The "I Didn't Comment in Another Thread" Thread

[Wofano Wotanto]

But in such a crossover, it seems obvious Morgoth would pull in the power of his other avatars from other universes, such as Evil from Time Bandits. With the power of Evil (and the map of the Holes), Morgoth becomes unstoppable. QED.

Nah, evil (and Evil) can't trust each other the way the good guys do. Calling in a fellow avatar just gets them backstabbing each other while the heroes breeze through. Darth Helmet was projecting his own side's faults something fierce when he claimed good is dumb. Evil is even stupider about some things.

 

[Cadence]

(Of all the things on my to-do list this morning, getting "Jolly Holiday" stuck in my head was not among them.)
(Blast it.)

Damn you! It's contagious!!! Wait... that's not bad. Not bad at all.

 

[Cadence]

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But in such a crossover, it seems obvious Morgoth would pull in the power of his other avatars from other universes, such as Evil from Time Bandits. With the power of Evil (and the map of the Holes), Morgoth becomes unstoppable. QED.

Are we talking about the same Morgoth? The one who let an elf stab him and went all hobbly after that? And who had someone sing him to sleep; someone who, while charismatic and a great singer, was no Julie Andrews? Wasn't he even afraid of a spider once?

[Edit: I mean seriously, didn't this whole thing start because he wasn't a team player and couldn't carry a tune?]

 

[overgeeked]

Nah, evil (and Evil) can't trust each other the way the good guys do. Calling in a fellow avatar just gets them backstabbing each other while the heroes breeze through. Darth Helmet was projecting his own side's faults something fierce when he claimed good is dumb. Evil is even stupider about some things.

It’s not that one is more or less dumb than the other. They’re both dumb in different ways. Good follows a moral code that hamstrings them while evil screws over evil and falls to in fighting.

 

[overgeeked]

“You’re the referee, you can change the rules.”

That covers 99% of all rules complaints.

 

[prabe]

You knew that would start s[tuff] and you did it anyway and it started s[tuff]. Good job, have a cookie.

 

[Wofano Wotanto]

“You’re the referee, you can change the rules.”

That covers 99% of all rules complaints.

I'd be willing to bet that more than 1% of all rules complaints are about the rule that says the referee can change the rules.

 

[Wofano Wotanto]

Are we talking about the same Morgoth? The one who let an elf stab him and went all hobbly after that? And who had someone sing him to sleep; someone who, while charismatic and a great singer, was no Julie Andrews? Wasn't he even afraid of a spider once?

[Edit: I mean seriously, didn't this whole thing start because he wasn't a team player and couldn't carry a tune?]

It's not like Evil was any great shakes either. At the end of the day, the only thing he accomplished was...blowing up a young boy's terrible parents? Great work there, Evil. Good job. And I do mean Good, which is the opposite of what you're supposed to be doing.

 

[prabe]

I'd be willing to bet that more than 1% of all rules complaints are about the rule that says the referee can change the rules.

Yeah, I figure people who complain about the rules expect to be able to know the rules and expect the GM to play by the rules--or at least to be consistent in how they color outside them.

 

[overgeeked]

I'd be willing to bet that more than 1% of all rules complaints are about the rule that says the referee can change the rules.

The referee being able to change the rules and make rulings is one of…if not the single most defining feature of tabletop RPGs. If players think it’s a bug, they’re playing the wrong games and would likely be happier with video games or board games.