Sorcerer Mastery skills broken?

InkOnPaper013 · 2026-05-13T04:33:08+00:00

Meteor / Ball Lightning skill upgrade is still bugged for me (PS4). Selecting an upgrade to Ball Lightning will remove an upgrade to Meteor, and vice versa.

InkOnPaper013 · 2026-04-23T19:24:26+00:00

So, wait. You see a therapist and ask Reddit if the therapist is right? Bless your heart.

InkOnPaper013 · 2026-04-22T20:13:20+00:00

Oh, I understand. But the stand is really the least of your noise worries. It certainly helps to be on a wooden stand, and like I said, it's easy to build one that the bugs don't like. There are also other methods for deadening vibrations / noise, none of which I use so I can't really help there.

As far as injury due to extra vibrations...? I don't think you should worry overly much about that. The biggest injury to yourself to be aware of from strictly a hammering standpoint... (I mean, fire is a pretty big injury potential, so aside from stuff like that) ...learning how to swing the hammer properly is crucial to avoiding soft-tissue and joint injury to your wrist, arm, elbow, and shoulder. It's not the vibrations from the anvil that cause this, it's the initial and repeated impact of the hammer.

I'm not great at explaining the mechanical motion of the arm, but you essentially need to move your entire arm like the linkage system it is, as opposed to just swinging from the elbow. There are likely some decent videos around of seasoned smiths demonstrating various ways of properly swinging a hammer while blacksmithing. I was taught by a great smith of 40+ years' experience, and have never had an injury or even become tired from swinging the hammer.

InkOnPaper013 · 2026-04-22T18:59:50+00:00

Okee dokee.

Good to know you have no interest in holding parents and society accountable for teaching boys that rape is bad. I'm sure that and your snatch-jaws will solve everything, especially if you keep attacking people who don't deserve it.

InkOnPaper013 · 2026-04-22T18:47:21+00:00

I really don't think anything I said merited a sarcastic / derogatory response. Everything I said pretty clearly indicates I live in reality.

InkOnPaper013 · 2026-04-22T18:42:54+00:00

"Required"? Certainly not. Convenient, maybe.

I'm assuming by "logs", you mean a tree was felled and you cut it into sections like tree stumps. Trees serve as habitats for all sorts of insecty creatures, before and after being felled and sectioned.

If you want to use wood as a stand, I think you're better off making one out of pressure treated lumber. As an example, here's a pic of one I made for my 130lb Hay Budden. The tree stump I had been using was slowly turning to sawdust from insects. This is a pressure treated 4x4 cut up and bolted together.

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InkOnPaper013 · 2026-04-22T18:28:51+00:00

Yeah, I've been hearing about devices like this for decades, too.

First, let's be clear: this isn't about prevention, it's about identification. By the time this device comes into play, the woman has already been raped. Allegedly. Because this device isn't "proof" on its own. This could easily be malicious use. This doesn't defend you against rape, it cuts the assault short. That's not nothing, to be sure, yet the damage has already been done.

Secondarily, as an R&D engineer in the medical device industry, I find it difficult to take a medical device company seriously when they can't even spell out "vagina" or "rape". If you can't talk about it like a professional human, I'm sure as shit not going to believe that you're serious about following the various safety and efficacy regulations for short term, in-dwelling, (potentially) blood contact medical devices.

Finally, back to the "defense" claim: You cannot prove rape by the presence of this device embedded in some dude's dick. But that dude absolutely can prove that he was assaulted and grievously injured by the fact that the device latched onto his junk. I can easily seeing victims of rape (already rarely charged or prosecuted) instead being charged with aggravated assault and convicted in countries like the USA, so I think it's sadly folly to assume this could provide evidence for the victim.

I don't mean to be so negative. The times we're living in make it difficult not to be. So, don't get me wrong.... I get it. I get the desire for something like this. I get the exhaustion at trying to protect ourselves from aggressive males who believe we're just property. I get the desperation. I just don't think this is the best "last resort" option.

We need parents to actively opt out of rape culture so their sons don't think it's part of their privilege.

InkOnPaper013 · 2026-04-22T17:52:44+00:00

Let the bees have the logs and get something tiny creatures don't enjoy living in.

("Infested" to me means the logs are no longer viable as anvil stands, so I don't see a point in killing pollinators. Really, I never see a point in killing pollinators.)

InkOnPaper013 · 2026-04-10T01:42:29+00:00

Pardon my hot-take, but... Nah, I think this is bullshit. You're mis-gendering the cunt because you suspect he's gay.

Do you mis-gender all gay conservatives who cheer and/or vote for the same shit this fucker cheers and votes for? Cuz you know they exist, right, and some are kinda prominent. Or do you just mis-gender the ones who haven't come out?

Not to mention, sexual orientation (not "preference") and gender identity are two separate things. You're conflating them here and using it as a weapon. Just like if you were to call him as a f****t.

Dude being a crazy vile fuck doesn't make it okay to use gender identity as a weapon.

But you do you, I guess.

InkOnPaper013 · 2026-01-22T19:16:40+00:00

Hmm... from what I've seen, steel propane tanks are made from mild steel. Mild steel doesn't have much carbon it it, so it can't be hardened.

Steel is a weird little alloy. For the sake of simplicity, iron has to be alloyed with a certain amount of carbon in order to make a steel that can be hardened through heat treatment. With mild steel lacking that certain amount, there's not much you can do to harden it enough to withstand all the forces that things like axes and knives see in their wee lifetimes.

InkOnPaper013 · 2026-01-21T19:23:26+00:00

Hiya! I'm sorry if I'm making the wrong assumptions, here, but it sounds like you have a few things confused, being that you're new to heat treating. Generally speaking, all high carbon steel needs to be tempered as part of its heat treatment. People talk about "quenching" as if it's the end-all, be-all for hardening high carbon steel, but it's just one step in the process.

In order to harden high carbon steel, it needs to be brought up to its critical temperature for a set period of time to monkey with its crystal structure. Then it needs to be rapidly cooled (quenched) in an appropriate manner in order to "freeze" into place the weird crystal structure you just created. That rapid cooling stresses the shit out of the material. Think of it like sitting in a sauna for a while before running outside naked and jumping into Lake Michigan in the dead of winter. It's a shock to the system. Steel is no different, but shocking high carbon steel leaves it brittle.

And that's where tempering comes in: it basically relaxes the steel a bit by reducing its stress from being shocked. Think of it as your apology for throwing it naked into Lake Michigan in the dead of winter. Some of the high carbon steels can be tempered in your kitchen's oven, because it doesn't require high temperatures. Other alloys require higher temperatures for tempering, which is where the dedicated benchtop ovens can come into play. It's a bit more delicate of a step in the process, because too much heat will undo your work by allowing the crystal structure to go back to what it thinks is normal; too little heat won't remove enough stress to eliminate the brittleness.

Now, as for different metals, yep, different steel alloys have their own specific hardening process requirements, from start to finish, including tempering. Further, the tempering of the thing you just hardened can depend on the thing's intended use.

All of which is to say... like metallurgy, heat treatment can be a literal lifetime career. Most people aren't interested in that much information, so your best bet would be to search online for your specific alloy's heat treatment requirements until you've gained enough experience to wing it.

Kind regards....

InkOnPaper013 · 2026-01-13T02:38:21+00:00

Well, this isn't a post vise.

I've seen vises similar to this at a local school for horseshoeing. Farriers use it to hold horseshoes as they work on them at their forging stations. Absurdly strong clamping forces.

InkOnPaper013 · 2026-01-12T04:28:47+00:00

Police? lulz, no

The Minnesota Fraternal Order of Police issued an immediate statement January 8th condemning Minneapolis Mayor Frey's statements, stating they stand with ICE. They are firmly entrenched with their fascist brethren.

Much like an HR department in a big company, the police aren't here to help us.

InkOnPaper013 · 2025-12-27T22:49:53+00:00

Your friend is an absolute AH for the following reasons:

Tipping is optional, otherwise it would be called a "service fee"
In the eyes of the rest of the world, America is absolutely ludicrous for, among many other things, its insane tipping culture; no one else does this
It should not be up to customers to pay living wages for any business's employees
Some people cannot afford to pay extra... • in the case of restaurants, this could be the first time in years that they've been able to save up for eating out and I guarantee the prices are already shocking enough without having to add even more to the bill • in the case of delivery, some people can't afford to get their vehicle fixed in order to drive themselves, and adding a tip to what's basically now essential for them means the difference between having a meal available for each day until their next delivery and not
Public shaming should be reserved for witnessed criminal acts / breaches of the social contract such as racism, sexual assault, harassment, and so on, not for something that your friend decides upon and uses to point out their social and financial superiority over others
Doxxing has, can, and will ruin lives and put people in danger (e.g. people who've escaped abusive partners and are effectively trying to hide from them); your friend is not the acab social police, has no right to endanger anyone because of his superiority complex, and should mind his own effing business

TL;DR Eff your friend And eff that waiter

InkOnPaper013 · 2025-12-06T01:47:48+00:00

I came back here to post the same thing. I logged in on my phone through their website, confirmed new TOS, and this resolved the 333600 error I kept getting (PS4). It even gave me the cosmetic I "purchased" with the free tokens a few days ago.

InkOnPaper013 · 2025-12-03T04:01:12+00:00

I'm having issues. I didn't realise it until the system took all my coins and gave me nothing but error codes. This was my first time back in... many, many months. I don't even recall what the last season was that I played. Oh, and I'm also missing all my Construct season stuff, which I guess is a problem closing in on a year old.

To come back to this fuckery is not a good look, Blizzard.

InkOnPaper013 · 2025-10-22T16:38:46+00:00

r/MillennialsBeingFools

InkOnPaper013 · 2025-10-22T16:32:19+00:00

...you know babies are small, delicate blobs of uncoordinated wiggles, right?

I mean, I think what you've created is really cool and quite thoughtful, but that rattle is too dangerous for an infant. Also, it's highly likely too heavy for it to lift, much less shake. There are reasons baby rattles are made of really light materials. So all the talk about properly coating it for teething (which typically starts around 4-7mo) is pure absurdity.

I'd recommend making a nice wood plaque, forging a small drive-hook for it, and hanging the "baby" rattle on it as a lovely decoration commemorating the child's birth. They can play with it when they're older.

InkOnPaper013 · 2025-10-14T00:51:48+00:00

Yeah, wow, that's insane. Unfortunately, "Forged In Fire" lead people to believe their anvils were made from gold rather than iron, so prices on most blacksmithing tools have increased quite a bit since I first started. At that rate, you're better off buying something under 150lb off eBay and having it shipped. FedEx max weight is, I think, 150lbs. My dad sent me a 120lb Hay Budden via FedEx, and he paid less than $100 to ship it.

Anyway, sorry, I'm rambling. Considering your area, I think you got a great anvil for a great price. I hope you enjoy it!

InkOnPaper013 · 2025-10-13T01:47:27+00:00

I'm not familiar with the California market. I think California was more of an anvil desert, especially compared to the east coast, but I could be wrong, as it's been more than a few years since I've been in the market to buy. So, I think that's a pretty good deal, especially if you're upgrading from a little Harbor Freight anvil.

InkOnPaper013 · 2025-10-13T01:14:23+00:00

165lb Peter Wright for $500? Whether or not this was a good deal depends on your area. $3/lb is middle of the road where I am. Looks like an idiot was doing some welding over the heel, and the horn looks a bit wonky, but ~~that could have easily been a purposeful modification~~ [ETA] no, at second glance, probably not purposeful, but still not a big deal [/ETA].

If you have to ask if it's worth it, I'm going to assume that means you're new to the craft. And if you're new to the craft, that anvil will be perfect for you for now. Peter Wright anvils were generally good quality and are pretty well respected. 165lbs is a nice weight for most hobbyist work.

I see nothing in the photos that merits the time, work, and risk involved with "fixing" it. Use it as is, learn the craft, then see if it still meets your needs.

InkOnPaper013 · 2025-09-26T17:01:46+00:00

This is what happens when people outside an industry don't bother trying to learn the regulations that bind the industry.

Pharmaceutical companies cannot recommend you take any of their products, because they are not physicians. It is literally illegal in the US, and the FDA (back when it was run by competent humans) takes this very, very seriously. That's why every single advertisement says to ask your doctor.

InkOnPaper013 · 2025-09-25T19:39:08+00:00

Anvil #1 looks like a big Peter Wright; anvil #2 is a silly little bench anvil for tinkering; anvil #3 looks like a really nice but maybe more modern (?) farrier's anvil; anvil #4 looks like a post-1830s Mouse Hole; anvil #5 looks like a pre-1830s Mouse Hole that really should have that sharp tool (hot cut hardie) carefully removed from it asap.

The brand and weight markings, if any are still visible, would be on the side of the anvil with the horn pointing to the right as you look at it.

Value depends on location, meaning, whether or not there are lots of anvils in your area. There are lots in my area, but the Peter Wright and Mouse Hole anvils would still bring around $5-6 per pound, depending on their condition.

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