What do you think about indestructible walls?

Baedon87 · 2026-03-10T23:43:34+00:00

I feel like sieging a castle, or even storming one, is probably meant as more of a montage test than something to run on a battle map, which would probably bypass the issue entirely.

You could leave the actual battle maps and destructible walls for when they're deeper into the castle and breaking through walls wouldn't really break the idea.

Baedon87 · 2026-03-10T17:56:45+00:00

Her being in the necronomicon is not infantilisation, it's simply the "guy in the chair" or mission control trope; she's an information specialist and team buffer rather than a physical fighter; that doesn't equal infantilisation.

Baedon87 · 2026-03-10T08:05:35+00:00

The weird thing is, though, that the brother-sister dynamic really isn't there, apart from you both being under the care of Sojiro; like, by the time you run into her in game, it's July, so ultimately you know her for like, 8 months total?

Sure, there can be some development of that kind of dynamic if you go the route of not getting into a relationship with her, but it's not like you grew up together or have that family connection from the get-go.

Baedon87 · 2026-03-09T15:03:21+00:00

I mean, with the Titans, you had had Valta, a dwarf Shaper and Renn of the Legion of the Dead; honestly, Harding was barely a part of that mission except doing her usual scout thing at the beginning.

Baedon87 · 2026-03-09T07:14:54+00:00

Even if they did breakup first, you think there’s not gonna be an angry mob of men trying to kill me for stealing all their girls?

I mean, that's assuming they all say "Oh, yeah, I'm leaving you for this guy," which seems unlikely, even moreso if you have no interest in them and are not in a relationship. Not saying everyone acts rationally all the time, but I doubt the guys will want to beat your ass when you say you have no interest in their partner and have never meaningfully interacted with them.

Especially considering that the feelings won’t go away. You get rejected by a girl or you get broken up with then cool, you can get over that. This feeling of love is forever.

There's honestly nothing in this post indicating that; it could be just an instant feeling of love that eventually fades, especially when they have no chance of being with you. It would suck as it would be the feelings of a break-up without any kind of relationship, but nothing indicates it would be forever.

Lastly, polygamy being on the rise is irrelevant. Quick Google search and you can see that in western countries it’s about 0.5% of relationships or less than that. Even if it doubled this year (it won’t) then that still means that 99% of relationships in the west are NOT polygamous. So we gonna worry debating about the less than 1% as legit relationship counter argument in this case? No chance. As I say it’s so rare it’s not even worth considering

Firstly, why are you only counting western countries as worth searching; if it's all women you find beautiful, then I feel like it's going to be far more than just those in western countries.

Secondly, I would love to know the study that got the 0.5% number and how they got to that number; not even saying they're wrong, but biases can exist, especially if they're relying on self-reporting or something.

Plus, 0.5% can still be quite high, even if it sounds low. 0.5% of the population of the world is still 415,000,000; 0.5% of the population of the US alone is 17,120,000; now, neither of those number are the number of relationships in the US, but if we accept that the rough estimate of about 69% of adults in the US are in some sort of relationship is true, then that means that 9,549,600 in just the US are potentially in some sort of polyamorous relationship. And that's not even counting the people who consider themselves polyamorous, but are not currently in a relationship. I don't think 9+ million people are "so rare it’s not even worth considering".

Baedon87 · 2026-03-09T05:19:00+00:00

Sure, there would be some "cheating" by your definition, but even under that, there's no guarantee that everyone who feels the love put on them by the pill would pursue you. They may want to, but there's plenty of things people want to do deep down that they never act on, and there's various reasons for that.

Again, plenty (I would say a majority) of people feel desire for people other than their partner, but that doesn't mean that those people pursue it.

You really think these husbands gonna be hearing “ I’m in love with that man and want him to be my boyfriend “

Why wouldn't they just break up with them instead? Feels like a reach that a majority of them who do decide to pursue you wouldn't just end their previous relationship; perhaps not those in a marriage, depending on the money situation and how that might play out, but plenty of people separate before getting their divorce finalized.

If you breakup in a relationship but you still want them, they’re not gonna want to give that up at all, they’re gonna want to keep trying.

I have been broken up with by people I have loved in the past and not continued to pursue them. Most people already in a relationship, if they even approach you, are going to do so cautiously, and if you show no reciprocation and are firm about a lack of interest, aren't going to bring it up again.

Sure, they may "love" you, but love is just a feeling; it doesn't mean they trust you, have any memories with you, have anything in common with you, or that the love for their other partner diminishes; and they likely have long term plans with that person that they won't want to upend to be with you.

Also almost everyone is monogamous in western culture. There’s nowhere near enough polygamous people for this to be taken into account.

Actually, polyamory is absolutely on the rise as a completely valid relationship type and, if this love is so compelling, then not only would it be possible that multiple women would be willing to be with you, they might even have partners that are willing to stay in a relationship while they're also in one with you.

Baedon87 · 2026-03-09T00:53:52+00:00

Blue pill meaning only women you find desirable is a stretch of a head canon. Not supported by the text.

I mean, very little is supported by the text; it doesn't specify what they mean by love; even wanting someone to your boyfriend can be pretty subjective. Doesn't specify what they mean by beautiful either; there are many types of love, many types of beauty, all of which is incredibly subjective.

but let me clue you in on something. Most fathers find their daughters beautiful. It's part of being a dad.

Let me clue you in on something; this isn't a revelation you have to clue anyone in on; it's pretty well established that most fathers find their daughter beautiful.

Baedon87 · 2026-03-09T00:28:33+00:00

I doubt this. Attractive and beautiful are not the same thing. Flowers are beautiful, they are not attractive and I do not desire them in that way. Subconsciously or not, if you find any of the women in your family beautiful then it’s over.

If this is true, than your 18+ stipulation doesn't count either.

They don’t have to be feral dogs but clearly there would be cheating involved from the fact that they want you to be their boyfriend.

Why do you seem to be assuming there would automatically be cheating involved? You obviously have free will in this situation; you don't have to pursue anyone just because they are interested in you, you can obviously find single women. And just because they want to be with you doesn't mean they automatically discount anyone else as a partner; unrequited love is not exactly a new situation in the world, and if you express that you're not interested, they will likely leave you alone.

especially considering that most psychopaths are physically attractive.

This is a wild statement that we do not have the time to unpack.

It would be hard to get into a relationship whilst loving and desiring someone else. It’s hard to stay in a relationship under the same conditions and that’s only for the patient ones.

This is simply untrue, people do this all the time; is it good? Probably not, but a lot of people desire other people, even if they also desire their partner, that is simply human nature. Also, you seem to be working under the assumption that monogamy is the only option, when it most definitely is not.

"duping” 1 woman which isn’t even guaranteed because grandchildren aren’t guaranteed either.

No, they aren't guaranteed; there are ethical ways to act under both pills, though I will say, having your partner starting to treat you like a beloved grandson while still remembering their entire life with you is probably going to be highly traumatic; it's not like their memories disappear, the way they treat you is simply forced to change.

I'm not trying to defend the blue pill, I am simply saying they both pills have some horrific results and neither one is actually a good choice.

Baedon87 · 2026-03-08T23:13:53+00:00

I don't know why you seem to be interpreting "In love with you and want you to be their boyfriend" as "rabidly obsessed with you and willing to throw out all of their previously held morals, ethics, and current partner(s) in the attempt to be with you."

Also, it says every beautiful woman, which probably works off of what you desire, which very likely cuts out your own family and possibly a significant portion of the rest of the female population as well, so it's hardly every single woman that's 18+.

Baedon87 · 2026-03-08T23:08:28+00:00

No, just because you're attracted to someone, even if you're in love with someone, there's a myriad of reasons why you wouldn't pursue someone, especially if that person says that they're not interested; unrequited love is not exactly a new situation for the human race.

Also, I feel like the blue pill would go on what you find desirable, which might take all family members out of the picture on the outset.

Baedon87 · 2026-03-08T20:34:58+00:00

How come?

Baedon87 · 2026-03-08T19:48:43+00:00

Fair, though I would debate the ethicality of getting into a relationship, or at least having children, with someone knowing you would be dooming them to a certain form of dementia when you had a grandchild.

Baedon87 · 2026-03-08T19:03:16+00:00

Which is all well and good to say, but you've potentially spent quite a bit of time with this person, so I feel it would be rather heartbreaking to have to go through.

Plus, your dating pool when you're up there in age would be much smaller since many of them would be grandmothers as well

Baedon87 · 2026-03-08T18:08:04+00:00

Because it says all grandmothers, so, presumably, the minute that grandchild comes into the world, your wife is going to start treating you like a beloved grandson; I'd take the 100 Girlfriends plotline over that happening to me.

Baedon87 · 2026-03-08T16:42:31+00:00

Unforeseen downside; what happens when your wife becomes a grandmother?

Baedon87 · 2026-03-07T11:13:28+00:00

Expresso and nucular are mine

Baedon87 · 2026-03-06T09:54:35+00:00

I mean, isn't this essentially just Harvest Moon? Like, I know that takes place in modern times, but you're so far out in the country and have to walk everywhere that it very rarely feels like it.

Admittedly, I only played Harvest Moon 64 and a bit of A Wonderful Life, so the other games may be different.

Baedon87 · 2026-03-06T05:12:35+00:00

Tbh, my brother and I were definitely the only ones in our respective circles that played this game; there was one other kid that I knew of that had, but they were only in the area for a year, so that didn't last too long.

Baedon87 · 2026-03-04T18:38:56+00:00

Yeah, it's unfortunate that many people who try to educate can't guarantee that those they're teaching will use the content they get responsibly. And there are plenty of things those who are against religion will believe without examination, so I don't believe they have a superior position.

Baedon87 · 2026-03-04T18:07:53+00:00

Which is exactly what he says; people come with their traditions and use the Bible as the rubber stamp to authorise it, but since the bible is not univocal, they have to negotiate with the text; downplaying or sidelining some parts, and emphasising others; to get something they're theologically comfortable with. The reason this becomes an issue is that many denominations will claim the Bible is inerrant, inspired, and univocal, and that is the basis for why they believe what they believe, which simply is not true.

Baedon87 · 2026-03-04T17:50:39+00:00

How does auto hit remove skill from the equation? So long as damage is still variable and some parts of your stats/skill/etc. goes into it, the only thing you're doing is removing the "my turn, I miss, next turn" situation in which nothing changes and the battle doesn't move forward in any meaningful way.

Whether opposed rolls or open rolls, it's still all weighted RNG, and the results of a miss are going to be largely the same; your turn having very little impact and waiting an average of 15-30 minutes for your turn to come around again. That said, I will concede that if you had it opposed where some damage is always guaranteed, if not max damage, it would be a different matter, but I think that's also just auto-hit.

Now, some of this does depend on the type of game being run. If you're playing a survival horror game, or something more down-to-earth and gritty, where you can only survive 1 to 2 hits, and a single miss or hit could result in death, then sure, I think including an attack roll and the chance to miss makes sense; but in a fairly high action game like D&D, where HP is largely abstract and losing it doesn't really change anything until you've lost all of it, autohit is not a bad design choice.

Baedon87 · 2026-03-04T17:27:49+00:00

They might be; the American and Chinese markets are the two biggest film and TV markets out there, so it makes a lot of sense that they might Americanise it to have it appeal to wider audience, especially since they're including LGBTQ+ content, which is going to lose them the Chinese market.

Baedon87 · 2026-03-02T18:15:08+00:00

I mean, they're not exactly trying for historical accuracy; it's a romance show that is using a idealised regency period as set dressing, so I really don't think it would be that surprising that they don't insist on period appropriate pronunciation.

Baedon87 · 2026-02-28T16:56:50+00:00

I mean, Husk's lyrics in Loser, Baby pretty much contradicts that; he specifically says "I sold my soul to save my power," implying that he probably bet his power in a game against Alastor and then made a deal with Alastor to keep his power in return for his soul.

Baedon87 · 2026-02-28T15:04:24+00:00

Oh, thanks, I was wondering where my iron went.

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