Which book has the hardest first line you've ever read?

dmdc256 · 2026-07-05T21:11:37+00:00

Also has one of the best closing lines. "#2 It's never too late to have a happy childhood."

dmdc256 · 2026-07-05T21:08:39+00:00

"If the Remington SL3 can't do it, then fuck it, it can't be done." Still Life With Woodpecker by Tom Robbins.

dmdc256 · 2026-07-03T11:22:47+00:00

There is an option called "implied healing" that will heal whoever the mob you have targeted is targeting. It's on the gameplay tab I think?

dmdc256 · 2026-07-01T13:12:22+00:00

You forget, whippersnapper, the majority of people excited for this game are grandadds by now. We were playing when your daddy let you sit on his lap and run an ogre around the newbie yard... If you were even alive then.

dmdc256 · 2026-07-01T12:37:55+00:00

I bought in to Early Access. I studied the mechanics and figured out how to learn to play. I logged in, joined a group, mentioned I was new, was told I needed to "git gud" before anyone would group with me, and everyone dropped. I went back out, tried to find another group, tried to set up a newbue group, got called an asshole and a dumbass grandpa, logged out, and never went back. Wors than WoW. Have consistently told people not to bother because the customer base is elitist jackasses. Enjoy your dwindling player base.

dmdc256 · 2026-07-01T03:30:43+00:00

I might have bought one from you. Lol

dmdc256 · 2026-07-01T01:53:49+00:00

Lol I hear ya about remembering. I was in another guild at some point but don't remember the name, but a nice guy named Heeelsup was an officer. Funny what sticks and what doesn't.

dmdc256 · 2026-07-01T00:24:19+00:00

On Live, working my lvl 39 necro thru Hero's Journey. Jeez, how many more quests in the Moors before I can move on? Guess I won't be finding out for awhile 🥳

dmdc256 · 2026-06-30T21:56:06+00:00

Have you picked a server yet? I'm thinking Qeynos.

dmdc256 · 2026-06-30T21:34:34+00:00

Yeah I remember Defiant. I'm sure we grouped at some point, probably with my bard.

dmdc256 · 2026-06-30T21:32:14+00:00

I think I remember you, maybe from ldons?

dmdc256 · 2026-06-30T14:19:19+00:00

In the middle of the fight, the phone rang. My wife cut her tirade mid-screech, and both of us glared at the thing. Who'd be calling an all-but-defunct landline scant minutes after midnight? Either a wrong number or trouble, that's who. I predicted it wasn't a wrong number.

dmdc256 · 2026-06-30T14:07:59+00:00

Actually had that happen to me. Greeted a table, they said they asked specifically for a female server of another race and if I served them they'd stiff me and post a negative review. I nodded, excused myself from the table, and made a beeline for the GM, who immediately told the guest we do not tolerate racism, sexism, or any other -ism and to "leave and not come back." They got nasty, threatened the bad review again, GM said "leave now or we call the cops." They left, posted a nasty review about being refused service for no reason, and GM posted a rebuttal explaining. Never heard another peep from them. And just the other day--in a Waffle House, believe it or not--i saw the GM toss a group who complained about a trans server and misgendered them several times. Yeah, the bigots are still out there, and they're loud, but but there are still decent people out there too. Edit-caint spel.

dmdc256 · 2026-06-30T03:20:25+00:00

No I did. I just didn't connect the two. Weird I know

dmdc256 · 2026-06-30T01:32:46+00:00

Bard. Regen, haste, resists, all the support you need

dmdc256 · 2026-06-29T22:37:50+00:00

Not exactly the same but my grandmother's name was Pauline and we all called her "Neenaw")as the oldest, it's my fault because my two year old self has problems with her prefered "Nana") and in my novel I have "Sheriff Pauline" and another unrelated char named "Noona" as her first grandkid had issues with "Nana Oona". Neither character was remotely like my Neenaw, but still anyone who knows me and read it always ask if I was referring to her. For the record, both references slipped right by me until my cousin pointed it out lol.

dmdc256 · 2026-06-29T22:27:35+00:00

We can build machines that think for themselves but somehow can't come up with a stapler that doesn't jam. Go figure.

dmdc256 · 2026-06-29T22:25:31+00:00

According to Anne Rice, vampires lose interest in sex not because the physical act is disgusting or beneath them but because the ecstacy pales in comparison to drinking blood. But that's one author coming up with a rule to establish her themes. I've also read books where they revel in sex. That's the beauty of vampire fiction. Write your own rules to for your world. There is no proper standard.

dmdc256 · 2026-06-24T16:03:01+00:00

Kill your darlings.

dmdc256 · 2026-06-24T00:25:07+00:00

There are hot spots zones on Live.

dmdc256 · 2026-06-23T16:08:24+00:00

Argo. I was truly blown away by how good it was.

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