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  • I was mainly curious as to whether this was mostly a fun exercise, or if there were a practical advantage to having the calendar printed in 3D. Cool either way.

  • Lindsey Graham Claims Biden's Student Loan Relief Is 'Beyond Dangerous'
  • 😠🫸 Millions to help poor students

    😃👉 Billions in bailouts to the rich

  • We are a failed species
  • For anyone curious: I drink this every so often. It's very good, but it's not what you might call "easy drinking." It's the kind that fights back a little.

  • We are a failed species
  • To be fair, peanut butter porters are generally pretty good. There's a local brewery near me that makes one, and they don't even have a spot for it on the shelf because it's sold out before they can stock it.

  • [Work In Progress] Parametric OpenSCAD calendar
  • This looks great! I love OpenSCAD, and this is a pretty feature-rich usage.

    Are you planning to print it for regular use as a calendar, or is there another use case you had in mind?

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  • His Majesty is indifferent to your approval.

  • Who is a fictional character that is loved you find either overrated or you don't get the appeal ?
  • I never got the hype with Doctor Who in general, but I can see the appeal of the character.

  • Who is a fictional character that is loved you find either overrated or you don't get the appeal ?
  • I think he's endearing. But I was probably about 12 when I first played BG1, and the dumb-but-good-hearted warrior with the world's only miniature giant space hamster was comedic gold for me at that age.

  • Who is a fictional character that is loved you find either overrated or you don't get the appeal ?
  • I wasn't a fan of Astarion either. Though to be fair, I'm never a fan of self-centered characters or evil runs. I don't get the appeal.

  • Who is a fictional character that is loved you find either overrated or you don't get the appeal ?
  • I found Shart less annoyed by altruism, and there are story reasons too. Astarion's just an ass.

  • Who is a fictional character that is loved you find either overrated or you don't get the appeal ?
  • Aside from Tim Curry's rendition in Muppet Treasure Island. Pure gold.

  • Who is a fictional character that is loved you find either overrated or you don't get the appeal ?
  • Ross is the one that drives me insane. Literally every other person demonstrates some sort of growth over the 10 years the show takes place, but Ross is pretty much exactly the same.

    For me, Rachel starts out annoying but gets more likeable through the seasons.

  • Somehow snapchat for web doesn't support firefox 🤦
  • Yeah, but by putting up the "we don't support this" banner, they won't have to deal with the complaints in the first place.

    It's also possible they want people to use Chromium for telemetry or other data-collection reasons, not sure.

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  • Toronto Transit Commission. Donald loves to ride the rocket.

  • Somehow snapchat for web doesn't support firefox 🤦
  • Sort of. I imagine the idea is they only need to test on Chromium-based browsers.

  • I was blind, but now I see
  • Yep, I always thought the cartoon renditions of a green blob on top of a brown stick were more realistic than they are.

  • Why are so many big-city condos sitting empty?
  • Yeah, this looks like a ponzi scheme using (useless) real estate. Can't say I feel bad for whoever gets stuck with it. Sucks that everyone else has to deal with inflated housing prices because of it, though.

  • I Will Fucking Piledrive You if You mention AI Again
  • "Yeah, but my PC doesn't handle it well. If my PC were upgraded, it could really gen some AI."

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  • I dunno... it looks like his shroom friend might shank you for that

  • In the heart of the Rocky Mountains was a monastery.

    It was founded by a group of monks from the southern USA. Rather than building a chapel, they chose to live in a series of underground tunnels. The nearest town only saw the elusive monks once a year, when they would break their usual stoic diet and make traditional southern fried chicken for everyone in town.

    They were known as the deep friars.

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    An Idea to Steal Regarding Courts and Sentencing

    In one advanced culture, which has largely achieved pacifism through technological and cultural advancements, legal cases are heard by judges who have studied law and ethics extensively. Their maximum sentencing, though, is limited to temporary incarceration. For more severe sentences, such as permanent incarceration or death, the case is brought before the Matrial Seats.

    The Matrial Seats is a group of seven volunteers who have physically borne and lost children. Only those who have brought life into the world, and felt the terrible loss of it, have sufficient authority to pass the most severe sentences. Unlike the General Courts, the Matrial Seats are not specially educated, and contain members from various social standings.

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    [Solved] Posting and Commenting Not Working Since Lemmy.world Updated

    Update: at the recommendation of others, I logged out and back in again. Seems to be working!

    Loving Eternity, thanks devs for all your work!

    Lemmy.world updated today to 0.19.3, I think? Since then, I can load posts, but I can't vote, comment, or create new posts. When I attempt to do any of those, an empty toast bubble shows up, and that's it.

    Anyone else experiencing the same?

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    Imagine looking for quality content on c/shitpost

    This meme created by (b/j)eans gang.

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    A Very Accessible OP Lightning Build

    Forgive me if this is well known already, but I don't think I've seen it posted here yet.

    The lightning mage build is pretty well known, involving adding in two levels of Tempest Cleric for the channel divinity that maxes out lightning/thunder damage. And it's been noted that getting lightning vulnerability is easy with a bit of water. But what I haven't seen is trying to double things with a crit.

    So why not mix in a few levels of Rogue? Here's the final split:

    Assassin Rogue 3 / Tempest Cleric 2 / Blue Draconic Sorcerer 7

    Assassin gives us access to easy crits on a surprise round. Taking Cleric to 2 and Sorcerer to 7 gets us a 5th level spell slot.

    The crux of this setup is the Witch Bolt spell. The Assassin feature only works with an attack roll--most of your other lightning spells are saves. Witch Bolt also scales really well (1d12 per spell level).

    So here's the math, assuming you're able to get a surprise round and throw some water:

    • Base damage: 5d12 (using your 5th level slot)
    • Double dice on auto-crit: 10d12
    • Channel divinity: 120 (max damage)
    • Draconic Sorcerer 6th level damage rider: +4 (assuming 18 CHA)
    • Vulnerability: x2 for a total of 248 damage
    • Two targets? Twinned Spell because why not

    Note that my screenshot was using a 4th level slot and using a Wild Magic instead of Draconic Sorcerer. Mainly there to show that the math seems to work in game as I've proposed here.

    Mixing in the Assassin makes sense for the lightning combo build as well: you can initiate combat by throwing water, then you instantly get your actions back to sling spells. And the other Rogue bonus action skills are helpful to get into position and land other attack-roll spells (by hiding first).

    The build is viable at every level, too. Levels 1 to 3 are Rogue to Assassin, pretty straight forward. Next are two levels of Cleric, so now you're an Assassin with Sanctuary, Armor of Faith, and Bless. Then on level 6, you start adding in the lightning, and your nova builds from 100 damage (pretty respectable for level 6), going up by 48 every two levels after that.

    You've got lots of flexibility here too. Want access to 2nd level Cleric spells instead of 4th level Sorcerer? Go with Assassin 3 / Tempest 3 / Draconic 6. Want more feats? Sacrifice a bit of damage and go with Assassin 4 / Tempest 4 / Draconic 4 to get three feats. Want to get two (slightly lesser) novas per short rest? Go Assassin 3 / Cleric 6 / Draconic 3.

    Thoughts? Any other big nova builds that don't require an overly-specific setup?

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    Bedtime - make your bedtime routine fun! For free!

    https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.owenfromcanada.bedtime

    For your toddler, or for you! Customize your routine from a list of options, and enjoy the cute icons, fun sounds, and general dopamine of accomplishment.

    I created this app for my daughter, who thrives on routine but was having a rough time getting to bed at night. It's not the most polished, but she loves it and maybe someone else will too!

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    What games did you make up as a kid?

    Here's one of mine:

    Jenga Fortress

    Split Jenga pieces equally and sit in a large circle (on the floor or at a big table). Everyone has one piece that is marked. Then everyone builds a fortress to protect their marked piece (the marked piece must be stood up on its small side).

    Everyone gets a projectile. We liked using those thick rubber bands that came on broccoli at the grocery store, but you could use Nerf guns, balled up paper, whatever--as long as it's not too light and not too heavy.

    Once everyone is ready, take turns firing at each other's fortresses, trying to knock down their marked pieces. Nobody can touch their fortress at this point.

    Last marked piece standing is the winner.

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    What's your favorite OP build?

    For my first run, I focused largely on engaging the roleplay elements and didn't worry too much about optimization.

    For my tactician run, I'm attempting to utilize about as much OP shenanigans in my party as possible, and I'm having a great time with it so far. What are your favorite OP builds to actually play?

    Bonus points if they're viable all the way through the game without respec-ing.

    My party:

    Smiter: Paladin 5 / Warlock 7

    Progression: P2 -> W5 -> P5 -> W7 Starting stats: 16, 10, 14, 8, 10, 16 Feats: PAM/GWM/Cha+2, Cha+2 Equipment: 2H weapon, best heavy armor, anything that grants advantage Notes: Smite with warlock slots. Subclasses don't matter much, but choose Pact of the Blade (extra attack stacks with Paladin's). Alternates: P5/W5/F2 for action surge.

    Thrower: Berserker 6 / Thief 3 / Champion 3

    Progression: B5 -> Ro3 -> F3 -> B6 Starting stats: 17, 14, 16, 8, 10, 8 Feats: Tavern Brawler (Str+1) Equipment: Sword-and-board, best medium armor, throwing bonuses Notes: Throw everything and everyone. Keep a few nice magic 2H weapons for bonus throws. Alternates: B6/R4/F2 or B8/R4 for additional feats.

    Sniper: Assassin 3 / Gloomstalker 5 / Champion 4

    Progression: Ro3 -> Ra5 -> F4 Starting stats: 14, 16, 16, 8, 12, 8 Feats: Sharpshooter, Dex+2 Equipment: Dual hand crossbows, best light armor (until later...), anything sneak- or surprise-related Notes: If surprising a group, drink a haste potion and end the encounter solo. Alternates: Any combination of A3/G5/F2 or A3/G3/F5 seems viable.

    Bear: Moon Druid 12

    Starting stats: 14, 10, 17, 8, 16, 8 Feats: Tavern Brawler (Con+1), Warcaster, Wis+2/Resilient (Con+1) Notes: Be a bear. Enough said. Alternates: D7/C5--cast Spirit Guardians before assuming bear form.

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    Is there a reason the entire environment isn't paused during combat?

    For the record, BG3 has completely blown me away and I'm already a huge fan, and I'm only just finishing Act 1. This is my biggest criticism, but it's a relatively small thing.

    So when you enter turn-based mode outside of combat, the environment has its own "turn" in the initiative order. But during regular combat, the environment continues while everyone in combat is "paused." Any reason they didn't do the same "environment turn" in combat? I think they sort of did (at the end of initiative is when fire spreads, for example).

    For me, it's a bit immersion-breaking. For example, I sent my rogue to distract and lead away a large group of enemies, so the rest of my party could sneak past. But I didn't have to lead them far, because once they got a few steps away, I could switch to my other party members (who weren't in combat) and they easily snuck past the "paused" enemies. I know if they had been seen, they'd have joined initiative, but it was super easy to avoid that because the enemies were frozen in place, so avoiding sightlines was trivial.

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    Feat: Light Hammer Master | Stop—hammer time!

    Homebrewery Link

    Ever wanted to bonk with impunity? Now you can!

    Feedback welcome!

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    Feat: Whip Master | Wha-pow!

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    Want to be DnD Indiana Jones? Follow your dreams! Whips are awesome and underutilized, so try out this feat to enjoy them in all their greatness!

    Feedback always welcome.

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    Feat: Club Master | Bonk Your Heart Out

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    Probably one of the least-used weapons in my experience: the club. But if you want to play Gorb the Early Hominid and bonk stuff, I got you covered.

    Feedback always welcome!

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    Feat: Quarterstaff Master

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    I'm working on some feats for underappreciated weapons. Feedback always welcome!

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    Subrace: Gnome in a Mech

    Homebrewery link

    Still using your own two legs like a chump? Hop inside your custom mech suit and storm into danger!

    Always happy to have feedback.

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    DnD Homebrew: share your thoughts and ideas!

    DnD Homebrew

    /c/dndhomebrew@lemmy.world

    Since I migrated from Reddit, I've missed sharing and seeing others' ideas for homebrew. I didn't see another community set up for it yet, so I created it!

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