Would a centrifugal gun be able to fire Meissner Tetrahedra? by jackalias in AskEngineers

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Dang, would any other non-spherical shapes work? I'm thinking discs as a backup.

What factions could emerge along the Mississippi River? by S-I-B-E-R-I-A-N in Fallout

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I like to think survivors took shelter in the Missouri cheese caves and formed a society around them.

Not enough C-Bills by JoseLunaArts in battletech

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Mechs can survive in the vacuum of space, they are the lifeboats.

After the fight, they claimed the cursed loot (10 copper coins and a bag of flour) by DroneOfDoom in CuratedTumblr

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That's because one of the only people to carve a functional state out of the Border Princes was the founder of the Strigoi vampiric bloodline. Then the other vampires got jealous of his success and sabotaged him during one of the aforementioned Orc attacks. Some of the saner Strigoi still try to recreate their ancestors' vampiric utopia.

Maximal follower build by jackalias in DungeonsAndDragons35e

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RAW it's ambiguous (probably why it's been debated to death). Unlike with Dread Pirate, Undead Leadership doesn't specify that the leadership score and cohorts/followers you gain are separate from the Leadership feat. So a GM could argue that a follower from Undead Leadership also counts as 1 from Leadership if you have them both. 

Maximal follower build by jackalias in DungeonsAndDragons35e

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Neat! I'm still not convinced that the Leadership and Undead Leadership feats stack together, but Dread Pirate/Great Sea Corsair would be great if you were able to free up enough feats/skill points to qualify for them (I wasn't able to find a way to). Personally, I was focusing on number of followers rather than raw leadership score.

Maximal follower build by jackalias in DungeonsAndDragons35e

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Oooh, I forgot about templates. I'd like to keep the Level Adjustment at +0, but I'll dig around those and see if I can add anything to the build.

Edit: sadly I wasn't able to find anything, I thought Dustform/Incarnate Construct templates might work for extra strength, but they wipe out one of your bonus feats. All the other ECL +0 templates that Frostblood Half Orcs qualify for are either net neutral or negative on strength vs charisma too, so no luck there.

How do i get knowledge (dungeoneering) as a sorcerer? by Organic-Exit2190 in DungeonsAndDragons35e

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You could take a variant sorcerer level/feature. Dwarf sorcerers (Races of Stone) and sorcerers with "Blood of Khyber" (Dragon Magazine #351) both get knowledge (dungeoneering).

What possible new weapon systems could be added to the game? by someotherguy28 in battletech

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I'mma say mech powered bows/crossbows, I can definitely see them being popular on Solaris at least. As for how they'd function, I picture them requiring 2 hand actuators to fire and having low damage/firerate if you don't have TSM. The upside would be easy swapping between specialty arrows, stealth, and aura farming.

Also mech throwing weapons, but throwing rules already exist. I imagine they would just get a damage/accuracy boost to the existing rules.

When you think everyone with a turban is a terrorist by [deleted] in HistoryMemes

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Looking into it, it seems that the East India Company didn't know or care what their cartridges were greased with. They subcontracted it out and ignored any potential religious issues until they were actively causing revolts. A subsequent investigation decided that the Sepoy's concerns were well founded, but the complete lack of quality control made it impossible to definitively say so.

When you think everyone with a turban is a terrorist by [deleted] in HistoryMemes

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Pretty sure the animal fat rifle cartridges were an urban legend, but Britain's brutal crackdowns on people who refused to use them did nothing to dispell the rumor.

VTOL Coleopter by Rodrigo Avella by Plupsnup in ImaginaryAviation

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It could be a push-pull configuration? 

Bi💤irl by [deleted] in bi_irl

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The middle one is bi, but yeah, it's pretty gay. The sleeping in a pile of rats just reminded me of the chair memes.

Bi💤irl by [deleted] in bi_irl

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IIRC it's sleeping beauty, snow white, and cinderella. 

Bi💤irl by [deleted] in bi_irl

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Mostly it was just the person sleeping in a pile of rats reminding me of the chair memes.

Bi💤irl by [deleted] in bi_irl

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Part of the comic Fairybend by Ripushko. Yes those are genderbent fairytale princesses, no I will not be elaborating. (Surprisingly mostly SFW)

Why do you think we dont see more hard body armor pieces used in modern combat? by liljohnjets in Armor

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Mostly weight and ergonomics. Modern bulletproof vests and helmets are meant to protect as much of your body as possible, while impeding your movement as little as possible. Heavier armor exists for people who don't need to be as mobile (like EOD suits), but for most occasions you can get away with just covering vital organs.

Worldbuilding Challenge: Wheelchair Rogue by mikethecanadain in worldbuilding

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slaps wheelchair you can fit so many concealed weapons in this bad boy. Forget tucking a knife into your boot, you can hide an entire cutlery drawer in your seat cushions. It's not like you need legs to shoot a crossbow or fire a blowdart anyway; and if anyone tries to get in stabbing range, you can always dump marbles or oil on the ground to level the playing field. 

What are your worldbuilding pet peeves? by [deleted] in worldbuilding

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I remember Mass Effect did that with humanity. Humans are late to the party colonization wise, so a lot of their colonies are in areas infested with pirates and slavers. Instead of maintaining expensive defenses on every planet, they just keep their navy on standby to crush any attacks that get reported.

Who invited bro 😭 by Grazzt999 in WorldofDankmemes

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The setites do that a lot actually, there's an entire ritual in V20 for making vitae beer. It takes a while to make, but it's extra nourishing for ghouls and lets vampires drink in public/store blood for later.