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I'm so sparkly, you don't even know.
Bet you can't squirt Spellfire from your nipples, though! Whee!
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Grundy want pants too!
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LUMBERJANES WOOOOOOOOOOOOLooking for recommendations:
My daughter has decided that she is "into comics", even though (a) she's six and a half, and (b) the only comic books she's actually seen are a few old Wonder Woman comics of mine.
What are some good "starter" comics that are more or less age appropriate? She likes superheroes, magic and witches (both Hermione and Kiki), and I want to give her "real" comics, not crap like Wendy that well-meaning idiots foisted on me as a child.
Suggestions?
See, now I'm just picturing Freehold in his tightie whities (looking much like the Old Spice Man) running down the streets of New York, waving his arms insanely in the air and screaming this.
No, I don't know why, either.
i haven't worn underwear in years...
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Just what do you have to do to find an affordable hostel in any major American city? I mean, really. What the hell? And New York City straight up bans them.
waaaaaaaay too many instances of human trafficking, sex work, and drugs.
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I'm so sparkly, you don't even know.Bet you can't squirt Spellfire from your nipples, though! Whee!
...even this...marvelous display...does not dull my hatred for forgotten realms.
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You guys, if you bring up my topics, would you kindly stay on topic until I can see the discussion??? *grumbles*
The FR is still a magnificent setting. Sadly, the support for it ended after third edition. Perhaps we should be grateful for that, though. Who knows what inane shit they would have produced for it.
The FR is a complex deal. You really need to understand the publishing aspects of it: Eighties, with satanic panic, had TSR use a crippling policy of sanitizing things. You can find it online. In short, evil couldn't really do anything, much less be successful. This is what makes the zhentarim so laughable. But, in early Dragon articles and in what we've seen of Ed's home campaign, this is not the case. As I understand it, take the Gray box and put back in what the sanitization policy took away: Competent evil, sex, etc, and you'd have a pretty decent picture. Further, realize that the Chosen and other powerful NPCs are extremely dangerous to be around. They have enemies, they are manipulative and vengeful, and they are always unpredictable.
You have a pretty neat setting.
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You guys, if you bring up my topics, would you kindly stay on topic until I can see the discussion??? *grumbles*
The FR is still a magnificent setting. Sadly, the support for it ended after third edition. Perhaps we should be grateful for that, though. Who knows what inane s$## they would have produced for it.
The FR is a complex deal. You really need to understand the publishing aspects of it: Eighties, with satanic panic, had TSR use a crippling policy of sanitizing things. You can find it online. In short, evil couldn't really do anything, much less be successful. This is what makes the zhentarim so laughable. But, in early Dragon articles and in what we've seen of Ed's home campaign, this is not the case. As I understand it, take the Gray box and put back in what the sanitization policy took away: Competent evil, sex, etc, and you'd have a pretty decent picture. Further, realize that the Chosen and other powerful NPCs are extremely dangerous to be around. They have enemies, they are manipulative and vengeful, and they are always unpredictable.
You have a pretty neat setting.
a well written and patient statement. Allow me to craft a rebuttal.
*ahem*
NUH-UH!
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YUH-HUH.
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My days are always so full of tonal dissonance. Huck Finn, the Industrial Revolution, and economic cycles.
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Yay! The General's Christmas presents have shipped.
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Hey! What are you wearing beneath those Stormypants? Thunderwear?
If, you know, you were actually wearing the pants instead of just saying you have some.
Of course I have some. It's not my fault if they fly off the moment a certain silver-maned wizard with an Epic twinkle in his eye hoves into view.
One of the drawbacks/benefits of being a heroine in an Ed Greenwood novel, I'm afraid.
I love the idea of epic play, but oh man, the 3.0 ELH is best used as a lesson in MISTAKES WERE MADE. :/
One of the reasons I like 4e so much is that epic play was built right into the core game, and so long as you avoid early-4e elite & solo monsters it is actually playable.
Don't know how mythic rules work, but I hear that they kinda reset martials v. casters to 1st level balance?
1) Yes, but... eh. I love the concepts and elements used - it's the specific application of limits and poor implementation of progression that's the real problem (also the vague way that the authors half-followed the rules, half-didn't without adhering to their own suggestions). And while lots of thought was clearly given to high levels, not much of substance for mechanical differentiation and the full ramifications of what they'd already printed. And god rules were not made with them in mind at all. (As an aside, FR epic characters as presented in 3rd FRCS didn't use the actual epic rules, but a "half" set of "almost" epic rules; the ELH had their full epic stats, but I'm not sure how much that second set were ever used in lieu of their first set. Also, I love the epic NPCs so much. Look, I know I like things many people don't yes, including Harpers, let's move on.)
2) ... *takes breath, raises hand... lets out breath and hand down* ... *takes breath, raises hand... lets out breath and hand down* ... *takes breath, raises hand... lets out breath and hand down* ... nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnot. Er, not... exactly. I'd recommend reading them for yourself. There are awesome things, there, but they still cause problems in really weird ways that are difficult to explain. Basically balance (what balance there was) is moved to a completely different fulcrum. But martials focused on martial things get ever-better-at-total-eradication; this just also allows them to diversify. Some mythic powers are exceptionally and weirdly specific and feel like they...
I wish to clarify two things:
- 1) I love both of these systems a very great deal
- 2) they are not poorly made, but just poorly "balanced" (which, let's be honest, means little by those levels of power)
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So, my wife and I were discussing the Kate Steinle case; in particular, the incongruity that the defendant was found guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm, but not guilty of manslaughter.
NobodysHome: Yeah, I really don't understand it. I thought the whole point of manslaughter was, "I didn't mean to hurt anybody, but I did something negligent and somebody died, so now I'm guilty of manslaughter."
NobodysWife: I don't get it either. How can you be in possession of a firearm, and that firearm kills someone, and have it not be manslaughter?
Impus Major: I guess guns DO kill people after all!
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...I love the idea of epic play, but oh man, the 3.0 ELH is best used as a lesson in MISTAKES WERE MADE. :/
One of the reasons I like 4e so much is that epic play was built right into the core game, and so long as you avoid early-4e elite & solo monsters it is actually playable.
Don't know how mythic rules work, but I hear that they kinda reset martials v. casters to 1st level balance?
1) Yes, but... eh. I love the concepts and elements used - it's the specific application of limits and poor implementation of progression that's the real problem (also the vague way that the authors half-followed the rules, half-didn't without adhering to their own suggestions). And while lots of thought was clearly given to high levels, not much of substance for mechanical differentiation and the full ramifications of what they'd already printed. And god rules were not made with them in mind at all. (As an aside, FR epic characters as presented in 3rd FRCS didn't use the actual epic rules, but a "half" set of "almost" epic rules; the ELH had their full epic stats, but I'm not sure how much that second set were ever used in lieu of their first set. Also, I love the epic NPCs so much. Look, I know I like things many people don't yes, including Harpers, let's move on.)
2) ... *takes breath, raises hand... lets out breath and hand down* ... *takes breath, raises hand... lets out breath and hand down* ... *takes breath, raises hand... lets out breath and hand down* ... nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnot. Er, not... exactly. I'd recommend reading them for yourself. There are awesome things, there, but they still cause problems in really weird ways that are difficult to explain. Basically balance (what balance there was) is moved to a completely different fulcrum. But martials focused on martial things get ever-better-at-total-eradication; this just also allows them to diversify. Some mythic powers are exceptionally and weirdly
My 2cp:
There were some martial mythic powers that I totally would be okay just giving to non-mythic martial characters, and some that definitely needed to stay within the confines of Mythic.
Casters on the other hand had nearly no mythic powers that I'd be okay with giving to a non-mythic game, and very many that should remain behind that gate.
So... I spend far less than half the money (though still being excessive), give 2/15ths the feats, and terrible stats without considering the bonuses, and 50 hp less... and still accidentally make a "better" fighter than Valeros the iconic, as-statted in Serpent's Skull?
... hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhow.
I mean, a moderately-well-built warrior would, by definition, be better than my fighter. I mean, yeah, I exceeded the WBL of an NPC-classed character (by about ~5k), but I'm lacking four feats and a number of stat-boosts. So... that's weird.
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Welcome to how Paizo designed the iconics.
But, like, I literally did this on accident.
I spent 32k out of 140k.
I didn't use any good stat increases, and didn't even bother spending all my stat points.
I literally gave the fighter two skills: Perception (which I presuppose (nearly) every character ever has), and Stealth.
The two feats I gave were Improved Initiative and Toughness.
He wielded a +2 weapon (+1 elemental) that wasn't his primary weapon, and didn't even cost that much (so he'd probably have several).
And... succeeded where Valeros failed. In a really simple test.
I just... I don't know how that happened.
It's weird.
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Yep.
Sounds right to me.
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Leave it to Madison to switch from calling something the PTA of a school and instead calling it a "community circle".
[insert circle jerk jokes here]
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Probably an attempt to deflect the normal social stigma attached to PTAs. Not that it's likely to work, even if the new name catches on.
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Oh CenturyLink...how I love how you can completely screw up the internet on one week and just a couple weeks later completely wipe out people's ability to use toll-free phone numbers. Be still, my beating heart, for this raging engine of chaos.
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So, considering that the press is usually all over articles as trivial as, "Astronomer finds rock orbiting Mars in the shape of Orson Welles' head; claims it proves The War of the Worlds was true," how is it that when something far more fundamentally important such as this article is, why can't I find it in any major news streams?
As a physicist, if true, it's incredibly elegant:
(1) It makes a very simple assumption, very much akin to Einstein's assumptions about relativity a century ago
(2) Given that assumption, it eliminates the need for dark matter, an elegant solution to a decades-old problem
(3) The research has apparently been published in The Astrophysical Journal, a peer-reviewed scientific journal.
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So, considering that the press is usually all over articles as trivial as, "Astronomer finds rock orbiting Mars in the shape of Orson Welles' head; claims it proves The War of the Worlds was true," how is it that when something far more fundamentally important such as this article is, why can't I find it in any major news streams?
As a physicist, if true, it's incredibly elegant:
(1) It makes a very simple assumption, very much akin to Einstein's assumptions about relativity a century ago
(2) Given that assumption, it eliminates the need for dark matter, an elegant solution to a decades-old problem
(3) The research has apparently been published in The Astrophysical Journal, a peer-reviewed scientific journal.
I agree. That's definitely up there with Relativity and Gravity.
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So, considering that the press is usually all over articles as trivial as, "Astronomer finds rock orbiting Mars in the shape of Orson Welles' head; claims it proves The War of the Worlds was true," how is it that when something far more fundamentally important such as this article is, why can't I find it in any major news streams?
As a physicist, if true, it's incredibly elegant:
(1) It makes a very simple assumption, very much akin to Einstein's assumptions about relativity a century ago
(2) Given that assumption, it eliminates the need for dark matter, an elegant solution to a decades-old problem
(3) The research has apparently been published in The Astrophysical Journal, a peer-reviewed scientific journal.
probably because its a bit boring.
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I love our world’s history, take the time a Dutch fleet was captured by the French cavalry.
France knows the power of winter.
The Dutch learned a big lesson that day.
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Apparently France didn't know it very well because they did this like 20 years later.
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He's not late. They just didn't tell you that they rescheduled his drug test for the time you were expecting him to be there. (Based on a true story.)
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Doesn't matter to me. I'm paid by the hour anyway. I just wish they'd find someone reliable instead of sending me the Bottom-of-the-Barrel types.
I got my very first job at the high school tutoring center at the tender young age of 15. I learned that if you:
(1) Show up to work on time(2) Do your job
You will be better than 99% of all other workers out there.
Yeah, I know I've said it before, and I know CY violates this paradigm, but I'm still amazed at how hard people find such a simple concept...
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So, I think I mentioned I upgraded to Pandora's next tier of service. And it let me skip... 0 songs.
So I promptly not only canceled my service, but deleted my Pandora account. I do not appreciate being lied to.
They told me that a customer service rep would be contacting me as a follow-up.
Oh, do I look forward to THAT conversation. I hope I don't make the CSR cry. I'm a baaaaaaad man...
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To be fair, I'm purposely Office Spacing* my job. :-)
When I worked anywhere else if I was on time people considered me late (in fact a boss once called me when I hadn't shown up yet three minutes before we technically had to punch in.
*I arrive late, don't bullshit if and when I have to call in (for instance last time I worked the manager asked why I was so late and I told her honestly "I had to watch the Infinity War trailer for the sixth time because my wife just got home"), never do things I don't like, but enthusiastically do what I do like to do, and tell management truthfully what I think of things.
Ironically, since I've been Office spacing my job I've gotten better raises then when I wasn't.
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Doesn't matter to me. I'm paid by the hour anyway. I just wish they'd find someone reliable instead of sending me the Bottom-of-the-Barrel types.I got my very first job at the high school tutoring center at the tender young age of 15. I learned that if you:
(1) Show up to work on time
(2) Do your job
You will be better than 99% of all other workers out there.Yeah, I know I've said it before, and I know CY violates this paradigm, but I'm still amazed at how hard people find such a simple concept...
there is more than just 1 captain yesterday.
Far, far, far more.
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Speaking of "Stupid NobodysHome Tricks", I feel fortunate that I am able to make the choice between choosing U.S.-made goods and imported goods (when such a choice is available). I bought an $18 pry bar instead of an $8 one, and I've never regretted the decision; it tore down a whole building and is still going strong.
Unfortunately, other products really make me doubt my sanity. New Balance has a separate "Made in the USA" shoe section. Needless to say, they're about 40% more expensive. But I bought a pair. And they lasted less than half as long as the foreign-made ones. Really, U.S. shoemakers?
So yesterday I was getting myself a couple new pairs of Levis. This one was a painful, painful choice: $40 for foreign-made, $88 for U.S.-made. Seriously? A 120% premium to help support the local economy? That's just ouchy. Especially considering they're made in Texas. Do I really want to support Texans?
But I try to do my small part about the deficit, so I went ahead and ordered the $88 pants. Now I have to hope they last more than a year.
Heck, I have Chefwear pants that are more than a decade old!
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To be fair, I'm purposely Office Spacing my job. :-)
When I worked anywhere else if I was on time people considered me late (in fact a boss once called me when I hadn't shown up yet three minutes before we technically had to punch in.
my current boss is like that.
It has lead to issues over the years.
I make it a personal policy to work only the hours I am scheduled. I would rather be late than early. Because on time is going to be considered late anyway, and if you work early you are not covered by insurance if anything should go wrong and are attempting to steal money from the company by trying to get unapproved overtime.
This is why I am anti authoritarian.
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I assume they've been washed at some point over those 10+ years...
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Speaking of "Stupid NobodysHome Tricks", I feel fortunate that I am able to make the choice between choosing U.S.-made goods and imported goods (when such a choice is available). I bought an $18 pry bar instead of an $8 one, and I've never regretted the decision; it tore down a whole building and is still going strong.
Unfortunately, other products really make me doubt my sanity. New Balance has a separate "Made in the USA" shoe section. Needless to say, they're about 40% more expensive. But I bought a pair. And they lasted less than half as long as the foreign-made ones. Really, U.S. shoemakers?
So yesterday I was getting myself a couple new pairs of Levis. This one was a painful, painful choice: $40 for foreign-made, $88 for U.S.-made. Seriously? A 120% premium to help support the local economy? That's just ouchy. Especially considering they're made in Texas. Do I really want to support Texans?
But I try to do my small part about the deficit, so I went ahead and ordered the $88 pants. Now I have to hope they last more than a year.
Heck, I have Chefwear pants that are more than a decade old!
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Speaking of "Stupid NobodysHome Tricks", I feel fortunate that I am able to make the choice between choosing U.S.-made goods and imported goods (when such a choice is available). I bought an $18 pry bar instead of an $8 one, and I've never regretted the decision; it tore down a whole building and is still going strong.
Unfortunately, other products really make me doubt my sanity. New Balance has a separate "Made in the USA" shoe section. Needless to say, they're about 40% more expensive. But I bought a pair. And they lasted less than half as long as the foreign-made ones. Really, U.S. shoemakers?
So yesterday I was getting myself a couple new pairs of Levis. This one was a painful, painful choice: $40 for foreign-made, $88 for U.S.-made. Seriously? A 120% premium to help support the local economy? That's just ouchy. Especially considering they're made in Texas. Do I really want to support Texans?
But I try to do my small part about the deficit, so I went ahead and ordered the $88 pants. Now I have to hope they last more than a year.
Heck, I have Chefwear pants that are more than a decade old!
How is that political? I thought insulting Texas was a national pastime!
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It's not a national pastime. It's patriotic duty! (my mother-in-law might live in Texas)
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I do think all our resident Texans except Jess have left the thread.
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probably because its a bit boring.So, considering that the press is usually all over articles as trivial as, "Astronomer finds rock orbiting Mars in the shape of Orson Welles' head; claims it proves The War of the Worlds was true," how is it that when something far more fundamentally important such as this article is, why can't I find it in any major news streams?
As a physicist, if true, it's incredibly elegant:
(1) It makes a very simple assumption, very much akin to Einstein's assumptions about relativity a century ago
(2) Given that assumption, it eliminates the need for dark matter, an elegant solution to a decades-old problem
(3) The research has apparently been published in The Astrophysical Journal, a peer-reviewed scientific journal.
This. 99.999% of people don't know or care what dark matter and energy are, and have no inclination or desire to learn. Their problem being solved does not affect nor profit them in any direct immediate way. (Yes I know there will probably be benefits down the road directly resulting from this find and those it makes possible, if true. But that's down the road, not now.)
Meanwhile crazy stories like Wellsteroid Over Mars are at least entertaining or dramatic. Thus they attract attention, which means money.