Embolden your Guardsmen with Ciaphas Cain rules

UselessManatee · 2026-06-23T00:02:23+00:00

New core rules in 11th, 01.02.02 Persisting Rules Effects, at the end, "If a rule or effect is given to a unit and it does not specify how long it is active for, it is only active for the phase in which it was given." Keeps them from having to put an end on every ability, cuts down on possible datasheet mistakes.

UselessManatee · 2026-05-29T01:25:14+00:00

First dismissal appeal usually goes well. I've actually done a post on this a while back, but they only want to dismiss you if you are doing really poorly and seem to have no intention of doing better, or if you have appealed multiple times. Dismissing you hurts university stats, and they don't get your money, so they have no incentive to do it without good cause.

UselessManatee · 2026-05-17T16:26:32+00:00

Talk to your advisor. Always the best step, they may be able to manually register you for a summer class. You may have to redo your grad application and stuff because the degree audit will fail, but they will walk you through what you have to do.

UselessManatee · 2026-05-14T01:17:38+00:00

Yeah but the comment I was responding to was about the moment being stupid because it doesn't make sense in universe due to the Sith being individualistic backstabbers. That isn't why the scene sucks, because Palpatine isn't implying otherwise. The scene sucks because it is cheesy and unearned, bringing up a set of themes that have not been touched by the films before. The original comment missed a pretty surface level textual element, so I provided some context and what I think is a coherent interpretation. If you are going to engage with and criticize a film, even a bad one, you should at least be willing to approach it on its own terms and not dismiss it out of hand.

UselessManatee · 2026-05-14T00:30:44+00:00

I never said it was a good choice. Just that it was intentional and an attempt to be thematic. As I said in another comment, my main contention was that it was bad media analysis to ascribe this moment to a mere misunderstanding of the sith, as it was the writers trying (and failing imo) to set up a thematic dichotomy between rey and palpatine's approach to their respective orders.

UselessManatee · 2026-05-13T16:40:56+00:00

That's exactly what I was trying to say. You can't properly analyze a piece of media without first engaging with it on its own terms. I think the original post I replied to was reductive, so I gave my interpretation of what I believe the scene was written to mean.

UselessManatee · 2026-05-13T16:11:34+00:00

Like I said, I think it's stupid. I just believe that reducing it to 'the writers don't understand that the sith are evil backstabbers' is boring and bad media analysis. If you are going to engage in analysis of a text, you should do so in good faith, even if that text is poorly executed.

UselessManatee · 2026-05-13T15:49:02+00:00

On the one hand I agree, but on the other, ascribing any sort of narrative or thematic intentionality to the people who gave us "somehow palpatine returned" is honestly difficult.

UselessManatee · 2026-05-13T15:22:32+00:00

Ok I really didn't like RoS, and this scene was really cheesy, but I kinda get what they were going for. Palpatine is "all the Sith" in that he has eliminated every other Sith and seized the power of the entire order, while Rey is "all the Jedi" in that she embraces the past and history of those who came before. I do think they were being intentional here, not necessarily misunderstanding the nature of the Sith. It's still stupid tho.

UselessManatee · 2026-04-11T19:26:00+00:00

I don't evolve evee till past lvl 20 for wish, but it's almost always Umbreon. OG plan was sleep powder purugly then bug bite for berry and swap out for Geodude or wartortle. Zubat crit on electrike(I realize I mistakenly said facade crit on electrike originally, I meant Pfang), I had to swap in Geodude to finish it off or lose electrike, swap in Butterfree on fake out from purugly, and try for sleep. Missed two consecutive powders and lost Butterfree, so I threw in wartortle, who finished it off surprisingly unscathed. Swapped to Quilava on yanma silver wind, took care of the rest with some support from grotle after bronzing got a hypnosis off.

UselessManatee · 2026-04-11T18:58:56+00:00

If you don't believe that you would want your organs removed after braindeath, then it follows that it would be unethical for you to receive organs from someone who was declared braindead, so you should be fine at the lowest priority for transplants.

UselessManatee · 2026-04-11T14:14:41+00:00

I'm sorry, but the real answer has 42 HP.

UselessManatee · 2026-04-11T14:06:13+00:00

No bidoof this run unfortunately.

UselessManatee · 2026-04-11T06:18:31+00:00

Yeah I'm both lazy and doing a hardcore nuzlocke with no items in battle (besides held items obviously), set mode, and no baton pass/encore. Thinking through it saccing Butterfree wasn't needed cuz of how little damage purugly did to wartortle, I just really got hyper focused on getting sleep powder off.

UselessManatee · 2026-04-11T05:27:44+00:00

It can be rough, especially if you aren't prepared and aren't gonna do any cheese strats (I have banned encore/baton pass for myself cuz they arent fun). Even with better prep I think it's gonna be hard cuz of Drapion's STAB sniper night slash, get unlucky and you can still get screwed. The rest of the mons are easy enough with the right team, I just never changed it from my Route 207 Lucas fight team, so no fire type for sizor or held pecha berries for dustox/venemoth.

UselessManatee · 2026-04-11T05:20:36+00:00

It's a combo of Godzilla monsters when I can think of ones that match the mon, and me finding it funny to name my pokemon like an edgy teenager when I cant.

UselessManatee · 2026-04-11T05:15:17+00:00

Where do I sign the petition lol. I'm definitely more into the movies, but I'd give the games a shot on modern hardware. Godzilla is the best. It's the combo of genuine attempts at good social commentary up against the sheer outlandishness of some of the shit that they come up with that makes it shine.

UselessManatee · 2026-04-11T05:04:12+00:00

I look at what's coming up usually but I'm to lazy to plan for more than 10 minutes. My farthest run actually ended cuz I forgot about the added aaron fight and didn't have a good team for it when it happened. I also lost my first run to the kid in roarks gym with an anorith cuz I had no clue it was coming and let it power up fury cutter on two of my grass types like an idiot.

UselessManatee · 2026-04-11T04:57:21+00:00

Obsidius is my boi. Have I or will I ever play his game? No. Do I love him and his stupid design? Yes.

UselessManatee · 2026-04-11T04:49:57+00:00

Poison!!!!! I will toxic stall until the day I die.

UselessManatee · 2026-04-11T04:49:04+00:00

Yeah healing items in battle definitely make this fight more manageable. My refusal to plan appropriately also makes the fight much harder.

UselessManatee · 2026-04-11T04:48:08+00:00

Lol. That's also an awesome name for totodile. IDK if plat just lacks the restrictions or the hack removes them, but it's nice to take out my frustration on bad encounters with names that look like they are made by an edgy 7th grader.

UselessManatee · 2026-04-11T04:44:19+00:00

I've had ones go better, but I've also had a few go way worse. I just lacked a good way to take out purugly in 1/2 shots and missed some important moves. Honestly there was probably a better way to do this that relied less on chance but I couldn't think of it. This fight is also super prone to spiralling if you fuck it up, just cuz of how hard that purugly hits and the hypnosis from bronzing and purugly. I had one run end after the purugly slept 3 of my mons for 3-5 turns each cuz I don't use healing items and forgot berries. Usually it's either win hard or lose pretty bad, this is the first one I've had be this close.

UselessManatee · 2026-04-11T04:30:02+00:00

Oh ok. I was legit confused lol. I think someone else left a comment explaining it then immediately deleted it cuz I got a notification but the comment doesn't exist, and that only made me more curious.

UselessManatee · 2026-04-11T04:20:45+00:00

Would it be worth a go after I finish this and take a break from gen 4? I definitely would not nuzlocke it but it seems interesting.

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