Bay 12 Games Forum

So, I've graduated high school this year, and now I find myself living with my parents at age 20, with no job, no higher education, no driver's license and no car, and I live out too far from town to feasibly walk there. (I tried once; it took me most of the day and I had to rest multiple times.)

As if that didn't close enough doors, I have no experience with anything(not even volunteering, I mean NO experience) and no references, either. It seems like I'm doomed to stay a NEET until I get kicked out of my home altogether. I have applied for several jobs online, and I've even gotten a few interviews, but I am still nowhere close to getting a job.

My pretty much nonexistent work ethic probably doesn't help either. I'm honestly kind of lazy, even though I often flip-flop between wanting to stop being lazy and being perfectly content just sitting at home playing video games all day.

halp pls

So I've been meaning to get a laptop lately, and I've been wondering how much a decent gaming laptop costs; my current PC is mediocre at best for running games and I'm tired of having to crank the graphics down on everything I play. Especially when it doesn't work.

But I'm also on a budget, since I'm basically living on social security money for the time being. Are there any gaming laptops out there worth buying that aren't horribly expensive?

Haven: Mist and Shadow is an urban fantasy horror MUD. It takes place in the small New England town of Haven, which is a weak point between our world and the various other worlds, such as the Wilds, a place similar to our own, but with archaic creatures like dinosaurs and mammoths, as well as several tribes in varying stages of technological development; The Other, the world closest to ours, with magic monsters and the Golden City, home of the Fae race; The Void, a plane of nothingness filled with Lovecraftian horrors; and, of course, Hell.

In this game, the Earth is filled with different factions competing for dominance worldwide, each with their own goals and philosophies. This constant conflict is commonly referred to as the Supernatural Cold War, the Conflict, or the Struggle. It involves little direct conflict in favor of behind-the-scenes, cloak-and-dagger tactics, though violence certainly does occur.

As is common for roleplaying MUDs, players can create characters with detailed backstories, goals, and secrets. However, your character's fears can play an integral part of the game as well- it is a horror game, after all.

If you do choose to play the game, be warned: one of the core themes is that power corrupts. If you make a character who is powerful, they will be corrupt and evil in some way. If your character becomes powerful, they will be corrupted as a direct result- the power may even be a result of the corruption. Perhaps your character is more of a well-intentioned extremist who sees themselves as righteous and justified, but whatever the case, the more power you acquire, the more corrupt you will be.

There's a lot more to the game than that- more than I can really explain. If you want to learn more, check out the website here. It's a very interesting game and world, and I highly recommend it!

Oh, ███████-kohai... You have no idea how long I've wanted you to say that...

Mmm...

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Your room? Of course...

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*Giggle* What's wrong? Is-

You flinch and groan as your pleasant dreams of █████-senpai are brought to a rude and abrupt end by the obnoxious sound of your alarm clock. Damn it...

Groaning again, you shut off the alarm and start your morning routine by hopping into the shower for a quick wash to wake you up. Freshly cleaned and mostly awake, you move in front of the mirror to get yourself presentable. As you fix your hair, brush your teeth, and all that other mundane shit, the first thing you see in the mirror is your most fitting feature by far: The deadest eyes anyone has ever seen, empty, deep, and devoid of any emotion or meaning at all. They really are fitting; that's how you feel almost all the time.

Aside from the eyes, though, how could you be described?

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So I finally got one of those mouses that you drag along a surface instead of manipulate a ball to move the cursor, so that I can draw on my computer without it looking like utter rubbish. But when I plugged the mouse in, it didn't work. I looked in the device manager and it seemed to show up, but nothing happened when I tried to use it. I was pretty frustrated, but then my friend offered to bring over her cintiq thingy, which of course I agreed to. But of course that didn't work either, and now I am very unhappy, as I don't have a scanner and cannot simply scan my hand-drawn images. Does anyone have any advice for this?

Y-you know. I'm just going to leave. You've all managed to thoroughly horrify me...

:c

Anyone else can pick this up if they want, but I don't want to do this anymore...

D:

*shudders*

Gladly.

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Today's the first day of the school year, and your first grade class of 10 is sitting somewhat timidly in front of you.

You should probably introduce yourself and start them with an icebreaker. You have a book of them on your desk, if you need help coming up with one.

So far, every single pair of headphones I've owned has gotten fucked up in some way. Every single one.

My most recent pair now only plays in one ear and nothing I can do can fix it. Right now, all I want is a pair of headphones that's actually reliable and won't break down within a year after getting them. I am fed up with this bullshit. Can anyone recommend a pair that's not too expensive? (Maybe I'm really just asking for too much..)

But what I want to know is, how should I get started? I've already bookmarked a starter guide to buy when I've got spare cash but I don't really know anyone who plays D&D/has the means to do so, as I don't have many friends. Could anyone explain to me how this usually works?