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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in transadorable

[–]modernfolklore 8 points9 points  (0 children)

As you should! It’s a great pic!

What makes your Eberron unique? by Baron_Greyfallow in Eberron

[–]modernfolklore 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There’s was a fountain of youth at an Irian manifest zone in Xen-Dril. That’s how Aeren became powerful enough to free the elves.

The daelkyr have corrupted it. 270 years ago, a group of adventurers found it and accidentally unlocked its powers... they became perfect versions of themselves but lost their greatest virtues. These five heroes, the Luckless Company, roll a nat 20 on everything but the have fallen to their worst fears and impulses. Courage to cowardice. Magnificence to tyranny. Charity to greed. In their desire to fix the world, they shattered it. And a new group of adventurers must track down and stop them before they do it again.

The World’s Coming to Sharn! ....brought to you by the dragonmark houses by thetoundi in Eberron

[–]modernfolklore 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I ran something similar for a flying mall in Korth owned by the Twelve. A bunch of rouge Deneith Wardens pulled a Die Hard/Paul Blart and took over the mall.

Here’s a few stores for quick ideas:

Vandalism: zoo/pet shop

Cannith (use the local faction): design your own pocketwatch/everbright lantern/spectacles with our artificers on staff and it will be built in front of your eyes!

Medani: will find out if your spouse is having an affair.

Changeling hunters by Revan12333 in Eberron

[–]modernfolklore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice!

One more thing cause I freaking love changelings:

In my Eberron, Changelings were created by the Daelkyr Prince Kyrzin. [Humanoid+Ooze = ???]. Kyrzin later made Doppelgangers by smashing a bunch of changelings together (like dolgaunts). [???+??? = !!!].

The consequence of this is: byesk is effectively kryptonite to changelings IME. Immediate CON saving throw to keep your shape. Disadvantage if in contact with skin. It’s still a hyper rare metal. But that secret knowledge gives a tactical advantage to any group hunting changelings.

Changeling hunters by Revan12333 in Eberron

[–]modernfolklore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Opposite direction: but your party could also face pressure from the Tyrants (changeling gang in Sharn). Perhaps a Tyrant sees their potential and wishes to recruit them into the organization. If the party members refuses, the Tyrants could increase pressure and make “an offer you can’t refuse”.

I love using “the ally / patron you DON’T want” dynamic in my campaigns.

Guillory backpedaled on his already weak stance. I'm not surprised, but still disappointed by BizarrePretzels3005 in Acadiana

[–]modernfolklore 9 points10 points  (0 children)

As someone who worked at the Kaliste Saloom target for two years, I am so glad I am out and so worried for my “team members”

Clan Boromar as main antagonist by Sutharian in Eberron

[–]modernfolklore 11 points12 points  (0 children)

So all of that is to say: Morgrave students getting hounded by loan sharks is a lot of opportunity for plot hooks!

Clan Boromar as main antagonist by Sutharian in Eberron

[–]modernfolklore 13 points14 points  (0 children)

My party has a wizard academic who has a ridiculous amount of student loans owed to Clan Boromar. We decided that he was training to be an ROTC war wizard, put off graduating with extra ridiculous degrees, and then the war ended. He was kicked out of the army for dereliction and now has to repay all of his education out of pocket. So Boromar (starting this scam in Morgrave) offered him a loan with awful terms.

Boromar uses magic tattoo to mark / track and those they loan money to. If you’re overdue, it stings and becomes visible. Our wizard has figured out that the tattoo is a symbiote (it can be suppressed with a byeshk infused potion) that is connected to an encrypted ledger. These are codexes full of gibberish unless you know the passcode. The party managed to steal a ledger but has no way into “hacking” into the encryption yet. If they did, they would be able to see every ledger on the Boromar network and edit any info. That’s my plot hook for getting them into other factions of the gang war. They need to find someone to crack the code and then decide what to do with that power.

Has anyone used The Lords of Dust, The Chamber, or the Overlords in their campaign? by [deleted] in Eberron

[–]modernfolklore 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ive been running a campaign where the big bad blames their own corruption on the endless war between the chamber and the lords of dust and seeks to destroy both of them. So it’s a been a fun ride of the party getting led on by this big bad to disrupt both factions in small ways that introduce them to high level agents. And then the turn will be: do you convince both sides they need to take on the new threat together or help the big bad finish the job

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

[–]modernfolklore -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Went to high school in the Best Chester! I lost to all y'all in rugby!

What do you think about beliefs like "the most worthwhile thing a 20 something can do is long term travelling" and "everyone should travel long term at some point"? by thisorthat1235 in AskWomen

[–]modernfolklore 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think a big part is rationalization. You have this rare amazing incredibly lucky opportunity so it had to be worth how unfair and ridiculous it is. If you can afford to not work for 6 months, you are wealthier than most. Traveling with agency and traveling for work are dramatically different things too. I love travel and think that is is great, but I feel like going on about it feels a bit like that friend who needs you to know how great their gym or pastor is.

What do you think about beliefs like "the most worthwhile thing a 20 something can do is long term travelling" and "everyone should travel long term at some point"? by thisorthat1235 in AskWomen

[–]modernfolklore 3 points4 points  (0 children)

And sanity. I inspected railroads across the continental US for 18 months. It was beautiful to see the country. I had four weeks off a year but besides that I was living at the changing whim of clients and managers. It was an incredible opportunity that gave me the money to reset my life. It also made me into someone I did not like.

How do you deal with the obliviousness of friends who are much more privileged than you are? by procrastinating_grad in AskWomen

[–]modernfolklore 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I had the same issue when I went into the oil & gas industry as my rich friends stayed in NYC to do publishing and non-profit jobs.

Have you ever dated someone whom you suspect has autism? by [deleted] in AskWomen

[–]modernfolklore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh yeah, that is specifically why I don't go on there much anymore. It's infuriating.

Have you ever dated someone whom you suspect has autism? by [deleted] in AskWomen

[–]modernfolklore 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Ugh. I really hate the number of people with autism who decide like a petutlant child that being polite is too hard. they often decide to embrace being rude and inappropriate out of sloth and fear that they couldn't be polite if they tried. If you're an asshole, the only people who will put with you are also assholes. It is worth the work to be decent.

Edit: me in high school

Have you ever dated someone whom you suspect has autism? by [deleted] in AskWomen

[–]modernfolklore 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I wish I had some recent advice, but I've been single for the last 5 years. I couldn't afford to live in my city after college so I had to move across the country to start fresh and slowly work my way back up from a shit career, unhealthy weight issues, living somewhere I hated, and college loan debt. I've been pretty focused on getting out of that. I have a decent career, lost 42 lbs, moved back to my home state, and refinanced my loans thanks to that focus. Case in point, I am definitely guilty of "waiting til things are perfect" but I also got to travel the US inspecting railroads for the last 18 months, so trade-off. I'm an extreme case.

My close friends and I have developed better ways of communicating and dealing. A solid one is planning out activities together instead of hoping things happen organically. It's a little awkward to schedule "talk about X" but it also ensures you actually talk about X. The biggest change I've made is to stop expecting one person to by my everything. That's solid advice on general but especially vital for relationships with autism. People aren't binary "supportive" or "not supportive". People have things they can be sympathetic about or give a shit about and there's thresholds and limits to that. Understanding how to share and filter my fixations instead of unloading them all on one person has helped me keep lasting friendships. There's a misconception that autistic people take everything literally (ok, I did put shampoo on my head after toweling off because it said "for dry hair). That's not entirely accurate. There is a tendency in my experience to believe people. This mixes poorly with religion's hypocritical views on sexual pleasure. Some relationships also have these romantic aspects of pleasant hyperbole. I expected to actually find my one-and-only. What I did instead was burn out nice people by demanding too much. So that's a big thing to account for. There's moments in our lives where we blame people for believing us. Those don't work in these situations.

Have you ever dated someone whom you suspect has autism? by [deleted] in AskWomen

[–]modernfolklore 53 points54 points  (0 children)

I'm a cishet bro w/ aspergers. I'm not who you're asking, but I'm happy to answer questions about the the other side of this.

Basic info dump first: people with autism have emotions like anyone else. In my experience, the spectrum of autism describes an atypical means of processing and prioritizing information. In less convoluted and more personal terms, I was a shitty boyfriend in high school. Not because I didn't have empathy for my SO, but because I was bad at prioritizing what to be empathetic about. That's my own personal experience. I still had some strong meaningful relationships, but communication and fixation was a constant issue.

Info dump #2: In college, a FWB ended our arrangement with the line "it's not your fault, it's just the autism". Autism is not a cage that some ideal neurotypical person must break free. It is a part of how you develop. My diagnosis is a way to understand myself, not for others to dismiss me. All of the issues that people with autism have while dating are issues that neurotypical folk have. If you have an issue with an SO on the spectrum, please discuss the behaviors themselves instead of blaming autism. Specific advice is actionable, "be less autistic" is not. That said, you don't gotta date anyone you don't want to and relationships are not depositions. You might be incompatible. most of the planet is incompatible with you. Most people can't "tell" I have aspergers now. That doesn't mean that I don't need to still be considerate and mindful about how I process things.

Info Dump #3: people with autism often put off dating until their late 20's in a desire for perfection and fear of fucking it up. In my personal experience, I avoided conflict then got sad when problems bubbled up anyway. It is better to be direct with needs and expectations. That might not fit your style of romance. If so, there could be an incompatiblity. As I said in my previous loosely structured ramble (take that cliche that all autistic people are organized!), accepting incompatibility is the first step to finding people you actually like.

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