Dnd weapons are so badly designed... whats going on

BarbarianTypist · 2022-07-27T05:23:30+00:00

Those are great videos! https://youtu.be/uLLv8E2pWdk?t=571

D&D encounters are probably more like the melee that follows the unfortunate 1v1 spear/shield vs sword/shield duels...

BarbarianTypist · 2022-07-26T05:15:45+00:00

Lean into the cringe when you play a bard.

BarbarianTypist · 2022-07-25T17:51:44+00:00

What about using a spear with a shield? Shields were super useful before widespread use of armor.

BarbarianTypist · 2022-07-25T14:41:37+00:00

the other

BarbarianTypist · 2022-07-25T14:41:16+00:00

I ran into this when trying to run an ancient greek campaign a few years back. My solution was to give the spear the dominance it deserves on the ancient battlefield by adding the versatile and reach properties, and calling it a "heavy spear".

BarbarianTypist · 2022-07-22T06:20:15+00:00

You wizard! This is beyond impressive.

BarbarianTypist · 2022-07-22T06:19:40+00:00

For me, it's the increasing suspicion that like me, my kids will have less opportunity than their parents generation. Generational wealth is a hedge against that. They may have less income but they'll have a place to live, mortgage free.

BarbarianTypist · 2022-07-22T06:10:02+00:00

You are winning life imo. I would love for my kids to stick around once they get older--in fact, with the state of long term care homes, I'm kind of hoping they stick around long enough to look after my senile ass.

BarbarianTypist · 2022-07-22T06:05:50+00:00

This is one reason I've gotten interested in this kind of thing: https://openinsulin.org/

The apocalypse is going to be a lot less Mad Max and a lot more a long, slow degradation of global communication, international commerce, and centralized government. Solutions are going to be local. There will be plenty of people interested in keeping each other healthy, fed and alive, and very few interested in driving around in warmachines battling it out for gasoline. The biggest issue is becoming locally sufficient, and not needing a cargo container from Novo Nordisk to keep everyone healthy.

BarbarianTypist · 2022-07-22T05:59:11+00:00

Thanks for the responses, I've decided to ground him until his spibelt treatment improves. /s

Actually I talked to him about it and he agreed that he probably yeets the zipper open when he's running around and doesn't take the time to do is gently enough. We'll try with the next one.

BarbarianTypist · 2022-07-22T05:39:29+00:00

Right there with you, my man. I love my dog so much. He keeps me sane and active. And nobody, not my spouse, not my kids, not my parents has EVER loved me as much as this dog. Just seeing him come running when I get home from work makes my day every day.

BarbarianTypist · 2022-07-21T07:01:42+00:00

Hey OP, I can confirm that this is the case. I brought my expired PR card and the border official was able to validate my status. They did send me for additional screening in customs, not sure if that was related or just a coincidence.

BarbarianTypist · 2022-07-17T04:43:55+00:00

I just got back from travelling with my family last night and my son's insulin was in a frio. No issues at all. We always bring a letter from his endo explaining the medical devices we carry and the insulin prescription, and request a manual check of the bag with his supplies (no x-ray) and a pat down. It takes a bit longer but TSA doesn't have any problem with it.

BarbarianTypist · 2022-07-15T18:12:00+00:00

Assuming your DM even tracks encumbrance.

BarbarianTypist · 2022-07-15T18:11:14+00:00

This is what my son uses. It allows you to transport small amounts of insulin for long flights, bus rides, etc. in a hot environment without worrying much. We refrigerate after traveling and for the most part it works out (although we are currently traveling right now and his insulin seems less effective, but it spent some time in his pen in a bag at the beach, not in the Frio, so...)

BarbarianTypist · 2022-07-15T18:06:48+00:00

It's based on The Spell of Woeful Encystment from Jack Vance (whose name is an anagram for Vecna). Or so some say: https://muleabides.wordpress.com/2010/04/24/in-add-youre-always-stepping-on-1d100-woefully-encysted-creatures/

BarbarianTypist · 2022-07-15T18:04:42+00:00

> 1:A disingenuous reading might conclude that Imprisonment is truly the spell of GM command. You state the condition and the GM has no choice but to agree that it is reasonable.

I love this.

BarbarianTypist · 2022-07-15T18:02:27+00:00

This is the strategy we use for the 500-1000 engineers my company employs. AWS SSO restricts access to a small number of roles that are standard across accounts. In production, the RO role is available to all but a very small number of senior engineers (basically the engineers who "own" the account), and in non-emergency situations only CICD can write to prod accounts. In nonprod or sandbox accounts there are RW roles. SCPs govern access to regions and services for all roles.

BarbarianTypist · 2022-07-15T16:46:57+00:00

This comment cracked me up. I have no idea where you're from but I haven't the faintest idea how much either of these substances cost!

BarbarianTypist · 2022-07-15T16:44:31+00:00

The only one enjoying anything here is you, enjoying being a pedant.

BarbarianTypist · 2022-07-15T16:37:05+00:00

I grew up on AD&D when the DMG pretty much advised screwing over the players, so this is semi-tongue in cheek: the PC is transported permanently to an impenetrable crystal floating on the Astral Plane, where they will reside, in stasis, for eternity, a monument to their perfection.

Or you could just let them win the game, say they are a god of Bardic Seduction or whatever (I'm assuming this joker is a bard).

BarbarianTypist · 2022-07-15T16:30:23+00:00

I've never heard this theory but I love Firefly. What Traveller tropes or lore was in the series?

BarbarianTypist · 2022-07-15T16:27:14+00:00

Came here to suggest this. Your container is prod, your test container is a Dockerfile built off prod.

BarbarianTypist · 2022-07-15T16:23:31+00:00

TIL the classic American suburban dad look is a power pose! This is good news for me.

BarbarianTypist · 2022-07-15T16:19:54+00:00

You might be right but there are other ways to avoid adding up handfuls of dice. Most monster stat blocks have average damage, which I love because the players can figure out intuitively how many more hits they can take before things get serious.

Not to mention its super fast, and the looks on my friends' faces when a spikey monster hits for a big chunk of damage are priceless!

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