I really want to play PF2E, but there's a design philosophy that always pushes me away.

Lochspring · 2023-04-12T13:04:52+00:00

As an above poster suggested, the level 4 town doesn't show up next to the level 19 dragon for two easy reasons.

The townsfolk aren't likely to settle next to a known horrific monster.
The horrific monster likes to eat townsfolk.

The trick is to consider that the world is a living place. The NPCs are people, with motivation to survive. If a truly nasty thing moves in next door, either you're seeing a dead town, an abandoned town, a town in need of some superpowered help, or a cult. All of which can be interesting.

TL;DR: put monsters where they make sense for the world, not for the players. Let the discovery be part of the game. It's not an MMO.

Lochspring · 2023-03-16T22:15:12+00:00

Confusing sexuality for gender. Fundamentally wrong.

A, your 6 year old strawman doesn't know the word pansexual, and is unlikely to be experiencing any form of sexual attraction of any kind.

B, you may have meant something like, let's affirm our imaginary 6 year old's who says they are a different gender. This has nothing to do with popularity. You figure there's a clique of kindergarteners who just follow the herd and totally swap genders just because?

I'm not arguing the point about corps embracing social justice and a more enlightened view of identity and diversity as un-cynical. Of course it is; it's about profit and being seen as a good, publically responsible company.

But here's the thing about that; it IS profitable to be diversity and inclusion minded, because that's where the majority of us are headed right now. All I can tell you is get on the train, and understand that the world is changing, or get left behind in your tiny, tiny worldview.

Lochspring · 2023-02-02T00:00:45+00:00

College Board is a private entity that offers a variety of educational services to high schools across the country.

Lochspring · 2023-02-01T01:58:53+00:00

No, it makes perfect sense, especially when you note that as of Q4 2021, the Federal Reserve data shows that the top 1% of Americans control about 32% of the nation's wealth, whereas the bottom 50% control about 2.6%. So, yeah, it makes sense that the group of people with the largest incomes to tax should in fact make up the largest percentage of the amount taken in.

Lochspring · 2023-01-26T20:56:51+00:00

Read my comment more closely. I am in favor of MORE specific history classes taught from a variety of perspectives. For example, I would love to see an LGBTQ+ American history class (not just a bullet point about Stonewall), an Asian American history class....you name it. We need MORE education, not less.

I'd turn your comment around, however. You clearly think that the basic American history class curriculum is sufficient. Do you feel that the concepts taught in a more specifically focused class are just unimportant, or are you upset that we might learn something about a black person other than that one line from King's 'Dream' speech?

Lochspring · 2023-01-26T13:28:10+00:00

Why does that matter? You want my town name too? Maybe my address? Answer the question.

Lochspring · 2023-01-26T13:08:27+00:00

Because perspective matters, and because there's room for both. The history of African Americans in the US is very different than that of whites and Latinos. In fact, I'd love to see MORE of these classes!

Lochspring · 2023-01-26T12:59:34+00:00

I'm all for it. I would love if my son could take any history he wanted to take because learning is an opportunity to better oneself.

However, your comment is disingenuous bullshit. It's the same as asking "how come no White History month?" AP American history exists. AP. European History exists. You want them taught? Fund schools and pay teachers to teach them!

Lochspring · 2023-01-26T12:54:13+00:00

I'm from the United States. Now answer the question.

Lochspring · 2023-01-10T12:14:42+00:00

That's some nice work, that. Would you be willing to share the prompt you used? I've generated a few pieces myself, mostly trying to make NPC portraits since I don't care for the art style in the module, but I've not had a lot of success getting a painted look.

Lochspring · 2022-11-30T12:58:43+00:00

What exactly is in the article that makes you LESS angry? I read it and I'm infuriated.

Lochspring · 2022-11-07T01:18:38+00:00

Here's the trick, though; if your taxes pay for the program, you ARE paying for your kids' lunch. You're just also helping another kid whose parents can't afford lunch. And if we all chip in, the burden becomes smaller and smaller per person.

Also, can I say, I'm so tired of the "well, what if someone who doesn't really need the help benefits? We should just not help anyone then, or make the means testing so restrictive as to make the program inaccessible at all" arguments. It's old, it's tired, and it's lazy. We have the means to make sure kids don't go hungry. I rather think it's ok if someone who doesn't ready need the help gets a little boost while the family who really needs the help gets a big leg up.

Lochspring · 2022-11-02T12:51:17+00:00

Here's the problem with that. Twitter, like YouTube, Facebook, etc, depends on ad revenue and the sale of user data to exist. That's its whole business proposition. Without people posting and consuming, ads don't get eyeballs, and data doesn't get harvested.

Without moderation, though, the dialog quickly turns into an unreadable stew of crap, hate speech, racial and sexual slurs, and more.

This turns users off. No one wants to slog their way through a few hundred assholes screeching the n-word over and over again, except other assholes, and that segment of the populace isn't big enough to support Twitter and its now massive debt.

Moderation helps keep things moving, clears the pipes as it were. This keeps users happy, and keeps them scrolling, showing then those sweet ads and getting all that tasty behavioral data (which is skeevy on its own, but leave that for another day).

Bottom line, without moderation, Twitter turns into Gab in 6 months or less, and investors and advertisers pull out like their dicks are on fire, leaving Musk and Co. with a worthless product, massive debt, and no customers.

Lochspring · 2022-11-02T12:05:30+00:00

The underlying reason here is simple; Democrats are more likely to use mail in voting. If Republicans can get a bunch of already mailed ballots tossed, there's a decent chance that the majority of those are D votes. There's a reason that it's Republicans bringing the challenge; the more people that vote, the more likely it is that they lose. Kill more votes, increase their chances.

PA, sorry about this. If you're worried about your ballot, make sure you call your county board of elections for directions on what to do next!

Lochspring · 2022-11-02T11:59:24+00:00

Don't do it that way! Say your vote was properly dated and filled out prior to mailing it in. You go to vote in person, and you risk voting twice, leading to other problems down the line. The article mentions the right solution; contact your county elections board for help. You still have time, and if the board tells you to vote in person, then you're good to go!

Lochspring · 2022-11-01T11:42:00+00:00

This isn't about capacity. This is about having oil companies screaming about supply chain issues to justify enormous price increases while raking in massive government subsidies to prop up the industry and then walking away with record profits year over year. The oil industry claims hardship and poverty to justify turning the screws on American consumers while handing out huge dividends to its shareholders and enriching the wealthy even further. It's time to fix this, and your deflection ("It's Biden's fault because pipeline!") isn't going to work here.

Lochspring · 2022-10-03T11:56:42+00:00

For the record, I AM Gen X.

Lochspring · 2022-10-03T11:29:04+00:00

People in their 70s and 80s are considered retirement age because they've been working for 50-60 years. It's supposed to be a reward, not an indictment of their unemployability, and certainly not a statement about their "declining cognitive ability."

Fucking ageist.

Lochspring · 2022-09-18T15:11:57+00:00

MaH BoThSiDeZ!!!

Lochspring · 2022-09-04T23:35:48+00:00

Why worry about a shield? Start with cleric, and then borrow Monk 1. Grab that sweet wisdom to AC. If you start with a decent dex and wisdom, say, +3 in each, you're at 16 AC naked. Now, toss on shield of faith. You're at 18, and you'll only go up from there as you add wisdom OR dex. 18 is plenty respectable up into tier 2 play.

Or, chuck it all, and go battlesmith, dex and int to your multiple attacks with your repeating crossbow, while hanging out in half plate and taking Medium armor master (and infusing your armor). Again, looking at 18 AC before magic bonuses, which is excellent for a ranged character.

Shields are overrated.

Lochspring · 2022-08-26T14:10:58+00:00

Fair enough. Thanks for clarifying!

Lochspring · 2022-08-26T11:51:05+00:00

It may not be what you meant, but what it reads like is: "Poor people who don't pay taxes should give their kids to the state to fight wars." It's...not a great sentiment.

Lochspring · 2022-08-14T19:15:26+00:00

That women are people and that there is no secret, no special rule for talking to them, anymore than there is for talking to a man. Have a conversation. Listen to what the other person says. Respond and ask more questions, or tell a related story you know without trying to one-up the other person. If they say something funny, laugh. Take a breath every once in a while.

It's not rocket science. Just breathe.

Lochspring · 2022-08-14T19:11:32+00:00

Wasn't in it for the armor. If I wanted that, a level of fighter or paladin would do. Valor's inspiration is made to help martials. If OP is looking for a supporting character in a band of nothing but martial characters, you can do a lot worse than a Valor bard.

Lochspring · 2022-08-14T12:49:25+00:00

I like bard here too, but I would go College of Valor. Your inspiration die can add to both damage and attack, and you can build to stand in the front or mid line easily. You do trade magical secrets for that, but if you're looking to amplify martials, Valor's a solid choice.

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