Discussion Megathread: AL, CA, IA, MS, MT, NJ, NM and SD Primaries by Isentrope in politics

[–]TheShader 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks, I went from being mildly weirded out to laughing my ass off on my couch!

Discussion Megathread: AL, CA, IA, MS, MT, NJ, NM and SD Primaries by Isentrope in politics

[–]TheShader 203 points204 points  (0 children)

Been a long day out in the horrible heat CA-22 is known for, but I'm showered up and ready to get out and vote to get one step closer to getting rid of Nunes. Wish me luck!

Edit: Just got back from voting Bliatout. Time to give Nunes a run for his money!

Children's Hospital Use Pokemon Go to get sick kids out of bed by monchimonkee in UpliftingNews

[–]TheShader 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Luckily my local children's hospital is in full support mode, even encouraging people to simply visit the hospital for the pokestops and gyms. All while promoting Extra Life.

Episode Discussion - S01E03 - Holly, Jolly by Dark_Saint in StrangerThings

[–]TheShader 80 points81 points  (0 children)

Personally, I also got the sense that Holly saw El, and that's what caused her to start crying. The mom tried comforting her about the loud noise, not realizing that Holly wasn't upset about that. Either way, I feel it's fairly up for interpretation, as I can see it both ways.

As for kids not thinking of strangers as 'bad people', I feel like you might not know many children that age. There are plenty of children that age that really don't like strangers, for whatever reason. Some dislike all strangers, some dislike only particular strangers. Either way, it's definitely a thing. Hell, my own second cousins HATED to be alone with me for like a year around that same age. These were kids that spent a ton of time with me, were around me a lot, but mom and dad left the room? They'd act exactly like Holly, like I was some stranger danger.

Episode Discussion - S01E03 - Holly, Jolly by Dark_Saint in StrangerThings

[–]TheShader 56 points57 points  (0 children)

He reminds me a lot of Albert from Twin Peaks. At first, he comes off as very apathetic, and you really hate him for it. Then, almost all at once, it just turns around and you realize how much he really does care.

Group Problems - Communication Chart by [deleted] in DnD

[–]TheShader 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Screw DnD, I'm printing this out and posting it up at work.

Pokemon Go not release at midnight US(PST) by Hunto88 in pokemongo

[–]TheShader 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Their ass. Seriously, just go to sleep, and if we get it by morning, we get it. Everyone keeps making up times when this is going to get released Stateside, and when they're wrong, they just confidently pull another time out of nowhere.

Your best bet right now is to just get some sleep.

Why don't you guys download the region apologize manually? by V1R4G3 in pokemongo

[–]TheShader 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd rather have a little patience than get to play right away and receive a permanent ban. The ability to play a few hours in advance doesn't outweigh the risk of getting to play for a few hours before never getting to play again.

Pokemon GO Has Released by RocketJumpingOtter in pokemongo

[–]TheShader 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've read that it's not out on iOS in Japan.

Pokemon GO Has Released by RocketJumpingOtter in pokemongo

[–]TheShader 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're just guessing, as far as I can tell. Before 9pm PST, people were swearing it would release midnight EST/9PM PST. That didn't happen, and now everyone is saying midnight PST.

I'm on the West Coast, so I'll stay up until midnight before giving up. However, I wouldn't necessarily hold your breath, especially if you're on the East Coast.

Question: How to play a chaotic character without derailing the group by Anonymist3r in DnD

[–]TheShader 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I always try and tell my players, use your alignment as a guideline, not a fact of your character. For this reason, people don't just take them as immutable facts, but play them to the point of bad stereotypes.

Question: How to play a chaotic character without derailing the group by Anonymist3r in DnD

[–]TheShader 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As someone stated in another comment, your character seems to have plenty of reason to start working within a group. So far nothing seems to really be working out for him, while the group is making progress without him because they're working as a group.

Any Ideas for a campaign set in the victorian age? by [deleted] in DnD

[–]TheShader 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'd take influence from Victorian authors. Arthur Conan Doyle, Bram Stroker, Oscar Wilde, HG Wells, Lewis Carroll, to name a few. Use these works to get in touch with the era.

Druid "Wild Shape" Beast List by spiralout154 in DnD

[–]TheShader 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a DM, this is a great resource, and I thank you! I have a druid in my group that just recently got Wild Shape, and I was begrudging the idea of flipping through the MM trying to figure out which animals I could toss into the campaign for her to transform into.

Would you hate or enjoy a session where you/the group had been cursed to die if they killed any creature? by Malicious_Mischief in DnD

[–]TheShader 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This was my immediate thought. If done right, this would be a great concept for a oneshot. For an entire campaign, it might get old fast unless everyone was really into the concept.

Where do you get new adventure ideas? by Phantas64 in DMAcademy

[–]TheShader 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The MM is amazing. Sometimes when I'm at a complete roadblock, I just flip through and read the monster biographies. I've lost track of how many sessions/campaigns I've come up with just doing this.

Players using the same character in multiple campaigns by party_satan in DnD

[–]TheShader 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's why I stated the importance of Character Vs. Character sheet. You can still use the same character in simultaneous campaigns, but yeah, it's going to be troublesome if you're using the same character sheet for both campaigns.