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Oh, you can ABSOLUTELY burn tons of build points in skills. But after a certain point, your result will feel less like Batman and more like someone who is best in the world at everything. This begs the question of why be a crimefighter instead of making the world better for EVERYONE with their...

It was a perfect storm that got me. I ordered the guitar after regular business hours, so even if that was their system, there was nobody there to make a printout and tag the item at that moment in time. And the first person in the store immediately had to deal with a customer who wanted the...

Re: The Superman/Batman problem in HERO If you’re clever, there’s ways to make it work. First of all, assume both have the same number of build points. Second, since the bulk of Supes’ abilities are inherent, most of those points will be in actual super powers. Arguably, Batman won’t have...

I went into a guitar store that had a PHENOMENAL inventory, such that I was really struggling as to what I would buy. (Note- I had already decided to buy something from them.) So I went home to mull it over after dinner. I made my decision, went online, and placed my order. Then I went to...

Also, since I’m here… As I recall, the average dragon is relatively smart. An intelligent being going into combat will take steps to tip the odds moreso in its favor unless it has a case of terminal hubris. Without getting into sling (or possibly even arrow/bolt) range, a dragon of even...

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Ronnie Rondell, Jr. has died. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c05e0z9lj3mo

Tangent @Koloth @Hussar One of the last SFB scenarios I played was a simple duel between a Fed Dreadnaught and my Gorn one. We were using the plotted movement rules, so we couldn’t change plans on the fly. We both had a similar idea for the alpha strike: close fast with overloaded heavy...

Dear Sirs, Thank you for your letter. I regret that I am not clear as to what you intend by poltergeist. I am not of Undead extraction: that is Infernal; as far as I am aware none of my ancestors spoke other planar dialects. But if I am to understand that you are enquiring whether I am of Untot...

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Mod Note: That kind of dog whistle doesn’t play well here. Keep it to yourself.

Saw this, thought it might be well-received here:

Mod Note: We went from discussion of an odd choice for publicity images to high heels to altered webcomics by Nazis to vids about radicalizing people to implying that people familiar with Nazi images and iconography are probably Nazis themselves. Godwin wept. I know this without reading the...

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I don’t remember him being flippant, but it certainly is possible, given his cohost. Of course, having Adam Carolla as your cohost for a show like that might simply be an intrinsically suspect decision for a mental healthcare professional.

Nutrition is a relatively new area of deep research. We’ve known most of the basics for a while now, but some of the interactions are still poorly understood. For example, iron interferes with a bunch of different nutrients, and is likewise interfered with by others. Additionally, some...

Michael Sloan has died. https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/articles/michael-sloan-dies-co-creator-201348225.html

I liked some of Dr. Drew’s early work, but I have to admit that one of my best friends is a mental healthcare professional who was pretty negative about him almost from the first time we discussed him being a co-host on Loveline. I personally thought the way he generally handled callers-...

There’s probably an unconscious, almost instinctual preference for “natural” over “man-made” stuff. Even for trained professionals. I mean, virtually every doctor I’ve had a discussion with about diet opined about getting our nutrition from natural sources before going into supplemental...