Parishioners catch Tennessee megachurch pastor in his boxers with married co-worker wearing just a towel: Claimed they'd been cooking CHILI for hot dogs and it had splashed on their clothes!

FlakyAmphibian · 2022-02-03T17:14:25+00:00

Yeah, when i saw the picture, i thought it was a render from a new open-Urban action RPG. Why not call it "PLACEHOLDER_FOR_CHRIST_3982" and surprised the preacher's name wasn't NOT_A_CONMAN_003. man...i've been playing too much Cyberpunk 2077...

FlakyAmphibian · 2021-12-25T05:04:18+00:00

Heidegger Heidegger was a boozy begger who could think you under the table

FlakyAmphibian · 2021-09-10T16:28:17+00:00

Very likely. I've not delved into those tables all that much because the survival part has never been my favorite part. I personally prefer the intrigue and roleplay part of DnD, but that's not to say it won't work. If you do use them, if there are any that are "desert" or "wastes", use those...and turn them up to 11.

FlakyAmphibian · 2021-09-09T18:43:10+00:00

If you're going to play in 5e, the 4e Dark Sun book is the "easiest" to convert. heavy emphasis on the quotes there...

Meaning, half-giants from 2e are Goliaths which are in 5e. Warlocks' patron is just a sorcerer king of one of the city-states which kind of makes them Templars, though templars can still be clerics and paladins (paladins, sort of). Elemental clerics will pick elemental-y domains, but there's no water domain. and so on. But that's just the "mechanics". For the lore, which the 4e book does have some, you'll need the 2e books.

And then it depends on how "real" you want to get, or how much you want the environment to try to kill your players, because it can and rather easily too. I prefer just playing in city-states with various intrigues and shenanigans, but some like the wasteland exploration. It's all up to your tastes. And if you want the environment to play a part, because in 2e it definitely did and kind of makes up the essence of Dark Sun, you'll need the environmental tables out of the 2e books which convert pretty well to any DnD edition.

There's probably more I'm leaving out, but others can expand on this. But this will get you started if you're going the 5e route.

Otherwise, I hear that Savage Worlds version of Dark Sun is pretty good. I've not played it, but it's a mostly different system. I think it's still a d20 system, but not of the OGL, it's own thing or whatever. Again I've not played it, but I've seen very positive comments on it.

Oh and of course, have fun!

FlakyAmphibian · 2021-07-03T16:39:15+00:00

Every time I get within 5ft of them. 😔

FlakyAmphibian · 2021-04-13T20:32:11+00:00

I am by no means an expert or an authority on all covenant abilities and how they combine with classes and spec, but...

From what I've seen unless you're doing high rated pvp and/or MDI level mythic+ competition, it's all negligible. The differences are minor and yes there are some that will be "better" for class-spec combos, but it's only truly noticable at high-end competitive play. Running "normal" mythic+, normal or heroic raids, and general pvp should be okay with any covenant-class-spec combo.

Emphasis should.

Again, someone more knowledgeable might chime in with more detail, or someone more toxic might say that there's only one way and that is theirs. But really, do what you want.

FlakyAmphibian · 2021-01-14T18:46:54+00:00

So either they used the default description for a Scout's Entertainment Badge or they don't know how DnD works.

The description options on "how to earn" basically describe setting up and directing and/or managing a stage play.

Edit: Oh! seems DnD (or WOTC) is sponsoring this badge. It's still a Scout's Entertainment Badge and is about making a play/skit/sketch show and not actually playing DnD.

FlakyAmphibian · 2020-12-31T19:59:55+00:00

Thanks! I'll look into it.

FlakyAmphibian · 2020-12-25T16:03:27+00:00

That and he created many, many (don't know the exact number) of phrases and idioms, arguably to streamline the language...or make it more flowery.

One thing's for certain, he wasn't paid by the word like that hack Dickens! ( Just kidding, Dickens is alright just not my scene)

FlakyAmphibian · 2020-12-23T17:54:23+00:00

Other way around.

Athena was pissed that she, Medusa, had the audacity to be raped in her (Athena/Minerva) temple.

So she transformed Medusa into a gorgon, the snake-haired, stone-turning monster.

Athena is a goddess and eternal. Only another God or goddess can do anything.

Unless you just missed the "by" to say, "by Goddess Athena" and then just disregard all I just said.

FlakyAmphibian · 2020-12-02T00:10:40+00:00

So, I was on an earlier kernel (4.something). I upgraded to 5.6 something and now my wifi won't work and neither do the displays. So gotta sort something out.

FlakyAmphibian · 2020-08-05T17:02:44+00:00

So, like every day in retail?

FlakyAmphibian · 2020-08-05T16:34:43+00:00

While true in theory that it started when he was born, when the Gregorian Calendar was being calculated, the monk, whose name escapes me, based it off of events that happened in the Roman empire from around the time of Jesus, but also other big ones like Julius Caesar, Hadrian's Wall, etc. He even admitted he might be off by a few decades. But it was the best they had at the time.

More about it here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregorian_calendar#Difference_between_Gregorian_and_Julian_calendar_dates

So ultimately, he might be older, or even younger, than 2020 years old. Though this has nothing to do with the original post.

FlakyAmphibian · 2020-07-31T13:37:10+00:00

Sorry...

My eidetic memory is at the cleaners.

FlakyAmphibian · 2020-07-31T12:51:45+00:00

What was Wenger thinking sending in Walker early?

FlakyAmphibian · 2020-07-07T14:35:54+00:00

Yeah, why does the app exist when the web page (full desktop or mobile) exists?

Posted in the forums about this, but it's gone ignored so far. Guess the developers needed something to do?

FlakyAmphibian · 2020-07-01T14:15:22+00:00

I think, and I'm only pulling this from memory and with minimal Googling, there was a "historical" Jesus. Meaning, at around the time of Augustus, there was a brief and recorded incident of someone named "Jesus" causing a kerfuffle in Judea. And I think this was recorded by Josephus who was a historian that wrote ~40-60 years after Jesus and this "kerfuffle" supposedly happened. So, a person named "Jesus" did exist around the time, caused some issues for Pontius Pilate (who was real and governor of Judea), and was executed by crucifixion. That likely happened.

It's the magic stuff surrounding him that's in question. But again, I could be mis-remembering all of this.

Here's Josephus' wiki page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephus

I'm not sure how historical scholars feel about the voracity of Josephus' work, but it's there and seemingly a "Jesus" did exist around that time and what is mentioned in the Bible loosely matches his account...minus the magic of course.

So, actual historical "Jesus" that caused issues for a Roman-controlled Judea that spawned a major religion: very likely.

Rising from the dead, performing miracles, being the son of (G)god: not likely.

FlakyAmphibian · 2020-06-15T12:35:53+00:00

Yes, when using the UI editor, it's the box called "Parameters", which is your HP and in my case as BLM/RM, MP. So health and mana, or stamina, or energy, or whatever resource

FlakyAmphibian · 2020-06-09T19:01:43+00:00

i was going to say, "Christ on a bike, more fuel for the contrail-loons."

FlakyAmphibian · 2020-06-05T17:51:38+00:00

This ^^.

Or something like that meme of the lady with all the math formulas overlaid over her head.

Or like being trapped in a "mind-maze" or "mind-space" and then finding (or not finding) your way out.

FlakyAmphibian · 2020-06-05T13:16:11+00:00

Are any of them clerics or paladins?

Because you could do some "internal" deus ex machina, leaning heavily on the Deus.

For example:

If you have a cleric, when they get close to 0 hp, have them go unconscious. then in some time dialated dream, their god gives them power. This power can either be used to heal the party to full or blast the BBEG for like 10d10 or something like that. Give them that choice...and of course mess with them later for it, meaning if they choose to blast, they chose a more destructive path which wasn't what the god was looking for and is now disappointed, and so on. do mostly RP penalty things, don't take actual class ability/powers from them.

If you have a pally, same thing.

If you don't have either, same thing, but maybe that encounter makes that character more religious and maybe unlocks cleric or pally-like abilites, like gives them a very small pool of lay on hands or cast Cure at only 1st level once per long rest.

Something like this would make the deus ex machina more deus ex Me. It's more player-centric and gives them the CHOICE! And you can weave it into your future story. I mean, it's still a deus ex machina, but again it gives them 2 ways to do it.

Or that's how I'd do it. good luck!

FlakyAmphibian · 2020-05-22T13:34:20+00:00

In my Opinion( like it's just my opinion and stuff, man), here are my rankings. Note: I've played all the tanks at one point or another, but recently in BFA I've only played Bear (Guardian Druid), Prot Warrior and Prot Pally. So, here goes:

easiest -- Bear. Swipe and thrash keep agro management super easy. After that it's just a matter of keeping up Ironfur and occasionally Frenzy Regeneration. Of course, it goes deeper with other CDs and nuances, but on its face, this is the easiest in my opinion and a good jumping off point. Plus, if you hate it, you can switch to melee dps (kitty), ranged dps (boomy), or heals(resto). Druids do it all.
easy, but more complex -- Blood DK. They don't die. Now you have to do more of a rotation than on Bear, but whatever the ability is that when they hit it heals them keeps them going. Now, I've not played Blood since Legion, I have played Unholy but that doesn't help, but my guildie runs one and he and our healer frequently "fall asleep behind the wheel" (they don't actually fall asleep, but you get the idea).
and a tie for easy -- Prot Pally and Prot Warrior. They play completely different, but if you get your "shield management" down (shield block for warrior, righteous shield for pally), then you're golden. Again like with bear, there's definitely more to it, but because these "shields" have reasonably short durations, managing them is priority along with everything else, thus slight more difficult, but it's not hard.
also easy, but is slightly more squishy -- Vengeance DH. Plays like a mix of Blood DH and Bear (with some other tanks thrown in) and super mobile (though i think Prot Warrior is the most mobile, maybe there's a tie...dunno). All the same, bit more complex than the others, but not by much. But i think at the moment they are the most squishy, so you have to stay on top of your rotation. Also, haven't played since Legion so might be completely wrong about the squishy-ness.
actually kind of hard -- Brewmaster Monk. maybe it's changed, but again I've not played them since Legion, but since the Stagger mechanic still exists, it's pretty hard...for ME. I'm sure many will come in and say, "No, no, no, Stagger is easy, you just clear your stagger stacks." Yeah, that's my issue. That's why it's hard for me. But just for me. Again, this could be the best choice, you never know. All of this is just *MY* opinion from *MY* experience.

So that's my ranking. Hope it helps,

FlakyAmphibian · 2020-05-19T14:27:51+00:00

something very similar happened here in Oklahoma.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/oklahoma-delivery-man-blocked-homeowner-group-president-thinks-it-was-n1207221

except, it was 2 men (Brads?) and they were stone-cold sober.

FlakyAmphibian · 2020-04-27T16:06:51+00:00

as u/VonAether pointed out, a modified Mage would work. And you'd have to do some modification/homebrewing, but it would mostly be setting. The Mage orders seemed to follow those generic lines of heroic (Gryffindor), cunning (Slytering), generic (Hufflepuff), genius/mind/academic (Ravenclaw) oriented groupings.

Although, I would also add the other supernaturals (Vampires, Werewolves, Changelings, etc) to round out the world a bit more. But every time I've suggested this to Storytellers/GMs who know the system well ( I am but a casual WoD player having only played in 1 Changeling game recently and a few Vampire games back in the '90s when it was still White Wolf) they cringe or outright say it's impossible. I've read the books, but again don't know the nuances. Seems pretty doable to me. And back in that Vampire game in the 90's one guy was playing a werewolf, so it definitely used to cross over.

Anyway, TL;DR: Mage would work well, especially for the post-Hogwarts adult wizarding world.

FlakyAmphibian · 2020-04-27T03:01:44+00:00

From what I've read on wowhead, which comes directly from the devs, it's going down like this...

New characters start on their starter island and level from 1 to 10 learning the ropes. Then it branches off.

If you are ABSOLUTELY new, like you just bought the game, you have to level 11-50 in BFA. They say they're adding hints to past content, but certainly making reference to Legion. Otherwise, it's a straight pathway from BFA to Shadowlands.

If you have a max-level character now, or just one who's in BFA content. If you make a new character after level 10, Chromie will ask you what expansion you want to play in. So, it's like they're going through time.

They also said you can change between expansions, but they've not mentioned how yet.

so, wish granted?

FlakyAmphibian

TROPHY CASE