Ack. Oh, well.
3/3/2020 05:23 PM
  • Wrapped up the Galentines' stuff.
    • Wimped out and only sent postcards to my galentines
  • Was sick.
  • She was sick.
  • Started Mechwarrior RPG!
  • Prepping for birthdays
  • Party times!
  • Playing Castlevania (NES)
  • Watched aaaaalllllll of the final season of Ash vs. Evil Dead
  • Self discovery!
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TheJareth
10:42 PM
I was disappointed by the final season of ash vs evil dead. The first two were super good but idk the third didn't do it for me 
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Nomad
12:18 PM
For me, there was enough of a gap between watching season 2 and 3 I have a hard time comparing. My hot take is season 3 was still fun watching with a rowdy group. But my biggest complaint it was all over the place and a bit infuriating.
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SaikotikGunman
10:02 PM
I've been a Battletech/Mechwarrior fan for most of my life,  what tuned you in to it? I've been playing the newer Battletech PC game on and off for a couple winters. 
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Nomad
2:45 PM
I've been playing D&D and Pathfinder for years now. My favorite GM is getting tired of them and wants to launch into Mechwarrior. He's played it and enjoyed and wants to tell a story in that world.

What do you like about it? How did you discover it?
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SaikotikGunman
1:08 PM
In middle and high school, my few friends and I developed a few simplified dice-based game engines for everything from a tabletop version of Quake to something that played like Civilization, and a few RPG's along the way. I haven't done much gaming aside from PC and board games since, mostly because I don't have a circle of friends big enough with enough interest and free time to make it worth trying.

My initial exposure to Battletech was through the Mechwarrior 1 and 3 PC games, I practically memorized the bits of lore in the manuals, back when PC games had substantial manuals, and fell in love with the universe.  The Inner Sphere houses, the clans, the technology, the interplay of commerce and politics and heritage and eugenics, and the age-old story of a schism of humanity, it's a fertile field for the imagination.  One of my favorite aspects of gameplay is the importance of managing salvage and customizing the mechs to suit anticipated challenges and make the most of your situation.  It leaves a lot of room to put yourself in the game, even if you don't go in for the heavy role-playing elements.
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Nomad
5:19 PM
I've only played once, since last night's second session was cancelled. But from what I've heard, it can go a lot faster than other RPGs once everyone knows the rules, since people can roll their attacks in advance of their turn.

Hearing about your experience, and knowing that my GM's excited for the storytelling, I'm looking forward to customizing mechs and managing resources. (Big fan of Civilization.)
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SaikotikGunman
9:33 PM
If you've got a decent PC, I highly recommend trying out the Battletech game through Steam, especially if it goes on sale, with or without the DLC's.  I've been playing a short, small Civ 5 game the last couple weeks, and have all but a couple city-states eating out of the palm of my hand, which is pretty typical of my approach to fighting the AI.
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