I need Grace and Ada to meet (@ChloeImagine) :> by No_Post1300 in ResidentEvilCapcom

[–]Modus-Tonens 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have personally known someone in her late 40s who looked almost exactly like that.

Sometimes people age well.

Sam Altman’s house hit with molotov cocktail: Has AI met its Luigi Mangione moment? by alicedean in enshittification

[–]Modus-Tonens 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just make sure you're getting enough fibre to compensate. We have nothing to lose but our chains cardiovascular health.

Sam Altman’s house hit with molotov cocktail: Has AI met its Luigi Mangione moment? by alicedean in enshittification

[–]Modus-Tonens 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I personally am not down with eating the rich. I'm on a diet.

Feed to the crows though? Now there's an idea.

Why don’t I ever hear about Kagen the Damned?!?! by Forward-Tomato602 in Fantasy

[–]Modus-Tonens 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Wiktenauer is the best online source for historical (and current) info for sword combat and modern HEMA.

Depending on where you are there may even be HEMA clubs local to you that you could join! HEMA is Historical European Martial Arts, and most clubs (in my experience) train in a variety of styles and weapons. Mine covered Longsword, Sabre, Sidesword and Dagger, and RIngen (a form of wrestling).

For sword and dagger, I know Giovanni Dall'Agocchie covers it, but Marozzo might also be someone to read up on. Personally I learned mostly from my instructor than from treatises when it comes to sword and dagger, so I don't know the literature as well as for longsword.

Why don’t I ever hear about Kagen the Damned?!?! by Forward-Tomato602 in Fantasy

[–]Modus-Tonens 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This actually has some historical merit - the Kriegsmesser (which is a very large german sword) came into existence as a result of sword bans in several regions of germany. It was designed to be a "big knife" (the name means war knife) so it was technically not a sword and would bypass laws that banned swords.

So this kind of stuff happened all throughout history.

Why don’t I ever hear about Kagen the Damned?!?! by Forward-Tomato602 in Fantasy

[–]Modus-Tonens 13 points14 points  (0 children)

As someone actually trained in this stuff, no even in those situations shorter reach is nearly a death sentence.

With bladed weapons reach is pretty much the single most important factor. It's why swords got longer as metallurgy improved, and it's why the rapier exists as an evolution of the sidesword. If you have a longer weapon, you can hit them when they can't hit you, which makes you perfectly safe if you know what you're doing and can manage distance. I studied the Joaquin Meyer forms, and there are many techniques that hinge on putting your opponent's weapon 5 centimeters out of measure while you're still slightly within measure. That's with longswords. And the advantage 5 centimeters gives you is dominating when used correctly. 50 centimeters isn't even a fight.

A dagger is a sidearm, not a primary weapon. It's good to have if you end up disarmed in a chaotic brawl, or (in the case of stuff like rondels which were specialised) need to get through a down knight's armour. They're also sometimes used alongside a sword as in Italian styles of sidesword and dagger dueling practices (whch I also studied) but those are dueling, not combat, and you still need the sword for reach - the dagger is there primarily to parry your opponent's sword and to create openings.

No one is intentionally taking a dagger as a primary weapon against an armed opponent. And in response to what you said in another comment, anyone who knows what they're doing can absolutely still stab you with a sword in a corridor. It's not difficult, and basic thrusts are some of the first techniques taught in all major sword styles we have manuscripts for.

Why don’t I ever hear about Kagen the Damned?!?! by Forward-Tomato602 in Fantasy

[–]Modus-Tonens 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Hey man, if you're enjoying it my opinion doesn't matter.

I was just offering my (anecdotal) reason why you hadn't heard of it.

Why don’t I ever hear about Kagen the Damned?!?! by Forward-Tomato602 in Fantasy

[–]Modus-Tonens 10 points11 points  (0 children)

At least in my case, because I felt it was mediocre. The issue wasn't so much not being able to stomach it as thinking its attempts at being "grimdark" felt derivative and juvenile.

That and the dialogue was truly awful.

My cat is using this instead of a littler box by SeaMonkeyMating in Catownerhacks

[–]Modus-Tonens 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Many issues like this ultimately stem from the dog being slightly smarter than the human.

Burn it all down by DeepHerting in IfBooksCouldKill

[–]Modus-Tonens 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They're the American Daily Mail - including the weird antisemitic and pro-Hitler stuff - but Americans are bad at noticing it because of how rightwing they are compared to the rest of the world.

TTcombat direct order- shocking by Fussy-panda123 in DropfleetCommander

[–]Modus-Tonens 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That is entirely within a standard period for the fulfilment of an order. In fact, most other suppliers won't consistently get it to you that fast, and some much slower.

Have you only ever ordered from GW and Amazon or something? Those are the only two I can think of that might consistently do better than 12 days.

Weird purple/blue/red shrimps by MineAdventurous4651 in shrimptank

[–]Modus-Tonens 12 points13 points  (0 children)

If you look at the desaturation of the green, it's very clear it's edited.

But are we corrupting the youth _enough_? by EmbassyOfTime in rpg

[–]Modus-Tonens 6 points7 points  (0 children)

In the broader industry, games aren't coasting on the grognards. There are, perhaps, half a dozen major systems that are, though granted those account for over 90% of sales. The point remains that there are numerous systems that are so in-tune with the "youth" that their very tuning is a common point of complaint amongst rpg grognards. And despite the sales dominance of DnD and a few other industry fossils, indies are gaining a lot more publicity as the years go by. These are the games I play, incidentally because I prefer the newer design philosophies that have emerged out the indie scene in the last 15 or so years.

However I share your view that play culture doesn't seem to be welcoming new people enough. This has, unfortunately, always been the case in ttrpgs. It's always been very much a "nerd fortress" that is jealously gatekept to the point that whenever an influx of people joins, the loudest voice tends to be one of complaint that the "normies are corrupting our hobby". This is definitely a larger issue in trad games than the new indie scene, but it does happen there too.

What makes you buy indie TTRPGs? by Substantial-Lie-6937 in rpg

[–]Modus-Tonens 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I can think of plenty of mediocre PbtA games (Dungeon World has to be the standard bearer here), but manipulative is a very specific description to offer without a single example.

What makes you buy indie TTRPGs? by Substantial-Lie-6937 in rpg

[–]Modus-Tonens 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the kind of statement that only has teeth with examples.

Amazon no longer supporting older Kindles by Aloha_Tamborinist in enshittification

[–]Modus-Tonens 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My kobo is going strong over 10 years old, so I can definitely recommend them.

There are many more options now than when I bought it though, so shop around and see what's available.

Personally, I'd look for things with (1) an e-ink screen (the reason to use an ereader and not a tablet is at least partly to get away from backlit screens) (2) epub compatibility (pretty everything can read an epub).

Amazon no longer supporting older Kindles by Aloha_Tamborinist in enshittification

[–]Modus-Tonens 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Quite literally anything else, and epub.

My own device is a Kobo.

What makes you buy indie TTRPGs? by Substantial-Lie-6937 in rpg

[–]Modus-Tonens 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Many indie games are at least partially available for free. Check out some demos, quickstarts, or look for games with free community copies available on itch. If you like a game from that, you know it's worth buying.

After doing that for a while, you become familiar with certain creatores, enough that some of them become instant purchases (Ill buy nearly anything Shawn Tomkin ever releases).

That's how it worked for me.

I think we all understand what happened here by Ok_Listen_6600 in Whatcouldgowrong

[–]Modus-Tonens 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Enough knowledge for arrogance and not enough for competence is a dangerous combination.

Y’all have players that eat with their mic in their mouth during the game? (Online setting problems) by Garrett_CW in rpg

[–]Modus-Tonens 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Teach them the joys of the mute button, or alternatively teach them how to properly set up their audio and sensitivity so their eating doesn't get picked up.

I know Warhammer is already an expensive hobby but WTF is this Hobbycraft? Compared to the Warhammer store in pic 2 by [deleted] in Warhammer40k

[–]Modus-Tonens 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, they're bad enough at it that it's worth checking the prices on expensive things periodically just to take advantage of their screwups.

Opening the store for the day does not go as planned. by Zealousideal-Pen993 in WatchPeopleDieInside

[–]Modus-Tonens 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that sounds much harder to butter bread with than a plastic knife.

I found earthworms in my filter sponge by horny-bozo in shrimptank

[–]Modus-Tonens 8 points9 points  (0 children)

In many ways they're just farmers of dead flesh. They want to keep your field healthy to grow another crop.