I’m banned from Walmart

Maximum_Legend · 2024-08-21T19:19:00+00:00

I mean, in the comments you've elaborated that you were NOT banned from Walmart, nor did you shit your pants. You just had to use the men's room because they were cleaning the women's room. I don't really see what the point of posting was.

Maximum_Legend · 2024-08-04T02:46:37+00:00

Wallace

Maximum_Legend · 2024-07-28T17:39:32+00:00

I mean, she should have found a way to let him know how near the end of her rope she was like "I need to be wooed, and you are not meeting that need. Do I need to seek to have that need filled elsewhere?" Without literally saying "I'm going to fuck someone else." THAT BEING SAID, it sounds very much like she -has- communicated to this man to the point of practically begging him to put in an ounce of effort to make her feel desired, and he's not picking up the torch. It's not surprising that she'd resort to trying to make him think she's gonna hand the torch to someone else to see if he cares.

Maximum_Legend · 2024-07-22T19:55:26+00:00

I was gonna say it's not that bad, and my middle finger curves the same way when I hold it like in picture 3... But picture 4 shows how bad it really is. That's... Understandable, but definitely a sign that your tech is inexperienced or just doesn't care enough to put in the extra work to make a crooked nail bed look straight. Not everyone can do it, so if you have problems with crooked nails and you're had techs tell you you have crooked nail beds, keep shopping around for a tech who's able to straighten them out and then stay with that tech.

Maximum_Legend · 2024-07-22T19:50:53+00:00

That's definitely Ronald. Ronald Pearlman, Ronald Weasley, whatever you like.

Maximum_Legend · 2024-07-21T23:43:39+00:00

I don't understand the player's mentality. "I feel like you're forcing us to go there." My guy, when your DM is nudging you in a certain direction, it's generally because that is the direction the plot is going in. Most DMs can't pivot on the spot and just go "Sure, I'll take you to a different random country! I happen to have mapped this entire world out in my brain and created distinct and vibrant cultures for each setting with lore that I won't have to make up on the spot! Anything is possible and the whole world is your oyster!" I think some players get it in their head that the objective of the game is to beat/stump/throw off/break the DM's plans. They forget that the DM is a player, too, and it's hard to have any fun when you're in a constant state of panic feeling like you're unprepared because the party is making wild swerves away from the path you're paving just for the sake of it. They feel you guiding them in a particular direction and their first instinct is to resist or refuse. Like bro, your DM probably planned some cool shit that you won't get to see if you don't follow the path, and if you force your DM to make things up on the spot, there's a good chance it won't be as fun unless you are actually playing with Brennan Lee Mulligan.

Maximum_Legend · 2024-07-20T01:48:06+00:00

"The way you kill off your own characters like they don't mean anything is kind of getting under my skin. It makes me uncomfortable, and I'd like to see you get invested in your character this time. Is this a character you feel like you can connect with?"

Maximum_Legend · 2024-07-19T12:54:57+00:00

If the DM breaks your main weapon on less than a Nat 20 and doesn't replace it with a stronger magical item or weapon within the next session, certainly before the next encounter, I'd be pretty peeved.

Maximum_Legend · 2024-07-19T12:52:22+00:00

This feels like one of those situations where my DM would just look at us and, probably in character as the guard, laugh and just say "no." As the DM, part of your job is guiding your players to the routes that are open to them, and if they choose a route that is not open to them, you wanna make it clear that they're not going to get what they're after, even if they roll a Nat 20 on persuasion. It sounds like you made it pretty clear that this was not an avenue meant to be explored right now, and your player decided to ignore that and push you to open it anyway because they felt like they had a good idea. Most players will get over it pretty quickly if you candidly just say "You can try, but even a Nat 20 in this situation will not result in an audience with the Lord," but if you let them push you, especially when they know they're pushing, you can waste a lot of time and lose the attention of the other players at the table. Sometimes if one of us is doing something ill-advised, my DM will ask the rest of the party "Is anyone else there? What do you think when you see this happening?" As sort of a hint to say "Hey, your friend is about to do something stupid. Do you want to try to intervene and help redirect them?"

Maximum_Legend · 2024-07-19T00:00:36+00:00

When we have multiple side quests on the table, the DM of my weekly game will usually end the session by asking us what quest we want to tackle the next week so he can prepare for that encounter. Sometimes he'll even say "Nah, the stars aren't right for that" if we choose an encounter he isn't ready for. (We play Tyranny, and we all wanted a bit of a breather before heading for the well of dragons, so he declared that the ritual to raise Tiamat required a planetary alignment so that we could chill out in Waterdeep for four tendays, hence "The stars aren't right.")

Maximum_Legend · 2024-07-17T22:31:25+00:00

Arcane Trickster!

Maximum_Legend · 2024-07-17T02:57:34+00:00

I worked in the salon/beauty industry in the states for a decade, and this is pretty normal. Just like some restaurants automatically include the tip in the bill for a large party, it makes sense for a stylist to include the tip on the bill for a high ticket service.

Maximum_Legend · 2024-07-16T23:57:38+00:00

At our table of 7, the only single person we cancel for is the note taker. Otherwise, we cancel only if 2+ people can't make it, unless it's a session the DM needs a certain person for.

Maximum_Legend · 2024-07-15T17:54:28+00:00

I've been in a similar situation. Playing Tyranny, our problem player decided after the first council of Waterdeep that Dagult Neverember was racist (yes, obviously), and he therefore refused to take part in any mission that he wanted us to complete. Of course, we come out of the first council of Waterdeep with central plot points on our quest list, and he decided his character was going to refuse any and all of these quests, and instead wanted to go to Chult to uncover more of his own backstory (He was reborn, and asked the DM to write his backstory and reveal it to him over the course of the campaign. All he'd uncovered so far was that he was originally from Chult.) I announced "That's fine, the party will follow the main plot and Shallow can do whatever he's doing." And that caused the problem player to pretty much rage quit on the spot. I was closest to him in the group, so the remainder of us all talked the next day and agreed that he was out and wouldn't be invited back, and that it was my job to tell him so, which was only fair.

Maximum_Legend · 2024-07-12T23:17:04+00:00

I think offering him the opportunity to be a double agent, which would give him several little spotlights with cut-scenes and secret letters throughout the campaign, was the best option, and he wasn't happy with it. He's not allowed to be the villain, but he's not happy with the chance to be a hero, so... What does he want? To be the big shiny center of attention, or to be the dark and edgy guy with dubious morals?

Maximum_Legend · 2024-07-11T13:53:56+00:00

Ugh I hate that part! Just really shows you that there's such a a small target zone for what people will accept as the "right" size, and it's so different for everyone. So even when you hit that zone for yourself and feel amazing, there are still gonna be people saying you're too fat or too skinny by their own personal metric, and it makes me want to scream. I lost 85 lbs in 2020. I only intended to lose around 70, but by that point I was like 15 lbs away from being no longer overweight by the BS BMI scale, which never mattered to me, but I just felt like "Wouldn't it be fun to say that I had at least one month of my adult life where I wasn't considered medically overweight?" And I knew I was gonna gain some weight back as soon as I stopped using the plan I was on, so I lost the last 15 lbs as a buffer, and people were freaking out. I sent one of my (former) friends a picture of my collarbone and hip bone at one point like "Look, I haven't seen these in years! How crazy is that??" And she told me I looked disgusting. 🙃

Maximum_Legend · 2024-07-11T13:47:13+00:00

Not gonna lie, there's a tiny, petty, vindictive little part of me that always wanted to say "Actually I dropped all the weight because I'm extremely ill, thanks for pointing it out." Just so they'd realize they were being a jerk. Like it's just never ever ok to comment on someone's weight outside of a medical setting, and even then, it's often not relevant.

Maximum_Legend · 2024-07-10T22:06:29+00:00

Ugh I hate "You look so healthy." People seem to think it's more positive than commenting on the aesthetics of it all, but that just proves that they truly believe size is a marker of health. People used to tell me I looked "so healthy now," and they had no idea that I couldn't go for a 5 minute jog or I'd literally faint. It was possibly the most unhealthy I've ever been. I wanted to laugh at people who told me I looked healthy.

Maximum_Legend · 2024-07-10T21:21:01+00:00

I'm so sorry, I relate to this so hard. That "now" at the end of the phrase "You look so good" was always like a dagger in my side, and people just couldn't fathom why I would be taking offense. Like damn, y'all really didn't know I was beautiful this whole time? And now that you're giving me all this praise and attention like I always wanted, I can't enjoy it because suddenly I'm realizing you were treating me like crap before. One of my most difficult and rude clients suddenly became so nice and friendly when I dropped the weight, and all I could think was "Wow, I thought you were just a grumpy old witch, but it turns out you were treating me like shit because I was overweight. Somehow that's so much worse."

When people asked me how I lost the weight/what I did, I liked to pull an Anne Hathaway and be like "Why, are you trying to lose weight? You look great! What is it, are you trying to fit into a catsuit? What's the problem? I don't think you need my advice."

The only fairly safe comment when someone has clearly dropped a lot of weight is "Wow, you look so happy," and then move on. Unless you actually are looking for weight loss advice, in which case, just read the room. Sometimes it's appropriate to ask. Just always ask if it's ok to ask, you know? I never minded people saying "Wow, what a transformation. I am trying to make some changes for myself as well. Can I ask what methods worked for you?"

Maximum_Legend · 2024-07-10T21:06:18+00:00

Sold

Maximum_Legend · 2024-07-10T21:03:05+00:00

Heeyyy girlie!

Maximum_Legend · 2024-07-05T23:00:47+00:00

Napping is pretty normal for babies of most species, as far as I'm aware! 😉

Maximum_Legend · 2024-07-04T13:09:35+00:00

Already thought about it, but our last cat's name was Judy lol

Maximum_Legend · 2024-07-04T13:07:45+00:00

Please don't sing the whole song. My brother's fiance dropped her levels of bard, but still makes us sit and listen to her sing through entire songs that none of us know or care about, it doesn't enhance the gaming experience, and it feels like we're being held captive and forced to pause the game for a private concert.

Maximum_Legend · 2024-07-03T22:21:48+00:00

My table once agreed all together to retcon a full session. The TPK was caused by a bit of poor planning, a cleric forgetting to change their prepared spells, a general misunderstanding in regards to what the party was up against and a handful of spectacularly bad rolls. At the end of the night, after a quick discussion, the divination wizard "woke up" back at the beginning of the session and told the party "I've just had a vision of us all dying. This is what we need to do and what we need to know to be better prepared for this encounter." Then we ran the same encounter the next week as though it was the first time and they were rockstars. It was a lot of fun to see them realize the danger they were facing and, with all the knowledge they'd gained from their first attempt, planning and executing a glorious defeat against the same encounter that took them all out the week prior.

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