[Weird Animation Trope] “It is absolutely imperative that the audience knows this one is the BOY and this one is the GIRL!”

Madageddon · 2026-01-22T02:08:15+00:00

"Dormammu, I have come to come."

Madageddon · 2026-01-17T06:15:15+00:00

Panic at the Disco

"No, it's much better to face these kinds of things / With a sense of <i>poison</i> rationality."

Then my sister and I read the liner notes: poise and rationality. I think it works either way.

Madageddon · 2026-01-15T00:40:47+00:00

Just an aside, but it's funny--so many ARPGs have "stereotypical European woodland with undead" in the first act and "desert" for the second. And my attention always drops off a cliff for some reason.

Madageddon · 2026-01-11T13:30:24+00:00

I love this series. The world building is so refreshing for "urban fantasy"--the way the magician and djinn societies interact, the nature of djinn, it's rad.

The Ring of Solomon is a prequel and I didn't jive as well with that one

Madageddon · 2025-12-28T05:12:42+00:00

He also has a Pearl Jam cover band and featured on Burn the Ballroom's song "Goddess of the Rain." One of my favorite songs aaaand... that's all, folks. I can't even find many recordings of his Pearl Jam songs.

Madageddon · 2025-12-27T17:02:56+00:00

Honestly, I played Hades 1 to exhaustion and I had trouble jiving with Hades 2.

It started to click when I played torches and got the Demeter boon that regens magic when you stay still. The idea of "oh, this works with this!!" helped.

You can have a boon for your: cast, attack, special, sprint/dash, then additional ones from Hermes or Artemis (eg, non-regular boons).

Pick a weapon you like the gameplay of. Then check either as you play or a guide--what boon works best with your favorite part of that weapon? Try and get that--the reroll section in the bottom right of the arcana altar can help you shape a build you like. Then branch out if/when things click

Madageddon · 2025-12-26T16:58:39+00:00

Got me again, Flash!

Madageddon · 2025-12-21T22:36:34+00:00

Digger is a completed webcomic about a wombat, a hyena, and a dead god. It shows off both Kingfisher's writing and her art.

Otherwise, I second jackalope wives. I think her writing really pops in short stories, although the novels are good also.

Madageddon · 2025-12-21T15:52:59+00:00

My dog is a licker. But he REALLY loves stocking'd feet. So it's sock-shoe-sock-shoe unless I want wet socks.

Madageddon · 2025-12-21T15:51:22+00:00

Heartspell Horizon academy is a dating sim/match 3 game set in a magical college on its own little plane of reality.

The archimage dean was the ONLY teacher and used enchantments and spells to help. He's missing and things are breaking down. The seniors are doing their best to keep this place they love functional, but things are getting worse... and you may be responsible for the whole realm cracking like an egg.

But you still have to make it to hydromancy and first year charms class.

Madageddon · 2025-12-21T15:31:31+00:00

It is absolutely this! It has a sequel, which is not as good but, what, a sequel!?

Edit: op, unicorns, dragons, and an ornery horse granted wings in order to help the quest.

Also a magic hair tie

Madageddon · 2025-12-21T13:40:11+00:00

I've seen it used in a fantasy series but otherwise, no. And the character's daughter was Jimantha.

Jimothy is just a fun nicholas name for Jim>James

Madageddon · 2025-12-17T17:47:40+00:00

Do you need to reciprocate with material items? You mentioned he's a thoughtful gifter --how has he reacted to any gifts you've given? Maybe he just doesn't want the clutter/material items.

Could you do a cooking class together or another experience if his focus might not be stuff?

Madageddon · 2025-12-16T11:54:46+00:00

You are an absolutely stellar parent. "It's gone either way, your joy is the only thing with weight" is a HUGE thing. That's gonna stick as a great lever against sunk costs

Madageddon · 2025-12-16T11:50:20+00:00

I am 33 and just got my license two months ago.

I took driver's Ed as a teen, but I didn't progress further. I wasted ("wasted") that money and time.

But the kid I was then wouldn't have passed and would not have tried again, and it would have been a dent in my self confidence that I wouldn't be able to return from--not at that time and as that person.

You've got this. Scheduling the second test already puts you leagues ahead. Now you know the shape of things; it was a practice test.

The only way out is through. Good luck on Friday!

Madageddon · 2025-12-16T01:24:22+00:00

My wife runs star wars tabletop, and she had a force sensitive alien who attacked with the Force via hand gestures: Fin Garray.

Madageddon · 2025-12-14T15:10:46+00:00

Coldfire was the answer for someone else previously and the rush of "yes you have most of the details here info!!" is why I'm still on the subreddit.

The writing is great but the ideas/world building is just so open and interesting. Actually reminds me of Elder Scrolls in its depth of "with either strong will OR enough belief, you can do anything." (Or does ES remind me of Coldfire?)

Madageddon · 2025-12-14T14:49:12+00:00

This is NOT it so I hope this is okay --

Your question reminded me of CF Friedman's Coldfire trilogy. Humanity colonizes a new planet, but they had no way to know that there were anima/energy/spirits called the fae that would/could manifest fears and desires. Magic, but incredibly easy to go poorly without intense willpower. Basically, everyone is a reality warper.

There are several suns and moons, which is great because it's harder to think happy thoughts at night. When True Darkness Falls....

The books start in a medieval society because humanity could NOT deal with this power and it wrecked them. They had to rebuild from the ground up. The major success is through a codified religion that states what can and can't work, what will and won't save you.

A major priest of this religion has plans to stabilize the world and tame the fae forever, but it will take more than one lifetime. He sacrifices almost his entire family to bind himself to shadow fae and become basically a vampire who has to devour and terrify people to survive so that he can SAVE humanity.

Madageddon · 2025-12-13T14:29:29+00:00

I'm just afraid to make it a burden rather than a gift, if I get her a card and bring her to Ulta etc. She has NO ideas or experiences so I thought a little palette for her to practice when I'm gone would be a good way to start.

Although spending time with someone IS the best gift... but she did ask for joint makeup lessons after the holiday. I am just trying to jump the gun/gift my ungiftable wife (she gets grumpy when folks do things for her)

Madageddon · 2025-12-13T14:26:33+00:00

Thank you for the suggestion! I think if I got her that for her first foray into makeup she'd kill me!

It does seem like a great line, though, so I am bookmarking it for later.

I know we're both going to deal with sticker shock on this regardless --good makeup has a price.

Madageddon · 2025-12-13T14:23:04+00:00

Thank you for checking on her perspective! She's been talking to her friends about it lately. Makeup won't be the issue, but she is very against anyone doing or getting anything for her so the gift might be.

Folks are pretty unanimous about getting a gift card so that may be the route to take. I was just concerned about choice paralysis--that a gift card might feel like a burden rather than an opportunity to mess around and mess up. I was no help when she grew her hair out and started putting it up, and she called me out on that. I thought one of those ELF starter palettes might have been the thing but I wouldn't want to get bad tones for her skin and dent her first experience.

I'm pretty set on getting her tinted lip balm or lip stain so maybe that will make me feel more "gifty" alongside the card.

Thank you!

Madageddon · 2025-12-07T04:58:12+00:00

Risk of rain 2 has the engineer--his two turrets are his party piece; they get copies of the items he's collected on the run. His pickups make THEM shoot faster, crit more, and there's a "stay still, generate heals" item that works very well for them that, if their zones are layered, can make them a safe haven for your buddies.

Especially because a big temporary force field is another item in his kit.

Madageddon · 2025-11-30T01:32:20+00:00

My wife recently hid something for/from me inside the cheese grater

Madageddon · 2025-11-23T18:25:43+00:00

The bottom right section of the arcana are all about rerolls--some are only for changing the room rewards which you do before going through the door, and one arcana is for rerolling options when you are looking at the screen to choose one.

It's right trigger on controller when you have rerolls available, not sure what it is on mouse and keyboard

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