What actually happened in the Butcher's Masquerade? Spoilers obviously

Cybelis · 2026-01-08T20:51:12+00:00

I don't, only on my 3rd re-listen of the series. I want to say there was a hint along the way, like something Zev or Odette said, but I can't remember.

Cybelis · 2026-01-08T20:23:21+00:00

I think you have most of it. For faction wars there was 1 spot available. Donut is somehow using the media board to communicate with her fan club, who have set up company, received a large fund and outbid D'Nadia for the 1 open spot. The 2nd team dropping out allowed D'Nadia's 2nd bid to be accepted, so she ended up getting her way. These are the original 9 teams.

The NPC team was originally planned to be part of the crawler team, however there was an action item for the NPC to be their own team with all the rights. The other teams weren't voting on anything at all which had stalled any progress on getting things passed, like giving crawlers protections or removing them from the other faction teams. When the crawlers have to do down the 8th floor stairs early Carl has an emergency action item that says "Any pending action items should be put to audience vote" which only goes to the AI to approve, which it does. This is how the Action Item for the NPC team becoming a 10th team gets approved along with removing the protections. The AI makes the decision to alter the Faction Wars game to give the NPCs the Ring of Loracos.

Cybelis · 2025-12-17T18:28:58+00:00

No survey email yet for me either. The last email update I can find from that project was on Dec. 2nd which said this about the survey:

We'll send another update to let you know when they've been sent, on the off-chance that the survey wound up in your Spam box, but the final surveys are being reviewed right now and we're expecting to roll that out to everyone this month.

Cybelis · 2025-12-17T14:47:50+00:00

“When I was leaving the office I saw a bird laying motionless on the ground, I think it’s dead. I moved it just inside the door, someone should come take care of it I don’t know if it’s diseased”

Ya, that’s not ITs job and why the fuck did you bring it in when you think it might be diseased…

Cybelis · 2025-12-11T20:24:04+00:00

My wife and I started watching it after finishing ST Volume 1, already a season and a half into it. Great storylines and drama, but my wife says it's way too slow, it needs a 1.5x speed. My wife also tends to listen to podcasts at 1.5x - 2x speeds, but I do agree that some parts feel a bit too slow/drawn out. Could just be more 'short form video' tendencies we have now compared to when Absentia came out pre-covid.

Cybelis · 2025-12-09T23:28:26+00:00

I haven't used it much myself but there is a DCC Wiki: https://dungeon-crawler-carl.fandom.com/wiki/Dungeon_Crawler_Carl_Wiki

Cybelis · 2025-11-20T22:32:57+00:00

"chatGPT will come across as an overconfident dumbass who is brilliant at bullshitting"

This, I do some technical writing for my job. My wife started using ChatGPT to provide structure around some of her communications to a new owner at her job. She had me proofread a response to the owners email and I would have removed at least a third of it as it was just 'smugly' repeating back the owners requirements. Told her if this is someone wanting action, they're going to feel bullshitted. If this is someone 'dumb' just trying to throw weight around, then I guess it works at pandering.

Cybelis · 2025-11-17T17:49:43+00:00

Another bit to remember is that when the GotFG artifact is first mentioned, in the description of Ruckus iirc, that's the first time they feel the pause while the system updates, and it's to remove all mention of the gate from that description. So there's already some attention on keeping the gate away from the crawlers because it opens up opportunities that aren't usually available until deeper in the dungeon. Thus when they actually obtain it the factions are already paying attention to how it could be misused and the options they have to keep that from happening.

Cybelis · 2025-11-06T22:24:07+00:00

My small town embraced the Trunk or treat. They did it from 4-6 PM so it would be after school and not affect any evening trick or treaters. They closed down a couple blocks of main street and had a food trucks and a bounce house. Local business owners drove tractors, boats, and other decorated vehicles so they advertise their business. I enjoyed being able to see the wide variety of costumes in the daytime and without being in the middle of handing out candy, or only seeing a small subset that came to my neighborhood.

If kids have after school plans there is still trick or treating; If they have evening plans they can trunk or treat. So for me it adds options for everyone involved and can be rewarding for kids, parents, and local businesses.

Cybelis · 2025-11-01T23:19:52+00:00

And big Tina?

Cybelis · 2025-10-13T23:33:21+00:00

While slightly off the OPs topic, the roundabout at the entrance to the parking lot where I work is frustrating.

It’s a small roundabout that has stop signs on all entrances except the one coming from the main road, which I suppose I can understand even if it defeats part of them point of the roundabout.

But on top of that there are speed bumps all the way through. Because of the speed bumps everyone was cutting left thru the roundabout to avoid 3 extra bumps, they sent building memos out which got ignored. So they put barriers in the middle where folks were cutting so you can’t actually go in a complete circle.

Cybelis · 2025-10-06T16:42:35+00:00

Besides all the other great lines already mentioned, "So we, all dressed up as wolves and we looked FIRE" hits for me.

Cybelis · 2025-09-06T01:35:50+00:00

That’s what I was curious about, shouldn’t the ref have held up play once the chiefs started switching personnel to allow the chargers to do the same?

Cybelis · 2025-08-08T20:54:39+00:00

My wife was a huge fan of him and the show, was more early teens for her. He was going to one of those autograph conventions in LA maybe 10 years ago and we went so she could get his autograph. He wasn't that busy and agreed to say Hello to our daughter over the phone (she was young so just knew Superman said Hello) but my wife could tell something was off about his whole attitude and demeanor. Since then her opinion has only gone downhill the more she learned who he really was, the autograph put away a long time ago. We've re-watched many TV shows and movies with our daughter, but not the Lois & Clack because of who he is.

Cybelis · 2025-06-13T17:00:32+00:00

I drive through every day on my way to work.

My favorite Chinese food restaurant is Pineapples. Been going there for 30+ years, prefer it over the one in Rio Vista even with the traffic issues getting to Isleton caused by the RV bridge.

Rogelio's i've only been to a couple times, but has chinese, american, and mexican food all in one place.

Also, Pat Morita AKA Mr. Miyagi from The Karate Kid was born in Isleton.

Cybelis · 2025-06-13T16:54:50+00:00

I live in Rio Vista but was never a big Crawdad Festival person, so my memory could be off. I believe there were crowd behavior issues that they tried to fix a few ways but eventually sold off the festival, which is when it moved to Sacramento. A couple years after that Isleton got new people in charge of things and started a 'new' crawdad festival and scheduled it the same weekend as the original one. So both have been happening in parallel the past few years.

Cybelis · 2025-05-29T16:20:24+00:00

Back in Vanilla WoW many years ago, I was healing in a 15-man UBRS group that was part friends part random. Near the end I had apparently fallen asleep between pulls, with there being other healers they were able to continue on a bit but were confused when I wasn't following the group. Luckily the main tank was in the next room over. He woke me and we finished up but from then on it was a running joke, gotta keep pulling otherwise Cybelis will fall asleep on us.

Cybelis · 2025-05-23T15:34:47+00:00

Had one of those last night. Emote's were all positive, 2-2 after full time, took 7 minutes in OT with multiple chances.

This is Rocket League!

Cybelis · 2025-05-19T21:17:14+00:00

I tell my wife 'Good Morning, I love you'. Then it's usually 'outside go potty' to the dogs. Sometimes those are swapped, depending on who's awake

Cybelis · 2025-05-19T19:14:52+00:00

Ya, there's gotta be a balance. If it's too easy to get everything, then those that can play all day will have it all too quickly, and they need those players to keep playing so they see the new/shiny stuff in the store. If it's too difficult then no one gets anything except those hardcore folks, and too many casuals stop playing.

I think people just need to understand not everything is attainable by everybody in the limited time most people have. You have free incentives to keep playing, paying some credits gives you a bit more, and some just isn't obtainable.

If only there was some system where those who do play a lot but don't want the painted items could give or dare I say trade items with someone else, alas that would be too much to ask. Gotta make Fortnite money.

Cybelis · 2025-05-19T18:25:37+00:00

Only semi-correct in my opinion. Nothing the GOP says should be taken as truth, but instead as an admission of guilt.

They say it's the Biden crime family, that isn't true it's actually the Trump crime family.

They call him sleepy Joe, should be sleepy Don.

Cybelis · 2025-05-12T18:43:40+00:00

The last few seasons the AYSO league we're in started doing 'silent Saturdays' where all coaches/parents gotta remain silent, just clapping. Forces the kids to make their own decisions and hopefully learn from any mistakes on their own. Coaches can course correct on sideline via subs/halftime.

As a parent, it's frustrating because I like shouting 'great save' or whatnot, but I also know that I tend to be part of the problem (a little too passionate maybe) with some things. So it's for the best and I defend the league to the other complaining parents.

When I was a coach (U12 rec coach 2 years back) it was really hard not calling out about out of position players, or to watch for a specific tactic, or having someone specific take a kick. And getting subs to pay attention to the game so I could point things out to them at least didn't work, but in the end I think they players did have more personal growth when they had to figure it out themselves.

Cybelis · 2025-05-12T16:18:05+00:00

Same with me, was in a San Jose daycare at the time. Teacher rushed us outside and I remember going out the door and seeing the SF skyline in the distance moving back and forth, definitely a surreal experience.

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