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1 yr ago
Current I love hunt showdown. nothing like talking shit in prox chat while having a friendly cowboy shootout over a bayou bounty. Now I just need to acquire skill over ungodly amount of hours playing the game
1 yr ago
It's crazy to see another furry in the wild. Well, back to my hidey-hole.
2 yrs ago
Angus McSix and the Sword of Power is a pretty damn good album. I was hesitant about Thomas Winkler's new band after being booted from Gloryhammer but my worry was unfounded. He is def back one better
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4 yrs ago
What's all this about DnD, where my CoC bois at who enjoy the game where every encounter can be a TPK, never use magic unless you want to die, and where you never save the day but delay the inevitable
4 yrs ago
Kane Lives
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@The Jest

This is probably how 1/3rd of our group feels...



I'll get started on my first IC, might even get it posted before I go to bed.
@Elevation

Well, the entire game is basically an assortment of graphs with buttons (just like in a real submarine!)



@The Jest

Well, I can barely wait. I am currently reduced to doing homework on a videogame because I tricked myself in thinking it would be a fun game despite the sheer complexity of it.



Seem to be getting a nice variety of characters/personalities here, can't wait to interact. In the meantime, I've gotten a few pages of lore written on my char in case it ever comes up.

Guess I'll keep myself busy trying (again) to learn Wargame. about 10 hours of practice and I am still barely competent at it, though much better when I started. Not to be confused with Wargames, this is a more realistic Real Time Strategy game where you must not only deal with a limited amount of units, but ensure they are well supplied so they do not run out of ammo/fuel in the middle of a firefight. As well as keeping a variety of units in a squad to deal with any opposition, It gets embarrassing to lose an entire infantry division because you forgot to get some stingers to deal with bombers
I recall seeing a skyrim interest check some 2 weeks ago that people replied too, but the search function is down right now and I don't really feel like digging through stuff right now.

Don't know if it ever formed into an RP or not.
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Citing Hitler as justification for your brainwashing class is precisely exploiting the fears of the (not-German) people to the point where your party gets total control.


I gotta make this real clear. I AM NOT ADVOCATING BRAINWASHING (especially considering that it is largely ineffective). My earlier posts tried to remain neutral which may have caused confusion as to my intent. I can not think of any situation where brainwashing is a preferred method, or any other similar mean to control the populace for that matter.
@mdk

I feel similar to what @Odin thinks.

The benefits of Democracy is limited by the knowledge of the voters. Socrates compares society to a ship in an example...

If you were going on a sea voyage, who would you ideally want deciding who was in charge of the vessel, just anyone, or people educated in the rules and demands of seafaring?
Socrates


In order for Democracy to be beneficial, the voters must be informed of the issues and the best way to deal with them. Without knowledge, many things can arise from Democracy. Hitler, for example, was able to exploit the fears of the German people to the point where his party had total control.
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Literally advocating for state-sponsored brainwashing.


That's basically what it will take. I'm not saying we should (I feel we shouldn't because obvious reasons), but that this is one solution.

I see several other possible solutions, but they are more complicated and/or limited by our current technology.

...to blow crap up...


I like him already
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