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  1. Mannahnin

    Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?

    Which is kind of hilarious considering how more bitter beverages like whisky or beer are often culturally considered more "manly", but in this case it's the word "diet" being considered more feminine than the word "zero", regardless of the actual flavors. Pure marketing to cultural conditioning.
  2. Mannahnin

    Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?

    Kaor! As Willie pointed out, cutting the alcohol from N/A beers does mean they're normally lower calorie than actual beer. People aren't expecting beer to be sweet, so there's not so much sugar. Mocktails OTOH... There's a very distinct bitter tang to Diet Coke for me which isn't present...
  3. Mannahnin

    D&D General Wild Shape: Inefficient or Useless?

    I dig the double scout idea. That's pretty sweet.
  4. Mannahnin

    Fans of long series of big novels, sound off!

    Better than Paksenarrion?
  5. Mannahnin

    Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?

    But Critical Threats are a 3.x mechanic! ;) (And Menace is a Magic: the Gathering keyword/creature ability).
  6. Mannahnin

    D&D General They're Building A Memorial Game Table Sculpture In Honor of Gary Gygax

    My understanding is that the GMF has broken out of stasis and started getting things done since Paul Stormberg took over from Gail as Chair in 2020. I don't know if they've released any comprehensive updates about the finances or what's become of the funds which were originally raised back in...
  7. Mannahnin

    Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?

    "[Mechanic name here]: THREAT OR MENACE?'
  8. Mannahnin

    Shadowdark Shadowdark General Thread [+]

    I think it also helps that many of the talents include an element of choice (like the ability increase ones, or a bonus to attack rolls which lets you pick melee or ranged), and that they're pretty much all fundamentally "you get better at your job". 31/36 possible results on the Wizard table...
  9. Mannahnin

    Critical Role Professor DM interviews Critical Role Cast

    Not offered without any reservations about semantics, and aware that the term has been stretched a bit since Ben Robbins first articulated the concept, but I think we're stretching the term "West Marches" a bit there. West Marches refers to an open table campaign with variable attendees from...
  10. Mannahnin

    Trailer The Bride

    Yeah, definitely got my attention!
  11. Mannahnin

    Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?

    If you lose the condescension and engage with a slightly more humble attitude, it would be more pleasant for everyone involved.
  12. Mannahnin

    Shadowdark Shadowdark General Thread [+]

    Some things that take out your light would hit all of them. Others, like a monster attacking a torch-bearer or throwing a bucket of water on him, would only affect one.
  13. Mannahnin

    Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?

    "Hippo, what is best in life?" "To crush your enemies, to drive the tour jeeps before you, and to hear the lamentations of the tourists."
  14. Mannahnin

    Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?

    I saw this happen live and in-person once. Thankfully I was on the other side of the enclosure from the people experiencing it... more viscerally.
  15. Mannahnin

    Shadowdark Shadowdark General Thread [+]

    I imagine Whizbang would probably have noticed if all the tension had been removed by their modification, so I suggested a possible explanation for why they're apparently not seeing the effect you speculated on.
  16. Mannahnin

    Shadowdark Shadowdark General Thread [+]

    Probably less so if Whizbang is consistently attacking the light with monsters and environmental hazards.
  17. Mannahnin

    Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?

    I favor Ulsio. Nice. Jorune is cool, but definitely has issues. Ben Laurence of Mazirian's Garden and Through Ultan's Door fame teased a really cool-looking OD&D hack version of Jorune on his blog over several articles a few years ago, but I don't know if he ever finished it. Sounded super...
  18. Mannahnin

    Our Physical Fitness

    Friday night I did get back for three rounds of machine triceps extensions (with drop sets), three of face pulls (pushing weight up a bit and drop setting the last set), and three of leg extensions (pushing weight up from last time I did them). Sunday was super busy but I snuck in for a quick...
  19. Mannahnin

    Cocktails

    What's your preferred gin for it? For my taste, choice of gin is critical for a martini.
  20. Mannahnin

    D&D General Who is this made for (Not Beginners) - the New D&D Starter Set

    Value is subjective. $1 is too much for me to pay for a product I have zero interest in or use for, unless maybe I can quickly and easily resell it for more. What's objective is that this is priced at the same price point, relative to a contemporaneous PH, as almost every D&D starter/intro box...
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