part of why i feel that's important is if i want to be able to pull from various sources from my storytelling, i first have to at least have mental imagery that i can take seriously, instead of something that's reduced & over-simplified and noncomplex. i can think of a complex, burgeoning, sprawling ancient Rome or Greece or China or Japan, I should be able to have a similar map in my head for ancient South America.
@Miniman hey, if you have a minute at any point, do you think you want to write a dissenting opinion on the "Is D&D Beyond official" meta post? I know you had some thoughts on the matter and thus far there has only been one side of the argument presented.
I may just try to write one myself if nobody else writes one.
"Are we okay with references to D&D Beyond in answers" is about our site, but "is D&D Beyond an official rules source" isn't really anything to do with us.
"is this official" is a matter-of-fact industry question which is mainsite; "do we treat it as official or not" is a question of site policy which is for meta.
@doppelgreener I suppose I should have known that given the fact that there are other "is this official" or "where do I find this official thing" type questions on the main site
@doppelgreener you are not alone, I have usually had a very vague idea of what the difference is between one South American place was like and another myself
He's.... abrupt. Very little time for anything. But he's good. He knows the rules, he knows what's good and what isn't and he pays attention to detail.
Unfortunately, anyone that doesn't know him, always treats him badly.
@Ben well, it sounds like people might be insulted by what they interpret as his attitude
it may be only a mistaken interpretation, but just off of that description alone, someone who doesn't know him could easily make that mistake I would think
Well, personally I have "personas" based on who I'm talking to, how I'm talking to them, what I'm doing, etc. For example, when I talk to my father; in person, it's relaxed, over the phone, I speak loudly, over text, it's exempt of detail - just short and sweet.
And I talk to different people using different tones as well.
@Miniman People who don't use situational code-switching are generally considered to have a social development issue. Just--a lot of people have internalized it completely and don't get a chance to step outside ourselves and see situational code-switching as a process
and after learning at least that it was disconcerting for other people involved in conversation with me, for me to be belligerent about having attention focused on me, I had more internal motivation to improve on that
Someone who forgets what they were talking about 5 minutes ago, and just keeps going until they reach the point where they think they have made a "mind-blown" type revelation
When really all I was rambling about was the nutritional benefits of carrots
My sister had one example of that actually. Normally she just gets giggly, maybe a bit emotional. Then one night she had some homebrew, and she was a whole other person. got in several fights and ran away.
But a friend introduced me to some drinks that are actually nice, and I've found it very convenient to have something to drink when social occasions call for it.
On the other hand: it's a really good way to stop yourself from getting drunk. You won't want to drink, but it's socially "polite" to at least have one. Boom
@trogdor The only other thing I drink is alcoholic ginger beers, but they vary from "basically just beer" to "actually maybe even better than regular ginger beer".
@trogdor Haha probably. He was pretty passionate about it
@Miniman In all honesty, my Brother in law had a go at it too. Did ok. Then he left his batch with me when he moved out... I let it sit for a few more months, then decided to give it a go. It did not go well.
I blacked out and woke up 2 mins later thinking I'd gone mad
It turns out I live ~10 mi. closer to one of the teams' stadiums (stadia? Stadii?) than the other. This came up when someone at the party I attended hadn't picked a team to cheer for and set off wild speculation as to which we were actually closer to.
And which is closer by drive-time totally depends on traffic on the 'pike. Mass 'pike or Jersey Turnpike, depending on which half of the Schrodinger's football fan you're watching.
It's good for the economy, it gives people exercise, it's partially responsible for the creation of large flat areas covered with grass that are available for public use...the benefits are endless.
Ok... Half elves. How do they age? In the 5e PHB it says they reach Adulthood at 20 years, and live to about 180. To me, that says they age at the same rate (perhaps slightly slower) as humans, but just live longer
So, maybe a 50 year old half-elf might look like a 40 year old human.
@Ben I'm not sure that's really an accurate description. It's more like they use the Gamebreaking Bug skill combined with the Ludicrously Good At It skill.
I mean, I love watching speedruns. But that one...it's like, you don't really see any gameplay. Just a ludicrously fast succession of area transitions followed by the ending cutscene.
@Ben I mean, I'm not a fan of the phrase. But when I want to describe Cuphead to someone, it's really difficult to do it without drawing on Dark Souls for comparisons.