[-] CodexArcanum@lemmy.world 36 points 16 hours ago

I shall blast forth the notes of summoning!

[-] CodexArcanum@lemmy.world 4 points 19 hours ago

I was rewriting some old code of mine and ended up stripping out the comments. I kept reading them instead of the code, which I had been changing, and they were irrelevant. (I added new comments back in, though a big reason to rewrite was to make the code more self-explanatory.)

[-] CodexArcanum@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Yeah if you don't say that, it's way scarier because then it could be anything! Even... the...

C R E A T U R E

[-] CodexArcanum@lemmy.world 44 points 1 day ago

Turns out, most people think their stupid views are actually genius

[-] CodexArcanum@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

This is real estate FUD that reads like it's for private homeowners but is actualy for investors concerned that homes are about to crash as vehicles for wealth. Written by an investment advisor in London.

[-] CodexArcanum@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

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What is this ancient symbol? How did so many primitive cultures without writing or trade routes or brains or cell phones create such powerful art? What alien culture could have gifted humankind with this incredible sign of divinity?

[-] CodexArcanum@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Wow, what a trip. There's a bit further down the interview where they discuss Jean-Luc Godard's "anti-semitism" which I'd never heard about. Looked it up and actually, he's extremely anti-zionist, go figure. The more things change the more they stay still.

[-] CodexArcanum@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago

I think you'd do better at this point to study how resistance movements within fascism form and survive because that's about to be a lot more relevant.

[-] CodexArcanum@lemmy.world 15 points 3 days ago

Jack Saint (YouTuber) did a take down vid on Shad that revealed his real nature to me. I also had previously enjoyed his historical content.

The thing is, as another poster pointed out, once people started looking, he's actually not historically accurate either and is barely more knowledgeable about it than your friend in the SCA who won't shut up about long swords and katanas.

It's a pattern with bigots: you can't trust their information or expertise on anything. Because either they aren't willing to update their views with facts, or they're willing to lie to cover up facts they do know but dislike. Neither are good qualities in any person, but especially not in historians and educators.

[-] CodexArcanum@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago

Soup, cig, turkey, cig, turkey, pause, salad, pause cig, cig and dessert, cig and coffee

Truly a 10 course meal fit for a Turkish sultan! Yes, 5 of the courses are cigarettes, but you might actually taste the salad a little bit before your 3rd and 4th cig.

They also left out how you'll be drinking a cocktail between each course and after every cigarettes, and you smoked a pack right before since you knew you'd be restricted to only 5 during the meal.

[-] CodexArcanum@lemmy.world 23 points 4 days ago

Oh yes, we're all operating in full knowledge that greentexts are 💯 percent truth.

But yeah, if this very real person did have a concussion they might also be having personality shift because of it. A good thing to keep in mind if you are dealing with a person who's had a big head smash.

[-] CodexArcanum@lemmy.world 90 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I started to feel bad for the person with a concussion and gangrenous untreated wound, but then they pivoted to whether they could now acceptably creep on dead girls, and I just see a problem that's about to solve itself.

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PlayStation has no games! (files.catbox.moe)

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/35692489

A callback to the PS3 early days.

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16392555

Ashes: Hard Reset OST by John S. Weekley

I saw over the weekend that the soundtrack had been released ahead of the upcoming (!) prequel (‼️) to the amazing series of Doom mods. The Ashes series rules, play them if you haven't. The soundtracks also rule and I had the Afterglow OST in heavy rotation all last year.

This one is pretty good. Very heavy with callbacks to the previous OSTs and to the original Doom's music. "Romero Waiting for the Train" is particularly fun for it's mix-in of my favorite OG track. I can't wait to wander more post-apocalyptic subways to this groovy tune!

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submitted 3 weeks ago by CodexArcanum@lemmy.world to c/doom@lemmy.ml

I saw over the weekend that the soundtrack had been released ahead of the upcoming (!) prequel (‼️) to the amazing series of Doom mods. The Ashes series rules, play them if you haven't. The soundtracks also rule and I had the Afterglow OST in heavy rotation all last year.

This one is pretty good. Very heavy with callbacks to the previous OSTs and to the original Doom's music. "Romero Waiting for the Train" is particularly fun for it's mix-in of my favorite OG track. I can't wait to wander more post-apocalyptic subways to this groovy tune!

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Back around 2007 or 2008 I think, I watched a very cool animation on Youtube. I cannot for the life of me remember the name, and i doubt it's still up since it used a well-known song as the audio track.

It was a pretty standard (for the time) anime-style fight video, set to The Prodigy's "Smack my Bitch Up". It's cel-shaded CGI/3D, and starred a yellow-and-black Sentai-style character. I think he was like a robot superhero? The whole animation was basically a demoreel/pilot for an animator who wanted to launch a show based on the characters.

If anyone remembers this or can find a link, I'd be very grateful! It was a cool fight scene (for the time), and it always bothers me when I vaguely remember a neat thing and can find no trace of it.

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submitted 4 months ago by CodexArcanum@lemmy.world to c/memes@lemmy.world

Seriously! Thanks to all the meme makers out there for supporting Lemmy/Kbin/etc and keeping the alternatives to the corporate internet alive and fun!

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When her theme kicks in at about 30s is around in the cutscene when I knew trusting her was going to be trouble. Something haunting and dangerous about it, almost circus-like in a way.

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Layers of KETR (lemmy.world)

This old meme format popped into my head, but honestly I was lost on what the best punchline would be.

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submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by CodexArcanum@lemmy.world to c/rpg@lemmy.ml

I totally missed that #RPGaDay2003 was a thing until like the 26th! So, inspired by James, I'm going to play catch up for this year all at once, and next August I'll try to get in on the daily game!

First RPG played this year:

Nobilis. Ran a hacked together "3.9 Edition" using Glitch and Chuubo's rules. Worked pretty well, but has already fallen apart due to adult scheduling.

First RPG Gamemaster:

Me! No intro, I dove in using the books and first principles! Then my best friend got in on it and ran a different game for our group! Good times!

First RPG bought this year:

Delta Green, I think.

Most recent game bought:

Also Delta Green, I believe, the Impossible Landscapes scenario book.

Oldest Game Played:

Brown pamphlet D&D, about as old as you can get unless I recreate the legendary Braunstein or Blackmoor games.

Favourite game you never get to play:

All of them, but FATE and Unknown Armies specifically. Goddamn, I'd love to run so many UA games!

Smartest RPG you've played:

I think they can all vary, depends on the group, the session, etc. Nobilis is easily the most consistently cerebral game I get into though.

Favourite Character:

I really enjoyed my Lord of Doomscrolling emo-kid Strategist from that recent Nobilis game. Hard to play favs though, I love them all in their times.

Favourite Dice:

FATE dice! I have a cool fire-and-ice set that I enjoy rolling quite a bit!

Favourite tie-in fiction:

I liked Dan Abnett's Inquisitor books (Warhammer 40K) more than I expected. Been meaning to reread them, see how they hold up.

Weirdest game you've played:

Human Occupied Landfill (HOL); or that homebrew Gamma World Gurps session that went some places. Both ages ago.

Oldest Game you still play:

I'd throw down one of the Basic clones I have (S&W, ACKS) in a heart beat for some old school dungeon stomping, but honestly anything I want to run seems to be old now: FATE, UA, Reign. I guess those all have good new editions though!

Most memorable character demise:

I don't recall any funny or heartfelt ones offhand. Character death has never featured heavily for me, and games where it is common you tend to have a chuckle at the 1st level fighter being melted by a slime trap WHILE the the mage accidentally fireballs them, then you roll up a new target dummy and forget about the last one.

Favourite Convention Purchase:

I hardly get to gaming conventions any more. Uhh... I got an awesome signed copy of Loony Labs' Pyramid Arcade at PAX South one year. That's an underappreciated collection of great games and it was tons of fun meeting and playing games with the owners!

Favourite Con Module/One Shot:

Meh, I never get into these. I do own several neat little games that are clearly convention one-off games, but I couldn't pick a fav of them.

Game I wish I owned:

Well, I DO own Nobilis 2nd (the GWB) which would be it if I didn't. I wish I had original books for a lot of classic games: Paranoia, various D&D, the first Vampire maybe, RIFTS, that kind of stuff.

Funniest Game you've played?

I had a good laugh at the Knights of the Dinner Table game, which is a pretty good farce of early D&D. My Nobilis games do tend to be pretty funny too.

Favourite game system?

FATE. I think Aspects are just the best idea ever. They work well with almost any other system, yet can also be the only mechanic if you want. Truly genius.

Favourite published adventure?

No idea, hardly ever us them. Impossible Landscapes does intrigue the shit out of me, as do megadungeons like Rappan Athuk that I've got sitting here. There's something amusing and thoughtful to me about a long,

spoilerand in the end impossible to win
, scenario that makes me want to explore them with a group.

Will still play in 20 years time?

FATE for sure! I'm a big fan of the One Roll Engine and I'm sure I'll still be breaking that out too!

Favourite licensed RPG?

Weapons of the Gods counts, I guess? Eventually turned into uh... Legends of the Wulin? Not sure what's going on with EOS Sama these days, or those properties. I don't get it licensed stuff much.

Best Secondhand RPG Purchase?

Ooh, a D&D Set 1 Basic Rules (red box) in very good condition that I just found at a thrift store one day!

Coolest Looking RPG product/book?

Uh, I'm just going to brag about owning the absolutely gorgeous Nobilis 2nd edition again! I also have a lot of very cool props and accessories for running D&D that I'm like never going to get to use!

Complex / Simple RPG you play?

For simple it's FATE. Like I said, you could literally have aspects and nothing else and have a very effective system.

For complexity it's Burning Wheel. Just, all of the fucking Burning engine books. I don't understand how Crane and co had time to write these things, let alone play them!

Unplayed RPG You Own?

Far too many of them, sadly. Going to say Delta Green and Unknown Armies are the ones I most want to play right now.

Favourite Character Sheet?

I always design my own and I love them! My Nobilis sheets have been great, but my favorite is for a long abandoned RPG of my own design. It was way too complex and unfun to play, but that character sheet was gorgeous!

Game I'd like a new edition of?

I'm pretty good, haha, got new editions I haven't even gotten to yet! I do wish Weapons of the Gods / Legends of the Wulin had a better publisher and about a dozen more source books by Jenna Morran!

Scariest game I've ever played?

Tremulus, ran a pretty fun and spooky one-off with it for Halloween. But the scariest to come is the DG scenario I've been wanting to run. Got some good, spooky ideas for that one!

Most memorable encounter?

I once talked a kill team of Dragonblood assasins into joining our righteous cause in an Exalted game. That was pretty amazing, and really annoyed the DM since he hadn't planned for them having much personality, since he also hadn't planned on my pacifistic charming character being literally irresistible!

Most obscure RPG that you've played?

My own homebrews, surely. HOL, as mentioned, and a few other weird RPGs from that era like Feng Shui.

Favourite RPG of all time?

The most successful campaign I've run was with Diaspora, which is basically Traveller run with FATE. I really loved that game, and would run another session any time. Greg Stolze's Reign is way up there too.

I think Unknown Armies is my favorite to just read and think about.

Compare your answers with those from the first #RPGaDay.

First time posting! I'll look forward to looking back next year though!

Thanks for reading and happy gaming!

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