tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post1431073547694015665..comments2024-03-19T16:24:23.777-07:00Comments on Playing D&D With Porn Stars: How To Win A Fight In Apocalypse WorldZak Sabbathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-78708508994597343512017-12-26T12:55:37.228-08:002017-12-26T12:55:37.228-08:00That was a well-told tale of rules silliness. Well...That was a well-told tale of rules silliness. Well done. :)Revenanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11374515200055384226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-54127934427660192322017-12-24T00:57:31.913-08:002017-12-24T00:57:31.913-08:00hey man, i just wanted to try out my new sex moves...hey man, i just wanted to try out my new sex moves *roll rolljoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04839488102808252443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-33870611678004511822017-12-23T17:26:06.611-08:002017-12-23T17:26:06.611-08:00Made me laugh, this did. And then it made me want ...Made me laugh, this did. And then it made me want to check out the AW 2nd edition rules...Alex Osiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14851139031311819958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-11517696302166265402017-12-23T12:31:35.523-08:002017-12-23T12:31:35.523-08:00Fascinated/bemused is accurate.
1. Is it the fact...Fascinated/bemused is accurate.<br /><br />1. Is it the fact that taking the rule at face value one is limited to three or four clichéd options<br /><br />Yes. And that even as examples they're cliche.<br /><br />2.,is it the fact that is presumes to bother including such trivial things at all when players could just make it up by themselves? Or is it something else?<br /><br />Yes<br /><br /><br />ESPECIALLY considering the whole appeal of the game over some other post-apoc game is how its supposed to be great bc it's directed by player improv.<br /><br />Our players are supposedly creative, quick-thinking people upon whom the success and distinctiveness of the game applies yet they can't think of a name for their own character and are impressed by something as basic as "quick eyes"?Zak Sabbathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-45857616604181921232017-12-23T10:44:41.874-08:002017-12-23T10:44:41.874-08:00So with a lot of your commentary on PbtA games ove...So with a lot of your commentary on PbtA games over the years, Zak, I've always noticed that the "hard eyes, quick eyes, dreamy eyes" thing has particularly annoyed/fascinated/bemused you (by all means provide me with a more accurate word for the sentiment it makes you feel)<br /><br />I was wondering if you could elaborate on what particularly (insert sentiment)s you about this. Is it the fact that taking the rule at face value one is limited to three or four clichéd options, or is it the fact that is presumes to bother including such trivial things at all when players could just make it up by themselves? Or is it something else?<br /><br />PioneerOfPixelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03212349230859936719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-32252442730349759812017-12-22T18:30:34.184-08:002017-12-22T18:30:34.184-08:00@Black Vulmea
I think there probably are rules for...@Black Vulmea<br />I think there probably are rules for "pulling a muscle" in among the sex rules...remialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07577791288500432068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-77685494192484029682017-12-22T10:07:17.173-08:002017-12-22T10:07:17.173-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Patrick Mallahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04906639025904535922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-54615495092294209692017-12-22T09:57:49.694-08:002017-12-22T09:57:49.694-08:00Yes. Assuming is bad. Ask instead.
And was I maki...Yes. Assuming is bad. Ask instead.<br /><br />And was I making fun of the game? Sure. but not doing the insane things you said I was doing.Zak Sabbathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-91612466720157498632017-12-22T09:31:10.559-08:002017-12-22T09:31:10.559-08:00I'll stop assuming anything and everything whe...I'll stop assuming anything and everything when it comes to you and your blog. <br /><br />You're right, I feel insulted. Maybe that wasn't your intent and maybe I shouldn't, but I do. This post might not have been meant to mock people who like Apocalypse World, but it was clearly meant to mock the game. Patrick Mallahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04906639025904535922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-83949154210688525352017-12-22T09:26:19.194-08:002017-12-22T09:26:19.194-08:00nah, leavin itnah, leavin itZak Sabbathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-65235541220102369202017-12-22T09:23:59.306-08:002017-12-22T09:23:59.306-08:00If you're going to write things like this, Con...If you're going to write things like this, Consider authoring some Centaur *erotica*. Self-publish it on Amazon. You could do the artwork for it as well. <br /><br />There is a huge market for that sort of paraphilia. It's a barely tapped market.<br /><br />Your introduction contains a comma fault. It is a run-on sentence. Maybe fix that. A semi-colon will do the trick. As it stands, it makes you appear unlettered. Hardly befitting the future author of best-selling bawdy and ribald centaur stories.Franky Rolls A 20https://www.blogger.com/profile/06601964672121417232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-34773132050703347722017-12-22T05:11:38.622-08:002017-12-22T05:11:38.622-08:00Damnit, Scrap Princess, I laughed so hard I pulled...Damnit, Scrap Princess, I laughed so hard I pulled a muscle.Black Vulmeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04270071699114783644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-30388014173069501072017-12-22T00:05:53.602-08:002017-12-22T00:05:53.602-08:00“Sex as a workable mechanic”: there were a couple ...“Sex as a workable mechanic”: there were a couple of attempts in the past (starting with the recurring joke about Sex in D&D by Phil Foglio) but I never seen anything that wasn’t clunky, juvenile, or both.<br /><br />If anyone can point to a decent attempt I would be interested in having a look at the rules.PaMarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10904008809249375913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-22774335783518613892017-12-21T22:32:09.388-08:002017-12-21T22:32:09.388-08:00Thanks, I think I understand your view very clearl...Thanks, I think I understand your view very clearly nowCanyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11548038228505187280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-61487680087513550242017-12-21T22:17:48.474-08:002017-12-21T22:17:48.474-08:00@Canyon
"But do you think it's unreasona...@Canyon<br /><br />"But do you think it's unreasonable to wonder..."<br /><br />If you're "wondering" what you do is ask a question, not make insane accusations.<br /><br />"Do you intend there to be no larger takeaway from this post---that it is just a story?"<br /><br />Mostly it's just amusing. What is demonstrates is that is you go at AW from a mindset that is outside the AW target audience, it's a very funny game. This is not an attack on AW. This is probably true of all games.<br /><br />"But do you think "just tickl[ing]" is the *only* reasonable reading of this post?"<br /><br />Any negative assumption about anyone should be checked before being stated, otherwise you risk libel. Patrick assumed: this was wrong.<br /><br />Zak Sabbathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-24894898994511373722017-12-21T22:13:54.391-08:002017-12-21T22:13:54.391-08:00Zak (re Patrick Henry Dollah)--
You say "Als...Zak (re Patrick Henry Dollah)--<br /><br />You say "Also: I don't criticize any game rules in this post. It's a story, not a post making any statement about game rules. So it's bizarre you'd bring up the subject of criticism here.<br /><br />2. House rules are not literal interpretations, true. This post is not a literal interpretation, it's a story about some AW characters talking to each other. I am not "rules-lawyering" I am writing a story about 2 characters discussing AW rules. <br /><br />3. I don't know how anyone but me plays this game--I don't make any assertions about that in the post"<br /><br />All that is literally true. But do you think it's unreasonable to wonder why you wrote a story that (unless I tragically misunderstood the humor/interest in it) had at least a bit of a laugh at how counterintuitive the benefits of sex are in AW?<br /><br />Do you intend there to be no larger takeaway from this post---that it is just a story?<br /><br />You say "It seems like you sensed a game you like was being attacked even though it was just being tickled and so made a large number of insane assumptions. You should stop doing that."<br /><br />Now no doubt his statement "you never apply any common sense to the mechanics" is almost certainly false. But do you think "just tickl[ing]" is the *only* reasonable reading of this post?<br /><br />These are serious questions; I'm actually interested in having a discussion on this.<br />Canyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11548038228505187280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-49759740396116208692017-12-21T20:50:27.647-08:002017-12-21T20:50:27.647-08:00I did it on my phone which never did the captcha c...I did it on my phone which never did the captcha check, that must have been it. Whew, I was concerned!<br /><br />All I said was the post reminded me of Murphys Rules but with a full narrative, which is awesome. :) And I'm still chuckling over the "stout twin beige hillocks".<br /><br />Does an RPG rules system exist that actually captures sex as a workable mechanic I wonder? Adamantyrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14962009901412877763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-44363218551413146702017-12-21T20:46:03.758-08:002017-12-21T20:46:03.758-08:00i think google mustvei think google mustveZak Sabbathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-65355279465697704872017-12-21T20:43:32.870-08:002017-12-21T20:43:32.870-08:00Did you delete my comment, or did Google remove it...Did you delete my comment, or did Google remove it because it decided I was a robot?Adamantyrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14962009901412877763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-1680804647141308872017-12-21T20:30:51.994-08:002017-12-21T20:30:51.994-08:001. You lied when you wrote
"when you critici...1. You lied when you wrote <br />"when you criticize game rules you never apply any common sense to the mechanics"<br />You need to address that now, and since the scope of your statement is not just this post but literally every time I have ever criticized a game rule, if you'd like to argue you made an accurate statement, you're going to have to quote every single time I've ever criticized game rules.<br /><br />Also: I don't criticize any game rules in this post. It's a story, not a post making any statement about game rules. So it's bizarre you'd bring up the subject of criticism here.<br /><br />2. House rules are not literal interpretations, true. This post is not a literal interpretation, it's a story about some AW characters talking to each other. I am not "rules-lawyering" I am writing a story about 2 characters discussing AW rules. <br /><br />3. I don't know how anyone but me plays this game--I don't make any assertions about that in the post<br /><br />4. It seems like you sensed a game you like was being attacked even though it was just being tickled and so made a large number of insane assumptions. You should stop doing that.Zak Sabbathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-5843078825982014932017-12-21T20:23:09.286-08:002017-12-21T20:23:09.286-08:001. What is the lie?
2. House rules are not litera...1. What is the lie? <br />2. House rules are not literal interpretations of rulebooks. This post is a literal interpretation of the wording of sex moves on character sheets without applying any of the context of the rulebook. It is intellectually dishonest to be a rules lawyer for one game and not for another.<br />3. Come to think of it, every GM is different so somebody somewhere probably does play like this. But I still feel trolled.Patrick Mallahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04906639025904535922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-84894038367322910342017-12-21T19:37:41.721-08:002017-12-21T19:37:41.721-08:00@Patrick Henry Dollah
1. Do not lie in my comment...@Patrick Henry Dollah<br /><br />1. Do not lie in my comments. You will be banned if you do. In your next comment you must apologize or address the lie you just told.<br /><br />2. What does using house rules have to do with anything?Zak Sabbathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08812410680077034917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-18235869130875561322017-12-21T19:17:24.149-08:002017-12-21T19:17:24.149-08:00It's like Murphy's Rules but with narrativ...It's like Murphy's Rules but with narrative! Well done, I'm still chuckling over "stout twin beige hillocks"...Adamantyrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14962009901412877763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-39693033682030980772017-12-21T18:53:24.773-08:002017-12-21T18:53:24.773-08:00Why is it that when you criticize game rules you n...Why is it that when you criticize game rules you never apply any common sense to the mechanics, Mister House Rules Multiple Systems Together All The Time?Patrick Mallahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04906639025904535922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638993969706011706.post-25464795900805851452017-12-21T17:46:31.373-08:002017-12-21T17:46:31.373-08:00at least the elegant mechanics means the g.m never...at least the elegant mechanics means the g.m never has to be make edge decisions, it practically runs itself!scrap princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01278801560026111482noreply@blogger.com