Oh hey!

I found this, thought it my be appropriate.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2pKYMczUVI

For those who are new to drinking, it's best to start off with something sweeter, martinis and wine coolers tend to be what you would want.

But if you want something classy too?
Look no further than a Rum and coke...

Looks like the track is jumping a bit...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEb4_3FQSA0&fmt=18

Barman Joe, you are the
>judge's inverrne

>>14827718

I'll take a cuba libre if you're offering Joe.

Haha, JUST got off of work and decided to pop on /tg/.

How's it going, Joe? Tonight, I'm thinking a tequila sunrise. Normally I reserve that drink for special occasions, but tonight, I'm feeling a bit awesome.

This is old news for me, but something I feel like sharing. I found a woman. Not just a girlfriend, someone I can share a lot with. I met her at Megacon. There's a long, LONG story involved with it, but the short version is I'm happier than I ever been.

The lesson here is this, /tg/. Nice guys don't finish last. They finish WELL.


My radio project is....moving slowly, but forward. Right now, I want to record an audio version of some wrtefaggotry I read on /tg/. The Doll/Son of a Woodsman. It's a pretty awesome work, in my opinion, one that deserves an epic reading. I'm hoping it works out well.

>>14827675

Nice. Just finished with finals today, almost all packed up and ready to get out on summer break. This is just the right timing.

I recently discovered this streaming radio station, and thought it appropriate for this.

http://groovera.com/groovera-chilled-web-radio-main-home-page.php

Enjoy, /tg/.

Hey, Joe. Anything interesting happen this week?

>>14827757
>The Doll/Son of a Woodsman

Oh man, I love that story. I'd love to hear it if you finish it.

>>14827718
Classy. Very nice choice, and I haven't even seen Baccano.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qqc9Fujtt7k
Let it pour.

Barman Joe, I'm a pretty shitty Barback at a fairly decent Italian Restaurant.

I'm planning on making a large batch of limoncello for ACen in two weeks.

Any suggestions?

>>14827757

That's an excellent choice. I misted up a bit the first time I read that story. Anything with a child reforming a maniac always gets me.

Just like in ConAir.

>>14827675
Evening Joe.
Good seeing you here again.
Mind hitting me up for some whiskey? I've been busy all day trying to come up with some disposable NPCs for my campaign. Need to relax the eyes a tad.

No alcohol for me, I'll just have a good cup of coffee and enjoy the music.

>>14827778
>"And I remember...that I am the son of a woodsman."


Fucking chills, EVERY time. I've wanted to do it for a while, edit some sound in there, maybe have some ambient music or something. I'm thinking Two Steps From Hell.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYKUeZQbMF0

As long as there's someone who likes the idea, I'll do it. At heart, I'm an entertainer. The eternal Storyteller/GM/Dungeon Master of my group. Numbers and crunch ain't much my thing, but damn if I can weave a good yarn.

Joe, you wouldn't happen to have Killian's Red on tap, would you?

What about Crown Royal?

Wow, a rush of people in today, Usually starts slow.

Brother, glad you found someone! Keep the spirit high, and your Spirits in reach.

>>14827772
I recently bought a used 94 Elantra in mint condition with 80kms on it. Cars, gotta love em.


New track.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqGjnljiq7s

>>14827797
Misted nothing, I outright shed a good honest-to-god manly tear. Something about nobility and the unyielding spirit always hits me hard. Something to the effect of Iron Giant.

"You go...I stay...no following."

OH GOD.

But, more on topic, Son of a Woodsman is something I want to put to audio. If that goes well, I may perform a reading of The Life and Death of John Fuklaw.

Or at least the letter he writes his wife.

Here's my usual offering, this song never gets old.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSg6talwzbU

I'm so desperate to procrastinate before this exam that I will inevitably fail that I wrote a poem to the pen I'm using while trawling through a bunch of random boards.

>>14827790
Sorry Mate, don't know a thing about it.

OY KAT!

Kat: "Aferem phological?"

What?

Kat: "Get the drinks?"

Yes. Thanks kat.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmDDOFXSgAs

That bloody record is skipping all over the place.

Drinks up boys.

>>14827833
Kilian's red? None on tap, you all right with a bottle?

>>14827854
My uncle owned a bar recently, bought bottle after bottle of the stuff. I was really hitting my tabletop gaming phase hard. I still have a drawer full of the bags.

>>14827860
You and I are kindred spirits, I think. The actual story is a long one, one I'll tell after a few more drinks in me.

On the note of cars though, I recently paid off my 92 Chevy Cavalier. $300 total. Kind of a friend of a friend sold it to me cheap. There's a few problems with it, but it's driveable, and they're easy jury-rig fixes. It's mostly wiring a toggle switch to the battery and the fan, something's wrong with the sensor.

It makes me realize I shouldn't have dicked off in the two years of automotive technologies at a trade school I pissed away. The only noteworthy achievement I have there is getting people to think I was posessed and calling a black friend of mine who could punch a dent into a craftsman toolbox the n-word. Not in a mean way, mind you, I thought because he said "Hey! It's nigga J!" I could use that word too. He gave me a staredown for what felt like an eternity, then began to laugh. "Nah, man, I'm jus' fuckin' with you."

Good times.

Man, this is just what I needed. What a day. Time to crack open the brandy!

It's been a hell of a week. The heat went out, my girlfriend's due to start her period any day now AND has been sick and cranky from the shifts in the weather. I hate it when she's unhappy and there's nothing I can do about it.

One of my subordinates at work is slacking and fudging her logs, I'm pretty sure. Of course my boss is on vacation so I can't bring the issue up with him.

And, to keep it /tg/ related, I ordered a wacom tablet this week so I could start prettying up my homebrew into a real system, and due to some authentication mixup ended up ordering it twice. So now I have to wait 3-5 days for my refund to come back through.

But I'm complaining. And really, I'm happy. I could do with some more cash, a group to game with, and some more free time, but really? It's all good. And this thread is just gravy.

>>14827941
Bottle is fine by me. Apparently, I'm the only one in my group who drinks it. All their crap tastes like swill to me.

>>14827950

Crown Royal is the king of Canadian whiskey (in my ignorant opinion.) I just made myself a royal flush with what my friend left at the apartment. Seeing as he just went back to North Carolina for another tour of duty, I doubt he'll be back for his chambord and peach schnapps anytime soon.

I want a mojito, just like the ones wich my soon-to-be ex-girlfriend used to prepare to me. And god, how she played the fantasie impromptu of Chopin at her piano... I need some of that.

>>14827901
Is it a guaranteed fail? If not, grab a drink and sit down while the bar here is open. Study... We. Will. Keep. You. Company.

Sides, no point stressing over things anyhow. Just makes you jumpy.

New track to mellow you out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73n7HTcmb5g

>>14827980
Royal Flush? I'm curious. I could easily google it, but I'm quite comfortable here.

I've always been a fan of Crown. For what it's worth, it's a nice, basic whiskey that you can enjoy without being a snob.

>>14827985
Sounds like a story there. I'll bite; let's hear it.

>>14827976

You should try Smithwick's. That is a good Irish Red.

Anyone interested in reviewing a few quick story ideas, while we're here? I've been trying out this exercise where I condense my premises to 25 words or less. Needless to say, pitching them on /lit/ has proven worthless.

Who here likes smooth piano solo pieces?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwyfU6VxxRc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC7BdaLIb7o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNqR41DHZkk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QfQbHZeCbw

>>14827985

I'll have a mojito too, if you'd please. Don't normally go for mixed drinks like that, but I feel like celebrating a bit tonight.

>>14828001

I'm not sure I've made it right by any means, but I know it's some combination of whiskey, chambord, and peach schnapps. When he made me one, he went way too heavy on chambord, which I'm not a fan of. What I'm drinking is like 50% whiskey.

Also, we had no real ice cubes, so I just took one of our ice shot glasses and dropped it into my glass, complete with the plastic part, which I can't get off the ice.

>>14828006
I love hearing concepts. I'll listen to yours.

You know, I've had this idea for a comic book. Not manga, western comic. I know nothing about the industry, and only VERY casually collected comics, but I always thought my idea was at the very least interesting, just had no idea how to market it.

>>14828038
The ice shot glasses they sell on thinkgeek? I want the whiskey stones. Those just seem like an awesome idea.

>>14827985
I'm here for you mate.
Try this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-0G_FI61a8

I'll try to get the mix right, every person does it differently.

>>14828044

I've got eyes, hit me with the concept. Maybe I'll share this comic story concept I came up with after a dream I had.

Anyway, I've always wanted to write fantasy. I've been imagining up stuff for the same world since freshman year of high school, which was about 9 years ago now. All came out of a map I drew in art class, which I still have back at my house. I should laminate that shit. 5 concepts:

1. A talented stage illusionist delves into black sorcery in an attempt to fulfill his dream of becoming a famous playwright.

2. After growing up amongst humans, the son of an Elven diplomat reluctantly returns to an unfamiliar homeland to cultivate his prodigious magical talent.
 
3. A skeptical band of mercenaries is contracted to accompany an outcast wizard while he fulfills his master's dying wish to find a child of prophecy.
 
4. While touring the provinces, the Crown Prince stumbles upon a young genius whose inventions will revolutionize life within the Empire.
 
5. A general sent to quell unrest reconnects with his heritage and is forced to choose between protecting his people or preserving the nation.

>>14827790
Lemoncello, I love that stuff. I worked as a dishwasher in a mom and pop italian joint. Man, that was an amazing time.

Go with what you know. Sometimes simplicity is the best.

>>14828038
>>14828052

On the subject of ice cubes, I found freezing grapes, or strawberries and using them in cocktails usually makes it that much better.

Gosh, forgot the new track!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FmXz10HcDI

Thanks, Joe. I needed this. Family's been acting insane, tests are a bitch, everyone in all of my classes are made of stupid, and my brain is pretty much running on autopilot right now.
So yeah, I'm just gonna slip into a booth and fall asleep, don't mind me.

>>14828083

That's the greatest idea I've ever heard. My room mate made ice cubes out of Smirnoff Ice. They take on the consistency of Freeze Pops.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y04seHfYLAA&feature=related

>>14828069
1. Interesting. Sounds like more of a movie, something M. Night Shymalan would direct. One of the good ones, not his bad work.
2. Sounds like a sitcom/anime. This is just a musing, pay it no heed.
3. High adventure. At first glance, it seems gritty, like some Band of Heroes stuff. Starring Bruce Willis.
4. This would work well as a stand alone one.
5. I LOVE tough choices like this. This one would need to be a full on book, with a huge battle in the middle. Some wheel of time shit.


>>14828083
That's....brilliant. And yet, so simple.

>>14828106
Need a pillow? I have a few handy.

Two quarters in the Juke box, the auto play function is going to choose the following two if no one stops it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmiWjG0N21w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqrogxtQQKE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWCIHreAg7o

Something I've picked up along my travels.

If you're in the mood for vidya/orchestra.

>>14828069
This for a book yea?
See, the problem with writing books is that the journey is the more important part. Not the ending. Really.
Let's use Stephen kings books as an example.
"Old dude reqruits two youngsters and a kid to find a tower in a world where time and space is kind of funky."

It's nowhere near a good description. So what you would be better off doing to catch our interest. And yours, more importantly, is to figure out who you're writing about. Having a ballplank is VITAL for this. Else you will end up with a fanfiction quality junk that no one will pay for.

My two cents. Don't take it too seriously I've had three books being rated when trying to get published so maybe my method is useless. Who knows?

But the Mercenary groups sounds more interesting. I've always loved the chosen one from someone elses perspective concept. Much more so if the main character is sceptical.

Thanks for this. I have been on a strange sleeping schedule all week. I should have went out and put resumes in to work places, but I could never get up in the mornings.
Stayed up all night last night though, and I was rewarded. Dropped off a resume at a linen cleaner, and I now have a potential security guard training program coming up, which will give me the liscence and a job.
A job I can have for security, a long term job. Sure I'll be dealing with scum of the earth, but I've got thick skin, joe. I can take punches, and I know some wrestling and boxing, so no need to worry about me, /tg/.

What it all comes down to, is that I got lucky today, and had a poor week on my behalf. My day feels alot better now that I potentially have a job. I don't care what it is at this point, as long as it's not being in a call center.

>>14828141

4 & 5 take place within the same Empire, with 4 coming roughly 70 years prior. The unrest comes out of the industrial revolution and a growing ideology of racial superiority among the largest ethnic group in the Empire, which causes previously disparate groups in the northwestern provinces to form a nascent national identity.

>>14828095

Love your work, Joe. At a bar, buddies have gone home, just, chilling with regulars. Keep up the good work.

I've been listening to this a lot,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlneqWfwOuQ
It's kinda nice.

>>14828177

3., 4., and 5. are the one's I'm most interested in writing right now.

2. is the backstory to a primary antagonist, and 1. is the story of that antagonist's own corrupter, who was originally an illusionist mage, (I figure, if people can use magic and can make illusions, a culture based on magic would probably use illusions like special effects in their stagework.) who discovers how to use mind control.

>>14828199
Thanks mate, I do this out of a feeling of brotherhood.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8tuTSi6Sck

Also the story writing discussion.

>>14828214

Ooh, that's nice. I'll have to check out more stuff by that group.

>>14828238

You have any input, Joe? I'll write you in as a tavern keeper. You can do a cameo in the film adaptation.

Joe...
Thanks.

Hey Joe, good to be here and relax after all my finals.

Evenin', Joe. Pull down the absinthe for a bit of celebration; just had a whole string of things go right in life. Cleared up some rather nasty bureaucratic tangles for graduate school, got a few scheduled gigs for DJing, made a decent amount with the jazz combo thanks to some fraternity party looking for a hint of class, and I'm starting talks to get a translation gig.

Time to settle down with some Strindberg, revise a few papers, and enjoy the atmosphere. I may not have a woman, but I'll always have Joe when I'm feeling down.

>>14828277

Congratulations on the recent good luck, sir.

Well, Joe. It's been a trip. Nice to unwind for a bit. Especially since I cut myself quite nicely at work.

But I'll bore you all with that another day. Stay classy, all you cats and dogs out there. This fine old world, it keeps spinnin' around.

Go out and be as awesome as you think you are. Until next time.

>>14828185
By the way, do you have bourbon, and some dry cider? I'll take both, but I'll be drinking my cider slow, and hit the bourbon at the end.

I've been training to be a mechanic, I should say that I've been trying to get that training. At the moment, all I've got is experience as an AST assistant in co-op education. I've put my resume out almost everywhere, asking to help at tire shops or be an assistant at mechanic shops.
So it feels grim, not being able to get a job in my city. But my aunt offered me to stay a week so I can put out resumes in her city - just the next one over.

That feels good. My family supports me for being a mechanic, and so do my friends. I've bumped into a few people at the local employment help center, and one of the coaches there says he knows people in shops who may be looking.

Feels good to have a support network, however small. But I still feel uncertain about being able to be a mechanic - I'm 23, and at this moment have no license or tools. This is a big issue for someone who wants to be an apprentice mechanic. I have to get my own tools, and a driver's license.

Also I'll share this. I'm willing to expand further upon my ideas, if anyone is interested in listening. It's not something I get a chance to discuss that often.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pladRVXnwOA

Wait, hold on. A martini is supposed to be /sweet/? You didn't mean a Manhattan, did you? I'm hardly an expert on the subject but I've had my fair share of martinis while waiting at the airport and 'sweet' isn't the first adjective that comes to mind.

Clean, sharp, possibly even cruel come to mind, but not 'sweet'. Now, if you like whiskey and want a sweet taste, you could always go with an Old Fashioned or possibly a Godfather, the latter being just whiskey with a bit of amaretto in it. The former is a wee bit more involved, though.

>>14828294
It's been a good few days. I'll probably get beat for the translation gig, but hey, what's an amateur to do in a world of professionals but try?

May as well give the writing a shot when the hectic season is over. The rest of you guys have me feeling lazy, as I've got a story half-finished just begging to be worked on a little bit more.

And because I'd be remiss if I didn't toss a tune for atmosphere, here's an old favorite.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMgitKv-78I

>>14828250
Before input, I have a few questions.

Are all these concepts in the same world?

Is the stage illusionist walking the dark and dirty path to evil/ villainhood?

Is the chosen one human?

Is the elf ambassador so accustomed to human life that he finds part of his own culture repulsive?

and can you contrast it with the one about the general who returns to his roots?

New song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6TWUjtbb9E

>>14828004
Well, as you wilI see for my mistakes, I am a spaniard, from a coas city (Best place for my lady "mojitos" and where I live, being a elegant gentlemen who enjoys traditional games, and living the night, the street party ´s spirit, the pleasures of the warm flesh of an unknown lady and the laughs of good friends, is possible. I enjoyed them so much after I broke with my ex... such a lady. The best person I´ve known, the goodest. And that was the problem... Anyways, with pain on my heart I wandered streets giving myself to the Night, and the Night is here is a cruel mistress, a warm lady in her finest moments and a cold solitude at her worst. So I found a girl, we fall in love, and we made love. Not in that order. Before I could expected, I was in love again.

It went good, for a short time. We had our styles, but we fit together. She even tried my pencil and papers games. She propose to me another games, in wich I could teach her what a more experienced me had learn from another ladies. She had problems to share, but I was a strong one. Almost a year later we almost broke, but we decided to talk more about us, to fight for us. I had some romantic details, and we fixed our problem.

Another year has gone, and two years of relationship its a new thing to her. She didnt see that coming, and now see feels our love as different one, because love isnt always the same, and never its like the first day. I can teach her how to mature understanding this and leaving some experiences behind, as I also miss the pleasures of a young man in the night, but she must grow more mature to stay in a relationship, or fleeing. Maybe she will learn something, but I dont know if that will be good for me or for her next partner. And now I must wait, giving her the time she needs, while I miss her hands at her piano, and at my skin.

Honestly, I love you guys. This is by far my favorite board to visit. I make usual rounds of about a dozen and no place is as civil and affable as /tg/.

>>14828402

So I drown myself in melancholy, because its too soon to get over it, or to have any hope. When she will reach her answer, if its possitive, I will consider if she is going to be the lady I need at my side, without doubt, and then enjoy our relationship again. If some answer is no, I´ll be a close friend to her, and if I cant have her love, I will have her body, as she is still wanting mine, with or without love.

If both answers are no, I would fall to my past being, less nice, less good, less human, at I will enter the night again, perhaps for never come again.

Oh man, it's the classiest guy in the entire board, Barman Joe himself as arrived!

Let me tell any of you new guys that this guy is a class act, and I do mean a REAL class act. And anybody who knows this place knows it is a place for the classiest, best people in all of /tg/. That said, how we all doing tonight? I'll take a rum-and-coke, if ya don't mind Joe.

Good to know we got the classiest joint in town back again this week.

>>14828402
Always a shame to hear, friend. It's hard when there's a gap of maturity, and they expect each day to be the passion of the beginning. I just went through a rather messy break-up after a year, so I've returned to literature and music for a bit of solace.

Sometimes, people just need some time to mature, think things over, and understand that changes are a part of life. We were all young once, and I think we've all seen it more than once. Until things are the proper fit, you've just gotta give it time.

The feelings of longing never quite go away. I know I'm still feeling for my own broken relationship, but that's a story long in telling and sad in composition, and I'd be remiss to drone on about the past too much.

>>14828403

Same here. I used to hang in /v/, but summer has hit it in full force. It's nice chatting with you elegan/tg/entlemen for a change.

>>14828409
I hear you, friend. I just lost my fiancee of 2 years, who was my best friend. Left without even saying goodbye, just took everything of hers and never even said it was over. I'm two months away from going into the navy, and now I don't even have a woman to come home to afterwards.

Those scars'll never heal if you let them eat at you, son. They fill you with doubt of your own heart, and your own intentions.

I'd like to believe that in every man's heart is a love so boundless that only a strong woman, or a good one, could ever receive it all and stay by his side. You gave it your all, my good sir. Never doubt that.

Joe, a Mojito for my good man Anon here, and a Rum & Coke for myself.

>>14828387

Yes, each and everyone of these are from the same world.

The stage illusionist lived during the height of a Mage civilization in the ancient times of the world. He was renowned as a virtuoso in the "special effects" aspect of theater, but always wanted to break into writing and directing his own plays. He learns about a diplomatic technique called "empathic reception" (essentially sensing the mood/feelings of others, which is why it is used in negotiations) and thinks "Hey, I can use that to figure out what to dpoon stage to get the audience to experience what I want them to." So, he tries leading a play and adapting it on the fly, only to fail miserably. He gets so upset that he accidentally projects his own feelings of anger and disappointment on to the entire audience (pioneering "empathic projection") and they all leave in a huff. Overtime, he fine tunes the technique of projecting emotion and receiving emotion to the point where he can basically mind read and mentally manipulate people.

The chosen one is a human boy, but that whole "prophecy" thing is actually a sham, concocted so that the villain can get other people to do the work of finding a boy who fits the parameters he needs.

The ambassador's son is the main character. He lived among humans for most of his youth, which lasted for more than a human generation, so he got to watch his childhood companions grow up and have children of their own before he'd even reached adulthood. When he goes back to the Elven homeland, he has no experience with how his society works, so he becomes socially ostracized. Road to villainhood, start now.

Contrast what now?

>>14828463
Rum and coke, on the bar.

>>14828403

Honestly, I think it may be because were always doing something. /tg/ is the (opinion) most creative board on 4chan.

It honestly feels like a gentleman's club, discussions of various games and recent bits of literature.

On /tg/ I feel... Classy.

I don't get that feeling from the other boards.

/tg/ for we are together.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9_p9iaRLYE

>>14828556
>>14828485


Thank you, gentlemen. I would like to shake your hands, as the good fellows you are.

Well, now ain't this a classy thing we've got going here? I'm just gonna grab a stool and a Sam if you don't mind. Might mix it up later, but for now relaxing sounds like a damn fine plan. Thanks Joe!

>>14828632
And of course, thank you, Joe. Why is it, you always hear a thousand guys, and when those guys are sharing again his memories, never remember Barman Joe... Such a ingrateful ones, we are. Thank you.

Good Evening Joe, how have you been keepin? I'll take a nice glass of Shiraz my friend, and to the rest of you gentlemen here tonight. Stay Classy.

>>14828632
We've all felt the sting, friend. It's a harsh world sometimes, and when things aren't going right, the best you can do is just take a bit of time to relax, clear the knots from your mind, and look to the future. Don't let yourself get trapped by fear, or be destroyed by it if things go wrong; I made that mistake once, and believe me, it got me nothing but trouble.

Love's a fickle bitch, to say the least. I think we can all drink to that. After all, she's been known to smile at a few fortunate souls, and fortune's where you find it.

Evenin' Joe. Just got off work and saw the place was open. Gin martini, with a slice of lemon.

>>14828592
Maybe not a gentlemen's club, not quite. But a good, solid local bar. Sure, sometimes the bartender needs to kick some jerk to the curb. Sometimes someone pukes all over the bathroom. Fights break out from time to time. But for all that there's people chatting away, exchanging new ideas and savoring old ones. A gang of friends singing songs at the bar. Stories being told that are funny or tragic or moving, sometimes helpful advice being given.

Drink one for the company, eh?

>>14828584


1. A talented stage illusionist delves into black sorcery in an attempt to fulfill his dream of becoming a famous playwright.

2. After growing up amongst humans, the son of an Elven diplomat reluctantly returns to an unfamiliar homeland to cultivate his prodigious magical talent.
 
3. A skeptical band of mercenaries is contracted to accompany an outcast wizard while he fulfills his master's dying wish to find a child of prophecy.
 
4. While touring the provinces, the Crown Prince stumbles upon a young genius whose inventions will revolutionize life within the Empire.
 
5. A general sent to quell unrest reconnects with his heritage and is forced to choose between protecting his people or preserving the nation.

Contrast #2 and #5.

In one, we have an elven boy who spent his youth away from his birth place. He doesn't fit in and is ostracized.

In the other, we have a general who returns to his homeland and begins integrating with it.

2 species, 2 outcomes,

I find it cool.

As for our Projector of feeling in #1, as someone who loves theater, I could imagine him really building up the drama and overdoing the"role" of the villain.

Without realizing it his dream could be playing out in real life, him projecting it into people's minds passively.

His villainous end goal isn't to conquer the world that he resides in, that's the role of the character he isn't even aware he is playing.

Through his schemes and manipulations he is subconciously creating the roles for his epic masterpiece.

The villain will fall and the playwright... will win.

*twitch*
Huh whaa?

Oh! music! Drinks! Gah!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRgagW0Wuwk

>>14828592
Thanks Joe, you're a real class act.

Say, we got any writers around here? I mean legitimate writers, not the writefags we have around here. (No offense thereto anybody here who just happens to be a writefag.) Because we had a good half-dozen of us who were just able to shoot the breeze about what they were doing.

Not that I'm doing any interesting stories at the moment. Unless you discount the sword-and-sorcery story based around a back-stabbing pirate. Or the retro sci-fi story with astronauts fighting fourteen-legged aliens that can only communicate via heat. Yessir, it's going to be a productive summer, I can tell right now.

Hell yes, I just took my AP English Literature and Composition test this morning.

>>14828840
How do you think you did?

>>14828632

You're welcome, friend. One lurker to another, it's just nice knowing there's people here that can relate to that kind of hurt, and remind me that it is a pain that (for a stoic soul) can be overcome.

...and remind me that lost loves need not end in spite and hatred, as mine did. I would have given anything to have just heard her tell me "It's over," that my heart might have moved on sooner.

She'd long regaled to me that she had a talent for spite and wicked acts... none I'd seen from her before matched the simple helplessness of calling her every other day, hoping she'd just say 'I'm sorry' or 'goodbye'. The night my mind realized what my heard was in denial of, by best friends and my brothers were in tears because of the raw emotion in my screams as we drove away from her house for the last time.

It took me two weeks to stop being suicidal, and it's been a whole month since that. I still see her face in every place I go, and all I do.

I shake your hand, sir. Suffering, and growing beyond it, is what makes men out of fools.

>>14828818

I hadn't realized that such a good contrast was readily available.

As for the illusionist, I agree, something as mundane as world domination is not the thing he's looking for. He eventually achieves immortality through hob-knobbing with Mage Elite of his civilization (with mind control and whole heap of other "dark arts" being practiced, which eventually lead to the collapse of that civilization) and spends his time enacting schemes and living out various roles to occupy his time. He becomes the secret mentor of the young Elven mage, as in that time period, he's been masquerading as a prominent member of a noble Elven house.

On a more jovial note, I finally tested out houserules for Mecha in the Anima:BF system. It's pretty interesting so far, and really plays to the epic scale of mecha combat.

Joe, I just wanted to thank you for being around today, as it is my 18th birthday. I can finally enjoy this classy board without breaking those pesky rules.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfVqOZQVcJQ

Have some cello.

lets get something with a little more beat to it going...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FS9mMjdlQ-s

Drinks up gentlemen.

>>14828819
Well, I don't know if I'd call myself legitimate, but I tinker with ideas from time to time.

The idea of a sci-fi focusing on the gunrunners suppklying multiple sides in a Terra/colonies system-wide conflict keeps pecking at me. Really oughta knuckle down and make some progress, if only for progress's sake.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKnVaDwUg5s

>>14828819

I had an idea for a space captain whose massive beard was actually composed of symbiotic fibers from a space dragon, which had attached themselves to his chin, achieved sentience, and gave him sage advice and access to the space dragon's memories

>>14828866
You'll find the right one. And when you do, it'll be her face you see in windows and dreams.

>blionsti small-time

I'll bet she was, capcha.

>>14828862
I did pretty damn well on account of the studying that took up every hour of every day for the past six weeks.

>>14828781
You, too? I got out of work myself, and I'm glad this place was open late.

>>14828508
/v/ has become rather unbearable, hasn't it?

Oh, and Joe? Just a nice scotch on the rocks for me, please. Nothing fancy.

>>14828924
my friend anon, that is quite the song sir, cheers to you for the selection

>>14828995
Alright! Drink up.

>>14828866
We must remember what I heard once. Its useful for boths genders, I supose, but thats the version I heard:

"Some women have strange things in her mind, as other women have gonorrhea. And they can spread both."

>>14828950
Let me be the first to tell you that you need to get that idea written down, fast. But if you're anything like me, and you probably are, then that idea will just stick in your head like a ball of super-glue. I know that's how it works for my story ideas. But at any rate, you owe it to yourself to write it down. And when you do? Make it good, and I mean damn good. The worlds filled with bad writers, anybody with a half-decent idea 'ought to do their part to make this profession a little better.

>>14828959
I've heard of worse. Although very few sci-fi stories that have comedy end up being very good. (I don't know if your story is actually comedy, but it's reaching that sort of angle.) The important part about written comedy is that it has to be subtle. A joke ought to cause a chuckle, a smirk, not a bunch of knee-slappers.

That said, drink up folks, we only get a few drinks in our lifetime. And I for one am not about to stop myself from enjoying this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1zrKLYaqtY&feature=grec_index
For those of us who like jazz and some smooth singing.

>>14828972
You're damn right, sir. There's a right woman out there for each of us, given if we have enough patience, charisma, and initiative to take that outstretched hand.

>>14829002
Thank you, friend. Cheers.

Apparently the band head bangs while playing smooth cello. Could be quite amusing.

>>14828819
Eh, I suppose I could say I'm legitimate. Got a few things in local fiction magazines, and a few translation credits pending on some rather goofy stuff.

Been plinking at a concept for a little while now, involving a cyberpunk take on the crime novels that have been getting so big now. The essential plot is that a university professor has been found strangled and the manuscript he was working on stolen.

So far, I've been tinkering the most with the characterization of my investigatory team. At this moment, the only particularly solid one is the criminal psychologist; working part time with the current police department, and otherwise running a private practice for post-augmetic counseling. The feelings of alienation experienced by people with prostheses has always interested me, so it's an angle I'd love to explore when these sorts of things are seen as optional and taken by people in a spur-of-the-moment sorts of decisions. She's based off of a good friend of mine, a psychology student who has had quite a bit of reconstructive surgery on her legs due to a rather debilitating medical condition. The look on her face when she's walking around without pain is always a bit of a joy.

>>14829038

I don't really have anything to go along with it, just that. The idea of a sentient, advice giving beard just seemed awesome. I'm more interested in writing fantasy, not space-based science fiction.

Some Piano Play maybe?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrCqUwkbO4U

Drinks up gents, keep the mood.

>>14829038
You know what, you're fucking right. Joe, pass me a pen, some napkins, and the Maker's Mark. Yes, the whole bottle, no I'm not going to chug it. I'm going to be here a while. Keep the napkins coming, these gunrunners are in for a long night.

>>14829045
I always say, the people worth crying over don't make you cry in the first place.

Perfect timing, Joe. I just finished my finals this morning. Hit me with a Cajun martini. We need the spice, it's Cinco de Mayo.

Oh, what a day, boys. Anyone got a light?

No, wait. I've got one.

*inhale*

The hospital, man. The hospital. People there are so rude. And I don't mean the patients; that's to be expected. I mean my coworkers.

I'll be positioning a patient for an xray, and someone will push me out of the way to grab something. I'll trying to grab something off a shelf, and someone will shove in and grab it before I do, when it's plain as day that I was just about to grab it. I'll be walking to work, and someone will be walking the opposite way, and won't leave room for me.

Forgot my umbrella. My car wouldn't start. The bus drove right past me.

Thank god for this place. I was about to lose my mind.

BARTENDER! Get me three of whatever's cheapest, and get yourself your favorite.

Feels good, sitting down.

>>14829095

Friend, I will second that that is a badass idea for a story.

>>14829072
You nailed it, Joe. Piano was just the thing I needed.

So.. I just moved to a new city this week. No friends, no familiarity. Just my job and my girl...
Is scouting the local comic shops a good idea to find some like-minded friends? Or does that usually end badly?

>>14829038

This one's for you, Captain Baha.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IqH3uliwJY

Hey Joe.

The bar always seems to open right when I need to unwind and relax. How do you do it?

Something stiff. Surprise me. I need to not feel anything for a while... And get something for yourself, while you're at it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-dDMmGbU90

Here, you smoke?

>>14829068
What sort of fantasy, Toliken or Robert E. Howard? I'm kidding of course, but I for one have always thought heroic and sword-and-sorcery fantasy were much more interesting then "high" fantasy. Must be the thought of the character being a swashbuckling noblemen, or a barbarian who kicks ass and takes names.

>>14829067
Very impressive there my friend, getting published is the hardest part. Or so I've heard. I haven't been able to get any of my stuff published, but then again, I've only written one story. I'm in the middle of writing another, and I've got a third in the planning stages. Hopefully you can do a bit better with your cyberpunk idea then most people can.

>>14829068
Some of the greatest books started out as jokes. There's a really good sci-fi story by a polish author whose name I am forgetting. It was a great story, quite funny, but also very futuristic at the same time.

>>14829095
I have reams of paper myself on a setting I've been cooking up for some years now. I have yet to try it out on some players, mostly because I have little DMing experience.

The best way to describe it would be an Aztec civilization, with Imperial Chinese history/culture, set in the Amazon Basin/Indian subcontinent.

With dinosaurs.

WRITING MATERIALS UP!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bP6y7Qs2A-o

Drinks up!

Well boys, write away. Don't stop to correct something. Keep it going. Slather your ideas allover the page if you have to! Just keep writing!

>>14829108
You know it's a damn shame, I was going to make these two shots based on Portal for Cinco de Mayo, but I didn't have time to get the ingredients. First shot is 1/3 orange juice 2/3 golden tequila, the second shot is 1/3 blue curacao 2/3 lemon or lime juice. I highly recommend.

Something lively for the day!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2rBOSekNLE

>by Commisi
Damn straight, captcha. By Commisi, this is a nice place.

>>14829135
It's not a horrible idea. Or a FLGS or whatever's available.

Since it's Cinco, here's something from down Mexico way. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEFimTAPEu0

Guys, today im not here with creativity. I think I´ll finish my mojito and walk to home. Good night, everybody.

>>14829111
Cheapest? Ohhhhh no, you're getting the good stuff after a day like that. Just trow it up on my tab.

>>14829160
Strikes? Yeah, pass one over. I never see these anymore.

>>14829218
Hey, take care man.

>>14829072
You the man, Joe. Great stuff.
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Anyone here got any RP stories to share? Good and the bad?

>>14829187
Thanks Joe. And thanks for the words of encouragement, fellas. Always appreciated.

>>14829218
Take it easy!

Boys, let me get this round; I know you need it.

Here's to being single, drinking double, and seeing triple!

>>14829148
Good choice there friend.
And don't call me that "Captain" crap. I was never even in the military, but I feel like I'm the boss around my friends. It's the thought that counts. Nope, just call me Baha. Or if you have to use that stupid rank, just Cap.

>>14829095
That's the attitude kid! You write that damn novel, and then you find the first agent you can, and get that damn thing sold! Or if it's a story, get that thing to a magazine, and get those greedy punks they call editors to publish it. And don't take no for an answer! If ya get rejected once, just send it over to somebody else. These magazines are always looking for new talent, or so they say.

>>14829202
Thanks. I may do that on my off day tomorrow. Cheers, friend.

>>14829111
People can really just ruin a day, can't they? You're still doing a service few can truly cope with, being in medicine. I'd give you a lift, sir.

>>14829218
Walk safely mate!

Alright, next round. Mixed drink, surprise me, had a good hard-working day and I'd like to top it off with something interesting.

>>14829171
Biggest mistake I've seen folks make with cyberpunk is assuming that the setting is the most important part. They get the glitz, the modifications, and none of the stuff you need to do it right.

It's a setting, it's not a story. How the people interact, the emotions they feel; now that's the story.

Another plot point I'm exploring is the idea of permanent records made of data sent and received. Recently got sent a case of a history professor having all of his personal e-mails made public because he criticized some government policy. What happens when that sort of thing becomes standardized? What if that's something that's already done? How would a government agency handle sifting through all that data, and how would they secure it?

Much as I hate the device of artificial intelligence, I think it's almost a requirement to have a sort of intelligent program to trawl through these sorts of things. I picture it as a pleasant, bookish sort; it knows everything about everyone's communication, and so it feels like it knows everyone. Maybe it takes a shine to some people, starts talking to them, letting them know things off-the-record.

It's a fun way to explore possible futures, but with all genre literature, it's difficult to avoid the pitfalls. Nothing's worse than writing more of the setting than the story, because as someone said earlier, it's the path you take that gives people enjoyment.

>>14829171

Who knows, maybe I'll end up writing about Captain Beard.

If you want some salsa:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJej6kCgxVM

Alternatively, nostalgia:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_fQzShBJEQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiB4dMwDFtg&feature=related

Well, for those who need an epic to keep their mood...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXkgn3QUA2w

Or people who need something a little different...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bu5mDVj3104

Just keep the writing going guys.

Ive been reading the all the posts in the thread. Glad to hear people are relaxing.

Drinks up.

>>14829240
I'm starting a horror one shot, in a couple of weeks. Basing off that WWI trench thread, as a matter of fact.

My boys are used to River City Ransom type stuff, crossed with Akira. Fun stuff, but I figure a grittier change of pace isn't so bad every once in a while. Any suggestions would be well appreciated.

>>14829277

Oh, in regard to the kind of fantasy, I think I'd lean more towards "high" fantasy, I guess, but my characters aren't on some quest to save the world. They're all motivated by more believable goals. My original idea (close enough, anyway, the group has evolved a bit in the last decade) has to do with a group of mercenaries operating out of a city-state in the middle of a former mage empire.

Hey Joe, how is it going?
I'm not drinking today.

I have lots of german homework to finish, due tomorrow. I'll just sit here and enjoy the music and the conversations.

On a side note: does anyone knows a good german fantasy book?

I don't know if anyone already played this song today, but I've been hearing this repeatedly for a while now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nX-A061-9k&feature=related

>>14828921
Hey, how did I miss this in the crowd? Wouldn't happen to have any more info on these houserules, would you? I'd love to get some good mecha action at my table.

>>14829289
I love that AI.
Going to steal the concept for my RPG campaign I'm writing. It's honestly brilliant.
Not a shred of evil in him. Just you know. Doing what he does and liking good people.

>>14829285
Cheers to that.

You know, I always wanted to work full time, behind the bar. I know that it can get pretty shitty, but I really like the vibe, you know? Speaking barlingo, telling stories, bitching about your day...

Joe, let me buy my friend here a drink.

>>14829337
No kidding. I actually had the idea of (again a sword-and-sorcery story) a mercenary captain who gets hired by a prince to lead an attack on his (the prince's) brothers city. But the mercenary allows himself to get bought off by the brother, lies about the battle, goes back to the prince, betrays him, and as the brother is too busy consolidating control, steals all the treasure that he can from the city. In addition to the payment the brother gives him! Hell, I figured that would have been a pretty good story, all things considered.

>>14829289
That's the truth right there. Same with fantasy and sci-fi. Too often people think that these make the story. They don't. Sure you can have some high-tech firepower, but ya gotta get the man behind the gun, so to speak. It's hard to do, but writing is probably the hardest profession in the entire world.

Boys, I'm heading out for some supplies, mind the bar for me would you?

Also I put 5 quarters in the jukebox, should be enough.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpGRXCp_BXA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6E3znZoFnN8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i91hIOSuryY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO7UI0WIqVw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nqk0yIoxo2w

Extra drinks up for grabs!

>>14829315
Well, it's a pretty basic suggestion, but: give them a lot of allies that they're going to like or appreciate having around, and pick them off one by one. Sure, it's a horror game oneshot, so maybe all the PCs are supposed to die anyways, but it should do wonders for your atmosphere if the PCs are alright for a while but keep losing all their buddies.

Oh yeah, definitely need a drink.

In a couple of days I'll have been dating this girl for six years. Longest relationship ever. Pretty sure it's going to go all the way. Not anytime soon, no matter what certain relatives keep hinting at, but still. Both of us are a little weirded out actually; neither of us really went into the relationship thinking it'd be the long haul. Fate's funny, huh?

So, a drink that's both a 'Oh God Really??' and a "Hell Yeah!" at the same time.

Probably has gin in it.

>>14829398
You're swell, fella, really. You got any time off comin' up? Sounds like that's what you really need.

>>14829424
You got it, Joe.

If you'll excuse me a moment, boys, I need to step out for a few smokes myself. Seeing as it'd be a shame to leave without tossing a few coins in the box, here's a little session by Jan Johansson, sitting in with the Rune Gustafsson Quartet. A rare little gem, but definitely worth a listen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN74qJW6IA8&feature=related

Well, uh, seeing as how most of you are preoccupied with whatever it is you are doing... who wants to play a game? Bridge, poker, any sort of game is fine by me. Joe allows a few friendly card games, just don't do anything too stupid.

Anyway, have a song for a Spaghetti Western turned classic. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wV0wPBYDQ6Y
I swear that Ennio Morricone wasted his potential on Westerns. But hell, he did a good job with it.

So, cheers, everyone. Joe wants us to enjoy ourselves, and I say we enjoy ourselves. But before we do, a toast to our wonderful (and at the moment absent) barman. You're a damn good drink maker Joe, and you make this place better just by being here. Don't even change my friend, and you'll be able to count me as one of your most faithful regulars.

>>14829405

Sounds like a man who would have a lot of enemies.

In my setting, the characters operate out of Teyveri; City of Mages, Merchants, and Mercenaries. It's an independent city-state surrounded by larger mage-led countries which all used to be part of one larger nation. A millenia ago, half the continent was sunk into the ocean in a mage war, prompting some Geneva-convention like restrictions on the direct use of magic in warfare. This city-state stays neutral and maintains its independence due to the fact that it's an important base of operations for large-scale mercenary companies that the other mage-states use in their border wars against each other. It's also home to an important mage academy, in addition to sitting along trade routes with the Dwarves, Elves, and human nations to the north and northwest (that's the Mage and Merchants bits of the tagline.)

>anyone kinprog?

>>14829391
The Anima: Mecha variant is set in the world of Khalis (Pg 255 of core book). Here, massive floating islands (and even continents) drift over a sea of clouds that hide a surface world of living death, where the oceans have turned to blood and the earth itself is an anathema to life. Only near gigantic crystals known as Tears are people safe...and most all of the crystals are on the floating landmasses, their mystic energies holding the land aloft with their unexplained power.

In the city of Zarbast, there is an academy for warriors know as Dragoons; pilots of magestic, dragonbone and technomagical armored suits that have become the symbol of warfare in a world where constantly shifting countries have made mass warfare is nigh impossible. Borne on Zepplins from conflict to conflict, they stand against the powerful beings and creatures that inhabit this world in the sky...and, sometimes, the world below.
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The Dragoons are basically siege machines in the form of man, crafted from fallen dragons. As you can guess, said dragons are fairly common, as are many of the more dangerous (and supernatural) creatures.
(Rules to follow...)

>>14829554
Pfff, not in a long time. I've got a week straight after tonight, 7 days and then maybe a little more.

But tonight? Ho, man, tonight. A couple more drinks, and everyone had better hide the matches, cell phones and the sharp objects, because I'm ready to let loose.

>>14829583

No joke, this idea is awesome. I would want to play/watch/read stuff about this setting.

>>14829577
I'll bite. What're you in the mood for, friend?

>>14829531
You sound like me. Come August it'll be a full five years with my girl.. time never stops, does it? Are you happy? Don't let the uncertainty and the relatives ruin things for you.

Tell me guys: have you ever had the feeling that a person doesn't care as much as s/he says s/he does?

When we are separated, I am the one who usually calls and invites for a date. If I don't, the he will just let the day pass by withou us seeing each other (even if it's a free day for both of us). We can spend a long time (sometimes weeks) without even talking to each other, when it depends on him.

But when we are together, he says I am the most important person in his life. Or when I call he sounds genuinely interested in what's going on with me.

>>14829583
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>>14829610
You've got a friend in that respect then, and I'll get your back should you really fly. But when Joe gets back, your next is on me.

>>14829638
Everybody needs a break, doll. Sometimes a day by yourself is a pretty good day.

>>14829638

I was with someone like that, pal. I'd go out of my way to arrange things to do together, but when it was up to her, nothing doing. She missed several important events in my life, when I always managed to make it to hers.

>>14829634
Bridge is fine by me.

>>14829581
I always figured a reputable mercenary could find employment, albeit with a bit more difficulty. Although the brothers would have plenty of enemies just jumping to meet the man who knocked one of 'em off.

In case anyone has run out on the juke box, I'll throw a few cents in.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umQCgaZnO0o&feature=related

>>14829583
I will let my beer go cold so that I may pay better attention, that is how much I like where this is going.

>>14829722

>I'll let my beer go cold
>go cold

What am I reading? And by that I mean, are you truly that classy?

>>14829697
I haven't played in ages, but I'm always up to relearn. Either that, or we deal poker easy. Your call, Cap.

>>14829583
The standard dragoon variant is one of four fighting units.
Direct Combat Engagement Armor (Dice)
Mystic Assault Combat Armor (Macks)
Psionic Support Interdiction Armor (Pychos)
Bound Extraplanar Entity Armor (Bees)

First generation Mecha are crafted using the rules for supernatural entities and monsters as lvl 0 Freelancers. The only attributes the Armor posess are Strength (Typically 13 for First Gen), Constitution (Again, usually 13), and Agility (5). All other attributes rely on the pilot, or the armor's base presence. They take roughly a month each for a 10-man team of craftsmen and mages to produce, and require a dragon's corpse...at least 70% intact. Other abilites vary depending on the way the unit was constructed. Typically, the suit amplifies the capabilites of the pilot with built-in weapons (natural weapons), Mystic enhancements (improved MA, zeon reserve), or other effects.

Using a mecha requires a ride skill of 40 to use your full abilities, or else the user takes a -60 All action penalty to any check or combat roll while piloting the mecha. For all other purposes, the armor is a creature of Damage Resistance of Enormous size, that can use it's pilot's dodge and block against powerful attacks.

Combat relies heavily on a balance of Damage Barrier to ignore small attacks or weaker opponents, Dodging and Blocking to avoid high-damage attacks, and Damage resistance to soak up everything in betweeen.

Mecha pilots can choose to defend using their own skill, or to ignore the attack use their damage resistance. Attacks that they use damage resistance against don't suffer from additional attack penalties, but ones they actively try to avoid do incur the cumulitive Defense penalty against subsequent attacks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-znH5v2Pqg

You heard me right the first time. Name of Bachelor Johnny Cool. Occupation: Big Shot.

>>14829686
I'm pretty sure I AM someone like that. The other half is usually (maybe 80% of the time) the one who calls to make plans. Can't say I've missed any major events, really, or gone weeks without communicating, but sometimes I do keep to myself when I could theoretically by hanging with the SO.

Kind of a loner, so I need a fair bit of 'me' time. Like that with everyone. I still love 'em to death, ya know? And, the other half calls so often I suppose I've just gotten to be reliant on getting called all the time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcXfPaz5t7w&feature=related

>>14829722

This fellow right here is some sort of Ice elemental. To drink beer it has to be warm enough to be liquid. To let it sit and freeze in his home plane is the equivalent of letting it go flat here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEIDep_UMmk

Drinks up gents.

>>14829787

Joe, what's your thought on sweet, sweet, classic rock and roll? I'm listening to Devil With a Blue Dress on, and it's off the hook.

Also, you should get a livestream, so that people can listen to your jukebox in real time together.

>>14829749
Seeing as how I don't actually know most of the rules. Poker it is then!

Joe, some scotch if you don't mind. If I'm going to lose my money, I'm going to lose it with a drink in hand.

>>14829735
>>14829787
Okay, one, on second thought I think Joe needs to cut me off. Water, please.

And two, if my next D&D tavern doesn't include an ice elemental who loves warm beer more than life I will never forgive myself.

>>14829686
Did you ever resent that?
Was that the reason why your relationship ended?

Sometimes I resent that.
We've been together for 4 years now, and at least monthly we have arguments on the issue. Some minor, some major. I can't say I didn't considered ending things right there and then every single time.

I am just tired of always taking the iniciative. God, I even have to pick him up everytime we decide to meet in my place.

(Even as I write it sounds I am desperate for his attention. Shit.
Maybe I should put my shit together.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUq6ktf19WE&feature=related

Thanks, Joe.

Joe, I'll take a scotch to follow Cap.

>>14829831
I like your spirit, Baha. You dealin'? Anyone else gonna join?

>>14829838

I was extremely resentful of it. That, and the fact I was about to go off to a college she wasn't going to put an end to it.

And, now, four years later, she tells me she never realized what we had was anything other than platonic. I don't know what she calls the kisses and the cuddling watching MST3K and the hours and hours we'd spend on the phone, but to me, that was slightly more than a purely platonic friendship.

>>14829759
. . . . . Joe, hate to bother you, but I'm going to need more napkins.

>>14829838
So spell it out for the poor guy. Tell him that since you're in this together, he's gotta get proactive. If you have to, be firm with him, and if you feel like you can't make it work, then drop it. After four years of having to work at it, perhaps it's a sign it just can't work out?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Bxv_HLwT7U&NR=1&feature=fvwp

Good news guys, the band finally got here.

>>14829838

If I can sound as sad as I do talking about mine, I think you come off as less than desperate.

>>14829896

Here's a song to follow.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPSYDxrpa_k

Most of the Dragoon weapons are Enormous(or even Giant) versions of infantry weapons (and, as such, multiply the base damage by x1.5 or x2, and the usual bonuses to breakage and fortitude). The standard unit for this are the 'Dice', which specialize in all forms of combat.

The more complex (and expensive) weapons are ones with technomagic enhancements. Giant bastard swords with cannons build into the hilt. Flaming hammers. And, of course, Spellcannons, which can channel the magic reactor of the machine, or the zeonic powers of the pilot (if he posseses the Gift of Magic).

In each instance, the weapons depend on the capabilites of the pilot, who must have had training in the appropriate weapon type to be able to wield it properly.
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Armor can also be added to the Dragoons, making them more resilitent to damage and granting additional LP (Typically, an additional 50 LP for each point of TOTAL armor above the natural armor value of 6). This armor, again, relies on the pilot's ability to compensate for the extra weight, and requires a certain Wear Armor skill, just like infantry armor would.

>>14829867
Hey, whatever happens, happens, right? I mean, if I was too worried about winning, I wouldn't be playing poker in a bar of all places. No sir, I just let the world keep turning, and I just look out for myself. Occasionally help people out, just for the karma for when I need to explain myself to St. Peter himself. Or Lucifer, as the case could be.

I'll deal this time.

Hey Barman Joe. Having a nip of the sweet Tullamore Dew before I drift off to a hopefully restful few hours. Things have been shite as of late, but I'm managing. Wives becoming exes and all that. Completely amicable though, so that's good at least. Different wants that we only figured out after the hitching. Regardless, thanks for the drink Joe and hopefully I'll be seeing you around.

>Captcha: isforyo Culture

Indeed Captcha, it is for our culture.

>>14830003

Here you go.

http://thetravisty.com/Family_Guy/mov/Stewie_Griffin_-_Rocketman.htm

>>14829960
Fair enough, friend, fair enough. Who can blame you for keepin' your eye out for number one?

What's the burn on this game?

Evening gents, been lurking for awhile on /tg/ now and i decided some relaxation would be good today. On another note, I'm kind of nervous because im participating in one of my first tabletop RPGs. Just a small group ran by my friends uncle, we are probably gonna do a CoC campaign and im having trouble thinking of the foundation of a charater (it being my first one.)

Always a fine night. I'm gonna turn in, but lemme say, I'm definitely a bit more inspired after comin' to Joe's. Got a little bit more worked out on my writing.

Oh, and got a little tune stuck in my head. Writin' the head and the chords down, think I'll make a little shoddy recording and toss it up next time. After all, I figure I should give a little back to the bar, and callin' a tune "Drinkin' With Joe" seems like a good enough way.

>>14830048
You could always do a soldier that's returned from the war. (If set in the 20's and 30's.) Hell, have him be on the train/airplane/ship going back home. And if it takes place in the city, put him down as a guy just trying to find a job, because god knows it was hard enough for returning soldiers after the war.

>>14830028
Amen to that.
Ah, damn, I gotta run. People to meet, sleep to get, the normal sort of things of life. But here's a twenty for your trouble, friend. And your next drink, just stick it on my tab.

Stay classy Joe, I'll be back next time.

This has absolutely nothing to do with gaming. Reported.

>>14830102
Keep your money, friend, the company was worth it. We'll play next time, and drink together, too.

I'm off, too, Joe. Good to know there's a place for us here. Until next time...

>>14830139

Pull up a stool and have a drink, friend. Have a song on me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_wTAw9L4Fo&feature=related

Gents, have you ever noticed if your dreams are in color?

First time I really noticed I dream with colors was when I dreamt about flying neon-colored fish flying on on my garden, like fireflies, but bigger and with a lot more colors.

To this day one of the most wonderful sights I've ever seen.

>>14830102
Hmmm interesting.. maybe his girl back home stopped writing back near the end of the war, and when he gets home he cant find her at all, no relatives found, nothing in the papers, no trace. Just gone. Would give the DM plenty of chances to mindfuck my character, thoughts?

>>14830158
This shit belongs in /soc/.

Hey Joe, Dark n' Stormy when you get a chance.

My eyes are damn near bugged out of my head from finals, I am in dire need of unwinding.

'course that means summer is right around the corner....are you gonna keep the bar open during the summer Joe? I figured the tourists would make yer head spin.

And here's a bit of music for those who don't feel like changing things up from song to song http://cladriteradio.com/

>>14830210
Hell, that sounds like a good idea. Certainly has a lot of potential.

>>14830165
It's always great. Been a wonderful source of inspiration, dreams. Admittedly, the sort I get tend to be of the nightmare variety, so I've started keeping a journal. Thinking of building a decent frame story to 'em and trying to sell 'em.

Still worked well on scaring my players. I believe in being over-the-top, however. Nothing beats immersion in the game.

>>14830252
Thanks, I'll probably tweak it depending on our time/setting but atleast now I have a foundation to build on.

>>14830215

Think of this as the creative corner, this thread sets the mood for creativity, which we do a lot of on /tg/.

Besides, how else would this feeling be given to the hard workers of /tg/?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z2kxFCQ_mQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXGGvsHq6iA

Drinks up gents, I'll be sporadic for a bit, watching Dragonball Z movies with a bud.

>>14830263

Dreams have it for me as well.

Gents, all the finest to each and every one of you. Just another soul that shuffled in to gain a little respite and peace of mind. I'll beg your pardon for not having said a word when I slipped in, it's just the ambiance kind of overcame me.

I'm actually going to be on my way now, I only grabbed a few hours of sleep this morning before a final exam and I've half an apartment to pack up yet this weekend. My wife and I are upgrading to a two bedroom. It's to her side that I now return.

Folks at the bar, fill those napkins. Good Luck.

Joe, Thank you.

Everyone else, godspeed you good gentlemen.

Well, it's been a blast, but it's high time me and my note-covered-napkins hit the road. Thanks for keeping the doors open Joe, and thanks to everyone else for the interesting and varied chatter.

Oh, and I'll toss a nickel in the 'box as a parting gift.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSekeg3ml9c&feature=related

>>14830263
I almost never have nightmares, only if I'm dreaming about spider-like monsters, I think.

Which is strange because I am irked by spiders, but am not terribly scared by then, and still my nightmare almost always involves spiders and webs. (other than stuff I am actually afraid of)

My dreams like the crazy.
I've been an astronaut, a crazy scientist, walked naked (and not cared a single bit), flied. I've dreamed that the air had the consistency of water, and we were able to jump slowly and "swin" in the air.

A good portion of my character/adventures I DM comes from my dreams.

Well guys, it's been a good run. I'm locking the door, last call and all that. I trust the bar to all of you. Just turn off the lights on your way out alright?

One last bit...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgEUBtvcW2w&feature=related

Its been fun fellas.

Good night.

I'm one of the quiet ones, but I look forward to this every week. Stay cool, friends; remember that attitude is the most important factor in any endeavor.

Imma bump this, want to keep it alive long enough to read it later.

Why do I have always find this place at closing hours? Aaargh!

You guys are breaking my heart. I've just run out of scotch ;_;