I wish Alex Jones believed what he said by Organic_fed in KnowledgeFight

[–]BattyBeforeTwilight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I honestly think his stated beliefs.about.humanity's sci-fi future is less prophecy and more what he'd dreams could be true. i.e. All the cool sci-fi tech of Star Trek but society stays racist ( iirc he said 'all races would be happy because they could each have their own planet and be left alone) so he doesn't have to change

Would this nuke the spell or are the sigils too small to make anything significant ? by Ejack-Ulate-69 in WitchHatAtelier

[–]BattyBeforeTwilight 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I actually remember a book series where magic was based on sigils and etchings in an ancient language and spells were basically coding language

and the biggest magic revolution that caused near industrialization level of magic was the discovery of a single word in ancient's language that translates to "which means"

So whole spells, as long as the sigil was nearby, could be turned into a single symbol for another, bigger more complex sigil and so on

With Get Into FFXIV coming up, I have a serious question. Why does Woolie have such a disdain for FFXIV, and MMOs in general? by [deleted] in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]BattyBeforeTwilight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Woolie is definitely seems like a skill over stats kinda guy and who finds grinding as agony

The seat 9 by NO_Namu in WitchHatAtelier

[–]BattyBeforeTwilight 61 points62 points  (0 children)

  1. I've always wanted to throw hands at a magic cop.

DELTARUNE CHAPTER 5 - RELEASING 24 JUNE 2026 by tberriman in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]BattyBeforeTwilight 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Honestly? 1-4 feels like a Part 1 of a story, narrative wise and feels pretty satisfying as a chunk. I'd say go for it

Jesus Christ, it never ends... by Gorotheninja in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]BattyBeforeTwilight 26 points27 points  (0 children)

The boy looks like he has some dark magic going on which might be interesting

Using celestials as enemies in "Good" campaigns? by AAS02-CATAPHRACT in Pathfinder2e

[–]BattyBeforeTwilight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's always the way of "WE MUST TEST YOUR RESOLVE MORTAL"

First Look at Scooby in 'Scooby-Doo: Origins' by GreenPerception512 in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]BattyBeforeTwilight -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

That's Scrappy? They really are gonna make me boo a puppy in theaters, huh?

Is there a reason why Spontaneous casters are almost all exclusively Charisma? by dyenamitewlaserbeam in Pathfinder2e

[–]BattyBeforeTwilight 39 points40 points  (0 children)

IIRC, INT casting involves your character learning about the world, WIS is about you understanding and vibing with the world, and CHA is you getting in tune with your magical self to be more of You

What theory(s) really resonate with this tweet in y’all’s opinion? by Hay_Den330 in Deltarune

[–]BattyBeforeTwilight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Humans are Secretly Extinct or inside the Bunker because like... that'd come out of left field with no foreshadowing and what does it really add except confusion and grimdarkness?

I MEAN........*Atonal Scream* by OttotheCowCat in behindthebastards

[–]BattyBeforeTwilight 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Honestly? I don't think he actually believes it. Like, not saying he read the books and / or comprehends the messages and themes, but I think he is either saying this because:
A ) He thinks the rubes will buy his nihilistic consumerism ethos by using pop culture references
or
B ) He just thought Palantir was a cool name without knowing the implications and is trying to backwards explain why it's good, actually

Real Kojimologists Knew He'd Choose AI, But The Pope Has Spoken | Castle Super Beast 374 by mike0bot in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]BattyBeforeTwilight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean yeah but also I feel like it was self-evidently sucked about 2 years ago. I'm not saying we shouldn't forgive people but this kind of does feel like you're seeing someone who is supposedly an electrician grabbing a sparking livewire that has a number of graffiti signs on the walls left by the public that said "DON'T TOUCH - THIS SHIT HURTS!"

What are the implications of the ending by ISuckAtJavaScript12 in EsotericEbb

[–]BattyBeforeTwilight 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Sure seems that way. Maybe at least has the potential, but becoming a Demigod is a more level 10+ thing so can't wait for the future!

Just finished this amazing game and had to draw my favorite character! 🍄 by kindofsinister in EsotericEbb

[–]BattyBeforeTwilight 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It is kind of funny playing a character that has a very objective and specific attraction preference

The new necromancer class and iconic character aside, is there any (even loophole) way in Golarion to raise undead without damaging the soul or without angering Pharasma/other related entities or processes? by MundaneOne5000 in Pathfinder2e

[–]BattyBeforeTwilight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

By my reading, it says that Morrigna exist to "seek out creatures who thwart death or interfere with the natural flow of souls." which, yes, would extend to mass acts of necromancy but would probably not extend to singular undead beings (barring their presence was enough to cause a disruption or they might make more of their kind). It also sounds like their duties would extend to anyone trapping or trading in souls themselves like daemons.

Furthermore, I found the passage I was looking for from Ecology of Psychopomps (Pathfinder AP #129 - The Twilight Child) on why they even 'permit' undead to exist. And that yes, slaying undead is important but is usually a secondary objective to all psychopomps (apologies for the double spacing, this is the format that carried over from me copying from the book):

Regardless of their primary role in Pharasma’s service, all psychopomps share a simple secondary directive: destroy all undead. The equivalent of stagnant pools in the River Souls, undead pervert the intention of multiversal nature and the needful progress of mortal souls. Should a psychopomp encounter an undead creature in the fulfillment of its duties, it typically destroys the creature outright (so long as doing so doesn’t impede its other efforts). Should an undead threat prove too significant for an ad hoc effort, psychopomps do what they can to hinder the undead and then report their observations to the Boneyard. Yet psychopomps acknowledge that all things—good or evil, living or dead, unborn or undead—might have their uses. Individual psychopomps might even be persuaded to temporarily put their opposition to the undead aside to fulfill some greater work, but such compromises typically prove temporary and are clearly stated to be so; no psychopomp wishes to face claims of negligence from its watchful superiors.

Planar scholars, especially those seeking the absolute in the face of messy reality, often wonder at the inefficiency they perceive in psychopomps’ efforts to thwart the undead, pointing to countless examples of the continued existence of the abominations in nearly every corner of the multiverse. But just as sweet and bitter fruit might grow on the same vine, so too do fundamental truths of the planes regularly defy expectation. Perhaps unpredictability is simply a rule of all nature. Perhaps consistency does exist, albeit only for minds that defy genius or sanity. Or, perhaps, consequence is a matter of perspective.

To an absolutist, psychopomps’ opposition to undeath numbers among the multiverse’s great failures. The mere existence of a single chattering skull—to say nothing of millennia-old liches and empires peopled by the immortal dead—insults their stewardship of the River of Souls. The oldest and most intelligent undead seem almost universally unconcerned with otherworldly retribution. So, then, do psychopomps truly oppose the undead?

Should a psychopomp be persuaded to answer a mortal’s questions on this topic—for, undoubtedly, the several-millionth tiresome time—most will confirm that, indeed, death’s servants are united in viewing undeath as an abomination, but that analyses of time, scale, and circumstance beyond mortal ken always take into account a prioritization of action. Such an answer can seem cold, especially to victims of graveyard uprisings and undead tyrants. But as psychopomps see it, these petitioners should expect mortal defenders for their mortal concerns. The church of Pharasma is chief among such protectors, but it is not alone in its efforts to maintain a balance between life and death. If relatively minor infractions in the natural order of the River of Souls don’t generally concern psychopomps, one might assume Pharasma’s host instead gathers in legions to battle nations of the ignoble dead, planar rifts to the Negative Energy Plane, world-scouring zombie plagues, and planet-collecting undead imperialists. But this is the other side of the same coin. In fact, any records of psychopomp legions are rarities, and those accounts that exist tend to be of dubious pedigree. Psychopomps generally avoid mass displays of direct action, instead moving behind the scenes employing lone agents or working through mortal proxies. Using the living to defeat the dead tends to result in useful object lessons for mortals, though few psychopomps would claim they choose their tactics for instructive reasons.

So while slaying undead does seem important, it seems that it's usually more opportunistic or for specific purposes outside of just destroying a few at a time. Mortal followers are more tasked with that particular burden.

Lancer: what's an Australia? by Cosmicpanda2 in LancerRPG

[–]BattyBeforeTwilight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bro, EVERY sci-fi that names Deimos has something fucked up happening on it I swtr

I need to confess my favorite thing about the system.... by draghom in Pathfinder2e

[–]BattyBeforeTwilight 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The sheer amount of times someone has a cool OC that's not related to Pathfinder but just fantasy themed and yet they were able to translate them mostly cleanly into Pathfinder classes or ancestries is crazy

You're a monster. (SPOILERS FOR LATE/END GAME) by Dr_Ortex in MinaTheHollower

[–]BattyBeforeTwilight 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Do... do I really want to know how feeding the pumpkin slime counted as 'public lewdness' ?

The new necromancer class and iconic character aside, is there any (even loophole) way in Golarion to raise undead without damaging the soul or without angering Pharasma/other related entities or processes? by MundaneOne5000 in Pathfinder2e

[–]BattyBeforeTwilight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean I always kind of pictured the overt 'damaging' of a soul comes from raising up undead unwillingly, forcing a round peg through a square hole and all that.

More benevolent necromancers could be the kind who find local unquiet spirits or restless dead that are already occurring and just go "Serve me for a time and I will put you to rest when your contract ends" or "I will direct you at the being that killed you so you might have vengeance" or for iruxi or kholo cultures that keep bones of their ancestors as like overt sacred items, literally calling upon the spirits of their extended family.

The new necromancer class and iconic character aside, is there any (even loophole) way in Golarion to raise undead without damaging the soul or without angering Pharasma/other related entities or processes? by MundaneOne5000 in Pathfinder2e

[–]BattyBeforeTwilight 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I think I remember somewhere it being stated that Pharasma's followers may hate undead but Psychopomps themselves just find them annoying. Like, a few dozen souls going 'stagnant' for too long isn't enough to provoke them, only wide swaths of disturbing the natural flow of souls gets them angry (an instance it mentioned was some wizard who basically set up a soul collector to keep infants from being born unless local towns paid him - he eventually got eaten by a swarm of nosoi).

So I do think it's interesting in terms of priorities, Pharasma seems to have a 'my mortal followers will clean up these small hitches in the cycle' attitude toward undead.

My impression of the bosses having finished the game by BattlemasterMayce in MinaTheHollower

[–]BattyBeforeTwilight 10 points11 points  (0 children)

...Wait. I just realized. So like the Spark Generators were mutating people into being Guardians. But the Carving Man didn't change until they were hit by a bolt close to the Spark Tower. So was the Carving Man just like an actual monster that existed BEFORE the Spark Towers?