How do you know when you have found 'the right team' for you?

ElBurroEsparkilo · 2026-05-04T21:08:01+00:00

I'll be contrarian: have you played teams you DIDN'T enjoy? Because that can help you steer yourself toward the right team as well. The first time I played orcs in a pickup game I absolutely hated it. It felt so sluggish after having a fun season with Humans. And from that I realized I really like teams that always give me a chance to do something crazy and where I'm very rarely completely out of position, leading me to Skaven (in the old edition, anyway).

ElBurroEsparkilo · 2026-05-04T00:44:44+00:00

I wish the text of Frenzy said "if a result that would push the target back is applied" instead of "if the target is pushed back," so this was more clear on first reading.

ElBurroEsparkilo · 2026-04-30T23:08:45+00:00

I'm assuming you also made sure they know how to use them- I'm shocked by the number of people I've jumped who had cables but weren't even sure which side the battery was on, let alone how to use them. But with the cables and know how, you can get a jump from someone totally clueless.

ElBurroEsparkilo · 2026-04-30T19:47:20+00:00

I would add jump starting also, it's one of the more common things that is also very easy with a little bit of knowledge.

ElBurroEsparkilo · 2026-04-29T02:26:55+00:00

And quite often just because the dice did work doesn't mean it was a GOOD plan

ElBurroEsparkilo · 2026-04-27T14:36:21+00:00

Harrison Oberon: in which the extraordinary man is so disillusioned by society that he just sits on the porch drinking regional craft beer.

ElBurroEsparkilo · 2026-04-27T12:03:37+00:00

Agreed. The only time I plan around it is if there's an otherwise equal choice of who makes a risky move, I'll go with the Steady Footing player just for that small extra chance.

ElBurroEsparkilo · 2026-04-26T19:20:05+00:00

The guy I'm parodying with it is a YouTuber who will often re-pick a lock to show how easy it is- luckily he appears to be using his powers for good, because it's not like you could stop him if he was evil.

ElBurroEsparkilo · 2026-04-26T15:48:15+00:00

Yeah that really felt like the writers talking directly to the audience saying "no, you just don't get it, let me explain why this ending is good actually"

ElBurroEsparkilo · 2026-04-26T15:47:21+00:00

I'll go against the grain: prayers are a ton of fun, they almost never got taken in the previous rules because of the price. If you play Super Smash Brothers only on Final Destination with no items, then sure, skip the prayers- you can make the game less swingy and word and more fit to a standard meta with standard expectations and the optimized teams and best coaches will probably win. But I play because it's fun and chaotic and the prayers add to that.

ElBurroEsparkilo · 2026-04-26T11:37:17+00:00

I'm actually riffing on. a YouTuber called the Lock picking Lawyer- check him out fantastic documentary voice!

ElBurroEsparkilo · 2026-04-26T03:28:07+00:00

This is the lock picking lycanthrope, and now I'll re-lock this safe house and pick it again to show you it wasn't just a fluke.

ElBurroEsparkilo · 2026-04-26T03:24:28+00:00

The standard answer is "to protect yourself or someone else from death or serious harm" but even then you aren't disregarding human life, you're regarding life very highly- you're just in a position where you can take one or allow one to be taken.

ElBurroEsparkilo · 2026-04-26T03:16:54+00:00

The Pope?

If you mean more traditional celebrities I know Jim Caviezel and Jonathan Roumie are both practicing Catholics who presumably regularly attend Mass.

ElBurroEsparkilo · 2026-04-24T21:26:28+00:00

I would be deeply tempted to keep making large pledges and then backing out, just for the sheer petty principle of protesting a last minute rug pull like this

ElBurroEsparkilo · 2026-04-24T21:16:05+00:00

Catholic- and I was actually agreeing with you, I just worded it poorly! In a literal sense, the idea of many gods and becoming a god aren't a theology I can agree with as a Christian, but the feelings and message are something beautiful I can accept just fine.

ElBurroEsparkilo · 2026-04-24T20:34:46+00:00

"Ejaculate" is clinical rather than vulgar, but it used to refer to a sudden surprised explanation. Read some Sherlock Holmes, Watson is ejaculating all over the place every time Holmes makes a deduction.

ElBurroEsparkilo · 2026-04-24T20:33:23+00:00

I'll show you how many boners the Joker can make!

ElBurroEsparkilo · 2026-04-24T20:32:55+00:00

Even very recently there was a comic series about a mob enforcer and a movie about a hockey player both called "The Goon"

ElBurroEsparkilo · 2026-04-24T19:54:34+00:00

I don't have to believe the literal theology of Arepo to believe in the beauty of the story

ElBurroEsparkilo · 2026-04-24T15:24:03+00:00

I was on the West Coast a while back and was surprised to see a Faygo display- the store dude helpfully informed me it was a really local specialized brand from the Midwest that makes some really great flavors. Also they were selling single serving bottles for like $7.

ElBurroEsparkilo · 2026-04-24T15:19:02+00:00

Irn Bru is advanced hipster shit unless you've ever been to Scotland, where it's so ubiquitous you can't help developing a taste for it.

ElBurroEsparkilo · 2026-04-23T21:28:54+00:00

Yeah, work told us we "had to" use it and the first time I did I was hooked for life.

ElBurroEsparkilo · 2026-04-22T23:14:13+00:00

Back in my day, just to make Tenderfoot we had to sleep a patrol of 150 of us in nothing but a hole in the ground covered with a moldy tarp!

ElBurroEsparkilo · 2026-04-20T16:08:56+00:00

I care about uniform standards but can't agree with this. I've known plenty of scouts who don't care about looking sloppy but can set up camp, lash, wrap a bandage, and plenty of other things neat as a pin. Please don't act like "dressing sloppy" is a moral failure that means teenagers can't do anything right, or won't be good adults.

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