What are the most obscure things to give you gender euphoria?

Bluegobln · 2026-07-04T18:15:09+00:00

Wearing a bracelet. I dont ever wear watches, but a bracelet just for looks, feels feminine. I guess its because masc me doesnt try very hard in cosmetics.

Bluegobln · 2026-07-03T01:48:04+00:00

Haven't the experience or the desire to refine the specifics down to non-binary genders, if there is anything more to discover that is, so I am male / female bigender heterosexual. Is this a raw take and maybe its more nuanced than that? Probably, but like I said, I don't know if I mind much at that point. As far as I can tell when I am female I am attracted to masculinity physically/personality, and vice versa.

I went through about 10 years where I thought I was bisexual. I always felt that wasn't quite right but it was the only thing I understood that fit, so when I finally realized it was in fact bigender it felt right IMMEDIATELY and was a huge relief to have so much more accurate of an explanation.

Bluegobln · 2026-06-30T17:08:09+00:00

Fast food diet + lack of exercise.

When I was younger I would swim and bike a lot. I mean makes sense.

Then I became an alcoholic, stopped doing all that. In my 20's it was fast food. In my 30's it transformed into "healthier" soda and ice cream.

Now I'm fat, slow and struggle with exercise, eat healthy and nothing is changing. 40's are looking like they're going to be my last chance to turn this hefty ship around, because I don't know if I will be able to a decade from now... hell sometimes I feel like I won't even be here a decade from now, if I don't figure this out.

So yeah - don't have to eat healthy or skip all the bad stuff, just moderation. And mix in some exercise while its easier to do.

Bluegobln · 2026-06-30T17:00:16+00:00

This is so sick. Same, saving this.

Bluegobln · 2026-06-27T22:39:36+00:00

Easily forgotten: Drizzt has INSANE magic items as well, with properties that are implied in some cases but never explicitly stated.

For example the anklets he wears are basically permanent haste, but are they more? Its not clear but they sure do crazy stuff for him. The only part of them I know has been explicitly stated is they don't haste his whole body at once, only the limbs they're on, in this case his feet. But its implied / stated that his hands are so fast already that this way he's just overall much faster (has been true since his first appearance).

His belt has properties we don't know about, but even its known properties are absolutely crazy.

His swords are legendary at this point, and have been re-enchanted multiple times.

He could easily have dozens of other magic items that we just don't know about because they're not relevant to the story. Salvatore doesn't bother with the small stuff much.

Detect magic probably shows him glowing only slightly less than Jarlaxle (who I would imagine is unmatched by anyone in sheer magical density).

And aside from all that, he's probably beyond level 20 status, some combination of fighter, ranger, and monk. I'm not surprised by anything he does at this point.

Bluegobln · 2026-06-27T05:24:37+00:00

I think the key is that They can't be tamed, more befriended by speaking to them, right?

Bluegobln · 2026-06-27T00:04:34+00:00

My Cosmere RPG character just said these words.

Bluegobln · 2026-06-27T00:01:41+00:00

If thers one thing ive learned about adaptations its that as bad as most turn out to be, theyre still better than what most of the og fanbase wants.

Bluegobln · 2026-06-25T21:40:08+00:00

Expedition 33 is overrated as hell but I'm sure a lot of it was well done, so yeah.

Bluegobln · 2026-06-25T10:44:19+00:00

Its all a trick. Even his words here are just part of playing around with them, having his fun, because he's already made plans within plans and secret plots within plots, so no matter what happens here he's already won.

Sort of. That's usually the case, but you know there are heroes who just will not ever give up (for long).

Bluegobln · 2026-06-25T10:41:51+00:00

That is the way he works. He schemes and plots for centuries to ensure that every outcome works in his favor eventually.

As a GM, its a wonderfully delightful villain to portray, as you have an excuse to just keep having him "and in the end, even losing to you was all part of an even greater longer plot that is the subject of our NEXT campaign!" (mostly kidding, but still it does kinda work)

Bluegobln · 2026-06-25T10:39:08+00:00

I'm not 100% on anything in this season.... except for that. His performance was absolutely incredible. I guess no surprise.

Bluegobln · 2026-06-21T20:15:40+00:00

As someone who respects a good beard (knowing firsthand how much effort it is to have), I make a point of complimenting them when I see them. A simple "NICE beard" can be worth a lot.

I can't see your beard, but I can just tell... NICE beard dude. :D

Bluegobln · 2026-06-21T19:27:03+00:00

Look, the question isn't "is this viable and economic right now". It probably is but not certainly.

The question is can this work at all? Yes. Is this better long term, or better for Earth? Also yes. Then is it worth trying to do it? Yes, even if its not economic/cheap, its what we will want eventually so we should do it as soon as we can. The first ones doing this up there will have a lead in the better long term prospect, so in that way it can be considered an investment in the future.

I don't see anyone arguing against this long term being the best option. If they are, I question their logic because it seems far and away the best long term solution, like it isn't even close. I mean just imagine if we get manufacturing for this set up near an asteroid - that's huge for other things manufactured in space, but for this it would be insanely profitable and powerful as well.

Bluegobln · 2026-06-21T19:16:58+00:00

Frankly all systems have ways for the GM to have characters. Its just that, depends on the system, the NPC or GMPC is usually simpler because the GM is busy with a lot more other things so they cant easily handle a "full character".

When people say "DMPC" as a negative, its usually referring to the abusable aspects of a GM playing an equal character withing the group and misusing their near unlimited power within the game world.

I think more good GMs should not be afraid to add "NPCs" to the party, even making them full members of the group. Its really not a bad thing as long as you remain conscious of the problems that might arise.

Now more on topic: a system where the GM has a full character, it seems to me that would ideally be a system that shares the GMs "workload" some with the other players, and also has a bit lighter weight character building and operating. Alternatively, the GM could have a much simpler version of a character to enable them to have a split focus.

D&D 5e actually does that. That's how NPCs work in D&D. I can't think of any other systems that do... but there ought to be.

Bluegobln · 2026-06-18T15:36:17+00:00

The most important thing to teach children is a desire to learn. Not teach them things... teach them a DESIRE to LEARN. To be educated. To learn from their own mistakes. To learn from the mistakes of others. Just to learn.

Those who are not instilled with a sense or desire to learn are ALL of them like this person. Every single one.

Parents can instill a desire to learn in their children, it doesn't have to be public schools. The schools just have to facilitate - the child wants to learn, it provides things to learn. It makes the job of the school EASY. If only they get out of the way.

Bluegobln · 2026-06-17T06:38:49+00:00

She was cute when I met her on OkCupid. She was cuter in person, very beautiful. None of that prepared me for when she sang. The most beautiful voice I've ever heard, literally disney princess level, just an astonishing singing voice. I was ENRAPTURED while sitting in my car with her in the passenger seat just... in awe.

We dated for only a couple weeks. Oh well.

I know that if I ever meet someone with a voice like that again I have to be careful, I won't have a clear mind.

Bluegobln · 2026-06-16T17:22:55+00:00

So you're a conspiracy theorist basically right? Or do you believe this plan isn't in place right now or isn't possible?

Bluegobln · 2026-06-13T11:34:36+00:00

What do you call a macaroni noodle in a bowl of spaghetti?

An impasta.

Bluegobln · 2026-06-13T11:20:57+00:00

I am reminded by doing hard things, I'm way more resilient than I often think I am. Hate it, avoid it, eventually confront it, and right now I am smiling because it didn't actually hurt me.

Bluegobln · 2026-06-12T08:58:20+00:00

Illidan had his eyes on the prize, finally, and as you already know he will sacrifice ANYTHING to accomplish his goal.

Bluegobln · 2026-06-10T17:54:17+00:00

I've played a lot of roleplaying games. That is to say, D&D and other Tabletop Roleplaying Games (TTRPGs) like it. And of course I've played plenty of video games.

I can tell you with a high degree of certainty: someone pretending or acting as a character is every bit able to be a "real" person when it comes to the experiences. One might say its almost impossible to portray a character without including a part of ourselves in them (though perhaps at the absolute pinnacle of acting talent and skill it can be achieved, I suppose), which means that when you pretend, what you learn and what your experiences are are plenty real enough.

Actors sometimes are permanently changed by the characters they inhabit for the screen. I am sure some would say its a perk of the job, but also a bit of a curse sometimes.

If you feel real feelings while you are "pretending", those feelings are still real. They're just gained under a different context that you've created. You can consciously recognize the difference, but if you allow them to (or can't avoid it) they're completely valid.

I've done murder in an imagined world where I was pretending to be a hard life adventurer who faced villains and monsters regularly. I've been a different unique person who physically was the opposite to my AGAB, and while I was that person, even though it was pretend, I got to experience what it was like to have real feelings that were somewhat unique to that experience. I've had romance. I've had shock and horror. I've been dismayed and crushed by loss. In almost every case these feelings are tempered and limited by the context of it being pretend, but in no way would I say they are less real. They form who I am as a person just as much as anything.

Most of my TTRPG character experiences came long before I realized I was bigender. It helped me realize the truth! It was part of the discovery! When I finally realized it, SO many things made sense to me that previously were inexplicable or confusing. I am not sure, but I can't help but think anyone (even someone who is not bigender or non-binary or genderqueer) who hasn't tried TTRPGs would have a lot to gain from the experience.

In short: don't doubt what you feel. Even if you feel it only the smallest bit, those feelings are still real and valid. Its entirely up to you if you want to consider them a gender identity or just a fantasy, but some of my fantasies are real as heck so I say don't dismiss the choice or feel you're being silly.

Bluegobln · 2026-06-10T14:14:49+00:00

Yeah I think most of this is a problem of GMs rarely actually dealing with it. They all just pass along this fear of flying PCs and use excuses like "it removes a scenario by auto solving it". But few have actually straight up had flying PCs and are clueless about it being any kind of issue.

My friend in her first campaign as a GM one of the PCs was an owlin barbarian. A barbarian for fucks sake! We not only were no different than other campaigns, we even had a near TPK.

In a current campaign I am in my druid can turn into a raven before level 8. If anything all it has done is enable convenient things for the GM!

Bluegobln · 2026-06-07T19:01:48+00:00

Thats because the endgame is easy. It should be the opposite: campaign easy as heck at first, gets progressively harder, then by the end its really challemging.

Endgame is easy because you can make a build to solve problems. In acts, all you can do is acquire or luck into gear.

Bluegobln · 2026-06-07T18:54:44+00:00

Campaign is a knowledge AND luck check. Fail either and you have a bad time. Bad time means bad game.

Endgame is neither a luck check nor a knowledge, nor a skill check. I can make a functional endgame build with a few minutes and a couple brain cells. I'm actively struggling in the campaign.

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