Monster Factory: Griffin and Justin McElroy (the two who worked in games media before MBMBAM meant they no longer needed day jobs) push character creation in video games in unintended directions to horrifying consequences. Just like Bart!
DGR: Nice guy plays Super Mario Maker 2. The highlight is that he doesn't curse, so whenever things go bad he screams stuff like "FRENCH TOAST!" or "SON OF A NUTCRACKER!"
Seconding Unraveled.
@Ghost said in Well, this sums up why I RP:
@TheOnceler Correct. I havent read a book since I was nine. Let's keep it constructive; this isnt the Hog pit.
If you honestly believe that some fear of PC outcry is preventing authors from writing anything 'too far beyond cute bunnies having birthday parties' then I for reals don't know how to go about replying to an opinion so, so, so bizarrely off base.
Then again, leave it to edgelords to complain about other people being sensitive.
@Ghost said in Well, this sums up why I RP:
The quote said that cancel culture had made modern authors afraid to write content that wasn't cute, fuzzy bunnies. That's how I read it.
Okay. That isn't what you said then.
But, I mean, if that is what she meant, then, jeez, I'm sorry to hear you guys haven't read a book since you were nine.
Maybe saying goodnight to the moon wasn't gritty enough for you and maybe when the sun has set not long ago and everybody goes below to take a bath in one big tub you're disappointed that there's not more grim blood splatter, but you will be glad to know that they've actually published a book or two since then that do have some stuff beyond cute bunnies having birthday parties.
I mean, as much as I think the Sanderson quote above is pretty dumb, he's right there indicating that at the very least he (though his quote does indicate that he believes it applies to other authors) writes more than bunnies and birthday parties. Like, it's the point of the quote?
If you'd like a list of some of the books released since Sophie the Giraffe made a car go beep beep and a train go chugga chugga I bet there are some people who'd be happy to suggest one or two.
@Ghost said in Well, this sums up why I RP:
A variant of the term, cancel culture, describes a form of boycott in which someone (usually a celebrity) who has shared a questionable or unpopular opinion, or has had behavior in their past that is perceived to be either offensive or problematic called out on social media, is "canceled"
Have there been modern authors who have been boycotted by people for having different/unpopular opinions or having taken a different direction in content than some random "fans" (airquotes: faaaans) desired?
Yeah. That's not really what she said? But also, you're deffo right. It's so sad the way that people protesting her shitty opinions has made it so JK Rowling is unable to sell any books.
@Pandora said in Well, this sums up why I RP:
Nowadays, authors run the risk of getting 'cancelled' for writing anything too far beyond cute bunnies having birthday parties
I must be reading this wrong. Are you suggesting that cancel culture has made it so modern authors are afraid of writing anything 'too far beyond cute bunnies having birthday parties'?
@TiredEwok said in Geeky Collections:
Oh neat! Where do you find the music?
There are other collectors, so sometimes you can find boards where you can share. For a while someone actually ran a Tumblr where she posted new ones every few weeks. Back in the day I'd find them on eDonkey. Some of them were actually released by Disney themselves in CDs, though those are mostly the parades, shows (specifically fireworks shows) and some ride music, though some of the hotels used to sell print-on-demand CDs of their loops, and those are all pretty great. And then for the dedicated you actually go to the park and decide that rather than ride rides or see a parade you're going to sit by a speaker in Tomorrowland for an hour and record the music that plays.
@TiredEwok said in Geeky Collections:
Disney loops? As in music/movies?
The background music they play in different areas of the Disney theme parks and hotels. I've been collecting MP3s for a decade now.
No easy way to share an image of six gigs of Walt Disney World area loops.
I'm not sure if "not sure if trolling or serious" is being used correctly when in reference to someone not recognizing an internet meme no one should really expected to know.
Take the time to make a big plate of deviled eggs.
Then sit down and pound those fuckers.
ETA, Double-Stuff EL Fudge cookies. Not Oreos. Never Oreos. Just a whole thing of Double-Stuff EL Fudge cookies, a glass of milk and my abundant self-loathing and general sadness.
That's fair. I supes disagree, tho.
But KoD is definitely your top source for minis that look like someone was jerking off while making them.
@Ghost said in Invisible Sun:
I think it is ONLY worth it if you have a dedicated group of players you can guarantee will invest and stick with it.
That also describes Risk Legacy, which is like $40.
As for Kingdom of Death, Gloomhaven is a quarter the cost for twice the longevity. If you're just after minis go with KoD, but for a price-to-value proposition you absolutely can't beat Gloomhaven.
It's a confusing dynamic.
Edit: I'm reminded of the time I apped a Malkavian with disassociative identity disorder and after approval I shared his login with two of my friends and we'd all play him.
I'm guessing I'm the only one who thinks of this guy when he hears 'Cadenza'.
I'm Niklas. And while I won't share my alt, if you know me and have met him you probably wouldn't be surprised, if you didn't just go ahead and assume.
What was it? Literally the only thing I can think of is Melissa McCarthy in Spy.
...
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse?
So nobody here has seen the absolutely sublime Paul Rudish Mickey Mouse cartoons that have basically been the face of the character since 2013?
At this point with 94 shorts they're edging in on nearly as many Rudish shorts as there were original Mickey Mouse shorts between 1928 and 1953.
Minnie, Pluto, Goofy and Donald make regular appearances. The show is a total throwback to the zaniness of the black and white Plane Crazy/Steamboat Willy days. And they're willing to get kinda disturbing, like the one where Minnie, Clarabell and Daisy go to the fanciest restaurant in town, or the one where Mickey fights a gang of pinata bandits in the old west, ending with this image of joyous village children celebrating Mickey's victory.
And while we're on the subject, the new Ducktales is going into its third season and basically rules.
If you're reading a Ninth, the best Ninth of 2019 was Gideon the Ninth.
Despite the consensus here, any queerbaiting in Frozen 2 is subtle enough that the vast majority of adults seeing it would have no goddam idea what you're talking about.