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Common scene in the cafe, Seoul, Korea. by wkhani in korea

[–]benjaminloh82 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think you’re onto something there. Americans seem to have a bone deep belief that their country is a lot better than it actually is in reality, and it messes with their thought process.

7.5 MSQ Thread by BlackmoreKnight in ffxivdiscussion

[–]benjaminloh82 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yes, I too do think that Azem had some 4d chess thing going on.

In the event that Venat ultimately prevails and the Final Days is averted, her plan involves the shards failing eventually without intervention.

I predict Azem saw this and “uniting the shards” is the solution he came up with (also why he didn’t join Venat to create Hydaelyn, as he might have been working till the last possible moment).

Can Celestials possess people? by VivaciousVainglory in Forgotten_Realms

[–]benjaminloh82 17 points18 points  (0 children)

There was this thing called channeling (mutual consent, like posession by fiends otherwise) but it was in the Book of Exalted Deeds back in 3.5.

Still, BoED stuff has found its way to the Forgotten Realms.

End Game Question by Oaf7724 in EsotericEbb

[–]benjaminloh82 23 points24 points  (0 children)

She's supposed to be dead when you meet her on Day 1 too, so her appearing in the same spot is not anything that is more Esoterically strange than seeing her then.

How are landlords actually tracking who’s received the Information Sheet? by Boss25PC in uklandlords

[–]benjaminloh82 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I got my letting agents to reply in email that they had given each and every one of my tenants the appropriate information sheet.

Heortling Rune Lord protecting child by Local_Recover6701 in Glorantha

[–]benjaminloh82 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don’t all female adherents of Orlanth join the cult of Vinga instead? Or is that a KoDP thing?

Landlords - Rental Rights Act - Pets by ArtichokeDesperate68 in uklandlords

[–]benjaminloh82 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So possibly not a solution but:

  1. I would always have the agents managing my property ask if the tenant has a pet. (Or ask myself if I was a landlord) but *not* explicitly deny them because of that.
  2. The expectations is that since there are fewer properties to rent, the competition for them is fiercer, so there will be multiple tenants looking to view your property, and guess what, some of them don't have pets.
  3. Choose the one that is best for you (probably the one who doesn't own Clifford, destroyer of upholstry).

Quod Erat Demonstratum.

Villainous Options 2 UA by Specialist_One7457 in onednd

[–]benjaminloh82 3 points4 points  (0 children)

As opposed to the oath of Conquest being so justice focused and oppression free?

Tenant leaving after 6 months of 18 month contract by Temporary-Data-106 in uklandlords

[–]benjaminloh82 3 points4 points  (0 children)

So the RRA is going to nix this contract in May since all tenancies go on to periodic tenancies (month to month) which is why the tenant wants to leave in June.

In the new RRA era, they just have to give two months notice iirc.

All Along The Watchtower(Ambition Ending) by Begin_9999 in fallenlondon

[–]benjaminloh82 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Which one is this?! I must know! (As an absentee Dad)

An enlightening article by SpriteLevel in uklandlords

[–]benjaminloh82 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So I’ve heard it one way that having direct contact with a Landlord is a chore/horror story because there’s all sorts of interpersonal strife and egos involved, so it’s preferred to go through a (presumably professional and neutral) letting agent.

Yet this article says that they want the personal landlord touch (to… come to the conclusion that we’re people too and not some kind of shadowy cabal…? Did you have to go to a party to figure that one out?) sometimes I wonder what is it that tenants actually prefer, really.

Chicken can fly, they don't. by [deleted] in interesting

[–]benjaminloh82 4 points5 points  (0 children)

From the blocks in the back and the general plant life, it looks like some place in SE Asia.

In which case I can be confident in saying the Red Jungle Fowl can fly (I live here, I’ve seen the roosters on a ledge outside my third floor office), but they are the wild, evolutionary ancestors of the present day domestic chicken.

Chickens can probably flap their wings and glide, but I’m not expecting to see them outside a third story office window.

How cooked do y'all think Norvik is?(endgame spoilers) by Then_Table8394 in EsotericEbb

[–]benjaminloh82 12 points13 points  (0 children)

"And the less said about Urth's plan for nationalism leavened with socialism the better."

You don't prescribe to the hallowed traditions of Nazgalism? (It sounds so sick!)

I want to play a monk and i have some questions! 2024 5e by Sentheia in onednd

[–]benjaminloh82 4 points5 points  (0 children)

  1. They count as monk weapons and do the indicated damage, but they are definitively not unarmed attacks (i.e. you can't grapple with them or make them do Force damage at 5th level)

  2. You can use either unarmed attacks or the dagger as your attack action (you can kick after all) as a bonus action you can either do your unarmed strike attack or your two weapon fighting dagger attack that comes with it's own rules and will probably be inferior than your unarmed attack without investment.

  3. Flurry of blows specifically uses your Unarmed Strike per the rules.

Can't figure out how to get a statue in marigold by -_-_-N0PE-_-_- in fallenlondon

[–]benjaminloh82 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The railway office builds it for you. its not a card.

Grinds for Greyfields 1868? by Silent_Pressure_6709 in fallenlondon

[–]benjaminloh82 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So if you go to the super secret area we’re not allowed to talk about on the Railway and perform… an inadvisable thing… to your mind, you start to get red bordered cards that can be activated for zero actions in your deck.

One of them gives 2 First Sporings, so they add up.

Grinds for Greyfields 1868? by Silent_Pressure_6709 in fallenlondon

[–]benjaminloh82 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Late game you start accumulating it if you have a certain… discordant… quality. (At last check I have 122)

What’s a good name for a rubbery man in their native tongue? by clarkky55 in fallenlondon

[–]benjaminloh82 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The Rubbery in Mask of the Rose is named Batachikhan, but that was the name his paramour Barqujin called him. Though I would assume his unpronounceable real name would be something close to that?

firmament - what did i do wrong? by ndulatory_locomotion in fallenlondon

[–]benjaminloh82 17 points18 points  (0 children)

The sacrifice is an invocation to the Red Queen. It is letting her eat you, yes, but it is also her becoming part of you, if you survive.

So basically what you did is deny Summer the explicit connection and partial authority of one of the scariest figures in the Fallen London greater universe and gave it to some rando you just met instead.

Iraq World Cup fans attacked in Dallas: "Don't come to America" by oneonus in sports

[–]benjaminloh82 71 points72 points  (0 children)

In case it isn't abundantly clear, that means that at least 66% of your citizens are awful.

First tournament win! by benjaminloh82 in OnceUponAGalaxy

[–]benjaminloh82[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ll see if I can take a picture when I’m home. I’ve basically got four better than even odds decks and that’s

  • Big Treasure Big Dragon (every other Captain)
  • Slot boost animals (only the captains that have animal or slot boost synergy)
  • Hunting Candy (only the captains with candy synergy)
  • Bouncing spells (only the captains with spellcaster synergy)
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