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I think it is maybe legit.

If it's legit, it's still trivial.

Any answer which indicates a contemporary RPG that emphasises randomness and narrative permissions for character advancement is a sufficient answer.

doppelgreener

it is legit, but it's basically a rant

It would need, at the very least, clarification edits to expose the actual question being asked in a non-trival way.

There is also the point of sample bias.
The asker is on the internet, theoretical char op requires assumptions about nonrandomness.

I am going to take a stab at editting it, and comment that if the asker is not happy with changes then to roll back.

1:41 AM

In last night's DFAE session: A fat man played a game of cards, ate some pineapple, and sank some boats. A ninja failed to break through a cheap motel door, evidence of a lurid affair was stolen, and a group of half-drunk gangsters put out a motel fire while someone threw the fat man off the third story balcony.

Also, a club DJ discovered he's a superhero.

2:26 AM

@Oxinabox The publishing tag wiki doesn't mention anything about publishing companies, just the act of publishing. Perhaps if you're going to use it that way, you should edit the tag wiki to reflect it first.

2:38 AM

Good point, the questions tagged with it are mix of publising practices and a few publishers.
I wil amke a new publishers tag and move those few out.

@Oxinabox I think it's fine to just expand the scope of the publishing tag wiki to include what it's already being used for.

Actaully my mistake, everything there except that edit was bout publihing.

I will just remove that tag.
Hunting down the other questions I've seen about publsihers is a job for another day

3:25 AM

HAIL UNTO THEE

No skylarks here.

[Sad face] Bird thou never art

doppelgreener

3:46 AM

@Oxinabox deleted my meta answer, since the other was more than enough :)

4:15 AM

fair enough

5:01 AM

We're so...silent, tonight

I'm catching up on the Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre, because I know you don't want me talking about the latest episode of Doctor Who.

#Legend already did it.

12:09 PM

There's a small, plumpy lizard perched outside the door of my house.

Ooh, cute!

trogdor

lol

The thing is clearly scared by me. I'm big and unpredictable and the little one just stays still and looks at me and I can see it's breathing really fast.

Poor thing.

Knowing that it can't get so affectionate to look for cuddles is so sad. The Internet says that I could tame it by offering food every day for a long time and waiting for it to look for me like if I was an ally for its sustainment.

I'd just like to let it understand I don't mean harm

12:13 PM

You could technically help sustain it even without directly feeding it by having it sit on you. Cold-blooded creatures can save energy by piggybacking on a hot-blooded creature like a human.

oh, that's cool. But I guess the walkway in front of my house is better than me at this

Although if your porch is a warm place, like dark concrete in direct sunlight, it might be even better.

Jinx!

Not that sure, though. This has been a cold summer and today is mildly warm. BTW, I'm a little bit amazed at the size of this lizard, you don't see many that size around here.

Agama agama

The common agama, red-headed rock agama, or rainbow agama (Agama agama) is a species of lizard from the Agamidae family found in most of sub-Saharan Africa. == Description == Its size varies from 13 to 30 cm (5.1 to 11.8 in) in total length. It can often be seen in the heat of the day. In the breeding season, the males develop dramatically colorful markings, the head and neck and tail turning bright orange, and the body dark blue. Outside of the breeding season, the male is a plain brown. The females and juveniles are always more cryptically marked. This lizard can be found climbing rocks and walls...

When I was in Tanzania, I saw this lizard almost every day. I didn't know their name back then so I just called them squirrels. After all, they were fairly similar in terms of size, commonness and behavior, with all the tree climbing.

quelestcetanimal.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/… This is the variety we have here

12:26 PM

Hm, looks like a common lizard.

Cute little fellow though.

I once had a gecko in my room. A wild one, not a pet. I would've liked it to stay but it was quite afraid of me.

I couldn't keep it from escaping, both from a moral and a practical point of view.

There were too many small holes for it to escape through - not to mention keeping it there against its will would've been cruel and could've ended up with me living with a dead gecko.

trogdor

@Zachiel ah, yours are a lot like ours, except it has tougher looking scales and a longer tale

well, one of ours anyway

we have at least 3 different species that I know of

one of em looks like that except it has a blue tail

and a sleeker less scaly body, I think