Just because I get to say Yggdrasil
#off-topic-discussion
analog spear
thorn holly
the manga did the world building smh š
upbeat scroll
big tree good
thorn holly
but like i cant take the designs or names seriously
thorn holly
why does everything end with mon
copper lark
biyomon best digimon
hasty kernel
Illiad
copper lark
prove me wrong
hasty kernel
Because theyre programs, and programs of the same language have the same endings?
analog spear
Nope gun > birb
copper lark
yall wrong for this
analog spear
Guns are way cuter
copper lark
that just looks like
analog spear
Just look at xagryph
copper lark
it looks like a flying gatomon
hasty kernel
Eh, not really?
Its also more cuter in motion, because it can retract and extend its ears
Which is really cute
copper lark
FAIR
hasty kernel
Anything but edgy guy
copper lark
i dont like the final digivolutions but...
hasty kernel
Only good part of digimon Xros Wars tbqh
chilly briar
digimon discourse huh
hasty kernel
Im also kinda mad still that the next digimon show is gonna be Adventure again
I just hope itll be good this time, unlike Tris second half
Like cmon, give us a Tamers continuation
faint panther
Tamers was too dark.
faint panther
It was so good but it was too dark.
hasty kernel
22 year old Matt
Idk, I thought it was just right with how dark it was
Maybe not so much for children
faint panther
They just made their shoulders broader and gave them actual necks.
thorn holly
idk who these people are but they're cute
hasty kernel
But Digimon has always had a pretty sinister vibe below it all
faint panther
Oh yeah, give us a TV-14 (or even MA) Digimon Tamers sequel.
chilly briar
too dark? I haven't seen it
faint panther
It's heavily inspired by Lovecraft.
hasty kernel
That and the guy also made lain
Lets just say it involves PTSD and Survivor's guilt among other things
Its uh, pretty dark all things considered
thorn holly
im sorry we're still talking about digimon and lovecraft's involved?
chilly briar
sounds interesting
thorn holly
im so lost what even is this franchise
faint panther
Tamers.
hasty kernel
Tamers, third digimon show
Basically, most of the shows are seperate
Adventure and Adventure 02, the first two, are obviously linked
After that each takes place in a different world, with different people
Usually has a different gimmick too
tropic garden
i leave for like ten minutes,
hasty kernel
3 had cards, 4 was basically power Rangers Digimon, 5 had a human dude punching out god, 6 was basically Steven Universe fusion, 7 was very different
See, thats what happened to me, Ellis
faint panther
I only saw the entirety of 1-3, like 80% of 4, and none of anything after.
hasty kernel
I watched everything
Half of it in german, but the german dub is really really good
Actually, 5/7 in german
faint panther
I got halfway into Tri's first episode when the "Tai should have been killed six times over already," overpowered my suspension of disbelief.
hasty kernel
5/8 if we count Tri
tropic garden
re: digimon tamers and lovecraft,
hasty kernel
My personal rating would be Tamers > Appli Monsters > Adventure > 02 > Frontier = Savers > Tri >> Xros Wars
chilly briar
TIL who lovecraft is
chilly briar
never
hasty kernel
Interesting, I thought it was impossible to escape his name in movies/games for the last 5 or so years
faint panther
Like, really, the Kuwagamon misses him EVERY time?
hasty kernel
Anyway, writer of surreal horror stories
faint panther
Cosmic, not surreal.
hasty kernel
Dude himself was an irreedemable bastard
faint panther
Here, lemme ruin the rest of your afternoon.
hasty kernel
But his style has had a long-lasting influence since
tardy anchor
hey ven that design ROCKS
chilly briar
ĀÆ_(ć)_/ĀÆ
faint panther
hasty kernel
Kam, thats from Digimon Tamers
tardy anchor
cool!
chilly briar
cool but this article in 5 words or less
hasty kernel
Cthulhu, Necronomicon, horror, racist undertones
faint panther
Oh, wow, I did not know that Lovecraft was so awful.
hasty kernel
Hoo boy
chilly briar
yeesh
hasty kernel
Yeah he was sure something
faint panther
This is... Wow.
thorn holly
e
hasty kernel
His best stories are the ones that arent informed by his bigotry
thorn holly
lovecraft was wack
hasty kernel
But really, most of the good lovecraftian stuff came from other people
thorn holly
almost all of them are bigoted tho
hasty kernel
He was, yeah
faint panther
My most in-depth experience with Lovecraft was through Bloodborne.
tropic garden
there have been several decades for his better ideas to be distilled through less bigoted writers lol
hasty kernel
Yup
faint panther
I've always wanted to read his stuff since I loved Bloodborne so much, but I think now I'll look for some of those writers Ellis mentioned.
hasty kernel
Again, there are stories of his that are good, because they arent inspired by bigotry
But yes, there are better stories from other writers
faint panther
Oh, Guillermo del Toro is making a Frankenstein adaptation starring Doug Jones (Abe Sapian, the fish in The Shape of Water) as the monster.
upbeat scroll
wow, this doug jones guy's been typecast
hasty kernel
Hm
faint panther
He does a lot of these roles. He was also the Pale Man in Pan's Labyrinth.
hasty kernel
Now that I think about it, Transistor could work quite well as a Digimon setting
And Im not good enough to draw that
Woe is me
analog spear
I guess you need to be scared of everything to be a good horror writer...
serene tulip
that looks like it belongs in the #self-promotion channel, frined
sharp grail
@young ether yeah, i went ahead and deleted that but you can go ahead and repost that there if you'd like!
copper lark
SLAMS FISTS DOWN
the ffxiv nier collab is looking better the more they tell us
the theeeeeme iām gonna cry!!!
analog spear
At this point itās nier perfect
lavish anchor
Speaking of horror writers, I just finished the new Stephen King novel, The Institute
wide ember
I may have convinced someone else to try ff14, what have I done
vocal brook
You have done the world a service
copper lark
one of us one of us one of us
upbeat scroll
4 days until area 51 raid scheduled, any bets as to whatll happen
hasty kernel
Nothing
wide ember
probably only manage to see some barren lands and then cosplay party
wide ember
if humans are doing something, nothing happening is always out of the question
if nothing is happening so far then humans will make something happen
so my bet is on cosplay party
upbeat scroll
A bunch of people in naruto costumes at Nevada airport
Going to the rental car section
100 narutos teach aliens to dance caramelladansen
wide ember
aliens bring caramelldensen to outer space
caramelladansen becomes the intergalaxic default greeting
earth wins cultural victory
vocal brook
2019 good end
hasty kernel
See, I dont think boring is a bad idea
After all, "may you live in interesting times" is a curse for a reason
upbeat scroll
We already live in interesting times
Boring is not inherently good
Boring doesn't change the world
And the world needs change
hasty kernel
Perhaps, but I cant imagine how storming Area 51 (or rather attemping to) can change the world for the better
upbeat scroll
"They can't stop us all" is a powerful message
It's absurd and useless but it's collective action
upbeat scroll
Depends how many people show up...
hasty kernel
Its a US military facility
No matter how many people show up, they absolutely have the means to stop them
serene tulip
Honestly, if I were the US military I would have spent the last coupla months just emptying it of anything actually secret(because I'm pretty sure its not actually had anything interesting going on at it for decades) and then just give tours to folks who show up and let them see how incredibly uninteresting it is
upbeat scroll
Literally, they might be able to, but many many people will be filming, and mowing down unarmed civilians is a bad look
hasty kernel
First of all, that has unfortunately not stopped the US before (though it being american civilians might make a difference)
Second, they can just have barbed wire
arctic basalt
bad look yes, but there are literally signs up all over that area that state that lethal force is authorized so i sure hope nobody chances it
upbeat scroll
Dunno
serene tulip
I'm guessing there's going to be a few Humvees with LRADs hanging around, and a buncha millenials and Gen z folks are going to figure out that they aren't actually suiciadl
upbeat scroll
My bet is no one or almost no one gets injured, no matter what happens
Probably the military says "we have big guns go away" and people are like "š ok"
Someone does something stupid and gets arrested peacefully
upbeat scroll
Yeah but those people came early
Seems pretty counterintuitive
Strength in numbers =/= show up early to get more views on your video
Also none of them got shot
analog spear
The entire idea is stupid
Like if you want to risk your lives pick something worth dying for
Human rights or something
copper lark
okay picture this
i get a cute alien girlfriend
thatās it
thereās no bad end to that
chilly briar
š¤ what did I walk in on
copper lark
me getting a cute alien girlfriend from area 51
chilly briar
Wait that's illegal
wide ember
I doubt an alien would be adapted to eat human minds
analog spear
Or was it wisdom?
thorn holly
wisdom
arctic basalt
would accept alien gf as outcome 
just for me tho, not for anyone naruto running at the sonic fence
somber ferry
my brain: oh man, sonic and naruto crossover episode...
wide ember
(sorry I dropped my chips on my keyboard and ended up sending 3 -)
analog spear
Heavy chip
analog spear
Honestly heavy chip fits as well
wide ember
I am all for eating heavy chip at area 51
analog spear
Heavy chips are made from heavy water from nuclear power plants
chilly briar
@somber ferry have you seen "My roommate sonic"
somber ferry
are you talking about the sonic dreams game because i ABSOLUTELY played it
arctic basalt
no. NO
somber ferry
OH NO
arctic basalt
I BLOCKED THAT OUT
somber ferry
FJDKFJSKDJD
arctic basalt
for so many years i was safe
chilly briar
š
wide ember
there is no safety from sonic games on the internet
somber ferry
ok iām changing the topic because i donāt wanna go down that rabbit hole gjdkfjfkddhj
wide ember
so who else is also addicted to fish skin chips
arctic basalt
lmggdg
chilly briar
excuse me
arctic basalt
wh
wide ember
(curry flavour)
chilly briar
arguably more cursed
somber ferry
iāve never had those!! sounds good
arctic basalt
WORSE TOPIC SOMEHOW
somber ferry
am i the only one who doesnāt think theyāre weird fjdkfhdkfh
chilly briar
yes
somber ferry
fish skin is good get off my lawn
wide ember
look it is actually the #1 snack in Singapore right now so if you think it's not weird you are not only valid but a whole nation agrees with you
somber ferry
i didnāt know they made chips of it tho
arctic basalt
i'm a landlocked midwestern baby and seafood in general = sus
somber ferry
OH iām from the northeast so that explains it
wide ember
ok what would be a chip that is not potato or corn that everybody here agrees with
arctic basalt
taro
somber ferry
plantain
tardy anchor
chocolate
arctic basalt
oh... kam thinkin outside the box
wide ember
here only one brand sells it, and yes the black chocolate ones are crunchy and non sweet
somber ferry
have yāall had chocolate covered potato chips
wide ember
I've had chocolate covered rice chips or quinoa chips but not potato I think?
I'll double check
somber ferry
donāt try the ones lays makes but otherwise theyāre very good
faint panther
Chocolate-covered potato chips are both terrible and amazing.
faint panther
I'm sorry I mistyped.
wide ember
arctic basalt
tostones vs maduros tho
chilly briar
what are... those
faint panther
I'm reading that in James Woods' voice and you can't stop me.
wide ember
why fight when we can eat both plantains
arctic basalt
but i wish i could.
faint panther
Yeah, he's awful. Hades in Disney's Hercules was great, though.
arctic basalt
it was a trick question and sol is correct
wide ember
I'm eating roasted seaweed and boiled corn now, I feel so hungry lately
I hope no one reaches area 51 and eats the aliens out of hunger
limpid harbor
It'll give them Mercury poisoning
hasty kernel
But theyre from Mars
arctic basalt
aksjgjf yall might like this
overheard in this restaurant:
"you heard about that new restaurant on the moon? ...good food, no atmosphere"
"god dammit, beth"
hasty kernel
Oh I love that one, its a classic
arctic basalt
it's two elderly ladies
hasty kernel
Maybe she is the one who came up with the pun originally
arctic basalt
akskf the artist
hasty kernel
She spoke the pun bethore anyone else did
velvet fjord
do not cite the ancient puns to me, witch
analog spear
Bards
hasty kernel
The worse the pun the more powerful the incantation
analog spear
At least when I play them
hasty kernel
I said all magic
analog spear
Everyone is just a bard
tardy anchor
its good its good.....connects the speech the the power of the thing
analog spear
Our house rules are that if your insult is good enough you get a free vicious mockery
hasty kernel
The most powerful mages are called the Punishers
velvet fjord
I'm stealing that house rule, I like it
analog spear
Same thing for hideous laughter
Works well when everyone agrees not to try and exploit it
A variation we considered was that instead of rolling dmg for vicious mockery the dm rates your insult on a scale of what the roll would be and you get that dmg
analog spear
Omg new character idea
A bard who is just a rapper
And your turns are just you freestyleing
hasty kernel
I thought of that before
hasty kernel
I even thought of a nickname
"Slammin them"
Or if spoken fast, "slaminem"
Its totally not an Eminem Ripoff, I swear
hasty kernel
Unfortunately time stop is not a bard spell
You gotta multiclass into a 17th level sorceror
wide ember
I heard goose sounds from outside the window
I wanted to go pet them but are already gone (they probably would have mauled me for trying to pet them)
wide ember
Now Iām curious what Geeste geese are like
āPomeranian Geese "are a good all-around breed for a colorful home flock". Breeders should look for plump birds that look heart-shaped when viewed from above.ā
wide ember
Heart with fan
hexed hollow
upbeat scroll
scam psa: if anyone sends you money and then asks you to buy gift cards to send some money back that is a scam
that's money laundering by proxy
the money sent to you will disappear
olive junco
New homebrew spell: Channel Lightning
5th level evocation
Casting time: 1 reaction
Range: Self
Components: S,M (a length of fine electrum wire worth at least 25 gp, which must be worn twisted around a finger or limb)
Duration: concentration, up to 1 minute
Class: Druid, Sorcerer, Wizard
As a reaction when you take lightning damage you can become immune to lightning damage, including the triggering damage, until the start of your next turn. During this time, all lighting damage you would have taken is instead absorbed into your body, building up an unstable electrical charge. This charge is released the next time you hit a creature with a metal melee weapon, a creature hits you with a metal melee weapon, or a creature touches you in any way. You may also make a melee spell attack against a creature you can reach, releasing the charge on a hit. When the charge is released, the triggering creature takes lightning damage equal to the amount of damage absorbed by the spell, and the spell ends.
analog spear
interesting but it would be extremely easy to cheese if you had someone cast lightning bolt
you just stand in front of them and double the dmg of that spell for free while also becoming immune to lightning
(free action economy wise not spell slot wise)
like imagine the cheese if you just spammed lightning dmg into someone before a fight and then dealt 200 dmg or something with one spell
maybe if it was a lower slot and only worked for one instance of dmg
or it only granted resistance
olive junco
well preparing it like that would use up a lot of spell slots. Also, the immunity only lasts one turn, so you cant really spam multiple spells into someone unless you have multiple spellcasters or maybe a quickened spell. (the time period where you can absorb damage is much shorter than the period where you have an opportunity to deal it)
It would be tricky considering that nearby enemies would probably hear you casting the spells and come to ruin the fun. The spell only has 1 min duration, and you could loose the concentration.
Anyway that strategy would have its drawbacks but I guess you could do it. It would be like a paladin going nova: it uses up a lot of resources, but you can guarantee that guy will be fried to a crisp
analog spear
It says contraction up to 1 minute tho, thatās 10 turns
If it was just one it would be fine yea
Oh I think I get it now nvm
2 different durations
But like in general do some math with a party if 4 sorc standing in a line
And remember that you can chose to fail the dex save on thunder bolt
Takes only 6 seconds to charge 12 lighting bolt hits
Or 24 if twin spell
And then the enemies have no chance to makes dmg reducing save
Again Iām not trying to shoot down the idea, I think itās cool, but the current implementation breaks the game hard
gleaming prairie
faint panther
Fun fact about Mr. Karate; he dunked on Akuma.
olive junco
what kind of adventuring party has 4 sorcerers?
serene tulip
Sounds like an awesome one to me
wide ember
Thin to no frame is good for poster so that part is good
Size seems to be good for the 10 year anniversary poster @gleaming prairie
serene tulip
also Hi @wide ember, hope everything is goin' well for you š
wide ember
@serene tulip sorry I had to take a call; Iām good, you?
wide ember
a bit of drama at work... seems like nowadays it's hard to find good employees (management included)
analog spear
A party trying to abuse a home brew spell that is over powered in its current implementation
Outch sol
Iāll work for you in spirit
What do you do for work?
analog spear
Is it better enough to warrant getting it over 2 if I havenāt played either
serene tulip
Like, if you don't plan on playing it with friends, I'd say get BL2. Its cheap as balls, has all the kinks worked out, has a ton of content with DLCs and the like
analog spear
Ok thanks fren
serene tulip
I'm not saying that its not good in its own right
or that it doesn't add a lot of cool new stuff
analog spear
So itās a play 2 and if you like it get 3 for more kind of deal?
serene tulip
pmuch
wide ember
I'm in catering and I hope I could move onto a web content job or safe type of counselling job
borderlands 2 is pretty good, just don't be too trigger happy like I did because bullets are limited
now I am in minor friend drama as well, dammit
today has been weird
analog spear
Minor friend drama as in the drama is minor or the friends is a minor friend
wide ember
drama is minor, or so I hope
analog spear
Ok good
wide ember
she's accusing me of not wanting to see her anymore
but I'm actually busy and broke today
analog spear
Oh boy
Iām assuming you told her this?
When that happens with me I try to schedule something in the future
wide ember
I told her I'm actually busy
I have some important stuff with no set dates in the next one month and half though
if I schedule it would be in november
analog spear
Even so, it might help
wide ember
I'll tell her that and see how she takes it
analog spear
Gl
wide ember
thanks for the tips
this is making me wonder if me moving the aquarium yesterday actually did do something to the feng sui
I wanted the fish tank to face the window for more sunlight though
hasty kernel
I got a Huion drawing tablet for my birthday, but I need an HDMI -> mini HDMI adapter :S
wide ember
it's not included? D:
hasty kernel
Well it expects a HDMI port
Most GPUs have one
Mine only has a mini-HDMI one
Which it doesnt say on the back, it just says "HDMI"
wide ember
like, the mini USB goes on the tablet and USB goes to the PC?
hasty kernel
Nah, it has a USB at the tablet, and a USB and HDMI connector to the PC
Since its one with a display
Well, I think its USB-C at the tablet
wide ember
that's rather weird to me, but I only use wacom so
hasty kernel
The ones that dont have a display dont need an HDMI, the ones that have one tend to need HDMI from what I can tell?
At any rate the adapter should come tomorrow, so I wont have to wait too long
wide ember
I see, I only use the cheaper ones so this makes sense
good luck, hope it'll be an awesome tablet
hasty kernel
I tested it out on my laptop (which as a HDMI port), and it was pretty nice
Just that that setup was rather unstable
Too many cables, not enough space
somber ferry
the 22" hd cintiq actually uses DVI for some reason, so some PC's and all Macs aren't compatible with that AND they don't usually provide adapters afaik
so i am not surprised huion does the same
analog spear
Thatās the spirit!
wide ember
judging from the previous drawing you've posted reaching usable quality is possible within a year
north hamlet
It also depends on how high you set your standards
And if the other stuff it's with has its own merit
hasty kernel
Suppose so
north hamlet
The most important part of graphics is the communication rather than the technical complexity anyway
Skeuomorphism died for a reason
hasty kernel
How would that word be pronounced
hasty kernel
Huh
serene tulip
Dumb Idea: Government should accept fines from coprporations only in controlling stock.
That way, if a company makes a habit of getting in the way of the law they end up ceding their company to it.
upbeat scroll
What's stopping the government from selling the stocks back to the company
serene tulip
why would they?
serene tulip
I'm sure you could legislate your way around that, I just like the idea of companies slowly ceding their control over to the government instead of just paying cash
upbeat scroll
But the corps own the gov anyway, it just seem like a messy rule that doesn't do much
Corporations have consistently lobbied for laws that reduce gov control over corps
serene tulip
Which is why this is a pipe dream hypothetical instead of an actual policy position
upbeat scroll
So we agree
serene tulip
to sit and collect dust on the same shelf as my profit margin tax and government by sortition
upbeat scroll
Nah sortition is cool
analog spear
We need to have someone lobby for banning lobbyists
upbeat scroll
Who lobbies the lobbiers
serene tulip
banning lobbyists just pushes the problem under the table
lavish anchor
I keep saying we need to find the remains of Teddy Roosevelt and reelect him to go a-trustbustin'
serene tulip
Instead what we should do is have all congress-critters installed with microphones and body cameras that are recording and archiving everything they do and say at all times
analog spear
I mean we would also need to look at the whole legal bribe system
Campaign donations
Unrealistic
Also us would need to prove it can safely store that data
serene tulip
More realistic than editing the constitution so that our entire legislative and executive branches are replaced by sortitioned committees
gotta have some perspective here š
analog spear
Sortition committees?
upbeat scroll
Who said anything about editing
upbeat scroll
Let's just delete and start over heck ye ah
serene tulip
like jury duty but for legislation
upbeat scroll
Yeah that would work way better than the current system
serene tulip
It gets rid of the lobbying problem pretty handily š
analog spear
But would you do that for the exec branch as well?
upbeat scroll
Why not
serene tulip
Maybe the senate would select the executive branch
analog spear
I mean Iām all for reducing corruption but for some stuff I think itās bad to just have random strangers off the street with little yo no expertise in the subject
serene tulip
Does it not work for juries?
upbeat scroll
It might not be the best system but I'd rather have the government be staffed with randos than people who know how to screw the system
serene tulip
Sure, but they aren't criminologists either
analog spear
But they know the laws
serene tulip
Did they before they were brought in?
analog spear
Um, yea
Hopefully
Also then you would need to have a training session for every legislative decision
serene tulip
Sounds like a plan to me
analog spear
On top of the fact that economics takes much longer to teach then just a few laws and prior cases
And, on top of that, in court the entire case is explained to the jury over a significant period of time by the lawyers
upbeat scroll
A million monkeys with a million voting booths would do less damage than senators who know how to use the system
analog spear
I just donāt think itās logistically feasible
Like the sheer number of committees we would need
upbeat scroll
If it only works on a small scale do it on a small scale.
serene tulip
Well, we have what, a city government, a county government, a state government and a federal government, and each of those are composed of one or more governing bodies
analog spear
If you could get permanent committees of experts that are selected by lots it might work well
serene tulip
The idea is that the committees would seek out the experts for their opinions
as doing so would be their job for their term
upbeat scroll
could just put political education into public school curriculum
since everyone would need to be ready for it
analog spear
I mean we should probably do that anyway
Like who cares about the French Revolution, I need to learn how to vote
upbeat scroll
bad example
analog spear
No
upbeat scroll
the french revolution is actually very relevant
faint panther
Yeah.
faint panther
Good, that's different than hoofing it completely.
analog spear
Cut off one year
Also I would gladly sacrifice another year to cover the Russian revolution as well
upbeat scroll
the paris commune WORKED, it can be a good model for politics
analog spear
For all of how long?
upbeat scroll
until a big military beat it up
analog spear
No but how long was our sample size?
upbeat scroll
you're the history student
analog spear
No Iām the science student in a terribly optimized history curriculum
analog spear
Yea it was France rev* 2 or 3, American rev *4
analog spear
I would gladly change the repeat subjects for political edu
upbeat scroll
history has a lot to do with politics
upbeat scroll
yeah it sounds like a bad curriculum
serene tulip
analog spear
Luckily Iām in college now so I can chose my classes
analog spear
For the lots based approach to politics?
serene tulip
yeh
north hamlet
Late to convo but juries suck
Was doing forensics in uni and my teacher told me about this time they didn't convict someone because they didn't do a lengthy dna test since the rest of the evidence was super strong
hasty kernel
The Jury system sure looks like a mess
hasty kernel
You just have a judge who hands down the verdict I believe
north hamlet
i like the principle of the jury system, but in practice people can be pretty dumb
analog spear
I do like the idea of a jury
north hamlet
crime dramas have cursed us all
analog spear
In general people are dumb about most things not directly related to their livelihood
hasty kernel
I think the higher levels are a collection of judges
Like, the equivalent of state-level and federal-level I think its called?
Yeah the issue with juries is that people generally dont have much of a clue
And its in the best interest of both the defense and prosecution to select the most clueless
Well not select
Just take out the qualified ones
analog spear
Are German prison system as legendary as the American media makes them out to be?
hasty kernel
Define "legendary"?
analog spear
Here itās being shown as a magic cure all for all of our issues with our prisons
(And oh boy are they a lot)
thorn holly
its less as a magic cure and more rehabilitation
hasty kernel
I mean theyre way better than your mess thats for sure but by european standards theyre pretty standard
analog spear
Mostly because here it of people who go to jail return after they get out
Just like our units
hasty kernel
Couple issues here and there, but rehabilitation has a decently high rate
north hamlet
it's definitely better than just punishing people and expecting them to figure everything out
i don't think that works in any area of life
thorn holly
rehabilitative judgment > punitive judgment
analog spear
āWe just took away the most productive years of your life while putting you in an environment which is the opposite of civil life, and also reduced your employment options as chances. HAVE FUN!!!ā
dusky plover
any of you people play hearthstone? i need to complete the play with a friend quest
serene tulip
If y'all wanted to know more about Bay Area Social Justice I find this image does a good job of summing it up: https://i.redd.it/k63z47trhbn31.png
serene tulip
@dusky plover I remember one time I added someone I played in arena and was like, "Friend quest?" and they responded "Que?" and I opened up google translate to only discover they spoke Portuguese and not Spanish and it was hilarious
ivory summit
sparrow is best mod dont @ me
sharp grail
@ivory summit
vocal brook
I'd say Ven is the best mod but she's not a Mod anymore
ivory summit
@sharp grail
sharp grail
tropic garden
I appreciate the thought, valor gfkghdfk
analog spear
Grant was the best mod
ionic viper
analog spear
[ā ] didnāt destroy cloud bank
[ā ] borb
[ā ] is mod
Idk fren itās hard to ignore your qualifications
copper lark
all mods best mod dont put them higher than eachother 
analog spear
Proxy best mod
serene tulip
doubt.jpg
analog spear
Why do you all hate on proxy
serene tulip
The you are posting links too fast cooldown timer is too short!
its like 15 seconds
you need like, a 2 link minimum
serene tulip
of which we have had none
analog spear
Now, proxy is just doing its job, just doing its job. Although I preferred when it did mine
copper lark
it sucks for us but the reasoning is good and fair
serene tulip
/mode +R when the raid is going on, but don't punish the user for contributing D:
copper lark
the mods arent always here though
its a safety net for if the mods arent around and a raid happens
serene tulip
I mean, like in theory I don't disagree with you, i just think that one parameter is a bit much
and also, if mods aren't around for a raid and an @ then there needs to be more mods
Also i can't talk about some of my favorite birbs without getting yelled at D:
proxy is so rude
Also why aren't female 'toos and 'tiels henatiels and henatoos?
analog spear
Uh
serene tulip
also, discord doesn't really have a +R, does it.
huh
ah well
I guess you could set it so that only people with roles could talk and then shut down rolebot as a kinda ad-hoc +R
upbeat scroll
There's a couple settings you can change to make it so recently joined users have to confirm their account and wait 10 minutes before making a post
vocal brook
Me, 20 minutes away from my stop: Did I miss my stop? *Checks map* Ok I'm good.
Me: ...
Me, 15 minutes away from my stop: Did I m
analog spear
Me at my stop after worrying for 20 min: ok I have time my stop is the next one
lavish anchor
I'
m like that with my alarms
Wake up from a dead sleep freaked out I didn't get up for work and it's 20 minutes before my already set alarm goes off
hasty kernel
Why is reds hair so hard to draw
upbeat scroll
It's hair
hasty kernel
Yes but normal hair is pretty easy if you do flat shading
But her hair is like a fractal
Way too complex
vocal brook
My computer is back from the shop!
I get to play games on a computer that isn't older than I am!
I get to turn the graphics off of minimum!
upbeat scroll
Don't let it get to your head
You're gonna try to run crysis on high and then rue the consequences
vocal brook
First I have to install a bunch of stuff
somber ferry
only way to get better is to practice!
hasty kernel
True, but you dont practice coding by starting with an operating system
somber ferry
try breaking the hair down into more general shapes if it helps!
analog spear
You practice coding an os by starting with an os
copper lark
i had a trick for hair curls
serene tulip
drawing is hard =\
copper lark
i know how to do it but. i dunno if iād be any good at showing
analog spear
^^^^^^^
analog spear
Especially when the eyes are surrounded by giant black rings
hasty kernel
I make both of those basically just lines
somber ferry
i have trouble with foreshortening
serene tulip
I have trouble with anything I can't draft in CAD
somber ferry
i feel like those things get easier the more you learn from observation. life drawing's great.
upbeat scroll
Maybe it would be easier to draw a red cosplayer than it would be to draw from game art?
hasty kernel
Oh Im using the red figure as a reference
north hamlet
truer words have never been spoken
north hamlet
hands, horses and bikes
north hamlet
upbeat scroll
centaur glare
upbeat scroll
I can't draw shoes at all
somber ferry
cars. i also suck at cars.
upbeat scroll
I don't know what a shoe looks like
north hamlet
i feel like drawing mechanical things uses a very different skill set from biological structures
north hamlet
aaaaaaaaaaa
somber ferry
that looks GOOD
north hamlet
it does
i found one of my old pics yesterday and one hand is beautiful and the other is an afterthought
sharp grail
IT TOOK.... MANY RETRIES TO LOOK GOOD
north hamlet
and i'm like how did i do that
upbeat scroll
The fingers are well proportioned that's amazing
sharp grail
did i post the full drawing here or in selfpromo i dont remember
i dont think i did which means i get to show it off again >:3
north hamlet
i would like to see it
upbeat scroll
Ctrl+A, backspace
north hamlet
my favourite part is banishing the scrap of paper to a forgotten pile for a year
north hamlet
when you dig it up an eternity later it looks so much better
also here is something to help with drawing them hands https://youtu.be/VMuOrKkbJRw
sharp grail
ok i posted it in #self-promotion
north hamlet
you have excellent taste in reading material
sharp grail
ohh invis you read gk?? š
sharp grail
its taken over my life recently.... sooo good
im not usually into anime and manga, the last one i liked was aku no hana
but oh man, it really got me
north hamlet
i should get around to reading that
i feel like i started on it and stopped and have no memory of it?
sharp grail
its pretty weird
north hamlet
oshimi shuzo be like that
north hamlet
he's a great villain
north hamlet
all the characters are up to eleven and it's spectacular
hasty kernel
And now even basic anatomy is tripping me up
sharp grail
yeah everyone is like slightly unhinged
north hamlet
i also really like how asirpa swings between intellectual, student and immature brat
copper lark
been drawing for years and i cant draw a body w/o a reference
hasty kernel
I have a reference
north hamlet
references make everything better
hasty kernel
Its not helping
sharp grail
except for asirpa i guess...
copper lark
i have a posing app that i use as reference
sharp grail
man, its easy forget shes like 12
hasty kernel
Is the forearm or the upper arm longer?
north hamlet
upper? but only ever so slightly
north hamlet
yeah because shoulder
copper lark
i meant the upper
sharp grail
damn body parts are weird
sharp grail
it totally looks like the forearm is longer
yeah ive heard of it!
unforgiveable dungeon meshi..... gk came second to it and noda was mad about it lol
i really wanna read it
north hamlet
they have food, action, sociopolitical intrigue and people who are totally unhinged
tardy anchor
dungeon meshi is GREAT
analog spear
do you have a radar for that sort of stuff?
north hamlet
i think i can only forgive gk being second because both are excellent
sharp grail
haha i just hang out around a lot of lgbt people who read mangas, so you could say
mangas? or just manga... not sure
analog spear
mango
north hamlet
both are fine
sharp grail
mango
north hamlet
mango
tardy anchor
mango...
north hamlet
i am corrected
analog spear
zagular
sharp grail
z....zagular?
analog spear
its an adjective
that would have been a golden choice back when we where doing madlibs
sharp grail
im gonna be real with you
i still dont remember which one an "adjective" is so let me go google it
analog spear
descriptive word
north hamlet
it is that
analog spear
like red or cool
analog spear
"that was totally zagular man!"
sharp grail
i never remember which one is which with adjective and noun and verb lol
shouldve listened in english class but i was like "i know how to speak english its fine!!!!" But It Was Not Fine
north hamlet
pretty sure it would be fine if you weren't dealing with nerds like us
analog spear
or doing a mad lib
north hamlet
not a bad idea
hasty kernel
How is the "hand on the hip" pose so impossible
north hamlet
try coming back to it later
hasty kernel
Oh my god I realized why its been giving me so much trouble
I was ignoring perspective
hasty kernel
Im not sure its even really possible in my artstyle
north hamlet
if you're not a cubist that's probably not the case
hasty kernel
Oh thank god, Ghost Trick actually has a character with that pose
Time to use another reference
hasty kernel
Nvm, wrong angle
I could try again from that angle, but that means I spent 4 hours on a discarded drawing
north hamlet
that's how drawing works
and it is still practice
not to mention trying a bunch of different ways of doing it usually gets you better end results
upbeat scroll
Would you rather fight 1 buffalo sized beaver or 10 beaver sized buffaloes
north hamlet
one big beaver
sharp grail
you can reference from other art, especially if youre still learning and you dont trace over it
north hamlet
less stuff to keep track of
sharp grail
heck, that drawing i posted in self promo earlier? the entirety of it is referenced from a gk panel
north hamlet
referencing from art teaches you different things so there are times when you should
north hamlet
i do not think poses are one of those things
sharp grail
redrawing stuff and referencing bits and pieces can teach you a lot, we all referenced existing pieces when we were starting out
why not? how will you learn how to draw a pose if you dont reference it
north hamlet
i think you might do better studying a photo before looking at other art for a pose
or doing live sketching
effects and stylisation are probably easier to learn off other art though
analog spear
photos vs drawings make no difference tho
if you are just trying to get perspective right
analog spear
well if it looks natural then it doesn't really matter
Its also unlikely you will replicate it exactly at least in my experience
you make small adjustments as you mimic it to make it look the best to you
north hamlet
i'm more concerned with accidentally referencing something that's not quite right and ending up with bad habits
if you're not getting the basic principles down right
basically i'm saying if you want to learn how to draw the pose look at reference photos and stuff, and if you want to learn modify or adapt it reference other art
copper lark
twitter copyright claimed a meme i made :feels:
i made an old town road thing but . he stopped singing after he said 'i got the horse'
analog spear
Make a cover of the song for the sake of the meme
copper lark
brilliant idea
hasty kernel
Yeah no Im well aware of Tracing being something you absolutely dont do
north hamlet
that's a good idea
hasty kernel
Well, I dont think Im gonna continue on this drawing anymore
Just gonna save it for that "art over the years" comparision thing
In fact, probably not gonna post it anywhere
copper lark
that sounds like my whole art folder
hasty kernel
Probably not as bad as this drawing ended up going
copper lark
im sure its not as bad as you think it is :(
north hamlet
i decided to post as much stuff as i can to deal with me being too self conscious about the quality
hasty kernel
Ill pm it to you, I suppose
serene tulip
I'm so tired of these rivets without the proper tools
Give me an arbor press and a jewelers saw please
wide ember
I saw a bush of dog rose full of rose hips so I grabbed a hip from the ground without permission
Letās see if my pirated rose will grow
severe plover
You wouldnāt pirate a PLANT????
Lmao I tried to do that w succulents and it didnāt work out they either grow too slow or I suck at planting
Prolly the second thing
I hope ur roses work out!!!!!!
wide ember
Succulents need sandy soil I think?
Iām looking up how to grow rose from hip, I wonder if I can pirate the soil too
But first I need to get the seeds out and freeze them in peat moss for 60 days
hasty kernel
You wouldnt download a plant
Alright, take 2 is going better but now Ive run into yet another new art problem
I have no idea how to draw female chests
tardy anchor
look up art refs!! and dont super-separate genders or chest sizes in your head, people's chests and shoulders are connected the same way all around, and thats the most important part to get right
hasty kernel
Right usually Id not make much of a difference but with reds design thats uh
Kind of the point?
tardy anchor
refssss are your frieeend go look up stock photos of ppl with her body type
hasty kernel
Any website you could suggest, so that I dont have to search search terms that are likely going to be pretty inaccurate
tardy anchor
hm just googling art reference pose i see somethin called sketchdaily that looks very promising! never used it tho
hasty kernel
Alright, thanks
north hamlet
I second the use of art reference as a search term
serene tulip
sics Monsanto on Sol
wide ember
wait what
north hamlet
run
analog spear
before we all become one
hasty kernel
I have found a solution to my dilemma. Thank god Red is wearing that coat
upbeat scroll
yeah hiding stuff that you cant draw is your right as an artist
thats why i like drawing folx relaxing with their hands behind their heads
serene tulip
"YOU GET MITTENS!"
hasty kernel
Alright ,the previous one was quite bad, but this one is alright
The hair is a mess but I just kinda gave up
š
hasty kernel
The ... swoop?
autumn pasture
they've got a nice flow to them!
tardy anchor
yes that!
wide ember
many self taught artists make drawings that look about the right shape but appear stiff, yours avoided that error and look dynamic
wide ember
Re: Monsanto though: confused and angry bird noises
wide ember
I sure hope the strike is going to work
nova pilot
grave ingot
Has anyone played Children of Morta yet? š
It's so gorgeous and cosy, my gf & I just beat it and it was almost a perfect game imo.
wide ember
Just heard about it from here, from the images i wouldnāt have imagined it to be cosy
Iāll check it out at home tonight
wide ember
Time to see if the 5 oāclock beard bug repro
This noon the local arts and activity centre had free food and drinks, I wish I knew before I bought my lunch
copper lark
im tryna put together a glamour for the nier raids and im aaaa
wide ember
Nier raids? (Nier automata war flashback)
wide ember
I googled, there is a two-year collab event... I need to level up and reach those areas
sharp grail
i thought the nier raid is permanent?
sharp grail
oooh i see
i still dont plan to get into xiv.. even tho its tempting with all of my friends playing it and the nier raid now... its a lot of money and time
copper lark
thats true
sharp grail
ill find a way to experience all the nier lore. i cant believe 2P is actually canon now lolol
copper lark
i always feel bad getting people into it
wide ember
you are opening up peopleās eyes
hasty kernel
Speaking of MMOs, the latest GW2 update created an in-game Charr metal band, and the events there are hilarious
Including things like destroying the out-of-control pyrotechnics display
And jumping in the mosh pit
wide ember
my favourite mmorpg event remains the giant cotton candy sheep in mabinogi
wide ember
Like $60 fancy bamboo fiber underwear and designer jeans or moderate ones
serene tulip
I would be OK with some fancier jeans than what I have
wide ember
More durable than H&M, but less than Armani?
serene tulip
probably?
I'm checking out /r/rawdenim and they're like, "Only washed twice" and I'm like, "Do y'all not stink or somethin'?
wide ember
There is a trick called vodka plus water in spray bottle
Prefect for theatre wearables that are never washed in years of sweaty thespians wearing them
(Note: please never do that with personal wearables, itās not sanitary at all)
serene tulip
but seriously
am I a stinky person if it feels like my jeans smell after two wearings?
wide ember
Maybe you are just not into your own smell
But personally I think all layers close to the body should be washed after one or two days
serene tulip
There's a store near me that seems to sell cool jeans
I'll go check them out
oh hey, they're actually really close
wide ember
hope you find something nice
olive junco
HOW R U SMELLING TODAY?
anyone here watch Mr. Homeless videos?
is very good
made a satire about how to talk to gamer grills
very good
serene tulip
wide ember
bouncy tube with long ears
wide ember
so tiny and vulnerable looking
olive junco
be gentle with the noodle
wide ember
Snakes look like they should have feathers but somehow donāt
olive junco
interesting take
olive junco
COUATL!
thorn holly
feathered serpents
wide ember
They can turn humanoid... I suppose half-coatls must be common?
olive junco
nah
couatls are weird
they don't work like that
read from somewhere about them... I think it was one of the 4e monster manuals?
They only have children for a very specific purpose- to continue their work after they die
thorn holly
i mean
olive junco
Couatls are fascinating. They each have a specific task given to them by their god. They spend their entire lives doing that specific task, its basically all they care about.
thorn holly
homebrew coatl aasimar sounds really cool
olive junco
yeah
thorn holly
but also 5e aasimars imply coatald can be ancestors
olive junco
sounds like a character concept right there
thorn holly
i made a planetar aasimar cuz i saw a buff planetar and was like š lmao
but also green skin cool
olive junco
But yeah couatls live to fulfill a specific task, like to protect a sacred sight or something. They also have the magical ability to foresee their own death.
So they know almost exactly when they will die, so they plan ahead to make sure someone is there to carry on their work.
wide ember
That sounds tragic
olive junco
very sad
wide ember
So they are basically mortal angels
olive junco
they are immortal
They are immortal
they just will eventually be killed
even if there is a 1/1000000000 chance of death on a single day, an immortal creature has infinite chances for something to go wrong
everything ends