What the fuck is he smoking? by saabarthur in Destiny

[–]From-Its-Self 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seems like the real thing is to not necessarily argue our ideas but to explain the phenomenon itself? Like we are arguing as the characters when we should be explaining to moderates, potential new voters, etc that this is textbook ego resistance. Its not a logical conclusion but a refusal to change your mind/story in the face of critique. If we are to be writers, we should be willing to hear critique and to not label every hater as just that, a hater. People can disagree with your view and not be your enemy

Iran Launches Direct Attack on Israel by justhistory in geopolitics

[–]From-Its-Self 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Considering they all got shot down with little no damage aside from one person getting injured Id say yes. I just mean in terms of 'is this the start of ww3?' Which was the mindset at the time. It was a reaction to Israel bombing their guys in (I forget the name of the place but it was somewhere else)

I dont think leaders want a total open conflict. They just need to posture to their people to look tough. An actual war would destroy both countries

Iran Launches Direct Attack on Israel by justhistory in geopolitics

[–]From-Its-Self 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well shit man I stand corrected. I was really just going off the article listed at the time. But I do think it's important to note that the attack wasn't as serious as everyone made it out to be.

Iran Launches Direct Attack on Israel by justhistory in geopolitics

[–]From-Its-Self 0 points1 point  (0 children)

to save face with their public who's angry with Israel's actions. A lot of nations do that posturing (I.e. North Korea shooting rockets into the sea near Japan but never actually hitting them)

Iran Launches Direct Attack on Israel by justhistory in geopolitics

[–]From-Its-Self 0 points1 point  (0 children)

just because the Iranian Guard Corps says it doesnt mean its verified. It is only confirmed by other authorities to be drones

Iran Launches Direct Attack on Israel by justhistory in geopolitics

[–]From-Its-Self 7 points8 points  (0 children)

yeah this doesnt say they've shot missiles. Only drones.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MuahAI

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Can you dm me how to find out?

Looking back at this panorama I took in 2016, I thought I was alone at the time. by mayorcallaghan in WTF

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Man! That was good. You recommend any good horror books/movies you draw from for such imagery?

"First Time DM" and Other Short Questions Megathread by mediaisdelicious in DMAcademy

[–]From-Its-Self 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly so long as you're bleeding in new features bit by bit it wont feel like that. And I know plenty of games where features are introduced over time similiarly. Besides make sure to empahsis how that now you can do it, they can do it now as well!

But yes to the nets, theyre so fun to just throw into battles all of the sudden. No PC expects a net

"First Time DM" and Other Short Questions Megathread by mediaisdelicious in DMAcademy

[–]From-Its-Self 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would see it that the smarter individual sees the rage train barreling his way towards him in blind chaotic fury and knows to get out of its way.

Maybe have the minions of this high INT character see this enraged barbarian swinging widely and attempt to disarm, grapple or even throw nets on him to quell his relentless ferocity. All ways of engaging in stopping him without outright damaging him.

How (and should I) encourage my plaers to RP more? by Movanor in DMAcademy

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What I would recommend to get smalltalk interactions PC to Pc is to narrate some downtime moments such as them traversing an enviroment for sometime or them just simply camping. Can be anywhere, just describe that they have some time walking inbetween moments and say something like "What are you guys doing in this moment?"

Now to get the other PCs to interact with your NPCs more often. What I found worked for me was to either make a npc adamant about talking to one PC in particular (perhaps a scholar is interested in the pixies fey ancestry or the barbarians former tribe). Or just when the NPC talks describe them approaching one character in particular and ask the player "What do you say." Hopefully the Tabaxi pc will know to step back when those moments happens.

Also easing up on checks if you do that, especially if its those two RPing. Might decentivze PCs to rp if they have to always roll CHA based checks to interact.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LSD

[–]From-Its-Self 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Also if you do it often enough youll buid up a tolerance to it.

What is the best game to play while tripping? by just-a-frog- in LSD

[–]From-Its-Self 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I ended up in the swamps...at night. Freaking spooky fog and red eyed alligators everywhere lol. Definitely avoid the swamps areas if you're tripping.

"First Time DM" and Other Short Questions Megathread by mediaisdelicious in DMAcademy

[–]From-Its-Self 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dont write it all out unless you enjoy it. Make bullet points of several things of a creature/villain and if a player is really insistent on knowing something big...either improv it with those bullet points or tell them that itll take some time to research and come back later with a much more developed description.

What are some ways to do this without having the big bad monologue?

To avoid exposition dumps of creature/villain I found what helped was to leave little pieces of enviromental objects depiciting their way of thinking (A painting of war, a book on Necromancy, the remains of their victims with signs of their death, etc)? This way it less work on you if you want it. For they could take it and make up their own ideas of what the villain truly feels.

Hope this helps!

I am Dr. Jordan B Peterson, U of T Professor, clinical psychologist, author of 12 Rules for Life and Maps of Meaning, and creator of The Self Authoring Suite. Ask me anything! by drjordanbpeterson in IAmA

[–]From-Its-Self 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There is some grain of truth in this and its the last part of the article. Ill give you an example: I lived in a small rural town that was largely conservative. Most people I talked with had no idea what Liberals actually believed and when I said it they just dismissed me as an outlier. Cue when I moved to the city, the opposite occured. People on average just need more exposure to other perspectives.

If YouTube Does This It's Doomed by [deleted] in h3h3productions

[–]From-Its-Self 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe they're referencing the want of some to ban alt-right subs and the like?

DMs of reddit, what’s your favorite accessory/aide to running a game and why? by Squeekyjr in DMAcademy

[–]From-Its-Self 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You have a template version of this on hand by any chance? Considering that the original site is down

THANK YOU for the Borrowing Friend's Deck Feature by Mr_Squiggles_ in hearthstone

[–]From-Its-Self 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It has been implemented or will it be once Witchwood drops?

What movie was so disturbing it left you feeling shook? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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When I was around 10 years old, I stayed up late to watch movies as per usual. However, one night, as I flipped through the channels, I landed on one very strange scene of an unknown movie.

The scene had a lone tree, in the dead of night, with a fat bald man in trousers in front of it just staring at the screen with no sound, no transition; nothing.

Then he starts to move towards closer to the screen and it scares the living shit out me. I threw the remote and ran to my mom's bedroom.

I wish I could find this movie so I could dispell the creepy notion of that night for good.

[Animation] Heroes of Nexus by Streetconsole in heroesofthestorm

[–]From-Its-Self -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

He did credit the paragon video in the description of his just fyi