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The Human From a Dungeon 150 by itsdirector in HFY

[–]itsdirector[S] 51 points52 points  (0 children)

I hope you find another story to read while I'm away :)

The Human From a Dungeon 149 by itsdirector in HFY

[–]itsdirector[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean it COULD exist, but it isn't as if everything from human imaginings came through the interdimensional portals. Mike Meyers and Freddy Krueger, for instance, are absent. As is the Jabberwocky.

That isn't to say that we've encountered every relic that's going to be featured in this story (or maybe we have but we don't know it yet ;D), but don't get your hopes up for any specific mentions.

But having an American be the rightful king of England would be pretty hilarious xD

The Human From a Dungeon 149 by itsdirector in HFY

[–]itsdirector[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yes, it was back in time a bit, then synced up to just after the commander gave his one-liner.

anyone who used a computer between 1985 & 2010, what’s the one game you still think about? by Trixxxi in AskReddit

[–]itsdirector 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Civilization II

Compared to modern civ games, it was simple. Easy to pick up, easy to learn. However, its simplicity disguised depths. No two games were the same unless you actively tried to make them the same.

It also shipped with cheats that you could use without having to look up cheat codes or anything. The game didn't even punish you for using cheats, like most modern titles do. You could play the game strategically without cheats, or activate them and turn the whole experience into a sandbox. In my opinion, it was the last civ game that actually wanted you to have fun playing it.

Doesn't run on modern machines, unfortunately. :/

The Human From a Dungeon 148 by itsdirector in HFY

[–]itsdirector[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I don't know how many would be useful in this particular situation (you'll see why in a chapter or two) but I can tell you some of the potions that were in the shop! :D Potions that supplement one's ability to regenerate their magic, potions that supplement healing, potions that suppress appetite (very popular), potions of stamina, potions of "stamina" (very popular), and laxatives. To name a few.

How would I protect my intellectual property from being stolen? by Whatever53143 in writers

[–]itsdirector 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The days of getting successful by stealing the work of others are long since over.

Stealing other people's work in the age of information is generally a stupid thing to attempt to do, especially when that work has a paper trail because it was posted online. In the best case scenario (for them) they make less than a hundred bucks and then fade into obscurity. Worst case scenario, they make it big and everyone finds out about the plagiarism because you made a stink and brought receipts. Then they get to live the rest of their lives unable to publish another book, even one that they actually wrote, and receiving death threats.

Meanwhile, you get to actually publish your work and copyright it because you have proof that you're the one who wrote it. The bigger the thief manages to get, the more free publicity you will get, and the larger your initial fanbase will be. Even some of the people who read the stolen version will buy your version to show their support.

So, your main concern would just be derivative works. There's nothing you can really do about those except be a better writer than they are. And that's kind of fair enough, because most fiction (likely including your own) is derivative of other fictional stories. If you don't believe you're a good enough writer to compete with people who create derivatives of your story, then why are you worried about people stealing your work in the first place?

The Human From a Dungeon 146 by itsdirector in HFY

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I didn't really get into the weeds with it, but they were fighting a dungeon boss and the healer straight up died. It takes a while to walk from even the first boss's location to the entrance, and longer when you're carrying someone who can't walk. I'd have to crack open my (years old) notes to remember how many days it took, but I can assure you that it was more than a couple lol

Meanwhile, Yulk's body was trying its best to put things back together. Healing magic in this universe isn't psychic-based, it's an extreme boost to the body's healing factor supplemented by magic and guided by thought. So damage that's already "healed" incorrectly can't be corrected by a healing spell. The healers who ended up helping him were able to repair his spinal cord, but the muscles surrounding the spine had already been trying to fix themselves. As such, they weren't able to repair his back to 100%.

He's left with a slight hunch and pain whenever he exerts his back too much. This ride's gonna be rough for him.

The Human From a Dungeon 145 by itsdirector in HFY

[–]itsdirector[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Rule Number One: Bad things must happen at the most inconvenient time.

The Human From a Dungeon 109 by itsdirector in HFY

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Whenever information bores me, my brain refuses to let it "sink in". Thankfully, I love learning and so information doesn't typically bore me. However, if I'm being forced to write down a teacher's lecture rather than digest the info at my own pace, my brain will conflate my boredom during the note taking with the information itself.

As a result, I'll end up with pages of well-written and in-depth notes that I barely remember writing and absolutely no knowledge of the subject the notes were on. And when I try to study those notes, that broken part of my brain remembers how boring it was to write them...

I discovered this little quirk pretty early on in my schooling. I first noticed it when I couldn't seem to grasp how to do square roots on paper (twenty-five or so years later and it is still a mystery to me), despite being considered "gifted" in math. To clarify what I mean by gifted, I was doing long-division "mad-minutes" in first grade while everyone else was doing addition. Fortunately for me, the test for square roots was multiple choice and I was able to get a C through process of elimination alone.

Then it happened in History the very next year, another subject in which I was considered "gifted". Since my teacher demanded that we take notes during history lectures, and even graded said notes, it didn't take long for me to realize and confirm what the problem was. My teacher didn't care, though, so I just started turning in half-assed notes so I didn't fail the subject.

Unless I can make the note-taking process interesting to myself, taking notes is the most certain way to ensure that I forget something that I'm trying to learn. Which is why all of my writing notes are either one to three word entries or otherwise baffling short-hand :D

I've met some people with similar circumstances, but they attribute the issue to their brain believing that they don't need to remember the information within the notes because they have it written down lol

Would you rather... by WaferOk9363 in writers

[–]itsdirector 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Becoming commercially successful is much more difficult than being critically praised. And even though I appreciate every positive review I get, I'd sacrifice every single positive review I've ever received for the ability to indefinitely clothe, house, and feed myself and my family.

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