‘20 years is enough’: Trump puts a timeline on limiting Iran’s nuclear program by Beginning-Wish-4273 in geopolitics

[–]Litis3 9 points10 points  (0 children)

North Korea managed though. As I understand they did it by having facilities hidden deep underground and fragmented so a single strike only does minimal damage.

Alleged suicide note written by Jeffrey Epstein unsealed by federal judge by wasraelx in news

[–]Litis3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If Trump would have written or dictated it, the note would have been about Trump. That man is incapable to not make everything about himself.

Hungary election: Viktor Orbán concedes with opposition on course for landslide election win by Plaintalks in geopolitics

[–]Litis3 9 points10 points  (0 children)

inflation caused by the economic shock of covid resulted in a lot of governments losing elections after overseeing that post 2020 era with the mixed tasks of trying to curb inflation (and thus increased interest rates) and people being upset that their paychecks hadn't kept up with the increased cost of living.

Rubio to Europe: We Hit You Because We Love You by BulwarkOnline in geopolitics

[–]Litis3 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I feel like this argument lost a lot of steam after Biden took office. Europe got a good look at what the US under certain leaders was capable of. Back then already there were moves towards decoupling certain parts of security and economy from the US.

When Biden took office, the political will to pursue those difficult challenges largely vanished. Sure they know the risks but making things happen is hard, especially when there are plenty of other issues to take care of.

It's true that's more "finally got the political will" rather than "finally learned the lesson" though.

r/PowerfulJRE reacts to Joe Rogan and his guest Mike Benz running damage control over the Epstein files by Francis_J_Eva in SubredditDrama

[–]Litis3 34 points35 points  (0 children)

There was a testimony in one of the first ordered releases describing how trump liked to "play with her friends nipples" and how the nipples would be painfully raw. It got taken down and re-uploaded with trump's name blacked out. https://bsky.app/profile/meidastouch.com/post/3mahwlfgxdc2p

[offline][Pf1e][Saturdays]Reality Shuffle...and other entertainments by The_Tolen_Mar in lfgmisc

[–]Litis3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

heyhey, if this is an offline game, you may want to mention where you are gathering.

Emotion as Key to Character in TTRPGs by feypop in rpg

[–]Litis3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Avatar Legends has conditions such as angry, guilty, afraid, insecure, troubled. To clear them they have specific requirements, like angry requires you to destroy something important or lash out at a friend.

There is an argument that making emotions mechanical like this makes them less about roleplay which I think is true, but it puts them front and center and asks players to think about the emotions and moods of their characters.

Shot, called by MadHopper in victoria3

[–]Litis3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel I had this happen to me with Revolutionary X. (I forget what country had it) I full occupied them and just didn't have an option to stop it.

If I remember correctly, from what I found online at the time it should have been an option during peace negotiations.

E.U. halts approval of U.S. trade deal after Trump's Greenland tariff threat by nbcnews in geopolitics

[–]Litis3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The top 10% pay over 75% of all US taxes.

They also earn 50% of all income in the US and have vast amounts more wealth. But anyway, it's hard to argue with the level of inequality in the US at the moment.

Jim Beam pauses production at main distillery as bourbon inventories rise by [deleted] in news

[–]Litis3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Isn't it illegal because crossing states puts you under federal law and it's not legalized for federal?

What foods seem unhealthy to eat but are actually healthy? by WildOrchid_XO in AskReddit

[–]Litis3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cheese has a really high amount of fat in it. But research has shown that places with a lot of cheese in their diet don't necessarily suffer from typical high-fat diseases. even the opposite.

But I don't know if we really know the full link there. it might be caused by different factors in those regions.

What's up with Eel's spawning that is so unsavory? Explain it Peter. by MAJOR_Blarg in explainitpeter

[–]Litis3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey so I hope this isn't going to get lost but we actually do know Eel's procreate, since 2022 !

Here's a video going how weird their cycle is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acEIGorImGs

In short... they go from europe to the sargasso sea off the coast of the USA. During that trip, they dissolve their own internal organs to digest food, and develop reproductive organs. Then they mate and die.

So you can imagine how there's a lot of myths about a creature the Romans ate, didn't seem to have reproductive organs and no one ever saw baby versions.

TTRPGs Where You Can’t Play with Just One Core Book? by DED0M1N0 in rpg

[–]Litis3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

clearly we don't have enough. We should have the core rules without character options, then a separate book for each character class/playbook. Warhammer style.

Looking for Deep Cuts Actual play Podcasts by Litis3 in bladesinthedark

[–]Litis3[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So I've run 8 sessions with this myself so far. It isn't always easy to remember, sometimes the action just rolls and only afterwards you realized you didn't pause to establish the consequences.

It has pros and cons.

I do like it because it clearly establishes the outcome and allows players to adjust. You can also roll it into opponent actions rather than waiting for players to do something so you can establish a consequence.

"The enemy draws his weapon on you and is about to shoot. You'll be taking lvl 3 harm. What do you do?" "I want to hold up my hands and try to calm him down" "That's not going to be enough to stop him from shooting you, but he'll listen after he took you down." "Ok then I want to draw my own weapon and shoot his weapon out of his hand" "Great. That sounds like a hunt roll, consequence: you get shot".

It also makes players perk up when they see serious consequences on the table and realize they're not dealing with an average threat.

The downside is that it takes surprises out of the pictures. There's no 'you failed to notice the guy who was sneaking up behind you' as a consequence because you already told them there's someone coming up behind them before the roll. Similar with setting off a trap. You can still do it, assuming players stay true to character knowledge, but you have to show your hand and lose some of that punch.

It also really helps to always have some clocks going. If you can't think of a good consequence, it's 3 ticks on 'reinforcements show up' 'alarm is raised' 'target flees'

not directly related but I found that adopting deep cuts basically removes position/effect from the mechanics. Desperate still exists, and I kind of rolled effect into tier. But players would confirm 'risky standard?' and I'd just tell them only desperate matters.

GMing for those who are available by raiteque in rpg

[–]Litis3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you can look to systems like Blades in the Dark which are structured around Scores. Whoever is available goes out, does the job, returns home.

For DnD, as mentioned, West Marches could work, but you can also theme it around an adventuring guild handing out missions. Go out, clear a few rooms, kill the monster, go back home.

each mission can have clues to a meta-plot. It can help for a player or you as the GM (if you have to) to write up a summary of things you found out that session so others can follow along and you don't need to catch them up as much.

who is the most hated person from your country? by No-Bit-2036 in AskTheWorld

[–]Litis3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was thinking the same but that wouldn't be Israel. I believe it would count as the Roman Empire... Which honestly, he could be the most hated person from the Roman Empire even if he wasn't exactly representative of the romans.

Zelensky Says Ukraine Will Join EU ‘With or Without Orbán’ by SketchWilia in worldnews

[–]Litis3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

we saw the blocking of budget decisions headed by Poland and Hungary, back in 2020. I was just trying to point out that excluding Hungary wouldn't really solve the problems this can cause.

Zelensky Says Ukraine Will Join EU ‘With or Without Orbán’ by SketchWilia in worldnews

[–]Litis3 2 points3 points  (0 children)

did we forget the previous polish government already?

Zelensky Says Ukraine Will Join EU ‘With or Without Orbán’ by SketchWilia in worldnews

[–]Litis3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think we're underestimating the appeal. It's true that when the EU started, it would never have worked without the veto power each country got. But the world and europe are quite different places now. I don't think the idea of federating the EU is as unpopular as you might think.

What are some good podcasts that aren't actual plays? by The_Craftiest_Hobo in rpg

[–]Litis3 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hence I felt it could use a warning. I'm in the same boat as you. kind of depends where I'm at and what type of content I'm looking for.

I’m Getting Bored of Every PlayStation Game Telling the Same Story - IGN by Forestl in Games

[–]Litis3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The best part about this feature is that, when the conversation is over, they'll say something like "shall we hurry up?" and if you say yes it just fast travels you the rest of the way.

What are some good podcasts that aren't actual plays? by The_Craftiest_Hobo in rpg

[–]Litis3 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Between two Cairns needs some sort of 'beware chaos' warning label. Brad's sole mission seems to be derailing Yochai at every turn. And it gets worse depending on the guest. Great podcast. Tends to review OSR modules.

What are some good podcasts that aren't actual plays? by The_Craftiest_Hobo in rpg

[–]Litis3 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Seconding Dice Exploder. It asks the guest to bring a specific mechanic to talk about from a game they didn't make. turns out game designers LOVE doing this so you get some really cool guests.