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Post by greatwyrm on Apr 26, 2018 19:47:23 GMT -8
So, the last game I ran was terrible. Not "horror story" terrible. Nobody needs professional counseling or legal protection. It was just one of those ones where EVERYTHING that could go wrong did. A load of unfollowed leads. Leads followed one step and dropped. NPCs giving bald-faced lies were believed and taken for truth. Bad Guy turns up some minor heat on them and it's the end of the world. But nobody (well, no PCs) died.
We have "TPK" when everybody dies. We have "horror story" for the just plain sick stuff. But what do we call a game where Murphy just takes over? Is there a term for that? Suggestions are welcome.
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Post by vyrrk on Apr 26, 2018 21:30:43 GMT -8
We have "TPK" when everybody dies. We have "horror story" for the just plain sick stuff. But what do we call a game where Murphy just takes over? Is there a term for that? Yes... I call those games "my weekly session"
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Post by Houndin on Apr 27, 2018 7:24:35 GMT -8
I usually refer to those sessions as 'shitfests'
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Post by bobcatt on Apr 27, 2018 11:57:14 GMT -8
"Still Life with Stork"
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Post by 20pints on Apr 27, 2018 18:14:14 GMT -8
Dungeons and Downers.
Legend of the Failed Rings.
Sewage Worlds.
Acrapalips World.
GOOPS.
Shitohrun.
Vampire. (Heh..heh...)
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Post by Forresst on May 7, 2018 21:20:44 GMT -8
Usually I think of those as shit circuses.
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Post by jedidroid on May 8, 2018 23:58:28 GMT -8
Sometimes, it’s not the whole game, it’s just one Laming session.
MMORPG? (Massively Monotonous Objectionable RPG?)
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Post by Ed from Minnesota on Jun 3, 2018 7:19:42 GMT -8
"Oh. Stork is playing?"
Apologies to Stork, I feel he has not been maligned enough lately.
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Post by bobcatt on Jun 4, 2018 11:38:56 GMT -8
"Cirque du Stork-eh?"
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Post by greatwyrm on Jun 4, 2018 17:17:05 GMT -8
OK, did something happen in an AP that I don't follow? Or are we just letting Stork's anti-luck with dice annex other bad territory? I'm really not comfortable with making one of our beloved hosts a brand name for all terrible things.
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Post by bobcatt on Jun 5, 2018 8:41:19 GMT -8
I won't let my man-crush on Stork get in the way of having a bit of a laugh. His good humour and resignation in accepting the bad rolls are actually (oddly) uplifting. That he continually finds ways to have some fun with the setbacks raises my spirits. Truly, I do not understand how his dice can treat him so poorly; he deserves better.
I seem to recall hearing a suggestion to exorcise his polyhedrons at some point. Let's do a Babylonian one. I'll bring the meteoric iron.
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Post by Ed from Minnesota on Jun 6, 2018 17:30:00 GMT -8
As I said above, I just couldn't resist the chance to Malign Stork. It has been too long since he has had a good Maligning, in my opinion! (all in good fun, Stork, you seem like someone who enjoys a good ribbing from time to time).
Edit: I will try to hold back on another Maligning remark until at least 3 months, or 300 1's are rolled, whichever comes first.
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Post by D.T. Pints on Jun 6, 2018 20:09:09 GMT -8
Yes I will concur with Lord Ed of Mini -Sota and Floor A Dah! I miss you Mr. stork. Although rumor has it there's gonna be a new samurai in town soon. That'll be a a real "Crab-fest"....DYSWIDT!?
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Post by Ed from Minnesota on Jun 7, 2018 16:00:01 GMT -8
Thank you, D.T.
I did see it. You implied that a merkin may soon be required.
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