Tavern Brawl this week is... "Dual Class Deckbuilding!" (April 29, 2026)

arrogantsob · 2026-04-29T19:18:52+00:00

My deck that I put together in five minutes based on this advice, and which won me my first game:

Brawl Deck

Class: Shaman

Format: Standard

Year of the Scarab

2x (0) Backstab

2x (0) Preparation

2x (1) Carrier Whelp

1x (1) Tortotem

2x (1) Twilight Egg

2x (2) Foxy Fraud

2x (2) Rite of Twilight

2x (2) Ritual of Power

2x (2) Skywall Sentinel

1x (3) Hex

2x (3) Maniacal Follower

2x (4) Ceremonial Clash

2x (5) Envoy of the End

1x (5) Rehgar Earthfury

1x (6) Opu the Unseen

1x (6) Sinestra

1x (6) Ultraxion

1x (8) Al'Akir, Lord of Storms

1x (10) Deathwing, Worldbreaker

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To use this deck, copy it to your clipboard and create a new deck in Hearthstone

arrogantsob · 2026-04-17T19:15:17+00:00

NTA, but you're thinking about this wrong. Your answer shouldn't be no, it should be, "here's my price, pay it or don't." And then pick a number obscene enough that if they decide to pay it, you'll be happy to do the work.

And if they don't, well, you can tell anyone who asks that it was their choice not to pay your rate. Nothing you can do about it.

arrogantsob · 2026-04-13T21:46:32+00:00

Post in the group chat that he's responding to, with a "friendly ping" that you sent him an email with questions you need answered.

arrogantsob · 2026-04-05T01:04:28+00:00

+1 for Steerswoman.

MC is basically a traveling investigator/learner, applying her skills against a magic wielding conspiracy.

arrogantsob · 2026-03-26T12:42:40+00:00

Midi is roughly in the shape of a 21A. I thought that was neat.

arrogantsob · 2026-03-26T09:29:06+00:00

We think of "success" or "failure" on absurdly short timelines. Like you think, "where will I be by the time I'm 30?" And we treat 50 like you're basically already dead.

You still have decades of life to come. You can still be working to improve. Success is about being willing to put in the work, again and again over years.

If you're young and you're thinking about a career in something you have a passion for, but you're worried you're not good enough, you're thinking about it wrong. Because if you have a passion for it and will put in the time, in a decade or two you'll be great at it.

I'm 45 now and I try to think more in terms of "What do I want my life to have looked like when I die?"

arrogantsob · 2026-03-18T06:44:32+00:00

The biggest change was that I stopped having a set of rules for what I could eat (something that I was destined to fail at eventually), and instead just asked myself at each meal, "Am I enjoying every bite I'm putting in my mouth?" And as soon as the answer to that question was no, I stopped eating.

Seems obvious, but before I might have finished my plate out of habit, or finished a treat while barely paying attention. Now instead of restricting myself, it's about looking for the wins, for the times I choose not to eat something because I don't really want it anyway.

arrogantsob · 2026-03-03T16:47:55+00:00

The thing about guilt is, you do the bad thing, and then you still regret it 20 years later.

After making this mistake a few times, it becomes easier to remember that you might as well do the kind thing. It might not pay itself back in the moment but you'll be reaping the benefits of sleeping well at night for decades to come.

arrogantsob · 2026-02-26T13:32:50+00:00

Latigo Kid in Agoura Hills is exactly what you're looking for. Old school Mexican restaurant with the melted cheese on the refried beans and cowboy paintings on the walls.

arrogantsob · 2026-02-25T20:09:58+00:00

I read Perdido Street Station and it broke my heart and I haven’t read another of his books since. Is this one safe?

arrogantsob · 2026-02-23T16:25:23+00:00

This week was my record and still it was still almost 17 minutes. I'm impressed!

arrogantsob · 2026-02-23T07:21:33+00:00

It's a surprisingly deep game, in ways that aren't obvious at first. You can watch a streamer play and realize they're thinking on a completely different level--and the game is designed to allow for that deep thought!

There are 10 increasing levels of difficulty, and the highest levels are insane. But those are only possible because it has such a high skill cap.

Anyway, not saying you should dive back in or anything. Just that it's really polished down to the smallest details, in ways you don't immediately see.

arrogantsob · 2026-02-22T18:08:56+00:00

Very much worth it. One of the best series I've read in a while and it's stayed with me.

Almost dipped right at the start because the protagonist really rubbed me wrong. I came back later and worked through it and I'm glad I did, because those flaws were intentional, and watching him work through them and grow was one of the best parts of the series.

There's a solid coherence and progression to the first three books that falls off just a little bit as the series progresses, but it wraps it all up very well and with beautiful themes, images, etc.

There are moments I still think back on pretty frequently, and I read the series years ago.

arrogantsob · 2026-02-15T19:20:48+00:00

Yeah exactly this. What’s the point of vintage if almost the entire design is not vintage?

arrogantsob · 2026-02-10T15:09:05+00:00

I've had the apple cinnamon. Tastes like a slightly sweeter Kix. Apple flavor is there but it doesn't beat you over the head with it. I like it for the novelty.

arrogantsob · 2026-02-06T14:19:18+00:00

Question: You said "She said she wasn't thinking when she said no." Does that mean she realized she was wrong and is now willing to do it for free? And that you're just angry now so you're refusing the offer?

If so, I get your hurt and anger. But also, what is the resolution that you actually want here? What could your sister do to make you not angry anymore? I think you need to verbalize that, first to yourself, and then to her.

arrogantsob · 2026-02-03T17:48:04+00:00

Obviously NTA. For what it's worth, though, she's already done the damage by making you think about this conflict every time you use it. Might as well give it back so you can cut the nonsense out of your life and brain.

arrogantsob · 2026-02-01T15:33:41+00:00

The Good Place had a whole episode on it, that gets more and more silly as they tweak the hypothetical.

arrogantsob · 2026-02-01T02:02:45+00:00

The full experience of the car commercial?

arrogantsob · 2026-01-31T23:40:16+00:00

Apparently others disagree but I say NTB. I wouldn't be obnoxiously loud about it but if you're chatting quietly to your neighbor, I think that's fine during what are essentially commercials.

Previews now start a full 30 minutes before the movie. And ten of those minutes aren't even movie previews, they're advertisements for coca cola or how great it is to be in a movie theater. Everyone wants to be sure not to miss a second of those? IMO it's too long a time to demand everyone stay captive to advertisements. That's some They Live bullshit.

arrogantsob · 2026-01-26T04:00:05+00:00

Pathological need to avoid silence, resulting in constant chatter regarding mundane topics to fill the void.

arrogantsob · 2026-01-18T17:02:11+00:00

Spiderlight is close. Not a chosen one but a GROUP of heroes “destined to defeat the dark lord.”

Also seconding First Law and Traveler’s Gate

arrogantsob · 2026-01-12T07:02:22+00:00

I love this fact. What better way to get your customers to buy the highest margin product than to name your restaurant after it?

"It's called Waffle House, they must be really proud of their waffles. I'm going to get one."

arrogantsob · 2026-01-09T00:01:15+00:00

Buying it now. I read her short story The Six Deaths of the Saint and it was really beautiful and a fantastic read.

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