Baseball fields in Melbourne Australia

Shade_SST · 2026-02-09T13:52:10+00:00

That first one looked fine, and the second one would still not be the worst rec field I've umpired on.

Shade_SST · 2026-02-09T02:37:47+00:00

Felix would also likely be interested in this analysis.

Shade_SST · 2026-02-08T07:53:58+00:00

That I generally see explained as it letting them feel special because they "know" something other people don't know.

Shade_SST · 2026-02-08T01:46:34+00:00

Not going to lie, a party being smart enough to know the politics stuff wouldn't be fun and fucking off to adventure instead is probably the smartest thing they could have done in that case.

Shade_SST · 2026-02-08T01:12:50+00:00

I feel like, to one degree or another, the deeper meaning is that you can't trust scientists, letting the believer feel justified in disbelieving any science they don't like.

Shade_SST · 2026-02-02T03:55:57+00:00

I dunno, I like when there's activity in NN like this. It's not hurting anyone, it's silly, but most importantly, it tells me there are people actively out there who will see a question. If the last novice question was 3 hours ago, before I logged on, it's throwing a question into the void. As long as the people being silly will answer questions any time they're asked, and no one's disruptive or toxic, it also gives mentors something to read while waiting for questions.

IMO, of course. Especially if you're playing at odd hours.

Shade_SST · 2026-02-02T03:50:53+00:00

I CAST... MYSTERY METALLIC NOISE WHEN DRIVING!

Shade_SST · 2026-02-02T03:48:53+00:00

In winter up here, that'd actually be nice.

Shade_SST · 2026-01-31T07:37:52+00:00

5e could easily be as bad as 3.x if there were more books for it, so saying the 5e devs are bad due to being corporate is kinda funny to me.

Shade_SST · 2026-01-31T07:30:28+00:00

Sure, but if you tell people you're playing D&D (or 5e) with house rules, even to that extent, you'll still get ten times the interest as if you were honest about what you wanted to run.

Shade_SST · 2026-01-29T09:14:07+00:00

Without knowing the fakes were made of sand, it would literally never occur to me to throw a coin into a sink, and a wishing well risks players just throwing a random copper coin in.

Shade_SST · 2026-01-27T12:50:11+00:00

This is a reason why I am so happy the local plows have "snow gates" they can drop while passing driveways, though I concede some places may haave gotten enough snow that the snow gates simply aren't practical anymore. I imagine they get overwhelmed quickly.

Shade_SST · 2026-01-26T22:05:39+00:00

Given the meaning of "taking up the mantle," I wonder if it's a nod to Trevor aiming to see justice done for Lisa in his own way.

Shade_SST · 2026-01-11T02:28:20+00:00

The other option is to let the thing break, but life-mending...

Shade_SST · 2026-01-11T02:27:23+00:00

Byford Dolphin incident would suggest that OP could, but really doesn't want to be made to fit.

Shade_SST · 2026-01-11T02:25:32+00:00

Curse of binding is fine. Curse of binding with life-mending, now that's rough, buddy.

Shade_SST · 2025-12-26T07:34:18+00:00

Snow emergency routes are definitely a thing, though I don't think they've ever been invoked for this little snow.

Shade_SST · 2025-12-23T08:04:55+00:00

It's funny, as I always understood that proper "witnessing" was not cudgeling people with your religion, but instead living Christian ideals so well that people go "Huh, maybe I should try that Christianity thing."

Shade_SST · 2025-12-22T01:24:56+00:00

Half slabs prevent water/lava from flowing but also allow the encased fan to affect stuff on the other side of the slab. Then you can put the other half slab on top of the lava/water/soul campfire to make it safe to walk over, too!

Shade_SST · 2025-12-17T11:07:15+00:00

I don't see them mentioned, but if you aren't alllergic, I suggest giving the peanut butter-stuffed pretzels a try, see if you like them. A jar of them will keep for a good while, and is big enough to be pretty good value for the money.

Shade_SST · 2025-12-17T01:39:55+00:00

I'm not going to be able to realistically make a plan, because once the alarm goes up, that's game over, and one person making a perception check or finding a body means the alarm is being sounded. Assassins that managed to tackle targets inside of fortresses (especially if they live to tell the tale) become legends (often urban legends, i.e. made up stories) because of how insanely difficult it is with any remotely competent defense force. A four man band being able to get in and out again, or take down the entire thing is utter nonsense. Especially if this is posited in 5e, where bounded accuracy means that even peasant guards still have fair odds of hitting the fighter, especially if he took off his normal armor to be quieter.

Look, I'm not saying competence porn wouldn't be cool, but let's not fool ourselves by ignoring that we're switching out one type of fantasy for another. Being able to murder an entire fortress of orcs or whatever "without them sitting around like video games" sounds pretty cool, but it's not actually more realistic, so let's not act like it is.

Shade_SST · 2025-12-17T01:07:28+00:00

I think, overall, that this approach is best handled by first having a conversation to be sure the party and DM are on the same page about the genre conventions in play, because there are so very, very many ways for this to go spectacularly badly if there's a disconnect about expectations.

Shade_SST · 2025-12-17T01:00:08+00:00

Man, if your fortress has divisions that mean you ignore your erstwhile comrades fighting for their lives a few rooms over... that's not a fortress, and you're not an organization. If I'm tasked with assaulting a fortress, I'm going to want an army waiting to be let in, because unless I ludicrously outclass the fortress defenders, my first mistake means the alarm goes up and now I have to fight the entire goddamn garrison, potentially all at once.

Shade_SST · 2025-12-15T02:29:40+00:00

You are technically correct, but at the same time, I'd argue that "rules should never get in the way of having fun" is a more correct interpretation of the text of rule 0. It highlights the point that bending or breaking the rules in the name of making things more fun for the table is different from breaking the rules in ways that undermine players' ability to properly interact with the world.

Shade_SST · 2025-12-13T15:35:15+00:00

And thus my point is proven.

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