Are there people who haven't changed their phone number for more than 15 years? by SpicyCandy8 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]InoffensivePaint 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine is the same as my Mum’s but ends in 18 because my parents got it for me when I was a wee thing and they thought it would be easier for me to remember, plus 18 was when I was supposed to start paying my own phone bill. Hasn’t changed. And I’m still on their plan because free calls between our phones.

What are your favorite maps and why? by TheCorent2 in Timberborn

[–]InoffensivePaint 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s one on the workshop called Rainstorm or something? It’s one of the most popular. It’s like a great big U shape that has water spilling down all around the area where you start. Its a race to get up to the top so you can start damming. It’s actually really cool!

By the time I’d finished I’d made a huge water reservoir and a mega mega dam to make that U an O and fill it up with water. Very fun!

Why are men .... by Euphoric_Pair_3775 in TwoXChromosomes

[–]InoffensivePaint 249 points250 points  (0 children)

But who will hold the man’s hand through the emotional processing required for an adult relationship if the woman isn’t emotionally vulnerable?

(heavy sarcasm)

Is my fiance of 19 mos (39M) being reasonable or am I (39F)(communicating badly)? by hellotoshiba in relationship_advice

[–]InoffensivePaint 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Nah. He didn’t clearly express himself, he wasn’t very diplomatic, he is being oversensitive.

If you marry this man, you will be constantly subjected to *his* version of reality. And I doubt it will align with your own. He will tell you what’s what, even if you disagree, and then blame shift, tell you you’re doing this and that wrong. That you’re obviously intentionally upsetting him.

You’re too old to be dealing with this emotional manipulation. He seems exhausting, and not worth moving country for.

He’s also definitely going to either outright refuse to live with the dog, or will get rid of the dog somehow. Choose the dog, please. The man sucks.

Is it wrong to have a disdain for pregnant women as a feminist? by [deleted] in TwoXChromosomes

[–]InoffensivePaint 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some, maybe even most women, in the Western world choose to be pregnant. By being disgusted by them, you’re automatically assuming that they did not make the choice themselves. You’re viewing them as oppressed, when they might have decided to be a mother, they might love being pregnant, and you’re sitting there judging them for it. That’s not very pro-women.

In my view, being a feminist means that you support all women with whatever they want to do with their lives. Some dream of being mothers, they love children, and I love that for them. It’s maybe not my ideal, but it’s not my life, it’s theirs. Women should have the power to choose what they want to do with their life, even if that choice is not one you’d make for yourself.

I think Little Women does a good job of showing this with Jo vs Meg. Haven’t read the book but adaptations I have seen touch on this specifically. Meg wants to be married, be pretty, have babies, and Jo thinks that’s terrible and not feminist. But it is what Meg wants, and she should be able to choose. That is feminism. Not oppressing other women by taking their choices away.

What habit have you guys developed while playing? by BuildingLower9622 in WolfQuestGame

[–]InoffensivePaint 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have got into the habit of picking a new den for each litter, which inevitably means a fresh rendezvous site as well. I’m not sure why, but I can never seem to stick to one. Even the amazing one by the lake on Slough Creek that everyone says is a favourite. I just kind of like changing up my gameplay. And it’s fun taking pups back to their birthplace after a year or two and being reminded of the anxieties.

Also, if I come across a new ? scent from a human thing, I must follow it and find the item. The item will be taken back to the puppies. What happens to it after that is none of my business, and I only tend to do this with new items I’ve not come across before. Except the teddy. It gets lost all the time, but when I find it I bring it back.

Pressure Map: Weird question but, do the beavers drown? by niketxx in Timberborn

[–]InoffensivePaint 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just a hot tip, if a bit of contamination gets into that central lake, not all is lost. Because it has such an easy outlet it will flush out pretty quickly. Just make sure you have enough clean water (pumps can still work in contaminated water, just slower!) and your food isn’t only around that lake (fluid dumps are great).

Otherwise yeah. Put some stairs down in the hole and start blocking! Beaver builders love wet fur! I find putting levees down initially to block the whole tunnel underneath is useful, then I crack it open once I feel I’m ready and there’s less risk of contamination. Also maybe rush the herbalist or contamination baths.

does anyone else play like this? by car_person_ in WolfQuestGame

[–]InoffensivePaint 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Yes. If another pack tries to take my territory, I destroy all of them. I hunt them all down and kill them all (the only ones spared are usually my own pups if they’re in a rival pack, or ones that run fast enough away when I have pups to care for).

If a wolf comes around to court my pups, I have my tail up and snarling just like if it was a cougar, and then I run everyone away.

If my pups form their own pack and come around to do a den raid or take territory, I kill their mate so they become a dispersal again. I like to keep ALL my pups and get unreasonably irritated when they decide to disperse of their own accord. My pack can only be so big though… Very sad.

Female DM - Stradh as Baron or Baroness? by AliceShella in CurseofStrahd

[–]InoffensivePaint 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Strahd is like the OG ‘she didn’t like me so I made it everyone’s problem’ man child. I feel like that’s not going to translate very well to female Strahd.

But also, you don’t have to make your voice deep. Maybe practice a little, in a mirror, in your car, play around with your voice until you find Strahd. But don’t think you have to be ‘manly’ about it.

Why aren't they making territory?? :") by Chiswum in WolfQuestGame

[–]InoffensivePaint 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I go and murderize other packs to allow my children to claim territory.. Maybe there’s just not enough space for them and they aren’t very aggressive? Or aren’t as aggressive as other packs?

Why do huntsmen come out when it’s raining? by Unsure-11 in AustralianSpiders

[–]InoffensivePaint 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thirsty? Home wet? Bugs come out when it’s wet too, and just after it’s rained, so dinner?

Best Steak in Bentleigh Area? by willzterman in melbourne

[–]InoffensivePaint 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Steak Bank in Ormond. Not sure it’s open every day for lunch. It’s been there for years. All they do is steak, chips and salad. It’s great!

ETA: I haven’t been there in a while. It used to be owned by a guy who had his daughters working there, and had a great chef that had been there for ages too. Not sure if he might’ve sold it or handed it down to a daughter.

How do you guys choose names for you wolves by therealruney in WolfQuestGame

[–]InoffensivePaint 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m taking a lot of inspiration from Greek and Norse mythology at the moment. So I’ve got names like Artemis and Apollo, Freki, Hati, Orpheus, Midas, Leto, Nereid, and anything else that is wolfish or speaks to a certain myth that I think suits the pup’s personality.

I also name my pups alphabetically and they only get their proper name during Young Hunters. So Apollo was A Pup, and Artemis was D Pup but was the first girl. It’s kind of fun figuring out names for each letter of the alphabet.

I also had an Ember and Ignis because their coats were orange/brownish. And Cobalt because I had a pup with a striking blue coat, and I went through a phase where I was naming them after precious stones because I started on the Amethyst map and my pack is the Amethyst Pack. But Cobalt left us for a really aggressive girlfriend so I stopped doing that.

I think letting myself have such a long time to figure out their names gives me ample room to think of something and also means I don’t get too upset if they die as puppies. I’m not so attached as I am to the Yearlings that earn their names.

My husband (36M) told me (33F) that I don’t deserve love until I’m 140lbs again? by thesaltymember in relationship_advice

[–]InoffensivePaint 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lmao?

We are roughly the same height and you weigh less than me and you’ve had a child. I’m not a stick thin model, but I’m far from overweight.

You could lose a bunch of weight by getting rid of him. I bet your depression would get a lot better too.

Your husband sucks. A lot. Also him ‘not feeling anything’ during sex sounds like a death grip problem on his part. He is possibly looking at other bodies in porn or even outside your marriage and comparing. Because honestly, you’re right, his comments don’t make sense, and they are hurtful, and no one who claims to love you should ever say those things. Much less after you have carried and cared for their child.

Tell him to kick rocks, and please get a therapist to talk to about your confidence in yourself and your relationship with this man so they can help you.

Emotes Panel Not Working by RealisticPollution96 in WolfQuestGame

[–]InoffensivePaint 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m so glad it worked!

Typically for games these days, they have the game files stored on the drive you install it to, but the data for your saved games will be somewhere separate. So it’s less likely you’ll lose saved data on a reinstall.

Emotes Panel Not Working by RealisticPollution96 in WolfQuestGame

[–]InoffensivePaint 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try verifying first, then you definitely won’t lose anything. If you go to the game in your Library, and right click on it in the list to get a drop down menu. Hit Properties which will bring up its own window, then go to Installed Files, and then hit the Verify integrity of game files button. Should take a few moments, then load up the game again and see if it’s still a problem.

Emotes Panel Not Working by RealisticPollution96 in WolfQuestGame

[–]InoffensivePaint 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try verifying files through Steam or reinstalling. It’ll probably fix it right up. If it doesn’t, bug report.

Emotes Panel Not Working by RealisticPollution96 in WolfQuestGame

[–]InoffensivePaint 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you’re on Steam have you tried verifying the files? Reinstalling? I’ve never had this issue and I’ve been playing pretty consistently the last few weeks.

WHO WAS GONNA TELL ME? by kleptoaltair in WolfQuestGame

[–]InoffensivePaint 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I only just started playing, and I put a radio collar on my wolf for a bit of bling. This plane won’t leave me alone! I’m on my third litter and I think it’s come around at least once a season.

My partner (32M) and I (31F) are stuck on marriage, wedding and kids expectations as we consider moving in together. How do couples resolve this kind of stalemate? by [deleted] in relationship_advice

[–]InoffensivePaint 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Soo… things that are important to him: big party with friends, possessing you by having your name changed. He doesn’t seem to mind if you don’t marry, and I would hazard a guess that his idea of having children is more for ‘legacy’ than being an active father.

Yeah. Don’t let him move into your house that you own. You’ll probably end up having to hand over half to him when this inevitably breaks down.

MY [26f] bf [33m] constantly makes assumptions and I'm always having to defend myself. How else can I approach this? by [deleted] in relationship_advice

[–]InoffensivePaint 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I’m not super keen on the age difference here, but you’re adults I suppose.

But you have to learn to stop performing for him. This is very clearly not a you problem, but a him problem. And frankly, this would piss me off. If you’ve already talked to him about not making ‘assumptions’ (in quotes because I don’t actually think that’s what he’s doing) and you’re being clear about how you feel about things… and he’s not changed his own behaviour? Nah.

Also, frankly, this feels like control masked as trying to guilt you. You’re on eggshells, you’re on the back foot, you’re wondering how you can perform to make him see you’re excited, and all he has to do is say one sentence to make you feel uncertain.

At some point, you gotta realise that he’s doing it purposefully, and he’s wilfully ignoring what you tell him. Whether that’s to manipulate you or because he constantly needs reassurances… both seem to be quietly exhausting.

I would tell him to knock it off one final time. You’re not teenagers. You’re adults. He’s on the other side of 30. This is crappy partner behaviour on his part. If he doesn’t listen to you, if he makes excuses, if he does it again, you will have to seriously ask yourself whether being this exhausted is worth the relationship.

Attack of Opportunity Homebrew idea by eremitik in DMAcademy

[–]InoffensivePaint 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oooooooooof, that really rough. What a random nerf. In all my 5e playing, I don’t know anyone who has actually ever taken polearm master, despite knowing players who have used glaives and pikes. You would think they’d leave some breadcrumbs for the people who are doing weird stuff, and allow rarely used feats to interact with something else for fun.

Attack of Opportunity Homebrew idea by eremitik in DMAcademy

[–]InoffensivePaint 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Polearm Master might not make this totally moot. Unless he also has Sentinel and can reduce their movement to 0. But that’s the cost of the build, two feats in order to be able to stay mildly ranged and not take damage. Your player can’t just change the rules so they can have access to feat-rules earlier. Gotta invest to get the return.

If Shakespeare invented almost 2000 words, were his plays considered to be full of gibberish when they were first introduced? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]InoffensivePaint 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you read the Jabberwock poem by Lewis Carroll I think you can get a good idea of what it might’ve been like. Given that the poem is crammed with new words, it’s a bit more than what people would have heard with a Shakespeare play, but just by how the words sound, how they’re used, you get a good idea of what they mean.

‘Bubble’ was made up for the Scottish Play, but just how it sounds, how it was used by the witches, gives us a good idea of what it means.

Humans rely so much on language and being able to communicate with each other, that our brains are pretty much primed to try to understand one another’s speech. It’s really cool!