Nerds in Space

[Rex Tyrannus]

Those of us who remember the games played at the old Deviant Minds site will (hopefully) look fondly back upon utter silliness, rampant buffoonery, and overall fun that can only be found within a group of like minded idiots.

This game is an attempt to resurrect Deviant Minds, bring back to this board the notion that there's a story to be had from every game--especially a loss, and take this game into shocking (show mommy where the clown touched you) new directions.

Therefore, old Deviant Minds rules apply: (and I'm paraphrasing)

1. Style of play is far more important than technical accuracy;
2. an auto-log dump is not a turn report;
3. weed moves are a particularly fine spice to be savored; and
4. most important: fun is the prime directive.

Now then, Nerds in Space

You can pick up some of the earlier discussion here, but I'll summarize and expand.

We're nerds, card carrying comic-con style dorks with 8,000 passions, each ravenously pursued to their ridiculous conclusion and the ruin of our social lives. But one passion reigns supreme: Star Trek vs. Star Wars.

We dress like ( Wookies || Borg ) (pick one) those other nincompoops have the nerve to show up in a ( Chewbaca || 7 of 9 ) outfit. A ( Star Destroyer || Romulan Warbird ) could totally blow the other out of the galaxy because ( phasers || lasers ) are waaaayyy more powerful than those ( Federation || Imperial ) shields.

We've all heard the arguments. Now pick a side and get your ass into space.

Roster:

RexDarth Tyrannus
Pholk luc Picard
Ozbenno the Hut
Pigswill Weaton
Binda Fett
[your name here]
your name here]

All other quirks and variants to be decided (read: made up on the spot) later in the thread.

May the force live long and prosper.

(didn't there used to be lightsaber smilies on this board?)

 

[Whosit]

May the Force be with this game! Oh my! I'm terribly overworked, but this is horrendously tempting! Since it sounds like I can get away with sub-par, yet interesting play, I might be able to handle this. I'm a little unclear on how this will translate into the game, but . . . I suppose that will be explained (or not!).

Oh, and to display my nerdiness, that should be "Ozbenno the Hutt," with two "t"s.

Hmm, can't think of anything better on the fly, but how does Grand Moff Whosit sound? "Fear will keep the Trekkies in line. Fear of our pwnage!"

 

[Jet]

I'd like to take the opportunity to administer this thread's first wardrobe adjustment.

Spoiler :

Spoiler :

PS: not a signup.

 

[Rex Tyrannus]

Bah!

Spoiler :

Nerds win. Always.

 

[Ozbenno]

Nothing attracts the ladies more than when I dress up as Jabba.



You know you want some baby

Signing in for some stuff.

 

[phungus420]

lurker's comment: May I suggest that you gentleman use an appropriate mod for this SG?

There are a couple of mods that should fit the theme rather well, and are very well made. Plus it'll be even more fun to see the buffoonery involved as you dweebs try to analyze the rules of a game that you have no experience with playing (both of the mods below are nothing like Civ4, they are new games in their own right, they just use the CivIV engine -- also my personal recommendation would be Planetfall, it comes with an auto installer, so it's easy to use, and is just increadibly polished, you wol't even believe you're playing a mod with it, firaxis could pick this up and sell it as is).

Planetfall
Star Trek Mod

 

[pigswill]

Who's a nerd? I'm not a nerd. I'm a trekkie!!

 

[r_rolo1]

lurker's comment: At the OP on a completely unrelated subject:

times DM members have to register again ?

And as we are in the "going stupid" mode, you have to host a sequel to the drunken SG some day

 

[Bindamel]

Here!

Roster:

RexDarth Tyrannus
Pholk luc Picard
Ozbenno the Hut
Pigswill Weaton
Binda Fett
[your name here]
your name here]

Where can I put this vat of carbonite?

All other quirks and variants to be decided (read: made up on the spot) later in the thread.

Is the planning part of this game going to take longer than playing it?

 

[mlinneak]

If you are still accepting signups I would like to join.

I am still a learner so my noob-ness should give me nerd points and buffoonery flair...

...and that's Captain M Linnea K of the USS Bonneville, thank you very much.

 

[Rex Tyrannus]

Welcome mlinneak and Rolo. There's plenty of room as Pholk won't really be able to play this game until his wife lets him other commitments die down.

Regarding a mod, I'm willing, though I don't really think it's necessary. Regarding planning...

Well I see a few ways we can go:

1) Two games. Two teams of SGers playing the same start. One SW, the other Trek

2) One game. Each of us advocating / roleplaying our favorite improbable universe (maybe undoing certain accomplishments of the previous (wrong-minded) player).

3) One game. We're all on one side, the AI is the idiot fan base for the other.

Any others?

 

[Bindamel]

Welcome mlinneak and Rolo. There's plenty of room as Pholk won't really be able to play this game until his wife lets him other commitments die down.

Regarding a mod, I'm willing, though I don't really think it's necessary. Regarding planning...

Well I see a few ways we can go:

1) Two games. Two teams of SGers playing the same start. One SW, the other Trek

2) One game. Each of us advocating / roleplaying our favorite improbable universe (maybe undoing certain accomplishments of the previous (wrong-minded) player).

3) One game. We're all on one side, the AI is the idiot fan base for the other.

Any others?

I like number 2. No, I mean option number 2. I think that space colony victory should be the primary victory condition, but each "side" should have restrictions based on their universe.

Star Trek Example:

- Must always make first assault on a city with a low XP unit (redshirt)

Thoughts / ideas?

 

[Rex Tyrannus]

Star Trek has that prime directive BS. Maybe something to do with less-advanced nations?

 

[mlinneak]

Ah yes, but the Prime Directive exists solely to be violated. After violating it, we would then of course have to remember how necessary it is and jury-rig some type of solution for the disaster we left in our wake...

 

[Ozbenno]

Happy for any of the three options as long as I don't have to know anything about Star Trek

 

[Rex Tyrannus]

I'd like to take the opportunity to administer this thread's first wardrobe adjustment.

Here's the second...

Not my best drawing, but a quickie that works in this thread.

 

[Whosit]

I got one thing to say to that:



Anyway, Option #2 will probably lead to more disjointed, bizarre play, so I figure that'll be the most popular. I don't know a ton about Star Trek, but I suppose the player could play from perspectives besides the Federation? I'd probably play my sets like the Galactic Empire, and try to subjugate everything in sight.

I don't think that I would favor a mod, either.

 

[Rex Tyrannus]

Okay, I like #2 better. Everyone picks his own nerddom. I only made up the titles on the spot. Everyone's free to pick their fav. I'll probably go trek as it seems we have an imbalance of wars fans.

Anyhow, I'll roll up the start tonight. Here's what I'm thinking...

Difficulty: Monarch
Map: Inland sea? Archipelago? (I'd like to have a navy)
Leader: ? Trek are all communists. Wars are all imperialists. Thoughts?
Speed: ?
Free Beer: No.

 

[mlinneak]

Free Beer: No.

 

[Sealot]

Link to video.
Let the war begin!