The "I Didn't Comment in Another Thread" Thread

[RealAlHazred]

nope

 

[trappedslider]

nope

 

[Medic]

I didn't think I'd ever be posting about my job, or even posting in this thread, but I'm seeing some confusion here that I can help dispel.

I am a transcriptionist and aspiring medical transcriptionist that has on more than one occasion done work for medical professionals, including obstetricians and NICU staff. Maternal death was so frequent before the advent of what we consider "modern" medicine that women would pen their last wills before going into labor as a reasonable precaution, to say nothing of the atrocious infant mortality rates. Though advances in evidence-based medicine have greatly diminished both of these in developed nations, each still happens frequently enough that doctors must prepare accordingly.

The specialists in neonatal wards think in worst-case scenarios, ready for any complications that may arise, and the results speak for themselves. Awareness of the once-daunting risks that were commonly associated with pregnancy has dropped significantly thanks to their diligence.

Despite this optimistic trend, many specialists can still recount times when they had to sit prospective parents down and explain that their child would be dead prior to or shortly after birth, or that a pregnancy would have to be terminated in order to save the would-be mother's life.

In all likelihood, whenever they fret over something like a woman's age, they're probably just shunting their worries onto you.

Anyways, I return to my insomnia-fueled tirades about [Current Thing].

 

[billd91]

Well, if my wife's experience is one to go by, they still act like a 38-year-old having a child has never happened before.

I think my wife was getting some of it when she was 35 and pregnant with our youngest (who turned 18 yesterday). That said, if they set the expectation that there could be complications due to “advanced maternal age”, it’s a huge relief when things turn out fine. And if they don’t, you’ve been appropriately informed.

 

[Cadence]

Wrong thread. What I get for doing things on my phone while multi-tasking.

 

[billd91]

Honestly, it was kind of a dumb question in the first place. But people sure are piling on with the idiocy.

 

[eyeheartawk]

Because I don't want it to go to waste here was the close second meme I made about the quality difference between Spelljammer and Eberron.

 

[Ondath]

Because I don't want it to go to waste here was the close second meme I made about the quality difference between Spelljammer and Eberron.

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It's truly shocking, and it seems to be deliberate — someone had commented on the forums a few months ago saying that WotC had told Matt Mercer he gave them too much content for the Wildmount book, and that they wanted less lore for their setting sourcebooks. Since Eberron and Wildmount are the only decent setting books in 5E, it's clear that they were exceptions shaped to be that way by their creators - and that the 5E core team actually prefers as little fluff as possible.

I don't want to turn this into a 5E-hating thread again, but suffice to say I think I'm done with this edition.

 

[eyeheartawk]

It's truly shocking, and it seems to be deliberate — someone had commented on the forums a few months ago saying that WotC had told Matt Mercer he gave them too much content for the Wildmount book, and that they wanted less lore for their setting sourcebooks. Since Eberron and Wildmount are the only decent setting books in 5E, it's clear that they were exceptions shaped to be that way by their creators - and that the 5E core team actually prefers as little fluff as possible.

I don't want to turn this into a 5E-hating thread again, but suffice to say I think I'm done with this edition.

I agree about the amount of stuff in those books being good. My only real problem with both Eberron and Wildemount is that neither setting actually interests me. But yeah, I think days of the 300+ page setting book format that gives you most everything you actually need to run the setting are gone now.

I mean, what kind of pedantic nerd would want actual ship combat rules in a space sailing ship game. Just scootch closer and board or whatever, man.

 

[billd91]

A number of bannings lately because of moronic, cheap, political shots lately. Is there something in the water?