That's about what I got. Certainly I don't want to show any of those to friends I'm trying to convince to switch.
"Look, if you use this new browser, you'll eat your cellphone, destroy your workplace, and ultimately die by decapitation! Give it a shot!"
"Hey, why are you running away?"
I run Warhammer Quest and D&D games where we rely on minis very heavily. I like to have a realistic looking dungeon and go so far a to put 3-D props and such onto the map as I lay it out.
I'm looking for a good (preferrably free but not required) tile generator that will let me make dungeon maps with scenery and then print them out at a scale suitable for use with minis, not just as a DM reference.
Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks!
Sadly, sadly true. I remember asking a lot of people in the FFXI community what was so good about Mithra.
The (all too common answer): "Well, they make really good thieves because they have good DEX... and if you're going to be looking at your PC's ass for 30 mins while you walk from a Crag to a town, why not pick the cute catgirl ass?"
How exactly did Valar break the rules?
I skimmed their site when it came up somewhere else, but I didn't stay long enough to read any of their source material, so I'm unfamiliar with how it might have violated the licensing terms of d20.
Well, it's pretty simple. They changed a stupid policy because customers demanded they fix things. Now they have. Most likely they will lose some sales now because piracy will be easier again. This will send a negative message to them, contradicting the earlier customer demand.
So we need to encourage people to buy this product instead of copying it, and when and if you buy it, send them a note that says you're buying it because they changed their policies.
If other companies see that they can remove the DRM and not lose sales, they will follow suit!
I've played on MOOs, MUDs, and MMORPGs, and I know they cater to different markets, but this sort of approach always seemed to me to be the result of a game designer somewhere who could create the rules but sucked at level (world) design...
"Hmm... I'll just let the players build it! I can call it a 'feature'! And if it sucks, it's their fault! Woo-hoo!"
/. is always saying we don't need more legislation on copyrights (more extensions and such), but to work things out economically.
So here's an opportunity to send publishers a message.
Everytime you buy an O'Reily book, circle the purchase on the receipt and send it to their offices, with a short note saying something like:
"I chose this book not only because I think it will be a high-quality resource but also because of your commitment to allowing innovation by limiting the term in which you hold exclusive copyrights to it. Thank you for your intelligent stance on IP." Send a copy to one of their competitors as well, saying that you didn't buy -their- book for the same reason.
If a publisher/producer/company of any sort gets enough of this type of feedback, other companies will take notice. And that's when they start limiting themselves, and not paying congress to buy more copyright extensions.
But there are legitimate uses for any file-sharing or indexing service as well.
It seems to be a matter of proportions. If the court feels that the ratio of legal to illegal uses is too low, they rule that the system/technology is illegal, and nevermind that it had a few legal uses.
Well, the RIAA didn't like their indexing service because it allowed/facilitated illegal file sharing.
Hmm... well, ok, what made it possible for him to create this indexing service? Well, Windoze and MS Windoze File Sharing protocols.
So by extension they should be suing M$.... who -does- have the gazillion dollars in damages they were originally asking for.
Of course they also have the gazillion lawyers these college student didn't, so I don't think the RIAA has the balls to continue with their little twisted chain of logic.
Because when the RIAA, MPAA, and Ashcroft Commandos (tm) lock all the gamer geeks up, at least we can easily escape thanks to the many hours we've spent in sims.
MIB: *breaks door down* MP3 Pirate? You're goin' to jail, buddy!
Gamer: A11 r1gh7! 1 0wnz0r at 7h@7 g@m3!
How 'bout you come over to my house, then? That should provide all the proof you need.
I'll even bring you some ice after my wife castrates you for making fun of her indirectly.
Why my wife and not me? I'll be too busy in the computer room trying to Photoshop some creativity onto your posts.
You want a wedding picture, Anonymous Jack@ss troll? Post under your real name, and I'll send you some.
As for being pear-shaped, I have put on a little weight since I stopped playing 3 sports in high school (which was a while ago...), but a good Pilates workout every other day keeps the pounds off and the muscle tone up. I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a low-impact workout you can do anywhere without any special equipment (although there is some for really advanced techniques).
PS - Trolls, it's always fun to play, but you need to stop and think for a while if you're going to come up with something above a 4th grade level. Try using a thesaurus. It might help. Reader's Digest also has these nifty sections on increasing your vocabulary. Give 'em a whirl.
Any major university is likely to have an anime club (or 2, or three). I'm at Indiana University, for example.
If you're not near a university, major cities also tend to have anime clubs.
Google around a bit, and you'll find something. These clubs are great for newbies (most of the time) since the people running them tend to be friendly, knowledgeable, and willing to lend.
More experienced viewers occasionally get frustrated with their slow pace, however. (Typically clubs watch a few episodes per week of 3-6 series at a time)
Watch "Grave of the Fireflies".
Then tell me all anime is crap.
I'll still think you're wrong but at least I'll assume it's something with your brain instead of your being uneducated.
Sony Japan: This awesome series will be known as Rurouni Kenshin, or "Wandering ex-Samurai Kenshin"(loose trans)
Sony America: American are too dumb to spell that, even in English.
Sony Japan: Well, what can we do?
Sony America: Americans like to get to the point, rude b@stards... just call it "Samurai!!!!!!"
Sony Japan: Don't they like pointless letters and number too?
Sony America: Yeah! Let's call it "Mega Death Samurai Fux0r j00 up X98234!!!!!!!"
Sony Japan: How about just "Samurai X"? We'll save money on the printing costs that way...
Sony America: *mr. burns* Exxxxxellent.
Speaking as a happily married man (2 years now) this is flamebait if I ever heard it.
Guys- if some dark corner of your mind tells you you need to change your hobbies to meet women because gaming, computers, reading, or anime (or other similar pursuits) are too "dorky"... kick its ass back to the Gap from whence it came.
Here at IU, the anime clubs are all about 75% women to 25% men. Elsewhere there are numerous gaggles of gamer girlz. One LARP I'm in is about 65% female to 35% male.
So don't worry. There's nothing wrong with you, or your hobbies. Just keep looking.
Oh, and while you're at it, can you burn me some VCDs? I still can't find the rest of GITS SAC. ^_-
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That's about what I got. Certainly I don't want to show any of those to friends I'm trying to convince to switch. "Look, if you use this new browser, you'll eat your cellphone, destroy your workplace, and ultimately die by decapitation! Give it a shot!" "Hey, why are you running away?"
I run Warhammer Quest and D&D games where we rely on minis very heavily. I like to have a realistic looking dungeon and go so far a to put 3-D props and such onto the map as I lay it out. I'm looking for a good (preferrably free but not required) tile generator that will let me make dungeon maps with scenery and then print them out at a scale suitable for use with minis, not just as a DM reference. Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks!
Let me guess - you're talking about the Principality of Sealand? http://www.sealandgov.com/
Sadly, sadly true. I remember asking a lot of people in the FFXI community what was so good about Mithra. The (all too common answer): "Well, they make really good thieves because they have good DEX... and if you're going to be looking at your PC's ass for 30 mins while you walk from a Crag to a town, why not pick the cute catgirl ass?"
How exactly did Valar break the rules? I skimmed their site when it came up somewhere else, but I didn't stay long enough to read any of their source material, so I'm unfamiliar with how it might have violated the licensing terms of d20.
So now, when an independant artist uploads a file to a P2P system to promote their own work, will they be committing a felony?
Well, it's pretty simple. They changed a stupid policy because customers demanded they fix things. Now they have. Most likely they will lose some sales now because piracy will be easier again. This will send a negative message to them, contradicting the earlier customer demand.
So we need to encourage people to buy this product instead of copying it, and when and if you buy it, send them a note that says you're buying it because they changed their policies.
If other companies see that they can remove the DRM and not lose sales, they will follow suit!
I've played on MOOs, MUDs, and MMORPGs, and I know they cater to different markets, but this sort of approach always seemed to me to be the result of a game designer somewhere who could create the rules but sucked at level (world) design...
"Hmm... I'll just let the players build it! I can call it a 'feature'! And if it sucks, it's their fault! Woo-hoo!"
Speaking of Neverwinter Nights, does anyone want to nominate some top modules to d/l so he can play shorter games?
Otherwise NWN can suck you in for quite a while if you just play the core module...
/. is always saying we don't need more legislation on copyrights (more extensions and such), but to work things out economically.
So here's an opportunity to send publishers a message.
Everytime you buy an O'Reily book, circle the purchase on the receipt and send it to their offices, with a short note saying something like:
"I chose this book not only because I think it will be a high-quality resource but also because of your commitment to allowing innovation by limiting the term in which you hold exclusive copyrights to it. Thank you for your intelligent stance on IP." Send a copy to one of their competitors as well, saying that you didn't buy -their- book for the same reason.
If a publisher/producer/company of any sort gets enough of this type of feedback, other companies will take notice. And that's when they start limiting themselves, and not paying congress to buy more copyright extensions.
But there are legitimate uses for any file-sharing or indexing service as well.
It seems to be a matter of proportions. If the court feels that the ratio of legal to illegal uses is too low, they rule that the system/technology is illegal, and nevermind that it had a few legal uses.
Well, the RIAA didn't like their indexing service because it allowed/facilitated illegal file sharing.
Hmm... well, ok, what made it possible for him to create this indexing service? Well, Windoze and MS Windoze File Sharing protocols.
So by extension they should be suing M$.... who -does- have the gazillion dollars in damages they were originally asking for.
Of course they also have the gazillion lawyers these college student didn't, so I don't think the RIAA has the balls to continue with their little twisted chain of logic.
... we're going to need something like this.
Because when the RIAA, MPAA, and Ashcroft Commandos (tm) lock all the gamer geeks up, at least we can easily escape thanks to the many hours we've spent in sims.
MIB: *breaks door down* MP3 Pirate? You're goin' to jail, buddy!
Gamer: A11 r1gh7! 1 0wnz0r at 7h@7 g@m3!
How 'bout you come over to my house, then? That should provide all the proof you need.
I'll even bring you some ice after my wife castrates you for making fun of her indirectly.
Why my wife and not me? I'll be too busy in the computer room trying to Photoshop some creativity onto your posts.
You want a wedding picture, Anonymous Jack@ss troll? Post under your real name, and I'll send you some.
As for being pear-shaped, I have put on a little weight since I stopped playing 3 sports in high school (which was a while ago...), but a good Pilates workout every other day keeps the pounds off and the muscle tone up. I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a low-impact workout you can do anywhere without any special equipment (although there is some for really advanced techniques).
PS - Trolls, it's always fun to play, but you need to stop and think for a while if you're going to come up with something above a 4th grade level. Try using a thesaurus. It might help. Reader's Digest also has these nifty sections on increasing your vocabulary. Give 'em a whirl.
Any major university is likely to have an anime club (or 2, or three). I'm at Indiana University, for example.
If you're not near a university, major cities also tend to have anime clubs.
Google around a bit, and you'll find something. These clubs are great for newbies (most of the time) since the people running them tend to be friendly, knowledgeable, and willing to lend.
More experienced viewers occasionally get frustrated with their slow pace, however. (Typically clubs watch a few episodes per week of 3-6 series at a time)
Watch "Grave of the Fireflies".
Then tell me all anime is crap.
I'll still think you're wrong but at least I'll assume it's something with your brain instead of your being uneducated.
Sony Japan: This awesome series will be known as Rurouni Kenshin, or "Wandering ex-Samurai Kenshin"(loose trans) Sony America: American are too dumb to spell that, even in English. Sony Japan: Well, what can we do? Sony America: Americans like to get to the point, rude b@stards... just call it "Samurai!!!!!!" Sony Japan: Don't they like pointless letters and number too? Sony America: Yeah! Let's call it "Mega Death Samurai Fux0r j00 up X98234!!!!!!!" Sony Japan: How about just "Samurai X"? We'll save money on the printing costs that way... Sony America: *mr. burns* Exxxxxellent.
Speaking as a happily married man (2 years now) this is flamebait if I ever heard it. Guys- if some dark corner of your mind tells you you need to change your hobbies to meet women because gaming, computers, reading, or anime (or other similar pursuits) are too "dorky"... kick its ass back to the Gap from whence it came. Here at IU, the anime clubs are all about 75% women to 25% men. Elsewhere there are numerous gaggles of gamer girlz. One LARP I'm in is about 65% female to 35% male. So don't worry. There's nothing wrong with you, or your hobbies. Just keep looking. Oh, and while you're at it, can you burn me some VCDs? I still can't find the rest of GITS SAC. ^_-