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Hey, Janet Mills is only 77! She's a spring chicken!

I wouldn't, but then again I'm not a drunk Marine.

Like the other user above, I've also never heard of the Totenkopf and I don't recognize the emblem. Looks like any other skull and crossbones to me. I'm not saying it isn't a harmful symbol, but I can understand how a lot of people would be totally ignorant to its history like I am.

Did you read the full comment? They said they reuse them for cat litter disposal and wastebasket liners. Y'know, the sort of things for which someone would normally purchase single-use plastics anyways.

I'm happy to reuse a bag after it's held canned goods and fresh produce. Cat poop and used tissues? Not so much. My old stock only lasted so long.

Who is Michael Collins?

I'm going to preface this by saying I am 100% in favor of using common sense, and I have always allowed players to damage objects with spells as long as it makes sense. For example, I probably wouldn't let a player "inflict wounds" on a locked door, but I would happily let them "thunderous smite" it.

But in the spirit of this thread, if we're applying a rigidly narrow interpretation of the rules as written, a spell only does what its description says it does. Cone of Cold does not say it damages objects. It says it damages creatures that fail a saving throw.

Yes, Chapter 8 says "Characters can also damage objects with their weapons and spells" - and indeed they can, if they use a suitable spell such as Fire Bolt or Shatter which can damage objects according to its spell description.

Again, that's Rules Lawyer Jesse Pinkman talking, and does not represent my own beliefs or opinions.

I have never seen a paid toilet in my life, unless you count shops with a "CUSTOMERS ONLY" sign on the restroom door.

Yeah it's just part of the lore that the circus travels to different cities throughout the planes. It stays in Rivington during the events of the game; you don't actually travel to a different plane when you visit.

Its name is The Circus of the Last Gasp, which is more of a nod to the ringmaster being a necromancer than anything to do with interplanar travel.

STINKS of CHEESE! Between its PIGGY TOES!

*biznatch

Great article! It presents dimensions to the issue that I had never considered before. I hope other states take notice. I ought to reach out to my representative and senator.

The gameplay is pretty simplistic. The player's choices really drive the story, with die rolls thrown in to arbitrate outcomes. Success or failure at any given task is determined by rolling 2d6, adding the appropriate modifiers from your skill and situational factors, and comparing that to a target number. Of course the computer does all that math for you and just tells you the likelihood of success. It is not very crunchy at all.

Various thoughts will float through your character's head in different circumstances. You can choose to internalize a thought to gain the associated benefits (and sometimes drawbacks); this is the game's equivalent of a perk system. For example, your partner might tell you that you need to get your shit together after you vomit all over a crime scene. That unlocks the Volumetric Shit Compressor thought, which requires at least an hour to internalize. Once your shit has attained a level of togetherness approaching the density of a black hole, it becomes a lot easier to deal with disgusting situations and not throw up. You have a maximum number of thoughts that can be internalized at any given time.

Aside from that, there aren't a whole lot of gameplay mechanics to learn. There is no separate system for combat; if you get into a fight, it will play out similarly to dialogue or investigation sequences and you'll use the same system of skill checks I described above. Inventory management is as simple as dragging clothing and items onto the detective to make him wear or hold them. You get a health bar and a morale bar; if either of them reaches zero and you don't have any healing items available, you lose. That's about it.

I should also mention that each skill has a personality of its own, representing some facet of the detective's physiology or psyche, and will speak to you directly. The higher a skill, the more passive checks you will succeed in the background, and the more that skill will dominate your internal dialogue. The game does a good job of presenting the detective's subjective experience of reality in an organic manner. You will experience the world differently if you have (for example) extremely high Perception than if you have extremely high Logic. When you combine that with the choices you can make about the detective's personality and political beliefs, as well as the activities you choose to complete in the limited time available to you, it makes for a highly replayable experience.

The New York Times emailed you a poptalk.scrubbles.tech Lemmy post consisting of two photos and an Instagram link?

This doesn't appear to be a news article. Not so sure that it fits the community.

Lover (2019) fits the bill, no? I mean sure it's not 100% love songs because that would be boring, but it's got quite a few good ones. And no breakup songs about any of her exes.

Inverse virtue signalers? Does that mean they're "vice signalers," or...?

No worries, Dave Gorman fixed it for us.

I came to comment basically the same thing. I don't think it's the end of the road for America even though all signs point to more dark times ahead. The Roman Republic and the Roman Empire both saw a LOT of corruption and strife throughout the centuries before they actually collapsed.

They had more than three sons. Cain, Abel, and Seth are mentioned by name, but they had other sons and daughters.

Adam's Descendants to Noah

GENESIS 5

This is the book of the generations of Adam. When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God. 2 Male and female he created them, and he blessed them and named them Man when they were created. 3 When Adam had lived 130 years, he fathered a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth. 4 The days of Adam after he fathered Seth were 800 years; and he had other sons and daughters. 5 Thus all the days that Adam lived were 930 years, and he died.