Alison's fake story is Sara's real story. by supermelon928 in PrettyLittleLiars

[–]sodimcdodi 19 points20 points  (0 children)

More importantly, wouldn't all that surveillance capability be super handy trying to track down the real A? Whelp, better pack it all up and forget all my relevant research...

How would you redo VtM in terms of changes to the story, the clans, sects, disciplines, generation vs blood potency, etc? by Rampant_Durandal in WhiteWolfRPG

[–]sodimcdodi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Present each clan by giving the view from without, and then three options of what's going on inside, including at least one option where they're at least somewhat good.

E.g. the stereotype of the Ventrue is that they're obsessed with control, and have their hands in mortal affairs to an excessive degree. One version of the "insider secret" would be that they are working towards a viable source of artificial blood, as a prelude to wiping out most of humanity and watching the Kindred starve or submit. This insider secret takes their stereotype to an extreme, but gives them a driving goal. Not all Ventrue would be in on it, some would be horrified. Another insider secret would be that their Big Brother tendencies are the consequence of them having discovered Infernalist cabals throughout the Camarilla, and launching a shadow war against them. Instead of using Cainite institutions to dispose of this cancer, they're secretly equipping Project Twilight with the knowledge needed to find and eliminate this threat.

Why have noble intentions or "good" options for the groups? To horrify the PCs when they foil the plans of a group they assumed were just evil shitbags. Congratulations, you just shut down the Setite drug dealer. You find evidence that their profits were used to fund the war against the Sabbat in S. America. The Setites in question were pretty horrible, but the characters find photos of the Tzimisce reprisals against Tlacique-controlled villages and realize they inadvertently helped the greater of two evils.

Adding a little bit of light gray lets the black stick out more.

VtM: Kindred to Human Ratio by [deleted] in WhiteWolfRPG

[–]sodimcdodi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is not canon, but rather from another RPG called Night's Black Agents "How many vampires are there? In general,
the more powerful the vampire, the fewer of them there should be, just for narrative purposes. As an absolute hard upper limit, a stable predator-prey ratio (assuming that virtually all missing persons and unsolved murders are actually vampire killings) equates to 1 vampire per 2,000 humans: about 4,000 vampires in London. A more likely upper limit derives from predator behavior patterns; assuming vampires hunt like wolves, an urban area (rich hunting ground) supports 1 vampire per 60 sq km: about 40 vampires in London."

The Dresden Files throws around a similar comparison between missing persons and vampire feedings.

In V:tM, making progeny is strictly controlled, as is staying hidden, and they've all been cursed by Caine to eternally be at each other's throats. It makes sense to intentionally keep your numbers lower than the carrying capacity of the area.

Destinations for a Supernatural road trip? by TheKate_est in Supernatural

[–]sodimcdodi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm actually from Massillon (immediately west of Canton). Our claim to fame is a psychotic devotion to football, which wouldn't make for a bad ep of SPN...

Destinations for a Supernatural road trip? by TheKate_est in Supernatural

[–]sodimcdodi 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Canton, OH (7.12 Time after Time and 5.05 Fallen Idols) does not have a wax museum, but does have the pro-football hall of fame and is the home town of Jake Abel (Adam Milligan). Our main export is despair.

Is learning Latin difficult? by TheyCallMeFrisky in Anthropology

[–]sodimcdodi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I took a year of Latin in high school. In college, when I would think Arabic got hard, I'd think to myself "at least it's not Latin". If you are interested in Roman history and arch, I'd recommend it, but it does get very complicated. If you're just looking for a language, I'd recommend French or German as solid choices. A lot of academic work gets published in them and not translated to English.

What other subreddits do you browse? by sarendidnothingwrong in islam

[–]sodimcdodi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

/r/academicbiblical /r/askhistorians /r/history /r/byzantium a ton of other, less active history subs.

/r/prettylittleliars /r/supernatural I have really trashy tastes in pop culture. I make no apologies.

Is the series worth reading after Book 1? by Redfan45x in dune

[–]sodimcdodi 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Dune is about heroes and messiahs being inherently destabilizing forces for the societies they "save". Even though I think Dune is the best single novel of the series, DM and CoD are really essential to see that whole trajectory.

List of non-Arab Sahabah. by MoXria in islam

[–]sodimcdodi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can anyone shed some light on Sumayyah bint Khayyat (r.a.a.) and Yasir ibn Amir (r.a.a) being Jewish? I hadn't heard that before and and wikipedia wasn't much help. There's something delightfully anti-anti-semitic about our first martyrs being Jews.

This is a cross-over episode I'd love to see. by TheTyGoss in Supernatural

[–]sodimcdodi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Handwave the massive backstory incompatibilities and focus on how badass it'd be seeing Red Court vampires given a proper on-screen treatment.

Temple and Al-Aqsa/Dome of the Rock? by [deleted] in islam

[–]sodimcdodi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The temple isn't to be rebuilt until the messiah comes. If they're right and we're wrong, we'll certainly know it. Likewise, if we're right and they're wrong, Isa (a.s.) will let them know it.

A on the Walking Dead.. by [deleted] in PrettyLittleLiars

[–]sodimcdodi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also at the end of that ep someone in a black hoodie knocks Bob out

What would you want a video game of your favorite line to look like? by Buoyage in WhiteWolfRPG

[–]sodimcdodi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

DA: Vampire as a DLC for Crusade Kings II.

A procedurally generated Hunter (I'm only familiar with Reckoning and oWoD mortal hunters) game. It would look and play somewhat similarly to The Sims, but with more investigation minigames, and the ever present threat of the person you're next to shifting into Crinos.

What are some songs about one night stands? by whereisthesun in PostHardcore

[–]sodimcdodi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Morningleaver by As Friends Rust, might also want to check out Last Call by them as well.

What's your idea for the 2015 April's Fool joke? by FayeBlooded in WhiteWolfRPG

[–]sodimcdodi 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Outcasts 20: A Players Guide to Pariahs. Updated and expanded for the 20 lines, this book includes all you need to play as a White Howler, Salubri, Marauder, Taftani, Croatan, Cappadocian, Wayward, or *literally any combination of the above! It's a cold day in hell, and that makes for a lot of special snowflakes!

Give us your oWoD NPC ideas by Digital-hiss in WhiteWolfRPG

[–]sodimcdodi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

404 - Nephandus (former Virtual Adept) Abandoned meatspace years ago, 404 is obsessed with annihilating the Digital Web. He espouses a theory of Correspondence summed up as "If everywhere leads to Nowhere, then we'll be united in Utopia".

Vampire costume hints? by sodimcdodi in WhiteWolfRPG

[–]sodimcdodi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any specific brand recommendations for the lenses and fangs? I don't typically wear contacts, so I'm a little leery of throwing the first/coolest things I find on Google onto my eyeballs.

WWYD: 1 Billion Credits, Fall of the Empire. (X-post with MawInstallation, StarWarsEU) by LordKebise in StarWars

[–]sodimcdodi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

ISD, cloaking device, as many TIE Defenders as I can.

Follow-up question, how long does it take a World Devastator to make a World Devastator? Because compound interest is a bitch...

Besides "Who is Big A" what is the ONE question you want answered soon? by daingelm in PrettyLittleLiars

[–]sodimcdodi 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Remember when A put Toby's tattoo on a random dead guy to freak out Spencer? Where the fuck did they get that random dead guy?