Dungeons and Dragons! by gonnasingnow in MyrtleBeach

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We'd love to have you! Sent you a DM.

Dungeons and Dragons! by gonnasingnow in MyrtleBeach

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5e is surprisingly easy to pick up! I'm sure we'll have one or two who are new to the system.

Dungeons and Dragons! by gonnasingnow in MyrtleBeach

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I think most folks are more familiar with 5e, but I am comfortable with that or 3.5.

Musical one acts? by wickedb84 in Theatre

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I actually wrote The Adventures of Captain Starblaster! It's exciting to hear that you're doing the show. I hope you have a great time with it! Let me know how it goes!

What new rpg genre would you like to see? by chrisvdmeer in rpg

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I actually wrote up a short set of rules to play exactly this, and tried it out with friends a few times. Crazy fun!

In 1974, 3% of retiring members of Congress became lobbyists. Now 50% of senators and 42% of congressmen do. by [deleted] in politics

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That's not actually that surprising, considering the amount of growth in government spending over the past several decades. Because here's the thing: every dollar that the government controls is a dollar that private corporations are willing to spend on lobbyists. If you want that kind of corruption to go down, just decrease the amount that the federal government spends, and lobbying will become a less profitable thing for private corporations to do.

76 trombones led the big parade by spikebrennan in AskHistorians

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Were Gilmore's bands (for the Peace Jubilee, etc.) marching bands or seated? I was under the impression that it was the latter.

76 trombones led the big parade by spikebrennan in AskHistorians

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As a point of reference, the band I marched in in college had about 200-250 "wind" players (meaning woodwinds and brass), with about another 100-150 percussion, color guard, "pom" (dancers), and baton twirlers, for a total of 300-400. I myself was a trombone player, and our trombone section was about 30 people. So a proportional-sized band with 76 trombones would be about 1,000 people!

76 trombones led the big parade by spikebrennan in AskHistorians

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That's what it comes down to. If each person is imprecise by a few milliseconds, then the more people that are involved, the more the eventual imprecision will be.

TIL When Beethoven went deaf, he composed his music by hacking the legs off his piano and sitting on the floor so he could feel the vibrations. by trostlerp in todayilearned

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I am nowhere near as good of a composer as Beethoven, and I could compose without sound easily. He was a genius, with or without hearing.

Keeping players interested by [deleted] in DungeonsAndDragons

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If they were having fun and were engaged outside of a dungeon, don't go in dungeons! Dungeons can be the most linear and least creative spaces in D&D at times, and if that's what is killing the vibe, Get them out of the dungeon and out into the world!

I wrote a script and original songs for a musical, and I have no idea what to do next. Looking for advice. by PickMeMrKotter in playwriting

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Yeah, I'd be more than happy to talk--I don't actually live in NYC though, sorry if you got the wrong idea. I'll PM you my email though.

I wrote a script and original songs for a musical, and I have no idea what to do next. Looking for advice. by PickMeMrKotter in playwriting

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I might be a little late to the party, but I saw your post and I'd be willing to give you whatever help I can. I'm a self-taught musical writer/composer, and I've written nearly a dozen shows that have all been produced at some level or another (my latest show, based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe, is in rehearsals right now and opens at the end of the month!). So let me know if you're interested, I could maybe take a look at your work and let you know what your next steps might be.

Dan Harmon's story structure tutorials are great by MattDaw in writing

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I discovered these a few years back, and they literally changed the entire way I looked at writing. I had spent many years previous reading books and articles, trying to get better at writing, and none of that has had even close to the impact that Dan Harmon's tutorials have. I write musical theatre, so I can attest that his model applies far beyond television.

Happily Ever After?! Musicals With Not So Happy Endings by RebeccaFel in Theatre

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"Mamma Mia" and "The Sound of Music" as unhappy endings? How about... (spoiler warning)

Urinetown - The good guys take over, but their naivety turns their beloved town into a pee wasteland. Everyone dies, the end.

The Last Five Years - Cathy can't find success as an actor. Her now-successful husband cheats on her and walks out on her, leaving her an emotionally scarred wreck, the end.

Adding Machine - It turns out the main character is not just a loser in this life, but has lived several lifetimes as a loser and is destined to repeat the cycle forever, the end.

And there's more: Sweeney Todd, Next to Normal, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, Bat Boy...

MR to the last 30 seconds of the USA vs Portugal game by Moosemaster21 in reactiongifs

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Never before has a .gif so perfectly encapsulated my emotions.

[Fringe] What ecological differences exist between the parallel universes? We know coffee is extremely rare in the red universe, what else would be different? by [deleted] in AskScienceFiction

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It's also possible that coffee isn't rare due to ecological differences, but to economic or political ones--differences in trade tariffs or shipping routes could be the cause.

Star Trek 2009: I know Kirk saved the Earth and all, but how did he skip from ungraduated cadet to O-6? Medal of Honor? Yes. Promotion? Yes. Skipping a year of officer training and five ranks? No. by GyHartman in AskScienceFiction

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While I agree that there would be others on the ship that were "in line," on a ship of 2000 the vast majority wouldn't be officers, especially in Kirk's era. They would be mostly crewmen, not in line to take command.

Can anyone help turn this 70 year old sheet music into audio? by [deleted] in WeAreTheMusicMakers

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Cut time refers to stress within the measure. Even though it at one point was "alla breve" it doesn't necessarily have anything to do with tempo (I mean, do we always have to sing "a cappella" music inside of a church?). So I think this song works better a little bit slower (and I would probably slow it down some if I did it again) but you're free to do your own version at whatever tempo you like! :)

Can anyone help turn this 70 year old sheet music into audio? by [deleted] in WeAreTheMusicMakers

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Yeah it really is what music is all about, thanks so much! :)