Numetal/Retromux
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@MisterBoring said in Numetal/Retromux:
@Gashlycrumb said in Numetal/Retromux:
Having to force my character to act against his own interests in order to participate was the problem.
This is a very interesting statement, because for some people, asking their characters to act against their own interests is good RP.
Just because you’re into spanking doesn’t mean you’ll be cool with somebody pulling out a scourge.
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@Gashlycrumb No, my PC stabs Larry Leader in the face. And when staff goes ‘no this is not allowed’ go ‘I dunno, it sure looks like I got enough successes to kill Larry and take the throne’ and then when I get PK’d other people will maybe quit due to staff cheating fuckery. Or not. But whatevs.
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WOD players are you guys okay??
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Hi @Autumn for clarity, the Prince, Sept Alpha, etc at Retro are NPCs. I also think it’s best for the game and community when NPCs hold these pivotal leadership positions.
I recognize there are several voices here saying ‘I tried, I saw this concerning thing, I felt like I got no traction when voicing my concerns, and I left.’ Which is all very reasonable to me. This hobby is an investment and if it’s not fun, it’s hard to want to continue to invest. I think we’ve all had experiences with this.
I would, however, encourage people with concerns to connect with the HSTs directly, and formally. This helps us differentiate between frustrations that are being vented, and a call for action. It also pulls all three of the HSTs into a discussion, versus just the Sphere lead, about what’s happening, and it helps establish a pattern of behavior (we do track things).
Our current staff line up is:
Chaos (HST, Lead: Vampire)
Daedalus (HST, Mage Lead, Tech)
Ori (HST, Shifter Lead)
Inari (Admin: Build)
Inky (Changeling and Wraith Lead)
Headcrab (Admin: Vampire)
Navi (Admin: Shifter)
Mr. Gutsy (ST: Shifter)
Pumpkinhead (ST: Shifter)
Jaskier (ST: Shifter)There’s been a lot of changes among staff over the past year, there’s also been a lot of changes in the game itself. We’ve grown a lot, and our hope is to continue to grow in a way that promotes a healthy game, with a strong community, that operates with high levels of trust. That has always been where the best stories can be told, and best experiences can be had, and I want us to get there.
But there’s a lot of history, and frankly, a lot of trauma in this community, and we’re all human. It takes time to make things better, and communication, but we’re going to keep trying, and I encourage you guys to keep trying too. Even if it’s not with us.
-Muse/Ori
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@Jennkryst said in Numetal/Retromux:
@Gashlycrumb No, my PC stabs Larry Leader in the face. And when staff goes ‘no this is not allowed’ go ‘I dunno, it sure looks like I got enough successes to kill Larry and take the throne’ and then when I get PK’d other people will maybe quit due to staff cheating fuckery. Or not. But whatevs.
y’all. go outside. for…like…a while.
being in this headspace is just Not Good, for anyone involved.
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@Ashkuri said in Numetal/Retromux:
WOD players are you guys okay??
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making mental note to scrap NPC Larry the Prince idea
also…
@Ashkuri said in Numetal/Retromux:
WOD players are you guys okay??
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@Gashlycrumb said in Numetal/Retromux:
Larry Leader tells your PC, “Fuck you, you useless fuck. Now lick my asshole for a few hours every week if you want me to give you the chance to do something that will benefit me and almost certainly harm you. I will not pay you for it. I won’t even let it improve your reputation if I can prevent that, and I can.”
So your PC does it 'cause that’s good RP?
No. Your character’s IC response to being asked is normally where the good RP happens. Though perhaps in some cases the response leads to the same request and repetition is the definition of insanity.
Proud Member of the Pro-Mummy Alliance
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@Wizz said in Numetal/Retromux:
y’all. go outside. for…like…a while.
being in this headspace is just Not Good, for anyone involved.
I work in food service. I mu for pretend fun times, not to put up with the same kind of shit I at least get paid for at work.
Mummy Pun? MUMMY PUN!
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@Ashkuri said in Numetal/Retromux:
WOD players are you guys okay??
laughs in 30 years of MUSH history
"And the Fool says, pointing to the invertebrate fauna feeding in the graves: 'Here a monarchy reigns, mightier than you: His Majesty the Worm.'"
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Bold to assume that Larry Leader was asking. As if it was a normal RPG story where Lord Larry Leader fills the narrative role of plot-hook-distributor and says, “You peasants, bring me the head of Fred the Foe or I’ll set these puppies on fire!” Yeah, that’s fun, and my IC response is where the fun tends to happen.
But no, that’s not the situation I am describing. Larry’s not asking. There are no negative consequences to Larry if he waits forever to make a move on that head, so he can do it himself when he feels like it, or give it to his bestie, or forget about it. Any loot or interesting information picked up from going to get the head will be his.
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Just picture the prat in your tabletop group who whines “but it’s what my character would do” becomes your supervisor at work. That’s the level of shitfuckery we’re talking about here—I don’t have the exact same experience as Gashly but it’s been going on in WoD (at least) for the past coughcoughcough decades that we all know the dance steps.
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@somasatori said in Numetal/Retromux:
@Ashkuri said in Numetal/Retromux:
WOD players are you guys okay??
laughs in 30 years of MUSH history
I started doing this as a pre-teen, there was never a chance.
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@Aria Hey. I was perfectly okay for approximately 37 minutes on Thursday, January 15th, 1987, between 00:04 and 00:41.
He/Him. Opinions and views are solely my own unless specifically stated otherwise.
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@Pavel said in Numetal/Retromux:
@Aria Hey. I was perfectly okay for approximately 37 minutes on Thursday, January 15th, 1987, between 00:04 and 00:41.
Oh yeah! I remember that, I think we were there at the same time, but I can’t seem to remember the name of the woman you were with. What was her full, unmarried name again?
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@Pavel said in Numetal/Retromux:
@somasatori said in Numetal/Retromux:
What was her full, unmarried name again?
Мамочка.
активированный
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@Pavel said in Numetal/Retromux:
@Aria Hey. I was perfectly okay for approximately 37 minutes on Thursday, January 15th, 1987, between 00:04 and 00:41.
Weird, I was happy for at least 10 years after that. Maybe it has something to do with where you grew up, what was the name of the street you lived on?
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@Jennkryst said in Numetal/Retromux:
@Wizz said in Numetal/Retromux:
y’all. go outside. for…like…a while.
being in this headspace is just Not Good, for anyone involved.
I work in food service. I mu for pretend fun times, not to put up with the same kind of shit I at least get paid for at work.
okay, I never suggested you put up with it. I am telling you your plan is just a power fantasy and that scenario would never play out the way it does in your head.
at best, you suddenly make a single dice roll (there’s…no “I automatically stab him and kill him” button), staff steps in and reiterates that they have already explicitly told you they will not run this scene. you push the issue and you’re shown the door and remembered as that uncomfortable weirdo who wouldn’t take no for an answer.
just save yourself a lot of grief? if a game is not working for you, be an adult and leave. post your reasons why here, and because you’re behaving reasonably way more people are likely to listen and consider it or approach staff with their complaints, change may happen, etc.
from an objective third party, there is no chance, zero, none, that “I stand up to staff by forcing them into a combat scenario and everyone claps!” works. please understand that I am being frank with you in hopes that it helps, not to mock you.
