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the_ascension was asking how one could reconscile the Mage and DnD 2nd Ed systems. Now, for the benefit of those who take my occasional WTF moments as they relate to D20 to mean that I actively hate the system, let me make it clear right now that I don't. I just don't understand it yet. However, aren't there enough D20 conversions in the world without trying to narrow the wide, "whatever the fuck you want to do" magic system as proposed in Mage into the channels of D20's magic system? And from what little I know, the magic systems in D20 are pretty narrow. Named spells are all well and good, but not when ingenuity and imaginative use of spheres is a major component of the game. Although there was an amusing bit of commentary about what spheres you would need to perform Magic Missile; a part of me thinks it was a joke except for the fact that someone apparently already did that conversion, which baffles and confuses me.
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cholten99's new computer bits. Apparently, when he gets the new ones, I get the old ones. Still, thrill-a-minute way to spend one's Saturday, no? But they get better, I suppose. According to nadriel, I'm supposed to be meeting up with him and mapp for drinks or something on the 26th (wave hi to the new rabbit pooka on my friends list, everyone). The following Saturday, I was thinking I might invite the denizens of Sourcebook Central over for dinner, if they're not busy. It's always problematic having people over here because of the back-end-of-beyondness that is Enfield, but cholten99 says that he'll pick them up even though he actually won't be at the dinner himself, and I know of a slightly faster way of getting to Tally Ho Corner from here (though I generally take the bus just because it's more fun). We'll just have to see how that goes, though.
And then Sundays and Wednesday evenings. I don't know exactly what's going on with the one-off evenings and who's doing what game in them, and while I'm sure I'll find out, I'm not sure which ones I'll be participating in, if any. Not to put too fine a point on it, I'm studiously avoiding any social situation where I might find myself in the presence ofcholten99's girlfriend. I'm not actually jealous in the typical, standard way, but there's treatment discrepancies and I'm bad at meeting new people under the best of circumstances -- and these are not the best of circumstances. There's a definite need on my part for more time, and a lot more distance from cholten99, before I'm ready to watch him be soppy over someone. Without that, there will be awkwardness. It's just a bit hard to be avoid situations like that because, of course, he wants to introduce his girlfriend to the people he referred to in a venting match the other day as "my friends", who are of course my friends too. Funny how he tried so hard to remind me that they're my friends and not just his until that particular idea made his life harder. See, this is why not typical jealousy. I wouldn't have him back in a romantic fashion on a bet.
Anyway, the point is that I'll be missing whatever Requiem, Forsaken and Deleria one-offs are in the offing and it sucks. But after all,cholten99's girlfriend deserves face-time with the gaming group and I have no right to be pissy about it. I just wish he hadn't told me that she thought I was "silly to think that there would be awkwardness"; I did not need that on top of my current self-esteem hiccups.
D'you know, my head still hurts? I remind myself that this is not the longest-running migraine I've ever had, nor the worst to date. Doesn't help.
Argh.
the_ascension was asking how one could reconscile the Mage and DnD 2nd Ed systems. Now, for the benefit of those who take my occasional WTF moments as they relate to D20 to mean that I actively hate the system, let me make it clear right now that I don't. I just don't understand it yet. However, aren't there enough D20 conversions in the world without trying to narrow the wide, "whatever the fuck you want to do" magic system as proposed in Mage into the channels of D20's magic system? And from what little I know, the magic systems in D20 are pretty narrow. Named spells are all well and good, but not when ingenuity and imaginative use of spheres is a major component of the game. Although there was an amusing bit of commentary about what spheres you would need to perform Magic Missile; a part of me thinks it was a joke except for the fact that someone apparently already did that conversion, which baffles and confuses me.Saturday I'm going to be in taking delivery of a package -- various of
cholten99's new computer bits. Apparently, when he gets the new ones, I get the old ones. Still, thrill-a-minute way to spend one's Saturday, no? But they get better, I suppose. According to nadriel, I'm supposed to be meeting up with him and mapp for drinks or something on the 26th (wave hi to the new rabbit pooka on my friends list, everyone). The following Saturday, I was thinking I might invite the denizens of Sourcebook Central over for dinner, if they're not busy. It's always problematic having people over here because of the back-end-of-beyondness that is Enfield, but cholten99 says that he'll pick them up even though he actually won't be at the dinner himself, and I know of a slightly faster way of getting to Tally Ho Corner from here (though I generally take the bus just because it's more fun). We'll just have to see how that goes, though.And then Sundays and Wednesday evenings. I don't know exactly what's going on with the one-off evenings and who's doing what game in them, and while I'm sure I'll find out, I'm not sure which ones I'll be participating in, if any. Not to put too fine a point on it, I'm studiously avoiding any social situation where I might find myself in the presence of
cholten99's girlfriend. I'm not actually jealous in the typical, standard way, but there's treatment discrepancies and I'm bad at meeting new people under the best of circumstances -- and these are not the best of circumstances. There's a definite need on my part for more time, and a lot more distance from cholten99, before I'm ready to watch him be soppy over someone. Without that, there will be awkwardness. It's just a bit hard to be avoid situations like that because, of course, he wants to introduce his girlfriend to the people he referred to in a venting match the other day as "my friends", who are of course my friends too. Funny how he tried so hard to remind me that they're my friends and not just his until that particular idea made his life harder. See, this is why not typical jealousy. I wouldn't have him back in a romantic fashion on a bet.Anyway, the point is that I'll be missing whatever Requiem, Forsaken and Deleria one-offs are in the offing and it sucks. But after all,
cholten99's girlfriend deserves face-time with the gaming group and I have no right to be pissy about it. I just wish he hadn't told me that she thought I was "silly to think that there would be awkwardness"; I did not need that on top of my current self-esteem hiccups.D'you know, my head still hurts? I remind myself that this is not the longest-running migraine I've ever had, nor the worst to date. Doesn't help.
Argh.