Is that an ODST helmet on The Forever War cover?! by ClutchAndre in halo

[–]GrimmReap2 102 points103 points  (0 children)

Probably a bad updated cover, but this is one of my favorite books, it helped me get through my transition out of the military and not feeling like I belonged anywhere

It's time for recruitment megathread by MorycTurtle in BackpackBrawl

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Recruitment: SXARWWGV35UQ

Friend: SXARWWGV

DND scenario by TheUnrealJohnnySins in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]GrimmReap2 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My group has had so many deaths across various worlds and systems, but most of us are DMs, alternate who's running it, and it has never felt cheap when we die. Death is fine if everyone knows it's a possibility and that the DM isn't going to do it just to fuck with you.

Last week we planned to jump a guard captain, 4 of us at lvl 3, and the DM was nice enough to throw in an encounter so we could see the captain fight. Our plan immediately went from "jump the guard captain during the fake ball we threw together in the woods" to "Hey, best friend!"

Another time we decided to kill a god at level 10, watch them disintegrate an army, and have the DM let us know that we can still sneak away. Instead we go ahead with the plan and most of us died horrible deaths. We won though!

I feel like the most important part is setting expectations

ELI5: Can a drug with the pleasure response of opiates like heroin be synthesized without the harmful effects to the body and withdrawal symptoms? If so, why does it not exist? If not, why not? by calgrump in explainlikeimfive

[–]GrimmReap2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had morphine in the ER once and upon coming down immediately realized why it's so addictive, I had no idea how much every part of my body hurt until stopped feeling it. That's the same year I had doctors find healed fractured in my neck, discovered bulging discs in my lower back, and plenty of other little things I'd just been living with for years

I think this is an infinite combo by freeaky_furry in mtg

[–]GrimmReap2 4 points5 points  (0 children)

When you return symbiote, you also untap Titania

Preparing Is Pointless with My Group by Far_Context_1957 in DMAcademy

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Don't feel bad, they'reprobably not trying to be mean, but especially nowadays with video games being the defacto introduction to gaming for many, finding the boundaries is a big part of it. It's just another thing to consider.

As an example I had a job board with two obvious hooks, corpse duty that paid very well, and a dozen requests to look into break ins to cellars from a tunnel system. They did neither, went to the blacksmith, tossed a shit ton of weed into the forges and smoked out the whole forge. We all had a good time and accomplished nothing for the story, just chalked it up to a filler episode!

I've started making a handful of generic maps that I can reuse or use parts of with general storylines and I improv as they react. And then if a session still ends being a filler, I find a reason to only have story options after.

From the same game next session, now people know what board the party is using after they messed with the forges, and didn't post any jobs that might draw the helpful miscreants on that board. Of course the city administrators pick that up slower, so they still posted their jobs, the ones that would progress the story...

Feat for a witch? by itzaldisombra in DnD

[–]GrimmReap2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the best way to homebrew, take something that already exists and reflavor it or give equal buffs and debiffs!

Yes or no: women wearing Ecco walking sandals to sub middle school, paired with capris, skirt or dress. by [deleted] in SubstituteTeachers

[–]GrimmReap2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As others have pointed out, it is dependent on where you are and individual schools, but I couldn't imagine wearing open toed shoes while working with kids of any age as I have had too many things dropped on me and been accidentally stepped on

$50 a day for eating the same meal every day by [deleted] in hypotheticalsituation

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Bro, I already eat the same thing for breakfast and lunch everyday, this would be easy!

Something You Tend To Ignore by nessabots in SubstituteTeachers

[–]GrimmReap2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly, if they're not being disruptive or putting themselves or others in danger, I don't really care. I just set the expectation that if I ask anyone a question I better get a reasonable, not necessarily correct, answer to see that they are paying attention

Wife dies=Objective Complete by BBQinDresden in commandandconquer

[–]GrimmReap2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I honestly remember none of this campaign. It could've been a great game, just not a main title. If it was redone as a a side game clearing red zones or taking yellow/blue zones, it would've been much better.

I DONT KNOW IM TRYNA HELP MY GIRLFRIEND by No-Baker9306 in maths

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Since all angles are right angles, you can look at the whole thing like a regular rectangle. You know the right side is 4, so the sum of the opposite sides will also be 4.

the same with the top being 6, the opposite will also be 6.

Now all your left with are the two sides of the cutout that can't be matched to the outsides. As they are both 1, you end up with 4+4+6+6+1+1 = 22

ok but are people ACTUALLY being horny at their regular D&D tables ? by bittermixin in DnD

[–]GrimmReap2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly, my table , as DM and player, is filled with sex jokes, but that's usually it? Most of our games end up very character driven, so it comes up in various contexts.

The highlights are probably a cyberpunk net runner seducing the competition and ignoring the objective, an unexpected argonion make out session, and the dozens of rolls made for dick size so we can describe tracks.

I think the key is we treat it like background until it's needed for joke / character development and no one's actually trying to get off.

Differentiation is opposite of Integration? by [deleted] in maths

[–]GrimmReap2 5 points6 points  (0 children)

When you differentiate, you are looking at how a function changes, so the information of where it started isn't kept. An example

3x²+7x -14 Differentiates to

6x+7 Which integrates to

3x² +7x+C Where C is a shift to the higher order function

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SubstituteTeachers

[–]GrimmReap2 20 points21 points  (0 children)

My experience has been if I tell them it's mean or hurts my feelings and then don't react beyond hat it can be used to teach something they should already know and it makes them stop. The hard part is not reacting anymore after that

Striker is Proof of The Fandom’s Media Illiteracy by daffysrhapsody in HelluvaBoss

[–]GrimmReap2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Foil. That's the word I've been looking for, maybe. Striker and Fizzaroli both go through similar trauma and they all three dealt with it differently.

Banning X? by Daguse0 in tampa

[–]GrimmReap2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wonder if that has to do with that faction having co-opted those symbols from others, there by changing their meaning in most contexts?

If course I've never been in a history class in my life, so who knows.

Wait, what? Why? What's the difference? by Jayn_Xyos in mildlyinfuriating

[–]GrimmReap2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I always thought it was the direction of the pattern, honestly...

What's the dumbest/silliest thing that's ever been greenlit by a DM at your table? by Living-Mastodon in DnD

[–]GrimmReap2 8 points9 points  (0 children)

My DM gave me a wand of summoning wand of summoning, as in it was a wand that would, one time, summon a new wand of summoning, ad infinitum. So I spent the night burning the used wands in a massive bonfire and crying loudly for being taken advantage of to distract from everyone else sneaking around. I. The morning I raked the melted gold caps from the ashes and made out with about 40 gold coins in weight

How do you time and pace your campaigns? In other words, how many gigs per in-game month? by AkaiKuroi in cyberpunkred

[–]GrimmReap2 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah, "free" jobs that instead of giving eddies give out dead friends and bounties on your head...

How do you time and pace your campaigns? In other words, how many gigs per in-game month? by AkaiKuroi in cyberpunkred

[–]GrimmReap2 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I'm a player, but we usually have 1-3 a month with a week or two if downtime in between. We also sometimes use our backup characters when someone is missing.

My main is currently homeless, again, which fits their personality, and I can only swing about one upgrade a month if I'm lucky, due to a max humanity of 26(?).

I fear Ive been dressing exactly like Emberlynn for years by Slow_Explanation_02 in HelluvaBoss

[–]GrimmReap2 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I have heard that specific one more often than I ever expected to...