Dethstrok9

7 minutes ago, seneschal said:

Long before the corona scare my campaigns suffered from the dreaded lack of interested players virus, certainly a joy killer if not biologically dangerous.  However, since the latest ban in the U.S. limits meetings to 10 people (and most gaming groups are 3-5) you can still play on Friday afternoon (because your workplace is closed anyway) and attend synagogue on Saturday (10 Orthodox believers).  Whether you can eat pizza during the game depends on how observant you are (drive-through orders only).  It works out.

The disease is a genuine concern but the fear and restrictions it has generated are an equal and perhaps greater concern.  We're fighting over toilet paper while government on all levels commands us to hide in our homes?  And we meekly obey without question?  Every Walmart is a mob scene but we can't meet to worship or vote?  What's wrong with this picture?  I don't want one more person to get sick or die but we've essentially consented to tearing up the Bill of Rights while chasing the illusion of safety.

I'm assuming people here might call this a "conspiracy theory", but I completely agree, thank you!

Wow, someone commented on one of my YT videos, telling me about one of their favorite RPGs, then I see this thread... Wish it had an English translation.

Still, awesome they're reprinting it!

5 hours ago, Hydracap said:

thanks for the recommendation! Will try it later on ^^

Welcome to the forum, we love Call of Cthulhu:)

I personally use the application Skype, but I've heard this site is good https://roll20.net/  (I haven't used it myself, so I wouldn't really know, just what I've been told:) I also second the Discord recommendation.

Just now, Lloyd Dupont said:

Nice and fair comparison btw  

Thank you! In 2 days it has become one of 3rd most watched videos, I'm glad you enjoyed it and felt it was fair!

I went to say that via reaction, but I was informed I cannot react to anything more today... What a world:)

As I said, do everything you can to stay safe!

!i!

Will your players be able to choose?

I'm going to go make a hat. Of aluminum foil...

New edition of RPG secrets!

CDC on everything you need to know about the Coronavirus.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/faq.html

Just now, g33k said:

That was, to put it bluntly, "fake news."  Someone speculated, "hey maybe it could have been..." and the fearmongers picked it up and ran with it as if it were proven fact.

 

Thank you, that makes sense.

3 minutes ago, g33k said:

uhhhh... you *DO* know there are wingnuts promoting the stupid idea that this is a genetically-engineered virus???

FWIW -- in case anyone doesn't know / hasn't heard -- that sort of gengineering can be spotted (and has pretty definitively been ruled out) by independent researchers all over the world.

Once again, I meant no offense and was joking. Sorry if I was being insensitive.

Also, what happened to "China made it as a weapon and accidentally released it"? I thought that was the official story, which would mean it was engineered, unless I'm wrong.

1 minute ago, Ian Absentia said:

Dude, no.  I think that was supposed to be a smiley at the end there, but now's not the time for irresponsible conspiracy theories.

!i!

What conspiracy theories? *

*:)

Sucks that so many are effected in different ways. I pray to God this epidemic comes to a close as soon as possible, meanwhile, make sure you do everything you can to stay safe. Until they create a profitable solution to their likely engineered problem(:)

That's awesome, maybe I'll get my sister (an artist) to give these a go over! Very cool:)

That sucks.

Well, that's sad. I still think back to the time you first hit me with that crowbar...

Ahh memories.

But in all honesty, that's great, glad to hear you haven't been harmed by this.

I've been seeing a ton of negative effects of this virus other than just symptoms, including Chaosium postponing their convention in the land down under, so it got me thinking...

Has this crisis been harming your gaming or making it difficult to play? Have you had to switch to playing over Discord or Skype or Roll20 to overcome it? 

On 3/4/2020 at 2:04 AM, sgtscott658 said:

Life is good when one can play two great campaigns, Masks of Nyarlathotep and The Two-Headed Serpent. Beautiful books and great campaigns no less. Thank you Chaosium for putting out these great campaigns. Played part of of the Bolivia chapter today and my players had a blast (and they went about things very unexpectedly ). This Friday I continue with the start of the Peru chapter for Masks of Nyarlathotep, my players for that group cant wait too play nor can I. Its weird, I DM D&D on sundays and just do not feel the same level of excitment that I feel for These Call of Cthuhlu campaigns. odd.

Have fun!

7 hours ago, soltakss said:

I did wonder about that, I thought you were in your late teens, so might have only just been able to legally watch some of the films based on his works.

By the way, I didn't mean to offend, I just thought it was surprising that someone with such an interest in horror hadn't read or seen anything by Stephen King.

It's a little complicated, I am in my late teens, but up until I discovered Lovecraft, I actually steered clear of horror, I'm a new convert:)

Can you face Deth?

Deth has come.

7 minutes ago, Lloyd Dupont said:

There are lots of author, yes, but only a few stand the test of time.

And while Stephen King doesn't write my favourite genre, hence I read of watch little from him, I think I can safely say he is one of those that do stand the test of time! 😮

I quite like the Dark Tower movie too! This one is not horror though... more like a strange approach to a merger between fantastic and contemporary..

My friend told me Dark Tower was the gateway drug. Now I know he's right...

King is my friend's favorite author, so I've heard a lot about how awesome he is.

7 hours ago, soltakss said:

Popular fiction that had a lot of films and TV Series made.

OK, so Dethstrok9 was born a lot later than I was, so would have missed out on the 70s and 80, where you couldn't move without a Stephen King adaptation. 

But, even in recent times you have had Under the Dome and a remake of IT.

Also, with streaming, a lot of the older films are available in different genres. 

I was just surprised.

I'm younger to the point where I'm actually not allowed to read Stephen King, I will eventually.