[-] Echinoderm@aussie.zone 43 points 1 month ago

It really depends on the kid and the complexity of the message. Young kids are still learning the intricacies of the language and building a vocabulary. Not talking down to them helps build those skills up. But at the end of the day, if the message is not getting across, it's the fault of the communicator.

Plus it's an annoying flex to say "see how amazing my kid is? It's all because of me!" Some kids just pick up language easier, some kids sleep all the way through the night earlier, some kids toilet train easier, etc. Usually it's better for parents to quietly take the little victory rather than treat it as a reflection of their amazing parenting skills.

[-] Echinoderm@aussie.zone 28 points 3 months ago

"Thank you, but we follow Martian facts here, we aren't interested in your Venusian ways."

[-] Echinoderm@aussie.zone 76 points 3 months ago

But earlier this month, he said he would move the company’s headquarters to Austin, citing a new Golden State law meant to protect LGBTQ+ children as the “final straw.”

Imagine being so full of hate for a highly vulnerable group of people that you base your business decisions around it.

[-] Echinoderm@aussie.zone 24 points 4 months ago

The bananas won't be fooled, because everyone knows that bananas are straight until they get picked and the banana bender puts the bend in them.

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[-] Echinoderm@aussie.zone 43 points 8 months ago

Possibly he knows that, and is just trying to bleed his supporters for donations until the last moment.

[-] Echinoderm@aussie.zone 37 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Have you also been forgetting to covert votes to metric before you send them?

For reference:

1 upvote = 2.2 nah yeahs

1 downvote = 2.2 yeah nahs

[-] Echinoderm@aussie.zone 23 points 11 months ago

Personally, I've always been partial to Nikola Tesla's alternating current.

[-] Echinoderm@aussie.zone 32 points 1 year ago

It charges up during the day like one of those glow in the dark stickers, obviously.

[-] Echinoderm@aussie.zone 24 points 1 year ago

I don't agree with the overall view there.

The example the blog gives is: "I flash the barkeep my best smile, order a cup of ale and pay with a handsome tip and try to get him talking about the local rumours in a chatty friendly manner." The mistake in the reasoning is assuming the GM must call for a roll.

From my point of view, players don't call for rolls, the GM does. Players just say what they are trying to do. While the GM can call for a roll in a situation, they don't have to. Something might just succeed or not. What if the barkeep likes gossiping with anyone who walks in the door, no matter how persuasive the other person is?

It's also odd that they state in the d20 version of the example "the roleplaying doesn't actually affect the outcome" right after suggesting the GM give a +2 modifier to the roll for the roleplaying.

[-] Echinoderm@aussie.zone 56 points 1 year ago

My current campaign has a character whose parents still live in the town where the adventure is largely based. A lot of effort is spent convincing other townsfolk not to tell his mother what he's been up to. It's fantastic.

[-] Echinoderm@aussie.zone 60 points 1 year ago

Time to use Lay on Hands.

[-] Echinoderm@aussie.zone 31 points 1 year ago

The moon needed to be de-nazified.

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