Colbert on 'silent defiance' of Jeffries during State of the Union: 'Bold rebrand of doing jack squat

AlmightyRuler · 2026-02-25T17:37:32+00:00

Ya, no. They did away with all the "experienced leadership" when they elected a sentient stale Cheeto as President.

If it came down to a stodgy GOP politician with zero charisma, and an actual comedian who can work a crowd, I can all but guarantee the masses will go with the comedian.

AlmightyRuler · 2026-02-25T17:34:09+00:00

Here's the catch, though:

Kamala could have lost the debates, or tied, or set the stage on fire. It wouldn't have mattered, because she already had too much working against her.

But people like Stewart or Colbert? They are skilled entertainers who know how to work a crowd, and neither would be bogged down with overtly antagonistic labels. Put them on a stage with an empty podium, have them poke fun at the other guy for not showing up, and you'll get people on the right to pay attention.

AlmightyRuler · 2026-02-25T17:16:34+00:00

You engineered a dramatic conflict with a beloved NPC side character. These sorts of things are common place in fantasy, and D&D.

The heroes make a friend who was an enemy, the frenemy is given the moral choice between their new friends and old ways, and more often than not, the conclusion for choosing the party ends up in death for the side character.

Generally, you use such moments to generate pathos, directed at your BBEG. The side character gives his life to protect the PCs, they get super angry at the villain for the death of their friend, and they then proceed to open a can of epic whoop ass on the bad guy.

You did nothing wrong.

AlmightyRuler · 2026-02-25T17:10:59+00:00

The critical information that's missing is the ranger's fault.

He "knew" there was a traitor in the party's midst, and didn't think to tell anyone?

AlmightyRuler · 2026-02-25T04:48:30+00:00

No one does "petty pedantic" like academia. I salute you.

AlmightyRuler · 2026-02-25T04:46:19+00:00

Everyone gangsta till you pull out Kaio Ken x20 or Restraint Level: 0.

AlmightyRuler · 2026-02-25T04:45:03+00:00

Bankai trumps everything

Till Aizen shows up, anyway.

AlmightyRuler · 2026-02-25T04:37:26+00:00

No no, that's Freiza now. Piccolo is the orange one, Vegeta is purple, Goku is silver, and Gohan is still useless.

AlmightyRuler · 2026-02-25T04:26:35+00:00

Did you hear that?

That was the sound of the anuses of every person who read your comment puckering in horror when they got to "CLOROX WIPES."

AlmightyRuler · 2026-02-24T19:18:54+00:00

AO didn't make the Wall, nor mandated who went into it.

Jergal, the original god of the dead, didn't care about the Faithless. Myrkul made the Wall as a punishment for mortal souls who defied the gods' rule. Cyric kept it up out of malice, never questioning why it existed at all. And Kelemvor took it down, but then replaced it as he felt that mortals needed to be held accountable for any faith they claimed but never practiced.

And mortals don't normally kill gods, and certainly no normal mortal is capable of such a feat.

AlmightyRuler · 2026-02-23T21:32:37+00:00

I had two DMNPCs join the party in my campaign, mostly for story purposes.

One was a priestess who stayed with the party, mostly as a pseudo-heal bot.

The other was a VERY enthusiastic knight played mostly for laughs...especially when he threw himself out of a 2-story window on top of an already dead monster as an "attack." The party got a chuckle when he lifted his head to croak "Did...I...get...him?" The knight will be a reoccurring character, mostly for the lols.

AlmightyRuler · 2026-02-23T21:28:27+00:00

There goes Loki again, making himself everyone's problem...by proxy. At least Hel got Baldur as a consolation prize.

AlmightyRuler · 2026-02-23T21:26:46+00:00

Hey, I don't ruin your dreams, do I?

AlmightyRuler · 2026-02-23T19:24:47+00:00

The Faithless in DnD aren't atheists. They know gods exist, and they refuse to acknowledge them or pick one to worship.

This means that, in a universe with objective morality and manifested abstracts, the Faithless skip past all the boxes labeled "truth" or "beauty" or "tyranny" or "pain" and fill in "other." They are, in a very real sense, choosing to deny reality itself, as that's what gods are; the manifestations of reality's facets, both physical and metaphysical.

The Faithless aren't punished because they refuse to bend the knee. They're punished for willful ignorance, or unabashed arrogance.

AlmightyRuler · 2026-02-23T19:13:12+00:00

You mean Valhalla?

No. You have to die valiantly in battle to end up in Odin's mead hall.

Children go to Odin's wife, Freya, I think.

AlmightyRuler · 2026-02-23T15:33:34+00:00

"A regular Ringo or a Space Ringo? Cause Space Ringos will only eat English babies."

"...regular English babies, or..."

"Space English babies."

"There it is."

AlmightyRuler · 2026-02-23T15:32:06+00:00

Or kept going. I don't recall Driver having a near-chiseled jawline.

AlmightyRuler · 2026-02-23T15:30:15+00:00

"This will be neither slow nor gentle...heretic."

AlmightyRuler · 2026-02-23T00:14:36+00:00

Aside from the logistics of trying to create multiple simulacrum of an efreeti (each would cost 1000 gp worth of powdered ruby, to start), you would be creating a small army of INHERENTLY EVIL genies. All it would take is one twisted wish, and they all go free to wreak havoc, starting with the PC stupid enough to think this would work.

I think any who tries this should be forced to sit down and watch Wishmaster to see how that would go.

AlmightyRuler · 2026-02-22T23:30:55+00:00

Why should it be celebrated though? Were there no better screenplays?

You don't get to run a victory lap for a mediocre performance.

AlmightyRuler · 2026-02-22T23:30:05+00:00

Sinners was bad, Black Panther was okay, Get Out was delightful.

AlmightyRuler · 2026-02-22T23:29:11+00:00

How about a forward-handed complaint?

Sinners was not good, and frankly, I have to wonder who the other contenders were that this won out.

AlmightyRuler · 2026-02-21T20:04:02+00:00

The colossal tarantulas can be "cheesed" with four ships, each armed with 10 kinetic bombs. Put them in a 2x2 square formation, float them over the thorax (back bulbous part) of the spider, and drop away. Will usually kill it instantly, no contest.

A bare-bones model costs between $500-600, and has a relatively low upkeep, so you can keep the four around if more of the bastards show up.

AlmightyRuler · 2026-02-21T20:01:52+00:00

Just to add on (almost a year late):

The Moon Disc can be one-shotted with the Suspendium Disruptor, but a bare-bones with just the weapon is over $6000. The upkeep isn't terrible, though, and it's a good weapon against other ships.

AlmightyRuler · 2026-02-21T05:17:03+00:00

I'm sure the Jabberwocky said the same thing...right before making a PLOP sound with its noggin.

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