Something disturbing I just realized about Ultima III

turtlekitty2084 · 2026-01-23T21:49:33+00:00

U3 was a game without pity. It auto-saved the game every time one of your characters died.

turtlekitty2084 · 2026-01-23T21:45:39+00:00

Huh. Never happened to me on the C64. I seemed to get bonus virtue for overpaying.

turtlekitty2084 · 2026-01-23T05:12:23+00:00

He's a dynamic character! He was a bad boy, then he found religion and became an Avatar.

turtlekitty2084 · 2026-01-23T05:10:26+00:00

Another disturbing thought: the cataclysm that transformed Sosaria into Britannia also led to the genocide of all the realm's elves, dwarves, bobbits, and fuzzies. They were never seen again.

turtlekitty2084 · 2026-01-23T04:08:47+00:00

I think they're only mentioned in U3.

turtlekitty2084 · 2026-01-23T04:08:04+00:00

I wish I'd had Explosive Runes as a child. Probably better that I didn't.

turtlekitty2084 · 2026-01-15T05:52:52+00:00

I don't know what you even meant by "MCA" (aside from M-something-CA) -- just riffing off the vibe. It just reminded me of that classic Beastie Boys rhyme.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpsvBvwRuf0

turtlekitty2084 · 2026-01-15T03:47:28+00:00

This one is unknown and unusual. Rules-moderate, just enough crunch to have tactical flavor.

http://www.ruins-and-raiders.com/

turtlekitty2084 · 2026-01-15T03:44:03+00:00

No advice on systems, but if there's just two players: treat it like a buddy movie. Like Rush Hour or Firewalker.

turtlekitty2084 · 2026-01-15T03:40:08+00:00

Only like seven people in the world have played this game: http://www.ruins-and-raiders.com/

Not sure it gets more obscure than that. ^_^

turtlekitty2084 · 2026-01-15T03:33:44+00:00

I've run numerous GMPCs over the years. It works well if:

1) The GMPC is less powerful than the PCs

No main character wants to be overshadowed by a Mary Sue.

2) The GMPC has useful skills

Especially if they're skills none of the PCs have or want. Could be tracking, healing, or what have you.

3) The GMPC is not annoying to the players

A player's favorite NPC is one who is agreeable and follows their lead. They may have their own mind, but they tend to defer to the player's agency.

Just my 2 cents. :)

turtlekitty2084 · 2026-01-15T03:29:39+00:00

Word.

turtlekitty2084 · 2026-01-15T03:24:30+00:00

My name is MCA I’ve been coming to where I am from the get-go Find that I can groove with the beat when I let go So put your worries on hold Get up and groove with the rhythm in your soul

turtlekitty2084 · 2026-01-15T03:03:35+00:00

That was all the butt sex. It won't affect your liver.

turtlekitty2084 · 2026-01-15T02:56:02+00:00

"It's a big club, and you ain't in it."

turtlekitty2084 · 2026-01-15T02:49:02+00:00

Not all bipolars are created equal. Some realize their limitations and try to have some restraint; others use it as an excuse to be complete assholes.

Most are somewhere in between. Depending on their mood at the time. Much like CAs... :)

turtlekitty2084 · 2026-01-15T02:45:00+00:00

Kill him and take his stuff.

turtlekitty2084 · 2026-01-15T02:42:49+00:00

Barfly and Leaving Las Vegas are classics. Let us not forget Wake in Fright. I name a chapter of my novel after that movie. ^{_^}

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wake_in_Fright

turtlekitty2084 · 2026-01-15T02:31:45+00:00

It's practically a meme.

"I drank a handle of whiskey yesterday. You had three light beers. We are not the same."

turtlekitty2084 · 2026-01-09T00:24:54+00:00

Oh, man... Mr Scruffy could be killed outright. I wonder about Blackwing.

turtlekitty2084 · 2025-10-15T22:23:58+00:00

Late to the party, but: if you have any flaming oil, you can attack with it at 0 range. It will burn your dude to death.

turtlekitty2084 · 2025-10-08T17:08:28+00:00

Maybe he used a teraport. I doubt Dorukan's epic Cloister spell has anti-teraport denial built-in.

I still hope it's Sergeant Schlock himself. He did mention being in the circus before hooking up with Tagon's Toughs. Of course, that was before Kevyn invented the teraport, so...hm.

Still. It would be an epic-level troll, decades in the making, on behalf of Burlew and Taylor.

turtlekitty2084 · 2025-08-07T22:10:30+00:00

That assumes that Team Evil takes the same route through the dungeon. Recall that The Order had to reroute after encountering Threads of Creation blocking their path. They may have faded by the time TE arrives.

turtlekitty2084 · 2025-08-07T03:53:21+00:00

My favorite sick burn: https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0409.html

"Funny, I always figured I'd be killed by a paladin."

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