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braak
06/11/09

In reply to The Grey, The Blue And The Spandex: Superheroes Of The Civil War
AOW! Is "Monsters" the one about little kids having to have to fight off bogeymen?
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Ed Grabianowski
06/11/09

@braak: It's actually about little kids with pet bogeymen.
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braak
06/11/09

@Ed Grabianowski: You're right. The one I'm thinking of is Little Fears. That was a good (weird) one.
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SimonMay
11/21/08

In reply to Kill Mickey Mouse in a Strange Game of Corporate Brand Slavery
Hi - I wrote most of MSGtm (the trademark is part of the title. If I wanted to trademark it, it'd be MSGtmtm).

Thanks for the hit, io9. Much appreciated.
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Ed Grabianowski
11/21/08

@SimonMay: My brain is so conditioned to filter out the tm that's all over everything that it never even registered that it was there. Which is part of the point, no doubt...
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tetracycloide
11/21/08

In reply to Kill Mickey Mouse in a Strange Game of Corporate Brand Slavery
how many experience points do i earn by getting multipul facial piercings and then showing up to work with no blouse or bra?
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braak
11/21/08

@tetracycloide: Ten the first time. Then three, then one each subsequent time.
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tetracycloide
11/21/08

@braak: and if i'm also not wearing panties and i'm a man?
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Slatz_Grobnik
11/21/08

In reply to Kill Mickey Mouse in a Strange Game of Corporate Brand Slavery
Looks fun. Briefly reading through, reminds me more of a game of Noblis after reading too much Doctrow.

Also, I'm guessing that the sort of people who frequent a S.F. culture site aren't going to need the "Holy Avenger" disclaimer.
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Moff
11/21/08

In reply to Kill Mickey Mouse in a Strange Game of Corporate Brand Slavery
The important question is: What's with the little octopus-sucker zits on the girl in the picture's face? Not that I am not already deeply in love with her.
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braak
11/21/08

@Moff: Those are supposed to be piercings, I think. Because she is hard-core.
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corpore-metal
11/21/08

In reply to Kill Mickey Mouse in a Strange Game of Corporate Brand Slavery
White wolf is always good for some innovative and mature ideas (Not so much in the last 10 or so years though.) but I don't think this one will be a hit for them. As a grownup, I play RPGs to get away from from the dull boring reality of being a cog in dull corporate world.
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Ed Grabianowski
11/21/08

@corpore-metal: Just to clarify, this is an independent release. The creators have been involved with WW in the past, but this is not a WW game.
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braak
11/21/08

In reply to Kill Mickey Mouse in a Strange Game of Corporate Brand Slavery
This is structured very similar to the system used for the Baron Munchausen role-playing game, which is actually more appropriately a storytelling game, and is great fun as long as everyone is drinking heavily.

Until your friend gets so drunk on white brandy that he falls down and cuts his head open, and then decides he wants to wrestle everyone that's trying to help him, so you need three people to hold him and keep him from headbutting you while you talk him down.
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Moff
11/21/08

@braak: I like it when you refer to yourself as "your friend."
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braak
11/21/08

@Moff: It was a good time for all concerned.
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snikle
11/21/08

@braak:

Man that sounds awesome! Where can I get this game??
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braak
11/21/08

@snikle: Here. I should warn you that you have to provide your own white brandy and drunken fencers.
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SimonMay
11/21/08

@braak: Funnily enough, I own and love Baron Munchausen, and some of that filtered through. It's a bit more structured than that.
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braak
11/21/08

@SimonMay: The Munchausen game really does require people who are really good at storytelling to not be completely boring (alternately: players who are really drunk). I can see it benefiting from more structure.
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SimonMay
11/21/08

@braak: This is sort of true. Alcohol always makes it better. The one time I played it sober, one player walked all over everyone else.

So yeah. That's exactly what I was thinking of. Have you ever come across a game called The Shab-Al-Hiri Roach? That's on much the same level (and highly recommended).
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braak
11/21/08

@SimonMay: I had not heard of it, but a quick perusal of its mechanics makes it look like an interesting game.
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