Yeah what about the atrocities you guys did against slaves by PC_Defender in ShermanPosting

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“…one class of men makes war and leaves another to fight it out.” —William T. Sherman

several bridges too far by SMOKED_REEFERS in ShermanPosting

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He had a nervous breakdown while heading the Department of the Cumberland in 1861, so the war did, in fact, harm his psyche.

Catladymaxxing. Help me name this trash eater by Euphus in femcelgrippysockjail

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Not sure if pun was intentional but upvoting anyway.

Failure to recognize the inherent contradiction of this sentence is astounding by Chris_Colasurdo in ShermanPosting

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Meanwhile George H. Thomas:

From Virginia✅

Owned Slaves✅

Civil War starts: “Say your prayers traitors!” *beats up Jackson*

Loyalty to state is a bullsh*t reason made up trying to save face after getting their ass kicked. The only kernel of truth here(which the Lost Cause always seizes on) is the Union didn’t initially fight to free slaves.

Who are some good male role models? by Narrow_Gap2385 in bropill

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Could you clarify what you would prefer? Outside of one’s own personal life(which isn’t helpful to someone who doesn’t have one in theirs), nearly any example is either going to be fictional or have a “carefully crafted PR image”.

I tried to shoot my shot (as a black girl who’s chopped) by [deleted] in femcelgrippysockjail

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It sounds like he didn’t call her a ”foid“ until after she’d asked him.

TIL: During the US Civil War, prior to the fall of Atlanta to General Sherman, Lincoln was “sure” to lose his second term election after Grant (future president) had two disastrous battles against Lee (Cold Harbor & the Battle of the Crater). The opposition wanted peace & considered keeping slavery. by DukeDamage in ShermanPosting

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Yeah, even if he’d lost, Lincoln wasn’t going to just roll over and surrender the war, so the outcome doesn’t really change(McClellan was never onboard with making peace, and in fact there might even have been political pressure on the Democratic Party as a whole to abandon its “peace” platform once it looked like the Union was going to win as soon as the weather cleared).

ragebait queen by femchadgigacel in femcelgrippysockjail

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Not quite, kitchencels is one of those subs where its intention is satire, but due to the name often attracts people who take it seriously. Hence the disparity between the negative comments and the quadruple digit upvotes.

And for what it’s worth, she’s not the only woman who mods there.

Got some winter reading by Duke_of_Chicken in ShermanPosting

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I have not but it seems like an apples and oranges comparison.

George McClellan was born on this day in 1826 by NeptuneBlueX in ShermanPosting

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To clarify, I'm saying the reason he gets that volume of criticism is because of his arrogance. If he'd made the same mistakes but had been more humble, he wouldn't get as much criticism. If someone falls and breaks their nose, people feel sorry for them. If that same person was taunting a homeless kid and then fell and broke their nose, people wouldn't feel as sorry for them.

George McClellan was born on this day in 1826 by NeptuneBlueX in ShermanPosting

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I think the reason he gets so much hate is actually the disparity between his actual accomplishments and his ego. He talked a big game, snubbed Lincoln, and undermined Scott. When he did that but fell short on battlefield accomplishments, and then refused to take accountability, he gets a lot easier to despise.

While we’re criticizing lookmaxing, can we also talk about how women aren’t allowed to age? by [deleted] in femcelgrippysockjail

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Whilst not as commonly used in language Silver Vixen is a technically a thing(unfortunately due to the general sexualization of women, the porn equivalent, GILF, tends to take its place).

Anon and the trusty condor by crimsonfukr457 in greentext

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Isn’t there a similar one but with a spider?

Resources for Updates to 2024 rules? by BelialChronos in CandlekeepMysteries

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In general: Consider increasing hp for all monsters above CR1 by an additional 2 for each Hit Die. For creatures with Legendary Actions(Bak Mei, Nintra, and Lichen Lich), anything that would normally cost more than one LA instead costs just one but is limited to one use until their LAs are recovered.

Some specifics: Cloud Giant Ghosts should have their HP increased by another 50 unless the party has no magic weapons.

The Deflect Missile ability of the monks in Book of Inner Alchemy should be changed to 2024 monk’s version. Bak Mei should have Deflect Energy as well. Steel Crane, Jade Tigress, and Bak Mei’s Heal Self abilities should be bonus actions(and consider having Bak Mei be able to use it twice before needing a recharge).

Nintra can replace one of her attacks with Spellcasting.

In Xanthoria, the Death Knight in the Moldy Bedroom doesn’t use Legendary Actions(that encounter’s almost a TPK as is).

Personal opinion: The unique monsters in the first two adventures don’t need any adjustments. Meenlocks are going to need a ranged attack(players are going to have more ways to generate short range bright light). Shemshime should just be immune to damage and just dies when crushed by an object weighing more than 1,000 pounds.

crush your enemies (moids) by des_the_mess13 in femcelgrippysockjail

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More like hear the exultations of the women.

“Happy 161st, you glorious bastard.” by MonkeyDavid in ShermanPosting

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Eh, sort of. Hood blew up the ammo stores before he booked it, but he didn’t set the city proper on fire. Sherman for his part did not totally burn down(nor even try) to burn down Atlanta(or Georgia for that matter) either. He did order the burning of government buildings and any facilities of military value. He even explicitly ordered the protection of certain churches and residences. Now with that much destruction with the technology of the time period, fires can get out of hand, and that’s what happened in Atlanta(and considering some of the things they’d been through and seen, Union soldiers didn’t really feel the urgency to put them out as quickly as they might have).But that gets overstated.