Arcon
Joined: Mar 01, 2004
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Mar 29, 2004 - 10:50 |
 
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Well, in my first games here I was very surprised how many "1´s" you can roll. I do not complain about unbalanced, but if at all, about bad luck.
But the great difference is (all roleplayers will know), that with real dice you can manipulate them. You can tread them nicely, can talk to them sweetly during a thunderstorm to comfort them, or also punish them. Also, it sometimes helps to shake them before throwing or to shout at them while they roll and bounce. But all this is missing when playing with the client.
Now we loose all the influence that we think we have (an illusion build up over many years). And that is a shock for many a newbie... |
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Perox
Joined: Aug 02, 2003
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Mar 29, 2004 - 11:05 |
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I did hear nobody talk about Nuffl.
 <i>Shame on you all.</i>
Every respected coach knoweth there is no such thing as a random dice roll:
The dice are just the Holy Symbols of our Sweet Lady of Bloodbowl.
Newbies have to be made aware of her (omni-)presence. I say put Nuffl in the FAQ.  |
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Grod
Joined: Sep 30, 2003
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Mar 29, 2004 - 11:08 |
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Bah. The problem is that with the board game version, I always get to use my special lucky red dice, and I always restrict my opponent to white dice. Not to mention that when one dice roll fails, I can always choose another more lucky dice to make the reroll. All these things are missing online... |
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DreadClaw
Joined: Nov 17, 2003
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Mar 29, 2004 - 12:47 |
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Luck is for the weak. True men rely on skill, power, and nice shiney boots!
Win when you can, lose... heck dont lose, its a drag, and allways foul zy-nox//angelic! Changed quote of Gov. Jesse Ventura, changed by... Mr. Dc |
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mrpluvid
Joined: Feb 05, 2004
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Mar 31, 2004 - 01:46 |
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| Arcon wrote: |
But the great difference is (all roleplayers will know), that with real dice you can manipulate them. You can tread them nicely, can talk to them sweetly during a thunderstorm to comfort them, or also punish them. Also, it sometimes helps to shake them before throwing or to shout at them while they roll and bounce.
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insane dude 
you do that with your dice irl? |
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Darkwolf
Joined: Aug 02, 2003
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Mar 31, 2004 - 01:53 |
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I had to F#cking hide a pair of dice on my buddy once. He would roll 6,5 and 4 for ALL aromour rolls, then roll 6/6 after the game for skills. It was sickening. We hid them or would switch them and tell him afterwards and he would go nuts. Then he lost b/c he did not have his dice. |
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thmbscrws
Joined: Aug 02, 2003
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Mar 31, 2004 - 02:11 |
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| Perox wrote: | I did hear nobody talk about Nuffl.
<i>Shame on you all.</i>
Every respected coach knoweth there is no such thing as a random dice roll:
The dice are just the Holy Symbols of our Sweet Lady of Bloodbowl.
Newbies have to be made aware of her (omni-)presence. I say put Nuffl in the FAQ. |
You are confused and flirting dangerously with heresy my friend. While eveyone knows luck is a lady, ie. lady luck, Nuffle is most definatley male. The worship of Nuffle was started by dwarves and orks, nuff said.  |
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ViQtor
Joined: Aug 02, 2003
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Mar 31, 2004 - 03:09 |
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there are no dice in jbb and the pseudo-dice are only pseudo-random. |
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DreadClaw
Joined: Nov 17, 2003
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Mar 31, 2004 - 03:13 |
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Hmm i like my red fuzzy dice... they allways give that warm feeling just before i roll em... just too bad my opponent doesnt allways appreciates it... |
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Covertfun
Joined: Aug 02, 2003
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Mar 31, 2004 - 03:44 |
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| Arcon wrote: | | But the great difference is (all roleplayers will know), that with real dice you can manipulate them. You can tread them nicely, can talk to them sweetly during a thunderstorm to comfort them, or also punish them. Also, it sometimes helps to shake them before throwing or to shout at them... |
leave the guy alone: he's cute
seriously, though, when playing at tourneys, you see that that sort of thing really lifts the atmosphere - before a very important dice roll, a guy playing cataphract paused, stooped, and removed from its bag a medium sized red die.
He talked for just a minute or so about other times when this super lucky piece of equipment had helped him out of a tight spot before, how it was a magical, extra-lucky die.
And he rolled a six. [he may have been cheating, let's assume not]
But it should occur to everyone, that once you've talked up a die roll - treating it nicely, yelling at it as it bounces, shaking it and threatening it, smashing a different die with a hammer, etc...
IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOU ROLL! If, after all the build-up, he'd rolled a 1, it would have been hilarious. A 2, and the dice would have been taunting him. a 3, and it is saving up luck by giving only what is necessary... and 4 and 5 are in the top half, anyway, giving a show of high numbers.
Arcon may well be a little crazy, but it's a cool kind of crazy if you want to play games with the guy
Of course, if I was a terrified pet in his house, and he was neglecting me for his dice during a thunderstorm... I'd probably crap on his pillow  |
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thmbscrws
Joined: Aug 02, 2003
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Mar 31, 2004 - 04:02 |
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| ViQtor wrote: | | there are no dice in jbb and the pseudo-dice are only pseudo-random. |
Actually i'd say that the computers random number generator is more random than the dice you game with in real life. Dice in casinos are changed almost nightly because even the slightest damage to any face or wear on the corners can affect the numbers rolled. I doubt you change out your dice very frequently when gaming so odds are very good that you have a few dice that are screwed up for better or for worse. Not to mention the ease with which you can sneak one or two loaded dice into your dice bag. |
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Nightbird
Joined: Aug 02, 2003
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Mar 31, 2004 - 04:08 |
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Waffles? Pancakes? BAH! French Toast Rules, I'm out! |
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phillier
Joined: Aug 02, 2003
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Mar 31, 2004 - 05:37 |
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The only problem with the dice in JBB as compared to those in the board game is that they cant be chucked across the room in a fit of rage without subjecting your immensely more expensive computer to g-forces it was not designed for or equipped to withstand. |
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Enkeli
Joined: Mar 16, 2004
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Apr 08, 2004 - 20:23 |
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ourden
Joined: Sep 20, 2003
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Apr 08, 2004 - 20:39 |
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| Nightbird wrote: | | Waffles? Pancakes? BAH! French Toast Rules, I'm out! |
from Red Dwarf
Toaster: Howdy doodly do. How's it going? I'm Talkie, Talkie Toaster, your chirpy breakfast companion. Talkie's the name, toasting's the game. Anyone like any toast?
Lister: Look, I don't want any toast, and he doesn't want any toast. In fact, no one around here wants any toast. Not now, not ever. No toast.
Toaster: How 'bout a muffin?
Lister: Or muffins. Or muffins. We don't like muffins around here. We want no muffins, no toast, no teacakes, no buns, baps, baguettes or bagels, no croissants, no crumpets, no pancakes, no potato cakes and no hot-cross buns and definitely no smegging flapjacks.
Toaster: Aah, so you're a waffle man. |
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