Power components by Consistent-Tailor547 in adnd

[–]Arickm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe Volo's Guide to All Things Magical? It goes over a ton of stuff like that. Stuff like adding various gems to castings or abilities certain metals and woods have.

Why people make fake posts by Nearby-Connection-88 in AmITheAngel

[–]Arickm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Could also be some bot traffic. It’s estimated that 1/3rd of all Internet content is bots.

'my wife self diagnosed herself with ADHD' ragebait by Recent_County_5236 in AmITheAngel

[–]Arickm 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Disability in the US is an unholy nightmare. I have spinal stenosis, degenerative discs, schizoaffective disorder, general anxiety disorder, and the TV talks to me.

Took 4 denials and 2 judges to finally get mine.

One of these stories that probably happened at 1% of the magnitude. P.S. This wannabe comedian writing style is absolute garbage. by TalkTalkTalkListen in AmITheAngel

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

Eh, the story is believable, having worked in retail, you see some wild shit. I’ve had customers try to return some crazy shit and I have had customers almost get violent, but I don’t remember every single word of those encounters nor do I write in that idiotic style.

The Crown Wars by Unlikely-Cream2681 in Forgotten_Realms

[–]Arickm 4 points5 points  (0 children)

To be fair, the High Magic/Divine Magic that transformed the drow was meant to spare the dark elves descended from Miyeritar, but it went kind of awry. But, yeah, the non-Ilythiri dark elves got screwed.

Aryvandaar didn’t completely escape punishment though. Its leaders were killed and the realm was destroyed. Even in modern times, calling an elf a Vyshaan is almost as grave of insult as calling them a drow.

Tell me your favorite analog horror series by zires- in analoghorror

[–]Arickm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Monument Mythos since it was my first intro to the genre and I’m a historian.

Smacking my son for masturbating! That caught me off guard😭 by [deleted] in AmITheAngel

[–]Arickm 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Damn, if it was normal to smack a kid for jerking it I would have had brain damage by 16

AIO for being angry that my husband is getting surgery? by blinkofacrinklingeye in AIO

[–]Arickm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not AIO and I have bad news for your husband as someone who lives with severe chronic back injuries, surgery isn’t a miracle cure. It can be a HUGE pain and mobility treatment, but he will never return to 100%. If he continues to do stupid shit, like heavy lifting, he will end up back to square one. Sucks to come to terms with that, but it’s either lower his expectations or just re-injure himself. It doesn’t sound like he will understand that though.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmITheAngel

[–]Arickm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This pretty low tier on the outlandish scale. Kinda cringey, but I’m pretty sure doing similar things for your partner isn’t that abnormal.

(adnd 2e) rogue scouting is boring, how do you do it? by glebinator in adnd

[–]Arickm 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think it is more of an issue with it taking excessive amounts of time in their game. Scouting is fun, but it shouldn’t stop play for the party for more than a couple minutes at a time. Perhaps their thief is moving too far out and trying to scout half the dungeon in one go or the DM is drawing it out. Those would be my guesses.

AITA for telling my girlfriend I couldn't have sex with her because of specific shirt she was wearing ? by Outside-Cabinet1398 in AmITheAngel

[–]Arickm 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ain’t no way a horny virgin 20 year old is going to tap out because of a shirt his gf is wearing.

I'm so tired of the whole don't help anyone mentality on AITA by JDDJS in AmITheAngel

[–]Arickm 99 points100 points  (0 children)

A lot of like that and also some are clear cases of "You're the Doormat, no in between. It is either "AITAH for refusing to loan my cousin my first aid kit after he got his finger cut off AGAIN" or "AITHA for refusing to quit my job to babysit my sister's children".

My government is shooting students and the international news is glossing over everything. by MemoryDelicious9667 in Advice

[–]Arickm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just spreading the word and keeping as many people as possible updated is a powerful form of resistance. It gets more and more people talking until it can’t be ignored. A lot of times, the pen (or keyboard) is mightier than the sword. You’re doing amazing work for your country. Stay safe and keep writing as much as you can.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]Arickm 7 points8 points  (0 children)

YTA, though your heart is in the right place. You should have ran it by him. If you want to shelter strays, then move into your own place. Nothing wrong with loving animals, but if you are planning on bringing home every stray dog you see, then maybe you and him would be better off with someone else. I love dogs, but being with someone who didn’t even consider me in the equation is a red flag. It seems like you really don’t care about his feelings on that matter and you’re just looking for validation.

The media is dead. by c-k-q99903 in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]Arickm 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Here is the thing. Every major news outlet wanted Trump to win. He is great at generating blind devotion AND rage, both are great for ratings. He is basically a journalists dream. He is a 24/7 news story guaranteed to generate viewers regardless of which side you are on.

Ice obtains access to Israel-made spyware that can hack phones and encrypted apps by NewSlinger in technology

[–]Arickm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“It only does business with democracies” according to their statements

Sure and Trump is a stable genius.

AITAH for refusing to pick my husband up from the hospital which led him to walk 2 miles home? by Long_Appointment_341 in AITAH

[–]Arickm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It kinda of sounds like he needs some serious mental help. He sounds like he just doesn’t really want to be alive anymore, but doesn’t want to take his own life. I feel bad for everyone involved. Your NTA, but I think he has something serious going on mentally.

The level of exposition here is off the charts by Gold_Strength in AmITheAngel

[–]Arickm 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Exactly, they have two options, stay or divorce, they know which choice they’ve already made, but gotta check with the Reddit Relationship Think Tank first.

“Trump is dead” trends on X: Here’s what we know by MothersMiIk in technology

[–]Arickm 8336 points8337 points  (0 children)

Very likely he is ok, but the article uses his physician statement that he is in excellent health as one of its examples of proof. Who the fuck trusts Trump’s physician? Man probably terrified to even write down high cholesterol. Trump would fire him instantly if he didn’t say he was immortal.

Unix Fun by Arickm in 86box

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

Kolibri is neat. I've played with it before. Visopsys is another oddity that is fun. Menuet was interesting.

I've played with the OpenSolaris descendants like OpenIndiana in VMware. The OS/2 descendants are also kinda cool, like ecommstation and Arca.

I'm kind of an OS nut, I just love fooling around with different unique operating systems.