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  1. mikanko foo-li coo-li

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      Rynjin

      It's standard going second deck but it has more teeth going first than similar decks like Numeron, Earth Machines, etc. If you end up having to go first Hu-Li (the green one) is a a good one turn towers since she can't be destroyed by battle or card effect and can't be targeted. Notably Kashtira has like zero outs for Hu-Li. Plus it has an in-archetype Snatch Steal that can be played on the opponent's turn, which is neat.

      If you like looking at your opponent's board and going "Herald of NOTHING, IDIOT"* and then ramming them for 10k damage with 0 ATK monsters it'll be great. I picked it up during Kashtira meta in Master Duel and just used it to do my dailies and somehow ended up in top Diamond just playing 1-2 games a day. It's not exactly a big brain deck, but sometimes you need something simple that gets the job done.

      *Is Mecha-Godzilla now.

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  2. arcana force fans eatin' good tonight

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      Rynjin

      It's too bad Blue Boy is the only monster worth a damn lol.

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  3. There needs to be some separate term for modern Isekai.

     

    I've previously talked about "Western Isekai" (ex. Narnia, Three Hearts and Three Lions, John Carter, The Dragon and the George, etc.) But even in Japan if you look at classic anime like Dunbine, Escaflowne, Those Who Hunt Elves and so on and you see very little resemblance in terms of plot structure and cliches used when compared to the modern form of the genre.

     

    (Though I'm not even sure if "modern" is the right term here. I haven't seen it, but from what I've heard about the Tanya show it doesn't seem to hit the same notes as other "isekai" shows.)

     

    So there needs to be some new term that refers to specifically this subgenre.  This is important because "other world" fiction has a long and rich history, with much of it being very creative.  But the modern subgenre allows only the most minor ("gimmick based") innovation.

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      Rynjin

      I think you have things a bit backwards; traditionally "western isekai" were known as "portal fantasy" works, if they were referred to as a separate genre at all. Much like "anime" is distinct from "cartoon" only in the language used from a technical sense, so is "isekai" separated from "portal fantasy" or "other world fiction".
       

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  4. All I ask for is a mouse that doesn't start double clicking in under 2 years but noooo I'm just not good enough for that it seems like

  5. All I ask for is a mouse that doesn't start double clicking in under 2 years but noooo I'm just not good enough for that it seems like

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      Rynjin

      I bought a Logitech G502 hero several years back and it's still in perfect condition after regular use. Logitech supremacy TBH.

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  6. It was never funny to begin with.

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      Rynjin

      Unsure if this is a writing prompt or a call for help...

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  7. One word: Pyrokinesis.  How would you like to have that super power? I mean, you could play around in the Himalayas for hours and be perfectly fine!

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      Rynjin

      It's nowhere near the top of my list of superpowers but I'd never turn one down lol.

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  8. Tale of Two Wastelands is neat. Inserts the entire F3 into FNV's engine.

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      Rynjin

      They do. Every Bethesda game since Morrowind uses the same engine, on through to Fallout 76.

       

      But New Vegas and Fallout 3 use the same ASSETS; all the character models and weapon models and stuff are the same. This makes it easy to rebuild Fallout 3 in New Vegas (which is what they had to do, re-place every part of the world and every character, item, etc. by hand and then reinstate all the quests manually to recreate the Capital Wasteland as a separate locale).

       

      IIRC one of the biggest scripting issues they ran into was just getting the opening sequence and starting quest to work.

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  9. Tale of Two Wastelands is neat. Inserts the entire F3 into FNV's engine.

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      Rynjin

      ToTW is the best way to play Fallout 3; has been for years. Only real drawback is it has a fairly small list of supported mods, but last I checked it IS compatible with Project Nevada, which is pretty much all you need in the grand scheme.

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  10. Do you know who Ellsberg is without having to look him up? Please let me know, I'm checking to see how well-known this historical figure is before referencing him in a script

  11. member No Relaxe

     

    pepridge farm members

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      Rynjin

      I named my second Skull and Shackles on Paizo thread in honor of it and nobody got it. ;_;

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  12. I had to generate a 16-team tournament for a business eSports class, and I named all the teams after SPUFers! https://challonge.com/2h6nvw58 (Don't blame me for how you placed, blame my nickel.) 

  13. "Aww-right", "Lose-ee-anna", "New Or-leenz", "Loo-ee-vill", "Ornj", "Maw-ree-oh", "Jag-wire", "Kai-oh-tee", "Grampaw", "Grammaw"

  14. it's laurel you motherfuckers

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      Rynjin

      I'm pretty sure it says "yerry". Maybe it's a Mexican synth voice trying to say Jerry.

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  15. Post if you want me to name a Pokemon after you, offer available while supplies last

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      Rynjin

      Cacnea is a Pokemon I always forget exists immediately after I am once again alerted to its existence. Gen 3 had a few real stinkers mixed in there.

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  16. Post if you want me to name a Pokemon after you, offer available while supplies last

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      Rynjin

      Oh, it's just Pokemon Go?

       

      I'd hoped you were doing a Nuzlocke so I could hear you describe how we all died horribly, XCOM style.

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  17. Braving the depths of Chinese internet and shady download sites to avoid paying for textbooks

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      Rynjin

      Safe gamble, IMO. Buying all those textbooks is more expensive than buying a new computer if you get horrible viruses. Worst case scenario you break even on funds.

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  18. What's the most metal thing you've listened to recently, SPUF?

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      Rynjin

      Last song I heard before I got out of the car today:

       

       

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  19. Worm 2 lets goooooooooo

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      Rynjin

      Glory Girl protag unexpected, but not unwelcome. Her fate was one of the more disturbing in Worm so I'm glad she got better.

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  20. Music genres are a load of bullshit; too many ultra-specific ones that mean nothing.

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      Rynjin

      But without music genres I could never have discovered my favorite genre is post-modern trance hypno-trap with a twist of lime!

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  21. Oh, its from the show! Its from the show, from the show!

  22. Been essentially off the grid for about a week to go see the eclipse up in Idaho. What'd I miss?

  23. A cupholder is basically just a cup for cups

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