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also the example that I just read was like:

"if you take this Edge at character creation, you have a deformaty and get a -2 to your charisma. We know it's unfair, but a female with this edge can choose if their deformity is unsettling (-2 charisma) or exotic (+2 charisma)"

Which is just.... so gross

Every time I read bits of the Deadlands: Reloaded rulebook, I get really inspired and I really want to run a game of it.

And then I get frustrated at the fact that the rule book assumes that every player, and also every CHARACTER is a man.

There's no gender neutral language. It's "when your character does X, he gets Y" all throughout the 290 pages.

The only exception is when a rule depends on gender, and then usually it says "a female gets Y"

the terms of service are here: https://discordapp.com/terms
the relevant section is "DISPUTE RESOLUTION"

the misinformation is here: https://www.reddit.com/r/discordapp/comments/9p5uyp/latest_tos_update_revokes_your_right_to_sue/

the explanation from the staff is here: https://www.reddit.com/r/discordapp/comments/9p5uyp/latest_tos_update_revokes_your_right_to_sue/e7zfqw2/

a screenshot describing some other details is here: https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/317913384811233280/502404990107910144/Capture_2018-10-18-01-57-15.png

There's a warning going around about Discord removing your right to sue, and recommends you opt out of their new thing

But the short version of the new thing is: You can still sue, but you have to tell Discord first so that they can try to resolve it before actually involving the legal system, and if it DOES end up in arbitration, Discord will actually pay the fee.

If you're considering opting out, please read the "Dispute Resolution" section very carefully

I think the worst part of this is that so much advice online is not only advice for D&D GMs (which doesn't apply to the games I'm going to be running at all), but is also just not good advice outside of a very specific context

I'm going to be facilitating a story game on Tuesday, and I'm anxious about it because it's been over a year and I know my skills aren't that great.

I tend to fall into the same ruts when improvising, and I forget to describe a lot of things.

I forgot to mention: this is a laptop

my GPU's fan has been very noisy the past few days. when previously it was basically silent.

It sounds kinda like its grinding.

what should I do?

The last episode was better than the others, but still... not worth watching.

On to the last story of the 6th season (and of the 2nd Doctor): The War Games

The Space Pirates is one of the worst combinations:

* a relatively slow paced story
* full of clichés
* that is mostly missing, so you have to watch it as still images

I must have watched them 20 times today, at least...

I keep watching it, and it keeps being amazing

oh my gosh, the new doctor who titles are amazing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lUz0xU5d9g

I wish formats like .ogg were better supported on more devices... If I ever make a podcast, I would want to release it as ogg!

But because apple devices (and internet explorer) can't support the format, I would have to also release an mp3 file for those devices, which means there's little reason to release an ogg file – it's just more work for very little gain

"you found the thing" music plays as I wriggle into view

I wishi didn't have to sleep