02:35:42 ER: totally un-fleshed-out game concept: magical girl mercenaries in space
02:37:11 ER: hope is a form of superior firepower
02:37:15 Devastator: We are now obligated to run our own individual magical girl games.
02:37:30 Devastator: although that's pretty much ordinary robots in space.
02:37:52 ER: what's yours? magical girl barbarians?
02:59:39 Devastator: Nah, probably Magical Girls in a maze.
02:59:49 Devastator: or civilian-dependant magical girls.
03:02:16 ER: doesn't civilian dependant mean common magic? :P
03:03:58 Devastator: Rare magic, but you're needed for guns or butter.
03:04:29 Devastator: You need people so you don't die, people need you so they don't die, and you have to choose between spending your magic on helping people or defending them.
03:06:25 Devastator: become too weak of a target, though, and then you get murdered by assassins.
03:06:34 ER: Hmm. Guess that Refine is like that, but reduced reliance on normal people.
03:06:48 Devastator: Well, it wouldn't be asbolutely such, but you do need them.
03:06:56 Devastator: basically, you need someone to watch your back when you sleep.
03:07:06 ER: But people would certainly desperately depend on magical girls
03:07:38 ER: Magical gems don't need to sleep if they don't think they do!
03:08:04 ER: And it's more useful if the friend watching your back can blast things too.
03:09:49 Devastator: Yeah, fatigue is still going to be a thing.
03:09:56 Devastator: Trust me, you'll want people around.
03:10:18 Devastator: Basically, without people magical girls are visible forever. You need a cloud of human life and emotion to hide them from the creatures from beyond.
03:10:33 Devastator: If you're alone too long, you just get swarmed in increasing numbers until you die.
03:10:47 Devastator: The more powerful you are, the more people around you you need.
03:11:20 ER: Maybe I should allow people to play as totally mundane folks whose only advantage is not constantly draining magic. :P
03:12:45 Devastator: Nah, I wouldn't let that happen.
03:12:54 Devastator: but a sliding scale should be possible.
03:18:35 Devastator: There's other options, such as MGs who get successively more powerful until they destroy everything they love, including themselves.
03:19:30 ER: what if I refuse to love myself
03:23:54 Devastator: Then you die before you get to that point.
03:27:29 Devastator: of course, if you love nothing you never get powerful, so there. ;-p
03:29:36 ER: what, you're saying I can't fire soul bolts powered by sheer ennui?
03:32:19 Devastator: Well, sort of, but you need to have not-ennui left to do that.
03:35:37 Devastator: The first scenario you can have all the ennui you want.
03:52:20 Devastator: but push away people too much and you get munched.
03:54:35 Devastator: I could also do mad science magical girls.
03:55:10 Devastator: "Fall of the Magical Girls."
03:56:23 Devastator: Hmm, that's an idea.
03:56:47 Devastator: Magical Girls, you have a place to live, but you need to go save some random alternate world/dimension every month.
03:57:20 ER: and you live on a space ship, and you get paid for doing so. ;D
03:57:22 Devastator: So it's monster of the week, except you are the monster.
03:57:34 Devastator: Well, you get paid because it's where you get food.
04:02:11 Devastator: Basically, you save them, and then need to strong arm the survivors into providing resources, and then move on to the next challenge.
04:05:01 Devastator: If you fucked up unnecessarily, nobody gets paid, even if you killed the villain.
04:05:08 Devastator: (that is, too much.)
04:08:39 Devastator: maybe not interesting enough for you.
04:09:26 Devastator: What would you like to see?
04:10:05 ER: Probably the ideal is something far too stylish and shallow for you to like. :P
04:10:30 Devastator: Barbarians was all style..
04:11:29 Devastator: Eh, don't like magic in my cyberpunk much.
04:14:47 Devastator: No reason the travelling crew couldn't visit a cyberpunk world, though.
04:17:52 Devastator: At least one would be a post-human world where it's damned near impossible to get anyone to even notice, much less acknowledge, there is a problem.
04:19:22 Devastator: Well, it would be a challenge.
04:19:52 Devastator: There's issues and challenges with low-tech worlds and other stuff, but I think something could be set in a place like that.
04:52:31 Devastator: aww, no chat with
ER.
04:53:26 Devastator: No chat makes
Dev a dull boy.
04:57:18 ER: I guess I like the idea of... smug magical girls offering the service of killing shit because they know nobody else is better at it then them?
05:05:26 Devastator: That's certainly a plan.
05:05:34 Devastator: I want to mix that with real culture shock.
05:13:36 Devastator: (A city was wiped out.)
05:13:54 Devastator: (None of the inhabitants notice, because they were all reloaded from backup and are in the same situation as if that never happened.)
05:14:37 Devastator: I'd love to have a talk about this sort of bizarre settings stuff with him.
05:14:48 Devastator: I'll ask him next time we're on.
05:35:40 Devastator: I thought you'd be enthusiastic about someone not bugging you about P&P. ;-p
05:40:34 Devastator: well, get
syv and you can see me bug him about werewolves. ;-p
05:42:40 Devastator: Yeah, suggested turning Alida into a werewolf.
05:42:46 Devastator: have been bugging him about it for a bit now.
05:44:16 Devastator: "I wish Alida was a werewolf"
05:44:38 Devastator: But it should be doable with other powers. Flagellation 3 would allow for a lot of fleshwarping, for instance.
05:46:25 ER: Ah, so you want to turn your magical girl character into a werewolf by making a contract with
syv. :3
05:47:00 Devastator: Well, it would be fun.
05:47:04 Devastator: also quite powerful.
05:47:29 ER: look mate if you wanted that you missed the creativity bus
05:47:31 Devastator: Sadly, CC strength isn't multiplicative, but it should definately help a lot.
05:48:36 Devastator: a berzerker werewolf would be a lot more fun than a creative one.
05:51:18 Devastator: especially the seriously increased damage thing.
05:56:48 Devastator: A cre werewolf is basically as strong as an ordinary MG.
05:57:33 ER: no, a cer werewolf is cooler than a brave werewolf because the latter isn't a thing
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06:01:19 Devastator: a Cre werewolf also isn't a thing.
06:03:43 Devastator: There are exactly as many of those as there are brave werewolves.
06:06:45 Devastator: Sadly, it'll never happen.
06:07:29 Devastator: It's possible, but it'd require munchkinry, and you aren't in the game.
06:08:42 ER: did you just say I'm a munchkin?
06:11:57 Devastator: Compared to the others here? Yeah.
06:12:26 Devastator: You'd have no objections playing around with magical powers for personal gain.
06:17:43 Devastator: Also, if someone asked you to fuck with their body, I think you'd be willing to do it.
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06:20:22 parisbre56: so, from what I understand there's a magical girl game pact going on? are we going to take over the RTD subforum with magical girls?
06:21:35 Devastator: I'm also trying to figure out how to get
syv to turn the one in his game into a werewolf.
06:22:00 parisbre56: Get bitten by a werewolf witch?
06:22:16 parisbre56: (or more likely their werewolf helper)
06:22:51 Devastator: Having someone wish it would work.
06:23:12 Devastator: Also, apparently Flagellation 3 can do lots of body mod stuff, so long as it's painful.
06:23:23 Devastator: ..which probably would include being infected by werewolf virus or something.
06:23:33 parisbre56: hey, Russian girl! screw your Gramps, asha can heal him. just make me a werewolf. for reasons
06:23:53 Devastator: but it might not be necessary, if Flagellation works.
06:24:07 parisbre56: or if this is a creativity/mercy witch, just get the seed
06:24:21 parisbre56: I mean, with your soul, you kinda need it anyway
06:24:36 parisbre56: (assuming it's not a total TPK)
06:24:52 Devastator: Yeah, going to be insisting on getting seeded, if still alive at the end.
06:24:54 parisbre56: wait, total TPK is redundant
06:25:07 Devastator: Might be good for more than one soul.
06:25:09 ER: if it's a TPK, I'll become very excited :P
06:25:19 Devastator: Yes,
syv will need new players.
06:25:22 Devastator: which might include you.
06:25:41 Devastator: (I don't think I'd rejoin, had my run.)
06:25:49 parisbre56: well, they have the backup girl there, so she probably needs to be taken out first...
06:26:01 Devastator: She's along for the ride,
paris.
06:26:12 Devastator: likely to be taken out first.
06:27:43 parisbre56: depends on how smart she is
06:28:00 parisbre56: and if
syv takes pity on her, I suppose
06:28:47 Devastator: Eh, I just want to combine super strength (werewolf) with super strength (close combat) with super strength (Berzerker Brave ability.)
06:29:03 Devastator: See if
syv has planned for the max limit. ;-p
06:29:32 parisbre56: inb4 one punch run of PS
06:30:07 Devastator: especially since he hated OPM.
06:30:15 Devastator: found it extremely boring.
06:30:34 parisbre56: I should watch that thing sometime
06:32:14 parisbre56: Anyway, I should probably drive to work now. Catch you later.
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06:32:45 ER: I bet AKgirl can probaby do fine
06:34:21 Devastator: Sadly, I think IC Alida would wish to be older, to help support her family.
06:35:13 ER: inb4 very awkward 20something magical girl
06:36:04 Devastator: Less cool than werewolf.
06:38:24 Devastator: It'd probably just be for a year or two.
06:44:04 Devastator: "I wish Alida were an adult werewolf"
06:52:06 Devastator: Or maybe that'll just make her adult in werewolf form, but that's probably better anyway.
06:58:16 ER: magical doomgirls fighting demons from hell using powers and shotgun
06:58:38 Devastator: "I wish I had powers like a video game character."
06:59:12 ER: "I wish that my life were like Doom."
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07:48:14 Devastator: Still off,
parisbre?
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10:22:48 NJW: Not bad. Getting back into the "creative project" mindset after exams
10:23:01 NJW: Though I've got a fair bit of travelling to do before that really gets going.
10:23:18 Devastator: Could be better, I muffed my first aid exam.
10:23:35 Devastator: Lotsa practice and studying, but four hour practicals are serious business.
10:24:05 NJW: ...four hour practicals? That's some pretty heavy-duty first aid.
10:24:24 NJW: Are you trying to become a medic of some sort?
10:24:27 Devastator: Yeah, it's the top grade of industrial qualification in my jurisdiction.
10:24:34 Devastator: Looking to get a better job.
10:25:17 NJW: Fair enough. Four hour practicals though... my "first aid" exam had one practical, that was barely two hours.
10:25:34 NJW: Like, "can you tie a sling?", "Cand you do CPR?", ok fine
10:25:45 NJW: I guess it varies according to country?
10:26:03 Devastator: There are other grades.
10:26:19 Devastator: That would be a class 1, which I have.
10:26:52 NJW: Ah. So what sort of thing do you have to know how to do for... your class?
10:28:05 Devastator: Basic wound care for minor issues, such as small cuts, minor sprains, etc,
10:28:35 Devastator: immobilization for limb injuries, emergency interventions for things like strokes, heart attacks, seizures, choking, amputations, deadly bleeds..
10:29:13 Devastator: packaging and transport requirements for such, and demonstrating that everything can be applied with the proper skill, without missing steps, and sufficiently quickly for serious interventions.
10:29:33 Devastator: Lots of stuff on preventing aggravation of spinal injuries as well.
10:31:37 Devastator: The prep class was two solid weeks of all-day practice sessions and quizzes at night, as there's a written component as well.
10:31:54 Devastator: ..and then I went through it again, as I failed badly the first time.
10:32:36 Devastator: which, of course, since they're changing all the materials, meant I couldn't take the practices necesssary at the time I still qualified for the cheaper test retake.
10:33:46 Devastator: So I'm not quite sure what I"ll be doing.
10:34:49 Devastator: Got some travelling planned?
10:36:04 NJW: Yeah, going round Europe with some friends for a fortnight. It's pretty common in the UK to just get Interrailing tickets between school and university and go through a bunch of countries.
10:36:21 NJW: Although we're mostly using coaches rather than trains, as it's even cheaper
10:36:29 Devastator: Sweet, should be some fun.
10:36:40 NJW: Hopefully. Setting off in five days.
10:37:21 NJW: Germany, Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic.
10:37:37 NJW: Anyway, gtg for a bit. See you
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11:57:10 Devastator: Apparently
ER wants to do magical girls in space.
11:58:42 Piecewise: I'm not even sure if he's doing his current game~
11:58:44 Devastator: I suggested MGs space mercenaries should try to intervene in a post-human society where nobody realizes, or even notices, that there's an oncoming problem.
11:59:31 Piecewise: Hmm should show him global frequency
12:02:06 Devastator: A city has been destroyed? Nobody notices, because they've all been rebooted from backups and their new situation is indistinguishable from the old.
12:03:04 Devastator: A major backup hub wiped out via viral sabotage? People don't notice because half of their now-dead friends have been replaced by AI constructs, and the other half by carefully tailored introduction of new distractions and cross-social matchups between survivors.
12:03:34 Devastator: So basically, a society that has almost no gap between 'everything is fine' and 'we're all dead.'
12:03:57 Piecewise: So, global conspiracy or just a case of systems being so pervasive and redundant that they obscure any threat?
12:04:07 Devastator: I'd say the second.
12:04:11 Piecewise: accidental conspiracy
12:04:22 Devastator: Personally, I'd introduce very different situations every mission set.
12:04:40 Devastator: They're all societies, but they're completely incapable of dealing with their problem in one way or another.
12:05:26 Piecewise: What is this, science fiction?~
12:05:58 Devastator: I'm sure you can come up with good stuff for that.
12:07:55 Piecewise: I could come up with stuff
12:08:56 Devastator: Is Saeko in the clear, or are things going to continue going bad?
12:09:15 Piecewise: Probably maybe in the clear
12:10:53 Devastator: Yeah, just gotta wait out the rest of the night, and head off in the morning.
12:11:05 Devastator: and write down what happened and pin it to whatever we're leaving behind.
12:11:10 Devastator: in case we don't make it.
12:11:52 Piecewise: Just a nice warning sign. "Warning: Bugman Crossing"
12:12:22 Devastator:
RC also really, really wants to find out about them IC.
12:12:37 Devastator: Mostly to get an excuse to meet up with Saeko so she can buff his stats.
12:12:47 Devastator: well,
RC's character and Speedwagon's stats.
12:14:55 Piecewise: Time for the buff circle jerk to godhood
12:15:07 Devastator: I'm tempted to keep running slightly ahead of them.
12:15:07 Piecewise: exactly as expected~
12:15:17 Devastator: You can teleport? Have fun catching someone who travels through the air.
12:15:28 Devastator: Although I'm not enough of a douchbag to do that. ;-p
12:15:41 Piecewise: Not from too high at least~
12:17:15 Devastator: (I mean intentionally time things so as to be leaving just when they're trying to find me.)
12:17:50 Devastator: (Not that I'll expect it to be a quick journey to setting up the giant bird thing. That's probably at least a few dozen spells, which means quite a lot of turns for money and mana first.)
12:20:49 Devastator: and it'll be slow, because I won't want to risk botching a spell on something I've spent dozens of mana on.
12:23:57 Devastator: Hope I'm not boring you.
12:24:00 Devastator: How's Dig working out?
12:34:16 Piecewise: and maybe losing connection here in a sec
12:34:27 Piecewise: lockout browser for tests often disconnects everything
12:35:45 Piecewise: After that, post updating time
12:36:13 Devastator: Eh, I think Thag will get mulched. Maybe not ouch for you, though.. ;-p
12:36:37 Piecewise: Thag has survived worse before
12:37:31 Piecewise: He got encased in iron and it mildly annoyed him
12:37:48 Piecewise: until he did something about it rather than wait on his teammates
12:39:10 Devastator: I was hoping someone would just use a form word to do it safely.
12:39:21 Devastator: but apparently the idea of 'form' is too complicated sometime.
12:39:30 Devastator: I liked having Canine more than Wall.
12:40:11 Devastator: I suppose it was better than shredding everyone with the Iron Shockwave.
12:40:23 Devastator: although that was kinda my plan when I tried to get surrounded..
12:41:25 Piecewise: everything worked out in the end
12:41:38 Piecewise: Gonna take a test, may lose connection
12:54:41 Piecewise: Didn't lose connection
12:54:48 Piecewise: killed discord though
12:55:00 Piecewise: guess they were worried people could whisper answers
12:55:20 Piecewise: as opposed to just looking up shit on your phone or whatever
12:57:13 Piecewise: oh the lockout browser. It locks your pc down but doesn't stop you from owning a phone with an internet connection, rendering it pointless
12:57:29 Devastator: Well, it would kill discord..
12:58:01 Devastator: Oh, recommended to
syv that he shouldn't go rebel in Dig.
12:58:07 Devastator: He going to end up screwed?
13:01:36 Piecewise: all depends on the dice and him not being dumb
13:02:01 Devastator: Those eyebrows are speaking to me.
13:03:47 Piecewise: Should get that checked out
13:04:03 Piecewise: they might be sapient caterpillars
13:05:10 Devastator: I remember the caterpillar from the last game of Dig.
13:05:32 Devastator: Probably a less than ideal use of that artifact, that was.
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13:44:05 Radio_Controlled: Hello you crazy death cultists.
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17:22:02 Devastator: So you're going to hunt down Saeko,
Radio_Controlled, and make her magically upgrade you guys?
17:23:01 Radio_Controlled: That's what I want to do, yes.
17:23:19 Radio_Controlled: Though Pan only now starting his arena stint might form too big a delay.
17:23:33 Radio_Controlled: I suppose I could leave him to it for a while and go find you on my own though.
17:24:52 Devastator: You do know I'm not likely to leave the city until I've got a bird familiar the size of a bus, right? And stuff so that riding it is possible?
17:25:24 Devastator: Lots of time there.
17:26:24 Radio_Controlled: Hmm, I guess.
17:26:57 Radio_Controlled: Maybe I'll just wait a while then until Pan has done some matches (and hopefully earned some mana) so I'll have a large enough mana reserve to get the job done.
17:27:09 Devastator: Doing that with d4 grow spalls is going to be a long time.
17:27:16 Devastator: (don't want to critfail and have to start over.
17:30:06 Devastator: Tempted to ask
PW how many, but I figure the answer is 'lots'.
17:30:41 Radio_Controlled: 0.7 gigalots.
17:33:31 Radio_Controlled: Gotta go, gonna be bacl later tonight.
17:33:42 Devastator: Actually, might as well ask.
17:33:55 Devastator:
Piecewise, how many d4 grow spells am I looking at for the giant bird thing?
17:34:09 Devastator: If it's too many, might be more efficient to buy +2 and then do it with d6es.
17:34:23 Piecewise: How giant we talking
17:35:41 Devastator: Enough to carry three people and supplies.
17:37:44 Piecewise: stacking d4 spells it will take a while
17:38:26 Piecewise: I'd say in the 8-10 range because of diminishing returns at that low of level, if not more.
17:38:36 Devastator: Huh, fewer than I was expecting.
17:38:51 Devastator: That's a total of maybe 20ish mana.
17:40:27 Devastator: Anyway, don't need a decision until I actually do it, if relevant, which will be some time from now.
17:40:52 Piecewise: hey, in chalice you want to just run in and go for it, mostly alone, or move forward, reveal the room and then handle things from there next turn?
17:42:33 Devastator: I've been at it long enough, lets go in.
18:09:36 Devastator: Eh, Eclaire's fighting name is still better than Caped Baldy.
18:36:38 Piecewise: "The amazing child molester"
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19:05:04 Radio_Controlled: @
Devastator should you think you'll be moving away from the city you're going to, be sure to tell me, ok?
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20:21:45 syv: Humm, a
Piecewise is here today.
20:22:01 syv: How unusual. Or perhaps my presence is the unusual one.
20:23:51 Radio_Controlled: You, unusual?
20:25:26 Radio_Controlled: And to what do we owe this special visit then, if I may ask?
20:26:39 syv: Bored and my sleep schedule got tilted by work again.
20:27:16 Radio_Controlled: How /are/ the clouds today?
20:27:49 syv: Annoying. Thunderstorms every day.
20:29:16 Radio_Controlled: Huh. Over here we are overdue for some rainfall.
20:30:45 syv: It's actually not raining too much right now, though it was a couple weeks though. Florida's weird, I guess; clear sunny day, then moderate rain and constant lightning for a couple hours, then clear sunny day again.
20:31:22 Radio_Controlled: Why would people even live there.
20:31:33 Radio_Controlled: Incomprehensible.
20:33:14 Radio_Controlled: So, are you happy with your dig char's kit?
20:33:18 syv: It's nice and warm year round. Winter is just a little cool.
20:34:10 Radio_Controlled:
Pw did mention he wouldn't mind if we tried rebelling against our benevolent overlords, by the way.
20:34:37 Radio_Controlled: [16:08] Mr.Bones: If they escape then bam, running from the mob is a motivation [16:08] Mr.Bones: attacking the mob is a motivation [16:08] Mr.Bones: completing the mission and being freed is a motivtion
20:34:46 syv: I talked about it with him myself, back when I asked about the armor.
20:34:53 Radio_Controlled: So, we have some options.
20:35:12 Radio_Controlled: Oh, you did? Anything else worth mentioning come from that?
20:35:22 Radio_Controlled: Like, say, our survival chances for pulling that? :p
20:35:57 syv: I have a suspicion they're somewhere around 83%. Not sure, just a hunch.
20:37:01 Radio_Controlled: There's about 5 guards outside right now, and about 6 inside, all armed.
20:37:44 syv: And all of us have bomb collars. -.-
20:38:10 syv: Which divers have ~50/50 chances of fixing, each try.
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20:39:16 Radio_Controlled: One thing I thought we could try would be to disable radio signals temporarily.
20:39:39 Radio_Controlled: Doesn't fix the bomb collar issue permanently, but it would mean the guards can't all asplode us all at once.
20:40:32 Radio_Controlled: Haven't looked at what kind of spheres that would require, but I -think- it would be doable, since it's fairly limited in size of the area affected, duration and scope.
20:40:56 syv: I was gonna say we should wait until the guards sleep, giving us the most time to prep, and the best advantage when we *do* fight, but that might be a good enough strat to use during the exploration.
20:41:44 syv: Not sure. I'd hope that the guards have deactivators for some reason, but I wouldn't rely on it, and if they don't, that might be a pan-into-fire strategy.
20:41:57 Radio_Controlled: Of course, if we do try it we'd need to get everyone on board to ensure we have the numbers. And most of us aren't fighters either and have no weapons, so we'd probably need something else to give us an edge.
20:42:55 Radio_Controlled: We could also try to get the artifact first and hope it'll be useful for defeating them, or try to split up the guards somehow and pick them off.
20:42:58 syv: Did all the fighters not start with weapons? I haven't checked inventories really, but I'd assume everyone at least gave themselves basic equipment.
20:43:22 syv: And before you say anything, my char's a weapon even if he's unarmed. Terrible str for an HD, but still. -.-
20:44:37 Radio_Controlled: Even if all the other fighters have a weapon, most of us aren't a fighter and so have no weapon.
20:45:10 Radio_Controlled: Though if we can surprise them then a couple unarmed schmucks might still be able to take down one or two guards and just use their weapons.
20:45:16 syv: Ahh. Yeah, we'd be relying on the actual fighters doing all the fighting, which... yeah.
20:46:20 Radio_Controlled: Divers might be able to even the odds a bit, but that's also not a reliable edge.
20:48:12 syv: Yeah, divers are basically always locked into 50/50 chances, I hadn't realized that until I read over the rules again for
MJ.
20:48:30 syv: Everything being tied to secondary skills hurts.
20:53:39 Devastator: Yeah, I'll teall you if
PW sends us the other way.
20:55:39 Devastator: oh,
PW, can we just end the mission? We're going to take over the place.
20:56:56 syv: He's busy playing some game, which I can tell because Discord is spying on his comp.
20:57:24 Devastator: It's just sniffing out what Steam says you're doing.
20:57:38 Devastator: That kind of spying would occur if you use discord or not.
20:58:47 Devastator: That's a bit of a worrying PM response,
syv.
21:00:28 syv: I just checked, and no, Discord doesn't rely on Steam.
21:00:59 syv: It actually *does* scan what programs you're running.
21:01:15 Devastator: Well, that's worrying.
21:01:24 Devastator: I thought it just piggybacked on Steam there.
21:01:38 Devastator: Because steam tracks what you're playing and when you're playing it.
21:02:25 syv: Steam only tracks the stuff you run through Steam.
21:02:29 Radio_Controlled: Well, 10 + 3 (I think diving skill is added to that final roll, iirc).
21:02:43 syv: Oh, is it? That's nice if so.
21:02:54 Devastator: Yeah, but that's most games for most people these days,
syv.
21:03:36 syv: I kinda care less about Discord announcing the game, and more about it scanning all programs you're running constantly...
21:03:40 Radio_Controlled: I think it's added, but don't quote me on that. Not rolled at advantage though.
21:04:00 Devastator: Yeah, that's more worrying than what I thought.
21:04:45 Devastator: I thought it was just piggybacking on Steam, which might be slightly irritating but not that big of a deal in itself, because it's just sharing data that was already being tracked and shared.
21:09:31 Radio_Controlled: Ahh, people complaining about nuke door on the discord.
21:09:39 Radio_Controlled: Just like the good ol' days.
21:09:46 Devastator: It will never be escaped from!
21:09:58 Devastator: The most complaints ever about something which only killed one person.
21:10:55 Radio_Controlled: Also, IRC + discord + private messages at full speed is too much for me, whew.
21:11:45 syv: I think a lot more people complained about most presidential assassinations, actually.
21:12:09 syv: Though I guess some would say politicians aren't "people".
21:12:49 Devastator: Yeah, more people probably complained about O.J. too..
21:12:56 Devastator: (although he killed TWO people.)
21:40:52 Devastator: Good fighting name for Eclaire,
RC?
21:43:01 Devastator: "The Amazing Child Molester."
21:43:16 Radio_Controlled: A close second.
21:43:57 Devastator: "Magical Wife Speedwagon."
21:44:22 Radio_Controlled: Also, where did
pw mention that child molester one to you?
21:45:02 Devastator: while you were gone.
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22:06:15 Radio_Controlled: Internet connection fucking things up again.
22:06:18 Radio_Controlled: Miss anything?
22:07:44 Devastator: Going to be heading off briefly myself in a bit.
22:08:17 Radio_Controlled: Did you see the new turn for dig, by the way?
22:08:45 Devastator: I'm not playing it, but I did catch Oz attaching himself to the wall.
22:09:37 Radio_Controlled: Yeah. second spell in history of the game, it also fails.
22:09:42 Radio_Controlled: Two for two baby!
22:09:46 Devastator: That was probably a success, really.
22:10:04 syv: Technically, the spell did indeed succeed.
22:10:20 Devastator: although someone's likely to notice him attached to the wall and give him a new collar, but so it goes.
22:10:25 syv: He just failed the fine control portion, so replaced the bombs with magnets, rather than clay or something.
22:10:52 Radio_Controlled: Minor failure then, I guess.
22:11:06 Radio_Controlled: Looking at his situation I dare not call it a success really.
22:11:16 Radio_Controlled: Though, potatoes potatoes I guess.
22:11:16 Devastator: There are no explosives around his neck.
22:11:29 Devastator: He should have chosen more ambitious goals, but sure.
22:11:30 Radio_Controlled: But he might be in a worse position than before.
22:11:38 syv: ...Yeah, I mean I'm gonna agree with
Dev. Technically, he succeeded in his literal goal.
22:11:51 Devastator: Nah, as I said, someone will just give him a new collar after noticing he's stuck to a wall.
22:12:02 Radio_Controlled: Or they'll just shoot him?
22:12:10 syv: If I successfully shoot myself in the foot, have I actually failed?
22:12:15 Devastator: I doubt it, he almost shot himself.
22:13:05 Radio_Controlled: Depends on whether we look at the action on its own in a vacuum or consider the broader implications.
22:14:21 syv: Considering the broader implications, if my goal was to shoot myself in the foot, and I successfully do so, it was a success, even if it was very unhelpful. Just because I'm stupid doesn't mean I'm unsuccessful in my pursuits.
22:14:42 syv: Rather, I am successfully self-defeating.
22:14:53 Radio_Controlled: His intention was clearly to get rid of the bomb to increase his safety, if he gets rid of the bomb but he's now in more danger (arguable perhaps) he didn't really succeed at his terminal goal despite succeeding at his instrumental goal.
22:15:30 syv: And he said not one thing while here.
22:15:56 Radio_Controlled: Was too busy talking on the discord.
22:16:38 syv: I even sent him a PM, and he didn't respond.
22:16:49 syv: If he's that busy with Discord, no point in joining.
22:18:00 Radio_Controlled: You're just jelly.
22:19:53 Radio_Controlled: Learned something about diving where I apparently had misinterpreted the rules, so it was useful at least.
22:20:18 Radio_Controlled: (well, still want final
pw confirmation that they were right, but it appears they are)
22:30:29 Devastator:
PW confirmation? What's that?
22:31:15 Devastator: oh,
RC,
Piecewise said it'd be 8-10 d4 grow spells, or thereabouts, to grow a bird familiar until it's sufficiently big, so you have a minimum of about fifteen turns to find Saeko.
22:31:21 Devastator: (and probably three times that many.)
22:31:40 Radio_Controlled: Ok, good to know.
22:31:57 Radio_Controlled: Dunno how many turns every fight of Ecalir will take though.
22:32:33 Radio_Controlled: So once you think you're beginning to get somewhere and might be leaving within the next 10 or so turns, you want to shoot me a message?
22:32:53 Radio_Controlled: In case the fights take a long time.
22:34:59 Devastator: That's also assuming we're heading forwards.
22:35:45 Devastator: I will, although it should be obvious when I'm ready to leave. Lots of notifications.
22:36:42 Radio_Controlled: Yeah, but you never know, I don't always read other people's turns closely.
22:37:06 Devastator: Putting some money up for the fund to help the bugmen, setting up a new business in the new town, earning money and mana, negotiate with the familiar breeder, training and growing it, making more mana and money, training and growing it, making more mana and money, maybe do a dungeon dive, come back with more mana/money, finish things up, buy equipment to head out, head out.
22:37:54 Radio_Controlled: Yeah, that'll take a while.
22:38:06 Devastator: should be longer term than 'beat up this guy, and then this guy, and then this guy.'
22:38:54 Radio_Controlled: Help the bugmen's victim's familes I'm guessing.
22:39:12 Devastator: put some money up for going after the bugmen.
22:39:55 Radio_Controlled: Ooh, a vendetta.
22:40:30 Devastator: well, not really, just being charitable.
22:40:44 syv: I'unno, are you *sure* they need to be hunted down?
22:41:03 syv: Maybe they have families they're struggling to feed, and slavery was their last option.
22:41:38 syv: You should set up a fund to donate to the bugmen, so that they have their basic needs taken care of and have no reason to engage in crime!
22:42:02 Devastator: I would, but they're non-communicative.
22:42:49 Radio_Controlled: Pan and me could totally go on a bughunt...
22:43:08 Radio_Controlled: That'd be neat.
22:45:12 Devastator: and you'd get an opportunity to collect buffs.
22:46:02 Radio_Controlled: And bugmen heads.
22:46:16 Radio_Controlled: Make cups out of them.
22:49:04 Devastator: don't lose to the bugmen.
22:49:20 Devastator: I'll never forgive you.
22:49:26 Devastator: and may back down on the woof. ;-p
22:53:20 Devastator: consider it incentive to not screw up. ;-p
23:03:38 Radio_Controlled: Maybe if we find their nest we could use oceanbottle as a WMD to force a parlay.
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23:21:54 Radio_Controlled: A -second-
pw?!
23:21:59 Devastator: Yeah,
PW went bye-bye.
23:22:08 Radio_Controlled: Can this humble IRC even contain this?
23:24:41 Radio_Controlled: @
Piecewise_ you actually here?
23:24:56 Piecewise has quit [Ping timeout: 246 seconds]
23:31:27 Devastator: Yeah.. I'd like to confirm that we're done the mission.
23:31:38 Devastator: I wonder if that boss had any abilities preempted by an arrow in the brain.
23:39:41 Radio_Controlled: Welp, I'm off for today.
23:39:46 Radio_Controlled: Good night peeps.
23:40:19 Devastator: oh, got a link for you not-
RC people.
23:40:29 Devastator: sorry, not the first one.
23:40:36 Devastator: (showed it to
RC the other day.)
23:45:32 syv: "The paramedics had to get money out of their own bank accounts to pay the fine after police refused to accept the ambulance company’s credit card."
23:48:04 Devastator: 'deeply regrettable' indeed.
23:52:56 Piecewise_:
Piecewise is nowhere
23:53:22 Piecewise_:
Dev: Your done the mission
23:55:36 syv: What about his done the mission?
23:56:54 Devastator: Do read that second link up above, if you'd like.
23:59:01 syv: That explains why I like him.
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