Recent content by pukunui

I've got it too. I don't play M:tG, so if it's mainly about that, I'll pass.

In my last Eberron campaign session, we kicked off my conversion of Grasp of the Emerald Claw. I have not only converted it to 5e but have also upscaled it to account for the PCs being level 8 rather than level 6. The PCs successfully rescued Lady Elaydren d'Cannith from the Karrnathi undead...

Yeah, I'd be fine with a bit of flirting but having Sue cheat on Reed would be a step too far for me. That doesn't feel like it would be in keeping with her portrayal in the most recent FF movie. (I haven't watched the older FF movies nor have I read any of the comics.)

Yeah, that's the one! Agreed. I just went and checked this scene in my copy. I have to admit that it supports the "Palps giving Anakin permission" interpretation. However, I prefer my interpretation for the movie scene. There's a reason Palpatine switches to his gravelly Sidious voice when he...

Yes, one based on Palpatine's body language and tone of voice in that moment. He's all congratulatory when Anakin defeats Dooku. Then he turns serious and tells him to kill Dooku. Then when Anakin hesitates, he pulls out his Sith voice and orders him to "do it". I'm sure there was even a name...

*Anakin has Dooku at his mercy Palpatine (friendly): "Good, Anakin. Good!" Palpatine (serious): "Kill him. Kill him now." Anakin: "I shouldn't." Palpatine (Sith voice): "Do it." *Anakin does it then feels bad about it. I'm not arguing that Palpatine forced Anakin to do something he didn't want...

Yeah, you can hear it in his voice when he says "Do it" to Anakin. It's his subtle Force manipulation powers.

After their duel, Palpatine subtly used the Force to push Anakin into decapitating Dooku instead of taking him prisoner. It's entirely possible he had also been subtly hampering Dooku and/or empowering Anakin during their fight.

Ah OK. It's worth continuing IMO. One thing that irks me with Veilguard is the clipped way everyone speaks. Too many sentences starting with a verb. Feels like internet forum post language rather than actual spoken dialogue. Wish it was more natural-sounding. Really annoying on the fourth...

The opening sequence is great, especially the way it doubles as a tutorial. How far have you gotten? As I mentioned above, I'm now starting my fourth playthrough! I've just started over again, though, as I wasn't sure about the rogue - struggling with both melee parrying (even with it set to...

It's been years since I read Outbound Flight, so I could be misremembering. I don't really have any desire to read it again!

I dunno. Wasn't Bowie more or less a recluse for the last few years of his life?

The Galactic Republic is weird. It has no standing army, despite not controlling the entirety of the galaxy (the Outer Rim is mostly independent and who knows what's in the Unknown Regions!), and yet it allows planets, corporations, and others to have their own private armies. When the Jedi...

I just finished my third playthrough of Dragon Age: The Veilguard and am starting on my fourth. I am obsessed with it right now. So far I've discovered something new every time. My first Rook was an elf Grey Warden spellblade. My second was a dwarf Grey Warden champion. My third was a human...

Ooooh, yes! I remember that. Was that really the beginning of the end for the internet?