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i don't get angry when i'm pissed; i'm the eternal optimist.
i think he did it but i just can't prove it (he did it)
no, no body, no crime
but i ain't lettin' up until the day i die
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Post a Random Thought written Dec 9, 2020 11:14:41 GMT
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looking at the supposed genshin leaks so i dont get tempted to use my primogems on zhongli and,,,,,,

albedo and xiao pls come home from the war soon

also you scaramouche. lil twerp. i like you. pls be in a banner.



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powerbalancing without being too restrictive? written Dec 8, 2020 17:53:45 GMT
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I'm not sure if this is in the right area (so if not, do let me know and I can change where I place it!), but it's a question that's been bugging me for awhile when I look at some character apps, profiles, etc. in the sites I manage, are interested in, etc. But for sites that tend to follow no systems whatsoever for combat (i.e. no HP system, skills-system, what have you) — how do you powerbalance? Or, I guess, how do you set the players' limits of how far their character can go at the beginning in terms of prowess without completely turning them off? It's a delicate balance I'm kind of in a huge thonk.gif in.

A lot of recent characters I've had to read through, plot with, etc. have all started to veer outside the sphere of "grounded / realistic limits" to me. Like, they make sense in theory—there's enough explanation for why they would be this super smart brilliant second-coming of Jackie Chan while being an excellent sniper, highly attractive person, etc (i.e. familial upbringing, military history, years of experience, so on). Buuuuut, I don't know. When I write characters I tend to have them specialize in one thing above all else, like it's a video game (like one is more brains than brawn, another is silver-tongued but can't fight for shit, one is a brilliant fighter but god help them if they have to be pleasant to people or navigate a social situation, etc.) so I guess it's a bit of a culture-shock to me, as a staffer, when I review profiles I know that I wouldn't let myself write as a player. I like their concept and such, but I do think there's still a level of too much sometimes.

But at the same time, a part of me thinks that there should still be limits imposed. It becomes especially more apparent to me when I see these characters considered on pedestals equal to, say, site canons. When they aren't connected or would be considered a site canon. Would that undermine the greater plot somehow, reduce the rank / prestige a canon is supposed to have, etc.? How can I go about this?

Tl;dr — how do you deal with, manage, or review characters that you think would be too OP even if they have qualified reasons for the strength IC, without discouraging the player from making the character?
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Post a Random Thought written Dec 2, 2020 19:15:33 GMT
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got too hyped for my paper topic yesterday and i still havent done much with it now. kshfhfhfhfmf.

ig you can call me icarus bc guess who flew too close to the sun??? this gal!!!



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What are you watching? written Nov 16, 2020 16:22:22 GMT
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Nov 16, 2020 15:56:49 GMT said:
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Nov 16, 2020 15:09:47 GMT said:
when i tell u i sobbed like a freakin baby hearing chidi say im ready, i cant even.
it’s too painful to think about.
i don't really get feelings about tv shows or movies, but by the end of that episode, i was literally holding back from sobbing. got me fucked up.
same tho. i dont really get emotional over shows and movies but the good place series finale? absolutely wrecked me. it was beautiful but by god i was sobbing
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Sites You Want To See written Nov 16, 2020 11:53:44 GMT
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Nov 15, 2020 19:20:52 GMT said:
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Nov 15, 2020 18:27:34 GMT said:

SAMEEEEE. I love this series so much. I read it back when it first came out and now I've been re-reading it and the urge is always there.
Yessss Percy Jackson is still one of my favorite series. I'd love a site based around it.
YO LISTEN SAMEEEE. PJO has SUCH a soft spot in my heart i would be 👀👀 if a site cropped up omg



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Post a Random Thought written Nov 14, 2020 17:19:42 GMT
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i did like 13 consecutive pulls in genshin impact to get childe, and they gave me diluc instead :')

in another life, i might be happy with this. but pls,,,,, now my pull history for the mercy system's reset,,,,



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What are you reading? written Nov 13, 2020 11:59:26 GMT
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Finished A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles earlier while the power had been cut and can I just say—damn, what a book. The ending is probably one of my all-time favorites to date.
Some favorite passages include:
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Alexander Rostov was neither scientist nor sage; but at the age of sixty-four he was wise enough to know that life does not proceed by leaps and bounds. It unfolds. At any given moment, it is the manifestation of a thousand transitions. Our faculties wax and wane, our experiences accumulate and our opinions evolve--if not glacially, then at least gradually. Such that the events of an average day are as likely to transform who we are as a pinch of pepper is to transform a stew.

—

Looking around the restaurant with renewed appreciation, the architect observed:

"I suppose a room is the summation of all that has happened inside it."

"Yes, I think it is," agreed the Count. "And though I'm not exactly sure what has come of all the intermingling in this particular room, I am fairly certain that the world has been a better place because of it."

—

"I'll tell you what is convenient," he said after a moment. "To sleep until noon and have someone bring you your breakfast on a tray. To cancel an appointment at the very last minute. To keep a carriage waiting at the door of one party, so that on a moment's notice it can whisk you away to another. To sidestep marriage in your youth and put off having children altogether. These are the greatest of conveniences, Anushka—and at one time, I had them all. But in the end, it had been the inconveniences that have mattered to me most."

Anna Urbanova took the cigarette from the Count's fingers, dropped it in a water glass, and kissed him on the nose.

—

"I have had countless reasons to be proud of you; and certainly one of the greatest was the night of the Conservatory competition. But the moment I felt that pride was not when you and Anna brought home news of your victory. It was earlier in the evening, when I watched you heading out the hotel's doors on your way to the hall. For what matters in life is not whether we receive a round of applause; what matters is whether we have the courage to venture forth despite the uncertainty of acclaim."

"If I am to play the piano in Paris," said Sofia after a moment, "I only wish that you could be there in the audience to hear me."

The Count smiled.

"I assure you, my dear, were you to play the piano on the moon, I would hear every chord."


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