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« Reply #75 on: <09-14-10/1714:07> »
Oh, the Corp/IS House descriptions are well worth it alone.
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« Reply #76 on: <09-14-10/1728:53> »
We have it too. Dad and I were in tears laughing. ONE of these days I'm going to make him try and run it.

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« Reply #77 on: <09-14-10/2041:41> »
I have a slew of horror stories, but they all revolve around one player. So I guess I really don't have more than one story as much as I have experience with one particular horrific player.

He was a munchkin to the Nth degree, the type that would min/max the hell out of his character, complain and throw an adult tantrum and sulk if he wasn't better than every other character at everything, and would generally bring game to a crashing halt if he didn't always get his way. I won't even mention what happened when he almost died once. He would whine and complain and argue with the GM non-stop until he could do whatever it was he wanted to do if he was told no. He always played the exact same character in every game. Same name, meta-type, load-out etc. Got to be really old after a while. Unfortunately he was just really too much to deal with outside of game and so we eventually just stopped playing with him. Now that we are restarting up the group (without him), the games are going much smoother and are way more fun. Go figure.
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« Reply #78 on: <09-14-10/2103:31> »
^I'm a bit scared we have a player that might turn out to be that. :/ I hope not. I sure's hell like him as a person but I don't quite like the vibe I'm getting off of him at the table. He's trying to make his character TOO perfect (then again, I'm great at making mine too flawed >_>;; ).
"People say I hate the living. It's not true. I just happen to see the potential inside all people; those great things anyone can do if they aren't trapped in their own consciousness and morals. And when I unlock that potential, death is the side-effect. I can't help that." - Dr. McMourning

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« Reply #79 on: <09-15-10/0105:25> »
^I'm a bit scared we have a player that might turn out to be that. :/ I hope not. I sure's hell like him as a person but I don't quite like the vibe I'm getting off of him at the table. He's trying to make his character TOO perfect (then again, I'm great at making mine too flawed >_>;; ).

Ah, the curse of the role player ;D
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« Reply #80 on: <09-15-10/1006:51> »
(OK, LAM's are cool and all, but waaaaaaayyyy broken.)

If you get a chance, take a look at the rules in the printed 3085 Record Sheet book. They're quick-start for LAMs, so it's only combat. But you'll see that the changes in how they're run in the game mechanics.
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« Reply #81 on: <09-15-10/1031:14> »
^I'm a bit scared we have a player that might turn out to be that. :/ I hope not. I sure's hell like him as a person but I don't quite like the vibe I'm getting off of him at the table. He's trying to make his character TOO perfect (then again, I'm great at making mine too flawed >_>;; ).

Ah, the curse of the role player ;D

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« Reply #82 on: <09-15-10/1033:47> »
^I'm a bit scared we have a player that might turn out to be that. :/ I hope not. I sure's hell like him as a person but I don't quite like the vibe I'm getting off of him at the table. He's trying to make his character TOO perfect (then again, I'm great at making mine too flawed >_>;; ).
The problem I see is trying to be the best and forgetting that getting there is most of the fun! I'm statistically the best I can get, Min/Max I believe, I wanted a brute force I made Usda one, but I have lots of room to grow in skills.

Where's the fun if your character can already shoot the wings off a fly. Talk a Dragon into working for you, and have all the CEOs as contacts?
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« Reply #83 on: <09-15-10/1035:17> »
^I'm a bit scared we have a player that might turn out to be that. :/ I hope not. I sure's hell like him as a person but I don't quite like the vibe I'm getting off of him at the table. He's trying to make his character TOO perfect (then again, I'm great at making mine too flawed >_>;; ).

Ah, the curse of the role player ;D

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« Reply #84 on: <09-15-10/1035:23> »
(OK, LAM's are cool and all, but waaaaaaayyyy broken.)

If you get a chance, take a look at the rules in the printed 3085 Record Sheet book. They're quick-start for LAMs, so it's only combat. But you'll see that the changes in how they're run in the game mechanics.
Don't have the money for that at the moment.  So unless it's free, it will be a while before I can take a look at that.
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« Reply #85 on: <09-15-10/1043:59> »
^I'm a bit scared we have a player that might turn out to be that. :/ I hope not. I sure's hell like him as a person but I don't quite like the vibe I'm getting off of him at the table. He's trying to make his character TOO perfect (then again, I'm great at making mine too flawed >_>;; ).
The problem I see is trying to be the best and forgetting that getting there is most of the fun! I'm statistically the best I can get, Min/Max I believe, I wanted a brute force I made Usda one, but I have lots of room to grow in skills.

Where's the fun if your character can already shoot the wings off a fly. Talk a Dragon into working for you, and have all the CEOs as contacts?

Which is why I'm making Code more bottom-of-the-barrel. He's done little itty bitty gang jobs here and there so he's not a TOTAL noob but he may as well be. I don't see anything wrong with taking a role and specializing in it. You're the tank. You're supposed to have muscle tissue for a brain. You're not trying to make your character smart and pretty and dexterous too. He's really good at breaking shit. I'm above average at sneaking into and running away from things. Mr. Face is trying to be sent from God. It's irritating me and I don't know how to snap at him for it without sounding like I'm taking it personally since, well, you know me. XD
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« Reply #86 on: <09-15-10/1107:40> »
Well there is only 4 of us. Best way to teach sometimes is to standback and let the bullets fly into the almighty. Once they're dead and asky why didn't you back me up. You reply, "Looked like you had the situation under control to me!
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« Reply #87 on: <09-15-10/1133:50> »
Role Player and Psych Major. I love crazies.

Remind me to let you invite me to a one-shot if I'm ever in your area, I think we would get along great. And leave lots and lots of shitlessly scared people in our way ;D
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« Reply #88 on: <09-15-10/1135:40> »
Role Player and Psych Major. I love crazies.

Remind me to let you invite me to a one-shot if I'm ever in your area, I think we would get along great. And leave lots and lots of shitlessly scared people in our way ;D

:D!
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« Reply #89 on: <09-15-10/1137:17> »
Role Player and Psych Major. I love crazies.

Remind me to let you invite me to a one-shot if I'm ever in your area, I think we would get along great. And leave lots and lots of shitlessly scared people in our way WAKE;D
Kay I fixed that for ya Doc ;D
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