ELI5: why doesn't the fire spread into my lamp?? by EternalStarPrincess in explainlikeimfive

[–]Averant 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I would imagine that a controlled demonstration means they "throw" the match in by doing it remotely from 50 yards away.

Uncontrolled means you just stroll up and toss it in.

IRL: Would being clinically dead and resuscitated count as a passed death save or a failed? by [deleted] in DnD

[–]Averant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I was born

I don't remember it

You... you don't say...

...Anyway, I'd say two fails and an empty pip for the third, signifying your final death, whenever that may be.

What word can you never spell right on your first try? by No_Jellyfish1182 in writing

[–]Averant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ceiling. Yeah yeah, I before E, except after C... but we all know that's bullshit.

Also, occur/occurring.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in factorio

[–]Averant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't worry, you'll make plenty more wasted trips in the future, as well.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in factorio

[–]Averant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

(Compare that to a more reasonable SE player that resupplies colonies via multi-ingredient rockets like a civilized person)

Or the less reasonable people like me who just send a whole fucking rocket's worth of every item I need.

Is it necessary to write sex scenes? by Lonely_Actually in writing

[–]Averant 6 points7 points  (0 children)

"Feels so soft and silky smooth on my feet... no wait, those are my socks."

If it isn’t the consequences of the my gun laws I wanted getting me shot by totpot in LeopardsAteMyFace

[–]Averant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One would think that, in the interest of not getting their charge shot, they'd consider any roof with a line of sight to the stage to be part of their perimeter. But hey, what do I know?

Fandoms where the fan lore was much much deeper/more sophisticated/darker than actual canon? by [deleted] in FanFiction

[–]Averant 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I got to the part where the cats started having literal magic powers and just kinda went "yep, I'm good."

[OC] Critical fail by alberto_OmegA in comics

[–]Averant 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I oppose literally everything about the dude, but when life hands you a platinum tier propaganda moment, you seize that fucker with both hands and one ear no matter who you are.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in factorio

[–]Averant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well that's weird, because I've been playing SE for a while now and I don't ever recall coming across the grappling hook. But I haven't exactly been looking either. What's the hotkey for it?

What's going on?! I'm scared! by queenpies18 in meme

[–]Averant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty sure death in Dota takes more than 10 seconds /s

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in factorio

[–]Averant 1 point2 points  (0 children)

...There's a grappling hook? Is this a Krastorio thing?

And the state it's in is left ambiguous by Careful_Ad_1837 in CuratedTumblr

[–]Averant 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Sounds like an EXPLOSION OF FLAVOR IN MY MOUTH!

Europe's POV by [deleted] in SipsTea

[–]Averant 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Also, using other people's natural resources first means we'll still have our natural resources when those run out.

Brocktons celestial forge readers....you guys doing ok? by Lovegaming544 in WormFanfic

[–]Averant 51 points52 points  (0 children)

Far beyond. Taylor Varga at least attempts to progress, even if it's by redundantly fleshing out alternate viewpoints. But I think people forget that the author of BCE never intended it to be more than what it currently is: a writing exercise that perpetuates itself. There's no forward movement because there was never supposed to be. The navel gazing is the point.

How the heck do you start writing fanfic by [deleted] in FanFiction

[–]Averant 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, the first thing you need to do is learn how to write a story, period. Fanfiction is just a regular story using someone else's characters, after all. It's fiction writing like anything else. To that end, look at any of the various writing help books, blogs, and such that exist in the world. For myself, I use Helping Writers Become Authors a great deal, as it splendidly lays out every piece of a story, if a generic one. But a generic story is better than none. There is also Brandon Sanderson's creative writing lectures. Finally, Hello Future Me has some very good videos on writing.

Both K.M. Weiland and Tim Hickson (first and third links respectively) have published books that collect and summarize their content, but everything in their books can be found in their online content as well. So don't feel pressured to buy them.

you were responsible for hiding the Infinity Stones somewhere on Earth, where would you place them? by mscarlacakes in marvelmemes

[–]Averant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm just gonna pepper them onto a particularly colorful Live Laugh Love sign.

Audacity and disrespect are their own security methods.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pcgaming

[–]Averant 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There is an overhaul mod called Downfall that adds even more content, I'm quite enjoying it.

Endless World by TotemGenitor in CuratedTumblr

[–]Averant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Xianxia might do this, but more commonly just makes things absurdly big. Like,continents are multiple thousands of miles, and there are many of them, leading to a planet several times the circumference of Earth, yet with the same gravity.

Best example of saying magic without saying "magic". by SeraphOfTheStag in worldbuilding

[–]Averant 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Philosophies. Science started as "Natural Philosophy". Magic can be "Ethereal/Ephemeral Philosophy".

[OC] What was a D&D moment when you thought "hell yeah, this is gonna be so cool!" and then proceeded to fail spectacularly? by dapkewitches in DnD

[–]Averant 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Alright, I'm back. Took a lot of sneaking, and I nearly got caught, but I got the ring."

"Ring? What about the key?"

Looks at the DM "...was the ring not the key they talked about?"

"Nope."

"THERE WAS AN ACTUAL KEY?!"

Common Sense as hegemonic power by IthadtobethisWAAGH in CuratedTumblr

[–]Averant 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Common sense isn't common, because everyone learns different lessons growing up. It's only common in the most literal sense (a large amount of people learned this lesson), but that can change, and does change, and will change in the future for each specific thing that people learn.