Susaga

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[–] Susaga 4 points 1 week ago

No matter what the real world laws of physics are, the GM is the final arbiter of the rules. That's not an ego thing. That's just how it works. Everyone's roleplaying game works the same, even if they have different rulings.

Now, let's quickly picture this scene where the GM instead rolls 14. The BBEG is making his speech, then a shadow falls over him, he looks up, and gets crushed by a brontosaurus. He's resiliant, having taken only half the fall damage, but he's knocked prone and at a serious disadvantage as everyone rolls initiative.

Would anyone complain about the optional rule being used? Would anyone argue there should be no shadow because "the sun wouldn't be there" or "I hadn't transformed yet"? And if they decided to make that check to transform right before impact and succeeded, would they complain about the high DC due to the high speed?

I don't think they would. I think they're only complaining because the GM didn't give them what they wanted. They don't care about the game, they just care about getting their own way.

I agree. I am not compatible with that playstyle.

[–] Susaga 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm not American. I don't know what those terms mean. I just have a skybox.

[–] Susaga 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

To continue the quote, physics are what I allow them to be.

Going by the pure rules, you don't have enough time to wildshape. You just splatter. I'm being kind by giving you the opportunity at all.

[–] Susaga 12 points 1 week ago (5 children)

First of all, if I'm the DM, you don't get to tell me not to use a rule.

Second of all, there will not be a situation where I use the 2024 ruleset. The 2014 ruleset is still around, and still usable, and anyone calling it outdated is an idiot.

Third, this is the only official rule given for this situation. If we don't use it, there is no rule for falling on someone and we resolve it however I like. And since you just tried to interrupt my monologue, I'm not inclined to be generous.

[–] Susaga 8 points 1 week ago (4 children)

My TV lets me pause live TV, so I pause, leave the room for a bit, come back and fast forward through the ads.

[–] Susaga 11 points 1 week ago

This isn't a physics sim. This is a roleplaying game. Physics are what I allow them to be and it's funnier for falling creatures to have a drop shadow.

[–] Susaga 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (7 children)

Nope. The rules for falling on a creature don't factor in size, except for if it knocks the target prone. The check is DC15 to dodge.

[–] Susaga 13 points 1 week ago (4 children)

At terminal velocity? You're gonna need to make a damn good check to time that right.

[–] Susaga 45 points 1 week ago (26 children)

"Okay, so he gets to make a dexterity saving throw... That's a 16, so he manages to sidestep you and you take the full damage. ...No, he doesn't have disadvantage, you made a huge shadow above him, he knew you were coming. Anyway, he continues his monologue, using your actions as an example of the foolishness of humanity."

[–] Susaga 8 points 1 week ago

That was definitely the intent, and it annoyed me so much. It should have been "My patreon says I did this joke already" or something like that.

[–] Susaga 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

What wrong thing am I repeating? Where did you address the lyrics themselves and not the context the lyrics were written in? Why is my interpretation flawed? Why is your interpretation the only one allowed? How does the first portrayal of a song supporting my interpretation of the song make that a problem?

And as I asked before, yet you ignored, why the fuck are you complaining about someone being bothered by the song?

[–] Susaga -1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

Jesus fuck, this is some bad faith. I was ignoring nothing. I was asleep. You waited 7 hours to reply to me, and you couldn't let me sleep for 5 without me "ignoring what you don’t want to hear". Waking up and seeing three extremely long comments that amount to re-explaining the historical context of the song while not actually addressing how the song is about pressuring someone into staying over didn't really seem worthy of reply.

Plus, the idea that you copied someone else's comment as spam just makes it worse.

If you're allowed to use "it's an old song" as your argument, then I'm allowed to use the first presentation of the song to the public as mine. And since the presentation of the song has ALWAYS been one person pressuring another into staying over despite their protests, it's always been rapey.

The only real defence in pointing out historical context is to say that a rapey song was not unacceptable for the time period. So what?

The song is a problem for people who don't want to hear someone pressuring someone into illicit relationships. It's not "willfully ignorant", and your idea that someone not liking something is just because they don't understand it is DEEPLY troubling.

If it's okay to be bothered by the song, as you directly state, then why the fuck are you complaining about someone being bothered by the song?

 

Silly or serious, big or small, I wanna see them!

 

Grass.

Okay, I added the bit about the wheels to make it sound cooler.

 

A man goes to a stable and asks to buy the fastest horse they have available. The stable manager nods his head and brings him a fine and impressive stallion.

When the man asks how much the horse costs, he is staggered by the answer. "That's... That's half the price of almost any other horse here! Why is it so cheap?"

"Well, you see, the horse is blind" responds the stable manager. "But he's the fastest horse I've ever witnessed, no doubt about that. You just need to give him good directions. And don't bother hitting him, either. Just say Jesus if you want him to go, and Satan if you want him to stop. Go for Jesus, stop for Satan." In retrospect, there was a lot of Christian iconography around the stable the man hadn't noticed.

The man then asks for a test ride, and the stable manager agrees, as he has the man's credit card on hand. The man then says "Jesus", and the horse immediately bolts at speeds the man is genuinely amazed by. The world roars past him and the wind billows in his ears, all as this horse keeps running at full speed. The horse doesn't turn, only moving in a straight line dead ahead.

Suddenly, the man notices a cliff not too far away, but dead in the path of the horse. He reaches for the reins, but they billow in the wind and beat at his hands. He grabs them and tries to pull back, but the horse resists. The cliff keeps coming closer and closer, until the man finally remembers his instructions and yells "SATAN" at the top of his lungs. The horse stops alarmingly fast, knocking the man forward at the very edge of the cliff. The man then looks down, seeing just how high the cliff is, leading straight into a rocky valley.

He leans back in relief, having just avoided this terrible fate. With a hand on his heart, he can only murmur a tired "oh sweet jesus..."

 

This is purely hypothetical, just for fun. In this scenario, you don't get to know who the GM is in advance, but they do have to run it as written. The players can leave whenever they like, but the GM has to stay until either all players leave or the players beat the dungeon.

 

Two. One to actually change the bulb, and one to hold the ~~penis~~ ~~mother~~ ladder.

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In Good Hands - AwkwardZombie (www.awkwardzombie.com)
 

The bartender says "hey, man!" and the scarecrow says "Close. It's straw."

 

A train was travelling through Europe, and four passengers were riding in the same carriage. There was an Englishman, a Frenchman, an old woman and a young woman.

The train eventually passed into a tunnel, and the lights on the train failed to turn on. In the darkness, a loud slap was suddenly heard. When the train emerged in the sunlight, the Frenchman was holding his sore cheek.

The old woman thought "That Frenchman must have copped a feel of the young woman in the dark, and he got what's coming to him."

The young woman thought "That Frenchman must have groped the old woman thinking it was me, and he got what's coming to him."

The Frenchman thought "That Englishman must have groped the young woman in the dark and she thought it was me! Unfair..."

The Englishman thought "I hope another tunnel comes along so I can slap that frenchie again."

 

I hope

 

The bartender asked him "Oi, mate. What's with the giant orange head?" While the remark was quite rude, the sheer size and distinct colour of the head had distracted the bartender from his manners.

The man with a giant orange head simply sighed. He was annoyed, but had come to terms with people reacting like this. "The short version: I was cocky. I thought I could do anything for a while, and I wear the price of my hubris on my neck. If you pour me a whiskey, I'll tell you the long version."

The bartender nodded, and began to pour a glass for the man with the giant orange head.

"I was travelling along the beach, enjoying a stroll in the sun with the ocean beside me, when I stumbled upon an oil lamp. I've seen Aladdin, so I had suspicions about what this was. Sure enough, as soon as I brushed off the sand, a djinn emerged from the lamp and offered me three-"

"A djinn?" asked the bartender, interrupting.

"Yeah, he was very strict about the name. It's basically a genie, but-"

"No, I get that bit" said the bartender, continuing to interrupt. "I just don't really believe you found a genie lamp on the beach, is all."

"My friend, look at my giant orange head" said the man with the, as described, giant orange head. "Did you think this was just genetics?"

The bartender pursed his lips, admitting defeat in silence. "Right. Sorry. My mistake. Carry on."

The man with the giant orange head waited for a moment before continuing his story. "So, I had three wishes, and I knew from the start what I wanted my first wish to be. It's a bit cliché, but I wished that I could pull out any amount of money from my pocket in exact change."

"Oh yeah?" asked the bartender, now interrupting at a more polite moment. "Mind if I test that? Your whiskey costs £3.10."

The man with the giant orange head reached into his pocket and pulled out exactly three pounds and 10 pence.

The bartender was stunned for a moment before deciding to test his powers. "Four hundred and eighty nine, uh, yen."

As before, the man with the giant orange head pulled out exactly four hundred and eighty yen, having not touched the foreign currency until now.

"Three billion pounds" said the bartender.

Once more, the man reached into his pocket and pulled out exactly three billion pounds. As soon as it was placed onto the bar, the bartender snatched it up and ran from the bar to his retirement.

Fortunately, the bartender was not the only person working that night, and another bartender approached the man with the giant orange head to ask his story. If he didn't, the joke wouldn't work.

"So, what was your second wish?" asked the second bartender, who was now the only bartender.

"I'm a weak man" admitted the man with the giant orange head, giving a large orange smile. "I wished that I could make any person I'm attracted to insanely attracted to me."

"Are you sure?" said the bartender, a little upset they did not find the man with the giant orange head attractive. "Not to be mean, but does that work when you have a giant orange head?"

The man with the giant orange head silently turned to look down the bar, spotting an incredibly attractive woman. You are likely imagining someone attractive as I write this, but your imagination is insufficient in this instance. Even the diverse and subjective opinions of billions of people tend to agree that the woman is appealing.

"Hey" called the man with the giant orange head, giving a small nod to the woman. She looked in his direction and immediately began to squirm wordlessly in her seat. She quickly excused herself to the toilet, and I will grant her privacy by not discussing her actions further.

"Alright, I'm convinced" said the bartender, blushing a little. "So, what was your third wish?"

The man with the giant orange head took a sip of his whiskey, morosely staring into the glass. "Yeah, that's where I messed up. I was riding high on the success of the first two, and I didn't really think through the implications of what I wished for next. I wished I had a giant orange head."

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