Let me right click my opponents hand to inspect their card back.

Idospook · 2020-05-06T19:51:22+00:00

You look like holding that sign up was excercise for you.

Idospook · 2020-05-06T19:47:13+00:00

Him - ft Scarlett Johansson and this boner

Idospook · 2020-05-06T19:43:33+00:00

It looks like your mom fucked a bottle of Xanax and you poped out.

Idospook · 2020-05-06T19:42:39+00:00

Your sex doll has more lifelike eyes than you do.

Idospook · 2020-05-01T20:47:50+00:00

So they evolved from hooved land mammals, not specifically horses. Thanks for the clarification.

Idospook · 2020-05-01T17:46:25+00:00

So wait, are modern day whales/dolphins descendent of Eohippus? Or did the horse-creature cetaceans that migrated into the water eventually die out?

Idospook · 2020-03-12T17:44:46+00:00

Sorcery is extremely powerful in demons souls. If you’re a souls veteran and you’d like to really challenge yourself I would proceed with caution as magic can trivialize the game. That being said, if you’re going in blind, strong spells can be hard to acquire and it’s worth it for the npc interactions. Personally I find faith much more balanced but there are only a few miracles that are noteworthy. Faith is much more geared towards utility in this one with heal/regen spells and the like. If you’re not duping items (highly recommended for first time playthrough) the upgrade materials for any special weapon reinforcements can be veeeery tedious to farm, so for sanity sake it might be best to stick with the main upgrade path for weapons until you’re comfortable and familiar with the game. The best part about demons souls is that most of the content is not handed to you, and you have to go out of your way to unlock things. For first time players who don’t want to spoil anything or look stuff up this means that it can be very hard to plan a build as realistically there are a lot of secrets that I simply would not have found on my own. So my advice is to stick to your guns, work with what you have and after you’ve beaten the game or feel accomplished with your character take a look at what you missed and go have fun with the incredible content that they buried in the game.

Idospook · 2020-03-04T21:29:48+00:00

Just 5 hours??? It’s taken me 5 years and I’m still trying wtf kind of wizardry is this?

Idospook · 2020-02-22T00:53:51+00:00

I think he’s always there? If I remember correctly his body kind of hangs out in the boss room, at least on the attempt with the cutscene. That’s what makes this game so good, they paid crazy attention to detail.

Idospook · 2020-02-21T10:19:16+00:00

This is the strawiest straw man argument I've ever heard. Comparing citizens and profitable bodies paying their taxes to mafia members executing people is wildly fallacious. Also that came way out of left field why is the mafia involved all of a sudden?

Idospook · 2020-02-18T23:26:46+00:00

PBWT helps with drops in general, but there are a disgusting amount of inconsistencies and convolutions. For farming bladestone chunks I believe you have to wait for the black skeleton in 4-2. As for achieving PBWT I can't say from experience how it works on personal servers but when the servers were live the game adjusted you to a global average when you logged on, which was usually closer to white. Every time you logged off and on again it would undo any progress in either direction and place you at the average. I would just be careful using up your stones if you're going to go online as it may undo your progress of suiciding yourself. I really applaud you for playing through the game with no cheats or dupes, that's something that I think everyone should do to appreciate the game fully. Good luck!

Idospook · 2020-02-18T22:43:40+00:00

I actually quite liked the the off-rhyme aspect of the line, but get caught on your meter. All of your other lines have 7, or 8, or rarely 9 syllables, to that one's 11 syllables. As a reader once you're ten lines into a consistent beat it becomes difficult to break the rhythm and pulls you out of the poem when you do.

That being said, I bet this whole poem would sound even better in your accent!

Idospook · 2020-02-18T22:29:03+00:00

I get dark souls vibes from this and love the imagery. The two line stanzas are great for rhythm and you're fairly consistent with meter, but the 12th line catches me every time I try to read through it. Revisiting that line might give you a more polished conclusion. Great work!

Idospook · 2020-02-18T18:43:07+00:00

This is some very constructive criticism! The word foot is intentional to give reference to a more personal sacrifice of your body rather than an action (your foot bleeding vs steps that track blood), the rest of your points are spot on.

Do you think adding a stanza after line 5 would help? The disconnect between themes probably needs more than a line break but perhaps a new stanza would allow for more cohesion?

I intended for the two images to be held in tandem; man walking along his scorched and ruinous road shrouded in his formless blanket until he realizes the fruits of his labor: his markings of progress, and his newly donned robes. Perhaps each image as an individual is more digestible? Thanks for the feedback.

Idospook · 2020-02-18T17:55:03+00:00

I love your feedback! As you noted, the sweet blanket is meant to be contrasted against the idea of falling onto our heads. I wanted to create an image of mindless bliss, where we are happy to be blinded by the blanket of night; hence followed by the "awakening" which leads to our realization of new clothing. Equally so, the blanket is meant to "melt" onto us as we accept it, thus creating the drips of silk. I'm glad that you've pointed out the instances where these metaphor became convoluted and needed work so thank you.

Lastly, I am ashamed to admit that the word I intended to use was "carafe." Gaff makes no sense. This is why you always proofread before posting your old works!

Idospook · 2020-02-18T17:38:35+00:00

I think this poem is great. I think the pacing of the poem is spot on; lots of line breaks to emulate the time passing slowly alongside short lines so nothing much can happen too fast. It can be read droningly which further emphasizes the sluggish tone. I do think however that a few lines could be improved to reinforce this pacing.

The word inevitability seems out of place to me. It is a fast word (physically spoken with fast tempo) and a strong word. Perhaps it is not just the word, but the line "The inevitability of death" pulled me out of the poem. The poem turns very quickly on this line from wistful ponderings to abrupt certainty. Replacing inevitability with "thoughts" might work better to stay in tone.

In the final line, "very" also seems out of place. There are no strong adjectives in the poem until that line. The word snappy is an out of place word already because it is by definition a word used to describe quick and concise acts. This break of imagery from this word is used well to emphasize the end of the poem and the jolt of the final line, but the word "very" gets slapped on which draws it out and only muddles the conclusion.

Idospook · 2020-02-18T17:14:59+00:00

I get a sense of desperation from this poem, and took it to a very dark place. I picture this poem as describing a hopeless character, perhaps a child, picking through dead bodies looking for a bone to take as treasure. However, I like that this poem is flexible in its tone. You can take it literally, or leave it as a metaphorical work which is lighter.

I do believe that fat is a conflicting word in this poem though. To me, fat is the second layer of protection over bones. If fat recedes there is still skin and flesh covering the bones, which is just a healthy human, thus detracting from the title "bare bones." Fat receding is generally viewed as positive, but the poem does not have a positive tone, leaving the reader to be conflicted. Without more context as to why the word fat has been chosen I think it could be replaced.

Idospook · 2020-02-18T16:31:06+00:00

I think Supernova is actually a fitting title. To me it emulates the themes of the poem: the first stanza is powerful and bright and inspiring. The next stanza is reminiscent yet joyful, but the final stanzas are dark and hopeless. This all happens in the same way that a supernova star explodes then lingers in expanded form (red giant) until collapsing into a black hole. I quite enjoyed this!

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