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TheMaster99
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Benevolent Cyberpunk
STATUS: Bio is finally redone! Still want to add more to it eventually, but I'm happy with it for now. 6 yrs ago
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6 yrs ago
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Bio is finally redone! Still want to add more to it eventually, but I'm happy with it for now.
6 yrs ago
Might be active again soon™. Bio/etc definitely needs a lot of TLC.
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8 yrs ago
School and work on my birthday. Yay.
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9 yrs ago
OMG 33 on the ACT!!
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9 yrs ago
Hmm.. maybe I should update this? ...Nah.
Bio
Luke aka TheMaster99
Nineteen | EST | Discord
About Me
I am a second year undergraduate student at the Rochester Institute of Technology which, as the name would suggest, is in Rochester, New York. I am studying Software Engineering – essentially, programming plus all of the processes, paperwork, etc. that I'll be doing in the real world. I have been programming in some capacity since I was eight, and once I discovered programming I simply never stopped writing code. Some of that code I've written was for this very website, and hopefully there will be a fair bit more of that in the near future.
I discovered programming in a game called ROBLOX, and coincidentally that is also where I first discovered roleplaying. One day I was exploring the forums, and noticed a roleplaying section. Curious, I took a look and I was instantly hooked. The content was mostly in the Free RP level, with a small amount of Casual tier games, but at the time even that was high quality content to me. Over the years my interest in the game faded, and although I continued programming after ultimately leaving the community, I did not continue roleplaying.
Years later, I gradually started wanting to get back into roleplaying. I began googling around, and after looking at a few different websites I finally decided that the Guild seemed to be the best of them all. I made an account on December 13, 2014, and started jumping into some games; I quickly decided on sticking to mostly High Casual, but eventually moved more towards Advanced as I realized that most of the games I was in were easily at that level anyway. This was right around the time that Mahz was working on rebuilding the website from the ground up, and after chatting with him for a while in the IRC during some site downtime I decided that I wanted to help.
I ultimately didn't contribute too much, but nevertheless I was the first (and so far, only) non-anonymous user to help Mahz with developing the website. As a reward, after he implemented the trophy system I was awarded the special Benevolent Cyberpunk trophy, which gives me a special userbit that looks like this:
After roughly a year and a half of being here, life started getting in the way more and more, and my activity became increasingly infrequent. Eventually, a little after the two year mark, I became completely inactive; I was in my senior year of high school, neck deep in college plans, and didn't have time for it anymore. I'd log in every now and then to check if I had missed anything, but until quite recently never stayed. I am back now, though, and hopefully I'm here to stay. I plan on getting back into roleplaying in the near future, and I also plan on starting to help out with the website once more. I've learned so much since when I first saw the code running the Guild, and hopefully I'll be significantly more helpful than I was back then!
I discovered programming in a game called ROBLOX, and coincidentally that is also where I first discovered roleplaying. One day I was exploring the forums, and noticed a roleplaying section. Curious, I took a look and I was instantly hooked. The content was mostly in the Free RP level, with a small amount of Casual tier games, but at the time even that was high quality content to me. Over the years my interest in the game faded, and although I continued programming after ultimately leaving the community, I did not continue roleplaying.
Years later, I gradually started wanting to get back into roleplaying. I began googling around, and after looking at a few different websites I finally decided that the Guild seemed to be the best of them all. I made an account on December 13, 2014, and started jumping into some games; I quickly decided on sticking to mostly High Casual, but eventually moved more towards Advanced as I realized that most of the games I was in were easily at that level anyway. This was right around the time that Mahz was working on rebuilding the website from the ground up, and after chatting with him for a while in the IRC during some site downtime I decided that I wanted to help.
I ultimately didn't contribute too much, but nevertheless I was the first (and so far, only) non-anonymous user to help Mahz with developing the website. As a reward, after he implemented the trophy system I was awarded the special Benevolent Cyberpunk trophy, which gives me a special userbit that looks like this:
After roughly a year and a half of being here, life started getting in the way more and more, and my activity became increasingly infrequent. Eventually, a little after the two year mark, I became completely inactive; I was in my senior year of high school, neck deep in college plans, and didn't have time for it anymore. I'd log in every now and then to check if I had missed anything, but until quite recently never stayed. I am back now, though, and hopefully I'm here to stay. I plan on getting back into roleplaying in the near future, and I also plan on starting to help out with the website once more. I've learned so much since when I first saw the code running the Guild, and hopefully I'll be significantly more helpful than I was back then!
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@UltikanaRe I'm not disagreeing that not seeing it was my fault - I thought for some reason that it was zooming in much more than it actually was, so the area kind of hid in plain sight - I wasn't looking for big areas, so I overlooked it. That was my fault, and I won't deny that.
Furthermore, what I said prior to the GM stepping in was:
And after that,
Both were nothing close to "calling you out", and my statement that the "Aeride Sea" doesn't exist on the full map was 100% accurate. All you had to say from the beginning was that it was a subsea of Tyon, and that would have been the end of it. Instead you said you used a blank map on purpose, without actually pointing out where your empire was located. Due to my oversight (again, my fault), and the fact that you didn't actually point it out, it wasn't unreasonable to suggest that it wasn't there - and the GM didn't make any attempt to show where it was, either. I won't say either of you were at fault for my failure to see the area, but I'd be lying if I said that a simple, proper explanation wouldn't have ended the argument before it began.
You'll notice that I offered to redo the map myself, to resolve all the issues presented by the map generator's faults. I'd even maintain it with up-to-date political borders, to avoid the same confusion that started this argument in the future.
Furthermore, what I said prior to the GM stepping in was:
I notice that the area circled on your nation sheet doesn't exist on the map you gave. One of the two is out of date, you should probably fix that ^^
And after that,
Let me rephrase. The "Aeride Sea", present on your nation sheet, is nonexistent on the full map.
Both were nothing close to "calling you out", and my statement that the "Aeride Sea" doesn't exist on the full map was 100% accurate. All you had to say from the beginning was that it was a subsea of Tyon, and that would have been the end of it. Instead you said you used a blank map on purpose, without actually pointing out where your empire was located. Due to my oversight (again, my fault), and the fact that you didn't actually point it out, it wasn't unreasonable to suggest that it wasn't there - and the GM didn't make any attempt to show where it was, either. I won't say either of you were at fault for my failure to see the area, but I'd be lying if I said that a simple, proper explanation wouldn't have ended the argument before it began.
Also, that took me over an hour to label and I am not redoing it.
You'll notice that I offered to redo the map myself, to resolve all the issues presented by the map generator's faults. I'd even maintain it with up-to-date political borders, to avoid the same confusion that started this argument in the future.
@UltikanaRe Okay, I have finally found it on the map. I apologize for the confusion, although IMO you should have just said that to begin with.
I still don't appreciate how the GM treated @McHaggis and I, and every other suggestion still stands.
I still don't appreciate how the GM treated @McHaggis and I, and every other suggestion still stands.
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Forum: Nation Interest Checks
Bump. Anyone else interested?
@Song Book
I have no problem with different cultures having different names for things. But when the topography used in his sheet literally does not exist on the full map, I do have a problem with that. All I did was point out that mistake for him to correct, and you decided to respond with passive aggression, and condescension. Do you expect me to be sorry for giving constructive feedback? Sorry, but I'm not, and never will be.
You say you know where he put his claim. Feel free to point out where it lies on the full map, but I promise you that it does not exist. If the map is not final, then why lay claims? Is it not better to wait until the map is finalized to lay claims, instead of claim areas that no longer exist?
@McHaggis and I are just trying to help, and you refuse to even listen to what we have to say. With all due respect, that isn't a good quality to have in a GM.
I have no problem with different cultures having different names for things. But when the topography used in his sheet literally does not exist on the full map, I do have a problem with that. All I did was point out that mistake for him to correct, and you decided to respond with passive aggression, and condescension. Do you expect me to be sorry for giving constructive feedback? Sorry, but I'm not, and never will be.
You say you know where he put his claim. Feel free to point out where it lies on the full map, but I promise you that it does not exist. If the map is not final, then why lay claims? Is it not better to wait until the map is finalized to lay claims, instead of claim areas that no longer exist?
@McHaggis and I are just trying to help, and you refuse to even listen to what we have to say. With all due respect, that isn't a good quality to have in a GM.
^ Seconded. This is your show so it's up to you, but I personally would use your generator to generate the continents only, and rework all the grasslands, deserts, etc. yourself in photoshop, and manually place the forests, mountains, etc. It makes a very hard edge on the arctics, and that needs to be smoothed out imo. And the deserts aren't very realistic, as @McHaggis mentioned. Just disable 'Geography' on the generator (I found it on google) and the rest will just be photoshop.
Again, it's up to you though. I can't force you to do anything a certain way, I can just recommend it. I'd even volunteer to rework the map myself, if you'd like.
Edit: Ninja'd. Will respond in a minute.
Again, it's up to you though. I can't force you to do anything a certain way, I can just recommend it. I'd even volunteer to rework the map myself, if you'd like.
Edit: Ninja'd. Will respond in a minute.
@UltikanaRe Let me rephrase. The "Aeride Sea", present on your nation sheet, is nonexistent on the full map. Furthermore, although I may just be overlooking it, I can't even find the geography in your sheet, anywhere on the map.
@UltikanaRe I notice that the area circled on your nation sheet doesn't exist on the map you gave. One of the two is out of date, you should probably fix that ^^
@Lord Santa happening on my side as well. Good catch.
I'll probably join in the morning, when I have time! My nations interest check kind of crash and burned so I might as well join this one 
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