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12:08 AM

Can any of you try to log into GiTP? it's been slow the last few weeks, and now I can't open it. Not sure if it is me or the site is having trouble. Timing out.

Someone_Evil

It is glacial for me too, so it's probably on their side

Yuuki

@KorvinStarmast It's more of a financial problem. Military-grade equipment requires military-grade upkeep. And mine-resistant vehicles tear up pavement because they're so heavy.

Your average sleepy Midwest town doesn't need that sort of hardware and they generally can't afford to maintain that sort of hardware.

KorvinStarmast

12:25 AM

@Yuuki not gonna disagree about small town finances. nor roads.

Black Spike

Spent tonight's Session putting our Rolemaster PCs up a level! We are now level 4!

KorvinStarmast

12:52 AM

@BlackSpike would you care to answer the role master question on main site? I have to recuse myself from that one ...

Someone_Evil

This one to save you searching

Black Spike

@KorvinStarmast Will take a look ...

OK, while the OP is specifically talking about RM, it is a generic PC vs PC Social-Skill question, and "does a High Skill mean the Player is Right?" question ...

I'm not writing an answer tonight, but will try to craft something ... but will be along the lines of "make your roll, the GM will describe the results" ... and "The whole table can discuss the ideas, and then say that In-Character, it was the High-Tactics PC that thought of it"

We have a Loremaster PC, and the player often spouts utter tosh ... we have to glance at the GM, with a "Really?" look, and get them (the GM) to describe the actual situation ...

"Dwarves, you say? Oh yes, <I have Dwarf Lore +64>, they are tall folk, with little care for monetary gain. Flighty and mischievous, they shun armour in favour of graceful, dance-like manouevers!

There is a play-style that suggests the GM should adopt the <High Skill> Player's plan. If Mr High-Tactics says "Put the archers at the front, heavy infantry on the flank, for a counter-attack!" then it is in the spirit of Having Fun that the Player is Right. It's their PC, Thay have the High Skill. Run with it

"I roll Leadership to tell other PCs what to do" ... must be previous discussion on such matters?

Black Spike

1:41 AM

We had a Scene tonight, where we have a religious icon (a shard from a Stained Glass Window) embedded with a Spell. We want to cast the spell, but it is 6th level, and we are only 4th. Rolemaster allows us to Overcast like this ... but with huge penalties ... it is a Channeling (Divine) spell, so once we have persuaded the magician (Essence) that maybe he is not the best to try, we (OOC) add up some numbers, and my Healer is better than the Paladin. So I get to try.

But In-Character, it is the Paladin trying to "convert" me to his particular branch of the Faith, by "allowing" me to use the Icon, under his "supervision".

KorvinStarmast

2:08 AM

@BlackSpike what I see going on is the new player trying to trample all over the agency of this person's PC, and the rest seem to like to roll play more than role play, but that is part of why I am recusing myself.

In my experience, unless the group has already decided on a PvP style, introducing "my player makes you do that" as a thing is disruptive, at the least, and in this case, particularly given the group 's previous two years were not like that, this is a change in play style that has been somewhat forced on the player, and maybe on the group.

Ben

@BlackSpike app idea: In card games, it's impossible to play with people online, because there's no way to accurately share the deck without some form of double-handling

So i came up with an idea - you take a photo on your phone of the card, then the app places it "in you had" (on your device), then on the other end, it also shows the card, but numbered in it's position.

So you have 5 cards in your hand, and the rest of us see "1, 2, 3, 4 & 5"

Then, the dealer places the card in the appropriate position on the table.

When you choose to play a card, you tap on the photo of the card you want to play. It shows up on the dealers end as playing "Card #3", so they pick up the corresponding card and play it

Black Spike

2:30 AM

@KorvinStarmast It does look like that. Hence my opening and closing comments. It is a question about PvP using PC social skills. it's not system-specific

@Ben intersting idea.

@Ben It is difficult to play with "real" cards. But Apps can have Virtual decks

Saves the whole "takign a photo" business ... just have a Database of cards, allocate to each player as appropriate

Ben

@BlackSpike Yeah, it depends on what game you're playing though

Maybe that can be part of the app. In your own time you can build your own "virtual deck"

Black Spike

@Ben if you want a "remote player" in a "real" game ... I can see how that can be arranged/programmed ... as you say, depends on the game

Ben

Some games use multiple decks, some board games use cards as part of the game, etc

Black Spike

@Ben with a "real" Dealer (GM?), handling the actual cards, a Remote Player can use camera to see cards, click appropriately, have GM do phyiscal activity (reveal cards, discard and draw, etc)

Ben

@BlackSpike exactly

Black Spike

2:38 AM

I used to watch a show called "Late Night Poker". (as with several poker shows) it had under-table cameras, so the Audience can see people's hands, with out revealing to Players. Players had to put cards in specific "slot" on table.

Easy to "remote" that. "play Card 1" <click>

(not that I know how to do linked apps yet. I just do single, one-phone, independant apps)

Ben

Well you're still ahead of me lol

Black Spike

@KorvinStarmast Unfortunately, it sounds like one player (OP) is not happy, while the rest of the group is ok with the situation. As always, the #1 Answer is "Talk to th eplayers at your table"

@Ben lol

Ben

I've done a little bit in Xamarin (android c#)

Black Spike

@Ben never did much C

Apps have taken a back seat for now ... I make chain mail now :)

But I should learn how to make a multi-player game

KorvinStarmast

@BlackSpike yeah, read you five and five

Black Spike

2:51 AM

ok, long past bed time.

see ya'll on the flip side

Ben

@BlackSpike ciao!

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