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[Snarf Zagyg]

1. There's nothing wrong with chaos.

2. Blindly following fundamentally stupid rules is a very bad idea.

3. There are other ways to acknowledge a follow human that don't require asking a question you don't actually want an answer to.

Admittedly, there are those who question the value of social niceties and small talk as social lubricant.

 

[Thomas Shey]

If rolling up a new character is that aggravating, there's either a system problem (char-gen is too complex and-or time consuming) or a player problem.

Point is, some people seemed to think a player not being interested in playing the character with all 8's or less was a player problem.

Gotcha. Good term.

For me, if I've got a character that's mechanically crappy but otherwise has some entertainment potential, I'll give it a run out and see what happens but won't be at all upset if it dies the death three combats in. Sometimes those underdog characters end up doing really well, and I love that.

That's a fine way to feel; its just that when its imposed on other people I think its a bit much.

It's when a character is mechanically OK (or better!) but just isn't working out as being fun to play that the headache arises; getting it killed off doesn't make sense, and so - probably at the next break between adventures - I'll find a way to retire it, and roll up something else.

Probably a better way to do it, but not any more welcome than the first for many people Back In The Day.

 

[overgeeked]

"it's a poor craftsman who blames his tools"

...it's also a poor craftsman who chooses crappy tools when better ones are available...

Exactly. If you want to create a story one of the absolute worst tools you could try to use is a tabletop RPG.

 

[Micah Sweet]

Point is, some people seemed to think a player not being interested in playing the character with all 8's or less was a player problem.



That's a fine way to feel; its just that when its imposed on other people I think its a bit much.



Probably a better way to do it, but not any more welcome than the first for many people Back In The Day.

As I said before, if you don't like your PC, make a new one. I won't stop you. Who's imposing something on other people here?

 

[overgeeked]

lol is there?

Yes.

I dont really WANT to engage with my fellow humans most of the time anyway. We do it, as we must engage in a polite society. Do I care how the days going? No. Do they care how my day is going while I pay for my groceries? Absolutely not.

Exactly. And it's impolite to ask them how they are when you don't actually care.

It is the dance we engage with, to lubricate the gears of society.

Exactly. So don't choose the wrong step in that dance by asking a question when you don't actually want to hear the answer. Because the other person might answer it. The person honestly answering hasn't made the social mistake. You have. By asking the question.

 

[Scribe]

Yes.

Exactly. And it's impolite to ask them how they are when you don't actually care.

Exactly. So don't choose the wrong step in that dance by asking a question when you don't actually want to hear the answer. Because the other person might answer it. The person honestly answering hasn't made the social mistake. You have. By asking the question.

My man. I dont know where you exist in the world, but this is quite literally how 90% of encounters at a till go in my 'anecdotes are not proof' lived experience of the last 40+ years.

"Hello, hows the day going."
"Well, how about yours."
"Good thanks."

Interspaced with beeps of items being scanned.

Nobody actually cares, its simply what one does. lol

 

[overgeeked]

Nobody actually cares, its simply what one does.

Yes, and it's still rude.

 

[Scribe]

Yes, and it's still rude.

Its not rude in the least, it would be rude to nod and go mute leaving the often very young student, or older woman sitting in awkward silence, because everyone else knows that you greet, inquire, and go on your day.

 

[MGibster]

Is the idea here that, throughout the Human Federation, the only institution worthy of people with extraordinary talents or ambition is Starfleet? A largely military institution? Because that has such horrific implications to the setting as a whole and the Federation in specific.

Human Federation? That sounds like Klingon propaganda. The Federation is made of up of a plethora of worlds where diverse peoples have formed an organization to benefit all.

What else are you going to do in a Star Trek show? We're supposed to be out there exploring strange new worlds, meeting new & interesting people, and banging them. There's a TNG episode were Picard was offered a chance to leave Starfleet and lead a project involving tectonic plates on Earth, but I don't think that's a show many people want to watch.

 

[overgeeked]

Its not rude in the least, it would be rude to nod and go mute leaving the often very young student, or older woman sitting in awkward silence, because everyone else knows that you greet, inquire, and go on your day.

Why are your only options either silence or asking an insincere question? There's a whole world of human communication you're excluding in the middle there.