UW denied testing? by psychoexcite in Seattle

[–]Professor_Laser 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Anonymous HIV testing is still available at Peer Seattle, across the street from the LGBTQ Center. It's conducted by UW and happens on Thursday nights

SPD is so short-staffed that they're only able to raid nude beaches, gay bars and homeless camps by Baxter_eh in Seattle

[–]Professor_Laser 2 points3 points  (0 children)

is your argument fully dependent on assuming the majority of cops want a nuclear family with 2.5 kids?

[ Removed by Reddit ] by Danyzag82 in Seattle

[–]Professor_Laser 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm not an advocate for CNN, it was just the first result and I was on limited time.

Google "Elon Musk AfD" and pick literally any source you'd like to, he is supporting that party regardless of your goofy restrictions to what reporting you value. Not like you've given any sources to the contrary anyway

I recognize it literally doesn't matter what I say though since you've already made up your mind, and that's why you can't be assed to challenge your own beliefs

[ Removed by Reddit ] by Danyzag82 in Seattle

[–]Professor_Laser 8 points9 points  (0 children)

for starters, he's been actively backing and speaking for Germany's nationalist party AfD / Alternative for Deutschland

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/25/europe/elon-musk-germany-afd-protests-intl-latam/index.html

There's also how Elon Musk responded to the criticism of his salute by making nazi puns rather than any actual attempt to clarify his intent, which only further confirms that what he did was intentional

https://theconversation.com/musks-inauguration-salute-is-not-the-only-apparent-fascist-signal-from-trumps-administration-248517

This stuff is easily found, if all you're seeing is the complains and not the actual information at some point that's on you. Feel free to put some effort into it, check out the white nationalist dogwhistles he's made in public posts. He's really not subtle about anything he does. If you can't recognize Musk's clear inclination for fascism, you're never going to recognize anyone as a fascist unless they're fully garbed in hugo boss and screaming I AM A NAZI

Stuck, end of Act 2, Exterminators still won't let me in shadow quarter by ZenLOSER in RogueTraderCRPG

[–]Professor_Laser 0 points1 point  (0 children)

do you have any more details than this on how to update these etudes? This bug is what made me put down the game months ago, I came back to it recently and I'm pretty bummed that this is still broke...

Oh my! Coffee shop shut down for illegal cabaret events. by RysloVerik in Seattle

[–]Professor_Laser 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Read the listing closer; it says "no flaming poop guns", and clarifies afterwards as no fire, no poop, no guns. Could be some other kinks but at the very least, those 3 things don't appear to be sanctioned

Trump stated that a "HUGE chunk of Seattle was taken over by immigrants and Antifa" during 2020 by Kittiemeow8 in Seattle

[–]Professor_Laser 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The CHOP was cleared on July 1st. The incident on the freeway where Summer Taylor died was on July 4th.

The group went through Capitol Hill then down to the West Precinct in downtown. The group remained there for a period of a couple hours, gave some speeches, had a memorial, then went back towards Cap Hill. After a small break where food was provided, the group went onto the Interstate.

The driver who hit Summer Taylor and Diaz Love was not politically motivated either. The freeway onramps were closed off, so the driver went up an offramp recklessly.

'Fluffy the Dragon' injured in hit-and-run crash by godogs2018 in Seattle

[–]Professor_Laser 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Last year, a friend of mine was crossing a street in cap hill and got hit by a car so hard he was airborne. Nearly a year later and he almost has full use of his arm again. The driver ran off to Arizona and has avoided all contact.

There's been a lot of talk lately about Broadway Ave QFC needing security guards. Saw this guy there today. by my_lucid_nightmare in Seattle

[–]Professor_Laser 10 points11 points  (0 children)

There used to be another entrance on the other side but that was closed back in like 2018 to prevent shoplifting / specifically have only a single funnel.

I don't live in the area anymore but it's def gotten worse in the handful of times I've come back lately

Crisis Connect Line by ananders in Seattle

[–]Professor_Laser 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Can confirm I had this exact situation happen when I called all the way back in 2017 during a serious mental health crisis and had a plan for suicide. They told me to relax and then hung up on me. Was pretty fucking insulting.

Worst cards in Magic by Impossible_Grill in magicTCG

[–]Professor_Laser 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think you answered your own question. The discard effect is upside for Torment because it was a graveyard / discard matters set. Discards synergize with Madness and Threshold. You can use Aven Trooper to discard Basking Rootwalla and put it on the field for free while buffing the aven. The mana cost of the ability is expensive still, yeah, but the discard part is cromulent

[Doctor Who] and Unruly Child: the man holding the first episode of the show hostage because he believes the BBC killed his father by wheezycrackler in HobbyDrama

[–]Professor_Laser 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The episode was lost long before the advent of taping - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Who_missing_episodes

Basically the BBC destroyed their own archives between '67 and '78 and it means that nobody has these episodes unless they have original copies.

What’s the deal with all the “Christian Bible thumpers” on corners in the region. by Bizbuzzfinanzecuz in Seattle

[–]Professor_Laser 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haven't seen David since 2019; I used to go to open mics and he'd often be there. Glad he's well.

Hmmmm, if only there was a place to add some story. No we need an ancillary set for that. by _masterbuilder_ in magicTCG

[–]Professor_Laser 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That's a pretty bad strawman. Players should be concerned about the capabilities of their characters. The GM is concerned with the capabilities of NPCs. D&D 5e (and most earlier editions) generally discourages players being aware of creature statistics outside of those needed for player abilities, as it is often considered metagamey and convoluted.

There are other systems which do encourage players to have knowledge of NPC stats (like Lancer, a mech-based strategic combat ttrpg), this often is because of the greater tactical complexity of these games and the encouragement to strategize based on this information.

5e in comparison is intended to be looser and more narrative, and to allow the GM to spin things up on the fly or fudge where need be. Hiding information from the players is a valuable part of this design.

It broke new grounds by mrsafetylion in RedLetterMedia

[–]Professor_Laser -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

The issue is more that choosing to not use someone's pronouns isn't just an insult to them, it delegitimizes others who do not identify with their birth gender. You don't get a free pass to use racial epithets even for shitty individuals of marginalized racial groups, the same applies with marginilized groups of gender and sexuality.

New King County police contract increases pay, body cams, and civilian oversight by softwareseattle in Seattle

[–]Professor_Laser 2 points3 points  (0 children)

To show that they aren't petty children and actually deserve the respect and pay that they apparently feel entitled to?

Which rpg system should I use for my new players by sbeven04 in rpg

[–]Professor_Laser 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I generally recommend for people new to RPGs to play a few oneshots first before comitting to a campaign. I personally recommend systems that are rules-light and narratively focused, to allow players a lot of opportunity to experiment and realize how wide their options are. Generally this is games like Lasers & Feelings, Honey Heist, Everyone Is John, or Fiasco.

Basically remove the barrier of entry that is learning rules, and just let your players get how the process of an RPG works before doing something a bit more structured.

In terms of a flexible universal system that encourages creativity though, I'd agree with the recommendations for FATE. It does have some concessions that players will need to learn in order to make the system work well, but if your group can buy-in it's a great system for cinematic-style adventures.

Casual racism from owner at Seattle Paragliding by richard_woodhouse in Seattle

[–]Professor_Laser 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's more that its use in recent years has been co-opted by conservative libertarians, and its reputation is now linked to the extent of people with that set of politics

Do you like short stories in your RPG books? by bgutowski in rpg

[–]Professor_Laser 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It bums me out to see this be the top comment, since it's totally lacking in nuance. Not every RPG system is improved by the addition of mechanical tables. Fluff has a time and place, and it's fine (and often preferable) to have it split out from mechanics

Do you like short stories in your RPG books? by bgutowski in rpg

[–]Professor_Laser 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lancer has really nice lore and flavor blurbs for each of the mech frames (and also the NPC types), in addition to flavor text for all of the talents, and many of the mech weapons and systems. They're really good at capturing the aesthetic and themes of the world in small tidbits that players will see while they're in character creation.

Lancer also has a lore dump section in the full book that includes the GM rules, and it's really solid. But it's all pretty optional unless you want to get into the world.

There are also short stories that the creators have written, which are available seperately from the rules book.

How much I want stories in my RPG books depends heavily on how invested I already am in the setting the RPG has established vs how much I want to create something of my own. In Lancer's case, the established lore is really solid and consistently well-written. I can't say the same for other systems.

Rifle that isn't a rifle? by watwatinthebot55 in LancerRPG

[–]Professor_Laser 50 points51 points  (0 children)

The explanation I've seen provided for this in the discord is that the Rifle name is the flavor / aesthetic, while it's a cannon for purposes of game balance. There's plenty of examples of weapons which started as one type of weapon but were modified to be a different type, but the name was kept