First PC
Hey guys so this is my first time getting a proper desktop PC. I’m choosing all the parts and having my local store build it for me. I wanted to know if what I’m getting is overkill/not enough or if some parts don’t work with each other or should be replaced with something else etc. (Overkill is more welcomed) Have been dealing with underwhelming gaming laptops for a while
Done my research but I’m obviously more of a beginner so any help would be appreciated.
Will be using it for high performance gaming on demanding games since im a heavy gamer, work station, and just basically everything all the time.
Here’s what I’ve got on my list:
PROCESSOR: Fourteen-core Intel® Core™i5 14600KF processor (up to 5.3 GHz) 24 MB cache
BOARD: GIGABYTE Z790 GAMING X AX (LGA1700, DDR5, PCIe 5.0, Wi-Fi 6E)
RAM: 32 GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 6000 MHz (2 x 16GB)
GRAPHIC CARD: 12 GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 4070 SUPER - HDMI, DP, LHR
MEMORY: 2TB CORSAIR CORE XT MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD (up to 5000MB/R, 4400MB/W)
POWER SUPPLY CORSAIR 750W RMe SERIES MODULAR 80 PLUS (GOLD) ULTRASILENT
COOLING: CORSAIR iCUE H100i ELITE CAPELLIX XT RGB Series High Performance CPU Cooler

LESSON 135. If I defend myself I am attacked.
Who would defend himself unless he thought he were attacked, that the attack were real, and that his own defense could save himself? And herein lies the folly of defense; it gives illusions full reality, and then attempts to handle them as real. It adds illusions to illusions, thus making correction doubly difficult. And it is this you do when you attempt to plan the future, activate the past, or organize the present as you wish.
You operate from the belief you must protect yourself from what is happening because it must contain what threatens you. A sense of threat is an acknowledgment of an inherent weakness; a belief that there is danger which has power to call on you to make appropriate defense. The world is based on this insane belief. And all its structures, all its thoughts and doubts, its penalties and heavy armaments, its legal definitions and its codes, its ethics and its leaders and its gods, all serve but to preserve its sense of threat. For no one walks the world in armature but must have terror striking at his heart.
Defense is frightening. It stems from fear, increasing fear as each defense is made. You think it offers safety. Yet it speaks of fear made real and terror justified. Is it not strange you do not pause to ask, as you elaborate your plans and make your armor thicker and your locks more tight, what you defend, and how, and against what?
Let us consider first what you defend. It must be something that is very weak and easily assaulted. It must be something made easy prey, unable to protect itself and needing your defense. What but the body has such frailty that constant care and watchful, deep concern are needful to protect its little life? What but the body falters and must fail to serve the Son of God as worthy host?
Yet it is not the body that can fear, nor be a thing of fear. It has no needs but those which you assign to it. It needs no complicated structures of defense, no health-inducing medicine, no care and no concern at all. Defend its life, or give it gifts to make it beautiful or walls to make it safe, and you but say your home is open to the thief of time, corruptible and crumbling, so unsafe it must be guarded with your very life.
Is not this picture fearful? Can you be at peace with such a concept of your home? Yet what endowed the body with the right to serve you thus except your own belief? It is your mind which gave the body all the functions that you see in it, and set its value far beyond a little pile of dust and water. Who would make defense of something that he recognized as this?
The body is in need of no defense. This cannot be too often emphasized. It will be strong and healthy if the mind does not abuse it by assigning it to roles it cannot fill, to purposes beyond its scope, and to exalted aims which it cannot accomplish. Such attempts, ridiculous yet deeply cherished, are the sources for the many mad attacks you make upon it. For it seems to fail your hopes, your needs, your values and your dreams.
The “self” that needs protection is not real. The body, valueless and hardly worth the least defense, need merely be perceived as quite apart from you, and it becomes a healthy, serviceable instrument through which the mind can operate until its usefulness is over. Who would want to keep it when its usefulness is done?
Defend the body and you have attacked your mind. For you have seen in it the faults, the weaknesses, the limits and the lacks from which you think the body must be saved. You will not see the mind as separate from bodily conditions. And you will impose upon the body all the pain that comes from the conception of the mind as limited and fragile, and apart from other minds and separate from its Source.
These are the thoughts in need of healing, and the body will respond with health when they have been corrected and replaced with truth. This is the body’s only real defense. Yet is this where you look for its defense? You offer it protection of a kind from which it gains no benefit at all, but merely adds to your distress of mind. You do not heal, but merely take away the hope of healing, for you fail to see where hope must lie if it be meaningful.
A healed mind does not plan. It carries out the plans that it receives through listening to wisdom that is not its own. It waits until it has been taught what should be done, and then proceeds to do it. It does not depend upon itself for anything except its adequacy to fulfill the plans assigned to it. It is secure in certainty that obstacles can not impede its progress to accomplishment of any goal that serves the greater plan established for the good of everyone.
A healed mind is relieved of the belief that it must plan, although it cannot know the outcome which is best, the means by which it is achieved, nor how to recognize the problem that the plan is made to solve. It must misuse the body in its plans until it recognizes this is so. But when it has accepted this as true, then is it healed, and lets the body go.
Enslavement of the body to the plans the unhealed mind sets up to save itself must make the body sick. It is not free to be the means of helping in a plan which far exceeds its own protection, and which needs its service for a little while. In this capacity is health assured. For everything the mind employs for this will function flawlessly, and with the strength that has been given it and cannot fail.
It is, perhaps, not easy to perceive that self-initiated plans are but defenses, with the purpose all of them were made to realize. They are the means by which a frightened mind would undertake its own protection, at the cost of truth. This is not difficult to realize in some forms which these self-deceptions take, where the denial of reality is very obvious. Yet planning is not often recognized as a defense.
The mind engaged in planning for itself is occupied in setting up control of future happenings. It does not think that it will be provided for, unless it makes its own provisions. Time becomes a future emphasis, to be controlled by learning and experience obtained from past events and previous beliefs. It overlooks the present, for it rests on the idea the past has taught enough to let the mind direct its future course.
The mind that plans is thus refusing to allow for change. What it has learned before becomes the basis for its future goals. Its past experience directs its choice of what will happen. And it does not see that here and now is everything it needs to guarantee a future quite unlike the past, without a continuity of any old ideas and sick beliefs. Anticipation plays no part at all, for present confidence directs the way.
Defenses are the plans you undertake to make against the truth. Their aim is to select what you approve, and disregard what you consider incompatible with your beliefs of your reality. Yet what remains is meaningless indeed. For it is your reality that is the “threat” which your defenses would attack, obscure, and take apart and crucify.
What could you not accept, if you but knew that everything that happens, all events, past, present and to come, are gently planned by One Whose only purpose is your good? Perhaps you have misunderstood His plan, for He would never offer pain to you. But your defenses did not let you see His loving blessing shine in every step you ever took. While you made plans for death, He led you gently to eternal life.
Your present trust in Him is the defense that promises a future undisturbed, without a trace of sorrow, and with joy that constantly increases, as this life becomes a holy instant, set in time, but heeding only immortality. Let no defenses but your present trust direct the future, and this life becomes a meaningful encounter with the truth that only your defenses would conceal.
Without defenses, you become a light which Heaven gratefully acknowledges to be its own. And it will lead you on in ways appointed for your happiness according to the ancient plan, begun when time was born. Your followers will join their light with yours, and it will be increased until the world is lighted up with joy. And gladly will our brothers lay aside their cumbersome defenses, which availed them nothing and could only terrify.
We will anticipate that time today with present confidence, for this is part of what was planned for us. We will be sure that everything we need is given us for our accomplishment of this today. We make no plans for how it will be done, but realize that our defenselessness is all that is required for the truth to dawn upon our minds with certainty.
For fifteen minutes twice today we rest from senseless planning, and from every thought that blocks the truth from entering our minds. Today we will receive instead of plan, that we may give instead of organize. And we are given truly, as we say:
If I defend myself I am attacked. But in defenselessness I will be strong, and I will learn what my defenses hide.
Nothing but that. If there are plans to make, you will be told of them. They may not be the plans you thought were needed, nor indeed the answers to the problems which you thought confronted you. But they are answers to another kind of question, which remains unanswered yet in need of answering until the Answer comes to you at last.
All your defenses have been aimed at not receiving what you will receive today. And in the light and joy of simple trust, you will but wonder why you ever thought that you must be defended from release. Heaven asks nothing. It is hell that makes extravagant demands for sacrifice. You give up nothing in these times today when, undefended, you present yourself to your Creator as you really are.
He has remembered you. Today we will remember Him. For this is Eastertime in your salvation. And you rise again from what was seeming death and hopelessness. Now is the light of hope reborn in you, for now you come without defense, to learn the part for you within the plan of God. What little plans or magical beliefs can still have value, when you have received your function from the Voice for God Himself?
Try not to shape this day as you believe would benefit you most. For you can not conceive of all the happiness that comes to you without your planning. Learn today. And all the world will take this giant stride, and celebrate your Eastertime with you. Throughout the day, as foolish little things appear to raise defensiveness in you and tempt you to engage in weaving plans, remind yourself this is a special day for learning, and acknowledge it with this:
This is my Eastertime. And I would keep it holy. I will not defend myself, because the Son of God needs no defense against the truth of his reality.

Your feline friend might bat its big eyes at you with irresistible charm while you enjoy a Cheez-It. But the question remains: should those cheesy squares become part of your kitty’s diet? Let’s dive into the world of feline snacking and uncover the truth about Cheez-Its and cats.

Technically Tasty, But Trouble Lurks Beneath the Surface

While Cheez-Its don’t contain any ingredients that are inherently poisonous to cats, most adult felines are lactose intolerant. This means that dairy products like cheese can cause stomach upset. Their bodies simply don’t produce enough of the enzyme lactase, which is needed to digest milk sugar (lactose).
Just like us humans who struggle with lactose intolerance, cats who consume dairy can experience a range of reactions, from mild discomfort to full-blown vomiting and diarrhea. While the image of a kitten lapping up milk is undeniably adorable, cats actually don’t require dairy in their diet, and it can even make them sick.

Beyond the Cheese: Sodium and Fat Overload

Cheez-Its are also loaded with sodium and fat, which aren’t exactly kind to your cat’s sensitive digestive system. While the occasional salty or fatty treat might not faze us humans, cats have different digestive systems and nutritional needs. As obligate carnivores, cats thrive on a diet primarily composed of meat-based foods. Most human snacks, including Cheez-Its, are best left off the menu. There are even some foods that are downright toxic to cats, so it’s crucial to be mindful of what you share with your furry friend.

Uh Oh! My Cat Snagged a Cheez-It!

If your cat manages to swipe a Cheez-It from your bowl, or you’ve offered them one in the past, don’t panic! While most cats can’t digest lactose well, a single Cheez-It likely won’t cause any major harm.
However, it’s best to avoid making Cheez-Its a regular part of your cat’s diet, or a substitute for their actual cat treats. An occasional cracker or a small piece shouldn’t cause any issues. Just keep an eye on your cat for signs of vomiting or diarrhea, and make sure they have plenty of fresh water available. If you notice anything concerning, it’s always best to consult your veterinarian.

To Share or Not to Share: The Cheesy Dilemma

The biggest concern when it comes to feeding Cheez-Its to cats is lactose intolerance, but the high sodium and fat content are also red flags. While Cheez-Its do contain a small amount of vitamins B1 and B2, the potential for stomach upset outweighs any minor nutritional benefit.
Offering your cat human snacks too often could also lead them to become disinterested in their regular meals. If your kitty starts snubbing their nose at their food, cut back on the treats and stick to their regular diet until they get back on track.

The Final Feline Verdict: An Occasional Treat, Not a Staple

While an occasional Cheez-It won’t send your cat into a tailspin, it’s best to avoid making it a regular habit. There are plenty of delicious treats formulated specifically for your feline friend’s nutritional needs. And let’s not forget, a small piece of real meat might just be the purrfectly pawsome alternative!

Just wanted to voice to someone (or somewhere) that i miss my ex but I feel like he and I should really just be done forever or at least until we can learn to communicate and control our own actions better.. When we are reunited once again (which is on a weekly basis we separate and return) we constantly fight like on a nightly basis these days…oftentimes resulting in us both becoming extremely emotional and not being able to control ourselves and things become physical .. he knows how to push the boundaries with me and at times it feels like he wants to push me to becoming physical. ( I’m usually the one who loses it first).. he doesn’t just stand there of course he fights back and things are said, words that can’t be taken back things broken that can never be repaired, feelings and memories of the worst times in both our lives i do know this as a fact.. we are oil and water.. but when we arent emulsifying (not sure if thats a proper verb in this context) with one another we are the best of friends. Harmoniously giving and taking from each other, yin and yang type feels. But in an instant like a timer has been placed on us we switch and are back to being the volatile mixture we both dread..
I just don’t get why, how, and what is going on.. but the worst thing about it all is when we’re apart I feel like the hugest part of my happiness is absent.. i feel extremely alone and never could i find a replacement for him.. i just wish with all my might that we could work for longer than a week- hell at this point longer than 24 hours before turning friends into foes.
This is by far the most complicated relationship I’ve ever been in, the most emotionally difficult and frankly draining situation I’ve ever had to deal with with the most split I’ve ever felt: because one large part of me knows what we need to do, and the other even larger part of me (the fighter, the never-give-up side) is firmly committed to making this work. I feel like we both have so much to realize before it ever could even begin to work properly.. not to mention all the family, on lookers, and naysayers who are judging from the sidelines saying let go, give in, move on, other people out there…
Idk I just wanted to vent and secretly I hope he might see this so he could know where my mind/heart is at while we are in another non communication spell.. don’t know if this is it or if we’ll be in each others bed by tomorrow night but if you made it this far thank you for reading my personal plight and please send good vibes my way for the best possible outcome…be it if it’s painful or not.. i just want happiness and peace for both of us in the end because we both deserve it.. and our unborn child deserves happiness and the most saf, loving environment to be able to thrive in as well… thanks goodnight Reddit.

https://www.whirlpool.com/blog/kitchen/history-of-microwave.html#:~:text=When%20was%20the%20microwave%20invented,the%20microwave%20oven%20in%201945.
https://www.cnet.com/home/kitchen-and-household/appliance-science-the-tasty-physics-of-microwave-ovens/
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microwave
https://edisontechcenter.org/Microwaves.html#:~:text=The%20microwave%20oven%20uses%20a,water%20molecules%20in%20the%20food.
https://www.energy.gov/eere/fuelcells/hydrogen-production-electrolysis#:~:text=Electrolysis%20is%20the%20process%20of,a%20unit%20called%20an%20electrolyzer.
https://support.echoh2o.com/hc/en-us/articles/16948460252436-How-long-does-Hydrogen-last-in-water#:~:text=In%20an%20open%20glass%20of,bit%20of%20hydrogen%20loss%20everyday.
https://www.google.com/search?q=does+hydrogen+vibrate+in+microwaves%3F&client=ms-android-motorola-rvo3&sca_esv=c24955e436027d1c&sca_upv=1&sxsrf=ACQVn094PGAJlqGnF-XsP997BL7zT3P6rQ%3A1708032706470&ei=woLOZaCoHJrewN4PwMmfmAU&udm=&oq=does+hydrogen+vibrate+in+microwaves%3F&gs_lp=EhNtb2JpbGUtZ3dzLXdpei1zZXJwIiRkb2VzIGh5ZHJvZ2VuIHZpYnJhdGUgaW4gbWljcm93YXZlcz8yBRAhGKABMgUQIRigATIFECEYoAEyBRAhGJ8FSMjaAVDIGVjN0wFwAXgAkAEAmAHpAaAB5TKqAQcyNC4zMS4yuAEDyAEA-AEBwgIHECMYsAMYJ8ICChAAGEcY1gQYsAPCAgsQABiABBiKBRiRAsICBhAAGAcYHsICChAAGIAEGIoFGEPCAgoQABgHGB4YDxgKwgIIEAAYCBgHGB7CAggQABgFGAcYHsICCxAAGIAEGIoFGIYDwgIIEAAYgAQYogTCAgYQABgFGB7CAgYQABgWGB7CAgQQIRgVwgIHECEYChigAYgGAZAGCQ&sclient=mobile-gws-wiz-serp
…Am i on to something? -Aaron Duggan…
…If an electrolyzer and magnetron can actually contain radiant energy, as a household product since the invention of theory, in the 1940's(microwave) -just after world war two…is this electromagnetic science after 60 years, capable of tapping into frequencies that can manipulate other elements' (other than hydrogen)???...Transfer this technology into propulsion mechanisms since the microwave went from seventy pounds to light weight in this time, and… - have our governments secretly for safety, excluded us in human Warmongering Tech???
We're told as civilians in correction, an object is different than an "Alien Race" - sociological movements removing old stigma to replace "👽 UFO" as "UAP", even though our own governments are deceiving us into "phenomenon".
…eg;
"OPERATION: FOXBAT"
https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/196331/mikoyan-gurevich-mig-25/#:~:text=The%20Soviet%20MiG%2D25%20(NATO,air%2Dto%2Dair%20missiles.
…and then, today…
https://youtu.be/zlrz84nEXtk?si=K3B4cq5j8MldAaQD

i like Warhammer 40k, but 40k doesnt afford you the abilty to let you play your own custom character or faction if it isnt up to certain specs in tournaments(lore strict rules). and running an army battle in dungeons and dragons is overly complicated unless you ignore a bunch of rolls and rules.
i propose a blend of both. who's cannon takes place in the cosmos of perspective.
(you make your own faction cannon. )
each unit type has user generated has one data sheet, each named character you have would have their own data sheet.
the models can be 3-D printed or kitbashed, but they must be at 1/36 scale. essentially one infantry= one of those cheap plastic army men standing at 5 cm tall.
from here, this was typed up before today, by a few months. there is no campaign.
but i would imagine a new fandom in table top roleplay would be born regardless
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WELCOME TO BATTLEPOSTINGS T.T.R.P.G.
A tabletop rpg for diy, model painting, kit bashing, 3-DPrinting, and plastic army battling enthusiasts.
all parts of this game are user generated, with the exception of the rules. Though u/Khorde__the__Husk sent this to a bunch of redditors for help in balancing the game and setting up basic play structure.
Things to note:
· You must have one “advisor” per two warlords in the session. Advisors, act as the game master to make sure no one is cheating. If there is confusion on what kind of weapon a unit has in their hands or equipped to their armor, the Advisor has final say. The advisor is supposed to keep the game fair.
· In theory you could have as many players as you want, but no more than four is recommended because turns consist of multiple phases that are meant to organize the battle strategy for each player.
· Players are encouraged to kit bash, 3-D print, or purchase traditional plastic army men. For the sake of scaling, follow the scaling of the image below. But you must have your own general. It is recommended that your general be unique, make it yours. Have fun.
· Players can make their own campaigns and lore. Such attempts are encouraged. For the purposes of release, you can follow the campaign I have written.
· For any session, you will need a handwritten or typed general’s reference stats Dossier, 1D20, tape measure, and an army of which you will fight with. (painted)
· When rolling on a check, higher is always better. 20 is always a success
· Your armies stats are fixed and defined in this document. Your general’s stats are dictated by the roll of a 1d20. These stats are:
o morale
o Movement speed
o Accuracy
o Health points
o Punch
· Turns are split into phases.
o bombardment
o Movement
o Attack/counter attack
· The different types of units are:
o Infantry
o Armor
o Airborne
o B.A.M.(BIG ASS MACHINES)

· We play at a 1/36 scale. All models are at that scale.

• TERRAIN AND COVER

make your own terrain and cover. kitbashing, 3-D printing encouraged. terrain is the battleground, the floor the pieces and obstacles stand on. obsticles can be anything. debris, nature, etc. obstacles are cover. if an attacking piece can see the defending piece in its entirety, the defending piece is in the open. if the defending piece is partially seen by the attacking
· Ability checks logic below:
20=crit hit/sucsess
1=jam(gun)/woopsie(melee)/crit fail
To succeed , a unit must roll their combined ability score. This is their base ability +general ability. Debuffs such as kickback only are applied to whatever you rolled when you roll for an ability check.
Regardless, the fundamental rules of this game will apply to your creations. these are an assortment of rules designed to keep the game fair and guard against unfair players(referred to as God-Emperors or God-empresses) and hopefully combat power creep.
Now lets expand upon these ideas so you can have fun kit-bashing and army smashing quicker.
GENERAL’S (named character) STAT DOSSIER
Your army’s stats are based on your general’s stat Dossier. The leader of a nation is oft a good indication of how high of a quality their army’s going to be.
The first thing you should write is your general’s name, then write their bio. Their bio includes their background, their homeland, what politics are involved (if any). It is not recommended that you write a novel, you have a game to play. What are the weapons that your general will have on their person? What are their character traits? How will those traits affect how the game is played?
The next thing to do is to make a picture of your General that resembles the piece you kit-bashed for your general to be. It can be menacing, wholesome, serious or whacky. As long as the design choices resemble what your army has for their design and your general’s character traits. It doesn’t have to be hand drawn. A photo of your piece will suffice. no general may have a skill number higher than 16.
ARMY STAT DOSSIER:
what good is a king without a kingdom?
terrible.
each type of unit gets one ARMY STAT DOSSIER. you can have as many scout infantry you want, but you need a dossier on how they are deployed, what weapons they use, and most importantly, THEIR STATS. make sure your unit type description is comprehensive including what styles of combat they are trained for. this could influence your decisions on how you play. give them lore for shits and giggles. no unit may have a skill number higher than 15.
WEAPON STAT DOSSIER
this is the list of weapon types and their ability modifiers.
when attacking bare handed, you go by your unmodified stats.
STATS EXPLAINED AND BORING SHIT
Now comes the part with the dice. You only need 1d20. This is to reduce the confusion.
· Morale
Rolled by 1d20, checked by 1d20 per unit.
Morale is basically moral law. How far will your troops go to follow your orders? If your morale over a given unit is 1, the unit in question is shell shocked for one whole turn, to be marked with a yellow slip. If your unit is shell shocked, it is traumatized to where it cant follow any orders on the next turn. If for some reason the morale hits 0, that unit defects and must be marked with a red token. Units that defect are now under control of your enemy. If defected units hit 0 authority again, it simply dies. Suicide. Cowards way out.
The Morale that your general has over friendly units is base unit morale +the general’s modifier. Your general’s base Morale is the number you rolled the 1d20 for. If for any reason your general’s morale score goes below 0, the general must rally all nearby troops (within 30cm) to protect the general for one turn on the next turn. If your general’s morale hits zero, you get shell shocked, and your general cannot take action for one turn and if your general was within line of sight of any other allied unit, the observing unit cannot take action either.
· Movement Speed
Rolled by 1d20, measured by cm on a measuring tape or meter stick because inches suck.
Movement speed is how much ground a given unit can cover. Unless your object has a punch score higher than the hp of an obstacle, or can fly, you will have to go around the obstacle. There are exceptions. If the obstacle is below the knee of an infantry unit, the infantry or whatever can climb over at the cost of the individual unit climbing modifier.
The base movement speed of your general influences the movement speed of your troops. To find a troops total movement speed:
Your unit’s base movement speed + your general’s base movement speed = total troop movement speed. See army stat dossier or named character stat dossier.

· Accuracy
Rolled by a 1d20, checked by 1d20 per unit
Accuracy must be rolled every time a unit attacks an enemy unit.
Accuracy is basically the chance of your selected troop hitting their targets. Different weapons and vehicles have different accuracy modifiers(aka kickback or x-range), and different types of troops have different base accuracies. Accuracy can affect enemy/friendly Health points or morale. If a shot hits near enough to a troop, or makes a kill close enough to another troop, the troops affected must undergo a morale check with the exception to nearby friendlies of any troop who gets an enemy kill.
Explosives and artillery have an area of effect. any troop within the inner blast radius (with the exception of troops behind sufficient cover) is dead. Any in sufficient cover, or within the outer blast radius must make a morale check. Sufficient cover is a piece of the environment which has an assigned hp that is higher than the punch of an explosion.

Small arms fire requires line of sight for targeting. The path of bullets is a straight line, keep this in mind when deciding collateral damage. Friendly fire is a thing and it is a war-crime. If you want to play nightmare mode, your general gets summoned to a military court tribunal and executed if three friendly troops or more die as a result of friendly fire that occurred by your command.

Melee combat can only be conducted during movement phases. If its melee vs gun there is the variable of line of sight. If the melee unit is within line of sight, the gun unit has advantage. If the melee unit is outside of line of sight of the gun unit, the melee unit has advantage.
To find your troop’s accuracy:
general’s base accuracy+ troop base accuracy- kickback. The higher the accuracy the better.

· Punch
Punch is how much damage a unit causes to another unit or object should they pass their accuracy check. Different weapons pack a different punch. Remember to add their bonus to the punch check roll.
When attacking an obstacle or object, units must roll against the hp of the object. If the roll lands on a number that meets or beats the hp, the object or obstacle is destroyed.(marked with red sticky note and can be traversed as if the object was destroyed. Bullets pass thru within reasonable trajectories, no ricochet)
When attacking units, whatever is rolled is subtracted from the victim’s hp. The victim can only move at half of their normal movement speed afterward.(treaded, wheeled, and airborne vehicles excluded from the debuff even if they are hit. They are treated as obstacles with the addition of the passed accuracy check requirement.)
· Health points(hp)
Health points are what determines how close your units or general is to kicking the bucket. In any game mode, If your general kicks the bucket, you lose. If you have no units other than your general, you lose and your general must go into hiding. each unit and general may have no more than 10hp. powercreep is bad
UNIT CLASSES
Unit Classes are determined by how big the individual unit is, and how it traverses the battlefield. The smallest and most common all the way to the biggest and most intimidating of units are all fit into several categories by what they look like. To solve disagreements on what class your unit is, the advisor has final say. Disagreements should be easy to avoid if you design your units properly. It would be useful to stick to a theme. Candy punk, steampunk, horror, medieval, sci-fi, and historical designs are all fine, you could even come up with your own. A theme will be better for discerning friendlies from you enemies. At the same time, make your units discernable enough that players and especially advisors can easily determine what classes your units are.
· Your general/warlord, whatchacallit
Your general is the most valuable unit because it is what you have to control your forces. Without a wise and strategic leader, your forces will fall into disarray and you will lose the war. You can only have one general, and you made it yours. Kitbashing and 3D printing would likely be your most common means of gaining a general. They must take resemblance of the general on your general stat dossier they can swim in water terrain for two turns before they drown.
· Infantry
The easiest to acquire and kit bash. This allows for vast hordes of infantry, or small fireteams, or something in between. Find your play style. Your infantry should be as tall as the plastic green army men in the image below. These men and women are the bravest of them all.
they can swim in water terrain for two turns before they drown.
· Armor
Mainly made up of vehicles and smaller mechanical suits, must be land based. Expect tanks, jeeps ,Humvees, calvary mounted animals etc. here is an image I ripped for scale as to the largest example of armor you can have. Not my drawing. Its basically the largest tank ever built replace the man in the image with one infantry and you have your scale. Or 0.283333333 m* 0.283333333 m *0.5m
these machines will break down in water terrain.
· Airborne
Airborne units can only fly. They can drop bombs, airdrop armotroops, and attack up to one target per gun that the aircraft is equipped with(within range) as they move. Their biggest weakness is anti-aircraft weaponry and enemy aircraft weapons. How big can an aircraft be?
2.44 meters. X 2.44 meters by 0.60 meters is your maximum for all airborne units.
any airborne that fly like a plane have a +4 to their movement stat but can only bomb ground units 15 cm in front and attack any unit that is in front of it
anything that flies like a helicopter does not have this buff or debuff, they can shoot at any target, but can only use missiles for up to 15 cm on ground units.
NAVAL VEHICLES
Naval vehicles can be big or small, but they can only operate in the designated water terrain area. they can carry troops, they can fire artillery, depth charges, missiles, torpedoes, and submarines can hide below water for three turns before air runs out. but they can be spotted by sonar. if a submerged vessel is within 10 cm of an enemy surface or submarine vessel, the enemy vessel can act as if they know where the submerged vessel is even if the submerged vessel is still submerged.
· B.A.M. ‘s
Big Ass Machines are basically giant robots and massive land ships. These can be Game breaking depending on how you build them and how big you build them. They can fire upon one target per weapon. how big Can these be? They cannot be more than 1.5 meters tall or take up a ground area larger than 4 meters. Players are not allowed to use functioning motor vehicles including, but not limited to cars, trucks, busses, etc. rule of thumb, if you can ride it, you can’t play it. It might as well be just fan art. The maximum distance these can move at any time is 2000cm. to move these, they must make a special movement check. War machines of that size can get stuck easily, so subtract your general’s movement speed from your final roll on each check. If they are larger than the specified limits, you’ve built a giant immobilized obstacle for one turn.
Mobile terrain essentially is a whole battlefield or obstacle of its own. The biggest difference is that anything other than B.A.M. compatible units that are attached to the B.A.M'S can’t be removed from the B.A.M.'S. Artillery such as main guns can’t move, only rotate. same with S.A.M.S. , C.R.A.M.S., and anti aircraft weaponry.

EQUIPMENT AND ARMAMENT
Guns and RE’S(ranged explosives)Require a reload period(one full turn) every so often. Dual wield is an ability that is only applicable to infantry equipment . dual wield only applies when two identical weapons are in both hands of a single unit. Range is how far a weapon can fire before a debuff is added to your accuracy roll. For every 10 cm beyond the stated range, an x-range debuff of -1 is added.
Overheat can only occur on weapons that are labeled with overheat. Every time a gun with overheat is about to fire , a coin must be tossed. If the coin lands on heads, the gun overheats. Overheating will cause the unit to explode. The explosion will deal 1d20 damage to anyone/anything within a 6 cm radius. You only need to roll once.
Cone is a special debuff. Weapons with cone Can only fire at sequential targets within 25 degrees of original target.
im having trouble with deciding the individual weapon stats. so ive decided that i am going to leave those up to you. (the moment i hear people are getting into fights IRL, i will be putting in an elaboration which will settle all disputes regarding equipment and artillery... and i wont be happy about it.)
players are encouraged to record their battles in battle reports and post it online in their relevant subreddits. if they win/lose, then the player is encouraged to come up with a lore reason for any change in tactics, named characters(generals), or stats.
an army is considered overpowered if they can take out all opponents in as little as 10 turns. they must be nerfed if this happens. dont forget to add a lore reason for this occurrence in the battle report.
unlike overpowered, underpowered armies can be taken out in 10 turns. they must be buffed if this happens. dont forget to add a lore reason for this occurrence in the battle report.
this is sci-fantasy/high fantasy, battles are supposed to be epic and economically exaggerated.
write the name of the weapon, the type of weapon.(melee or gun) and its accuracy and punch modifiers.(bare hands is melee and equal to. magic is gun)
spells must be vetted in good faith by advisors prior to the game to prevent game breakage. spells may not kill units or generals in one blow. spells effects can only last one turn unless its a healing spell. healing spells cannot heal more than 5 health points at a time per unit. write out the spells you have for your units and have them vetted by an advisor, advisor will determine gamebreakability of the spell. if spell is determined to be game breaking, mid game, the advisor will have the offending spell removed and the turn undone. at wich point the offending player effectively must alter their strategy in the spirit of good sportsmanship.) There are three approved arcane focuses, wands, staves, and hand casting, (one must not make them look like the caster is going to punch something, have them hold an orb or something.)
(the moment i hear that people get into IRL fights over spells, i will make a list of approved spells and a LONG LIST of forbidden spells. and no one will be happy. )
THE MOST IMPORTANT RULE
Dont be a dick, be a good sport, and have fun.breaking thegame intentionally is a dick move. advisors are encouraged to post their reports of game breaking spells so it may help me in the event Khorde__the__Husk has to revise the rules.

Hey everyone,
I've recently decided to buy a nice PC instead of a cheap car, and so my budget is right around $3500-$4000 CAD. I've spent a considerable amount of time picking these parts (I'm new to PCs), and I just wanted to make sure that I wouldn't be making any catastrophically dumb mistakes considering how much money I'm spending; for example, any potential bottlenecking issues or straight-up bad parts. It would also be useful to know for sure that all of this stuff will actually physically fit together and that airflow/cooling won't be a disaster. Ik it's maybe a bit overkill for now, but I just want to not have to worry about upgrading it for the foreseeable future.
Thanks to anyone who sees this and would like to help or give their general opinion!
Here's the PCPartPicker list (little things like the keyboard or case may have changed by the time you see this):
[PCPartPicker Part List](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/3fCQbL)
TypeItemPrice
:----:----:----
**CPU** [AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 4.7 GHz 12-Core Processor](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/bwxRsY/amd-ryzen-9-7900x-47-ghz-12-core-processor-100-100000589wof) $508.98 @ Amazon Canada
**CPU Cooler** [Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/4vzv6h/noctua-nh-d15-825-cfm-cpu-cooler-nh-d15) $109.95 @ Amazon Canada
**Motherboard** [Asus TUF GAMING B650-PLUS WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/Pz2WGX/asus-tuf-gaming-b650-plus-wifi-atx-am5-motherboard-tuf-gaming-b650-plus-wifi) $259.98 @ Amazon Canada
**Memory** [Corsair Vengeance 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-5200 CL40 Memory](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/TJZ9TW/corsair-vengeance-64-gb-2-x-32-gb-ddr5-5200-cl40-memory-cmk64gx5m2b5200c40) $219.99 @ Amazon Canada
**Storage** [Samsung 980 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/f3cRsY/samsung-980-pro-2-tb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-mz-v8p2t0bam) $289.05 @ Vuugo
**Video Card** [Asus TUF GAMING GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER 16 GB Video Card](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/kppQzy/asus-tuf-gaming-geforce-rtx-4080-super-16-gb-video-card-tuf-rtx4080s-16g-gaming) $1369.99 @ Memory Express
**Case** [Lian Li LANCOOL 216 ATX Mid Tower Case](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/KKytt6/lian-li-lancool-216-atx-mid-tower-case-lancool-216rx) $138.50 @ Vuugo
**Power Supply** [Corsair RM850e (2023) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/4ZRwrH/corsair-rm850e-2023-850-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-cp-9020263-na) $169.50 @ Vuugo
**Monitor** [MSI G272QPF E2 27.0" 2560 x 1440 180 Hz Monitor](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/RktLrH/msi-g272qpf-e2-270-2560-x-1440-180-hz-monitor-g272qpf-e2) $300.99 @ PC-Canada
**Keyboard** [HP HyperX Alloy Origins Core RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/YrqBD3/hp-hyperx-alloy-origins-core-rgb-wired-gaming-keyboard-hx-kb7rdx-us) $109.98 @ Amazon Canada
**Mouse** [Logitech G502 Hero Wired Optical Mouse](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/7RbwrH/logitech-g502-hero-wired-optical-mouse-910-005469) $69.98 @ Amazon Canada
*Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts*
**Total** **$3546.89**

Hey everyone,
I've recently decided to buy a nice PC instead of a cheap car, and so my budget is right around $3500-$4000 CAD. I've spent a considerable amount of time picking these parts (I'm new to PCs), and I just wanted to make sure that I wouldn't be making any catastrophically dumb mistakes considering how much money I'm spending; for example, any potential bottlenecking issues or straight-up bad parts. It would also be useful to know for sure that all of this stuff will actually physically fit together and that airflow/cooling won't be a disaster. Ik it's maybe a bit overkill for now, but I just want to not have to worry about upgrading it for the foreseeable future.
Thanks to anyone who sees this and would like to help or give their general opinion!
Here's the PCPartPicker list (little things like the keyboard or case may have changed by the time you see this):
[PCPartPicker Part List](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/3fCQbL)
TypeItemPrice
:----:----:----
**CPU** [AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 4.7 GHz 12-Core Processor](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/bwxRsY/amd-ryzen-9-7900x-47-ghz-12-core-processor-100-100000589wof) $508.98 @ Amazon Canada
**CPU Cooler** [Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/4vzv6h/noctua-nh-d15-825-cfm-cpu-cooler-nh-d15) $109.95 @ Amazon Canada
**Motherboard** [Asus TUF GAMING B650-PLUS WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/Pz2WGX/asus-tuf-gaming-b650-plus-wifi-atx-am5-motherboard-tuf-gaming-b650-plus-wifi) $259.98 @ Amazon Canada
**Memory** [Corsair Vengeance 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-5200 CL40 Memory](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/TJZ9TW/corsair-vengeance-64-gb-2-x-32-gb-ddr5-5200-cl40-memory-cmk64gx5m2b5200c40) $219.99 @ Amazon Canada
**Storage** [Samsung 980 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/f3cRsY/samsung-980-pro-2-tb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-mz-v8p2t0bam) $289.05 @ Vuugo
**Video Card** [Asus TUF GAMING GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER 16 GB Video Card](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/kppQzy/asus-tuf-gaming-geforce-rtx-4080-super-16-gb-video-card-tuf-rtx4080s-16g-gaming) $1369.99 @ Memory Express
**Case** [Lian Li LANCOOL 216 ATX Mid Tower Case](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/KKytt6/lian-li-lancool-216-atx-mid-tower-case-lancool-216rx) $138.50 @ Vuugo
**Power Supply** [Corsair RM850e (2023) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/4ZRwrH/corsair-rm850e-2023-850-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-cp-9020263-na) $169.50 @ Vuugo
**Monitor** [MSI G272QPF E2 27.0" 2560 x 1440 180 Hz Monitor](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/RktLrH/msi-g272qpf-e2-270-2560-x-1440-180-hz-monitor-g272qpf-e2) $300.99 @ PC-Canada
**Keyboard** [HP HyperX Alloy Origins Core RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/YrqBD3/hp-hyperx-alloy-origins-core-rgb-wired-gaming-keyboard-hx-kb7rdx-us) $109.98 @ Amazon Canada
**Mouse** [Logitech G502 Hero Wired Optical Mouse](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/7RbwrH/logitech-g502-hero-wired-optical-mouse-910-005469) $69.98 @ Amazon Canada
*Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts*
**Total** **$3546.89**

Hey everyone,
I've recently decided to buy a nice PC instead of a cheap car, and so my budget is right around $3500-$4000 CAD. I've spent a considerable amount of time picking these parts (I'm new to PCs), and I just wanted to make sure that I wouldn't be making any catastrophically dumb mistakes considering how much money I'm spending; for example, any potential bottlenecking issues or straight-up bad parts. It would also be useful to know for sure that all of this stuff will actually physically fit together and that airflow/cooling won't be a disaster. Ik it's maybe a bit overkill for now, but I just want to not have to worry about upgrading it for the foreseeable future.
Thanks to anyone who sees this and would like to help or give their general opinion!
Here's the PCPartPicker list (little things like the keyboard or case may have changed by the time you see this):
[PCPartPicker Part List](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/3fCQbL)
TypeItemPrice
:----:----:----
**CPU** [AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 4.7 GHz 12-Core Processor](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/bwxRsY/amd-ryzen-9-7900x-47-ghz-12-core-processor-100-100000589wof) $508.98 @ Amazon Canada
**CPU Cooler** [Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/4vzv6h/noctua-nh-d15-825-cfm-cpu-cooler-nh-d15) $109.95 @ Amazon Canada
**Motherboard** [Asus TUF GAMING B650-PLUS WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/Pz2WGX/asus-tuf-gaming-b650-plus-wifi-atx-am5-motherboard-tuf-gaming-b650-plus-wifi) $259.98 @ Amazon Canada
**Memory** [Corsair Vengeance 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-5200 CL40 Memory](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/TJZ9TW/corsair-vengeance-64-gb-2-x-32-gb-ddr5-5200-cl40-memory-cmk64gx5m2b5200c40) $219.99 @ Amazon Canada
**Storage** [Samsung 980 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/f3cRsY/samsung-980-pro-2-tb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-mz-v8p2t0bam) $289.05 @ Vuugo
**Video Card** [Asus TUF GAMING GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER 16 GB Video Card](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/kppQzy/asus-tuf-gaming-geforce-rtx-4080-super-16-gb-video-card-tuf-rtx4080s-16g-gaming) $1369.99 @ Memory Express
**Case** [Lian Li LANCOOL 216 ATX Mid Tower Case](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/KKytt6/lian-li-lancool-216-atx-mid-tower-case-lancool-216rx) $138.50 @ Vuugo
**Power Supply** [Corsair RM850e (2023) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/4ZRwrH/corsair-rm850e-2023-850-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-cp-9020263-na) $169.50 @ Vuugo
**Monitor** [MSI G272QPF E2 27.0" 2560 x 1440 180 Hz Monitor](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/RktLrH/msi-g272qpf-e2-270-2560-x-1440-180-hz-monitor-g272qpf-e2) $300.99 @ PC-Canada
**Keyboard** [HP HyperX Alloy Origins Core RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/YrqBD3/hp-hyperx-alloy-origins-core-rgb-wired-gaming-keyboard-hx-kb7rdx-us) $109.98 @ Amazon Canada
**Mouse** [Logitech G502 Hero Wired Optical Mouse](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/7RbwrH/logitech-g502-hero-wired-optical-mouse-910-005469) $69.98 @ Amazon Canada
*Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts*
**Total** **$3546.89**

Hey everyone,
I've recently decided to buy a nice PC instead of a cheap car, and so my budget is right around $3500-$4000 CAD. I've spent a considerable amount of time picking these parts (I'm new to PCs), and I just wanted to make sure that I wouldn't be making any catastrophically dumb mistakes considering how much money I'm spending; for example, any potential bottlenecking issues or straight-up bad parts. It would also be useful to know for sure that all of this stuff will actually physically fit together and that airflow/cooling won't be a disaster. Ik it's maybe a bit overkill for now, but I just want to not have to worry about upgrading it for the foreseeable future.
Thanks to anyone who sees this and would like to help or give their general opinion!
Here's the PCPartPicker list (little things like the keyboard or case may have changed by the time you see this):
[PCPartPicker Part List](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/3fCQbL)
TypeItemPrice
:----:----:----
**CPU** [AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 4.7 GHz 12-Core Processor](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/bwxRsY/amd-ryzen-9-7900x-47-ghz-12-core-processor-100-100000589wof) $508.98 @ Amazon Canada
**CPU Cooler** [Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/4vzv6h/noctua-nh-d15-825-cfm-cpu-cooler-nh-d15) $109.95 @ Amazon Canada
**Motherboard** [Asus TUF GAMING B650-PLUS WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/Pz2WGX/asus-tuf-gaming-b650-plus-wifi-atx-am5-motherboard-tuf-gaming-b650-plus-wifi) $259.98 @ Amazon Canada
**Memory** [Corsair Vengeance 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-5200 CL40 Memory](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/TJZ9TW/corsair-vengeance-64-gb-2-x-32-gb-ddr5-5200-cl40-memory-cmk64gx5m2b5200c40) $219.99 @ Amazon Canada
**Storage** [Samsung 980 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/f3cRsY/samsung-980-pro-2-tb-m2-2280-nvme-solid-state-drive-mz-v8p2t0bam) $289.05 @ Vuugo
**Video Card** [Asus TUF GAMING GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER 16 GB Video Card](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/kppQzy/asus-tuf-gaming-geforce-rtx-4080-super-16-gb-video-card-tuf-rtx4080s-16g-gaming) $1369.99 @ Memory Express
**Case** [Lian Li LANCOOL 216 ATX Mid Tower Case](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/KKytt6/lian-li-lancool-216-atx-mid-tower-case-lancool-216rx) $138.50 @ Vuugo
**Power Supply** [Corsair RM850e (2023) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/4ZRwrH/corsair-rm850e-2023-850-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-cp-9020263-na) $169.50 @ Vuugo
**Monitor** [MSI G272QPF E2 27.0" 2560 x 1440 180 Hz Monitor](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/RktLrH/msi-g272qpf-e2-270-2560-x-1440-180-hz-monitor-g272qpf-e2) $300.99 @ PC-Canada
**Keyboard** [HP HyperX Alloy Origins Core RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/YrqBD3/hp-hyperx-alloy-origins-core-rgb-wired-gaming-keyboard-hx-kb7rdx-us) $109.98 @ Amazon Canada
**Mouse** [Logitech G502 Hero Wired Optical Mouse](https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/7RbwrH/logitech-g502-hero-wired-optical-mouse-910-005469) $69.98 @ Amazon Canada
*Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts*
**Total** **$3546.89**

As the summer season approaches, dropshipping entrepreneurs are gearing up to cater to the changing consumer demands. Summer brings with it a plethora of opportunities for e-commerce businesses, especially those offering seasonal products. For beginners venturing into the world of dropshipping, choosing the right products is crucial for success. Here are the top 10 summer-inspired dropshipping products that can pave the way for beginners' success:

1. UV Protection Sunglasses: With the sun shining bright, sunglasses become a must-have accessory for everyone. UV protection sunglasses not only offer style but also provide essential eye protection. Look for trendy designs and durable frames to attract customers.
2. Portable Cooling Fans: As temperatures rise, staying cool becomes a priority. Portable cooling fans, especially those with USB charging options, are convenient for outdoor activities, travel, and everyday use. Highlight their portability and energy efficiency in your marketing campaigns.
3. Beach Towels: Beach days are synonymous with summer. Colorful and absorbent beach towels are always in demand during this season. Consider offering personalized options or trendy designs to stand out in the market.
4. Outdoor Games and Activities: Entice customers with a range of outdoor games and activities suitable for summer gatherings and picnics. Items like beach volleyball sets, frisbees, or inflatable pool games can add a fun element to your product catalog.
5. Swimwear and Beachwear: Capitalize on the swimwear and beachwear trend by offering a variety of styles, sizes, and designs. From bikinis and swimsuits to cover-ups and beach hats, curate a collection that appeals to different tastes and preferences.
6. Portable Waterproof Speakers: Music is an essential part of summer adventures. Portable waterproof speakers that can withstand outdoor conditions are popular among consumers. Highlight features like Bluetooth connectivity, long battery life, and durability.
7. Grilling and BBQ Accessories: Summer is synonymous with outdoor cooking and BBQ parties. Stock up on grilling accessories such as BBQ tools, aprons, grill mats, and marinade injectors. Emphasize their quality, ease of use, and suitability for summer cookouts.
8. Outdoor Camping Gear: Cater to outdoor enthusiasts with a range of camping gear and accessories. Tents, sleeping bags, portable stoves, and camping chairs are essential items for summer camping trips. Target camping enthusiasts and adventure seekers with high-quality products.
9. Summer-themed Home Decor: Extend the summer vibe to indoor spaces with summer-themed home decor items. Think floral cushions, beach-inspired wall art, and vibrant tableware. Create collections that reflect the season's colors and motifs.
10. Reusable Water Bottles and Hydration Packs: Staying hydrated is crucial during the summer months. Offer reusable water bottles, hydration packs, and insulated tumblers that keep beverages cold for extended periods. Highlight eco-friendly features and the benefits of hydration.

When selecting summer-inspired dropshipping products, consider factors such as seasonality, consumer preferences, and market trends. Leverage social media, influencer partnerships, and targeted advertising to reach your audience effectively. Providing excellent customer service and fast shipping can also contribute to your success as a dropshipping entrepreneur. With the right products, choosing best dropshipping suppliers in India and marketing strategies, beginners can thrive in the competitive e-commerce landscape during the summer season and beyond.

Great news for all my Junior Enlisted Warriors. MarineNet has published a bunch of classes now worth half a CEU for a mere hour of study, and there are a lot of them. While I have not personally curated all the 0.5 CEU classes to see if they are proctorless, I will edit the post once I have the time to run through the catalogue. But right now, I'd say we're looking at a whopping 71 CEUs that don't need a proctor now.

Course Title	Course Code	CEUs
Automatic Identification Technology (AIT)	USMCLPDF02	0.5
Basic Personal Property Entitlements and Allowances	LPDDMOPEA1	0.5
Cargo Movement Part 1- Introduction	LPDDMOCM01	0.5
Cargo Movement Part 2	USMCLPDF12	0.5
Cargo Movement Part 3 - Shipment Planning	LPDDMOCMP3	0.5
Cargo Movement Part 4 - Shipment Operations	LPDDMOCMP4	0.5
Cargo Movement Part 5 Receiving and Distribution	LPDDMOCMP5	0.5
Container Management Part 1-Terminology	USMCLPDF08	0.5
Container Management Part 2 - Operations	LPDDMOCM02	0.5
Effective Business Writing	DCDWRITING	1
Enhancing the Customer Experience	LPDDMOECE1	0.5
Finance Training - Transportation Account Code TAC 101	LPDDMOTAC1	0.5
Food Service Nutrition Fundamentals	FDSV01NTR1	3.5
Freight Management Part 1 – Roles and Responsibilities	LPDDMOFMP1	0.5
Freight Management Part 2 – Transportation Analysis	LPDDMOFMP2	0.5
Grammar and Spelling	DCDGRAMMAR	1
Impact on Stakeholders for Six Sigma	CPILSSF004	0.5
In-Transit Visibility (ITV) Part 1	LPDDMOITV1	0.5
In-Transit Visibility (ITV) Part 2	LPDDMOITV2	0.5
Introduction to Automated Information Systems (AIS)	USMCLPDF01	0.5
MAGTF Part 1 - Strategic Distribution	LPDDMOSD01	0.5
MAGTF Part 2:Operational/Theater Distribution	LPDDMOOTD2	0.5
MAGTF Part 3 - Tactical Distribution	LPDDMOMTD1	0.5
Means of Transportation & Types of Shipments	LPDDMOMOT1	0.5
Microsoft 365 Word - Fundamentals	M365WORDAA	2
Microsoft 365 Word - Intermediate	M365WORDAB	5
Microsoft Excel 365 - Fundamentals	DCDEXL365C	3
Microsoft Excel 365 - Intermediate	DCDEXL365D	4
Microsoft Excel 365 - Expert	DCDEXL365E	1
Microsoft SharePoint Online	MSSHRPNTAA	2
Microsoft Teams - Fundamentals	DCDMSTEAMS	2
NetUSR-MC New User Training	DRRSNET01A	2
Packaging - Container Fabrication	LPDDMOPCF1	0.5
Packaging - Hazardous Materials	LPDDMOPHM1	0.5
Packaging - Marking	LPDDMOPMK1	0.5
Packaging - Publications and Applicable Documents	LPDDMOPAD3	0.5
Packaging - Sequence of Packing Operations	LPDDMOSPO1	0.5
Personal Property - Quality Assurance	LPDDMOQA01	0.5
Personal Property and Passenger Transportation: Regulations and Publications	LPDDMOPPT1	0.5
Personally Procured Moves	LPDDMOPPM1	0.5
Port Call Procedures	LPDDMOPCP1	0.5
Preservation Methods 10-50	LPDDMOPPM6	0.5
Separation and Retirement Entitlements	LPDDMOSRE1	0.5
Six Sigma Yellow Belt	DCDLSSYBAA	3
Six Sigma Yellow Belt Part II	DCDLSSYBAB	4
Special Packaging Instructions	LPDDMOSPI1	0.5
Storage Entitlements	LPDDMOSE01	0.5
Terminal Area Security Officer (TASO)	0688AO0000	1.5
Third Party Payment System Part 1 (TPPS) - Approver Role	LPDDMOTPS1	0.5
Third Party Payment System Part 2 (TPPS)- Certifier Role	LPDDMOTPS2	0.5
Use of Force	ILEUOF001A	0.5
USMC - Air Quality Compliance	HQMCAQC001	0.5
USMC – Hazardous Materials Transportation for Drivers	MCIEHMT01A	0.5
USMC – Hazardous Waste Management Refresher	MCIEHWR01A	0.5
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The Vietnam War - Vol 1, 2, Episode 1-5, 6-10	VIETVO [...]	10 total, 1 per course

Hey, swappers, contemplating selling this to make a change. Anyone need a decently packed 6L system? Will be keeping my two SSD’s currently installed. Have the BNIB 1TB SN850X for this build.
Been using it for productivity workstation, as well as 1440p 144hz and 1080p 280hz gaming. Very much enjoying the look and small size of the case and build.
Local only near Longmeadow, MA or Enfield, CT border area. Asking $1200 cash, $1250 Paypal Invoice. NOT shipping, just giving the option to use PayPal.
Timestamps and more Photos of build
Parts List:
CPU: Ryzen 7 5700X under a Noctua L9a chronic black cooler
MOBO: Gigabyte B550i Aorus Pro AX
RAM: 32GB Gskill 3600C16
GPU: RTX 4070 Super FE
PSU: Corsair SF750 with custom cables from DreamBigbyRay on Etsy
CASE: Velkase Velka 7 Rev 2.1 bundle
SSD: BNIB 1TB WD BLACK SN850X buyer’s choice if installed or not, pick Windows 10 or 11.
I have all the boxes for the hardware, handle comes with the Velka7. Most manuals too.
Thanks for looking, cheers.

Preamble

This is going to be a bit of a lengthy post so bear with me. I am going to get into boons, arcana cards, vows, and weapon/equipment choice in this post and how I eventually was able to clear the underworld at 32 fear. All of this is in context of the build I am going for and the weapon I am using. Different vows, cards, etc. may be better for different weapons and playstyles. This is not a definitive guide and I have only beaten it once so far and by sticking to one weapon during my attempts. I enjoy writing about stuff like this and hope that this can possibly help y'all.
I finished the surface on my 23rd run and then the underworld on the next for reference. I just now cleared the underworld at 32 fear on my 143rd run. Of those between were me completing testaments, trying out weapons/aspects, and chaos trials. I attempted 32 fear a total of 36 times before I finally got it. Total in game time according to steam is 74 hours lol (I had a four day weekend and my gf is out of town so this is pretty much all I did).
Proof of run

Weapon/Aspect: Momus Staff

Firstly you want to get enough resources to unlock and fully upgrade the aspect, I think 10 total nightmare? Giving your special +30 power. I wouldn't bother 32 fear until you can get it all the way up.
For a few runs while I was using the skull with Melinoe/Persephone aspect, as I was trying to complete the 20 fear testament simultaneously. Stopped since I decided I wasn't really comfortable with the skull and switched to Melinoe's staff. Did that for a while and then saw this video and decided to give the Momus staff a shot, where i then won in 7 runs after switching. It also probably helped that I changed around some vows around this time, more on that later.
Watch the video for a breakdown but essentially you want Poseidon special + legendary boon, and ideally the double moonshot hammer that gives your special 2 more projectiles that seek. He switches his binds for left and right click but I did not, up to you.
Took a minute to get used to but essentially I just spammed speciall the entire time in fights, kiting enemies when necessary. I used my cast defensively to root enemies and create space mostly until I got a 3 specific boons, more later. Did not really use omegas at all, as I turned off the magick regen card and turned on the vow that removes your magick at the start of each encounter. If I did gain some magick, I would only use it for the omega special to regain some health when it was safe in fights (5 healing if you are near it when it explodes).

Arcana Cards

This is what I used but some may find other ones more to their liking. I will explain my choices below. Be sure to upgrade these to their max potential. The descriptions that I give are referencing their maxed out bonus. I almost exclusively used my charon cards (obol points) to order 8 moon dust in the camp to upgrade faster. Also having 30 grasp is required so be sure to get that maxed out too. Just playing the game should get you there. Gathering bones and completing minor prophecies are helpful in getting more moondust and nightmare faster to upgrade your cards and aspects. I have starred the one's that I think are almost absolutely necessary.
Arcana card choices
I. The Sorceress: Not using omega moves with this build for the most part, mainly chosen to just fill out the top row to awaken the divinity card.
II. The Wayward Son: +2 health (with 50% healing reduction from a vow) is definitely helpful, some much needed passive healing.
* III. The Huntress: +50% attack and special damage when you have less than 100 magick is probably a must have. Especially in my vows set up where I pretty much never have any magick.
IV. Death: Also to just fill out the row for divinity, not really using omega moves.
* V. The Messenger: +10% dodge chance is a lifesaver.
VII. The Titan: More health (and magick) is helpful for the early game before you get any centaur hearts.
* X. The Lovers: 0 damage from bosses for 3 hits is absolutely nuts, this was a whole keepsake in the last game. Attacks that miss you from dodge or daze from Apollo don't count towards a hit as well.
XI. The Swift Runner: Just generally helpful for kiting and running around, especially with increased enemy movement from a vow.
* XII. Eternity: 3 death defiances are absolutely essential probably in any playthrough unless you are a god at not getting hit ever.
* XVIII. Origination: Enemies with 2 curses take +50% damage is fantastic and helps to absolutely shred through them
* XXII. The Champions: 3 chances to reroll boon choices among other things is pretty much a must for run consistency. I would mainly use it on my first Poseidon boon to get the special. Would also use again to try and get slip or blast damage one or legendary from him, also on Hestia to get her cast or the one that allows you to aim the cast (both possible prerequisites for their duo boon, more later).
XXIII. The Artificer: I slept on this one big time at first until I saw someone using it in a 32 heat run on youtube. Change a minor reward into a major one 3 times is fantastic and really helps in the early game. I would use all 3 in the first region for a chance to get a pom, heart, gold, boon, or hammer. I would almost put this one as a must but you do you.
XXIV. Divinity: 20% extra chance to get an epic boon. Activated by the full top row, its just nice to have to possibly get some more benefits out of boons.
Alternatives: Like I mentioned before I only activate I and IV mainly to activate divinity. You could lose them and go for IX Night (automatic charging for your hex) or XVI The Fates (+3 rolls to change location rewards). I feel like hexes are not all that impactiful personally (except for a couple). Also changing location rewards is a toss up, meh. You could also lose XI extra sprint speed to to open up 5 grasp and go for XV Stength (take and deal more damage at low hp), XVII The Boatman (get more gold at the start of the run), or XIX Excellence (higher % for rare boons offered), which all have valid arguments. In hindsight I think giving up those 3 for Stregnth or Excellence might be worth it, might try in future runs.

Oath of the Unseen Vows

Throughout my runs I experimented a lot with the various choices and found that the ones I chose are best for how I play. It is really up to you, this is just how I did it. I mostly messed around with damage taken, enemy spawns, and health, the rest pretty much stayed constant. I originally was using the 9 minute time limit per region for a majority of my runs until I switched aspects (and the 7 minute several times). I eventually decided that I was playing too aggresively to beat the clock and would lose most of, if not all my death defiances by Tartarus/Chronos, or earlier. I did still have decent amount of time to beat Chronos if I got there with the time limit, just the health and death defiance loss was too much. Here is what I went with and explanations for each, I starred the ones I think should be kept on and are relatively easy to deal with.
Vows Used
Vow of Blood (+3): Just don't get hit duh. No but seriously +60% damage to you hurts, a lot. I really wish I did not have to use this, but the alternatives I think are worse. As you play more you'll get better and learn attack patterns and how to kite effectively.
Vow of Dominance (+3): Enemies now have +30% health which is rough, but with no time limit, just take your time in killing enemies off safely.
Vow of Rebuke (+2): Enemies have 2 barriers before they can take damage, not too bad. Makes clearing enemies a bit harder, but with the poseidon boon, you apply two instances of damage with each hit. So only one special shot with the boon will clear the barrier, also the wave the shoots out of them helps to clear barriers of the other enemies.
Vow of Fury (+3): Enemies are 20% faster (and their projectiles too?! I'm pretty sure this is the case, I haven't played without it in a while so I'm not exactly sure). This one took some getting used to, not much I can say except just keep trying. Another +3 makes them 40% faster which I do not recommend. The screaming shades, wolves and their heads, thorny spinny guys in Oceanus, rats, and Chronos are all insane with 40% extra speed.
Vow of Suffering (+2): +100% for the first hit you take in each encounter. Same as Vow of Blood, its rough, wish I could go without it as well.
Vow of Commotion (+3): 60% more foes in encounters (does not affect the boss summons). Had this one a tier or two lower, or not at all, when I was experimenting with the time limit. The AOE from Poseidon definely helps here, just take your time to clear out enemies. It can get pretty bad in tartarus with the bags and skulls everywhere though so just be careful.
Vow of Haunting (+2): Enemies have 50% of spawning a revenant when killed which if left alone long enough will respawn them. These are annoying as hell but not terrible once you get used to it. On death a flaming green skull thing launches out of them and travels a bit of a distance, just run ovecollect them and they are negated, don't need to damage or whatever. Can sometimes be hard to spot if behind a wall or obstacle. Overall not that bad, its not the end of the world if you let them respawn. Definitely though go for the ones that would respawn an enemy that are hard/annoying to deal with ASAP e.g. rat spawning satyrs, wolves, any projectile shooting enemy. Sometimes I feel like rats almost always spawn a revenant which is annoying. I honestly think they should also rework this so that if an enemy respawns it can't have another revenant spawn.
* Vow of Wandering (+3): 25% chance for enemies to be from the next region. Really not that bad at all, just have to deal with some more annoying enemies with larger health pools.
Vow of Scars (+2): Healing is only 50% effective is not that bad. You only get +2 healing passively from the card now and a lot less from fountains and such, goes hand in hand with blood and suffering, you'll get better at not getting hit.
* Vow of Destitution (+2): Charon's shop (and wells) are 80% more expensive. You'll miss out some boons, healing, poms, hearts, etc. but its not awful, you will still gain a good amount of gold to usually buy a boon or something at the end of each region except Oceanus I found. Also with Poseidon in your god pool, he has some boons that can help with getting more gold like minor find doubling up, increased value of minor finds, and sunken treasure.
* Vow of Panic (+1): No more magick at the start of each encounter. In this build you don't really need it anyways so this is a freebie point of fear pretty much. Also if you decide to have the card that regens magick on it pretty much negates it after a little while.
** Vow of Forsaking (+2): This one might actually be beneficial. The two boon options you don't pick will not longer show up in your run. This is why I have the boon rerolls on, so I can guarantee to get Poseidon special on my first boon. Otherwise this helps to increase your chances of getting legendary or duo boons (if you have the prerequisites) since the boon choice pool is lowered after each pick. It is unfortunate though if both prereqs for poseidons legendary are in the given choices and you are out of rolls though.
* Vow of Arrogance (+4): Prime 10 magick for each level of rarity above common that you pick. Again, not using magick hardly in this build so doesn't really matter. Also in lower fear runs I have used this, it does not really matter all that much even when you are using omega moves.
Unused:

• Vow of Bitterness: Replace the first boon reward of each region with an onion (does not affect shop boons or trial of the gods rooms if they are the first ones you encounter). I tried this many times but it really just worsened run consistency. Also w a keepsake equipped after Erebus to guarantee a certain god's boon, that would become an onion if it was the first one I found, and then would not encounter that god again in that region.
• Vow of Desperation: Time limits for regions: 9, 7, then 5 minutes with increased fear for each increase in tier. Like I said, I stopped playing with this so I could play more carefully.
• Vow of Abandon: Negate all your arcana cards. Insane. Tried it once, it is just too much, the arcana cards are absolutely necessary I feel to clear 32 fear.

Boons/Hammers/Keepsakes/Familiar

Poseidon: Equip his keepsake at start, reroll for wave flourish (special) if needed and rarify. Afterwards look for slippery slope then crashing wave ideally. This primes you to get his legendary which gives +150% damage from splash effects to bosses. Other great ones are double up which is nuts that it can possibly double your hearts, gold, and poms you pick up. Ocean's bounty is nice to increase gold. Water fitness is pretty good if you can get 4 water elements to give you +100 health. Flood control is also nice for damage reduction.
Hestia: Equip her keepsake after Erebus if you did not already get her in your god pool (you get up to 4 gods like in Hades I). Ideally you want her both cast and glowing coal, which lets you aim your cast. Either of which in combination with slippery slope gets you access to Poseidon/Hestia duo boon scalding vapor whcih does insane damage over time. I'm not sure if you should prioritize glowing coal over her cast honestly, both have their upsides alone, but you do want both hopefully. With glowing coal so you can aim your cast since you will be fighting from a distance mostly (not always but in how I played this build I did for the most part), which can activate the steam cloud on foes with slip. Hestia cast is less safe and you need to be closer to enemies to get the steam cloud to activate, but it does more damage, continously applying steam on the enemy. Other boons like soot sprint are nice, almost like Athena's dash in the first game. Slow cooker infusion is alright but you may not get many fire elements to increase your base damage power. Flammable coating is great and helps to melt through armored enemies. Burnt offering is pretty nice to increase you health (and magick) pool if you happen to get offered to sacrifice a useless boon.
Other helpful god boons: Pretty much anything that can help apply another curse to enemies. Demeter and Aphrodite are probably the best since theirs are easy to apply without much effort like frigid sprint, gale force, glamour gain, and passion dash. The other gods require secondary boons to get a curse or your attack/special needs to give the curse, you won't really ever be using your attack and your special is reserved for Poseidon.
Hammers: Correct me if I'm wrong, but I feel like I remember in Hades I if you chose a specific hammer you would be locked out of other hammer choices that affect the benefitting move. If the same applies to this game avoid picking a hammer that affects your special for your first hammer if it is not double moonshot, and hope for it on your second hammer. The DPS from Momus staff is still great with spamming special without it (I won my run without it). You could also go ahead and pick up rapid moonfire or shimmering moonshot on your first one because they are pretty powerful too, and I also may be wrong about the hammer exclusion thing.
Keepsakes: So of course Poseidon first, always. Hestia second if you don't get her in your god pool Erebus. Up to you and what you like for Oceanus, maybe choose Demeter or Aphrodite. If I got Hestia I would generally use any one of the following:

• Engraved pin
• Gold Purse
• White Antler
• Crystal Figurine
• Silken Sash
• Aromatic Phial (be sure to pick it up before using the fountain)
• Experimental Hammer
• Transcendent Embryo

Once in the mourning fields I would typically go with the Lion Fang, or possibly one of the above maybe. Lastly in Tartarus I would either use Knuckle Bones (if I felt comfortable with my health and death defiances), Luckier Tooth, or Evil Eye (if Chronos killed me last).
Sidenote: Is Echo bugged? Or is my game just messed up? I was never given the chance to give her a gift so I've never gotten her keepsake :(
Familiar Toula: Sorry Frinos, but Toula is just superior. She gives you an extra death defiance which when upgraded fully gives you 40 health on death. Also upgrading her attack lets her attack more times before she takes a little catnap (cute). She does 99 damage with each strike which is not insignificant. You don't need to go out of your way to sprint over her whenever she is resting to activate her, if she happens to be where you are running it is just some nice extra little bit of DPS. She has actually killed a few bosses for me in my runs lol.

The Winning Run

So all of this information is from finally beating 32 fear. I followed this strategy in my head for the most part. I ended up not getting double moonshot, but did get rapid moonfire. Poseidon offered me both prereqs for his legendary in the same choice without any rerolls left unfortunately, chose slip of course. I did get the duo boon and both of Hestia's cast boons which was nuts. Also I got rare crop right after I got Poseidon's special so it became heroic by the end. I also got offered to sacrifice rare crop after it became heroic by hestia to get more health, and I was then offered it again at epic rarity which increased 3 other of my boons which happened to hit Hestia's cast boons. I did not get any other way to apply another curse other than slip unfortunately as well. Started Tartarus with 2 or 3 death defiances + luckier tooth and beat Chronos on my last life. Overall though, not a perfect run but it still worked. Would have been even more nuts if I got the right hammer, legendary, and another curse effect

TL;DR

Momus Staff good. More special projectiles hammer + Poseidon special + legendary + Poseidon/Hestia duo = nuts DPS. Arcana cards important, vows are tough.

**What will you be doing with this PC? Be as specific as possible, and include specific games or programs you will be using.**

Playing AAA games (e.g RDR2, BioShock, Detroit: Become Human, RE4, Sekiro), maybe some video editing on occasion. Also programming (potentially with AI/ML) and having way more Google tabs than I should (in the realm of a hundred so, because I'm a tab hoarder). Ideally being able to play the games with those tabs in the background. I'm not fussy on how fast it can run, so long as it's at least 60 FPS on the heavy resource games, but I'd like it to run on high(ish) settings at 1440p.

**What is your maximum budget before rebates/shipping/taxes?**

$3000 NZD i.e $1800 USD. Ideally less because I'd love for that $3000 to stretch buying some headphones and a good chair, and also because $3000 is pretty pricey.

**When do you plan on building/buying the PC? Note: beyond a week or two from today means any build you receive will be out of date when you want to buy.**

Within the next couple of weeks.

**What, exactly, do you need included in the budget? (ToweOS/monitokeyboard/mouse/etc\)**

Everything but the OS. Tower, Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse, CPU, CPU Cooler, GPU, Motherboard, RAM, Storage and PSU.

**Which country (and state/province) will you be purchasing the parts in? If you're in US, do you have access to a Microcenter location?**

New Zealand (Wellington) - though I can buy online from Amazon or NewEgg. I've linked some websites I can buy from locally, although pcpartpicker only knows some of them.

**If reusing any parts (including monitor(s)/keyboard/mouse/etc), what parts will you be reusing? Brands and models are appreciated.**

No parts being reused (first build) except for a cheap 1080p 60FPS monitor that I will use for a second screen.

**Will you be overclocking? If yes, are you interested in overclocking right away, or down the line? CPU and/or GPU?**

I don't expect to, but perhaps down the line.

**Are there any specific features or items you want/need in the build? (ex: SSD, large amount of storage or a RAID setup, CUDA or OpenCL support, etc)**

SSD: Minimum 1TB, ideally 2TB or more Monitor: 1440p, minimum 120Hz (not that I expect to get this for resource-intensive games) Chipset: AM5 Wifi: Ideally yes Noise: Anything below a jet engine, frankly

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No particular size preferences, but maybe just a preference for mid-tower? I plan on having the PC be under my desk so not particularly fussy on design, but ideally a black colour theme that's unintrusive. But again, not planning on spending too much time looking at it.

**Do you need a copy of Windows included in the budget? If you do need one included, do you have a preference?**

No.

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