Quote from: SettembriniStumpey,
are you dumb?
That´s what I´m talking about: You can´t talk about Thematic games anymore without talking about rape. That´s why they should go to off-topic.

IMO, such a thread should not be allowed because it really serves no purpose, so I agree with you on that count. BUT... not all games involve themselves with those themes, and you really can't lump them into the same category just because they are forgie or story games.

Quote from: SettembriniI cannot and will not tolerate this anymore. I will not look away when these individuals claim their games are just for RPG-fun. No, they are from another world. A different world with which I wish not to be bothered with. I do not claim onjective superiority here, I´m just saying: "No, these games have nothing to do and will never have anything to do with what I do for fun."

And I´m not going to sit side by side with these people or there followers, one way or the other.
And this WILL come up, time and time again, as long as these games are discussed.

By segregating them and yourself, you are 'looking away.' You are retreating, leaving them the territory. You are blinding yourself to their existence, by retreating to a forum where they can't intrude. You build walls about yourself, but do nothing to prevent them taking over everything else. You wanted a war, Sett? Wars are never fun. War is hell, and by retreating, you are letting them win.

I'm not in your war. What I saw in that quote was pathetic, juvenile, sick, twisted, and so achingly pseudo-intellectual it made my kidneys hurt. It wasn't cause for war, though. It was cause for paddling their britches, but I'm not their parent, and they aren't children. It is certainly cause for shunning them, on an individual level. War must have one goal, and one goal only, to crush the enemy's will to resist. If you aren't willing to do anything you have to do to gain that, you shouldn't be starting wars.

-clash

Quote from: Pierce InverarityActually, I think the coverage Baker's game has been and will be getting ensures that, so far from breaking into the mainstream, indie RPGs are in danger of being identified as this niche stuff where people with issues "explore" their, well, issues.

Over and above the yelling pro and con on rpg.net, what you don't see is lots of people quietly shaking their heads and walking away from it all.

I can see why somebody like Luke Crane would want to keep his distance from the online indie scene, dominated as it is by two nutjobs who are moreover nutty in exactly the same way.

But spreading that particular virus isn't harmful at all, au contraire. Let the APs speak for themselves.

My view on it. If they want to expose their diseases, let them. It's Nature's way of posting a neon sign saying "DON'T TOUCH ME!"

-clash

Quote from: pigames.netIMO, such a thread should not be allowed because it really serves no purpose, so I agree with you on that count. BUT... not all games involve themselves with those themes, and you really can't lump them into the same category just because they are forgie or story games.

Excellent point, Brett!

-clash

I can see what Sett is thinking here .. (finally) .

 Is there any way to do that spoiler tag/fnord thing on here?
SJG calls them fnords, Big Purple calls them spoiler text or tags.

 I know people cuss on here all the time, but this isn't like saying the words fuck and shit in the body of the message.
 Maybe some kind of new function or altered function on here that hides text by saying "Hey, this is a bit too much even for most adults - but here is what I'm talking about"kind of 'hide-a-text' thing.


- Ed C.

Exactly.
Continueing to fight this war would mean to talk about rape on a constant level.

This might be seen as weak, but at least right now, I feel no inclination whatsoever to continue this war with these weapons.

It´s the line were an internet-pastime (Swine War) becomes something I don´t want it to be.

We´ll see. Maybe the ultimo lider and ThrallMASTER will enlighten us lowly fightin´men on how to wage this phase of the war.

Quote from: KoltarIs there any way to do that spoiler tag/fnord thing on here?

I'm sure it can be added to the system, but I don't see the point. People will view the hidden content as if it were a train-wreck.

"It's terrible the filth they're showing these days isn't it Ethel?"
"Oooo yes Doris! It's not like it was in our day!"

Can someone quickly clarify what the hell a "Thematic Game" is?

Is that what we're calling Forge-affiliated games this week?

Basically, but it´s actually in use for some time.

Quote from: Pierce InverarityActually, I think the coverage Baker's game has been and will be getting ensures that, so far from breaking into the mainstream, indie RPGs are in danger of being identified as this niche stuff where people with issues "explore" their, well, issues.

At some point, someone will realize that "indie games" are becoming the new furries.

Actually this is what they have become in my eyes as of this day.

Quote...niche stuff where people with issues "explore" their, well, issues.

Speaking of which, prepare for Viagra the RPG :pundit:

Quote from: pigames.netSpeaking of which, prepare for Viagra the RPG :pundit:

Well, the grognard market just keeps growing and growing... :haw:

Quote from: droog

"It's terrible the filth they're showing these days isn't it Ethel?"
"Oooo yes Doris! It's not like it was in our day!"

Been there, done that, got the raped neck-hole. Adolescents obsess about the most idiotic things! Boooring!

-clahs