Chat Thread: Chopsticks and teacups

[Fiddlers Green]

I like my villainy fictional.
Beyound that, eh, scum is scum my view of morality is absolute and does not compromise, which leads me to reject some "Heroes" and exalt some "Villains".
As far as gray areas... I find them interesting at times, but I've had quite my fill. If some one is going to preach at me, let them do so with the aim of making a better world, rather than trying to make themselves seem oh so very clever by justifying abomination. When it serves a purpose, to get people to actually think about why they view things as virtuous or vile, then it is good... but oh so much dreck I have read of late, especially in comics, seems to trivialize the villainy with some special extenuating circumstance. Bollocks I say.
The fact that I am from a violent society that tacitly endorses honour killing does not magically make murder okay for me, nor does it mean I should be allowed to go on a killing spree because I have a wounded ego induced hissy fit.
Reminds me of an Arrowsmith lyric...
There's something right with the world today, and everybody knows it's wrong...  

[CuAnnan]

I went to Gaelcon today.
I was exceptionally hyped up about the "Fallout 3" RPG called "The Train". I went to the ticket desk 15 minutes before they were selling tickets to it so that I was guaranteed a place.
I'm a big fallout fan.
I've played all three games (I don't consider tactics to be a fallout game because of the corporate selloutyness of it and the general poor quality of it).

However, it wasn't a Fallout RPG. It was using a badly botched version of the rules with no xp awards throughout the three hour game. The game was a classic "The ST wins" scenario where the challenges weren't even vaguely appropriate to our level.

That said. The second game I played was so absolutely awesome that I'd gladly resit through a game of such poor quality as the fallout game to play that same game again.

We were playing "Spirit of the Century" which is a game using the Fate system. We really worked as a party, even though two of the group were relative strangers to myself and two friends.
Everything gelled, we just clicked, the story was immensely entertaining and imaginative.
During one of the scenes, one of the players said "That's not lightning" to which I instanly responded "No, That's my mother".
The writer of the game, who was STing at another table corpsed. He spent about thirty seconds laughing uncontrollably. Came over, demanded I place "That's my mother" as an extra Aspect on my character sheet and went back to his table (which spent the majority of their game listening to and laughing at our game's awesomeness).  

[Recursive Paradox]

Fiddlers Green

As far as gray areas... I find them interesting at times, but I've had quite my fill. If some one is going to preach at me, let them do so with the aim of making a better world, rather than trying to make themselves seem oh so very clever by justifying abomination. When it serves a purpose, to get people to actually think about why they view things as virtuous or vile, then it is good... but oh so much dreck I have read of late, especially in comics, seems to trivialize the villainy with some special extenuating circumstance. Bollocks I say.

That's usually what I do, making people think about why they view things certain ways. I also like making it abundantly clear that in some cases, there isn't any good people. And in some everyone is good, if flawed.

I like breaking the illusion that everything is simple in the world. Even often the eldritch horrors I use have some element of innocence to them, like the beasts in the short story I made. They started out much like us but when they entered our world, the differences in the magic there twisted them, hurt them, drove them absolutely mad.

Killing one is a sad moment, because you're killing a being just like you, who was put through such horrors that they could no longer hold onto their mind and became a danger to humanity as a result.

Although really, the Beast of Blades is quite frankly evil, built from the *spoilers* corrupted souls of those who sought immortality the wrong way, the very very stupid way. All of their hate, all of their fear and pain, spills into these things and makes them into killers. *spoilers* Although really, even that's fairly tragic. So I guess everything has depth. (please don't quote this section, to avoid the spoilers for others)

I really have a thing for tragic awful s**t happening to characters, even off stage. I think I might be a literary sadist.

(I'll let you all know when I get published. I'm searching for someone to publish the story now.)  

[Nines19]

Three months ago I wouldn't have cared one iota.
But today I'm very happy that hubby's favorite NFL team won.

What is this madness?  

[Recursive Paradox]

Nines19

What is this madness? SPARTA!

Fix'd. *kicks down a well*  

[Aino Ailill]

I bought a box of 96 crayons and am now coloring. I haven't done this since elementary. >.< It be fun.  

[Fiddlers Green]

Recursive Paradox

That's usually what I do, making people think about why they view things certain ways. I also like making it abundantly clear that in some cases, there isn't any good people. And in some everyone is good, if flawed.

I like breaking the illusion that everything is simple in the world. Even often the eldritch horrors I use have some element of innocence to them, like the beasts in the short story I made. They started out much like us but when they entered our world, the differences in the magic there twisted them, hurt them, drove them absolutely mad.

Killing one is a sad moment, because you're killing a being just like you, who was put through such horrors that they could no longer hold onto their mind and became a danger to humanity as a result.

Although really, the Beast of Blades is quite frankly evil, built from the *spoilers* corrupted souls of those who sought immortality the wrong way, the very very stupid way. All of their hate, all of their fear and pain, spills into these things and makes them into killers. *spoilers* Although really, even that's fairly tragic. So I guess everything has depth. (please don't quote this section, to avoid the spoilers for others)

I really have a thing for tragic awful s**t happening to characters, even off stage. I think I might be a literary sadist.

(I'll let you all know when I get published. I'm searching for someone to publish the story now.)

That is somehow strange to me. Killing is not always so sad to me, especially when it is release from agony. Then again, I am not the standard from which society draws it's moral lines. Sometimes, a thing cannot help what it is. Other times, a person decides to be wicked and revels in it. Some creatures cannot tell the difference. Of what matter are intentions? How much responsibility lies on nature, how much on nurture (the situations that helped shape a situation or creature) ? These questions gnaw at me, and will continue to, even as I unsheathe my blade to put a monster down. There are not evil people, only evil acts.  

[Recursive Paradox]

Fiddlers Green

That is somehow strange to me. Killing is not always so sad to me, especially when it is release from agony. Then again, I am not the standard from which society draws it's moral lines. Sometimes, a thing cannot help what it is. Other times, a person decides to be wicked and revels in it. Some creatures cannot tell the difference. Of what matter are intentions? How much responsibility lies on nature, how much on nurture (the situations that helped shape a situation or creature) ? These questions gnaw at me, and will continue to, even as I unsheathe my blade to put a monster down. There are not evil people, only evil acts.

That's a way of viewing it that I hadn't considered.

*might base a character on Fiddler in the next book. >.>*  

[Collowrath]

My Croatian pen pal wants to talk talk, so we can "podijeliti iskustva o jezicima"/"share (our) experiences with languages." We both know some Turkish, he learned some Czech on vacation there (which is almost like Slovak!), and he also studies "mađarski i indijski"/Hungarian and Hindi in university.

If it weren't for this pounding headache I would be on Cloud 9! I just hope I don't say something stupid and embarrass myself! I'm sure he already thinks I'm weird for using "vy/-ite" all the time instead of "ty/-iš."

(In Slovak, we don't use familiar forms like "ako sa maš?"/"how are you?" except with closest family. Even with friends we say "ako sa mate?" - some people even refer to friends they've known for ages with "Pan/Pani"/"Mr./Ms.")

*spins in a daze* 4laugh

Ја ће разговарати с мој Хрватски пен-пал ускоро! Узбуден сам!  

[Bastemhet]

Collowrath

*spins in a daze* 4laugh

You're so cute. xd  

[Aino Ailill]

Sophist

Collowrath

*spins in a daze* 4laugh

You're so cute. xd

Seconds. whee  

[Collowrath]

Thanks. whee  

[Ainwyn]

I was really sick today, but got restless and ended up getting a ton of books on Irish history and music from the library. I have them til mid December to read whenever I'm not doing stuff for school, and if I can figure out a decent thesis and outline, I think I might end up doing an independent study on Irish music instead of a recital for my senior project. That would probably help me get into grad school for ethnomusicology at the Uni of Cork or Limerick eventually... yes it would. I'll have to convince my partner how awesome it would be to spend two years in Ireland though, which is sadly a difficult prospect with her. *goes off to ponder*  

[Aino Ailill]

It is sad that I am surprised that a minor correction is taken graciously.