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I think I'm going to make it to Christmas, but I'm like playing on easy mode. It's been a few years since the practical totality of malls shifted to cheap covers from no-name singers for music. And I barely listen to radio except for news anymore. Besides, my favorite version is the one by Cascada.

Today I learned, while listening to a "Dark stuff" podcast, that Chernobyl/Chornobyl means wormwood/absinthe/ajenjo. And that someone placed a memorial featuring the biblical third angel with a trumpet from the Book of Revelation in-site in 2011...

You forgot more and more overworked and underpaid.

Also, cgi has gotten expensive. More and more movies use it, so there's more demand for it. All of this while sfx studios cannot afford to dedicate exclusively to one project, not with an evergrowing backlog. Everything demands more time and processing while studios keep rushing. Another...

I think I used to have one. But I haven't used it in over a decade and don't even remember which email I used for it, or if I still have it. Even then, I only used it to keep track of feeds -to lurk-, so I guess I'm off the platform.

I don't think I follow any blog nowadays, but some good stuff about comics is in Tales from the Database from Mile High Comics Tales From the Database - Mile High Comics, Chuck Rozanski It is a good source for comic history. Some highlights, the story behind the near bankruptcy of Marvel and its...

I like some of the stuff AI makes possible. It is very cool for data processing and analysis. They used neural networks to isolate John Lennon's voice in an old tape that they could go on to mix into a finished song. It also being able to upscale pictures so they look good on modern TVs is also...

It seems to be real. As for people born before photography, we don't know... nobody bothered to make records about how people dreamed before the 20th Century: Do You Dream In Color? https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2024/10/04/dreams-color-black-and-white/

This thread reminded me of thingsiusedtobelieve.com Ok, one for myself. When we were like three of four, it got into mine and my cousin's minds that if we stayed under the bed for one minute, we would be transported between our houses. That and that we reasoned that my (paternal) uncle would...

I love that show! It is one of the two scifi shows I used to watch with my Dad. I have the Mill Creek box set.

@Horwath You'd need to make multiclass speciffic benefits. Both to give relevant abilities, and to prevent pumping too much power. Remember the power level of a single feat which is way below a full class level, let alone two. Also, keep in mind that multiclassing doesn't fulfill a single...

I was ready to overlook a lot of stuff. I was a sure buy the moment they announced the new books because, hey shiny half-century edition! I remained enthusiastic even after the OGl-gate and the Pinkerton incident -way less, but still eager-. All of the other concerns were hard, but not...

Too bad, that's one of the main reasons I'm staying behind with pure 5e.

A purely optional add-on doesn't have lore attached to it, and it is way less visible than having one or two accepted options at the "species" level. Optional add-ons don't get NPCs in modules, and they don't show up in random splash art either. It is just completely not the right tool for the...

I really need to see that other half? How exactly are they redundant? They share Darkvision and Fey Ancestry, but beyond that, the two are very different. A strong point Half elf has is high stats and skill flexibility. Elf instead has trance and all of that focus on spells/training. That isn't...

But in 5e, in-combat healing is everything that's left... Long term healing is gone because everybody resets on a long rest, short term out of combat is but a formality and not something that is always roleplayed. (Have I mentioned that I find 5e the most hostile to dedicated healers?)

It matters as much as it influences visibility and accessibility. What I mourn the most is the loss of that two-page spread on half-elves, and that I expect them to just vanish from all future adventure and setting material as NPCs. The way they went through meant lip service to mask a complete...

@Daztur I'm late to this thread, but let me tell you, I share some of your concerns, but not your conclusion. I worry about the hit point inflation that has been trending since the 2e to 3e switch. But, honestly, the buff of healing is about one of the few things I found enticing from 5.2. Let...

Even 4e started to diversify later on. The most fun I've had with a healer in the edition was with a paladin thata was heavily invested into healing and could go entire combats without attacking.

It has totally been a valid concept up until the edition break. I haven't had problems playing as one so far. I can play clerics fine, but they just aren't as attractive to me if I have a choice. I don't like them being armored and so martial heavy, and due to my personal beliefs, I find the...