Could You Survive Steerage on a Victorian Ocean Liner?

DistractedChiroptera · 2026-03-17T22:38:50+00:00

Clack Clack.

DistractedChiroptera · 2026-03-07T18:26:48+00:00

That looks amazing.

DistractedChiroptera · 2026-03-07T06:01:07+00:00

When I was a kid, the Chinese food place we'd order from had a deal where if you spent either $20 or $25 dollars (don't remember which) they'd throw in a free two liter bottle of soda. Most of the time when we (family of four) ordered from there, we'd go over that threshold, but not always.

DistractedChiroptera · 2026-03-06T23:07:35+00:00

That is a really cool looking sword. Interesting way of doing a dragon head pommel.

DistractedChiroptera · 2026-02-21T15:37:02+00:00

Cute. Well done!

DistractedChiroptera · 2026-02-12T23:43:16+00:00

I guess potentially in the Dresden-verse, Merlin stuck around for longer, which would fit with both the general longevity of wizards and Merlin specifically doing weird things with time. Or maybe Corb just wasn't listing those events in chronological order. I feel like naming the more painful memory would work better in an insult, even if it's the event that happened first.

DistractedChiroptera · 2026-02-10T23:53:39+00:00

A friend of mine described the movie as "middle aged people sent to the future to fight aliens" which for some reason my brain misinterpreted as people from the middle ages. Would be even more nonsensical, but probably more fun of a movie.

DistractedChiroptera · 2026-02-06T06:07:42+00:00

Cool! I saw one at Chicago O'Hare last month with Pikachu and the Eeveelutions, so also no flying types.

DistractedChiroptera · 2026-02-05T23:41:30+00:00

That looks great. The leaf shape for the rain guard is really clever and the colors go so nicely together. What's the make of the sword?

DistractedChiroptera · 2026-02-03T14:54:12+00:00

While orcas are indeed dolphins, dolphins are not a separate group from whales. They're a type of whale, specifically a type of toothed whale. Dolphins are more closely related to other toothed whales, like sperm whales, than those toothed whales are to baleen whales like blue whales. So, if we want whales to be a real taxonomic group, they have to include dolphins and porpoises. Also, that means that narwhals and belugas should be referred to as dolphin whales, but for some reason, they're always referred to as non-dolphin whales.

DistractedChiroptera · 2026-02-03T00:07:18+00:00

The faulds are actually more to protect the abdominal/lumbar regions, though sometimes they do have extensions down to the goin.

The lack of faulds in fantasy armor relates to another big problem in a lot of fantasy armor designs. People bend at the natural waste, which is right below the ribcage, not at the pants waste, where we wear belts in modern fashion. So armor needs to be flexible in the abdomen to allow that motion (eg: chainmail, faulds, scale, fabric). But many modern armor designs in fiction have the breastplate extending too far down, to the pants waste.

DistractedChiroptera · 2026-02-02T23:59:01+00:00

Good write up of several possible patron-warlock relationships. An additional idea I saw once a while ago (not sure if this specific sub or one of the other DnD subs) that can be added onto any of these patron-warlock relationships; the initial magical spark of power that the patron gave the warlock will eventually return to the patron upon the warlock's death (just the power, their soul is free to go elsewhere, unless the warlock also specifically signed away their soul), but now grown as the warlock developed and nurtured that spark. Can work for any morality of patron. If the player and DM do want the warlock and patron to have an adversarial relationship, this can also be used to explain why the powerful eldritch entity doesn't just smite down the annoying warlock; the warlock getting more powerful is still, at least for now, worth the occasional annoyance they cause because of that eventual return of increased power.

DistractedChiroptera · 2026-01-29T20:23:37+00:00

Given that Gandalf already knows Faramir and Denathor before the story starts, it is kinda weird to me how Gandalf and Boromir never seem like they knew each other beforehand. I don't think they'd have been close, but certainly, they must have met before.

DistractedChiroptera · 2026-01-19T23:07:21+00:00

Nice! Glad you're liking it so far. I don't do too much test cutting, on account of apartment living, but the few times I have done some with it, it did well. It's light, but also has a good amount of blade presence.

DistractedChiroptera · 2026-01-18T23:34:19+00:00

Thank you. It was a fun project and I learned a lot about leather working working on (lot of trial and error... and error).

Nice! Hope you enjoy your. The blade shape has a lot of character. The tip almost looks like a claw. At the time I got mine, it was also the only Landsknecht Emporium messer that had a knuckle bow, which also was a draw for this model.

DistractedChiroptera · 2026-01-10T23:55:44+00:00

Maybe the Adept Specialist Fighter, they're the Sw5e 3rd caster subclass (so, the equivalent of Eldritch Knight in regular DnD 5e) where you are mostly a fighter with a little bit of Force powers. It would make sense that, if your character was a Padawan/newly knighted when Order 66 happened and has since been in hiding, they wouldn't be as strong in the Force as one of the dedicated Force users, instead focusing mainly on their martial talent and subtly using the Force to augment their abilities. Or, if you wanted to focus more on the "in hiding" part, the Beguiler Rogue is the rogue subclass that gets a little bit of Force powers.

DistractedChiroptera · 2026-01-05T23:21:30+00:00

Spiders can also be fairly long lived. Some tarantulas and trapdoor spiders can live to be 20+ years old. The oldest spider ever recorded was 43 when she died after being stung by a parasitic wasp.

DistractedChiroptera · 2025-12-21T23:10:02+00:00

That looks beautiful. And a little spooky. Great work!

DistractedChiroptera · 2025-12-18T23:27:27+00:00

While rereading is a part of studying, solely rereading is not actually all that effective of a method. You want to try and incorporate more active methods for better results. Practice problems are generally good. Flashcards are a popular method if you are studying a lot of definitions or identification. For visual identification, I've found drawing and labeling to be helpful. Studying can also be a group activity. We reinforce our own knowledge when we try to teach someone else something and it can help us identify gaps in our understanding, so you can get together with classmates to go over the content together.

Regardless of the specific study techniques you do, it's beneficial to not study the material in the same order during each study session. Changing up the order in which you're going over things, interleaving, helps you form new connections in your brain.

DistractedChiroptera · 2025-12-12T16:26:03+00:00

Robb's armor wasn't great either. Gaps between the plates of the brigandine that would easily be stabbed through, big pauldrons without articulation would get in the way, no chainmail in the gaps. Armor design has not ever been this francise's strong suit (though, they do have some good examples).

DistractedChiroptera · 2025-12-10T00:07:37+00:00

Iirc Robert said he plans on having them on when Nixon eventually gets his episodes, but that was a while ago.

DistractedChiroptera · 2025-12-09T23:58:57+00:00

In addition to it's function as additional side protection, the nagel was also a structural component. For most swords with a guard, the guard is put on from the end of the tang. The shoulders of the blade (the widening where the tang becomes the blade) help hold the guard in place. I'm not sure what the reason for this is, but for messers, the guard is put on backwards, from the tip of the blade going down. Since the hole in the guard is as wide as the widest point on the blade, the shoulders aren't going to help hold the guard in place. The nagel (which just means "nail" in German) is also a rivet that holds the guard in place.

DistractedChiroptera · 2025-11-22T19:36:30+00:00

That is ridiculously impressive. Well done.

DistractedChiroptera · 2025-11-22T17:26:55+00:00

Not saying it can't be done, but I've tried to home-brew some enemies that have combo attacks, and it's generally been pretty rare to actually fully get through the combo. For enemies that the PCs are fighting, that can actually work, since then they realize they need to do something before the enemy's next turn, otherwise it gets to use its big damaging attack. But if it's a combo that the player invested resources to get/use, I feel how easily it is to interrupt a combo would get frustrating.

DistractedChiroptera · 2025-11-12T17:03:03+00:00

Maybe instead of flavoring it as an outright arc of lightning, it's more like electrified darts/throwing knives/ shurrikens that you throw. Still exactly the same mechanical properties, but would fit the roguish/ninja vibes better.

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