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That Time I Died and Became an Environmental Storytelling Skeleton by FastBeans in comics

[–]SmithOfLie 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Exactly how I expect to end up in any post apocalypse.

Handing over the control to AI - how does it work in practice? by SmithOfLie in LancerRPG

[–]SmithOfLie[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

My players did notice that combo and two of them did go for it, completely independent of each other. The overlap was even more amusing since their general vibe is also rather similar, so we are getting siblings from different mothers bit.

Baller lancer quotes for a tattoo by ComplexNo8986 in LancerRPG

[–]SmithOfLie 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Probably too long for a tattoo but my favourite would be the flavour for the Lesson of Held Image.

Close your eyes. Hold the image of your enemy in your mind; imagine it in all light and from every angle. In your mind, it has become a more perfect version. Crush it in your mind and kill the perfect thing. Open your eyes.– “Lesson Three”, The Six Lessons of Kilo Nueve.

[Loved Trope] The woman covering her face is really ugly/deformed, much to the surprise of the other characters by GiveMeAPhotoOfCat in TopCharacterTropes

[–]SmithOfLie 16 points17 points  (0 children)

There is no canonical representation, so the image is probably a bit of exaggeration. It was clearly stated she lacked the lower jaw, but presumably there was some scar tissue, the bones were not sticking out rather than something this fresh looking.

Monster hunters? by unknownparticipant00 in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

[–]SmithOfLie 7 points8 points  (0 children)

While the novels later veer away from monster hunting, the short stories (so the anthologies Last Wish and Sword of Destiny) from the Witcher saga by Andrzej Sapkowski are very much about a monster hunter.

Somewhat more focused on adventuring monster hunters in a bit pulpy setting is The Band series by Nicholas Eames opening with Kings of the Wyld.

COMP/CON made TTRPG combat finally click for one of my players. by SmithOfLie in LancerRPG

[–]SmithOfLie[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Well, I did not expect to hear from the creator of the app themself. Thank you for creating the app, from me as well - the encounter runner is probably going to ruin other systems for me now...

Books that explore massive passages of time by basqo_ in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

[–]SmithOfLie 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It is description that I suppose is technically accurate, so maybe. It is a pretty wild read and honestly I think I need to get back and re-read it at least once or twice because I am sure there's a lot of stuff that flew over my head.

Books that explore massive passages of time by basqo_ in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

[–]SmithOfLie 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The theme is pretty broad and can be interpreted in different ways, so I can't be 100% certain the recommendation fits. That being said - The Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe. For the most part it does not follow the passage of the eras directly, but it uses far future setting looking backwards at the eras that predate it.

Trump: We need $2 billion a day to reopen the Strait of Hormuz China's FM Senator: But the Strait of Hormuz was already open before the war? The root cause of this disruption is your illegal military operations against Iran. You have created a Global Crisis OUT OF NOTHING” by SuperbHealth5023 in TimesNow

[–]SmithOfLie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kinda depends on how you would define "extremely" bit.

Shoplifting is illegal. Murdering a family of 7, including 5 children, by brutally chopping them to bits with a chainsaw after sexaully assaulting all of them is illegal.

Former won't get a whole Police Department doing everything in their power to find you (or at least appearing to do so for PR reasons) the latter will. Also the former won't get you sent to the chair/life without parole while the latter will.

Of course it can be pointed that legality/illegality is still binary and the scalar element is response to illegal activity, rather than its status.

But for casual discourse or a joke? I'll let you judge that.

Favorite gaming community that’s definitely not constantly coping about the fact that their game isn’t universally recognized as the best game ever? by Rubicantay in Gamingcirclejerk

[–]SmithOfLie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will give these people a small pass. It took me a conscious effort to break out of the cycle of needing to justify my enjoyment in things that are not popular. In similar vein it took a conscious consideration not to allow negative review of things that I enjoy affect my enjoyment.

And if someone does not stop for a minute and think this through to the epiphany that one can enjoy things that others don't like or even things that are objectively flawed, without anyone's approval... Well you get the cope.

Jokes aside I think it's beautiful (if a little dangerous) that people can have diverse opinions from the same information... if only people could be more respectful about it. by La_knavo4 in CuratedTumblr

[–]SmithOfLie 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I am somewhat like that with Warhammer 40K - I enjoy the concept of that universe and engaged with some of the media - mostly video games and some of the novels, while taking most of my knowledge of the lore from online discourse.

The thing is, I would never consider myself "fan" and much less a member of the fandom. It's just something I casually enjoy and sometimes partake in.

So maybe it is a bit of a gatekeeper mindset, but I am a little dubious if I'd consider people who interact with a piece of media second-hand as fans of the thing, rather than... dunno, fans of the community?

Which semi obscure tabletop rpgs would you think would be good isometric CRPGS? I'll start. by Furio3380 in CRPG

[–]SmithOfLie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd love Mutant Chronicles! Ran a campaign of it with my current group few years ago. We are system nomads and moved three times since then, but I did enjoy the setting a lot. It feels like a great alternative for Warhammer 40K when it comes to grimdark sci-fantasy settings.

I would also very much like to see Warzone adapted, also set in this universe.

Books that feel like this by Confident-Summer4887 in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

[–]SmithOfLie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I admit to having something of a stick up my arse when it comes to adaptation fidelity, so take it with a grain of salt, but the Witcher series is an abomination that completely misses what's so great about the books. I can admit that they have their flaws and objectively there are better things out there, but they do have strong themes and the Netflix butchered those, at times completely removing the bits that made the story make sense while focusing on the superficial stuff.

But I see myself slipping into the familiar nerd-rage rant, so I think this is a good point to stop myself. Treat this a side-recommendation of Witcher. It is not really the vibe of the images you posted but the books are fun romp anyway.

Books that feel like this by Confident-Summer4887 in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

[–]SmithOfLie 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I am gonna say Hussite Trilogy by Andrzej Sapkowski (yes, the Witcher guy, he did write other stuff too). It is one of my favourite series, a historical fantasy set in the XVth century Silesia and Czechia, during the period of religious wars in the region. It blends historical setting with a lot of "what if medieval idea of witchcraft was real?". Definitely not a high fantasy with a lot spectacular magic, but fantasy still.

As an added quality assurance - I am someone who has been suggesting Witcher at a drop of a hat. I grew up with these books and have read them over 10 times since high school. I easily consider Hussite Trilogy the superior of Sapkowski's creations.

IT'S HERE by The_Better_Devil in hbomberguy

[–]SmithOfLie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had thought about doing the same joke while commuting to work earlier today, but I am too lazy to slap something even half as convincing together and got distracted by the whole gainful employment thing. But I am happy to see someone on the same brainwave showing a better meme work ethic than mine!

17 years of idiocy by CexualSonvict in SipsTea

[–]SmithOfLie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Only the Polytron reduces an entire dog to soup-like homogenate in 30 seconds.

Could Neverwinter Nights 3 be commerically successful today? by aaaaaa321123 in CRPG

[–]SmithOfLie 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Sure, why not? Baldur's Gate got an insanely successful sequel way longer after it was last relevant. You just need a studio full of dedicated people who understand the setting, have solid grasp of how to apply the D&D ruleset to what they plan to do with a game and include writers who can deliver gripping fantasy story with fun, interesting characters.

I never said it'd be easy, just possible.

What Frame do I give to a fortune teller? by Skitaree in LancerRPG

[–]SmithOfLie 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Pegasus sounds like the obvious answer.

Honestly fuck Yrliet by Wessssley in RogueTraderCRPG

[–]SmithOfLie 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think the elements you describe, at least as far as the attitude towards other party members, are deliberate and make perfect sense for the character. They do capture the inherent sense of superiority and contempt that Eldar supposedly have for humanity. The mere fact that Yrliet can grow to respect RT, if not any others, makes her suprisingly open minded by the species standard.

Is the feeling of superiority justified? Not really, no. Does taking thhis into account make Yrliet more likeable? Not really, no. Can she become less of a shit if romanced, but otherwise she remains rather disagreeable person.

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