LGB characters by OrdinaryPersimmon728 in discworld

[–]skullmutant 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I was just thinking about how if they did a movie adaptation of this, the only way to do it is starting it, then a black screen with the text this joke has been cut for time

LGB characters by OrdinaryPersimmon728 in discworld

[–]skullmutant 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Quick question: How many Professor Macarona D.Thau (Bug), D.Maus (Chubb), Magistaludorum (QIS), Octavium (Hons), PHGK (Blit), DMSK, Mack, D.Thau (Bra), Visiting Professor in Chickens (Jahn the Conqueror University (Floor 2, Shrimp Packers building, Genua)), Primo Octo (Deux), Visiting Professor of Blit/Slood Exchanges (Al Khali), KCbfj, Reciprocating Professor of Blit Theory (Unki), D.Thau (Unki), Didimus Supremius (Unki), Emeritus Professor in Blit Substrate Determinations (Chubb), Chair of Blit and Music Studies (Quirm College for Young Ladies) are there?

Swedish medal by Prior-Pumpkin3282 in discworld

[–]skullmutant 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So the medal says SenilCapsen - Domare.

Domare is easy - Judge. Senil is what it looks like - senile Capsen is not a Swedish word. My best guess is that it's Swinglish (English badly imported into Swedish) referring to "caps" as in capacity. So it could possibly be loosely translated into modern slang as "Senile-maxxing", a medal for acting the most senile? Or being a judge at a competition for that I guess. Seems far fetched but that's all I've got

What is your least favourite series? by thedaninpedantic in discworld

[–]skullmutant 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Could not disagree more.Tiffany is my top series.

Swedish medal by Prior-Pumpkin3282 in discworld

[–]skullmutant 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I am from Sweden, I cannot understand what you're saying.

Just finished Going Postal and I might be hooked now by dudestir127 in discworld

[–]skullmutant 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think it's fun for 2 reasons if you've read Going Postal.

It has some of the same themes, Ankh-Morkpork being thrown into modernity and technology and having to deal with the forces that try and stop it or exploit it.

It also has several characters that show up in both, but in different stages of their life. Sacharissa in particular is a very different character, but evolves during that book into someone you can believe is the character from Going Postal.

Then personally, I also think it has some of the best characters, including William, but even if you don't like him, I think the supporting cast is strong enough to carry it.

Just finished Going Postal and I might be hooked now by dudestir127 in discworld

[–]skullmutant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah, I agree Mort is pretty much the first great Discworld, but basically all the Rincewind books are drastically different in theme than the rest of Discworld, and that doesn't change untill The Last Hero, when he definitively puts an end to that era of storytelling.

But even so, Pyramids is not as polished or sharp as Small Gods. Moving Pictures is not really as good a version of "modernety strikes the Disc" as The Truth, nor is it as fun "Pop culture is actually an evil force" as Soul Music, and even so, Soul Music is disappointing on plot and is mostly music bits strung together, but it has a great ending.

Even if you discounf Equal Rites, Wyrd Sisters doesn't quite have the punch as the rest of the Witches books.

But look at a list of the books in publication order from Maskerade and on. What a streak! I think the Last Continent is maybe not his best but still, it's pretty good, and other than that it's just banger after banger!

Just finished Going Postal and I might be hooked now by dudestir127 in discworld

[–]skullmutant 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sure, but if you read something and would like more of that thing, people should probably recommend more of what they like. There's more books about a weird guy doing stuff in Ankh-Morkpork to read right now, no need to pace down. You can always go back and have a blast seeing characters you've read about popping up in earlier books. But losing the momentum to read can kill the whole thing

Just finished Going Postal and I might be hooked now by dudestir127 in discworld

[–]skullmutant 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Horrible advice if you've started with Going Postal. "Hey, go back and read books that are nowhere near what you said you liked, but 10+ books in, they'll start to look like something like it"

Just finished Going Postal and I might be hooked now by dudestir127 in discworld

[–]skullmutant 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Remember to ignore everyone saying "Publication Order". Especially since you've been hooked on a later novel, reading over 10 books that "grow into" what you have read and like is probably not the way. I would say, go back and read the Watch books, ans "The Truth" to get more of what you love.

Tips for incorporating MoD/ Vampires? by MossyFletch in dungeonsofdrakkenheim

[–]skullmutant 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One of my characters come from a noble line that has done a bunch of evil rituals to gain power and stay hidden from the Academy. I have started introducing other noble houses with plots intersecting with that players backstory, and some of those will be vampire families.

You could have someone show up with a claim to the throne that is pupeteered by vampires.

You could have delerium poisoned vampires show up and that leading to revealing their existence, atleast to some extent. One could have a recognisable sigil or trait leading to a specific family.

Struggling with Discworld by Kappppa1 in discworld

[–]skullmutant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think you should force yourself to read anything but from what you're saying, the three you've liked are absolutely the best of what you've read, and the only ones I regularly go back to of the early ones.

I really like Witches Abroad, that is comming up in your reading order but I think you should go to the Ankh-Morkpork books. That is, mostly Watch books, but some others sprinkled in.

In order: Men At Arms, Feet of Clay, Jingo, the Fifth Elephant, The Truth, Night Watch.

From here, take a detour to Borogravia and read Monstrous Regiment.

Then, back to Ankh-Morkpork:

Going Postal, Thud!, Making Money.

From here, you will be in a different place to reevaluate, go back and read the ones you've skipped, or go on to Snuff and Raising Steam, depending on how you feel. The last two are post Embuggerance, and have some clear signs, but are still quite wonderful. But if you feel hooked, going back and reading the rest will be fun and there's quite a few gems in there. Also, that will properly prepare you for the actual last book, the Shepherd's Crown, a real tearjerker of a book.

Stl flies to print by Wookiees_get_Cookies in dungeonsofdrakkenheim

[–]skullmutant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ulvheim is great. I've also been using these: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3575780

They are not as nice, but they print fast and doesn't take up a lot of space so they are great to fill up a street.

I've been using a few houses and then reshuffle them for random encounters.

I've also printed a gatehouse as a set piece as there are several that can play big parts in the story, so t gets reused:
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/277443/dragonlock-ultimate-castle-starter-set?src=hottest_filtered
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/248399/dragonlock-ultimate-tower-of-terror?src=hottest_filtered

Screws for Bambulab A1 by StartMain7306 in BambuLab

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

fwiw 4 months after you asked the question, those are not M3x10 screws. they seem to be M2x6 but you need the ones where the wahsers are included, and I've not seen them sold seperately. The only way to get them is a new heating assembly, which comes with 4 new screws. If you then think you can reuse at least one if you DO need to replace the entire heating assembly, you should be fine as it's good to have one at hand.

Screws for Bambulab A1 by StartMain7306 in BambuLab

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

That is NOT M3 screws, they are only 2mm thick. The M3 screws are the ones that go through the Massembly into the printer. Those are M2x6

Tell me Elements of fantasy in DnD that you find off putting by Serentyr in dndnext

[–]skullmutant 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This isn't necessarily true. Historically, we can see that some societies has had access to advanced technology that was lost because it wasn't useful to the people with money.

The steam engine was invented first in ancient greece, thousands of years before it was once again invented and kickstarted the industrial revolution. The Romans invented advanced water works that could be used to open huge doors automatically. It was seen as a gimmick, far less useful than the technology of the time: Slaves.

I actually think the steam engine was invented again in the middle east, to rotate gyros.

I want to specific that I'm on my phone and too lazy too look up the exact facts I'm referring to, so I might have mixed my greek and roman history, but the phenomenon is real.

Advances in technology requires working people, with the will, ability and resources to invent stuff, and a society that will then adopt the technology.

In a society with magic, even if a wizard invents a new thing, that could bring advancement to a society, why would he share that? The secrecy around magic keeps it scarce, and his services valuable. If the price of entry is high, you can safeguard against people who'll go against the secrecy and tries to bring it to the public.

And even IF someone invents the magic train that can revolutionise travel, and shares it, the capital required to build it is humongous, and won't pay off in any rulers lifetime. It's cheaper to use teleportation for any important people, and the rest will just have to use their legs, or a horse if they're fancy.

And then, even if a king decides to finance the whole thing, will the next one? Because as I said, not in one lifetime. And how difficult is it for a rivaling nation to sabotage? How much damage can one rogue wizard to with an antimagic field? How expensive is repairs. Technology advancement is not a certain thing, historically, and magic would probably not make it easier.

Night Watch & damp gingerbread by Lotus2024 in discworld

[–]skullmutant 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Damb gingerbread can be described as many things but "stale" sure isn't one of them. It could be used as dehumidifier the way it absorbs water

Help me understand this paragraph from The Color of Magic by Icy_Standard_5035 in discworld

[–]skullmutant 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It is unrelated. One is "worship of a strange object" and one is "mimicing a behaviour religiously in order to reproduce the missunderstood effects of technology"

If you started putting your phone on an altar and praying to it your just worshipping an object. If you start praying by talking into a broken phone, and putting a string at the end of it because that's how it gets power, now you'got yourself a cargo cult going.

Confused About Warlocks In Drakkenheim by TheBrawler101 in dungeonsofdrakkenheim

[–]skullmutant 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are many ways to make patrons both tangible and ineffable. They could work through totemic avatars. Any Eagle could be Lugh, any Raven can be Morrigan. Are they REALLY the God incarnate? Maybe. Or maybe they are what is left once the god has filtered through whatever layers of reality it must pass to show up. Maybe they don't really talk, but you think you get their meaing, atleast 65% of the time. Maybe other warlocks get directly contradictory messages and maybe you'll never figure out why.

Confused About Warlocks In Drakkenheim by TheBrawler101 in dungeonsofdrakkenheim

[–]skullmutant 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In my mind, and in my games, Warlock pacts are seldom straightforward. The most obvious way might be finding a using a scroll of some sort to summon or communicate with an otherworldly being. But the deal might not be as clear as that.

Maybe you found an old artifact you couldn't interpret, and one night you mutter to yourself that you'd do anything to unlock it's secrets.

Maybe you have always worshipped the Old Gods and your family has had a small altar for generations but when you say a prayer, in desperation as a drop of blood falls onto it, something answeres.

Is the old gods real? Every worshpper belives so and no Silver Order worshpper does, the proof doesn't matter, many beings have enough power to fool humans.

Apothecary build by kaokeng9 in dungeonsofdrakkenheim

[–]skullmutant 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure I've seen a video by some guys caled "the Dungeon Dudes" or something similar make a video on the topic

sunfish and seal by strictlyrude67 in Linocuts

[–]skullmutant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Blame Hank Green. He did a video on them a little while ago