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Yesterday, 06:10 AMBroadly agreed. This strip is basically a series of lampshades that acknowledge the ridiculous monkey wrench Moray's existence throws into a huge...74 replies | 4416 view(s)
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Yesterday, 05:52 AMMechalich replied to a thread What work cemented the visual look of western dragons? in Media DiscussionsThis is an incorrect assumption, because Beowulf was not in circulation for most of its history. Beowulf is recorded from a single manuscript, the...48 replies | 1422 view(s)
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2024-05-14, 06:01 PMThe necessity of having a relationship with all the (major) deities in a polytheistic scenario does not preclude some of those gods being good or...26 replies | 1978 view(s)
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2024-05-14, 03:24 PMMechalich replied to a thread Vampire: The Masquerade - Best Edition for a Noob? in Older D&D/AD&D and Other SystemsI'd add that Changeling is a C-tier game that was barely played during its heyday - a time in which many WW splatbooks were produced almost entirely...53 replies | 1357 view(s)
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2024-05-13, 04:57 PMStar Trek includes certain elements of generic utopian futurism, but it is also very specifically Gene Roddenberry's take on what such a future would...633 replies | 27382 view(s)
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2024-05-13, 03:33 PMMechalich replied to a thread What work cemented the visual look of western dragons? in Media DiscussionsThe visual depiction of dragons underwent significant change during the Middle Ages, with the modern look: winged, quadrupedal, long neck and tail;...48 replies | 1422 view(s)
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2024-05-12, 06:15 PMHiroyuki Sanada agreed to return as Toranga/Ieyasu, so it's going to be a continuation of the existing story. Season One ended basically where...57 replies | 4941 view(s)
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2024-05-12, 05:16 PMThe presentation of religious concepts in a fictional setting is tricky, especially depending on what you intend to do with those concepts. D&D,...26 replies | 1978 view(s)
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2024-05-12, 03:18 PMSomewhat conveniently, Tokugawa Ieyasu died less than a year after the conclusion of the Siege of Osaka, making it extremely logical to end the show...57 replies | 4941 view(s)
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2024-05-11, 05:06 AMMechalich replied to a thread Works where you were surprised to learn you were in the minority of viewers in Media DiscussionsNah, appreciation for John Carter has increased over time, to the point that it qualifies as 'officially underrated.' John Carter, like Solo, is...114 replies | 6493 view(s)
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2024-05-10, 11:10 PMThe simplest option is to keep telling the historical tale. The series doesn't show the Battle of Sekigahara, the other events of that campaign such...57 replies | 4941 view(s)
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2024-05-10, 06:03 PMHanging meat really isn't that risky if done properly, and plenty of commercially available meat is in fact aged via hanging (ever seen Rocky?). The...57 replies | 4941 view(s)
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2024-05-09, 03:30 PMMechalich replied to a thread Works where you were surprised to learn you were in the minority of viewers in Media DiscussionsThis is somewhat more nuanced. Doctor Who is a series with a fair amount of mixed opinions. There are people who are really, really into it, but...114 replies | 6493 view(s)
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2024-05-09, 12:35 PMHanging carcasses is intended to cause proteinases present in the tissue to break down collagen. Collagen is the primary component of connective...57 replies | 4941 view(s)
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2024-05-09, 03:38 AMIt takes me less than 30 seconds to read a QC strip, which I usually do at work anyway. The time commitment of keeping up with it is minimal. More...74 replies | 4416 view(s)
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2024-05-08, 04:20 PMExcept it's not in a noose. This is a noose (stock photo). Iris is holding rope that's half in a standard traveling coil and half an untangled mess,...74 replies | 4416 view(s)
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2024-05-08, 04:09 AMThe weird part is how it trails off on the lower end. Everything from Iris' hand on up is normal, that's how climbing ropes look when they are coiled...74 replies | 4416 view(s)
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2024-05-07, 04:02 PMMechalich replied to a thread Works where you were surprised to learn you were in the minority of viewers in Media DiscussionsSolo had really bad press and an immense burden associated with being the Star Wars film that came out after The Last Jedi. The single group of...114 replies | 6493 view(s)
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2024-05-07, 03:18 PMMechalich replied to a thread Vampire: The Masquerade - Best Edition for a Noob? in Older D&D/AD&D and Other SystemsAnd here is a story of a group of five middle-aged women fighting off a mountain lion. They survived the initial attack, and then pinned the animal...53 replies | 1357 view(s)
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2024-05-06, 06:09 PMMechalich replied to a thread Vampire: The Masquerade - Best Edition for a Noob? in Older D&D/AD&D and Other SystemsThe 'if they fought at full strength with the understanding that the situation is life or death' caveat is important. Four people chosen at random...53 replies | 1357 view(s)
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2024-05-06, 04:46 PMMechalich replied to a thread Vampire: The Masquerade - Best Edition for a Noob? in Older D&D/AD&D and Other SystemsFour humans with baseball bats and pocket knives in a cage match with a grizzly bear or tiger would, in fact, beat it to death fairly easily if they...53 replies | 1357 view(s)
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2024-05-05, 11:53 PMMechalich replied to a thread Vampire: The Masquerade - Best Edition for a Noob? in Older D&D/AD&D and Other SystemsI'd venture this is deliberate, given the publishing history. The rights to the oWoD as a property are owned by Paradox Interactive - the Swedish...53 replies | 1357 view(s)
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2024-05-04, 09:46 PMWell, in some sense, the Jedi are all that there is. Star Wars is an aggressively, deliberately, generic franchise. The OT strips everything away...633 replies | 27382 view(s)
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2024-05-04, 05:50 PMFallout also has a much higher barrier to entry as a franchise than Elder Scrolls. Fallout is a post-apocalyptic setting, but the pre-apocalypse...104 replies | 3320 view(s)
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2024-05-03, 11:57 PMMechalich replied to a thread TV Star Wars: Tales of the Empire official trailer in Media DiscussionsAgreed. Seven years ago, SWTOR dropped the 'Betrayed' trailer for its Knights of the Eternal Throne expansion. And while it looks fantastic, it was...12 replies | 1675 view(s)
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2024-05-03, 02:33 AMThe thing about Dwarves and Merfolk, and most other 'earth' or 'water' fantasy beings is that they live in the respective environment. With both air...29 replies | 1997 view(s)
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2024-05-03, 12:57 AMStar Wars is very much a space fantasy, so while the technologies on display are a mess (though I feel expectations do need to be calibrated to...213 replies | 18869 view(s)
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2024-05-02, 07:11 PMThere's even more stuff going on in the locations in FO76, in which pretty much every location on the map either has some kind of connection to the...104 replies | 3320 view(s)
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2024-05-02, 05:16 PMProsthetic robot arms, 'bionic arms' as the various companies hyping them seem to have chosen to go with, are no longer mere science fiction and...74 replies | 4416 view(s)
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2024-05-01, 04:38 PMMechalich replied to a thread Vampire: The Masquerade - Best Edition for a Noob? in Older D&D/AD&D and Other SystemsThere are three major options for Vampire: the Masquerade. First is the 1998 Revised Edition, which was the last edition published under the auspices...53 replies | 1357 view(s)
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