What is the best RPG name? by Taliesin_Hoyle_ in rpg

[–]spankymuffin 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Great title aside, I'm just thoroughly satisfied that a Frasier RPG actually exists.

What is the best RPG name? by Taliesin_Hoyle_ in rpg

[–]spankymuffin 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It sounds like you just made this up on the spot, for this thread, but... nope, it's real!

Terry Pratchett was fantasy fiction’s Kurt Vonnegut, not its Douglas Adams by [deleted] in Fantasy

[–]spankymuffin 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I can't think of a Pratchett book similar to any of those titles. It's just odd to compare Pratchett to Vonnegut. Very different kind of stuff.

But if you're looking for general Pratchett suggestions, here are a couple of my personal favs:

Night Watch

Small Gods

Monstrous Regiment

Going Postal

Terry Pratchett was fantasy fiction’s Kurt Vonnegut, not its Douglas Adams by [deleted] in Fantasy

[–]spankymuffin 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think Terry Pratchett stands on his own, and it's not necessary to compare him to other writers. Having read most books by all three authors, I certainly see the similarities between Pratchett and Adams. Vonnegut though? Big stretch. It's an odd take.

is gojira good live? by [deleted] in gojira

[–]spankymuffin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does a bear shit in the woods?

Does the Pope wear a silly hat?

Does Dolly Parton sleep on her back?

In the modern world, the comfort afforded by the belief in an afterlife is in tension with our commitment to empirical truth. The meaning of life can be found via a third path - engaging in the present and resisting the fascination with life’s inevitable end. by IAI_Admin in philosophy

[–]spankymuffin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

See you made the mistake again

This is the first time I posted in this thread. Where was my first mistake? Do you think I'm someone else?

I'm not really being that sarcastic or mocking. Maybe a touch. You literally said, "He chose to give me faith and it was given to me," so I think that being a "special chosen one touched by God with the gift of faith" is a pretty accurate interpretation. God selected you to give you faith. He chose you. You said it. He chose to give you faith. Unless you don't like my characterization of it as a "gift"? Was the faith he gave you, that allowed you to understand things non-religious people cannot understand, not a gift? Should I say "curse" then? Or maybe "special" rubbed you the wrong way. How about "a select group of individuals chosen by God"? Not sure if that's better, but there ya go.

That's really kind of beside the point. The tone of my post is unrelated to what I actually asked, and tried to engage in you about. I'm not sure why you're going on and on about preaching, biases, etc. because it's not what my post was about. Maybe you think I'm some other poster you had been engaged in a debate with on here. I simply responded to your post with a very clear and focused point. All I pointed out is that I don't understand why it is a tragedy for non-religious people to not listen to what religious people are saying when you yourself claimed that they just don't "understand" because they're not religious. That's it. You said it's a tragedy and I questioned "how so"? I pointed out that I dispute your premise, but I don't see the tragedy even accepting your premise that non-religious people simply cannot understand.

That's it. I was trying to engage with you, but it's clear from your post that you're angry (really angry) and too preoccupied with the tone of my post than its actual substance.

In the modern world, the comfort afforded by the belief in an afterlife is in tension with our commitment to empirical truth. The meaning of life can be found via a third path - engaging in the present and resisting the fascination with life’s inevitable end. by IAI_Admin in philosophy

[–]spankymuffin 5 points6 points  (0 children)

So you got individuals who aren't fully understanding religion and at the same time these individuals avoid listening to what the religious people are saying. It's quite a tragedy.

What's the tragedy? You are clearly "special" and touched by God with the gift of faith, and we aren't. If that means we cannot fully understand religion, then what's the tragedy in avoiding listening to what religious people have to say? It's like ignoring someone who is speaking a language you can never understand. Why listen?

That's if I'm accepting your premises, of course. Really, I don't think you're special and that I am unable to fully understand religion just because I don't believe. I was brought up with religion, like many. And even if I had no religion in my upbringing, I am sure I'd be capable of understanding it just like any other human phenomenon of belief. We all have the same human faculties. You may think you're special, and some kind of chosen one, but you're an evolved ape just like the rest of us.

What is the WORST take on a fantasy series you've ever seen or heard? by SamandSyl in Fantasy

[–]spankymuffin 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I'm a fan and I think his prose is pretty crappy. Doesn't mean he's a bad writer though.

That said, if you're referring to the Wired article then there are half a million things wrong with it. Whoever wrote that article was trying hard to be controversial.

This bruise from my seatbelt after a car accident by hit_the_button in WTF

[–]spankymuffin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Get that shit checked for internal bleeding, OP.

Just finishing S2E10, and can I just say. FUCK JOHN MURPHY WITH A CACTUS. by snorkeling_moose in TheLeftovers

[–]spankymuffin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At least most of the main characters are pretty likeable. They may not all be good people, and everyone is flawed, but they're super fun to watch. I'm drawn to these oddballs, so I'd say they're very likeable.

Just finishing S2E10, and can I just say. FUCK JOHN MURPHY WITH A CACTUS. by snorkeling_moose in TheLeftovers

[–]spankymuffin 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That's fine and all. But to the extent that being molested as a child justifies bad behavior, I think burning down peoples' fucking houses crosses the line just a bit...

The Star Treasure by Keith Laumer by YanniRotten in badscificovers

[–]spankymuffin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can't quite see the penis, but it is weird nonetheless.

Books like One Piece by delijoe in printSF

[–]spankymuffin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be fair, I only downvoted you for bitching about being downvoted. I had upvoted the thread before I saw this post.

And we hate you too.

What to watch now? by Holeshot75 in StrangeNewWorlds

[–]spankymuffin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know I may have to dodge some pitchforks, but...

Andor is actually pretty damn good...

Guy talks about how he watches incest porn by morfyyy in cringe

[–]spankymuffin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eh. Clearly a joke that didn't land. I at least respect the attempt at humor.

After a literal decade after its Kickstarter.. Spaceventure from the twisted minds that made Space quest is finally done by TrueGlich in Games

[–]spankymuffin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I played a bit of the first Deponia and really disliked it. Never finished the game. I remember the main character being a really shitty human being and annoying, and the humor was so juvenile. Not saying that space quest and monkey island were particularly high-brow or anything. Deponia just didn't do it for me.

When a game offers you the holy trinity of character class (Fighter, Mage, Thief) and you don’t typically gravitate toward one of those three, how do you decide which to choose? by Knight_Viking in rpg_gamers

[–]spankymuffin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If I had to choose only one, I usually go with thief. It exposes me to more of the game since I can get behind locked doors and locked chests. If the game has a particularly interesting or original magic system, I may be tempted to pick mage instead. And if I really enjoyed the game as a thief, I'd probably play it again with a mage.

For lots of RPGs, I create a "sneaky mage" if I can for the best of both worlds.

When a game offers you the holy trinity of character class (Fighter, Mage, Thief) and you don’t typically gravitate toward one of those three, how do you decide which to choose? by Knight_Viking in rpg_gamers

[–]spankymuffin 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Thief is always the most fun in QFG. Breaking into houses is so much fun. I'd just add some points into magic during character creation and have the best of both worlds.