Quote from: Brad on March 02, 2021, 11:36:40 AM

Quote from: Mistwell on March 01, 2021, 07:38:21 PM

It's the same standard I set on election day. The only question you ever needed to answer was if it was enough to alter the results of the election. It was not, so shut the fuck up you sore losers.

So you're going with, "LOL SUCKERS!". Pathetic.

I said from the beginning the same exact thing I said throughout and to the end. People kept accusing others of a moving standard but my standard was extremely consistent. There was only ever one question, "But for the argument you are making, would Biden still have won?"

That's it. It was the only question which ever mattered. The rest was a distraction. If fraud happened, but not enough to change the result, then that's not a topic about a stolen election (though it is an argument to make some changes to our elections system to prevent future fraud).

Everyone failed to prove the election was stolen. They argue about fraud here and there, but never in anything close to sufficient quantities to steal the election.  Which from day one was the only question I ever challenged people with.

So now they're defaulting to, "But some fraud happened and..." to which I answer "And that means the election was not stolen."

Great. Here's a fistful of $20 bills.

Some of them are fake, but not enough to matter.

I don't know about evil per se, but Price does strike me as a narcissist.

She got fired from ArenaNet for basically getting into a slapfight with a community member (Deroir) who had a LOT of pull. In my opinion, the whole thing was stupid; but the fact was that Deroir disagreed with her, she threw a fit at him, and then -- I'm sure much to her surprise -- got canned.

Prior to this, she had been fouling the nest at Paizo until even they got sick of her.

Clearly, this is a woman with a hilariously overblown sense of self-worth and ego. And when it comes back to haunt her, blames it on 'le patriarchy'.

The Sicknick story is really quite fascinating, in a morbid way.

The NYT originally stated he was beaten to death with a fire extinguisher. Then they 'updated' the story to state he was affected by bear mace. His mother thinks he died of a stroke, but nobody knows for sure because the D.C. medical examiner's office won't release the coroner's report (if I was facing any charges related to Sicknick I'd immediately push that angle hard -- go full corpus delicti, demand that the prosecution prove he was actually dead, the whole nine yards).

Then there's the case of Bruno Cua, a young idiot who decided to join in the 1/6 peaceful protest (yeah, I'm calling it that, until people stop calling the BLM riots peaceful protests). He's up on 12 federal counts, including assaulting a police officer (you know, the same charge DOJ dropped against the Antifa shitheads) and possessing a dangerous or deadly weapon. I won't excuse him -- my mantra's been 'don't go to stupid places' -- but I find it darkly hilarious that the federal prosecutors are playing up a homeschooled eighteen year old as some kind of malevolent terrorist while they pretend they don't see actual terrorists burning things down and attacking cops and journalists.

This is how things go kinetic, folks. Two sets of rules, and people start to think they can't get a fair shake in the system.

Quote from: Ghostmaker on March 04, 2021, 02:06:09 PM

Quote from: Chris24601 on March 04, 2021, 12:20:54 PM

Quote from: Greywolf76 on March 04, 2021, 12:00:55 PM

BGG has not surpassed yet, but it's going that way. People who "dared" to defended Tony and Frances (from Ant Lab Games) from the wokemob got banned. Not to mention all the ruckus regarding the "problematic" cover of Tiny Epic Dungeons:

https://techraptor.net/tabletop/news/tiny-epic-dungeons-under-fire-for-problematic-cover-art

(if the hag complaining about TED's artwork ever sees some old AD&D artwork by Caldwell she'd have a stroke!)

I feel dumber for having read that link... and stand by my previous statement; for every bit of woke nonsense like that I read about I add another image of a sexy sorceress in tight leather to my game book.

Caldwell's cover for Dragon #147 was gorgeous and smoking hot and fight me if you don't like it

Dragon #94 was a particular favorite. Not sure of the artist.

That's a Caldwell too

The first Clyde Caldwell painting we've published in more than a year is this striking portrait of a female ranger. The model was Jeanne Stanley of WinstonSalem, N.C., who met Clyde when both of them were attending the 1984 GENCON® Game Convention.

Ah, back when Gencon wasn't run by woketards, and ladies didn't mind modeling for artists.

Quote from: Greywolf76 on March 04, 2021, 12:00:55 PM

BGG has not surpassed yet, but it's going that way. People who "dared" to defended Tony and Frances (from Ant Lab Games) from the wokemob got banned. Not to mention all the ruckus regarding the "problematic" cover of Tiny Epic Dungeons:

https://techraptor.net/tabletop/news/tiny-epic-dungeons-under-fire-for-problematic-cover-art

(if the hag complaining about TED's artwork ever sees some old AD&D artwork by Caldwell she'd have a stroke!)

I feel dumber for having read that link... and stand by my previous statement; for every bit of woke nonsense like that I read about I add another image of a sexy sorceress in tight leather to my game book.

Caldwell's cover for Dragon #147 was gorgeous and smoking hot and fight me if you don't like it

Quote from: Elfdart on March 03, 2021, 09:46:05 PM

Two points that Brad was too stupid to notice:

1) The alleged fraud was perpetrated by a Republican Justice of the Peace and his accomplices.

2) No Democrat is demanding that the 2018 elections be thrown out, nor is any Democrat trying to get a mob of hooligans to undo the election results by threatening to kill elected officials in a putsch.

What did I do besides post a link about pretty egregious election fraud? Your second point is so laughable that I honestly hope you seek mental help.

Quote from: Elfdart on March 03, 2021, 10:14:05 PM

Funny thing is, even if he wasn't bashed in the head but died from a stroke, that doesn't mean the Jan 6 fascists are off the hook. If prosecutors can show that Sicknick's stroke was caused by the strain of having to fight off a bunch of MAGA morons, they can still be charged with murder, like this scumbag:

Yeah...get some help. Seems like you're delusional.

Elfdart also conveniently forgets that the Democrats and the left attempted to overturn the 2016 election.

It seems Mississippi has decided to discard mandates as well.

Note that no one is forcing people to unmask, or demanding businesses fill to the gills. There just won't be any governmental demands that people wear masks or businesses limit customers.

Needless to say, the freakouts are hilarious and disturbing. It seems Loki was right, at least in part: some people are just made to be ruled.

Quote from: Ghostmaker on March 02, 2021, 08:21:51 AM

Also, for a game that is unforgiving, the crafting is surprisingly kind. Breaking down structures gives back the resources used. Repairing the initial tools and gear are free.

Yep, crafting is pretty generous.
Certain rarer materials can be challenging, but overall the game plays fair.

However, it's easy to die via drowning and combat. You exhaust fast too.

When you go out to dangerous areas, make a plan,  be aware of your surroundings and when you're gathering resources, keep an eye out on your surroundings.  Circumstances change fast.
For a starting character, early places like the Black forest can be deadly.

I've been taking it slow. Reconstructing my house, for example. The game has some simple physics regarding construction, so don't try to build goofy-ass Minecraft houses; they won't survive.

I'm having a bitch of a time figuring out how to 'level' out an area so I can put down wood floors that look better than dirt. Still, one thing at a time. I might opt for an elevated structure so I don't have to worry about it.