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Video Games: The General Discussion & Community Thread Number Two

If developers could stay out of politics that'd be swell.

Horizon is one of the relatively few Sony exclusives I'd like to try and haven't. Gameplay seems cool. Concept is fairly unique. I've seen a clip or two of the new DLC and the world looks beautiful.

I'm definitely interested in Diablo IV as well. A little worried about what choices they might make given how that mobile Diablo went but it looks solid.

Another game that could be amazing but I'm worried about it, Starfield. Building off Fallout 4 and with all these years to make improvements it could be and ought to be amazing...but Bethesda is expert at fucking up a good thing.

Fear and Loathing in Gotham City: a One-Shot Crime Adventure

Sounds like a lot of fun. Great concept.

I love the idea of an RP where folks aren't safe and victory isn't assured.

Using AI For RP Visualization

For Writing

Using Chat GPT to try to replicate how I write, or how any author I like writes, would be cool and a fun way to sort of spark off ideas rapidly. If I had a vague idea about a story I want to tell and could relatively quickly and effortlessly get a few short entries to use as prompts basically that's a huge boon.

I wouldn't want to have it make posts for me, and I wouldn't much respect someone who did. If you're going to write RPs it should be your writing. The same way I feel like using Grammarly or a Thesaurus to punch up your writing artificially is basically cheating and antithetical to being a writer posting Chat GPTs production would be antithetical to being a writer.

Interesting to think about where that might go in the future.

For Visuals

In regard to AI Art, I think it's amazing. Great tool for face claims. Also a great tool, like Chat GPT, for prompts and inspiration. The ability to pick an artist, a medium, and a subject opens things up immensely. My current Discord pfp is a Halfling Barbarian oil painting in the style of Frank Frazetta and it's pretty cool.

In Summary

Much like Chat GPT finishing your favorite unfinished series (Game of Thrones, Dark Tower, Stormlight Archives) or continuing a beloved series (Harry Potter, Ender's Game, Lord of the Rings) mimicking a style of writing will not mimic the inspiration and invention of the writer that made you love those series in the first place. At least not for another few years and then wooooweeee it's over.

In the same way you can get an idea of what defined one artist or another's style during his or her life, but it can't guess how that artist's talent and tastes might have developed. If all you have of Picasso is his Blue Period you're only ever going to see a subsection of his genius.

What I've noticed since joining..

Stay away from the 1x1 to avoid a lot of the smut.

You might still get occasional DMs, from the weirdest people, asking you to RP some shit, but for the most part that is all quarantined to 1x1

You could always make a new IC Tavern type deal.

Dungeons and Dragons, Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Noir Settings.
Lots of places taverns would fit right in.

What shows/movies are you watching?

Both AntMan endings sound terrible. Granted I haven't seen it but...

Endings

AntMan hasn't been around long enough for a big sacrifice ending
His daughter isn't enough of a character for me to care about her taking up the mantle
The character/mantle swap idea is way overused
That would have worked better with Iron Man and his daughter, here it would be forced

A better ending would be his daughter choosing to trap herself in the Quantum Zone, maybe with old lady Quantum Vet, to prevent Kang from leaving. AntMan being decimated that he can't get himself back in there to get her back out. Setting up a reason for him to be more in the fight, more vicious, more skin in the game in the coming movies. They must win. Banner and whoever must get back in there. He can't let his daughter be lost.

Have her/Kang in some post credits scenes. Maybe extended ones showing what she's doing while she's trapped out there. Have her be a fundamentally changed person when AntMan finally finds her.

Video Games: The General Discussion & Community Thread Number Two

I wanted to want Valhalla. I had a ton of fun in Odyssey and Valhalla sounded cool but as soon as gameplay came out...

Oh. Good. You doubled down on the shittest part of Odyssey. Forced combat.

Who wants Assassinations in a game called Assassin's Creed.

What shows/movies are you watching?

I like Newton but they gave her some of the worst dialogue I've seen in a long time...

@TGM

October Faction

I apologize in advance

Video Games: The General Discussion & Community Thread Number Two

Odyssey is really good Kuro.

I didn't play an AC game from 2 to Black Flag and then again from that to Odyssey. Long as fuck but good fun. Especially now as there's an item to make assassinations a sure hit, more in keeping with the older games.

Midjourney [Requests]

Just realized I was using a different one. Dreamstudio AI.

Also sometimes wombo.art

Cool stuff though. If I knew how to attach images from my photo library I'd add some in.

Midjourney [Requests]

I love that program. Did a few myself I'd be happy to share if you'd like. Otherwise if you'd like to try your hand at what I like.

I did, roughly from memory,

Orc Stuff

Orc Monk
Oil painting
Frank Frazetta

More details,
My favorite product was a robed Orc standing in a canyon of red rock looking like he was up to absolutely no good.

Another fun idea, to me, would be an Orc Monk reciting some creepy eldritch rite, or mid-way up a mountain path on a pilgrimage, or DJing a wicked sick set in a monastery rave put on by Monster Energy Drinks. Or maybe Bang if that's still a thing.

Or if you want to help me out with making a Face Claim / Character Illustration for my latest stupid idea, Tharg Bluhdaxe...

A big edgelord Orc Barbarian type with a big bloody sword standing amid a bunch of dead bodies. Something kinda like that old classic Doom image.

Doom Image

Halfling Stuff

Halfling Rogue/Adventurer
Oil Painting
Frank Frazetta

More details,
My favorite product was a squatting Halfling Monk, barefoot, wearing what looked like some very rough and well worn traveling robes

Another fun idea, to me, would be the fairly common place Halfling Robe drunk in a bar, or passed out in a bar, or smoking a pipe on a hillside.

And then, for entirely different results

Lovecrafty Stuff

Lovecraftian Detective
Oil Painting/Sketch
H. R. Giger or Bosch or Stephen Gammell

I swear, from that last combination I had one that 1,000% looks like it should be a book cover for a Lovecraft Inspired Anthology. Also several beautiful and creepy Cthulhu Critter Detectives instead of human detectives in a Lovecraft setting.

Another fun idea, to me, would be a Detective, a Fish Man, and Cthulhu himself sitting at a table in a dank little bar playing Poker. The Detective has the Dead Man's Hand (Aces and 8s). Or Cthulhu getting upset because he can't solve a Sudoku puzzle. Or a Lovecraft Fishman fishing for humans.