I have finished Sniper Elite V2. It was good game, though it had more frustrating moments than it better sequel 4.
It was also rather short, with me wrapping it up in 7.3 hour, despite having to redo certain fragments a few times.
Coffee is overrated anyway.
I very much disagree.
I have finished Sniper Elite V2. It was good game, though it had more frustrating moments than it better sequel 4.
It was also rather short, with me wrapping it up in 7.3 hour, despite having to redo certain fragments a few times.
I'm at 250+ hours on my first Elden Ring playthrough.
I think the only game I've played as much is Fallout New Vegas.
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Todaye I did goe to ye Muckle Northern HEMA Tourney, in whyche I did doeth muche broadsword with an Schottishe Man, and with another Man of Schottyssche Birth, and with an Mickle Schottische Ladye who dydde teache us how to Excel at ye Swordplaye when being Smalle, and not once did I sayeth, what are all these Schottes doeng in ye Realme of ye King of Englonde, armed to ye teethe with broadswordes? There was allso qaurterstaffe with an German wythe big Bushy Ginger mutton-choppe sydeburnes.
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Fantasy Monster: Clockwork Volcano.
Initially, I envisioned it as smaller, home-made project... It grew from an apprentice-grade creation into an actual war machine.
Todaye I did goe to ye Muckle Northern HEMA Tourney, in whyche I did doeth muche broadsword with an Schottishe Man, and with another Man of Schottyssche Birth, and with an Mickle Schottische Ladye who dydde teache us how to Excel at ye Swordplaye when being Smalle, and not once did I sayeth, what are all these Schottes doeng in ye Realme of ye King of Englonde, armed to ye teethe with broadswordes? There was allso qaurterstaffe with an German wythe big Bushy Ginger mutton-choppe sydeburnes.All I got from that is that same woman named Mickie taught you how to use a spreadsheet program. I'm assuming that people were chanting "Hey Mickie, you're so fine! You're so fine you blow my mind, Hey Mickie!" the whole time.
Yes. You are the only person in the world to have interpreted that correctly.
Todaye I did goe to ye Muckle Northern HEMA Tourney, in whyche I did doeth muche broadsword with an Schottishe Man, and with another Man of Schottyssche Birth, and with an Mickle Schottische Ladye who dydde teache us how to Excel at ye Swordplaye when being Smalle, and not once did I sayeth, what are all these Schottes doeng in ye Realme of ye King of Englonde, armed to ye teethe with broadswordes? There was allso qaurterstaffe with an German wythe big Bushy Ginger mutton-choppe sydeburnes.All I got from that is that same woman named Mickie taught you how to use a spreadsheet program. I'm assuming that people were chanting "Hey Mickie, you're so fine! You're so fine you blow my mind, Hey Mickie!" the whole time.
gran gets cookies.
Also, now I want to see this dance (the Schottische) done as broadsword combat.
Isn't there supposed to be a box that asks me if I accept your cookies, and gives me the choice to opt of certain kinds?gran gets cookies.Todaye I did goe to ye Muckle Northern HEMA Tourney, in whyche I did doeth muche broadsword with an Schottishe Man, and with another Man of Schottyssche Birth, and with an Mickle Schottische Ladye who dydde teache us how to Excel at ye Swordplaye when being Smalle, and not once did I sayeth, what are all these Schottes doeng in ye Realme of ye King of Englonde, armed to ye teethe with broadswordes? There was allso qaurterstaffe with an German wythe big Bushy Ginger mutton-choppe sydeburnes.All I got from that is that same woman named Mickie taught you how to use a spreadsheet program. I'm assuming that people were chanting "Hey Mickie, you're so fine! You're so fine you blow my mind, Hey Mickie!" the whole time.
That's only obligatory in EU.
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It's sad when you have to deal with people who only hear what they want to hear.
When we started our Sunday campaign, I was crystal clear:
(1) No PvP. I'll walk away from the table before I ever play PvP again. If you prefer a PvP campaign, please let me know and I'll find something else to do until the next campaign.
(2) I want to play a "good guy". I take no joy from being a sadist, robbing townsfolk, or whatnot.
The GM said that that would be easy enough...
...except for the last 18 months, he's been pushing hard for player conflict. You may recall he tried to make me play a "Mirror, Mirror" version of myself to fight the party. Then he tried to make me play another player's NPC as a bad guy. Both times I out-and-out refused, and repeated, "I do not play PvP."
So we rescued a bunch of enslaved kids, and he had the warlock's patron kidnap 20 of them, never to be seen again, and tried to get us to kill the warlock over it.
We got really pissed and complained out of character that his GMing was making it almost impossible to play the game in character.
His response? "Interparty conflict makes the game more interesting."
Yesterday's session likely ended the campaign. We released an apocalyptic demon who, if free, might kill tens of thousands of innocents. So the GM very intentionally had her teleport to the two Neutral characters, say, "I don't want a fight if you don't," and they responded, "Yeah, go ahead. You're free."
And none of the rest of the party, standing right there in the same hallway heard a thing. The GM just said, "Oh, she rolled a really good Stealth so you didn't see her."
A really good stealth while conversing with two of our party members in plan sight.
Those of us trying to play Good-aligned characters are done. "Ha ha! You released a demon! Now 10,000 people are dead and it's all your fault!" isn't my idea of a "fun, fantasy game!"
And this GM is infamous for his campaigns imploding after 12-18 months, every single time, and he says he just doesn't understand it.
I do.
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Interparty conflict is NEVER as much fun as it sounds.
I personally will never understand the mindset.
Back from The One Ring's one-shot (one of the regular players noted he had a series of COVID cases in his retirement house - he's one of managers, not denizens - and his test results were worryingly inconclusive).
I picked Lobelia to play, there was also Esmeralda Took (Pipin's future mother), and Drogo Baggins (Frodo's future father). I was told I excel at playing grumpy old women... Lobelia was merely 42 at the time, she wasn't even married yet!
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Do the stinging comments about other party members count as PVP? Asking for a friend...
Todaye I did goe to ye Muckle Northern HEMA Tourney, in whyche I did doeth muche broadsword with an Schottishe Man, and with another Man of Schottyssche Birth, and with an Mickle Schottische Ladye who dydde teache us how to Excel at ye Swordplaye when being Smalle, and not once did I sayeth, what are all these Schottes doeng in ye Realme of ye King of Englonde, armed to ye teethe with broadswordes? There was allso qaurterstaffe with an German wythe big Bushy Ginger mutton-choppe sydeburnes.All I got from that is that same woman named Mickie taught you how to use a spreadsheet program. I'm assuming that people were chanting "Hey Mickie, you're so fine! You're so fine you blow my mind, Hey Mickie!" the whole time.
They were playing that in the pub, following it up with 'Baby Got Back'. This has some Sinister Meaning, I'm sure .
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Consumer Safety Fail:
We can't get isopropyl alcohol in high enough purity for Impus Minor to properly clean his 3D printer, so we're using Everclear instead.
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Consumer Safety Fail:
We can't get isopropyl alcohol in high enough purity for Impus Minor to properly clean his 3D printer, so we're using Everclear instead.
I don't think his music has high enough purity for that either, but keep at it.
just remember to "leave the fire behind / swim out past the breakers" when that backfires . . . .
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My brother and his wife have a new baby boy, so congratulations to them - they have also unwittingly named him after one of the auxiliary villains in Baldurs Gate II, but I'm not sure they'd appreciate me pointing that out.
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My brother and his wife have a new baby boy, so congratulations to them - they have also unwittingly named him after one of the auxiliary villains in Baldurs Gate II, but I'm not sure they'd appreciate me pointing that out.
As someone who almost named their child Dexter I can say with certainty that you should point this out, hopefully before the birth certificate is finalized.
Would they appreciate hearing about some of the proposed amendments to the US Constitution that have done struck down?
1876: Abolish the US Senate.
1878: Replace the President with a council of 3 executive officers.
1893: Rename the nation to the "United States of the Earth".
1893: Abolish the US Army and Navy.
1916: All acts of war should be put to a national vote. Anyone who votes "Yes" must volunteer to serve in the Army.
1933: Limit personal wealth to $1,000,000.
I like the second to last one.
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I like the second to last one.Would they appreciate hearing about some of the proposed amendments to the US Constitution that have done struck down?
1876: Abolish the US Senate.
1878: Replace the President with a council of 3 executive officers.
1893: Rename the nation to the "United States of the Earth".
1893: Abolish the US Army and Navy.
1916: All acts of war should be put to a national vote. Anyone who votes "Yes" must volunteer to serve in the Army.
1933: Limit personal wealth to $1,000,000.
I've always believed that the world would be a better place if we went back to the "good old" days where rulers who declared war were expected to lead their armies in the field, at the front of the column.
If you're not willing to risk your own life in a war, then how can you possibly justify risking anyone else's?
EDIT: Though you do wonder how apocryphal those tales are. Sure, in the tales Leonidas led the Spartans in the hopeless battle against the Persians, but to the victors go the authorship of the stories. Maybe he was hiding in the back in his tent the whole time...
Abolishing Senate was done by Communist when they came to power, its restoration was one of the steps of restoring democracy in '89.
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We could do with an alternative to the House of Lords, that's for certain.
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We could do with an alternative to the House of Lords, that's for certain.I have a proposal: You abolish the House of Lords, and we'll modify the US Senate so that, instead of making our laws, they make your laws. Deal?
[Biting satire]Ah yes, but they already do, more or less!!!!!![/Biting satire]
We're expecting a big snow storm tomorrow night.
Which doesn't leave me with a lot of time for drilling holes in boulders.
gAH. Can someone get me some groceries? I don't want to go to shop in cold wet rain...
Drow:
Live in the Underdark.
Exiled from the surface.
Known for large, dangerous spiders.Australians:
Live in the Down Unda.
Exiled by the English.
Known for large, dangerous spiders.Conclusion: Drow should have Australian accents.
Someone call Shadiversity.
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No one? Eh...
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Speaking of Constitutional amendments, Shiro just demonstrated a trait that would be wonderful to somehow enforce as a requirement for holding political office, if only it weren't so impossible to measure.
We went out to a very pleasant dinner at a high-end restaurant in San Francisco on Saturday. I covered drinks and parking, and Shiro covered the dinner...
...except the charge didn't seem to have gone through when we talked about it on Monday.
I have friends I can name who would think, "Awesome! Free dinner! I'll take it! Sucks to be the restaurant!"
Shiro of course got all the restaurant's contact information and made sure the charge went through. "I'd feel really guilty if they went to all that effort to give me such a great meal and then they didn't get paid for it."
And it's those invisible little things that are important measures of character...
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And speaking of stupid family tricks, GothBard had to be on a liquids-only diet a few weeks ago, so she got herself some lime Jell-O to deal with the hunger pangs.
Except after eating one serving, she decided she'd rather be hungry.
Along came Impus Minor, who said, "Ooh! What's this!"
We told him he could have it. He did. He had regrets.
Today I found the third serving.
After GothBard and Impus Minor's horrified reactions to lime Jell-O, curiosity got the better of me so I ate it instead of throwing it out.
Meh. It wasn't nearly as awful as I'd been hoping...
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And speaking of stupid family tricks, GothBard had to be on a liquids-only diet a few weeks ago, so she got herself some lime Jell-O to deal with the hunger pangs.
Except after eating one serving, she decided she'd rather be hungry.
Along came Impus Minor, who said, "Ooh! What's this!"
We told him he could have it. He did. He had regrets.
Today I found the third serving.
After GothBard and Impus Minor's horrified reactions to lime Jell-O, curiosity got the better of me so I ate it instead of throwing it out.
Meh. It wasn't nearly as awful as I'd been hoping...
Fun fact: I find Jell-O so inedible it makes me sick in my stomach watching other people eat it.
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We're expecting a big snow storm tomorrow night.
Which doesn't leave me with a lot of time for drilling holes in boulders.
We are currently in the midst of a terrifying winter blizzard of truly apocalyptic proportions, i.e. two flakes of snow have fallen from the sky and it is a bit cold, which is enough to paralyse us all with fear.
We're getting ready for another 10 days of rain, making this the wettest year I can recall since the early 1980s.
And the most terrifying aspect of it all is that even after all these years of drought, we never built the infrastructure to actually store all this excess water, so the moment the temperatures in the Sierras go up, we're going to watch it all flow out into the Pacific.
I wonder if that American Jelly-O is so terribad, or is that merely a family quirk?
Similar jellies available here tend to vary between fine, palatable, to okish, depending one exact brand and flavor.
I like jello...