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Miijhal Since: Jul, 2011
#301: Sep 21st 2009 at 12:58:51 PM

Wait.

He's married?

Like... Another human being was actually capable of relating with him on a large enough level to want to spend her life with him (assuming he did not buy her for two loaves of bread)?

Humanity is fucked.

edited 21st Sep '09 1:02:16 PM by Miijhal

DireSloth Since: Jan, 2001
#302: Sep 21st 2009 at 3:01:02 PM

...*Gives Magus a Purple Heart*

You deserve it, after going through all that. Man. o_o

Not actually back.
AceOfScarabs I am now a shiny stone~ from Singapore Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
I am now a shiny stone~
#303: Sep 21st 2009 at 4:49:48 PM

Purple Heart? He deserves a Hardcore Internets for his sacrifice. That, and a new pair of eyeballs.

The three finest things in life are to splat your enemies, drive them from their turf, and hear their lamentations as their rank falls!
Wicked223 from Death Star in the forest Since: Apr, 2009
#304: Sep 21st 2009 at 4:58:59 PM

That isn't very nice, Miijhal.

You can't even write racist abuse in excrement on somebody's car without the politically correct brigade jumping down your throat!
Zyxzy Embrace the mindscrew from Salem, OR Since: Jan, 2001
Embrace the mindscrew
#305: Sep 21st 2009 at 5:00:58 PM

Neither is forcing this game upon an unsuspecting world.

What's the frequency Kenneth?|In case of war.
Tzetze DUMB from a converted church in Venice, Italy Since: Jan, 2001
Zyxzy Embrace the mindscrew from Salem, OR Since: Jan, 2001
FreezairForALimitedTime Responsible adult from Planet Claire Since: Jan, 2001
Responsible adult
#308: Sep 21st 2009 at 6:43:53 PM

Regarding his potentially nonexistant wife: Sometimes even really smart people can be really, really stupid.

Or maybe they're Goreans.

"Proto-Indo-European makes the damnedest words related. It's great. It's the Kevin Bacon of etymology." ~Madrugada
GoggleFox rrrrrrrrr from Acadia, yo. Since: Jul, 2009
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#309: Sep 21st 2009 at 7:11:45 PM

Oh dear gods the hit charts are worse than I imagined. Biology does not work that way!

Sakamoto demands an explanation for this shit.
Zyxzy Embrace the mindscrew from Salem, OR Since: Jan, 2001
Embrace the mindscrew
#310: Sep 21st 2009 at 7:16:21 PM

I don't even understand what he means with fallopian tubes's effects.

What's the frequency Kenneth?|In case of war.
GoggleFox rrrrrrrrr from Acadia, yo. Since: Jul, 2009
rrrrrrrrr
#311: Sep 21st 2009 at 7:20:02 PM

You stop being female. Obviously, when your fallopian tubes get cut, you instantly grow permastubble and sprout a dick.

Sakamoto demands an explanation for this shit.
Tzetze DUMB from a converted church in Venice, Italy Since: Jan, 2001
DUMB
#312: Sep 21st 2009 at 7:27:08 PM

Isn't biology wonderful Wait, I can only say that about things that are real.

[1] This facsimile operated in part by synAC.
Wraith_Magus Bibliophiliac Since: Jun, 2009
Bibliophiliac
#313: Sep 21st 2009 at 7:30:14 PM

OK, I probably should take a break, but I'm gearing up to delve into the Magic chapter, because that's sure to be another real gem.

First, I'd like to ask again what people think on the issue of rerolling my character so that I qualify for Mage. I could still take a different job, after all.

I've already made the rolls, but haven't revealed them. Each roll comes with its own mental illness to go with it.

Language was made to qualify for Mage. Drive was needing a reroll because I could only cast very low-level magic without it.

The bigger question is if I reroll Strength. I don't really need it, although it dings me 4 hit points because of that -25 from my gender and race, and because I can only carry about 15 pounds of equipment after clothing has been counted. So, basically, do you want me to play a Patchouli-esque wizard who can barely lift her own spellbooks, or give the girl another mental illness of potentially disasterous consequences to make her no longer suffer tremendous penalties in that area.

FATAL is made in such a way that getting high scores really doesn't help much (unless it's for magic users, but then only in the few abilities they need it... I have a huge facial charisma stat, but NOTHING USES FACIAL CHARISMA) but when you have a penalty, it's absolutely tremendously crippling.

Zyxzy Embrace the mindscrew from Salem, OR Since: Jan, 2001
Embrace the mindscrew
#314: Sep 21st 2009 at 7:41:50 PM

Hmmm, I'll say go with the two rerolls you need.

What's the frequency Kenneth?|In case of war.
AceOfScarabs I am now a shiny stone~ from Singapore Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
I am now a shiny stone~
#315: Sep 21st 2009 at 7:54:19 PM

A reroll is fine too.

The three finest things in life are to splat your enemies, drive them from their turf, and hear their lamentations as their rank falls!
Haven Planescape Hijack Since: Jan, 2001
Planescape Hijack
#316: Sep 21st 2009 at 8:03:26 PM

I just had a thought. Is FATAL an acronym? Or is it just in all caps for no reason? Either way, what does the name even mean!?

edit: "From Another Time Another Land." Oh. Well.

edited 21st Sep '09 8:04:17 PM by Haven

Productivity is for people without internet connections. -Count Dorku
Zyxzy Embrace the mindscrew from Salem, OR Since: Jan, 2001
Embrace the mindscrew
#317: Sep 21st 2009 at 8:04:34 PM

Reading this may cause FATAL brain aneurysms.

What's the frequency Kenneth?|In case of war.
GoggleFox rrrrrrrrr from Acadia, yo. Since: Jul, 2009
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#318: Sep 21st 2009 at 8:05:20 PM

Apparently that was the second stab at a Backronym for this horrible thing. The first one was decidedly less SFW.

Sakamoto demands an explanation for this shit.
WilliamWideWeb (weaving) Since: Jan, 2001
(weaving)
#319: Sep 21st 2009 at 8:07:37 PM

F.A.T.A.L. originally stood for "Fantasy And Tales Of Adult Lechery," but this was changed to "From Another Time Another Land" to avoid the accusations of sexual obsession and misogyny that surrounded the game when it was published.

SHIKI is dead.
Haven Planescape Hijack Since: Jan, 2001
Planescape Hijack
#320: Sep 21st 2009 at 8:08:57 PM

If he wanted to avoid that, he probably should have changed the, um, everything, as well.

Productivity is for people without internet connections. -Count Dorku
GoggleFox rrrrrrrrr from Acadia, yo. Since: Jul, 2009
rrrrrrrrr
#321: Sep 21st 2009 at 8:11:43 PM

The easiest way to fix FATAL:

Re-release it as a 0 byte PDF.

FIXED

Sakamoto demands an explanation for this shit.
Charlatan Since: Mar, 2011
#322: Sep 21st 2009 at 10:14:28 PM

I just read through Wraith Magus' gynormous post.

Why oh God why.

You all are brave souls for doing this for us. Braver than I am.

EnglishIvy Since: Aug, 2011
#323: Sep 22nd 2009 at 1:51:04 AM

This game has to be a giant troll against the tabletop-playing public. There's no way it was meant to be serious.

DarkDecapodian The Prodigal Returns from the fold Since: Apr, 2009
The Prodigal Returns
#324: Sep 22nd 2009 at 3:44:07 AM

I've just had a brilliant idea. It involves a meme, an image from the FATAL manual, an image lassoo tool and 'It's Cloaca Time!'. Brb...

Here we are!

edited 22nd Sep '09 4:46:08 AM by DarkDecapodian

Aww, did I hurt your widdle fee-fees?
Kinkajou I'm Only Sleeping Since: Jul, 2009 Relationship Status: Hiding
I'm Only Sleeping
#325: Sep 22nd 2009 at 5:12:19 AM

^^ Or someone has a big ego, and likes to spring TMI stuff on the roleplaying public.

Oh, and Dark Decapodian wins for that image.

INT is knowing a tomato is a fruit. WIS is knowing it doesn't belong in a fruit salad. CHA is convincing people that it does.

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