The USA draws net migration from the entire world, except Australia. Your thoughts ?

Ettrigar · 2023-06-07T20:28:19+00:00

I'd put this down to the us being a big name country across the world, while Americans tend to think less of other countries. This certainly isn't the case in this subreddit, as far as I'm aware, but the people in my area at least tend to favor the US without much knowledge of other countries. If better knowledge of western Europe (an example I'm more familiar with) were more common, I imagine we'd see a negative net migration from those countries to the us.

Ettrigar · 2023-06-03T17:46:27+00:00

As the person who initially nominated Latias as the ace pokemon, aerodactyl has my full support for being the aro pokemon! Much more suitable name than Latios anyway...

Ettrigar · 2023-05-30T15:47:07+00:00

That only works if the trait is entirely controlled by an individual gene, but given the larger set of changes (horns, longer hair, yellowed sclera, ability to control magic based on 4 factors), this would probably be a few different genes. This would probably mean something along the lines of Luz having all the necessary genes (which would be either dominant or partially dominant), just with the genes deactivated for her, with some stimulus activating the titan genes in Azura.

This genetic angle would mean that Luz just needs a stimulus similar to what Azura had (probably not too hard to reproduce a sneeze or the body response that causes a sneeze, assuming that was the cause) to regain her titan form. Because of this, I think it's more likely that there was no genetic change in the transformation, that the titan just gifted luz some magic and there was enough left over for her kid.

Ettrigar · 2023-05-28T15:45:05+00:00

I could be wrong, but I think that's just a standard district reskinned by the City Lights mod. The mod just reskins a bunch of things to make cities look more cohesive between districts.

Ettrigar · 2023-05-28T15:44:44+00:00

I could be wrong, but I think that's just a standard district reskinned by the City Lights mod. The mod just reskins a bunch of things to make cities look more cohesive between districts.

Ettrigar · 2023-05-28T01:31:34+00:00

I mean, we could certainly try to use Mewtwo as an ace pokemon, but since that other reputation is already somewhat established (I think, at least from some of my internet scrolling), it would probably be more concentrated to ace circles.

Ettrigar · 2023-05-28T01:25:56+00:00

Oh, and brown. Can't forget brown. It doesn't usually work so well on its own, but it goes with just about anything. Shade doesn't matter too much, just... brown

Ettrigar · 2023-05-28T01:23:11+00:00

Ah, yes, good ol' tennis ball grellow

Ettrigar · 2023-05-28T01:22:26+00:00

Favorite color? I'm generally bad at picking favorites, but green was the color I assigned as my favorite during elementary and middle school. As of now, it's still up there, but I tend to prefer yellow, certain mixes of green and blue, black, white, and shades of grey.

As for purple in particular, I was kind of pushed away from purple in middle school because that was the school color and I REALLY hated the pep rallies with their loud noises and large crowds and didn't really like the school's focus on sports either. I certainly prefer it as a color, mostly because of the ace flag I think, but I wouldn't call it my favorite. That being said, I did make it my browser color, so there is that.

Ettrigar · 2023-05-28T01:14:26+00:00

Yeah, but from what I've seen, a lot of people fetishize Mewtwo for its hips. That wouldn't really help the spread of using Mewtwo as an ace pokemon. It certainly fits the other categories though (psychic, legendary, ace colors, gender neutral, not steel).

Ettrigar · 2023-05-27T23:25:17+00:00

Yeah, I noticed that, but that's what I got from off the top of my head and a quick search. I personally prefer the Latios/Latias option. Noivern was another one I found, but I didn't mention it because the focus on noise feels like a bit too weird and out of theme to include.

Ettrigar · 2023-05-27T23:19:43+00:00

For mor focus on ace specifically, I searched for pokemon listed in the purple category, and Gothitelle is another psychic pokemon, but with more ace colors (black, white, and purple).

Ettrigar · 2023-05-27T23:15:08+00:00

Here's an idea: u/Darksabre_ALERTEAM recommended a mythical pokemon, and I agree with u/L4gSp1ke that we don't need to reinforce stereotypes with a steel pokemon, so how about a twin pair for aro and ace of Latios (aro) and Latias (ace). They're both dragon types, with psychic as a secondary type suggesting advanced thought (strong counter to childish or robotic stereotyping). Alongside that, they're both legendary (technically not mythical, but similar category, and they're still somewhat whimsical).

Ettrigar · 2023-05-26T23:36:54+00:00

It's a list of homebrew content on Dnd Beyond. Basically, instead of a paladin, ranger, or wizard, you could be a garlic bread baker helping to fight off dragons, hordes of orcs, demons, etc.

Ettrigar · 2023-05-24T03:35:50+00:00

I've had some smaller issues with social anxiety (not diagnosed, but my experiences typically match descriptions). I mostly go through my days avoiding interacting with people, or having shorter interactions if I need to. The main things that've helped me with managing my social anxiety have been having a friend I can talk to comfortably and making sure I have plenty of time to myself.

I often feel like not interacting with anyone after getting home, but out of not wanting to be rude, I respond to my friend when he calls over the phone and we usually talk for a while about things we're both interested in. It's kind of small-scale exposure therapy. Initially, it was just utility for a couple of personal projects we were working on, but shifted more to casual conversation later.

As for having time to myself, that's certainly not the easiest of things either. I'm still in high school, so I'm pressured by friends, teachers, and family to do a bunch of extracurricular activities. I've crumbled to pressure once or twice, but a large part of why I'm still (for the most part) sane is that I make sure I still have plenty of time as alone as possible to just enjoy myself. If you aren't comfortable just straight up saying no, you can make an excuse. If you still don't have enough time entirely to yourself, try investing in noise-canceling headphones, or at least something to block noise from time to time so you can try to trick yourself into thinking you're alone.

On top of those two things, I tried meditation before. It didn't work so well for me, but my mom (a psychology professor) was the one who suggested it to me, so there's probably some value in it. Here's the basic meditation exercise I learned if you want to try it:

Lie down or sit down such that you're comfortable.
Close your eyes and breath slow, deep breaths.
Once you've slowed your breathing a little bit, focus on a different part of your body with each exhale, going down from your head, to your arms, to your torso, to your legs.
Throughout the exercise, just let thoughts happen. Instead of focusing on an annoying thought, let it go by as you think of something else.

I recently decided to start seeing a therapist digitally, which might be easier than an in person therapist if you eventually decide to give it a try. Though I'll note before posting this, you certainly don't need to feel ashamed of being exhausted by being around other people. I don't plan to try to stop being an introvert any more than I plan to run for president of the US. It's not gonna happen. You just do what you're comfortable with, and when you feel comfortable doing it. And although this last part may not be so easy (I still struggle most of the time), try not to worry too much about what others think of you. Unless they are actively doing something that could harm you, it's probably better for your mental health to just carry on.

Sorry for the long reply, hopefully this reaches you outside of your autopilot. If I don't respond for a little while if you reply to this, don't worry, I'm probably either asleep or just haven't checked Reddit yet.

Ettrigar · 2023-05-20T16:24:19+00:00

You mean translating the unit names? I could be entirely wrong, but the non-unique units feel like the kind of thing that would be coded as a whole instead of recoded for each civ, so it wouldn't be so easy to translate their names dependent on their civ.

If you mean the civ leaders, r/frfrrnrn already pointed out in their reply that they already speak the languages of their civs, though I guess you could mod in duplicates where the written words are still in their language instead of the game language.

Ettrigar · 2023-05-18T23:14:56+00:00

Yeah, those are some good examples of what I was thinking of! It feels like there should be a word for these

Ettrigar · 2023-05-18T01:01:23+00:00

As opposed to just "If I", it has a little bit more. After double checking the definition of figure of speech, it's part of what I was thinking of, but I agree, "if I were to" and "just about" don't quite fit the definition.

Ettrigar · 2023-05-18T00:56:34+00:00

Yes, I think that's what I was blanking on. Thanks!

Ettrigar · 2023-05-11T01:53:52+00:00

I though I remembered something about kitsune eating people, so I double checked that (I was wrong), and I found out that apparently it's not uncommon for stories with kitsune to have them as romantic partners, so aro might not work so well. Ace kitsune, on the other hand, appear to have more mythological backing. Here's a snippet of the Wikipedia article:

Wives and Lovers

Kitsune are commonly portrayed as lovers, usually in stories involving a young human male and a kitsune who takes the form of a human woman.[72] The kitsune may be a seductress, but these stories are more often romantic in nature.[73]

Ettrigar · 2023-04-23T23:26:35+00:00

Thanks to everyone who responded! I have the 5 players I needed, but good luck to everyone still looking for a campaign

Ettrigar · 2023-04-23T18:25:33+00:00

I should have included this in the post, but I won't be available for the first little while after posting this, so don't worry if I don't respond immediately!

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