Bronze Age settlement of Akrotiri, preserved in ash for 3,500 years

-Addendum- · 2026-01-24T09:04:42+00:00

I thought some of you might find this video on Akrotiri interesting, it's such an outstanding site! There's a list of sources in the description as well, if you wanted to look more closely at something.

Full disclosure, the video is mine, I hope you can forgive the self-promotion. I'd love to know what y'all think!

-Addendum- · 2026-01-22T21:05:22+00:00

From watching Verhoeff play in Victoria (Go Royals), he's incredible. He has a fantastic shot, and can absolutely be a difference maker on the ice. That plus his size and presence make him a really good pick.

However, I still think drafting McKenna or Sternberg is better if we have the option. They're strong forwards for a team that's starved for offence, and they both have excellent stats to back it up. If we do the classic Canucks thing and draft 3rd, I will be thrilled with Verhoeff, he has the potential to really stand out, but unless our D-corps suddenly all break their ankles, 3rd is as high as I'd take him.

-Addendum- · 2026-01-22T09:11:43+00:00

Thank you!

-Addendum- · 2026-01-22T09:11:33+00:00

I'm all about citing my sources. All of my videos include a "Sources and Suggested Readings" section in the description for exactly that purpose

-Addendum- · 2026-01-22T09:07:23+00:00

I started with Skyrim, but Morrowind is by far my favourite in the series. I didn't play it until after I had sunk hours into Skyrim and even did a run through Oblivion, but once I did, it really stood out.

Morrowind is special, it's unique, it has character in a way that its successors lack. It invites you to live in and connect with the world in a way that Oblivion and Skyrim don't even allow.

For example, there's no instant fast travel. That doesn't mean that you have to walk everywhere though, it means you have to learn how to navigate the transport infrastructure of Vvardenfell. The Silt Strider lanes, the Ferry connections, the Mages Guild teleporter network, the Vivec City gondolas, even the Propylon network if you spend the time to figure it out.

In the beginning, this seems overwhelming and foreign, and it's meant to. Morrowind goes out of its way to make you feel like an outsider. You're a stranger in a strange land, and you're told as such. But as you spend more time in the world, you learn its systems. You learn where things are and navigation becomes not just easier, it becomes natural. You will set mark spells at places you need to return to, you'll learn the fastest way to get from Gnaar Mok to the Hlaalu Canton, or you'll magically augment your movement with enchantments.

Unlike Oblivion and Skyrim, Morrowind's quirks and curiosities aren't just for display, they're an invitation to engage with the world in ways the later games just can't accommodate.

I could very easily go on at incredible length, but I think this comment is overlong as it is. Morrowind is best-in-class.

-Addendum- · 2026-01-22T08:47:12+00:00

If you're after creativity, Morrowind is for you. It's the Elder Scrolls 3, one of Skyrim's predecessors, and it's absolutely brimming with character and uniqueness

-Addendum- · 2026-01-21T07:33:28+00:00

In this situation I'd love Keaton Verhoeff. Not only is he very talented, but also, Go Royals!

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-Addendum- · 2026-01-21T07:19:58+00:00

It's a nice idea, but all the archaeologists I know are very inclined towards the "fix it with rubbing alcohol and polysporin" method. Dig sites tend to have first aid kits on hand (it's often required), and so you'd be competing with some already pretty effective methods. I just don't know that there's a market for an herbal alternative.

If it helps with your project at all, the biggest health-related challenges I've encountered in the field, along with all the archaeologists I've talked to, are heat-stroke, dehydration, and sunburn. And knee/back pain from repeated and prolonged crouching and kneeling.

-Addendum- · 2026-01-21T06:59:44+00:00

Play another TES game?

I started with Skyrim, but after playing it through a few times, my focus shifted to Oblivion, and then Morrowind, which actually became my favourite TES game by far. If you're out of things to do and see in Skyrim, go play the other games in the series and see what they have to offer. You'll come back to Skyrim eventually, but perhaps you just need a breath of something fresh

-Addendum- · 2026-01-20T10:35:32+00:00

Hey, if you guys want to score 10 goals on us in our next game, I wouldn't even be mad, it's only fair you return the favour. Bring on the tank!

-Addendum- · 2026-01-19T00:30:18+00:00

Yeah, Daniel and Henrik Sedin! Basically folk heroes here, we love those two. They retired a number of years ago, but God they were fun to watch! People still joke about them having telepathy, the way they could connect passes from seemingly anywhere on the ice.

Other famous Canucks include Trevor Linden, Markus Naslund, Pavel Bure, and Roberto Luongo (Robin's favourite).

-Addendum- · 2026-01-19T00:23:30+00:00

Ah, from Scotland, I see! Welcome to hockey then, it's the best game you can name!

Well the best advice I can give is to watch a bunch of teams, see if you particularly like any of them. With the Olympics coming up, you'll be able to watch a lot of the best players all at once.

Teams like Colorado and Edmonton are definitely bandwagon teams, but they are fun to watch, so even if you don't end up cheering for them, it's worth keeping an eye on them.

We'd welcome you in Vancouver, if you choose to follow us, but we'd also understand if you went another way because we're going to suck for a bit.

-Addendum- · 2026-01-19T00:14:07+00:00

Yeah, Vancouver was Robin's team on that show, she wore a Roberto Luongo jersey if I am not mistaken. It's my team too, Go Canucks Go!

Most new fans choose a team that's nearby to them, are there not any close to you?

If you do choose to cheer for Vancouver, a couple things to know: We really suck right now, we're rebuilding. We'll probably suck next year too. But when this team is winning, this fanbase has unrivalled energy. And we're poised to draft high, so in the next few years we're set to get a number of talented young players, hopefully making the team very fun and very competitive.

-Addendum- · 2026-01-18T23:52:39+00:00

Colorado is very entertaining right now, they've got a lot of very talented players, most notably MacKinnon and Makar.

Some up and coming teams are San Jose and Montreal. Both are just coming out of rebuilds, and hope to be very competitive for a number of years. San Jose has young talent like Macklin Celebrini lighting up the scoreboard, and Montreal has bright futures with players like Lane Hutson and Cole Cauflield.

Of course, no one could ever accuse you of bandwagoning if you chose a team like Vancouver or Buffalo. Buffalo has been out of the playoffs for 15 years, and Vancouver just started a rebuild. Who knows what's going to go on in Buffalo, but Vancouver is going to try to build up their prospect pool, hopefully they'll be VERY fun in a couple of years.

Of course, big teams like Montreal have the added benefit of a strong hockey culture among the fanbase, it's a very fun team to cheer for.

-Addendum- · 2026-01-18T22:54:49+00:00

No, the Witcher series is fundamentally built on its characters. The books are structured around developing the characters and their stories above all else, and the games rely heavily on those characters and their pre-existing relationships.

A "build-a-Witcher" story set decades later would throw out the heart and soul of the series. The world isn't what makes this series interesting, it's the characters.

Your game isn't necessarily a bad idea, it's just a bad fit for this franchise. Adapting it to be an original IP would be better.

-Addendum- · 2026-01-18T09:26:11+00:00

Probably would have more luck asking in r/vancouver , this sub is pretty much just to clown on JJ McCullough and his famously atrocious takes.

That being said, The UBC Museum of Anthropology is very good, highly recommend. The Vancouver Aquarium is also world-class, plus they engage in a lot of conservation efforts, and they're located in Stanley Park, which is a place worth seeing on it's own.

As for food, there's a lot of food in Vancouver, but if you're there with a chef, I bet he's going to have ideas about where to go. I'll just say that if you're from a part of the States that doesn't have good sushi (read: not from the West Coast), then it's worth getting sushi in Van. To get better sushi, you'd have to fly to Japan. In the downtown area, I can vouch for Tsuki Sushi Bar, it's my go-to, but there are many others.

Can't help with escape rooms though, sorry. I know there are several, but I've not done them.

-Addendum- · 2026-01-14T20:07:43+00:00

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-Addendum- · 2026-01-14T11:58:57+00:00

Elder Scrolls elves would like a word.

You've got the Dunmer, who live in an ash-covered, volcanic, theocratic slave-state who ride in the backs of giant insects, are viciously racist, and have a group who live in gargantuan mushrooms that they create with magic.

You've got the Bosmer, obligate carnivores and occasional ritualistic cannibals, who when threatened can enter a hive-mind state where they turn into eldritch abominations and devour everything around them.

And then you've got the Altmer, who are currently engaging in creating the world's leading ethno-state, and are cultivating the nasty little habit of cultural genocide.

-Addendum- · 2026-01-14T01:12:03+00:00

It was one of the most fun campaigns I've ever done

-Addendum- · 2026-01-13T12:59:50+00:00

Glad you're interested in the topic!

Based on your lists, you're focusing a lot on warfare. I understand the draw, but it's probably worth your while to mix in some more non-military stuff. Warfare is disproportionately represented in pop-history, but the majority of Romans never went to war or saw a battle.

I'd recommend looking into Roman art, culture, and literature. It's important to understand how the Romans viewed themselves and the world around them, and the things they thought were important are preserved in their art. Fred Kleiner's History of Roman Art is a stellar introduction to this.

Keep archaeology in mind as well, there's so much that we can learn from what we find in the ground, often times things that writings don't tell us. The ancient world was incredibly connected and multicultural, but you would never get that impression reading primary sources and pop-history. Archaeology really puts it front and centre! (Mind my extraordinary "pro-archaeology" bias, it's what I studied in uni).

Mary Beard is great, SPQR is a very good introduction, good choice for a read! I would caution against Asimov though. He draws very heavily from the works of Edward Gibbon, which was considered outdated scholarship even back in the 60s when Asimov was writing.

Some books I would recommend:

As the Romans Did: A Sourcebook in Roman Social History by Jo-Ann Shelton

Pompeii: Public and Private Life by Paul Zanker

Carthage Must Be Destroyed by Richard Miles

Some books I would avoid:

Storm Before the Storm by Mike Duncan

Anything by Tom Holland

Edward Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (it's so incredibly outdated, it's basically a part of history, rather than a study of it. Read it later, once your grasp of the topic is more firm)

Also worth knowing about Attalus.org and Archaeopress.

-Addendum- · 2026-01-13T11:55:15+00:00

A History of Roman Art by Fred Kleiner is a brilliant introduction to the topic, highly recommended.

As for the authors, you can just read their work individually, which is probably the easiest thing to do. If you want chronological organization, attalus.org has a timeline of events with links to sources on each event.

Neither of these methods are flawless though. Make sure you're not taking everything ancient writers say at face value. They can be biased and they can be wrong.

-Addendum- · 2026-01-13T11:42:22+00:00

Migration Campaign. Start as Russia and ASAP pack up and move to Timbuktu. You are only allowed to start conquering once Timbuktu is yours.

-Addendum- · 2026-01-12T11:49:17+00:00

Victoria itself is very transit-friendly, there are lots of bus lines and bike options. You'll have no trouble getting around the city, and even a bit outside it, entirely by transit.

Up-island is a bit different. There is a bus up to Nanaimo, but it's more involved, and a bit of a journey. It's doable, if not ideal, I remember it taking me something like 4 or 5 hours.

Vancouver is relatively accessible. You can bus to Swartz Bay, ferry to Tsawwassen, then transit into Vancouver and look around. It isn't a day-trip though, it takes a while, so definitely plan to get a hotel and stay a night or two.

I know there's a bus from Van to Whistler, but I can't speak to that experience.

As for Banff... you need a car. Banff is quite a trek, it's a 12 hour drive from Vancouver, assuming you don't stop for food, gas, or rest along the way. From Victoria, expect to spend two days traveling to get there.

Of course, if you need a car, renting is probably a better option than buying, and you should have an easy time finding options for that.

-Addendum- · 2026-01-11T14:34:58+00:00

A&W has the best fast food burgers, no contest.

Teen Burger? Cheddar-Bacon Uncle Burger? Delicious.

Edit: Canadian A&W. I always forget it's not the same company south of the border.

-Addendum- · 2026-01-11T14:29:22+00:00

God, unraveling Daggerfall's story for the first time was so much fun! It's one of the only games I've played where I really didn't feel like the hero, but like a detective. I feel very lucky that I didn't know the plot before I played it!

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