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@gaulicogre
No one wants to admit it so I will. I think war sucks.
I'm not over this...
Can you imagine the amount of outrage everyone would have if a trans man said with his full chest that transmisogyny/misogyny isn't a real thing?
To use myself as an example, if I had come on here and told trans women that the transmisogyny they have experienced isn't a real problem or that they are overreacting. They would rightfully be pissed.
So how come when hate that is targeted towards trans men its that their misandry "isn't a real thing or problem" or that they are "just being bitchy" or worse "they made it up to get back at trans woman who are calling out their behavior."
I hate this us vs them shit that people like Lily and Patricia are trying to push onto the trans community.
Calling out bad behavior doesn't make you transmisogynistic or transandrophobic.
If all you have to get out of criticism is your identity and nothing else, you might just deserve the criticism.
CD, you are a fucking moron.
"All racism comes from inferiority because of cuckporn"
Of couuuurrrse it has NOTHING to do due to an illogical hatred of those different than you, it has to be LOOOOGICALLLLLL (it all also has a single universal reason)/sarc
Let's see small points:
"Elves were first, more evolved"
^Totally not racist rhetoric at all/sarc
Warhammer elves aren't facist in Warhammer they're just racist, but we aren't counting that *checks post* cause its a bit silly sometimes
Nobody, and I am going to repeat, NOBODY is complaining about Legolas being COOL Jackson's movies were almost universally adored, Legolas & Gimli are both beloved by fans of the books and the movies. They thought it was FUNNY when Gimli was hoofing it through the snow while Legolas was casually walking over the surface that doesn't mean people were upset. Who did you MEET that hates LEGOLAS???
Forgotten Realms has racist elves
Hmm I have never heard of that location *looks it up*
Just a sweeping blanket of fucking insane bullshit
Also what was her point about Saiyans? Like I'm not being cheeky here is she saying because Saiyans were first evolved or because they were strong they were justified in conquering and ruling... so its Imperialism, the Saiyans were Imperialists... but she is saying just cause they are both blonde they aren't facists... yeah I... yeah
Hold on
I mean they definitely have racism, a focus on strength through birthright, conquer other peoples... its just so weird, maybe not facist by definition but really that reading isn't that crazy
Given Lily's takes on anime, it's a hell of a thing for her to A - invoke Dragon Ball at all, and B - use the Saiyans in a comparison of ELVES.
I'm kind of amazed at how bad a gamer Lily is. A lot of her vitriol is just a mask for her own ineptitude at them and anger that she can't mod the shit out of something until it's just a power fantasy.
I never played Hollow Knight Silksong
But a close friend of mine did and they had their complaints from the beginning of fights having buncha normal enemies take up time to the high mask damage
I think for CD her not liking silksong is whatever but BECAUSE she made such a big deal instead of just quietly quitting the game she wasn't having fun with "Look i installed mods to fix the brightness issue, look i fixed this, look at these reviews that share my complaint!" Like okay... im looking for who wasn't in your livestreams who cared
And it's not like anyone cares that she's a bad gamer, but she's making a stink over her "qualifications" to show how nuh-uh, she's not. Her modding Silksong and using common complaints as justification doesn't do her any favors in trying to prove she doesn't suck at it. In all fairness, Silksong is a title that CD should like in theory, but Metroidvania games work based on how much of a masochist you are and how many times you're willing to beat your head against a wall to get past a single room. It's anathema to a power fantasy. Nobody believes CD kept playing WoW because she liked raids, just as sure as nobody believes that she likes Baldur's Gate 2 because she enjoys D&D mechanics. Which is fine - people can play games for different reasons. But if her up-the-butt takes on D&D mechanics are any indicator, she doesn't like video games because she's skilled at them.
Sure AI might poison the lands around us, contribute to mass psychosis, raise our energy costs, steal all of our art and intellectual property without repercussion, exploit workforces in poor countries, give execs reasons to fire you, and ultimately widen the wealth gap, but at least we'll have a little guy on our phones telling us things a google search already could've!
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I WANT TO KNOW YOUR SECRET
SERIOUSLY THOUGH WHAT ARE YOU
Buffy the Vampire Slayer really got more credit than it ever deserved as a series. The worldbuilding was garbage, the writers always showed their influence through the forced snark of the characters, and the supernatural aspect of the show was merely a backdrop for the drama of the principles. This was not a show that could or should be held up for its quality.
While the passionate fanbase made the show as successful as it is, the series owes its success to two aspects - it had a main character that was much more accessible to an audience in comparison to contemporary shows, and the late ‘90′s were a vacuum for representation.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer as a benchmark in fiction is less of a masterpiece and more of a fresco of spaghetti and sauce thrown at the wall of an outlet mall. There’s merit to what it was as a product of its time and why the fanbase, especially those a part of the LGBTQ+ community, became so passionate about it; and it’s because of this that I argue that the fanbase made the show bigger than it ever should have been. And while I won’t comment on the quality of representation, I’d also argue that if you swapped Buffy with something like “Lost Girl”, the show’s popularity would explode in the same way; Buffy is culturally significant because a community was starved for something to see themselves in. As it is with a lot of television out of the late ‘90′s / early ‘00′s, it’s not something that aged well (see also: Friends), but in the interest of fairness, that’s more of an indictment of the industry at the time than any one show in particular. Representation in general is a lot better than it was and that’s a progressive endeavor in and of itself.
“Hush” is the best episode of the series. Yes, I know “The Body” is critically acclaimed, but Hush stands on its own better and doesn’t rely on any investment that the audience may or may not have in the characters.
Not sure how many people have pondered the concept or have had to articulate it to others, but I spent some time explaining to one of the new players in my group why certain magic (namely illusions and “mind affecting magic”) doesn’t work on creatures that don’t reach past a certain threshold of intelligence.
It boils down to sentience and cognition.
Here’s the question and a very brief primer -
If a creature is of a different mind, how can it understand the magic you use?
While animals and beasts are usually the targets of these discussions, there are many more creatures where magical effects get muddled. In Pathfinder and older systems of Dungeons and Dragons, certain creatures were given the classification of “mindless”, usually represented by an Intelligence of “-” in the stat block; creatures under this umbrella include oozes, undead, plants, “vermin” (another umbrella including giant insects and swarms) and constructs. Mind affecting magic, such as the many different schools of illusions and certain enchantments, doesn’t work on any of these creatures. Older systems made you dig for the fact that an illusion wouldn’t work on an “ogre spider”, but 5E will have exceptions to effects in spell descriptions.
So why doesn’t specific magic work on specific creatures? Depends on the context.
-In the case of animals and beasts, it goes without saying that there is an obvious disconnect between the cognition of humans and animals. As an example, we can understand how the mind of a dog works from a scientific standpoint and dogs certainly have some semblance of intelligence, but any approach to reasoning with an animal is based on what is understood about their behaviors, reactions, and ability to perceive. In general, humans don’t know or understand the full extent of a dog’s cognition. So if a wizard uses an illusion to produce a treat in their hand and produces it to a dog, the dog would be wondering why this person wants their palm licked; not only does the dog not understand what the wizard’s intent is, the dog’s senses would also allow them to discern the ACTUAL treats are somewhere else on the wizard’s person. All this to say that we might be able to fool the senses of an animal but not necessarily its mind, and not solely because we’re “smarter” than the animal. Humans can perceive 3 types of colors; a mantis shrimp can perceive 16. How the fuck can a human mind produce a pattern to fool something that can see colors that we don’t have names for?
-Plants, giant insects, and oozes operate on instinct and a basic desire to consume, reproduce, and survive. Harder to say in the case of oozes since they’re anomalies produced by magical energies and also fictional, but I digress. These creatures, while capable of problem solving and adaptation, don’t posses a cognition or a sentience that we can recognize or “negotiate” with. It is in this group that you also encounter the concept of hive minds or gestalt consciousness via “creatures” such as swarms. A collection of minds acting in flawless unison is a frightening concept to some, and while apostrophe or “alien” on its own, it could be believed that in order for such a thing to exist there must be no individuality in the minds that make up the greater one.
-Undead and constructs are typically creatures that are animated by magical forces of some sort, so their purpose is dictated by the force or person that gave them “life”. There are certainly some intelligent undead and instances of hive minds in this group, but at its basest form, an undead creature is animated by negative energy, another umbrella term to embody the distilled dark side of the many different sentient creatures that exist. This in turn makes the general portrayal of undead creatures one of impending doom, malevolent or unrepentant consciousness, and insatiable hunger (among other things). Constructs take form as something designed for a specific purpose. They are the closest thing to computers or “virtual intelligence” that a fantasy setting can conjure short of homebrews. With all that in mind for both constructs or undead, there is no mind for someone to fool as they were created through certain intent and won’t deviate from their “purpose”.
These are my own notes, of course, but maybe the best way to answer the initial question is this -
How well do you understand the mind of those you wish to fool, bewilder, or bewitch?
One caveat, as always - There are exceptions to every rule.
I was watching a video on a panel with the Riot/League of Legends writing staff and they said “Ekko hasn’t even had his uncle Ben moment yet” and I nearly had a heart attack.
Don’t you dare hurt my boy, Ekko!
(note that many of the people on the panel don’t work for Riot anymore)
@arcane-ish
I mean, there’s gotta be a reason he shatters time in the first place.
Jayce after the undercity: If he found out what I did. He would never forgive me.
Viktor after Sky: If he found out what I did. He would never forgive me.
It hurts me that Viktor and Jayce have such great communication, managing to end disputes on the spot yet they never talk to each other about their pain. They hide their trauma, anxiety, fear of abandonment, as well as their mistakes, both seeing the other as perfect. Thinking that if the other found out how insecure they actually are they'd leave.
They hide their mistakes perfectly from each other yet so badly want to say something. You can see from the way Jayce brings his hammer to Viktor and the way Viktor clutches Sky's book. Like they are both scared of the other knowing but also hoping to get found out and rebuked. Because the pain of their actions hurts so much.
They're both so self harming that I wouldn't be surprised if Jayce also came there to jump.
They find ways to punish themselves for their actions, for not being food enough. Viktor choosing to die, Jayce choosing to give up everything.
I fear their inability to confide their deepest fears in each other is what's going to tear them apart.
@jayktoralldaylong
There are many instances where we see the parallels between Jayce and Viktor, as well as the multiple instances of foreshadowing that will lead to their inevitable split.
Jayce’s killing of a kid in the Undercity was the tipping point in understanding that in wanting to make Piltover better via innovation, he has become a political animal in the process, while Sky’s death was another inkling in what extremes he would be moving towards that go far beyond saving his own life.
The tragedy is that Viktor and Jayce exist on different sides of the same coin and will be at greater odds later in the stories they share because. While their desires to innovate are the same, the different directions in which they grow will cause them to clash.
When running a game, I use a type of NPC I like to call an “ambush character” to keep the party on their toes. They’re typically a tertiary element in storytelling but are very useful in breaking the flow of a session or throwing a party off balance; usually good for a few laughs as well. They usually appear in random encounters as they would be allowed to but can be used in minor roles in bigger storylines.
An ambush character has two rules you have to adhere to -
1. They have only one concept at the core of their characterization which drives their actions.
2. They can never develop beyond their core concept.
However, both of these rules can be broken if the player characters give them agency to do so.
Examples of ambush characters I use -
-A sentient buffalo who can speak the common tongue who is constantly searching for someone named “Dave”. The buffalo sounds like Tommy Chong.
-A dedicated salesman who has every personal resource put in to mobility so he can run away from the crowds that he pisses off with his sales pitches as well as keep an exact pace with people who he thinks he can make a sale to. His sense of direction is shoddy.
-A demon in the body of a squirrel who can only be appeased with meatloaf. The demon possesses weaker versions of his magical abilities.
-A man of great endurance and no fighting skills attempts to overcome large groups of “harmless” animals because he believes they are protecting his family heirlooms. He will always be ill-equipped for this task (e.g. using a greatsword and a helmet as protection against a colony of bats, or taking on a clowder of cats with a butterfly net) and the animals will always chase him off.
In the entirety of using this mechanic, I’ve only had one ambush character “evolve” because of the party’s influence. This was an annoying and overbearing glory hog of a mercenary “lord” who was maxed out in Charisma and diplomatic abilities; he was meant to be a roast of power games / “munchkins”, and was put at odds with the party because he successfully took credit for their deeds though he was already a local hero. The party eventually hired him and his cronies to take part in a big battle, his part of which was a suicide mission which they took part in anyway. The mercenary lord and his group were killed in the fight, but the lord’s body was recovered by the dragonborn that killed him. He appeared later in the game as a half-dragon monstrosity that served as a boss monster near the end of the story.
You can never be sure how players are going to influence a story, which makes them the greatest catalyst in the storytelling of tabletop roleplaying games. Of course, if you’re running the game, you should have at least a few varieties of wrench to throw back at them.
Gay ppl in Runeterra are just a bunch of divorcees, a chameleon, and the only 2 good (?) cops
it appears i have been inspired to eat a raw onion like an apple, i’m gonna test it
@picoparksdevotee
Vidalia onion is your best bet in this endeavor if you’re looking to enjoy yourself.
if they wont make caitlyn quit the enforcement or will make vi join them.... killing myself
@muscosus
A lot of people are forgetting that there’s still ground to cover in between where the first season of Arcane ends and the characters as we know them through League of Legends.
I love that people have pointed out that Silco mimics the fashion of Piltover, rather than Zaun.
My personal take is that he intends to rule Zaun once it becomes independent, and so the attempt to dress well, hide his scar and mimic Piltover fashion is actually part of his diplomatic strategy to be taken seriously as a leader by those he wishes to negotiate with, rather than be seen as lesser.
He's not a fighter, even when talking of his revolution to Vander, he admitted the goal was not to win a war, but to scare Piltover into negotiations. If he is to represent Zaun in those negotiations he needs to make sure he is doing everything to increase his chances of a good deal. That includes presentation. He's got charm, he's got eloquence, he's well spoken and persuasive, and he's also dresses well. He wants to be taken seriously, and to be respected by those he will negotiate freedom with.
@thirst-order-with-fries
It’s a reflection of Silco’s desire to rise above his station.
It’s made clear the difference between how he and Vander were leaders when it came to the “carrot and stick”.
In the entirety of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the villains that we see are sub-par by default.
So it is stunning that they bring back one of the better ones in Hawkeye for the sole purpose of blowing his fucking head off.