Nerd Pride Radio

Spider-Man. Wonder Woman. Good. Now let's take on a tough one... Iron Man vs Deadpool Each one wins if it's in their own comic. Although more likely each one loses in their own comic before figuring shit out to come back and win later. Tony has the raw power, and potentially a bunch of extra suits u...

Phoebe wrote: ↑Sat May 13, 2023 1:40 am The AI was handed the crack pipe!

Sure. But do you think it has a point?

I'm a Marvel fan and prefer Marvel most of the time, but Dc has some fantastic animated movies. Flashpoint Paradox may be my favorite superhero movie of all time.

Is this an AI generated topic?

Kyle wrote: ↑Fri May 12, 2023 3:34 pm
Tahlvin wrote: ↑Fri May 12, 2023 3:30 pm And our judiciary needs a good overhaul. Ban the Federalist Society.
I think these Clarence Thomas revelations are breathtaking and I don't understand why nobody cares. I think it's clear that he was bought. That he was a bought judge on the highest court in the land. Disgusting.

And Scalia.

Everything I can thing of is so utopian, it's like a dream. Suddenly every scientific endeavor can be pursued. Space exploration. Unlimited computing power. Huge building projects. Cleaning up projects. Regreening the earth. Socialist, anti-capitalist paradise. But also, a total implosion of the wor...

Spidey for sure. Hawkeye can plan and plot, but does he have an arrow that takes out spidey-sense? Peter is stronger, smarter, and faster. Clint's experience just isn't enough to overcome that.

Right. If I were a teacher, and this thing drafted papers for some of my students, I'd go crazy reading through the inanity. Essays and papers for school are much easier to write, because they follow a stricter formula and require less creativity. And for most high school topics, there's already to...

Obviously, yeah.

Mike still doesn't trust this woman, but he is giving her the benefit of the doubt. "I'm Mike, by the way. What can we call you?"

2. Observe... fer now.

"I bet this is some sort of government building," Mike muses, "Like we're in the forgotten basement of some super covert intelligence R&D facility. I just wonder if whoever... or whatever... is messing with us is an actual spy operation or if someone has just hijacked all this for...

1 for sure.

Treasure.

1! 1!

Mike finds himself carefully putting everything back on the table, feeling pumped up with this new sense of determination, and then he stops himself... "What the hell are we doing, putting these back?" He gathers up all four devices. "I don't know for sure what a quantum resonator doe...

I think we're playing Paranoia.

Can we replay the same story with different choices? Like, if we make the same choices initially, will it follow the same path until we diverge?

I don't really want to replay this scenario, but I AM curious.

"Seriously?" Mike replies as he picks through the equipment on the table, "You know teleportation is impossible. Now, a time field generator... THAT would be handy!" He pauses over an unusual contraption that has numerous swiveling faces that rotate around a coiled bundle of wire...

Beowulf -- Beowulf's Author I picked up a book (my next read) called The Mere Wife which is supposed to have parallels to Beowulf. Thus, I thought, I should really reread Beowulf first. A modern translation in audiobook form is only 2 hours and 45 minutes, and it is boring as fuck. I was better off...

Mike calls out, "What if we say no? What if we decide not to play your game and just leave instead?:

Clearly 2.

Dark Matter -- Blake Crouch This is the second Blake Crouch book I've read, and so far what he does is take a weird sci-fi premise, populate it with believable humans, and the create a tight action thriller around it. The two I've read would make kick ass movies, and I know he also has a trilogy th...

I'm kind of hoping for a reasonable ancient god. Sure, they might sound angry now, but also, they've never played Candy Crush before. Who knows what wonders the world might hold for them if they just tried to be present for once. Amirite?

Mike catches up to Tahlvin. He is trying to be alert to danger but also to not let the shadowy figure get out of sight. But Mike is poor at multi-tasking, and as a result, he constantly feels that he is not paying enough attention AND not moving fast enough.

Few songs make me as happy as that one does. Every single time.

Make it so.

How large is this space? Mike would like to assess its general dimensions before proceeding.

Mike pulls himself up and makes room for Tahlvin while aiming his phone's flashlight around the space to assess the situation.

"Curiouser and curiouser," he says.

Ditto.

"You read my mind," Mike replies. He picks the wooden door furthest from whatever is making those scratching noises and slams the sole of his shoe into it with a swift kick in an attempt to break the door. Assessing his effort, he adds, "I think this might be a two person job."

1.

The AI seems to have trouble with creating choices that are more than just "take direct action or else give up".

Mike looks for other options. Is there anything on the floor of this room? Are there ventilation grates or anything similar? Do these doors open inwars to this room or away from it?

While Tahlvin is doing that, Mike will cautiously approach each of the other doors. How many doors are there? Mike would like to gently try the handle on each door just to see if any are unlocked, but he will not open any of them yet.

That makes all of our adventures decidedly less potentially exciting.

EDIT... oh no it doesn't necessarily. Just Choose Your Own Adventures. I get it.

I'm with you, except my first thought was laser pistol, or asking the old lady why she keeps that big purple elephant chained up. I'm down for anything though.

Oryx and Crake -- Margaret Atwood Whoof. Kind of a gut punch, this one. This is book one of the MaddAddam trilogy, a fact I was not aware of when it started. It's a fantastic story, but it ends on a cliffhanger. This book is all the explanation without any resolution. It's a post-apocalyptic story ...

I vote 1. It's dark out there, and we are likely to be eaten by a grue.

Mike tromps up to the top of the steps. He is a little anxious about his phone battery. Does he still need his flashlight to see?

Burn her! She's a witch!

No seriously... smile and wave.

Tahlvin tries to discern more detail about the smell: does it smell like a dead body? Something else? Mike is straining to see ahead in the short range of his flashlight. Is this just a single flight of stairs? Is there a bend or a landing? The guys will determine the answers to these questions befo...

I was so happy at your response, Tahlvin. I put 13% to unsettle you, because I imagine that your own phone sees 13% maybe once a year. If that.

"Hopefully it's exactly as advertised," Mike replies, "Unless the sign is lying about the exit. Besides," he adds as he starts up the stairs, "my phone's at 13% battery. I don't want to get stuck in dark when it runs out "

Action! We're going in!

Okay. If I give it a specific action or question that has uncertain results, it will determine those results for me. But if I just make dialogue or observations and don't leave the AI a question or action to resolve, then it takes action for me. As a GM, it doesn't wait around while players talk. I ...

Search found 4719 matches