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    tkdguy got a reaction from L. Marcus in A Thread For Random RPG Musings   
    Here's a scenario with terrain I hope to use in my games sometime. The (slightly modified) miniature and the pedestal (actually a base for a different miniature) are from Reaper. I built the shrine with wood and cardboard.
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    tkdguy reacted to Cygnia in A Thread For Random RPG Musings   
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    tkdguy reacted to Clonus in Funny Pics II: The Revenge   
    I wonder whether Andersen was mocking the upper class or engaging in self-parody.  His specialty after all, was writing girls who endured horrible torture (frequently leading up to their death) and then there's this impossibly delicate princess who can't sleep due to a degree of discomfort so slight as being impossible for a human to detect.  Then again he could have just objected on "suffering is virtuous" grounds to the original version of the story where the "princess" actually is an imposter, but a kind one who manages to find allies who give her the answers to the queen's tests.  
     

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    tkdguy got a reaction from Starlord in Funny Pics II: The Revenge   
    I'd rather have this as my spirit animal:
     

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    tkdguy reacted to Bazza in Jokes   
    Whoever put the “b” in SUBTLE deserves a pat on the back.
     
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    tkdguy reacted to Pariah in Funny Pics II: The Revenge   
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    tkdguy got a reaction from wcw43921 in Funny Pics II: The Revenge   
    I'd rather have this as my spirit animal:
     

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    tkdguy got a reaction from Pariah in Funny Pics II: The Revenge   
    I'd rather have this as my spirit animal:
     

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    tkdguy reacted to Old Man in Extra! Extra! Read All About It!   
    Airship factory opening in Tribble's backyard
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    tkdguy reacted to wcw43921 in Pulp Images   
    Here's the other favorite hangout of Pulp RPG characters--the bar.






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    tkdguy reacted to Steve in Pointless Champions in a Fantasy Campaign.   
    The best literature example might be Tolkien’s Fellowship of the Ring. Gandalf and Aragorn on one end of the scale and Frodo and the other hobbits on the opposite end.

    However, I think it could be said that the top end in power characters didn’t seem to gain as many XPs over the course of the campaign as the four hobbits did. Sam and Frodo both showed quite a bit of growth. Aragorn seemed to be mainly gaining perks along his storyline. And Gandalf didn’t seem to be more powerful, but more like he had his restraints removed.
     
    Maybe not quite pointless, but fantasy seems to favor growth in power and ability more than superheroes seem to emphasize. Peter Parker hasn’t seemed to change a lot in his powers from when he was a teenager, but Frodo and Bilbo both changed in their abilities over the course of their heroic journeys.
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    tkdguy reacted to GDShore in Pointless Champions in a Fantasy Campaign.   
    Oy, that one is simple. Take one old man, put him in mismatched piece's of armor, seat him on a bedraggled charger with a chubby MPC companion riding a donkey. Voila!
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    tkdguy reacted to Starlord in Funny Pics II: The Revenge   
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    tkdguy reacted to Lord Liaden in Political Discussion Thread (With Rules)   
    I'm really glad Joe Biden and other Democrats have finally taken the gloves off in public against the Republicans. Taking the high road was never going to win for them when their opponents have been wallowing in the mud for years.
     
    You just know Donald Trump's 'phone will combust from all the posts he'll make over this.
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    tkdguy reacted to Stanley Teriaca in Victorian Hero released   
    Some more Penny Dreadfuls.



     
    Still haven't found any Penny Dreadful art of a woman tied to the train tracks. Probably a rarity because it was old hat even at that time period.
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    tkdguy reacted to HeroGM in Victorian Hero released   
    If you're looking for a something outside the norm try this one. An Alien, a Harlot, and an American Cowboy find themselves together to solve unusual crimes.
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    tkdguy reacted to Cygnia in "Neat" Pictures   
    Christopher Walken & Chris Sarandon, Hamlet 1982

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    tkdguy reacted to Ragitsu in Ctrl+V   
    That a child can read or be read The Lord of The Rings without encountering anything traditionally considered "unsuitable" for children does not mean The Lord Of The Rings is for children. Now, if your definition of "maturity" in writing means sex, violence, cruelty, despair and a general grim darkness to things...then your definition of "mature" is "Rated M for Mature", not actual adulthood - and as such, ironically, marks its defining qualities as being titillation for teenagers, not a literary work for adults.
     
    So perhaps you're right in saying that they're intended for different readers: if this is your definition of adult fiction, then indeed, Tolkien is for adults, Martin is for spotty teenagers to hunch over with grisly glee and go "Ooh, that's so edgy and dark! I'm so mature for reading this!"
     
    The idea that Tolkien's work lacks darkness is born of youthful ignorance; the story is full of proper, old-fashioned horror. But, because it's written for adults, it doesn't strive to be as on-the-nose and overt as a Scooby Doo episode. Rather, it assumes that the reader is well aware of the petty and visceral atrocities of mortal man...and, instead of rolling around in a shallow layer of muck, digs deeper.
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    tkdguy reacted to Lord Liaden in Funny Pics II: The Revenge   
    That coyote really is a genius. His schemes to have the roadrunner for dinner were wildly creative. In a just universe they should have worked a hundred times over.
     
    But given that he could afford to buy all that Acme hardware, he could have saved himself a lot of grief if he just ordered takeout.
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    tkdguy reacted to wcw43921 in Funny Pics II: The Revenge   
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    tkdguy reacted to Cygnia in Political Discussion Thread (With Rules)   
    https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/biden-trump-debt-remarks-2024-b2516386.html
     
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    tkdguy reacted to Ragitsu in Ctrl+V   
    Tomorrow, they would depart for the Windspear Hills. V and J had vanished into the forest for a bit of foraging; the Harper was insistent that the market could not provide everything they needed. Meanwhile, K had accompanied N as she replenished her stores of mystical sundries among the assorted merchants. Only he and A remained in the elevated clearing overlooking the town.
     
    He busied himself with weapon maintenance, electing to sit on the largest rock (a smooth yet sloping seat). The hand-and-a-half was first. Ever so slowly, he worked the whetstone, in hopes of providing the Avariel with enough peace; still garbed in her mage's robe, she sat cross-legged on a blanket, spellbook tilted on a bag. Fingers exceptionally delicate glided beneath the arcane script. Occasionally, she would divert her gaze from the parchment to glance his way, but he happened to be thoroughly absorbed in examining the edge resting flat on his lap.
     
    However, he eventually stopped to take in the scenery, equally admiring the greenery and scanning for threats. At this moment, A happened to finish committing another enchantment to memory; her head tilted away, azure eyes meeting those of the human. Momentarily stunned, he afforded her a light smile and firmly returned to work before the possibility of conversation could distract either of them from their tasks.
     
    Internally, however...
     
    "The gods delight in irony", he thought. Despite the ordeal several years past that deprived her of her heritage and ultimately left her grounded, she had - in the hair's breadth they had become acquainted - unknowingly taken his heart to unparalleled heights. Had she noticed? How could a mind so acute and senses almost preternaturally keen fail to discern the change? Still, if she was aware of him, she betrayed no sign of understanding.
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    tkdguy reacted to DShomshak in More space news!   
    A rare recurring nova may be preparing to blast again:
     
    Explosive star event will create once-in-a-lifetime sight in the sky. Here’s how to see it (msn.com)
     
    Dean Shomshak
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    tkdguy got a reaction from wcw43921 in Extra! Extra! Read All About It!   
    RIP Jim "Drawmij" Ward
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