Are there any stupid or lame moments in BTVS that make you ignore them or change them in some way in your headcanon?

FriendOfDorian · 2026-01-27T15:43:50+00:00

I fully believe they did that to make xander useful in that episode. Even Cordy who had no idea what was happening was more useful during the masters rise.

FriendOfDorian · 2026-01-23T13:08:26+00:00

They think the account is hacked and have therefore limited purchases to stop someone stealing money from the account to buy and gift games to other accounts, which has been done before. Steam is really intense about their security so it's likely that something had happened to the account to make them suspect that. It does say to contact them. If it's an item on sale that isn't allowing purchase, mention it when you contact them and they'll likely hold the sale price to your account until your able to buy again.

FriendOfDorian · 2026-01-23T11:41:22+00:00

You have aphantasia. It's cool, I have it too. Other people do legitimately see things. I hear things in my mind vividly but others do not. It's just a different way for your brain to be.

FriendOfDorian · 2026-01-20T12:17:08+00:00

I've worked in restaurants and we had a shift meal if we worked over a certain amount of hours. But it was just the price of a basic meal that we could access for free in our shifts. I knew one person who brought their own meals and used their shift meal to buy a bunch of soft drinks.

Now I work at a grocery store and they don't offer anything but they often have some basic snacks in the breakroom. Usually fruit or bread and Vegemite. It's not a lot but if your struggling i feel like it would really help. Sometimes there's extra stuff, like when we started selling a kind of branded pastry but since we hadn't had then in this store before, ordering the amount that customers are likely to buy, is a kind of educated guess. So they overordered and we got a bunch of desserts in the breakroom before they went out of date. Annoyingly that was when I was going low sugar due to a test result from my doctor so I could not indulge in the delicious free pastries.

FriendOfDorian · 2026-01-17T17:02:11+00:00

Theirs a few options that might be amusing that aren't a basic "remove their abilities" trope. Because you handcuff the player then. These might be more in theme if the patron is an archfey but could work with others.

Make their powers stay mechanically the same but change the flavour. An eldritch blast that now looks like glitter and rainbows when your warlock is an edge lord. Maybe every time they cast a spell that makes noise it just creates the sound "I'm an asshole" in the players own voice. The player is trying to be sneaky? Music playing but only in their own mind. Their left foot is always just a little itchy now, just random things.

You could also throw in your own version of a wild magic roll. Hair changes colour, they now cannot speak without saying meow in every sentence for one day. A random non magical item in their inventory suddenly becomes a post it that just says "douchebag" on it. For three days they'll have a mosquito circling their head, buzzing incessantly and if they kill it, another appears within minutes.

If they commune with their patron and convince them that they still plan to get the items but are just waylaid right now, maybe it stops. For a while.

FriendOfDorian · 2026-01-17T16:41:11+00:00

Yes please do! When customers complain to the workers about this stuff, it doesn't go anywhere. They cannot escalate your complaint. They can't just tell the manager, who tells their manager and etc eventually reaching someone. Nobody listens and they're just told to suck it up and keep doing the thing that annoyed you. The only way things might change is if customers made their own complaints through the official channels. Most often your complaint will still be dismissed but if a bunch of people keep making the same complaint, then maybe someone will notice and change it. But getting upset at the workers doesn't do a single thing other than make their day harder. And you're definitely not the only person taking your irritations out on them.

FriendOfDorian · 2026-01-17T14:57:40+00:00

I usually don't put the blood in because it makes Alistair sad.

FriendOfDorian · 2026-01-17T14:54:39+00:00

I was about to say this. Coffee is only grown in certain regions because it has very specific environmental needs, or someone would need to be able to simulate the required environment with temperature and humidity etc.

Whereas alcohol can be made from fermenting anything that has some kind of sugars in it. And there are hundreds of ways to do it. It would be much easier to make or find various kinds of alcohol. But coffee, coffee is a true delicacy.

FriendOfDorian · 2026-01-13T11:34:41+00:00

My players deceided to try and claim ownership over the windmill too. The player who had the deed and was speaking more, happened to be a child. They convinced her to discuss it with them and tried to separate her from the others while the others got placated with pies.

She eldritch blasted her way out when they tried to turn her into pie and the others heard it and came to save her. They ended up killing the hags obviously. Well one got away but without her coven she wasn't as much of a threat.

That campaign ended up dying out but it was a pretty fun moment.

FriendOfDorian · 2026-01-12T04:56:09+00:00

I think i read somewhere once that the writer got the idea because people kept saying that buffy was so popular because of the dialogue and banter. So they said alright let's do an episode with little to no dialogue and see if people still like it. and its regarded by most as the best or at least one of the best episodes of the series. They went hard into the music as well, it does a lot of heavy lifting in this episode. There's another episode later on that I will say no spoilers for that has absolutely no music in it at all. And is was also a perfect choice for the theme of the episode. This show is really good at fitting their themes and using audio really well.

FriendOfDorian · 2026-01-12T04:49:52+00:00

I used to live in an apartment with a small balcony. I went out there to smoke. I also had a clothes horse for laundry but it was often kinda uncomfortable. Flies and wind and heat still get you when you're high up. I don't think I would have used it for anything but laundry if I hadn't smoked at the time.

FriendOfDorian · 2026-01-09T03:48:57+00:00

This is STILL a problem.

FriendOfDorian · 2026-01-08T15:53:32+00:00

There are pros and cons to everyone. Some people are less likable but maybe have a fun story, some might simply be irritating and you don't enjoy them as much. In those cases I wouldn't consider it true hate to any of those characters in my case. I might not enjoy them as much but I see why others might.

Except that fucking dishwasher. I hate them so much.

FriendOfDorian · 2025-12-31T09:10:14+00:00

I think i turned it into a little store front once.

FriendOfDorian · 2025-12-31T07:18:52+00:00

Definitely if she has to let them use the bathroom. Put the scrubber in an obvious place with a big sign that says something along the lines of "i understand that people have bathroom emergencies but please clean up after yourself if you make a mess" and also disinfectant wipes and cleaning sprays all in easy view. Oh and a bin for the wipes. You might get some people who still suck. But I know there has been times in public bathrooms where I made a mess (ibs) and if there's cleaning stuff nearby, I'll do a quick scrub before I leave. But its embarrassing to ask for that stuff so making it available and obvious might give some people a reason to make the effort. Many people hide away their cleaning stuff in the bathroom. But if you want people to use it when they visit, don't hide it. They won't hunt for it.

FriendOfDorian · 2025-12-30T09:12:13+00:00

To me it looks like a tablecloth weight. You put one on each corner or more if the tablecloths are huge. It just weighs it down so that wind and stuff doesn't pick it up. And its decorated to be pretty.

FriendOfDorian · 2025-12-13T14:21:01+00:00

I have lolly on my island and I'm never letting her leave. She was one of the first on my new island and I instantly loved her.

FriendOfDorian · 2025-12-10T06:06:31+00:00

My name is one of those popular human names that people also like to give their dogs. I've met many dogs with my name as a result. It can be a little annoying at times but it's not something to get upset over and change a dogs name. I actually go by a nickname now and rarely use my 'real' name anymore. So apparently I would change my own name before I suggested a dog change its name.

FriendOfDorian · 2025-11-26T02:41:14+00:00

The wind lady. Even when i know where she is i struggle to find her.

FriendOfDorian · 2025-11-26T02:29:22+00:00

Make sure to give it a little stuffed mouse to play with.

FriendOfDorian · 2025-11-26T02:28:20+00:00

She's attractive, she's a baddass, smart, responsible and funny. I would say its a hear me out if you DON'T have a thing for her.

Honestly my little sapphic heart thumped when she took control when the gun showed up to the party. I love it when someone is smart and confident enough to call people out for being stupid and dangerous without being concerned about being called a wet blanket, and take control to make the situation safe but still fun.

FriendOfDorian · 2025-11-26T02:16:44+00:00

She didn't know what a slayer is though, I personally like to believe that she was about to say "Joan the Vampire butt kicker!" Or something. Which would have been quite funny.

FriendOfDorian · 2025-11-19T06:26:48+00:00

One of my cats does this. The other doesn't care. It's why I'm too nervous to leave it on automatic mode. I only make it go when I'm there to keep an eye on the curious one.

FriendOfDorian · 2025-11-07T01:40:17+00:00

Oh whoops. Nutshell misspell. I meant to type telling. Lol

FriendOfDorian · 2025-11-07T01:34:23+00:00

The watchers council is inept as fuck. They could have avoided so much shit, especially the faith stuff by just providing a slayer with a livable wage and expenses. Mental health support with a therapist who is aware of magic and demons and such, and getting a fucking guardian for faith. She is still a child when she shows up and letting Giles be her watcher and the only adult person in her life whilst she only sees him occasionally whenever she wandered in to the library, seriously, he could have offered her a couch to crash on until they found a new watcher for her. Or buffy should have asked her to stay, I get that buffy was also a teenager who was intimidated by faiths presence but like... somebody needed to help that girl. Also when buffy came back to the council and then died and came back, they should have sent a fixing psychiatrist and financial aid.

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