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Because of the subject of the thread and the universal laws of irony, this thread is fated to rise from the grave every so many years... And, as we know from Bram Stoker, exposing it to daylight won't kill it... As an aside, one of the things I found good about the short-lived "Moonlight"...

I'm egalitarian - I glory in my good points and my faults alike.

Yet it was RPGs she blamed, not firearms that are stored in such a manner that they can be accessed and used. I'm not remotely "anti-gun" - I own a number of rifles and shotguns and would happily own pistols if I had the money and time for all the licensing/security requirements. My point...

Different abilities, too - some where better at shape shifting, others better at magic, others more political. Rather than all vampires being able to do the same thing.

There are screwed up people everywhere in all walks of life and they go off the rails from time to time. Per capita of world population, they are in the minority, but they make the headlines. If one of said screwed up people happens to like RPGs or Heavy Metal or Acid Punk or decides to...

None of the ones I've met have been. :devil:

And because we are obviously not sheep, in their sheepish minds we must therefore be predators and therefore are as dangerous as those true predators - the ones fleecing them of their money - claim we are... It's kind of nastily ironic that the truly evil make money from the good-and-gullible...

Suddenly I'm thinking of: "Sir Robin ran away. He boldly ran away, away. When danger reared it's ugly head, he bravely turned his tail and fled..."

Quite so. If the players already know how "role playing" works, the rules are just there to ensure everyone plays fair and what ruleset is used is immaterial. When my new group sat down to my game, none of them had ever played Cyberpunk 2.0.2.0., let alone my bastardised mish mash of house...

Vampires being vulnerable to sunlight is a relatively modern concept that dates back to a certain B-grade movie where they tried to hide the fact they had illegally poached the plot of Dracula by changing the way the vampire was killed at the end. As has been pointed out, Dracula did go about...

GURPS and Serenity. And the Dresden Files RPG sounds interesting. Would like to try Space 1889 and the old Doctor Who game - rolled up characters for both years ago but never got around to playing either.

GURPS Lite? Not a large rule set and you can create any genre adventure you want.

I used to be rightfully proud of the fact that I fell into so many categories that fundamentalist scaremongers deemed were "guaranteed to make you into a homicidal maniac" - owning firearms, watching violent movies, playing D&D and other "evil" roleplaying games, riding motorcycles and other...

I've already given you too much XP, apparently. You deserve it for the Billy Connolly reference.

You guys are beginning to sound just like the bloody Aussies... :p

And then there are the times you just wish you could give out XP for XP comments...

The earlier post that made a comparison between assassins and snipers seemed to be referencing official military (or even Law Enforcement) snipers rather than homicidal maniacs and serial killers that happen to prefer using sniper tactics. Ergo, the responses are bearing that in mind. The...

The cook's only problem is that he's easily distracted for long enough to introduce a new "ingredient". It's the official taster who was easy to bribe into pretending he'd checked the food who's "evil"...

The biggest difference is that a sniper operates in the theatre of war during a time of war while an assassin is not constrained by either restriction. If you are in a unit in hostile territory (and that could include a town your troops are occupying) during a war, a sniper may very well...

Nah, it's not that awesome - I was Roadie for them and happen to know he's got a mini trampoline tucked behind Chewie's drum riser... The music was pretty awesome, tho' - cool cover of the "Cantina Theme" with guitar solos from Han "Guitar" Solo...