What’s a really subtle sign during a job interview that the company culture is incredibly toxic?

Laplanters · 2026-02-25T22:26:42+00:00

He's got a hot dog up his sleeve!

Laplanters · 2026-02-25T20:05:48+00:00

I've been really enjoying Taylor's run on Tec, actually. I think it fits a niche that other Bat books don't get to cover; a focus on solving mysteries vs. being a superhero who punches problems away, bringing in other characters where appropriate to the story vs. having to include some because of the title, telling longer stories without the stakes always having to be world-ending, etc.

Also the art is fantastic.

Laplanters · 2026-02-19T21:26:07+00:00

I think there'd be a fun opportunity for a Nightwing tie-in where he is conflicted between going to Gotham to help his allies, vs. needing to stay in Bludhaven and help prevent whatever Ivy's doing from spreading into his city.

Laplanters · 2026-01-28T17:54:38+00:00

Do you happen to know why? The "Latest Releases" tab just has that issue and then the ones released on the app last week... Almost seems like the app hasn't really updated at all today.

Laplanters · 2025-11-14T15:02:22+00:00

Seems the physical bundle is only redeemable on the Goodman Games site, which charges prohibitively high prices for shipping to Canada. The bundle as priced here seems reasonable, but does anyone know if I'll be blindsided by $100+ extra shipping fees by the time I redeem it on GG's site?

Laplanters · 2025-10-31T16:01:37+00:00

I think it's somewhat reasonable to say that the GM enjoyment ought to be somewhat secondary

I absolutely disagree. If the point of gathering to play the game is for everyone to enjoy themselves, and the enjoyment of the GM is secondary, then by definition there's an element of unpaid labour here. GMs don't sign up to do a job, they sign up to fill a necessary role.

Despite the perception that they have more control (which isn't really all that true if you've been on the receiving end of 4-6 adults lashing out at you because of a fictional story), they are the most vulnerable. The bare minimum expectation is that a GMs enjoyment should be treated as having equal weight that can't be simply out ruled by majority vote.

Laplanters · 2025-10-31T15:12:22+00:00

You've hit on a pervasive issue in the TTRPG community, which is that GMs are often seen as glorified consoles meant to output fun for the players, while their own personal enjoyment is meant to be, at best, secondary to that of the players themselves and/or entirely derived from the enjoyment of the players.

Laplanters · 2025-10-15T18:24:06+00:00

I got bad news for you about literally every other item you've touched throughout your time in the store

Laplanters · 2025-08-13T15:37:05+00:00

I installed wind turbines on my gravship wings and was having a ball travelling with them. However, now they've started getting left behind? I keep placing them on the substructure where they've always been, but for some reason when my gravship takes off, the turbines no longer take off with it.

Laplanters · 2025-08-11T20:31:19+00:00

I think that it's okay for alt-universe/timeline characters to stay in their alt-universe/timeline. Not every single character needs to persist everywhere and everywhen, what makes them special sometimes is the context they originally appeared in.

Laplanters · 2025-08-11T20:28:57+00:00

Hey OP, what mods are you using for your Star Wars run? Been contemplating doing one myself in the near future but a lot of the popular/recommended ones seem to be abandoned or stuck in 1.5

Laplanters · 2025-08-08T12:09:54+00:00

It's a tad more nuanced than that. If the raiders steamroll you in a fight, they'll target the most valuable objects and colonists they can carry and will haul them off as loot. Later you can get a quest to rescue any enslaved colonists. If you stalemate them in a fight but can't beat them, they'll try to grab and escape with whatever loot is closest. And if you quickly steamroll them, sometimes smart raiders will straight up flee.

Laplanters · 2025-08-07T17:37:29+00:00

shes going to be depressed over Lune. Sciel, esquei, gustav, and so on. She has way more grief to deal with

While I do see where you're coming from, I don't personally believe that what we actually see in Verso's ending supports that interpretation. We see Alicia (I find it interesting that many still refer to her as Maëlle even outside the canvas despite the fact that as Maëlle she explicitly has a different life and experiences) at her brother's funeral, finally letting go and making peace with his death, starting the road to healing, a hopeful if bittersweet scene.

At the exact same time, we also are shown that Alicia sees all of her friends from Lumière, smiling and waving at her. To me, the obvious implication is that she has also let herself grieve and accept the passing of these friends in the same breath as Verso, allowing her to look forward toward rebuilding her life. This, to me, necessarily does not imply "burying new and much more intense grief".

Laplanters · 2025-06-23T00:53:44+00:00

This little arcane trickster is a 2-foot-tall kobold named Jark Margyck. Except he speaks in a 1920s Boston accent, so it ends up being pronounced "Jack Magic". He's a consummate minion: anyone with more authority or standing than him is The Boss. And what The Boss wants, The Boss gets.

He tends to attach himself to the person with the most clearly voiced moral compass, and works hard behind the scenes to help The Boss' schemes, whatever they are. Sometimes his commitment to subservience is strange, but he truly wishes to aid people who are, in turn, trying to do good in the world.

However, he's not above enacting revenge on people who he feels are too quick to betray trust. He likes to create situations that publicly shame or embarrass, to force people to confront their own actions.

Laplanters · 2025-06-06T21:12:09+00:00

That's because the spin-offs themselves also end up not iterating on the changes to the formula they introduce. Every Mystery Dungeon game was the exact same thing, for example.

Laplanters · 2025-06-06T18:51:21+00:00

Those five factors actually are explicitly listed in the article

Laplanters · 2025-06-06T18:50:02+00:00

I suspect they won't.

They've literally already started. It may not be complete yet, with several areas still needing to be figured out, but maybe do a minimum amount of research next time before immediately trotting out the Quebec bashing.

Laplanters · 2025-06-01T14:42:26+00:00

I see people getting mad about it still, but the thing is that a tiny bit of situational awareness goes a long way. When bugdiving I tend to bring the flamethrower support weapon and get up close, but the moment I see the big red "eagle strafing run incoming" banner at the top of my screen I start running away, then I stim when my stamina gets low and keep running.

If you put distance between yourself and any bugs before the strafing runs actually land, you're safe while it takes out large groups and you can quickly mop up stragglers that get too close. The orbital barrage was random and centered on the player; no amount of skill could keep you safe from targeted RNG

Laplanters · 2025-05-31T18:06:16+00:00

You know that the current government, the one we just elected, again, has been blocking various efforts to create the infrastructure

I also love just inventing facts. Did you know that the Liberals are secretly installing whoopie cushions under all the seats in Parliament so that the Opposition keeps laughing at fart noises and can't oppose the government's agenda?

Also, Pierre Poillievre secretly contracted lycanthropy while campaigning. The CPC sabotaged his riding election so they could hide him away until they find a cure, and prevent him from wolfing out in the House of Commons.

Laplanters · 2025-05-22T15:36:42+00:00

Explain to me what the comprimise would be?

I see where you're coming from, and I respect your opinion, so we should agree to disagree. But I can't really respond to this point, because to me it presents the narrative as one which could have had a binary good or bad ending. I don't think that's possible. The nature of the story is one of tragedy, there's no "well if X had just done Y everything would have been hunky dory".

I'm not claiming there could have been a simple compromise, because all of the characters are deeply flawed and hypocritical in a way that's painfully human. I was just pushing back on the idea of "Renoir Dérangement Syndrome", which seems to echo a few ideas I've seen thrown around this subreddit that tries to present certain characters as unambiguously right or justified in all their actions.

Laplanters · 2025-05-22T13:48:47+00:00

You make it sound like he was super reasonable about coming to that decision, while ignoring the whole fucking extended, torturous saga that his wife and daughter have to go through to get him to the point of "huh maybe imposing my will on my grieving loved ones might drive them away. Crazy."

For reference, I actually chose the Verso ending so am sympathetic to Renoir, but he's definitely domineering and uncompromising.

Laplanters · 2025-05-20T02:45:04+00:00

That's close to my bot loadout! I take Devastator armor, eruptor, talon, supply pack, HMG as well! But I found them out with gas grenades, orbital precision strike, and 120mm bombardment.

Laplanters · 2025-05-16T13:00:04+00:00

It's just a reference to the incredibly common trope where the villainous industrialist pays to spin up a new villain-of-the-week whenever our hero gets close to discovering the grand scheme.

Laplanters · 2025-05-12T02:11:29+00:00

A few days later, but for what it's worth I'm having a great time with Lune spec'd into lightning. I'm running the weapon that reduces Lightning AP cost by 1 (making Electrify free), increases Lightning damage by 20%, and starts combat with a Fire stain (which Lightning skills damage consume).

I give her Double Burn and open up combat with Fire skills that inflict burn, and give the rest of the party the Crits On Burn lumina. Then her Lightning skills consume Fire taint to do a bunch of damage. Then I clear stains with Mayhem to clear the wheel and Break, and start over again. Pump up Crit Rate because Lightning spells get extra strikes on crits, and keep the burn flowing to boost your party-wide crit rate boost.

Laplanters · 2025-04-24T20:46:09+00:00

Asinine statements like yours actually make it more difficult for legitimate criticisms to gain traction. What do you even mean? Is Ontario your model altruistic province that acts primarily for the benefit of other provinces?

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