When He Was A Little Boy, Sam Vimes Had Thought That The Very Rich Ate Off Gold Plates And Lived In Marble

I didn’t know she’s been deported...

Simone Veil aborde pour la toute première fois sa déportation lors de l'inauguration d'un hôpital.

Damn how could I not know that :/

"Wasn’t Kurt Cobain that guy who committed suicide?"

No. He was a lot more than that, you ignorant fuck.

Ben Affleck speaks about Islamophobia X

More work done for Paizos Pathfinder

Well then, here I am! Back again:) Bien bien , un petit article de chauffe pour parler un peu d'un jeu de rôle qui m'a fait beaucoup réfléchir. Et ouais, un jdr qui fait réfléchir, ça vous la coupe hein.

Ce JdR, c'est Eclipse Phase.

Dans un futur que l'on imagine pas si lointain, la Singularité s'est produite. La Singularité, c'est un point théorique dans le temps où l'on estime qu'une (ou plusieurs) avancée scientifique va impacter la vie des humains de façon significative. Tellement significative que cela aura des impacts proprement inattendus sur notre façon de vivre.

Nanotechnologie, numérisation de l'esprit humain, développement d'IA puissantes, colonisation du système solaire, émergence de nouvelles doctrines (économiques, sociales, etc...) et disparitions de certaines religions, voilà le programme d'un futur dépeint avec habileté par les créateurs de ce jeu. Ce sont des thèmes très classiques de la SF (la partie "Références et inspirations" est un vrai régal!) auxquels s'ajoutent des éléments scénaristiques intéressants que l'on attend pas vraiment quand on pense à un milieu qu'on imaginait cyberpunk (exploration spatiale par exemple).

Le tout est très agréable à découvrir et fait beaucoup réfléchir sur les limites de la technologie en tant que "grand sauveur de l'humanité". Quand des nano-usines permettent de fabriquer de la nourriture à volonté et que les êtres humains sont "immunisés à la mort" (transfert de l'esprit dans un nouveau corps si besoin, voir http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbone_modifi%C3%A9 ), alors tout s'arrange dans les relations humaines, non?

Certainement pas.

Intérêts corporatistes, oppositions idéologiques, choix de vie, volonté de créer de nouvelles structures sociales, désinformation, dictatures et complots prennent le relais des problèmes bassement physiques. Et c'est bien ce que j'adore dans ce jeu: à travers un univers très hautement technologique, on vient au final à réfléchir non pas sur les formidables possibilités technologiques débloquées, mais sur les problèmes sociétaux qui affectent toute l'Humanité (ou la Transhumanité, mais je m'égare).

Bon c'était un peu confus tout ça, il va falloir que je reformules certaines choses, mais j'espère avoir au moins transmis un peu de mon enthousiasme envers ce jeu qui m'a vraiment fait découvrir des problématiques tout à fait passionnantes.

Plus d'infos sur la Singularité (vraie théorie sérieuse, bien que critiquée et parfois polémique):

Wikipedia : http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singularit%C3%A9_technologique

Site de la Singularity University: http://singularityu.org/

Source

How am I not playing this?

"Roll a fabulosity check."

Cleric: *aggressively puts foot on table and shows off Yu-Gi-Oh socks*

DM: ROLL A FABULOSITY CHECK WITH A GODDAMN ADVANTAGE

A Friendly Reminder

-Deadpool is insecure -Deadpool has chronic pain -Deadpool is submissive in bed -Deadpool is pansexual -Deadpool lifts up his mask so Hawkeye can read his lips -Deadpool is a blonde -Deadpool’s initials are WWW -Deadpool had an abusive father -Deadpool’s mother died from cancer -Deadpool fell in love with a teenager -Deadpool left her because he didn’t want to hurt her -Deadpool had a daughter -Deadpool didn’t believe she was his because she was too beautiful -Deadpool had to be dragged away from his daughter’s dead body by Cap and Wolverine -Deadpool carries Hello Kitty band aids -Deadpool is good with kids -Deadpool can’t be killed by Ghost Rider because he doesn’t think he’s done anything wrong -Deadpool hates himself -Deadpool used to curl up in a ball and mumble about his skin hurting -Deadpool is married to the queen of the undead -Deadpool reads his own comics

Conclusion: Wade Winston Wilson is a beautiful man who must be protected.

Favourite video game? Not created yet.

First console you owned? Game Gear

A game that holds a special place in your heart? Silver (PC)

Favourite video game character? Squall FF8

Least favourite video game character? Can’t think of one at the moment. It wouldn’t necesarily be an antagonist though. As sometimes games gives you message by “vailidating” behaviour on the “good” side, that I hate.

Favourite genre? RPG!

Video game character you’ve had a crush on? Quistis Trepe

First video game you remember playing? Some footbal game on PC (windows 95)

Age you started gaming? I guess 8-10 years old. Started to play a lot more when I was 14 years old.

Hardest video game you’ve played? OSU (hardly a game at this point imo) and Dark Soul? Otherwise, League of legends and every competitive game.

Video game you’ve spent the most time on? League if Legends.

Most embarrassing gaming moment? Failing pretty hard on Guitar Hero in front of 10+ people.

Scariest video game you’ve played? Bioshock 1 (I don’t like scary video games)

Most memorable gaming moment? Finishing FFX. The first FF I actually finished. So heartbreaking.

Video game character you wish you could meet in real life? One of Mass effect cast. Which one, I don’t know.

PC, Xbox, Playstation, or Nintendo? Mainly PC and PS. Never had an Xbox.

Gaming company you’re most loyal to? Squaresoft I guess? But I’m not too loyal to companies anyway...

If you could only play one video game for the rest of your life, which would you choose?

Do you use strategy guides? No. I do use internet sometimes though.

How often do you use cheats? In game cheats (like codes): never. I do abuse bugs in AI though.

Competitive or single player? Bit of both.

Video game character you want to/have cosplayed? Jehuty (kinda hard to do, I reckon)

Ever go to a video game convention? No

Hardest boss fight you’ve been in? Edea, FF8. One day, I will win. One day.

Video game you wish you could burn from your memory? Nah, not really. Even bad experience have an interest.

Favorite gaming series? Final Fantasy! (and all its sub-categories)

Do you skip tutorials, or find them useful? Errrr, I kinda follow them, but if they are too long/not clear enough, I skip though it.

Best online gaming experience? My League of Legends team. Every member is now a friend or a close acquaintance.

Worst online gaming experience? Hmmm League of Legends? Also WoW, on private servers with some “friends”

Why do you game? I don’t suck too much at this “game” thing.

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