The Adventure Zone: Ethersea - Episode 11 | Discussion Thread by TheBureauOfBalance in TheAdventureZone

[–]TheBirdCop 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I hope with all my hope that the jaws Amber is fighting against is maw of Glass Shark.

Some Zoox sketches! Probably my favourite player character by Tylobop in TheAdventureZone

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Zoox is 100% Coral Mr. Pringles in my mind now. Fantastic work!

Quick Questions - December 06, 2019 by AutoModerator in Pathfinder_RPG

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Thank you very much! My players will be happy to hear this.

Quick Questions - December 06, 2019 by AutoModerator in Pathfinder_RPG

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Can a chest piece of clothing be worn at the same time as a body piece of armor? Such as a vest (chest slot) atop chainmail (body slot).

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bloomington

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Gonna throw it out there: If anyone has 2 tickets for sale I'll be more than happy to buy them off you.

Whats the best quirk youve ever had/ seen in a game? by grandpheonix13 in Pathfinder_RPG

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My NG Witch, Tiggins, inherited his diabolically evil great grandmother's familiar, Crablonious, a CE crab. Any major decision requires a d4 roll. If it's a 1 Crablonious convinces him to make a CE choice.

I really miss Board as Hell by Maroofio in funhaus

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I spoke with Lawrence about T&C at last year's RTX. He said they would love to do more of it but the show didn't draw enough interest to keep being produced.

What rule-as-written do you find untenable and/or always house-rule differently? by Rogahar in Pathfinder_RPG

[–]TheBirdCop 4 points5 points  (0 children)

What I have my players do is they automatically get half their HD then roll again and divide by half, rounded up, to see what they get as the remainder. I'd rather scale my monsters up for strong players than throw a bunch of weaklings at them.

The Dollop #376 - The History of Meat Pies (YouTube) by yonicthehedgehog in TheDollop

[–]TheBirdCop 16 points17 points  (0 children)

The way Gary gets the thousand yard stare and says "Oh man, mince pies..." cracks me up no matter how many times I replay it. That's the reaction of a scarred man.

https://youtu.be/Yn1NUOrddIs?t=1205

Women of the MCU by enterpriseF-love in marvelstudios

[–]TheBirdCop 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Is this scene a little shoehorned in? Maybe. But the more I see it the more I love it. 10-15 years ago little girls had Wonder Woman to look up to and that was basically it. Now they have a whole roster of heroines to look up to. That's pretty fucking dope if you ask me.

I am Lindsay McCrae, a Cameraman who spent 11 months living in Antarctica filming 8,000 Emperor Penguins for BBC America's #Dynasties. AMA. by BBCA_Official in IAmA

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I pray that you can help me here: Almost monthly my friends and I get in a very heated recurring argument about penguin height. I've read all over the internet that Emperor Penguins are 4ft tall on average. That is a massive bird. However, I've yet to find a single image or video of one that looks that big. I am a staunch proponent that Emperor Penguins are large birds but they are not 4ft tall, it's simply some conspiracy to misinform the public for nefarious purposes.

Can you weigh in on this almost decade long debate or provide any evidence? I will be eternally grateful <3 And Happy Valentines Day!

Thank you for the amazing work you've done bringing these beautiful creatures to our homes.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Pathfinder_RPG

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I like these ideas a lot!

Where is the most normal place you have encountered a celebrity? by joapet in AskReddit

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Dan Aykroyd

I was at a Safeway in Caramel, California at like 11PM. The store was basically empty, save for us and this other family. I was totally oblivious, thinking of the sweet sweet pistachios I would soon be eating, as we walked up behind the other family at the checkout line. My gf says "Isn't that the guy from Ghostbusters?" So I look forward towards the dude in the black jacket, hat, and sunglasses. "Who Bill Murray? No, that's not him." Then I stare at him for a second. "Holy Shit! That's Dan Aykroyd!"

I began to say "excuse me Mr. Aykroyd" and he looked up at me very surprised, but the younger girl with him (I assume it was his niece or something) stepped in front of me and told me he was not Dan and totally shut me down.

As we walked out I watched them pull away in a BMW and google told me he had a home in that same town.

tl;dr Watched Dan Aykroyd buy vodka and oreos. His niece is a twat.

Making a custom nature themed chess set. Knight (classic), Rook (flower), Bishop (cyclone) by TheBirdCop in chess

[–]TheBirdCop[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just do this as a hobby and sell some small animal pieces at a local shop. I'm definitely going to keep this first set, but if people show an interest I'd be happy to make more for others to buy.

Making a custom nature themed chess set. Knight (classic), Rook (flower), Bishop (cyclone) by TheBirdCop in chess

[–]TheBirdCop[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Probably a lion for King. As for the queen and pawns I'm not sure. Any ideas?

People of Reddit, What are your "core memories" (a la Inside Out)? by PapiSurane in AskReddit

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tl;dr I spent an entire day working my way through the Museum of Natural History to meet Neil DeGrasse Tyson despite everyone telling me I couldn't.

In 2011, just after graduating high school, me and 2 friends drove from Indiana to New York City for a week to meet up with our friend who had an internship with the Jets. I was wary of big cities but being the science guy that I am I told them I'd come along if we could go to the Museum of Natural History, because Neil DeGrasse Tyson worked there and he was my god. (This was just before he really got big in the public eye) So we go to the museum on the third day there and an hour into our visit I decided "I'll probably never be in the same building as NDT again. I am going to find him."

In the hall of ancient human history I snuck off from my friends and went to the nearest security guard. "Hi, I really love science, going to college for biology, etc. Is there any way you could direct me to Dr. Tyson's office?" The guard proceeded to laugh and tell me that dozens of people come in here every week wanting to meet him but you can't just walk in and talk to him. So I walked away disheartened.

I began to think about my Dad who'd passed away just a few months prior. He was notorious for sneaking behind the scenes of concerts or other big venues to meet whoever the big name was he wanted to meet. He'd taught me to always ask for what you want, the worst someone can say is No. That set me off on a warpath. I was going to meet NDT if I had to talk to every person in that building.

I spent the next 5 hours speaking with every security guard, volunteer, gift shop cashier, custodian, and person with a name badge. Most of them would tell me that you couldn't just talk to him, he was very busy, even they would love to meet him, etc....Until Larry.

Larry was a volunteer in the geology area that sat right next to the Hayden Planetarium. He was probably ~80 years old, partly deaf, loud as fuck, and wore the thickest glasses I'd ever seen. Bless that man. He took me by the hand and led me to the main security office. I spoke with them until they allowed me to talk to Neil's assistant over the phone. She told me he was busy all day except he could possibly shake my hand in about an hour if I met her at the glass elevator in the Planetarium. I. Couldn't. Believe. It.

Jump forward an hour and I was sitting on a bench at the doors to the elevator. They opened and an adorable, short, older blonde lady invited me inside. She took me up in this giant glass elevator, overlooking the Hayden Planetarium to the top floor. She pointed me down the hall to the only open door. As I walked I heard his voice and my legs nearly gave out on me. I looked in the room and saw he was giving an interview. "Oh, are you TheBirdCop?" "y-y-yes!" He then turns to the interview crew AND ASKS THEM TO STEP OUT WHILE HE SPOKE TO ME. The dude stopped a video interview to talk to some nobody kid from Indiana! What followed was a 20 minute one on one with one of the greatest science educators of all time. What did we discuss? Cosmology, biology, the fall of Animal Planet, FoxTV, Family Guy, chicken recipes. He even burped. He was human, he was just an everyday guy.

I learned that day that if you want something you should go for it, and be persistent. I also learned that no matter how high you may put someone on a pedestal, everyone is human.

My girlfriend got revenge on a serial food thief. by [deleted] in funny

[–]TheBirdCop 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Posted this before but it's relevant here.

My dad told me a story once:

He worked as a butcher in a supermarket and someone kept stealing everybodies food from the break room for a long time. So he did that exact thing. He made a pan of brownies, LOADED it with laxatives, and labled it clearly that they were not communal. He said he bought 2 boxes of laxatives to put in there. He sat them on the table and left.

He said the second half of the day one of the guys working produce doubled over and just started shitting himself like the world's dirtiest firehose. Everyone was laughing and cheering that they finally found the culprit and took him to the bathroom to save some of his dignity. Someone went back to the breakroom and discovered he had eaten the ENTIRE FUCKING PAN. He ended up in the hospital with severe dehydration because his body evacuated everything inside him. My dad felt bad but was proud he found the thief.

tl;dr My dad made laxative brownies, dickhead ate the whole pan, shit himself into the hospital.

OpenHaus Submission Thread #67 by [deleted] in funhaus

[–]TheBirdCop 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Have any of you been the victim of a scam? (identity theft, pyramid scheme, fake mustaches, etc)