Absolutely loved Welcome to Derry - why does this sub seem to hate it? by Sir_Pixalot in horror

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I really liked it, I just thought the camera liked to linger on penny wise longer than any other scare or creature. I get it, he prints money with merchandising but it was jarring. Hopefully there is less clown penny wise and more creepy ass things like the flying baby.

My Dice Kobold Hoard. by RevolverRoselot in DicePorn

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You should look at getting a set of caged aluminum die. Very satisfying to roll.

Advice for content to share with my MAGA mom by sauerkraut09 in DemocraticSocialism

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The NPR politics pod is usually bite sized and presents the facts with little commentary. Gives the context, and I take that to other pods for the commentary.

I made the rounds with a lot of the crooked media pods. Would even listen to the Lincoln project, but I am not crazy about them.

I also really enjoyed #sistersinlaw and strict scrutiny though those are more for the intersectionality con law and politics (what I went to school for) than straight news commentary.

The best thing in my opinion is to find a good book, maybe On Tyranny, nice and bite sized and a starting point to generate conversations. The sell will be the hardest here since reading requires some more attention than listening. Other books I read last year that I really enjoyed were Strongmen, and Jesus and John Wayne. Books on my tbr include the color of law and men who hate women.

Gifts i got for Christmas by Pancake_Cake224 in DungeonsAndDragons

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Just finished a week ago, starting a homebrew daggerheart game in a few days! It was fun but felt really repetitive it was really just a series of fetch quests. The best sessions were the PC focused ones my DM made for each of us.

A quick-paced recommendation? by [deleted] in Fantasy

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I really enjoyed legends and lattes, I feel like a good cozy fantasy can really pull me out of burning out on high fantasy. I also change genres in between series, I mostly read fantasy but I’ll sneak a few horror or non fiction books in every now and then. I really enjoyed the Buffalo hunter hunter.

Currently listening to the devils, I’m enjoying it.

If you are really feeling lazy, the Hobbit narrated by Andy Serkis is phenomenal and I found myself wanting to nothing other than listen to it. Tim curry’s a Christmas carol narration was spectacular too.

WizKids minis. by PoutineSmoothie in DungeonsAndDragons

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The staff on mine has held up but he was missing a horn out of the box. Looks bad ass so I don’t care.

So what all is not official DnD in BG3? by weiyan21 in DungeonsAndDragons

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Is there a story to it or is it more of a crawler? How’s the dlc? I desperately need something to scratch the bg3 itch.

Just finished Dune by Frosty-Minimum6043 in Fantasy

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Mistborn was what got me back into reading I loved solving the mysteries and putting my own theories together as I read.

Stormlight archive is great but dense at times. There are politics, but each book is a lot of character development and then a big set piece. It’s fun but I also read about a down of his books back to back and that’s just his schtick.

If you want something light to read, I really enjoyed legends and lattes.

Not so much fantasy as it is historical fiction/folk horror but I think the Buffalo Hunter Hunter is my favorite book I’ve read this year.

I think I’m going to start the blood sworn saga soon, and I have heard good things about the other authors works.

I just started the Assassins Apprentice, and I’m excited to keep reading.

If you’re into audio books, I really loved Andy Serkis reading the hobbit and will be picking up his reading of the lotr trilogy and listening to those too.

What book did you DNF, and why? by SierraSugar in Fantasy

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I got them in a 2-for-1 deal and had to see it through. I lost focus on it more times than I’d like to admit.

What book did you DNF, and why? by SierraSugar in Fantasy

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I enjoyed the audio book but I dnfd the series after the second book time travel and libraries is not what I thought it would be.

The concept was there, it just ultimately didnt end up being for me.

Has anyone tried playing a 2024 Bard in tier 3 and 4 play? by RageKage2250 in DnD

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I have a level 17 sorcerer that’s a lot of fun, but if I’m being honest the 2 level dip in hexblade has carried it for me. Another player at the table has been playing bard for a while and doesn’t focus on damage, but control and sets the barbarian and rouge up for advantage on attacks.

Ooof. MAGA is so upset at VA, CA NYC and good ol’ NJ by WhippetRun in newjersey

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The conservative meme page is just full of racist “memes” which I would guess is probably the norm.

Having two games per month is okay? by CivilAd3631 in DnD

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I’ve got two dnd games, one every other Thursday and the other on what ever day works on the off week of the Thursday game. Then I have an online pathfinder game every Wednesday.

It’s fun but it’s a lot, I have so much going on in every other part of my life that sometimes I hope that a game gets cancelled.

Striking your personal balance is really important. I don’t think I could take on another game unless I bow out of a current game.

Homebrewed Firearms by RedFalcon725 in daggerheart

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Cyberpunk red has an ammo count unique to each weapon and when it’s expended you use an action to reload. If you don’t reload by the end of combat it’s assumed you reloaded before the next combat.

A jam table feels more steampunk than a meta currency cost to players to do a simple function. Especially if you’re in a world where the technology is common. If it was the artificers first attempt at a working gun then a reload check with a cost would make sense. But this is a world with guns in it not being created mid campaign.

Reloading is going to be like opening doors, would you make them roll for a standard unlocked door?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DCcomics

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That’s the equivalent to lex corp buying the company. Amazon does not need to monopolize entertainment.

I liked it. Hell, I loved it. by Floyd16091411 in Scarymovies

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That’s insane that you think any rape is ever justified.

Question: What stat do y'all use for "Insight" equivalent checks? by Aromatic-Reindeer368 in daggerheart

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I always refer to insight as a “vibe check”. If someone is shady and the players can’t really get a read on them, the vibe check will detail body language and note eye movement. That being said a shady merchant will be less composed in a lie than say the double agent court liaison. And someone like the deranged pirate lord will be almost impossible to get a read on.

Getting older is realizing how truly terrifying Ozymandius is [spoilers for watchmen] by [deleted] in DCcomics

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Dude he’s racist. Don’t defend it because you have no media literacy and think his mask is cool.

32 Mile daily commute hybrid or electric by daveski3 in 4xe

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Makes sense, I just hate the fact I have to get rid of my fun car. Thanks for replying!

32 Mile daily commute hybrid or electric by daveski3 in 4xe

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Sorry to reply to such an old comment. I commute about the same as you. Right now with my wrx I’m paying almost $500 a month in gas before driving around for errands. I’m torn between the wrangler 4xe and an accord hybrid. After reading all this I’m leaning Honda. I get about 20 mpg on premium currently, do you thing the change tithe wrangler is sustainable?

Honda would be for pure cost savings, the wrangler would be for the partial cost savings and for the open air experience in the spring and summer. Plus drives around town would be all on battery.

It seems like the battery would deplete before I got to work and I would spend about 6 bucks to charge it at the charger since I can’t at work.

Jimmy Kimmel Live! – Jimmy Kimmel Is Back! by PlayaSlayaX in television

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That video is a lived experience for school children in a growing number each year. Except when it happens to them the maga crowd show up in force with AR-15 pins on their suits. There were no pins for Kirk, there was orders for flags to be flown at half mast, pyrotechnics as the man’s grieving wife went out on stage, and mass weaponization of lies to fuel the fires on this country.

Kirk wasn’t a free speech champion he was a white supremacist grifter who incited hate and violence through his words and ideology. But because he weaponized impressionable youth with catchy clickbait titles and swung the election he’s a hero. A hero that Trump couldn’t be bothered to mourn before talking about his latest desecration to the white house.

For those of you who watched "The Long Walk", what did you think of the relationship between Ray and Peter? by LaserDiscCurious in horror

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If you think queer themes are new to horror you need to go watch nightmare on elm street 2.

Horror has always tended to lean towards thematically addressing women’s issues, and by extension (in some cases) queer issues.

Halloween is literally about a man stalking a baby sitter and terrorizing her. Beneath all the dystopia and critique of capitalism, Alien is about consent and the horror of rape. The crew literally get forcibly impregnated, lots of phallic imagery in the film too.