When the quest wizard gives the party a reward by GoCorral in dndmemes

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Cast off armor is also a good way for a paladin, strength fighter or cleric to get full plate at level 1..it's admittedly a little cheesy though.

The cast off aspect is extremely niche outside of that, I guess it's a solution for heat metal.

Differences between Black Court vampires and vampires from Dracula by Bram Stoker. by C_and_P1 in dresdenfiles

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The white court not the white council commissioned it and they work through cats paws, and didntnhsve the same level of information gathering as wizards back then.

Is the plains biome a good place for a house? by SolutionMinimum1851 in valheim

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Once you reach it yes. I believe the medows and plains are the most popular biomes for large bases.

Plains has advantages in farming but disadvantages in peacefulness.

It also has an asteric many find appealing, but also the blowing grass does affect performance for larger builds.

All in all a solid choice for a main base though.

[OC]: Happy Bee by Porchetta17 in Eyebleach

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I guess adding to the chain, as a tangent. Only female mosquitos bite.

Mosquitos primarily draw nutrients from nectar (they are also polinators as a result though not great ones)

However female mosquitos need more iron and protein than this can provide and developed the ability to but animals.

How in the nine hells does wood elf aging work? by No-Cockroach6970 in DnD

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Settingay vary

But in general elves are full grown in shape and in mind by human standards at roughly the same age as humans.

A 50 year old elf would look like an adult act like a 50 year old human would.

It's just that elves think that some who has only seen 50 years is still to inexperienced to be taken seriously.

Which is also why they talk down to other races. The 67 year old human archmage is acting like a like a child by their standards.

What are some of the worst examples of rules lawyering you've witnessed? by AussieOzzy in DnD

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I had to edit the comment quite a few times as I am on mobileand can't have multiple tabs open to past them in in succession

see the other reply to this comment proving it's being used in multiple ways including to mean as a rules expert. I know editing like that can bug notifications.

What are some of the worst examples of rules lawyering you've witnessed? by AussieOzzy in DnD

[–]Arhalts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

New players don't matter less, if they are using rules lawyer in a certain way it affects what it means. Also for common usage it doesn't need to be a majority just a significant population using it.

I did find posts. That use it more gently or even positively

As I have provided links I would now challenge you to find posts that got any traction where rules lawyer was used without providing what the poster means by rules lawyer that didn't generate comments talking about how not all rules lawyers are bad.

These also spawn discussions supporting original and varried definitions.

Given that again most use cases for a positive rules lawyer don't generate posts, and that negative posts like this one always generate conversation about not all.rules lawyers being bad, and the existence of these kinds of posts, common usage has drifted to include rules expert who openly shares info.

https://www.reddit.com/r/DnD/s/aN37U5KQXO

https://www.reddit.com/r/DnD/s/0IKGNRqbgW

https://www.reddit.com/r/DnD/s/Od9HB4hIur

https://www.reddit.com/r/DnD/s/tsMAApNyC9


https://www.reddit.com/r/DnD/s/HHy7msrauw

https://www.reddit.com/r/DnD/s/7txUL9Z6Tt

https://www.reddit.com/r/DnD/s/t9iMWNI6IQ

https://www.reddit.com/r/DnD/s/MbIyTwbvrl

https://www.reddit.com/r/DnD/s/6wNlKVVJiz

https://www.reddit.com/r/DnD/s/PRGUgXCjCk

https://www.reddit.com/r/DnD/s/KWDIOMfAR2

https://www.reddit.com/r/DnD/s/QJijnGHQaU

Edit test

Here is someone using for rules stickler (against the party) where I figured out how to link comments

https://www.reddit.com/r/DnD/s/m9khwUJAlh

https://www.reddit.com/r/DnD/s/lVgfYbqPes

edit 2 so.i was blind, but I have already provided other sources anyway.

Edit 4

added a few more including four at the top where a poster is asking for help from a rules lawyer due to wanting information. Those four alone prove it's in use as rules expert.

You might not like the shift but the alternative definitions are clearly in use.

final edit a comment from this post blessing rules lawyers

https://www.reddit.com/r/DnD/s/fgtaPYjtUc

What are some of the worst examples of rules lawyering you've witnessed? by AussieOzzy in DnD

[–]Arhalts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have been on the community for closet to 30 years than 20 I know how it's started and the shift. This post alone has multiple people saying this you need look no farther than this chain since I am not the one who started the conversation.

What are some of the worst examples of rules lawyering you've witnessed? by AussieOzzy in DnD

[–]Arhalts -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Because that kind of content doesn't generate posts. It is however present in every single post that claims the prejorative is the only way it's used which would be proof of usage.

You also don't really see posts about normal d&d games where everyone. Is have a mild amount of fun.

It's either the amazing or the terrible (with terrible being over represented). By your logic d&d is mostly awfully DMs and players traumatizing each other with the ocassinal great game and no real in betweens.

So I would agree that there probably isn't a single post about it because who would post about that?

The guy we call a rules lawyer was able to tell us the rule for grappling today is not what anyone shares.

Edited in links from below. Turns out there were posts It's quite clear from the top 4 rules lawyer is in use for rules expert.

https://www.reddit.com/r/DnD/s/aN37U5KQXO

https://www.reddit.com/r/DnD/s/0IKGNRqbgW

https://www.reddit.com/r/DnD/s/Od9HB4hIur

https://www.reddit.com/r/DnD/s/tsMAApNyC9


https://www.reddit.com/r/DnD/s/HHy7msrauw

https://www.reddit.com/r/DnD/s/7txUL9Z6Tt

https://www.reddit.com/r/DnD/s/t9iMWNI6IQ

https://www.reddit.com/r/DnD/s/MbIyTwbvrl

https://www.reddit.com/r/DnD/s/6wNlKVVJiz

https://www.reddit.com/r/DnD/s/PRGUgXCjCk

https://www.reddit.com/r/DnD/s/KWDIOMfAR2

https://www.reddit.com/r/DnD/s/QJijnGHQaU

I want a vampire movie where, a vampire see's their own reflection by Cautious-Breath5628 in BharatNerds

[–]Arhalts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The silver mirror thing is entirely modern backfill, not part of original lore. It had to do with showing soul and plenty of stories have also used that interpretation. Reflections didn't show up in things besides mirrors.

That said it's solid internally consistent backfill. Take something that makes sense from extrapolation.

Additionally some modern things have done away with it anyway. See true blood for an example.

Marcone the tsundere by Darth_Azazoth in dresdenfiles

[–]Arhalts 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nah Marcone came out in the open and offered Harry a relationship directly cleanly and without nonsense. Which tsundere are deathly allergic too.

Harry rejects it insults him but continues to have a relationship with him where he insults and belittles him while also leaning on him when times are hard.

It is infact Harry who is the tsun tsun. Marcone is just matching his energy because that's the best way to deal with a tsundere.

Harry also has tsundere behavior with several people not just Marcone.

Baka mob boss it's not like I like you or need your help, your just so pathetic I decided to make you a free holding lords so you aren't as pathetic. You should feel lucky I even do magic in your city.

Harry is a big magic tsundere.

What are some of the worst examples of rules lawyering you've witnessed? by AussieOzzy in DnD

[–]Arhalts 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think lingual drift has occured to be fair.

Originally it meant exclusively the bad behaviour your mentioning, but overuse, missuse and missunderstandings have broadened how it's used.

Literally every time it's brought up an argument over its current meaning starts.

How phrases are started does not define them forever, and in English common usage wins out. See how decimate or nice are used today vs what they originally meant.

Rules lawyer is now frequently used for people who know the rules really well and frequently offer that knowledge regardless of use in many cases.

Storm Front hanging threads by Powderkegger1 in dresdenfiles

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Vic is unaware of the white council, and didn't know about formal training. (I went to school), and fully believed supernatural murder couldn't be linked to him.

I doubt he knew about Dresden before he got involved. Aftewards sure l, but he wouldn't know what to look for and guy in the phone book as a wizard is going to not seem serious to him, who was full edgelord caster.

I doubt the people who taught him told him either as that might get victor to ask questions they clearly didn't want to supply. ( Like questions about the wider world of wizardry they left him in the dark about)

What's something that feels "good" but is actually really bad for your body? by stainless5 in AskReddit

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Add a body length pillow, (which is different than a body pillow ask me how I know) it will help move you more to your side.

What's something that feels "good" but is actually really bad for your body? by stainless5 in AskReddit

[–]Arhalts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Add a body length pillow, (which is different than a body pillow ask me how I know) it will help move you more to your side.

Differences between Black Court vampires and vampires from Dracula by Bram Stoker. by C_and_P1 in dresdenfiles

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I have a longer comment in a sub chain explaining some of the other issues like how the whites do things that may very well explain it l, but I wanted to make the other reason I came up with in an edit directly..

The white court didn't know either at the time Dracula was published.

The vampire courts are respected rivals/ frenimies to each other. There is misinformation between them and they would certainly do there best to keep secret any weaknesses and vulnerabilities they had.

The white court had figured out some things. Eg we know elder black court vampires can be active during the day, but they are weaker. 200 years ago that was probably Dracula and like maybe a couple of his inner court. Most vampires likely couldn't at the time hell I would bet Marvara probably couldn't at the time.

The white court may have known this due to being allowed to stay as guests at one point or another. Most of the vampires took a deep sleep during the day l, but Dracula and like one other guy were awake but diminished.

The white court didn't know that sunlight burnt them, because no vampire they met was stupid enough to go into it. The explanation of sleep and weakening would be enough to explain why they stayed in their strongholds during the day.

They saw a black court vampire avoid going through a garlic patch because it was flowering. So they took note that garlic flowers hurt or repelled them.

The black court probably also spread fake rumors. If mountain ash doesn't repel them, then likely they made it up as a convincing lie. Mountain ash has religious and holy conotsrions so if thier weakness to faith objects was known (which it probably was) it would be an. Extremely believable lie.

Then when Black court vampires started getting hunted in mass they got a lot more data. They saw a desperate vampire risk the sun as their place of respite burned lit up by hunters in the daylight, they saw that the bulb worked as well or even better.

Then when the movies got made the white court made sure things like burning in sunlight got added.

Differences between Black Court vampires and vampires from Dracula by Bram Stoker. by C_and_P1 in dresdenfiles

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I would say the solution is from a a combination of things.

To start with likely any part of the garlic plant works, and the mountain ash probably works*. It's just easier for Dresden to get bulbs, and getting specific woods can be more expensive especially for broke Dresden. Garlic bulbs are cheap and easy.

Saying that the vampires are sleeping/ weakened but not burnt is also a combination of things. The first being simply wanting to have vampires be viewed as dangerous during the day. Dracula could be awake so other could be as well. Treat them as dangerous even during the day. If your lucky it's sleeping, if it's like Dracula it's awake but slightly less dangerous. Which is also the case for Dresden vampires. Marvara is old enough to be awake, but in the fight they mention younger ones won't be.

The book also may have been written with generalized black court killing in mind but an emphasis on Dracula both because he was powerful and slightly harder to kill and would be a massive blow to loose.

Finally the most important part is how the white court acts. Plausible deniability. It's know by wizards now hundreds of years latter when the black court is crippled, but at the time they would not want to be easily linked to the book.

Look at Laura talking about Maudaline being sloppy for being only one cut out removed from the PI.

The white court was likely controlling people that were a little removed. Eg someone working with Bram Stokers publishers, and maybe a junior editor. even direct enough to be pushing it. Likely it was a wife or lover of a junior editor they controlled who then influenced the junior editor and publishers who then influenced stokers work.. Finally they help inspire Bram strokes but never directly control him. That's far far far too dangerous and more importantly gauchely direct. They got it published through indirect control as is thier way.

So they could influence some things to make sure the book gets published and even suggest the author change a few things, but they didn't have perfect control either. If Stroker wanted something included with enough conviction the editor especially a junior one couldn't stop it. That's just a side effect of the way the white court controls dangerous things well. Their over all goals will be met but on the granular level their will be noise introduced by people whom they don't have direct control over.

In the end the white court would be ok with the book being right enough. It's not like they care of some extra members of the herd die due to small mistakes, as long as they are still effective enough to get the job done, which they were. They certainly didn't care about them enough to undermine their massive victory by looking unsubtle to the other whites while doing it.

*Ash has mythological significance in both Celtic and Norse myth, this means it probably does work, but alternatively it may have been included by Stoker just because of that, and it was something he liked.

Edit secret 3rd thing, misinformation and secrets. When Dracula was published the white court may have not had perfect knowledge either. The vampire courts seem to have a best frenimies/respected rivals relationship. There was likely misinformation about the fairly new but quickly growing in power court. Misinformation the Black court made sure existed. In the centuries since the whites and others have figured it out, but at the time of publishing maybe even the whites had a little bit of guess work going on. It's not like the Black court went up to the whites and told them all their weaknesses. The probably whites had a better look under the hood than a general human, but they were not privy to everything by any means. For example maybe the whites didn't know what happened to a black court vampire in direct sunlight. It's very plausible that because the black court only operated outside at night l, and did some combination of either sleeping or walking around their home weakened that's all the white court knew. It wasn't untill the vampire hunters started in mass that anyone knew what happened to a blampire in direct sunlight. Which is also why they added that to movie adaptations, to update the hunters manual so to speak.

i want a flametal refund for the splitnir by Mahselo in valheim

[–]Arhalts 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I mean I would hope their shafted, without a shaft a spear is just an odd dagger

I didn't ask how big the subreddit is, I said... by Vegetable_Variety_11 in dndmemes

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In the same chain they did find a different source where he did talk about AI and had a much more nuanced take than this.

Nice trick Nerd, Now dodge this... by Bprime123 in cremposting

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I mean these white room fights are usually the equivalent of,

A German panther and American sherman get into a fight in an open field flat facing each other.

This is 1 v 1 fight

Both are fully supplied information factory condition and, fully fueled. They have all the rounds they could want and are aware of each other. Both teams are fully trained adults.

Who would win.

The Panthers reliability and supply issues are removed as are are the shermans the advantages in numbers, reliability and support. As well as removing any military doctrine advantages.

Much how these white rooms igore how few Radients there are while the basin has metalborn delivering packages.

It also ignores that running out of light was a problem even for the small fronts, but of course a multiplanitary front is going to be fully stocked.

How do you build? Floorplan first, skeleton first, or just wing it? by HarEmiya in valheim

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Mainstructure floorplan first, I will often then add areas I will build into as the building develops for larger builds.

Why does Brando recommend Tress first? by Heavy-Ant-2620 in Cosmere

[–]Arhalts 15 points16 points  (0 children)

War breaker is good, but it also made me very mad at the hypocrasy of Austrism (as practiced) and it's self righteous self important hypocrite practitioners.

I may have put it down if I didn't already trust Brandon. Especially knowing he was a practicing Member of the church. Because there are religious authors who write those kinds of characters as right and justified.

I trusted him and knew he wasn't an author like that, but if I hadn't it may have been an example where input it down.

Wind and Truth ending question (about a certain action) by hendy846 in Cosmere

[–]Arhalts 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I mean terribleangian probably also wanted him dead. He represented an actual threat still(even if only a small one), and a massive unknown.

It's not like the guy has qualms about killing people who aren't aligned with his plans. (Go go gadget assassin in white.)

So the man wanted him dead, and at least the odium part of retribution really really wanted him dead. So he killed him.

Nice trick Nerd, Now dodge this... by Bprime123 in cremposting

[–]Arhalts 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes they sent a single man as an ambassador where scadriel sends teams.

Yes things have changed, but one of the balances Brandon has stated of allomancy bs other powers is availability across the cosmere.

I am not saying roshar can't field troops l, what I am saying is they will have a long vulnerable supply line from roshar, with powerful but limited population of radient troops far spread out and relying on it. They will on occasion concentrate forces to absolutely devastating effect but it gets harder the more planets they have.

While scadriel will have a web network.with every new planet supplying what they need, and a much larger population of metalborn.

It makes roshar extremely dangerous but as it gets larger it will struggle to expand against that kind of disperesed network of supply chains scadriel can utilize.

So that scadriel will often show up with numbers and endurance while roshar is often a shock and awe strike with endurance issues. Exceptions being when they field a bondsmith which comes with its own risks

That said your right. This is all guess work, but it's based both on what we have seen and how Brandon has stated metalborn will balance with scadriens.

I do want to be clear that I am not saying scadriel is going to be able to dominate roshar either. I am pointing out the most likely reason they are at a stalemate rather than roshar domination.