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  1. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games

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    Are you really one to talk about "overdoing it", Talon?

    Are you really one to talk about "overdoing it", Talon?

    1 vote

  2. Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music

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    Hummus Vacuum — "G-U-I-L-L-O-T-I-N-E" at least once a day every day

    Hummus Vacuum — "G-U-I-L-L-O-T-I-N-E" at least once a day every day

  3. Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music

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    yeah that was kinda a gimmee

    yeah that was kinda a gimmee

  4. Comment on Interesting material types for fantasy resources/macguffins other than crystals or metals? in ~creative

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    There's some great answers here, and like the other user my thoughts went straight to Morrowind, but also to mythology. Silk, or the silk of specific bug — in TES3 silk clothing is a lot more...

    There's some great answers here, and like the other user my thoughts went straight to Morrowind, but also to mythology.

    • Silk, or the silk of specific bug — in TES3 silk clothing is a lot more enchantable than cloth, leather, or metal. In-game it's used as a justification for mages not wearing armor and to create a higher equipment tier for magic users.

    • Milk, or honey, or the product of a specific animal — Robin McKinley's Chalice has a system where magic centers around roles and talismans, and where most chalice-bearers use wine, the protagonist happens to be a beekeeper, sooooo

    • the soil of one's birthplace — the most obvious example is vampires, who need it to restore themselves, but mages who are rooted in place (or can only leave by taking a chunk of bedrock, or gallon of lake water, and so on, with them) are a minor trope already. See also ocean water a la Black Panther 2

    • personal crafting — a lot of magic systems (and mythology) feature magical items that are created by either self-sacrifice or self-mutilation. An item worn continuously for years that takes on it's bearer's power (and sometimes personality). Sages or Liches who put their own souls into an artifact or phylactery or horcrux; more impactful when the soul is torn or split during the process, sometimes. Magi who filter their spirit or consciousness or personal energy through a device or item or weapon over and over, charging it with power over time. Wands made from the user's own bones. Potions or dyes made from the user's own blood or tears. Clothing made from the wearer's own hair.

    • Items soaked in cosmic energy — water from a pool that reflects the full moon, ice that froze before the sea became salty, ancient materials lying undisturbed for aeons. Happens sometimes in scifi, too: RA Heinleins sunstones were what made me think of this category.

    1 vote

  5. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games

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    It's a nice apartment building!

    It's a nice apartment building!

    4 votes

  6. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games

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    But I can just trade for my glowstone!

    But I can just trade for my glowstone!

    1 vote

  7. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games

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    Gravy is eaten with a fork, soup is eaten with a spoon, I rest my case.

    Gravy is eaten with a fork, soup is eaten with a spoon, I rest my case.

    1 vote

  8. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games

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    I haven't made it onto the server recently but I just took a look on bluemap and I think it looks great! I see some of the contours I put it made it into the final version. Thanks for finishing it...

    I haven't made it onto the server recently but I just took a look on bluemap and I think it looks great! I see some of the contours I put it made it into the final version. Thanks for finishing it all up!

    2 votes

  9. Comment on Determinism and Back To The Future in ~talk

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    I think that @grayscail really nailed it all around. The problem is your point 2. Free will does have to include the ability to make bad decisions but it doesn't have to include the desire to make...

    I think that @grayscail really nailed it all around.

    The problem is your point 2. Free will does have to include the ability to make bad decisions but it doesn't have to include the desire to make bad decisions. And, y'know, "objects in motion tend to remain in motion" is a useful concept in ethical analysis, too.

    But there's one more piece you're missing, which is that time travel movies are stories, and the characters who don't change each loop aren't really characters, they're setting. That stasis is part of what allows us to filter forward the characters who are dynamic and are making ethical decisions — those who are affected by the time, travel, typically.

    7 votes

  10. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games

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    I would just like to say right now that I hate all clocks and also the British Aristocracy.

    I would just like to say right now that I hate all clocks and also the British Aristocracy.

    5 votes

  11. Comment on What are some bands you regret not seeing live (or, just never had the chance to see in the first place)? in ~music

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    The Primitives: I discovered their catalogue last year and it sounds so fresh I was genuinely surprised when I found out they were from the 80's. They're apparently still doing the occasional show...

    The Primitives: I discovered their catalogue last year and it sounds so fresh I was genuinely surprised when I found out they were from the 80's. They're apparently still doing the occasional show but not touring.

    FurtherMore: My brother got to see this guy live when we were both in highschool and he was still rapping. He moved on to other artists names and musical styles but I really wish I could've seen him them.

    1 vote

  12. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games

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    Dormer windows lit from withing can also be a good solution to making the roof more spawn-resistant without directly lighting the roof itself.

    Dormer windows lit from withing can also be a good solution to making the roof more spawn-resistant without directly lighting the roof itself.

    1 vote

  13. Comment on What's a reasonable amount of time to spend on an RPG campaign? in ~games

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    I play one RPG at a time, but I will probably also be playing action games with my kids and casual games on my phone during that period. If a game doesn't have a good enough setting and writing to...

    I play one RPG at a time, but I will probably also be playing action games with my kids and casual games on my phone during that period.

    If a game doesn't have a good enough setting and writing to keep me interested for at least a couple months, I just don't play it. Life's too short to end up on the wrong side of Sturgeon's Law.

    My current RPG is Enderal, and I've been playing for about six months. I do play shorter RPGs, too, (shout out to Night Stones and Stranded Sails) but I gravitate to ones with more depth and breath.

    2 votes

  14. Comment on What's a reasonable amount of time to spend on an RPG campaign? in ~games

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    I prefer the 3mo-2yr range, me, depending on whether I get to play once or twice in a week.

    I prefer the 3mo-2yr range, me, depending on whether I get to play once or twice in a week.

    7 votes

  15. Comment on What are your architectural hot takes? in ~design

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    I loved all those examples! Living in a higher latitude I do tend to forget about adobe but it's gorgeous even in simple structures.

    I loved all those examples! Living in a higher latitude I do tend to forget about adobe but it's gorgeous even in simple structures.

    1 vote

  16. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games

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    I see it on bluemap, thanks!

    I see it on bluemap, thanks!

    2 votes

  17. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games

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    Is there a known location for a Pale Garden on the server? I find myself intensely curious about Creakings and Resin Bricks.

    Is there a known location for a Pale Garden on the server? I find myself intensely curious about Creakings and Resin Bricks.

    1 vote

  18. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games

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    Is there a glow lichen farm yet? If not I'm going to tackle that as my first public farm.

    Is there a glow lichen farm yet? If not I'm going to tackle that as my first public farm.

    2 votes

  19. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games

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    I forgot about glow lichen! I might use that going forward myself.

    I forgot about glow lichen! I might use that going forward myself.

    1 vote

  20. Comment on Tildes Minecraft Weekly in ~games

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    I had this same problem recently, and I integrated trapdoors over top of froglights as a solution.

    I had this same problem recently, and I integrated trapdoors over top of froglights as a solution.

    2 votes