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WCDT 4391-4395 (Nov 9th -13th, 2020)
Tova:
No-one's pointing out that Renee is accusing Brun of being "grumpy" for being exactly as suspicious as Renee herself was a mere comic ago? No-one?
Reaver:
--- Quote from: Tova on 10 Nov 2020, 01:35 ---No-one's pointing out that Renee is accusing Brun of being "grumpy" for being exactly as suspicious as Renee herself was a mere comic ago? No-one?
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Now that you mention it..
Gyrre:
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--- Quote from: Torlek on 08 Nov 2020, 22:53 ---I always characterize Renegade runs in ME as very-selfish chaotic neutral. To a casual observer, most of asshole-Shepard's actions will appear evil. But inflicting harm or suffering usually isn't the purpose, it's just the quickest way to get what asshole-Shepard wants.
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I agree with this, but it's a bit sabotaged by poor writing. Asshole Shepard is frequently an asshole for no reason. Sometimes he's an asshole when being an asshole works against his own best interests. He can't manage greasy, dishonest politeness even when that's what will do the job, because the writer can't imagine anything more sophisticated than being an obvious asshole.
I don't do Renegade playthroughs in most games. I did dip my toe in it in Fallout 3 and Fallout 4, in that I completed some of the evil quests in order to experience the content, but there are some lines I won't cross. Like blowing up Megaton, I'm never going to do that.
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That last bit is why I'm always hesitant to play evil aligned characters in TTRPGs. I know myself well enough to know I choose to 'be soft'. Mind you, I'm less heinous acts evil and more 'the shot that killed JFK came from a storm drain and the other two were distractions because that's what I'd have done' kind of evil.
[No, I didn't kill JFK I'm 23 years too young to have done that.]
EDIT: BTW, (click to show/hide)the shot that killed JFK blew out his skullcap at an ~45° angle, so it was from a low angle. (click to show/hide)Odds are it was either a secret service member (intentional or accidental) or it came from a storm drain. In the later case, smoking was pretty common so anyone seeing the smoke from the gun would have likely have mistook it for a discarded cigarette. In the case of the former, either A) the secret service agent got spooked by one of the first two shots and reacted without thinking, or B) it was an inside job. Being that the local military base was told they weren't needed for the security detail (highly unusual), it was very probably an inside job, not the mob.
Oenone:
--- Quote from: Reaver on 10 Nov 2020, 00:47 ---I mean I feel for Brun over the Clinton interaction but I realllly cant for the Elliot... She promted that conversation and asked him things
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Ehhh even if I prompted a necessary emotional conversation doesn’t mean I enjoyed it or it wasn’t tiring. It just means having it now will stave off drama later. *stares in middle school teacher*
N.N. Marf:
Gyrre, sweetie, baby, honey, darling please.. Kennedy shot first.
--- Quote from: Is it cold in here? on 09 Nov 2020, 20:53 ---Unless you're a master philosopher, surprise and disappointment are in order when someone pulls a dick move. The only way not to be surprised is to expect jerkitude or to have no expectations. The only way not to be disappointed is not to hold other people to any standards.
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I'm honoured and humbled by your accolade, but I disagree. There are many possibilities, from the best to the worst; knowing the worst could happen, I prepare, involving demands of restitution from who caused worse outcomes than were agreed, removing them from my life---except where prohibited---vel similia. One need not therefor be a master philosopher---radical pragmatism suffices. Oh, while were about philosophy:
--- Quote from: Gus_Smedstad on 09 Nov 2020, 10:29 ---Sometimes he's an asshole when being an asshole works against his own best interests.
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Radical Freedom!
--- Quote from: Penquin47 on 09 Nov 2020, 22:32 ---
--- Quote from: awkwardness on 09 Nov 2020, 21:21 ---Then again, I don't want any of the cast to be hurt- so it's a Catch-22
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May I suggest Beatrice Chatham?
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Such actions could curtail the possibility of exploring the Chathams' relationship. Furthermore, Beatrice has, likely, a net positive effect on the world---I doubt even temporary incapacitation could do more than placate some her detractors. Nonetheless, it might serve to move Hannelore towards initiating rapprochement. [unfounded allegations of Beatrice's thereto complicity redacted, sponsored by Chatham Industries and readers like you!]
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