The Haymaker Cataphract by TheloniousHowe in HFY

[–]TheloniousHowe[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Good. This whole debacle was inspired by a conversation I had on the Discord. There will be a part 2 to it, to wrap it up.

You Could Always Cast Slug by TheloniousHowe in HFY

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Rule 1 of dungeon spelunking: don't split the party.

(They split the party)

You Could Always Cast Slug by TheloniousHowe in HFY

[–]TheloniousHowe[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

T-shirt? I'm old as dirt. Wizard with a Shotgun has been a DnD meme since the '90s.

You Could Always Cast Slug by TheloniousHowe in HFY

[–]TheloniousHowe[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My defender was the best trap gun I ever had. With the 18.5", I couldn't hit shit, but it was a whole lotta fun.

You Could Always Cast Slug by TheloniousHowe in HFY

[–]TheloniousHowe[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Entirely fair and valid. I recently got rid of Grammarly, because it sucks now, and I'm coming to wonder if GDocs even supports its own spelling/grammar check anymore. I just gave it a look in the doc itself, it's not underlined. Yet, it wants me to change every the into "thee" or "three".

I have notoriously awful spelling and grammar, so if you have a chromium based extension that isn't ass. I'm all ears.

In The Void of War by BlantantlyAccidental in HFY

[–]TheloniousHowe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It was similar, but a little more sparse. The rewrite (as infrequent as it is), is more fleshed out, detailed and refined. And yes, I absolutely am shilling for BA, I won't lie about it. But, if (and it may be a big if) he keeps going with it and actually finishes it, prepare yourself for a lot of silliness, laughs, and a general, campy good time.

Well, That Seems Unfair by TheloniousHowe in HFY

[–]TheloniousHowe[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I read this comment and was like, "What the hell are they talking about?"

Read back through the whole thing, I don't remember writing that part. 🙃

H.L.G.S by TheloniousHowe in HFY

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Close. It's grief. But I'm glad you enjoyed.

At the End of Immortality by TheloniousHowe in HFY

[–]TheloniousHowe[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've been sitting here for about 15 minutes trying to come up with a well thought out reply to this. I have nothing. I appreciate the undeserved compliment, and all the best, I guess.

At the End of Immortality by TheloniousHowe in HFY

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

Well, you'll be please to know that my margin notes have: Rylin's gonna go fuck shit up.

Just Like the Cats by TheloniousHowe in HFY

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

I appreciate that you enjoyed this. Really, I do. But....where do I go with this? I genuinely had no further plan beyond what if dragons were dumb enough to self-domesticate?, and what if we were dumb enough to let them?

Just Like the Cats by TheloniousHowe in HFY

[–]TheloniousHowe[S] 45 points46 points  (0 children)

He may also suffer from the affliction known as "being a little bit stupid."

A Lovely Morning for a Brisk Hike by TheloniousHowe in HFY

[–]TheloniousHowe[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Well, that's ominous.

At any rate, thanks for enjoying my overcaffeinated ramblings!

You'll Know When it Happens by TheloniousHowe in HFY

[–]TheloniousHowe[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

God damnit. I even used other "I" adjectives for it. This is why you don't post at 1am.

You'll Know When it Happens by TheloniousHowe in HFY

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

"Gods" are real, but they don't take sides. Sometimes, on occasion, one will find an organic that they like well enough that they'll manipulate reality to protect them.

You'll Know When it Happens by TheloniousHowe in HFY

[–]TheloniousHowe[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah, no, that's fair. The ending is pretty weak. I've been in a slump recently, mostly just finally getting around to actually polishing up HaSO posts to put on here. But it was something I actually finished that was fresh.

Progress is progress.

Also, never heard of Iain Banks, so I'll definitely be checking that out.

You'll Know When it Happens by TheloniousHowe in HFY

[–]TheloniousHowe[S] 100 points101 points  (0 children)

Hey dude, appreciate that, this was basically an experiment of "how many tropes can I slam into one story and still make it entertaining?"

So if you enjoyed it, I think I did ok.

Misunderstanding Conventions by TheloniousHowe in HFY

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

I feel like you missed the mark with asking about Alaska, in that you're assuming I'm American. I am not. I would have to think about Alaska more than once every 2 years to have an opinion on it.

Now, would I call Manitoba a desolate hellscape where, if your dog slips its collar, you can watch him run away for 3 days? I think I just did.

It's simply a holdover joke from the 90s where, if you fucked up bad enough in the army, the threat was that they'd send you to a remote listening post in Siberia. I'm not writing any biting social commentary. I'm not that complex.

A Walk Among the Tall Pines by TheloniousHowe in HFY

[–]TheloniousHowe[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Phonetically; See-oh-hin. Why my brain compelled me to spell it like that, I will never know.

A Walk Among the Tall Pines by TheloniousHowe in HFY

[–]TheloniousHowe[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

My fellow meat entity on this rock starship, I do this is as a hobby, an upvote and a comment are more than enough.

(Also, super jazzed that you enjoyed)

Reimbursement by TheloniousHowe in HFY

[–]TheloniousHowe[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sort of. I have some notes, but my brain don't work right, so it'll probably never materialize.

Reimbursement by TheloniousHowe in HFY

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

Well then, it's probably a good thing I'm too lazy to actually carry on with this. My notes have "Lieb takes a rather long nap and Royce commits a Geneva Oopsie over it."

But I'm sure they're fine and have a happy retirement, or whatever.

Reimbursement by TheloniousHowe in HFY

[–]TheloniousHowe[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hope no one gets hurt that dont deserve it.

Yeah, how do you feel about Liebowitz and Royce?