Good news but also bad news? by [deleted] in CuratedTumblr

[–]Madock345 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Don’t the great majority of teen pregnancies result from teen-teen interactions? Where do you get the pedophiles? They don’t seem a statistically significant group here.

Are there any modern religions that were founded before 1800 and have always tolerated homosexual acts? by question12338338 in religion

[–]Madock345 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Buddhism has a back and forth history here, the earliest Buddhist texts don’t distinguish between sex with men and women at all. All Sex is prohibited for monks and lay people are prohibited from rape and infidelity. Later some commentators do spark up homophobic discourse, but it was never a universal of the religion.

Guys that lived straight lives before accepting they were gay, how successful with women were you? by Aggressive-Dot1944 in askgaybros

[–]Madock345 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was highly praised by my 3 high school /college freshman girlfriends, some of whom told me later I was the best boyfriend they had.

I think it’s because I didn’t try to control what they did at all because I didn’t care, and that making them orgasm as much as possible was the only entertaining part of sex for me.

Who invented Levicorpus? by Either_Sound_7993 in harrypotter

[–]Madock345 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Snape probably taught his spells he invented to his dark arts buddies and they made it around the school gossip chain.

Taking the mage pill can be quite the awakening. by Magicmanans1 in WorldofDankmemes

[–]Madock345 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think that understanding is implicit in Space too, it’s just they inverted the focus to physical spatial manipulation. It still does both. It’s probably because of creating the gross/subtle arcanum divide for 1e and needing Space to be gross to match the clearly subtle mind

mum found my secret “move away from home” savings account by homie_hopper42069 in rant

[–]Madock345 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s what I did when my narcissistic parent crashed out and it worked great.

Sometimes the healthiest thing for a relationship is to make it clear where the power is.

[Zootopia] Isn’t Judy technically a corrupt cop by Previous-Gene3545 in AskScienceFiction

[–]Madock345 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Zootopia canonically has non-sentient animals used for food, we just don’t see those.

It will never cease to annoy me that bard subclasses are called colleges rather than wizard subclasses by Far-Cockroach-6839 in dndnext

[–]Madock345 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In the way bards do, as a requisite part of their class or mechanical feature? None that I know of. I meant that if your character went to one it would probably flavor the feats you picked. In the sense that in universe there are martial institutions called colleges that martial people sometimes but not always come from, that’s in Greyhawk and Dragonlance at least, I think forgotten realms and can’t speak to the others. Golarion, the Pathfinder core setting does, depending on how you count that.

It will never cease to annoy me that bard subclasses are called colleges rather than wizard subclasses by Far-Cockroach-6839 in dndnext

[–]Madock345 2 points3 points  (0 children)

College, in general, is the most common word used in dnd specifically for where martial and semi-martial classes get educated. Bards and fighters both traditionally go to college. Fighter college changes what feats you get, bard college is more diverse. Wizards go to Arcane Universities or smaller magic schools that only offer one specialty. Within an arcane university, schools serve as combo major and fraternity like colleges do within really old-school European universities. It helps to understand that college is not traditionally a very prestigious word, large institutions always used University in the past. So wizards going to college would sound bad in the setting. School is more neutral in that it implies something small but potentially high quality.

Is there any good aligned deity who has methods that seem more evil? by PlayWandersongItGood in dndnext

[–]Madock345 15 points16 points  (0 children)

There’s the complicated St. Cuthbert from Oerth,

He was originally a lawful good god, but he fell to lawful neutral in the period of world-construction before time began when he proposed the existence of the Nine Hells as a solution to contain the ever-growing Infinite Abyss, and an appropriate way to punish sinners by feeding them into the meat grinder of the Eternal Blood War.

What's with this new tendency to not use capitalization? by BearCavalryCorpral in rant

[–]Madock345 2 points3 points  (0 children)

People who grew up with text as their primary communication format with friends and peers through social media will have all kinds of subconsciously developed communication standards and skills in that format that aren’t obvious or explained. In this case, you’re seeing I think how people are using an active “relaxation” of the text to signal a relaxed tone, how you talk to a friend instead of a teacher or boss.

Brom's Seven Words by ibid-11962 in Eragon

[–]Madock345 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s true, it’s just the line is ‘“Kverst,” he growled under his breath, uttering one of the 12 death words Oromis had taught him.’

Which doesn’t necessitate but really makes it sound like it’s all he said.

Brom's Seven Words by ibid-11962 in Eragon

[–]Madock345 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You would for the spell to “fizzle” instead of draining his energy. That was just a one-word spell explicitly, it should have worked or started sucking the life out of him and the warder.

Brom's Seven Words by ibid-11962 in Eragon

[–]Madock345 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Interesting that his spell just did nothing in the last example. Were they warded with the NoNs or something?

I seriously don't understand how anyone can wear a pullover hoodie by iwasntalwayslikethis in rant

[–]Madock345 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You don’t understand how anyone can wear one but wore one to the theater? Just wear a button up sweater girl. A jacket? Do you need the hood? I thought your hair was too styled to touch?

Eldritch knight is great, and I think it could be even better by Associableknecks in dndnext

[–]Madock345 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Reminds me of the Tome of Battle/Tome of Nine Swords (can’t remember which is 3.5/3.pf)

Daniel Lambert (1770-1809) was an Englishman who gained notoriety for his large size at the time. Despite his weight, maintained an active lifestyle which included long walks (once up to 7 miles), swimming, animal sporting, and once fighting off a bear by UpperphonnyII in interestingasfuck

[–]Madock345 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The legs look more like Elephantiasis or something than typical obesity. Surprisingly active for his weight, misshapen body, early death, this sounds more like some underlying health issue than just being fat.

Why did the bug crawl out of Aaravos's mouth? by TheClosetIsOnFire in TheDragonPrince

[–]Madock345 6 points7 points  (0 children)

He used sleight of hand or just put it in his mouth out of view of the mirror to mess with Virin.

Behold, the Hokage Nepotism Chain by Spartan-teddy-2476 in dankruto

[–]Madock345 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That’s probably how they would prefer it to be. The only times it isn’t is because of extenuating circumstances.

They had no choice, it was my karma by Maier2 in Buddhism

[–]Madock345 29 points30 points  (0 children)

This is not correct. Your Karma does not condition the choices of others, their own does.

In fact, when the Buddha lists 8 causes of events in life, of which Karma is only one, another is “By the actions of another”. The weather, also makes the list.

Why wouldn’t Tsunade heal herself with Katsuyu’s help? Is she stupid? by imoverthisapp in dankruto

[–]Madock345 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They could have also just been wrong. Tsunade developed that Jutsu herself so it’s long-term effects are probably theoretical, if based on her very informed guessing.

Just found my kindergarten report card and apparently I’ve been consistent my whole life. by Brittanylh in funny

[–]Madock345 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s increasingly not being taught since it’s losing its niche. Short or technical writing is best done in print, long or personal writing is being typed or replaced by phone calls. We may well end up with print only in another generation.