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CanRay
Your 'Runner from the 2050s not knowing who Maria Mercurial or JetBlack is.
The Wrestling Troll
- I am no longer allowed to play a christian priest mage with his own "church" as a contact that tries to convert everything to be a christian
- I am also no longer allowed to ask everyone if he know jesus and then try to kill him because he doesn't (prejudiced outspoken"non-christians")
- I am also not allowed anymore to play a christain priest with the delusion "religion: christianity", just to win ANY argument about Jesus because they can't prove my character wrong by the rules of the negative quality
CanRay
4970: If my group doesn't get the hint "Jesus is watching you" when astrally perceiving in a Catholic Church, I'm to not hold back anything any longer. Jesus is back and man is He pissed!
Draco18s
QUOTE (Sixgun_Sage @ Dec 1 2011, 01:35 PM) *
But to most people the songs, cars and style are immediately recognizable, that is why everyone is making a big deal about it. Think about it like this, you not being clueless about them would be like your runner not recognizing Grim Aurora or whatever established mega-hit group is popular at your table.


So I'm not "most people."

Point is, you're stereotyping. Just like every other gun-totin' American.

(I live in the US, I can say that).
Christian Lafay
QUOTE (Draco18s @ Dec 1 2011, 08:19 PM) *
So I'm not "most people."

Point is, you're stereotyping. Just like every other gun-totin' American.

(I live in the US, I can say that).

It's not just Americans. When I went over seas they heard my accent in France and someone actually asked if I rode a horse to school.
Draco18s
QUOTE (Christian Lafay @ Dec 1 2011, 02:28 PM) *
It's not just Americans. When I went over seas they heard my accent in France and someone actually asked if I rode a horse to school.


I'd have slapped a few more stereotypes in there, but couldn't think of any. The "every American has a gun" is one a friend of mine who lives in Germany keeps tossing at me.
Christian Lafay
QUOTE (Draco18s @ Dec 1 2011, 08:32 PM) *
I'd have slapped a few more stereotypes in there, but couldn't think of any. The "every American has a gun" is one a friend of mine who lives in Germany keeps tossing at me.

Wait... We don't? Now I feel like a paranoid man with my "Home defense"
CanRay
QUOTE (Christian Lafay @ Dec 1 2011, 03:28 PM) *
It's not just Americans. When I went over seas they heard my accent in France and someone actually asked if I rode a horse to school.
Movies are the ambassadors to the world quite often. How your culture is depicted in cinema is how people will perceive you. (Anyhow, didn't you actually ride your horse to school once?).

I've had the various types of US Cultures explained to me when I was young and stupid, and have had to explain the differences between different types of Canadians as well. (And, no, we don't drink Maple Syrup.). The hardest part is that the idea of "Prince Rupert's Land" that the Hudson's Bay Company and the Great North-West Company both put into propaganda still holds sway today. *Sighs* Honestly, about the only place I think I can safely travel without too many stereotypes is Holland. No, not quite true, they just have different stereotypes.

4971: I am not allowed to mix moonshine and maple syrup to see how it tastes, no matter how good an idea that seems.
4971a: Unless I want to get really, really drunk for a really, really good reason.
Tymeaus Jalynsfein
QUOTE (Christian Lafay @ Dec 1 2011, 12:34 PM) *
Wait... We don't? Now I feel like a paranoid man with my "Home defense"


As long as you are not sporting a Moat with Alligators in it, a Keep with Crennelations, and Several Ballista, you are okay...
Sixgun_Sage
QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ Dec 1 2011, 02:36 PM) *
As long as you are not sporting a Moat with Alligators in it, a Keep with Crennelations, and Several Ballista, you are okay...


Now you tell us, the moat is already dug out...
CanRay
QUOTE (Draco18s @ Dec 1 2011, 03:32 PM) *
I'd have slapped a few more stereotypes in there, but couldn't think of any. The "every American has a gun" is one a friend of mine who lives in Germany keeps tossing at me.
That one I joke about with friends I've had for decades. Thing is, they are responsible firearms owners. nyahnyah.gif
QUOTE (Christian Lafay @ Dec 1 2011, 03:34 PM) *
Wait... We don't? Now I feel like a paranoid man with my "Home defense"
Never feel that you're paranoid about defending your home. Anyone that breaks into your home without announcing themselves deserves whatever they get.
QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ Dec 1 2011, 03:36 PM) *
As long as you are not sporting a Moat with Alligators in it, a Keep with Crennelations, and Several Ballista, you are okay...
...

...

...

Are Muzzle-Loading Cannon OK?
Faraday
QUOTE (CanRay @ Dec 1 2011, 11:38 AM) *
Are Muzzle-Loading Cannon OK?

Cannons are always ok in my book.
Daylen
QUOTE (Christian Lafay @ Dec 1 2011, 08:28 PM) *
It's not just Americans. When I went over seas they heard my accent in France and someone actually asked if I rode a horse to school.

Doesn't everyone?
Daylen
QUOTE (Draco18s @ Dec 1 2011, 08:32 PM) *
I'd have slapped a few more stereotypes in there, but couldn't think of any. The "every American has a gun" is one a friend of mine who lives in Germany keeps tossing at me.

They don't realize there are hoplophobes in America?
Daylen
QUOTE (CanRay @ Dec 1 2011, 08:38 PM) *
That one I joke about with friends I've had for decades. Thing is, they are responsible firearms owners. :PNever feel that you're paranoid about defending your home. Anyone that breaks into your home without announcing themselves deserves whatever they get....

...

...

Are Muzzle-Loading Cannon OK?

No, they take too long to reload. Autocannon should be used.
Draco18s
QUOTE (Christian Lafay @ Dec 1 2011, 02:28 PM) *
It's not just Americans. When I went over seas they heard my accent in France and someone actually asked if I rode a horse to school.


My sister rode a horse AT school on several occasions. Does that count?
Tymeaus Jalynsfein
QUOTE (CanRay @ Dec 1 2011, 12:38 PM) *
That one I joke about with friends I've had for decades. Thing is, they are responsible firearms owners. :PNever feel that you're paranoid about defending your home. Anyone that breaks into your home without announcing themselves deserves whatever they get....

...

...

Are Muzzle-Loading Cannon OK?


Definitely Okay... As long as you do not have a Moat or Castle. wobble.gif
Tech_Rat
QUOTE (Draco18s @ Dec 1 2011, 02:19 PM) *
So I'm not "most people."

Point is, you're stereotyping. Just like every other gun-totin' American.

(I live in the US, I can say that).


It's cool. I'll stop busting your chops about it. Also, is it bad that I would rather arm myself with a traditional longbow as opposed to a gun?

QUOTE (Christian Lafay @ Dec 1 2011, 02:28 PM) *
It's not just Americans. When I went over seas they heard my accent in France and someone actually asked if I rode a horse to school.


Didn't you?

QUOTE (Christian Lafay @ Dec 1 2011, 02:34 PM) *
Wait... We don't? Now I feel like a paranoid man with my "Home defense"


I thought we did...

QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ Dec 1 2011, 02:36 PM) *
As long as you are not sporting a Moat with Alligators in it, a Keep with Crennelations, and Several Ballista, you are okay...


Ah, my moat is filled with Garpike. I'm safe then, right?



4971b: Everclear and maple syrup, however, is okay.
Christian Lafay
QUOTE (Tech_Rat @ Dec 2 2011, 01:46 AM) *
Didn't you?

Once. And only cause my car wouldn't start.
Tech_Rat
QUOTE (Christian Lafay @ Dec 1 2011, 07:50 PM) *
Once. And only cause my car wouldn't start.


Heh heh. It's cool. I just wish I could've done it.
Faraday
QUOTE (Tech_Rat @ Dec 1 2011, 04:46 PM) *
It's cool. I'll stop busting your chops about it. Also, is it bad that I would rather arm myself with a traditional longbow as opposed to a gun?
Been considering one of those for keeping when I live in an apartment.
Most places dislike guns, but crossbows don't tend to penetrate walls well and aren't nearly as loud.
Christian Lafay
QUOTE (Faraday @ Dec 2 2011, 02:00 AM) *
Been considering one of those for keeping when I live in an apartment.
Most places dislike guns, but crossbows don't tend to penetrate walls well and aren't nearly as loud.

And good for killing zombies.
Faraday
QUOTE (Christian Lafay @ Dec 1 2011, 05:25 PM) *
And good for killing zombies.

Shotgun's better.
Or chainsaws.
CanRay
QUOTE (Faraday @ Dec 1 2011, 09:40 PM) *
Shotgun's better.
Or chainsaws.
Chainsaws are bad. Too heavy, and batteries/gasoline is better used in other items. A Dual-Use Melee Weapon that can crack open skulls is better. Sharpened crowbar (For opening doors/crates) or a wrecking axe (An ax with a crowbar-like back) are excellent. I'm swearing by my entrenching tool, however, as it's German Steel and has a pick-ax on the back designed for penetrating a skull that's protected by an old steel helmet.

Dual-Use items are very effective as they limit the need to carry multiple items.
Faraday
Ever played left for dead 2? Chainsaws aren't refuelable in that game for a reason.

But yeah, RL zombie infestations are best dealt with by readily weaponizable tools, guns, and vehicles. And going where the exposed human body does not survive well. Like canada.
Christian Lafay
But if World War Z is right then the zombies don't care about things like boiling or freezing temperatures or even oxygen. They care about rope ladders.
CanRay
Zeds still freeze, they can just thaw with no problem. Room temperature is a bad thing when it's below 50 (Celsius or Fahrenheit, that's FRAGGING COLD!). EDIT: Despite what the "Experts" say, wind chill does, indeed, affect mechanical and electronic devices (It's called "Chip Creep", people!).

4972: I'm not allowed to test Zombie Techniques in Shadowrun using Ghouls, that's a different problem.
Draco18s
QUOTE (CanRay @ Dec 2 2011, 12:52 AM) *
Room temperature is a bad thing when it's below 50 (Celsius or Fahrenheit, that's FRAGGING COLD!).


Do you mean "50 below" or "below 50"? Because 50 C is actually rather sweltering (106 F).
RelentlessImp
4973: When doing an escort for a Johnson, it is entirely expected for you to load for bear. That does not mean loading up an assault helicopter with as many missiles and rounds of ammo as you can and unloading on anything that comes even remotely close to the vehicle you're escorting with a hail of lead and explosions.

4973a: No longer allowed to try and recreate any scenes from any Saints Row game in Shadowrun after "Heli Assault" got Lone Star on everyone's ass.
4973b: When the gilette begins talking about fashion and showing off her shoes, I am especially not allowed to call bullshit on her last-season heels she's trying to pass off as this season's.

4974: Due to the unfortunate passing of Ghostcrawler, I am now expected to retire mage characters before their 15th initiation, much less their 25th.

4975: Not allowed to steal the diabetic troll's pixie sticks (In Case of Emergency, Tear Top). As a pixie. And consume them all in one go.
4975a: If I begin acting like Navi while on a sugar high, I will be shot. Out of a Panther Assault Cannon. Into a shark-filled pool. Covered in chum.

4976: There will be no riding the troll. I don't care if you can fit inside her armor.

4977: I am no longer allowed to play sadistic pixies with my group. There was too much brain bleach consumed.
Draco18s
QUOTE (RelentlessImp @ Dec 2 2011, 09:38 AM) *
4977: I am no longer allowed to play sadistic pixies with my group. There was too much brain bleach consumed.


I knew one. Best character ever. She was always carried, and drank from, a martini glass and had the Intoxicate spell.* It was her only Health spell. She also had a related spell in case it wasn't enough: Fireball.

Group had more fun with that character around than probably any other time. Probably helped that the player pulled off great RP and always knew the best moment to intoxicate an NPC.

*At the time, it was being used at range, but honestly, being invisible it didn't matter.
CanRay
QUOTE (Draco18s @ Dec 2 2011, 09:45 AM) *
Do you mean "50 below" or "below 50"? Because 50 C is actually rather sweltering (106 F).
-50C, which is also -58F. Which is *FRAGGING COLD* in any language.
EDIT: 4978: Toxic Pixie Shamans are not a good idea. Especially if they bite.
MortVent
4979: I am never again to ask the GM ooc what the availability and costs are for a used fire truck, a industrial wood chipper with a puree setting, and if my character knows where ghouls are likely to congregate in seattle.. when planning a distraction for a run

edited number
Draco18s
QUOTE (CanRay @ Dec 2 2011, 11:10 AM) *
-50C, which is also -58F. Which is *FRAGGING COLD* in any language.
EDIT: 4978: Toxic Pixie Shamans are not a good idea. Especially if they bite.


Yes, -50 C is really cold. "Below 50" on the other hand, doesn't mean -50 C to me. It's "50 below" because there's an implied "zero" on the end. "50 (degrees) below (zero)" thus indicating the negative aspect of the value.
TeknoDragon
QUOTE (CanRay @ Dec 1 2011, 02:35 PM) *
Movies are the ambassadors to the world quite often. How your culture is depicted in cinema is how people will perceive you. (Anyhow, didn't you actually ride your horse to school once?).

I've had the various types of US Cultures explained to me when I was young and stupid, and have had to explain the differences between different types of Canadians as well. (And, no, we don't drink Maple Syrup.). The hardest part is that the idea of "Prince Rupert's Land" that the Hudson's Bay Company and the Great North-West Company both put into propaganda still holds sway today. *Sighs* Honestly, about the only place I think I can safely travel without too many stereotypes is Holland. No, not quite true, they just have different stereotypes.

4971: I am not allowed to mix moonshine and maple syrup to see how it tastes, no matter how good an idea that seems.
4971a: Unless I want to get really, really drunk for a really, really good reason.


You need to mix it in with Bug Butter curds.
bobbaganoosh
QUOTE (Draco18s @ Dec 2 2011, 08:34 AM) *
Yes, -50 C is really cold. "Below 50" on the other hand, doesn't mean -50 C to me. It's "50 below" because there's an implied "zero" on the end. "50 (degrees) below (zero)" thus indicating the negative aspect of the value.

Agreed. However, under the circumstances, "below 50" didn't make sense, because "below 50 F" is tolerable for some, and "below 50 C" covers most temperatures for the surface of the earth. As such, it isn't too hard to realize that CanRay meant "50 below", which, as has been pointed out, is FRAGGING COLD when using either Fahrenheit or Celsius.

4980. I am not allowed to use any system of measurement other than SI.
MortVent
4981: I am never allowed ever to play a ghoul... the not touching you game becomes way too much morbid fun for me
4982: I am never ever to utter "cause I lick ya" on any of my characters.. and then demonstrate it isn't a misspoken word
The Shuhite
QUOTE (bobbaganoosh @ Dec 2 2011, 01:58 PM) *
4980. I am not allowed to use any system of measurement other than SI.


In SI you use K for temperature and below 50K is REALLY cold
Faraday
QUOTE (The Shuhite @ Dec 2 2011, 07:17 PM) *
In SI you use K for temperature and below 50K is REALLY cold

Below 50 K doesn't exist. Unless you've figured out how to reverse entropy.

4983: I will not "take some off the top" when the Johnson gives our group 200kg of dynamite for the ensuing run.
NiL_FisK_Urd
Below 50K does exist, if he meant anywhere between 0K and 49K. Below 0K is impossible ^^
Draco18s
QUOTE (Faraday @ Dec 3 2011, 02:22 AM) *
Below 50 K doesn't exist.


*Facepalm*
TeknoDragon
QUOTE (Faraday @ Dec 3 2011, 02:22 AM) *
Below 50 K doesn't exist. Unless you've figured out how to reverse entropy.

4983: I will not "take some off the top" when the Johnson gives our group 200kg of dynamite for the ensuing run.


4983a: I will not "take some off the bottom" and play dynamite Jenga. Especially with the older stuff.
RelentlessImp
4984: I will not play canon characters. Especially if that character is Red Cap.
CanRay
4985: I'm not allowed to break Mods, Admins, GMs, Freelancers, Artists, or Line Developers by mentioning Shadowrunner Bronies.
RelentlessImp
QUOTE (CanRay @ Dec 7 2011, 10:29 AM) *
4985: I'm not allowed to break Mods, Admins, GMs, Freelancers, Artists, or Line Developers by mentioning Shadowrunner Bronies.


The special hell.
MortVent
QUOTE (CanRay @ Dec 7 2011, 11:29 AM) *
4985: I'm not allowed to break Mods, Admins, GMs, Freelancers, Artists, or Line Developers by mentioning Shadowrunner Bronies.


4986: I am not allowed to make a male troll combat monster missions character with a MLP reality filter...
Draco18s
QUOTE (RelentlessImp @ Dec 7 2011, 03:15 PM) *
The special hell.


No, special hell is playing an RPG (it happened to be Dragon Storm) and having the plot teleport you to Equestria.

It was seriously considered that we burn down the city and eat all of the inhabitants.
MortVent
QUOTE (RelentlessImp @ Dec 7 2011, 03:15 PM) *
The special hell.



You go to heaven for the weather, you go to hell for the company. - Mark Twain
Draco18s
QUOTE (MortVent @ Dec 7 2011, 03:26 PM) *
You go to heaven for the weather, you go to hell for the company. - Mark Twain


Just going to drop in the Hell is Exothermic meme here.
CanRay
QUOTE (MortVent @ Dec 7 2011, 04:26 PM) *
You go to heaven for the weather, you go to hell for the company. - Mark Twain
I want to go the fun Hell where all the Rock 'n' Rollers are!
ggodo
QUOTE (RelentlessImp @ Dec 7 2011, 07:07 AM) *
4984: I will not play canon characters. Especially if that character is Red Cap.

4984a: Kane is out too.

4987: I am not the anonymous Jackpoint poster.
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