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| Topic | I just finished a year-long DnD campaign! |
| streamofthesky 05/29/17 3:09:50 AM #10 | Zeus posted... Given the amount of time and effort probably put into it, is there any reason why you didn't just write a book instead? I kinda don't get something this long-term. Because it's not the same thing? You're running the game and playing with other people...your friends. And while it's cooperative (at least, it's supposed to be...), people are unpredictable, so the players will always be thinking of something clever that you hadn't considered, or be pitifully clueless and miss an obvious solution and thus make things much harder on themselves than necessary. It's fun in its own way. Not sure how else to explain it. And that's just the story / role playing side. When it comes to combat...it varies by DM. But for me...I genuinely don't want the player characters to die, then they might switch for a new character and all the story built up around the prior character is gone. At the same time, nothing is worse than players knowing they're immortal and ceasing to care about "threats." So you have to kind of walk a tight rope...taking them just to the brink of defeat and putting the fear of death in their hearts, but they come out victorious in the end. (of course, there's some wiggle room, like if they realize early they're doomed and can escape, or if I subtly start using non-ideal tactics if it seems I made the fight too hard...otherwise it'd be impossible to pull off for hundreds of encounters) |
| Topic | I just finished a year-long DnD campaign! |
| streamofthesky 05/28/17 10:23:02 PM #7 | Evil games are cool, but I've had some bad experiences. Usually will only play in them if the DM takes steps to ensure there won't be backstabbing, petty theft from other PCs, etc... Cause it just gets really irksome really fast. Being "vitriolic best buds" where the evil PCs insult and mock each other and come juuuuuuust short of coming to blows is really fun, though. Lightning Bolt posted... supergamer19 posted...I hear DM's basically play way more than the players because they're constantly planning and thinking about things. It's like a daily thing, almost. Tell me about it! My game's 3 1/2 years old now, and they just hit level 17 (started at level 3). Got a Druid, Psion, Warmage, and Cleric in the party (and also two non-casters) and damn has combat slowed to a crawl the last few levels! Now combats often take 1 hour per combat round, it's unbearable, but I'm not sure what I can do to fix it this deep into the campaign. And yeah, it's a daily thing. Designing enemies for them to fight and battle maps is of course a lot of work. But if you have an idea for a plot and want to work it in gradually over time and drip-feed some foreshadowing, it's a lot of thought just to know what the players should hear and when and what's too much info / too soon, and not contradicting yourself (though in some cases, NPCs may be wrong or misled and thus give incorrect info they think is right and then you have to rationalize who should know what and...argh!). I enjoy it, but I'll be relieved when the campaign's over. If I ever run a campaign again...I'm banning most of the casters. I tried to use carrot and stick method w/o being heavy-handed (giving improvements to noncasters and nerfing a lot of spells and caster prestige classes) and they still went 2/3 caster on me. Never again. |
| Topic | One year since we lost our good friend Harambe |
| streamofthesky 05/28/17 3:21:47 PM #10 | I'd like to think we've at least learned from the incident and grown as a society. Much as the Titanic sinking lead to safety codes to ensure enough lifeboats for all passengers on a ship, Harambe's unjust murder has also inspired change. http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/parents-girl-snatched-sea-lion-blame-port-chief-n762936 Accusing them of "reckless behavior," Robert Kiesman of the Steveston Harbour Authority said the girl's parents put her in harm's way. *wipes a tear from eye* We've grown so much....that statement is just beautiful. If only the park officials that killed Harambe had the courage to place the blame on the parents, where it belonged. |
| Topic | Will Trump truly go down as one of the worst Presidents? |
| streamofthesky 05/27/17 8:29:03 PM #28 | It's pretty much impossible to be worse than Andrew Jackson. If Trump initiates a nuclear holocaust, I guess that would do it. But I doubt even he'd do that and am hopeful the military itself would refuse to carry it out if he tried. But 2nd worst is still wide open! If it turns out the allegations are true and he's basically a puppet of Putin, that alone would probably do it, even aside from any horrible policy decisions or actions he's taken. |
| Topic | Which of the top 4 pizza places (by volume sold) is actually the best? |
| streamofthesky 05/27/17 8:06:44 PM #16 | Krazy_Kirby posted... when was the last time you had little caesars? there hot n ready pizza isn't bad Tomato / Pineapple / Feta is the best pizza topping combo ever Followed by Philly Steak / Mushroom / bell peppers And I haven't had little caesars in at least a decade. Maybe it's better now. I don't know. |
| Topic | Which of the top 4 pizza places (by volume sold) is actually the best? |
| streamofthesky 05/27/17 7:57:55 PM #13 | Dominos is great now. Really delicious, and they have the best topping choices (even feta cheese!). Pizza Hut is ok, always has been. Nothing amazing or awful, just ok. Haven't tried Little Caesar's since the rebirth, but I remember the old LC being even worse than old Dominos, so I have little urge to try them again. Papa Johns is the absolute worst. Tastes fucking terrible and the most expensive because their customers are dumb enough to think price = quality. Also, while I hate their pizza on its own merits, the owner is also a shit human being, who complained that Obamacare would force him to raise the price of a large pizza by 14 whole cents, just so his employees could have healthcare (ignoring that none of the main pizza chains offered it, so they'd have to raise prices, too and it'd come out a wash). Even if you were against Obamacare, surely you agree that anyone whose chief complaint against it is a 14 cent pizza price hike is just a scumbag. |
| Topic | Buca di Beppo is the most disgusting chain restaurant I have ever tried. |
| streamofthesky 05/27/17 11:43:51 AM #17 | RCtheWSBC posted... Jen0125 posted...Also I like Carrabbas for chain Italian food Oh yeah, I forgot about Carrabbas. They're the best. Only ever seen one location, sadly. Guess I live in the wrong areas. |
| Topic | Buca di Beppo is the most disgusting chain restaurant I have ever tried. |
| streamofthesky 05/27/17 2:51:19 AM #6 | Ugh, I remember going to one once b/c my aunt insisted it was high class and great food. I agree w/ everything you said, overpriced, gaudy design, horrible food (that was my first "Margherita pizza" and it convinced me that such pizzas are disgusting and I avoided trying any others for years), even the bathrooms sucked. I don't care for Olive Garden either, though. My Italian chain guilty pleasure is Romano's Macaroni Grill, though it's uncommon to find one anymore. Although, full disclosure: I'm not that big on Italian in general, seems like nearly everyone else considers it their favorite cuisine. |
| Topic | the only events on fb that don't involve alcohol are either |
| streamofthesky 05/26/17 7:14:22 PM #8 | Not just FB. In real life socializing, too. Pretty much boils down to "for kids and their families" or "booze" for options. Really sucks for those of us who are teetotalers and have no children. |
| Topic | Gianforte won the Montana election after bodyslamming a reporter. |
| streamofthesky 05/26/17 4:06:22 PM #17 | argonautweakend posted... didnt see this topic but 2/3rd of votes were cast early before the assault. I heard from somebody(anecdotal) a lot of people went into polling places on election say asking to change their vote, but i dont know hoew accurate that is. Not sure the number, but I've seen plenty of stories that at least some requested it. And were denied. And that's fucking crazy. "So, umm...the polls are still open and it turns out the guy i voted for last week is actually a violent criminal, can I vote for someone else instead?" "No take-backsies!" |
| Topic | Gianforte won the Montana election after bodyslamming a reporter. |
| streamofthesky 05/26/17 3:49:30 PM #13 | I really hate how it's reported merely as "body slamming" when it's been verified by eye witnesses -- Fox News reporters of all people -- that after slamming the reporter (which I'm skeptical, but *could* have been in self defense of some sort), Gianforte then got on top of the reporter and repeatedly punched him, which is pretty blatant and severe assault and battery. What a joke that he's only charged w/ one misdemeanor and it's questionable if he'll even go to jail! A normal person pulled that shit in front of witnesses, he'd get at least 5 years, no question. I understand he won b/c a ton of early votes had already been cast, but it's disgusting that early voters who asked to change their vote were denied. That should not be. You should be able to submit a request to change a vote by the day of the election or earlier, specifically for cases like this. Still wouldn't have helped if he had beaten someone up next week instead, but it'd at least close the time gap between early voting and actual end of elections. EDIT: I forgot that he filed a false report of what happened. That should bring charges, too. But it won't. He's not even going to get jail time. |
| Topic | Should Trump be impeached? |
| streamofthesky 05/25/17 7:35:17 PM #59 | BlackScythe0 posted... streamofthesky posted...BlackScythe0 posted...gguirao posted...Yes, unfortunately, that will leave us with President Pence. Pence might be slightly less accomplished at the task, but he's quite competent himself, and has prior legislative experience. And his agenda would be far worse than even Ryan's. In any case, the Dems should want a long, thorough process that gathers as much evidence and documentation as possible both to quash as much bs about it being an unjust witch hunt as possible (some will never care about facts, but at least avoid angering those who somewhat do) and to stave off time till after 2018 so that by then enough dirt can be found on Pence's campaign involvement to take him out of office as well and to regain the House majority. Regaining Congress needs to be their top focus, the Trump sideshow should just be gently pushed along to make sure the investigation continues (since Trump and many congressional Repubs would love to have it fade away) |
| Topic | Should Trump be impeached? |
| streamofthesky 05/25/17 6:57:57 PM #54 | BlackScythe0 posted... gguirao posted...Yes, unfortunately, that will leave us with President Pence. Pence is worse than Ryan. Pence is all the Ryanomics you love + Christian jihadist added in. |
| Topic | Samurai Warriors spinoff is now available |
| streamofthesky 05/25/17 5:25:16 PM #9 | I love Samurai Warriors! The idea of playing it on PC, though.... I don't have SW 4 yet. If I got this on PS3 or PS4, would I need the base game to access all the characters? Apparently it hasn't yet come out in the US, though :( |
| Topic | A Link To The Past Will Win This Poll! |
| streamofthesky 05/25/17 5:18:33 PM #58 | drwize posted... Told you so. :D Woo! |
| Topic | 23 MILLION Americans would LOSE Health Insurance under passage of NEW BILL!!! |
| streamofthesky 05/24/17 11:23:24 PM #5 | Sahuagin posted... Full Throttle posted...Republicans - Demons True, never heard of demons that tried to take away someone's healthcare. |
| Topic | 23 MILLION Americans would LOSE Health Insurance under passage of NEW BILL!!! |
| streamofthesky 05/24/17 11:18:08 PM #3 | ...How did a plan even more punitive than the first one end up w/ 1 million less uninsured people? Are they counting Medicaid in there? Cause the first plan wasn't cutting that and the new one is... WTF? |
| Topic | Trump says People who DON'T WORK, then you DON'T EAT!! Do you agree with that??? |
| streamofthesky 05/24/17 10:00:09 PM #31 | Zeus posted... streamofthesky posted...Zeus posted...The top 5 states for SNAP are California, Florida, Texas, NY, and Illinois. 3 are blue, 1 is red, and 1 is purple. Again, saying CA has the most poor people doesn't say much, it has the largest population in the U.S., so of course it does. So raw numbers of people in each state is a worthless metric, reinforced by the fact that 4 of the 5 top states for # of poor people also happen to be the 4 most populous states. I guess IL needs to get its shit together, though. Consumption per person is also pretty meaningless. The higher the cost of living in an area, the more benefits a person will need just to get by, and blue states and urban (ie, blue) areas are the most expensive to live in. What matters is % of the population that use SNAP. |
| Topic | Trump says People who DON'T WORK, then you DON'T EAT!! Do you agree with that??? |
| streamofthesky 05/24/17 9:34:22 PM #24 | Lokarin posted... Trump is pro murdering civilians Something like 80% of evangelicals voted for him. If they believe at all in their big book of myths, they should be pretty upset right now. |
| Topic | Trump says People who DON'T WORK, then you DON'T EAT!! Do you agree with that??? |
| streamofthesky 05/24/17 9:31:23 PM #21 | The plan is so evil and backwards. Taking food and aid from the poor, services from the disabled, even more cuts to federal employees, and the safety net of healthcare from anyone w/ pre-existing conditions. All to pay for adding onto a defense budget already larger than the next dozen countries combined, a useless fucking wall that Mexico was supposed to pay for, "encouraging" private companies to buy up government-owned infrastructure for short term gains and long term loss, and of course tax cuts for the rich. They need that money, you damn working poor leaches! |
| Topic | Trump says People who DON'T WORK, then you DON'T EAT!! Do you agree with that??? |
| streamofthesky 05/24/17 9:15:00 PM #14 | Zeus posted... The top 5 states for SNAP are California, Florida, Texas, NY, and Illinois. 3 are blue, 1 is red, and 1 is purple. Top 5 in what way? Most people receiving? Most money spent on it (which is effectively the same as the previous metric)? CA, TX, FL, and NY are the most populated states in the U.S. If every state had 10% of their populations getting SNAP, they'd have the most simply by scale. Which states have the highest % of their populations getting SNAP benefits? That's the stat that actually matters for showing which ones "depend the most on it." |
| Topic | ENTITLED Trump Supporter causes Delay and yells RACIST Slurs at CHINESE People! |
| streamofthesky 05/24/17 6:05:46 PM #21 | He was in China, intentionally saying racist shit to Chinese passengers, and pretty blatantly hoping to get into a situation where he could sue United for a payout. When they finally were taking him off the plane several hours later (everyone else had to leave the plane before that) he made gestures towards the passengers and bragged that he had caused them to be delayed for five hours to them. I hope he gets the full Chinese prison treatment and is never released. Fucking piece of shit. |
| Topic | Should Trump be impeached? |
| streamofthesky 05/24/17 6:01:54 PM #23 | Not until and if Democrats retake the House in 2018 and Pence is also impeached. After that, yes. If either of those does not happen, NO. We'd end up w/ an even worse president, I'd rather tolerate a literal traitor to America that can't get anything done at that point. Bringing justice and doing the right thing are such lofty and noble aspirations, but if you have any sense of pragmatism, it's not worth destroying our country just to do the right thing. And that's what a President Pence or Ryan would mean. |
| Topic | Am I the only liberal here who is Pro guns, anti Islamism anti trans enforcement |
| streamofthesky 05/24/17 5:55:25 PM #19 | I consider myself moderate, but on here apparently I'm liberal. Agree w/ you on trans issues. Agree w/ you on Islam except, I do NOT "support Muslims" I'm agnostic, I'm at best indifferent to any religion if they don't try to mess w/ others' lives or force their beliefs on others. If they do, I'm quite un-supportive. Disagree w/ you on guns. I'm realistic enough to know the 2nd amendment will always exist so I'll tolerate hand guns, hunting rifles, and the like. But assault weapons, large magazines, guns for ex-convicts or the mentally ill, gun show loopholes, etc...? No, just no. And anyone caught violating state/local laws by bringing in guns to/through places that have decided to pass stricter laws (such as the "Iron Pipeline" smuggling) should face massive jail sentences and be tried for manslaughter if any gun that passed through their smuggling causes a death. |
| Topic | A Link To The Past Will Win This Poll! |
| streamofthesky 05/24/17 1:58:57 AM #8 | Zeus posted... I voted LttP because it's my favorite and because it's the best. |
| Topic | Islam is a religion of peace |
| streamofthesky 05/23/17 7:59:39 PM #70 | SunWuKung420 posted... streamofthesky posted...SunWuKung420 posted...This whole idea that we should incriminate a whole group of people based on the actions of a minority of those people is the same mentality that the same minority of people have when they attack large, innocent groups of people. 1. Uh...no...we just "act" like cheating doesn't warrant a death penalty 2. Seriously, wtf? Just going to randomly pick things to criticize about this country now to excuse Muslims' literal interpretation of their religion? |
| Topic | Islam is a religion of peace |
| streamofthesky 05/23/17 7:29:01 PM #68 | SunWuKung420 posted... This whole idea that we should incriminate a whole group of people based on the actions of a minority of those people is the same mentality that the same minority of people have when they attack large, innocent groups of people. The rest of the population coddles, shields, and/or enables them. Majorities of Muslims in supposedly "moderate Muslim countries" still support the most insane shit their holy book says, like stoning adulterers. |
| Topic | Islam is a religion of peace |
| streamofthesky 05/23/17 6:34:09 PM #65 | No, not all religions preach the need to convert others, that's patently false. I consider the religions that put an impetus to convert others to be the worst, it always leads to forcing people to convert or die at worst and being an annoying pushy jerk at best. Yes, that includes Christianity. Leave me alone, I don't need you to "save me" or force your book of myths down my throat by encoding its proclamations into laws. If your religion leaves me the fuck alone, I don't mind it. In any case, what this boils down to is that Christianity had an "Enlightenment" period where people gradually learned to not take that shit so seriously. Islam has not had such a movement, and it needs one badly. adjl posted... Solid Sonic posted...chaosbowser posted...All religions are violent. Not just Islam. While all lives of course matter, people saying Black Lives Matter are trying to create a discourse about a specific problem that's especially in need of addressing. While most (not all...) religions are violent, some are far more violent than others. Currently, Islam in particular is the source of the vast majority of religious-inspired acts of violence and terror and it's a serious problem that needs to be addressed, so making the empty platitude and false equivalence that since other religions are all violent, they're equally so is just a ploy to kill the discussion. There. |
| Topic | Tales of Symphonia vs. Tales of Vesperia: Sheena Fujibayashi vs. Judith |
| streamofthesky 05/22/17 7:06:45 PM #11 | Muffinz0rz posted... dragon504 posted...I'm amazed Regal was able to beat anyone. Regal is one of the best ToS characters, I really liked him. Lloyd and especially Colette were just awful, though. |
| Topic | $800 billion cut from Medicaid |
| streamofthesky 05/22/17 6:40:05 PM #18 | RCtheWSBC posted... Junpeiclover posted...It's not law yet Good thing Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell have a long, storied history of fighting to protect our social safety net, then. |
| Topic | Tales of Symphonia vs. Tales of Vesperia: Sheena Fujibayashi vs. Judith |
| streamofthesky 05/22/17 12:31:08 AM #4 | PK_Spam posted... Sheena's pretty much the last remaining contender for Symphonia. Vesperia still has Rita and Yuri. Kratos gets some love, but pretty much. Lloyd and Colette are annoying and stupid, Raine commits literal child abuse, and Genis is the dictionary definition of "meh." It's amazing when I think about how much more highly I'd place ToS as a game if its most prominent characters weren't so unbearable. |
| Topic | Tales of Symphonia vs. Tales of Vesperia: Sheena Fujibayashi vs. Judith |
| streamofthesky 05/22/17 12:20:20 AM #2 | Zelos and Regal are both out already? Fuck it, let Judith ride this out to the end. Symphonia cast just gradually goes down from here. |
| Topic | Would you work Hank Scorpio? |
| streamofthesky 05/21/17 10:28:17 PM #4 | Absolutely, without hesitation. Work for, to be clear. Not the literal wording of the topic, but the intended wording. >_> |
| Topic | Tales of Symphonia vs. Tales of Vesperia: Zelos Wilder vs. Judith |
| streamofthesky 05/21/17 11:53:03 AM #3 | PK_Spam posted... Zelos' charm and the fact that he's the best character in symphonia means he can beat out Judy's oppai with little effort. It'd also be pretty fitting for such a great pervert to be the one to *cough* topple her. |
| Topic | Black man found not guilty - goes to jail anyways |
| streamofthesky 05/20/17 10:01:27 PM #5 | aHappySacka posted... "A black man who was found not guilty of armed robbery will still serve up to seven years behind bars after a judge ruled he had breached the rules of his probation sentence for another crime." Did you actually read the article, or just look for a quick line to quote to misrepresent the contents of it? He was found guilty of violating his parole granted for an earlier crime because he had committed armed robbery in this case by the judge, except he was later found innocent by the jury and thus he DID NOT actually violate his parole by committing the crime, but the judge sent him to prison for it anyway. This is disgusting, the judge should lose his job and the governor should pardon this man. |
| Topic | Trump has accomplished virtually nothing so far. |
| streamofthesky 05/20/17 2:41:27 PM #40 | MightyMuna posted... I hope we never have a Democrat president ever again. Democrats are marxist. They will be the downfall of America. streamofthesky posted... Ron White was right. |
| Topic | Trump has accomplished virtually nothing so far. |
| streamofthesky 05/20/17 2:15:31 PM #37 | CountessRolab posted... streamofthesky posted...CountessRolab posted...Besides ya know, killing net neutrality. He also successfully stole a Supreme Court nomination. How could I have forgotten that accomplishment?! |
| Topic | Trump has accomplished virtually nothing so far. |
| streamofthesky 05/20/17 9:28:24 AM #23 | AllstarSniper32 posted... CountessRolab posted...shadowsword87 posted...He has pissed off a bunch of people, so there's that. His approval ratings among those who voted for him are still huge. Ron White was right. |
| Topic | Trump has accomplished virtually nothing so far. |
| streamofthesky 05/20/17 9:21:37 AM #21 | Mead posted... streamofthesky posted...Reopened the plans for the Keystone XL pipeline The one leak Trump will never get upset about. Well, that and the leaks that enable a good golden shower video. |
| Topic | Odds of Trump impeachment rise to 25%, market falls 200+ points |
| streamofthesky 05/20/17 9:00:44 AM #77 | Mead posted... Ok so you are saying we shouldn't get rid of trump if Pence is still VP. I thought you meant Pence gave him some kind of super immunity. I've had a long night here at work. That first sentence is what I'm saying. Which sort of is saying that Pence gives him super immunity. |
| Topic | Trump has accomplished virtually nothing so far. |
| streamofthesky 05/20/17 8:59:32 AM #19 | CountessRolab posted... Besides ya know, killing net neutrality. He also: - Severed any restrictions on religious organizations from outright being fronts for a political campaign - Killed internet privacy protections - Freed us from the tyranny of being unable to dump toxic waste in our waterways - Reopened the plans for the Keystone XL pipeline - Probably got an Israeli spy tortured and killed by getting him burned for the sake of funneling classified info to our greatest enemy - Is half-way towards getting a Wealthcare bill passed that will get tens of millions of people off of healthcare plans and giving giant tax breaks to the rich for the small cost of exploding our debt even more He's actually "accomplished" quite a bit. |
| Topic | Odds of Trump impeachment rise to 25%, market falls 200+ points |
| streamofthesky 05/20/17 8:50:33 AM #75 | Mead posted... streamofthesky posted...CountessRolab posted...Dear god, please let it be Jeff Sessions I'll break it down even more for you, so you can understand: And man, woman, or child who falls any bit short of "fanatical far-right christian extremist" should be terrified of the prospect of a Pence presidency. So much so, that for the country as a whole, we'd be better off with a Donald Trump as president who has all his current flaws and ALSO turned out to be a convicted murderer. I know he is not a murderer, I was simply trying to emphasize just how much of a calamity it would be if Pence ascended to the presidency. |
| Topic | Odds of Trump impeachment rise to 25%, market falls 200+ points |
| streamofthesky 05/20/17 8:36:41 AM #72 | CountessRolab posted... Dear god, please let it be Jeff Sessions I want him out of his position, too. But I really hope it's Pence, for Presidency succession reasons. If Pence doesn't go down, Trump cannot be impeached, even if he were found guilty of murder. |
| Topic | NK vs CN: Are You Afraid of the Dark? vs Megas XLR |
| streamofthesky 05/18/17 2:02:32 PM #33 | Muffinz0rz posted... Can't believe you savages killed off Drake and Josh Drake and Josh sucked. |
| Topic | Trump allegedly gave classified security details to Russian ambassador |
| streamofthesky 05/18/17 12:09:20 PM #174 | OhhhJa posted... I mean yeah pretty much. If you're really that shortsighted you kinda deserve to learn these lessons the hard way. Like children you throw tantrums and use childish memes to express your opinions. Not surprising from people that get their news from comedy central i suppose Most people would consider the person happy that (if the allegations are found to be true) Russia successfully meddled in our electoral process and had our president in their fold just because it meant getting to stick it to "the left" to be the short-sighted one. |
| Topic | This 27 y/o Blonde Girl's Husband LEFT her after her FACE was BURNED!!! |
| streamofthesky 05/18/17 10:35:42 AM #27 | Really weird feeling when I'm in a topic agreeing 100% w/ Zeus and Shenti... They (especially Zeus, good research) pretty much covered it already. |
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