In my mind, it very quickly went from something implausible (how would that system work well) to one of my favorites after playing. Still lucky enough to be in a long Amber campaign with an awesome group.
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You are thinking only of the modern G rating. Go back in time a bit to find G rated movies like:
- 2001: A Space Odyssey
- Planet of the Apes
- The Secret of NIMH
- many John Wayne movies including True Grit
Just like society’s thoughts on what is generally acceptable, the mpaa rating system has changed quite a lot over the years.
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9·2 months agoThey might be referring to the Warner Brothers disc rot issue announced earlier this year (affecting some mid 2000s dvds). Ideally, things are made well and last a long time when stored properly.
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8·2 months agoIt’s even worse if they’re using “criminal record” the same way the FBI has historically (arrested but not necessarily convicted on a felony charge).
I don’t have up to date numbers, but c.2016 the FBI considered ~29% of Americans to have a criminal record.
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7·2 months agoHe doesn’t even need to describe quality. Just say that he appreciated all the attention that Trump gave to the balls.
The thousand injuries of Fascists I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge.
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6·4 months agoHorchata
It took my old ass way too long to realize that you were talking about the Imagine Dragons song (which was definitely overplayed) and not the absolute banger of a song from The Firm.
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3·4 months agoIt is a ton of fun! A word of warning though: there are funky game mechanics stemming from its origin as a board game from the 80s.
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1·5 months agoLooks like it does, at least in “private spaces”
https://codes.findlaw.com/ca/penal-code/pen-sect-632.html
(I’m assuming that CA means California and not Canada)
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Technology@lemmy.world•Harvard dropouts to launch ‘always on’ AI smart glasses that listen and record every conversationEnglish
4·5 months agoIllinois requires two party consent for recording in-person conversations at least.
Most app devs fuck it up (especially the lazy bastards that just throw everything in /opt and call it a day). I like being the dev who won’t let my code ship until everything fits nicely into FHS 3.0.
There’s dozens of us.
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14·7 months agoAnd water
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2·8 months agoWe’re all secretly longing for the macbook wheel that was leaked over 15 years ago:
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6·8 months agoFred Rogers (of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood). For my generation, he helped to shape our views on kindness and compassion for humankind. He fought for public access funding in the United States. He helped break color barriers on television. He helped us enjoy jazz.
I have not encountered another media personality who was so genuinely invested in making sure that kids had the tools they needed to deal with the emotional parts of existence. I’m tearing up again thinking about how much he did for us.
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7·9 months agoOff the top of my head, vi came out in the late 70s (though it might have been a little while later before you could start editing directly through vi)
I’m hoping this is partly a Porno for Pyros reference.



Sorry for the long reply
Running Amber DRPG as a diplomacy focused story is certainly an option, especially if you’re doing a throne war campaign. There are certainly other setups beyond this (we started immediately following book 5 as grandchildren of Oberon). While every PC and NPC certainly has their own motivations and schemes, there is no requirements as to how political you need to be (Gerard notoriously hated the petty scheming of his siblings; Benedict doesn’t care as long as Amber remains stable).
As for advancement (which I think is what you’re alluding to with ranking change): if you’re following the book’s rules as written, the #1 in each rank for each generation cannot change (Benedict will always lead in warfare). Advancement is also blind, so you will no longer know your stats.
As for why it has run a long time: thankfully, I have a great GM that has crafted a compelling story and wonderful players that agree on the tone of the game and are reliable. It also helps that we started as 100pt characters, so there has been room for growth and development.