demota rolls 2D6+4: 1 5 +4 = 10 01[20:25:54] He takes 1 rank of damage to Stretchy. Post it. 01[20:28:18] Long tries to attack Lotus with a vine-limb. 01[20:28:20] 2d6+4 [20:28:20] Demota rolls 2D6+4: 5 4 +4 = 13 [20:28:53] Does Night include being elusive? I forget. 01[20:29:03] I... think so. Let's say it does for now [20:29:09] 2d6+6 [20:29:09] Whispering_Lotus rolls 2D6+6: 6 2 +6 = 14 [20:29:10] I shink sho 01[20:29:31] You're fine. Kaname's up. 01[20:29:46] Go ahead nad feel free to roll that defense into your description [20:29:51] If Jim Carrey did the Joker, I'd want him to channel the psychotic scenes in Number 23 [20:30:02] Hhaahahh [20:30:03] In an action that spits in the face of comics completely, Eddie bites into a fresh Twinkie and spits it out, saying it tastes like sewage. [20:30:05] I shall whack it with my flute 01[20:30:13] I think ANTHONY TURCO would make a great JOKER. [20:30:21] I think Jim Carrey is an amazing actor. He's so good at acting, that he can fool you into thinking he's a terrible actor. [20:30:34] 2d6+6 [20:30:34] Kaname rolls 2D6+6: 6 5 +6 = 17 [20:30:48] o.o [20:30:48] I think that JOKER would make a great ANTHONY TURCO [20:30:50] Why do you say that GRANT CHEN? [20:31:06] Why is everyone screaming my name? ;_; [20:31:06] That way instead of complaining about people not paying attention to D&D he'd just shoot them in the spine. [20:31:16] (at least it'd be more proactive. :|) [20:31:23] :V 01[20:31:34] 2d6+4 [20:31:34] Demota rolls 2D6+4: 3 5 +4 = 12 01[20:31:41] Okay, Kaname hits him, HARD. 01[20:31:57] Very hard. 01[20:31:59] Describe it. 01[20:32:04] It'll be Lotus' turn again [20:32:36] Alright, gonna use Carries Protection to battle it with my needles [20:32:39] 2d6+2 [20:32:39] Whispering_Lotus rolls 2D6+2: 5 3 +2 = 10 01[20:33:06] 2d6+2 [20:33:07] Demota rolls 2D6+2: 1 3 +2 = 6 01[20:33:11] Killed. 01[20:33:13] That was fast. 01[20:33:17] I think I like PDQ. [20:33:24] o.O 01[20:33:28] Or knocked unconscious or wahtever you want to do with it [20:33:28] TOO EASY! 01[20:33:42] ... huh. Batman Wiki says the pencil went into the forehead, not the eye. [20:35:41] That's a pretty awesome pressure point. [20:35:57] Not as good as the one that makes you age at an accelerated rate and then be struck by lightning, though [20:36:04] Hahahahah [20:36:25] I should read about more Fist of the North Star if striking pressure points with needles is going to be Lotus's fighting style [20:37:06] Well Fist isn't that great. Hokutoshinken is all about blowing up organs with a delayed effect 01[20:37:10] hahahaha 01[20:37:17] I need to get back to watching that [20:37:28] Though Ken makes it look cool 01[20:37:31] It's hard to really read about it. You really need to watch it [20:37:37] Yeah 01[20:37:44] Thankfully, it's available for free streaming from the official translator guys [20:38:01] where? [20:38:11] Y'know, that made me remember something from the Hokuto Musou trailer [20:39:10] It kind of weirds me out seeing Kenshiro make people explode in elaborate 3d, because they almost look less like a traditional Kenshiro explosion and more like they're about to explode into a Las Plagas. [20:39:11] whoa! If I didn't have a reason for getting a PS3 I do now! 01[20:39:16] http://www4.funimation.com/video/?page=show&b=273 01[20:39:19] Click "Show order" 01[20:39:33] Then "Sub only" 01[20:39:50] http://www4.funimation.com/video/?page=video&v=1478 First episode direct link [20:41:32] http://www.4thletter.net/gavok/venom/knuckles.jpg Doing a fist-bump with Wolverine strikes me as a really bad idea. Especially if you're a supervillain. [20:41:44] Oh, that reminds me: [20:41:55] At the supermarket today, I saw a razor with a Wolverine: Origins tie-in [20:42:06] That is maybe the worst marketing tie in in the history of mankind [20:42:28] Hhahahahahaha 01[20:42:31] hahahahahahhaahahahahahhaa hah ahah ahah ahah aha hah ah ahah ahahahahahahahah 01[20:43:17] Oh man, the fist bump thing is amazing too 01[20:47:48] I wonder if Harley's ever gonna show up on the big screen 01[20:49:13] I think it's kinda interesting that from what I saw in the game, Joker thinks Bats is an insane criminal too. 01[20:49:26] Or at least, can make a case of it to other inmates [20:49:45] well he does dress as a bat 01[20:49:50] Yeah [20:51:49] Well, he operates outside the law and assaults people [20:51:55] Also, it's hard to deny that batman is insane 01[20:52:10] Yeah. [20:52:41] 'I'll learn every martial art and become the world's greatest detective and eliminate criminals' isn't the healthiest response to your parents getting killed 01[20:52:44] He dresses up like a bat, has NO superpowers, and fights regularly with supervillains, for no concievably motive. 01[20:53:50] I sort of wonder what makes him insane when the other DC heroes aren't insane, though [20:54:14] For one, I don't think many others are driven to extraordinary action through personal tragedy [20:54:43] Superman or Wonder Women or Green Lantern have duties that spring from other things. Batman's duty is ENTIRELY based on his need to avenge his parents 06[20:54:54] * Demota nods. 01[20:54:57] Then later, Jason Todd. [20:55:08] mind if we wrap up soon? 01[20:55:14] Getting tired? 01[20:55:28] How soon do you wanna finish up? Like, 5 minutes? 15? 30? 01[20:55:57] Draggins this back to Jesus/Time travel, I sort of wonder if it'd be acceptable to go back in time and save the Wayne parents. :| [20:56:11] when we get to a fairly good stopping point 01[20:56:27] Sure [20:56:32] Depends on the continuity [20:56:50] I think, arguably, that would have led to a better world in the Batman Begins universe [20:57:31] The Waynes were stomping out crime, and Batman's presence as a vigilante gives rise to supercriminals like the Joker [20:57:53] In DC continuity, there are actual superhumans who'd exist wether or not Batman did [20:58:30] Not to mention stuff, like, killing Darkseid. 06[20:59:08] * Demota nods [21:00:27] Huh, interesting 01[21:00:37] I forget, did Batman McGinnis use guns? [21:00:43] Nope. [21:00:47] So Rogue Trader has the profit/ship tradeoff, where the better your ship is, the less money you have at first [21:01:02] You have 90 points split between them, in 5 ways 01[21:01:04] Yeah. I heard about that on the All Games considered podcast, which I thought was interesting [21:01:24] Going from 60/30 to 20/70 [21:01:41] After you finish spending ship points, you convert the rest to profit 01[21:01:43] So you could be like, an up and coming guy with a lot of capital and a not so great ship with room to grow, or like, the last scion of a dying trader house with a huge ship [21:01:54] It makes me wonder why they don't just give 90 ship points to begin with [21:02:01] And let you trade in whatever you have left for profit 01[21:02:20] Yeah. 01[21:02:29] My best guess is idiotproofing it like D&D 4e. [21:02:36] Yeah [21:02:48] I guess someone who REALLY wanted to break that could [21:03:13] By just buying the bare minimum and trying to upgrade with profit if that's possible, or just making this enormous hellship and ignoring profit 01[21:03:29] Yeah. [21:03:32] Hahahahha [21:03:32] An extremely rare form of weapon that can only be wielded by those that created them the Big Mek themselves. They are extremely unpredictable and can not only result in devastation to the enemy but to the unfortunate souls around the gun and the user themselves. In melee combat it counts as a power weapon with the two handed quality with a penetration of 6 and a damage of d10+3 (+wielders own strength). [21:03:43] I like how it's +strength and not ++strength bonus 01[21:03:47] hahahahaha 01[21:03:49] Yeah. [21:04:13] Power Klaw? [21:04:14] So a shokk gun weilded by an ork from this fansite, as written, would probably do 1d10+43 damage or so [21:04:25] oh 01[21:04:29] hahahahaha 01[21:04:35] God, fanmade stuff is broken [21:04:38] yes [21:04:46] You wanna hear something bad [21:04:53] Oh, huh, that's just if used in melee [21:05:10] If used as a gun, it does 2d10+5 damage and 2d10 pen [21:05:13] I remember reading a site that made Kingdom Hearts Heartless monsters as a xenos [21:05:26] And if either rolls gets doubles, shit happens 01[21:05:32] Awesome [21:05:42] KH doesn't strike me as Dark Heresy material really [21:06:05] http://www.darkreign40k.com/weapons-and-armour/big-mek-shokk-attack-gun-2.html This is p stupid [21:07:07] I stopped at "Never needs reloading" [21:07:25] THE REAL SHOKK ATTACK GUN NEEDS RELOADING AFTER EACH SHOT!!! Oy! 01[21:07:38] ... doesn't the Shokk Attack gun use grots as ammo? [21:07:41] yes 01[21:07:44] Or Snotlings, rather [21:07:47] yup [21:08:10] You have to suck up more snots after every shot [21:08:20] I like that orcs have attack guns [21:08:27] It implies that guns have roles other than attacking 01[21:08:32] hahaha. [21:08:38] Like orky versions of those t-shirt cannons [21:08:46] My Big Mek in the army I used to use used "Can-O-Snots" ammo drums 01[21:08:58] I just sort of figure that some orks have status guns 01[21:09:07] Guns that are totally ridiculously dakka and heavy [21:09:14] cuz I got tired of fixing that stupid vacuum part that kept falling off [21:09:39] My Rokkit Boyz had oil drums on their back for their rocket launchers [21:09:48] Because I didn't want to order the bits from GW. [21:09:59] (I also had pennies painted silver for Tankbusta Bombz) 01[21:10:02] Ugh, does anyone remmeber what comic had Superman and Batman talking about Christmas, and Batman dressed as Santa? [21:10:10] ew [21:10:22] Santa over his Batsuit? [21:12:10] I'm kinda passing out 01[21:12:30] Alright, I'll try and finish up here. [21:12:50] DC Infinite Christmas 01[21:12:53] Thanks 03[21:14:09] * Kaname is now known as Alt-Eisen 01[21:14:16] Oh, awesome. Scans Daily is back. http://asylums.insanejournal.com/scans_daily/ 01[21:14:21] Though at something called insanejournal [21:15:28] (it's too bad the rest of the comic wasn't all that good, though the Supergirl story did amuse me a bit. Because even though it wasn't very well written and the art was terrible, they were blatant about how they felt she's a terrible character and I loved how they portrayed Superman's relationship to her) 01[21:16:23] Shoudl I just keep saying what foods and tastes and music or wahtever sounds familiar to Kaname? 01[21:16:43] On one hand, hey, it provides clues, flavor, and RP hooks. 01[21:16:52] On the other, I have to use it on everything. :suicide: [21:19:44] dunno 01[21:19:55] How'm I doing so far? [21:20:05] You're doing great 01[21:20:21] Thanks [21:20:37] Like, he's just so frustrated over the fact that his cousin is an angry, violent, socially inept moron. And he's just trying SO hard to be patient with her, but he's clearly wondering if she needs an adamantium retard helmet or something. 01[21:20:46] hahha [21:21:40] And he's trying to explain the idea of Christmas to her but she just wants to sulk and punch people who don't deserve it. 01[21:21:59] Does Superman manage to punch Christmas into her? [21:22:01] Supergirl is THAT bad? O.o 01[21:22:23] Supergirl is honestly a REALLY convoluted character. 01[21:22:33] There's been what, five? 01[21:22:41] Then there's Powergirl. [21:22:57] She kind of ends up having a Grinch epiphany. Except that she's REALLY bitchy and grudging about it. 01[21:23:05] hahahaha [21:23:56] hahahaha [21:28:15] Yeah, the whole Supergirl thing is kind of convoluted, even if you leave Powergirl out of it. :V 01[21:29:04] http://demota.sandwich.net/comics/holiday/ Here we go [21:31:45] I kind of wonder if the new Supergirl's character being essentially summed up as 'dumb bitch' is because of Smallville, because apparently that's basically what her character is there. :V [21:32:26] well I'm heading out. Later doods [21:32:38] Later. 02[21:32:47] * Alt-Eisen (Rook@cpe-76-175-9-161.socal.res.rr.com) Quit (Quit: Client Exited) 01[21:34:15] http://www.pvponline.com/my-parents-are-dead/ And, here. [21:35:33] It's too bad that she can't be like she was in Brave and the Bold in every book, since she's still a complete moron but isn't mean-spirited and angry like in every other book. Hal was just so "What the fuck did I do to deserve this teamup?" the whole time. 01[21:35:58] Punchallax? 01[21:36:35] Wow. Since when did PVP Online become funny again? http://www.pvponline.com/ [21:36:36] Also she kept hitting on him and he was just completely :gonk: about the whole thing. 01[21:37:05] hahha [21:39:14] And then in the next issue they teamed her up with Lobo and she got to punch everything and she was just so :downs:ily happy about that. Naturally the two of them got along great. 01[21:39:21] hahahahahaha 01[21:41:54] I wonder if it's difficult to create a comic book unconnected with other comic books these days 01[21:42:04] In the hero vein, anyway 01[21:44:37] Hey Nova 01[21:44:37] http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/4ex/20091019 01[21:44:40] Metallic Dragons preview 01[21:45:11] ahahhaa, that was fast. http://nerfnow.com/comic/196 [21:45:43] http://www.4thletter.net/gavok/venom/savespider.jpg Hahahahaha, I love how dismayed Carnage looks. 01[21:45:53] haha 01[21:46:13] Is Carnage still a thing, or was he kinda discarded afte rthe 90s? [21:48:24] He's been 'dead' for quite a while, but I've heard rumors that he's coming back soon. [21:49:00] (I think the last time he was seen was when the Sentry tore him in half and left his remains floating around in space at the beginning of New Avengers) 01[21:50:10] http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/447405/check_translation-comic-cosplay-crossdress-domon_k hahaha 02[21:50:42] * NovaSeaker (novaseaker@c-67-191-96-16.hsd1.fl.comcast.net) Quit (Ping timeout: 180 seconds) [21:50:54] Yeah, according to Wikipedia that's the last time he was scene, though there's some mention later on that that might've just been the symbiote and that the host is still alive somewhere. 01[21:51:11] huh [21:52:54] But yeah, he's definitely lost a lot of his popularity. 01[21:53:03] Good 01[21:53:16] What was the point to him? Have the most un-interesting villain ever? :| [21:54:56] "Venom is AWESOME! Hey, let's make another one! Especially since Venom is kinda-sorta an antihero now so we need one that's pure evil." [21:55:32] There also seemed to be a bit of "Let's make our own version of the Joker without understanding the character at all!" 01[21:55:38] Oh? 01[21:56:06] ... wait, Carnage is supposed to be Joker-like? Or is this other guys? [21:56:57] Well he's this maniacal serial killer who's "funny" and has no motives other than sadism and a love of chaos. 03[21:57:10] * NovaSeaker (novaseaker@c-67-191-96-16.hsd1.fl.comcast.net) has joined #Exalted [21:57:12] (important note, Carnage is in no way funny) 01[21:57:15] re, Nova 01[21:57:26] You awake? We started talking about Spider-man again [21:58:20] http://nerfnow.com/comic/177 Hahahaha 01[21:59:24] hahaha [22:00:22] http://nerfnow.com/comic/174 Hahahahah, this one took me a second. 01[22:01:23] hahahahahaha 01[22:08:48] I can't believe they misunderstood Joker 01[22:09:32] I don't even really read comics, and I understand that Joker's whole point was a terrifying contrast between the clown image and sadism, and the whole contrast with the main character. 01[22:10:02] Someone who would contrast with Spider-man would probably be... I don't know. Slow, immovable, silent, cold... [22:10:38] http://twitpic.com/c25xr Hahahahahah 01[22:11:25] Sleep 01[22:11:28] hee [22:12:25] Night [22:17:12] Hhahahahah [22:17:13] Now that that guy mentions it, I would love to see a miniseries where Spider-Man and his enemies are re-imagined as pro wrestlers. [22:17:13] “Because of Spider-Man’s interference, the innocent fan-favorite Eduardo Brock has lost his ‘Loser Leaves Town’ match against the Stanley ‘The Sin-Eater’ Carter due to disqualification! But although Eduardo can never show his face in the Amazing Wrestling Federation ever again… that will not stop me and my mask from getting our revenge as the unbeatable luchador EL VENENO! We’re gonna pin you two out of three falls!” [22:17:13] Man! This idea has legs! I know I should be talking about that secret agent crap, but think about how great this would be! Like, Commissioner Osborn coming out with a microphone to put Spider-Man in a handicap match against “The Stampeders” Rhino and Ox. And if Daredevil even thinks of interfering, he’s going to lose his title shot against Bullseye at the “Brand New Day” pay-per-view. [22:17:13] …yeah. Never mind. 02[22:27:07] * NovaSeaker (novaseaker@c-67-191-96-16.hsd1.fl.comcast.net) Quit (Ping timeout: 180 seconds) [22:45:48] Hhahaahah, for comedy name/title combos: [22:45:52] Merrymaker Worf [22:45:57] Clownposse the Insane [23:00:09] http://geekner2.mirror.waffleimages.com/waffleimages/files/e6/e69152460a39576255d21710ab9b2c04ba857744.png Hhaahahha what in the fuck Session Close: Mon Oct 19 00:00:00 2009