Posts made by Selira

Hey everyone -- please remember that we're human and we've all just been through something that humans really aren't supposed to have gone through. This shit is taxing as hell on our mental health and if you've been pushing that to the side, as society starts to move past the pandemic and you're struggling, then 1) remember that it's okay and expected and 2) try to take some time to address that. Depression, anxiety and even PTSD rates all shot through the roof recently. There's help for all of them out there.

Take care of yourselves.

MAW WALKER

holy shit have I been sucked into Shadowlands hard. Torghast is what I wanted it to be, the mythics are fresh and with a ton of exciting mechanics (and some legitimately difficult fights), and having actual challenge in the Maw is great.

So hyped about Nathria next week.

I, too, have been lost to Hades. Really glad I only found out about it after the full release, this game is slick as hell and every single character is fantastically written.

And my god, the feels.

Such a good job.

James "The Amazing" Randi, magician and truth seeker, 92, age-related causes.

This one hurts.

So my state is on fire as well. Gallery of images I've snagged from a few places below. None are taken by me.

http://imgur.com/a/0n7XOEu

@Wizz After the third episode, I'm kind of seeing what it wants to be: basically, each episode is a novel in a pulp serial, that you can blaze through. Opened with a two parter, we got a second episodic story now, but there's an underlying thread tying it all together.

A lot like Supernatural, actually.

@badger time blindness is vaguely related.

creepypasta you say

One of my favorite horror short stories, absolutely NOT for arachnophobes

Lovecraft Country was everything I was hoping it wod be and more. Seeing black voices reclaiming the works of one of the most prominent racists in America and using it to expose the horrors of America? Yes, yes, yes, yes.

@SixRegrets literally me

As the child of a Vietnam vet, please, no, no, never, no. The only way I can see themes of that war being justifiable in a game are if you basically strip them of all real-world connotation, which a lot of sci-fi from that period did, and the heavy themes of isolation and disconnect almost need direct, constant involvement by a GM.

Tabletop, maybe. Not MU.

The trauma of that war is still too real, it's absolutely impossible to tackle the race issue well, and the stories to be told are stories that largely amount to constantly finding out about the horrors of human existence. That's it.

As for the word salad, @Chet, please remember that jargon is not key to effective communication outside of the specialized group fluent in that jargon. If you can't explain your ideas in a clear way that people can understand, you probably don't actually have a firm grasp of your ideas.

I've been low-key to high-key angry for about two to three weeks now, and like...

I feel better? I feel more focused, more me? It's weird.

I'm realizing I'm an extremely project oriented person. Whether that's a tangible goal in RP, telling a specific story, or getting a platinum trophy in a game, once I've decided I'm going to do something I go all out until it's done. It's my ADHD superpower, my hyperfocus going insane until I literally do 16 hour binges and tap myself to exhaustion (hi, final fantasy 7 remake).

How do I apply this to goals that will actually help my life? I want that $$$.

I just got reached out to for a project manager job that would be twice my current salary. On the one hand, I'm super intimidated and I would hate leaving this team behind, and it would probably completely kill the ability to RP at all for me.

On the other I'd be out of debt and in a house in a year.

I probably won't get it but even being considered...

@Derp I'm finally hitting the endgame and am so excited to see what these big twists I've been hearing about are.

It was expected to take two months, it took six and a lot of bullshit, but my project is finally out of the shithole and no longer on probation. I feel like I can breathe again.

@KDraygo The game is utterly fantastic. The emotional notes hit harder, but at the same time, they mean so much more. The successes and failures and wins and betrayals, they all MEAN something.

I'm trying to keep relatively spoiler-free in my reviews of it, for those who haven't played it yet (and there are a lot these days!) but as someone for whom the original was a formative media experience... get it.

re: ff7 remake

My fucking heart. Ow.