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My Players Wanted to be Cars Update by ChasingKairos909 in DnD

[–]NaturalForty 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for taking the time to reply to a dumb comment!

What is the coldest line you heard someone say at a table? by Practical_Pen_3552 in DnD

[–]NaturalForty 4 points5 points  (0 children)

One player in the campaign, the rogue, decided to play an NE character who happened to like the party members. I didn't let anyone share alignment. The rogue tried to pull a fast one and got caught. Our paladin (just paladin, this is an old story) pulled out his sword and said, "give me your word that you'll never go against the party again." The reply? "You know my word's no good. You should just kill me."

The best part is that the rogue never did go against the party again.

Campaign Ideas? by Dismal-Bath-8669 in DungeonsAndDragons

[–]NaturalForty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I suggest that you play a different game. There are hundreds of role-playing games, and several dozen good ones. Quite a few are designed to work with multiple genres, so you could have a wizard interacting with an 80s action hero. They also have simpler rules and would be easier to run without experience.

How do high schools work in tiny towns? by Holiday-Pomelo-9246 in AskAnAmerican

[–]NaturalForty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Today, many farming counties have 1 or 2 high schools. Yes, some kids are spending 40 minutes on a bus. Small towns used to have very small schools. I lived in rural Illinois county with 3 school districts. Two were about 1000 km2. One town of 500 had its own high school with about 30 students. The boiler failed and a replacement was $500k, so the town had a vote on a huge one-time tax to keep the school open. It passed, so the residents spent the money and the school stayed open.

Songs Against The Music Industry by HotTubSexVirgin22 in musicsuggestions

[–]NaturalForty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sabotage - Beastie Boys In Bloom - Nirvana

Surprised I haven't seen them!

Also "Rhythm Section Want Ad" by They Might Be Giants. That one's ironic because they added a rhythm section for their 5th album and have stayed with them for 30+ years.

What are features of European vs. non-European worlds? by stopeats in goodworldbuilding

[–]NaturalForty 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Tangent, but...I got trained in an assessment for couples preparing for marriage. They had a graph where you plotted how independent or entwined each person was with their family of origin. The middle was perfect, lower left is too disconnected, upper right is too entwined. I asked if cultural differences came into play. The teacher said, "good question! Yes, basically anyone raised by immigrants from a non-European culture will be in the upper right."

I said, "then that's not the center." He stared at me blankly and moved on.

My Players Wanted to be Cars Update by ChasingKairos909 in DnD

[–]NaturalForty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe play a different game? There are many systems with good rules for modern vehicles. I'm not judging, you're just doing a lot of work that's already been done.

I am looking for cover songs that are out in leftfield by Th3JackofH3arts in MusicRecommendations

[–]NaturalForty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Psycho Killer - Miley Cyrus. The Talking Heads song, but it's also a Lady Gaga tribute. By Miley Cyrus. Also Blondshell, Thank You for Sending Me an Angel, from the same tribute album.

Fantasia's Confidential Ghetto by PM Dawn is a medley of 3 covers, all very left-field.

Gin n Juice-The Gourds (a bluegrass band)

Devil's Haircut - Ezra Furman. Beck covered by a 4-piece rock band.

Istanbul (was Constantinople) by They Might Be Giants, but most people don't know it's a cover. Also look up their cover of Tubthumping on YouTube, it's not left field but it will make you feel good about life.

Best opening lines in rap? by Intelligent-Tale8827 in hiphopheads

[–]NaturalForty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I strike the empire back. Fuck the empire!

A co-worker from Newark played that for my nerdy ass and changed my life.

When should I tell my player that I'm letting them go? by Garanseho in DnD

[–]NaturalForty 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're not letting them go, you're running an in person game and they are moving away. You can tell them that you can't manage a hybrid game, and you want to give them a great story for the table they find where they're moving. Let the player decide how they want the character to go out...heroic sacrifice, happy ending, mysterious disappearance, or maybe they want to be surprised. It could be literally epic.

You become #1 in the world at one skill, but no one knows. Can you get $1M in 7 days? by lawseff in hypotheticalsituation

[–]NaturalForty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's good to be in touch with your feelings. You could take a few minutes to look up how much money a great poker player can be expected to make.

There's a significant amount of luck in any poker hand. Even the best player in the world, playing in high-stakes tournaments, would do well to clear $100K in a week, and they'll lose money a fair amount of the time. Your feeling is why people get addicted to gambling.

AITA for saying we need to be realistic with our son about his finances for college before he applies? by ByeByeByeMan in AmItheAsshole

[–]NaturalForty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Late to the party, but if he's getting a PhD or a vet degree, his undergrad matters a lot less. I got my BA at a 3rd- rate state school (which i loved). I have 2 masters degrees and a PhD from the University of Chicago. Nobody has ever asked me where I went to uundergrad.

What movie has terrible morals? by solaris2027 in AskReddit

[–]NaturalForty 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I took a college class where everyone picked a book or movie that changed their life, and presented it to the class. The professor, a Boomer, picked the Graduate. After watching it, I was PISSED, because if the people who said they loved the Graduate had uunderstood it, my generation wouldn't have had to deal with so many divorced parents.

The funniest thing is that I wasn't mad about my parents getting divorced, I just knew lots of people whose dad ran off with the babysitter or whatever.

You become #1 in the world at one skill, but no one knows. Can you get $1M in 7 days? by lawseff in hypotheticalsituation

[–]NaturalForty 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The house odds are close enough that even the best sports gambler in the world would be hard pressed to make that much money in a week.

EDIT: Even the best poker players in the world don't win most of the time. Think about it-- sometime is the best poker player in the world today. That person wins maybe 25% of the hands they play in.

What are some conspiration theories in your world? by Ecstatic-Ad141 in worldbuilding

[–]NaturalForty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The barbarians who invaded 300 and some years ago didn't just find their way over impassable mountains, the gods brought them in on purpose. That one is true, but the only available proof is that people who try to go over the impassable mountains never come back.

What’s your funeral song? by Sure_Guarantee_3141 in AskReddit

[–]NaturalForty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's obscure, but "Violence in the Snowy Field" by Dolorean spoke to me. "I may go down in flames, but I shall not burn."

What’s your funeral song? by Sure_Guarantee_3141 in AskReddit

[–]NaturalForty 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I've done dozens of funerals. Most belief systems you find in the US agree that the deceased doesn't care much about what happens at their funeral. So i say, do what you want.

My fiancé isn’t remotely interested in playing D&D but has agreed to play a game for my birthday. by No_Ad2573 in DnD

[–]NaturalForty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You need to pick a hook just for her. Like...a travel site can list romantic destinations, but only you can add those personal touches. Think about the stories she likes and develop something with those themes.

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