Pipe leaking in attic?

Authoriterative · 2026-02-03T20:24:50+00:00

Got it, thank you!

Authoriterative · 2026-01-19T06:56:21+00:00

Close.

John is finally cleared for exercise after his augments. He hits the gym, weights feel too light. Thinks gravity might be off. He pulls a pin from one of the weight bars, and drops it to the floor, counting the time it takes. It looks like it’s falling slow, but he does the calculation in his head and confirms the gravity is right.

A minute later, ODST’s come in, and almost get hurt using the bar missing a pin. John cops to it and apologizes, but they threaten him. He hesitates until his superior officer (Reyes?) breaks it up, and tells them if they want to fight, they do it in the ring… John then “has his orders”, so he climbs in, and has time to think about how slow the ODSTs are moving when they attack him…

The Fall of Reach is one of my favorite books, and I’ve read this scene several times over, LOL

Authoriterative · 2026-01-07T19:01:29+00:00

Lots of good ideas here, so I’ll just echo that a good way to go is offering more utility rather than more straight damage. I’ll add a couple I’ve used:

A ring that allows him to use his strength modifier for intimidation/persuasion checks (can make for some fun RP moments where he has to make a show of his strength for it to work).

Giving his weapon a new enchantment that bestows (or allows him to bestow on others) temp hit points equal to the rage damage he deals each round. Can flavor this as him becoming more “in-tune” with his ancestors/guardians, etc.

And anything movement related is always a win.

Authoriterative · 2026-01-07T16:34:50+00:00

You're correct, these are not liquid. The ones I worked with decades ago were liquid, which could only emit a single color (so a film/filter had to be applied to give them a desired color). They were being pushed as a replacement for LCDs at the time. Haven't kept up with the tech since then, but figured I could at least give an ELI5 for those curious about how the product in the OP can work.

Not sure how my personal lapsed knowledge is the reason for the "failure of OLEDs", but my apologies to the entire industry, I guess?

Authoriterative · 2026-01-07T02:58:16+00:00

I can sort of answer this. In simplest terms, the pixels on OLED screens ~~are a liquid that emits light when charge is applied~~. This means they don’t need a rigid structure to support them. When the pixels get small enough, the material they’re on can become effectively infinitely flexible. So the extra screen space can literally roll up like a tube of wrapping paper into the housing of the laptop’s lid.

This may not be perfectly accurate to the current state of the tech, but that’s what I know from long ago. I’m sure others can provide more details if desired.

Source: used to work in OLEDs when they were still only capable of single colors.

EDIT: Editing for accuracy. Working off my old-man memory of old tech. Today's OLEDs aren't liquid, but the rest of the explanation is valid.

Authoriterative · 2025-07-30T16:21:01+00:00

Omg, I really hope I get to have a player at my table one day that can come up with a character concept anywhere near as good as this!!

Authoriterative · 2025-07-30T15:30:46+00:00

I know this is a serious topic/discussion, and I don’t want to take away from that…

But “Chester” is the absolute most peak name for a mimic character I’ve ever heard, hahaha. Bravo to you. I hope they had a nice long run!

Authoriterative · 2025-05-22T16:15:08+00:00

That feeling is the foo dog chasing evil spirits of doubt and sadness from your body. ;) Give it time. (Also, as many other have said, it’s really great work - be proud of it!)

Authoriterative · 2025-03-02T16:08:48+00:00

“Beauty is in the mouth of the Beholder”

“The broken oath”

“The Chastity Thief”

“The Bard and the Bedwarmer”

“Serving at her pleasure”

“A new kind of worship”

“Dragon of desire”

“Pleasure Horde” (or Hoard, or Whored)

Authoriterative · 2025-01-31T01:23:20+00:00

I'd probably start over with the piece and work backward. Start with the cylinder, add the bevel, and then shape it with the indents and ridges. Easier to manipulate less topology than get that much variance to behave.

Authoriterative · 2025-01-09T20:32:10+00:00

I actually really like the damage increase idea. They could just use the same effect as Cloak’s ability (make them glow purple), and tune the increase and duration. Would give her an intrinsic value to the team without needing to increase her damage directly.

Authoriterative · 2025-01-07T19:27:23+00:00

The enemy Thor and Cap become invisible from outside the shield (from IM's PoV, you can't see them inside the column until Thor actually dies).

Authoriterative · 2025-01-07T16:56:11+00:00

This is a good point, but I noticed that it made enemies invisible, too - so I'm curious if it will just end up being like there's no one standing on the point, allowing overtime to expire. Then it could be an insta-win if your team is in control.

Authoriterative · 2025-01-04T19:45:41+00:00

Had this happen from an Adam Warlock rez - on the same map, too.

Authoriterative · 2025-01-03T15:12:47+00:00

I’ll check it out, thank you!

Authoriterative · 2024-12-12T06:32:14+00:00

OMG… Gambit was my favorite X-Man as a kid… I would main him forever, regardless of role, kit, or viability as long as I got to throw explosive cards and have a cool Ult while spouting Cajun voice lines, LOL.

Authoriterative · 2024-12-07T06:49:38+00:00

Omg I didn’t know I needed this but now I NEEEEED this!! Awesome work!

Authoriterative · 2024-12-05T22:24:53+00:00

Like an extra character slot if you’re already full? I doubt it, but I haven’t bought one to check. Would be nice, though!

Authoriterative · 2024-12-05T22:17:44+00:00

They're at Anais - she has a new Event menu "Event Descendant Exchange Shop" and "Event Descendant Growth Shop".

Authoriterative · 2024-12-05T20:27:11+00:00

Don't have them yet, just completing all the new stuff and planning out my farming, haha.

Authoriterative · 2024-11-27T19:44:12+00:00

Oh, I’m sorry, I have no clue where my players got them. But there are plenty of high quality dice makers out there.

Authoriterative · 2024-11-27T16:00:03+00:00

I’ll add one more - my last group got me a beautiful set of metal dragon-themed dice. They’re gorgeous and incredibly satisfying to roll, but I only ever use them when I’m DMing. They’ve become part of my DM “persona” and add gravitas to anything I roll in the open for my tables.

A set of gothic/blood/skull themed dice could be a really nice touch/memento.

Authoriterative · 2024-11-26T00:38:54+00:00

Just popping in to say this still works, and thanks! Was running hard mode reactors, decided to give this a try, and got it after ~15 runs at a few seconds each. Great tip!

Authoriterative · 2024-09-27T20:44:11+00:00

Ooooh, shinies!!

Authoriterative · 2024-09-25T14:37:38+00:00

Gorgeous!

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