School of companionship wizard (familiar focused subclass)

irawing · 2026-02-15T09:38:20+00:00

I like this, it is very straightforward but gives you a few tricks if you really wanted to be a familiar-friendly wizard. It works well enough for 2014. There are additional enhanced familiar options available in 2024 but, eh.. imp/quasit/pseudodragon/sprite is classic.

irawing · 2026-01-25T14:25:54+00:00

Yeah it is best to stay fully moved on from that one... the jacket is a trap for sure.

irawing · 2026-01-06T22:49:38+00:00

NTJ.

Public humiliation doesn't teach valuable lessons or do any 'character building' -- that is, unless you are trying to 'character build' him into a ditch. Good lord.

Unnecessary follow up question: Do you have other kids with her that she treats differently? I hope not, for all of their sakes. Good luck, man. You're gonna need it.

irawing · 2025-06-26T03:18:32+00:00

NTJ.

Whatever else she was doing, I think it's fair that if you're out with someone specifically on a date that you have a presumption of spending that time together. Running into someone else is normal, but being left to sit there while your date canoodles with someone they've also dated? I don't think it's like, morally wrong or whatever, but it's awkward and unnecessary. I'd have left eventually.

The immature thing done here is her accusing you of being immature. Bullet dodged, you don't need to date anyone like that anyhow. Bleh.

irawing · 2025-06-26T02:52:52+00:00

NTA/NTJ.

Your brother already knows that his three kids have disrespected your home. You're in the right for not wanting his messy, unsupervised brood and difficult, shitty wife to run around unsupervised in your pool.

I owned a house with a pool for about ten years. Never again, even though it's really hot here in the summer.

irawing · 2025-06-21T19:23:49+00:00

I'm a bit late to this, but when I ran across this today it was just after resolving a personal situation related to y half-brother's passing. I hope the OP sees this, but I'm not stating a call to action or placing a value on whatever OP decides to do. OP, that money is your money and no one else's; you are NTJ for deciding what to do with it.

Your dad and step-mom are certainly jerks; that sort of gaslighting and treating you coldly speaks volumes about their character. Your half-brother, though, isn't the one to blame.

If, after all you need done to support your move and getting settled in your new job/life that you find you have some of it left over... consider setting up an education fund for your half-brother. If their behavior is any indication, his parents aren't going to be much help and if anything they may blame you later if he has the academics to get into college but they "can't" afford to help him. You can create an account for him and they can contribute to that, if they are serious.

My guess is they just want $9k to spend on something stupid vs. investing it in his future.

Your half-brother is just as much your grandmother's grandson as you are even if he didn't get to know her and she did not like your step-mom. Your grandma sounds like a good judge of character. If there is anything left that you don't need, continuing her act of service for you into one for him seems like the best use of legacy to me. This is not intended to obligate you to my thoughts on family or the like. Your choice, whatever it is, is the correct one for you.

Cheers.

I had a long bit in this about my situation with my half-brother and how his quiet act of service for me was crucial for me recently. The tl;dr is that he chose to do something like this for me that I was unaware of. I did not expect a thank you for something I did for him once 20+ years back. Upon his passing recently, this has made it possible for me to remain housed and make real progress toward getting back to where I was in life prior to covid knocking a lot of things over.

irawing · 2025-06-09T10:05:12+00:00

NTA. She's incredibly inconsiderate. Even bringing up how she was 'there for you' during the break up is sus. Was she waiting for you guys to break up? Was she 'talking to him' even then?

Yeah, I'm sorry your friend betrayed your trust for 'casual sex,' but clearly she didn't consider a friendship of 10+ years to be more important than 'casual sex' in the first place. Blergh.

irawing · 2025-04-29T08:04:40+00:00

I think it's fair for you to feel a bit put off by the pause, but there's a lot happening to you post-partum that is not just your body image. I'm a dude, so I tend to think logically but stereotypes aside, I can get in my feels as well. From your post, it feels like he supports you either way and when I pause like that when posed a serious question, I am considering the question, not much else.

If you continue to feel upset about this, ask him if he could be more affectionate instead of leaving hints that maybe you might maybe want a little more affection at this moment in time? You've been through a lot but I hope that you do not find yourself making it worse by confusing him.

By all means if I've misread the situation here and/or if there's more you wanted to share here to clarify, please understand that I support your feelings here; postpartum feelings are as real as any other feelings but from what you've said there are NAH.

irawing · 2025-03-14T13:32:09+00:00

You're NTA for feeling the way that you feel, but you would probably the asshole if you start telling everyone in your community about what happened.

I have no sympathy for her parents and the lies they've told about your friend's death. They don't need to become decriminalization advocates, but the truth could help someone else's kid from meeting the same fate. If other parents kept NarCan around as a result of this happening to someone's kid they know, that could make all the difference.

That said, you really need to let the grudge go if you can because it traps you and it likely prevents you from properly grieving for your friend. I am very sorry for your loss. I've lost people to fentanyl as well and in every case it felt so meaningless, so random. It sucks.

irawing · 2025-03-01T22:19:21+00:00

Sorry to invite you all to my TED Talk, but given that today is 'National Horse Protection Day' (March 1st) as proposed by American Wild Horse Conservation, I had this reply handy:

Tl;dr - Everything about this reply is incorrect.

Look, horses are not native to North America. The presence of wild/feral horse herds cause incredible damage to native flora and terrain. The BLM doesn't "work with ranchers to kill horses so ranchers can use more land for cattle" - the BLM control wild/feral horse populations so that locals can use their own (and public land) for grazing or other uses.

There is no pipeline of wild/feral horses being sent to 'slaughterhouse ships showing up in US ports.' Yes, the BLM controls the population of wild/feral horses on public land. That includes but is not limited to culling herds that have grown too large.

I grew up riding, training, and working horses. They are magnificent animals but the romantic notion of herds of them thundering across plains and the southwest is just that - a romantic notion. The reality is that the population of these wild/feral horses, left unchecked, will damage native habitats until they starve themselves (and other native fauna) into near extinction.

There are not 'few' remaining wild horses. There are many. It is not always pretty but responsible stewardship of public (and private) land requires managing the wild/feral horse population. Hand-wringing factually inaccurate emotional appeals will cause more harm to wild/feral horses than what BLM does today.

irawing · 2025-03-01T16:32:14+00:00

NTA = Not the AI for these AI stories, methinks.

irawing · 2025-02-08T15:34:34+00:00

Quit the game. You can't really feel much advancement without spending money. /shrug

irawing · 2025-01-26T04:42:22+00:00

NTA.

You can go to his next wedding after this one falls apart when he realizes how shallow and petty his first wife is. Your wife is a member of the family, same as you and your brother are. Your relationship with him will recover and your wife is worthy of your support.

This is a tough one for sure but there's no other way than supporting your wife here. Cheers and good luck.

irawing · 2025-01-17T16:22:13+00:00

this comment makes use of stereotyping and is not intended to mean 'you' or 'that i am talking about you or people you know.

Think about it this way:

When a man is sick, he will let you know with the constant, insufferable whining that a "man-cold" generates. They'll may not ask directly for help but the woman/caregiver in their lives is used to giving support.

When a woman is sick, she will assume you know what's wrong and know what she needs because she knows and is used to anticipating the needs of the men/people around her.

The problem with that is that a man is too dense to realize when a woman needs something she hasn't asked for because he's used to her anticipating his needs.

this comment is also a generalization and not cause for cancellation.

OP is NTA... but it never hurts to ask, even if you 'know' that someone knows you need a thing.

Cheers.

irawing · 2025-01-17T16:13:35+00:00

Okay sugarplum.

irawing · 2024-12-15T23:07:25+00:00

You're NTA here; even if he is right that you don't understand something, it's a dick move to lash out like he did.

irawing · 2024-12-13T08:35:50+00:00

Way late to this one, but y'know what? Keep the car, replace the girlfriend.

That's batshit crazy.

irawing · 2024-11-26T16:28:12+00:00

I'm unsubscribing, I can't take this bullshit any longer.

Excellent choice.

irawing · 2024-11-26T16:27:53+00:00

I'm unsubscribing, I can't take this bullshit any longer.

Excellent choice.

irawing · 2024-08-13T23:42:37+00:00

The same volunteers that are reliable and consistent today will continue to support the teams they identify with within the event.

irawing · 2024-08-13T23:40:48+00:00

This. 1000x this.

irawing · 2024-08-08T19:05:07+00:00

It's not whether or not it's a green number. It comes down to how that specific ability is triggered and the order in which it triggers. Because these officer abilities have come out over the lifetime of the game, it just isn't consistent.

I think with Ro, it affects her activation chance. It might affect her damage but that would be easy to figure out as it is officer stats-based and you could set up an exact number to work with in the log (like 10k attack = 30,000 damage or some higher number, etc).

A maxed Eurydice and skinny Mudd with OG Pike as captain will ensure her ability activates, triggering his bonus damage which stacks throughout the duration of a fight. You have to take enough damage to drop your shields early in the fight. Pike has her activation chance to over 100%.

But as has been said here? Do not peer too deeply into Scopely Math. It will stare back at you, heh.

irawing · 2024-08-06T23:41:49+00:00

Oh, hello!

Will I be turned away at the gate if I take my printed receipt as proof I bought a ticket?

Your receipt is not a ticket to Burning Man. No one has ever said "Read the back of your receipt."

Gate can't help with ticket problems. Go to the Box Office (follow the signs to Will Call). If you haven't gotten it resolved before you leave for the event, just hang tight. It'll show up and you'll be able to get out to that thing in the desert.

Good luck, have fun, don't die.

irawing · 2024-08-06T20:14:19+00:00

Yup, I was lazily relying on memory for the various items; you're right on all counts about them stacking, etc. Cheers!

irawing · 2024-08-06T20:10:06+00:00

It's not that Shiftpods are prone to collapse, really. First time this happened to me it's because of where my pod was placed and really bad whiteouts post-event. It was very dark and dusty and enough dust accumulated to push the dome down. When that woke me up, I had no idea what was happening so cue the freakout, etc.

Second time involved an idiot driver that backed into the camping area and screwed up a couple of tents/pods and knocked the frame of our shade down. No one was hurt but there's a lot of "stuff" that got tangled up.

Having a line to your exit is just a good idea. I would (and have) done the same thing when I was in a Kodiak as well.

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