The Singularity (OOC)

[Rex]

LOL, that is messed up.

[BackworldTraveller]

I wrote it wondering how such a joke would go We’ll see what the players make of it

So Backworld you see the Urth Orphans storyline is merging into your God Conscience.

I'm glad...It seems I much prefer the co-operative game to solo stuff.

[GreyWolfVT]

I agree solo is alright (like that Thieves Challenge run ages ago) but I much prefer some sort of a team setting.

[Grognardsw]

I like each mode of play for different reasons. In my GM perspective, I enjoy exploring different themes and scenarios concurrently. I get the bug to explore worlds, character types and plots that can’t feasibly be done in one game in the time frame I desire. So I do it all at the same time in what I call an anthology campaign. Whether it’s one or six players doesn’t impact my enjoyment. The solos move fastest. Eventually the threads come together into one adventure.

I did this for a four-year Call of Cthulhu campaign that explored many aspects of Lovecraftiana. After my horror phase passed, and a hiatus, I returned to my first and most consistent love science fiction and hence X Minus One (and the rock/sci-fi 2112). My early PbP days were lots of playing, and DMing large-group, visual-heavy 1e adventures often with a gonzo twist.

I noticed that pictures seemed to be broken in different places, though it varies by device. The free photo host site I use, Village Photos, is having security certificate expiration issues and perhaps that's why. I need to switch photo host site.

[Grognardsw]

I should have posted sooner on this, but I’m away skiing and will post Wednesday. Thanks.

[jemmus]

Yeah, we need some TPK! (For people who don't know, that's the PCs band in Grog's 2112 game).

[Imladir]

I should have posted sooner on this, but I’m away skiing and will post Wednesday. Thanks.

Enjoy!

And don't break a leg

[Grognardsw]

Sorry for the delay. Spring is busy time at work and weekends have been family activities. Hope to have posts up in next couple of days.

[Rex]

I am traveling to visit family today through Friday late. I am not sure if I will be able to post while I am there so feel free to NPC my character. I will be back Saturday.

[Grognardsw]

For players on Pern, an interesting article on the earliest artwork of McCaffrey's dragons from Analog Magazine in the 60s.

https://www.tor.com/2014/07/31/john-sch ... ey-letter/

My favorite interpretation is Michael Whelan's dragons from the 80s paperbacks.

[Rex]

Thanks, I had never seen those versions before. I like them a lot, they may be my favorite version.

[jemmus]

I like each mode of play for different reasons. In my GM perspective, I enjoy exploring different themes and scenarios concurrently. I get the bug to explore worlds, character types and plots that can’t feasibly be done in one game in the time frame I desire. So I do it all at the same time in what I call an anthology campaign. Whether it’s one or six players doesn’t impact my enjoyment. The solos move fastest. Eventually the threads come together into one adventure.

I did this for a four-year Call of Cthulhu campaign that explored many aspects of Lovecraftiana. After my horror phase passed, and a hiatus, I returned to my first and most consistent love science fiction and hence X Minus One (and the rock/sci-fi 2112). My early PbP days were lots of playing, and DMing large-group, visual-heavy 1e adventures often with a gonzo twist.

I noticed that pictures seemed to be broken in different places, though it varies by device. The free photo host site I use, Village Photos, is having security certificate expiration issues and perhaps that's why. I need to switch photo host site.

Chiming in late on this. I enjoy the solo game I'm in because it kind of lets me develop the character more than in a group game. For example, I can say what the character is thinking, and why he did what he did. In other words, I can write from the omniscient perspective. Because the GM is omniscient. But if it were a group game, the other PCs wouldn't be omniscient, so that perspective wouldn't be very appropriate.

Another example is in the solo game, my character started hoping that he might develop a romance with certain lovely NPC. It kind of added to the story. In a group game, that probably wouldn't come up. For one thing, the PC would probably never be alone with the NPC in a group game. There would always be 4 or 5 party members around. No chance for romance!

[jemmus]

Been reading along in the Genetics of Profit thread. That DOS animation is so cool!

[Bluehorse]

Very!

[GreyWolfVT]

takes me back to my first computer

[Rex]

DOS is what I learned to program in long ago. Been a while, LOL.

[GreyWolfVT]

They did teach a little bit of DOS commands in 8th grade for me I don't remember what exactly we did but something like make it say happy birthday and play music or beep I think.

[Rex]

I did full programming, but it was in the mid 80's and don't remember it at all.

[Grognardsw]

I got a C++ in computer class in high school

[Rex]

I have no clue what I got.