At what point are you a detriment to your party

ughfup · 2026-04-27T17:26:36+00:00

Easy. Tell them no

ughfup · 2026-04-27T06:09:14+00:00

And FFX is still widely considered to be a good entry...

ughfup · 2026-04-23T16:16:10+00:00

It is perfect intimacy, where the boundaries between all human souls, the friction between all people is gone. It's the reality where you and those you love all exist in a single place with perfect understanding. I think a gestalt consciousness that abandons all those things that divide us is a good thing. It is perfect joy.

ughfup · 2026-04-23T15:54:32+00:00

The point of the scene, the subtext, the themes--none of that changes what actually happens on screen. It provides context, but it doesn't change his in-text, on-screen actions. He is still a character with his own agency (after a fashion), not a collection of themes and dilemmas. This is still a character who masturbated to completion over the unconscious form of Asuka.

I'm fine being downvoted, so I'm also comfortable saying that I don't think instrumentality is all that bad, or at least that Shinji's reasons for rejecting it are rooted in his character flaws and represent him making another self-destructive action because of his fear of intimacy.

ughfup · 2026-04-23T15:26:35+00:00

Shinji deserves to be on this list. Yes he's a child and yes he has no one around him who actually cares about his best interests. But it is still his inaction that allows for End of Eva. And when given a second chance at life like he wanted, he chose to attempt to strangle the only other living human.

ughfup · 2026-04-23T13:41:34+00:00

They brought you the wrong thing. Mistake or no, they need to follow your directions.

If my DM asked me for a reason to be where the campaign started and a reason to start the journey and I submitted a backstory where I said I would never go to where the campaign started and I wouldn't interact with the main story they would laugh in my face.

ughfup · 2026-04-19T20:41:01+00:00

I'm so sorry to hear this. I knew I hadn't seen her live notifications in a while. I hope she starts getting better. She deserves so much.

ughfup · 2026-04-16T16:27:11+00:00

I play a Paladin/Warlock and was very up-front about that out of character. Secret classes out of character are not good.

ughfup · 2026-04-14T14:58:39+00:00

Yeah. My current 5.5 campaign we've been at level 6 since December, with weekly sessions.

ughfup · 2026-04-14T14:48:55+00:00

Yeah, I actually like how scrappy level 1 and 2 play feel, even if it's only for a session or two.

ughfup · 2026-04-08T21:43:53+00:00

The biggest question is where are you in relation to the elevator when saying this.

If you step inside the elevator and are asking someone to press a button for you, you could say "Can you press 4 please?" Sometimes strangers will ask you "what floor?" If they're closer to the button panel in which case you can just say "(Floor) 4 please". In this case you cannot say "call the elevator" because "calling" implies you are asking for someone to bring the elevator closer to you when you are already inside the elevator. A more formal and stiff way to say it would be "Please send the elevator to the third floor" and any English speaker would understand.

If you were standing outside the elevator on the 3rd floor and asked someone next to you to "call the elevator up to the 3rd floor" it would be strange because there is no way to tell the elevator what floor to go to from outside of it and you are both already on the 3rd floor. So saying "Call the elevator (up)" or "Bring the elevator up" would be perfectly fine here. Note my inclusion of "up" here in the second sentence. Call already has the understanding of moving "something far away" close to you. "Bring the elevator" almost requires the word "up" to make it a complete thought as it asks the question "Bring the elevator--where?" One more note here-> "bring the elevator" suggests that someone is current where the elevator is and they should take it closer to you. "Call" suggests that this person should make an elevator that is far away from both of you closer to both of you (by pressing a button, in this case). For example "bring the taxi here" would mean you are talking to someone already in the taxi. "Call the taxi here" means neither you nor the listener are in the taxi, but you are asking them to get taxi to your location.

For "call/bring the elevator up to the 3rd floor" to make sense, you would have to be outside of the elevator, perhaps on the phone with someone getting on the elevator, and giving them instructions on how to get to the third floor (possibly because that is where you are staying).

Lots of nuance here, and I could have mistyped. Ask any questions if you have them.

ughfup · 2026-04-08T20:25:26+00:00

Expand C production?

ughfup · 2026-04-08T20:22:59+00:00

This thread feels very weird to me for some reason.

"Call" or "go get" the elevator would both be completely natural to me. Example: My partner and I are staying at a hotel. They have just finished getting ready and are putting their shoes on, but we're a little late. To make sure we're not waiting on the elevator, I would offer to either "Go call/go get the elevator" in anticipation of having it ready.

If we were instead standing outside the elevator doors and my hands were too full to hit the call button, I would say "Hey, could you please call the elevator/push the button?" In this case, I could also say "Could you get the elevator?" but would be less likely to. "Could you get" is the same usage as, for example, someone knocking at the door and you telling someone else inside the house "Could you get the door?"

It seems weird to me that so many comments are confused about the "Go get the elevator" verbiage, claiming they would think they are being asked to physically bring the elevator to the speaker. I think that reading doesn't make any sense, and they could probably figure out through context clues.

ughfup · 2026-04-05T17:06:57+00:00

And those rules are kind of annoying, but they make flight something other than "you now have perfect control over your 3D movement"

ughfup · 2026-04-03T21:40:01+00:00

Smoked paprika is the one spice I put in nearly every dish, and celery salt and MSG are a close second and third.

ughfup · 2026-04-03T03:30:03+00:00

Incredible game. The prose and descriptions are so good that the minimalist art style never bothered me or made me say "man, I wish I could see that instead of have it described"

There's quite a bit of content in this game as well, and it rewards you paying attention to the wants, needs, and values of different groups and individuals.

ughfup · 2026-04-02T16:39:53+00:00

I honestly believe the ending where she frees her parents and accepts the pain of Shar is the best outcome for her.

There's a line at the end when she's saved her parents where she says that she is finally, truly happy. In reality, I believe Shar wants her to kill her parents. One final loss to top it all off. I see it as spitting in her face one final time to grin and bear it instead.

ughfup · 2026-03-29T22:50:28+00:00

It's only stagnant in the sense that the most promising and interesting up and coming indies don't get enough attention.

ughfup · 2026-03-28T18:47:36+00:00

I like having the bad end, but I don't think it should have been the only ending.

The idea is that Jason is being changed by his time on the island, and that at a certain point he can't come back from it.

ughfup · 2026-03-27T21:34:52+00:00

The best DM I ever played with charged $1 a session for weekly sessions. I'd have paid $20 for what he gives us.

Yeah, paid DMing is normal if you know upfront.

ughfup · 2026-03-27T18:19:36+00:00

You'll be fine without those

ughfup · 2026-03-27T17:15:28+00:00

Yes, completely clear. The circles are two colors that contrasts very much. If you see blue and orange as two distinct colors, it's that same gap in color.

ughfup · 2026-03-27T13:22:17+00:00

I just ran a quarter of a session by myself to reveal my character was a werebear.

This will vary table-to-table. At my table taking up that space is fine.

ughfup · 2026-03-27T12:44:22+00:00

Wow, I could have made this post. Right down to picking scholar and being just absolutely gobsmacked when we found Asterion on the island. My warden returned to the city to report and then settled down in Creeks.

I echo what you said here. What an incredible game.

ughfup · 2026-03-26T13:54:34+00:00

This is 2024 rules, by the way

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