[-] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 25 points 2 hours ago

I don't think anyone credible sincerely thought the cyber truck was going to do well

[-] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 4 points 3 hours ago

The "use assets as collateral to get a loan, and loans aren't taxed as income" thing needs to be patched out. There are probably many other exploits but that one seems like an easier fix.

[-] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 1 points 3 hours ago

Thank you for this response. This was a surprisingly good analysis for a random post on the Internet.

I admit I myself have historical only really focused on the moral horror of it, and found myself wondering if I'd stay or leave the city if I found myself there. It easily maps onto real life- much of the comfort we enjoy is built on lightly hidden horrors like slave labor and other exploitation.

This second facet is also worth thinking about, though I don't think it renders the other one moot.

[-] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 4 points 12 hours ago

What would you say is the point of the story?

[-] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 11 points 13 hours ago

Management are some combination of malicious and stupid.

The boss at my old job is pushing to make people go in. It's like a 2 hour commute for half the team. He doesn't care. He wants people working on the weekend, too

He's an Iranian immigrant that loves musk. No one should be abducted and sent to a death camp but if they got him it would feel almost karmic.

[-] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 7 points 14 hours ago

If right wing people were equipped to deal with reality, they wouldn't be right wing people.

[-] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 15 points 16 hours ago

I do feel like sometimes players have a sort of laid back, "we should just win without too much trouble" attitude. Sometimes this manifests as "we take a long rest after every fight". And that's a fine way to play, so long as everyone's on board.

It can be kind of bad when half the group is kick-in-the-door-lol and the DM is expecting more tactical depth.

I think because D&D is many people's first RPG, you'll find a lot of bad habits there as new players rediscover them.

[-] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 9 points 18 hours ago

I've read that if you want to kill someone, the best way to do it is to hit them with your car. The authorities will just be like "Oh, well, he was walking and you hit him what a terrible accident. Well, couldn't be helped."

Maybe Kraft has a murder fetish. Probably he's just a scumbag, though.

[-] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 2 points 22 hours ago

A couple months ago I ran into a guy collecting signatures for Cuomo by Atlantic center (a major transit hub in Brooklyn). I was just like "why?? Why are you doing this??" But sadly I was in a hurry and didn't have time to engage with him very long

[-] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 48 points 23 hours ago

If you haven't read "the ones who walk away from omelas" from LeGuin, I recommend doing so.

[-] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 12 points 23 hours ago

If we have history, hannity should go down next to Goebbels. I hope I live long enough to spit on his grave.

[-] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 26 points 1 day ago

Is this not obvious to everyone?

Hiring someone on this kind of visa puts them under your boot. They can't ask for much or make waves without risking their whole life being upturned. If a citizen gets fired that sucks, but if you're on a work visa you might have to leave the country (breaking your lease, leaving your partner, etc). I think you get 60 days. Given how bad the job market is, that's not very long to find a new job. Also given how ICE is abducting people and sending them to a death camp, people are extra cautious.

It's similar to how coupling health insurance to employment gives the employer extra power against labor. Are you really going to make a big deal about your boss pressuring you to work unpaid overtime when getting fired means you lose access to your life saving medicine?

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submitted 10 months ago by jjjalljs@ttrpg.network to c/dcss@lemmy.world

Not sure if this community is dead, but here we are!

I kind of stopped playing new versions around .28 because I really disliked the opportunity attacks mechanism, but I thought I'd give .32 a try. The new shapeshifter things look cool, but in fussing with it a bit it's harder than I expected.

But now the tournament is live! Who's playing?

https://crawl.develz.org/tournament/0.32/

I currently have one win with ye olde MiBe. Got lucky with good armor early on, and then cruised to a 3 rune (shoals + snake + vaults) win.

There was one dicey moment in the lungs where I went around the corner to reveal 4 orbs of fire, some draconians, and a lightning golem all waiting for me. Hasted + Fog'd my way the hell out there.

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submitted 10 months ago by jjjalljs@ttrpg.network to c/guildwars2@lemmy.wtf

I tried it a bit with my reaper in pve and it seemed okay, but I wasn't doing anything challenging that really put it to the test. I haven't tried the others classes yet.

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submitted 11 months ago by jjjalljs@ttrpg.network to c/Polyamory@kbin.run

Currently, I'm polite to friendly with all of them. No outstanding conflicts. It's sometimes literal kitchen table poly with one, and the others I only see at like parties and such.

Some years ago I had two partners that absolutely did not get along with each other, and that was rough. Recently I was able to do a dinner with 3 partners and everyone had a good time.

I try not to make a big deal about folks meeting. I try to model after meeting your friend's friends.

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submitted 11 months ago by jjjalljs@ttrpg.network to c/Polyamory@kbin.run

For me there's a bit of a network effect where the polycule sprawls out into the distance. Partners have partners who have partners.

But for disconnected folks, it's mostly been tinder (yuck), and a local meetup.

(Also this might be the first post? That or nothing federated yet)

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I'm looking for players for a weekly game of Fate. I'm thinking something like a mix of Shadowrun and World of Darkness, where the players are vigilantes looking to make the world better. It would start (and maybe stay) at the street level, rather than global or cosmic.

I've been playing and running games for 20+ years.

LGBT friendly. New players okay. Unreliable players less so.

Message me if you're interested. Include a blurb about yourself, your experience with games, with fate specifically, and a joke of your choosing.

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Like I saw one that was titled "I wonder why rule" and had a picture about overpaid CEOs or something.

Why "rule"? What's the origin of this format?

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