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So anyway we're playing an evil campaign and planar conditions are such that outsiders who get killed stay dead.
So anyway, we killed a Solar the other day, and one of our guys want's to cook up some of it's meat and eat it.

Which got me thinking.

What would happen to you if you ate concentrated law an good in the form of meat?
Or if you ate fiend flesh for that matter?

Are there any rules that could be used for this issue?

I know that eating flesh of intelligent creatures is an evil act.

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Sorry, I was unable to find any mention of this anywhere.
Is there any explanation why halflings and gnomes can move as fast as humans, or why are humans slower than elves? I've been trying to wrap my head around those numbers for several days now.

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Ariel has been cast

She is supposed to represent the red sea, i assume that all Triton's daughters will represent the ethnicity around their respective seas as well.

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Anyone watching this awesomeness?

I love it

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As you all know, Blizzard unveiled Diablo Immortal at the latest Blizzcon, while all the fans were expecting a Diablo IV reveal, which didn't happen.

They were pretty much booed off stage, and, which I kinda like, were not immmediately in a panicked damage control mode which would ruin their reputation further. They "leaked" some news to Kotaku that Diablo IV is being developed, codenamed project Fenris, and then went silent.

Now a new part of the puzzle reveals itself.

To quote
"The quality bar in the Chinese market, especially for framerate, is extremely low,” said another anonymous dev. “You can release something that’d be considered alpha footage here and it’d be a finished game there.”

Fun.

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Another adaptation, this time by HBO. Michael B Jordan, Michael Shannon and Sophia Boutella.

Very well done. Has that oldschool SF feel while still staying fresh.

I am also crying tears while laughing at people who actually say that this movie is an Equilibrium ripoff. Don't people read books? Oh right.

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These are some of the rules that I generally enforce in my games. Some may consider them strict, but I am lenient. Mostly they are guidelines.

If you have any similar rules, please feel free to add them.

1. THOU SHALT NOT ENGAGE YOUR FELLOW PCs IN MORTAL COMBAT, unless agreed upon by both players and if it will advance the story in some way
2. THOU SHALT ACCEPT PLOT HOOKS, I have no intention of writing up additional s++& just because you chose to ignore the main story. Although pointless fun is sometimes good and amusing.
3. THOU SHALT WORK AS A TEAM IN COMBAT, you can prank and piss each other off out of combat as much as you want to.
4. THOU SHALT COOPERATE WITH THINE GM, and not stray away from the story just because you're bored or have a short attention span
5. THOU SHALT CONTRIBUTE TO A GAME IN A MEANINGFUL MANNER BE IT STRENGTH OF ARMS, POWER OF MAGIC, INFLUENCE OR GLIBNESS OF TONGUE, useless character shall not be tolerated
7. THOU WILST ARRIVE TO THE SESSION ON TIME

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So they revealed the actors.

I know I'm a little late to the party.
Already annoyed at race lifting Butler.
I assume they are using Judy Dench because fairies are gonna sound like children. Hopefully Root is still a male, if not, it kinda kills Holly's all "First girl in recon ever" shtick.

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So. I can say one good thing about this movie. It's going to be the final nail in the coffin of the Transformers movie franchise. Cause it is utter, horrible and incredible piece of crap.

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Squirrel girl is cast apparently

I have no idea who the actress is but she's really cute. Also quite attractive.

How good are her acting chops?

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Just seen it. Decent, visceral, has some accurate science. Predictable ending.

Trailer

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This just made me so happy

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Describe a movie in such a way that it is really difficult to guess what would it be, but that it actually makes sense. And leave the answer in the spoiler tag.

Here is mine.

Two orphan boys get into a fight, brought abut by the third orphan boy, they resolve their differences, and punish the third orphan boy.

Spoiler:
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

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I find this inhumanly idiotic

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Is anyone watching this? I couldn't find a thread. I love the show. Binge watched two first seasons in like 3 days and now slogging through season 3

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Tjis just in

I'm psyched, who else is psyched?

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Aaaand we just got treated to the first 8 minutes of the fan film called "The Lord Inquisitor"

The film is set in Warhammer 40.000 universe, and by what I've seen it has amazing visuals, great music, solid voice acting and the only thing that bothers me is the terrible facial animations and very stiff mocap.

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A fun mindless action flick. Definitely not wasted time. I enjoyed it.

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To open a thread just for this one.

Comic Con trailer of sorts

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So let's kick the thread off with this awesome poster

I'm loving it. They added color!

Nobody tell Snyder.

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Sooo, got a free ticket to watch the film in a cinema. Good thing too, probably wouldn't have paid money to watch it otherwise.

Now I'm a fan of the Warcraft franchise, I played all of the strategy games, and WoW for years.

Anyway. I will first mention the good things about the movie.
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KH--zeFyGI]The music.[url] Oh the music. It was magnificent. It was beautiful and perfectly fit with the setting. I enjoyed the soundtrack greatly.

The CGI was magnificent as well. Orcs looked freaking real. Azeroth looked freaking real. Stormwind...it was breathtaking. Ironforge too, for the brief moment it appeared. Magic was awesomely done, the way magic should be done in every movie from now on. Visible, physically there and powerful.

Khadgar was good. The guy who acted him clearly decided to earn his wage. Durotan was good as well.

The stuff that sucked.

The story. I don't mean that the story sucked. It was the story of Warcraft: Orcs and Humans, adapted to more resemble Warlords of Draenor. I mean that the script was very poorly written. Very.

The acting. Acting was terrible. I mean terrible. Gul'Dan, Durotan and his wife and Orgrim Doomhammer were also ok. The dude playing Lothar...sorry Ragnar in alliance clothes, just gave me a good reason never to start watching Vikings. Dominic Copper was terrible as king, and Ruth Negga was clearly phoning her performance in.
[spiler] Ben Foster as Medivh was OK, but maybe I am used to a more nuanced performance of him.

Anyway, I would give the movie a 4/10, maybe 5/10 because the action scenes were really well done. But the poor acting and the overly simplified story detracted from my fun. And I walked into the movie theater with absolutely no expectations.

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Here is the teaser trailer

Aside from not showing us anything except the top of Emma Watson's face and some pretty parts of the castle. Dunno. I mean Emma's got the chops, that's for sure.

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DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures have announced that the production has began for the live-action Ghost in the Shell film, starring Scarlett Johansson (Lucy, Avengers: Age of Ultron) and directed by Rupert Sanders (Snow White and the Huntsman). The film is shooting in Wellington, New Zealand. The film will be produced by Steven Paul (Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance), Avi Arad (The Amazing Spider-Man 1 & 2, Iron Man), Ari Arad (Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance). Michael Costigan (Prometheus), Tetsu Fujimura (Tekken), Mitsuhisa Ishikawa, whose animation studio Production I.G produced the Japanese Ghost in the Shell fmovie and television series, and Jeffrey Silver (300, Edge of Tomorrow) will executive produce.

Oh yeah because those names JUST FILL ME WITH CONFIDENCE...aside from Avi Arad, and Mitsuhisa of course.

Anyway first still from the shoot.

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Teaser poster

Of course they would.

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alpha: you are confident and your own man. you do your own thing and have complete confidence in everything you do. you have your self doubts, but you don't let it cloud your judgment and logic. you are well liked by almost everyone, and you just have an easy charm and swagger about your presence. women are drawn to your charisma and presence. you enjoy being social and having lots of people around. you are a natural leader

beta: you are kind of shy and introverted and not very confident in yourself. you are constantly plagued by insecurities and self-doubts and you can never commit to anything in the fear that you will fail in it. you are somewhat liked by people but they tend to look at you rather condescendingly and woman tend to friendzone you. you are nervous around other people and social situations because you're always afraid that people are judging you. you are a born follower

omega: you are the polar opposite of the alpha male, but in a good way. like the alpha male you are confident, intelligent and have a sense of charisma about you, but unlike the alpha male, you are completely your own person. you do not need anyone, and you can even be emotionally distant due to your complete self-possession. you trust few people and foster even fewer intimate relationships. omegas do not care for leadership by others as they are perfectly capable of leading themselves

gamma male: you are sort of the "invisible" guy. there is nothing really spectacular about you. you are not a beta, but neither are you an alpha. your personality and presence usually blends in with the rest of the room and you're just sort of...there. people like you just fine and you usually don't have too much trouble with girls, but all the same, there is nothing particularly memorable or remarkable about you. you are not a born leader nor a inherent follower, although you can take on those tasks depending on the situation

sigma male: you are a manipulative mastermind. you are a spider waiting to lay your trap. you possess a cunning, intuitive mind and can sway people to your will. you don't have the casual swagger of the alpha or the omega but you do have a clever presence about you and people tend to be both wary and respect you for that. you can often be even more powerful than the alpha or the omega male in social situations due to your ability to persuade and manipulate them. you are neither a follower or a leader but rather a wild card

I'm a full on Omega. To eternal annoyance of my alpha best friend.

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A fan film with quite a decent budget, good acting and nice effects. I liked it quite a lot. It lasts for about 25 minutes.

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Mine is Moorhuhna (don't ask) a Harpy ranger. The party tore down her nest and the sorcerer incinerated it, killing three of her children that were inside. He regretted it, because he didn't think there was anything in the nest. But what he, and the entire party regretted more was their mom. Who, after she found out, payed a lot of money to find who killed her young, and decided to kill them.

Their first combat was terrible for the party. She was heavily prepared for the combat, and took the sorcerer down in a single full attack. The rest of the party scampered about and fired what ranged weapons they had at her, hurting her enough to get physical. So she switched to her greatsword and did several flyby attacks gravely wounding the fighter and dropping the rogue to near death in negatives. Fighter then readied a counter attack and critically hit her, reducing her to single digit hit points. She then dropped the flashbang and escaped.

After that, she began hounding the party all the time, so much so that the sorcerer got a vest with a DR against arrows and everyone had a ranged weapon with them at all times.

In the end the sorcerer killed her with a well timed critical with the scorching ray.

I still use her stats from time to time.

Init +3 Senses Darkvision 60ft; Perception +14 (+16 vs. Humans)
DEFENSE
AC 20, Touch 14, Flat-footed 16 (+3 Dex, +1 Dodge, +1 Natural, +5 Armor)
hp 69 (9d10+20)
Fort +9 Ref +11 Will +7
OFFENSE
Speed 20ft, Fly 80ft. (average)
Melee Mwk Greatsword + 13/+8 (2d6+4|19-20 x2)
Vs. Humans +15/+10 (2d6+6)
Ranged Mwk Composite Longbow (+3) +13/+8 (1d8+3|x3)
Vs Humans +15/+10 (1d8+5)
Special attacks captivating song
STATISTICS
Abilities Str 16 Dex 17 Con 14 Int 10 Wis 14 Cha 15
Base atk +9 CMB +12 CMD +22
Feats Dodge, Flyby Attack, Great Fortitude, Point Blank Shot, Rapid Shot, Skill Focus (Bluff)
Skills Bluff +10, Fly +13, Intimidate +9, Perception +14, Perform(song) +7, Survival +14
Languages Common
ECOLOGY
Environment Forest, Mountain
Organization Solitary
Treasure Mwk Greatsword, Mwk Composite Longbow (+3), +1 Chain Shirt, Potion of Resist fire, Potion of Cat’s Grace, Potion of Divine Favor, Potion of Entropic Shield, Potion of Shield of Faith, Potion of Cure Light Wounds, and Oil of Magic Weapon
Flashbang (20 feet of smoke in 1 rd, blinding flash fort DC 12 or blind for 1d4 rds)
TACTICS
Moorhuhna fights dirty. Once spotting her prey, she will gulp down all of the potions that give her an edge in combat, but she will wait to apply an oil. She will then peg her target from as far away as possible and still staying in range. She will wait a single round to get a full attack. If she takes 20+ damage from ranged attacks, she will switch to her greatsword, apply the oil and charge doing flyby attacks. If her target is the wizard who killed her children, she will fight until death. If not, she will drop a flashbang and escape in the ensuing chaos.

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My character was an elven rogue. We were at the base of an 80foot tall cliff and my character had just climbed on top of it in order to destroy a magical weapon that was going to flood the entire region. That was the moment that the BBEG chose to appear with his retinue and engage the rest of the party in conversation, oblivious that my character was on top of the cliff, dismantling the weapon. And that was the moment the party decided to engage him in combat. And they did. And he was prooving too much for the party.
So what do I do? I have my character jump off the cliff straight on top of the BBEG and to hit him with my sword, sneak attack damage and falling damage. Falling damage took me into the negatives immediately, but the combined damage from my sneak attack and fall triggered a massive damage fortitude save which the BBEG failed. His cronies ran away, demoralozed.
So stupid decision, yes, saved the party.

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Anyone played it? I wanted to till I saw it's based on FATE.

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I'm enjoying it far more than the 2077. It's more polished and more fun. The only thing I miss is the underwater stuff. That was fun.

Man balancing three colonies is hard work. So is not going into negative budget.

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Welp, the movie proved profitable and popular enough that they are making another one

They did pick one of the better novels to adapt though.

Thoughts?

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Anyone watching this?

It's really good and can be finished in an afternoon or two.

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This trailer ain't half bad

I'm gonna watch this in the cinema for sure. Looks like a fun summer movie. Plus Beebop and Rocksteady are there.

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I know this is really far off and just speculation, but I think it's a cool idea.

I'd hate for Hal Jordan to be shelved because some idiots forced Ryan Reynolds to make a crappy movie with a horrible script.

It would be cool if they could get him back and get Idris Elba for Stewart.

I'm not a fan of Guy Gardner for some reason.

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I liked it. Took me a few days to finish the campaign. Good storytelling, fun battles, interesting missions and an awesome few final cinematics. A great finish to the awesome story.

Since I don't care for multiplayer at all I can't say if it's more balanced than the previous one's or not.

Spoiler:

"Without the Khala what will we be?"
Artanis looks at her with glowing blue eyes
"Free"

Gave me chills

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Revel in the glory

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YES YES YES YES YES YES

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This could be interesting

I'd love to see it get a full season.

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I like it. I also love that Casts of Arrow and The Flash are giving voices to their characters.

The only thing I don't like is that it's too short.

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Ok. It's much much better then I thought. Thank you all for telling me to watch it.

Cmdr. Sinclair is a badass. So is Garibaldi :D

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This thread is about methods for regular Joes to deal with rogue spellcasters inside an urbana area. So what would your typical city watch use, given the appropriate budget?

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Absalom:
Step right up and get your very own Deity License!
Alkenstar:
Shhh, don't tell the DM, but we snuck a bunch of guns into his campaign setting....
Andoran:
Freedom doesn't knock, 'cause freedom RINGS.
Belkzen:
We needed a place to put all the Orc tribes the PCs fight.
Brevoy:
In Soviet Rostland, dragons fight you!
Cheliax:
We own 50% of the continent and 30% of our own souls.
Druma:
We already bought the world, here's the receipt.
Galt:
Who's running the country today?
Geb:
Where "you might be a zombie" is a compliment.
Hermea:
I got two tickets to paradise if you just sign away your free will.
Irrisen:
A snowy land ruled by witches that is totally NOT Narnia.
Isger:
We're Cheliax's b&$*+es and we love it.
Jalmeray:
We needed a place where monk characters could come from.
Katapesh:
The city-state of Ebay.
Kyonin:
Not to be confused with Rivendell....
Lastwall:
We're like Mendev, but we fight undead.
Lands of the Linnorm Kings:
THIS IS NOT SKYRIM
Realm of the Mammoth Lords:
THIS IS STILL NOT SKYRIM
Mediogalti Island:
In order to keep our assassin's guild a secret we let the whole world know we live on this island.
Mendev:
We're like Lastwall, but we fight demons.
Molthune:
MOAR LAND
Mwangi Expanse:
Just head upriver and keep right. If you get devoured by sentient, psychotic gorillas you went too far.
Nex:
Our wizards could beat up your wizards.
Nidal:
The kingdom of Creepypasta.
Nirmathas:
A nation of Robin Hoods (tights optional).
Numeria:
According to Ancient Astronaut Theorists....
Osirion:
What's this "Egypt" you speak of?
Qadira:
We are a peaceful people who just want to burn the infidel s&@#stain of Taldor off the map.
Rahadoum:
God-Free Zone.
Razmiran:
Razmir rolled a natural 20 on his Bluff check and now we have to believe he's a god.
The River Kingdoms:
Law? Government? Stability? You're cute.
Sargava:
Homeland of Murphy's Law.
The Shackles:
Argh.
The Sodden Lands:
Where dry towels are worth more than gold.
Taldor:
Are we still politically relevant?
Thuvia:
Our entire economy is based around a single man with a single potion. What could possibly go wrong?
Ustalav:
Everything here is either haunted or cursed, and if it's not already, it will be.
Varisia:
Literally everything that could cause the apocalypse is buried here.
The Worldwound:
WE JUST WANT TO WATCH THE WORLD BURN LOL

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I know it's an old movie. But I've seen it today for the first time. And I was just blown away. It's a masterpiece.

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This just surfaced

We can expect the trailer to come out tomorrow.

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How do you approach it?

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And they could have gotten Idris Elba.

I don't think that Tyrese can pull off John Stewart. Doesn't have the acting chops.

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