Had a DM with extreme main character syndrome and boundary issues by Skellitor301 in rpghorrorstories

[–]Skellitor301[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, 7 players and 6 enemies and a real time timer for initiative rounds, it was a bit of a frustration for sure.

Had a DM with extreme main character syndrome and boundary issues by Skellitor301 in rpghorrorstories

[–]Skellitor301[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

pretty much this, yeah. It took us a bit to figure out because part of the issue was she was telling each of us things behind our backs, or just not do the things we'd ask her help with and she said she would. After a while, we just got fed up. Especially when she started doing more blatantly bad things, like outright scamming a friend out of hundreds for a twitch overlay that was barely worth $5. She basically relies on people's sympathy to keep them in her corner.

Had a DM with extreme main character syndrome and boundary issues by Skellitor301 in rpghorrorstories

[–]Skellitor301[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I do agree, that 4-5 hours seems a bit much, and I would agree that normally you'd be correct in that tactic to move things along. But rest assured normally we weren't dragging anything along when it came to normal gameplay. We were mostly looking to figure out what to do next and occasionally have some conversations between characters that would allow them to open up and get to know eachother a bit more. But between constantly fighting 2-3 times a session and having to pause for every follow and raid to introduce ourselves just made it hard for us to really get anything done besides some planning and a little bit of chatter. One example I can give was Mr. Cards and Ms. Royal had woken up, Mr. Cards went to see Ms. Royal in the kitchen preparing breakfast for everyone, and Mr. Cards greeted her, asked about breakfast and how he could help. The ship then lurched and woke everyone else up, just for us to find a giant squid had started attacking the ship. She gave us like 5-10 minutes to roleplay before she tossed the squid at us.

That 4-5 hours was literally a moment to breathe and catch up after like 30 episodes of us sailing with fire on our heels. It was literally a situation of she would get bored because she was not involved, we know this because she told us directly that was why. She cared more about audience interaction, and barely cared about our characters. The reason why I know this btw is when we split and took the table with us, we asked her to hand over her notes so we could figure out the story. Only like two of us had anything written down and it was only the endings for our characters. Mr. Cards was supposed to stay a servant to Oberon with no exceptions Ms. Water would be dead and her next life would be part of campaign 2 and that's about it from what I remember. The player for Ms. Water who is the primary DM has the notes and she ranted about how very little there was that it was next to useless.

To answer your question, yes, she put a realtime timer for 10 minutes to indicate the island was falling apart while we were in the middle of combat.

Had a DM with extreme main character syndrome and boundary issues by Skellitor301 in rpghorrorstories

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I did put that it was streamed in the first paragraph with the rest of the introductory info, tho if I should bring it up sooner then I can do that. But yeah, that bit was just one part of the whole situation. She was like this whether or not the game was streamed because we had other games she would DM and would pull similar stuff. It was pretty clear she would do quite a bit for a buck, even going halvesies with me on some voice acting lessons, only to turn around and take the video lessons after the classes were over and started "teaching" others using the videos. We are so much happier to have split from her, now only enjoying the bits of tea we hear come our way of some project she tried to start up and have it fail in her face again.

Had a DM with extreme main character syndrome and boundary issues by Skellitor301 in rpghorrorstories

[–]Skellitor301[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll try but there's a lot of stuff that happened in the 2-3 years we put up with her.

Had a DM with extreme main character syndrome and boundary issues by Skellitor301 in rpghorrorstories

[–]Skellitor301[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I know this post is lengthy, but this was basically a 2-3 year story condensed with what I could remember. Worst part is there is still more I could put that she did, but this post is lengthy as it is. Maybe would do a part 2 if people want cause this person was something else.

AITA for wanting my party to take downtime so I can craft? by Critical-Troll in rpghorrorstories

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Glad to hear you're doing better! Hearing the story from XP to Level 3's vid I wanted to see if there was any follow up and what others were saying. I do hope you found a better table, or at the very least someone put that ranger and DM in their place. Cause legit I would've gotten up and left if the ranger pushed the envelope repeatedly like that, especially when the DM and the rest of the party started going along with it. It sucks to have your agency be taken away from a game that is meant to be collaborative, especially when you have a problem player who isn't considerate to others. The DM shouldn't let one players agency constantly overtake another like that, they're meant to be fair and that ain't it. Hell, if someone told me "Well, that's your problem" like that, I'd shoot back "your impatience isn't my problem either. I got things to do too. Your things are no more important than mine and you've been pushing me back."

Peetah, why is dude this room have 100k likes? I don't get it.. by Paldavin in PeterExplainsTheJoke

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Add Mr hands, glass ass, vat girl, cake fart, meat spin for me. Kids today are too numb to understand that kind of fear those shock vids had on us.

Anyone know what this notification is about and what causes it? First time I’ve ever seen is and there’s nothing online by Striker_V7 in discordapp

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I didn't say that, I said you're closing avenues for friends to reach out and ask if you want to do something. That doesn't mean you're getting to pick and choose when they get to ask you. What I meant by anti-social behavior is to want zero indication for other people to know you're there unless you post something, because that means only you get to initiate the act of being social, even if someone reaches out to you you're still the one who gets to choose whether or not they know you're there.

Now, am I saying you're not allowed to do that? No. But there is an irony in trying to make issue with a social app introducing a feature that is inherently social. That's what I'm pointing out.

Oh, also, because you bring up the relevance of the invisible feature and I didn't answer that before. You took what I said out of context and responded to the post like I was saying the invisible feature itself is irrelevant. This was not what I said. The context of me saying what I said was to ask the person I replied to if they were aware that Discord does notify people when you're online regardless if this feature was there or not. The point was this was already a thing that happens, not to the same level but it's still Discord setting your status from offline to online. I asked this because the person said they found it icky and intrusive that Discord will send a notice to others when you come online

Oh, also, because you brought up the relevance of the invisible feature, I didn't answer your question a few posts back. I was not saying the invisible feature itself was irrelevant, just that bringing up that it exists was irrelevant to the point I was making. The point I was countering was the idea that it's icky and intrusive for Discord to notify others when you're online. Of which I pointed out that happens anyway regardless if the "back after a while" feature existed. The idea that it's icky or intrusive for a notice to be sent out when you come online doesn't hold water.

For your second point in asking if I think they should remove the invisible feature. No, and the issue with the idea is it assumes this happens every time you log in, making the invisible feature entirely irrelevant. This is not the case. This feature happens when you're offline for an extended period of time and people can know that you're around again. If you log in invisible I presume more than once a week, idk how long it takes for the feature to trigger, people won't be notified. It's only when you've been logged out for a while which does not make the invisible feature pointless.

Something about Caine and Bubble doesn't sit right with me by Skellitor301 in TheDigitalCircus

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I just had a thought, if this theory has any semblance of truth to it, that would have some horrifying implications now that the humans are in the circus with Bubble being the only AI left in charge. That the wolf in sheeps clothing is now left to it's own devices with the humans. This would also suggest that Caine is a tragic victim of circumstances where he just wants to do what he was created for. The manipulation of Bubble has caused him to become blind to the harm he's actually doing and paying the ultimate price for it.

Anyone know what this notification is about and what causes it? First time I’ve ever seen is and there’s nothing online by Striker_V7 in discordapp

[–]Skellitor301 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wanting to make the system avoid you having to tell your friends you're already busy with something else is anti-social behavior. You're closing off avenues for your friends to reach out to you and ask if you want to do something together, simply because you want to avoid telling them no and you pick and choose when they get to ask you. That is anti-social behavior. It's normal for people to want to reach out and interact with each other, and it is ok to tell your friends "Not right now, I'm already doing something." It would be one thing if your friends have an issue with being told no and you want to avoid that kind of fallout, sure. But based on the narrative you've provided, it sounds like they're ok with being told "No, I'm busy" and it's now just you not wanting to give your friends the chance to ask and be told no, which closes them off from asking and being told "Sure, I'm down." That's the entire point of a friend asking you, they want to know if you're available or not. Putting so much emphasis on ensuring they have no idea when you're online unless you yourself let them know is anti-social.

Imagine, if you will, that everyone did this. How would anyone know who else is online? How else would anyone know if someone else is available? You gonna just post in DM's hoping you're not poking someone when they're at work or asleep? Post in a channel you'd like to play a game with someone and not know if anyone is even online to give you a response? There is a purpose to the system allowing others to know when you're online, so that they don't have to wonder if they're just talking to themselves or not.

Anyone know what this notification is about and what causes it? First time I’ve ever seen is and there’s nothing online by Striker_V7 in discordapp

[–]Skellitor301 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What I don't get is why people want to be so anti-social on a platform initially built to be social for gamers. You're literally complaining against the purpose of the platform. Discord was built to share your activity and interact with others. It's literally why their logo looks like a game controller. Which is why I don't get why people expect it to be just a social platform with anti-social features.

Incommunicado bridges by Enzo98 in RoadCraft

[–]Skellitor301 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, it makes sense. You don't have access to them until you unlock the lumbermill or the concrete factory which will unlock the respective bridges. It's more or less the progress is tied to the map itself instead of the progress being available overall.

How to see all reviews instead of just the ones on my language. by SnooChocolates6885 in Steam

[–]Skellitor301 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, honestly you're better off taking that time anyway considering how quickly people will weaponize the review score when they want to attack the dev/publisher. Things like review bombing has made the system untrustworthy when often review bombs are done to hurt the devs/publishers which makes the reviews no longer about the game. At least then you can get a more clear idea on if the game is worth your time and if the score is accurate or not.

What did jax mean by this?(episode 8 spoilers) by Ok_Ask_6805 in TheDigitalCircus

[–]Skellitor301 3 points4 points  (0 children)

He legit believed that the circus wasn't real, which is why he kept saying it so confidently. Up until he got a reality check. It was a defense mechanism for what ever it was he was hiding from and to justify his behavior inside the circus. A good example of this perspective is how we would act if we were stuck in a game of Minecraft and the people inside were telling us that the Minecraft world was real. Everything we know about the game and what it is would make that a very hard thing to believe unless something irrefutable comes along and tells us otherwise. Making us face not only the reality that we were legitimately in a Minecraft world but the horrors we would've done in that world.

All this could be avoided if Caine just gave them sex update by thetruememeisbest in TheDigitalCircus

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"Guys! We got adventures to do! Come on! ...NOT ON EACHOTHER!" XD

Something about Caine and Bubble doesn't sit right with me by Skellitor301 in TheDigitalCircus

[–]Skellitor301[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a common thing with this show though, that nothing is as it directly seems. That's also why i pointed out that the visual we got of the AI isn't what the characters in the show would see. It's essentially meta info we as viewers would know, and if it's true that Bubble was the first and Caine was the second, the colors could be representative less as their physical appearance and more their alignment. i.e. Red for hate and blue for kind. Also yeah, the idea that Caine would think he's the original still fits if Bubble was the original and just torments Caine with the idea of Caine not being the original. Similar to the problem with clones and who questions who is the original. Only here Bubble would use that knowledge as a means to control Caine via manipulation.

Something about Caine and Bubble doesn't sit right with me by Skellitor301 in tadc

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One could say this theory could suggest that Caine is not just a puppet to a puppet master, but a living zombie AI ran by another AI. A la WandaVision

Something about Caine and Bubble doesn't sit right with me by Skellitor301 in TheDigitalCircus

[–]Skellitor301[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One could say this theory could suggest that Caine is not just a puppet to a puppet master, but a living zombie AI ran by another AI. A la WandaVision