Oh Hai.

I wanted to write something after I've had so many new friend requests from the rpg.net thread, but the only thing worth noting from yesterday is that I drank a good amount of gin & tonic, then went to bed after watching Snatch and finally introducing my roommate to Cowboy Bebop like I've been threatening to do for so long. Also, a bit of Dead Space. It's not terribly original, but it's a whole lot of fun, and I'm really enjoying it.

Aaaanyway. Brantai asked how I was handling some problems with the Changeling mechanics re: upcoming game. If you're new, then you may not realize that our irritation regarding Contracts is profound. I think you could follow the Changeling tag to run into one of those rants, if it suits you. The difficulty of making the character I wanted to play for the venue stopped me from going to the Cam games, actually, since the character was totally non-feasable.
There's also the 'no technology' rule that seems to keep cropping up. The Gentry don't do computers, I guess, and there arn't any Contracts that work with technology in any real way. In some respects, I understand this, but mostly it just aggrivates me. I can't imagine why the Gentry wouldn't have been as interested in technology and how it defines us as we are. It just seems like such a rich vein to tap, but no dice. This isn't really accurate, but it feels like a nagging remnant of the 'science is banal' that turned me off of Changeling : the Dreaming.

Despite that, it's not really an issue for this particular group. I  mean, it's either a non-issue in that the players take the power set at face value or the players disagree with my particular stance. Which is just fine for me as an ST, because it stops it from being a problem at the table.

So, in conclusion, if you're new - welcome. This is the part where I'm bored at work in between calls and read your stuff.