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Time-stop [Chris Hallbeck] (startrek.website)
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[-] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 62 points 11 months ago

this was genuinely my fantasy as a kid. Pause time to sleep.

[-] Throwdownyourgrandma@feddit.nl 33 points 11 months ago

It's still my fantasy as an adult.

[-] Katana314@lemmy.world 44 points 11 months ago

Something I notice is how comic panels naturally developed the anime rule “Talking is a free action”. In JoJo, a character can fumble a ball, and explain to their teammate that they need to catch it before it hits the ground or the enemy will steal their souls.

In a comic, having a talk bubble during an action shot is very normal, and we don’t think about it too much; it only ends up twisting our view of time when motion is added in an anime adaptation.

[-] Axiochus@lemmy.world 14 points 11 months ago

Such a cool thought, thank you! I'm going to pay attention to this.

[-] CodexArcanum@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

Reminds me of D&D how the party can have a full strategy session between rounds like the Lich King can't hear them and also took a 10 minute breather between spells. I do occasionally as DM remind people that they're in the middle of a fight, especially when analysis paralysis sets in.

A lot of comics and cartoons stretch time a bit for talking. Jojo really abuses the concept though, they'll pause mid-punch for a legit science lecture!

[-] jadedwench@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Hehehe. A round is 6 seconds right? Imagine if the players had to use clocks like in chess...

[-] tvarog_smetana@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

I had one DM fight the absurd amounts of time combat took by instituting a minute rule: if you can't describe your entire planned actions in a minute, you forfeit your turn.

There were lots of common-sense exceptions, but in general combat felt more like actual combat, and the whole thing felt more like an action-oriented story than a football game (where more time is spent planning the action than executing the action)

[-] GraniteM@lemmy.world 36 points 11 months ago

I assumed that he's overslept is dreaming about stopping time, meanwhile his boss is leaving eight furious voice mails because his phone is on Do Not Disturb.

[-] Johanno@feddit.de 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Then he wakes up at midday and calls in sick to continue to sleep

[-] CarlsIII@kbin.social 21 points 11 months ago

Well you can’t exactly watch tv, can you?

[-] greenskye@lemm.ee 30 points 11 months ago

Technically speaking this sort of 'time stop's phenomenon would have to selectively keep time going for certain objects. Otherwise you'd suffer to death because the air molecules are frozen or cause some sort of weird radiation issues from atoms colliding with other atoms as you moved while other things didn't.

[-] CarlsIII@kbin.social 5 points 11 months ago

That’s why it only works when you use magic

[-] Harvey656@lemmy.world -1 points 11 months ago

Well that depends, if time isn't flowing then the radiation and other harmful issues cannot occur until time resumes yes? I mean you only have to breathe because time is flowing in a sort of technical way right?

Whew ADHD hit strong with my message lol.

[-] Throwdownyourgrandma@feddit.nl 10 points 11 months ago

No internet traffic either.

[-] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 11 months ago

Gotta download the internet and get a big battery backup

[-] sgbrain7@lemm.ee 19 points 11 months ago

I wanna pause time right now and try getting 30 more minutes of sleep in. I can dream all I want...

[-] HubertManne@kbin.social 15 points 11 months ago
[-] CluckN@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago
[-] HubertManne@kbin.social 12 points 11 months ago

well if I could.

[-] Skaryon@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago

Oh god. I feel this so much

[-] Crul@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago
this post was submitted on 30 Nov 2023
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