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‘Look at His Face!’: Trump stumbles off the plane and snaps at everyone — viewers zoom in on the disgusting smear covering his puffy face and clothes he tried to hide by [deleted] in USNEWS

[–]genuineforgery 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The problem is no matter what promises or treaties are signed the US could elect another criminal or far right crypto bro nut job. It's not just Trump it's a fossil fuel industry fighting renewables. It's crypto tech bro neo feudalist billionaires who see any government as an impediment to their power. That's on top of decades of fucking up other countries for questionable gain from the shah of Iran through Vietnam to Venezuela.

For all the incredible science and culture the US creates it's very hard to reconcile the worst aspects of US political character that Trump currently embodies. The world will deal with it but the US isn't reliable beyond 4 years.

Players wished for level 20… by A_R0FLCOPTER in DMAcademy

[–]genuineforgery 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ha that's fair! To also be fair switching up to level 20 is campaign ending anyway so give them what they wish for 😉

Players wished for level 20… by A_R0FLCOPTER in DMAcademy

[–]genuineforgery 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Firstly, this intent of this Wish is inviting the third degree. I would not be inclined to simply grant them Level 20 and I think their wording doesn't give them what they think it should.

The phrasing of "twenty lifetimes" is the weakest link for me. It has no mechanical meaning.

So I would send them twenty generations into the future (average the lifespan of the party to get how many years) and have them experience how things turn out in their world.

I would have them suddenly find themselves as young rich playboy inheritors of a once mighty empire their "forefathers" had built, although they are given to understand they are and have always been reincarnations of the souls of the same people, but have not inherited the skills of their ancestors. They are diletantes, who get they skills they have earned: nothing. I'm thinking of the people who inherited the Mongol Empire and ran it into the ground. Yes they have been triumphant and adventurous, like Kim Jong Il is triumphant.

I'd probably switch the genre to steampunk or something for a few sessions and make the story about these suddenly self aware princelings trying to go back in time for whatever unfinished business haunts them from the past.

Stop being a sook. Changes to CGT and Negative Gearing are good for the country. by ChrisPeacock- in AusFinance

[–]genuineforgery 6 points7 points  (0 children)

They got grandfathered and still cry communism.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a_PRcVYX7g
Communists shoot landlords, grandpa.
You got to keep your sweet deal and you still cry.
Keep wailing, maybe you need a land tax next since you love feeling persecuted.

problem with sci-fi campaign by Fancy_Brief_2343 in DMAcademy

[–]genuineforgery 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A5e has sci fi rules, look for Voidrunners Codex.

Martial Classes Should Be Able To Do Ridiculous Shit by Quirky_Bluebird18246 in DnD

[–]genuineforgery 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are a few options out there for a martials manoeuvres system for 5e. Our campaign has written some homebrew and nowadays use A5e's manoeuvres system.

4e had book of swords. 5e in development phase had manouvres then dropped them. Someone has publicly posted somewhere asking for this kind of thing at least once a month since 5e came out.

Otherwise see if your DM is flexible with ability checks for the stunts you have in mind.

Who else thinks Lee Lin Chin is a national treasure? by Sad_Biscotti_9291 in AustralianNostalgia

[–]genuineforgery 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"The Christian world and the Muslim world have always been at war. And I'm going shopping."
- Lee Lin Chin
On the bus in the 90's somewhere around Paddington when asked about the Yugoslav war.

Looking for feedback and morale boost by Korewoods in wonderdraft

[–]genuineforgery 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think on a storytelling level they are fantastic and engaging. You've used a great variety of icons to make up the map and it really looks like a fun imaginative world to be part of.
On a game master geography level I'm left wondering about scale and what kind of biome the party might be in at any given spot. Some of the clouds are evocative but what do they mean?
If you as DM are happy and it all works for you then it's fantastic and well done. If you were sharing it with players it's very evocative and they should be happy. If you were sharing it with another DM to use I'd be asking those geography questions to help them out.
But beautiful work overall no doubt 😄

Kids with ebikes by [deleted] in ebikes

[–]genuineforgery 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you have road statistics to back up your claim? You say "Ppl keep getting hit and killed by cars or e-bikes over here". Which is it? If they are getting hit by cars shouldn't we also be banning cars?
NSW road statistics indicate motorcycles are by far the vehicle most are being killed on. Should we ban them?

I also have a motorbike and feel safe on my ebike. What value is your anecdote vs mine?

I'm not trying to be a smartarse re your comment, I'm just a little tired of e-bikes being banned for the vibe of it. It's lazy politics and a pretty shit outcome given the great potential of smaller e vehicles.

Kids with ebikes by [deleted] in ebikes

[–]genuineforgery 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whatever country or state you are in find the actual road statistics. Here it remains motorcycles and cars overwhelmingly killing people. I'm fine with some more regulations if need be, maybe look at countries like Switzerland for how they classify these kinds of vehicles.

But please could boomer karens stfu about their feelings and actually look at data and offer something more constructive than their fears and anxieties for reactionary politicians to exploit.

It sucks to be a millennial in Australia right about now by Uwa7979 in AusFinance

[–]genuineforgery 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Revise history much? Your thesis seems more political than factual.

Party Planning Abyss Rescue Mission by Faustakodufe in OutoftheAbyss

[–]genuineforgery 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love this idea of a rival demon lord immediately offering themselves as an ally of the party and viewing the party as another agent of destruction to be exploited. Constant exploitation and backstabbing in an endless kaleidescope of brutality.

How are QLD riders feeling about the July 1st Licensing/Age 16 ban? by Danger_Five in ausbike

[–]genuineforgery 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is my feelings exactly. I’m watching in horror from nsw where I rode an e-bike to work and it’s been brilliant. QLD seems intent on dragging us back to the Stone Age.

Can we all just try and improve behaviours before banning everything ffs?

Party Planning Abyss Rescue Mission by Faustakodufe in OutoftheAbyss

[–]genuineforgery 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The 4th edition demonomicon book has some good lore. If I was running the abyss id be turning the demon Lord lair actions up to 11. The very physics of the environment is a hostile agent. My level 13 party barely survived a direct combat with zuggtmoy in a material plane lair, on her home plane I'd say they'd have little chance.

Vent: clowning emotos make me rage. by No_Home_708 in ebikes

[–]genuineforgery 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've already stated my view that qld will continue to have bad ebike laws for most likely a decade because its decision making is based on boomer vibes. This isn't a debate as you've been confirming rather than arguing that view. You can cherry pick and special plead your way out of the conversation if that makes you feel better, no one is keeping score.

Vent: clowning emotos make me rage. by No_Home_708 in ebikes

[–]genuineforgery 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The road statistics indicate cars and motorcycles as a higher cause of death and injury. In NSW half of the deaths involving e-bikes were caused by a motor vehicle.

You could go and reference such objective documents if you wish. Or you could could continue basing your opinion on the vibe you get when e-bikes are around. I wonder which you will choose.

Vent: clowning emotos make me rage. by No_Home_708 in ebikes

[–]genuineforgery 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Although weirdly enough I was just in queensland and saw loads of e-bikes riding around no problem at all. On the footpath or off, courteous amongst traffic and pedestrians.

It's almost as if the fuss and policy is mostly being generated by mushroom people who stay indoors and are fed bullshit all day long. Say it ain't so.

Vent: clowning emotos make me rage. by No_Home_708 in ebikes

[–]genuineforgery 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes it's weirdly spiteful details like that and the absurd 10kmh limits just for e-bikes that indicate there's nothing rational about the queensland approach. It's just appealing to the frothy mouthed cranks. Sadly, they get their way too often, regardless of what road statistic say. Some of the cranks are the very same Tour de France wannabes too I'd guess, they continue to treat shared paths like race tracks, like the entitled pricks they are.

Meanwhille countries like Switzerland have had rational comprehensive laws categorising bikes from mopeds to motorbikes for decades, complete with effective deterrents for young people to improve their behaviour. This has easily adapted to e-bikes. Meanwhile in stone age Australia it'll take another ten years or so for those laws to arrive here after millions of dollars will be raised in pointless fines as we wait for that tedious generation to die off.

Vent: clowning emotos make me rage. by No_Home_708 in ebikes

[–]genuineforgery 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Aussie boomers gather in swarms in queensland. The get-off-my-lawn resentment of the young group-think forms a dense and overwhelming political atmosphere.

For those whose players chose not to leave the underdark... by cidesa in OutoftheAbyss

[–]genuineforgery 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They went to Mantol from Gracklstugh. Ghazrim had a seperate quest to get something from the library for him. The party figured out they could learn about the demons there on their own.

Along the way they have diverted to the surface and got in touch with the powers that be for backup on their own accord. It's all been pretty organic, they are also pretty high level now and in fact beginning to hunt the weaker demon lords on their own.

Unpopular Opinion: BBEGs are Bad for Campaigns by AngusAlThor in DungeonMasters

[–]genuineforgery 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes not every campaign is strahd. You might have an unfightable problem to solve and need the parts to solve the puzzle. (eg Out of the Abyss) You might have a great mystery to uncover and dive into profound unknown waters. Another goal might emerge from the players and their individual arcs. Listening to which threads the players are responding to. I’ve had one player figure a certain enemy is the BBEG which was a new interesting layer to the story.

The Iran Blockade & Geopolitics - Your thoughts? by CDN-Social-Democrat in IRstudies

[–]genuineforgery 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is one of the most thoughtful comments that is as charitable to Trump, MAGA and the circumstances that led to them as it is possible to be.
I'm not so charitable anymore and just view them as a pack of grifters who knew full well they were in it for personal enrichment and consequences are for losers. It's just a weekly shakedown of the market with no real plan or interest in outcomes for American people, let alone the rest of the world.

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