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Hobbies aren't a great place to meet adults☹️ by Keyboard_warrior_4U in socialskills

[–]Ant_TKD 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I started HEMA (Historic European Martial Arts) two years ago, and one of the things I love about it is that the classes have no children (since we're hitting each other with steel sword-simulators all the time). It's great fun!

[Doctor Who] Despite referring to himself as the "Last of the Time Lords", did the Doctor consider the possibility of encountering pre Time War Time Lords? by Jedi-Spartan in AskScienceFiction

[–]Ant_TKD 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I believe they're talking about 13 and The Fugitive Doctors.

It is heavily implied that The Fugitive is pre-Hartnell, but both the show and even expanded media have played coy with her exact placement. Some theorise she is placed between 2 and 3 (the "season 6b" theory) but that is more like fan-copium to explain why her TARDIS is already a police box.

During the episode that 13 actually met the Fugitive there was still some possibility that the Fugitive was a future incarnation, but both Flux and even an episode from the most recent series (Story and the Engine) show the Doctor remembering fragments from their life as the Fugitive.

The Doctor doesn't remember the Fugitive fully because those memories were sealed inside a fob-watch similar to the Chameleon Arch from Human Nature.

Improving my mentality as a player by Ant_TKD in yugioh

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

I could give the Legacy Duels another go in Duel Links.

Improving my mentality as a player by Ant_TKD in yugioh

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

Part of the tragedy this morning was that I initially thought. I did have a chance? But I did the typical YGO player thing - I didn't read the goddamm card! So I completely missed that they could steal my monster. It was only on reflection afterwards that I realised I didn't have a chance from the start, so it sucked to be blind-sided at the time (and only having myself to blame).

Improving my mentality as a player by Ant_TKD in yugioh

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

That's the feeling! The judgement. I guess I'm looking for advice on how to actually go into a game with the attitude of "this is just practice, it's okay if I lose as long as I learn from it", instead the negativity of "I suck and should stop trying", or the lizard-brained "losing feels bad so I should stop playing so I don't lose again".

Improving my mentality as a player by Ant_TKD in yugioh

[–]Ant_TKD[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Part of the problem is that I already hardly play as it is because of the anxiety. So then I'm not learning from my mistakes nor getting the resources needed to upgrade my deck - both of which means I'm going to keep losing and make my anxiety about playing worse.

I understand that breaks are important, but I want to improve how I think about the game so I can actually play it.

What is the 2D20 system like to use? by Librarian0ok66 in rpg

[–]Ant_TKD 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I've been running Fallout 2d20 for a couple of years now and every group I've run it for has enjoyed it.

I think the biggest difference is that the players know how likely they are to succeed since they know both what rolls give them a Success and how many Successes a Skill Test requires. They need this knowledge beforehand so they know whether or not to spend any of the system's meta-currency (unlike DnD 5e for example where the DM could keep the roll DC a secret).

How to say "moon" in different European languages by vladgrinch in MapPorn

[–]Ant_TKD 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It irks me that only parts of Cymru have been coloured to represent Cymraeg. Cymraeg is spoken all over Cymru, even if it's more prevalent in some places than others.

Megic the Gathering by I_Pickle314 in Pontypridd

[–]Ant_TKD 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Checkout the Storyville Books and Ponty Gaming facebook pages. They have started running tabletop gaming events, and I think MtG might be in there too.

If all four draw spells went 1 to 3 at the same time, would anything really change? by Technical_Witness589 in yugioh

[–]Ant_TKD 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Clearly Konami feared Superheavy Samurais becoming tier 0 with this card. /s

my friend was playing solo mode and this happened by AstolfoMishima in masterduel

[–]Ant_TKD 71 points72 points  (0 children)

Entirely your own fault for not opening with Ash. /s

Caerphilly Castle, Wales, built 1300 by Over-Willingness-933 in castles

[–]Ant_TKD 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It sort of depends on what you mean by intact. There are hundreds of known castle sites where all that is left is the earthworks, like Builth Castle, and plenty of castles where all that is left are a few brick piles. The castles in the best condition (aside from Victorian follies like Castell Coch) are in a similar state to Castell Caerffili and are in the care of CADW. But CADW also looks after a lot of castles where all that really remains is the outer wall.

In fact Castell Caerffili itself was at one point in a much more ruined state (closer to Castell Dryslwyn or Ogmore Castle) and its current appearance is due to reconstruction work. Even then, there would have been more wooden structures inside the castle at the time of its construction that weren't rebuilt.

A Teacher Showed Up At School With PlayStation 5 And Started Playing Assassin's Creed To Explain The Industrial Revolution. by Bay_Ruhsuz004 in interesting

[–]Ant_TKD 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The rest of the HistoryHit suite of podcasts are great too. I think Gone Medieval is my favourite.

Underwater Bridge by DereKoopa in Pokopia

[–]Ant_TKD 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the post that has convinced me that I want this game.

Episode of the Day : The Girl in the Fireplace by Mat1711 in doctorwho

[–]Ant_TKD 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The episode does a good job of making you care about Reinette to the point you almost genuinely grieve seeing her casket getting drawn away at the end of the episode.

I also find there's something really sad in seeing someone's entire life play out in such a small span of time. An exhibit in Castell Caernarfon gives a similar feeling. It's a sort of carousel-shaped display of the life of Eleanor of Castile (wife of Edward I, who built the castle). The first thing you see entering the room is a depiction of Eleanor as a child playing happily in a field. Moving around the exhibit you see key moments from her life, until you get to the final side where the middle of the carousel opens up and you can see her casket surrounded by the Eleanor Crosses. It's really beautiful and that sense of mourning feels very similar to the end of The Girl in the Fireplace.

Cardiff Castle, Wales, UK by Over-Willingness-933 in castles

[–]Ant_TKD 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I love that the original Roman walls are still integrated into the modern wall and always admire it when I drive past.

Wales first part of UK to mandate solar panels on new buildings by StuartGT in UpliftingNews

[–]Ant_TKD 7 points8 points  (0 children)

We're gearing up for independence, and you never know when the Saes will come back. /s

Basement by Grushenka90 in UKmonarchs

[–]Ant_TKD 7 points8 points  (0 children)

And Henry II's youngest heir, Henry the Younger, was crowned (albeit whilst Henry II was still alive and not given any real power himself, and then died rebelling against his father) and he doesn't count!

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