Is Quiche Appropriate for Role-Playing?

[Rashak Mani]

Quiche is actually French and therefore of suspicious sexual nature I suppose...

I would say that if the Quiche isnt a staple food of the campaigners and isnt cooked by a Male then its ok once in a while...

If on the other hand its not a female cooking it and its very common food for the gamers then "Real Men" arent gaming...

To be on the safe side of sexual discrimination stick with popcorn, soft drinks and potato chips....

 

[Snoweel]

I totally see where you're coming from and I respect your ideas, but to aim a certain type of quiche at one or other gender alienates half the target population.

I read an interesting comment once from the esteemed E. Gary Gygax wherein he stated that if he could develop a quiche that he would be sure all females would buy, but none of the male quiche-eating roleplayers would be interested in, he'd be onto a proverbial goldmine, such is the dominance of female customers in regard to the quiche market.

That said, neither quiche nor RPG's are all about money (look at the number of people who devote countless hours to their own personal quiche and share said quiche with their own gaming groups completely free of charge), and therefore the building of goodwill amongst the quiche-eating roleplaying population should be of paramount importance, and, in the long-run, financially sound marketing practice.

 

[V-2]

I would say, it depends. In a CLASS-BASED system the value of quiche for "total immersion" roleplaying cannot be overestimated. For example, "Discriminate Quiche" could be a class-specific extraordinary ability exclusively granted to the Fop prestige class (prereq: five levels of Bard).

However, in a SKILL-BASED system, where "Discriminate Quiche" would be available as a cross-class skill to any random munchkin, it could be easily abused for minmaxing and lead to the total erosion of game balance.

Let's be careful lest we destroy our hobby, my friends.

PS: Skill-based systems suck.

 

[gamecat]

I can discriminate against quiche w/o a skill.

STEVE GARVEY EATS QUICHE

 

[Welrain]

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Originally posted by Eryx


What in the Nine Hells is Quiche?

Must be an American thing...
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Quiche is widely available in the UK in many different varieties, check out your local supermarket.

I favour the Mushroom Quiche..served cold with salad...mmm

 

[Zhure]

I'm a little confused.... are you saying that some of you don't have quiche at every game?


Greg's Crustless Quiche

1/4 lb melted butter
10 whipped eggs
1/2 Cup Flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 lb large-curd cottage cheese
1/2 lb shredded jack cheese
1/2 cup sauteed vegetables (onions, mushrooms and tomatoes work fine)
1/2 lb lightly browned meat, either ground or cut fine (diced ham, hamburger, etc)
1/2 lb shredded jack cheese (for topping)

Mix all the above thoroughly in a bowl and pour into greased pie pans.

Top with another 1/2 lb shredded jack cheese.

Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes, then reduce to 350 degrees and continue to bake for 35 to 40 more minutes until top is lightly browned.

Note: this is a real recipe. Measurments and temperatures are in "American" (Farenheit/pounds). If you like quiche, this one is *the* best I've ever found, adapted from an old Frugal Gourmet book.

 

[Snoweel]

I would say, it depends. In a CLASS-BASED system the value of quiche for "total immersion" roleplaying cannot be overestimated. For example, "Discriminate Quiche" could be a class-specific extraordinary ability exclusively granted to the Fop prestige class (prereq: five levels of Bard).

However, in a SKILL-BASED system, where "Discriminate Quiche" would be available as a cross-class skill to any random munchkin, it could be easily abused for minmaxing and lead to the total erosion of game balance.

It's elitist attitudes like yours that discourage so many new to quiche from taking up our great game.

To say that the rules, independent of roleplaying checks and balances, would have such a negative effect on the role (or perhaps I should say "roll") of quiche in the enjoyment of a typical D&D session, is to imply that there is something inherently wrong with a young gamers' preference for heavy-handed utilisation of the rules system and therefore standardisation or even disregard for the importance of quiche to their gaming experience.

Such attitudes are dangerous.

Let's be careful lest we destroy our hobby, my friends.

I appreciate your show of concern, but it's evident that you consider "our" hobby to be more "your" hobby than anyone who doesn't place as much importance (in your eyes) on quiche's place in the game. It's clear that you care little for the fate of quiche, and RPG's in general, after you've retired from the hobby.

And therefore you sir, are a snob.

PS: Skill-based systems suck.

Indeed.

Edit: I apologise if I've come across as being a little curt, but this is one topic upon which I feel quite strongly.

 

[Nik_the_Pig]

Agggh! Don't you people know anything! Real Men Do Not Eat Quiche!!

(Open faced pie is okay though, my fav is egg and bacon, anything with mushrooms is good too )

 

[Snoweel]

You don't know what you're talking about and are obviously far out of your depth on the topic.

And Clinton Schifcofske's overrated.

 

[V-2]

Well I never...

I haven't been abused like this since I misspelled Jonathan Twit's name on the secret marketing forum.

I was just stating my O.P.I.N.I.O.N. Last time I checked I was entitled to it.

Yes, of course it's "my" hobby. I'm me, not you. But if you'd suck it up to me I'd let you play. What's so unreasonable about that?

Cu... ntankerous lout.

EDIT: removed gratuitous reference to animal sex.