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  1. Comment on Arlington Virginia missing middle trial heralds legal fight over suburban zoning in ~design

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    For what it's worth, Arlington county (NOT Fairfax) is extremely walkable and has large areas of single family housing in areas of great public transit. Lots of North Arlington along the Orange...

    For what it's worth, Arlington county (NOT Fairfax) is extremely walkable and has large areas of single family housing in areas of great public transit. Lots of North Arlington along the Orange and silver line is prime for missing middle development.

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  2. Comment on Your favorite band that no one has heard of? in ~music

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    Jake McKelvie and the Countertops, a Massachusetts indie band I've been obsessed with for years. Super clever lyrics. Takes inspiration from Silver Jews.

    Jake McKelvie and the Countertops, a Massachusetts indie band I've been obsessed with for years. Super clever lyrics. Takes inspiration from Silver Jews.

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  3. Comment on Do you know any games with excellent gameplay but horrible graphics? in ~games

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    If you're a fan of crunchy military strategy/tactics games, the Combat Mission series is a great example. Some of the most realistic company/battalion level combat there is but the graphics are...

    If you're a fan of crunchy military strategy/tactics games, the Combat Mission series is a great example. Some of the most realistic company/battalion level combat there is but the graphics are stuck in 2008.

    Operational/strategic wargames in general tend to not put much effort into attractive visuals.

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  4. Comment on Zero to low prep games in ~games.tabletop

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    Thank you for the detailed write up, this is great! Sounds like your one shot was a blast. I like the contrast between the waking and dreaming worlds and the inherent risk of laudanum use. The...

    Thank you for the detailed write up, this is great! Sounds like your one shot was a blast. I like the contrast between the waking and dreaming worlds and the inherent risk of laudanum use. The ability to change settings and genre-hop with dreams is also pretty appealing from a DM perspective. Really lends itself to episodic sessions - wild west one week, sci fi another etc.

    I wonder how it might be run as a campaign. The potential to have to go rescue a player character who's become trapped in a dream sounds like a great premise for incepetion-style shenanigans. I could see it being pretty intense with a group that's open to the risk of losing characters with ease.

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  5. Comment on Zero to low prep games in ~games.tabletop

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    Would be very interested in hearing more about how you ran the session. Just picked up the rules on a whim but not sure where to get started. I think a lot of my players would enjoy the setting's...

    Would be very interested in hearing more about how you ran the session. Just picked up the rules on a whim but not sure where to get started. I think a lot of my players would enjoy the setting's vibe.

    3 votes