Calvinball Discussion Continued

[StabbityMage]

Yeah, Dragonsbane, you are a good villian. But you need a sidekick...how 'bout me?

[Thaumaturge]

Originally Posted by Toastburner B

We kind of need heros before we need a villian. Dragonsbane is admittedly evil. Jada is the ruler of Hades, Arhra is the embodiment of Chaos...

Heh, good point - we are, for the most part, a pretty evil bunch, aren't we... Thinking of which, why not create a hero for all of us to fight, instead of a villain?

Originally Posted by StabbityMage

Personally, I consider that Thaumaturge is a wannabe

Oh yes? Would you like to prove that assertion in a one-on-one duel, hmmm...? *evil grin*

Originally Posted by Dragonsbane

Actually, I am a villain by definition, speak l337 fluently, and make Thaumaturge look like a kind-hearted paladin by comparison.

Heh, I'd say that you're just more blast-happy than me, that's all :P

As to minions, I have my spiders, with their itch-inducing bite (created for comic effect, although I've decided to keep the hiccoughing spider created by a gas attack as a sort of pet ), and my golems, used when real armies are needed.

I'd say that I'm a pretty decent villain, all in all. As to sidekicks, I am certainly not a sidekick, I am a free agent. I will, on occasion, make alliances, but only if I feel like it.

[StabbityMage]

You may be right...but your Nilk campaign is a total flop. Seriously! It tastes horrible and makes you go crazy. Make a good-tasting non-insanity-inducing Nilk and the masses will worship you!

ALL HAIL THE MASSES!

Still wanna be a sidekick...

[Thaumaturge]

It may not be working very well, but the Nilk thing is an awful lot of fun!

[StabbityMage]

That's true. What you need is a new Thing, a new toxin to poison the masses.

SCREW THE MASSES!

[GrrBear]

Originally Posted by Dragonsbane

Yup, that explains it pretty well...but I always thought Hobbes really came to life? I mean, in some episodes he does some pretty inexplicable things for a stuffed toy.

I read one of the autors books and he brought up that very issue, the answer he left for the reader to decide, it does not realy make a difference and much like the "noodle Incedent" and "Hampster huey and the goey kabloie" the explanation we make up is often more satisfying than reality. I'm too cute and cuddly to be a bad guy, though I have heard that the care bears are facists.

[Toastburner B]

These rules apply to old players as well as new! Even if you are "experienced", double check to make sure you aren't god-modding!


1: You can only declare the attack, to the effect.

Good example: Toastburner throws a punch at Dragonsbane.

Bad Example: Toastburner throws a punch at Dragonsbane, which tears off his head and flings it into Jada.


2: No god-modding. God-modding is when deus ex machina stuff happens in your favor...often.

Example of Ball God-moddery: Toastburner suddenly has the calvinball, without rhyme or reason and despite whoever had it before. He rasperberries the other players, and flees.

God-moddery also reaches into the realm of being nigh-invincible. Part of the game is to decide what happens to you after you get attacked. It's not fun when nothing you do works because the guy you are attacking is to concerned with being uber to play nice.

Example of Battle God Moddery:

Dragonsbane throws a fireball at Toastburner
Toastburner walks through the flame, uneffected.
Jada swings the masamuse at Toastburner
Toastburner catches masamuse with his teeth, and eats it
Newb casts hadoken on Toastburner
Toastburner laughs as the entire universe is destroyed, but he lives.


3: Finally, to keep the mods happy, and to make the game easiler to follow, please make sure to properly format your text, and to make sure your post helps to move the game along. While silliness is the name of the game, there is a line. Again, make sure your posts are readible, and that your posts moves the game along in some way.

[The Argent Lord]

Originally Posted by Dragonsbane

Argent, since when have you been the ruler of a plane? :p

Wow, I guess I've never mentioned it. I thought I had. The next game is in the Plane of Silver, I guess. (Note to the dense: The Plane of Silver is my plane.) And just to make it even more interesting, I'm bringing in another artifact...

[Bailey]

In order to avoid conflicts, perhaps there should be a sign-up list to keep track of who is starting which game; if you have an amazing idea, place your name, number of game, and one or two word summary e.g. "silver plane" or "giant table" on the list.

also, because someone pointed out that the current configuration might result in undesirable elements joining, perhaps we should use the arabic numbering system until we get to the 60's, at which point we should change back to roman numerals.

[Toastburner B]

Perhaps we should worry more about making sure that calvinball lasts long enough to get to the 60s.

I've had this on the back burner for awhile, but perhaps we should have some sort of ref or something. Someone to enforce the rules, decide if that move was god-moddy enough to get punished, that sort of thing.

What do you guys think?