tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2589165667013235064.post5138062871162992802..comments2023-11-30T14:57:50.466-05:00Comments on Thoul's Paradise: Paul Jaquays and the Darksideperdustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05842738630442736894noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2589165667013235064.post-68108389602178251452018-08-02T04:46:26.345-04:002018-08-02T04:46:26.345-04:00>>Egyptoid
"Occupation Minsitry Suppor...>>Egyptoid<br /><br />"Occupation Minsitry Support". Well I guess we all know where you're coming from.<br /><br />Sorry to bust your bigoted Christian ethos.Red_Cardinalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12119321537913665046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2589165667013235064.post-71212904713105637622018-03-15T12:55:21.254-04:002018-03-15T12:55:21.254-04:00Jaquays original books had the correct attitude. S...Jaquays original books had the correct attitude. Sorry to bust your snowflakes.Egyptoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09597551318426532162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2589165667013235064.post-35062378331196646462017-09-15T01:59:34.619-04:002017-09-15T01:59:34.619-04:00Do what you have to do. You came out and were true...Do what you have to do. You came out and were true to yourself. Thank you for all your creativity and inspiration Ms. Jaquays.Mondohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07262588050351964367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2589165667013235064.post-28576708533106190042015-07-21T16:54:20.113-04:002015-07-21T16:54:20.113-04:00Fuck you.Fuck you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2589165667013235064.post-15774267054639646602015-04-16T18:11:57.353-04:002015-04-16T18:11:57.353-04:00Calling the insane, sane and the Perverted, Just i...Calling the insane, sane and the Perverted, Just is, as we say in the gaming industry "Chaos". Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2589165667013235064.post-60494660171026343952015-04-16T18:08:49.092-04:002015-04-16T18:08:49.092-04:00I tried to tell him that but his programmer, er, p...I tried to tell him that but his programmer, er, psyciatrist, told him to expect such "attacks". It kept Paul under the control of the psyciatrist and got him a regular paycheck. Paul didn't know he was being USED. <br />Unless his DNA changes to XX I will referr to this mentally disturbed, but epic genius as HE, unless he preferrs IT. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2589165667013235064.post-69452181549105001482011-12-29T18:41:34.453-05:002011-12-29T18:41:34.453-05:00Probably when he wrote those words, he believed th...Probably when he wrote those words, he believed that transgenderism (or whatever the proper term is) was immoral --- maybe later he began to feel differently.<br />In any case, I wouldn't beat him up over it. It wasn't an unusual view then (or now).Stefan Poaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192911890556534923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2589165667013235064.post-42237057818580527972011-12-29T17:53:34.400-05:002011-12-29T17:53:34.400-05:00You may be right that the identity issues were the...You may be right that the identity issues were the ultimate, secret reason for it. But the upfront, stated reason, in the introduction to Heroes Now!, was his political/religious conservatism. This has been reprinted in several spots on the net, if you want to read his/her own words. Again, this did not detract for me, as it had no significant impact on the game, and it was not shoved down your throat, and the book was cool. <br /><br />Your last paragraph is right on, Limpey. Even those who wave their banners of open-mindedness and liberality are remarkably dogmatic. <br /><br />TimothyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2589165667013235064.post-2603239462783187162011-12-29T11:44:37.703-05:002011-12-29T11:44:37.703-05:00It seems like there is a lot of morality implied i...It seems like there is a lot of morality implied in much of popular fantasy --- it's pretty clear to me that authors like Lovecraft had a lot of what I would consider 'unenlightened' positions on certain social issues. Doesn't stop me from reading the stories, though. <br />Just speculation on my part, but maybe when Jaquays wrote those tables he stuck 'trans sexual' in the "bad" column because he had identity concerns.<br />I don't know when he wrote those books, but, honestly, thinking transexualism is "bad" wouldn't be a socially 'radical' or unusual position to take, even today. Based on my non-scientific sampling of "people I know and blogs I read," people who play RPGs are not the most open minded demographic.Stefan Poaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192911890556534923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2589165667013235064.post-71486167922284395682011-12-25T20:31:18.299-05:002011-12-25T20:31:18.299-05:00Fascinating. Thanks for this post.Fascinating. Thanks for this post.Necropraxishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12716340801054739658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2589165667013235064.post-32180017922730262642011-12-23T14:35:30.770-05:002011-12-23T14:35:30.770-05:00A player in one of my old groups had one of those ...A player in one of my old groups had one of those books - can't remember which - and it was a fascinating book, but we never used it because who wants to play a character whose entire personality was randomly determined? For one-shots, that is fine, but for an ongoing campaign that would quickly become tiresome. Maybe I am mis-remembering how you applied it, and of course you could just choose things from the tables instead, but we thought the whole concept was a personality railroad. But a cool read, though!<br /><br />Jaquays was my favorite of adveture designers, between Caverns of Thracia and Dark Tower, so she has a lot of goodwill from me, regardless of previous stances. There was a bit of mechanical application of "his" politics in those tables, like the sexual deviancy tables, but other than that one instance I do not remember Jaquays ramming personal beliefs down anybody's throats. So again, glad she found out what she was.<br /><br />The only thing that bugs he is that the "I was wrong" moment was not arrived at by careful consideration of those beliefs, but rather forced upon her when she realized what she was. Not that that makes her late-found enlightenment hollow, but forced realizations do not have the strength of considered realizations.<br /><br />But, big deal, I never found anything she wrote to be all-condemning, and her adventures were the best I played. So, Excelsior, Jennell!<br /><br />And Merry Christmas, Perdustin!<br /><br />TimothyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2589165667013235064.post-88490489200530349992011-12-23T10:46:08.065-05:002011-12-23T10:46:08.065-05:00It depends on how you define “chicken.”
Jaquays b...It depends on how you define “chicken.”<br /><br />Jaquays believes that she has a medical disorder and that gender transition is an appropriate treatment. Despite what Jaquays believed at one time, her current ‘behavior’ is hurting neither herself nor others. She conforms to the definition of ‘female’ according to the law (and much of our society). You certainly aren’t required to agree with this definition. There are several aspects of the law (and much of our society) that I find ridiculous. Regardless, these aspects are not deterred by what I choose to believe.perdustinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05842738630442736894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2589165667013235064.post-6395315351690420162011-12-23T00:10:01.767-05:002011-12-23T00:10:01.767-05:00This is ridiculous. Sticking feathers up your ass...This is ridiculous. Sticking feathers up your ass doesn't make you a chicken.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2589165667013235064.post-42716502698330836172011-12-22T22:26:07.364-05:002011-12-22T22:26:07.364-05:00Glad to hear Jaquays' had a change of heart. A...Glad to hear Jaquays' had a change of heart. Although I admired the products, I was extremely put off by the religious conservative attitude.Baron Greystonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16636292202674906870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2589165667013235064.post-83234077162838145142011-12-22T20:04:58.512-05:002011-12-22T20:04:58.512-05:00Reaction formation at work, apparently.Reaction formation at work, apparently.Treyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.com