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Lawnmower Boy

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    Lawnmower Boy reacted to wcw43921 in Funny Pics II: The Revenge   
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    Lawnmower Boy reacted to Cygnia in Wizards of the Coast Announces One D&D   
    "Naughty boy, I've never Kipled before!"
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    Lawnmower Boy reacted to Old Man in Wizards of the Coast Announces One D&D   
    After laying off a bunch of staff a couple of weeks before Christmas (while their CEO nets a multimillion dollar bonus), WOTC is advertising for a digital retouching artist:
     
     
    Absolutely none of this is code for "we are replacing our artists with Midjourney and need someone to fix weird hands."
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    Lawnmower Boy reacted to Rich McGee in Wizards of the Coast Announces One D&D   
    The other significant appeal to AS is that people with gigantic collections of minis can hope to play games that actually use a company or three of them without having to commit an entire day or more to the project.  Classic BT's still my preference as well, but pushing around more than a lance or two per side can get pretty draggy, while AS has a sweet spot that starts at a company and goes up from there once you're used to it.  I never let myself over-purchase figs for BT, but I know plenty of more dedicated fans who have multiple regiments in their collections.
     
    Reminds me of the tradeoff between complexity and detail versus grand scale and abstraction that Task Force Games used to showcase with Star Fleet Battles compared to Starfire.  
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    Lawnmower Boy reacted to Starlord in Funny Pics II: The Revenge   
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    Lawnmower Boy reacted to Jkeown in DESILU   
    You guys rock. Together, we've converted a one-shot pun into a theme! Rep all around!! 
     
    The DESILU, an acronym for Dimensional Environmental Suit - Integrated Logistics Utility, represents the pinnacle of multidimensional exploration and survival technology. This state-of-the-art suit is designed to ensure the utmost safety and efficiency for its users in a variety of hostile and unpredictable environments.
    COPA: The DESILU is meticulously sealed against a vast array of diseases and poisons, featuring a sophisticated filtration system. This system, the Critical Oxygen Provision and Assimilation system is capable of identifying and neutralizing biological, chemical, and particulate threats, ensuring the wearer's safety in environments rife with airborne or contact hazards. Equipped with a cutting-edge dual-feed oxygen system, the DESILU provides a continuous and reliable air supply. Proton Labs, in cooperation with Burger King, provide pelletized Whoppers™, onion rings, and a variety of fizzy drinks.
    FRED: The suit's exterior boasts a highly durable, yet flexible armored casing, the Fortified Resilient Exoskeletal Defense system. This armor is designed to withstand extreme physical impacts, thermal fluctuations, invective, sarcasm, fashion advice, bad grammar, and corrosive elements, offering unparalleled protection without sacrificing mobility. Comes in a variety of sporty colors and even that hue-shifting paint you’ve heard so much about.
    LUCI: At the heart of the DESILU is the Logical Universal Computing Integration its advanced on-board computer. This system houses an extensive dimensional wiki, encompassing a wealth of information on various dimensions' characteristics, flora, fauna, and physics. It also includes comprehensive biological and physics databases, allowing for on-the-spot analysis and decision-making. The LUCI comes equipped with a high-precision calculator, rangefinder, and substantial data storage capabilities. These tools are essential for navigation, research, and tactical assessments in complex environments. As a precaution, the computer is not an AI. We do learn from our lessons here at Proton Labs.
    MERTZ: A full spectrum sensor suite, the Multimodal Electromagnetic Radiation Transmission and Zone (detection) package integrates an inertial compass for navigation in environments where traditional compasses fail. This device offers accurate directional guidance irrespective of external magnetic fields, gravitational anomalies, or dimensional distortions. Can also be used as an external drink holder.
    RICKY: The suit is integrated with a strength-enhancing feedback system; the Robotic Intensification Compression Kinesthetic Yielder. This feature amplifies the wearer's physical capabilities, allowing for the handling of heavy equipment, the execution of demanding physical tasks, and enhanced endurance. A lot of the suits provide +8 STR and +8 CON, but our example system provides +3 STR and +3 CON, known among Proton Labs personnel as “Little RICKY.”
    ETHEL: Perhaps the most remarkable feature of the DESILU is its full-featured Reality Stabilizer, the Environmental Threat/Hazard Emergency Limiter. This technology maintains a stable environmental bubble around the wearer, counteracting the destabilizing effects of interdimensional travel and exposure to exotic physics. It ensures the wearer's safety amidst the unpredictability of cross-dimensional exploration. The last round of test subjects did not turn into rabbits as was expected.
    In summary, the DESILU is not just a suit but a portable fortress, a mobile research lab, and a lifeline for those brave enough to venture into the unknown realms of multidimensional space. It stands as a testament to human ingenuity and the relentless pursuit of knowledge and exploration.
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    Lawnmower Boy reacted to Lord Liaden in DESILU   
    Another old fogy here, and Ball and Arnaz's company was the first thing I thought of, too.
     
    In fact, given the median age of this community, I think that will come to mind a lot. 👴👵
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    Lawnmower Boy reacted to Cancer in DESILU   
    This may be a generational thing, but to me Desilu is Desilu Productions, Lucille Ball & husband Desi Arnaz's TV production company.  For the sake of us old folks, you might add some bits that come in from that association.
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    Lawnmower Boy reacted to Lord Liaden in How would one find the Janus Key?   
    Fair enough. Okay, let's look at the extant leads. The Janus Key was last seen in San Sebastien Swamp. The Swamp is sapient, all the life-forms within it forming a collective intelligence, so you could try asking it if it knows where the Key went. Your best bet for contacting it would be tracking down Al, the Alligator Man who lives there. He and the Swamp can communicate telepathically. (See the Vibora Bay source book.)
     
    The last two people to handle the Janus Key were Amnesia, and Dr. Carlotta Silvestri. Amnesia may have some residual memories from the Key, but tracking her down will undoubtedly force a confrontation with the whole Cirque Sinister. Dr. Silvestri should be easier to locate as she has a public identity, and had done research on the Janus Key; but following the last incident with the Key, it's probably known in the superhero community that she's of less than admirable character. Mystic heroes would likely be aware of her connection to the black-magic Silvestri clan.
     
    Per Champions Universe, when the Key's first modern owner, Dr. Macabre, was imprisoned, the Janus Key was held in a secure vault by PRIMUS. However, after his death it was discovered that the Key had disappeared. PRIMUS may have retained documents or other evidence providing clues.
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    Lawnmower Boy reacted to Cancer in The cranky thread   
    Faster than expected. 
     
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    Lawnmower Boy reacted to Jkeown in Who is the MOST Annoying Villain you have Encountered?   
    My players (and most of them from 1983 are still my players today) hated Mondrian, a shapeshifting alien with an early form of VPP that I would make up slots for on the fly. In 1983... imagine how bad that must have been for them. Why am I still trusted with dice? 
     
    I suppose this means the most annoying villain was me. Unsurprisingly so.
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    Lawnmower Boy reacted to Old Man in What Have You Watched Recently?   
    The first episode of Echo on Disney+ was not bad.  About 45 minutes of origin story and just the barest beginnings of the actual story arc.  Casting a deaf amputee as the lead isn't holding the story back at all so far.
     
    Btw this series is not for kids.
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    Lawnmower Boy reacted to Clonus in Funny Pics II: The Revenge   
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    Lawnmower Boy reacted to Old Man in Funny Pics II: The Revenge   
    Grab your bags, gentlemen!
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    Lawnmower Boy reacted to Old Man in Funny Pics II: The Revenge   
    Soooo, where do I send my resume
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    Lawnmower Boy reacted to Susano in Strike Force Organizations   
    For all of you RUSH fans out there, I just wanted to let you know that Aaron Allston's Strike Force Universe had a hero named By-Tor and another (a canine) named Snow Dog.
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    Lawnmower Boy reacted to Old Man in Coronavirus   
    Ha!  Suck it India!  We're number one!  USA!  USA!
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