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[-] papalonian@lemmy.world 27 points 1 day ago

I don't get the DCs and "success/fail" in this context, can someone explain? Where would a 5 be a success and 20 be a failure?

[-] TessaRekt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 41 points 1 day ago

The DC to convince the hangman is 5, the DC to convince the head guy is 20. DC stands for Difficulty Check and it is the number you have to pass or meet on your roll + bonuses.

[-] Glytch@lemmy.world 4 points 3 hours ago

Pedantic correction: DC stands for Difficulty Class not Check. Same as AC and Armor Class.

[-] papalonian@lemmy.world 33 points 1 day ago

So is the joke that the PC convinced the hangman (who only needed a 5), hence the "success", but failed to convince the leader (who needed a 20), hence the confused guy reading "failure"?

I didn't know that the second guy was supposed to be the leader, that would've made more sense. Thanks

[-] cheat700000007@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago

Makes sense if you've seen the movie

[-] nysqin@feddit.org 8 points 1 day ago
[-] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 55 points 1 day ago

a collection of still images played at a constant framerate and paired with audio matching what is shown, usually for entertainment purposes

[-] Whirling_Ashandarei@lemmy.world 25 points 1 day ago

... But that's not important right now

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 7 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

i both love and hate and respect you all so damn much right now.

[-] MeowerMisfit817@lemmy.world 6 points 23 hours ago

We need a lemmy community like r/BestCommentThreads I swear

[-] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 4 points 16 hours ago

I think there's a bestoflemmy

[-] nysqin@feddit.org 16 points 1 day ago

Thank you for elaborating, no notes. I am now perfectly at ease with the current state of affairs.

[-] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago

Glad to be of help! Let me know if there's anything else I can assist you with.

[-] laz@pawb.social 7 points 1 day ago

Technically the framerate does not even need to be constant! It's not rare to have minor fluctuations for effect; though following this thought through one could argue that slow-motion segments are actually higher framerates.

The question then becomes are we talking about the raw footage or the processed clip? Then we also need to ask about different regions and systems, that can have different standards for output. Then the source material could be one framerates, and the output could be another!

... What was I doing again?

[-] Archpawn@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago

Into the Spider-Verse has some characters animated faster than others.

[-] towerful@programming.dev 11 points 1 day ago

Surely you can't be serious!

[-] nysqin@feddit.org 11 points 1 day ago

I am. And don't call me Shirley.

[-] VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago

The Mummy 1999. An excellent pulpy action-adventure-horror film starring Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, and Arnold Vosloo. Has a fun sequel, The Mummy Returns, which itself has a fun prequel titled The Scorpion King.

There is a third Mummy movie titled The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. Do not watch that one; the script was so terrible that Weisz refused to return. I'm unsure about the various sequels to The Scorpion King.

There was a reboot released in 2017 starring Tom Cruise. It's terrible, do not watch it.

A new movie in the 1999 continuity is being released in 2028. Fraser and Weisz are confirmed to return.

[-] nysqin@feddit.org 6 points 1 day ago

Thank you! I didn't recognize the scene, it's almost 25 years ago since I last saw it. And extra credit for your reviews, I remember watching both The Scorpion King and Tomb of the Dragon Emperor... I won't watch the other ones, cheers.

[-] iamthetot@piefed.ca 0 points 1 day ago

It would have also made more sense if the meme mentioned the roll total.

[-] SimpleMachine@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

Ooh I'm jealous you get to watch this movie for the first time.

[-] ech@lemmy.ca 25 points 1 day ago

This movie is so damn good.

[-] MintyFresh@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

What movie? It looks intriguing.....

[-] jacksilver@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

The Mummy with Braden Fraser. It's technically a trilogy, but the third one is awful.

Edit: https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0120616/

[-] ech@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 day ago

Not to be confused with The Mummy with Tom Cruise. I haven't watched that one, but...it didn't look good.

[-] Derpykat5@lemmy.world 9 points 23 hours ago

I've only heard one statement about the Tom Cruise reboot; "The most interesting thing about that movie was the trailer they mistakenly released without any audio"

So... not glowing reviews.

[-] VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 5 points 16 hours ago

I don't remember one without audio. I do remember one without finished audio. The placeholder double scream was glorious.

[-] jacksilver@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Haha, exactly why I added the link!

[-] CaptSneeze@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Wait… are those movies not the same universe? I haven’t seen either.

[-] jacksilver@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

No, the Tom Cruise one was a reboot as part of universals Monsters Universe idea, but it bombed so bad they killed the whole idea.

You can see remnants of their original plan in the Frankenstein ride at Epic Universe in Orlando. Basically the idea was Frankensteins daughter trying to collect/contain all the monsters for her own purposes.

[-] MintyFresh@lemmy.world 2 points 23 hours ago

Ahhh. I think I saw that in theaters in the long ago. Time for a rewatch apparently

[-] VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

We're getting a fourth movie with Fraser and Weisz in 2028. I'm kind of hoping they just remove the third one from continuity.

[-] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

The Godfather effect dictates that a trilogy often has no third movie.

You are in for such a wild ride.

[-] Zoop@beehaw.org 2 points 1 day ago

What movie is it, if you don't mind sharing? I feel like I know it, and it's on the tip of my tongue, but I'm blanking. My brain is embarrassing haha

[-] mycodesucks@lemmy.world 41 points 1 day ago

I mean, he's got like, a 26 charisma.

[-] Dunstabzugshaubitze@feddit.org 29 points 1 day ago

Rick O'Connell has as 26 charisma, Brendan Fraser auto-succeeds at charisma checks of all kinds.

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