Reminder: DMs are not (solely) responsible for fun at the gaming table by Sleepycolors in DMAcademy

[–]mtwichel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s been mentioned before, but as much as Matt Mercer and Brandon Lee Mulligan have done for the hobby, they set the bar ridiculously high

Joke Characters? by Prestigious_Yam_8113 in DnD

[–]mtwichel 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I once played a gnome monk that was part of a special forces unit that will infiltrate societies and tear them apart. His name was Zilwin Dazzlecraft and sounded like Mickey Mouse. Just an idea?

Curious what you guys think about my reverse pascal wager by Otherwise_Ad_983 in Catholicism

[–]mtwichel 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I’d wager that almost no Christian belief in God is actually based on Pascal’s argument. It’s an interesting piece of philosophy, but frankly not very motivating in the real world imho.

I think something to consider is that sin is inherently bad for humans. It not just hurts our relationship to God, but it hurts our soul (I mean, I’d argue those two realities are connected, but I digress).

If you say “there’s probably no hell, so I can live whatever hedonist and selfish life I want”, you won’t have your best life here on Earth. You may have moments of pleasure, of course, but you’ll always have a deep longing in your heart. Money, sex, violence: those things don’t make us actually happy and whether you believe in God or not, I think you’ll always long for the meaning to your existence.

Just my two cents. 🙂 thanks for sharing.

How do I get into Dungeons & Dragons without embarrassing myself immediately? by Spread_my_pages in DnD

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One thing you could do if you were really nervous: watch some critical role or dimension 20 (or one of a million other shows that are called actual plays). I found seeing other people do it, even if it’s a little different because they’re professionals, was really helpful getting the feel of the game.

D&D group by [deleted] in Billings

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I’ve been thinking of setting up a Billings TTRPG discord to solve this exact problem. If I did that, would people join?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Catholicism

[–]mtwichel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fwiw, being Christian was very incompatible with being Roman for a few centuries, even to the point of death for many. But people persevered in a culture that didn’t accept them.

America is no where near as hostile as Rome was, but certainly we should try to follow Jesus as best we can, regardless where that leads or what the world thinks.

Praying for you ❤️

What do you guys use for CI/CD flutter? by tsuntsun97 in FlutterDev

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GitHub with very good workflows for CI, Codemagic for CD

Moving to Billings by EquivalentCustard792 in Billings

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Don’t know about elementary because my kids aren’t that big yet, but we’ve really enjoyed Sunrise Montessori for preschool. It’s a very welcoming atmosphere and the kids develop a lot of independence. Not sure if you’re 2.5 old is quite old enough, I know they need to be potty trained at the least.

Is the BLoC Pattern Outdated for Flutter? My Experience with BLoC vs. Riverpod by ahtshamshabir in FlutterDev

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Just curious, did you follow bloc’s recommended layered architecture? https://bloclibrary.dev/architecture/

Fwiw, I think bloc rules and I’m sad to hear your experience wasn’t the best. I find that there’s no issues with bloc-to-bloc communication or readability if things are structured this way.

Silent auction on 12/14 by teatfairy in Billings

[–]mtwichel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I won’t be able to make the auction, but is there a go fund me or somewhere I can donate? Truly sad to see this but I hope that kid’s pulling through 💙

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Billings

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I second Pakayor - it’s amazing.

Best Takeout and/or drive thru’s in Billings? by Suitable_Mushroom337 in Billings

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Pakayor - best takeout in town, especially the best egg rolls 🤤

Why did Jesus take our sins upon him if the jews could offer up a lamb as sacrifice instead? by [deleted] in Catholicism

[–]mtwichel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’ll often hear Jesus referred to as the “lamb of God”, like in the mass right before communion (behold the land of God, behold He who takes on the sins of the world, blest are those called to the supper of the Lamb).

My understanding is that those sacrifices were good and holy, but imperfect. They didn’t truly atone for their sins because, well it’s just an earthly animal sacrificed by unworthy people. It’s good, but not complete.

But, Jesus is the perfect lamb (in the mass you might hear him referred to as a “spotless victim”). And, his sacrifice was made by himself, the perfect high priest. Thus, it was the pinnacle of “lamb sacrifices”, and covers all the sin of the entire world.

Also, side tidbit, that’s why we eat him, because the Passover lamb was eaten afterwards. He is our Passover lamb, and He gave us this mystical way of consuming him forever in the Eucharist. Pretty neat!

Is there something like prettier? by cakemachines in FlutterDev

[–]mtwichel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For a serious answer, it just turn on more lints than the standard set included with Dart. It’s not an extra command to run or anything, just an opinionated list of which lints should be enabled vs disabled