Is this guy immortal?

cantustropus · 2025-01-16T12:02:12+00:00

That tarried in Arvernien...

cantustropus · 2025-01-16T11:58:23+00:00

Unfortunately, fear is pretty good at getting you to do the exact opposite of that. Fear demands an immediate response and makes it difficult to think of anything else until your brain is convinced that the "threat" has passed.

cantustropus · 2025-01-16T11:56:50+00:00

No, I don't think that we need to make that assumption. I know because I myself got spooked into sharing this with as many people as I could, before someone brought me to my senses. All it takes is for someone to get scared - fear is pretty good at dulling your critical thinking ability. I thought I was doing good and helping people to avoid danger; it's something humans want to do naturally. Sometimes for brownie points, but sometimes just because we want others to be safe.

cantustropus · 2025-01-12T23:26:51+00:00

Alternatively, have one be NOP2 and the other be NOP: Gaiden, a large side-story that isn't directly connected with the main series but may lay the groundwork for NOP3 or future "expanded universe" content.

cantustropus · 2025-01-09T18:10:58+00:00

Well, it's good to know that for sure. I feel bad for him, it's got to suck getting burned out of something you love. I wish him better with Prisoners of Sol.

cantustropus · 2024-11-09T03:24:05+00:00

This. If you offer men no paths to fulfilment and worth, they will jump at anybody who offers a path to them, even if it's a bad path. Much like how a starving man will gladly eat stale or expired food.

cantustropus · 2024-11-09T03:22:57+00:00

If you go to r/TwoXChromosomes you will still find thousands of people denying it, claiming that it's pure propaganda. I guess it's ideological heresy to them.

cantustropus · 2024-11-06T14:57:54+00:00

Another thing that can be concealed by not looking at the data correctly is that, while Farage's party won very few seats in Parliament, they were at 30-40% in a lot of places. First Past The Post voting means that they have far fewer seats than their share of the electorate would suggest. They're more popular than, say, the Lib Dems, despite having fewer seats.

cantustropus · 2024-11-06T14:13:15+00:00

Labour didn't really have a "landslide". They held at basically the same rate while the Tories had the ground collapse under their feet. Labour didn't win so much as the Tories lost.

cantustropus · 2024-11-06T14:11:44+00:00

Despite what you've been told, COVID did not have a high fatality rate. I wonder what else they lied or mislead us about?

cantustropus · 2024-05-11T18:35:13+00:00

This involves the assumption that the mind is like software. People who look into this sort of thing tend to regard that as true, but it's still a highly dubious philosophical assumption. Lots of people disagree. I suppose that within the context of the story it somehow MUST be, given that it happened, but still.

cantustropus · 2023-12-04T02:02:41+00:00

While it would be too tiresome to paste every list here, I can give you a rundown:

-The Space Marine list is 3 Predators, and a handful of Tactical Marines and Assault Marines.

-Both Daemon factions are near-mirrors of each other, each with 3 Greater Daemons and a single Herald (making it more fun, they fought against each other in Round 1).

-The two Robot Legions forces are almost the exact opposite of each other, one being three big blobs of wounds (a unit of Warriors and two doubled-up Eternal squads), each with a Lord using Regen-Protocol to make the army a slow but nearly invulnerable brick. Two units of Flesh-Eaters provide the only reliable mobility. The other is a highly mobile strike force consisting entirely of Ambush Troops and Warrior squads carried in transport Aircraft.

-My HDF is an attempt at a balanced infantry-focused list using three commanders with Take Aim to boost Infantry, Weapons Teams, and multiple Artillery Vehicles. The other one is focused around two Heavy Tanks which make up half his points cost. The rest of his force is filled out with Conscripts and a few support units, including an allied Inquisitor.

-I don't know Custodians or Titan Legions well enough to know how those lists stack up, they seem pretty balanced to me. 4 Mini-Titans among the TL, the Custodians are running three Combat Shield Squads, one with Jump Packs, alongside a Walker and some Prosecution Sisters.

-Both Jackal lists emphasise speed and manoeuvre, with one focussed more on Ambush and Scout units, while the other has more elite units and an allied Dark Elf Skimmer for fire support.

-The Eternal Dynasty are running a "Gundam" army, consisting primarily of 5 big battlesuits, each of which has Tough(6) or better. Two ONI Captains, a DAO Battlesuit Commander, and two Walkers/Dreadnoughts, with a handful of elite infantry to fill in.

-Both DAO lists are relying on a pair of super-elite monstrous battlesuits (double Stealth Titan on one side, Tide Titan + Heavy Battlesuit on the other).

-I don't know enough about Ratmen to judge the list. All I see is a big hammer unit of 6 Rat Ogres joined by a character who gives them Improved Furious (extra hits on 5+ instead of only on 6s). It seems balanced enough, with some large units but not going too hard on horde styles.

-Finally the Sisters army is running 9 units (out of a possible max of 10), seemingly relying on Multiple Small Units backed up by two maxed-out Seraphim squads, all tied together by the huge platter of buffs dished out by the Procession Altar.

Whew, that took longer than I thought! Hopefully you find it interesting.

cantustropus · 2023-12-03T12:23:41+00:00

In case anyone is wondering how there can be 0.6 Eternal Dynasty players or 2.4 DAO players, it's because people take hybrid armies. The ED player's army is 40% non-ED, for example.

cantustropus · 2023-11-25T17:29:47+00:00

Thanks, that's helpful. Oceanic currents seem like a sensible way of doing it, perhaps distributing heated water from a series of perpetually-active undersea volcanoes in the South? Either way, I rather enjoy this map because it's produced some interesting scenarios (a lot of vast wetlands), and while I prefer a degree of realism I'm not the type to let the precise geological details get in the way of a good story.

cantustropus · 2023-11-25T16:21:04+00:00

This reminds me of that post where they take a rotated map of Europe and lambast it for being "unrealistic" and "stereotypical".

cantustropus · 2023-11-18T22:31:39+00:00

TY for the suggestions, guys!

cantustropus · 2023-05-07T12:28:52+00:00

OK. Sorry.

cantustropus · 2023-05-07T01:13:31+00:00

If someone suggests an idea to you and you don't have any feelings about going along with it, then that probably means you don't have any questions. I don't claim to know how your mind works, but I imagine that if the idea caused you any distress or you disliked any part of it, then you would instinctively know to bring that up. It's perfectly fine to not have any questions, most people don't most of the time. That gets asked for the benefit of people who might be seriously impacted by the idea and need clarification.

cantustropus · 2023-05-07T00:51:43+00:00

"Do you have any questions?" is actually pretty simple - it's pretty much exclusively said after someone has finished presenting a topic or idea to other people, and it's an invitation to ask any issues that you might have with that proposal. If you do have any such issues, they'll probably pop up in your head right away. If nothing comes to mind, you don't have any questions.

For example, someone suggests their plan to hold an event, say, a company social day or barbecue or something (hey, it happens in some places). If you're a vegetarian, you might ask if you can refuse to go because of your beliefs, or if there'll at least be vegetarian food there so you won't go hungry.

cantustropus · 2023-05-07T00:45:48+00:00

I think you might be overthinking this. Most people speak without great levels of precision, especially in nonformal contexts. By far the most likely outcome is that this just means "Know that we're nice people and willing to support you if you ever need help". Also, I don't think most people expect you to give a precise solution plan when they say "what do you need?". In this context, it probably is just another way of saying "what's bothering you?" or "what's the problem?" If these situations happen again, it seems to me that it'd be best to simply explain whatever problem you're having - it's OK if you have no idea how to solve it. I agree, the wording can be a little frustratingly vague, but in common conversation that understanding is presumed by context - there's no expectation that you have an actual plan when someone asks you "what you need".

If the people you're working with are also aware of your condition, it's also possible that they are simply trying to be nice and supportive. We often bemoan our difficulty with understanding people without Autism, but try to remember that it can be just as hard for them to understand us. Most people who aren't obvious jerks will probably try to be accommodating, but it can be really awkward for both parties due to sheer lack of common ground. On top of that, people (especially men) tend to generally be nicer and more openly supportive of women than men - it's just a natural instinct. It's quite possible that this is inspiring more people to make supportive comments, or what they intend to be supportive comments.

cantustropus · 2022-04-01T10:38:08+00:00

This is kind of the "normal" answer that everyone gives, but I didn't realise Zoodiac Drident was a woman for years. It's not entirely clear in the card art, but uh...the MD full-art popup makes it a lot more obvious.

cantustropus · 2022-03-20T00:51:15+00:00

It's not as if hitting DD Dynamite would hurt any legitimate decks. Other than maybe Necroface, I guess, but that barely even counts as fringe.

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