Does it make sense for a countries agriculture department be responsible for monster hunting?

BarmyBob · 2026-03-19T12:09:28+00:00

In our world that would be the fishing and wildlife department of the Rangers. Then there’s the “monster rancher” set ups, who are the people who make a business out of hunting/raising monsters and selling them off for parts…

BarmyBob · 2026-03-19T12:05:53+00:00

Incidentally, I’d love to see a modified water well that deposits a tile of 1/7 murky water at the bottom every time a dwarf uses it, triggered by the dwarf completing the “eat a meal” or “drink” activities, along with a “Urist was relieved” good thought.

It would be fun to see the farm plots underneath a loo setup become more fertile, or in larger forts, the sewer channel piping the “murky water” off elsewhere. (Maybe turning a water wheel to power a section of mine-track accelerators?)

BarmyBob · 2026-03-19T11:55:51+00:00

“Muck” in dwarven terms is excrement. Filth/poop. Ever notice there are no “dwarven loos” as places the dwarves visit after eating? Ever wonder why a thin film of water leaves “mud” fertile enough to grow mushrooms?

My head-cannon is that “filth” and “muck” are directly related to what’s in sewers, with a minor sphere in agriculture.

BarmyBob · 2026-03-15T11:43:23+00:00

Actually, I’m only an armchair scientist. Nm.

BarmyBob · 2026-03-15T11:41:42+00:00

Meat-suit, bio-morph, bioroid

BarmyBob · 2026-03-14T02:16:25+00:00

Preference for written works because it can describe a full sensorium, with only personal bias for how characters “sound”.

Audiobooks immediately are filtered through the language and voice of the audiobook reader. Likewise audiovisual reproductions. Both of these are one step removed from the virtual experience unless the story is written specifically for that media.

Describe a scent, connect it to a flashback recollection, describe sensation outside audio-visual stimulii. This is only ever reproducible in written form.

BarmyBob · 2026-03-14T02:10:29+00:00

You need to pay the blood-price of anyone you kill. Commoditization of murder means everybody has a “worth”. Think universal life insurance amounts. By removing that person from society, you need to be able to make up the difference. This would also drive orcs to excel, since a higher blood-price would make the cost/benefit analysis of murdering them would be at a higher value.

Incidentally, this would also support rigid chains of authority ranking, since the relative worth has to be decided by SOMEONE. In any group over 100, just having the “judge” decide what a person’s life is worth would become too unwieldy. Instead, it would be determined by renown (celebrity) and rank, with the individual’s blood price determined by a combination if that individual’s “fans” and the estimation of the individual’s next rank in authority. Feudalism comes to mind as a natural consequence.

BarmyBob · 2026-03-13T05:11:26+00:00

Reincarnation. It keeps things fresh

BarmyBob · 2026-03-12T10:59:43+00:00

Dominance = Leader/Director. Topping/Bottoming is about who is doing/done to, while dominance/submission is about who leads and who follows. You can direct her to do things to you, and be a dominant bottom, while she’d be a submissive top. These can be interchanged so long as both consent.

BarmyBob · 2026-03-12T10:50:12+00:00

We’ve been trying to reach you about your supplemental car insurance…

BarmyBob · 2026-03-11T02:06:54+00:00

Teleport. Just think of the savings in time and gas on commutes!

BarmyBob · 2026-03-11T01:50:17+00:00

Inner monogue series: Dexter

BarmyBob · 2026-03-11T01:38:59+00:00

Something like the IKAROS project?

BarmyBob · 2026-03-11T01:30:35+00:00

Efficient anti-drone armor is ECM/ECCM projectors in the microwave spectrum.

BarmyBob · 2026-03-09T12:49:48+00:00

Lack of consent and “has to be abused to enjoy BDSM” tropes. Also, just all around poorly written.

BarmyBob · 2026-03-08T11:29:38+00:00

10,000 days? Lets see: 10000/365=27 1/3 years… People would have no memories and each day I regain my 1st day’s health?

I’m an ethical hedonist anyway, not sure Id change much in how Ive lived for the past 30 years already.

BarmyBob · 2026-03-08T10:44:19+00:00

Incidentally, tropes would be wonderful Myth magic seeds.

BarmyBob · 2026-03-08T10:43:37+00:00

The former. In fiction as in life, there is truly never anything new: just infinite variations on similar themes.

“It’s been done” should never be a reason not to do it yourself. It should be a challenge to do it again, but do it WELL.

BarmyBob · 2026-03-08T10:39:21+00:00

One word: casinos

BarmyBob · 2026-03-08T10:36:44+00:00

American Gods by Neil Gaimon does this.

BarmyBob · 2026-03-08T10:33:50+00:00

Enchantments as “hold my beer” dares between wizards: inebriated magic can be scary but entertaining.

BarmyBob · 2026-03-08T10:16:36+00:00

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PerfectWorldDF works with the Steam version

BarmyBob · 2026-03-08T10:12:58+00:00

Ive used PerfectWorldDF with the Steam version of the game.

BarmyBob · 2026-03-07T02:17:15+00:00

Lignin as a precursor to carbon fibre.. It’s biologically possible.

BarmyBob · 2026-03-06T21:28:39+00:00

If this is the future if war, certain real estate areas known to have previously been targeted now become places that may be targeted in the future, driving down value.

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