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  1. The kicker is the proposals to sic CPS on parents tolerant of their children transitioning. And not ones openly saying death would be better.
  2. Montana bill sponsor: I prefer my transgender daughter commit suicide rather than allow her to transition
  3. 8. We did nine in 2021 and that game didn't do nearly as well. I went back to the eight we did in 2020
  4. In a shocking turn of events, we had no duplicates this time! Cancer Darkwing Duck Fission Chicken Lockjaw Mighty Mouse NoMan Rocket Racoon The Kraken Wonder Wart-Hog csyphrett Captain Britain Doctor Doom Godiva Jack O'Lantern (Daniel Cormac) Lightning (Teen Titans) Queen Bee Thunder (Teen Titans) Union Jack death tribble Colossus Magneto Nightcrawler Psylocke Rogue Shadowcat Storm Wolverine Dr. MID-Nite Absorbing Man Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man Cyclops Firebird Hawkgirl Killer Frost Swamp Thing Wartoy Hermit Celestial Archer Eve (Freedom Force) Green Arrow Hawkeye (Clint Barton) Hawkeye (Kate Bishop) Manticore Merlyn The Archer Warpath (Danica Two-Bears, Champions) Old Man Emma Frost Gamora Jean Grey Jessica Jones Maxima Poison Ivy Typhoid Mary Wanda Maximoff Pariah Doctor Destroyer Foxbat Gallaxhar Grond Miss Match Scarlet Overkill Screenslaver Syndrome Psybolt Bunnyman Erica Slaughter Hallows Eve Invincible Man-Goat No/One Shang-Chi Spider-Woman (Gwen Stacy) Sociotard Beast Boy Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson) Mary Marvel Namor Plastic Man (Patrick O'Brien) She-Ra Squirrel Girl Vandal Savage Oh, and I had this big idea of making a little character sheet for each character, and grossly underestimated the time required. Here is what I did get done. I'll see about getting some more today
  5. I may not be on the list but my friends are. Perhaps you know them? Franklin, Grant, and Jackson! It's time for the 2021 Master List Superdraft! This draft is a superhero draft of the kind we have seen often on this forum. This particular draft seeks to maximize the event of one player 'sniping' another. To do this, most of your picks will come from a small list that we will jointly create. May 1: everyone drafts 8 characters. Some heroes, some villains, all characters appropriate to the superhero genre. We want everyone's list in QUICKLY, so it doesn't matter if there are duplicates. These characters are sent to me by PM. You are answerable only to your own conscience. Once I vetoed a number of characters for not being appropriate to the superhero genre. (Elsa from Frozen, for example). Not this year. I ask that you please keep your nine submissions appropriate to the genre, but I won't arbitrate. May 2-5: Stragglers enter their submissions. May 6: NO NEW PLAYERS! I post the Master List: Every character drafted, duplicates reduced to singles. I will replace duplicates with a pre-prepared list of popular characters (there are three picks for Superman? I go to the top two on my list that haven't been picked, and I add them. Now the master list has one Superman and two other people). Players may draft their location at this time. Thereafter: Draft Normally. All your "Character" picks must come from the Master List, and you can't draft anyone you originally submitted. (so, from the example earlier, none of the three players could draft Superman. anyone could draft the two people I replaced his duplicates with). "Option" picks can be anything, including characters not on the Master List. "Option" picks cannot be used for Master List characters. Picks take place at noon Eastern Daylight Savings Time. You can post your Location at the same time you post any Character pick. I just never care about locations, so I don't want them to interfere with the rest of the draft. Options can be used to draft characters that don't appear on the Master List. Options cannot be used to draft characters that ARE on the Master List. Location 8 characters 3 options (can be used for characters not on the Master List)
  6. Okay, two ayes and I'm good to go. I'll repost the rules tonight.
  7. Would anyone like another go at my "Master List" draft? Everyone drafts a list of superheros, then those lists become a common pool everyone drafts from? The first one we tried was great, the second sputtered out, but we could try again. Or "you're doing Shakespeare wrong" each person drafts a Shakespeare play, then drafts characters to fill the roles?
  8. Tucker Carlson just got offered a job with Russian state media. I had to double check it wasn't the Onion. I mean, I can't imagine him taking the job, but it is still funny. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/tucker-carlson-offered-jobs-russian-state-tv-channels-putin-ukraine-rcna81281
  9. I'm amusing myself with ChatGPT hallucinations. I am playing a tabletop RPG using Hero System 5th edition revised by Steve Long. I want my character to be fully invisible to the Sight Group. How many points do I need to pay for invisibility? In the Hero System 5th edition revised by Steve Long, you can achieve complete invisibility to the Sight Group by purchasing the Invisible Power with the "Affects Sight Group Only" modifier. The cost of the Invisible Power depends on its level of effectiveness, which is determined by the amount of Perception rolls an observer must make to detect you. To be completely invisible to the Sight Group, you would need to purchase Invisible with the "Affects Sight Group Only" modifier at its maximum level, which requires observers to roll a Perception check against a difficulty of 18- (i.e., they must roll an 18 or higher on 3d6 to detect you). According to the Hero System 5th edition rules, the cost of the Invisible Power with the "Affects Sight Group Only" modifier at its maximum level is 30 points per level. So if you want to be completely invisible to the Sight Group, you would need to pay 30 points for each level of the power. I am playing a tabletop RPG using Hero System 5th edition revised by Steve Long. I am using a 5d6 Energy Blast against an enemy with 8 points normal defense. I make my attack roll. How do I calculate damage? Assume we are not using hit location modifiers. To calculate the damage from your Energy Blast attack in Hero System 5th edition, you need to determine the attack's base damage, which is equal to the number of dice rolled plus the attack's damage class (which is determined by the character's power or equipment). In this case, you are using a 5d6 Energy Blast, so the base damage is 5 plus the damage class of the attack. Let's assume the damage class is 6, which is a typical value for Energy Blast attacks. So the base damage for your attack would be 5 + 6 = 11. Next, you need to compare the attack's base damage to the target's defense value. In this case, the target has 8 points of normal defense. If the attack's base damage is equal to or higher than the target's defense value, the attack hits and inflicts damage. If the base damage is lower than the target's defense value, the attack misses and does not inflict damage. In this case, since the base damage of your Energy Blast attack is higher than the target's defense value, the attack hits and inflicts damage. To calculate the damage inflicted, you subtract the target's defense value from the attack's base damage, and then multiply the result by the attack's damage multiplier. Let's assume the damage multiplier for your Energy Blast attack is 1, which is a typical value. So the damage inflicted would be (11 - 8 )* 1 = 3. Therefore, your Energy Blast attack would inflict 3 points of damage to the target.
  10. Governor Abbot seeks to pardon man convicted of murder in BLM case. (He can't just do it; he can only pardon people if a board recommends it. He can request the board recommend it though) https://www.reuters.com/world/us/texas-governor-seeks-pardon-man-convicted-murder-black-lives-matter-shooting-2023-04-09/
  11. Italy became the first Western country to ban ChatGPT. Here’s what other countries are doing
  12. I'm having difficulty confirming this. Amusing if true.
  13. https://www.npr.org/2023/03/30/1167195255/idaho-trafficking-abortion-minors-interstate-travel-criminalize After clearing both legislative chambers, Idaho could become the first state in the country, according to Planned Parenthood, to criminally charge those who help pregnant minors get an abortion across state lines without parental consent.
  14. Option: Student: Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III (How to Train your Dragon) Option: Dropout: Auri (The Slow Regard of Silent Things) Option: Disgraced Faculty: Charles le Sorcier (The Alchemist by H P Lovecraft)
  15. Oh, and Microsoft announced it is adding a GPT4 powered tool called 'Co-Pilot' to its 365 suite of office software. Why they didn't call it ClippyGPT is beyond me. https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2023/03/16/introducing-microsoft-365-copilot-your-copilot-for-work/ https://www.vox.com/technology/2023/3/16/23643806/ai-microsoft-word-powerpoint-office-google-artificial-intelligence-chatgpt-automation-jobs-work
  16. Version 5 just dropped. Hands are much better. (although two people in the background still have sausage piles) Oddly, it isn't as good at comic style art as the specialist version they made called Niji. Here is another "Iron Man selling George Foreman grills in the style of Jack Kirby"
  17. Option: Distinguished Alumni: Philip K. Dick. Option: University Staff: Gladys Kravitz (Bewitched) Role: Trustee
  18. I better catch up before Monday I think the commissioner missed: Option: Skull and Bones (Secret Fraternity) University Character: The Cafeteria Lady from the Black Lagoon. Staff Role: Food Services
  19. "Wait, I thought she was sent to ..." "Prison. Yes. But she's using a University homunculus to avoid doing the time herself. So, we get her services on the cheap. Plus she reminds the undergrads that misrepresentation will get you far, but only so far." The Grad Student: Elizabeth Holmes (Theranos Founder, Blood Mage)
  20. "Paoulini! Return this man at once!" The wizard continued messing about with his disks. "My equipment was never intended for ... passengers. It will take weeks to get something together to return him with any degree of safety." He mumbled on, something about it not being his fault the rude Yankee grabbed his sleeve at just the wrong moment. The man looked at the wonders around him. Maybe staying a few weeks, or longer?, wouldn't be so bad. He already had a university degree, engineering, but those had gone centuries out of date in the blink of an eye. Well, there was no reason he couldn't start over at any age ... Freshman: Hank Morgan (A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court)
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