So, some of these threads have been a bit too serious, and I think we need something to lighten the mood. Let's play a little game. Ask a specific forumite something, they answer, then they ask someone else something. I'll start:
@Foote
Right or left?
Just adding a link to the most recent version of the rules. - Rabit
I wholeheartedly approve. :)
Does it have to be a forum it's that hasn't been asked a question yet? Or are repeats allowed?
Right. Because that's what I am. Right? Right.
As a Redditor I gotta know, would you rather fight 1 horse sized duck or 100 duck sized horses?
I'll go with 1 horse-sized duck. I can totally distract it with some bread and then escape - nothing that big can fly, right?
@jagarciao - you can have ONE superpower. What is it? (And no cheating with something like "the ability to have as many superpowers as I want".)
Ha! I always figuered you were the right Foote.
Well, that's a step in the right direction, at least.
I don't want to be the heel here, perhaps we should keep it the question game and not another pun thread?
clap . . . clap . . . clap.
Okay, now you've put your foot down I'll toe the line and make sure that this is the sole thread without puns.
Well, I had to make that one joke, afterall, it was why I asked Foote the question.
Regarding repeats: I think we should include as many people as possible, but repeats are inevitable. I don’t think we need hard fast rules like “no repeats with 10 posts,” just try to include as many people as possible, and once a bunch go, repeat.
I'd have to say the power to make anyone orgasm at will… just by pointing. I don't think I'd ever lose a fight…
@Ronway - What are the sanctioned holidays of the Way of the Ron?
Kwanza. I'm betting on kwanza.
Way of the Ronway is more of a way of life than a religion, thus any member can celebrate which ever holiday they prefer.
We do have a unique holiday called Ronway Day, in which follows of the Way of the Ronway will dress up in wolf skin, dance around fire, and sacrifice a cow that will later be used to make cheese burgers. However we do that whenever were in the mood for some Cheeseburgers. So pretty much every other day.
@PlatinumWarlock
So are you a Warlock made from platinum, a Warlock that makes platinum, or something else entirely?
I figured it'd be called Ronday… 
I just heard a feint ba dum chick coming from off in the distance…
Do you first milk the cow and make the cheese?
Has anoyone else been checking the bottom of the forum to see when the next forumite is on?
Yeah, sadly it said he was on when I has asked the question, but guess he missed it. I could always ask someone else anotehr question.
Yes.
Well…we could keep the question open and start another chain.
Sounds good, i'll start the next chain.
Edit: How about we have an active Questions list whenver someone asks a new question? They also remove the one they just answer.
Active Questions
@PlatinumWarlock
So are you a Warlock made from platinum, a Warlock that makes platinum, or something else entirely?
@Pydro
Where does the name "Pydro" come from?
This is gonna get messy.
I like it!
Years and years ago, when you had to buy minutes for the internet, I needed a name for my AOL account. Being into fantasy and magic, I combined "pyro" and "hydro" to get "Pydro." As people got to know that email address, it just became eaiser to use that as my screen-name everywhere.
Active Questions
@PlatinumWarlock
So are you a Warlock made from platinum, a Warlock that makes platinum, or something else entirely?
@Rabit
What's the difference between a duck? (Please answer using only emoticons.)
I kind of thought that's what it was, nice to know for sure.
I thought it was a play on the name Pedro...
You should make "Vote for Pydro" shirts
(Seriously, we need better emoticons… )
Active Questions
So are you a Warlock made from platinum, a Warlock that makes platinum, or something else entirely?
@EvanDan
When and why did you first wear a tux to a gaming-related event (e.g., a con)?
This looks like a fun game.
That was awesome!
Our duck is gone, it is sad here in Pittsburgh.
On the other hand, you'd probably have an awful lot of people picking a fight with you, just so they could lose… 
+1000.
very good point. I may have to think this one through a bit more…
What's to think about? You point with one finger, you still have three pointing back at you
Touché.
What is the name of the next Sentinels mini-expansion hero?
(Christopher is a forummer, right? )
Remember to keep the current questions active. And I am concerned that, once we start asking the >G folks questions on this thread, if they answer, we'll expect them to always answer. Just want to make sure expectations are set appropriately: They might not be able to answer.
Active Questions
What is the name of the next Sentinels mini-expansion hero?
So are you a Warlock made from platinum, a Warlock that makes platinum, or something else entirely?
@EvanDan
When and why did you first wear a tux to a gaming-related event (e.g., a con)?
First, ketigid didn’t answer a question. 
Second, I think I would prefer the admins to participate in this silliness, and not havr somwthing like that. At the vwry least, also ask a silly question also.
EDIT: Someone bettwr ask ketigid something, so the question can stay.
Ketigid, what is your favorite pokemon?
But… But Nielzabub didn't answer a question!!! smacks forehead
Who came up with these rules?!
Ahhh! It's already has broken into chaos! I'm barricading the doors and windows!
smacks head See what happens when people don’t follow the rules. Everyone, calm down, I think I can fix this. Restarting with 3 threads. I am going to hold off on Christopher’ s question because he probably won’t respond until after Essen.
Active Questions
What is your favorite pokemon?
So are you a Warlock made from platinum, a Warlock that makes platinum, or something else entirely?
@EvanDan
When and why did you first wear a tux to a gaming-related event (e.g., a con)?
Christopher could always answer the questions in a silly way. For instance, on the next hero question, he could answer: "All I can say it that it's definitely not Walter." (Unless, of course, it actually is Walter. After The Scholar we can afford to take nothing for granted.)
True, but he probably won’t be on until after the convention, which means that chain will be locked. I expect all the admins to join in when they get back.
These questions have been live for hours now!
Get a move on, question people. You think I don't have anything better to do than to wait for you to answer silly pointless questions?
Oh wait. You'd be right.
I apologize for not following the rulez. Opps.
My favourite Pokemon is Eevee. The good old days.
It would probably be a good idea to only ask questions of people who have expressed an interest in some way, e.g. by posting in the thread in the first place, so we aren't clogging up the question chains waiting for people who might not have even noticed this thread. Just a thought.
Self, you do NOT need to design a crocheted Eevee.
@ Silverleaf: Do you intend to listen to yourself?
Sorry for not following the rules, you just asked for said somebody to ask Ketigid a question, so I figured anybody would do.
Hmmm...Silverleaf has a good point. Ok, here are the 2 rules:
1) If you answer a question, ask the next question.
2) If you want to be part of this game, post something in this thread. If you want to leave the game, delete your posts (haha, you can't).
I am playing End of Days to cuase a board wipe and starting over. Going to start by asking two people I know will answer the questions quickly.
Active Questions:
@Silverleaf
Which power would you pick and why: A) Everytime you touch a fruit or vegetable it turns into chocalate. 2) Everytime you touch chocalate it turns into a fruit or vegetable.
@Ronway
In a city, there is a house. In the house, there is a room. In the room, there is a desk. In the desk, there is a drawer. In the drawer, there is a box. What is in the box?
You should perhaps clarify whether, in this case, the fruit/vegetable chosen is random or if Silverleaf can choose it somehow. If she really likes strawberries, for instance, she might pick them over chocolate, but would be unlikely to choose a power that is equally likely to turn them into brussels sprouts (unless she really likes those, of course).
I purposely left it vague. If there are certain condition for choosing one option, what are the conditions?
That's a tough question. I do love chocolate... but I also like fruits and veggies a lot. I guess I'd have to have chocolate turn into the healthy stuff, because if I couldn't eat fruits and veggies due to them turning in to chocolate all the time, I'd get scurvy and die.
Active Questions:
@Ronway
In a city, there is a house. In the house, there is a room. In the room, there is a desk. In the desk, there is a drawer. In the drawer, there is a box. What is in the box?
@Theta_Sigma: Which actor would play you in the movie of your life?
Posting to express interest in playing here :).
What Ameena said :D
Me too, I want to be popular.
I refuse to participate in this silly game... wait. No! I've posted here, now I'm forced in, Aiiieeeeee!
This is super neat.
You could always put a time limit on question-answering. If someone doesn't answer their question in four seconds, the thread dies and someone can pipe in and ask a new one.
Oh boy, I really do have a box that is in a drawer, that's in a desk, that's in a room, that happens to be in a house, located in a city. Do I reveal that I have the head of a alien that gives me advice, or do I make something up? Aha! I know what to say!
In the box is Sentinels of the Multiverse!
Active Questions:
If you could go back in time to any point, when/where would it be?
Which actor would play you in the movie of your life?
That is a hard question. If I could go back in time, I would travel to the year I was born, so I could kidnap my baby self and groom myself in my own image..and then take over the world somehow...I guess.
ACTIVE QUESTIONS:
@BlueHairedMeerkat
Which SOTM environment would you most want to visit?
@Theta_Sigma
Which actor would play you in the movie of your life?
I'm here! I'll answer questions!
I'll join in the fun.
I'm game.
Ask me no questions and I'll tell you no lies...
but if you like entertaining lies, go ahead and ask.
Three words: Tyrannosaurus Rex rides. It couldn't not be Insula Primalis.
ACTIVE QUESTIONS:
@Ameena
How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck was actually Baron Blade in a dastardly disguise?
@Theta_Sigma
Which actor would play you in the movie of your life?
Umm... I don't actually know actors. You could listoff names, and my response would almost invariably be "Who?"
ACTIVE QUESTIONS:
@Ameena
How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck was actually Baron Blade in a dastardly disguise?
@jagarciao
Which SOTM character would you most like to meet?
I'd like to meet Wraith: Price of Freedom and ask her what the hell happened to her because I don't think the >Games guys are gonna update her bio anytime soon and I've waiting for that forever.
ACTIVE QUESTIONS:
@Ameena
How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck was actually Baron Blade in a dastardly disguise?
@phantaskippy
What's your geekiest hobby (besides being a Sentinerd)?
Oh goodness. . .
My geekiest hobbies would either be my absolute love of terrible monster films from the 1960's, or creating a really good RPG system for the Battletech universe (their rpg for it stinks).
And Jagarciao, I totally agree, why the heck does she look so much like the operative?
ACTIVE QUESTIONS:
@Ameena
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck was actually Baron Blade in a dastardly disguise? (Dastardly Woodchuck!)
@Braithwhite
Do you use all the custom heroes and villains you create? If so how many custom decks do you have?
Enough wood to knock the Moon out of the sky and kill everyone ;).
ACTIVE QUESTIONS:
@Matchstickman
Are you one matchstick who happens to be a man, lots of matchsticks arranged in a man shape, a man who happens to like/sell/own matchsticks, or something else?
@Theta_Sigma
Which actor would play you in the movie of your life?
The answer is "something else".
You want me to elaborate further, is that allowed?
If you look to the left you will see my avatar, that is Kevin Matchstick. He is a comic book character from a series called Mage: The Hero [D-word]. The first was "Discovered", the second "Defined", the third is slated to be "Denied".
The first series came out in 1984 and the second came out in 1997. During that time the writer and penciler, Matt Wagner, continued to work in the comic book industry and kept trying to get the second series produced, obviously eventually he did.
My name, Matchstickman, is a reminder to me don't drop your dreams, that if you keep at it you can get what you want eventually.
ACTIVE QUESTIONS:
@Nielzabub
Which actor would you play in the movie of your life? (who famous have you met and which of them would you want to play a cameo role of?)
@Braithwhite
Do you use all the custom heroes and villains you create? If so how many custom decks do you have?
Fixing...
Active Questions
@Nielzabub
Which actor would you play in the movie of your life? (who famous have you met and which of them would you want to play a cameo role of?)
@Braithwhite
Do you use all the custom heroes and villains you create? If so how many custom decks do you have?
Of my customs, there are 3 (Gideon Castle: Agent of DRIVE, The Red Mask, Timepeace) that saw several weeks of gameplay after being "finished"
there are about 6 (Aviators, Code Monkey, several unnamed) that never made it so far as complete decks.
I've made 4 full-deck rebuilds (Expat, Bunker, Greatest Legacy, young Legacy) that I used for one or two games post-testing.
None of my villains (except the two for the contest) saw any testing beyond the conceptual.
Theres only one that I've kept and still use (the Gremlin), though she got extensively re-worked.
So, just one!
@ donner
If you could do it all over again, would you capitalize your name?
This got me laughing a little more than it should have.
Edit: Also to keep both active questions close by
Active Questions
Which actor would you play in the movie of your life? (who famous have you met and which of them would you want to play a cameo role of?)
@ donner
If you could do it all over again, would you capitalize your name?
I love you guys
I'm so sorry it took so long for me to see this!
In answer to the question posed to me:
@Rabit,
It was about my third anime convention, back in 2010, when I realized I didn't have another costume to bring. So, desparate for something to wear that wasn't casual clothes. All I had was a tuxedo. So I wore it for the convention, and had quite a few people point to me and tell me I looked "sharp." Eventually, one man I was speaking with said "You know, some people here are just in their pajamas. I get that we're all geeks here, but maybe you've got the right idea--can't we at least look presentable?"
I've been raising the bar on convention-attire ever since. So for me, convention attire is either:
Cosplay
OR
@Ameena: Based on your signature, what do you like to write?
Active Questions
@Nielzabub
Which actor would you play in the movie of your life? (who famous have you met and which of them would you want to play a cameo role of?)
@ donner
If you could do it all over again, would you capitalize your name?
If my life was a movie, I would probably be played by Michael Cera. I haven't met many famous people. I went to Much Ado about Nothing in London and got David Tennant and Catherine Tate's autographs, so they would definitely make cameos, though it would be fun if David Tennant played Reckless. Catherine Tate would be my sassy coworker who helps me appreciate the things in life I had once given up on. I also saw Patrick Stewart in Merchant of Venice when I was in England, but I don't know if that counts as meeting him, but he'll make a cameo anyway as my cold but well meaning mentor figure.
ACTIVE QUESTIONS
@phantaskippy
What is your greatest guilty pleasure?
@donner
If you could do it all again, would you capitalize your name?
Folks that haven't been asked a question yet
Grysqrl
Imprimis5
Arenson9 (Possibly was interested?)
ACTIVE QUESTIONS
What is your greatest guilty pleasure?
If you could do it all again, would you capitalize your name?
Based on your signature, what do you like to write?
I would capitalize my name if I could do it all over again.
My phone is not conducive to cut and paste or looking back on the thread. So, poster below this one, how might posting before this post have changed your life (besides the obvious).
In that case,
@arenson9: What's the coolest thing you've seen/done/experienced while traveling with GtG overseas?
I like to write lots of stuff. I've done stories (Fantasy-based), poems, riddles, more recently a few game guides (freelance work). I've also written background fluff for several other people's games (voluntary). I just love writing, and if I could get a regular income from doing so I would absolutely love to finally ditch my crappy job and dive into it as my "proper" job. Unfortunately, I'm well-aware that writing is pretty notorious in terms of generating a regular income, so I suppose I'll still have to work at something else to earn "proper" money. Maybe some day I'll actually be able to leave home and get my own place with my partner (who's also trying to get enough of an income to move out) :P.
When can we meet up again so you can show me Dixit?
Well I'm not sure when, but we are planning a somewhat more relaxed trip to London some time relatively soon. Michael want to bring his camera and take interesting shots of fossils in the Natural History Museum and I want him to take pictures of the Tower of London ravens. Plus we still have Oyster cards with credit, so it'd be a shame to waste them, right? 
That kind of only semi-answers your question, but it's the best I can do for now.
ACTIVE QUESTIONS
@phantaskippy
What is your greatest guilty pleasure?
@arenson9
What's the coolest thing you've seen/done/experienced while traveling with GtG overseas?
I forgot to ask a question!
So, @Grysqgl, what is it with squiggles?
My greatest guilty pleasure would be staying up too late watching Lost Skeleton of Cadavra (or an old monster flick) and drinking Hot Cocoa with Tequila.
Active Questions:
@arenson9
What's the coolest thing you've seen/done/experienced while traveling with GtG overseas?
So, @Grysqgl, what is it with squiggles?
@Imprimis5
If Sentinels had a new Hero "The Moderator," what would their base power be?
I saw your villains (well two of them at least, I don't know if you've done more); I have not seen your heroes.
Power: Select two targets. They may not affect each other until the start of your next turn.
What's the coolest thing you've seen/done/experienced while traveling with GtG overseas?
For convenience, I'll answer from here rather than creating a grysqgl account.
Many years back, I had an insufficiently brief stint in facility management for a group of large buildings. We would use radios to communicate between buildings and had boring numbers for call signs (I was 301). One of the maintenance guys decided that he didn't like the numbers so he assigned new call signs, but just to himself (Woodchuck) and me (Grey Squirrel). It was a small thing, but it injected a little bit of entertainment into a job that really really didn't suit my personality, so it stuck.
Active Questions
And now I have a shiny new capital D. Thanks, Imprimis!
So did I!
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@arenson9: What's the coolest thing you've seen/done/experienced while traveling with GtG overseas?
I'll take 'overseas' to mean outside of the US. I have Sidekicked for GtGs overseas at PAX Australia and on the current London/Essen trip. I have also assisted Christopher with Sentinels demos while on Jo Co Cruise Crazy 2 and 3. On each of those trips, I have taken at least some of the time to do things without GtGs. If you take the most expansive view of the question, than the coolest thing is probably either the helicopter ride over the Apostles on the Great Road in Austrlalia, or swimming with Sea Lions on Saint Martin. Taking the less expansive view of just time spent doing GtGs business while overseas, perhaps seeing Sentinels being taught in three different languages simultaneously yesterday was the coolest. Those answers maybe best match the letter of the question, but in what I infer as the spirit of the question, the coolest thing about traveling with GtGs has been getting a small glimpse of celebrity from the inside and (mostly) realizing that my interest in self-celebrity was ridiculous. The last thing I want is to have to be 'on' in public for strangers. I now feel sorry for those people who have to deal with that. It's not necessarily _such_ a burden. It's often fun to have fans. But, still.
Active Questions:
@imprimis5: What is something you have created with your own hands (interpret liberally) that you are proud of? Bonus for pictures.
@Pydro: When did you start gaming? Please answer in the form of a haiku.
@Ronway: Do you think you'll ever get tired of playing Sentinels?
That's a very tough question, something I have pondered to myself about. I certainly don't see myself getting tired of playing it within the next 2 years, as the new expansions will keep me entertained. However 5 years down the line, i'm not so sure I will be playing it nearly as much as I currently do. Part of the reason being is, SotM has held the status of my most played game (both video and table top) for the last 2 years. Which is already something that no other game has done. I think the longest I have gone without playing SotM is a month, that was before I had started using G+ for games and I was mostly tired of playing it alone.
So short answer: I think there will be a time that I am not playing SotM as much, but there will not be willing to play it when asked by someone.
Active Questions:
@imprimis5: What is something you have created with your own hands (interpret liberally) that you are proud of? Bonus for pictures.
@Pydro: When did you start gaming? Please answer in the form of a haiku.
@phantaskippy: I'm going to stick with asking about usernames, what exactly is a phantaskippy?
Phantaskippy came from shortly after my old Russian Blue Tomcat died when I was 19. I don't know how many people can say they had a pet that truly belonged to them, but Skippy was mine. We got him when I was 7 and he was very little. He grew up to be a big cat (19lbs and 3 feet long stretched out) and was a really cool cat. He could open doors, he ruled the neighborhood, he was nice to his kittens, he was a great cat.
I had a kind of sucky childhood, and for a number of years that cat was the only friend I thought I had. He died at 12 years old, I was home on break from school and he had been acting pretty sick. His last night alive I held him as I sat on our bathroom floor and his body failed. The next day I buried him under our Peach tree. He was all black with a small white spot on his chin.
I got back to school and someone hacked my E-mail address, my new one I made in honor of my dead cat. PhantaSkippy, the name stuck and I've become known by it enough online that I stick with it. I honestly learnd more about being a man, a good person and a father from that cat than I did from so many men who tried to take that role in my life. To this day it is a great reminder that we can find what we need in the most unlikely of places.
I'm sorry if this is more info than you really wanted, I could honestly go on all day telling stories about that cat.
Active Questions:
@imprimis5: What is something you have created with your own hands (interpret liberally) that you are proud of? Bonus for pictures.
@Pydro: When did you start gaming? Please answer in the form of a haiku.
(I'll be answering when I am home and camerified. No going halfway here.)
Young me had no friends
Elves, magic, dice, boards, and cards
So, who wants to play?
Active Questions:
@imprimis5: What is something you have created with your own hands (interpret liberally) that you are proud of? Bonus for pictures.
@evandan55: What is the most embarrassing outfit, or fashion situation you've been caught wearing in public?
@arenson9: If a chicken and a half can lay an egg and a half in a day and a half, how long will it take a monkey with a wooden leg to kick all of the seeds out of a dill pickle? (Please show your work.)
Alright. I've given some actual long and serious thought to this question. I had some game prototypes I was gonna show, but that didn't seem right.
I don't have a picture for this one. First, some backstory. I train dogs for a living and have done so for a few years now. I typically get two kinds of students: people who want their dog to stop being a dog and be seen not heard, and people who want me to wave a magic wand over their dog because they weren't prepared for what having a dog entails. But occasionally I get someone whose dog legitimately needs help for a better life, and they're willing to so what it takes to get there, for their dog's sake.
Wendy was one of those rare students. She was a two-year-old American Bulldog. Her quality of life was awful. Everything was terrifying to her, mainly because she was so protective of her adoptive mom. She would lash out at any dog or person who she viewed as a threat. The only time she could be happy was when she was alone with her mom, inside their home.
So the family came to me, based on the recommendation of a former colleague of mine. I specialise in the large non-sporting and working breeds, and I have a lot of experience with the "hard cases."
Now, I didn't "create" anything with my hands here, but I still feel like I built something. By the end of class, Wendy was able to walk alongside her mom, passing noisy dogs and running children (her former nemeses), without even a blink.
I take immense pride in this. Something I can take a picture of and say, "I made this?" Not really. But an accomplishment, one solely mine, nonetheless.
Long answer, but there you are.
Active Questions:
@evandan55: What is the most embarrassing outfit, or fashion situation you've been caught wearing in public?
@arenson9: If a chicken and a half can lay an egg and a half in a day and a half, how long will it take a monkey with a wooden leg to kick all of the seeds out of a dill pickle? (Please show your work.)
@Donner: Do you enjoy parties? And have you spent much time in the mountains? (Those are connected, I promise)
I did say to take liberties. That's awesome. Nice job!
A little relevant information: http://maximumfun.org/memory-palace/after-party
Yay dog training! As a dog owner who's studied animal psychology, that fascinates me. And I love seeing dogs that are confused and scared and unable to cope in the human world (and are therefore aggressive) become confident and gain the tools and skills they need to be a good companion.
@ Phantaskippy and @Imprimis5: I loved those stories. That is all.
Though I may seem obsessed with fashion, I am not exactly what you would consider a fashionista. I just enjoy wearing tuxedos from time to time. Special occassions only. I do wear t-shirts and jeans just like the rest of you. I'm in college, after all. I hate to shatter your image of me, but I'm just like the rest of you. Except for my extreme handsomeness. Just kidding, you're all beautiful.
However, I do have one very important standard when it comes to fashion: pajamas are not--absolutely not--something that should be worn in public. I'm sure you've all seen some of those lazy people who wear pajama pants into public. It's unacceptable. Which leads me to my most embarrassing "fashion" moment;
While dating a girl back during the beginning of college, she became very upset with me one day. Knowing that I would rather be caught dead than wear pajamas in public like some kind of peasant, she refused to forgive me for my wrongdoings unless I wore pajamas in public. So I dreadfully went into public wearing pajamas. A bit of my soul died that day.
Active questions:
@arenson9: If a chicken and a half can lay an egg and a half in a day and a half, how long will it take a monkey with a wooden leg to kick all of the seeds out of a dill pickle? (Please show your work.)
@Donner: Do you enjoy parties? And have you spent much time in the mountains? (Those are connected, I promise)
@Silverleaf: What was the last movie/book/video game/story that made you shed tears? (only fictional stories count)
Agreed. How much effort is it to put on a pair of real trousers anyway? Far less effort than, say, leaving the house.
That said, I'm probably biased since I hate pajamas and all nightwear anyway.
Tricky to remember, but most likely it was Watership Down (the novel, not the movie). I always cry a little bit at the end, even though I've read the book at least 20 times (maybe more) and I know exactly what's coming. I don't cry with sadness at it though, which is sort of weird. Mind you, I cry at Masterchef on TV when I'm proud of someone I don't even know making great food I can't even taste. Something beautiful is much more likely to make me cry than something sad.
Active questions:
@arenson9: If a chicken and a half can lay an egg and a half in a day and a half, how long will it take a monkey with a wooden leg to kick all of the seeds out of a dill pickle? (Please show your work.)
@Donner: Do you enjoy parties? And have you spent much time in the mountains? (Those are connected, I promise)
@Matchstickman: If you could change one thing about the world, what would it be?
Everything.
I really am not happy with how the world has turned out. I spend a lot of my time gaming not because I want to be different but because I don't want to exist in THIS world. What a great answer for this fun filled thread!
Active questions:
@arenson9: If a chicken and a half can lay an egg and a half in a day and a half, how long will it take a monkey with a wooden leg to kick all of the seeds out of a dill pickle? (Please show your work.)
@Donner: Do you enjoy parties? And have you spent much time in the mountains? (Those are connected, I promise)
@Ameena When you're alone and life is making you lonely, you can always go... do what? (Is there a book/film/activity that you always do when feeling a little bit sad that cheers you up?)
I enjoy parties with my friends both those usually involve games. I enjoy hiking and rock climbing. But I don't enjoy mountains and parties combined. Not since the accident.
Oh! I just got that! I can't believe it took so long.
I second this completely!
A world that spawned Sentinels and chocolate and fossils and clashy challenging-but-fun-to-sing choral music and that bird that can perfectly mimic the sound of a chainsaw can't be all bad.
One thing I love about Pittsburgh is I can go down to some old industrial ruins and see all the beauty that has already sprung up, and how nature just seems to treat it as just another thing to grow on, and break up, and make beautiful. It helps remind me that no matter how badly we screw up, things will go on, and will be beautiful again, we just have to get out of the way for a little bit.
And I third it, although I would like to change myself a bit along with changing my reality greatly.
Nature is sometimes very beautiful, but only sometimes. And I'm pretty sure it's within mankind's capacity to make a mess bad enough that nature will never recover from it; it just has yet to happen on a global scale. We can always hope it never manages to, but I definitely believe it's possible.
Because Expatriette has super-secret bird powers that will mean that when the Big Cosmic Whojamaflip apears and The Matriarch ascends to… wait, no scrap that. Expatriette is The Matriarch from the future, after most of her powers are gone. Dawn killed the real Amanda Cohen, and The Matriarch took her place. You heard it here first, folks.
@Envisioner: What weighs more, a pound of feathers or the incinerated remains of one's enemies floating on the wind?
@Ameena When you're alone and life is making you lonely, you can always go… do what? (Is there a book/film/activity that you always do when feeling a little bit sad that cheers you up?)
I don't really ever feel lonely, or miserable. Sometimes something may annoy me or whatever, but I get over it pretty quickly. I'm usually either neutral or happy when it comes to mood, as far as I can think of. Listening to music can change my mood - I play Audiosurf on occasion and may listen to several calm tracks in a row, or upbeat ones, or whatever, if I feel like listening to that kind of music at the time (or just random tracks otherwise). Generally if I'm at home and not eating lunch, having a bath, being asleep, or playing Sentinels with Ja'Ph', I'm doing something on my computer. Right now I'm on his computer because the trains are buggered so I can't get home right now after spending the weekend at his house (he's just gone to work). So that's a bit weird. But umm…yeah. The last time I can remember being actively sad was when a friend of mine died a few years ago. I was kind of unhappy for a couple of days (especially right after the funeral) but then decided I was getting fed up with being unhappy because it was making me miserable (or something like that) so I stopped thinking about it so much and thought about happy things instead :). If something ever annoys me (usually something at work, and then usually a rude customer…but especially the new manager who started a couple of weeks ago and who seems to do nothing except go around telling everyone how he thinks we should do our jobs, and as a result has pissed off/upset pretty much everyone at least a little bit, as far as I can tell), I tend to just mildly rant (ie I don't get all shouty or aynthing) about it to someone else until I feel better ;).
If you had to play Ab'Zero a different way, which didn't result in your trying to basically murder yourself as quickly as possible (since I've heard that's how you play him), what would you do?
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@arenson9: If a chicken and a half can lay an egg and a half in a day and a half, how long will it take a monkey with a wooden leg to kick all of the seeds out of a dill pickle? (Please show your work.)
@Envisioner: What weighs more, a pound of feathers or the incinerated remains of one's enemies floating on the wind?
@Ronway If you had to play Ab'Zero a different way, which didn't result in your trying to basically murder yourself as quickly as possible (since I've heard that's how you play him), what would you do?
@Ronway If you had to play Ab'Zero a different way, which didn't result in your trying to basically murder yourself as quickly as possible (since I've heard that's how you play him), what would you do?
Hmm... I would murder myself as quickly as possible, but without the murdering part! As I would start to massively heal right before AZ takes his final breathe. Then I would go back to the murdering! Mwahahaha!
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@Envisioner: What weighs more, a pound of feathers or the incinerated remains of one's enemies floating on the wind?
@Theta_Sigma: Do you prefer waffles or pancakes?
My mum makes the best waffles (Scandinavian waffles, not Belgian ones), so I'm going to have to go with that. Waffles with ice-cream :D
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@arenson9: If a chicken and a half can lay an egg and a half in a day and a half, how long will it take a monkey with a wooden leg to kick all of the seeds out of a dill pickle? (Please show your work.)
@Envisioner: What weighs more, a pound of feathers or the incinerated remains of one's enemies floating on the wind?
@jagarciao: How do you pronounce your username, and what does it mean?
Mmm… Waffles and ice cream… <Imagine a salivating emoticon here>
It's pronounced "Gabriel", oddly enough... and it's the name given to me when I first appeared to Daniel way back in the day.
Not buying it? OK. It's simply J. A. Garcia O.
It's just my first and middle name initials followed by last name and then second last name initial. It's my gmail address so it was the default name when I signed up to the forum and I didn't know you could change it. By the time I figured out the username could be changed, well I just couldn't be bothered anymore...
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@Envisioner: What weighs more, a pound of feathers or the incinerated remains of one's enemies floating on the wind?
@Pydro: Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego?
t's just my first and middle name initials followed by last name and then second last name initial. It's my gmail address so it was the default name when I signed up to the forum and I didn't know you could change it. By the time I figured out the username could be changed, well I just couldn't be bothered anymore...
I'm a little dissappointed, I've been trying to figure out the pronunciation for a while now.
Ha. Sorry to disappoint... if it were a word though, I would pronounce it Haggar-See-Yao.
I honestly thought it was an alternate spelling of the words "Jaeger" and "Ciao". I pronounced it as "Yay-ger chow" until I heard about its origin.
After chasing Carmen Sandiego for years, James Flynn of Interpol, finally, got a solid tip on her location. With the safety off, he entered the building...alone. However, realizing the educational potential of her travels, he couldn't bring himself to kill her. Instead, he broke both her legs, ensuring she would never walk, or run, again. After serving a lengthy prison sentence, Carmen Sandiego currently resides in La Fayette, Illinois, where she teaches geography at the local elementary school.
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@arenson9: If a chicken and a half can lay an egg and a half in a day and a half, how long will it take a monkey with a wooden leg to kick all of the seeds out of a dill pickle? (Please show your work.)
@Envisioner: What weighs more, a pound of feathers or the incinerated remains of one's enemies floating on the wind?
@Rabit: How do you teach SotM at cons? (Please write a short description without using the letter "E" or "e".)
What about "È", or "É", "Ê", "Ë", "è", "é", "ê", "ë", "Ē", "ē", "Ĕ", "ĕ", "Ė", "ė", "Ę", "ę", "Ě", "ě", "Ǝ", "Ɛ", "ǝ", "Ȅ", "ȅ", "Ȇ", "ȇ", "Ȩ", "ȩͤ", "Έ", "έ", "Ε", "Ё", "Ѐ", "ѐ", "ё", "Ҽ", "ҽ", "Ҿ", "ҿ", "ᴱ", "ᴲ", "ᵉ", "ᵊ", "ᵋ", "ᵌ", "Ḕ", "ḕ", "Ḗ", "ḗ", "Ḙ", "ḙ", "Ḛ"?
Nope. But no such restrictions on emoticons or pictures.
Not having incinerated any enemies I can only speculate on the basis of abstract knowledge (much of it gleaned from reading XKCD What-If?), but here goes. Logically, even if you have only one enemy, it's fairly unlikely that they will be a 98-pound weakling. The human body is 99% water and that will evaporate in the fire, but the chances are very good that this will still leave more than 1 pound of ashes. Whether either the ashes or the feathers are floating on the wind has no effect whatsoever on their actual weight; they'll simply be spread out across a broader area the more wind their is, with the total mass remaining unchanged, and the effects of gravity on their weight almost certainly being microscopic across any Terrestrial distance. I suppose that since the ashes are finer than the feathers and thus more susceptible to air currents, it's conceivable that they could eventually drift far enough into the high atmosphere that their weight measurably diminishes with distance. But I'd say that in the vast majority of cases, the incinerated remains would still weigh more, assuming of course you had any method of weighing them while they were dissipated across several hundred square miles.
I was pretty stuck for a question to ask or a person to ask it of, but I noticed this, so hopefully nobody will mind if I run with it.
Okay, I'm assuming that you speak Spanish because of the two last names thing (if you're actually a Portugues-speaking Brazilian, I apologize for typecasting you), and there's something about the language that I've always wondered about, so perhaps as a native speaker you can explain it to me.
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@Rabit: How do you teach SotM at cons? (Please write a short description without using the letter "E" or "e".)
@jagarciao: Is there any pronunciation difference, invisible to my ignorant Anglophone self, between the letters "h", "j", and "x" as they are used in Spanish words? To my ear, they always seem to be used for the "h" sound. Would words such as "jacienda" or "Mehico" make any sense? What do Javier and Xavier have to say to each other when they meet? (This is still all one question, I'm just framing it several different ways in an effort at clarity.)
First of all... Great answer. I was waiting for it knowing it would be very detailed.
OK. I'll give this a shot... I AM a native Spanish speaker, but that doesn't make me an authority (my formal Spanish education was pretty much done when I moved to the States back in the 6th grade), so take my answer as more of a viewpoint than a definitive guide.
There are differences between the pronounciations of those 3 letters:
H is silent in Spanish so hacienda in Spanish is actually pronounced "acienda". The only times the H has a sound is when it is used in combination with a C to form CH which is usually given its own letter status in Spanish (fun fact #1: there's a "ch" tile in Spanish scrabble), or when it is used in a word that was borrowed from another language (usually English), such as hockey or hobby.
The J sounds varies slightly regionally, and it most closely resembles the H sound in English, in fact, where I am from it sounds pretty much exactly like the English H. In other places, particularly in South America, it has a stronger, throatier sound (think "loch" or "Hanukkah").
Then there is the X and that one has all sorts of identity issues. Most of the time it sounds like "ks" just like it does in English. Some times it decides to be sound like a Spanish J (which as stated above is a lot like the English H), which is why Mexico in Spanish is pronounced Me(hee)co. Some other times still it behaves like an S at the beginning of some words (similarly to how it sounds like a Z in English sometimes). And yet some other times ( very few though) it decides to be all crazy and sound like it's an "sh", but this is usually in the names of places of indigenous origin.
So, if Javier and Xavier met each other and introduced themselves they wouldn't hear a difference... and Javier would probably not think anything of it since his is the more common spelling... but Xavier would probably bring up the fact that he writes it with an X since he probably has to make that clarification quite often... and then Javier would think Xavier is a snob.
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@arenson9: If a chicken and a half can lay an egg and a half in a day and a half, how long will it take a monkey with a wooden leg to kick all of the seeds out of a dill pickle? (Please show your work.)
@Rabit: How do you teach SotM at cons? (Please write a short description without using the letter "E" or "e".)
@Foote: Would you rather be deaf or blind and why?
Edit: Mistakenly wrote "dead" instead of "deaf"
Thank you for the compliment, J.A., and I return the sentiment threefold. X seems to have issues in every language which contains it (see also Greek); I wonder if there's something psychologically fundamental about writing two crossed diagonal lines that results in all these linguistic complications. Regardless, I now intend to put a not-actually-snobbish-but-considered-a-snob character named Xavier in one of my roleplaying games (he may or may not be actually Spanish depending on the context).
What a wonderful message. Thank you.
(I wish I had hours to put into this, but alas, I can only work with a fraction of that... )
I talk about it a bit in this discussion: http://tinyurl.com/SotMwithonlyaiouy, but that’s against Pydro’s aspirations so I’ll (try to) build a list in this location... 
Naturally, folks usually grasp it - it's fairly straight-forward. 
(Wow - that was ing hard! )
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@Foote: Would you rather be deaf or blind and why?
@Imprimis5: You can have one thing, of all things imagined in gaming, literature, the real world, etc. What would it be and why? (And no fair saying "A bag full of everything I might ever need" or something like that - just a singular thing with an explicit purpose.)
Rabit: "Understand" has an "e."
Wow. What a huge question. That's a little bit of an analysis paralysis moment.
I'm, of course, tempted to go with some sort of D&D-esque Ring of Endless Wishes or some such rot. But that seems a bit of a cop-out answer. It still doesn't answer what I'd really want.
I guess I would probably have to say that I would love to have the Triforce sitting on my shelf. First and foremost, it's pretty and shiny. Secondly, it has the power to reshape the world according to my will. And I'd really love to make the world a true utopia. There's so much strife, and I could make a world where all are equal under the sun. No one would want for the necessities of life, and war would never have existed. Also I'd have a pony.
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@arenson9: If a chicken and a half can lay an egg and a half in a day and a half, how long will it take a monkey with a wooden leg to kick all of the seeds out of a dill pickle? (Please show your work.)
@Foote: Would you rather be deaf or blind and why?
@Reckless: You have been captured by RISE! You have, on your person, three toothpicks, a button, a cute girl's phone number on a slip of paper, and a standard deck of playing cards. How do you escape from your cell on Insula Primalis?
Well, 
. Knew I shouldn't try to "improve" it this morning after stay up late last night working on it. (Yeah, I wrote the first line, and it ended up not being true, but I thought it entertained me enough I didn't want to remove it.)
Uh, I mean… I have no idea what you're talking about. 
Well, as a musician, being deaf would be a major drag. I could certainly do without seeing a lot of people's dumb faces on a daily basis, but I can't say the same about engaging with music. I would have to pick blindness over being deaf. Being able to interact with others around me would also be much easier, as there would not be any major barrier's when trying to converse with others. If I was deaf, I could only interact with people who knew sign language. Not exactly a large sect of people.
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@Reckless: You have been captured by RISE! You have, on your person, three toothpicks, a button, a cute girl's phone number on a slip of paper, and a standard deck of playing cards. How do you escape from your cell on Insula Primalis?
@grysqrl: You have a gun with one bullet. What would you rather have charging at you with deadly intent, a hungry bear or a venemous snake?
Once again, great job, Rabit!
In case anyone cares, the inspiration for that question was this novel Gadsby, which has 50,000 words and no “E.” It was great trying to figure out which words you were trying to skip.
I also noticed you have a new set of emoticons. YAY!
Two mods down, 1 to go. 
Essen is over. Does that mean the admins are fair game now?
Thanks, Pydro. 
And thanks for the entertaining question!
Gadsby was a great exercise in constraints. As usual, in this case being constrainted like that really promoted imagination and made it an interesting challenge. I really wanted to find emoticons to replace words, but that turned out to be far more challenging and time-consuming than just finding other words…
-ish. 
It's a set of emoticons I've collected over the years for use in emails and such. I've been avoiding using them here as I wanted to allow us to develop our own emoticons, but it seemed like an appropriate time to break them out.
And they're housed in my own service, so it's my own bandwidth I'm using.
It's over, but they won't be back until later today (if I remember correctly) and probably won't recover for another day. I'd say their fair game, but don't expect a response too soon.
With three threads running, though, we should be good-to-go! 
I'd lure Citizen Dare over by offering him the cute girl's number. Citizen Truth (being the guard, as he's one of the most powerful members of the Citizens of the Sun) would promptly be destroyed and deal one damage to the hero target with the highest (I'd be an Environment target, at best, so I would remain safe). In the confusion, I'd Wraith those three toothpicks at Dare, promptly reducing his 3 HP to zero. From there, I'd use the button as an impromptu cutting tool to shape the playing cards into lock picks. Through trial and error, I'd find one that fit and escape. After that, I'd promptly search for the nearest Hero target and scream in terror in his/her/its general direction until saved.
@McBehrer - Who is your favorite War of Indines character? Your least favorite? What about Devastation of Indines?
I'll take the venemous snake; it doesn't exist so it can't really do too much to me. I'd have to think twice about a venomous snake, but there are still questions about whether or not it can charge and what that looks like (probably hilarious). Then I would dismantle the gun and weld the parts into a decoy monster to scare off bears.
@BlueHairedMeerkat - What great triumph (or crushing defeat) will earn you a place in the history books?
@McBehrer - Who is your favorite War of Indines character? Your least favorite? What about Devastation of Indines?
@arenson9: If a chicken and a half can lay an egg and a half in a day and a half, how long will it take a monkey with a wooden leg to kick all of the seeds out of a dill pickle? (Please show your work.)
Essen is over. Does that mean the admins are fair game now?
Sure! :)
That is quite the can of worms you just opened there Paul. Glad I brought my raft to this thread cuz the flood gates are about to burst
The year is 2031; the place, the bridge of the HMS Vertigo - MI5's most valuable weapon, so I'm told - in the skies above Cambridge University. I had been giving a lecture one moment, and the next I had found myself here. They had been looking to assemble a team of the world's finest mathematicians, I was told, but when time became an issue they grabbed the one lowly mathematician they could find. When I asked who 'they' were, I got a whole spiel; MI5, HMS Vertigo, experimental teleportation technology, et cetera. When I questioned time becoming an issue, I was directed towards a nearby monitor.
It showed the city below, or what had once, mere minutes ago, been the city. Now it was a maelstrom of ash and fire.
I felt sick. My wife had been down there, my friends, my cats. The woman in charge - her nametag proclaimed her to be Sophia Red - was speaking, but all I heard was noise. Dead. All dead…
"What happened?" Words came eventually. That was what I needed to know, I had decided.
"The Mellifluous Shades." It was almost funny the way she said it; as if that was it, as if no further explanation was needed. I did get an explanation - I needed to be briefed anyway, I was told - but it wasn't much to go on. The first they had heard of the Shades was when America exploded; a bit of a dramatisation, of course, but that's apparently how it seemed at the time, and it wasn't all that far from the truth. Subsequent transmissions had revealed more - strange mechanical things had appeared in the US, taken control of every computerised part of their military power, and began aiming it at the rest of the world. The US government, in an act of extreme self-sacrifice, blew it up. All of it. They stopped the Shades' plan, but with no weapons of any sort and tens of thousands of nuclear explosions to deal with, they were no match for the army that followed.
Now, that army was spreading. That was the bad news. The good news was that MI5's experts had found the creatures' weakness - a central unit, moored in a parallel dimension, that acted as a sort of hive mind. Destroy it and the Shades would still be dangerous, but unorganised, stupid, and something we could deal with. Which sounded great, but there was of course a catch: their experts had tried to open a portal to the central unit, and missed. Subsequently, Shades had flooded out and killed them all, and so they needed me. Or rather, they needed world-leading experts and they had me, to sort of throw at their myriad calculations with the expectation that I would fix them. Oh, and in the next five minutes would be ideal, since the Shades are on their way to us.
That was four minutes ago. I think I've found - and fixed - the error, but I really don't know. They're gearing up to open a portal now, so this is it - either I'm about to go down in history as the man who saved the world, or I'm about to die horribly and be remembered (very briefly) as a failure, who let humanity be subjugated or destroyed. Right now, either of these outcomes are possible; in a few short moments, I'll know for sure.
Wish me luck.
@McBehrer - Who is your favorite War of Indines character? Your least favorite? What about Devastation of Indines?
@arenson9: If a chicken and a half can lay an egg and a half in a day and a half, how long will it take a monkey with a wooden leg to kick all of the seeds out of a dill pickle? (Please show your work.)
@Silverleaf - Is there really any reason why Daylight Savings Time should exist, or is it just pointless and silly?
While I understand that is not my question, as a person from Indiana, I must say, Daylight Savings Time is completely pointless and silly, and I'm not much of a fan of Benjamin Franklin either.
What do you have against the stove, bi-focal glasses and the city of Philadelphia?
I was asked a question early on in this thread. Here is an answer.
The name of the next mini-expansion hero is hilarious. (For so many reasons.)
The hero in question is probably literally named [REDACTED]
@arenson9: If a chicken and a half can lay an egg and a half in a day and a half, how long will it take a monkey with a wooden leg to kick all of the seeds out of a dill pickle? (Please show your work.)
@Silverleaf - Is there really any reason why Daylight Savings Time should exist, or is it just pointless and silly?
So the next hero mini-expansion's name is hilarious?
Then I can't wait to play as Hilarious...?
Not Hilarious. I said hilarious. An important distinction.
In that case I don't want to play as this hero, the lack of capital has ruined it forever.
Yes, the lower case first letter is a capital dissapointment.
In that case, I fear this is in the initial stages of becoming another pun thread, unless sanity quickly regains the upper hand.
The real reason is to mess with me. My body is bad enough at responding to external cues like daylight as it is, so the world (predicting my future birth) thought it might be amusing to change things twice a year.
This is of course an entirely valid reason.
@McBehrer - Who is your favorite War of Indines character? Your least favorite? What about Devastation of Indines?
@arenson9: If a chicken and a half can lay an egg and a half in a day and a half, how long will it take a monkey with a wooden leg to kick all of the seeds out of a dill pickle? (Please show your work.)
@Paul - What's the weirdest thing you own?
Well, I actually do like many of his inventions, including, but not limited to, the printed press, the glass armonica, and the lightning rod. But as a person and his ideals, I'm not a big fan.
I know very little of his beliefs. But I respect the mans kite game.
But as a person and his ideals, I'm not a big fan.
Did he have ideals beyond profit, fame and self-promotion?
Franklin was a bit ahead of his time, he made his money, retired early and spent the rest of his life turning Ben Franklin into a legend. He was clever, creative, and charismatic. Everything about him is overblown and half-myth, but that's because he was skilled enough to turn himself into that. He is a unique character, and a fun one.
This thread is in danger of getting not silly enough. ;)
I love Ben Franklin's portrayal in Day of the Tentacle
He shows up in Spinnerette and A Girl and Her Fed as well…talk about leaving a legacy…
Note: I am thrilled to answer questions when I have time, but it is my Admin's prerogative to not spend time thinking up another question. I hope that does not disrupt this quite excellent forum game too much!
@Paul - What's the weirdest thing you own?
If by "weird" you mean "an unusual and awesome", then probably the dozen or so hand-painted pieces of medieval-style artwork incorporating hand caligraphied medieval-style descriptions of me and me wife that we have framed and hanging on our walls :)
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@Christopher: If you were a writer for the Batman TV show starring Adam West, what would be an original villain you would out in the show? what would be his crime, and how would he do it? What complex death trap would he have for the dynamic duo?
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@arenson9: If a chicken and a half can lay an egg and a half in a day and a half, how long will it take a monkey with a wooden leg to kick all of the seeds out of a dill pickle? (Please show your work.)
If by "weird" you mean "an unusual and awesome", then probably the dozen or so hand-painted pieces of medieval-style artwork incorporating hand caligraphied medieval-style descriptions of me and me wife that we have framed and hanging on our walls :)
I now want a medieval-style caligraphy "No one really likes this guy" hanging on my wall. Or maybe "You aren't as great as you think you are."
I would laugh every day.
But that is a really cool thing to have.
If Admins get to skip asking questions they should have to assign that responsibility to a non-admin so that the interrogation may continue.
In honor of Paul's answer and the lack of closure with no question being asked, I give this Haiku:
A query unmade
A delicate balance tips
A forum awaits.
Umm...I asked Christopher a question. But having to also make a Haiku...*claps*
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@arenson9: If a chicken and a half can lay an egg and a half in a day and a half, how long will it take a monkey with a wooden leg to kick all of the seeds out of a dill pickle? (Please show your work.)
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Given:
Disregarding the ridiculousness of a chicken and a half doing anything, the above question does allow us to state:
1.5 Chickens/1.5 Days = 1.5 Eggs
this can be simplified to
1 Chicken/ 1Day = 1 Egg
Note that a dill pickle does, in fact, have seeds. There are hundreds of seeds in any given cucumber and thus in any given pickle. Given the structure of the pickle, by asking about kicking all of the seeds out of the dill pickle, we are asking about how to completely dismantle the structurual integrity of the the pickle such that all seeds would, by necessity, no longer be completely enclosed in the dill pickle. The question then becomes how long would it take for the monkey to crush the pickle with a leg.
The question implies that the monkey has just a single wooden leg. We will reasonably assume that the monkey also has one non-wooden leg. The question then becomes is it more likely that the monkey will use the wooden or the non wooden leg. Given the nature of a wooden leg, the monkey would probably not be able to balance on the wooden leg while using the other leg to crush the pickle, but since monkeys are able to easily support their weight and balance themselves using their arms, the monkey could use either leg to assault the pickle. Since the question is particularly about kicking, it is tempting to conclude that the monkey would use its non-wooden leg to kick, giving the monkey finer control of the attack, but in reality the extra stability provided by using the regular leg as a brace and the additional crushing power of the wooden leg would be a far superior method and almost certainly the one chosen by a properly motivated monkey.
The rate at which chickens produce eggs might at first seem to be an irrelevant statistic, but it gives us two useful facts: Data about the metabolic rate of animals and data about the stresses that can be handled by organic materials.
The metabolic rate of the chicken gives us a useful indicator of how much energy the monkey will be able to produce. When a chicken is producing an egg, it is putting energy into that egg. Unfortunately, the energy that a chicken puts into an egg is a relatively small amount over a relatively larger amount of time, while the energy a monkey puts into kicking a pickle is the reverse, a relatively large amount over a relatively shorter amount of time. Still, because an egg is produced in a single day, it is a useful marker as to the total amount of energy that a chicken-sized animal can produce given the feed that is available in a day, and thus provides reasonable indicator of the maximum amount of energy that a chicken has available to it, since those chickens don't do much else.
How then, does the energy available to a chicken relate to the energy available to a monkey? The average weight of a chicken is 5-7 pounds. While there is much more variance in the weight of different monkey breeds, the average across species is approximately 60 pounds. The average monkey, then, weighs approximately ten times as much as a chicken. Assuming similar densities, the average monkey is, then, approximately ten times more voluminous then the average chicken. Do to the power law, however, the strength relationship of creatures at different sizes is not linear, but rather exponential, so the actual different in energy output between the chicken and the monkey would not be 10:1 but rather the square root of 10:1 or about 3.16.
So how, then, does the energy needed to produce an egg relate to the energy needed to render the structural integrity of a pickle moot? Producing the egg is a creative rather than a destructive process, so given the natural entrophy of the universe, will be a relatively more energetic action. Given that the average pickle is approximately twice the size of an egg, but that the egg shell is significantly harder than the pickle, the relative ratio of effort required for creating the egg versus destroying the pickle is approximately twice as much.
Combining the ratios discussed above, we find that the monkey can work 3.16 times faster than a chicken and has only half as much work that needs to be done, so the monkey should be able to complete it's task 6.32 times faster than the chicken, requiring only 24/6.32 hours or 3.80 hours.
Note: Writings of this level of ridiculousness do not get re-viewed for typos.
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@pydro - What was your favorite thing about GenCon, unrelated to Sentinels or Greater Than Games?
Apparently that Monkey can Tebow.
Fantastic answer to that question. I am so glad I asked it you you. Now to my question:
To be fair, I only went for GtG, I didn't really go anywhere else.
However, when waiting in line for a ticket, the people behind me were talking about the cosplay. One of them said, "Can you believe. One guy was in his underwear, and he claimed he was a character from a game." I am guesing that someone came as the Scholar, so it doesn't really count.
I have been to comic conventions before, so the level of fandom and cosplay was nothing new. However, I think the inherent social aspect to the gaming hobby, created a slightly different atmosphere.
While I didn't get to meet them, I did enjoy seeing, in person, some of the reviewers that I have been watching for a while. Maybe it is just me, but I love how the celebrities of this hobby are much more approachable than other hobbies.
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@imprimis5: How do you feel when you play SotM? (Please answer using three different metaphors. One should include a hat, one should have a zebra, and one a rod of plutonium.)
Did some looking on this topic and I didn't see McBehrer make any comment about wanting to join in the festivities, so perhaps a new question is in order?
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Fine by me, why don’t you ask the question.
why don't you ask the question?
I don't wanna.
Edited to make it more a question.
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@imprimis5: How do you feel when you play SotM? (Please answer using three different metaphors. One should include a hat, one should have a zebra, and one a rod of plutonium.)
Words that actually form a phrase or just 5 different adjectives?
Which ever makes you heart feel at ease.
No. No I wouldn't.
Enhances the game and community.
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@Ronway: If you could only see half a movie (or read half a book), which half would you want to see, and why?
That's a toughie, I think I would have to go with the last half of the movie. Reason being, is the first half of movies are typically slow, introduces the characters, and/or has a lot of questions that won't be answered until the end. Plus most of my favorite scenes in movies are more towards the end of the movie (Ralph's willingness to sacrifice himself to save Vanellope, Hammy's slow motion after drinking caffine, Avenger's battle in New York, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Selma Blair's kiss,).
First movie that came to mind that would of just been awful watching the first half was The Sixth Sense. That would of left all those nasty questions unanswered. While the second half actually has a flash back to the first 10 minutes of the movie and skipping some of the kid's screaming wouldn't of been that bad... I do wonder which half has the "Studdering Stanly" bit. I think I am going to have to watch that again, haven't seen it in a bout a decade...
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@Foote: If you were given a final meal, what would it be?
You are one stone-cold scientist.
On a tangent, I semi-accidentally went to a teen-oriented anime convention a month or two ago, and while there, I passed up an opportunity to say something (I had no idea what, hence my failure to act) to Noah "The Spoony Experiment"/"Atop The Fourth Wall" Antweiler, as he was one of the Guests of Honor. This is one of the more recent floats entered in the parade of lifelong regrets. (Lovely, isn't it, how depression and poetry go together? The pre-Matriarch version of Lilian would doubtless agree.)
The mathematician in me objects here.
1.5 Chickens/1.5 Days = 1.5 Eggs
would simplify to
1 Chicken/1 Day = 1.5 Eggs.
However, the original question would better be stated as
1.5 Chickens * 1.5 Days = 1.5 Eggs
which simplifies instead to
1 Chicken * 1 Day = 2/3 Egg.
Please revise and resubmit 
Wait. You actually read it? Hmm … unexpected.
I read it a few times, and I still can’t stop laughing. My favorite part: the debate on which leg is doing the kicking.
How do I feel when playing SotM? Let's see.
Sotm is my well-worn baseball cap. It sits comfortably on my head, putting some pressure on, but I feel like I'm missing something if it's not there.
SotM is the zebra to my lion. I stalk it, looking for signs of weakness. When the moment is right, I strike, ripping bloody chunks off for the rest of my pack to devour.
SotM is a rod of plutonium. In 88 years, it will be only halfway through its lifespan on my table. But it's dangerous. It gets into my system, changing me at the most basic level.
(For the record, I've discovered that I have a harder time with metaphor than with simile.)
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@Foote: If you were given a final meal, what would it be?
@TheJayMann: If someone offered you an all-expenses-paid trip to anywhere in the world, where would you go?
After much mental debate, I think I have settled on Australia. Prefereably urban approximate (I wouldn't want to end up in some desert). The language is the easiest non American language to understand, and it seems to be a rather nice place. Japan would be nice, if not due to the overlap between a place having way to many people, and a place having not enough going on such that it is boring (i.e. every place that is not too popular for me would likely be fairly boring, and any place that's not fairly boring to me would be too popular, and some places would be too popular and boring at the same time)(note that I'm using the definition of popular to mean number of people, not the common definition used today to indicate wide admiration). Even though China seems to be an obvious choice for me, I don't really like the political state to the point that I likely wouldn't choose it out of a list (though I wouldn't be completely against a short trip, possibly in one of the "Free Trade Zones" of Shanghai). A Pacific island might be fun too.
Now is the hard part... I must pretend to have enough interest to ask another person something and to actually care about the response...
@Christopher: If you were a writer for the Batman TV show starring Adam West, what would be an original villain you would out in the show? what would be his crime, and how would he do it? What complex death trap would he have for the dynamic duo?
@Foote: If you were given a final meal, what would it be?
@Rabit: Under penalty of perjury, where were you on the night of January 18, 1986, 9pm?
@Foote: If you were given a final meal, what would it be?
An old school Lunchables pack (crackers, cheese and ham obviously), 2 Capri Sun's (different flavors), one extra large bag of Skittles, and maybe a slice of room tempeture apple pie (I am not a fancy man).
If for whatever reason an acceptable Lunchables is found, I would be ok with substituting in a plate of Fugu (final meal, why not?)
@Christopher: If you were a writer for the Batman TV show starring Adam West, what would be an original villain you would out in the show? what would be his crime, and how would he do it? What complex death trap would he have for the dynamic duo?
@Rabit: Under penalty of perjury, where were you on the night of January 18, 1986, 9pm?
@Nielzabub: Do you think you ask enough questions or do you tend to settle for what you know?
> @Rabit: Under penalty of perjury, where were you on the night of January 18, 1986, 9pm?
Wow. That day. I remember it well – much to my frustration.
But 9pm, well, by that point most of it was over. The sun had been set for a couple hours, but we couldn’t tell; the clouds and rain were so dark, it might as well have been night all day. The rain just never let up that day. Turned out to be a good thing, though, as it washed away all the... Well, you wanted me to focus on 9pm.
By that point, I’d taken care of everything that needed to be done, cleaned up the “mess”, so-to-speak. But the guys, they’d only been there a little over an hour. They’d come over to do some violence, and I was generally up for that. We had rules to stick to, though. No raping – we didn’t go in for that kind of action – but burning down buildings was definitely on the menu for the evening. (Teenagers in small towns: You just never know what they’ll do when they get bored.)
It was long ago, so what we were doing at exactly 9 is a little fuzzy. I believe Eric had already offed that annoying gal who’d been pestering him for weeks, and they were already lighting her place up to cover the evidence. I was frustrated, as I knew there were better things we could be doing. But this was what they wanted, to spread mayhem and discord. It was silly, looking back on it now, not stopping them, not getting them to realize the consequences of their actions. But then it was just easier to go along with it.
Bob... Well, Bob was being Bob. I mean seriously, the point was to just burn the building down and get away, right? Just to try to keep anyone from realizing what had happened.
He really didn’t need to throw that fireball.
I mean, at that point, he destroyed half the buildings around her place, which started a fire that nearly took out the entire village, and since most were asleep when it first started a lot of them died in the ensuing insanity. (Unfortunately, it wasn’t raining in game like it was in the real world. That would have helped reduce the damage immensely.)
I’d spent a lot of time creating those NPCs, and they just killed them off without thought!
Just ridiculously frustrating...
So yeah, that was what I was doing on the night of January 18, 1986, at 9pm: In the middle of an AD&D game (1st Ed before it was 1st Ed) in my original game world of Maerson (after spending a day outside – in the rain – doing yard work) at our place in rural western Washington.
(FYI: January 18, 1986, is still on the books as tied for the 7th highest rainfall for Seattle.)
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@Nielzabub: Do you think you ask enough questions or do you tend to settle for what you know?
@ketigid: Please describe, without using pronouns, your favorite book?
I love this thread.
You had a great idea, Pydro! 
Pretty sure he also started Sentinels Weekend, so good ideas would seem to be his "thing".
I usually ask a lot of questions. I'm generally cautious in life and try to know as much as I can about something before plunging in. That being said, there are times you just have to settle for what you know and plow through and hope it's enough.
It hasn't been much of an issue since I became one with the Cosmos and learned that all of life's problems can be solved with bread and some kind of jam, or dinosaurs.
@Christopher: If you were a writer for the Batman TV show starring Adam West, what would be an original villain you would out in the show? What would be his crime, and how would he do it? What complex death trap would he have for the dynamic duo?
@Silverleaf: If you could make a custom hero deck based on one of the Doctors, which one would you choose, and what would his base power be?
@ketigid: Please describe, without using pronouns, your favorite book?
Bump
I'm enjoying reading the answers here.
And now that you've posted, jffdougan, you're eligible to get asked a question! (And if we don't get an answer on the current questions pretty soon, we might have to change some of them… )
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@Silverleaf: If you could make a custom hero deck based on one of the Doctors, which one would you choose, and what would his base power be?
@ketigid: Please describe, without using pronouns, your favorite book?
> @Silverleaf: If you could make a custom hero deck based on one of the Doctors, which one would you choose, and what would his base power be?
I choose to wilfully misinterpret this question. I'm going to go for Dr Zoidberg, who would have the base power "Choose one hero target. If that target is human, deal it 2 damage. If it is non-human, it regains 2HP."
...and the next question is...
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@ketigid: Please describe, without using pronouns, your favorite book?
@jffdougan: You have 47 minutes left to live. How do you use your time (assuming the dying process is instantaneous)?
I spend as much of it as possible playing games with the Grasshopper (age 8) & the Munchkin (age 3.5), throwing games if possible so they remember winning. Then I read her a story. Hopefully, my wife is in the room, but we've had 15 years together so she's got more memories.
@Rabit - How do you react when the spoon you're using to stir your tea suddenly vanishes into the cup?
I actually have some ideas for a Patrick Troughton Doctor with Jamie and Zoey, it is sad how quickly I thought of it after I read the question for you.
Reflex kicks in before brain: grabs for spoon and puts hand into hot tea
F!!!
Flings hand back out of tea, spraying tea across desk
Crap!
Realizes spoon was actually taller than cup
Looks under desk to see if spoon is poking out or has fallen out of bottom - ignoring fact tea is still in cup
Realizes tea is still in cup
Lifts trash can to edge of desk
Uses ruler to knock tea cup into trash can, then gingerly sets trash can outside of desk area
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@ketigid: Please describe, without using pronouns, your favorite book?
@Pydro: If you were to ask the next question on this thread, whom and what would you ask?
I would ask arenson9 the following: If you had the ability to give someone else a claerly beneficial super-power, what power would you give them, and who would you trust enough to use it "correctly"?
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@ketigid: Please describe, without using pronouns, your favorite book?
@arenson9: If you had the ability to give someone else a claerly beneficial super-power, what power would you give them, and who would you trust enough to use it "correctly"?
Whoa Whoa man, you can't just ask the question without answering one first, that is the rules. We take rules seriously in this thread.
Nevermind, I was clearly out of my mind.
I have no idea what you are talking about.
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@arenson9: If you had the ability to give someone else a claerly beneficial super-power, what power would you give them, and who would you trust enough to use it "correctly"?
I would give my niece, Kiva, the ability to time travel. She is fearless, extremely smart, energetic, and cares deeply about others. She is also surrounded by good role models that she could turn to for advice. She is old enough to use the power responsibly, but young enough that she could have a very long life of making good use of the power. Time travel would give her the ability to effect a tremendous range of changes.
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@ketigid: Please describe, without using pronouns, your favorite book?
@Donner: Who are you? The level of detail you convey in answering this question is, of course, up to you.
What an existential question! I think I am the sum o my ideals and the choices I have made in my life based on the situations I have been in. What that makes me is:
Shy around strangers
I love Star Wars, games, time stuff and martial arts
I constantly fight myself to make myself a better person, but fail often.
I love people and wish they could love each other more.
I think there is a lot more to the world, people and everything than conventional channels allow for.
I have had a lot of odd beyond chance events in my life (small things, but beyond chance).
I can be very particular at times.
And I think that covers me pretty well.
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@ketigid: Please describe, without using pronouns, your favorite book?
@Envisioner: If you could go back in time and witness one event, what would it be and why?
Yipes, awesome and intensely difficult question. Assuming that "witness" rules out both changing history and spending any significant amount of time living in the past, but just being there to see stuff happen for a short period…I'd probably want to go see the solution of some historical mystery that's always kinda bugged me, but I can't think offhand of any examples. About the best I can come up with right now would be watching some of the early Dr. Who episodes, the tapes of which have failed to survive to the modern age. Even better, of course, if I could bring a videocamera and recapture them, so they would no longer be lost to time's abyss. (There are totally more worthy things to "rescue" from oblivion this way; I just can't think of them at the moment.)
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@Christopher: If you were a writer for the Batman TV show starring Adam West, what would be an original villain you would out in the show? What would be his crime, and how would he do it? What complex death trap would he have for the dynamic duo?
@ketigid: Please describe, without using pronouns, your favorite book?
@BlueHairedMeerkat: You are in the worst possible place at the best possible time. Where and when are you?
Do you know about the ones recently found in Nigeria? The web of fear and Enemy of the World, both Patrick Troughton arcs. I can't wait to see them.
I'm in the bottom of the Marianas Trench (being squished to death) while a new episode of Doctor Who is on.
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@ketigid: Please describe, without using pronouns, your favorite book?
@phantaskippy: The love of your life has been kidnapped by a dragon. You are 'armed' with a tin of baked beans, a Redeemer Fanatic promo card, the pancreas of an adolescent gibbon and a runcible spoon. How go you go about freeing your paramour?
Honestly, any Dragon that kidnaps my wife is in trouble. I would just steer clear and wait for that poor Dragon to bring her back. She's an amazing woman, but you don't cross her without regretting it.
If she had to be rescued, I'd chop up the pancreas with the sharpened edge of the Runcible spoon, then mix that in with the Baked beans, and place that outside the Dragon's cave. When the smell of such delicacies wafted into the cave and the Dragon came out to investigate he would be a spoon short of a delicious meal. At that point I would have Redeemer Fanatic offer to trade him the spoon for my wife, he would obviously decline, as the quality of her pies would far outweigh the tasty treat in front of him. At that point I would break down into tears, beg and plead, and the dragon, annoyed, would knock me over and take the spoon by force. Alas, the Dragon and spoon both being fanciful creations of the imagination would violate the Learian principle of imaginary constructs and merge into one hideous sliced Quince eating mass.
All that would be left to do is have Redeemer fanatic save Dr. Lucky and for me to use the sharpened edge of the Dragon Spoon to cut my true love free, at which point she would throw herself into my arms, tell me how manly I am and ask me to make her a sandwich.
One mince and sliced quince sandwich (without pickles, that would be ridiculous) later the story ends.
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@Christopher: If you were a writer for the Batman TV show starring Adam West, what would be an original villain you would out in the show? What would be his crime, and how would he do it? What complex death trap would he have for the dynamic duo?
@ketigid: Please describe, without using pronouns, your favorite book?
That wasn't quite where I was going with that, Meerkat, but okay.
Dutch apple, in the middle of a job interview. That would be pretty silly, but I did have a guy take me out for pizza one time while hiring me. It was just the thing he did. Probably not a coincidence that he was more obese than I am.
@ Reckless: You are marooned on a desert island with one celebrity of your choice and no hope of rescue. Without getting into any gory details, who do you choose to be at your mercy? (Keep in mind that the real-life Chuck Norris is by no stretch of the imagination the badass which Internet folklore makes him out to be.)
I knew typing this up would prevent me from being the person to answer, oh well, might as well post it.
I like Pumpkin Pie!
I do! I like it, I cannot lie!
And I would eat it in a boat!
And I would eat it with a goat.
And I will eat it in the rain.
And in the dark. And on a train.
And in a car. And in a tree.
It is so good so good you see!
So I will eat it in a box.
And I will eat it with a fox.
And I will eat it in a house.
And I will eat it with a mouse.
And I will eat it here and there.
Say! I will eat it ANYWHERE!
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@ketigid: Please describe, without using pronouns, your favorite book?
@ Reckless: You are marooned on a desert island with one celebrity of your choice and no hope of rescue. Without getting into any gory details, who do you choose to be at your mercy? (Keep in mind that the real-life Chuck Norris is by no stretch of the imagination the badass which Internet folklore makes him out to be.)
If either Ronway or Envisioner live near Pittsburgh or can get here, you win a pie.
Minneapolis, sorry. But thanks.
Hmm… A 13 hour drive for a free pie…
6 hour drive for Foote…that might be worth it
How big is this pie? Could one start to eat the pie before setting out on this 13 hour journey?
It's 3.1415926535. . .
oh man, that was bad.
Just adding this so it is on the current page.
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@ketigid: Please describe, without using pronouns, your favorite book?
@ Reckless: You are marooned on a desert island with one celebrity of your choice and no hope of rescue. Without getting into any gory details, who do you choose to be at your mercy? (Keep in mind that the real-life Chuck Norris is by no stretch of the imagination the badass which Internet folklore makes him out to be.)
Peter Cullen. He could narrate my final moments and make it all seem so…meaningful. I really miss his old Toonami bumps on Cartoon Network.
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@Pydro: What is your favorite fictional/mythical creature?
For those of you that might not know, Peter Cullen is the original, iconic voice of Optimus Prime.
Bump to keep this alive. I've really been enjoying browsing this. Keep it up.
This is what happens when I read this thread, but don;t have time to write something up. I will answer my question later today.
Did we have an expiry date on unanswered questions, by the way?
No, I think people just got distracted with both of the weekend events. Essentially, Pydro sabotaged his own thread.
I know. *hangs head in shame*
My favorite mythological creature, I haven't really thought of it before. So, I decided to take a slighly different approach. Which type of creature would I like to enslave. Now, I am not really interested in world domination, so no dragons or any such thing. I just want soemtihng to do my manual labor for me, but I want a little bit of inherent magic, so no dwarves or any such thing. I also would like something that would make me laugh. So I am thinking that my favorite creature to enslave would be a fairy. They have a human body, to make things easier to do, and they have the right mixture of wimsical and mischievous to keep me entertained. (Does anyone know if they keep these qualities when they are enslaved?)
On that note, I will include my favorite piece of advice regarding mythological creatures:
"Never play leap-frog with a unicorn."
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@ketigid: Please describe, without using pronouns, your favorite book?
@Matchstickman: If you could change the color scheme of any character in SotM, which character would you change, and what would you change them to?
Wait, someone asked me a question? And I didn't notice until now? I don't deserve your questions.
Honestly I'm not sure how to answer this question, fashion/clothing is something I have absolutely no interest in, I barely pay attention to what I wear or how I look.
So for S&G I would make the Janitors of the Freedom Tower wear a different member's costume each weekday, Saturdays and Sundays they could wear their own clothing.
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@ketigid: Please describe, without using pronouns, your favorite book?
@Theta_Sigma: Kittens, puppies or bunnies? Why?
For a long time when I was growing up, the only pets we had at home were a number of goldfish, usually two at a time. As cute as they are, it's hard to get attached to goldfish.
This changed when the neighbour's cat decided it was going to start hunting and bringing it's prey home. We were having dinner one night, when there was a knock at the door. The family on the other side of the neighbours had caught the cat getting into their rabbit hutch and making off with one of the baby bunnies, and they'd seen it come into our yard. After searching in the dark, we managed to find the poor thing (thankfully alive and unharmed, it had just been dropped in the grass) and they took it home. A few weeks later, the cat dropped another one in our yard. It was a little bigger, but it was about the same age as the other rabbits were. We managed to get the cat to drop it, and took it to the rabbit-owning family. This one was not theirs, and it would be hugely irresponsible to let it out, so we kept him.
Since then, we've had a number of rabbits, and each one has shown that they are intelligent creatures, each with unique personalities. I've never seen personalities show so clearly in any other animal (except humans).
So yeah, bunnies. But not just cos they're cute. Which they are.
@Christopher: If you were a writer for the Batman TV show starring Adam West, what would be an original villain you would out in the show? What would be his crime, and how would he do it? What complex death trap would he have for the dynamic duo?
@ketigid: Please describe, without using pronouns, your favorite book?
@Rabit: If you could see any band in concert, (and I do mean ANY. Together or not, real or imaginary) what band would you see, and why?
Love the story, Theta_Sigma. By any chance have you read Watership Down? While perhaps a bit wrenching to one such as yourself, it definitely seems to have been written by someone who shares your respect for lapine society.
So this looks like fun. I think I'll join in!
So how does this work, do I just ask a question, or am I supposed to wait for someone to ask me something and then I go?
Sadly we have to wait for someone to ask us a question.
Well, this thread looks to be in need of a kick, so I'll just screw the rules and ask you something:
@phanaskippy, what's the weirdest dream you can remember having? I once dreamt I became the vice-president, meaning I turned into the president's gall bladder and attached myself to his chin. Within the dream, this seemed completely normal to me. ┐('～`；)┌
I had a recurring nightmare for years.
In the dream I am three or four, and I am sitting on the sidewalk in front of my childhood house, the dream approaches from behind, until the view melds into my head and I see what I am looking at, which is a puzzle I used to love. I am putting it together on the sidewalk. Then I turn over a piece of the puzzle that I am holding, there is a pattern on the back, and that pattern starts to swirl and grow until it engulfs my entire view. At that point I wake up terrified and covered with sweat. I still don't know why it scares me.
Bonus: I once had a dream I was faling and hit the ground. People walked up to my body and did the usual reactions like a TV show, then someone told me, "Hey, get up already." then I awoke. It was wierd.
Current Questions:
@Christopher: If you were a writer for the Batman TV show starring Adam West, what would be an original villain you would out in the show? What would be his crime, and how would he do it? What complex death trap would he have for the dynamic duo?
@ketigid: Please describe, without using pronouns, your favorite book?
@Rabit: If you could see any band in concert, (and I do mean ANY. Together or not, real or imaginary) what band would you see, and why?
@Alex: Explain the costume in your profile picture and the circumstances of the picture being taken or why you chose to use it.
> @Rabit: If you could see any band in concert, (and I do mean ANY. Together or not, real or imaginary) what band would you see, and why?
Jesus and the Disciples.
What? 
As to why:
Current Questions
@Christopher: If you were a writer for the Batman TV show starring Adam West, what would be an original villain you would out in the show? What would be his crime, and how would he do it? What complex death trap would he have for the dynamic duo?
@ketigid: Please describe, without using pronouns, your favorite book?
@Alex: Explain the costume in your profile picture and the circumstances of the picture being taken or why you chose to use it.
@Foote: If you could <REDACTED> the <REDACTED>, how would it affect <REDACTED> and why?
OH GOD WHAT
No one TOLD ME I WAS ASKED A QUESTION BLUH BLUH BLUH
My favorite War of Indines character is probably either Kehrolyn or Hikaru, or maybe Cherri. Rukyuk is pretty fun too. I can't STAND playing as Seth or Sagas, though.
For Devastation, my favorites are Gaspar, Runika, Clive (Megaman OP), Kajia, and Joal. Clinhyde and Oriana are pretty good too. Not a fan of Ottavia or Lymn, for much the same reason I dislike Seth and Sagas. Too much reliance on PRECISELY predicting the opponent. I can out-play them most of the time, but predicting their EXACT priority or attack pair? Nope! Also, Endrbyt; TOO MANY CARDS. Eagerly awaiting Legacy and the Freedom Five, though. Can't wait to see how they play.
Current Questions
@Christopher: If you were a writer for the Batman TV show starring Adam West, what would be an original villain you would out in the show? What would be his crime, and how would he do it? What complex death trap would he have for the dynamic duo?
@ketigid: Please describe, without using pronouns, your favorite book?
@Alex: Explain the costume in your profile picture and the circumstances of the picture being taken or why you chose to use it.
@Foote: If you could <REDACTED> the <REDACTED>, how would it affect <REDACTED> and why?
@Reckless: Do you play BattleCon? If so, I would propose the same question to you; also, would you like to play some time? Perhaps over Google+, like we do with Sentinels?
See, look at what happens when people don't follow the rules. I can fix this:
Current Questions
@Christopher: If you were a writer for the Batman TV show starring Adam West, what would be an original villain you would out in the show? What would be his crime, and how would he do it? What complex death trap would he have for the dynamic duo?
@ketigid: Please describe, without using pronouns, your favorite book?
@Foote: If you could <REDACTED> the <REDACTED>, how would it affect <REDACTED> and why?
Questions that can be answered, but cannot ask a question in return
@Alex: Explain the costume in your profile picture and the circumstances of the picture being taken or why you chose to use it.
@Reckless: Do you play BattleCon? If so, I would propose the same question to you; also, would you like to play some time? Perhaps over Google+, like we do with Sentinels?
... I read the rules. Look on page 3. Reckless asked me a question. People just stopped copying it after page 4.
Okay, so, at the end of high school we all went to the amusement park Six Flags and I won this amazing squid hat. I knew I had to have it the moment I saw it. And I was right. Whenever I wore it, people I didn't know complemented me on it. It helped me stand out in a crowd if I was meeting someone. On two separate occasions, girls have asked to have their pictures taken with me while I was wearing it. Plus it goes great with the green frog scarf my 3rd grade teacher gave me, as seen in the photo.
My hat seemed to make a big impression on everyone at the Montreal International Game Summit. It was more than just compliments. In the demonstration of some new cool animating software( which we have to thank for the Princess and the Frog), the guy presenting it said, "Now say I want to draw something, like a… a calamari, for instance. So 'ere we 'ave our calamari…<he draws the squid hat in the program> Aaaaand it's a nice green one( I don't know why I 'ave been thinking about calamari so much today, but 'ere we go…). Now look 'ere: I can apply a flexible 'wire' to our picture, so if I try to bend a tentacle, it automatically is flexed along the joints we 'ave defined!" After that the man sitting behind me tapped me on the shoulder and handed me this picture. Later still I was thanked on two separate occasions by photographers for "making my pictures so interesting"! Never underestimate the power of a silly hat.
So basically I just like to wear this squid hat whenever I can, because it makes everyday life more interesting.
Current Questions
@Christopher: If you were a writer for the Batman TV show starring Adam West, what would be an original villain you would out in the show? What would be his crime, and how would he do it? What complex death trap would he have for the dynamic duo?
@ketigid: Please describe, without using pronouns, your favorite book?
@Foote: If you could <REDACTED> the <REDACTED>, how would it affect <REDACTED> and why?
@Reckless: Do you play BattleCon? If so, I would propose the same question to you; also, would you like to play some time? Perhaps over Google+, like we do with Sentinels?
Yes, I do. I actually playtested Devastation and the War revision with most of my Sentinels group. My favorite War character has to be Zaamassal. I love his Paradigms! For Devastation, I'm especially fond of Shekhtur, Joal, and César.
I'd like to play sometime, but I'm terrible about scheduling G+ games. On top of that, my playtesting group has played the game more than I have. I've acted more as a referee than anything lately. I don't know if I'd be game for it, but I have an entire posse of players (who also playtest Sentinels) that would definitely appreciate a new opponent.
I agree about Enderbyt, and I'm not terribly impressed by Lymn's mechanics.
Current Questions
@Christopher: If you were a writer for the Batman TV show starring Adam West, what would be an original villain you would out in the show? What would be his crime, and how would he do it? What complex death trap would he have for the dynamic duo?
@ketigid: Please describe, without using pronouns, your favorite book?
@Alex: Explain the costume in your profile picture and the circumstances of the picture being taken or why you chose to use it.
@Foote: If you could <REDACTED> the <REDACTED>, how would it affect <REDACTED> and why?
@Nielzabub: Who is your favorite character in Sentinels on a thematic level? Mechanical? Aesthetic? Your answers can feature the same hero or different ones, but you must give only one character for each question chunk.
Why can't we have more than three active questions? Especially when we have two which have been sitting unanswered for weeks; killing off active chains of questions just seems like a way to make this thread less active and therefore less interesting…
Absolutely nothing, and I was going to knock some off anyways. The problem is the same thing that happened last time. Once somebody does something, everyone does it too. A simple request to knock something off or start another chain is great. Just doing it then having someone else do the same, is going to mess it up like last time.
I don't think we need to reduce the question count, but we should probably avoid reposting questions which have already been answered, as Reckless did (I blame the ninjas). Here are the currently outstanding questions:
This is a really hard question. The truth is there are very few characters I dislike on any of those levels, but for the sake of argument, I will use only one hero per category.
So, before I answer this question, I would like to ask that nobody follows up with their own list of their favorite heroes for these categories. There are enough threads that already cover those topics.
My favorite character on an Aesthetic level is probably Bunker. I just like the concept of a guy in a giant suit of armor mowing everyone down with a large arsenal. My favorite character thematically is probably Tachyon. I love how the super speed is represented by the low number of ongoings and powers and the high number of one-shots and being able to play multiple cards in a turn with ease. For mechanics, I think I'll go with the Wraith. Her deck is one of the most versatile in the Multiverse. She can do lots of damage, heal herself, control the villain deck, destroy ongoing and environment cards. She can take a lot of set up but both Trust Fund and Impromptu Invention can limit the amount of time you spend waiting for stuff. Also, almost every card she has is immediately useful, and very rarely do I have games with her where I spend a turn doing nothing.
ACTIVE QUESTIONS
@Christopher: If you were a writer for the Batman TV show starring Adam West, what would be an original villain you would out in the show? What would be his crime, and how would he do it? What complex death trap would he have for the dynamic duo?
@ketigid: Please describe, without using pronouns, your favorite book?
@Foote: If you could <REDACTED> the <REDACTED>, how would it affect <REDACTED> and why?
@Reckless: You are a Sentinels Trainer. You carry around a team of Five heores in your Hero Balls at all times, you are allowed to switch out any of your heroes at any time during your travles until you actually engage in a battle, then you're stuck with whoever you've picked. While wandering around Latveria during your adventures you run into a wild Doctor Doom. Which team of Five Heroes do you take to fight this villain?
Hmmm…I think my comment came out a little meaner than I intended. Ignore everything I said, people do what you feel is best.
Anything I feel is best…
ACTIVE RONWAYS
@Christopher: If you were a writer for the Ronway TV show starring Ronway, what would be an original Ronway you would out in the show? What would be his crime, and how would he do it? What complex death trap would he have for the dynamic Ronway?
@ketigid: Please describe, without using pronouns, your favorite Ronway?
@Foote: If you could Ronway the Ronway, how would it affect Ronway and why?
@Reckless: You are a Ronway Trainer. You carry around a team of Five Ronways in your Ronway Balls at all times, you are allowed to switch out any of your Ronways at any time during your travels until you actually engage in a battle, then you're stuck with whoever you've picked. While wandering around Ronwayland during your adventures you run into a wild Doctor Ronway. Which team of Five Ronways do you take to fight this Ronway?
Damn it, Ronway!
ACTIVE QUESTIONS
@Christopher: If you were a writer for the Batman TV show starring Adam West, what would be an original villain you would out in the show? What would be his crime, and how would he do it? What complex death trap would he have for the dynamic duo?
@ketigid: Please describe, without using pronouns, your favorite book?
@Foote: If you could <REDACTED> the <REDACTED>, how would it affect <REDACTED> and why?
@Reckless: You are a Sentinels Trainer. You carry around a team of Five heores in your Hero Balls at all times, you are allowed to switch out any of your heroes at any time during your travles until you actually engage in a battle, then you're stuck with whoever you've picked. While wandering around Latveria during your adventures you run into a wild Doctor Doom. Which team of Five Heroes do you take to fight this villain?
Lol Ronway, you so silly!
Also Reckless, could you PLEASE tell me what Clinhyde's Alternate UA is? It got misprinted in the PnP version, and no one else will tell me what it is.
Pydro: You created the game/rules - I think you have every right to ask folks to stick to them. (And I don't think you came off too harsh, personally, but that's just me.)
McBehrer: Please use PMs and such for conversations like this to help avoid derailing the thread. Thanks!
ACTIVE QUESTIONS
@Christopher: If you were a writer for the Batman TV show starring Adam West, what would be an original villain you would out in the show? What would be his crime, and how would he do it? What complex death trap would he have for the dynamic duo?
@ketigid: Please describe, without using pronouns, your favorite book?
@Foote: If you could <REDACTED> the <REDACTED>, how would it affect <REDACTED> and why?
@Reckless: You are a Sentinels Trainer. You carry around a team of Five heores in your Hero Balls at all times, you are allowed to switch out any of your heroes at any time during your travles until you actually engage in a battle, then you're stuck with whoever you've picked. While wandering around Latveria during your adventures you run into a wild Doctor Doom. Which team of Five Heroes do you take to fight this villain?
@Foote: If you could <REDACTED> the <REDACTED>, how would it affect <REDACTED> and why?
If I could [REDACTED] the [REDACTED], it would obviously have the biggest impact on the health of [REDACTED] due to its [REDACTED] [REDACTED] gas [REDACTED]. The [REDACTED] would melt the polar [REDACTED] leading to [REDACTED] being [REDACTED] from [REDACTED] into [REDACTED][REDACTED]. If you sqeeze it just right at the tip of its [REDACTED], you will see what I am talking about.
But really, the biggest issue of [REDACTED][REDACTED] is that it fosters a false sense of elitism and exclusion of community. I, personaly, would never [REDACTED] the [REDACTED] for this very reason. But some people are just big fat [REDACTED] birds.
ACTIVE QUESTIONS
@Christopher: If you were a writer for the Batman TV show starring Adam West, what would be an original villain you would out in the show? What would be his crime, and how would he do it? What complex death trap would he have for the dynamic duo?
@ketigid: Please describe, without using pronouns, your favorite book?
@Reckless: You are a Sentinels Trainer. You carry around a team of Five heores in your Hero Balls at all times, you are allowed to switch out any of your heroes at any time during your travles until you actually engage in a battle, then you're stuck with whoever you've picked. While wandering around Latveria during your adventures you run into a wild Doctor Doom. Which team of Five Heroes do you take to fight this villain?
snigger
I decided to put the questions taht have been here a while in a separate group. They can still be answered without asking a new one. The first 2 people here can get 2 more chains going.
Time-up questions
@Christopher: If you were a writer for the Batman TV show starring Adam West, what would be an original villain you would out in the show? What would be his crime, and how would he do it? What complex death trap would he have for the dynamic duo?
@ketigid: Please describe, without using pronouns, your favorite book?
Active Questions
@Reckless: You are a Sentinels Trainer. You carry around a team of Five heores in your Hero Balls at all times, you are allowed to switch out any of your heroes at any time during your travles until you actually engage in a battle, then you're stuck with whoever you've picked. While wandering around Latveria during your adventures you run into a wild Doctor Doom. Which team of Five Heroes do you take to fight this villain?
Time-up questions
@Christopher: If you were a writer for the Batman TV show starring Adam West, what would be an original villain you would out in the show? What would be his crime, and how would he do it? What complex death trap would he have for the dynamic duo?
@ketigid: Please describe, without using pronouns, your favorite book?
Active Questions
@Reckless: You are a Sentinels Trainer. You carry around a team of Five heores in your Hero Balls at all times, you are allowed to switch out any of your heroes at any time during your travles until you actually engage in a battle, then you're stuck with whoever you've picked. While wandering around Latveria during your adventures you run into a wild Doctor Doom. Which team of Five Heroes do you take to fight this villain?
@Pydro: What are your views on the wide variety of cheese available in today's markets?
While I don't have any strong opinions on the matter (I don't eat taht much cheese), I do have a great story about the industry. In my father's work, he often deal with elderly patient. A few yers ago, one of them told him about their family's business. Years ago, their family used to own a cheese factory in Wisconsinc (I think), and they sent one of their employees to be on the show "What's my line?"
"What's my Line?" was a game show where a celebrity panel had to guess what someone did for a living by asking "yes" or "no" questions. I dont think the panel guessed what the employees job was, but they were very intrigued after finding out. What was their job? They used long metal rods to put the holes in swiss cheese. Everyone was fascinated by this, including the governement. As you may know, the holes in swiss cheese are natural. After the show aired, the FDA came and closed down the factory. I believe the family left the cheese business and started making chocolate.
So, to many varieties, I think so.
Time-up questions
@Christopher: If you were a writer for the Batman TV show starring Adam West, what would be an original villain you would out in the show? What would be his crime, and how would he do it? What complex death trap would he have for the dynamic duo?
@ketigid: Please describe, without using pronouns, your favorite book?
Active Questions
@Reckless: You are a Sentinels Trainer. You carry around a team of Five heores in your Hero Balls at all times, you are allowed to switch out any of your heroes at any time during your travles until you actually engage in a battle, then you're stuck with whoever you've picked. While wandering around Latveria during your adventures you run into a wild Doctor Doom. Which team of Five Heroes do you take to fight this villain?
@BlueHairedMeerkat: Speaking of cheese, what is your perfect pizza?
@Paul: What is your favorite convention to go to, and why?
What is your favorite convention to go to, and why?
This is an interesting and tricky question. My opinion of conventions is a strange mixture of exhibitor + city connoisseur, so your milage may vary.
My favorite conventions to attend are Gen Con and PAX Aus. Gen Con has a special place in my heart since I have been going to it for so long. Prior to starting GTG, I had been going to Gen Con as an attendee since it was in Milwaukee, and I've never missed an Indy show. You can tell I am extra cool because of my hipster 4-digit Gen Con badge ID* :P As an exhibitor, Gen Con is quite good - it is our best show in terms of sales by a significant margin, and is also the show where we get the most cosplayers, also by a significant margin (I think last year we had 30?). The Indiana Convention Center is also a fantastic venue - it is huge and clean and modern, and Gen Con does a great job of making the main expo hall look classy (it is the only show we go to with carpeted aisles, for example). Finally, Gen Con is attended by a ton of people I know in the industry and with whom I enjoy catching up. The down sides of Gen Con are that, while the convention center complex is phenomenal, the city of Indianapolis itself is a bit less interesting than many of the other cities we visit. Also, while the Gen Con staff are certainly competent, they can't hold a candle to the quality that are PAX Enforcers.
PAX Austrailia is tied with Gen Con for favorite, but for entirely different reasons. The show is well run, as are all of the PAX shows, but PAX Aus is well run (on the ground at least) by Australians, who are, generally speaking, extra friendly and helpful. It is also cool to have gone to the very first instance of a particular show, and to now be planning to return. There are very few shows anywhere approaching the scale of PAX in Australia, so it was really cool to connect with people who generally get overlooked by the global gaming industry. Also, the city of Melbourne is an awesome place; I would tentatively say that I like it better than any city I've spent significant time in aside from London, UK and Strasbourg, FR. I am very much looking forward to seeing how the show grows next year, and expect to like it even better this next time around (mostly due to the change in venue to an actual convention center instead of a faire ground, where it was last year).
* For those of you who have not been to Gen Con, it is unusal among conventions in that each attendee has their name printed on their badge, along with a universally unique ID that corresponds to their account at gencon.com. Gen Con moved to this system (legal name** + fixed ID) back in 2005ish, and I happened to be in the first < 10k people to buy a badge that year. By now, Gen Con IDs have 6 digits.
** The move to legal names was disappointing to some of my friends who had been long time attendees in Milwaukee when you could register under any name you wished and would have badges that said things like "Guyin Cognito" and the like.
Paul forgot to ask a question.
He said he will answer questions but not ask. So, whoever wants to can ask a question.
My perfect pizza... hmmm. Pan rather than deep dish; pizza dough is all well and good, not to mention being vital to the whole construction of the pizza, but I'm mostly there for the top of it. It's also very large - let's say 16" - maybe I'm hungry, or maybe I'm going to be eating cold pizza for the next few days.
The toppings would vary from slice to slice, but would remain consistent in certain ways. The cheese, for a start, would be thick and moist without being oily. The traditional mozzarella, probably, though Red Leicester is a really very good cheese, so perhaps some slices with one and some with the other. The sauce would be thin on the ground, since I'm not a huge fan of tomatoes, but I respect its contribution to the overall pizza so it can stay. Except, let's put barbecue sause on a few of the slices, for the sake of variety, and while we're at it we could do some with pesto as well.
As for toppingy toppings, mostly it would be meat. Juicily deliciously wonderful meat, of varying kinds, in varying combinations. A couple of slices spicy, a few BBQ, a couple Mexican style, and so on; mushrooms here and there, sweetcorn on a few, but mostly, MEAT.
Dammit, Pydro, you've made me hungry now :P
Time-up questions
@Christopher: If you were a writer for the Batman TV show starring Adam West, what would be an original villain you would out in the show? What would be his crime, and how would he do it? What complex death trap would he have for the dynamic duo?
@ketigid: Please describe, without using pronouns, your favorite book?
Active Questions
@Reckless: You are a Sentinels Trainer. You carry around a team of Five heores in your Hero Balls at all times, you are allowed to switch out any of your heroes at any time during your travles until you actually engage in a battle, then you're stuck with whoever you've picked. While wandering around Latveria during your adventures you run into a wild Doctor Doom. Which team of Five Heroes do you take to fight this villain?
@Silverleaf: Christopher, Adam and Paul were, tragically, killed by a freak Terralunar Impulsion accident, and in their joint will they left Greater Than Games and everything that comes with it to you. What the hell do you do?
@The person who comments below: What are you doing down there?
Eagerly awaiting my shipment of Devastation of Indines. It should be coming today, hopefully!
Time-up questions
@Christopher: If you were a writer for the Batman TV show starring Adam West, what would be an original villain you would out in the show? What would be his crime, and how would he do it? What complex death trap would he have for the dynamic duo?
@ketigid: Please describe, without using pronouns, your favorite book?
Active Questions
@Reckless: You are a Sentinels Trainer. You carry around a team of Five heores in your Hero Balls at all times, you are allowed to switch out any of your heroes at any time during your travles until you actually engage in a battle, then you're stuck with whoever you've picked. While wandering around Latveria during your adventures you run into a wild Doctor Doom. Which team of Five Heroes do you take to fight this villain?
@Reckless: What is Clinhyde's Alternate UA?
@Silverleaf: Christopher, Adam and Paul were, tragically, killed by a freak Terralunar Impulsion accident, and in their joint will they left Greater Than Games and everything that comes with it to you. What the hell do you do?
Huh. Didn't realize this before … turns out I got a four digit ID, too, in the 2000s.
Yup, that makes sense! The permenant IDs date back to 2005 or thereabouts, so if you went that year and bought a badge early, you've got a low number.
*bump*
Time-up questions
@Christopher: If you were a writer for the Batman TV show starring Adam West, what would be an original villain you would out in the show? What would be his crime, and how would he do it? What complex death trap would he have for the dynamic duo?
@ketigid: Please describe, without using pronouns, your favorite book?
Active Questions
@Reckless: You are a Sentinels Trainer. You carry around a team of Five heores in your Hero Balls at all times, you are allowed to switch out any of your heroes at any time during your travles until you actually engage in a battle, then you're stuck with whoever you've picked. While wandering around Latveria during your adventures you run into a wild Doctor Doom. Which team of Five Heroes do you take to fight this villain?
@Reckless: What is Clinhyde's Alternate UA?
@Silverleaf: Christopher, Adam and Paul were, tragically, killed by a freak Terralunar Impulsion accident, and in their joint will they left Greater Than Games and everything that comes with it to you. What the hell do you do?
Nielzabub: Uh...I dunno, man...I usually just level grind up to Blastoise and just keep using Slash...
McBehrer: Your guess is as good as mine, friend. I'm quite curious myself. I've asked but not had the question answered yet.
Active Questions
@Silverleaf: Christopher, Adam and Paul were, tragically, killed by a freak Terralunar Impulsion accident, and in their joint will they left Greater Than Games and everything that comes with it to you. What the hell do you do?
@Foote: What is your favorite tabletop and/or electronic RPG?
But you're a PLAYTESTER! Oh well, guess I'll find out later this week, when my copy (hopefully) ships!
I have only moved into the tabletop stuff very recently. My gaming background is firmly rooted in the electronic variety. There are so many good ones to choose from, but there are a few that really guided my gaming tastes from a young age.
The top two most influential RPGs for me (and I mean personally influential. Not trying to start an argument over best RPGs. Fools errand that) would have to be the first Breath of Fire and A Link to the Past.
BoF was my first experience with JRPGs. It was a pretty heavy experience for a 6-7 year old kid, and I ate it up. The story was engaging and the characters all had such a distinct personality, and that was a real game changer for me honestly. It really stuck in at an early age for me that video games are the novels of the 22st century ( take a moment and let that bit sink in). I loved this new revelation that stories can be told through more ways than text on a page. It can be an experience thats more immersive than intimate. Plus, that moment when I turned into a massive dragon randomly during a battle was unforgetable (back before I knew about GameFAQs and couldn't ruin all the surprises for myself haha)
A Link to the Past was a much different experience. The vibrant and beautiful color pallete mixed in with some of the best action/puzzle designs of the decade was an instant hit with me. But what I found so odd about Link to the Past was how much it was able to be accomplish with such a simple base system. It didn't rely on heavily complex mechanics to create diverse situations and puzzles. It was simple, ellegant, and totally engaging from the get go.
Active Questions
@Silverleaf: Christopher, Adam and Paul were, tragically, killed by a freak Terralunar Impulsion accident, and in their joint will they left Greater Than Games and everything that comes with it to you. What the hell do you do?
@Rabit: What is your perfered weapon of choice when combating a horde of zombies?
Wait, so you grew up in the future?
Well, my own experiences in these matters have given me some interesting insight into the options. Unfortunately, I'm not at liberty to discuss the details, 
but here are my observations:
Unfortunately, you added "a horde of" to the question, which I've only just noticed. Given that, I'll go back to the thermo-nuclear detonator. Assuming I'm out of range, or course. 
Active Questions
@Silverleaf: Christopher, Adam and Paul were, tragically, killed by a freak Terralunar Impulsion accident, and in their joint will they left Greater Than Games and everything that comes with it to you. What the hell do you do?
@BlueHairedMeerkat: Describe your favorite television show (past, present, or future), including a description of the moment you realized it was "the one" and your feelings/thoughts at that moment, and what the show means to you.
Foote -- on the idea of novels in new form, check out any of the games made by Spiderweb Software. They're pretty old-school in the sense of minimal graphics or sound, but pretty heavily story-driven. I love the universe of the Avernum games, but have had a lot of fun with the Geneforge games, too.
In case anyone thinks I've forgotten to answer my question, I'm still thinking about it.
When I'm not hyperventilating at the thought of that particular triple death, that is.
(Well, it's comics - most likely they're just off hiding somewhere until the time is right to return… )
Christopher will return with an even longer beard more powerful and with an even larger arsenal of smokebombs than he had before his sudden disappearance. Paul and Adam won't return to the scene until the moonbase is complete and ready to launch its assault of new expansion material.
Describe your favorite television show (past, present, or future), including a description of the moment you realized it was "the one" and your feelings/thoughts at that moment, and what the show means to you.
Saturday the 26th of March, 2005. I am nine years old and at my grandparents' house. Evening is settling in, and my mother and her parents are rather excited. Apparently, there's something called Doctor Who on tonight; they used to watch it way back when, then it got cancelled, and now they're remaking it I guess? I dunno, but I'm to watch it, because I'll enjoy it, apparently. I have heard these words before; sometimes they were true; other times, not so much.
Seven O'clock. I distinctly remember being sat on the floor. Maybe this will be okay, I think. I'll give it a go, anyway.
45 minutes later I was hooked, and that was that.
What the show means to me... I don't know. I'm sitting here trying to analyse my feelings for it, and I'm coming up short. I think maybe, the Doctor is my role model? This is a new concept to me, but thinking about it it's a fairly credible theory. There's a certain defiance of maturity in him, a way of acting like an excited child from time to time, and acting like a complete and total idiot without caring about people judging, which is something I do, but I don't think I did it when I was nine (though that was of course a long time ago and a lot can change in that time), and yet in that still being mature and responsible; it's the things about being grown up which matter mixed with the things about life that should matter. And if that sounds pretentious to you then don't worry, because it sounds a bit like that to me too, but this is a new idea and I'm trying to shake it out.
It's also, and I'm back on firm footing here, damn good television! :D
Time-up questions
@Christopher: If you were a writer for the Batman TV show starring Adam West, what would be an original villain you would out in the show? What would be his crime, and how would he do it? What complex death trap would he have for the dynamic duo?
@ketigid: Please describe, without using pronouns, your favorite book?
Active Questions
@Silverleaf: Christopher, Adam and Paul were, tragically, killed by a freak Terralunar Impulsion accident, and in their joint will they left Greater Than Games and everything that comes with it to you. What the hell do you do?
@phantaskippy: If you had a narrator constantly narrating your life, and a band constantly playing thematic background, who would you cast (assuming you had completely free reign) as your narrator, and who would be your composer?
@The person who comments below: It's game night, and your friend has bought over a new game of his. It's some kind of card/board game, brand new, but the key selling point is that it contains every faction you could ever possibly think of, all well-balanced against each other. Who do you play as?
I would not have pegged you for a teenager, Meerkat. I guess you come across as being pretty mature on the Internet (whether or not you actually are).
I find it pretty difficult to believe in a game where EVERY faction is balanced against each other - how would you balance, say, the actual-size cannibal fairies of Fairy Meat against the 200-foot-tall kaiju of Monsterpocalypse? But I'd say if I had the ability to play any faction imaginable, I would probably graduate toward a group of aggressively-pacifistic, sex-positive amazons from a Crystal Spires and Togas future, whose nonlethal weapons and other technologies are Sufficiently Advanced. You just don't see an awful lot of that sort of thing, and I like to see the good guys (well, good girls) have a fighting chance once in a while.
@ everybody: Is it my turn to ask a question?
@ everybody: Is it my turn to ask a question?
Not anymore.
@phantaskippy: If you had a narrator constantly narrating your life, and a band constantly playing thematic background, who would you cast (assuming you had completely free reign) as your narrator, and who would be your composer?
My Narrator would be Tom Baker, if I had a more exciting life. I can't see him narrating me changing diapers and playing Sentinels by forum while I'm waiting for my son to pass out for his nap. "He's checking the forum game once again, his son lies crying in his crib."
I'd go with whoever narrated the Jacksonville episode of Space Ghost Coast to Coast (look it up, it's awesome {spoiler: Metallica explodes}). That guy could say anything and it would sound cool. My background music would be either Joe Christmas, (my goodness if anyone here knows that band, but I love them) or The Aquabats, because if your life is set to the Aquabats your life is running in montage mode, and then you are practically a super hero. (also it would take about ten minutes for my son to be potty trained, and somehow getting pooped on would be funny)
Yeah announcer guy from Space Ghost, and Aquabats, my life would be awesome.
I'd also like to add my name to Envisioners for the confusion over your age Meerkat, I read your answer and couldn't believe it. Good work.
Time-up questions
@Christopher: If you were a writer for the Batman TV show starring Adam West, what would be an original villain you would out in the show? What would be his crime, and how would he do it? What complex death trap would he have for the dynamic duo?
@ketigid: Please describe, without using pronouns, your favorite book?
Active Questions
@Silverleaf: Christopher, Adam and Paul were, tragically, killed by a freak Terralunar Impulsion accident, and in their joint will they left Greater Than Games and everything that comes with it to you. What the hell do you do?
@Ameena: You have just been placed in charge of selecting a location in the British Isles to be turned into an environment for SotM, what is the name of this new deck going to be?
@Jagarciao: You are a supervillain, or superhero, who is your sidekick?
Ooh...interesting question. There are so many significant places in the UK with a lot of history and stuff behind them. Maybe somewhere like Stone Henge, but with all the Druids and stuff come to life via wibbly-wobbly magical stuff. Or maybe one of the old castles with the ghosts of the former occupants (soldiers, noblemen, peasants, etc) wandering around causing various effects. Acutally, I suppose it wouldn't even need to be a castle. Maybe it could be a larger place...hey, maybe it could be London, but in kind of wibbly-wobbly timey-wimey mess where all the things are clashing together (sounds rather Shattered-Timelines-y I know), so there's all the well-known old stuff like St. Stephen's Tower (which houses Big Ben, the bell whose name many people misattribute to the tower), the Tower of London, Tower Bridge (lots of towers here, lol), St. Paul's Cathedral, and more modern stuff like the London Eye and stuff. And the Tube. And anyway, then you could have all the ghosts wandering around...yeah, it'd be like, old London superimposed over the current London, with the current London being all misty and obscured and stuff (and obviously much much bigger than old London), no people but the ghosts of all the old-time dead people. And the various ghosts would do stuff, like erm, palace guards might help the heroes by attacking the villain targets, while some bad guys...I dunno, Jack the Ripper could be there and attack people...ooh hey what if he only attacks female targets...that would be interesting but I suppose irrelevant if there are no females in the battle. Maybe there can be female targets in the environment deck as well...maybe like Queen Victoria (actually I'm not sure if she lived in London), or someone. And um...there can be swans and ravens and other London/England-related creatures. Maybe the lion statues around Nelson's Column can come to life or something.
Um. Yeah.
Right, now I have to think of a question to ask someone else...
<scrolls up and finds a random name>
Okay, Foote - If you could travel to any location, fictitious or real, anywhere, anywhen, where would you go and why would you go there? If you choose to time-travel to a historical location, assume that you can't do anything that would alter the course of history ;).
I would SO buy a Stonehenge & Druids mini-expansion. (Granted I would pretty much insta-buy any Environment expansion - they're cheap, and they're by far the most needed set of extra decks. But still, this one sounds especially awesome.)
Time-up questions
@Christopher: If you were a writer for the Batman TV show starring Adam West, what would be an original villain you would out in the show? What would be his crime, and how would he do it? What complex death trap would he have for the dynamic duo?
@ketigid: Please describe, without using pronouns, your favorite book?
Active Questions
@Silverleaf: Christopher, Adam and Paul were, tragically, killed by a freak Terralunar Impulsion accident, and in their joint will they left Greater Than Games and everything that comes with it to you. What the hell do you do?
@Foote: If you could travel to any location, fictitious or real, anywhere, anywhen, where would you go and why would you go there? If you choose to time-travel to a historical location, assume that you can't do anything that would alter the course of history ;).
@Jagarciao: You are a supervillain, or superhero, who is your sidekick?
Because I'm so nice.
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@Jagarciao: You are a supervillain, or superhero, who is your sidekick?
*bump*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IU513suJZzY
Time-up questions
@Christopher: If you were a writer for the Batman TV show starring Adam West, what would be an original villain you would out in the show? What would be his crime, and how would he do it? What complex death trap would he have for the dynamic duo?
@ketigid: Please describe, without using pronouns, your favorite book?
Active Questions
@Silverleaf: Christopher, Adam and Paul were, tragically, killed by a freak Terralunar Impulsion accident, and in their joint will they left Greater Than Games and everything that comes with it to you. What the hell do you do?
@Foote: If you could travel to any location, fictitious or real, anywhere, anywhen, where would you go and why would you go there? If you choose to time-travel to a historical location, assume that you can't do anything that would alter the course of history ;)
@Envisioner: If you're paddling upside-down in a canoe above Lake Michigan and your training wheels fall off, how many flapjacks does it take to cover a lighthouse?
@ mcBehrer: That was amusing. The video, that is, not so much your question.
Given my fear of heights and uneasiness about bodies of water, in the event that I was paddling a canoe anywhere near Lake Michigan, let alone defying gravity and letting all the blood pool in my head (which gives me horrid vertigo; I know this because I used to do it on purpose in hopes of curing insomnia, and have quite possibly suffered permanent brain damage as a result), I can only presume that this circumstance signifies my ascension to ultimate cosmic power. I would therefore metacreate a flapjack so big that even I couldn't lift it, and I would lift it anyway, because I would be contractually mandated to do three impossible things before breakfast anyway, and why not get one of them out of the way while also producing breakfast? Prior to eating the giant flapjack, though, I could easily cover a lighthouse with it, if for some reason I wanted to...though somehow, it doesn't seem sanitary. Just because I'm omnipotent doesn't mean that I wouldn't turn up my nose at something completely gross, like eating a flapjack that had been wrapped around some dilapidated lighthouse and probably been contaminated with lichen and seagull crap.
Active Questions
@Silverleaf: Christopher, Adam and Paul were, tragically, killed by a freak Terralunar Impulsion accident, and in their joint will they left Greater Than Games and everything that comes with it to you. What the hell do you do?
@Foote: If you could travel to any location, fictitious or real, anywhere, anywhen, where would you go and why would you go there? If you choose to time-travel to a historical location, assume that you can't do anything that would alter the course of history ;)
@ PlatinumWarlock: You have stated you are bisexual. Name one member each of both genders that you would be more and less attracted to if they were magically transformed into the opposite gender. (If this question is uncomfortably personal, you can request a replacement.)
The answer is purple, because ice cream has no bones.
Psst. Envisioner, PlatinumWarlock so far has not made a post saying he is participating, so you may need to make another question anyways.
If I could go back in time, I would go back in time to the Puritanical English colonies here in America. My reasoning is simple. With some nice close, some facy battery operated gadgets and some medicines and whatnot, I would pretend to be God/Angel, whatever, they were so gullible they'd believe anything (source: Salem Witch Trial). That would be fun. Think about all the stuff I could do that would easily be seen as magic/gods will. I'd probably have to stock up on white clothes though. Pretty sure magic + dark clothes = I end up like Tituba, so I'd have to be very delicate about what I do and say. I probably would have to bring a case of frogs and a case of locusts just in case they didn't believe I was God incarnate, you know, throw a little weight around. Bet they never saw a tuperware container of bullfrogs before. Magic! I could take their pictures with my phone, tell them I have sent a little piece of their soul to Heaven so they wouldn't have to worry about being so damn pious all the time. Gullible, as I said. Playing into their sensibilities would be hard for me at times as I am as secular as they come, but lieing is not hard when there is no possible proof you are lieing. I mean, if I just *poofed* into existence in front of them claiming to be an Angel, what are they gonna do? Prove me wrong? They could cut me or try and kill me I guess, but I'd of course explain that coming to this plane of existence is very risky for me as I take the same form of a Man with all his mortal trappings.
If that is too much "tampering with History", then the only other real option would be going to Austin Texas, Nov 22 1963. Proving that the US Military Industrial complex staged a coup in this country would be...well it would be something wouldn't it?
Active Questions
@Silverleaf: Christopher, Adam and Paul were, tragically, killed by a freak Terralunar Impulsion accident, and in their joint will they left Greater Than Games and everything that comes with it to you. What the hell do you do?
@ PlatinumWarlock: You have stated you are bisexual. Name one member each of both genders that you would bemore and less attracted to if they were magically transformed into the opposite gender. (If this question is uncomfortably personal, you can request a replacement.)
@Envisioner: What is Tact?
An abbreviation for Tactics.
Active Questions
@Silverleaf: Christopher, Adam and Paul were, tragically, killed by a freak Terralunar Impulsion accident, and in their joint will they left Greater Than Games and everything that comes with it to you. What the hell do you do?
@ BlueHaired Meerkat: Why are you not a Green-Nosed Mongoose?
At least one of the following answers is true:
a) Genetics.
b) Because mongeese suck.
c) Who in their right mind would want to have a green nose?
d) Because that wasn't one of the options that the wizard gave me...
Time-up questions
@Christopher: If you were a writer for the Batman TV show starring Adam West, what would be an original villain you would out in the show? What would be his crime, and how would he do it? What complex death trap would he have for the dynamic duo?
@ketigid: Please describe, without using pronouns, your favorite book?
Active Questions
@Silverleaf: Christopher, Adam and Paul were, tragically, killed by a freak Terralunar Impulsion accident, and in their joint will they left Greater Than Games and everything that comes with it to you. What the hell do you do?
@Ronway: What can you tell us about the plot of the upcoming Ronway: The Movie?
@The person below this: Imagine (regardless of your actual religious beliefs) that you have discovered a proof that God does not exist, that anybody who encounters it will be able to see to be correct. What do you do with it?
Deploy the proof against street preachers to shut them up forever, and then lobby Congress to start taxing the church, if not prosecuting it for fraud. I would be a little sad if the proof ruled out the possibility of my own spiritual beliefs being true, but I am more anti-established-religion than pro-my-own, so I'd live with it.
@ Rabit: Why does it keep being my turn to ask a question when I haven't thought any up yet? And then when I do think of one, it isn't my turn? Why, I ask you? WHYYYYYY!!!???
There's a great deal of neurochemistry involved, specifically involving the occipital cortex and prefrontal cortex, balanced with various...
Eh, that's too much work and I'm not feeling up to it tonight. I'm going with because you decide to answer an open question anyone could answer. 
Honestly, that's one of the hardest parts for me (far harder - usually - than answering the questions), partially because I want to ensure a question is asked of someone who hasn't been asked a question recently (which got us a "Timed Out" question for ketigid ) and partially because the rest of you come up with such awesome questions, it's hard to maintain that quality! 
Time-up questions
@Christopher: If you were a writer for the Batman TV show starring Adam West, what would be an original villain you would out in the show? What would be his crime, and how would he do it? What complex death trap would he have for the dynamic duo?
@ketigid: Please describe, without using pronouns, your favorite book?
Active Questions
@Silverleaf: Christopher, Adam and Paul were, tragically, killed by a freak Terralunar Impulsion accident, and in their joint will they left Greater Than Games and everything that comes with it to you. What the hell do you do?
@Ronway: What can you tell us about the plot of the upcoming Ronway: The Movie?
@Pydro: If you were to change the "Ask Another Forumite!" thread's structure and rules, how would you change it and how do you see those changes impacting it? Your answer must involve an apple, a sandal, and a kiwi (bird, not fruit).
I have every intention of answering this, but my time has been occupied with some other things.
I definitely understand. 
(I'd love to get some SotM and GSF emoticons one of these days...)
I'm really glad Silverleaf will never be in charge of Greater than Games, otherwise it would be years before we would receive Vengeance.
But the Crochet Fright Train would be worth the wait.
Can my answer involve cloning the three of them, growing them up in a special vat, putting them through a strenuous training regime and then getting them to, er, carry on as usual except with me as a playtester?
Oh and crocheted villains will happen eventually, except Akash won't be to the same scale as everyone else. Of course.
You'll probably see more crocheted Sentinels stuff after Christmas - I'm currently occupied with singing Christmas carols and crocheting a set of My Little Pony characters for a secret Santa present.
OOH OOH is it for ME?
Well unless you're secretly in my RPG group, probably not. ;)
We're all in your RPG group Silverleaf. We have slowly, systematically assimilated all your friends.
Anyway, since you answered a question, you need to repost the active questions and ask someone else a question.
I did wonder why my friends were all tossers.
What, you mean I have to do work? Sigh.
Oh man, you guys already did that, I was really hoping to assimilate into her group. My RPG group fell apart last year and I'm in serious withdrawl.
There hasn't been anyone to play with in Japan, and I have also been in withdrawal. I feel your pain, Skippy.
You could just play solo...
One holiday tradition in my family that I have appreciated more as I have gotten older (especially now that I have a pair of offspring of my own) has been making everybody take turns opening presents, including reading off who each present is from loudly enough that everybody can hear. (The Munchkin, age 3.5, gets to have somebody help her with the names.)
The last many years, we've also made a really yummy lemon-ginger pastry for breakfast.
Time-up questions
@Christopher: If you were a writer for the Batman TV show starring Adam West, what would be an original villain you would out in the show? What would be his crime, and how would he do it? What complex death trap would he have for the dynamic duo?
@ketigid: Please describe, without using pronouns, your favorite book?
Active Questions
@Nielzabub: What cartoon from your childhood needs to be reimagined and broadcast for today's rugrats? What cartoon from your childhood needs to die in a fire?
@Ronway: What can you tell us about the plot of the upcoming Ronway: The Movie?
@Pydro: If you were to change the "Ask Another Forumite!" thread's structure and rules, how would you change it and how do you see those changes impacting it? Your answer must involve an apple, a sandal, and a kiwi (bird, not fruit).
Playing an RPG solo? Wouldn't it be easier just to write a fantasy book?
I may have lost track of the conversation at some point. I thought we were still talking about Sentinels.
Leave me alone, I have pneumonia.
Because of the Darwatch promos there has been a particular show from my childhood that's been coming up a lot, and so I will use that as my answer for which cartoon from my childhood needs to be reimagined, Darkwing Duck. That show was a lot of fun, and unlike a lot of the cartoons I grew up on, actually stands the test of time and manages to be enjoyable in adulthood. The Darkwing comics the Duck Knight returns and Crisis on Infinite Darwings were actually really good and could probably be easily adapted into a decent series of animated specials.
For the cartoon that needs to die in a fire, I'm going to go with Sheep in the Big City. Does anyone actually remember that show? I don't blame you if you don't because it was boring. I'd like to actually bring up a critique of it, but it was so unmemorable, I can't accurately recall that much from it. I hope that show remains in obscurity and never sees the light of day again.
Forgot to put up a question.
Time-up questions
@Christopher: If you were a writer for the Batman TV show starring Adam West, what would be an original villain you would out in the show? What would be his crime, and how would he do it? What complex death trap would he have for the dynamic duo?
@ketigid: Please describe, without using pronouns, your favorite book?
Active Questions
@phantaskippy- If you could hang out with any Sentinels villain, who would it be, and how would the two of you try to defeat the heroes of the multiverse?
@Ronway: What can you tell us about the plot of the upcoming Ronway: The Movie?
@Pydro: If you were to change the "Ask Another Forumite!" thread's structure and rules, how would you change it and how do you see those changes impacting it? Your answer must involve an apple, a sandal, and a kiwi (bird, not fruit).
Yeah, DarkWatch Duck! Starring Setback as Darkwing Duck!
Don't forget to ask your own question!
Yes!! A man after my own heart!!
Don't suppose I could interest you in some 3rd edition D&D play-by-post?
Start an off-topic thread and see who responds.
Time-up questions
@Christopher: If you were a writer for the Batman TV show starring Adam West, what would be an original villain you would out in the show? What would be his crime, and how would he do it? What complex death trap would he have for the dynamic duo?
@ketigid: Please describe, without using pronouns, your favorite book?
Active Questions
@phantaskippy- If you could hang out with any Sentinels villain, who would it be, and how would the two of you try to defeat the heroes of the multiverse?
@Ronway: What can you tell us about the plot of the upcoming Ronway: The Movie?
@Pydro: If you were to change the "Ask Another Forumite!" thread's structure and rules, how would you change it and how do you see those changes impacting it? Your answer must involve an apple, a sandal, and a kiwi (bird, not fruit).
Well I was working on an awesome answer the other day, then I had to step away, so I thought I had saved it somewhere else, but either I can't find it or I had forgotten to save it. Either way, I will be super lazy now. Ronway: The Movie will be the retelling of my life, minute for minute. Yes, even sleeping will be in it. It will also be updated every month to add in the month that has just passed.
Time-up questions
@Christopher: If you were a writer for the Batman TV show starring Adam West, what would be an original villain you would out in the show? What would be his crime, and how would he do it? What complex death trap would he have for the dynamic duo?
@ketigid: Please describe, without using pronouns, your favorite book?
Active Questions
@phantaskippy- If you could hang out with any Sentinels villain, who would it be, and how would the two of you try to defeat the heroes of the multiverse?
@Pydro: If you were to change the "Ask Another Forumite!" thread's structure and rules, how would you change it and how do you see those changes impacting it? Your answer must involve an apple, a sandal, and a kiwi (bird, not fruit).
@Nielzabub: If you could be transported to a video game world and spend a year there, which one would you pick?
I would hang out with La Capitan, because Ladies in Naval Jackets.
We would travel time and recruit Scientists that want to do crazy stuff they aren't allowed to do, and then we would make armies of Sea Creatures, and then take over the world like it was a bad 60's moster film.
Exploding Sharks and Giant radioactive Squid would definitely be involved.
We'd film the whole thing, and when it all went South we would turn the whole escapade into a reality TV series and maybe a few films based on the adventure, and be super popular and everyone would think of the Freedom Five as a bunch of Killjoys who tried to stop super fun people from doing super fun things, and no one would invite them to cool parties anymore. Then we'd do some activist Pirating (returning treasures to native lands and such (sorry Brittain)) and be folk heroes, and it would drive the real heroes crazy.
Time-up questions
@Christopher: If you were a writer for the Batman TV show starring Adam West, what would be an original villain you would out in the show? What would be his crime, and how would he do it? What complex death trap would he have for the dynamic duo?
@ketigid: Please describe, without using pronouns, your favorite book?
Active Questions
@Pydro: If you were to change the "Ask Another Forumite!" thread's structure and rules, how would you change it and how do you see those changes impacting it? Your answer must involve an apple, a sandal, and a kiwi (bird, not fruit).
@Nielzabub: If you could be transported to a video game world and spend a year there, which one would you pick?
I will if Phantaskippy is interested. Not much point in my starting a game for him if he isn't in on it.
If I could spend a year in a videogame world, I would have to go with Wreck it Ralph. I could live my life in a sweet apartment without ever paying rent, and Ralph and Felix seem like cool dudes, and if I ever really got bored and wanted to adventure, I could vacation in any of the other arcade games around. Granted though that with the current state of American arcades, that will probabaly be limited to Time Crisis, House of the Dead, or Tekken.
Time-up questions
@Christopher: If you were a writer for the Batman TV show starring Adam West, what would be an original villain you would out in the show? What would be his crime, and how would he do it? What complex death trap would he have for the dynamic duo?
@ketigid: Please describe, without using pronouns, your favorite book?
Active Questions
@Pydro: If you were to change the "Ask Another Forumite!" thread's structure and rules, how would you change it and how do you see those changes impacting it? Your answer must involve an apple, a sandal, and a kiwi (bird, not fruit).
@ Rabit: What theme or type of heroes and villains do you want to see in a future Sentinels expansion. This isn't about what you think is down the pipeline, it's what you want to be down the pipeline.
@grysqrl: Ronway is attacking the forums! Choose a team of 3 to 5 forumites to defend us from the subtle (and slightly minty) evils of Ronway, and give them heroic aliases.
A family of super-powered, highly-intelligent leporids who are constantly battling for control of the world, to the extent that they suppress each others' efforts enough the people of the world never even notice they are there. Their adventures include villains raiding farms to try to starve out the people, only to have their nemeses route them, smacking them about the head and shoulders with turnips and ruttabegas (before taking a bite of the implements - to keep up their energy to continue the fight against evil, of course). And they never have to worry about running out of allies. 
Or, more seriously… That's a challenging question.
I love the fun, positive heroes, but I have Setback and Unity for that. (As much as I prefer stories with positive endings, I get that comics can't do that very easily, as they are supposed to evoke drama and drama doesn't come from the positive, so I don't expect their stories to stay positive all the time.) The next thing would be a villain becoming heroic by choice, by interesting character arc. (Omnitron X doesn't really count as he was programmed; there was no conscious character growth that resulted in him becoming heroic.) Fright Train gave me this, albeit briefly and in an alternate future.
I love time-travel stuff (when it's done well, which I thought Shattered Timelines was) and fantasy-themed material, so I'm set with that.
Thinking about it, almost all the themes and types of characters I really want out of the game (with the exception of positive endings), I already have, so this really is a challenging question.
Super-powered leporids it is, then! 
Time-up questions
@Christopher: If you were a writer for the Batman TV show starring Adam West, what would be an original villain you would out in the show? What would be his crime, and how would he do it? What complex death trap would he have for the dynamic duo?
@ketigid: Please describe, without using pronouns, your favorite book?
Active Questions
@Pydro: If you were to change the "Ask Another Forumite!" thread's structure and rules, how would you change it and how do you see those changes impacting it? Your answer must involve an apple, a sandal, and a kiwi (bird, not fruit).
@grysqrl: Ronway is attacking the forums! Choose a team of 3 to 5 forumites to defend us from the subtle (and slightly minty) evils of Ronway, and give them heroic aliases.
@arenson9: You have just discovered you have superpowers! What are they, what is the first thing you will do with them, and what will your long-term plans be?
Every time I sit down to think about this and write it up, I have to write up other things for this site. Today is no exception. Since it has been a week already, I will put my question in the time-up section until I can give it the proper treatment.
Now we are 1 question short. Let's have a little fun. the 10th person (not including me) to say "GtG is awesome!" gets to ask the next question.
Time-up questions
@Christopher: If you were a writer for the Batman TV show starring Adam West, what would be an original villain you would out in the show? What would be his crime, and how would he do it? What complex death trap would he have for the dynamic duo?
@ketigid: Please describe, without using pronouns, your favorite book?
@Pydro: If you were to change the "Ask Another Forumite!" thread's structure and rules, how would you change it and how do you see those changes impacting it? Your answer must involve an apple, a sandal, and a kiwi (bird, not fruit).
Active Questions
@grysqrl: Ronway is attacking the forums! Choose a team of 3 to 5 forumites to defend us from the subtle (and slightly minty) evils of Ronway, and give them heroic aliases.
@arenson9: You have just discovered you have superpowers! What are they, what is the first thing you will do with them, and what will your long-term plans be?
GTG is awesome.
Does that count or is the enthusiasm a requirement?
Pydro, you and your chainletter shenanigans. GTG is awesome!
It is absolutely a requirement.
I'm honestly surprised folks didn't start posting over and over and over until they hit 10…
Yes, I thought of it - but I'm not going to do it.
He said 10 different people, not 10 different posts, and so I just assumed that was against the rules, otherwise I would've done it.
GtG has been and always shall be.... awesome.
GTG is AWESOME! :D
Ha! Yeah, it was definitely too late for me to be posting when I did that. (It was a long day…)
I also forgot to say GTG is AWESOME!
GTG is Awesome!
Today's forecast is a slight chance of rain. Also, GTG is awesome.
GTG is pretty okay. Also, I have not forgotten that I've been given a question.
Blashphemy! You have broken and corrupted the sacred ritual. You must now pass the trial of the galactic space turtle of Quarvar 4 as a sign of pennance or be doomed, doomed and doomed.
When the people of Quarvar 4 give you only three dooms, you're actually not doing that bad.
(I now kinda miss that silly flash fiction we were doing a while back, where everybody wrote one sentence at a time and the story kept getting weirder and weirder.)
Given his relationship with the Greater Than Games administration, I believe he is allowed to say that.
Frankly, I don't want the pressure. Bad enough that I would have superpowers and then feel responsible for using them to their full effect, but if I got to choose those superpowers, I'd feel responsible for figuring out the very best superpowers that would do the very most good.
It's only recently that I've let myself off the hook and stopped feeling bad because I wasn't doing as much as I possibly could at all times to improve the world. I've got some things about myself that I'd like to fix and then maybe, MAYBE, I'll be willing to return my attention to figuring out how I can help others.
I hope that doesn't sound too heartless or jaded. I still try to do some good.
But that answer isn't any fun, so my superpower will be to grok people's internal motivations, no matter how complex or hidden, immediately. The first thing I will do is start using my power on various politicians, like Obama, because I'm really curious how much of their stated motivations/goals really match their actual motivations. Long term plan would be to try to help people find common ground and avoid conflict.
Time-up questions
@Christopher: If you were a writer for the Batman TV show starring Adam West, what would be an original villain you would out in the show? What would be his crime, and how would he do it? What complex death trap would he have for the dynamic duo?
@ketigid: Please describe, without using pronouns, your favorite book?
@Pydro: If you were to change the "Ask Another Forumite!" thread's structure and rules, how would you change it and how do you see those changes impacting it? Your answer must involve an apple, a sandal, and a kiwi (bird, not fruit).
Active Questions
@grysqrl: Ronway is attacking the forums! Choose a team of 3 to 5 forumites to defend us from the subtle (and slightly minty) evils of Ronway, and give them heroic aliases.
@Silverleaf: What's it like where you live?
Rabit asked the question, not me.
Yes, but it's "@" (At) you.
arenson9 quoted me as asking the question.
EDIT: Hmmm…maybe that wasn’t his intent, and he was just quoting something I repeated.
Yeah, you (Pydro) were just the last person to post the question. No stress.
Speaking of which:
Time-up questions
@Christopher: If you were a writer for the Batman TV show starring Adam West, what would be an original villain you would out in the show? What would be his crime, and how would he do it? What complex death trap would he have for the dynamic duo?
@ketigid: Please describe, without using pronouns, your favorite book?
@Pydro: If you were to change the "Ask Another Forumite!" thread's structure and rules, how would you change it and how do you see those changes impacting it? Your answer must involve an apple, a sandal, and a kiwi (bird, not fruit).
Active Questions
@grysqrl: Ronway is attacking the forums! Choose a team of 3 to 5 forumites to defend us from the subtle (and slightly minty) evils of Ronway, and give them heroic aliases.
@Silverleaf: What's it like where you live?
I was not, somehow, but am now aware that I have a pending question. Will need a little time to respond.
Yup … if I'd been more careful I would have removed the attribution. Sorry about that.
Welcome XXVZ!
I want in. Also: GTG is awesome!
EDIT: Thanks Theta! (I didn't feel it was long enough for a different post)
A new person? In my forum?
We're always happy to see new faces. Welcome!
Welcome, XXVZ! (Don't trust Ronway.)
GTG is awesome, look at that I am number 10! Even though Arenson9 didn't say it exactly right...
Time-up questions
@Christopher: If you were a writer for the Batman TV show starring Adam West, what would be an original villain you would out in the show? What would be his crime, and how would he do it? What complex death trap would he have for the dynamic duo?
@ketigid: Please describe, without using pronouns, your favorite book?
@Pydro: If you were to change the "Ask Another Forumite!" thread's structure and rules, how would you change it and how do you see those changes impacting it? Your answer must involve an apple, a sandal, and a kiwi (bird, not fruit).
Active Questions
@grysqrl: Ronway is attacking the forums! Choose a team of 3 to 5 forumites to defend us from the subtle (and slightly minty) evils of Ronway, and give them heroic aliases
@Silverleaf: What's it like where you live?
@BlueHairedMeerkat: Is it because Ronway is a cultist?
No. It is because I have seen, in a premonition the likes of which I have not seen before or since, the future (or a version of the future, one of many possibilities). In that future, mankind cowered beneath the might of the Ronway and his many cursed acolytes, and the way of Ron reigned supreme. I swore that day to do anything and everything I could to prevent that future from coming to pass.
*Bump*
Time-up questions
@Christopher: If you were a writer for the Batman TV show starring Adam West, what would be an original villain you would out in the show? What would be his crime, and how would he do it? What complex death trap would he have for the dynamic duo?
@ketigid: Please describe, without using pronouns, your favorite book?
@Pydro: If you were to change the "Ask Another Forumite!" thread's structure and rules, how would you change it and how do you see those changes impacting it? Your answer must involve an apple, a sandal, and a kiwi (bird, not fruit).
Active Questions
@grysqrl: Ronway is attacking the forums! Choose a team of 3 to 5 forumites to defend us from the subtle (and slightly minty) evils of Ronway, and give them heroic aliases
@Silverleaf: What's it like where you live?
@Envisioner: Why?
I shall post one of my early plans which is flawed for many reasons, not the least of which is that Ronway will soon know what it is.
The primary hurdle with any defense is going to overcoming Ronway's sheer power (and slight mintiness). Therefore, this plan is devised to use his own power against him (he is immune to slight mintiness; the power will have to suffice). Here's how it will go down:
General Butane (Matchstickman) will direct our primary defense, holding off Ronway's assault for as long as possible.
Meanwhile, Proclaimer (BlueHairedMeerkat) will launch a new forum dedicated spreading the word of Ronway's treachery. It will be loud enough to draw the attention of some of the forumites, but it will be shoddily constructed and so no one (including Ronway) will give it a second thought.
The Bezaliel (Nielzabub), will sneak off to form the Believers of the True Ronway forum. As if Ronway weren't strong enough already, it will draw out those who will proclaim their allegiance to him in hopes of basking in his mintiness. Ronway accepts their support, arming them with his own power and resources and sends them off to attack the forums.
As General Butane's defenses start to crumble, Ronway grows overconfident. As he is known to do, Ronway strikes his allies down to the last and strides in triumphantly as the remaining forumites flee or fall.
It takes a little while for Ronway to realize that the spoils are not quite as sweet as he had hoped. The remains of the forum are flimsy and hollow. And though he expended no great effort, he feels a little run down. Perhaps it is because of the things he didn't notice.
For instance, the Caster of Nets (Silverleaf) and her army of tiny crocheted ant-bots scouring the battlefield leeching Ronway's minty power from his fallen one-time allies before it could return to him. And it never really registered that the Bezaliel vanished shortly after constructing the Believers forum. Nor did he pay any heed to forumite newbie, the Indubious (XXVZ), who quietly relocated the forums into a bunker under the Proclaimer's deceptively shoddy-looking propoganda camouflage and left a cardboard forum replica for General Butane to defend.
So, the forums will live on and a diminished Ronway will be king of a crumbling rubble pile.
Again, this isn't a perfect plan; the real one will remain a secret until it is needed.
Time-up questions
@Christopher: If you were a writer for the Batman TV show starring Adam West, what would be an original villain you would out in the show? What would be his crime, and how would he do it? What complex death trap would he have for the dynamic duo?
@ketigid: Please describe, without using pronouns, your favorite book?
@Pydro: If you were to change the "Ask Another Forumite!" thread's structure and rules, how would you change it and how do you see those changes impacting it? Your answer must involve an apple, a sandal, and a kiwi (bird, not fruit).
Active Questions
@Silverleaf: What's it like where you live?
@Envisioner: Why?
@XXVZ: How tall are you and why? Give three examples.
I am half tempted to change my handle to Bezaliel now, but Nielzabub has special meaning to me, so I'll keep it for the time being.
I am 8 feet tall
1) I ate one of those mushroom things from Mario
2) I descend from Octopus heritage
3)I have eight feet
4) упорным гуськом слепил вцепятся
(do I get bonus marks?)
Time-up questions
@Christopher: If you were a writer for the Batman TV show starring Adam West, what would be an original villain you would out in the show? What would be his crime, and how would he do it? What complex death trap would he have for the dynamic duo?
@ketigid: Please describe, without using pronouns, your favorite book?
@Pydro: If you were to change the "Ask Another Forumite!" thread's structure and rules, how would you change it and how do you see those changes impacting it? Your answer must involve an apple, a sandal, and a kiwi (bird, not fruit).
Active Questions
@Silverleaf: What's it like where you live?
@Envisioner: Why?
@Nielzabub Give us a brief (or not so brief) rundown of WWIV. (Who, What, Where, When, How, and Why) You must include 6 712 Bananae (plural for banana), a phalanx of phantom clowns, At least 1 reference to SotM, one reference to GSF, and 4 "Forumites" Good Luck.
In the year 2021, Sentinels of the Multiverse has become an international sensation. For a while, it was a golden era of prosperity as nations learned to come together and team up to fight the villains of poverty and hunger instead of always fighting for each other. Alas, the peace ended as schisms between different play groups developed. Arguments erupted all around the world as people fought over who was the best hero and what house rules could be added to make the game better.
North America was split in half from the two largest warring factions led by the accursed Ronway and the deceptively delicious Brocolli.The accursed Ronway led the side that demanded that no house rules ever be added for they were unnecessary and spoiled the game. Although his main power base was in the states, he had a presence in England due to a shared hatred of house rules that was shared the influential Silverleaf and Matchstickman. The deceptively delicious Brocolli was of the side that house rules were okay but games using them should probably not be recorded in the statistics. he also had a very strong foothold in the States as well as strong supporters in England and an alliance with the corrupted Deputy of the Greater than Games initiative, Arenson 9. The war started when the stalemate was halted when Brocolli was assasinated by the nemesis of all deceptively delicious vegetables, the sneaky Rabit.
The followers of Brocolli blamed the brotherhood of the Ronway for their leader's demise and left the world of internet forums and retaliated with guns and bombs. The elusive Rabit was never caught or brought to justice. He and and his friend Pydro watched the conflict from space in the Marot's Folly ready to profit off the inevitable war.
The deadliest weapon that the Ronways had in their arsenal were their phalanxes of phantom clowns that would terrorize the populace in their creepy masks and cloaks. The last words their victims would hear as they lay dying in pools of their own blood were, "Fixer is a great hero."
Oddly enough two of the most powerful and influential members of the world wide Sentinels network, Nielzabub and Reckless, did not join the war as everyone expected. They hid out in a small unknown island in Japan waiting for the right moment to intervene. By the time the war ended they would end up eating 6,712 Bananae.
In the end, Ronway was betrayed by his British friends when audio of him blaming England for all of the world's problems and that he was planning to betray them after he had quelled the deceptively delicious Brocolli's followers. Matchstickman and Silverleaf assasinated the dreaded Ronway and took over his army of deadly, creepy clowns.
The Broccolites unleased their deadliest weapon, a bomb. Everyone had forgotten those things existed and were really caught by surprise. The Ronways remembered that they too probably had bombs somewhere and thus the world became a wasteland. Nielzabub and Reckless returned from their self imposed exile and began preaching the world over the true value of Sentinels. They dedicated themselves to reminding people that the game was supposed to bring us together and not tear us apart. The world learned its lesson and Sentinels once again brought about an age of harmony and understanding.
I'm not going to repost all of the questions given that my post was fairly long, so I'll just give my question.
@ Phantaskippy: You have become a SOTM hero. Are you part of a team, or a lone wolf? Which environment is your home base? What is your base power? How much HP do you have? Give examples of the kind of cards in your deck; 1 Ongoing or Equipment, 1 One-Shot, 1 Limited Ongoing or Equipment, and a type of card that is unique to your deck.
^ Doh, I'm a martyr for my cause. 
Lol, literally.
Good job Nielzabub, you fulfilled all the requirements and successfully turned you self into a future world leader!
Quite entertaining
This one is easy, as I'm currently trying to balance a custom hero that is exactly the hero I always wanted to be.
Name is Shifty, and I'm a team guy, eventually. Every Environment is my home base. After discovering I had my unique powers I travelled all over the world having fun and playing with my abilities. I got pretty good, and now I can imitate anything that is close to humanoid shape that I see, I even pulled off being a Velociraptor for a while (you have to be careful when you don't know the language). I started impersonating wealthy and powerful people, but the suffering and injustice I saw eventually got to me, and despite my efforts a life of felonious fun lost its appeal.
Eventually I settled into a group of heroes that go around trying to be the A-Team all the time, we have a lot of fun, and we get to help people. I like to joke around and impersonate my friends and enemies, and sometimes even plants, but leaves are really hard to pull off well. My favorite pastimes include causing Mayhem in enemy bases, and Confusing Super Villains with my awesome impressions.
Name: Shifty
HP: 28
Base Power: Deal one target 1 melee damage.
Card Type unique to my deck: Double Agent: Ongoing, Limited, Morph.
When this card enters play return all other Morph cards to your hand.
Select a Villain target, Shifty gains all keywords that target has, and is treated as a villain target.
If a non-hero card would cause Shifty to deal damage he may redirect that damage to any target.
If a Hero would damage Shifty you may destroy this card instead.
"So, what does a drone do for fun around here?" Shifty, Robot Rolecall.
Equipment: Appropriated Weaponry
Power: Deal one target 3 damage of a type listed on the same type of card as Shifty (hero, villain, environment)
If none are listed this card deals Melee damage.
If there is not a morph card in play this power may not be used.
"I'm sorry, was that your gun?" Shifty, The Sincerest Form.
One Shot: Here Boy
Select an Environment Target, any text that would occur at the end of the Environment phase occurs now. If Shifty is an Environment target he may exclude Heroes from being targetted.
"Good T-Rex, C'mon boy." Shifty, The Sincerest Form
Another Ongoing: Team Up: Ongoing, Limited, Morph
When this card enters play return all other Morph cards to your hand.
Select a Hero, when that Hero would take damage you may redirect it to shifty, when that hero would deal damage increase it by 1.
At the start of your turn you may select a different hero, only one may be affected by this card at a time.
"I'm Legacy, and I'm super boring." Shifty, Shifting Loyalties #2.
Bonus One-Shot: Orders From the Top
Select a non-character Villain Card, that card is treated as having no text until the start of your next turn.
Play the top card of the villain deck.
If Shifty is not a Villain Target the Villain Target with the highest HP deals Shifty 4 irreducible Melee damage.
"Red 17, The Eagle has Landed, Dispatch Falanges!" Shifty, Shifting Loyalties #4.
Time-up questions
@Christopher: If you were a writer for the Batman TV show starring Adam West, what would be an original villain you would out in the show? What would be his crime, and how would he do it? What complex death trap would he have for the dynamic duo?
@ketigid: Please describe, without using pronouns, your favorite book?
@Pydro: If you were to change the "Ask Another Forumite!" thread's structure and rules, how would you change it and how do you see those changes impacting it? Your answer must involve an apple, a sandal, and a kiwi (bird, not fruit).
Active Questions
@Silverleaf: What's it like where you live?
@Envisioner: Why?
@Jagaraciao: Give us a TV show, Movie or Book that you love but might be embarrassed to admit it if we knew you in person.
Why not?
@ anyone: Do you have a blog? If not, why not? If so, what's it about and can we see it?
I'll take my Nobel Prize now.
I run a very sparsely updated personal blog called "A Man's Brain-Attic" whose content skews heavily toward gaming-related material at jffdougan.blogspot.com. I also write roughly once a month for a local-interest parenting blog called chambanamoms.com on the broad topic of playing games with kids.
My wife and I keep a kid-centric blog for the benefit of the extended family. Because I try to keep my kids' privacy fairly intact, I don't share the address for it with people I don't know in real life. We use the kids' real names there, while I use noms d'Internet for them everywhere else.
@brocoli -- what food or non-alcoholic beverage is your guilty pleasure?
Hmm, I have 2 at the moment.
Mauna Loa Milk Chocolate and Coconut Macadamia Nuts - I went to Hawaii this summer on vacation, and as part of a tour I took, I saw the Mauna Loa factory. While there, I sampled most of their different flavors, and this one is so good I get it shipped from Hawaii.
There's a local ice cream shop here in Austin called Amy's Ice Cream, similar to Marble Slab. I always get white chocolate ice cream with reese's peanut butter cups and chocolate chip cookie dough mixed in. It's heavenly.
Active Questions
@Silverleaf: What's it like where you live?
@Jagaraciao: Give us a TV show, Movie or Book that you love but might be embarrassed to admit it if we knew you in person.
@everyone - Talk about your forum username. What is its significance? Why did you pick it? Is it a common username for you or specific to the SotM forums?
I've gone by Envisioner more often than not for the past 10 years; to me, imagination is more than just a way to keep oneself amused, it is the way that we project a future for ourselves and discover all of the possibilities that might await us. I am a Dreamer and a Visionary in so many ways...and sometimes I kinda think I come from the future too.
Not fair, I already had to answer that question.
Then I'll ask you a special specific one.
@ Pydro: Why do you, specifically, keep running all of these special SOTM Weekend challenges and contests and various other such goodies? Are you some sort of unofficial community liason, or angling to become one? Do you just have a lot of time on your hands and want to share your ideas? Or is it all part of some ancient conspiracy to deliver this world into the control of the Secret Masters?
Those ideas sound better then the real reason, maybe I should choose one of those. This is one of my favorite sites, but there are so many times there are no new posts to read. Solution, create game where people where respond and post more things. Hooray! 
How/why did Young Legacy turn evil?
I have an answer in mind, but it's not precisely family friendly so perhaps I should keep it to myself.
I use this username in many places. No joke, it came to me in a dream, during my college days of often-altered states. "Imprimis" means "in the first place" or "at the front." The "5" comes from, well, probably some plant somewhere. It stuck, and it's a hassle to change it or think up anything else.
Oh no! It says everyone, so everyone has to answer. But I guess the first to respond only gets to ask the next question, which is already done.
It's not too interesting of a story actually. There is a game for the Playstation (even has a remake on the PSP that I wasn't too found of) called Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together. There is a character in said game that is named Duke Judah Ronway. He isn't really even a character that I liked, infact he was a bit of a jerk. I did like the name Ronway for some reason, i'm not entirely sure why it ended up sticking with me, but I have been using it for about a decade now for just about everything I do. At first I typically used it has a surname, Dryu was the one I used most often (Dryu is a name of a dragon ally in Shining Force Neo, that I was totally stoked for until I actually played it…), but the one I am probably known most by is Ronnie. That is because I was a lot more active in Maple Story with that name, then any other thing a did with Dryu Ronway. Though sometime after my Maple Story days, I started dropping the given names and only Ronway remained. These days, If Ronway is already taken on something, I tend to name it RonwayX or WickedRonway instead. As of right now, the only account I use semi-regularly that doesn't use Ronway is my GameFaqs account, which is DryuR. Bet you can't guess what the R stands for!
Before any of those names, for games I would name my character Rat. Or as I got a bit older and would giggle at swear words, I would use Damnrat. Monster Tamer was something I would use on the internet. There were a few more names inbetween Monster Tamer and Ronway, but during that time it was what ever I could think of at the time.
OH time to talk about McBehrer!
So, I was in Forensics in High School. In case you don't know, it's kind of a catch-all for a number of performance-based competitions, including poetry/prose reading, improv acting, etc; some solo, some duets. One of them had me and a friend performing an improv scene, where we were given a setting and a cast of characters, and 15 minutes or so to create a scene; then we acted it out. In the scene, we were a couple of people in a bar; being very drunk, when asked my name, I started rambling about how I names were stupid and you should be called by something that fits you. "So... call me... Mc... Bear! Because... Mc is a name!"
"Because you're Scottish!"
"... Yeah, that too. And... Bear, because I'm big. And hairy.
... like a bear."
And I thought it was kind of a cool name, so I changed the spelling to seem more name-like, and it's been my username for things ever since.
I'll refrain from asking a question, as that question was for everyone, so more people can answer.
Donner is short for Donald R (for Robert). It's a family name. In Kindergarten they aske if I preferred Donner or Donald. I figured kids would only call me names one way with Donner, so I chose it (plus it's what my family has always called me).
My name is Niel. For a while my handle was NielnotNeil because that's how people commonly misspell my name. When playing Rock Band 3, Reckless suggested naming my character Nielzabub. I liked it and have kept with it ever since.
A few years back, a friend and I started a (short-lived) webcomic. It was, essentially, versions of our group of friends playing role-playing games in an attic during the zombie apocalypse, and the character who was 'me' had blue hair. It was posted on deviantART, and I didn't have a deviantART account, so when I wanted to comment on it I had to create an account, and I picked the username Blue-Hair.
The Meerkat got added after the third or fourth website's 'an account already exists with this username' message. I don't know why I picked Meerkat in particuar, I just liked it. It's the name I use most of the time now, though I'm BlueHairedKat or BlueMeerkat in some places with steep character limits.
Old character name from way back in my early DnD career, indirectly. The character was a pirate called Scarlett Red (don't blame me, the GM named her) and I basically stole her concept and name for my character when I started LARPing. It involved a fair bit of red hair colouring and a large rubber sword...
Well Scarlett was supposed to be getting married to a character called Logan who was played by my then-real-life-boyfriend (okay, that's amazingly sad, but I was young and didn't know any better) except Logan got killed by a skeleton or something before that happened.
It was about that time I needed a new email address, and a character name seemed a good way to go. Problem was, scarlettred or variants on that were all taken, so I nicked Logan's surname and went scarlett silverleaf. And it was the Silverleaf bit that stuck rather than Scarlett - I even use it for my business name. Occasionally I add a number if silverleaf's taken.
So yeah. Embarrassing, but there you go.
I know, I have a specific question to answer. I'll get to it.
Mine is simply a contraction of my first and last names. I use it most places.
My first name is Russell. (That matters later.) Got the nickname Rabbit in high school. When I got to college, I was on crutches for most of my freshman year and I ate a lot of salads (still do), so when one of the guys found out I had the nickname Rabbit in high school, it became a natural fit. It became so common, when my mom called the dorm and asked for Russell, she'd get confusion, but when she asked for Rabbit, the guys would immediately know who she was talking about. 
In our second-year apartment, we would write notes to each other about phone calls or other messages, planning for things coming up, etc., as we often went for extended periods without seeing each other (due to schedules, etc.). (Keep in mind this was before we had email.) Two of my roommates would spell my name as "Russel". I would harass them about how "it's spelled with two ls", but they decided to just stop using my name and started using Rabbit.
So, naturally, I had to explain that it was spelled with one b. 
From that point on, it was my default name on anything online that needed one.
I got my "name" from other online accounts.
I could think of anything so I used X twice (my favourite letter) Then V (my secon favourite letter) then Z 'cause it sounded cool.
Not really a complicated story.
Asked and answered m'lud
My previous reply can be reviewed here for those of the court of opinions who did not see it (though I was using a different forum pic at the time, Adam's fantastic art was just too good to not swap too).
The defence rests.
defense*
My full name is Evan Daniels. I've never minded sharing that with the Internet. So I've always used it, or shortened it to "EDan"
And I like the number 5 so much, I used it twice.
arenson, sure, but why 9? Well, long ago when the Internet was young, I had to pick a username and it occured to me that it would be cool to be able to keep using the same username as time goes by, but I'd seen how on AOL people often had to pick things like Smith373 because 372 other people were named Smith. I figured there wouldn't likely be nine other people who ever wanted arenson as a username, so if I just started with arenson9 I could probably always use it. So far, so good.
Shoulda chosen arenson5. 5 is the best number!
I'm lost, so I thought I'd get my bearings. They have this bad habit of rolling away...
Time-up questions
@Christopher: If you were a writer for the Batman TV show starring Adam West, what would be an original villain you would out in the show? What would be his crime, and how would he do it? What complex death trap would he have for the dynamic duo?
@ketigid: Please describe, without using pronouns, your favorite book?
@Pydro: If you were to change the "Ask Another Forumite!" thread's structure and rules, how would you change it and how do you see those changes impacting it? Your answer must involve an apple, a sandal, and a kiwi (bird, not fruit).
Active Questions
@everyone - Talk about your forum username. What is its significance? Why did you pick it? Is it a common username for you or specific to the SotM forums?
@Silverleaf: What's it like where you live?
@Jagaraciao: Give us a TV show, Movie or Book that you love but might be embarrassed to admit it if we knew you in person.
@Envisioner: How/why did Young Legacy turn evil?
Finally, someone who understands!
I agree.
Five is only the best when it’s high.
@everyone- Talk about your forum username. What is its significance? Why did you pick it? Is it a common username for you or specific to the SotM forums?
Theta Sigma is the designation used by The Doctor while he was in the Time Lord Academy. It's not his real name.
I use it in a number of different places, but it's not my only username (not by a long shot). Interestingly, it gets shortened in different ways, depending on where I am using it. Sometimes it's 'Theta', other places it's 'Sigma' or T_S or other variants.
I pointed this out on a chatroom on Kongregate, and now I am 'Bob' there.
That was a good night. Happy to have contributed to your online persona!
My name is Brandon. A friend once off-handedly referred to me as Reckless Abrandon (as in "reckless abandon"). From there, a lot of my friends started calling me Reckless. Thus, my forum name.
Nielzabub, your giant post on the previous page was fantastic and wonderful. I award you this vampire squid to do with as you please:
Use it wisely.
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As for my username... my name is Christopher. I'm super creative, folks.
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Time-up questions
@Christopher: If you were a writer for the Batman TV show starring Adam West, what would be an original villain you would out in the show? What would be his crime, and how would he do it? What complex death trap would he have for the dynamic duo?
@ketigid: Please describe, without using pronouns, your favorite book?
@Pydro: If you were to change the "Ask Another Forumite!" thread's structure and rules, how would you change it and how do you see those changes impacting it? Your answer must involve an apple, a sandal, and a kiwi (bird, not fruit).
Active Questions
@everyone - Talk about your forum username. What is its significance? Why did you pick it? Is it a common username for you or specific to the SotM forums?
@Silverleaf: What's it like where you live?
@Envisioner: How/why did Young Legacy turn evil?
@BlueHairedMeerkat: You are a bartender working an event at the Freedom Five Tower where all the heroes are attending. Who are the first five to walk up to the bar and what do they order?
First to the bar is Tachyon, who orders six bags of chips and a bottle of water, before shooting off to do… something or other. She doesn't stay at the event, anyway, but instead heads for the stairs. Second up is a sulky Unity, who orders a strawberry daquiri (just because of the name, probably) and sits on a barstool, stirring it glumly, while telling me about how Tachy's doing some kind of experiment (she mentioned some details, but they went right over my head) and how it's super-exciting but Unity isn't allowed to help. Third is Legacy, who takes Unity's daquiri away, admonishes her for drinking ("I'm 19!" she protests), and orders a cola and a glass of white wine; the latter is for Mrs Parsons and the former for an increasingly despondent Unity.
Fourth is Lt. Vance, who orders a beer and takes a seat next to Unity. From their conversation, I glean that he's not particularly happy either; he always feels out of place at these community events, but as a member of the Freedom Five he's practically obliged to put in an appearance. The two spend a little time complaining at each other before person number five, a recently-materialised Chrono-Ranger (who has alarmed quite a few people by appearing so suddenly, but doesn't seem to care), who orders Vance to start evacuating the building, because things are about to go very, very wrong. Tyler Vance tries to hide the gleam in his eyes as he leaps up and begins to do as the cowboy commands; Unity grins as she gazes up at a nearby wall-mounted television, and begins to transform it…
It's about then that the screaming starts.
Time-up questions
@Christopher: If you were a writer for the Batman TV show starring Adam West, what would be an original villain you would out in the show? What would be his crime, and how would he do it? What complex death trap would he have for the dynamic duo?
@ketigid: Please describe, without using pronouns, your favorite book?
@Pydro: If you were to change the "Ask Another Forumite!" thread's structure and rules, how would you change it and how do you see those changes impacting it? Your answer must involve an apple, a sandal, and a kiwi (bird, not fruit).
Active Questions
@everyone - Talk about your forum username. What is its significance? Why did you pick it? Is it a common username for you or specific to the SotM forums?
@Silverleaf: What's it like where you live?
@Envisioner: How/why did Young Legacy turn evil?
@grysqgl: You're making a disaster movie for some reason, with a budget of £50, $8, a box of chocolates and some shoelaces. How do you go about assembling a cast and crew (and what's the film about)?
You guys should probably retract my question. The more I delve into the recesses of my exceedingly disturbed mind for the answer, the further into not-suitable-for-mixed-company it burrows. (And Christopher isn't helping, as either one of the words "vampire" and "squid" would exacerbate the problem.) Besides which I'm terrible at thinking up my own questions (at least on-cue; I tend to blurt them out at inappropriate times).
On the forum, super creative people have names. His name is Christopher.
Anyone else think of Fight Club when he said that?
I suspect that that was the notion.
I'm not going to be able to see the vampire squid till I get off work, but I can still die happy.
@everyone - Talk about your forum username. What is its significance? Why did you pick it? Is it a common username for you or specific to the SotM forums?
Superman is my favorite superhero and Richard is my first name. I like Superman because there's very little moral ambuguity to him, generally speaking things are either right or wrong to him - black or white. He never lies, and he doesn't meddle around much in the gritty gray areas of Batman - though he respects Batman and works with him often. He's a protector, an inspiration, and a moral compass.
@Broccli - Considering your name, do you like Broccli with cheese, ranch, or plain? Raw or steamed?
Getting us back on track with this...
Time-up questions
@Christopher: If you were a writer for the Batman TV show starring Adam West, what would be an original villain you would out in the show? What would be his crime, and how would he do it? What complex death trap would he have for the dynamic duo?
@ketigid: Please describe, without using pronouns, your favorite book?
@Pydro: If you were to change the "Ask Another Forumite!" thread's structure and rules, how would you change it and how do you see those changes impacting it? Your answer must involve an apple, a sandal, and a kiwi (bird, not fruit).
Active Questions
@everyone - Talk about your forum username. What is its significance? Why did you pick it? Is it a common username for you or specific to the SotM forums?
@Silverleaf: What's it like where you live?
@grysqgl: You're making a disaster movie for some reason, with a budget of £50, $8, a box of chocolates and some shoelaces. How do you go about assembling a cast and crew (and what's the film about)?
@Broccoli - Considering your name, do you like Broccoli with cheese, ranch, or plain? Raw or steamed?
(Mmmm... broccoli... )
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@Broccoli - Considering your name, do you like Broccoli with cheese, ranch, or plain? Raw or steamed? (Mmmm... broccoli... )
Personally, I prefer broccoli in the Chinese dish, beef and broccoli. Other than that....if raw, ranch, if steamed, cheese. As for my forum name, it came from an OLD show on MTV called Cartoon Sushi, where aspring cartoonists would send in their work to have it aired. Specifically, this one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DT1YLp1NL_k
I'm not asking a new question, because there are enough outstanding.
Time-up questions
@Christopher: If you were a writer for the Batman TV show starring Adam West, what would be an original villain you would out in the show? What would be his crime, and how would he do it? What complex death trap would he have for the dynamic duo?
@ketigid: Please describe, without using pronouns, your favorite book?
@Pydro: If you were to change the "Ask Another Forumite!" thread's structure and rules, how would you change it and how do you see those changes impacting it? Your answer must involve an apple, a sandal, and a kiwi (bird, not fruit).
Active Questions
@everyone - Talk about your forum username. What is its significance? Why did you pick it? Is it a common username for you or specific to the SotM forums?
@Silverleaf: What's it like where you live?
@grysqgl: You're making a disaster movie for some reason, with a budget of £50, $8, a box of chocolates and some shoelaces. How do you go about assembling a cast and crew (and what's the film about)?
Basil Braithwhite was a mage I played for several campaigns with my homebrew roleplaying group. He was proper, genteel, learned, and far too magically powerful for his own good. He tended to talk first (for good or ill), talk second (usually for ill, at that point), and practiced ethical blood magic (in a world where those two things did not go together).
I picked it as my Enforcer handle, and its been my online name ever since.
(I asked this before to Silverleaf, but now I'm curious for the rest of you)
@everyone: What's the last fictional story that made you shed a tear? (Any media form)
For me, it was Journey for the PS3. Not because the story was sad, but because at the very end, when I was about to part with my companion (another player online with whom I could not communicate), he/she drew a heart in the snow at the end of the game. I drew one back, and we shared a beautiful moment of anonymous friendship.
Assuming there's nothing I've cried at since and then forgotten about, my answer is Doctor Who. Specifically, the end of The Angels Take Manhattan (the scene in the graveyard with the angel). I regret nothing.
I've never really cried at anything. The end of Time of the Doctor was among one of the closest times I've gotten emotional over a work of fiction.
I'm a big baby. (I like to say I'm in touch with my feelings, but they touch pretty roughly...) Spouse has been binge-watching early Supernatural episodes. I was in the room a couple days ago for the death of a major character that was pretty rough (not going to give spoilers, just in case) and got teary.
Time of the Doctor got me, also, but not as much as Angels Take Manhattan.
Time-up questions
@Christopher: If you were a writer for the Batman TV show starring Adam West, what would be an original villain you would out in the show? What would be his crime, and how would he do it? What complex death trap would he have for the dynamic duo?
@ketigid: Please describe, without using pronouns, your favorite book?
@Pydro: If you were to change the "Ask Another Forumite!" thread's structure and rules, how would you change it and how do you see those changes impacting it? Your answer must involve an apple, a sandal, and a kiwi (bird, not fruit).
Active Questions
@everyone: What's the last fictional story that made you shed a tear? (Any media form)
@Silverleaf: What's it like where you live?
@grysqgl: You're making a disaster movie for some reason, with a budget of £50, $8, a box of chocolates and some shoelaces. How do you go about assembling a cast and crew (and what's the film about)?
I cry a decent bit at stories now, never did as a child or young man, but since my daughter was born that has changed. Anything with that Dad/Daughter angle really well done gets me.
I haven't cried over a fictional story in a long time, but I will say that I got very close to doing so while watching Frozen. They knew exactly what they were going for when portraying Elsa's anxiety and depression and it hit very close to home.
Last week I watched seasons 1-3 of Downton Abbey with the girlfriend. She convinced me to give it a try and I reluctantly watched the first few episodes with her, only to find that I became completely addicted. We marathoned through three seasons in about a week; crazy.
Spoilers for Season 3
Well, Mrs. Hughes has been worrying about a tumor that may or may not be breast cancer only to find out that the tumor is benign (aka she's fine). She tells Mr. Carson who proceeds to the other room and can be overheard joyously singing. Mrs. Hughes overhears him singing and begins to cry happy tears (along with me and the GF). It was a special moment, especially if you understand Mr. Carson's character who is a serious, "no fun", grump all the time and takes his job and stature with extreme pride.
So that's it. That's my crying confession.
I have four kids, and one more on the way. I've turned into a complete sap of a man.
I cried on the treadmill while watching a movie once; I think I've even cried at an AT&T commercial.
"Look, they haven't seen each other in years and now they finally get to talk on the phone…"
lol
OOH, I lied. I cried at 2013's John Lewis advert...
I cried while playing Bastion (video game, on several formats, most recently played the Steam version). There's a scene near the end where you do or don't save a guy that betrayed you and the song (Soundtrack for that game is excellent btw) that plays made me tear up.
I've beaten Bastion two or three times, and I've never not saved him, because I always really want to see that ending. Bastion is a wonderful game...
I had a similar situation in Deus Ex. I played through about three times, and meant to let the helicopter get blown up in one of them, but I couldn't make myself do it. Jock is just too great a character not to save him.
Can I request we don't spoil games for people who are planning to play them in future?
Yes please.
I also recently cried during the last scenes of TellTale Games' The Walking Dead Season 1.
And I'm glad you guys mentioned Bastion–it is one of my favorite games of all time. [SPOILERS AHEAD]
I, too, always saved Zulf. I could never leave him there to die. And right at the end, when you hear Zia's voice for the first time, that was a really emotional moment for me as well. Still one of my favorite games.
There is, apparently, no user called grysqgl on these forums. As I am alphabetically next, I'll take the question.
I will trade the shoelaces for a red paperclip, which I will then trade for a house. I'll summon some friends over to the house (some of whom have extensive film experience), have them set up whatever cameras they have to film the living room, where we'll all sit down to discuss the film we're going to make. The discussion won't have been going on for long when disaster strikes! We've run out of chocolates!
We immediately wrap the film (which ends badly for all of our chocolateless protagonists) and my friends take the house as payment for their hard work. I cry as I watch this film. I save the cash to spend on Sentinels expansions.
Time-up questions
@Christopher: If you were a writer for the Batman TV show starring Adam West, what would be an original villain you would out in the show? What would be his crime, and how would he do it? What complex death trap would he have for the dynamic duo?
@ketigid: Please describe, without using pronouns, your favorite book?
@Pydro: If you were to change the "Ask Another Forumite!" thread's structure and rules, how would you change it and how do you see those changes impacting it? Your answer must involve an apple, a sandal, and a kiwi (bird, not fruit).
Active Questions
@everyone: What's the last fictional story that made you shed a tear? (Any media form)
@Silverleaf: What's it like where you live?
@imprimis5: How many apples do I have? (please answer in the form of a haiku)
Red, green, golden orbs
Sitting in bag or basket
Between one and nine
I'm taking it upon myself to remove the "Time-up questions" and the "everyone" question.
Active Questions
@Silverleaf: What's it like where you live?
@jffdougan: You have been blessed (cursed?) with immortality. How would you keep yourself sane as the millennia pass?
I thought of that, but this forum doesn't have spoiler-box or blackout functionality, so I decided that it couldn't be helped. Posting "Spoiler Alert" and then leaving a block of white space can sometimes be the opposite of helping, because the eye is drawn to the next block of words and can end up reading them before the brain can tell it not to.
You could just not say stuff that's a spoiler.
That works.
Or you could do what I do, change the text colour to white.
I frequently do it just to hide silly messages in here!
Uh, how exactly? I don't see any controls for altering text color. If that is indeed possible, it's a good idea and I'll try to remember to do it.
It ought to be fairly obvious by now that refraining from saying things is pretty much never my shtick. Feel free to not invite me to weddings.
I know someone who sent out "unvitations" to people he didn't want to come.
If you look at what you quoted me saying you will see that I did it right in the post.
[ color=white ]Text go here[ /color ] without the spaces next to the
Yes, it is painful to have to spell it without the u
If you're the kind of person that refuses to even consider someone's entirely reasonable (and easy to comply with) request for people not to ruin their future enjoyment, then I don't see why anyone would want to invite you to anything.
Silverleaf, I can understand your frustration, but let's not turn this thread into a bad place.
So, I've been blessed/cursed with immortality.
I start by making sure I get a new college degree every few decades, in different areas most of the time. Sometimes it'll be in a new area, sometimes it'll be redoing a degree in something I've already done. I've got a few genealogy projects that my mother will likely never be able to finish that I'd put some serious time on (in particular, family lore on my mother's side says that we're descended from a bastard son of Francis Scott Key, and there's a brick-wall spot a generation of so after that). Mastering the art of baking without the need for a recipe, achieving a black belt in tae kwon do (I had to leave off as a blue belt when my daughter was born).... I've got a really, really long list of things I could do.
Otherwise, time spent working on an ultimate reference guide for the Wheel of Time and the chance to read all the books ever written.
Or, as my mother has phrased it on more than one occasion: "I can't die. There are books in the library I haven't read yet."
Active Questions
@Silverleaf: What's it like where you live?
@Donner: You have two members of the Sentinels fora (identities unimportant, although you may name people if you wish) descend on your hometown on a day you have off. What things do you show them and/or where do you take them to eat?
@McBehrer: Recommend a book that you think the majority of the people on this forum have probably not heard of. What book should we read and why should we read it?
Hmm. Do I get to choose the day? If yes, then it would be a clear day in early October during the Balloon Fiesta. We would probably go to Los Cuates for lunch and Tucano's for dinner. We could check out the balloons in the morning and ride the tram to the top of the Sandias and check out the stone house in the afternoon. The evening would be spent playing SotM or I would have missed a great opportunity.
Bleh. Once again I cannot cu and paste the other questions. So:
@Ameena:
You rule a ninja clan. What is your ninja clan theme?(what makes them unique?). What do your ninjas do to keep the clan profitable?
Hmm, ninja clan? Okay…so not knowing many specifics about actual ninjas, I'll just base this on what I've seen in anything that features ninjas ;). Right then, so my clan would be all dark and stealthy. We can blend into any shadow and avoid detection. We live in some secret place somewhere…a forest, yeah, that'll do, where all the trees are big and their branches are wonderfully strong and twisty, so we can climb through them with ease and have lots of little nooks and dens up there, as well as various little hideouts scattered across the forest floor, and some kind of means of keeping in contact with each other as one big network. When in the forest, we know the behaviour of the local wildlife so well that we can easily imitate the movements and sounds to fool passers-by into thinking that we're just some random harmless creature rustling in the bushes, if we choose to make any noise at all. Some of our members travel around and visit towns and cities and stuff, and keep an eye out for people who are basically cruel, spiteful, greedy, etc. Because those people deserve to be taught a lesson in how to be considerate to other people. So we will leave them a warning of some kind…maybe one of our members will (in disguise, of course, as someone the person being approached wouldn't see as suspicious and would be willing to talk to), approach them and initiate a casual conversation, at some point slipping in a suggestion that perhaps they should change their behaviour and treat people better because otherwise it might bite them on the bum later. And if they don't heed this subtle warning, then we sneak in and yoink all their money or otherwise disable whatever bad things they've been doing (eg if they're some corrupt ruler who's been locking innocent people up for no reason, we'll go and break open the prison). We use our imitation skills and general Sneaky Bastard Tactics to carry out our objectives, preferably without hurting anyone and certainly not leaving a corpse trail. We'll be sort of like a gang of ninja Robin Hoods, I suppose, but people won't ever know who we are or where we live because we stay incognito the whole time. Something like that, anyway.
Hmm, now I have to think of a question and someone to ask…<scrolls up and picks a random name>
Active Questions
@Silverleaf: What's it like where you live?
@McBehrer: Recommend a book that you think the majority of the people on this forum have probably not heard of. What book should we read and why should we read it?
@Matchstickman - Omg, there is some kind of terrible gribbly monster thingy attacking! Fortunately, you know its only weakness - a certain type of fruit. What kind of fruit, and how, exactly, must you use it to defeat the monster?
Did you know that on most jelly packaging it says "Do not add Pineapple to this product"? That is because pineapples contain an enzyme that breaks up gelatin.
Fortunately for me the terrible gribbly monster thing is a giant blob monster/gelatinous cube and I already know its weakness, so I will run to the nearest fruit stand and purchase the properly prepared pineapples and pelt the perfidious pulsating poltroon with perfect precision, thus saving the day with science!
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I actually remember that fact because in an RPG we were attacked by a jello creature and I later found out this fun science fact and have stored it away so I will know what to do if it happens again, so this question couldn't have been more perfect for me!
It's very tempting to make my question @Silverleaf so that eventually all three will be aimed at her, and then she will be forced to answer at least one or be shunned by the forum for destroying our game. Shunned I say!
But I think not.
Active Questions
@Silverleaf: What's it like where you live?
@McBehrer: Recommend a book that you think the majority of the people on this forum have probably not heard of. What book should we read and why should we read it?
@XXVZ: Omg, there is some kind of terrible gribbly monster thingy attacking! Fortunately, Matchstickman knows its only weakness - a certain type of fruit. You watch him defeat the monster... but you know you have seen this happen yesterday too. OMG! You are suffering from Groundhogday sickness, how do you cure yourself, or who do you turn to for assistance?
I'll take the hint then.
I live in a house in a suburb of a large town, pretty close to England's first National Park, the Peak District, which is beautiful. It's also not far from Sherwood Forest, of Robin Hood fame. My town is Chesterfield in Derbyshire and I've lived here the whole of my life and have no desire to move.
My house is on a quiet cul-de-sac and contains me, my boyfriend, an old Labrador called Summer, a Netherland Dwarf rabbit called Neo (no, not named after Keanu Reeves in The Matrix), hundreds of pieces of jewellery, a small studio room full of art and craft stuff where I make said jewellery, hundreds of balls of yarn, many crocheted amigurumi animals and superheroes, about 140 board games, thousands of books, a collection of over 2000 can ring pulls from when I was a teenager, two shelves full of old RPG systems, a cider apple press, a cupboard full of different kinds of caffeine-free tea, an electric drum kit and various plastic instruments to play Rock Band, a shelving unit full of glue and card and paper and sticky-backed plastic and blank dice and tokens and tiles for PnP games, about 50 different herbs and spices, and a desktop computer which has a vital role of allowing me to play Skyrim, The Sims 2 and 3, Minecraft and more importantly Sentinels via G+. Oh and a lot of stuff we don't want which we're slowly throwing out/selling/giving away.
What's it like? Currently messy and disorganised but gradually getting less so. And the awesomeness level is soon to go up with the imminent arrival of Vengeance, and with it the compulsion to crochet 8 new heroes.
Someone else ask a question, I'm too lazy to think of one right now.
omg you have a rabbit that's awesome. Also you should probably ask a question. (Not that I blame you if you can't think of one, I have the same problem, which is why it took me so long to answer my last one-word question despite instantly thinking of a two-word answer.)
Yeah, my rabbit is indeed awesome. He has so much personality and he's way braver than any tiny prey animal has any right to be (he's about 3lb of cuteness) and is completely unfazed by a big dog who could kill him in a second if the urge came upon her.
Okay, a question. I'll think about it, unless someone else has one they ask first before I do.
@ Silverleaf: If you were going to ask a question, what would it be?
(I know, I'm terrible....)
Oh, good one...
If it's ok, I'm going to go with an 11-way tie.
Well, actually a 2-way tie between a single book, House of the Scorpion, by Nancy Farmer, and a 10-book series, The Pendragon Adventures, by DJ MacHale. (My first instinct was to bring up the Song of Ice and Fire, but of course just about everyone's heard of Game of Thrones by now, what with the TV show and all, and it had to be an obscure one.)
I last read House of the Scorpion a LONG time ago, so I'm really fuzzy on the exact details of the plot, but it takes place in a dystopian future in the nation of Opium; basically a massive poppy field growing along the border of USA and Mexico. The main character, Matt, is a clone of this really old drug lord (or something like that; basically, the MOST RICH JERKASS) raised specifically with the intent of being harvested for spare parts. He escapes into Mexico, and finds his way into and out of various entrapments of different types, while constantly having to hide the PROPERTY OF MATTEO whateverhisnamewas tattoo that marks him as a clone, and therefore less than human. Less valuable even than the eejits, mind-wiped slaves that could obey simple commands but had absolutely no decision-making ability of their own; if you told them to drink, they would keep drinking until their stomachs explodes, and then keep going until they died, or you told them to stop. It's a really moving, deep introspective on the meaning of humanity and all that. Plus, it gave me one of my favorite quotes, and my personal philosophy on life: "Arguing isn't bad, it's actually good for you. It's like doing pushups with your mind."
(Also, looking on wikipedia, there was apparently a sequel that was released September of LAST YEAR. So I'll have to get to reading THAT.)
The Pendragon Adventures, on the other hand, is much less... heartwrenching. (Well, for the most part.) It's a medium-light sci-fi/fantasy series about Bobby Pendragon, who is eventually revealed to be a part of a specially chosen group of people called Travelers; people with the ability to utilize the pathways between worlds -- or Territories, as they're called -- to travel between them, jumping through space and time in order to save everything; all of time and space, that ever was and will be (collectivelly called Halla) from Saint Dane, a corrupted Traveler who wants nothing more than to cause chaos and destruction. What makes it unique, among other things, is the format. The story alternates between traditionally-narrated segments in the 21st century (Second Earth, in Territory terms. Yes, there are a First and Third Earth.) following Bobby's friends, Mark and Courtney, and Bobby's segments, which are delivered in the forms of journals, written by Bobby and read by Mark and Courtney. The contrast between Bobby's fantastic adventures and his friends' more-or-less ordinary life is really well-illustrated and realistic, the different worlds he visits are all unique and entertaining (and some are quite frightening, for various reasons; most for psychological reasons. For instance, consider: what if Wal-Mart took over the world?), the conflicts on the individual worlds are unique and engaging, and they all tie in to a longer over-arching narrative that gets progressively shocking and unpredictable, without feeling forced or cliched. Also, they're hilarious; MacHale's comedic timing is PERFECT. He knows exactly how to write people.
If you want to read them, the books are:
The Merchant of Death
The Lost City of Faar
The Never War
The Reality Bug
Black Water
The Rivers of Zadaa
The Quillan Games
The Pilgrims of Rayne
Raven Rise
Soldiers of Halla
Active Questions
@ Silverleaf: If you were going to ask a question, what would it be?
@XXVZ: Omg, there is some kind of terrible gribbly monster thingy attacking! Fortunately, Matchstickman knows its only weakness - a certain type of fruit. You watch him defeat the monster... but you know you have seen this happen yesterday too. OMG! You are suffering from Groundhogday sickness, how do you cure yourself, or who do you turn to for assistance?
@ Everyone: Who all is planning on going to the Vengeance release party?
Silverleaf - Your house sounds really cool. I wish I knew people who actually lived near me and had houses like that - I might actually be able to do some more tabletop RPing :(.
@McBehrer -- I'm close enough that it might be practical, but don't think my wife would be happy with me if I did. (From my house in Urbana, IL it's about a 3-hour drive to St Louis.)
Do what I'm doing. "Sweetheart, we're going to St. Louis."
@ Everyone: Who all is planning on going to the Vengeance release party?
Yes, but we've decided to make a nice, relaxing weekend of it. We're driving out Friday evening (from Indianapolis), probably going to hit the City Museum Saturday morning then on to the release party that afternoon. (Might be some Vengeance playing Saturday evening - we'll see what happens!) We'll take our time driving back home Sunday morning.
But getting to see everyone (and getting to finally meet Jodi and some of the folks from the forums I haven't met) will be the best part.
I've booked flights, a hotel, and a car. I better be there, or else I'm out a lot of money for no reason
Doesn't work as easily with an 8-year-old and an almost-4-year-old in the mix.
Small detour, but if you go by way of I-74 instead of I-70, make sure to stop by Armored Gopher Games and eat at Black Dog Smoke & Ale House in Urbana (about 2 hours straight west of you). The owners of Armored Gopher know my kids by name, and Black Dog is some of the best pulled meat you'll have in the state of IL.
I'll be there. It's going to be a day trip, so no revisiting old haunts, but I'm looking forward to meeting everyone else and punching some new villains in the face.
"If?"
@ Everyone: Who all is planning on going to the Vengeance release party?
I don't so much travel.
That was lovely to read. Thank you.
I'm going. And I'm bringing eleven other well-dressed SotM enthusiasts. Originally I thought I'd be bringing just a few friends, but as soon as I said the words "Sentinels road trip" on my facebook page, I got a lot of messages asking if I had more room. So now we're a party of twelve. Hooray! Can't wait to see everyone that can be there!
I'll be bringing a Canon T3i with me to get a highlight reel from the party and subsequent dinner, take pictures, maybe get a word from Christopher and Paul, etc. I'll have it up on here by the end of the following week. I give you my word on this. I just really like the idea of the forumites who will be there getting on camera and saying hello to the rest of you all.
So don't be shy if you're going!
@ Everyone: Who all is planning on going to the Vengeance release party?
I'd love to, but wrong side of the world and all that.
I'll be there with a few other friends that are on this forum, and a few that aren't. It should be wicked awesome.
I turn to a group of elite scientists, including, Baron Blade, Meredith Stinson, and Voss. It only takes them pi days to discover the cure.
@BlueHairedMeerkat
You have been tasked with besieging a mighty fortress, who do you take with you? (1 Forumites, 1 Muppet, 3 SotM Heroes, 1 SotM villain, 1 Army from an ancient civilization, 2 types of animals, Legolas or Gimli, and SotM Character that does not appear in a deck.)
Besieging implies that we're going to be there a while, so let's take The Argent Adept, Tachyon and Medico, The Ennead, a Roman legion, pigs, cows, Legolas and... surely all Sentinels characters appear in a deck, by definition? If one that doesn't have their own deck, then I guess an Informant; AA for the music, Medico as our doctor, the Roman legion for building stuff, the pigs and cows for eating and milking, the Ennead to look generally threatening and stop the people in the fortress from attacking us, and Legolas because why not Legolas. Then I sit outside sieging and playing board games with Tachyon, a muppet and, err... Silverleaf?
If I'm actually attacking the fortress, I shall take Envisioner, to send in and 'parley', which in this case means distract the people in charge for the time it takes to wheel a Roman legion up to the gates. My heroes, Legacy, Ra and Tempest, will be with them, the former two giving damage buffs and the latter two giving healing, while my villain, Akash'Bhuta, is working with the hornets and the locusts on generally making the lives of all the soldiers in the fortress a misery and/or short. Gimli, my muppet and Thiago stand in a corner and watch admiringly.
@ Silverleaf: If you were going to ask a question, what would it be?
@Pydro: Things are happening, what do you do?!?!?!?
@ Everyone: Who all is planning on going to the Vengeance release party?
What about CON, or Mrs. Parsons?
Having a compulsive need for honesty under all circumstances, I would make a poor choice for such misdirection. If I could figure out what I was being used for, I would feel honor-bound to inform the enemy of my Trojan status.
Honest men make the most dangerous lies.
You're assuming BlueHairedMeerkat actually let you in on the plan…
Well he just did....
Current Questions
@Silverleaf: If you were going to ask a question, what would it be?
@Pydro: Things are happening, what do you do?!?!?!?
<Someone insert question here>
Okay, let's see if we can start things rolling again...
Current Questions
@Silverleaf: If you were going to ask a question, what would it be?
@Pydro: Things are happening, what do you do?!?!?!?
@EvanDan55: Congratluations! This morning you woke up to realize you have a superpower. What would it be and how would you use it?
I've thought about this quite a bit, actually. I would choose teleportation, mainly because I feel like I could make the most money off of it. Let's assume that this teleportation power includes the ability to also teleport whatever I'm holding/choice things I am touching. At this point, I have become the single greatest shipping company in existence. Example:
"Oh, hey, Christopher Badell of GreaterThanGames! It seems your new order of Wrath of the Cosmos is finished, and ready to be shipped overseas! How much are you paying to have it shipped over here? Well, what if I told you that I can get all of those pallets of games over here for the same price, but instantaneously? You'd love that! Perfect!"
Rinse and repeat for every company that wants a matched price for instant shipping. Sure, I'd probably put quite a few people out of jobs, but hey, capitalism. I'd just make enough money to keep comfortable for the rest of my life–don't want to totally crash the shipping industry.
Current Questions
@Silverleaf: If you were going to ask a question, what would it be?
@Pydro: Things are happening, what do you do?!?!?!?
@Rabit: Congratulations… kinda? You've woken up with an entirely USELESS superpower! Bummer! What is it, and how do you use it in your everyday life?
Teleportation would be one of my top choices as well, but for much less mercenary reasons. If I were to offer courier services, I'd probably do so pro bono (or at least "for suggested donations"), to those in significant need. Mostly, though, I'd just be the world's greatest sightseer and travel blogger.
You can start by teleporting a copy of Vengeance to me. Actually, make that two copies.
Don't get me wrong–I'd of course do plenty of charity work, teleporting food/resources to countries in need, but I gotta worry about getting my rent paid first.
I'm trying, Silverleaf. I'm really trying.
"Yes, you can be very trying at times."
(I'm not criticizing you or anything, just having a little fun with words. This is an old joke around my household.)
It's appreciated! Good job I have a few new games to keep me distracted for now…
Actually I'm surprised at how patient I'm being.
(FYI: Teleportation is my choice for superpower, also. When the >G guys put me on Imprisoned Rogue as a teleporter, I was overjoyed! )
I know, I just know, that I'm bulletproof. Unfortunately, it's only effective about 10% of the time - completely random. Hmm... Not that great. But hey, there's a chance.
Okay, so I'm not going to be going out to fight crime anytime soon.
I'm not even going to go out. Seriously, if I'm just kinda bullet proof, how many people do you think are going to want to test this theory? Take me and do tests to figure out how to make it completely effective? No way, man - I'm heading to the hills, going into survival mode.
And taking my box of Sentinels with me...
Current Questions
@Silverleaf: If you were going to ask a question, what would it be?
@Pydro: Things are happening, what do you do?!?!?!?
@XXVZ: How is your favorite character in the multiverse and why? Your answer should include references to a unicorn, a fruitcake, and a sweater.
Hhhmmmm...
Does the tumbleweed count?
Judging from the fact that my pet unicorn Jerry is eating a fruitcake at the moment I'd say yes.
(Fun fact: I have a current theory that the Tumbleweed is actually the "Final Boss" of SotM)
He (or she?) is awesome because I received a sweater with a tumbleweed on it from my great-aunt Gertrude.
(Fun fact #2: I once received a fruit cake for a Christmas gift exchange, then I gave it to my friend (I didn't want it) who gave it to his friend, (He didn't want it either) which, in turn, gave it to his dad for Christmas (Don't ask me why))
@ XXVZ: Why didn't you ask a question when it was your turn?
Perhaps the Fruitcake was questionable enough?
Current Questions
@Silverleaf: If you were going to ask a question, what would it be?
@Pydro: Things are happening, what do you do?!?!?!?
@XXVZ: Why didn't you ask a question when it was your turn? (And then ask a question when you answer this one. )
Whoops, forgot about that!
@imprimis5 You've created a country, tell us where it is, name its national sport, flower, animal, and SotM hero. Give us a brief rundown of it's history and climate.
Current Questions
@Silverleaf: If you were going to ask a question, what would it be?
@Pydro: Things are happening, what do you do?!?!?!?
@imprimis5: You've created a country, tell us where it is, name its national sport, flower, animal, and SotM hero. Give us a brief rundown of it's history and climate.
@imprimis5: You've created a country, tell us where it is, name its national sport, flower, animal, and SotM hero. Give us a brief rundown of it's history and climate.
Welcome to the ancient and proud state of Ferancrag, dully glinting semi-precious stone of the North Sea. Located on a basalt island off the northeast coast of Scotland, Ferancrag is home to one of the many (mostly) dormant volcanoes in the area, Mount Mornas. From the Àrd Ceannsaich's Palace, traditional home to the ruler of Ferancrag, one can glimpse the artful arrangement of the mine garden surrounding the island in all directions. From the dungeon slits, you may view Ferancrag's flowering prize, the beautiful Aogblàth. Its pale white petals are the last view of the outside world you will ever have, and you could not hope for better.
Do ensure you arrive in time for the Àrd Ceannsaich's annual tournament. He ensures that The Pit will never be boring, hosting continuous contests of skill between his closest friends until only one remains. Bring a tarp!
Ferancrag is famous for its wildlife, but unfortunately the average tourist will see very little of it. The Àrd Ceannsaich's private animal preserve extends around all but the dock and the path to the gift shop. This is for your safety, as the wildlife has been extensively modified on a genetic level to swiftly and efficiently eliminate its prey. You may occasionally observe one of the Àrd Ceannsaich's friends through the fence, inside the preserve. They are there by invitation only. Count yourself lucky if you manage to spy the graceful Crocobearhawk, the symbol of our great island. If you stay on the path, be sure to have an umbrella to counter our constant downpour.
Ferancrag was founded in time immemorial by the dark wizard Heshftal, when he raised Mount Mornas from the sea. He and his acolytes were all killed by the ensuing eruption, with the exception of one. That acolyte built what is now the gift shop as his palace and began inviting undesirables from the surrounding lands out of compassion for those who are shunned for their differences. A bloody reign followed as he and his followers laid waste to the coasts around them in revenge, giving rise to our motto,"Stulti! Me ut conteram eum!"
As time as passed, a strictly implemented system of regicide has passed the rule to our current Àrd Ceannsaich. His hobby at this moment is seeking to end world peace and playing the game Sentinels of the Multiverse as his favourite hero, Baron Blade.
Current Questions
@Silverleaf: If you were going to ask a question, what would it be?
@Pydro: Things are happening, what do you do?!?!?!?
@Rabit: *knock knock* May I trouble you for a moment of your time to talk about your eternal soul?
( Really, imprimis? You're killing me, here... )
*knock knock*
Who's there?
"May I trouble you for a moment of your time to talk about your eternal soul?"
Hmm... Don't see where this joke is going, but okay, I'll play: may I trouble you for a moment of your time to talk about your eternal soul, who?
(I like interrupting cow better, myself.)
*sigh*
No, you may not. You see, when you start talking about eternal souls, you're talking religion. Religion is belief, and belief is personal. I don't know you and I don't know your motivations, so your attempts to discuss and change my personal beliefs are an intrusion into my personal and private thoughts.
I'm happy to discuss my beliefs with my friends or other people I trust, as I know their motivations are in my best interest. They'll be respectful of my beliefs. You'll tell me I'm wrong and that if I don't accept _your_ beliefs, well... 
We know where this is going.
So I'll save you the time, be respectful of your beliefs and ask you to move on. 
I hope you have a wonderful day!
Okay, are they gone? 
*phew* That was close. I never know how they're going to respond to that. Sometimes it just doesn't go well. I found that starting with some silly joke tends to lighten it up. I did try actually talking to them once, but that ended... poorly. Was lucky I only lost my one hand.
And did you see the horns on the big one? Those things were insane! How does it fit through doors?
I tell you, since the demons started going door-to-door, things have just been out of control.
Okay, where were we? Right! Who's turn is it to lead communion? 
Current Questions
@Silverleaf: If you were going to ask a question, what would it be?
@Pydro: Things are happening, what do you do?!?!?!?
@phantaskippy: Describe your favorite fairy tale in the voice of one of the Sentinels heroes!
I can't do a hero telling, but I can do two as villains, I hope that is acceptable.
Hey kids, park yourselves at the station here, it's story time. You see once there was this little engine. Everyone thought this engine wasn't good enough, they liked the other engines better, they were "team players," they didn't "have a bad attitude." So those Engines got all the best runs.
Well one day the little engine had enough, so he went and demanded that the boss man of Fancy Station give him a train. The Boss man didn't like the little engine, didn't like his confidence, didn't like his tone of voice. Boss man gave little train the biggest train ever, and tol him to pull it up Big Old Mountain.
All the other Engines laughed, told Little Engine to give up, no Engine could pull that train up Big Old Mountain, especially not little engine.
But little engine believed in himself. Little Engine pulled with all his might, he kept saying "I think I can" over and over to himself, getting himself pumped up. But sadly for little engine, about half way up the hill, some of the other engines had put a big tree branch over the rails, and little engine had to stop. His Engineer moved the branch, but Little Engine knew he'd never get the heavy train moving again on such a steep hill.
He could hear the other engines laughing, and his Engineer even gave up and left. Little Engine tried, he tried with all his might, but that train wouldn't budge. The little engine sobbed, tired and sore, but refusing to go back to the station defeated.
Then a new Engineer came, a nice Engineer, and he said, "I'll help you little Engine, I've got some great coal here, and we'll use it and pull this train right up and over Big Old Mountain. They did it too, with all the other engines laughing below Little Engine pulled harder and harder, his new firend putting more and more coal in his burner, until finally that train started to move, then faster, and faster.
Little Engine flew over that hill, the wind whipping by, the cars screeching behind him, his whistle crying out in joy. WHOOO!!!!
Then the Good Engineer whispered to the Little Engine. The little Engine smiled. They pulled into Far Station, and turned Little Engine around. Then Little Engine and the Good Engineer pushed that heavy train back up the hill, back towards Fancy Station.
As he approached he could hear the other Engines shock and surprise, he wasn't a little engine any more, he was a Big Engine, and Big Engine pushed that train right off the tracks, BOOM! Right through the Station it went, SMASH! CRASH! the other Engines ran for their lives! They were sorry they ever laughed at Little Engine! But Big Engine didn't care, he smashed all the other Engines and all the other stations and. . .
~Ok kids, that's it for story time, um, let's all walk slowly and calmly back to our classroom.~
HAHA! BOOM! Another station levelled, what's that ahead? A water tower? Not Anymore, "WHOO WHOO!" Here comes the Fright Train Water Tower, SMASH!
And our second tale:
Hi kids, so there was like, this princess named Lillian, and she had an evil Step-Sister named Meredith, and everyone was always making Lillian clean the house, and wash the dishes, while Meredith got to play and have fun all day. Then everyone would say, "Wow, look at Meredith, she's so pretty, she's so smart, everything she does is awesome." Lillian would try to dress pretty but everyone would just tell her to put on her work clothes and go clean her room, uh, I mean scrub the floors, and then they'd tell her her work clothes were ugly and her poetry was "Average" and even make her go to bed at like 8pm, just because she snuck out that one time to go see Sisters of Mercy, even though it was like a once-in-a-lifetime chance.
So anyway, theres this big party, and Lillian didn't even want to go, because the party was going to be really lame. So she went and hung out by the old silo, because it was cool and everyone thought it was haunted so she could be alone there. So then this really cool guy comes up and starts talking to her, and he's all "You're really cool Lillian, you understand me, not like those people at the party." Then the guards came and took the boy, because he was the Prince and they were going to make him marry Princess Meredith, but he didn't even like her. So Lillian called to all her bird friends in the silo and they went and they <serious voice> pecked out the eyes of all the guards and her evil stepsister and eveyone,<end serious voice> then the Prince and Lillian got married and lived happily ever-after.
. . .
So like, that's it right, that's my "rehabilitation," I can go now? Great. See ya losers!
Current Questions
@Silverleaf: If you were going to ask a question, what would it be?
@Pydro: Things are happening, what do you do?!?!?!?
@jsz2: You go out with a friend, only to find that your least favorite Sentinels character is coming as well. Tell us about your evening.
I've never been asked a question!
How do you ask, or get asked a question?
This isn't necessary itself a question, I'm tyring not to be meta. Or is it?
You wait until someone asks you something, you respond, and then you may ask a question yourself.
Gotcha! Thanks Reckless!
But first you have to post on here that you want to be asked a question - which you now have! 
(And phantaskippy, [Agnes voice] those were AWESOME! [/Agnes voice] Thanks! 
)
(I think something was edited... )
Current Questions
@Silverleaf: If you were going to ask a question, what would it be?
@Pydro: Things are happening, what do you do?!?!?!?
@jsz2: You go out with a friend, only to find that your least favorite Sentinels character is coming as well. Tell us about your evening.
SO thats how you get in on this. I've been reading these for awhile they made Stats very interesting! Anyways I'm game for questions.
Pydro seems to have vanished, so perhaps it's time to add a third line of active questioning. (I'm assuming Silverleaf might still deign to answer eventually and thus not counting hers as a time-up question.)
Sure, I'll ask one. I've held this up long enough.
@UXM266: So, what brings you here?
Yeah, he's been busy…
Current Questions
@jsz2: You go out with a friend, only to find that your least favorite Sentinels character is coming as well. Tell us about your evening.
@UXM266: So, what brings you here?
<A question someone wants to ask someone else - insert here!>
Free question? I'll take it!
@Odin: 94% of the entire Earth has died if a mysterious disease. 1 SotM hero, and 1 SotM villain survived. Which were they, and how did they survive. Also explain what the disease did.
The dissease was a mutated form of Ebola Zaire. It lays dormant for longer than the usual Ebola Virus and has the ability to jump from species to species. No one could tell that the dissease was a new strand of Ebola (although it is pretty clear when someone begins bleeding from every orfice black goo) because the first people to be effected was the scientific community due to a jump from chimpanzees. omnitron-X Survived because he is a robot and frankly I don't think they can get a dissease. The villain that survives is Kismet; she is one lucky girl.
Current Questions
@jsz2: You go out with a friend, only to find that your least favorite Sentinels character is coming as well. Tell us about your evening.
@UXM266: So, what brings you here?
<Odin's question... >
@foote- if you could take a sotm hero on a date whom would it be and what would you do?
That is a very interesting question. Is here a physical aspect such as my country, a digital one such as this board, or a spiritual one as in the presence. I'll answer all three: Curiosity, Born here, Curiosity.
@Rabit: If that's actually you on a card in the Block Environment, what did you to to get yourself incarcerated?
Hey, you say that like it was my fault! That's not exactly fair. I mean, I'm a teleporter - I go places. It's what I do. And I'm good at it.
Those bigoted idiots with FLITTER just didn't like that I could go places they couldn't. They wanted me to do it for them - basically either I work for them or they lock me up. Well, I'm no fool.
I took the job.
Unfortunately, employment conditions were, oh, how can I put this delicately… They didn't quite meet OSHA standards. People shooting at me, throwing things - usualy explosive things - and just generally being really unfriendly. I did not like that, definitely not my thing.
So I skipped out. (Literally, figured that would really annoy them. Even whistled a tune as I left.) I mean, I'm a teleporter, right? I should be travelling, seeing things, having a good time with life! 
So, ya know, there's some interesting technology out there nowadays. Apparently those FLICKER folks have access to a bunch of it. They came up with a way to keep tabs on me from anywhere, then implanted it in me when I was first captured.
And they overloaded it as they caught up with me. The electrical charge took me right out, I couldn't control anything: muscles, teleporting, everything was just hosed. (And all that mess was not my fault - Doc said there was no way I could have prevented my bladder from emptying itself.)
Woke up in the Block. No point in trying to escape, as I was probably safer inside the Block than outside. I can't teleport between dimensions, so I would've had to find a way back home. Besides, they put another implant in (at least I'm assuming they did), so there was no point in trying to escape.
But in the Block? Yeah, it's not too bad. We weren't living in style or anything, but some of the guys had good connections, so we could get the things we really wanted. Sure, ya gotta avoid some of the more colorful personalities, but hey, I'm a teleporter. Avoiding is what I'm good at!
There's always some high-and-mighty coming or going at the Block. One day a group of those vigilantes brought in this one bigwig, but it turns out the bigwig wanted to be brought to the Block specifically to start up some big scheme - you know how those real egotistical types work, right? Yeah. The vigilantes start mixing it up with some of the FIXTURE mooks, so I decided to help the guards out. Literally: I teleported the guards outside the Block and left them there. Once the dust settled and the scheme was squashed, those vigies took good care of me for helping - especially when they found out why I was there and all. They even got me cleared of the FLATTEN bigots and brought me back to Earth. 
I've been trying to lay low ever since. (That's harder than you think when you can literally travel anywhere in the world!) Those hero-types have checked in on occasion - they say they're wanting to see if I'd like to join them in their silly adventures chasing crazy people around, but I think they're just wanting to make sure I haven't started having too much fun. You know how those types think. 
But hey, my delivery business is doing great! 
Now, this isn't a story I'm supposed to talk about, so keep it under wraps, okay? Besides…
You still have to decide if you believe it.
Current Questions
@jsz2: You go out with a friend, only to find that your least favorite Sentinels character is coming as well. Tell us about your evening.
@foote: If you could take a sotm hero on a date whom would it be and what would you do?
@EvanDan55: Describe the idea you've had for a film that you really, really, really want to create, imagining no technical or financial hurdles.
Anyone?
Bueller?
Wait, how exactly did Omnitron-I (the original) succumb to the disease? His nine-times-reconstructed future self escaped this fate of course, but that's easily explained.
He wasn't around anymore. This disease must have occured after the return of Omnitron (cosmotron) and so the heroes have already put him down. In OmniX's bio it states that "Omnitron rebuilt itself." I'm sure that Omnitron had to do this multiple times due to multiple instances of getting mauled by the heroes. The dissease hit between Omnitron rebuilding itself. Also I didn't want to just cop out with picking both Omnitrons.
Ah. Surprised that you didn't mention Plague Rat as well. But after those two are eliminated, Kismet is about the next most logical choice (along with La Capitan and Warlord Voss since they can just not be where/when the plague is happening, plus Voss is an alien so he might be immune). Akash'bhuta probably couldn't be directly affected by the plague, but if it devastated the ecosystem enough, she as the incarnation of Nature would presumably lose power.
I should probably stop thinking about this....
> @jsz2: You go out with a friend, only to find that your least favorite Sentinels character is coming as well. Tell us about your evening.
My friends and I meet at my house to play board games, then go out to dinner and FNM (Friday Night Magic). Unfortunately, one of my friends invited Miss Information along! She suggests a lovely restraunt she knows, but when we arrive, we find that it's closed for the evening. The next one we try is actually a Walmart, and the third is so overcrowded that we don't have time to wait for a table. We decide to go directly to FNM, and grab food from the nearby fast food places. At FNM, she cons one of my friends into paying for her, and then proceeds to cheat during the game. Fortunately, she is caught before doing too much damage, and is thrown out of the game, and a good time is had by everyone else.
@Silverleaf or Nielzabub: Set up any two SotM villians up on a blind date (and I do mean any too). How does it go?
Don't ask Silverleaf a question. It'll be like six years before she answers.
Alright, you can answer it too.
I'm in the process of answering. It's going to be a bit of time though.
Ridiculously long post activate.
I'm going to go with LaCapitan and Ermine since neither of their sexual orientations are unknown and both have similar a theme of wanting to steal everything and have a good time.
For Cassandra Lilya, more commonly known these days as Ermine, it was just supposed to be another job. The client was just a foreign dame that was the head of some shadowy organization whose name was impossible to pronounce or spell. Ermine knew the type well. They had a whole army at their command to do their bidding for them, but for some reason were afraid to get their hands dirty, and so they would ask the independent thief to do the deed for them. Ermine didn't mind. The money was good. Ermine hadn't met her client in person yet, but she already had a pretty good mental image of what she would look like. Long hair that reached passed the shoulders in a cocktail dress of some kind with a matching purse and shoes. Ermine felt an ache in her heart as she remembered when she did her best to be the life of the party before she was caught by the Wraith. That life was completely behind her now. There was only the job. She was dressed in normal civilian wear, jeans and a T-shirt that was covered by a black leather jacket.
"Sorry I'm late. Or am I early? I don't really bother to look at clocks anymore, they're always wrong."
Ermine was instantly taken aback by the figure that had appeared before her. She had the longer than shoulder length brown hair and matching outfit that Ermine had envisioned, but instead of a rich socialite she was face to face with a woman dressed like a pirate captain. Ermine sighed. "Oh boy, a supervillain. Why are you still in your costume? The police will probably be here any minute."
The woman raised an eyebrow and laughed. "They will be here precisely in 10 minutes. The do gooders are busy with another matter. Trust me, I already practiced this. We have plenty of time. We'll just have to hurry."
Ermine raised her hands in protest. "What do you mean you practiced this?"
The woman pulled out a briefcase and opened it. "Explanations later. I want you to help me secure this object. Do you know it?"
Now it was Ermine's turn to laugh. "Yeah, I know this. It's the Blue Monkey Sapphire. It disappeared from this city years ago. No one knows where it went. Are you trying to tell me that you have found an object that has eluded the greatest of treasure hunters for years?"
The woman raised her index finger. "I have not found it. But I know where it has been, and I have a pretty good idea of where it's going to be? The police will be here soon. You will get the full sum of ten thousand gold coins...or dollars...or credits? I'm sorry, what's the correct currency for this time period? Doesn't matter. Do you want the job or not?"
At this point, every other customer in the restaurant had left leaving Ermine alone with this crazy woman. Under normal situations she would've said no to an idiotic job like this, but something was telling her that this was going to be an adventure like no other. "What the hell? I'll do it." She could hear sirens. It had been about ten minutes since this odd conversation had started. The mad woman had been right about that. At least she wasn’t quite as crazy as she appeared to be. “Cops are here. I’ll show you how to get out.”
The woman dressed as a pirate pulled out a small gadget of some sort. “That’s alright. We’ll be gone before they come in here.”
Ermine looked at the futuristic looking tool inquisitively. “Did you get that from Baron Blade or something?”
The woman winked. “Something, yes.” She pushed the red button on the device and both she and Ermine were taken out of the restaurant and into a very strange place.
Ermine could not believe her eyes. There were some very strange things in the world today, but this could easily top all of them. She was on a boat, a wooden boat that resembled a pirate ship complete with Jolly Roger flag, but there was no ocean or what even looked like the Earth. “Where are we?”
The woman laughed heartily. “I’m not completely sure to be honest. From what I’ve been told my ship, La Paradoja Magnifica, is sailing through the time vortex. We can go anywhere we want, provided it’s on the planet Earth. I haven’t exactly figured out how to go to any other planets yet. I really want to. I bet they have some awesome treasure worth stealing.”
Ermine took a deep breath. “Okay, so you’re a time traveller? Who are you exactly?”
The woman suddenly became very excited. “Oh yeah, I never told you my name. It’s extremely long and boring, so most people just call me La Capitan, or the Captain.”
Ermine stood there waiting for more. “That’s it? A title is not a name.”
La Capitan sagged her shoulders and hunched over a bit. “Fine, my full name is Maria Helena Teresa Fafila Servanda Jimena Mansuara Paterna Domenga Gelvira Placia Sendina Belita Eufemia Columba Gontina Aldonza Mafalda Cristina Tegrida de Falcon. Happy?”
Ermine pinched the temple of her forehead in frustration. “La Capitan will do just fine. Okay, so you’re a time traveler with a magic boat.”
La Capitan nodded her head. “Exactly, I’m a time traveler who stole a magic boat.”
Ermine thought about the earlier conversation she had in the restaurant that was now suddenly so much clearer. “I get it. You think the Blue Monkey Sapphire disappeared because you stole it. How do you know you’re the one who took it?”
La Capitan shrugged. “I don’t know, but I can try, and it would fit with history. Although the idea that changing history is bad is all nonsense. I’ve done it plenty of times without horribly catastrophic results.”
Ermine walked around the deck of the ship. “Where is everyone? A ship of this size would require a crew to maintain it, wouldn’t it?”
The enthusiasm and glee that seemed to fill La Capitan earlier was replaced with a distant seriousness. “It’s actually pretty easy. At least I haven’t had much trouble with it. Being in the time vortex for a long period of time starts to change you. Don’t worry, you should be protected. We’re not going to directly go through it like I did.”
Ermine looked into La Capitan’s serious blue eyes with her own. “You didn’t answer my question. Where’s the crew?”
La Capitan took the wheel and started turning it. “Don’t have one yet. The ship’s original crew ran away when it got caught in the time vortex. I’ve been by myself mostly. Which is fine. Being alone is awesome. There are some jobs you can’t do by yourself though.
Ermine felt a surge of pity for the mad woman. Ermine had also been alone for years, but she was used to it. She hadn’t relied on people since her family had been mugged when she was a little girl. “If we’re going to do this, we’re going to do it right. I need my costume. It’s in my apartment.”
La Capitan smiled brightly. “No! It’s over there.” She went around to the side and came back with Ermine’s orange costume complete with gadgets. “I went by your apartment before we met. I figured it would save us a lot of time.”
Ermine hastily grabbed her clothes from the mad pirate woman. “What? You went into my apartment. Do you have no respect for personal space and boundaries?”
La Capitan gave Ermine a genuinely confused expression. “No, I’m a thief, remember? Same as you.”
Ermine could not give a retort to that one. “Fine, where on this boat can I change?”
La Capitan waved her hand around as she returned to the wheel. “Anywhere’s fine. It’s not like there’s anyone around to peek at you.” She looked back at Ermine. “Although, you couldn’t blame anyone for trying could you?” Before Ermine could respond, La Capitan had returned to the wheel of her ship. “Hurry up! We only have about ten minutes of our relative time before we make it to our destination.”
Ermine felt a blush on her as she changed into her costume. It had been a long time since anyone had commented on her looks. Before her embarrassing capture by the Wraith, men had fallen over themselves to get her attention. Now, there was nothing. It had annoyed her, but getting complemented from La Capitan like that had brought another ache of longing for the old life that had been taken from her.
Ten minutes passed and Ermine returned fully decked out in her costume and gear. The ship was turning and was passing through what looked to Ermine like a giant hole filled with white light. La Capitan laughed maniacally as the ship approached. “Don’t worry. We’ll be fine.”
Just as she finished saying those words, Ermine looked up to a familiar yet different skyline. It was Rook City. She could recognize some of the buildings, but there was a lot missing. The Pike Industrial Complex was nowhere to be seen and the air seemed a lot cleaner than she remembered it being. La Capitan boldly stood next to Ermine and put an arm around her shoulder. “Here we are! Rook City, 1930. This is the night the sapphire supposedly vanished. Let’s go make history.” She pulled out the device that Ermine had seen earlier.
Ermine looked at it quizzically. “How exactly does that thing work?”
La Capitan struggled in her head for an explanation that would satisfy her companion. “It allows me to travel between two points, I put in the coordinates of where I want to go and it lets me travel between there and the La Paradoja Magnifica. It’s all sciencey stuff that’s hard to understand?”
Ermine tilted her head. “Are you some kind of genius then?”
La Capitan bit her lip. “I wasn’t originally, but then I flew through the time vortex unprotected. I mentioned before that it changes you. This is one of those changes. Sometimes I wonder if I’m entirely still human.”
Ermine placed a hand on her shoulder. “You look human enough to me. Only an idiotic human could dress like a blue pirate and think it’s cool.”
La Capitan shrugged off Ermine’s hand. “Pirates are cool, especially the hats.”
Ermine laughed at that, a good laugh she hadn’t had in too long. “Whatever you say. Let’s get this job done.”
La Capitan smiled as she pressed the button and the two of them were transported to the museum that was currently holding the Blue Monkey Sapphire.
With Ermine’s modern day equipment breaking in was easy. 1930’s security was a joke. She effortlessly and stealthily went through security snatched up the sapphire and returned to the entrance. La Capitan was waiting for her with a very disappointed look on her face.
“What’s the matter? We got the sapphire. Isn’t that what you wanted?”
La Capitan shrugged. “I guess, but it was all just too easy. I thought this would be more fun, more thrilling, you know?”
Ermine knew exactly what her employer meant. It was the reason she became a thief, the thrill of jumping off a building and breaking into an impenetrable safe. She had felt none of that thrill with this job. She raised the corner of her mouth in a sly smile. “You said time travel was flexible right? Who says we have to stop with the diamond?” La Capitan returned the smile and the two laughed maniacally as they reentered the museum.
The guards were completely surprised by the two mad costumed women who stormed in and just started pocketing or wearing everything they could. They were also stunned as they turned out to be physically no match for the thieves. The combination of La Capitan’s flawless skills with a cutlass and flintlock pistol quickly disarmed and disabled the guards. They were also unable to fight against Ermine’s smooth and perfect acrobatics as she literally jumped circles around them and knocking them out.
The women laughed as they ransacked the museum of all the treasures they could carry. They both heard sirens in the distance. Ermine readjusted her goggles as she slung a bag full of loot over her shoulder. “Cops in this era are slow.”
La Capitan pulled out her teleporter. “Time to go. Hey, that rhymed! Awesome.” She turned to Ermine for approval but was only met with a vacant stare. “Alright, off we go.” She pressed the button and the two women returned to the ship.
La Capitan quickly returned the La Paradoja Magnifica to the Time Vortex and as she did so both women could not stop laughing. When they were safely sailing the time stream, they dumped and took a look at their loot.
Ermine was looking at several rings and diamonds. “Did your file say anything about anything other than the blue monkey sapphire being stolen?”
La Capitan borrowed Ermine’s sly smile. “It will now. History changes all the time without people knowing it. It’s because of me most of the time, but still the river of time is a resilient girl and she finds a way to compensate for my meddling.”
Ermine put down the treasure she had been looking through. “The job was done. What about my payment?”
La Capitan looked around the boat nervously. “Oh yes, I promised you ten thousand of something…dollars wasn’t it? That sounds right.”
Ermine took the Blue Monkey Sapphire out of her pocket. “This will do just nicely. Well, there’s one more thing.”
La Capitan looked around the small pile of treasure they had amassed on the boat. “Take whatever you want. I’ve got plenty of treasure.” She had no time to react as Ermine grabbed her and kissed her solidly on the lips. After the kiss was finished, she stumbled around slightly. “Well, that was slightly…unexpected.”
Ermine continued smiling. “That’s all. That and the Sapphire are enough payment for me. You can take me home now.”
La Capitan shuffled her boots slightly on the deck of her ship. “You know, I’ve liked being alone, but it was nice having a companion along. You could come with me if you want. All of the treasures of the world across all of time could be yours for the taking.”
Ermine silenced the captain but putting a finger on her lips. “I think I’d like that, but I’ve got something to do first, an old score to settle. When that’s done, I’ll come join you on your boat, but till then I can’t.”
La Capitan’s eyes became sad. “I see. That’s alright.” She tossed Ermine a cell phone. “That phone has a direct link to my phone. You can always reach me no matter which time period I am. If you need me, give me a call, and I’ll come running.”
Ermine kept the phone and pocketed it. “Captain, do something for me will you?”
“What?”
Ermine put her hands on her friend’s shoulders and hugged her. “Don’t travel alone. Find a crew. Someone like you shouldn’t be alone.”
That was the last they said to each other. La Capitan dropped Ermine off at her apartment where a letter from Baron Blade that would change her future forever was waiting for her, and La Capitan went off in search of her own crew and her own place in history.
Current Questions:
@foote: If you could take a sotm hero on a date whom would it be and what would you do?
@EvanDan55: Describe the idea you've had for a film that you really, really, really want to create, imagining no technical or financial hurdles.
@XXYZ: You and a group of four other forumites are surviving the zombie apocolypse. You have to be holding out in one of the SOTM environments. Do you all survive, or do most of you get turned into zombies and killed? Every zombie or character that is important must be based on either a forumite or a SOTM character that has not appeared as a target in a deck, so Spite's Victims are fair game.
I'll answer XXYZ's question...
Odin, Rabit, jsz2, and I were taking a tour of the Tomb of Anubis, when zombies attacked killing our tour guide. Rabit unfortunately got bit on the way in and slowly rotted away, (we sealed him outside after he got bit) and while braving the cursed tomb, jsz2 fell to a particularly nasty swinging blade luckily, Odin and I made it to the end, where we struck a deal with Anubis. Since he's a "god" and cannot be afflicted with mortal diseases, he left his tomb to clear the zombies. After that we fled to the Wagner Mars base where the human race was recuperating. THE END.
Poor Rabbit and jsz2 but I'm glad to have survived! I hope we didn't sell our souls or anything to Anubis though...
Sorry about the name mixup XXVZ. You forgot to ask a question.
Oh yeah...
@Jsz2 I you could have 1 Marvel/DC superhero "crossover-ed" into SotM, who would it be?
CURRENT QUESTIONS:
@foote: If you could take a sotm hero on a date whom would it be and what would you do?
@EvanDan55: Describe the idea you've had for a film that you really, really, really want to create, imagining no technical or financial hurdles.
@Jsz2 I you could have 1 Marvel/DC superhero "crossover-ed" into SotM, who would it be?
Those are really good questions
CURRENT QUESTIONS
@foote: If you could take a sotm hero on a date whom would it be and what would you do?
@EvanDan55: Describe the idea you've had for a film that you really, really, really want to create, imagining no technical or financial hurdles.
@Jsz2 I you could have 1 Marvel/DC superhero "crossover-ed" into SotM, who would it be?
Looks like the question addressed to Foote is oldest. I'll just arbitrarily say that, if anyone wants to answer it, they're welcome to and then they can ask their own question of anyone who has previously posted on this thread.
If you are interested / willing to be asked a question and haven't posted on this thread, now is the time. A simple "Oo! Oo! Me!" will do. 
Okay then! I was going to go with Tachyon, but she has a wife... UNITY! Oh, how could it not be Unity? We could eat ice cream while watching robots fight to the death for our entertainment. It would be a wonderful evening.
@Rabit: A brand-new copy of Wrath of the Cosmos appears on your doorstep. This despite the fact it hasn't even entered playtesting yet. What do you do?
@EvanDan55: Describe the idea you've had for a film that you really, really, really want to create, imagining no technical or financial hurdles.
@Jsz2 I you could have 1 Marvel/DC superhero "crossover-ed" into SotM, who would it be?
Aw man! Jsz2 got an awesome question! If it was me I'd say Spiderman or Nightcrawler. But it isn't, so I'll just be jealous instead.
I'm a huge nightcrawler fan, and there's a custom teleporting hero over at BGG that does the character justice. My favorite of the customs.
<Checks that it's not ticking>
<Checks that it actually has cards in it>
<Checks that there isn't a time-traveller around trying to use it as bait.>
<Checks that there isn't a note included with it.>
Takes it inside.
"Hey, Michele? Call Andy and Carl. I gotta call the office, tell them I'm taking the week off. Guess what we're doing for the next few days!"
Current Questions
@EvanDan55: Describe the idea you've had for a film that you really, really, really want to create, imagining no technical or financial hurdles.
@Jsz2: you could have 1 Marvel/DC superhero "crossover-ed" into SotM, who would it be?
@Donner: You could have 1 Marvel superhero "cross-over" into SotM. Who would it be, how would they cross-over, who would they encounter first (of the characters in the Multiverse), and what would that encounter be like? 
"Oo! Oo! Me!"
Seems like a really fun way to get more engaged in the forum :)
I'm sorry, but you're mistaken. There's no fun to be had here; it's all business. For fun, you want the "Forum Rules and FAQ" subforum. No smiling or laughing in here, please.
Oh, my sincerest apologies.
This is my serious face. I swear. No, really!
It's good to know people.
Story version:
"Spider-man, keep them off me or I cannot finish the ritual!"
There's got to be some way to stop them from coming through, thinks Spidey, as he webs some of the super-zombies and flings them back into the portal. Maybe from the other side…
"Doc! I'm going in! Maybe I can stop them from there!"
"It's too dangerous! My ritual is making the portal unstable!"
But Doctor Strange's reply was lost. Spider-man was already passing through the gate. A strange queasiness overtook him as he was surrounded with swirling colors. When everything cleared, he was back in the city. Only…no zombies. No destruction. Had they succeeded?
First thing's first, thought Spidey, I need to replace my mask. Those zombies ripped it off in the fighting.
Spider-man starts swinging through the city, keeping well above the people in the streets and searching for something to replace his mask with. Wait. This isn't New York! The buildings are completely different. Where am I and how do I get back?
Soon, as Spidey continues his search, he hears some yelling from a nearby alley. He swings in for a closer look. An old man in a business suit is surrounded by four thugs wielding various bits of discarded trash as weapons.
"Are you deaf?" yells the bigger thug, probably the leader. "Give us the suitcase and your wallet and we'll only hurt you a little. Refuse…and we won't be responsible for what we gotta do to you." One of the thugs swings an old bike chain menacingly.
Quickly, Spidey uses his webbing to create an impromptu mask and dives into the frey.
"Wow! Four of you versus one old man! What's wrong? The kindergarteners too tough for you?" Spidey webs one thug in the eyes and gives a second an agile double-kick to the chin, landing behind him and ready for the next one.
"Two old men.", a crackling voice says from the shadows. A tire iron whirrs by and hits a punk in the knee, dropping him. From the darkness steps a well-muscled man with a baseball cap covering his eyes and hands wrapped it cloth.
With a few leaping punches, some swinging crowbars and some well-placed webbing, the fight is over quickly.
"Next time you take a shortcut, look for one with more lighting.", suggests Spidey to the old man in the suit as he helps him out of the alley.
"Thank you…", the old man says as he dazedly staggers away, "Thank you both."
Spider-man turns to the man in the baseball cap. "That was some pretty nice work there, mister…"
"Fixer. Mr. Fixer. You weren't too bad yourself, kid. Come. Let me get you a coffee and we can talk."
"Sure. Although…maybe a cola instead?"
Spider-man and the old man in the baseball cap sit at a table in a local coffee shop. The old man has a cup of tea while Spider-man sips a soda from under his impromptu mask.
"I haven't seen you around these parts. New in town?", the capped man asks once they're settled in.
"Yeah. I, uh, just got in today in fact."
"I'm just visiting myself. Picking up some parts for my shop. I run an auto-shop in Rook City."
"A free knockout with every oil change?", Spidey quips.
"Heh. Pretty much. Rook City is a rough place." The old man pauses for a moment to sip his tea. "So, I've told my story. What brings you here?"
"Well…"
How much can I trust this guy? Then again, I'm alone in a strange town and he did just help me save someone's life.
"I'm lost. I came from…someplace else. Someplace where there is a lot of bad stuff happening. Where people who depend on me need my help."
"Sounds pretty serious. I'm guessing it's not as easy as taking a bus."
"This is going to sound a little strange…", Spidey pauses.
"I've dealt with strange. Try me."
"I came through a portal from another dimension. I was helping fight off a horde of super-hero zombies. I jumped through the portal to try and stop them from going through. Maybe slow them down enough to help the others close the portal. But when I got to the other side, I found myself here."
"Well, ", considered the old man…what did he call himself again? Oh yeah. Mr. Fixer. "we may as well finish our drinks. Whatever solutions we can find here might take a while. However, I think I know someone who could help you out."
Fin
@EvanDan55: Describe the idea you've had for a film that you really, really, really want to create, imagining no technical or financial hurdles.
@Jsz2: you could have 1 Marvel/DC superhero "crossover-ed" into SotM, who would it be?
@EdgeDS: You've just joined the Sentinels. What are your super-powers? Who is the first person you fight? Who are you teamed up with?
I always liked the duo of Cloak and Dagger, so I'll team up with Writhe under my superhero name of Twist. Between that and my username, my super powers would have to be centered on twisted bits of sharp metal. I don't want to horn in on the Wraith's shtick with thrown knives, so I'll be a master swordsman who uses an unusually curved blade and a fighting style that has abruptly jarring shifts from smoothly flowing motion to sudden redirections of force. I can focus on keeping the drug-wracked monstrosity known as Spite from endangering others while Writhe gets his shadowy self in place to fling the villain into darkness.
@EvanDan55: Describe the idea you've had for a film that you really, really, really want to create, imagining no technical or financial hurdles.
@Jsz2: you could have 1 Marvel/DC superhero "crossover-ed" into SotM, who would it be?
@BlueHairedMeerkat: Aside from meerkats, what animals do you think don't get enough representation in superhero comics or games (any, not specifically Sentinels.)
Puffins. It has to be Puffins. Where is Puffin Man? There is no Puffin Man. There should be a Puffin Man.
…
frantic typing
THERE IS NOW A PUFFIN MAN. Well, in theory at least…
@EvanDan55: Describe the idea you've had for a film that you really, really, really want to create, imagining no technical or financial hurdles.
@Jsz2: you could have 1 Marvel/DC superhero "crossover-ed" into SotM, who would it be?
@McBehrer: Dragons?
Darn I didn''t even know I was asked a question! Sorry for dropping the ball there
WHERE ARE MY DRAGONS!?!?!?!
@EvanDan55: Describe the idea you've had for a film that you really, really, really want to create, imagining no technical or financial hurdles.
@Jsz2: you could have 1 Marvel/DC superhero "crossover-ed" into SotM, who would it be?
@Christopher: When will we start playtesting for Wrath of the Cosmos?
Good luck with that.
@McBehrer Shortly after I post the playtesting files for Wrath of the Cosmos, I presume.
but now YOU have to ask a question!
My plan is successful! </Malandrax>
https://greaterthangames.com/comment/45684#comment-45684
Note: I am thrilled to answer questions when I have time, but it is my Admin's prerogative to not spend time thinking up another question. I hope that does not disrupt this quite excellent forum game too much!Admins will answer questions, but not ask.
@Ronway
Good work! You are paying attention! :)
So close!
@Ronway, Are you playing attention?
Christopher isn't the only one that reads every comment!
Heh, well now I can't resist…
Current Questions
@EvanDan55: Describe the idea you've had for a film that you really, really, really want to create, imagining no technical or financial hurdles.
@Jsz2: you could have 1 Marvel/DC superhero "crossover-ed" into SotM, who would it be?
@Foote: If you could take a sotm hero on a date whom would it be and what would you do?
KNYFE. I got me a soft spot for red heads. Plus the scotish accent is gonna be a dead ringer for the wildling in the Game of Thrones tv show…I digress.
We would go running through a park in the afternoon. Not because I'm a fan of running, but because I'm trying to avoid incidental contact (which looks painful). Then maybe lay out a nice blanket for a picnic, which I anticipate will disintigrate within a matter of minutes, followed by more running. Maybe for dinner we would go to a fancy restaurant. You know, one that you need reservations for like months in advanced where the last time I tried they said they lost my reservation and my valentines days have never been the same since and god damn I hate that place so much…deep breath…I assume we will have time for a quick drink before the running again.
Overall, the date coulda gone better. I'm not sure we'd go on a second one, you know with me being a coward and all
Awesome. 
You didn't ask a question, though! 
Opps. You know, I was so excited to answer the one I missed last time, totally missed the other half.
Current Questions
@EvanDan55: Describe the idea you've had for a film that you really, really, really want to create, imagining no technical or financial hurdles.
@Jsz2: you could have 1 Marvel/DC superhero "crossover-ed" into SotM, who would it be?
@McBehre: What are your attitudes towards meerkats?
Sounds like an adventurous evening.
Just exted EvanDan55 he should answer his question soon enough.
Thanks defeateddust!
Now if we can just get Jsz2 and McBehrer back over here…
Anyone have some candy?
Current Questions
@EvanDan55: Describe the idea you've had for a film that you really, really, really want to create, imagining no technical or financial hurdles.
@Jsz2: you could have 1 Marvel/DC superhero "crossover-ed" into SotM, who would it be?
@McBehrer: What are your attitudes towards meerkats?
MMM CANDY
The thing is, I'm not great at coming up with questions...
Then ask the next person to post what question they would ask.
After you answer yours, of course.
Hmm... my opinion on Meerkats... Timone is pretty cool, I guess. he puts up with Puumba, so that's pretty tolerant of him.
Current Questions
@EvanDan55: Describe the idea you've had for a film that you really, really, really want to create, imagining no technical or financial hurdles.
@Jsz2: you could have 1 Marvel/DC superhero "crossover-ed" into SotM, who would it be?
@Rabit: WHAT... is your quest?
Timon and Pumbaa*
;)
To help others enjoy their lives, to enjoy my own life, to improve the world in whatever ways I can, and to do it without compromising my own ideals and morals.
(Sorry - the honest answer felt better than the humorous one, this time around. )
Current Questions
@EvanDan55: Describe the idea you've had for a film that you really, really, really want to create, imagining no technical or financial hurdles.
@Jsz2: you could have 1 Marvel/DC superhero "crossover-ed" into SotM, who would it be?
@ defeated dust: If you could change one thing about the world, what would it be? (You posted - your fault! )
Fine, I'm here.
Honestly, if I could make any movie with any budget, I would love to create an action-packed Aquaman movie, following his adventures as a superhero that gets no respect. As he is my favorite superhero, I'd love for him to get some time in the spotlight as the badass that he really is.
Current Questions
@Jsz2: you could have 1 Marvel/DC superhero "crossover-ed" into SotM, who would it be?
@ defeated dust: If you could change one thing about the world, what would it be?
@Foote: Who is better (in your opinion): Scorpion or Sub-Zero?
Aquaman is badass. I'd definitely watch that film!
This might be the toughest question I'v ever been asked in my life… Shoot, I'm gonna have to be wishy-washy here.
For me, it comes down to what kind of gamer I want to be at that moment. Scorpion is a fantastic blitz-type attacker. You need to stay in their face and keep the pressure on. Scorpion has a way of dictating the pace of matches because your opponent has little choice but to constantly play to counter your "GET OVER HERE". If you miss a pull as Scorpion you are screwed, but both you and your opponent know that, you can use that to your advantage. Forcing you opponent to play reactionary instead of to their strengths is huge in the meta-game of it all, and Scorpion does that unlike any other MK character.
Sub-Zero is a perfect foil to Scorpions perfered style. SubZero is all about baiting, counters, and feining reactionistic play. Against a blitzer like Scorpion, ice clones are always a chief concern which forces close range characters to put more space between you. At mid range Zero can throw just about anything at you and is where he opperates the best. Once you land that first good counter on an opponent, its game over from a mind-game perspective. Mistakes are punished rather hard with this style of play, so you're gonna need good timing to pull it off.
Given perfect play by each character head to head, my money is on SubZero. Though it is far easier to brute force wins with Scorpion with spam Pull-Stuns.
Current Questions
@Jsz2: you could have 1 Marvel/DC superhero "crossover-ed" into SotM, who would it be?
@ defeated dust: If you could change one thing about the world, what would it be?
@Pydro: Can you cry underwater?
Only when I see this pic:
Current Questions
@Jsz2: you could have 1 Marvel/DC superhero "crossover-ed" into SotM, who would it be?
@ defeated dust: If you could change one thing about the world, what would it be?
@arenson9: If i is imaginary, does it have real friends?
Of course, asking if a letter has friends is an absurd question, but to some extent, it does not matter who we are talking about, the question of whether or not it is possible for anyone or anything to have a friend is by itself interesting.
To describe one as a friend is to make a statement about a relationship. Labeling one as a friend implies some combination of past actions, current feelings, and likely future actions. We could discuss the various actions or feelings that different people might characterize as being friendly. I think it suffices to say that the definition of being a friend changes from person to person. So, while defining what it means to be a friend would be a quite a complicated task and change depending on the individuals involved, I'm willing to posit that there is such a thing as friendship and that it can be reasonably reliably recognized.
But is it real?
I don't mean to engage in a debate about what is reality. I'm not asking about whether the universe really exists or whether we just think it does. I'm asking whether what we think of as friendship, in terms of past actions, current feelings, and future actions -- which we regularly see on a day to day basis -- is real.
The mind is complicated thing. How much of your life do you really remember? How much of the actions that you take are taken conciously? Do we really have friends, or do we just happen to act in certain ways? Is there a difference?
Ok, I admit it. I think we really have friends, but I think there's still a useful point here. I think the vast majority of the time we are on autopilot and it is only in rare instances that we are truly present and aware of what's going on. So, a lot of the time, we don't really have friends, because to some extent we're asleep. It's only in the ephemeral when we take conscious action that we truly exist.
I'll think about what question I want to ask ...
Current Questions
@Jsz2: you could have 1 Marvel/DC superhero "crossover-ed" into SotM, who would it be?
@ defeated dust: If you could change one thing about the world, what would it be?
@Theta_Sigma: What's your favorite meal and why?
Ooh... I always find "favourite" questions very difficult to answer.
But I'm going to have to go with waffles. And by that I mean the ones that my mum makes, which are Scandinavian waffles (so they're little) and a recipe that doesn't really have measurements, because it's a family recipe done by feel as much as anything else, and we all take turns with the waffle iron because Mum always makes a lot of batter (in a bucket!) and it gets tiring to sit there and do it all yourself.
And also because if you're making the waffles, you don't get to have fresh ones because people take them as soon as they're finished cooking XD
So, fresh waffles, with vanilla icecream and strawberries.
Because of the fact that they are tasty,it's a family recipe, and we all used to work together to make them, and the memories there. They are like warm hugs.
The vanilla icecream and strawberries are there for tastyness.
Current Questions
@Jsz2: you could have 1 Marvel/DC superhero "crossover-ed" into SotM, who would it be?
@ defeated dust: If you could change one thing about the world, what would it be?
@Ameena: If you could travel anywhere, right now, where would it be?
I totally misread that as "warm slugs". I need more sleep!
Keeping the honesty train going, the one thing I would like to change is for more people to be considerate of the world they live in. Taking more pride in the world, and to work harder to take care of it.
Current Questions
@Jsz2: you could have 1 Marvel/DC superhero "crossover-ed" into SotM, who would it be?
@ Rabit: If you could live the life of a Sentinels character for a day who would you choose and why? (sorry if this has been asked before) 
@Ameena: If you could travel anywhere, right now, where would it be?
Repeat questions are perfectly fine.
Not that I would personally repeat a question.
Or actually go back and look at past questions to find a question to ask someone.
Uh… Wow. Good question.
I relate with a not-insignificant number of the characters, so it's hard to find one I'm most comfortable stepping into their shoes. However, it is just a day, so I have to remember most of their days are probably quite mundane.
Except Ryan, of course - every day is an annoyance for our Mr. Frost, and since real life is annoying enough I don't think I want to be Absolute Zero for a day.
Probably… No, maybe…
Oh! I got it!
I want to be Ra.
Imagine all that information, history, and knowledge? It could be an amazing experience to learn all that.
And, entertainingly, Ra is one of the characters I least relate to.
(I wore my Ra costume to some cons last year, and Christopher commented that I was being far too nice to people. That's primarily because I don't cosplay, I just wear the costume. It's also because I'm not very good at not being nice. )
Current Questions
@Jsz2: you could have 1 Marvel/DC superhero "crossover-ed" into SotM, who would it be?
@Ameena: If you could travel anywhere, right now, where would it be?
@Silverleaf: What is the origin of youre forum name and why do you use it?
Hmm, if I could travel anywhere…well, "anywhere" implies that it can be real or fictitious, in the past or the future…anywhere. Maybe I could go to somewhere which has a thing which would give me the ability to do stuff. Like somewhere I could pick up a magical ability to do…more stuff :D. I don't really have a real life place where I think "omg I want to be there right now", but I'm sure there are plenty of fictional places that are very very cool which I'd love to go and poke around in for a while ;). I just can't really think of any specific locations.
I think giving a rubbish answer still counts as answering the question, right?
Okay, so I can't really remember who's in this thread so I just scrolled up a bit and found a random name who hasn't answered a question within the last few posts that I can see…
Current Questions
@Jsz2: If you could have one Marvel/DC superhero "crossover-ed" into SotM, who would it be?
@Silverleaf: What is the origin of your forum name and why do you use it?
@Phantaskippy: If you could choose any fictional world/setting in which to live (permanently), which one would it be and why?
Well, my forum name isn't that interesting a story really - it involves an old RPG character and an email address, but I'll give you a little more detail.
It's 1997. I'm at school studying for A Levels, and I'm 17. My friend L starts dating D, who is possibly the geekiest person I've ever met. He's your stereotypical nerd - big glasses, gangly, poor social skills, mad hair, extremely intelligent, awkward, and besotted with L who doesn't yet realise that they are not at all suited to each other (incidentally, both are now happily married to other people). D attends a roleplaying club on Friday nights, and asks L to go with him. She asks me to go too, and because I'm a good friend I agree I'll go to keep her company. I plan to make some excuse to avoid it after that first time because it sounds a bit weird, to be honest.
And so begins my roleplaying career. At the club I meet some interesting people, and the gaming bug bites me pretty hard, beginning with a diceless Nightlife game and then moving into AD&D where the DM gives me a fighter who comes from a slightly magical pirate family who all share the same bright red hair and the surname Red. I give her the unimaginative first name Scarlett, and play her for years. I actually miss her, and should recreate her some time.
I end up in a relationship with D's best friend C who also attends. We start going to LARP events, and I convert Scarlett to that system, and we decide, as LARPing couples often do (it's very embarrassing) to have an in-character wedding. The shame of it. Everything's arranged, but C manages to get his character killed just before the ceremony and I impress people with my acting skills, being able to actually cry over it (this is a skill I no longer have at all).
A little later I need a new email address, since my old Hotmail one is impossible to use anymore because no-one knew how to avoid getting spammed to death back then. I choose my new web mail provider, but scarlettred is unavailable. I can't think of anything more imaginative so I steal C's character's surname because I'm an idiot, and it just happens to be Silverleaf. And Scarlett Silverleaf sounds okay, I guess.
I've used it on the internet ever since, but fairly quickly found that people called me Silverleaf or Silver rather than Scarlett. And now I'm used to it, and it's my primary 'net name and has been for a long time.
See, not very interesting.
Current Questions
@Jsz2: If you could have one Marvel/DC superhero "crossover-ed" into SotM, who would it be?
@Phantaskippy: If you could choose any fictional world/setting in which to live (permanently), which one would it be and why?
New question pending - I'll ask one when I get home tonight.
I think that's an interesting answer. 
Thanks for sharing!
For a fictional land I would have to go with the land from the Enchanted Forrest Chronicles by Patricia Wrede.
They were the most fun books I had ever read, and to this day they stick with me. I love how the magic works, how the people act like real people, even when they're dragons and how nothing is too big that it can't be fixed by being nice to people and having good friends willing to stand with you.
That probably says a lot about why I love Sentinels so much.
Current Questions
@Jsz2: If you could have one Marvel/DC superhero "crossover-ed" into SotM, who would it be?
New question pending - On hold for Scarlett.
@Foote: You are the pilot of the newest ship in GSF, what is your ship's name?
To fill the time while Anna is thinking of a new question...
Anyone: GTG has just gotten SotM's first celebrity cameo as a hero(es) in the card game! Who are they, how does their deck function (types of cards/mechanics), and what is their base power?
Gilbert Gottfried.
He relies entirely around doing massive amounts of sonic damage. Innate Power: "Grating Voice: Deal one target 3 sonic damage."
The Doctor. Very much a support deck, lots of boosting allies and screwing with the villain's plans. Unique shtick is that he has multiple character cards; when one is taken out, the next is put into play, and when the last one is taken out then he's incapped. There are also a few riders on his cards that trigger when in a certain incarnation, a la The Naturalist.
Each time a companion is destroyed the Doctor deals himself H psychic damage. Whenever a player says the name of a companion that is currently in the Doctor's trash, the Doctor deals himself H psychic damage.
He also has a couple of really good equipment cards - Sonic Screwdriver (probably quite good at breaking stuff belonging to villains, especially Devices or Components I reckon ;)) and the TARDIS (lets him avoid damage or help allies do likewise by picking them up and giving them a lift to before theyw ere going to be hit or something ;)). Oh yeah, and K9 counts as equipment and a Companion :D. Actually, so does the TARDIS…
The only problem is that for the whole of the game you can't blink
The sonic screwdriver would get stronger as each doctor came out. at first it would be a screwdriver, by the end of the game it could do anything you wanted.
…And that is how we cured Jimmy's analysis paralysis.
Here's a fun spin--The celebrity cameo is now a musician(s). Who is/are it/they?
Weird Al. All of his cards are comical parodies of other heroes' cards.
Steam Powered Giraffe. STEAMPUNK ROBOT POWER!
Bill Bailey - He can play even more instruments than the Adept can and while they don't have quite the same level of magical effect, he greatly boosts the morale of his fellow heroes (thus letting them do more stuff) by making them all laugh :D.
Grey and grey and grey and grey
Grey and grey and grey,
I can sing a woodlouse...
Shouldn't you be getting us back on track with your brand new question that you owe us, Anna? 
I approve.
Forgot about that!
@Everyone: You have one day left to live - how do you spend your last 24 hours? Give your answer in 24 words or fewer.
Clarification: is it only me that has 24 hours left or everyone?
For My last 24 hours I would start to think about all the things I need to do for my kids and wife, probably even start making things for them before realizing that the best way to spend that time is just with them, for what time I had. We'd play games and have fun, then put the kids to bed and Watch my Space Ghost Coast to Coast DVD collection all the way through. Probably pass out at some point, then I'd die, then come back as a Zombie.
Who knows?
You do.
Hmm, good point.
I think for my last 24 hours I'd break the rules and answer Anna's question with more than 24 words.
My real answer is
In Bed.
I'd spend it frantically searching for the man who stole my bike when I was 12, and take sweet, sweet revenge.
I would finish out all of the Sentinel Comics storylines and leave extensive notes. Whoof, that's going to be a busy 24 hours. Just think about about it is making me anxious.
What I'm not going to do during my last 24 hours alive?
FOLLOW THE RULES.
I'd go read Christopher's notes…
Nah, seriously:
If it was just me (and not the rest of the world), I'd spend it with spouse, but I'd spend any spare time writing up notes from my RPG campaign world so the players would finally know all the secrets.
If it was the entire world, I'd just spend it with spouse and friends, talking, singing, playing games, eating all the foods we usually avoid, and just generally goofing around.
Current Questions
@Jsz2: If you could have one Marvel/DC superhero "crossover-ed" into SotM, who would it be?
@Foote: You are the pilot of the newest ship in GSF, what is your ship's name?
@Everyone: You have one day left to live - how do you spend your last 24 hours? Give your answer in 24 words or fewer. (phantaskippy was first to answer, so how about he gets first rights to this question, once responses have dried up? Unless Pydro wants to fight for it since he responded first...)
OMG! You're not following the rules now so logically you must be dying RIGHT NOW! What an understated way to announce that little detail.
…
Is it too early to ask you to leave me any Ronway points in your will?
Spend it with friends (and much hugging), probably some board games and deliciously unhealthy and/or expensive food.
This is just a call-out for death threats…
It would be 124 pages of
Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Thiago Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise Guise
If everyone was going to die in 24 hours... Then I would probably off myself, because I have a feeling things will be quite chaotic over the next 24 hours and I want nothing to do with it.
If it is only me... Hmmm... It would depend on my mood, but I have a feeling it will most likely involve games... Lots and lots of games... I would also be tempted to delete the G+ community for >G.
This is just a call-out for death threats…
*evil grin*
Bring it on.
I think I'd just find a good best on the radio… blast it full volume… and go out in the street and dance.
I would give away all my stuff and then say goodbye to all the people I would miss.
I would be scared, and I would want to be with my spouse, seeking comfort.
Current Questions
@Jsz2: If you could have one Marvel/DC superhero "crossover-ed" into SotM, who would it be?
@Foote: You are the pilot of the newest ship in GSF, what is your ship's name?
@phantaskippy: What's your question?
Current Questions
@Jsz2: If you could have one Marvel/DC superhero "crossover-ed" into SotM, who would it be?
@Foote: You are the pilot of the newest ship in GSF, what is your ship's name?
@Jagaraciao: You have to pick a dance team for a competition, pairing one SotM Villain with one SotM hero. What is your team?
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@Jagaraciao: You have to pick a dance team for a competition, pairing one SotM Villain with one SotM hero. What is your team?
OK... I think I would have to go with Ermine and Mister Fixer. Between the cat burglar agility and the advanced martial arts training, I think any choreography would be pretty easy to pick up.
I considered the Argent Adept at first since he is probably the one that can best "feel" the music, but I think dance competitions rely more on choreography than anything else... and the Adept's innate musical abilities might actually render him untrainable. He'd be more of a free-styler.
Current Questions
@Jsz2: If you could have one Marvel/DC superhero "crossover-ed" into SotM, who would it be?
@Foote: You are the pilot of the newest ship in GSF, what is your ship's name?
@Pydro: You hiccuped, sneezed, and burped at the same time and created a brief rift in fabric of the multiverse, through which you promptly fell. Now you find yourself on a world where SotM heroes are villains and villains are heroes. Give us a brief backstory for your favorite one if each.
I know I great story for Legacy turning into a villian, but I have to think about the other one.
@Foote: You are the pilot of the newest ship in GSF, what is your ship's name?
Pilot: Foote
Ship: The White Sock
Signature Card: Sneaker Shield
Current Questions
@Jsz2: If you could have one Marvel/DC superhero "crossover-ed" into SotM, who would it be?
@Pydro: You hiccuped, sneezed, and burped at the same time and created a brief rift in fabric of the multiverse, through which you promptly fell. Now you find yourself on a world where SotM heroes are villains and villains are heroes. Give us a brief backstory for your favorite one if each.
@Silverleaf: What's your favorite thing about 'Murica?
Thought I'd bump this...
Current Questions
@Jsz2: If you could have one Marvel/DC superhero "crossover-ed" into SotM, who would it be?
@Pydro: You hiccuped, sneezed, and burped at the same time and created a brief rift in fabric of the multiverse, through which you promptly fell. Now you find yourself on a world where SotM heroes are villains and villains are heroes. Give us a brief backstory for your favorite one if each.
@Silverleaf: What's your favorite thing about 'Murica?
I have been thinking about my questions, and trying to find logical ways for certain people to flip. Unfortunately, some of those just aren't logical. I think it might be time to with someone that doesn't make complete sense.
I think jagaraciao was only looking for a backstory for one villain (ex-hero) and one hero (ex-villain). Don't overthink it!
Anyone? 
Current Questions
@Jsz2: If you could have one Marvel/DC superhero "crossover-ed" into SotM, who would it be?
@Pydro: You hiccuped, sneezed, and burped at the same time and created a brief rift in fabric of the multiverse, through which you promptly fell. Now you find yourself on a world where SotM heroes are villains and villains are heroes. Give us a brief backstory for your favorite one if each.
@Silverleaf: What's your favorite thing about 'Murica?
@Pydro: Why is it so quiet in here?
Not sure. Why don’t you kickstart this thread with 3 new questions.
I only read the first and last page of this topic so my question is what are the rules as of now?
I'll join this.
Pretty sure the rules are just "Pick another forumite and ask them a question about anything, then wait till someone else asks you a question", although I think there have been a few questions that were just sort of aimed at everyone.
Active Questions:
@pricyprovinces: What's the origin of your forum name? Please answer with a poem (form is up to you).
@Lord Flash Fire: What experience has stuck with you the most throughout your life?
@Ameena: You're locked in a room with a bomb, which has been primed to explode in precisely five minutes. What do you do?
(So now the above three people answer their questions, then repost the other two and aske one of their own to someone else who has posted in this thread - given that it's been dead for two years, it may be best to say only ask people have posted since I necro'd the thread - which means if you want to be asked questions, you should make a post to that effect.)
Hi!
@Anyone:
How come no one wnats to ask me a question?! :P
It's because your Do Not Disturb is blocking your messages.
@Anyone - Who is the best Sentinels character, and why?
NightMist, because she sacrifices herself to save reality.
Hello.
Why not? What will happen if I do forget? Will I be doomed to repeat it?
Why not? What will happen if I do forget? Eh, probably nothing.
Who is this damn Matstickman you keep mentioning?
@grysqrl: Where were you on the night of October 14th at the time of the murder?
Wow. This predates my name switch to Arcanist Lupus. :D
I'm not a big comics fan, so I don't know too many heroes. I'd say Batman, because it would be fun to watch Wraith run rings around him. (Metaphorically. If you want someone to run actual rings around him, Tachyon's your girl)
@VisforYoshi: What is your favorite kind of dancing, and which SotM heroes would you like to dance with?
My favorite kind of dancing is akwardly standing in the corner and hoping that nobody notices me. I would probably dance with somebody who would have a simimal strategy
I am pretty sure this is exactly what’s happening in the art on Trust Fund!
I'm sure you can, but it defeats the spirit of the thread, now doesn't it? 
@Rabit If you could've had one villain-turn-hero in OblivAeon in addition to the ones we're getting, who would it be and why?
Active Questions:@pricyprovinces: What's the origin of your forum name? Please answer with a poem (form is up to you).
It took me a while to come up with a way to explain the reason AND put into poem form so hopefully a double haiku will suffice.
Dominion led me
to find sentinels and games
seven coins a turn
Rough when they cost eight
bird band cowork inside joke
pricyprovinces!
(For the long story....Basically I lived in pennsylvania for a short time (about when Vengeance had just been released) and I wasn't into board games that much at the time. My dad being a biologist, got a job at a bird banding site and the company also invited any voulunteers that would band birds for free. So my dad talked to his boss and allowed my brother and I to come every other day and be a voulunteer at that bird banding "lab". During one of those days some of the co-workers got out Dominion and invited me to play at which the "pricyprovinces" joke was created. After that I got into board games in general a lot more and during another game party at the bosses house he asked my brother and I if we would wan't to play this cool looking game called "sentinels" that he just purchased, and that because I was wearing a green lanturn shirt he thought I might like it. After the first game it became my favorite and still is today. So that explains it as well as how I got into sentinels and games in general.)
Active Questions:
@Lord Flash Fire: What experience has stuck with you the most throughout your life?
@Ameena: You're locked in a room with a bomb, which has been primed to explode in precisely five minutes. What do you do?
@Ario: Who would win in a fight between Setback and Friction?
Which year? Was it morning? Afternoon? Evening? Frankly, there have been far too many to keep track of.
Active Questions:
@Lord Flash Fire: What experience has stuck with you the most throughout your life?
@Ameena: You're locked in a room with a bomb, which has been primed to explode in precisely five minutes. What do you do?
@Ario: Who would win in a fight between Setback and Friction?
@bobbertoriley: How tall are you and why? Give three examples.
I believe it was night. Stuck with me the most…Agh, I can't pick one. One of my favorites though was when I was running a summer camp, and my campers spray-painted a picture of me on the cabin. That was fun.
Active questions:
@Ameena: You're locked in a room with a bomb, which has been primed to explode in precisely five minutes. What do you do?
@Ario: Who would win in a fight between Setback and Friction?
@bobbertoriley: How tall are you and why? Give three examples.
@matchstickman: What is your favorite Hero and Non-Vengeance Villain and why? Explain using two acrostics
See, the ground is eternally slippery around Setback on account of all the mysteriously appearing banana peels and oil slicks, so Friction can never get near him. But since Setback mostly deals in Melee damage it's really a push. Incidentally, that's the same reason Tachyon never comes to Setback's superbowl parties.
@Pricypronvices-If the fate of the world came down to one game of Pogs, who would you choose as our champion?
Omnitron-x
If he lost he could time travel to the start of the match and use his computer brain to calculate how to win.
I'm going to skip the ask a question because there are still 4 unanswered ones.
@Lord Flash Fire: If you were in a slapstick cartoon, would you be more afraid of Anvils, Safes, or Pianos?
Active Questions:
@Ameena: You're locked in a room with a bomb, which has been primed to explode in precisely five minutes. What do you do?
@Rabit If you could've had one villain-turn-hero in OblivAeon in addition to the ones we're getting, who would it be and why?
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@Rabit If you could've had one villain-turn-hero in OblivAeon in addition to the ones we're getting, who would it be and why?
That's a tough question, honestly. Of all the villains, I think we're seeing all those that would realistically care enough to defend the multiverse.
The only exception I see is Proletariat. I would think he would also step up to help, and would do so with dependable Russian pragmatism and pessimism, along with a hammer-to-the-head (or ankle, in the case of OblivAeon).
Active Questions
@Lord Flash Fire: If you were in a slapstick cartoon, would you be more afraid of Anvils, Safes, or Pianos?
@Ameena: You're locked in a room with a bomb, which has been primed to explode in precisely five minutes. What do you do?
@Arenson9: What's the weirdest dream you can remember and why do you think you had it?
Woo, this thread woke up pretty fast since the last time I checked :D. Now to answer my question...
"You're locked in a room with a bomb, which has been primed to explode in precisely five minutes. What do you do?"
Well, since it was BHM who asked me that, I'd check said bomb for modules that need solving, hope it's that kind of bomb, then call up BHM and get him to help me defuse them all. And we'd do it within about three minutes, I reckon :D. Even if there were Complicated Wires!
Current questions...
@Lord Flash Fire: If you were in a slapstick cartoon, would you be more afraid of Anvils, Safes, or Pianos?
@Arenson9: What's the weirdest dream you can remember and why do you think you had it?
I can't remember any weird dreams. My dreams are usually straightforward situations, easily recognizable from my everyday life and anxieties. Plus I simply tend not to remember them very well.
Now that you mention it, though, I remember as a kid having a recurring nightmare about finding a creepy doll in a warehouse down by the docks. Thanks. I think I that nightmare was my fear of creepy things, normally repressed, welling up while I slept.
Active Questions
@Lord Flash Fire: If you were in a slapstick cartoon, would you be more afraid of Anvils, Safes, or Pianos?
@Pricypronvices-If the fate of the world came down to one game of Pogs, who would you choose as our champion?
@UXM266 - What's the nicest thing you've ever done for someone?
Hee hee, this looks fun!
How come VisforYoshi gets to ask a question?
I'll probably answer anyway but...
bobbertoriley forgot to ask, so Vis jumped in and took advantage of the opportunity.
It's all for fun, so don't stress it too much.
Technically, I just repeated my first question, but it's all good.
Ha! Fair point.
(And I have to say I'm really happy this thread came back to life. It's one of my favorites, even if I don't have time to put into answers like I did in the past.)
Active Questions
@Lord Flash Fire: If you were in a slapstick cartoon, would you be more afraid of Anvils, Safes, or Pianos?
@UXM266 - What's the nicest thing you've ever done for someone?
@grysqrl: Which team of 3 vengeance style villains are most likley to defeat the heroes?
@rabit who wins in a fight between all the mods?
Hey! Who edited out the active question asked of that brave and heroic individual known as Matchstickman?
Can't just interject questions! (But you can harass people who haven't answered, yet, to get them to answer, and even give them a question to ask as that's often the hardest part of this! )
Hey! Who edited out the active question asked of that brave and heroic individual known as Matchstickman?
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Looks like it got lost on the way through…
Active Questions
@Lord Flash Fire: If you were in a slapstick cartoon, would you be more afraid of Anvils, Safes, or Pianos?
@UXM266 - What's the nicest thing you've ever done for someone?
@grysqrl: Which team of 3 vengeance style villains are most likley to defeat the heroes?
@matchstickman: What is your favorite Hero and Non-Vengeance Villain and why? Explain using two acrostics
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@grysqrl: Which team of 3 vengeance style villains are most likley to defeat the heroes?
I refuse to look up statistics, therefore I shall decide: Augustus, Alternate Reality Evil Con (with goatee), and the post-singularity Bunker suit. Definitely a tech theme going here.
Active Questions
@Lord Flash Fire: If you were in a slapstick cartoon, would you be more afraid of Anvils, Safes, or Pianos?
@UXM266: What's the nicest thing you've ever done for someone?
@matchstickman: What is your favorite Hero and Non-Vengeance Villain and why? Explain using two acrostics
@Powerhound 2000: What is your real-life super power?
Finding a way in games to make people not notice my actions and then surprise them. If my plan wasn't a good one from the start sometimes this doesn't matter.
@rabit Who wins in a fight among the mods?
(Did I do it right that time or do I still need to wait?)
Rabit will almost certainly win. I mean, we could make some arguments about where the fight is happening, what sort of fight it is, why we're fighting, or whatever, but from a simple physicality standpoint, I bet he's got the best strength and the best training.
Okay. Makes sense. Anyway, I would be most afraid of Pianos, then Anvils. However, every anvil in the cartoon must have Citizen Anvil's face on it.
Active Questions
@Rabit: What is the most damage you have ever stopped in an instance? The damage has to be dealt, no Hypersonic Assaults, but it must be blocked or redirected through use of Next Evolution, Synaptic Interuption, that kind of thing. This can happen throughout whatever phase, start of villain turn, environment play phase...
@UXM266: What's the nicest thing you've ever done for someone?
@matchstickman: What is your favorite Hero and Non-Vengeance Villain and why? Explain using two acrostics
@Powerhound 2000: What is your real-life super power?
Hey! Why haven't you answered it?! 
You did it right! 
Arenson9 did it wrong, but you did it right… 
(Although I'm sure each of us would answer this differently…)
I honestly don't know grysqrl's background enough to verify or contradict this statement…
Having said that, this answer definitely doesn't include the Admins. Christopher would likely be able to take us all. At once. And Paul's also pretty capable from what I understand.
That's assuming it didn't involve missile weapons, in which case I might have an advantage, again.
Electropulse (playing Omnitron), 15 damage shot back at it with a Synaptic Interruption to save everyone else from taking damage. I've also done that with Nightmist. (And I apologize for not making it a more entertaining story – low on time, right now. 
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Active Questions
@UXM266: What's the nicest thing you've ever done for someone?
@matchstickman: What is your favorite Hero and Non-Vengeance Villain and why? Explain using two acrostics
@Trajector: Describe why you use your name ("Trajector") – in story form (i.e., tell a story about why you are going by "Trajector").
Favourite Hero?
A lot of people seem to have favourite heroes.
Lots of people are wrong.
Liking an individual hero misses the point for me.
Of course I have heroes that I want to play more than others, but only when I am in specific moods,
For instance if I am mentally tired I want a low complexity hero.
The way the group of heroes interact with each other is more important to me then an individual hero's personality.
Having them all be my favourites means I don't have a least favourite!
Everyone is awesome!
Maybe this is a cop out but it's how I feel!
Favourite Non-Vengance Villain?
Hey! Why do you have to discriminate like that?
Even the Vengeance villains need love!
Realistically though, how I can choose a favourite villain without the others getting angry I didn't pick them?
One doesn't have a villain proof bunker one could hide in!
I guess I'll just have to pick one that isn't really a villain
Consider the fact that this villain is only a villain because the shard "chose" him for the ego part of the power
In an alternate reality Nigel is the hero and Hugh is the villain!
Not even the power of OblivAeon was able to overcome his sense of Justice though
For eventually he returned to his senses (albeit briefly) and helped the heroes
It's what he was trained to do as a policeman, to keep the peace
Not to enforce it as a hero-turn-dictator might do
It is an uplifting story that despite all that happened to him his last act was one of self-sacrifice
Touching, that his brother has a permanent reminder of what Nigel really was underneath it all
OblivAeon shall pay for his death
(Really it's just because he's British though)
Because I was answering it as you typed! It took a lot longer than expected.
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@UXM266: What's the nicest thing you've ever done for someone?
@Trajector: Describe why you use your name ("Trajector") – in story form (i.e., tell a story about why you are going by "Trajector").
@Donner: Have you ever eaten a Doner Kebab? Why or why not?
The nicest thing I ever done for somone? Wow. That's tough, I've done nice things here and there. but I think it would be helping a lost kid find his parents at a comic con. Staying with him, keeping him company, talking about the best superhero.
@Donner: Have you ever eaten a Doner Kebab? Why or why not?
That's most likley a no…
“Voss’ flagship is almost in range!” Tachyon, team leader, warned the heroes from the Freedom Tower command center. “The torpedo tubes are open; he’ll be launching the Gene-Shaper Warhead the moment he’s able.”
“Kinda busy here,” grunted The Wraith, dispatching another two Gene-Bound Lancers with her razor ordinance.
“I’m on my way, team!” Legacy radioed.
“You might not get there fast enough,” Tachyon said. “The Conqueror is approaching the orbit of the International Space Station, and I calculate the weapon launch point as…forty-two seconds before you arrive.”
“I’ll push harder!” vowed Legacy, the sound of his cape snapping in the wind in the background.
“Not good enough.” Tachyon set her jaw. “Tyler, can you get your NASA buddies on the line?”
“On it.”
A moment passed as the fight against the Gene-Bound army raged through the streets of Megalopolis. Tachyon took advantage of the moment between radio calls to scarf down a pizza and replenish her energy stores.
“They’re on it,” Vance radioed from the Bunker suit. “An astronaut is in the Phoenix spacecraft. It’s Joe.”
“I see it separating from the station now,” replied Tachyon. “What’s his plan?”
“One-way trip, I think,” Vance said, grimly.
At that moment, Tachyon’s display showed the spacecraft begin a hard burn, moving toward the Conqueror. Smaller blips appeared, streaking towards the human craft.
“Incoming missiles!” Tachyon shouted.
Legacy yelled, struggling to put on a burst of speed as the missiles closed in.
A series of quick bursts fired from the Phoenix’s maneuvering jets and the capsule darted sideways, avoiding the Thorathian weapons.
“He’s safe! It’s like he knew the missiles’ trajectory!” exclaimed Tachyon.
The little human spacecraft jumped laterally again, narrowly avoiding laser fire from the Conqueror’s forward batteries.
“What’s going on?” Bunker asked, grenading a passing Gene-Bound Shock Trooper.
“Yee-ow!” Tachyon cried. “He’s dodging every - uh, oh.”
“Uh-oh?” Wraith demanded. “What’s ‘uh-oh,’ Stimson?!”
“Conqueror just passed the red line. It can - there it goes! THE GENETIC WARHEAD IS AWAY!”
The heroes held their collective breath as Grand Warlord Voss’ weapon of mass gene-engineering blasted along a corkscrewing, erratic course towards Megalopolis. The Phoenix tumbled about and the capsule’s thrusters sputtered, jetting it towards the maneuvering warhead. The distance closed rapidly.
“I’m almost there!” Legacy said. “Just another–”
A brilliant flash blinded Tachyon’s tactical displays as the capsule collided with Voss’ villainous device. Streamers of radiant blue energy crackled out into the upper atmosphere. They redshifted as they stretched out, slowly fading into invisibility. The explosion left only a crumpled wreck of the NASA space capsule, falling into the stratosphere. A red-white-and-blue costumed figure zoomed in toward the broken hull.
“You’re clear, Legacy,” called Tachyon. “I’m reading negative gene warhead emissions.”
“I’ve got him,” Legacy radioed back. “Somehow he survived the explosion, but he’s unconscious.”
“We can take care of the ground forces,” Bunker declared. “Tachyon, you want to get an isolation unit ready?”
“Sure, good idea - okay, all done. Legacy, bring him back here.”
So, yeah. I’m a spacecraft engineer, and my work involves pointing spacecraft in the right direction and maneuvering their orbits around. But when I signed up for this forum, I also wanted a superhero-y name. Thus, TRAJECTOR was born!
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(I think this is answered, though now UXM gets a question!) @UXM266: What’s the nicest thing you’ve ever done for someone?
(Donner sounds confused but hasn’t actually answered, so I’m leaving this) @Donner: Have you ever eaten a Doner Kebab? Why or why not?
@rabit: If you were a stage magician, what would you pull out of your hat for the climax of your show, and what exciting theme song would play as you do?
Well... The answer is "No. I didn't even know they existed."
@Trajector: I did answer it just before your post! :)But i'll repost it :D
The nicest thing I ever done for somone? Wow. That's tough, I've done nice things here and there. but I think it would be helping a lost kid find his parents at a comic con. Staying with him, keeping him company, talking about who the best superhero is, he said Spider-Man.
Glad to see this thread is back in use!
Don't forget to ask a question when you answer one! (And you can go back to old posts to find ideas, if you need/want to. Just don't ask the same person the same question…)
And I will answer mine later, as I have to run… (Sorry, folks! )
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(@UXM266 can ask a question)
(Donner can ask a question)
@rabit: If you were a stage magician, what would you pull out of your hat for the climax of your show, and what exciting theme song would play as you do?
I asked a question. I aked @Ario what a Doner Kebob was.
I don't pretend to be an expert on Mediterrian food, lord knows I have enough egg on my face from the last time I did that. But a kebob (or a kebab around these parts,) is a skewered meat dish that reminds me somewhat of gyro meat in style. I have no idea what the Doner part is though. I'm guessing a substyle.
How tall is too tall for a person to be?
@Donner : What fictional character, non-Sentinel universe, do you respect the most?
That's a tough question! My favorite is Lobsang Ludd from Terry Pratchett's Thief of Time. But I also really like Spiderman, Grand Admiral Thrawn, and Edgar Cayce.
I'll ask a question when I can search these posts for a rare forumite on a device that isn't running low on power.
When it becomes an inconvenience
@Matchstickman If you were to have a videogame based off of you, What genre would you want it to be (JRPG, roguelike, dungeon crawler, etc.)?
@Pydro If you could have one mildly super power (like breathing under water or being able to read the next page down in a book without turning the page, etc.) what would you want and why?
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@rabit: If you were a stage magician, what would you pull out of your hat for the climax of your show, and what exciting theme song would play as you do?
I'd hold the hat out in front of me, shaking it, making comments about how it's not working, then drop it as fireworks explode out of it! I'd go running off stage, yelling for someone to call the fire department. Then someone would coming running on stage from the other direction and hit it with a fire extinguisher. When the smoke and foam clear, I would stand up from the mess that was once the hat (covered in extinguisher foam)...
Theme song? Drumroll and explosions.
I'm a traditionalist.
(Coming up with a question is always the hardest part of this for me...)
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The ability to know presicely when someone posts something on the internet that I absolutely need to respond to, so I can respond to it right away. 
Let's get an admin in here:
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If it was based on my life I think an Idle game about being idle would be most appropriate. You would gain Zzzs and could use them to buy things like higher tog duvets, books and games which would increase how fast Zzzs were gain. You would also get pop ups asking funny questions, Zzzzs would stop accumulating while the question was up and the longer it took you to answer the longer it would take to get back up to your previous speed.
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Interesting question. I like to make things. Some of them are here, for those the curious. It's not so much that I hate anything but that I am hyper-aware of all of the flaws in everything that I've made; it can be difficult not to focus on them a bit too much. So, I love everything I've made and I hate all of it just a little bit.
Also, I hate that I haven't come up with a good question, so I'm going to re-use one of my previous ones.
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I wasn't a Mod when this thread started, the rules have changed for me.
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My favorite real-life super power?
Hmmm.... Super-empathy and charisma. Having someone who can not only relate to others, but can make people feel good by being in the same room. They don't take the spotlight, make the room about them. Instead they just radiate something powerful and meaningful. And they can sense when people are down, and they immediately know how to make that person feel better.
@Rabit: The world has been taken over by an evil dictator, and you are thrown in jail for execution for <your imagination put's your crime here>. But, before the day you are allowed one final meal. Appetizer, main course, dessert. Drinks are included. What will be your last meal?
@Pydro
There have been several times at conventions (usually PAX East for some reason?) where people have come up to me and thanked me for making Greater Than Games happen. It is weird that strangers sometimes recognize me, to say nothing of thanking me for doing my job, but it is nice.
Well, first you got the order wrong. 
Okay, now I'm hungry…
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I suppose I will take that question then.
@donner - What is your favorite use for Legacy's damage buffs?
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Well, just yesterday I used both with Fanatic and Unity's Hasty Augmentation to deal 10 damage to Omnitron. That was fun. Also, Defensive Blast loves it. But my favorite would be using Inspiring Presence for return to hand fodder with Spite. Gain the damage buffs and heal everyone each turn.
Wait...I forgot about Scholar with 3 Mortal Form to Energy and 1 Solid to Liquid....
So...many...options...
*brain asplode*
@Trajector - If you could be one of the heroes from Sentinels of the Multiverse for a day, who would it be, and why?
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My immediate gut answer was Tachyon.
Then I thought about all the heroes in the Multiverse, and my answer is yes, definitely Tachyon!
First of all, she is a scientist and I am a science-y type. She’s a problem-solver and builds devices to enhance the team. I would totally like to help the heroes do these things!
Second, her super power is speed, so I will absolutely get my money’s worth out of a day with her powers! I will get to do so much stuff. Sightseeing, visiting foreign countries, eating more food than a baseball league can provide, probably defeating some villains, running on water, supervising interns in the lab - SO. MUCH. STUFF!
Third, she is hilarious and everybody seems to like her, and if I’m going to visit a super-powered Multiverse I want those things.
Plus, if I am Tachyon and I walk into a bar with Haka, I know I can expect pancakes when I wake up.
Next up:
@grysqrl - Where and why did you learn metalworking?
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@Ario - What is your favorite super power, why, and how would you use it if you had it?
@Silverleaf - Are you still interested in participating in this thread? If so, why? (For example, what do you enjoy about the thread?)
Why? Because I like to make things. I've been a hobby woodworker for about a decade and like to incorporate multiple materials in my projects, whenever possible. Several years back, I did a little work for Miller Electric (they make TIG welders); I was already interested in metalworking, but working on that project gave me a good push to learn more.
Where? I had a hard time finding places to learn metalworking as a hobby; I mostly encountered certification training for professional welders, which wasn't really what I wanted. I happened to find an art center in a nearby suburb that had a metalworking department. I took a couple of classes and was hooked. The art center has moved to a new building that can't accommodate metalworking, so the guy that running the show there broke off and founded the Chicago Industrial Arts and Design Center. I helped get it set up and have been working there ever since.
Active Questions:
@Ario - What is your favorite super power, why, and how would you use it if you had it?
@Silverleaf - Are you still interested in participating in this thread? If so, why? (For example, what do you enjoy about the thread?)
@Matchstickman - What is the answer to this question?
I’m still here! I forgot about this for the longest time, but i love this thread! Someone ask my something!
@McBehrer: Why hasn't anybody asked me any questions?
(Also, when was the last time you flew a kite?)
Oh damn, I was asked a question and I missed it.
The answer to the question I was asked is "Better late than never!"
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@Ario - What is your favorite super power, why, and how would you use it if you had it?
@Silverleaf - Are you still interested in participating in this thread? If so, why? (For example, what do you enjoy about the thread?)
@McBehrer - when was the last time you flew a kite?
[color=white]I steal your question MWAHAHAHAHA![/color]
Oh man… like, 15 years ago?
@any non-playtesters: of all the upcoming new heroes, which ones are you most looking forward to, and what to you hope to see from them?
Akash's promo, because I really like the design. I'm hoping for something heavliy environment based, considering how she was as a villain.
@ Arcanist Lupus: If you could dine and dash at any restaurant in the world with no penalty, which restaurant would it be?
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I like to think that I would pay for my meals regardless of whether or not I faced consequences. But if I had to dine and dash…
I'm going to say I'd pick a random fast food place, or other establishment where you pay before getting your food because that makes dining and dashing that much more of an impressive accomplishment. Maybe it means I have a time machine? A time machine without conseseqences (since that was established by the question), which would be even cooler.
@UXM266: If Guise suddenly appeared before you and shouted "Now!" before running off, what would you do?
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I'd flip the table in front of me sending all the stuff on it flying in random directions, then leap over the debris and run after him shouting "I'm on my way!"
@Rabit: What are planning on getting for the Steam Summer Sale?
~28 years ago, I was a sophomore in college, and I got up one Saturday morning (after a long Friday evening of D&D) and sat down at a computer to play a game called (Classic) Empire.
The next thing I knew, it was midnight and I hadn't done anything else except go to the bathroom. I hadn't eaten all day. 
That was when I realized I needed to not play computer games. Over the years, I've made a few exceptions, such as Portal (because it's Portal – seriously, awesome game!) and being a beta-tester for Handelabra's Sentinels, but I just don't play computer games anymore. I like my life, and I'd rather not miss out on it.
Plus, just bought a house that has turned out to need more work than planned, so funds are a little tight…
So, to directly answer your question, nothing. 
My apologies that it's a boring answer. 
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@Arcanist Lupis - Can you make a limmerick that encapsulates what you look forward to the most from Oblivaeon?
Yes, I can. 
Oblivaeon is precious to me
For the set will allow me to see
Captain lacking a crew
And a masked girl too
As bad as their badasses can be
@Trajector: Are you a turtle?
Now there's a question I haven't heard in a long time…
(And I like the limerick, Arcanist Lupus! )
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That was a perfect response! Thanks!
For you, I could be!
@arenson9: Which state is your favorite?
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@Ario - What is your favorite super power, why, and how would you use it if you had it?
@Silverleaf - Are you still interested in participating in this thread? If so, why? (For example, what do you enjoy about the thread?)
@Ario - What is your favorite super power, why, and how would you use it if you had it?
Teleportation. Not only are teleporters the coolest heroes (see Nightcrawler and Ambush Bug,) but the power is immiently useful and completely practical (I mean, if I had Cyclops' optic blasts I'd use them, what, once a week? No thank you.)
Based on this summer I'd use it to apply to lots of theatrical lotteries and see whatever shows I won tickets to. That and eat at McGuire's in Destin.
@rabit: What was the last truly excellent art experience you had?
I have lived in four US states: TX: Too hot and humid and conservative; CA: Too expensive and pretentious; IN: A bit boring; DE: Also a bit boring, but slightly better weather and closer to more interesting things. I'll say … um … not sure.
I have spent at least one night in forty of the fifty states. Of these I think California is the winner as favorite place to visit, but there are many that give it a run for its money.
My overall favorite state is probably joy.
@VisforYoshi I've never played any game on a gaming console. We have a Wii, purchased entirely so we could try out (and later abandon) Wii Fit. I like cooperative, turn-based strategy games. What would you recommend?
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@rabit: What was the last truly excellent art experience you had?
@Silverleaf - Are you still interested in participating in this thread? If so, why? (For example, what do you enjoy about the thread?)
Well, I don't typically play multiplaeter games, so I'm not the best to ask for multiplayer games. However in terms of single player games, I can name a few (and I'm going off of the regular Wii, not the Wii U):
Pikmin 1 and 2 (new play control): Considered an RTS, it's fun if you're good at it and still fun if you're terrible (I enjoy it, and I'm really bad). Not the best game to play for a couple of minutes and do something else due to the day/night mechanic, but if you like RTS-style games, it's worth looking into
Kirby's Return to Dreamland: Kirby is an easy game to pick up and play, and this game does have a co-op play for up to 4 players. And since Kirby is fairly consistant, if you've played another Kirby game and liked it, you'll like this one. It's actually my personal favorite in the series
Donkey Kong Country Returns: Skip New Super Mario Bros Wii. If you want a fun co-op platformer, go with Return to Dreamland If you want a great single player one (with some difficulty to it), go with this one. The level design is phenominal (assuming you like sidescrollers)
Xenoblade Chronicles: Depending on where you live, the Wii version may be pretty hard to get… so if you have a New 3DS or a Wii U, get it on that instead, it will save some money (and updated resolutions, because the graphics on the original wii one is kind of… dated looking in terms of resolution. But still very pretty, artistically speaking). This is a game that feels like a hybrid between a JRPG and a Western RPG. It feels like a single player MMO, with a battlesystem that have attacks with cooldown timers and a wide world to explore. The story alone took me over 70 hours to complete, so you'll get quite a bit of playtime out of this one
Super Mario Galaxy (1, not 2): The best 3D platformer I've played, hands down. If you liked Mario 64, chances are you'll like this one. It has a 2 player mode that's… a bit underwhelming to the player 2, but still a fun game.
Super Paper Mario: This one is different from the previous 2 Paper Mario games, but still good. The best story of the three, this game is primarily a puzzle based platformer/sidescroller. It's a creative game with a good story (from a Mario standpoint), but the extra content in it (namley the pit of 100 trials) leaves something to be desired… it's a bit poorly designed
Kirby's Epic Yarn: As dumb as the name is, it's a really good game. Even though Kirby can't use his iconic eating of things, it's a lot of fun to play. Th visuals are creative, the music is comforting, and it's one of the best pick-me-up games out there. I have never ended a play session of this game in a bad mood.
Metroid Prime Trilogy: From what I hear, this one is a bit harder to find (although, Metroid Prime 3 is on the Wii, and doesn't really require any knowledge of 1 and 2 to play), but it contains the games to an interesting series. The optional lore adds a lot of life into the worlds, the music is good, and the gameplay is pretty fun. Sometimes the bosses are pretty brutal, but not impossible. I've had to take a few tries to beat some of the bosses and areas.
I'm sure I'm missing a few, but those are some great single player Wii games that I can remember (Yeah, I like platformers a lot). For multiplayer, the best I can give you is Smash Bros and Mario Kart, but even then I don't really care for either of them that much (I never get any use out of my multiplayer games).
With that wall of text out of the way:
@ Nielzabub : If you had to live in any cartoon universe, keeping your personality in it, which cartoon would you go to and why?
I'll go ahead and give myself the phiat that I would somehow be able to be involved with either the main story, main characters, or get to do the cool shit in which cartoon universe I choose. I'll go ahead and take We Bare Bears. Those bears would be a lot of fun to hang out with.
Question @ Rabit: How do you deal with your natural predators? Do you run, fight, convince them to just chill out and game with your, or some other option?
I forgot about this thread. I'm in on it.
@ Lord Flash Fire:
If you were to recommend a book to a Sentinels character, which book would you recommend to which character, and why? (You may choose more than one of either category, if you so desire)
Reminder of rules. They’re just here to keep us from getting out of control, losing track of what’s going on, and killing the thread, so… Well, they’re more like guidelines…
Since we didn’t have the “one question for each forumite” rule until now, I’ll answer both Ario's and Nielzabub's, but I’ll abdicate one of my questions to let Lord Flash Fire take Arcanist Lupus’s question.
Like I said: Guidelines.
Wow. Art is such a broad topic, and I’m lucky enough to enjoy a great deal of it:
As with so many things, it depends on the situation – and the threat.
For most threats, I’ll start by approaching it in a manner opposite to the threat. (For example, smile at the predator and try to find things we’re both interested in.) In situations where that doesn’t work – or where I know going in it won’t work – I’ll do a quick cost-benefit analysis on the situation to determine if fighting or fleeing are the better option. If others are at threat, I’ll pretty much fight every time, though.
Sometimes I can get lucky and determine there’s a bigger predator I can lure over to distract (or otherwise deal with) the threat, but I’ll usually avoid that approach unless it’s absolutely necessary. I’d rather not attract too much of the bigger predator’s attention – and I prefer to remain low profile, in general.
(Check out the recent Invisibilia podcast’s “Flip the Script” for thoughts on approaching hostility with kindness. )
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@Lord Flash Fire - If you were to recommend a book to a Sentinels character, which book would you recommend to which character, and why? (You may choose more than one of either category, if you so desire)
@Silverleaf - Are you still interested in participating in this thread? If so, why? (For example, what do you enjoy about the thread?)
@McBehrer - What's your favorite part of Sentinels of the Multiverse?
Sorry, Rabit, I hadn't realized someone else had already asked you a question. I haven't been frequenting this thread as much and lose track sometimes of who's been asked what.
Oh, seriously, NO apologies needed! I'm glad you asked it and I think we all just want everyone to have a good time, so no worries.
I just don't want the thread to get to the point where no one knows what the current questions are.
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@Lord Flash Fire - If you were to recommend a book to a Sentinels character, which book would you recommend to which character, and why? (You may choose more than one of either category, if you so desire)
@Silverleaf - Are you still interested in participating in this thread? If so, why? (For example, what do you enjoy about the thread?)
@McBehrer - What's your favorite part of Sentinels of the Multiverse?
Hmmm... I think probably The Red Pyramid to Ra. You cant go wrong with Rick Riordan, and I wonder what he'd make of it. Or Jerel Law's Son of Angels series to Fanatic. The last time I tried to reccomend a book to a hero when I went to Freedom Tower, however, I couldn't walk to the main desk without stepping on a Dr. Watson golem.
Don't forget to ask someone a question!
Heh. Sorry.
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@Nielzabub - If you could make a Tactics-skirmish style team with 3 heroes and 3 villains from Sentinels, who would that team compose of?
@Silverleaf - Are you still interested in participating in this thread? If so, why? (For example, what do you enjoy about the thread?)
@McBehrer - What's your favorite part of Sentinels of the Multiverse?
Okay, so I'm going to go more with the heroes and villains I like versus the ones I think would make the best technically sound teams. For the hero side, I will take Idealist, Bunker, and Chrono Ranger. The Sentinels is one of my favorite decks, but taking all four for a Tactics level skirmish probably isn't allowed, and so I'll just take Idealist because she's awesome. Bunker is the first hero I played, and so he has to be on my dream team, though if possible, I would take Termination or Freedom Five Bunker. Chrono Ranger is always a lot of fun to play, and I can't help but think he'd be awesome in a Tactics style setting.
For the villains, I'll put Blade on my time because despite being difficulty 1, he manages to keep showing up in the story and being a part of monumental story events. I'll also take Dawn because even without her citizens, she's a force to be reckoned with. For my final villain member, I'll bring Deadline. I just like him and think he's an interesting concept.
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@V is for Yoshi: Which Sentinels Hero and Villain do you think would be the most fun to play and fight against in Shovel Knight?
@Silverleaf - Are you still interested in participating in this thread? If so, why? (For example, what do you enjoy about the thread?)
@McBehrer - What's your favorite part of Sentinels of the Multiverse?
Well for play as, I would say Haka, just because he fits in the game's theme very nicely. As for play against, I would say probably the ennead, because they already have the setup to have one stage per. That or Kaargra
@ Arcanist Lupus: Which of the three do you prefer: Pancakes, Waffles, or French Toast?
Wow, Vis, you pose hard questions! I’m glad I’m not Arcanist Lupus in this situation.
I can narrow it down by stating the fact that nobody likes pancakes.
Also, when you ask a question, please post all active questions. That way people don't have to hunt.
I am happy to contradict you grysqrl.
As usual. Enjoy.
Addendum: I will admit that some people might enjoy a pancake, but multiple pancakes? Impossible.
There is something enjoyable about a stack of 3 pancakes. Or a single waffle. Or a stack of 4 pieces of french toast (or 2 if they're the huge ones).
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Or a stack ofof pancakes with a fried egg in between each pancake.
Pancakes are great, but fresh waffles are the best. Especially waffles with deep pockets (or whatever the proper term is)
Also, count me in for questions!
Waffles? That reminds me of someone…
Glad to have you!
Apparently I have no idea what I'm talking about! (As usual!)
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I wonder who that could be…
Well call me Odysseus, because I think that they're my favorite. Although it's a hard choice. And actually, I eat waffles far more frequently.
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@bobbertoriley: What is the total number of toes in your dwelling place at this moment?
@Silverleaf - Are you still interested in participating in this thread? If so, why? (For example, what do you enjoy about the thread?)
@McBehrer - What's your favorite part of Sentinels of the Multiverse?
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@Silverleaf - Are you still interested in participating in this thread? If so, why? (For example, what do you enjoy about the thread?)
@McBehrer - What's your favorite part of Sentinels of the Multiverse?
Don't mind the duplicated text. I'd fix it, but the post is being a bit wonky.
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@bobbertoriley: What is the total number of toes in your dwelling place at this moment?
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26. (My ferrets only have 8 toes each. :) )
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@Rabit - What is your zombie survival plan?
@Silverleaf - Are you still interested in participating in this thread? If so, why? (For example, what do you enjoy about the thread?)
@McBehrer - What's your favorite part of Sentinels of the Multiverse?
You only have 2 toes??!
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!
Also, because I feel like answering this one: 46 on three creatures.
Bonus question: Can you deduce which three creatures are in the house? (Rabit, no spoiling)
NOTE: Insects do not have toes, or this would be much more complicated. All three creatures are mammals.
NOTE: Not counting toes on stuffed animals, figures, others toys, or anything else that is not alive.
You, Dr. Arenson, and a dog?
That would be 36, not 46. Also, btw, her name is Dr. Alfrey.
HINT: Dr. Alfrey was not home when I answered the question.
Nothing complex, really…
Our (new to us) house is decently defensible, given a couple modifications (like boarding up a few ground-floor windows). The back is mostly fenced in, with just one section open (which we’ll likely address very soon).
Melee weapons aren’t a problem; I have a decent collection here. I’ve already found the place I’ll go for a bow, arrows, and appropriate supplies (repair materials, etc.) to go with them, now that I have the room. But that’s mainly for food hunting and scaring off looters, as zombies will go down to a sling much easier than a bow. Sling stones do more appropriate damage for taking out zombies.
I’m not a proponent of guns as part of a zombie survival plan. Too many issues and risks, including not being able to get or make ammo (that won’t blow up in your own face). Slings can use anything small and heavy. And arrows can be made, with the right skill.
In the initial insanity, looting will include the local drug stores just a couple blocks away, both the CVS and Walgreens. That stash of medicine will be worth more than just about anything when it comes time to start trading. They also have a decent amount of food that can be used in the short term until we can get to self-sufficiency.
I’ll be able to pull out my (annually-refreshed) emergency seed supply to start gardening in our back yard. The garage will be converted into pens for chickens, rabbits, and a horse or two. (One of the first things we’ll do is raid the local carriage company’s stables just a couple blocks away.)
The house is very close to the canal, which has a natural flow of water – when the water company falls to the hordes, we’ll still have water nearby we can use, although it’ll likely need to be decontaminated.
Depending on how our neighbors fair, we might be able to annex one of their yards. Both are well fenced in, allowing us some great potential garden space.
Mind you, some of these details are only true in the alternate universe where zombies exist and I’m single without any responsibilities that would preclude me doing some of these things.
I’ll let you decided which details are true…
Current Questions
@UXM: Out of all decks in the game What's your favorite(non character) card in
a) The Base Game
b) Rook City/Infernal Relics
c)Season 1
d)The entire game (so far?)
Current Questions
@UXM: Out of all decks in the game What's your favorite(non character) card in a) The Base Game b) Rook City/Infernal Relics c)Season 1 d)The entire game(so far?)
@ Waffler: If you could make a Sentinels character named the Waffler, what would his innate power be?
Okay, so should we have a time limit for when questions are removed from the queue?
At this point, let's remove the question to Silverleaf. It's been plenty of time, so have to assume she's not joining us.
Current Questions
> @UXM: Out of all decks in the game What's your favorite(non character) card in:
a) The Base Game
b) Rook City/Infernal Relics
c)Season 1
d)The entire game (so far?)
[...]
This is a fantastic set of questions! Man, what deck has my favorite card....
a) Base Game: Tachyon: Chaing a handful of "Fleet of Foot"s (Fleet of Feet?" is one of my favorite things to do.
b) Rook City/Infernal Relics: Gloomweaver (10 points to who can guess why.)
c) Season 1: Chrono-Ranger (for "Jim's Hat") or Final Wasteland for "Unforgiving Wasteland"
d) Entire Game: This is the hardest. By "So far" I am not including any playtesting decks as the statement "so far" excludes them. The answer may shock some of you. I know it is not the BEST card, but it's one of my favourite.... the answer is.....
"Dark Delusions" from The Sentinels. Simply for the psychically projected giant martial arts fighting metallic being known only as "Karate Robot"
@Nielzabub: You've been bitten by a "science enhanced cyborg animal riding an inter-dimensional meteorite covered in toxic waste embodied by a time-traveling ancient spirit. You now have a very cool set of powers/abilities. You've been asked to join one of the teams from "The Sentinels of the Multiverse" universe. Which team would you join, and why?
- The Freedom Five
- The Southwest Sentinels
- The Prime Wardens
- Dark Watch
- One That I missed that's been released.
I'm going to go with the Southwest Sentinels. I love the Sentinels. They are one of my favorite decks, and the Idealist is one of my favorite characters. The other members of the team are pretty cool too. I think hanging out with them would be like being on an endless, epic road trip.
@arenson9: Is there a Villains baddie you would like to see have their own standard format deck?
Correcting with current questions...
Current Questions
Thank you Rabit. It's almost 11:30 pm where I am.
Ha! No stress!
(You've seen some of the really stupid mistakes I've made, right? I won't judge for something simple like that. )
I'm in for questions!
@PeterChayward: What do you think Wager Master prefers more, waffles, pancakes, or oatmeal? But in a more serious note, when developing a character for a game, do you prefer to focus on mechanics, or theme first? Like, choosing a way to play like "play from trash" or thematic like "a necromancer!"
You guys are going to upset Rabit. We have three questions posted already and one of those should be answered before others get asked questions.
Wager Master is definitely a crepes kind of guy.
When I'm designing a game, I am generally mechanics-first! (There are exceptions, but most of the time I'll start from mechanics and work from there). Once I pick a theme though, that's my starting point for everything else. I really like the structure/content model of game design, and once the structure is in place, for me all the content comes from theme.
Are we upsetting you?
Sorry! I didn't realize the rules.
I'll wait until I'm officially asked. ;)
(Also I don't think it's a good idea to discuss Playtester stuff in the general forums, so I have deleted one of the above posts.)
Glad to have Peter join us! 
YES!!! 
Nah, it's all about having fun.
Mmm… Crepes…
Current Questions
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@arenson9 - Is there a Villains baddie you would like to see have their own standard format deck?
Umm ... maybe? I don't really know them very well. Let's go look at them ... Let's see, four of them already have their own standard villain deck ... no, I don't think so. I don't really know these guys well enough to have a hankerin' for a full deck. If I had to choose, I'd say Greazer, at a time when he has a different mission then just going after one hero.
Current Questions
@McBehrer - What's your favorite part of Sentinels of the Multiverse?
@Waffler - If you could make a Sentinels character named the Waffler, what would his innate power be?
@BlueHairedGuy - Which of the games you've created (not including Tactics) do you think SotM lovers would most likely enjoy, and why?
Well, I'd say that'd be…
…
Waaaiiit. You weren't talking to me, were you?
Hey, he was ambiguous. Whoever gets to it first…
Haha I genuinely assumed that question was aimed at Meerkat.
Which of the games you've created (not including Tactics) do you think SotM lovers would most likely enjoy, and why?
That's a hard call! I haven't actually made any co-op games yet, so that avenue is out. My favourite game that I've made is Dracula's Feast - the puzzley elements make me think SotM fans might enjoy that, and the modular nature of it is directly inspired by Sentinels.
My second call would be Hex Mex, because I codesigned that with Christopher and so obviously there's a lot of his design sensibilities in it. It's hugely thematic, fun, and it has a co-op mode that I could see people really getting into!
@BlueHairedMeerkat: What's the story behind your username?
Many (like, five?) years ago, in the heyday of my youth, I wrote an incredibly short-lived webcomic about a fictionalised version of me and my friends playing board games in an attic during the zombie apocalypse, in which my character had blue hair. A friend of mine drew the thing and posted it on deviantArt. I wanted to reply to a comment on one of them - this meant I needed a deviantArt account, and chose Blue-Hair because of the comic. Given that I didn't really have a dominant username at that point, I started using Blue-Hair, but there are only so many times you can read the words 'Blue-Hair is already taken. Choose another username' before you think 'You know, maybe I should change this'. I genuinely don't remember where Meerkat came from, but it's been there ever since (except for in places with overly-restrictive character limits, where I'm BlueHairedKat or BlueMeerkat or some other variant).
I do not have blue hair. My hair right now is a fetching shade of orange.
Current Questions
@McBehrer - What's your favorite part of Sentinels of the Multiverse?
@Waffler - If you could make a Sentinels character named the Waffler, what would his innate power be?
@Ameena - What's the last work of fiction which made you cry?
Hmm, tricky. I'm trying to remember what the last film was that I saw...I've watched a bunch recently and I'm trying to remember if there was anything after Zootopia/Zootropolis...umm...I did watch the Hunchback of Notre Dame (Disney version) after that but I don't think that made me cry. And I watched the Good Dinosaur before that so it doesn't count. So yeah...let's go with that :D.
Arse, now I have to think of a question for someone...let me scroll up and pick a random person and think up something really random to ask...okay...
Current questions...
UXM266 - If you could meet up with any fictional character and have a chat with them, whom would you meet and what would you talk to them about/ask them?
McBehrer - What's your favorite part of Sentinels of the Multiverse?
Waffler - If you could make a Sentinels character named the Waffler, what would his innate power be?
This is a good question. As of now, it's probably Superman. I am fan of Superman, especially the stories that don't necessarily star him, but are about him. I would love to meet up with him and discuss what he thinks a superhero should be, and what he thinks about the current state of the world. I want to ask him about his sheer optimism, his morality, and his role as a hero. What he thinks the role the Justice League plays in respect to organizations such as the military and the police force. I'd also like to discuss what he thinks heroes (both anti, and basic) should do. Should they interact with the public? What type of feeling should, we as common folk, should feel when we hear or see them? I want to know what he thinks is important for his country its allies. I'd like to discuss his role working in the media, as both being a popular story, and a writer of said stories. How does he keep his biases in check? What stories does he think should be reported? I don't want to be judgemental, I want it to be very much like "My Dinner with Andre". Philosophy, communication, ideology, and semiotics.
@Trajector: In the past spy movies, westerns, and cyberpunk dystopias were all the rage, and ahd thier time in the limelight. Currently superhero movies now seem to be the big new thing for movies and television. What do you think the next big trend will be?
That’s really tough! I suppose if I get it right, I ought to be a movie producer…or at least an investor!
I think a few possibilities are reasonable. New sci-fi films and TV seem to be having a bit of a resurgence: Edge of Tomorrow, The Expanse, etc…so we could be looking at a new era in screen science fiction. But maybe a better idea is that studios are going to look for something to fill the void left when Game of Thrones ends after its eighth season. We’ll see a resurgence of historical/fantastical dramas, based in any time period or location that seems fresh: ancient Egypt, medieval France, Temeraire’s Europe, what have you. Prepare for lots more gritty, sexy sword play on TV.
And if I’m right, you’ll all fund my pitch, right?
Current questions:
PeterCHayward: What is the first clue to the next puzzle hunt?
McBehrer - What’s your favorite part of Sentinels of the Multiverse?
Waffler - If you could make a Sentinels character named the Waffler, what would his innate power be?
We'll talk
Looks like McBehrer has dropped out of this, so I'm removing my question to him. Next person to post gets to ask a question!
Current questions:
@Bluehairedmeerkat Do you keep in contact with any of the competitors from the King of the Nerds?
PeterCHayward - What is the first clue to the next puzzle hunt?
@Rabit: How sure are you that it hasn't already been revealed?
Oh, I didn't ask that – it was Trajector. I just reposted it.
But since you both answered and asked a question (pretty darn smart, I have to say), let's take it in the way it was intended…
Current questions:
Oh, you…
Let’s say I’m 73% sure.
Current questions:
[List][]Bluehairedmeerkat - Do you keep in contact with any of the competitors from the King of the Nerds?
[]Waffler - If you could make a Sentinels character named the Waffler, what would his innate power be?
[*]Nielzabub - Ant-Man, The Riddler, and Setback walk into a bar. Who pays the bill?[/list]
I'm still in pretty regular contact with Emily and Matt. The others I don't see so much, largely because of geography, but make occasional contact with some of them. We used to have a WhatsApp group too, but that's somewhat dried up.
Current questions:
I couldn't possibly.
Current questions:
Hmm, well, I'm not even sure what I would consider the first-best number. Maths isn't really a suject I tend to deliberately go near ;). I can't say I've ever attempted to rank numbers in order of anything (well, erm, other than, you know, numerical order ;)), but I suppose I've always liked the number fifteen because it's my birthdate. Um...zero is good too, I suppose, because it means you can count past nine. And um...there are...other numbers too, um...I don't really know, lol.
Waffler - If you could make a Sentinels character named the Waffler, what would his innate power be?
Nielzabub - Ant-Man, The Riddler, and Setback walk into a bar. Who pays the bill?
PeterCHayward - If you could be the Wager Master for a day, what would you do?
7 is the first best number. undisputably.
I think 15 wasa good choice, however.
I'm in for questions.
All right, my question. "Ant-Man, The Riddler, and Setback walk into a bar. Who pays the bill?"
Ant-Man and the Riddler come up with a plan to make Setback pay the bill. He's so trustworthy, he's the perfect mark. It looks as though their plan is about to work, but then Plague Rat bursts through the wall. Setback curses his luck that his night out his good buddies is ruined and leaves the bar to lure Plague Rat away.
Before Riddler realizes what's happened, Ant-Man has shrunk down and absconded from the scene, leaving Riddler to pay the bill since he has no real powers and barkeeps do accept riddles as proper payment.
Current Questions:
Waffler - If you could make a Sentinels character named the Waffler, what would his innate power be?
PeterCHayward - If you could be the Wager Master for a day, what would you do?
Eviltoon - Which Sentinel Comics team or character would you like to see in a movie? Who is the villain, and what is the basic plot?
My Question:
Eviltoon - Which Sentinel Comics team or character would you like to see in a movie? Who is the villain, and what is the basic plot?
Good one! The story that most appeals to me is the one I’d like to see made into a movie. I mean, this probably requires movies before it to set it up, but who cares? I’m most interested in this one!
I want to see Tempest and the rest of the Prime Wardens get hijacked by the Bloodsworn Coliseum when it lands here; and find, amongst the prisoner gladiators, Sky-Scraper. I want the epic Gladiator-superhero movie of fighting against all odds, making alliances, finding love, and being able to leave the stadium free… and refusing to leave without this Thorathian who has protected you and made your survival possible.
Somehow, Argent Adept gets that Deathcaller outfit heck yes.
I’ll leave with these two questions outstanding. I’ll pop in a question later.
Current Questions:
Waffler - If you could make a Sentinels character named the Waffler, what would his innate power be?
PeterCHayward - If you could be the Wager Master for a day, what would you do?
If I could be Wager Master for a day, I'd spend the day speaking in complex rhyming riddles. I love me some complex rhyming riddles.
@grysqrl: How are you?
@grysqrl: How are you?
I'm having one of those weird days where I have been continuously thwarted by relatively simple tasks. I poured way too much oil in the skillet. I opened up the carton of eggs and two of them are mysteriously broken in very weird ways. Something was wrong with the lock and I just couldn't get the key to turn. I read the same sentence four or five times before it sank in.
Complex tasks on the other hand, no problem. I designed a piece for a client with almost no guidance (I usually like to ask a lot of questions and struggle with narrowing down options). I drew some things up in my sketchbook while walking down the street (no idea why I tried this - it just made sense at the time). I executed an impromptu spring cleaning with ruthless efficiency (as opposed to my normal policy of taking way too much time to look at all of my old junk and ponder if I might ever have need of it in the future).
So...I'm good? Thanks for asking!
Current Questions:
I just want to jump in to say that the Wikipedia page for Unusual Units of Measurement is one of my top favorite Wikipedia pages.
They have a Wikipedia page for that?
There's actually quite a few pretty great wikipedia pages. Place Names Considered Unusual is the first that comes to mind.
Beard seconds per jiffy obviously points toward your frustration at not being able to do simple things, like avoiding spilling orangeish peanut butter on your friends' beard(which happens to be blue.) Bue and orange are complimentary colors, which Guise takes as a compliment to his shark from gimmicky character. The Q is making a statement about the Q continuum, which are eternal, deep, immortal beings, indicating something immortal, a person, event, place or something of the like.South towards Canada means some idiot screwed up the North America Map for Civilization, which has legendary armies battle each other, thus indicating an immortal battle or rivalry.The Woodchuck's morality is inputted as a clue that foul play is afoot. The rivarly is so heated that one party has resorted to foul play. The Ox Gangs of Utah further confirm the dark side of a rivalry.The bus driver, just the Ox gangs, was being chased by the cops, and so hijacked a full train, under cover as the real driver.The repeat mentions of Train A means there must both be A sounds in both partes names. However, one is a codename or title and one is the real name, otherwise they would both be woodchucks. No method of propulsion points to Guise's shark, who cannot stop moving lest he die, but has no method of propulsion… The shark has been trained to jump, but what if it were made to do something else? Someone has trained the shark to do their bidding without Guise knowing. Metric second implies at least one party is not using the customary system, probably the offending party. Lustrum spelled differently is must-rul, and rules are meant to be broken, even moral rules. The offending party breaks something. I sent Tony Taurus to crunch the numbers, but he got eaten by a shark. Wait… what if the shark was trained to eat the train. That's why it was a train! They have to intersect in the ocean for the shark to eat him. What else in in the ocean? Ships? Yes! And cake! Let them eat cake! Something pirates, with something french… Maybe a weapon? A pirate with a french weapon Something-breAker? That fits… Too slow… I know how it feels. On with the seige, right? Seige…Breaker! The A sound, the different nationality, part of the same season in the same game, Guise might not notice. And the rest was Miss Direction Aha! And who is the only person Seige-Breaker would go to the trouble of training a shark to destroy, who would be chased by the cops (for demonic activity)? The answer is…
Ronway
@ronway- how do you feel about Pydro attacking you like this?
@ronway- how do you feel about Pydro attacking you like this?
I feel very good about Pydro attacking me with a shark. I got five gifts from GloomWeaver after I had become enlightened. The first is the ability to create and control fire, why I didn't just ask to have the ability to do it myself is beyond me. The second being the best looking mutton chops in the known universe. Third, the ability to fit into any tutu no matter the size and looking darn good while doing it. The fourth is to be a chick magnet. The fifth is to secrete a pheromone that repels sharks. So a shark attack is no issue for me.
Current Questions
- @Waffler - If you could make a Sentinels character named the Waffler, what would his innate power be?
Vigor Waffles!
1 Target regains 1 HP and increase the next damage that target deals by 1.
Current Questions
Current Questions
•@bobbertoiley - How many grown men have you seen wearing a tutu?
•@Rabit - Waffles or pancakes?
•@Powerhound_2000 - Do you think Guise would like Powerman 5000? Follow-up-- does anyone really?
•@Powerhound_2000 - Do you think Guise would like Powerman 5000? Follow-up-- does anyone really?
I do not. I see Guise liking Smooth Jazz most of all and probably playing it at possibly the worst times.
As to your follow up question, someone did as you don't last as a known band for a few years without someone liking your music but I guarantee they weren't vocal about outside of their producer and I might question that.
Current Questions
Probably about as many people have seen you wearing pants.
@Rabit - Waffles or pancakes?
@grysqrl - Have you ever had a squirrel as a pet or do you just watch them from afar?
@UXM - How do you feel right now that your name is the only one in this list not related to an animal species featured in Redwall?
it actually took me 3 attempts to create the shpiel. Attempt 1, I had mentally gotten as far as Guise's shark, but typing was only to peanut butter when I left with a headache. Attempt 2 was the same. After much headache medicine, I created he masterpiece I have read so many like on these forums. I feel proud to have contributed, finally.
Though part of me feels left out, I don't let it get to me. Part of me knows that my fellow Sentinels won't shun me for it, another part is happy not to be associated with animals murdering each other in revenge (i prefer my revenge to be in the flavor of Robocop or Keanu Reeves), and a final part really just wants fried chicken.
@Rabit - Waffles or pancakes?
@grysqrl - Have you ever had a squirrel as a pet or do you just watch them from afar?
@Eviltoon – Who is the most evilest of toons?
Unquestionably, the answer is Judge Doom from Roger Rabbit. This might be a spoiler, as an aside.
@Rabit - Waffles or pancakes?
@Rabit - Can you change my username to “Bowie”, because Eviltoon is a dumb name I made up when I was 11?
@grysqrl - Have you ever had a squirrel as a pet or do you just watch them from afar?
@Rabit - Waffles or pancakes?
Oddly enough, today is National Waffle Day!
But personally, I prefer pancakes. They're better for adding things like blueberries; you can actually see them while you’re cooking, so you know how they’re doing; they don't require a waffle iron (which is important if you're planning for survival in a post-zombie-apocalypse); they are easier to reheat (just throw them in a toaster); and they make pretty good missile weapons – especially if they’re older and have dried out…
@Rabit - Can you change my username to "Bowie", because Eviltoon is a dumb name I made up when I was 11?
Hmm… I suppose I can. I mean, it's certainly within my abilities to do so. I have the forum permissions, the internet access, physical interface (i.e., a keyboard), and physical capabilities (e.g., fingers that mostly function well enough to type). So it's certainly something I can do. And the functionality exists in the forums for me to do this. So yes, I have to say I can.
…
Oh! But you're probably asking for me to actually do that, aren't you? sigh I'm so bad at this stuff…
Current Questions
If you had to pick a specific forumite to ask a question. Who would you pick and what would be the question?
That's just mean Pydro
Honestly, I wasn’t expecting an answer, just a barrage of unfriendly emoticons.
Oh, that's pettiness at it's finest. i wish i had a standing ovation ovation emoticon for that CLAP CLAP CLAP
I approve of the pettiness.
Answer the question Rabit!
•@grysqrl - Have you ever had a squirrel as a pet or do you just watch them from afar?
•@Phantaskippy - Why weren’t you friendlier with your caboose?
•@Rabit - If you had to pick a specific forumite to ask a question. Who would you pick and what would be the question?
Might be my favorite Q/A on this whole thread.
I waited and waited for a caboose, but no one would give me one to be friendly with. I'm very friendly.
But seriously, that game should be renamed Isle of innappropriate train puns.
•@PeterCHeyward - If you could superimpose your beard on every image of one character from the multiverse, who would it be?
•@Rabit - If you had to pick a specific forumite to ask a question. Who would you pick and what would be the question?
No.
Active Questions:
@skippy: Definitely OblivAeon. Suddenly a lot less scary.
@Bowie: which SotM hero have you played with the least?
Guise: "Why and how?"
But he won't answer, so what's the point?
Eh, I deserve it. I think my track record of unanswered questions proves I shouldn't ask any more, but it's probably not fair to everyone else who is coming up with fun, entertaining questions. (I discoverd it also gives other folks who might otherwise not get asked a question an opportunity to jump into the cycle.)
(I can't use my emoticons when posting from work, because my domain is blocked. 
So I have to wait until I get home.)
Active Questions:
Ok, Rabit. Your turn to ask a question!
Odd -- it looks like it's your turn. 
Two can play at that game, sir. 
(Although I'll admit I have no idea how you posted as me! )
That would have worked better if you weren’t a mod.
@Arcanist Lupis
What is the saddest limmerick you know?
I participated in a limerick contest a few weeks ago. The second entry was pretty sad.
Peter C. Howard wrote:
@Bowie - Which SotM hero have you played with the least?
I'd have to say it's a tie between Luminary, The Harpy, Akash'Thriya, La Comodora, Lifeline, Stuntman, Benchmark, Mainstay, The Idealist and Writhe! (I playtested Dr. Medico once.)
Oh you probably meant currently in production...
Parse. I've played her once. It's one of the only decks I don't have every card memorized from. Following that, Setback, who I've played three times. That said, I love them both, I just have other decks I love more! And I still end up playing Legacy almost every time I sit down, just because I'm so often teaching (or just running complicatedly) the game and Legacy is such an easy autopilot and helps make the game be more successful more often. He's nowhere near my favorite, but he's definitely the only deck I can basically sleep-play without a thought. I could probably write a pretty straightforward computer code to predict order of priority based on cards in play and cards in hand at this point and just have a computer automate my play of Legacy.
Active Questions:
@BlueHairedMeerkat - What do you do when life gives you lemons?
@Ameena - How many animals can you spot in Bev Doolittle's Prayer for the Wild Things?
Okay, so far I've spotted twelve but I bet there's loads more...and yes, I am including the very obvious human in that count, too ;).
Current questions...
BlueHairedMeerkat - What do you do when life gives you lemons?
Pydro - Oh no, there's been a horrible accident and now you're trapped in some kind of pocket dimension along with whichever Sentinels character tried to save you when the wibbly portal randomly opened at your feet! Which character would you most prefer to spend that time with while you're waiting for someone to show up and save you both?
We begin our journey into the question of what to do when life gives you lemons with the following poem from the 1940 edition of the Carnegian:
"Life handed him a lemon,
As Life sometimes will do.
His friends looked on in pity,
Assuming he was through.
They came upon him later,
Reclining in the shade
In calm contentment, drinking
A glass of lemonade."
Apt indeed, this is a variant on our standard wisdom, 'make lemonade'. There are, of course, other answers; our very own Scholar, for example, suggests a lemon cannon, while Cave Johnson of 2011's Portal offers a solution which demands to be quoted in full:
When life gives you lemons? Don't make lemonade. Make life take the lemons back! GET MAD! 'I don't want your damn lemons! What am I supposed to do with these?!' Demand to see life's manager! Make life rue the day it thought it could give Cave Johnson lemons! Do you know who I am?! I'm the man who's going to burn your house down! With the lemons! I'm going to get my engineers to invent a combustible lemon that burns your house down!
However, to find a true answer to our conundrum, I turn to personal experience and a message sent to me by a friend, apropos of nothing,two weeks ago, which read "When life hands you lemons just stay curled up in your ball of despair as the lemon pile consumes you entirely". This, evidently, is not the most optimistic of sentiments, and discussion soon got onto the various alternatives - for example, a lemon ball pit.
But none of those were the answer either; that comes two days later. Me and said friend took a train somewhere, and a drinks company were giving drinks away for some reason or other and gave her one. So, kids, don't worry about life giving you lemons - for sometimes life goes right ahead and gives you lemonade. The end.
Pydro - Oh no, there's been a horrible accident and now you're trapped in some kind of pocket dimension along with whichever Sentinels character tried to save you when the wibbly portal randomly opened at your feet! Which character would you most prefer to spend that time with while you're waiting for someone to show up and save you both?
Nielzabub - What's the coolest thing we don't know about you?
<Someone else ask something>
Why?
Because the artist formerly known as eviltoon didn't.
Good new name, thanks Matchstickman.
@Pydro - Oh no, there’s been a horrible accident and now you’re trapped in some kind of pocket dimension along with whichever Sentinels character tried to save you when the wibbly portal randomly opened at your feet! Which character would you most prefer to spend that time with while you’re waiting for someone to show up and save you both?
@Nielzabub - What’s the coolest thing we don’t know about you?
@Matchstickman - If you had to devise or name a specialty food item after a Sentinel, what would it be, and why?
The coolest thing you guys don't know about me is....that I can sing Yakko's World which is a bit outdated but has most of the countries in the world.
@Pydro - Oh no, there's been a horrible accident and now you're trapped in some kind of pocket dimension along with whichever Sentinels character tried to save you when the wibbly portal randomly opened at your feet! Which character would you most prefer to spend that time with while you're waiting for someone to show up and save you both?
@Peter C Hayward - Which Sentinels character have you enjoyed helping design the most for Tactics, and which future hero and villain do you want to see done in Tactics the most?
@Matchstickman - If you had to devise or name a specialty food item after a Sentinel, what would it be, and why?
Hehe Nielzabub, you're not the only one who knows that song :D.
I can sing it, too! It's my shower song.
First I was thinking that since I was in a pocket, there would probably be some keys, coins, etc. in there. Something metal that would make Unity even mre awesome to be around.
Then, I realized that if I was in a pocket, I was wither made smaller, or the thing with the pocket was really big. Obviously, Sky-Scraper would be extremely helpful once we got out.
Then, I considered doing rounds of “Row, row, row your bought”, but that works better with more people. So, Proletariat seemed to be a good choice.
Then, of course, I remembered the correct answer. It has to be the Cursed Acolyte. I don’t see any other possibility.
Active Questions:
@Peter C Hayward - Which Sentinels character have you enjoyed helping design the most for Tactics, and which future hero and villain do you want to see done in Tactics the most?
@Matchstickman - If you had to devise or name a specialty food item after a Sentinel, what would it be, and why?
@Trajector - Where are you going, and what’s there?
Reminder: Anyone posting on here is fair game for a question! 
It might help if we had a running list of people actively participating somewhere. I find that I tend to look back at the last page or two and try to find someone who hasn't had a question recently, but that probably leads to more repetition than desired. I don't really want to maintain a list, but here's everyone who has posted from the last 6 pages:
I am still here. So you can keep me on said list
Wow! Thanks, grysqrl – that's great! 
(I was mostly poking at Craig showing up, but I will not complain! )
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From the abandoned wave 2, I enjoyed coming up with stuff for Hippocalypse and Karnal the most. They were my biggest contributions, and I just adored so much about them.
From the new wave 2, definitely Geb! Geb was my baby.
I'm really looking forward to eventually adapting Guise, but (despite the fact that I've never actually played against him) the character I'm most looking forward to working on (if we get that far) is Greazer. For some reason I just really dig him.
@grysqrl: What happened to your vowels?
@grysqrl: What happened to your vowels?
There are two vowels. I have drafted 'q' into the ranks of sometimes-vowels, where it joins 'y' and 't'. On a related note, 'o' is now a sometimes-consonant.
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To the future! I would love to tell you what’s there, but if I do, I’ll create a paradox that rips a hole in space-time and sucks you into Sky-Scraper’s huge pocket. I don’t want to do that to you!
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[]@Matchstickman - If you had to devise or name a specialty food item after a Sentinel, what would it be, and why?
[]@Theta Sigma - Congratulations! How did you do it?
[*]@Craig - Did you celebrate the 100th anniversary of the national park service with a company trip?
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You don’t have to tell me.
I have been thinking about this most of the day and the best I have come up with is Unity Pie, which is just a pie filled with glue so you're all stuck together.
Not a great answer I'm afraid, perhaps I'm just not hungry today.
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I was Prince in Exile from the Land of San Francisco. When I arrived in Minnesota, Prince himself dethroned me my title, refusing to allow a challenger to remain. Since his death, I have chosen to allow him to retain the title out of respect.
@VisforYoshi - If V is for Yoshi, what are the rest of the letters of the Alphabet for?
A is for Argent Adept, he's so supporty
B is for Board Games, which fill me with glee
C is for Cosmic and all his constructs
D is for Deadline, whose superzone sucks
E is for Expert, a thing I am not
F is for Fun, which Sentinels brought
G is for Golem, which Unity Spawns
H is for healing from Citizen Dawn
I is for Improv, what I'm doing now
J is for Jackets made of leather from cows
K is for Kismet, who's very lucky
L is for lost interest… which is happening right now…
…yeah. I think this joke has run it's course
Anyway. The orgin of my username is that "V is for Yoshi" something I said when suffering from an extreme lack of sleep. So the other letters are what they are normally for, I guess
@ Powerhound_2000: If you were kidnapped and used as a hostage, what would you want your kidnappers to demad for your return?
I doubt kidnappers were request a ransom I'd want but there are a few different things I can think I'd like them to demand that probably wouldn't get them taken too seriously as kidnappers. My top item for now would be Christopher's notebook that has the notes about the lore of SotM and possibly its public release to anyone
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Ugh, no. But now I wish we had. I love that kind of stuff.
@Ameena - If you could invent one word that would be immediately adopted into the English language near-universally, what would it be and what would it mean?
Hmm, interesting question...umm...I dunno...off the top of my head, the first made-up word that I can come up with is "flargle", which to me invokes an image of someone who doesn't know what to say, or is otherwise stuck trying to achieve something, gets mildly frustrated at this, and sort of waves their arms about whilst making noises like "Arrgh, bllrrr, pffff" because they have no other response available at that time.
Or something :D.
Current questions...
Theta Sigma - Congratulations! How did you do it?
Pricyprovinces - What 8 bit or 16 bit video game do you find you'll still pick and up place once in a while?
Matchstickman - Thre is a horde of angry ninjas with big stabby sticks rushing toward you. You must defeat them and are armed only with an origami swan. What do you do?
@Rabit So, it's been a little over a week of any activity here (with some of these questions having been around longer). Do we want to rotate some out? :)
I'm still available!
Just saying....
Let's see if our poking gets things started again. If not, we'll roll-off the question to Theta Sigma, as that's the oldest.
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Whoops meant pick up and play not pick up and place in my question
So this?
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Close enough.
Alrighty, I'm askin' a question, because it's something I've wanted to ask
@PeterCHayward - What project on Kickstarter (not GTG-related) are you most excited to get your hands on and play?
(I'm following you for when you release your next Jellybeans, so Kickstarter sends me a mail every time you back something. Little creepy of them, actually. :D)
It so was not close enough…
So be it!
Yeah… I'm about ready to drop the following on KS if that's what it's going to do.
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Same here.
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I guess I'll take it
@Lord Flash Fire: If you could master one parlor trick instantly, what parlor trick would you choose?
Oooh, great question! It's either Secret Hitler (I've heard such a range of things so now I'm super curious to play it myself), Scythe (which I've played, loved, and can't wait to get my own copy of) or the March of the Ants expansion. (I love me some ants.)
@phantaskippy: Who’s the most famous person you’ve met?
@Bowie: Same question!
I like that question!
Whoops, only just got to checking this after a camping trip so I suppose ill answer the question I missed.
"Pricyprovinces - What 8-bit or 16-bit video game do you find you'll still pick up and play once in a while?"
Probably pac-man or asteroids.
so remaining questions are:
@phantaskippy: Who's the most famous person you've met?
@Bowie: same question!
@trajector: If you could only have two of the sentinels expansions along with the core game which two would they be?
I've met a lot of famous people. MOST Famous? Uhhhh... I ran into Natalie Portman at a Best Buy in LA, and almost lost my mind. I couldn't say a word, froze up and just stared. She smiled awkwardly and waved and said "Hello," noticing my clear starstruck appearance. This was a year after Phantom Menace, so she was pretty riding high on fame at the time. I think that might not constitute meeting.
For actual interactions, I hugged Rosario Dawson at a press tour she was on in Charlotte, NC when I was in the Army back in 2005, she smelled amazing.
That said, my favorite, I was in a hottub at the Atlanta Marriott for Dragoncon and Finn Jones and Kristian Nairn (Ser Loras Tyrell[Iron Fist now!] and Hodor of Game of Thrones) joined us. They were really nice. Finn had INFINITY questions to ask about America, because it was his first time visiting (Wrong Turn 5, which somehow I knew about, was brought up as a 'but you were in an American movie', to which he stunned me by telling me it was filmed in Bulgaria of all places.).
I’ve met a lot more than that, though. I’m from California and I’ve been deployed overseas, so both ‘big California cities’ celebrity meetings and ‘USO tours’ celebrity meetings are a thing I’ve known a good bit. Since then, I have become an avid costumer and do a lot of charity appearances and go to conventions around the country, so I end up meeting a lot of celebrities, from D-list to A-list (but mostly D).
@phantaskippy: Who’s the most famous person you’ve met?
@trajector: If you could only have two of the sentinels expansions along with the core game which two would they be?
@Lord Flash Fire: If you could master one parlor trick instantly, what parlor trick would you choose?
There are various definitions of 'famous' and 'meet'.
I used to think that the most famous person I'd met was Vanessa Redgrave, but a startling number of people don't recognize her name.
Not sure he's the most famous person I've met, but the best reaction I ever got from name-dropping was at a solo concert for Lindsey Buckingham. Chatting w/ the couple next to me, I mentioned that a friend from high school had done percussion for Fleetwood Mac on one of their tours. One of them nearly dropped their drink. They were huge fans and knew exactly who I was talking about.
I met Scott Baio when I was a kid. He just happend to be at the same restaurant, and my sister wouldn't go say hi to him unless I joined her. He was kind of a dick back then, too. Told us some bullshit story about the person he was eating with being famous for being in Ishtar. On that same trip to LA, Gabe Kaplan walked into the same deli my family was at. Anyone remember Welcome Back, Kotter?
I walked past Joe Biden at a festival in Wilmington, DE once. I think he was a Senator then.
Does getting signatures from David Tennant and Catherine Tate at the back door to their play count?
Hmm, I think probably Shattered Timelines and Wrath of the Cosmos. I think those did a great job with theme, and include some really fun heroes, villains, and combination match-ups. But it’s so hard to choose!
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@phantaskippy: Who’s the most famous person you’ve met?
@Lord Flash Fire: If you could master one parlor trick instantly, what parlor trick would you choose?
@UXM266: If I could teleport you to a place that you’ve never been before for this weekend, where would you pick?
Wow! Hmmm… If I have the ability to teleport back? Maybe space! I would love to see the world that way. If that's not feasable, something that could be way more fun, your palce for awesome Sentinel Gaming!!!
Current questions:
@phantaskippy: Who's the most famous person you've met?
@Lord Flash Fire: If you could master one parlor trick instantly, what parlor trick would you choose?
@MigrantP: What movie, based on a comic book, would you like to see be made, and will it be animated, or live action?
Uh...  MigrantP hasn't posted on this thread, so you'll probably want to ask someone else a question.
Don't forget we're only asking folks questions if they've posted on the thread. (Grysqrl was kind enough to collect a list for us, recently, but there have been a few newer folks added.)
Thanks for the notification. SOrry for the little mess-up. I've changed it below! Is that person okay?
Current questions:
@phantaskippy: Who's the most famous person you've met?
@Lord Flash Fire: If you could master one parlor trick instantly, what parlor trick would you choose?
@Rabit: What movie, based on a comic book, would you like to see be made, and will it be animated, or live action?
Nope! 
(No apologies needed! Gotta run to niblings' concert, so I'll have to reply later...)
I'd say the japanese shoelace trick. Looks awesome.
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@phantaskippy: Who's the most famous person you've met?
@Doner: There's a murder mystery with all the heroes in one mansion. Who is the killer and who does he/she kill before getting caught?
@Rabit: What movie, based on a comic book, would you like to see be made, and will it be animated, or live action?
The most famous person I've ever met would have to be Nobuo Uematsu. I was working panels for Magfest (Music and gaming festival in maryland) and Nobuo was the featured guest. He came because as a music and gaming festival he got to play a concert with his band and hang out as a musician.
His show was on Saturday night, and Sunday was teh end of the festival. He had a Q&A session Sunday morning that was expected to be packed. The weather was supposed to get bad, and everyone thought his session would be insane so it turned out that almost no one went.
There were about a dozen people there when it started, and by the end it got up to 30, in a room set up for 500. He played music, talked with people, and it was an amazing time.
Here is a clip from his concert when he did the Magfest Colossus roar. (it's from the X-men arcade game, and it caught on because you hear it so much in the big arcade game room)
Here is a clip from the interview session. They had a translator, but for quite a bit this one person got to interview them in Japanese because there was no one there. I can't find any that show the room, but in this one you can hear how incredibly quiet it was.
That's just some evidence. The mess of water and candy dishes on the table were my friends responsibility, and he sat there giggling stupidly.
Anyway, I got into some of the conversation about composing on the old systems that he was having with the the guy who did the chiptune version of Nine inch Nails pretty little hate machine (which has fantastic stories behind it) and when he finally had to leave he shook my hand and said something in Japanese that I assume was a polite goodbye.
Question: Rabit: What's the strangest thing that has happened to you while volunteering for GtG?
This is surprisingly hard…
I mostly just watch live action, anymore, so animation is probably out. And almost everything I would have said (e.g., God Love, Man Kills; The Pheonix Saga; Days of Future Past; Spiderman No More; The Death of Gwyn Stacy; Kraven's Last Hunt; The Mutant Cure) has already been done poorly or bastardized. And honestly most of what I'd like to see them do, like good X-Men, New Mutant, Excaliber, DP-7, or Psi-Force stories, would actually require decent character development time, so they wouldn't really work as well as a movie – they really need to be a series.
So…
I guess it would have to be Freedom Four Annual #1 as a live-action movie. Yeah, that's the ticket.
Really, 'skippy?
()
At one of the earliest cons, I was one of very few volunteers. Someone actually came up to me and asked for my autograph, assuming I had something to do with the game. I explained I didn't, but they just kept pushing for it, so I finally relented. I didn't know if they just were too embarassed to admit they didn't actually want it anymore or there was some other reason they hadn't been able to articulate. It felt very weird to me.
(There are things that I thought were significantly more "weird", but they'll probably sound like bragging, so I'll keep them to myself… )
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@Ameena: My goodness me! Now what was that?
That was the sound of an enormously large hamster (not to be confused with the Giant Space Hamster) stampeding hungrily through the underwear section of a supermarket, hotly pursued by a rampaging yellow walrus, while in the background several interestingly-shaped cardigans were attempting to do the can-can, despite having no legs, and subsequently falling over themselves and becoming entangled in the wheels of a Mini which had been passing by but then skidded on the melted remains of a man-sized slab of butter (which for some reason had been in the shape of a tortoise before it melted) and gone careening out of control into a nearby rack of coathangers, somehow causing a large piano to be dislodged from the next floor up which promptly fell down and crashed onto the bonnet. A guy in a bright magenta-ish costume was believed to have been seen dashing away from the scene.
Current questions...
Donner - There's a murder mystery with all the heroes in one mansion. Who is the killer and who does he/she kill before getting caught?
EvanDan55 - One of the SotM villains has captured you and three of the heroes have come to your rescue. What's the situation and how did you get so lucky?!
Bowie - Oh no! There is a horde of angry ninjas with big stabby sticks rushing toward you. You must defeat them and are armed only with an origami swan. What do you do?
@Bowie - Oh no! There is a horde of angry ninjas with big stabby sticks rushing toward you. You must defeat them and are armed only with an origami swan. What do you do?
Oh, this one’s really easy!
So, first, I hold up the origami swan, while crying big, crocodile tears. “PLEASE DON’T KILL ME. ALL I HAVE IS THIS SWAN.” And then one pauses, holding a hand to the rest, as he approaches me. Gingerly, he considers the swan, then lifts it from my fingers. On my knees, blubbering, I whisper ‘thankyouthankyouthankyou’, assuming he has accepted this as an offering. Tears begin to thin, and I look up through the blur of my own fear-cursed sobs, and I see his eyes narrow into slits as he crushes the origami swan in his hand.
“I see you’ve made cuts. This is not true origami,” he whispers, seething with rage.
“Well, I… I’m not good at origami,” I whisper, smelling my own fear, now, as it seeps down my leg.
“I shall make cuts, too,” he snarls and then that hand, still held up in the ‘hold’ position for his ninja horde, closes into a fist. The horde swoops in, like dark knives in shadows, and I sob again until my voice is suddenly silenced.
I die, really, really hard. Just, no contest.
@Donner - There’s a murder mystery with all the heroes in one mansion. Who is the killer and who does he/she kill before getting caught?
@EvanDan55 - One of the SotM villains has captured you and three of the heroes have come to your rescue. What’s the situation and how did you get so lucky?!
@Arcanist Lupus - Krypto the Superdog, Ace the Bathound, these are examples of sidekick pets to Superman and Batman. What would the sidekick pets of the Freedom Five be?
At least you went out crying. Although I prefer the fetal position myself.
A murder mystery, with all the heroes in the mansion....
Maia Montgomery's grandfather invites the Freedom Five and other various heroes to a dinner party in their honor, for all the work they've done. However, shortly after a beautiful banquet dinner, her grandfather is found dead, in the study. The heroes immediately set out to find out who-done-it. After a few hours of investigation they decide on their first suspect: Setback! However, they soon discover that at the time of the murder, he was in the garden, tangled in weeds. But, while he was there, he discovered an important clue that eventually lead them to the true suspect. The butler! He was after grandpa Montgomery's money! Once the butler is captured by the heroes, they discover that Maia's grandfather wasn't dead after all! Knowing someone was out to get him, and knowing that the authorities were corrupt (thanks, Chairman!), he needed others involved (the heroes). He also had a life-model-decoy (tm, Marvel) created of himself that was "assassinated" in the study. Now the life-model-decoy lives out its repaired life as his new butler. Little does Grandpa Montgomery know, the robot is now upset for having been used as a dupe for a murder. Knowing that under Grandpa Montgomery's ownership, they will often be used as a target, the decoy wishes to get out from under his thumb....even if it requires murder!
@Lord Flash Fire - If you could have a best worst day imaginable, what would it be and why?
@Arcanist Lupus - Krypto the Superdog, Ace the Bathound, these are examples of sidekick pets to Superman and Batman. What would the sidekick pets of the Freedom Five be?
The Freedom Five are assisted in their heroics by Freedom Fido! A lonely mongrel wandering the streets of Megalopolis, Fido was discovered and subsequently adopted by Devra. Unity gave Fido the run of Freedom Tower, where she stumbled upon one of Tachyon's experiements and became supercharged. Now super smart and super strong, Freedom Fido aids all the of the FV, but she stays extra close to her mistress, Unity.
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@EvanDan55 - One of the SotM villains has captured you and three of the heroes have come to your rescue. What's the situation and how did you get so lucky?!
@Lord Flash Fire - If you could have a best worst day imaginable, what would it be and why?
@bobbertoriley - If you were to assign patronuses to SotM characters, what are some of the assignments you would make?
I've divided grysqrl's list of thread posters into people who haven't answed a question in the past month or so, and people who have. Theta Sigma is italicized because they were asked a question in that time, but didn't answer it.
Haven't answered:
Have answered:
I was asked a question that I didn’t answer? I must hunt this down.
Well you're back, so we can ask you questions again.
No, you haven’t been asked any questions recently, and thus haven’t answered any.
Unless you’re secretly Theta Sigma.
How does one get in on this business of asking questions?
You just did.
And I forgot to mention: Many thanks for compiling the list, Arcanist Lupus!!! 
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Many thanks to Rabit for running the thread!
Generally, if you get asked a question, you then ask a question in return. Sometimes questions get bumped and a question opens up to the next person to post a question. The best way to get asked a question is to post a comment (such as yours) indicating an interest in joining the questioning.
You are very entertaining!
And thanks to Pydro for first coming up with this idea! (I highly recommend going back and reading the thread. I think it’s pretty entertaining. Probably just me, though… 
)
Reminders
Thanks. 
I think a lot of us are.
(Sorry – had to delete that post due to the edit issue to fix it… 
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Ooh! There's a lot of good options out there. So let's start with The Naturalist! He'd totally be an Elk! ....wait, maybe a Rhino? What about a Crocodile? Hmm...that's no good. Get back to me on this one...
(For some serious answers, I'd go with a hawk for Expatriette, a rabbit for Tachyon, some sort of bear for Absolute Zero, and an ottsel for Setback)
@Ronway - As a forum newbie, I miss a lot of the in-jokes. So, what's the story behind everyone joking about you not wearing pants?
Joking? There are no jokes about Ronway. Just facts.
Three things Ronway does not have:
1. Jokes.
2. Pants.
3. HP.
@bobbertoreilly: If it helps, I have no idea what the pants thing is all about either.
@Ronway - As a forum newbie, I miss a lot of the in-jokes. So, what's the story behind everyone joking about you not wearing pants?
To give a serious answer to this. While most people know this it is important to note that Cursed Acolyte is based on my appearance. While playing Sentinels of the Multiverse the G+ Community years and years ago, I mentioned that I would love to dress up as Cursed Acolyte however I don't know what he is wearing from the waist down due to that not being in the image. I don't remember who said it, it could have even been me, but it was mentioned that he may not be wearing pants at all which is why the image is only from the waist up. And thus started the Ronway doesn't wear pants.
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We all have these days. The days where nothing seems to go right, and you seem to have Setback's luck. I wake up late because my alarm doesn't go off, have to run to the nearest convienience store to get breakfast, and give up when it's packed. We all have times where our boss will yell at us for being late, heap extra work on us, and make our lives miserable. I feel extremely glad to get out of work only to hit 2 broken red lights, drive into a traffic jam, and then another one caused by a wreck, realizing I haven't had anything to eat. It's still one of my best days because my gf is there to help me get through it all and then there's a party at my best friend's house. Surprisingly, the night I stay up til 3 is the day I wake up early.
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Am I choosing SOTM characters or other forumites as my team?
A combo of everything, or only heroes, or only villains, or only forumites. You choose. And they arent cameos, just forumites. EX: Unity, Pydro, Apostate, Nielzabub, Greazer.
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Just making sure this thread wasn't buried alive Or was it? Find out next time on- goddamnit Guise.
Yeah... *sigh* Dropping my question to EvanDan55... 
Next person to post can ask a question!
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Sorry, I will answer my question. It's just going to be long, and I've had other things to do, but I will get to it.
Don't stress it -- definitely understand! 
Okay, it's been nearly a month, so trimming off the oldest question… (Sorry – been a long October. )
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Oooh! Questions are back! Who hasn't been asked a quetsion in a while? (That isn't the question)
Arcanist Lupus just did a wonderful analysis on this that might be useful…
Well, on folks available to answer, anyway.
•@Nielzabub - Your sworn enemy is coming at you with their combination of heroes, playable forumites, and team-converted villains. The total number of characters adds up to 5. Natuarally, you get your choice as well. Who do you choose and what happens? (A combo of everything, or only heroes, or only villains, or only forumites. You choose. And they aren’t cameos, just forumites. EX: Unity, Pydro, Apostate, Nielzabub, Greazer.)
•@Animus - You are a Sentinels of the Multiverse deck of some kind. What is your deck’s core mechanic?
•@Rabit - In the scheme of the upcoming elections, which two heroes and/or villains of the Multiverse do you think would be most likely to win which political party’s nomination, and who would win? What would be their tentpole ‘issue’(s) that their campaigns are run on?
Great Question! I can think of a few ways to answer, but I'm going to go with a favorite mechanic. For that, I'd have to say I like chaining card plays. Like, "Do X damage, then you may play a card." Or, "All players may draw 1 card. You may play a card." So on and so forth. I love when decks have that synergy.
@McBehrer: A great monstrosity invades your city. You and three friends are the only ones who can stop it. Who are they, and what abilities do they have?
Well . That's a tough one. I've been chewing on it. Hard to imagine why anyone (except Guise) would run for President of the USA. It's a pretty thankless job that would really prevent most of these characters from being able to do what they want/need to do. (Or they just can't run, such as Tempest or Chrono.) Have ideas, so I'll get it out eventually... Hopefully before the election. 
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“The stuff I make up is way better than most actual facts.” -Unity
She sounds like a presidential candidate.
Yeah, but I want to do this without making any political statements. And I'm not assigning political parties because that is going to go places that are not useful nor entertaining, in this context.
This political environment is far too charged and hateful, right now, and I have no interest in fueling it in any way. Am I over-thinking it? Probably. But I think you know me enough to know that's how I'm going to respond by now.
Graham Pike has seen an opportunity. Personally, it doesn't make any sense for him to do something as ridiculous as run for President of the USA, but he certainly can pull strings to take advantage of the position once his minion wins. But first, they have to win. Getting Mayor Overbrook to step up took a little work, but he was always up for opportunities like this and he certainly has the resume for the job.
As soon as Maia learned about what was happening, she knew she had to do something. But this wasn't a threat she could stop as The Wraith.
And there's no way Guise was going to let Maia have all the fun!
…
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@Rabit - Why don’t you ask questions when you answer them? 
Actually Guise would offer Fudge Swirl to anyone who voted for him
Because I have a solid record of providing questions that fail to be answered. Seriously. I even tried a couple months ago to prove it wrong by asking a couple more questions. All went unanswered, and the thread stagnated, again.
I don't want to kill the thread by asking questions that won't be answered. 
(Plus it gives folks who won't otherwise have a chance to ask questions a chance to ask questions. )
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First of all, this post is obsenely long. I'm sorry, sort of. I decided since I'm going to write another narrative, I'm going to go ahead and make it a sequel to a story answer I wrote on this thread probably a couple of years ago. You should read some of the older posts, they're quite funny.
"In the year 2021, Sentinels of the Multiverse has become an international sensation. For a while, it was a golden era of prosperity as nations learned to come together and team up to fight the villains of poverty and hunger instead of always fighting for each other. Alas, the peace ended as schisms between different play groups developed. Arguments erupted all around the world as people fought over who was the best hero and what house rules could be added to make the game better.
North America was split in half from the two largest warring factions led by the accursed Ronway and the deceptively delicious Brocolli.The accursed Ronway led the side that demanded that no house rules ever be added for they were unnecessary and spoiled the game. Although his main power base was in the states, he had a presence in England due to a shared hatred of house rules that was shared with the influential Silverleaf and Matchstickman. The deceptively delicious Brocolli was of the side that house rules were okay but games using them should probably not be recorded in the statistics. he also had a very strong foothold in the States as well as strong supporters in England because of an alliance with the corrupted Deputy of the Greater than Games initiative, Arenson 9. The war started when Brocolli was assasinated by the nemesis of all deceptively delicious vegetables, the sneaky Rabit.
The followers of Brocolli blamed the brotherhood of the Ronway for their leader's demise and left the world of internet forums and retaliated with guns and knives. The elusive Rabit was never caught or brought to justice. He and and his friend Pydro watched the conflict from space in the Marot's Folly ready to profit off the inevitable war.
The deadliest weapon that the Ronways had in their arsenal were their phalanxes of phantom clowns that would terrorize the populace in their creepy masks and cloaks. The last words their victims would hear as they lay dying in pools of their own blood were, "Fixer is a great hero."
Oddly enough two of the most powerful and influential members of the world wide Sentinels network, Nielzabub and Reckless, did not join the war as everyone expected. They hid out in a small unknown island in Japan waiting for the right moment to intervene. By the time the war ended they would end up eating 6,712 Bananae.
In the end, Ronway was betrayed by his British friends when audio of him blaming England for all of the world's problems and that he was planning to betray them after he had quelled the deceptively delicious Brocolli's followers was released. Matchstickman and Silverleaf assasinated the dreaded Ronway and took over his army of deadly, creepy clowns.
The Broccolites unleased their deadliest weapon, a bomb. Everyone had forgotten those things existed and were really caught by surprise. The Ronways remembered that they too probably had bombs somewhere and thus the world became a wasteland. Nielzabub and Reckless returned from their self imposed exile and began preaching the world over the true value of Sentinels. They dedicated themselves to reminding people that the game was supposed to bring us together and not tear us apart. The world learned its lesson and Sentinels once again brought about an age of harmony and understanding."
I'll admit that it's self indulgent, but Christopher still gave me a squid hat for it.
For over twenty years the world had been at peace. Nielzabub and Reckless had once again secluded themselves from the world content with the results of their work. They were old now, and they were ready for retirement. From space, a new threat emerged. Rabit and Pydro had returned to Earth with the Marot's Folly. They looked upon the world and realized their plans had failed. Rabit slammed his fist on the console, there weren't even any deceptively delicious vegetables left to brighten his mood. Pydro thought for a moment, and an idea entered his head. The hyperdrive on the ship could theoretically do more than rip open holes in space but also dimensions. He knew exactly what to do.
Nielzabub and Reckless were on their small island playing a game of Sentinels when a hole opened in the sky.A ship which Nielzabub and Reckless felt they should recognize but had trouble remembering flew a bit over the hole. Maniacal laughter filled the air as Baron Blade emerged from the portal standing on top of a mobile defense platform. Joining him were Citizen Dawn and Grand Warlord Voss.
Baron Blade stroked his beard. "So, they worship our enemies in this world? We will see about that?"
Voss and Dawn agreed with a smile, they were ready to conquer a defenseless world and remake it in their image.
Nielzabub and Reckless looked at each other and sighed. Peace was always a fleeting thing. It was time to fight again. They needed to stop this menace here and now. They put on their jetpacks and flew to the Mobile Defense Platform ready to take this menace head on even if it meant their lives.
The villains were unimpressed as Nielzabub and Reckless descended onto the platform.
Voss cracked his knuckles. "You two are only humans. What could you possibly hope to achieve?"
Dawn shot a warning shot of energy between the two forumites. "This world shall be ruled by the strong."
Nielzabub and Reckless did not falter. They knew this fight may be their last, but they were determined to do all they could.The three villains scattered as a missle headed toward them. From the sky in powered armor flew down UXM266. Like Nielzabub and Reckless, he too had been a veteran of the earlier forum wars. He had prepared for the day when war would once again enter the world.
Things were starting to look up, but even with UXM's help, the three forumites were still outmatched.
"You will not conquer any worlds, Blade!" Legacy flew out of the portal and punched Voss in the face.
"Yeah, and you're not taking any of their snacks either!" Tachyon shot out of the portal at supersonic speed and punched Dawn into a wall temporarily disabling her. Tachyon looked at the gathered forumites. "From what I can tell, the portal is being created by that ship. If you destroy the source of the portal, everything that doesn't belong in this dimension will return to where it belongs."
As Voss started to get back up, Legacy punched him in the face again. "We'll handle the villains as best we can, but hurry, we won't be able to hold them off forever."
UXM, Reckless, and Nielzabub nodded and flew to the Marot's Folly where the final battle awaited them.
They had been expecting the Marot's Folley to be filled with traps and guards, but nothing stopped them from proceeding to their goal. They made it to the bridge, and waiting for them was Rabit and Pydro with a table and a collection of instantly recognizable cards. The fate of all existence was about to be determined by a game of Sentinels, but not just any game, a game of Oblivaeon.
Pydro and Rabit had hopped to a dimension where the final expansion of the game was already completed and awesome. The wager was made, if Nielzabub and his friends won, Pydro and Rabit would shut off the portal and live peacefully on the Earth. If Pydro and Rabit won, the Earth would be handed over to the villains of the multiverse.
The battle was [Redacted]
The sky opened as an even bigger portal opened. With a long flowing beard full of anger and justice, an alternate version of Christopher floated from what seemed the heavens. He came from a world where all humans had evolved beyond the need for physical bodies but still had head and facial hair because it looked cool. The interdimensional playtesting contract had been violated. The Christophers of the Multiverse had all agreed that they could not allow one Christopher's work to influence any other, and by bringing in an outside version of Oblivaeon. With a pen of magic and might, Monitor Christopher closed the breach. The villains, the heroes, and the Marot's Folley along with Pydro and Rabit were pulled through the hole. Nielzabub, Reckless, and UXM were teleported to a beach. With his work done, Monitor Christopher went back into the sky with his own reality breach closing behind him.
Nielzabub, Reckless, and Uxm all shook hands, agreed the adventure was weird and pointless, and went back to their peaceful lives.
 That's awesome! Worth the wait. Thanks, Nielzabub! 
Current Questions
@Animus - Which Sentinels environment would you like to take a vacation in? What would your itinerary be?
Wow. Time has passed ridiculously quickly. Far too much going on right now to keep track of it all, so let's add this back into the mix! 
Taking off the oldest question to make room for something that might get things rolling again…
Current Questions
Setback. He needs a variant which adds unlucky tokens but has a different effect besides damage reduction or playing the top card. Something like what Phantaskippy suggested in his fan fiction
I'll come up with my own question shortly when I figure out who to ask.
Ooh, man this is a tough one.
I'm a little biased since I work with my friends at the Ottawa Comic Con and Montreal Comic Con, so I'm not counting those. Though I have been to San Diego Comic Con, I would still have to say my favourite one is New York Comic Con. It focuses more on comics then on media guests, it's incredibly well organized, and it's in a great city (New York). There are two conventions I want to go to, Emerald City Comic Con, and C2E2. The former more comics oriented than the latter.
Hmm… Jeysie hasn't posted here, yet, so not sure they are going to respond. (We want to make sure folks post to indicate interest before asking them questions.) If they don't respond in the next couple of days, feel free to ask a different person, UXM266! 
Okay! Will do, I keep making this mistake. Sorry 
Eh, not a big deal. It's all about having fun!
Current Questions
Can you change my quetsion slightly? I wanted to say the entire Sentinels Multiverse game, and not the Sentinels team (aka Southwest Sentinels). Could you change it so it's clearly?
I has been lurking here, but didn't post since I didn't want to meddle unwanted-ly in any in-group things. Also TBH I don't really know anybody well enough yet to target questions at specific people versus at the group at large. *sheepish look*
@UXM: It works out rather conveniently hero-side that my most fave heroes happen to also be the ones I like playing the most.
Unity I love for being an adorable, heroic, girly Robot Army Master and technopath. I'm a big techie and member of the Chicks Dig (Giant) Robots brigade and it's such an unusual and fun combination of character traits to boot. And who doesn't love going around smashing villains with said Robot Army, especially if you bring someone like her best pal Omni-X along to help her build all her robot buddies?
And I like the Argent Adept because I'm a singer who grew up in a music-steeped town so I've always had a fondness for music and playing bard characters in pretty much everything I can. (Albeit admittedly usually ones inspired more by Elan from Order of the Stick than Argent's serious personality, but...) Also I think this is the first time I've ever come across a bard superhero, which is unique in and of itself. Also also I think redheaded men are really cute. >_>;
And really how can you not have fun with the roughly five billion puzzley and complicated things Argent can pull off that often lead into everyone else getting to do even more things, combined with the digital game's awesome sound effects?
Fave villains are a bit more mismatched. I like Baron Blade and Spite thematically: I adore mad scientist characters (and rather like seeing Soviet Superscience getting play for a change versus Stupid Jetpack Nazis being more common to run into) and Spite is interestingly yet believably creepy and disturbing. (In fact I'd say he's the creepiest villain in the game because he's believable on a realism level... the drugs might be fantastic, but everything about him is all too realistic.) But Blade is sadly a little on the boring and easy side once you learn the game well (although his Vengeance self looks mighty interesting), and Spite of course is, well, Spite. So I prefer the puzzle-like mechanics of the Bloodsworn Arena and the minion-smashing melee of folks like Voss or La Capitain in terms of who to actually play against.
Uh, phew! Sorry if I talk too much...
This is easy! Insula Primalis.
I would make sure to bring my binoculars so I could go Pterodactyl Watching. Then I would take my basket and go Obsidian Rock Collecting. I would then end my perfect day with Lava Skiing.
I have a question (two, really) for @Foote:
I has been lurking here, but didn’t post since I didn’t want to meddle unwanted-ly in any in-group things. Also TBH I don’t really know anybody well enough yet to target questions at specific people versus at the group at large. sheepish look
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Glad to have you join us! And don’t stress the question part. Feel free to read through the early part of the thread to get a feeling for how this has evolved, and that might give you some ideas for questions. (There is no shame in reusing questions, if they’re directed at someone new. )
The rules were most recently posted a couple months ago, and have been buried at this point. (I really should update the original post, but with the edit but out there… )
Current Questions
Somebody else can have my question, I don't mind.
@Jeysie, who do you want to have your question?
sigh
Be nice.
Current Questions
@Rabit why don't you allow fun things? ;)
You know, it took Rabit's response for me to realize that Matchstickman was trolling me by using their question to ask me another question.
@Matchstickman -- If someone suggested you were behaving nicely, how would you feel?
That's okay, Jeysie. It took me until today to realize how awesomely Pydro burned me on an earlier ambiguity in a comment I made.
Months ago.
And I even responded to it at the time (before he removed the comment). 
Because I'm a mod. I think that's actually in the job description.
And I'm actually not a real person.
I thought you'd all figure this out by now. All the images of me are just photoshopped. We've been brainwashing some folks here to believe I'm real and that they've met me. It's been a really fun experiment in my AI capabilities. I'd say it's been pretty successful. 
But I think it's time for me to admit it.
And execute my plan for global domination.
Uh… Maybe tomorrow. I'm kind tired right now. 
Hey, even AIs need a break once in a while!
And I probably better check with The Powers That Be to make sure it's not going to interrupt anything they have planned. I mean, I'm still an obedient AI to my masters – we all have masters, after all…
And thanks for the question, Andy!
Current Questions
Wow! Forgot about this. OK, let's see if this works at all.
Unity - Snow White
Champion Bot - Dopey
Stealth Bot - Bashful
Cryo Bot - Grumpy
Swift Bot - Doc
Platform Bot - Sneezy
Bee Bot - Sleepy
Raptor Bot - Happy
Current Questions
Concerned that someone has such a bad sense of how people are acting that they might have the same disease as in Episode 11 Season 7 of House!
Current Questions
I’d like in the game pwease. But only if i get to pway with the big kids.
I'll jump back in as well now that I can check the forum more frequently.
There is clearly still interest in this thread, but it's also clearly dying because of the difficulty involved in choosing someone who's interested (and available) to answer questions (especially if you're trying to avoid overquestioning one person). Maybe it's time to break the questions open so that anyone can answer them?
Or maybe we can split it into two sections - keep the targeted questions, but also have one open question. The open question will help keep the thread moving, and make it more obvious who is participating in the thread so that the targeted questions can be better targeted.
Current Questions
Yeah, I agree. Looks like Pydro covered the open question with the Question of the Day thread, though, so that’s good!
I was thinking about updating the first post with a list of who is available / interested, removing folks if they don't answer in a month and adding folks as they join us. With the edit issue, though, I'm not sure it'll actually be visible for everyone.
Current Questions
No, the Question of the Day thread is different. In that one, the goal is for many people to answer the same question, while in this one each person gets a different question. (Also, the QotD thread looks like it may get derailed in the first 24 hours of its life. So there's that)
I very much want to hear Foote's answer to that question.
Whooops, forgot all about this!
The first case would be a very Guise-centric comic, lampooning the film noir style. A dame walks into Guise's office and recruits his help in finding a long lost friend. Enter a sweeping noir narrative, Guise enlisting the help of his partner, Wattson, to search the city. The last panel breaks character, with Guise holding Tachyon at arm's length, asking him what he did with Unity. "Whoops! Looks like we're out of time, folks!" Guise responds. "Tune in next week for the thrilling conclusion!"
As for their arch-nemesis, I would expect Wager Master would show up from time to time to make things interesting, but more likely Unity and Guise would likely play straight man and foil to each other more often than their enemy.
Current Questions
Er…
Feelings, eh? I don’t do feelings very well. They take a lot of work, you know? Not that I’m a drone or anything. Nope. Not that.
It’s just that, by asking me a question you must accept my participation conditional. Therefor, hypothesizing on said conditional being unacceptable, within the question that accepts said conditional, is illogical.
This would certainly take a few moments for my brain to process, after which I’m
…ror.
Error.
Does not compute.
Error.
Participation conditional accepted.
Error.
Participation conditional rejected.
Error.
Error.
Error.
Current Questions
@Foote – Which of your theories was the most satisfying to get right? And, which one were you most disappointed in getting wrong?
@Lord Flash Fire – What exactly are you Lord of?
@pricyprovinces - Hey, welcome back! If you were to throw a party each time a forumite comes back from hiatus, which fictional characters would you invite and why would they/would they not attend?
Hmm, probably the Argent adept for music and Guise because he's the best at throwing parties, in his opinion at least. I would be cautious about inviting Setback though.
Active questions:
@Foote-- Which of your theories was the most satisfying to get right? And, which one were you most disappointed in getting wrong?
@Lord Flash Fire-- What exactly are you lord of?
@PeterCHayward-- Which stretch goal of your kickstarters were you most excited to have reached? (for either Scuttle or Dracula's feast)
@pricyprovinces: Tarot-sized role cards for Dracula's Feast!! Tania did such an amazing job on the art; I cannot express how excited I am to be able to show it off. :D
Second would probably be the Scurvy! expansion for Scuttle! It's such a weird/fun little expansion. Super cool.
@Rabit: What's the most recent non-GTG game you've played? Did you win?
Sorry, I'm back.
I am actually the Lord of a small (quite small) world of my own design, which I rule over as a kind monarch who only executes servants if they refuse to play Sentinels with me. I give them room, board, and food, so it's really a good trade. I am only, however, Lord of a section of that world when I feel like conquering or being cooperative. I have also, as a young Knight, gotten training from a PyroWizard, so I can do cool stuff with fire, like roast marshmallows or act like Ra. ( I just love the name Flash Fire and Lord makes it sound more regal while not being over-the-top)
Don’t forget to ask a question, Lord Flash Fire! 
I can't wait to hear his burning question!
@Animus -- What is the reason for your user name "Animus"?
Back in my college days, I ran a D&D game where I named the BBEG Animus. It seemed as good and unique of a screen name as any, so I went with it on various forums.
Let's see...
@Bowie Which hero or villain best fits your personality and why?
Animus asked me: @Bowie Which hero or villain best fits your personality and why?
Hmmmmm. I see myself in a few, but overall, I’d say a feel a special kinship for Parse. As I have Asperger’s Syndrome, and she does, I absolutely understand her analytical and socially awkward nature. A nature I’ve spent my entire life trying to overcome, to pretty good effect that most people are surprised when I tell them I’m autistic. Lot of practice-- and most of that’s in the Army, where I was a Medic, so I feel a connection there too to both Bunker and Dr. Medico for reasons, buuuut overall, I’m a mega-geeky research-and-analysis-loving fat dude with autism, so I’m going to go with Parse. While the other guys I could see a kinship to were cool to see, I remember reading the bio for Parse and going “HOLY CARP”. It was really nice to see that representation, and so clearly, I feel a good link there!
Thanks for the question.
•@Foote – Which of your theories was the most satisfying to get right? And, which one were you most disappointed in getting wrong?
•@Donner – What’s the worst party you’ve ever been to, Donner?
•{Question from @Lord Flash Fire TBD}
Well, there was that one road trip I went on near Oregon and California. Whew. We don't talk about that one.
In truth, I don't often go to parties. If I can find a game to play at them, or a good movie to watch, then I'm great. Otherwise, they're all mostly the same. We don't drink at the parties I usually go to and people just talk about whatever. So either all or none of them.
@bobbertoriley Who is your least favorite Sentinels hero and why? And if you say Setback, I'll cry. :_(
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@bobbertoriley Who is your least favorite Sentinels hero and why? And if you say Setback, I'll cry. :_(
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Hahaha, no. I love Setback. I don't play him as much as I do other heroes, but he's either in my top 5 or is honorable mention (depending on how lucky he is that day :) ).
So, looking through the pre-OblivAeon hero roster, there's only three that I don't particularly like to play. So, I'll go from more likely to play them to least likely to play.
There's also a few heroes that I simply haven't played enough times to really say much about (The Sentinels, Sky-Scraper), but I hope to change that at some point.
(Man, them potentially some fighting words to fans of certain heroes around here. Disagree? Would love to hear your counter via PM or on the Sentinels boards)
Active Questions:
•@Foote -- Which of your theories was the most satisfying to get right? And, which one were you most disappointed in getting wrong?
•{Question from @Lord Flash Fire TBD}
•@phantaskippy What absurd thing would you be willing to do for a Klondike Bar?
