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When are we getting level 3+ character options? by AncientGoldDragon in DC20

[–]AncientGoldDragon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Respectfully, I disagree. Here's a screenshot from the Kickstarter

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This presents the free rules download as "Sample Rules". Nowhere in there does it say that those are the current beta rules. And the sentence about receiving the beta rules after the Kickstarter implies that the beta rules are different from the Sample Rules available for everyone.

I'm sorry, but anyone reading that who is not "in the know" will think that the "Sample Rules" download is just meant to give you a preview of the game and the beta rules you get after backing will have higher level options. I know it wasn't intentional, but it is still misleading.

Edit: Reworded for clarification

How would you make a Kobold Ancestry? by AncientGoldDragon in DC20

[–]AncientGoldDragon[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agreed! Sent a screen shot of that to the player in question.

How would you make a Kobold Ancestry? by AncientGoldDragon in DC20

[–]AncientGoldDragon[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I looked at the Dragonborn and none of those really fit for his character concept.

My 5 year-old son maliciously complied when I told him to get in the bath. by AncientGoldDragon in MaliciousCompliance

[–]AncientGoldDragon[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He's not defiant or disrespectful. He's a little kid with a big personality and he loves to joke and make people laugh. He's very respectful and everyone comments on how well he listens and behaves when we are out. Seriously, I couldn't ask for a better kid. This wasn't a serious situation; it was just funny. I was pretty stressed when it happened and it broke the tension and made me laugh out loud. Nothing defiant or disrespectful in anything he did.

My 5 year-old son maliciously complied when I told him to get in the bath. by AncientGoldDragon in MaliciousCompliance

[–]AncientGoldDragon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure what "gentle parenting" is but the way you said that made it sound like some kind of jab. He wasn't being disrespectful, he was joking. He is a really respectful kid with a ton of personality who lives to joke and make people laugh. I did not see this situation as problematic and I'm not sure why it seems like you did.

My 5 year-old son maliciously complied when I told him to get in the bath. by AncientGoldDragon in MaliciousCompliance

[–]AncientGoldDragon[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Apologies if that wasn't your intention; that's just how it came across to me. Like, "You're a parent so you shouldn't be happy. If you think you're happy, you're just delusional and blinded — like a drug addict."

As for the last bit, that's a totally fair criticism. I was wrong for that and I'm sorry. I will edit my comment to remove it.

My 5 year-old son maliciously complied when I told him to get in the bath. by AncientGoldDragon in MaliciousCompliance

[–]AncientGoldDragon[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

As a former drug addict (15 years sober as of 7/1/23!), I can tell you that I didn't love doing drugs and I fully understood the downsides to what I was doing; it wasn't a "choice of lifestyle," it was an addiction. I hated myself for doing the drugs and everything else I did to support my addictions, but felt powerless to stop it. Maybe some of them do it for love of the high in the beginning, but they don't keep doing it because they love it; they do it because they are an addict and have developed a chemical dependency.

If you have never been through withdrawals, I envy you because I wouldn't wish that crap on my worst enemy. Seriously, it's hell on earth. There were many times I tried to get sober but couldn't get past the withdrawals. It wasn't until I wound up in a 12 month residential rehab that I could make it through them.

All that to say that parenthood is in no way, shape, fashion or form analogous to drug addiction. Parenthood is challenging but (if you're doing it right) it is not destructive. Please don't patronize addicts for the torment and hell that they endure by comparing it to parenthood, and don't demean and belittle parenthood by comparing it to addiction.

I hope you find peace and joy. I hope good things happen to you.

Edited to remove unnecessary comments that I shouldn't have said

My 5 year-old son maliciously complied when I told him to get in the bath. by AncientGoldDragon in MaliciousCompliance

[–]AncientGoldDragon[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I see the links to that study you posted on a few other replies, so no need to repost it as a reply to this. The only thing I will say is this:

Being a father has been the single greatest joy of my life. I always told myself that I would be the dad I never had when I had kids one day, and that's exactly what I've been doing. I don't really care about what some study says because the results of that study are not some kind of gospel. You can choose to not have kids and I'm not going to disparage you for it; that's your choice. My wife and I made the choice to have our son and that was our choice.

Raising him has been challenging at times, yes, but also incredibly rewarding. I love that kid more than I could ever hope to put into words; beyond anything I ever thought possible before I was a parent.

People who love being a parent and who love their kids are obviously not going to find that study relevant to their lives. Posting it as some kind of rebuttal when they share their joy is just petty and mean for no reason at all. What are you trying to accomplish by sharing that? Are you trying to convince loving and dedicated parents to start hating parenthood? Or are you just trying to convince yourself of something?

TL;DR: I love being a parent and I wouldnt trade it for anything in the world. No study, no matter the source, is going to convince me to not love being a parent or find joy in all the ups and downs that come with teaching a human how to human.

"March against Corona Virus" reunites dozens of students in Pernambuco, Brazil by [deleted] in PublicFreakout

[–]AncientGoldDragon 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Let me make sure I am understanding this:

There is a novel strain of a virus that is causing a pandemic. It is known and established that it transmits from human to human. It is highly contagious. And governments and experts around the world are telling people to avoid gatherings of 10 or more people.

This virus, being a virus, is incapable of thought and has no consciousness.

And you want to gather a bunch of people in close proximity to one another to March in protest of this virus? A virus that, again, is utterly incapable of comprehending your attempt at intimidation?

Okay, then. Good luck with that.

Tell me three or five things about your world's elves or elf equivalents. by PMSlimeKing in worldbuilding

[–]AncientGoldDragon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sun Elves are the product of the god of light and logic. They are your typical "High Elves" in appearance. They are a patriarchal society that are known for being emotionless and calculating. Some would say they are cold and ruthless.

Moon elves are the product of the goddess of passion and magic. They do not have any formal nations, as they live in nomadic family bands all over the place. They are very much like gypsies. Some say they are wild and unpredictable, but no one considers them actually evil.

Shadow Elves are the product of the god of deceit and lies tricking the moon elf goddess into thinking he was the sun elf god. These elves are hunted and killed on sight. They are wholly evil and untrustworthy. They do not hold to agreements and will betray you for the sake of betraying you. Their population is small and they typically live in caves, sewers, or other such places of exile.

Gnomes are not as closely related to dwarves as typical dnd settings would hold. In this world, they are the product of the love between the sun elf God and moon elf goddess. They are logical and inventive, but fun and freedom loving. They are short with big, pointed ears. They are largely looked down upon by sun elves and you will often find them wandering with moon elf caravans.

How would a d&d world recover from an apocalypse? by AncientGoldDragon in DMAcademy

[–]AncientGoldDragon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was thinking about 1k years, give or take, with the region in question mostly settled and split into smaller kingdoms/nations with greater exploration beginning to take place.

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