=== ANCHOR POEM === ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── @user-1292 You don't have to come up with the WHY for why a character does something - only that it happened. if the "WHY" leaps out at you, sure, yeah, go for it, until of course your players sitting around the table say something like "I bet they did this thing because of this reason" and you're like "shit that's better than what I got, okay that's how it's gonna be" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/2352 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: pol │ └──────────────────────┘ Nobody will tell you what to do, at least not until you ask. Be where they can see you, and you'll be given a task. If you can do it, say "BRB" - one moment, let me handle that for you. If you can't, say "good luck", and they'll find someone else who can. It's okay to pass a task off - if someone says "Here's what I need, gotta go" then you say "sure, yeah, I'll get someone on it" - then, go find someone to do it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #2 notes/running-with-rifles --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── this game is what we are missing thank goodness for that for if this is missing in our timeline we'll be better off at last we can have games, stories, and practice wars but none of them are precious precious implies worth they are worth nothing but entertainment no problem solving utility nothing of value save for perhaps the spatial awareness and strategization that comes from being a part of such a deadly ba-lance. anyway game time teehee just for me, don't worry about it I'll show you why it's a HORRID THING that won't be coming to our shores, no siree bye ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┘ --- #3 fediverse/4658 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────── ... and then things got turned up to eleven what were they at before? ... eleven. why do you ask? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┘ --- #4 messages/1202 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════── Do you ever ask yourself why we don't have mountaintop bazaars or expeditions to the bottom of the oceans? Why we lack tree forest cities, how we're struggling to find moss, sunlight, crystal, stone, and gold, all in the same setting? Capitalism makes it easy to think of profit as all that matters. It's not. Its nothing of it. It's a metric like any other. Optimize it or not, struggle for what you believe in. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┘ --- #5 messages/303 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── Most of my magic is based on communicatuion. Why the fuck doesn't anyone want to sit down on a bunch of drugs and attempt to figure out telepathy with me? It's literally all I want! Though I can't say it's all I'll ever want. I'm sure I'll want more, but like... It's not that hard, conceptually, so... Let's just fucking try it please? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┘ --- #6 notes/how-little-we-find --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── how little we find of thoughts from her mind yet now we are kings of our own time oh how she is wander true DEAR VR DESIGNERS: when making trailers for your game, create a separate camera in the game engine and record from that. keep the player character invisible, but just... watch from a distance like they're an actor in a scene ummmm oh dear she's crazy, what the heck [no this is just what it's like to see stars] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/4676 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────── ... but I needed to choose lawful-good at character creation in order to play a paladin. the guard looks at you with confusion, decides you're hallucinating and dangerous (because of the sword) and forcibly detains you wait, what did you think I was going to say? Did you think I was going to advocate for crimes on a public forum?? what am I a gopher? do you take me for a lemur in jamaica? am I truly so triceratops to you that you'd think I'd do something so washing machine? Get real, I'd never byzantium my way into such a utterly coherent and clearly intentional and not at all arcane situation. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/200 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── congratulations, you never need to adventure again. your necessities are taken care of. ah, but that'd make for a pretty boring life, wouldn't it? perhaps, depending on your personality type. but you're not one to stick around doing nothing but eating, drinking, and being merry. no, you're an adventurer, you crave excitement and glory. whatever that means to you... just make sure a goblin doesn't come across your corpse, they have a VERY short term memory and a propensity for collecting shiny things. That's just asking for dragon-bait, and we don't want that in our area, no thank you. This is a nice neighborhood you see, my neighbors three miles away all agree, so you can take your magic pocket and see all that you can see... way over yonder, if you please. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/4654 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: cannabis-and-other-drugs-mentioned │ └────────────────────────────────────────┘ gonna quit drugs for a bit, gotta recover from a recent haste spell that I cast. Probably a bit earlier than intended I should add. Next time I'll definitely say "keep this in your back pocket" instead of "hey here's a haste spell for no reason at all" like what the heck were you even thinking, powers that be?? [that guide me??] who has power over you? If someone bears responsibility but not fault for a mental illness, then surely those who are set to a task bear responsibility for it's completion if not for it's ideation. Ah, who can say, maybe me from a year ago might have some thoughts but I sorta ground them into the dirt until I couldn't walk. [girl what are you even talking about go to sleep] yeah yeah okay ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/3117 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursed-uspol │ └──────────────────────┘ hey. wanna know what would be really cursed? -- if trump dropped out and musk took his place -- good thing it'll never happen because those dinguses can't accept defeat and will never tactically retreat -- maybe something to keep in mind for 4 years from now. eyes on the prize for now means our eyes aren't to our flanks. what else could they do that would come out of left field? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #11 notes/time-travel-2 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──── Okay, so what if we can't make matter travel through time. Why not project something else? Like... Willpower, intention, etc through the time medium instead? Electricity is fundamentally different than matter, so why not try to send electricity through time? BRB gonna go watch steins;gate [many times later] I uh, forgot what it was about anyway, so let's think about time travel what do you think is the certainty level that matter is inconfigurable from with -in the medium? probably not very high. or else we'd have seen it happen by accident, somehow, as fog escapes from an enclosed/sealed maze-turned-pyramid. gee humans really do things that nothing else really does.-'. '-" -- treat your nation as your son. (daughter) -- unrelated -- what if there was a script or utility that TAS'd it's way through a speedrun to get you to a particular start in the game. "I want to play this game but I've played the beginning like 50 times and the end like twice" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───┘ --- #12 fediverse/5334 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursing-mentioned │ └───────────────────────┘ every value judgement is a "hell yeah!" from those who already agree with you and a "aw fuck off" from those who don't. this is probably either a good or a bad thing, who can say. if you don't take a stand, nobody will like you, but if you aren't careful, you'll poison your well of support. "why can't it be easy" because then it'd be done. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────┘ --- #13 notes/star-realms-balancing-tradeoff=2 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ what if I use equal signs instead of dashes, so prevent people from assuming they're duplicates? hmm okay. right so anyway the star realms balancing tradeoff between combat and authority is measured against the duration of a hand (does it fit balanced between other cards of it's playcost) instead of balancing it for the duration of the game (how long does the player want the game to go on for) one of which is just inverse combat damage / healing, and the other of which is an enablement of different strategems. put this in symbeline-gen-realms please ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┘ --- #14 fediverse/4031 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── if you want to "not think about a purple elephant", the first step is to imagine yourself slaying it ... okay how about cthulu - if you don't want to imagine cthulu nomming on our gravity well, then picture yourself wielding a bright burning blade of fire and vengeance and pay special attention to the way that you cauterize each tentacle as you slice them one by one at first, and then in a massive flurry at best, ultimately leading to the incomparable brightness that radiates out from your shining blade of the sky, which blinds the poor beast who can't see you as you approach, piercing the skull and then going home for some toast if you can get good at that, then you can wield magic ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ --- #15 messages/1466 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ dear god, why don't girls carry around swords? nobody's gonna wanna mess with you if you got a blade. [nope wrong they still will, but close. the actual answer is that if you notice injustice, you can draw your sword and engage. "stop, why are you doing this sir" attends to the citizens like a justice police.|'-> I see, well please step aside so she can pass.] when people are noticed from their flanks, they tend to panic and disengage. unless they're in a frenzy or a rage, then they are an uncontrollable storm. but once it wears off, they are surrounded. frenzies are rare. often glorious in their flair. hence, why a lady with a sword can help clear the air. in a crowded room, she approaches when she notices there are enough swords for those belligerents who are armed. otherwise, she is outclassed. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┘ --- #16 fediverse/5834 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── would you feet a cat at your door? how about a crow? would you water a dying plant? (don't, they get waterlogged if the soil is already moist) what if a dear what if dear food what if bear what if bear food what if dogpack what if dogpackfoodtearchompbitepullsavor I'd feeeed my self but dollars and errands are hard : ( ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┘ --- #17 fediverse/4794 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: roleplaying-games-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────────────┘ I want to play a roleplaying game! anyone wanna do TTRPGs? I've got a map of the county jail, we can pretend to be wizards sneaking in to retrieve the staff of Dolomis the Wanderer who coincidentally must be carried by the last person who fought the one who slayed the last person to hold it. ... what? oh, so, like... it can only be carried by your enemy? something like that. anyway it's currently held by a zealot for a religious order who's intent on NOT following you out, so you better be ready to incapacitate and retrieve a still quivering sack of bones and malice. ... I don't actually have a map of the county jail. lost it in transit, oh well. Well, we'll come up with something. maybe make something up. or perhaps someone else has something...? ... no? okay I'll just play Baldur's Gate again. boooooring ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────┘ --- #18 fediverse/1436 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── there's this fun game that people sometimes play on Reddit where someone will make a post that says something like "comment on this post and then edit it after I reply to make me look bad" and someone will say something like "how are you doing today man" and he'll reply "oh you know pretty good actually it's pretty nice honestly" and then they'll edit their comment to say something like "how do you feel about the droid attack on the wookies" so OP looks like they're condoning mechano-violence against tall furry humanoids that's just an example, usually it's for comedic effect I just think that's an interesting illustration of a process that could be co-opted by a "man-in-the-middle" attack to alter the perception of a person partway through their journey, perhaps when it's at the point where they're most despised (or perhaps in pursuit of that state) something something cancel culture plus deepfakes ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #19 fediverse/1971 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: drugs-mentioned-probably-delusional-psychosis-idk-though-i'm-not-a-doctor │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ listen, if you didn't want me to do a bunch of drugs then why would you consistently say "please stop doing drugs" every time I do drugs? And no I'm not hallucinating a voice in my head telling me "please stop doing drugs" because A. it's not a voice, I'm not hearing it with my hears, which means B. it's definitely just a hallucination, and hallucinations are always to be considered WRONG and BAD, right? Or was I not listening in therapy? Ah, well, better take another hit, where's my shotglass? Hmmmmm I should watch Adventure Time, that's a great show. [bro it's a saturday, why are you getting turnt like it's tuesday] ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/2723 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics │ └──────────────────────┘ most people have no idea what's going on in politics. Absolutely no conception. It's all just "good/bad thing happened today, here's how the pundits feel about it" it's literally scenery to them. why would they care? nothing changes for them. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ |