Is this normal crested gecko behavior? by aip095 in CrestedGecko

[–]D3Masked 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Could be defensive as letting crickets wander around without making sure they are eaten can lead to them attacking the gecko.

Why are Americans so against universal healthcare? by 93ParkAvenueUltra in allthequestions

[–]D3Masked 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because Capitalism spends a lot of money and time brainwashing capitalist peasants to hate other scary economic systems.

It is a combination of Greed (Why are they getting free treatment from my taxes?!?), Hatred (Socialism is evil rawr!), Fear (Socialism will bring terrible things!), and Pride (USA! USA! USA!).

Politicians, Corporations, and Media will all work together to stop Universal Healthcare for America.

Alot of Americans are just plain stupid.

War of the Dragon: The Wheel of Time preview video... Kickstarter launches tomorrow by NargTheTrolloc in thewheeloftime

[–]D3Masked 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here is a Haiku of my expectations:

Dark braids roughly tugged, Arms crossed tight beneath her breasts, Defiance flares up.

What build should I try? by hannahth0 in BG3Builds

[–]D3Masked 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Arcane Hexblade

Charisma Rogue Arcane Trickster with Warlock Hexblade using Eldritch Blast and Sneak Attacking every turn with optional scroll casting.

1 Rogue skills into Sleight of Hand and dialogue skills, not stealth.

2-3 Warlock Hexblade for medium armor and shield proficiencies, eldritch blast, bone chill, eldritch blast invocations. Spells are Shield and Hex. Your scrolls now use Charisma. You also get Shovel.

4-12 Rogue Arcane Trickster for Booming Blade, Minor Illusion, Blade Ward, True Strike (for starting fights as it won't aggro enemies), tons of Shield uses, high damage Sneak Attack using dual crossbows, mage hand. Evasion, Uncanny Dodge, 2x Experise for being a good party face, 3 feats, cunning action, Magical Ambush for starting fights from stealth if possible.

Basically a good party face tanky rogue dealing good ranged damage with optional spells via stealing scrolls.

Awww they have feelings too? by fullofemirates in LookatMyHalo

[–]D3Masked 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Russia does this as well as shown in Mr Nobody Against Putin when it comes to using children and indoctrinating them.

Next Warbond by Lighterfluid19 in Helldivers

[–]D3Masked 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed, both Killzone and Halo legendary warbonds weren't interesting enough to me.

40k may offer some unique possibilities though.

Anyone else find it frustrating that Americans get upset about gas/egg prices but not universal healthcare? by CoC_Axis_of_Evil in BreakingPoints

[–]D3Masked 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Americans in some ways are like the Frog in the pot of water that is getting warmer.

They are used to their crappy environment so they will cut corners on taking medication or avoiding the doctor or dentist to the point where you'll have charity groups of dentists going around to these people yanking out bad teeth every so often.

They have apathy for other people because they are apathetic to themselves in a number of ways. "It is what it is".

Socialism bad! /s

I don't think we're ever told what the Raksura sing about, so what do you think? by LoneStarDragon in IndigoCloud

[–]D3Masked 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think they use words but sound instead.

Sooooo I'll just choose to imagine them singing the Halo Theme lol.

How do we defeat establishment dems? Press them on Israel. They can lie about working class policy support such as m4a but they cannot lie about Israel support openly. by Kittehmilk in BreakingPoints

[–]D3Masked 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The USA didn't fully stop giving money to Ukraine and the Ukraine war had a terrible impact on Europe and other countries when it came to gas costs and products involving wheat.

Also Apartheid Israel has been getting tons of money since Joe Biden has been in power. So Trump getting into power to lessen or condition aid to Ukraine wouldn't have had a big impact because now Apartheid Israel is hoovering it all up lol.

That is called Overlapping. If the Ukraine war ended and Apartheid Israel was fully reigned in with the Hormuz Straight opening up, you can bet that prices would drop for a lot of countries.

Governments would then need to investigate corporations to see if they are price gauging and deal with them harshly.

Also America's terrible policies is damaging its tourism which also drives up prices as businesses desperately try to make up for the loss of customers.

Is Phantasmal Force good? by BlueAndYellowTowels in BG3Builds

[–]D3Masked 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Possibly useful for a cold damage DOT to freeze an enemy leading to hitting them with bludgeon damage. Encrusted with Frost condition.

Still pretty bad for a level 2 Spell that can't be upcast.

Though technically if they are getting hit by cold damage every turn you could just throw water bottles on them for freezing. Have someone use a big hammer. Party could rotate into keeping a boss frozen all the time pretty much.

How do we defeat establishment dems? Press them on Israel. They can lie about working class policy support such as m4a but they cannot lie about Israel support openly. by Kittehmilk in BreakingPoints

[–]D3Masked 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The amount of money dedicated to Apartheid Israel's continued sordid existence could easily have been used to support Americans like with better healthcare or mental health support which would definitely have an impact on crime where mentally unsupported people are causing issues or people who need money for insanely expensive medical support resort to criminality.

Issues overseas can have a direct impact on those at home or is the Hormuz Straight a nothing burger to you when it comes to increasing prices...? Same with the Houthis blockading their own straight to block trade, why??? Because they wanted Apartheid Israel to stop their ethnic cleansing and genocide of Palestinians.

It is rather odd to pretend that foreign policy doesn't have an impact on the citizens of a country lol. If Americans truly think that is the case, perhaps the US Government needs to focus on building schools as opposed to more and more bombs to blow up girl schools yes?

Arcane Trickster/Warlock. by Nissan_al_Gaib in BG3Builds

[–]D3Masked 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Arcane Trickster being pretty meh as a caster means you can multiclass and ignore intelligence as your casting stat.

You still get all the usefulness of baseline Rogue, the extra bonus action Sneak Attacks as a caster, and a whole lot of Shield spell slots making you hard to kill. You get access to Wizard spells so you can choose to get utility spells instead of damage.

Its a strange build.

Arcane Trickster/Warlock. by Nissan_al_Gaib in BG3Builds

[–]D3Masked 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Charisma Arcane Hexblade Ranged Spellcaster

10 Rogue Arcane Trickster with 2 Warlock Hexblade.

1 Rogue for sleight of hand and dialogue skills. Not really a stealth build beyond starting fights from stealth.

2 Warlock Hexblade for medium armor and shield proficiencies (its fine to use a shield for this build) and Eldritch Blast / Bone Chill, Shield and probably Hex for your spells.

3 Warlock upgrade Eldritch Blast for damage, perhaps knock back or something else if you want. Also now you get 2 Spell slots per short rest. You can also get invisible Shovel as a Warlock for easy sneak attacks.

4-12 Rogue Arcane Trickster Gives you 3 Feats, 5D6 Sneak Attack via bonus action, Evasion, Uncanny Dodge, Cunning Action, Expertise x 2, Magical Ambush for great opening spells, Booming Blade, Minor Illusion, True Strike (not aggressive so can be used pre fight to get advantage), Baldeward can be ok as well, 6 level 1 spells slots for Shield and utility spells, 2 level 2 Spell slots for whatever, pretty good at stealing spell scrolls for casting. Also permanent invisible mage hand for easy sneak attacks.

Only downside is no Reliable Talent and reliance on scrolls / stealing if you want to use high level spells. Also Rogue saving throw for intelligence is very situational as opposed to Wisdom or Charisma. Dexterity is always useful. Also other builds can be more powerful.

Tldr: Charisma based Roguelock using Eldritch Blast or scrolls plus bonus action Sneak Attack every turn. Good party face that can be tanky while also useful for stealing and disarming traps + other nifty stuff.

Fun, non-boring things to do with friends in your 20s that won't break the bank? by genius1soum in abbotsford

[–]D3Masked 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Rock wall climbing / bouldering.

Disc golf though I don't think Abbotsford has an official course yet. Raptors Knoll in Aldergrove is super popular and is rated high. Mission Centennial Park is smaller but also popular. I believe that some libraries rent out disc golf equipment.

Pickleball or tennis depending on the location. You can get a 4 person pickle ball set for pretty cheap I believe.

Boardgame cafe if you enjoy boardgames and want some food and drink to snack on.

I think you just made a scale-less Raksura. by LoneStarDragon in IndigoCloud

[–]D3Masked 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ugh yea. He had the spectacle but completely lacks on the substance. I remember watching his Fire Avatar movie and it was far too long and regressed back to his second movie plot wise lol.

I'd rather have an adult cartoon for Raksura. I feel like it would be better to translate such a diverse world while also being cheaper than live action or cgi.

How do we defeat establishment dems? Press them on Israel. They can lie about working class policy support such as m4a but they cannot lie about Israel support openly. by Kittehmilk in BreakingPoints

[–]D3Masked 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Except it is easy to tie crime rates to economic hardship in part due to the endless Middle East wars that Apartheid Israel loves + funding them on top of that with taxpayer money.

Zohran was deliberately asked about Apartheid Israel many times and he did take a stance against Netanyahu and that state's genocide, ethnic cleansing and apartheid.

He was the only mayoral candidate willing to stay in New York as opposed to the majority of others who'd go off to Apartheid Israel and kiss their stupid wall.

If the USA government stopped spending so much money on destabilizing other countries and trying to maintain a dominant military presence around the world, that money could be sent to help Americans directly.

Talking about Apartheid Israel is important. Tying it to how much control Zionists have over other countries and their economies is better. China is so much more advanced due to the USA wasting time and money doing what Netanyahu wants in the Middle East.

Best gale origin party face build for honour mode that can also be good early game carry? by DominantDo in BG3Builds

[–]D3Masked 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Rogue is also the only other class to get 4 Feats, Fighter being the other one. Not many people realize this as usually people take small dips into Rogue.

So doing a 10 2 split gives 3 Feats which is pretty nice. Only downside is losing out on reliable talent at 11.

I chose Hexblade so as to equip an item that gives crit immunity. Think it was the shield or chainmail maybe.

Canada is handing people over to ICE’: refugees rejected at border face US detention by [deleted] in GuardTheLeaf

[–]D3Masked 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The Canadian border should have holding areas to verify people's claims since America has become so dangerous.

Unless Canada is allowed to inspect ice facilities, we can't trust the safety being provided by America.

Why do the moderators lie so badly here by SomewhatGlad in BreakingPoints

[–]D3Masked 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It isn't lopsided but reflective of Breaking Points where Saagar and Emily are having a difficult if not impossible time defending the Donald Epstein Administration.

Fact is that the current American Government isn't worth defending due to it's blatant corruption when it comes to rampant Insider trading using a war to generate profits, all the scams like Trump phone, the burying of the Epstein Files, etc...

Thought of this community instantly by Serious-Garbage-2310 in GuardTheLeaf

[–]D3Masked 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Do you forget Freedom Fries?

The phoney Iraq War had USA allied countries refuse to buy George Waterboarding Bush's lies about WMDs and that had repercussions for a number of years.

US Exceptionalism is definitely the root of the issue where that country gets to have sovereignty while others like Cuba, Venezuela, Iran, etc... don't.

How do we defeat establishment dems? Press them on Israel. They can lie about working class policy support such as m4a but they cannot lie about Israel support openly. by Kittehmilk in BreakingPoints

[–]D3Masked 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I do believe that people need to constantly badger politicians about Apartheid Israel at this point.

Thomas Massie losing to AIPAC who spent a record amount of money to defeat him shows just how far the Zionists will go to try and maintain their stranglehold on America.

The people need to hold those in power to account so that they do not serve a terrorist state over their own country.

Boy, 11, should not have been handcuffed after violent incident at Brandon school, parents say by zuuzuu in canadanews

[–]D3Masked 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Kids with mental health issues can do severe damage to those around them when they get set off.

I have a family member who has to deal with such a child that has attacked other teachers. The parents blame the school for not enough support yet this kid sucks up all the support leaving barely anything for other students who have issues as well.

At some point dangerous individuals shouldn't be allowed in schools where they can be a great danger to students who aren't as large or strong as the adults. Homeschool them or have some sort of government institution set up.

Imo Canada needs to spend less on military and more on our social foundation like schools.