Getting to Know You! [A Forum Game of Introductions]

[Kindling]

Stormbringer.

Favourite Norse deity?

[Ishmayl-Retired]

Does Fenrir count?  Fenrir!

If at all, what sorts of philosophies most influence your work?

[Acrimone]

Well, since my "work" these days is nothing but philosophy, let's say that you mean my campaign work.  There, I think that, if we take a very broad view of what qualifies as a "philosophy" then I can say a few things:

* I do it for me, and not for my players.  If they want to come along for the ride, great.  If not, someone else can GM.  It's the only way to avoid burnout (and it's worked for over fifteen years!)

* 90% of prep work should never be used.  But it should be there just in case.

* Clarity, clarity, clarity.  The quickest way to ruin fun is to have two players and a DM with three different pictures of what something looks like, or what just happened.

My next question:

World of Warcraft: Why, or why not?

[SilvercatMoonpaw]

If at all, what sorts of philosophies most influence your work?

Count on me to join in on a question I don't understand. x.

Um............if you hate doing something don't do it.

What is your favorite CBG smiley?

(I'll answer this one for myself:  :axe: )

UPDATE: Also count on me to get ninja'd. :explode:

World of Warcraft: I ain't payin' unless I really likes what I sees.  And I ain't impressed at all.

[Llum]

a simple old :P is good enough for me.

Gray or Grey?

[Steerpike]

I'm writing a long essay on The Picture of Dorian Gray so I've been using the spelling from the novel (at least in the edition I have) recently.

I think Ishmayl meant more like formal philosophies rather than a "campaign building philosophy"?  If so, I'd have to say Decadence (again the Dorian Gray connection) has been a big influence on the Cadaverous Earth, but also a kind of Rationalism/Objectivism/Empiricism for Skein, Fascism (more political, but still has philosophical elements) for Dolmen and the lilix, Anarchism for Baranauskas.  Hobbes and Rousseau - more the former - have also influenced the setting in places.

Sonic or Mario?

[Ishmayl-Retired]

Mario

Yes, I was talking more about "formal" philosophies than "CBPhilosophies."
And now, I definitely want to read a bit about this "Skein" you mention.

Should or should NOT Pluto be a planet?

[SilvercatMoonpaw]

I don't care.

To be or not to be?

[Steerpike]

To be.

Ishmayl, the most "philosophical" section of Skein is probably the Copper Ward.

What fantasy city (roleplaying, TV, movie, book, whatever) would you most like to inhabit?

[Elemental_Elf]

To be, for as Descartes says "I think; therefore I am."

Starfox or Luke Skywalker?

[Acrimone]

Gondolin.

Who is your favourite literary villain (of any genre or period)?

UPDATE: Wow.  I got ninja'd by someone who got ninja'd...

[limetom]

Tyler, from Fight Club.

Re: Pluto.  Should not be a planet.  The whole reason it was demoted was because they found other objects larger than Pluto in the Kuiper belt.  It was either loose Pluto or gain eight or nine new planets.

Coke or Pepsi?

[XXsiriusXX]

Pepsi.

What do you prefer best blondes, brunettes, or red heads?

[Steerpike]

Luke Skywalker to Elemental Elf's question.  To Arcimone's question, Steerpike from Gormenghast (link).

Zombies or vampires?


Edit: Whoops.  Brunettes.  Same question as above.

[Snargash Moonclaw]

Lord Vetinari

Jolt

Chicks w/shaved heads

What's your favorite classical epic/saga?