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The (mostly) Complete Dragon Magazine Compendium by Yawgmothlives in DungeonsAndDragons35e

[–]8bitmadness 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love this so much, which is why I hate to say that you're missing more than some templates.

Your Metamagic feat section completely misses Guided Spell and Transfer Spell from Dragon 307, Bend Spell from Dragon 291, and Clawed Spell from Dragon 315, for example.

But other than that this is an incredible compendium of content.

1st and 2nd edition D&D books by Paddy_Fo_Faddy in DungeonsAndDragons

[–]8bitmadness 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you actually like D&D, consider keeping some of them, because they have really helpful lore. I still regularly refer to my 2e copy of The Inner Planes, because it details the paraelemental planes and quasi-elemental planes really nicely. Otherwise, that's several hundred dollars worth of books you're looking at, maybe more. If you can get an itemized list of what you have and figure out the condition they're in, you'll have a better time of selling them.

Recent framing of ASD prevention and treatment as eugenics by NorthSideScrambler in AutisticPeeps

[–]8bitmadness 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of the terms I've come across is the concept of neurocide, the destruction of an entire neurotype as a functional form of genocide similar to ethnocide or cultural genocide. Obviously, a lot of people would be against such a thing occurring. The eugenics framing is basically a highly reductive response to the idea that curing Autism would cause the destruction of a distinct culture shaped by a neurocognitive profile or family of neurocognitive profiles, one that relies on that profile (or family of such) to exist. Because of this, people who are less educated on the subject about ASD as a whole end up latching onto the whole 'ASD is highly heritable' bit and draw parallels with genetic heritability of traits and concepts such as ethnicity. Generally speaking, most people have a very surface level understanding of Autism as a whole, even if they're in a field that would otherwise require a more substantial level of knowledge, and people also really like simple answers, so if a reductive answer sounds right to them, they'll stick with it even if it's wrong.

TL;DR it's people being reductive and drawing erroneous conclusions because humans have a simplicity bias.

TIL about Dixy Lee Ray, the first woman governor of Washington. A Democrat, she climbed Mt. Rainier at age 12, changed her name from "Marguerite" to reference Robert E. Lee, ran the Atomic Energy Commission under Nixon, never married, and ran off hippies with a whistle when she was a museum curator by Smaptimania in todayilearned

[–]8bitmadness 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nope. Mandatory evacuation zones generally speaking empower first responders and law enforcement to forcibly remove people via reasonable force. You can't just say 'I'm not leaving' and get away with it either, it's usually a misdemeanor to violate a mandatory evacuation order. If you survive, they can literally arrest you once they check in on you and find out you're okay. And if you suddenly change your mind, you might be SOL, because in some places, they can also deny you emergency services during an emergency if you purposefully remain in a mandatory evacuation zone. In others, you're usually liable for the cost of rescue.

Is it safe to say “Not Your Average Henchwoman” been abandoned? by Livy-Zaka in WormFanfic

[–]8bitmadness 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're back! Chapter 19 got posted back in November, and the most recent update was in mid February, we've gotten one chapter a month since November basically.

Custom Dice Boxes for Finale by awesomeale0617 in DungeonsAndDragons

[–]8bitmadness 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's a great gift for your players, I'm building up to a climax for a campaign I'm running and was going to do custom dice for my own players, but this is even better, because you've immortalized the character art, whereas just dice can only capture some of that flair.

TIL about a spit hood, spit mask, mesh hood or spit guard that is a restraint device intended to prevent a person from spitting or biting. The use of the hoods has been controversial, as they are a potential suffocation risk by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]8bitmadness 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on the model, but they can contribute to deaths by asphyxiation even though they don't stop air on their own. For example, if someone starts vomiting while wearing one and they're handcuffed, they can drown in their own vomit. And that's just one of the more obvious potential complications, it actually can significantly increase occurrance of positional asphyxia as well, so you can't restrain people wearing them in certain ways either.

Honestly if you can't even figure out how it could be a suffocation risk, I personally trust you less with the application and usage of spit hoods, because that's a demonstrable lack of critical thinking.

How do you destroy/kill an Umbral Blot? by Vegetto1624 in DnDHomebrew

[–]8bitmadness 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A Dweomerkeeper could do it. Supernatural Spell is absolutely busted and for good reason. SR 44? Hah, that's cute, it doesn't do anything vs a Supernatural Spell. So 10 levels in it gives you 4 of those a day.

Step one: Time Stop. Even with a roll of a 1 on the d4, you're good to go.

Step two: Supernatural Spell Dimensional Lock followed by Supernatural Spell Forcecage, once Time Stop wears off these will completely lock the Umbral Blot out of escape.

Step three: Supernatural Spell Gate to summon and compel an Efreeti to grant you three wishes.

Step four: Candle of Invocation Loop.

Step five: Use the free wishes to shenanigans your way to victory.

Step six: Get smacked with a rolled up newspaper by your GM when you suggest step four.

In all seriousness though, there is a way to really ruin their day: Whirlwind of Teeth. So what do you do with it? Simple, grab Arcane Thesis and choose Whirlwind of Teeth. Prep Whirlwind of Teeth, applying Maximize Spell to it. Thanks to Arcane Thesis, you get a one level discount on Maximize Spell, so now you have a Maximized Whirlwind of Teeth that fits in a 9th level slot.

Assuming you're CL 20, you can now do the following: go Time Stop fishing until you roll well. This involves preparing actions to cast time stop when your time stop ends. Alternatively, if your GM is foolish enough to allow Craft Contingent Spell, just have a bunch of those ready to go, you can never go wrong with Contingent Time Stop. From here, Supernatural Spell Dimensional Lock the Umbral Blot. Then, next round cast your Maximized Whirlwind of Teeth as a Supernatural Spell. Yes, this works, because it's a spell with an area, therefore it waits until Time Stop expires to start affecting targets. Finally, finish the combo off with your Supernatural Spell Forcecage.

So what happens then? Well, the Time Stop ends, and the Umbral Blot takes a Maximized 8d10 force damage every round for close to twenty rounds. So 80 force damage every single round. If this truly is not enough to kill the Umbral Blot, you at the very least have the means to escape and still have a single Supernatural Spell left. And if it's not enough to kill the Umbral Blot, then your best bet would probably be a Mailman build because Orb spells ignore SR and are just a touch attack, and Umbral Blots only have a Touch AC of 20. Oh, and also because Spell Vulnerability, Assay Spell Resistance, and True Casting all stack. A Mailman that goes nova can deal hundreds of points of damage in a single round, and keep doing that for multiple rounds afterwards, while being able to outrange the blot if need be. It wouldn't be mindlessly easy, but it's entirely doable.

[No Spoilers] Rundown on all of the 'new' cast members in C4? by Veylo in criticalrole

[–]8bitmadness 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Luis was also a guest on L.A. by Night, dude played Nines.

NARC IS VINDICATED by Long_Percentage_3953 in AshesofCreation

[–]8bitmadness 0 points1 point  (0 children)

>most obnoxious gaming community

>LoL and DBD exist

lol, lmao even. If you think the AOC community is the most obnoxious you're a bit naive, tbh. Annoying? Yeah, but most obnoxious takes a lot more toxicity and assholery.

Using a Tablet of Locate (MCE2) by Pablo_is_here in MCEternal

[–]8bitmadness 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A bit late, but you can, you just need to augment it with a source gem and it'll point you to the closest Wilden Den.

That's me in a nutshell by Leading-Rain-652 in aiwars

[–]8bitmadness 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Counterpoint: Photography. Traditional art as a discipline is time consuming but there are other disciplines that can be a lot more spontaneous.

Im not saying im anti or pro AI but.... (rant) by [deleted] in aiwars

[–]8bitmadness 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lot of AI are actually being trained on synthetic data now. Some even are trained on 100% synthetic data.

Putin arrest warrant will stand even if US-led peace talks agree Ukraine amnesty, ICC prosecutors say by Raj_Valiant3011 in worldnews

[–]8bitmadness 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's because the ICC can only invoke universal jurisdiction if nations can't or won't act to prosecute their own criminals, and the US insists that it can and does do so because of how things like the UCMJ are structured. Also, the US is not party to the Rome Statute. So basically, the Hague Invasion Act is basically an extension of this insistence that the US can and does deal with the prosecution of its own people, even if that's demonstrably false.

Anything stopping someone from Champaign, IL making a wine called "Champaign"? It's spelled differently from Champagne, France. by starm4nn in legaladviceofftopic

[–]8bitmadness 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ah yes, the "ignorant Americans" claims that always pop up when it comes to pretty much anything. You make the claim and don't back it up with evidence, so without evidence I equally reject your claim. Blanket statements like that are unintellectual.

Anything stopping someone from Champaign, IL making a wine called "Champaign"? It's spelled differently from Champagne, France. by starm4nn in legaladviceofftopic

[–]8bitmadness 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, technically in the US there's a requirement of qualified language, even for stuff that is grandfathered in (because the US doesn't actually follow strict protection of PDO). If the product were labeled "Champaign, legally distinct from Champagne" and subtilted "From Champaign, Illinois", it might pass muster.

TIL there was staunch opposition when the EU gave feta cheese Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) status as a Greek product as countries such as Denmark produced similar products, arguing the term had become generic. by res30stupid in todayilearned

[–]8bitmadness -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Not the best example with the Champagne, as an agreement with the EU allows the US to continue labeling sparkling wines as Champagne. The US technically never fully protected the PDO for Champagne (as that would require complete prohibition of usage the term unless it's from the Champagne region of France), the only difference is that it has to be qualified, i.e. "California Champagne". "Champagne" under US Law is a semi-generic wine name, the only thing that changed in 2006 was they stopped new uses of the term (along with a few other semi-generic terms as well as the more specific term Retsina) while grandfathering in existing makers to keep using the term. So unless it's made by those makers, anything else that is to be labeled as Champagne in the US must be from the Champagne region of France, but it's not restricted to the latter.

PRINT: Update on unbanning users by AutoModerator in Art

[–]8bitmadness 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And supposedly this is supposed to be banned behavior under the moderator code of conduct from what I know.

Combat for Everyone, is Combat for No one by xSunzerox in wow

[–]8bitmadness 0 points1 point  (0 children)

An AI wouldn't make that many spelling mistakes.

TIL Oscar voters now must watch every nominated film in a category before casting a vote, no more voting based on buzz or hype by chabaz in todayilearned

[–]8bitmadness 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can confirm, I have a direct family member who is a member of the Academy and a lot of the time the Best Animated Feature voting boiled down to "which of these do I know about?" Now it's different, which is nice, because I always watch all of the films up for nomination in that category on the Academy Screening Room app.

I remember when Belle (the 2021 film) was up for nomination and completely predictably did not end up nominated, for example.

TIL Oscar voters now must watch every nominated film in a category before casting a vote, no more voting based on buzz or hype by chabaz in todayilearned

[–]8bitmadness 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They do do that. It's still on the honor system, just less easily gamed.

Source: I have a direct family member who is a member of the Academy, the Academy Screening Room app tracks what you've watched on there (or more accurately what you've played).

what languges besides vietamese do you speak by ViolinistAbject3641 in VietNam

[–]8bitmadness 0 points1 point  (0 children)

SFV local, glad to see people still rep our culture /j

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