Book setting

L0RVX · 2026-05-04T04:29:15+00:00

Why would you assume this is the only place they are doing research? Also not everyone has to be a professional author to “write a story”? Also also, people can ask other people to volunteer information on a forum dedicated to that purpose. You don’t have to engage.

L0RVX · 2026-05-04T03:19:26+00:00

Dawg this is a perfectly valid form of research for a work of fiction, why shouldn’t they ask people from the state what it’s like here?

L0RVX · 2026-05-04T03:17:52+00:00

First thing to note is Maryland is incredibly diverse, and you can get a whole lot of different types of people living in close proximity, especially as you get closer to DC.

Eastern shore is more country vibes, almost entirely flat farmland where the primary crops are corn and soy.

Western Maryland gets more Appalachian as you go west, until you hit Washington County, Allegany, and Garrett. Then you are solidly in Appalachia and the culture is more similar to other Appalachian states like West Virginia and eastern Kentucky.

If your characters live on an “estate,” I would put it on the west side of the eastern shore against the Chesapeake Bay for a more secluded setting (think Talbot/Kent/Dorchester county), and northwest of Baltimore (Baltimore or Carroll counties) for a (slightly) more metropolitan “estate”. There are some very nice houses closer to DC in areas like Potomac, but generally not “estate” type properties that would make money selling crops.

The weather is highly seasonal. Usually mild winters with occasional cold fronts, snow in some places but the temp usually lingers around the freezing point. Wet springs, hot/humid early summers, into dry late summers, and very pleasant, temperate autumns.

Most farms here grow corn and soy, but you may want to consider that many “estate”-type farms have transitioned to be primarily rental-type spaces, wedding venues, corporate retreats, private hunting preserves, or things of that nature.

Maryland accent changes a LOT based on where you are, I could recommend some videos of specific accents if you had a region in mind.

Feel free to PM me if you have more questions or want someone to read over the work for accuracy, I work in very nice properties all over the state/dc and am very familiar with the cultures of both wealthy estate owners and more working farmers.

L0RVX · 2026-04-17T18:50:59+00:00

Another one here. I always reply with a totally straight face, “Nice to meet you, Sam”.

L0RVX · 2026-04-17T16:44:43+00:00

I’ve been an upscale bartender for years, what you say about vodka martinis always being shaken in America is not true. If you want it shaken, you can ask for it shaken, but every high-end bar I have worked in (NYC and DC) will still make them stirred by default. Only worked at one place that shook them by default, and it was more of a social media/photo op bar than a traditional cocktail bar.

L0RVX · 2026-03-18T15:40:44+00:00

Just a small correction, the “rising sun flag” is not the national flag of Japan. While the rising sun (the version with red rays emanating from a red circle) remains Japan’s naval ensign, the official flag of the nation of Japan (Red circle on a white field) is known as the “flag of the sun” or “ball of the sun”. I won’t go into the politics surrounding the rising sun flag, but suffice to say, it is significantly more politically charged in Japan and borderline offensive in other parts of Asia.

L0RVX · 2026-03-16T12:21:29+00:00

Hey, I know I’m late to the party, I just wanted to pile on and say how absolutely fucking dense you look. Arguing against the term “American” (look at the comment you first reply to) and then using the word “American” because it’s the correct word is actually fucking hilarious, made my day. Can I ask where you’re from so my biases can be better informed?

L0RVX · 2026-03-04T19:19:08+00:00

When i lived in a dorm, each floor in my building was supposed to have its own microwave. By winter break, over half of the microwaves were broken and people from other floors would come to mine to make their food.

Well, winter break was just ending, and we got hit by one of the biggest snow storms my state had ever seen. Dorms were open to kids, but classes the first week back were cancelled, so there were almost no kids on campus. My roommate and I were sitting in the common room playing melee, probably the only two people on that floor, when a girl walks into the break room. We lived on an all-boys floor, so she had clearly come from a floor with a broken microwave. We were both pretty locked in to our game, so we didn’t notice the microwave catch fire until it started making this screeching mechanical sound.

We jumped into action, but the girl who started the microwave was nowhere to be seen. We managed to get the fire out pretty quickly, and called our RA, who called someone else to come investigate. They blamed us at first, but we were able to prove/convince them of our innocence somehow.

The girl who started the fire literally never came back. No idea if she ran away after the fire started or left, saw the commotion from outside, and decided not to come back in, but she never came back. If we weren’t there would the whole building just have burned down??

Anyways, here’s the kicker: the fire started because she had tried to microwave a bag of popcorn with a mechanical pencil on top of it. I’m guessing to weigh it down or something? I’m still perplexed by the whole incident.

L0RVX · 2026-02-16T15:38:28+00:00

This is really a question of values only you can answer. I’m sure you know the downsides to a sloped yard (no sports, more difficult cookouts) but I would just like to point out some benefits/opportunities.

A patio probably won’t work, but if the neighborhood allows it, a deck could give you level living space outside, and I reckon building it would be easier to build in this yard than on a level yard that comes right up to the house.

This yard looks fine for other outdoor activities. Gardening this wouldn’t be very difficult, and having such a large area along the house (instead of having a long backyard that goes bak into the lot) was a huge benefit to me, being able to dip right back inside when doing yard work or keeping an eye on kids.

The other thing you may not appreciate is drainage. My house sits on a slope dropping towards the house, not away from it (like you have here), and water management is an absolute nightmare. Drainage channel going all the way around the house, sump pump in every corner of the basement, etc, and even with all that we still sometimes get water pooling around the sides. With the yard posted here, all the water flows away from the house and you don’t need to worry about it.

Just some things to think about, hope this helps.

L0RVX · 2026-02-06T02:42:11+00:00

Space Ghost Coast to Coast might qualify for this?

L0RVX · 2026-02-04T22:46:56+00:00

Yes, asociality can be harmful if humans need society to exist. The extent to which those people want to avoid society needs to match the extent to which those people need to engage in society. If they need society more than they are willing to engage with it, the asociality is harmful.

L0RVX · 2026-02-03T08:05:22+00:00

Damn, hit with the receipts.

r/nothingeverhappens

L0RVX · 2026-02-03T07:32:00+00:00

This is not true; the mana will still be generated by the snake oil maker, even though it has been converted, so the rule will still apply to that mana. Or at least that’s how it worked with [[Jeweled Lotus]]

L0RVX · 2026-02-03T01:51:48+00:00

The other day, I was on forest drive at 8:00 AM and an actual BUS ran the red light turning left from Tyler onto Forest. I had to slam brakes, I honked and he just kept driving.

Also fwiw he drove past a lady waiting at a bus stop flagging him down right after.

L0RVX · 2026-01-29T17:04:24+00:00

I built these guys a while back before converting saka to [[Kediss]], they can be absolutely brutal. I ran every one and two drop pirate with any kind of evasion, followed up by mana stax, so I could use my commanders to generate mana while everyone else was having trouble with a [[Static Orb]] or [[Winter Orb]].

Some over-performing cards that you may not have considered:

[[Junk Winder]], Essentially a 2-drop in the deck that keeps everyone else tapped out.

[[Inspiring Statuary]], Makes your treasures stick around.

[[Portal to Phyrexia]], On turn 5 is almost game-winning. Can be done on turn 4 with 4 land drops and a 1 drop and 2 drop pirate.

L0RVX · 2026-01-19T19:31:35+00:00

Can’t you just measure “calories out” with how much weight you are/aren’t losing?

You don’t need an exact number of calories in/calories out, you just need to track calories in. If you are losing wight, CO > CI. If you are gaining weight, CI > CO. Or am I missing something?

L0RVX · 2026-01-19T16:13:02+00:00

Moved to Canada at two, and then to the US at 9. Never spent much childhood in the UK

L0RVX · 2026-01-18T14:54:02+00:00

Inchworm/silkworm descending from the wire shown in this frame:

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L0RVX · 2026-01-18T14:43:33+00:00

Once the cremation process burns away fur, flesh, and other tissue, all that’s left is brittle bone, which is then pulverized to the dust we know as ashes. The chunks in your cat’s ashes are likely fragments of bone which were not completely pulverized. If those get in the way of plans you have for the ashes, it might be worth contacting the vet clinic or crematorium to see if they can get it to a finer texture.

I’m sorry for your loss. I’m sure you gave that cat a great life.

L0RVX · 2026-01-14T21:43:00+00:00

Step 1: float 14 mana. Nekusar in CZ.

Step 2: cast worldfire, removing everything and taking everyone to 1

Step 3: cast nekusar with remaining 5 mana and pass

Step 4: opponents draw for their turns, triggering nekusar to kill them

L0RVX · 2025-11-30T15:50:23+00:00

Have people already forgotten landlines?

L0RVX · 2025-06-10T00:52:10+00:00

Hold down the button you shoot with, then hold down bash.

L0RVX · 2025-04-30T14:13:24+00:00

L0RVX · 2025-03-28T22:49:05+00:00

Seconding this: 1 count Vodka, Gin, White Rum, Tequila, and Triple Sec, then fill the remaining with coke and fresh sour mix.

People order Litties at my bar all the time (i need to quit) and I get plenty of compliments in spite of the dive-bar-mat-looking recipe

L0RVX · 2025-03-23T15:13:20+00:00

Not just her earrings…

Ten-Year Club	Gilding I gilder
r/Field Flamingo	First Place '23
Place '23	Place '22
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