You know you're a CBGer when...

Elven Doritos · January 31, 2007, 01:40:01 AM

...you no longer question the word "cabbage" popping up in casual conversation, even if lacking context.
...you have a sudden and inexplicable paranoia towards anyone wearing Opal.
...you take pride in the number of setting views you have.
...you know that unavoidably half of those views were you, compulsively checking your thread.

What am I missing? :ninja: :ninja: :ninja:

Seraph · January 31, 2007, 01:56:36 AM

...you measure your social standing in little planets, with particular reference to those that are gold in color.
...the greatest accolade you can give a peer is a turtle.
...your name never leaves the "Online" box

That's all I got for now.

Elven Doritos · January 31, 2007, 02:00:16 AM

...your eyes hurt from squinting at all of your 22x22 badges.

SA · January 31, 2007, 02:08:09 AM

You've written more words in the Tavern than you've ever spoken in RL.

Polycarp · January 31, 2007, 03:01:53 AM

Quote from: Elven Doritos...your eyes hurt from squinting at all of your 22x22 badges.

..your eyes hurt from making 22x22 badges, during time when you really should be doing work.

Túrin · January 31, 2007, 05:03:23 AM

... you're used to speaking about sensitive and/or politically incorrect topics on online forums and expect sensible answers.

... a bot's words are considered useful contributions to a discussion.

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So-Keher · January 31, 2007, 06:13:55 AM

when red dots mean so much more than price reductions

more for dnd:
when you think of everything as a skill check in RL.

QuoteWhat'd you get on the text?

Aargh, 53!

Wow. Must have been a bad roll.

Yeah, critical miss.

Wensleydale · January 31, 2007, 08:55:16 AM

When your eyes begin to glow in the dark and adapt to give you a +40 bonus on Spot (Read Tiny Writing).

When you can move your mouse at top speed across a page and still have quick enough reflexes to open that spoiler!

SDragon · January 31, 2007, 10:31:25 AM

... when you don't see any problem in asking a group of strangers for help on your geometric formula, and actually expect the help to be useful.

... when you no longer see anything unusual with the statement, "i just looked at five different worlds today alone; i'm tired."

... when you start to think the average lifespan of a female online is two weeks, maximum.
[spoiler=seriously...]what ever happened to shadowls and battleaxbaby?[/spoiler]

... when you hear a statement against elves, and one name immediately comes to mind.

Raelifin · January 31, 2007, 11:25:55 AM

Quote from: sdragon1984- the S is for penguin... when you hear a statement against elves, and one name immediately comes to mind.

:ninja:

...when you randomly start discussing gaming philosophy and expect people to criticize it and become engaged.
...when most friday nights are spent researching ancient warfare on wikipedia and you don't mind.
...when the first thing you check on any computer is the CBG front page.

Darkxarth · January 31, 2007, 11:45:36 AM

... when you constantly refresh the page, hoping to see something new.
... when you continue to click the "quality cabbages" link, even though you know where it goes.
... when you can't go back to the WotC boards anymore, you just can't...

Elven Doritos · January 31, 2007, 12:00:23 PM

...when you spend more time contemplating your setting than doing homework.
...when you're up at three o'clock in the morning typing work for your setting while the deadline looms ever closer for your essay due in English Comp...

Lmns Crn · January 31, 2007, 12:22:34 PM

...when you're more familiar with the intricacies of a few fictional worlds than with those of the real one.
...when, for security reasons, you use words from fellow worldbuilders' made-up languages for your computer passwords.
...when you check the news and find yourself saying, "hey, that could go in my setting!"
...when you smile (evilly) at the mere mention of the word "holmgang."
...when you realize you've amassed a pretty good list of real-world useful skills (website design and coding, digital image manipulation, iambic pentameter, etc.) in the pursuit of refining your campaign setting.

Túrin · January 31, 2007, 12:49:04 PM

Quote from: Luminous Crayon...when you smile (evilly) at the mere mention of the word "holmgang."

Not to even mention dire gerbils, upgrade boars and elvisses... ;)

Epic Meepo · January 31, 2007, 03:28:51 PM

Quote from: TúrinNot to even mention dire gerbils, upgrade boars and elvisses... ;)

What? No acid lobsters? :)

...when you've spent hours designing stat blocks for dire gerbils, upgrade boars, and elvisses.
...and the stats in those stat blocks are actually balanced for in-game use.
...as are those in the stat block for the Arena cheerleader you posted.

...when you have five seperate files on your computer, each of them containing nothing but alternate stats for goblins.
...when you spend four hours deciding whether or not an invented word should end in "-ian" or "-ioc"
...when everything you know about taxonomy you learned exclusively for use in your campaign setting.
...when you vow that you hate the steampunk genre, then spend three hours reading steampunk settings.
...when you debate whether or not post-World-War-II Europe counts as a post-apocalyptic campaign setting.
...when you spend multiple hours contempting fantasy alternatives to gunpowder.
...when you lose sleep over the alignment system.
...when you procrastinate designing your campaign setting by designing your other campaign setting.
...when every elf you ever play is named Raelifin.

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Elven Doritos

Seraph

Elven Doritos

SA

Polycarp

Túrin

So-Keher

Wensleydale

SDragon

Raelifin

Darkxarth

Elven Doritos

Lmns Crn

Túrin

Epic Meepo