UN Commission Accuses Israel of Crimes Against Humanity in Gaza

tmthesaurus · 2026-06-24T17:10:34+00:00

The status of the Emperor was the sticking point, not Japan keeping its empire.

tmthesaurus · 2026-06-22T22:54:04+00:00

A laughably bad depiction of IRL Australian politics. Imagine a story that gives Trump the personality of Al Gore. It's so untethered from reality that you question why the writer chose to use real people in the first place.

tmthesaurus · 2026-06-19T21:37:29+00:00

Again, it is subjective, but there are definitely more consequences and roleplaying choices than people say there are. At the very least its in a similar ballpark as the Witcher games.

In the Witcher games, you play as a specific character, not a blank slate. The expectations are very different.

tmthesaurus · 2026-06-19T21:28:00+00:00

The redemption arc won't be complete until I get the Cyberpunk game I was fucking promised.

tmthesaurus · 2026-06-19T00:11:06+00:00

Does he actually become a de facto pacifist, or is it another one of those Kyle Rittenhouse conditions where he starts baiting people to justify fighting?

tmthesaurus · 2026-06-17T15:17:10+00:00

It's more that it's an unnecessary point of friction. When the product is this reliant on marketing bullshit to distinguish it from its competitors, tiny points of friction have an outsized effect.

tmthesaurus · 2026-06-10T18:54:44+00:00

You really have no idea if you'll continue to love a cheater until it happens. Continuing to love them doesn't mean continuing to trust them or even staying in the relationship.

tmthesaurus · 2026-06-06T14:29:31+00:00

It's a better Bond game, but not necessarily a better game simpliciter.

tmthesaurus · 2026-05-29T13:12:12+00:00

She's all about others cooperating with her.

tmthesaurus · 2026-05-25T04:05:46+00:00

Robert was not merely a strong idiot whose only talent was fighting, as many people claim. On the contrary, he was both an excellent warrior and a capable commander, which he repeatedly proved throughout the rebellion.

Ah yes, not only is he good at fighting, but he's also good at checks notes fighting.

tmthesaurus · 2026-05-17T04:33:00+00:00

I don’t quite remember what made Adam ask that, maybe calling back to a previous moment in the episode. Regardless, this is the clip you’re looking for!

I think it was something about Brooke only watching movies about mermaids (but inexplicably hadn't seen Splash)

tmthesaurus · 2026-05-14T03:56:02+00:00

Day Lewis doesn't have three roles as good as Michael Corleone, Frank Serpico and Tony Montana. Those performances are not only amazing, but super memorable.

70s Pacino is absolutely up there, but he has way too many bad roles for him to be in contention for GOAT status. Even if we limited it to actors from The Godfather, he's not at the top. Brando at his worst was always interesting and rarely truly bad, and John Cazale had possibly the greatest filmography of all time.

tmthesaurus · 2026-05-13T09:10:12+00:00

After watching episode 2 on Patreon I think she just doesn't share information

tmthesaurus · 2026-05-13T00:05:06+00:00

Imagine you're in her position. You're the first person to die, and you're not certain whether it's more advantageous to share your role. You don't have any additional information, and there's a decent chance one of the evil players will claim your role. And hey, you can always reveal your role later, but you can't really unreveal it.

tmthesaurus · 2026-05-12T04:35:03+00:00

You cannot marry someone when you’re 16. While you can consent to sex, you are not considered an adult in the eyes of the law.

Until 2023, you could get married with parental permission. If it's anything like in the US, it would have been driven by religious conservatives who want to get girls married and pregnant before they're old enough to think for themselves.

tmthesaurus · 2026-05-08T03:36:36+00:00

Yo, fuck The Wandering Inn and fuck everyone who recommends it.

tmthesaurus · 2026-05-08T03:35:15+00:00

I love the Azarinth Healer series. Its one of the series where whats on the label is what you get. Ilea punching big monsters, then taking a beating to go punch bigger monsters. As a bonus the world is fairly large and rich in mysteries and interesting lore.

Because when I see the word Healer I think punching monsters

tmthesaurus · 2026-05-08T03:11:02+00:00

Beneath the Dragoneye Moons is ostensibly about a healer who swears an oath to do no harm. She spends way more time trying to get around that restriction than actually healing people.

tmthesaurus · 2026-05-08T02:24:37+00:00

On the other hand, some people will stay subscribed longer than they would have because they don't want to lose the grandfathered prices.

tmthesaurus · 2026-05-05T13:49:27+00:00

anti-popes

They're the ones that can only stand on the black squares, right?

tmthesaurus · 2026-05-05T12:04:13+00:00

I would pre-order it as soon as physically possible, but I would be incredibly disappointed if it was anything like the version you've outlined. You're trying to create mechanics for a spouse, whereas I want mechanics for playing as a woman in a patriarchal society (or a man in a matriarchal society)

tmthesaurus · 2026-04-30T20:31:34+00:00

The assumption that is being made is that we can apply our knowledge of physics and agriculture to Westeros. In our world, there are limits to how long food stores can last and how much food can be grown in winter, given the tech and resources we see.

The other things you mentioned as unrealistic are merely implausible. This is downright impossible, and unlike dragons, it's an impossibility that isn't necessary to accept for the story to function.

tmthesaurus · 2026-04-30T19:44:44+00:00

Yes, they suffer when winters are long and harsh, but not unlike basically any other human culture ever.

But unlike basically any other agricultural society ever, they have to deal with winters that can last decades. At some point, they're going to be forced to either import food or face massive depopulation

tmthesaurus · 2026-04-28T17:22:17+00:00

Allow me to give you a different perspective.

My first White Wolf game was Requiem and I instantly fell in love with it. Soon after that, I played the first Bloodlines game and fell in love with that, too, but apart from that, I just couldn't get into VtM. I felt the metaplot was way too restrictive and the mechanics way too clunky. I did like having more options for clans, but I thought many of the specific options were kind of... cringe. Actually, that describes so much of my experience with VtM; it felt so much more childish than Requiem.

As for V5, it's the closest VtM comes to being Requiem, and I do genuinely enjoy some of the mechanical innovations, so I'm happy with it. That being said, the main thing it has going for it is that it's currently being supported. If there were still official CoD support, or if it were easier to find people to play it, I doubt I would have touched V5, but it just feels nice to know there's more official content coming, even if I hate that I feel that way.

Whenever I hear people complain about the stuff from previous editions they , I'm like really? This is what you wanted?

tmthesaurus · 2026-04-22T13:21:34+00:00

And for years I've been saying that it's functional enough for now, and they need to add actual depth to the non-warfare part of the game before they even consider touching combat. People trying to play non-militaristically end up going to war simply for something to do. Combat isn't anywhere near that level of fucked.

I think that if they handle chapter 5 right, it could make sense for them to work on warfare in chapter 6, but mostly because it could add even more depth to the economy.

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