tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764158821384594980.post173833562982800868..comments2024-03-29T08:12:28.476-04:00Comments on Age of Ravens: Things We Think About Games: Books I LikeLowell Francishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02359280169506945906noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764158821384594980.post-88941756133327576602011-05-04T14:40:38.409-04:002011-05-04T14:40:38.409-04:00"Still to my mind one of the most deliberatel..."Still to my mind one of the most deliberately irritating moves I've seen at the game table- in the most passive-aggressive way possible."<br /><br />You know, I ran into him at the comic book store a while back and he asked me to play in his new game. I'm starting to think I should...Jim McClainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03946062676236255805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764158821384594980.post-42940648366892810382011-05-04T12:50:19.658-04:002011-05-04T12:50:19.658-04:00I love these lessons, because they apply to life a...I love these lessons, because they apply to life away from the table too. In a similar vein, a comics editor who took similar lessons from her job, and used them as a new mom:<br />http://www.geekmom.com/2011/04/what-comics-taught-me-about-parenting/<br /><br />"...avoid saying “no” at all costs."<br /><br />"That doesn’t mean you have to agree to the requests, it just means that you lay out the facts and let the other party reach their own conclusions. To wit: Yes, you can have it in one week, but it will suck. Yes, we’ll tie it to a movie if you can exceed your budget. Yes, your child can be in it if you’ll sign a release form, send a picture, and wait an extra week. Yes, we can ask Stan Lee to write it, if you’re comfortable being rejected by Stan Lee. In the end, people would usually be eager to work something out, no conflict necessary."Gene Hahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07389258008505629339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764158821384594980.post-63691317394811963972011-05-04T12:05:33.572-04:002011-05-04T12:05:33.572-04:00S'a fabulous article. I had thought about resp...S'a fabulous article. I had thought about responding to a few points before I realized how <i>many</i> there are; now I think I'll just point my players this way!Sethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09885180647559392840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764158821384594980.post-15672032472367632612011-05-04T11:14:41.680-04:002011-05-04T11:14:41.680-04:00I use that because the phrasing of it sounds good!...I use that because the phrasing of it sounds good! But I think it might also be better put as: <br /><br />"Don't Say You're Going to Run a Norse God After I Just Finished Running a Campaign Arc Retiring Norse Gods from the Game"<br /><br />Still to my mind one of the most deliberately irritating moves I've seen at the game table- in the most passive-aggressive way possible. <br /><br />OTOH Seeker died, so that makes things cool.Lowell Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02359280169506945906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4764158821384594980.post-6083126008437643632011-05-04T10:17:51.828-04:002011-05-04T10:17:51.828-04:00I'm sorry I threatened to burn down your house...I'm sorry I threatened to burn down your house.Jim McClainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03946062676236255805noreply@blogger.com