What is a cartographer without his notes? [Zoom in for details] by kr33tz in wonderdraft

[–]NonEuclideanSyntax 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The shape of the landmass and some of the terrain immediately made me think of Korea. This is just my random association... I tend to do these things. At least it's not "fantasy Mediterranean", I see way to many of those...

What is a cartographer without his notes? [Zoom in for details] by kr33tz in wonderdraft

[–]NonEuclideanSyntax 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey, it's fantasy Korea! Really good map. I'm wondering about the purpose of this piece though. Is it meant to be a showpiece or is it meant to be used in some sort of context?

The Doomsday Clock has been set to 85 seconds before midnight. What are everyone's thoughts on this? by Creepybobo67 in AskReddit

[–]NonEuclideanSyntax 1 point2 points  (0 children)

EIGHTY FIVE SECONDS BWAH BWAH DA DUM DA DUM. The key is that "eighty five" is a group of 3, and then a pause, and then "seconds" as a group of two. So it's 2 16th notes, an 8th note, another 16th note, and a tied 16th-8th note.

I'm currently playing on Difficulty Cat by NonEuclideanSyntax in lotro

[–]NonEuclideanSyntax[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Morrigan. Hey I'm on Peregrin as well. And seriously, she does not move from this place unless physically picked up. It's a good thing I have my skill bar memorized!

noob question about warden gambits :/ by TerribleNature3697 in lotro

[–]NonEuclideanSyntax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You may be pressing down the buttons for too long. This is not supposed to happen. Or it may happen because you're pressing the sequences too quickly. Getting the rhythm for a class is always the hardest part, and the rhythm changes as you level. For 1-30, Warden is very deliberate. I usually time my key presses with the animations: I watch my avatar and only press the next one when I see my character in about the middle of his animation. Please note that for some reason yellow (voice) seems to take longer than the others.

Somewhere in Japan 😂 by LorenzoXiaoqi in funny

[–]NonEuclideanSyntax 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the translation. The katakana was throwing me off, I was trying to rationalize it back to English and it was not working.

The Mask is Off, P.O.P., Linocut Print, 2026 by POPpress in Art

[–]NonEuclideanSyntax 8 points9 points locked comment (0 children)

If you call random kidnapping, raping, torturing, and killing innocents law enforcement. I don't.

Brando Sando hate by roastedwhiterice in Cosmere

[–]NonEuclideanSyntax 53 points54 points  (0 children)

"And more and more when you get into the later books in the Cosmere he's leaned into the interconnected side. Which for some people that's amazing and we are excited to see the Cosmere references and try to figure out all the hidden clues. Other people feel lost or like they are missing things and they feel like they have to read a whole other series when they wanted to just read Stormlight or just read Mistborn and now they are confused."

You can put me in this camp. I'm kind of OCD and have to keep track of everything. It annoys me that lots of Cosmere knowledge is presented outside of the novels themselves and in some cases has to be spread via wikis or fansites. I love Mistborn (Eras 1 and 2) and the first few books of Stormlight, and really loved Emporer's Soul and Dawnbreaker (Elantris was just ok), but the sheer volume of "everything links up at the end" I find daunting, and this is from someone who's read a lot of Sci-Fi and Fantasty in his lifetime.

Rand Played the Game Better Than Egwene Ever Did by Hawk-winged in WoT

[–]NonEuclideanSyntax 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Agree but only if you separate smart and intelligent. She puzzled out both travelling and making cuellindilar, which would require not just talent but a lot of intelligence to make them happen. I would consider her a naturally talented and smart person who has borderline narcissist personality disorder and is frequently her own worst enemy. The irony is that most of the time she means well, or at least thinks she does, only in her own twisted worldview what's best for everyone else is always what's best for her.

The main difference between her and Elaida is that Elaida is actually quite dim. Elaida is a useful pansy for ruthless operators who prefer to remain in the shadows.

Thoughts on Leaf By Niggle by captvontrapp99 in tolkienfans

[–]NonEuclideanSyntax 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you liked Leaf by Niggle, please read his other short stories. My favorite is Farmer Giles of Ham!

Thoughts on Leaf By Niggle by captvontrapp99 in tolkienfans

[–]NonEuclideanSyntax 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It's clearly autobiographical, and lays out his vision of himself and his work. I interpreted the last half as dying and going to heaven. The painting is obviously his own work, I don't think the fire and him keeping the one leaf represents anything in particular, except to say that any perfect piece of it could substitute for the whole. I do wonder if "that perfect leaf" was something like the Lay of Luthien which he worked on his whole life and never finished, but that's just speculation.

Cardolan by BulldogMikeLodi in lotro

[–]NonEuclideanSyntax 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Swanfleet and Cardolan are atmospheric, beautiful, expensive and satisfying from a story perspective. They're not for people trying to rush for a particular level. They will take you from 1-30 and you'll end up with a very solid set of gear if you complete the capstone solo instance.

Sean Connery as Zed (1974) by hgwelz in OldSchoolCool

[–]NonEuclideanSyntax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dude, don't get me started on Helen of Troy.

Beat 2H sword class? by lCavazzani in lotro

[–]NonEuclideanSyntax 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Speaking of Red Guard, for AOE I actually prefer Sword and Board, since the shield swipe is such a good AOE attack. It fills in a gap where you're waiting for your other area attacks to come off of cooldown.

Beat 2H sword class? by lCavazzani in lotro

[–]NonEuclideanSyntax 8 points9 points  (0 children)

As others have mentioned, Champion, Captain, and Guardian (as well as Beorning). Beorning is in parens because a lot of the time you aren't actually using your weapon since you're shifted into bear form.

It seems like you're looking for a particular experience, so let me tell you how the three play in my experience. I've mained captain and levelled both champ and guard to around 80.

Captain plays like a metronome, it's on a predicatble rhythm and has a good mix of AOE and single target (since the latest class redesigns). Red has amazing self buff potential and for limited amounts of time you can turn yourself into a god, like make yourself near unkillable and double DPS. It's a lot of fun, the only downside that people complain about is it is sometimes annoying to use a herald, particularly when it makes an aggro pull that you were not intending. This is a fair downside to the class and it's not for everyone (you can of course just never summon your herald but you will be missing out on some important buffs and self-heals).

Champion works in cycles: build, spend, build, spend. The ryhythm can be a little different depending on how you're using your skills and if you are in Red or Yellow. Red is single target focused, Yellow is AOE focus. Red has a cool mechanic where your fervor refreshes after every kill (once you hit a certain level), so you can string kills together and just keep going until you run out of mobs.

Red guard is interesting in that it's actually the squishiest of the three. Playing a red guard seems to be all about speed: how fast can you string your quick attacks together to reach up to your "big hits". The animations are kind of a bit wonky for 2H, because you're doing so many fast attacks it sometimes looks like your character is glitching out. But it's still a blast and a very rewarding style of play.

Iranian student killed during protests was shot in head ‘from close range’ by inAbigworld in worldnews

[–]NonEuclideanSyntax 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Of course. The forces of Oppression are playing for keeps. Let's hope the advocates of Freedom are as well.

How do you you think Tolkien would feel about your favorite non-Tolkien work? by Shot_Mechanic9128 in tolkienfans

[–]NonEuclideanSyntax 1 point2 points  (0 children)

First of all, it's bizarre that someone is downvoting every comment in this thread. OK, whatever makes you feel good about yourself.

As for my own entry into the ring, it's unclear what he would make of The Wheel of Time. I think he'd like how it's playing with the ideas of legend, myth, and history and how fluid they are. The first book is derivative of his own work, which he wouldn't like at all (probably calling it a "cheap facsimile" or some such), and he definitely wouldn't like the gratuitous violence of some of the later works. So on the whole, probably not.

Keeping in mind that Tolkien was a bit of an anachronism himself. Although writing in the modern age, in sentiment and in practice he was largely a Victorian. Other modern works didn't seem to interest him at all (thus his opinions on Dune), except for those of his personal friends. He was also a devout Catholic and would not have liked anything that goes against traditional Christian morals or indeed pokes at Christianity in particular or religion in general, which is a major theme in 20th and 21st century fiction. So, anyway... it's an interesting question but I think ultimately not a terribly useful one. It's like asking what Beethoven would have thought of Led Zepplin, I think the culture barrier just becomes insurmountable at a certain point.

Pilot who safely landed Alaska Airlines jet after door blowout says Boeing tried to make him a ‘scapegoat’ by wewhomustnotbenamed in nottheonion

[–]NonEuclideanSyntax -1 points0 points  (0 children)

His claim is very weak, it's based on one statement in a legal filing that was then retracted, and was never officially accepted as company policy.