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    Image of Arekku Arekku
    10/29/09

    In reply to Second Use for Google Wave Discovered: Role Playing Games
    I like RPGs, but this old school RPGs isn't really my thing (too nerdy) Huhh? Who said that? #games
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    Jesus Diaz promoted this comment Arekku was starred Arekku was unstarred
    Image of Jesus Diaz Jesus Diaz
    10/29/09

    @ArekkusuDesu: So written RPGs are too nerdy but spending time in front of a computer playing 3D RPGs is not nerdy? #games
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    Image of Arekku Arekku
    10/29/09

    @Jesus Diaz: OK, not exactly nerdy. More like boring. Hey, 3D graphics are the thing right now. And I play RPGs on my PS3, if I can find any.

    Yes, I'm a RPG nerd, geek, whatever you want to call me, but text-only RPGs... hmmm. No thanks. Maybe because I never had the chance to play one.

    Off-topic: Aren't you Jesus Diaz from Gizmodo? WOW @.@. Sorry, it's kinda like meeting a celebrity. Kinda.

    Thx for promoting my comment. Seriously, this new commenting system sucks.
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    Edited by Arekku at 10/29/09 4:52 PM Arekku was starred Arekku was unstarred
    Image of Crashproof Crashproof
    10/29/09

    In reply to Second Use for Google Wave Discovered: Role Playing Games
    This is the one of the first applications for Wave that I thought of actually. I'm in a D&D group that started off as coworkers gathering around a table. As people went their separate ways to different parts of the country, we've switched to using Tokbox and GameTable. #games
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    Image of NorwoodIsMyHero NorwoodIsMyHero
    10/29/09

    @Crashproof: Honest question, I'm actually curious. What kind of company do you have to work at to not get mocked out of the workplace for doing RPGs on lunch break? #games
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    Image of despisethesun despisethesun
    10/29/09

    @NorwoodIsMyHero: Where did he say they were doing it during lunch break? People can associate with each other outside of work. #games
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    Image of NorwoodIsMyHero NorwoodIsMyHero
    10/29/09

    @despisethesun: Good point. I guess I should rephrase the question.

    What kind of work place gathers enough D&D players to form a playing community? #games
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    Crashproof promoted this comment NorwoodIsMyHero was starred NorwoodIsMyHero was unstarred
    Image of Crashproof Crashproof
    10/29/09

    @NorwoodIsMyHero: a game development company, actually :)

    But honestly, there is nothing about playing RPGs that it requires you to live in your mom's basement, collect Pokemon hentai, and never take showers. No more than you have to wear a funny visor and smoke cigars to play poker. It's just a social thing.

    We play one night a week, about 2 weeks out of 3 due to busy schedules, for maybe 3 hours at a time.

    @Whiteflea: that's kind of where I am, wondering how it might be helpful and thinking, probably somehow in some vague way. I don't have access to the beta though. #games
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    Image of NorwoodIsMyHero NorwoodIsMyHero
    10/30/09

    @Crashproof: I know that. I work at a private bank, love sports and manly things, yet still remember with fondness the good ol' days of pen and paper RPG'ing. #games
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    Image of Zerod Zunaro Zerod Zunaro
    10/29/09

    In reply to Second Use for Google Wave Discovered: Role Playing Games
    I read about this. This is actually great yet it kill the whole "get together" thing of RPG.

    Though it would be a nice way to play during week nights when nobody can displace themselves... #games
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    Image of LynxWinters LynxWinters
    10/29/09

    @Zerod Zunaro: People have been doing the whole RPG-by-email/forum post/IRC/whatever deal for a while.

    I agree that the getting friends together aspect of the games is great, but sometimes you end up in a place where there's either nobody around or at least nobody you want to eat cheetos and throw dice at. That's where something like this really shines. #games
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    Zerod Zunaro promoted this comment LynxWinters was starred LynxWinters was unstarred
    Image of FigNinja FigNinja
    10/29/09

    @Zerod Zunaro: It could probably help take care of a lot of the set up stuff and logistics that tend to eat up your precious in-person time. Some of my friends that game run forums just for that sort of thing. #games
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    Image of Robotronic Robotronic
    10/29/09

    In reply to Second Use for Google Wave Discovered: Role Playing Games
    My friend invited me, we played with it for maybe 10 minutes, it crashed, then we just ended up talking on AIM.

    I should also note that when the Wave crashes, you lose EVERYTHING from that wave that happened since the last sync, which, for us, was 95% of the wave. If that happened in a serious setting, I'd be MORE than pissed. There needs to be some kind of offline caching that allows changes to stay on your end until Google unfucks itself.
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    AmphetamineCrown promoted this comment Edited by Robotronic at 10/29/09 11:12 AM Robotronic was starred Robotronic was unstarred
    Image of met2art met2art
    10/29/09

    In reply to Second Use for Google Wave Discovered: Role Playing Games
    I actually like Google Wave. As an illustrator working on a book with a partner several states away, it's helpful for smoothing the contant back and forth flow of information as we refine concepts. We were using Gmail (and integration with Google Docs) but this streamlines it further. We can't always be on the phone at the same time, but the laptops are always open. It makes for a much smoother integration for sharing my sketches, comparing notes, and (most importantly) keeping track of things, with faster response times. #games
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    Image of The5thElephant The5thElephant
    10/30/09

    @met2art: This. I don't understand why people are having such a hard time figuring out how useful Wave is. I would say lack of patience or something, but I don't need any patience to make it useful! #games
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    met2art promoted this comment The5thElephant was starred The5thElephant was unstarred
    Image of chauncy that billups chauncy that billups
    10/29/09

    In reply to Second Use for Google Wave Discovered: Role Playing Games
    I log into Wave, like the interface, and then realize I have no one to wave. ronery #games
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    Image of Marc Sadowski Marc Sadowski
    10/29/09

    @chauncy that billups: And me :-D #games
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    chauncy that billups promoted this comment Marc Sadowski was starred Marc Sadowski was unstarred
    Image of chauncy that billups chauncy that billups
    10/29/09

    @Marc Sadowski: I haven't gotten any invites to give out, for some strange reason. I keep checking, but nada. #games
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    Image of Swearengen Swearengen
    10/29/09

    In reply to Second Use for Google Wave Discovered: Role Playing Games
    Um, so how would you roll dice?
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    emag promoted this comment Swearengen was starred Swearengen was unstarred
    Image of emag emag
    10/29/09

    @Swearengen: You'd use a dicebot. Like those available on AIM. Which is pretty much what playing through Google Wave amounts to.

    Of course, there are a lot better tools out there for playing P&P RPGs online -- rptools, for instance -- but Wave has Google branding. So it's automatically cooler. #games
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    10/29/09

    In reply to Second Use for Google Wave Discovered: Role Playing Games
    Ok Wavers, we're doing this.

    Vampire: The Masquerade or AD&D under 3.5 Rules? #games
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    Image of Reil: Save Stars, Save Peach Reil: Save Stars, Save Peach
    10/29/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: I need to be able to cast magic missile on the darkness. #games
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    OMG! Ponies! promoted this comment Reil: Save Stars, Save Peach was starred Reil: Save Stars, Save Peach was unstarred
    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    10/29/09

    @Reil: Save Stars, Save Peach: When I DM, you can. You can also shoot arrows at the Gazebo. #games
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    Image of lostarchitect lostarchitect
    10/20/09

    In reply to Dungeons & Dragons on the Microsoft Surface
    I read that as, "armed with butt blades". I am a sad person. #ddsurface
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    Image of soggy_cheerio soggy_cheerio
    10/20/09

    In reply to Dungeons & Dragons on the Microsoft Surface
    Meh. Doesn't make the gameplay any more compelling.

    This, [arstechnica.com] interested me far more. #ddsurface
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_ForgotNametag GitEmSteveDave_ForgotNametag
    10/20/09

    In reply to Dungeons & Dragons on the Microsoft Surface
    I have a flash drive of holding rated at +12GB. #ddsurface
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    Image of lostarchitect lostarchitect
    10/20/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_Hates #DoucheDad: I've got a Hand of Holding and I just want to be loved. #ddsurface
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    10/20/09

    In reply to Dungeons & Dragons on the Microsoft Surface
    Is there any way to make a Dungeons & Dragons gazebo? #ddsurface
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    Image of Ajh Ajh
    10/20/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: I attack the gazebo.

    _ Sorry, running joke with my D&D group. It went something like

    DM: k...There are a lot of nice places to sit under lots of nice trees around the marketplace. There's a pretty garden and everything. With a gazebo!
    Player 1: neat!
    Player 2: I want to attack the gazebo. #ddsurface
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    OMG! Ponies! promoted this comment Ajh was starred Ajh was unstarred
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    10/20/09

    @Ajh: It's an old joke that's been around for decades. "The attack-happy guy who doesn't know what a gazebo is."

    "There is a clearing. In the clearing stands a gazebo"

    "I shoot an arrow at the gazebo."

    "The arrow hits the gazebo. The gazebo is still standing."

    "Is it hurt?"

    "No. The gazebo takes no damage."

    "I shoot another arrow at the gazebo."

    "The arrow hits. The gazebo takes no damage."

    "What is it doing?"

    "It's just standing there in the clearing."

    "What kind of armor is the gazebo wearing? Is it wearing armor?"

    "No. The gazebo is not wearing armor. It has no weapons. The gazebo is just standing there - with two arrows sticking into it."

    "I cast Magic Missile at the gazebo."

    "Magic missile hits the gazebo. It takes no damage." #ddsurface
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    Image of Ajh Ajh
    10/20/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: Didn't say she didn't borrow it. (I just couldn't find the story and thought I imagined it...) #ddsurface
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    10/20/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: #ddsurface
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    09/21/09

    In reply to D&D Soda Is Really Your Parents' Shameful Tears, Bottled
    These aren't authentic. I don't see sweaty gamer or basement dweller funk among the list of assorted flavors...

    Oh wait, sorry. Those are fragrances. I was confusing this with D&D cologne.
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    Edited by Jrsy Devil's Advocate® at 09/21/09 2:20 PM Jrsy Devil's Advocate® was starred Jrsy Devil's Advocate® was unstarred
    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    09/21/09

    In reply to D&D Soda Is Really Your Parents' Shameful Tears, Bottled

    It's too bad that it doesn't come in ridiculous potion bottles as with the Final Fantasy drink some time ago.
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    Image of Sonic_Euphoria Sonic_Euphoria
    09/21/09

    In reply to D&D Soda Is Really Your Parents' Shameful Tears, Bottled

    What he said.
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    09/21/09

    @Sonic_Euphoria: Something tells me that I should find this funny, but I can't chew past the huge amount of ignorance the responder has to convey along with the witty comment.
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    Image of madog madog
    09/21/09

    @Pessimippopotamus: You just need to stop thinking so much.
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