<2021-05-07T03:05:19.000Z> merchantHelios: idk what conversation with Jon led up to you leaving, but damn if you're not living rent free in his head rn
<2021-05-07T03:05:45.000Z> tengumatingpress: huh
<2021-05-07T03:06:00.000Z> merchantHelios: "I think I'll start bringing you guys hot Tengu takes to simulate him still being here"
<2021-05-07T03:06:17.000Z> merchantHelios: proceeds to share anything you post he doesnt like
<2021-05-07T03:06:17.000Z> tengumatingpress: ???
<2021-05-07T03:06:20.000Z> merchantHelios: its very cringe
<2021-05-07T03:06:41.000Z> tengumatingpress: hopefully he'll get over it soon, shit's not healthy
<2021-05-07T03:06:55.000Z> merchantHelios: no it's not
<2021-05-07T03:07:23.000Z> tengumatingpress: the unfortunate part of this scene is it involves hanging around highly volatile guys
<2021-05-07T03:08:42.000Z> tengumatingpress: literally posting the same shit I always do and he wasn't complaining before
<2021-05-07T03:15:57.000Z> merchantHelios: yeah he's convinced himself that he's the real big-brain of the group, so you not putting up with it (im guessing) deeply irks him since he didnt "win" like he probably wanted to
<2021-05-07T03:16:40.000Z> tengumatingpress: for a while I wondering if cutting contact was an overreaction, but if he's going to act like this I'd really rather not hang around him
<2021-05-07T03:18:31.000Z> merchantHelios: only reason im still in is i enjoy the vc watch-party and hanging around with Grue. already decided to just not have any serious conversation if at all possible
<2021-05-07T03:19:19.000Z> tengumatingpress: I didn't even leave over an argument with him, got into an argument with Mongoose over the ok hand sign op and decided I was getting too heated and figured I'd rather hang around other guys
<2021-05-07T03:20:08.000Z> merchantHelios: well, if you find a really good group lmk. the server i frequent most is quickly declining in quality 
<2021-05-07T03:20:22.000Z> merchantHelios: seems most places on the internet are rn
<2021-05-07T03:20:35.000Z> tengumatingpress: there's a lot of polarization happening
<2021-05-07T03:20:42.000Z> tengumatingpress: I just want to grill for gods sake
<2021-05-07T03:20:51.000Z> merchantHelios: based
<2021-05-07T03:22:04.000Z> merchantHelios: anyway, sorry for bothering you, just didnt feel right for you not to know about jon doing the same exact thing he called you out on with the subtweet thing
<2021-05-07T03:22:37.000Z> tengumatingpress: I'm not really bothered by it, but it's good to know disengaging was a wise move
<2021-05-07T03:23:16.000Z> tengumatingpress: probably not joining another chat with guys on Poast, but I am thinking of starting some anime
<2021-05-07T03:31:16.000Z> tengumatingpress: keep me posted though, depending on how weird he gets about this I might wipe my account and make a new one
<2021-05-11T16:30:34.000Z> tengumatingpress: did Grue invite you to that touhou chat?
<2021-05-11T16:30:37.000Z> tengumatingpress: it's pretty cozy
<2021-05-16T04:41:40.000Z> merchantHelios: oh, no he didnt
<2021-05-16T04:41:49.000Z> merchantHelios: sorry just saw this
<2021-05-16T04:42:01.000Z> merchantHelios: the android app apparently doesnt have chat support
<2021-05-16T12:23:39.000Z> tengumatingpress: rip
<2021-12-16T23:26:48.000Z> tengumatingpress: you play any fighters on Steam?
<2021-12-16T23:27:20.000Z> tengumatingpress: Blazblue Centralfiction got rollback and it has big anime booba thought you might be interested 
<2021-12-16T23:34:40.000Z> merchantHelios: I own a few fighters, and know the significance of rollback, but I don't own centralfiction. I don't really play fighters because I am not good at them and don't have friends who play them, and labbing alone is boring. Blazblue booba is very high quality tho I agree
<2021-12-16T23:37:42.000Z> tengumatingpress: ah, what do you own?
<2021-12-16T23:37:51.000Z> tengumatingpress: I'd be willing to play with you 
<2021-12-16T23:58:58.000Z> merchantHelios: i own strive and xrd, and have the community edition of the old melty blood, but honestly i'm not terribly interested in getting into FGs atm, the little spare time i do have has been spent grinding destiny 
<2021-12-16T23:59:13.000Z> merchantHelios: (cringe ik)
<2021-12-16T23:59:40.000Z> merchantHelios: do i have you added on steam btw?
<2021-12-17T00:27:12.000Z> tengumatingpress: you don't 
<2021-12-17T00:27:30.000Z> tengumatingpress: Melty's the only one I have of those, hmu if you ever want to play it 
<2021-12-17T00:27:46.000Z> tengumatingpress: What's your friend ID?
<2021-12-17T01:28:34.000Z> merchantHelios: 179764075
<2022-01-18T01:22:11.000Z> tengumatingpress: somehow ended up back on the helios server
<2022-01-18T01:22:14.000Z> tengumatingpress: fuck, little war
<2022-01-18T01:24:16.000Z> tengumatingpress: oh, btw just sent you the invite on steam, realized I forgot
<2022-01-18T16:09:56.000Z> merchantHelios: oh that was you? 
<2022-01-18T16:10:10.000Z> merchantHelios: i ignored it bc i thought it was spam - no mutual friends
<2022-01-18T16:10:19.000Z> merchantHelios: send agane
<2022-01-18T16:14:51.000Z> tengumatingpress: alright
<2022-01-18T16:15:43.000Z> tengumatingpress: "failed to send invitation, please retry
<2022-01-18T16:16:19.000Z> tengumatingpress: was I blocked as spam?
<2022-01-18T16:16:37.000Z> merchantHelios: not sure, what's your friend code? ill send
<2022-01-18T16:17:58.000Z> tengumatingpress: 427890106
<2022-01-18T16:18:45.000Z> merchantHelios: sent
<2022-01-18T16:18:49.000Z> tengumatingpress: nice
<2022-01-18T16:21:44.000Z> tengumatingpress: if you ever feel like playing CF, hit me up
<2022-01-18T16:22:01.000Z> tengumatingpress: I was also going to say something about you having AoE2, but you're on HD while I bought Definitive Edition recently
<2022-01-18T16:22:32.000Z> merchantHelios: what's the main difference? i havent played AoE in years 
<2022-01-18T16:23:02.000Z> tengumatingpress: more civilizations, UI enhancements, active patching, better graphics
<2022-01-18T16:23:13.000Z> tengumatingpress: according to friends of mine who've been in the scene for years, all of the changes are to the game's benefit
<2022-01-18T16:23:36.000Z> tengumatingpress: invidious.poast.org/watch?v=_I5fEXZGQj8
<2022-01-18T16:26:36.000Z> merchantHelios: also, >CF ?
<2022-01-18T16:27:02.000Z> tengumatingpress: Blazblue Centralfiction
<2022-01-18T16:27:09.000Z> merchantHelios: ohh for sure
<2022-01-18T16:27:22.000Z> tengumatingpress: unfortunately I'm stuck on wifi
<2022-01-18T16:27:47.000Z> tengumatingpress: current gaymen device doesn't have an ethernet port ;_;
<2022-01-18T16:30:23.000Z> merchantHelios: i would recommend a usb to eth connector but i hear they dont actually work all that well (shocker)
<2022-01-18T16:39:03.000Z> tengumatingpress: of course
<2022-01-18T16:39:07.000Z> tengumatingpress: there's only 1 usb port
<2022-01-18T16:39:15.000Z> tengumatingpress: playing rtses on a chiclet keyboard is kind of a bitch, but I'll make do
<2022-01-18T16:39:26.000Z> tengumatingpress: as soon as I'm in a stable financial situation I'll finally build a dedicated gaming/emulation rig
<2022-01-18T16:40:00.000Z> merchantHelios: ive been needing to upgrade my build for close to 3 years now but prices just keep going up
<2022-01-18T16:40:02.000Z> merchantHelios: :kms:
<2022-01-18T16:40:25.000Z> tengumatingpress: yeah, I think I'm fucked for graphics cards
<2022-01-18T16:40:55.000Z> tengumatingpress: apparently emulators rely more on cpu than gpu anyway, for other games I can just dial all graphical settings way down
<2022-01-18T16:41:04.000Z> tengumatingpress: which isn't *ideal*, but that's life in the current year
<2022-01-18T16:41:28.000Z> merchantHelios: yeah with a good cpu you can emulate most everything up through ps1 era
<2022-01-18T16:41:35.000Z> merchantHelios: past that may be difficult 
<2022-01-18T16:41:50.000Z> tengumatingpress: I think I'd be happy if I had something that could emulate through the 3DS
<2022-01-18T16:41:56.000Z> tengumatingpress: maybe even Switch tbh
<2022-01-18T16:42:19.000Z> merchantHelios: with an rx480 i can emulate ps3 pretty well, and 3ds moderately well. i havent tried switch but i hear its pretty tough
<2022-01-18T16:42:41.000Z> tengumatingpress: really hoping the Steam Deck isn't a failure and Valve actually supports it
<2022-01-18T16:43:08.000Z> merchantHelios: i know undu ordered one and still hasnt gotten it (xmas release lol)
<2022-01-18T16:43:09.000Z> tengumatingpress: it would be nice to have a single platform that's large enough to look at and say "yeah, if my specs are roughly there I can be certain everything will run decently well"
<2022-01-18T16:43:52.000Z> tengumatingpress: though tbh the only relatively recent game I can honestly say caught my eye was that game with the rice farming
<2022-01-18T16:43:53.000Z> merchantHelios: glad i saved money and bought my build when i was still in HS and didnt have to worry about saving for something fun like this on top of bills 
<2022-01-18T16:44:01.000Z> merchantHelios: rice farming?
<2022-01-18T16:44:21.000Z> tengumatingpress: Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin
<2022-01-18T16:44:48.000Z> merchantHelios: artstyle looks comfy
<2022-01-18T16:45:13.000Z> tengumatingpress: I've heard from likeminded friends the rice farming simulator aspect is probably the best part
<2022-01-18T16:45:15.000Z> tengumatingpress: though the combat is also good
<2022-01-18T16:45:38.000Z> tengumatingpress: the turbosperg demographic
<2022-02-12T20:27:35.000Z> tengumatingpress: In case you're curious, what I was referring to was the reactions I've seen to the 1:1 timekeeping rule in old D&D
<2022-02-12T20:28:04.000Z> tengumatingpress: The argument is starting again in other circles I hang around and some guys seem unable to understand the concept and seem outright offended by it 
<2022-02-12T20:28:34.000Z> tengumatingpress: Even when guys who've actually honored that rule explained how it works and why they thought it improved their campaign 
<2022-02-12T20:32:02.000Z> tengumatingpress: Mongoose and Jon were def in that category lol
<2022-02-12T21:41:37.000Z> tengumatingpress: jeffro.wordpress.com/2022/02/11/trollopulous-reloaded-session-14-elrics-monster-girl-museum/
<2022-02-12T21:41:48.000Z> tengumatingpress: This guy really makes me want to run a campaign trying that shit 
<2022-02-12T21:42:07.000Z> tengumatingpress: But last time I tried running a campaign online it failed quickly, but that could've just been a GURPS problem 
<2022-02-13T05:09:11.000Z> merchantHelios: >mongoose and Jon were in that category
<2022-02-13T05:09:18.000Z> merchantHelios: the latter or former? 
<2022-02-13T05:09:29.000Z> merchantHelios: Also mb for the delay I've been gone at a wedding all day
<2022-02-13T12:04:47.000Z> tengumatingpress: Congrats to the guy who got married 
<2022-02-13T12:05:24.000Z> tengumatingpress: They were in the category of guys that immediately thought 1:1 time was a stupid idea and didn't care to hear the explanation because it's too wargamey
<2022-02-13T12:05:55.000Z> tengumatingpress: Which imo isn't a problem because I don't really care for putting on voices and pretending to be someone else, but whatever 
<2022-02-13T16:08:17.000Z> tengumatingpress: Not sure if you'd be interested in a 1E AD&D campaign 
<2022-02-14T02:34:06.000Z> merchantHelios: i mean
<2022-02-14T02:34:35.000Z> merchantHelios: ive never really been into tabletop games much at all to begin with
<2022-02-14T02:34:43.000Z> merchantHelios: i'm a /tg/ regular, but for worldbuilding 
<2022-02-14T02:37:17.000Z> tengumatingpress: I guess that's valid 
<2022-02-14T02:37:41.000Z> tengumatingpress: Settings are more important than plots for games anyway 
<2022-02-18T13:25:35.000Z> tengumatingpress: files.catbox.moe/juakpe.pdf
<2022-02-18T13:25:50.000Z> tengumatingpress: If you're interested in playing 1e, here's the Player's Handbook 
<2022-04-15T01:05:21.000Z> tengumatingpress: i.poastcdn.org/99d95480e38b36b525625eabf65a4653704f55a2a82c7ddd8ea733c39f16ec4f.png
<2022-04-15T01:05:25.000Z> tengumatingpress: shit wrong post
<2022-04-15T01:05:36.000Z> tengumatingpress: poa.st/@tengumatingpress/posts/AISL1OHWbU2tvakJ9M
<2022-04-15T01:05:43.000Z> tengumatingpress: pls boost, gauging interest for something
<2022-04-15T02:20:13.000Z> merchantHelios: Ahh sorry just saw this, repoasted
<2022-04-15T02:21:03.000Z> merchantHelios: If you want to delete it and retry, best times I've found are 5:30-7 in the evenings and 11:50-12:15 in the mornings
<2022-04-15T02:36:36.000Z> tengumatingpress: I'll keep that in mind
<2022-04-15T02:36:46.000Z> tengumatingpress: maybe instead of deleting ill just quotepoast it
<2022-04-15T02:37:33.000Z> merchantHelios: That could work as well
<2022-04-15T02:38:00.000Z> merchantHelios: And for the times I mentioned I should specify that's in CST 
<2022-04-15T02:59:06.000Z> tengumatingpress: ah, right
<2022-04-15T03:03:12.000Z> tengumatingpress: half wanting to do this to attract gaymers in the fediverse tbh, hoping to start an rpg campaign soon and figured this would be a good way to get back into refereeing that sort of thing
<2022-04-15T03:03:18.000Z> tengumatingpress: plus it sounds fun
<2022-04-23T19:11:31.000Z> tengumatingpress: planning on starting that AD&D 1e campaign in early May, Friday or Saturday nights
<2022-04-23T19:11:36.000Z> tengumatingpress: Think you'd be interested?
<2022-04-24T02:54:59.000Z> merchantHelios: probably not, as ill be working evenings/nights at my new job. i appreciate the offer though
<2022-04-24T02:55:32.000Z> tengumatingpress: ah, right
<2022-04-24T02:56:09.000Z> tengumatingpress: think you'd be interested in running an NPC faction? that shit would mostly be done during downtime, so I can just send you whatever happenings are in the campaign and have you give orders whenever
<2022-04-24T03:05:55.000Z> merchantHelios: that sounds fun, how familiar should i be with AD&D 1e? because im not currently
<2022-04-24T03:06:14.000Z> tengumatingpress: you don't really need much familiarity, I can handle most everything
<2022-04-24T03:06:26.000Z> tengumatingpress: do you have anything in mind you'd like to run or are you ok with being assigned whatever comes up?
<2022-04-24T03:06:42.000Z> tengumatingpress: don't have any particular setting in mind beyond the implied post-collapse vaguely medieval setting, so I'm fine with whatever
<2022-04-24T03:08:04.000Z> merchantHelios: im fine with whatever
<2022-04-24T03:08:15.000Z> tengumatingpress: alright, I'll keep you in mind then