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Hello. As states in the title I'd like to find someone I can either befriend or at the very least be able to reliably play games with. I don't wish to study social media engineering and ways to create an ideal post that will garner plenty of attention, so I will simply write what I think a decent post that would make me interested would look like.
I am 31 year old male from Poland that lives with depression (it's nor exactly "struggling" at this point, more of an acceptance without ability to fight it), NEET, programming and fantasy nerd with aspergers syndrome, unable to make friends with anyone at all. No longer wish to work on myself, I just want to talk and play games with someone long term. Talking and playing games with people are the only joys I have in life and they are very much hard to come by.
I've figured that showing some things you are proud of could help, here are some of my gaming accomplishments (yes, I know these will be cringy to most people, but these are things I'm genuinely proud of. I hope at least some people would share these sentiments).

• Guild Wars (Full completion and titles except for PvP)
• Star Craft 2 (All non PvP and nongrindy achievements. High diamond league in multiplayer)
• Hollow Knight (Full 112% completion, Panethon 5 All Bindings, reasonably high randomizer skill)
• Slay The Spire (All achievements )
• Heroes of the Storm (All characters acquired, top 200 GM at the peak)
• DotA 2 (pretty high rank, but I don't remember the peak anymore)
• Overcooked 2 (all platinum stars in vanilla campaign)
• Splendor (top 25 player on BGA at one point)
• Cathedral (All achievements)
• Dungeons of Dredmore (highest difficulty win with permadeath)
• VVVVVV (all achievements except Gravitron and deathless)
• Borderlands 2 (Full game, max level and most of the "raid bosses")
• Super meatboy (100% completion, though without deathless achievements)
• Variety of flash games (where servers might no long be active unfortunately)

Again, I do not wish to flex these but simply wish to show that I am proud of something, achievement hunting and honing gaming skill is something I feel most at home with. I wish to share that joy with someone and hopefully make friends. I have ~1000 games available so perhaps there is something we can play together?
Aside from games I have interest revolving around manga, electro music, puzzles, logic, controversial/taboo topics and opinions.
If it peaks your interest at all, please send me a short message describing yourself (1-2 sentences, including asl if you don't mind, I don't want to read a paragraph to start off) and mention a game or a few games you think we might want to play together.
I promise to respond to everyone and provide more info if needed.

The problem with tahreef is that you can’t authenticate hadeeth narrations, as in Shias can no longer prove a narration is weak or strong by checking whether it goes against the Quran
A person cannot be a true Twelver Shi’ah except if he believes that the Quran is Muharaf! [1]
While this might seem strange, what follows is even stranger. Ahl Al-Sunnah transmitted the Quran from the Prophet [May Blessings of Allah and Peace be upon him and his household] through Tawatur [2] and a multitude of widespread authentic chains. These Mushafs that are printed today, and people all over the world read from, are from one of these four narrations:

1. The narration of Hafs from ‘Asim, and this is widespread in the Arabian Gulf, Egypt, Shaam, Iraq, and Yemen.
2. The second is the narration of Warsh from Nafi’, and this is common in Morocco and Algeria.
3. The third narration is that of Qalon from Nafi’, and it is widespread in Libya.
4. The fourth is the narration of Al-Duwri from Abi ‘Amr, and this is common in Chad and the South of Sudan.

In addition to these there are other narrations which are not that common among people, but are being taught in institutes and Universities.
So ask [May Allah bless you, benefit you, and make you a benefit for others] … ask their scholars: Where is the Quran of Aal Al-Bayt? Where is the Mushaf which the Imams narrate and transmit from each other?
Where is the chain of: Al-‘Askari from the way of Al-Hadi from Al- Jawad from Al-Ridaa form Al-Kazim from Al-Sadiq from Al-Baqir from Zayn Al-‘Abideen from Al-Husien (the grandson of the Prophet) or Al-Hasan (the grandson of the Prophet) from Ali [May Allah be pleased with them all]?
Did the students of these Imams narrate everything from them except the Quran?!!
Are the scholars of the Shi’ah capable of producing a chain of the Quran up to the Messenger [May Blessings of Allah and Peace be upon him and his household] without relying on or referring back to the chains of Ahl Al-Sunnah?!! I am definite that they are incapable of producing such a thing, so go back to them and check if they can correct me. What I think they will say to you, though, is: there is a narration, and it is the narration of Hamza Al-Zayaat from the way of Al-Sadiq from Al-Baqir from Zayn Al-‘Abideen from Al-Husien from Ali.
This should raise another important question: Why is this being narrated by Hamza Al-Zayaat [3] from Al-Sadiq [4], and not by Al-Kazim [from Al-Sadiq]? And why isn’t Al-Kazim’s son: Al-Rida narrating this from him? And why isn’t Al-Jawad narrating it from Al-Rida … this is a very important point to pay attention to.
Then I add to this another question to the Shi’ah: Where are your chains today to Hamza Al-Zayaat? And where is the recitation of Hamza Al-Zayaat being recited today?
All the countries that the Shi’ah recite Quran in today follow: the narration of Hafs from ‘Asim, the narration of Warsh from Nafi’, the narration of Qalon from Nafi’, or the narration of Al-Duwri from Abi ‘Amr. Where is the narration of Hamza? I do not know of a Mushaf that is printed upon the narration of Hamza on this day.
If the Companions were Apostates, especially the famous ones from among them, and they were the ones that transmitted the Quran: How can a Shi’ah trust the narration of those who he believe are Apostates? This Quran that is between our hands today, is from the narration of those companions of the Prophet [May Blessings of Allah and Peace be upon him and his household], and it is the one narrated by Hafs from the way of ‘Asim from Abi ‘Abdulrahman Al-Salami from ‘Uthman and Ali and Ubi and Zayd.
Where is the chain of the Shi’ah to Hafs or to Warsh or to Qalon or to Al-Duwri?
After answering these questions you would understand why we said that you will not be a shi’ah except if you say that the Quran had been subject to Tahreef.
We add to this, that some Shi’a scholars, such as Ni’mat-u-Allah Al- Jazai’ri [5], Al-Nuri Al-Tabrasi [6] , and others proclaimed that Mutawatir narrations were transmitted from the infallible Imams stating that the Quran is Muharaf, yet you do not find even one narration from the Imams clearly stating that the Quran is free from any such Tahreef. The first to say that [the Quran is] free from Tahreef from their earlier scholars are four, they are: Al-Tabrasi Abu Ali[7], Al-Tusi[8] , Al-Murtada [9], and Al-Saduq [10]. As for Al-Mufeed [11] he has two sayings in this matter.
It follows, that all those who claim to follow the Twelve Imams should also say [as their Imams are reported to have said] that the Quran has been subject to Tahreef, since the narrations that came from the way of the Imams attested to such a thing. As for those who don’t wish to follow the Imams and choose to follow someone else, like Al-Tusi, Al-Murtada, Al-Saduq, and Al-Tabrasi then that is their matter.
For that reason you will find that the scholars of Ahl Al-Sunnah are strict in this matter, and say that whoever says that the Quran is Muharaf is a Kaffir, and they clearly declare such a thing based on what Allah the Exalted said: {Indeed, it is We who sent down the Qur'an and indeed, We will be its guardian}Hijr 15:9 . The scholars of the Shi’ah, on the other hand, do not say that, rather they just say that he who says such a thing is just mistaken.
Many times we hear of a narration called “Hadith Al-Thaqalayn”, and the Thaqalayn as is known are: The Book of Allah, and Aal Al- Bayt. This tradition, which came in the Shiah books, state that the Quran is the Major [Thiql], and Aal Al-Bayt is the minor Thiql. So after this we say:
Don’t all the scholars of the Shi’ah with no exception, say that the killers of Al-Husien [May Allah be pleased with him] are Apostates, since Al-Husien [May Allah be pleased with him] is a member of the minor Thiql, thus his killers are Apostates due to their attack on a member of the minor Thiql, based on this tradition. Yet they do not accuse any of those who attack the major Thiql, the Quran, of any of that?!
For that reason a huge number … yes a huge number … from the big Shi’ah scholars said that the Quran is Muharaf. So do you accept these [scholars] as the symbols and heads of the Mazhab you are attributed to? [These are the scholars] whom you ask Allah to bestow his Mercy on, and whom you highly praise the knowledge and books they left behind. Do you know, May Allah Bless you, that Husien Al-Nuri Al- Tabrasi 13 said that the Noble Quran has ridiculous, silly verses (I ask refuge in Allah for me and you from such Apostasy)!
I ask you: Is he after saying that a Muslim?! What he said can be found in his evil book: “Fasl Al-Khitab Fee Ithbaat Tahreef Kitab Rab Al-Arbab” .
Go ask Shia scholars, ask them about the status of that man among the scholars of the Twelver Shiahs.
If we do not stand up to defend the Quran, and we do not show animosity towards those who disrespect it, and do not free ourselves from those who attack it, then By Allah how can our Islam remain correct. Push Shia scholars, May Allah bless you, to declare all those who slander and attack the Quran as non Muslims, in the same way as they openly declare the Apostasy of the Nawasib [12] [May Allah curse them], even though the Nawasib showed animosity to humans i.e. the household of the Prophet. Why then don’t the Shiah scholars also declare as Apostates and curse those who show animosity or attack the Book of Allah the Exalted.
As for us Ahl Al-Sunnah, we Praise Allah, who has guided us to the path where we do not distinguish between those who attack the Book of Allah, or the Household of the Messenger, or his Companions. We have one Manhaj in defending all that which is revered in this Religion. We show animosity and free ourselves from all those who attack the Book of Allah, rather we declare him as an Apostate, and we hate and free ourselves from all those who slander and attack the household of the Messenger [Blessings and Peace of Allah be upon him and his household] or the companions of our Prophet [Blessings of Allah and Peace upon him].
Shias will usually tell you about the burning, the goat & ibn umar like atheists do: www.twelvershia.net/2015/11/25/defense-sunni-view-quran/
You do realise the Qur'an is an oral tradition, don't you. If you can't accept this then I am afraid you have to become Sunni because the earliest traditions are Sunni.
The earliest Hadith books are Sunni. The earliest Fiqh books are Sunni. The earliest 'Aqidah books are Sunni. The earliest Sirah books are Sunni. These were written several hundred years before Shiite books were written. Study and read the earliest books, and you will gain a good understanding.
Shias might attempt to steal the chains in the Sunni books and attribute them to themselves, which is pathetic and shows the weakness of their way. `Asim bin abi al-Nujoud, Hafs bin Sulayman and Hamzah al-Zayyat are all great Imams of Ahlul-Sunnah, the Twelvers cannot prove that they were Rafidhi imami Shia neither through their books or ours. If they were to prove that they were Shia, the Shia of the time were Sunni in their worship, and even if they try their best to prove that they were Rafidhah, then even the Imamiyyah at the time had different sects all of them enemies who make Takfeer on each-other.
By consensus`Asim and Hafs are two great Imams of Qira’at. The weakness attributed to Hafs is in regards to his skills as narrator, and the accusation of him being a liar is a baseless exaggeration. And if true still doesn’t strengthen Shia’s view.
The rules for the authentication of a narrator in a Hadithi chain are different than the rules for the authentication of a Qur’ani recitation.
1 Tahreef is the belief that the Quran has been subject to alteration after the Death of Prophet Muhammad [Blessings and Peace be upon him], and that the Quran that we have today is not the same as the one left to us by him [Blessings and Peace be upon him]. Such a belief would place one outside the fold of Islam according to the Scholars of Ahl Al-Sunnah wa Al-Jama’ah.
2 Tawatur or Mutawatir is a narration reported by a significant number of narrators at each level of the chain of narration, in such a way that it becomes beyond possibility that these narrators could have conspired to forge such narration. It is of the highest level of authenticity, and the highest level of Tawatur is that of the Quran.
3 Hamza Al-Zayaat (80 H to 156/8 H): He is Hamza b. Habib b. ‘Imarah Al-Zayat Al-Kufi. He is one of the scholars of his time in the Qiraat. He was known for his worship and piety. He took the Quran from: Sulaiman Al-A’mash, Humraan b. A’yan, Ja’far b. Muhammad Al-Sadiq, Abu Ishaq Al-Subai’y, and many others.
4 Original source did not mention Al-Sadiq, however according to books of Qiraat Al-Sadiq was one of those Hamza Al-Zayaat took the Quran from not Al-Baqir (Refer to Ghayat Al-Nihaya). The next paragraph was modified accordingly.
55 Ni’mat Allah Al-Jazaeri (1050 H – 1112 H): is a highly praised Shi’ah scholar. From his scholars are Muhammad Baqir Al-Majlisi (known as Al-‘Alamah Al-Majlisi) and Muhammad Mohsen (known as Al-Fayd Al-Kashani), as well as many others. He was praised by a number of Shia scholars including Al-Majlisi in the Ijazah he gave him, Al-Hur Al-‘Amili, Yusuf Al-Bahrani, as well as others. Refer to what he said about Tahreef Al-Quran in his book: Al-Anwaar Al-Nu’maniyah
6 Husien Al-Nuri Al-Tabrasi (1254 H – 1320 H): He was praised by the Shia Shaykh Aaqa Al- Tahrani who said of him: “… One of the greatest scholars of the Shia, and one of the grandest men of Islam in this century”. Also Al-Sayid Mohsen Al-Ameen said of him: “He was a noble scholar, a Muhadith, with great knowledge in both the Science of Hadith and Narrators … He was the most unique scholars of his time when it comes to knowledge of narrations and traditions …”. He is the author of the book: Fasl Al-Khitaab fee Ithbaat tahreef Kitab Rab Al-Arbab. 7 Al-Fadl b. Al-Hasan Al-Tabrasi (460 H – 548 H): The author of Majma’ Al-Bayan fee Tafseer Al- Quran.
8 Muhammad b. Al-Hasan Al-Tusi (385 H – 460 H): Known as Shaykh Al-Taefah. 9 Ali b. Al-Husien known as Al-Sayid Al-Murtada (355 H – 436 H). 10 Abu Ja’far Muhammad b. Ali b. Musa b. Babawayh Al-Qumi (305 H – 381 H): known as Al- Shaykh Al-Saduq.
11 Muhammad b. Muhammad b. Al-Nu’man (336 H – 413 H): Abu Abdullah Al-Mufeed.
12 Who are the Naasibis and what is the ruling on them? http://www.islamqa.com/en/ref/43322/

I can’t really press what this is going to be down into a simple name. I don’t know if I’m just becoming an adult or if this is all some manic episode or what. I’m a 20 f and recently I’ve realized I’m a really shitty person. I’ve struggled with mental health since I was 11. Things really took a turn for the worse when I was 15. It’s as if nothing was real to me. Literally not a moment of time was spent in reality, with the rest of the world. Even when my actions had consequences, I didn’t care because it didn’t make me feel anything too deeply. When I was 16, I started hanging around a group of older men ( 20, 24, 27). They would humiliate me, string me along, sexually abuse me. But they were my only friends. Even though they abused me, I didn’t care. Because even though I knew the gravity of the situation, I didn’t understand it or care. It didn’t hit. Sometimes I even indulged them consensually. What’s sick is I could tell they preferred it when I wasn’t playing along. I don’t have definitive proof that it was them but one day I hung out with them. We smoked a joint and they drank. I had a juice. I started to feel unwell so I left. I got lost on the way home. When I finally got home, my parents and grandmother were there waiting for me. My dad started yelling at me. We had gotten into an argument earlier that day and he had thrown me out. But now I was back and he was still mad. My heart started racing. I became super irate. Angry and scared and a whole bunch of emotions in a quick flash. He kept yelling and he got in my face. I grabbed a knife from the kitchen and screamed that if he didn’t stop yelling we would all regret it. He lunged for the knife and we wrestled for it. He cut his finger and I let go. He immediately lunged at me and started hitting me in the face. When he stopped, my mom came at me and began to hit me as well. He screamed that he would have me arrested and I spit on him. I don’t even really know what came over me. But I was baker acted and then arrested. At the hospital, they confirmed that I had date rape drugs in my system. The doctor told me she’d release me so I could get passed my time in jail as quickly as possible. There was a lot more I wanted to get into but that was more exhausting and longer than I thought it would be. The point is lately I’ve been faced with how real everything was. What I did. And the things that happened to me were all real. But for the first time in my life, I don’t want to talk about it. Not to a therapist or my family. Or to my boyfriend. For the first time I just want to suffer alone. If anyone cares enough to read it this wasn’t really all I wanted to say, it was really just context. But I can make another post with the rest. I just might because writing is the only way I feel comfortable talking about this anymore.

Hi everybody! I'm a 20yo Italian finance student, currently in Milan. Next year I was planning on studying abroad for a semester (more specifically Spring 2025) and HEC Paris is one of the options my university gave me. Before applying, I'd like to hear some stuff from people who actually study (or studied) there. You can PM me any time or just comment this post, but what I'd like to be told the most is stuff regarding: 1) The quality and actual usefulness of courses and teachings about financial studies 2) Accomodation options: are there any dorms available for exchange students, are they any good? 3) University's environment, the surroundings and people in the place: is there any activity in the area nearby the uni where to spend leisure time? To whoever answers me, thanks for your time and I hope to see you next year!

Hello. As states in the title I'd like to find someone I can either befriend or at the very least be able to reliably play games with. I don't wish to study social media engineering and ways to create an ideal post that will garner plenty of attention, so I will simply write what I think a decent post that would make me interested would look like.
I am 31 year old male from Poland that lives with depression (it's nor exactly "struggling" at this point, more of an acceptance without ability to fight it), NEET, programming and fantasy nerd with aspergers syndrome, unable to make friends with anyone at all. No longer wish to work on myself, I just want to talk and play games with someone long term. Talking and playing games with people are the only joys I have in life and they are very much hard to come by.
I've figured that showing some things you are proud of could help, here are some of my gaming accomplishments (yes, I know these will be cringy to most people, but these are things I'm genuinely proud of. I hope at least some people would share these sentiments).

• Guild Wars (Full completion and titles except for PvP)
• Star Craft 2 (All non PvP and nongrindy achievements. High diamond league in multiplayer)
• Hollow Knight (Full 112% completion, Panethon 5 All Bindings, reasonably high randomizer skill)
• Slay The Spire (All achievements )
• Heroes of the Storm (All characters acquired, top 200 GM at the peak)
• DotA 2 (pretty high rank, but I don't remember the peak anymore)
• Overcooked 2 (all platinum stars in vanilla campaign)
• Splendor (top 25 player on BGA at one point)
• Cathedral (All achievements)
• Dungeons of Dredmore (highest difficulty win with permadeath)
• VVVVVV (all achievements except Gravitron and deathless)
• Borderlands 2 (Full game, max level and most of the "raid bosses")
• Super meatboy (100% completion, though without deathless achievements)
• Variety of flash games (where servers might no long be active unfortunately)

Again, I do not wish to flex these but simply wish to show that I am proud of something, achievement hunting and honing gaming skill is something I feel most at home with. I wish to share that joy with someone and hopefully make friends. I have ~1000 games available so perhaps there is something we can play together?
Aside from games I have interest revolving around manga, electro music, puzzles, logic, controversial/taboo topics and opinions.
If it peaks your interest at all, please send me a short message describing yourself (1-2 sentences, including asl if you don't mind, I don't want to read a paragraph to start off) and mention a game or a few games you think we might want to play together.
I promise to respond to everyone and provide more info if needed.

Hi,
First of all, I am not a medium. I am a bit spiritual, but I’m just hoping to find some answers to help me on my grieving journey. So I hope I’m allowed to post here.
Monday night, my 12-year-old rabbit passed away at the veterinarian’s. He meant everything to me. I had a very strong connection with him.
Now that he’s not here with me in physical form anymore, I have trouble feeling him around me. For example I do feel my grandmother - who passed away 5 years ago - around me. Shortly after her passing, I would smell her, and find numerous signs from her in unexpected places. So I know for sure she is with me.
Yesterday I asked my rabbit if he could give me a sign, or visit me in a dream. Last night, I did have a dream about him. He came back to life, had a lot of food in his bowl and a lot of poops everywhere. There was also a mention of a beach/garden (he is buried in my parents’ beautiful garden he loved playing in, and also we have some beach decor at our house). Could this mean he really is with me? Would you happen to have any tips on how I can feel him around me?
A big thanks in advance

Hello. As states in the title I'd like to find someone I can either befriend or at the very least be able to reliably play games with. I don't wish to study social media engineering and ways to create an ideal post that will garner plenty of attention, so I will simply write what I think a decent post that would make me interested would look like.
I am 31 year old male from Poland that lives with depression (it's nor exactly "struggling" at this point, more of an acceptance without ability to fight it), NEET, programming and fantasy nerd with aspergers syndrome, unable to make friends with anyone at all. No longer wish to work on myself, I just want to talk and play games with someone long term. Talking and playing games with people are the only joys I have in life and they are very much hard to come by.
I've figured that showing some things you are proud of could help, here are some of my gaming accomplishments (yes, I know these will be cringy to most people, but these are things I'm genuinely proud of. I hope at least some people would share these sentiments).

• Guild Wars (Full completion and titles except for PvP)
• Star Craft 2 (All non PvP and nongrindy achievements. High diamond league in multiplayer)
• Hollow Knight (Full 112% completion, Panethon 5 All Bindings, reasonably high randomizer skill)
• Slay The Spire (All achievements )
• Heroes of the Storm (All characters acquired, top 200 GM at the peak)
• DotA 2 (pretty high rank, but I don't remember the peak anymore)
• Overcooked 2 (all platinum stars in vanilla campaign)
• Splendor (top 25 player on BGA at one point)
• Cathedral (All achievements)
• Dungeons of Dredmore (highest difficulty win with permadeath)
• VVVVVV (all achievements except Gravitron and deathless)
• Borderlands 2 (Full game, max level and most of the "raid bosses")
• Super meatboy (100% completion, though without deathless achievements)
• Variety of flash games (where servers might no long be active unfortunately)

Again, I do not wish to flex these but simply wish to show that I am proud of something, achievement hunting and honing gaming skill is something I feel most at home with. I wish to share that joy with someone and hopefully make friends. I have ~1000 games available so perhaps there is something we can play together?
Aside from games I have interest revolving around manga, electro music, puzzles, logic, controversial/taboo topics and opinions.
If it peaks your interest at all, please send me a short message describing yourself (1-2 sentences, including asl if you don't mind, I don't want to read a paragraph to start off) and mention a game or a few games you think we might want to play together.
I promise to respond to everyone and provide more info if needed.

Greetings fellow Mistwalkers,
Last session the players dealt with most of the hags at the Old Bonegrinder, after which they decided to travel through the wilderness towards Argynvostholt. After arriving at the river they spotted a swampy area to the south, with Argynvostholt being towards the north(they visited Argynvostholt before but ran away after being very resource-depleted after triggering the magic-wall trap). They knew they had to venture to a ruined village in the swamp due to the card reading from madam Eva, and decided they should thus explore the swamp after which they would go back to Argynvostholt. They arrived at the ruins of Berez and quickly went to the hut where they failed to free the ravens from the cages. We ended the session when they entered the hut where they spotted the ''baby'' and Lysaga.
After they session I gave them a heads up that the next session might be their last, since they probably won't survive any combat encounter with their current level(4 lvl 5 PC's), and due to circumstances it might be best to end the campaign when they TPK.
So here I am sharing my story, and would be wondering what you think of it.
Summary of the group and how they played through Curse of Strahd. Currently we've played 25 online sessions(one of them in person for the dinner with Strahd), with the first five sessions having taken place on Stormwreck Isle. The group is fairly new to D&D, with some having some earlier experience. After finishing Stormwreck Isle I gave them several plot hooks which would lead to several campaigns, Together we decided to go to Barovia due to it's reputation, altough I warned them the campaign itself could be very deadly.
While preparing the Curse of Strahd(I've done two runs of the campaign as a player, our first party/group nearly dying at the Winery and afterwards disbanding because of problems between the Dm and another player) I took some notes from the incredible Mandymod for further additions for my campaign.
The group: -Hafling Drakewarden ranger, alongside his drake companion: Mír. This player previously played in my very first campaign of Rotfm, but the campaign fell apart after some drama between the two other players. -Owlin rogue, who multiclassed into warlock after deciding a swashbuckler rogue couldn't do enough things in combat an lacked in damage. -Eladrin bard -Tortle druid, the powergamer of the group.
Due to not really having any backstories related to curse of strahd, I made up some things for them in Barovia, and during the card reading gave them each an extra card with a suitable objective to their class/character personality.
The problems we faced on the way The group itself first faced some problems with roleplaying of course, but these quickly resolved itself. However the rogue and ranger portrayed themselves as criminals, and were always demanding something in return for helping people out in the valley. They took Ireena to Vallaki, encountering Vasili near Vallaki where he was ambushed by dire wolves. Vasili was quickly renamed to Gaston. The group spent a rather large amount of time in Vallaki, and refused to engage with several npc's, This caused them to miss out on several quests and information which led to other area's. This included engaging with the Martikov's, Rictavio and the Vistani. Due to this they only visited Argynvostholt(way to early) and the Vistani encampment near Vallaki. This forced me to give certain information via other npc's(like Jeny/Jenny? Greenteeth, but this still didn't cause the players to take ''proper'' action.
Forced endgame The players assassinated the burgomaster on behalf of Fiona Wachter, and afterwards dealt with some problems casued by her taking control of the city. Next they triggered the vampire event in the coffin maker shop, which resulted in most of the vampires running of to cause problems in the city and kidnap Ireena from the church(they dumped here there since they considered her a liability in combat and just wanted to get rid of her), and the party would have severe problems dealing with the vampire spawns(being lvl 4 at the time, having nearly no radiant damage potential). The kidnapping of Ireena gave me the opportunity for Strahd to invite the players for dinner, which I used as another info-dump moment and to raise the stakes. During the dinner he gave the players several offers to tempt them to do his bidding(like joining him or misleading them into ridding him of several npc's). I also announced that Strahd would enforce the wedding after 14 days, which I used as a way to urge the players to do more and start taking action.
What were we even doing? The session after the dinner took place, I had a conversation with the player to discuss what their characters would be doing. Only one player had solved her card reading(being Izek's lost sister, but due to rejecting him and later refusing to aid him in opposing Fiona, he died and was turned into a monstrosity), with the others either having no clue where to go or they hadn't solved their one yet. This resulted in the rogue proclaiming she had no purpose in Barovia, and claimed that she thought the party's actions had no proper effect/they gained no proper backlash. This in turn caused several other party members characters to doubt their purpose, with each member trying to make sure the party would do the specific quest/mission that that specific party member wanted/needed to do.
Post session chat I've discussed with 3 out of 4 players how we should proceed, and although some of them want to follow the story through, we thought it might be best to end the campaign(for now at least, I told them we could return to Barovia in a follow up campaign with new characters at a higher level, so they might partially pick up the pieces where they left off). Some players expressed that they weren't satisfied with their class, or reached the conclusion their character didn't fit the objectives the campaign presented. -Which was a bit tricky, since the player who suffered from this the most(the rogue) changed their character's goals and values multiple times during the campaign Another issue was that this was of course for most of them their first (longer) campaign instead of a oneshot, The last issue was their lack of engamement/drive to explore and visit certain sites. This caused them to miss out on several usefull items(the party hasn't aquired any fortune of ravenloft or found their fated ally).
Character deaths/Dark Powers Three of the players would have died once during the campaign, but were ''saved'' to continue the story and prevent the campaign from ending way to early. Two of them were in the first stage of dark power corruption, with the 3rd player being saved from death by Strahd himself, seeing him as a usefull pawn or eventual replacement.
So I will probably edit this post or upload a new post with tonights results. If you're interested or have any questions about certain events in the campaign, be free to ask :) Note; English isn't my primairy language and I suffer from dyslexia

I keep seeing people on here saying they either just got a client or want to go try and get clients but have zero experience running Google ads. So of course they come here asking for help. My answer to that is, you shouldn’t be doing the jobs. You are setting yourself up to waste these clients money and all you do is make people think that all freelancers are crap because you are trying to do a job you are unqualified for. If you want to learn paid search either do it on your own dime, or get an entry level agency job to actually learn what you are doing.

Hello. As states in the title I'd like to find someone I can either befriend or at the very least be able to reliably play games with. I don't wish to study social media engineering and ways to create an ideal post that will garner plenty of attention, so I will simply write what I think a decent post that would make me interested would look like.
I am 31 year old male from Poland that lives with depression (it's nor exactly "struggling" at this point, more of an acceptance without ability to fight it), NEET, programming and fantasy nerd with aspergers syndrome, unable to make friends with anyone at all. No longer wish to work on myself, I just want to talk and play games with someone long term. Talking and playing games with people are the only joys I have in life and they are very much hard to come by.
I've figured that showing some things you are proud of could help, here are some of my gaming accomplishments (yes, I know these will be cringy to most people, but these are things I'm genuinely proud of. I hope at least some people would share these sentiments).

• Guild Wars (Full completion and titles except for PvP)
• Star Craft 2 (All non PvP and nongrindy achievements. High diamond league in multiplayer)
• Hollow Knight (Full 112% completion, Panethon 5 All Bindings, reasonably high randomizer skill)
• Slay The Spire (All achievements )
• Heroes of the Storm (All characters acquired, top 200 GM at the peak)
• DotA 2 (pretty high rank, but I don't remember the peak anymore)
• Overcooked 2 (all platinum stars in vanilla campaign)
• Splendor (top 25 player on BGA at one point)
• Cathedral (All achievements)
• Dungeons of Dredmore (highest difficulty win with permadeath)
• VVVVVV (all achievements except Gravitron and deathless)
• Borderlands 2 (Full game, max level and most of the "raid bosses")
• Super meatboy (100% completion, though without deathless achievements)
• Variety of flash games (where servers might no long be active unfortunately)

Again, I do not wish to flex these but simply wish to show that I am proud of something, achievement hunting and honing gaming skill is something I feel most at home with. I wish to share that joy with someone and hopefully make friends. I have ~1000 games available so perhaps there is something we can play together?
Aside from games I have interest revolving around manga, electro music, puzzles, logic, controversial/taboo topics and opinions.
If it peaks your interest at all, please send me a short message describing yourself (1-2 sentences, including asl if you don't mind, I don't want to read a paragraph to start off) and mention a game or a few games you think we might want to play together.
I promise to respond to everyone and provide more info if needed.

Been busy with life so haven’t played since about February March I’ve obviously seen the uproar about the new version with pve mode I am on an eod account but haven’t got that mode yet, is it completely separate stash and player level and do you have the same quests but start again on this mode. Any answers would be appreciated or a link to a post or video that covers it would work too
Cheers

Hi reddit!
2 months ago I met this girl in Korea and we instantly clicked. She is intelligent and passionate about many things. From the day we met we have pretty much been seeing each other almost every day and now we even stay together. It seems to be moving fast but we get along quite well and its the first time she has ever lived with someone like this.
I started to notice a few red flags that I tried to ignore at first. I noticed she would get several Instagram DM notifications from guys and they all tended to be foreigners like me. When I asked how she knows so many guys, she said they were just friends and that I shouldn't worry. I never want to be a paranoid controlling boyfriend so I just took her word for it and moved on.
Later, she casually mentioned that she cheated several times on her ex. I asked how she could feel okay with that and she said that she feels no guilt because he never found out and therefore never got hurt. She also mentioned how her best friend cheats on all her boyfriends and that she thinks there is nothing wrong with it as long as they never find out. I told her that this means she will probably cheat on me too but she said I was different and that I am the first guy who she feels in love with and wants to settle down with.
This tension came to a head when I noticed she was texting a guy on Instagram and agreeing to meet up with him for a drink. When she exited the message I saw a list of guys in her inbox and in one of them, she called the guy babe. I also saw she was still texting her ex and another guy who she intended to meet when she goes to London in August. I went to our room, packed my bags and was ready to leave right there and then until she noticed what I was doing and begged me to talk to her and tell her what was wrong. I told her everything and she explained that she had no intention of meeting anyone and that she calls everyone babe. She apparently only said those things just to gently decline men's invitations later on when she would just flake on them. She then said that those men had girlfriends so there was no way she could possibly date them and she even offered to show me her messages so that I could trust her. I said no because I didn't want to set a toxic precedent for this relationship.
She said that she's not used to being in a serious committed relationship and assumed we were in a situationship and that's why she still talked to those men. But earlier on in our relationship she said she hoped I wasn't still talking to girls I met online. So there's some hypocrisy at work too.
There was another incident when I wanted to show her my favorite film, A Clockwork Orange, and it did not go well. She said she was disgusted, which is fair because it is a dark film. But then she said that maybe I'm not the guy she thought I was because I like this film. She was upset and went to bed.
The other night we went to a club, which really isn't my thing. We met her friend and I told her to have fun while I go outside and chill. Things were fine until I saw her talking to a bunch of guys and I could see by the body language that she was talking and gazing at this one tall guy with keen interest. I ignored it until I saw them exchange each other's Instagram's. There is nothing wrong with that alone, but I could just feel that deep inside she was attracted to this one tall guy and I could see it in her eyes and posture. So I decided to leave. I was about to leave in my uber until she came running out and told me she can't believe I'm leaving without her. Turns out her friend saw me leaving and told her so she panicked and ran out the club.
I told her that I could just feel that she was liked the male attention and it felt like she was monkey branching. She told me she just wanted connections for when she went to England. Turns out these guys came from the UK. She then begged me to trust her and started posting me on her IG story to let people know she wasn't single.
She tells me how she praises me in front of her friends and family and that I'm the first guy she has ever truly felt something for. She says she is trying her best to make me feel secure by ghosting all her male Instagram buddies and promising that she will never cheat. She smothers me with affection and always tells me how much she adores me. Trust me, I feel like an idiot because these are huge red flags and yet I'm still with her. The only reason I am with her is because I'm just not that much invested into this relationship and I don't feel hurt that deeply by these red flags. I know that I can just find someone else if this relationship doesn't work out so I'm taking this casually.
My question to reddit is not whether I should leave or not (because I think we all know the answer to that), but what do you think will happen if I continue this relationship? I hope you guys can share your experiences so that I am more motivated to rip off the band aid and just end things here and now.
TL;DR: My 2 month girlfriend has a history of cheating and she loves to get male attention and I have seen her texting exes and calling a guy babe on instagram. She promised me that she will never do anything to break my trust again and that she really does see me as a potential husband. What will happen if I continue this relationship? Will things get worse the longer it continues? Thanks everyone.

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Been applying for part-time jobs for 5 months now (mostly admin/reception roles but customer service, cleaning, schools etc) and have had absolutely no luck.
I see so many posts on here from people with varying levels of education, skills and experience having applications rejected. What is the issue?? Besides the usual “biased” because people don’t post success stories..
Almost every vacancy says at least 50+ people applied for the role, sometimes over 100. The interviews I’ve been to have been awful, mostly managers talking about themselves or their workload, none of the usual “what are your strengths/weaknesses, what would you do in this situation?”. One interviewer didn’t even ask me any questions, spent the whole 10 minutes commenting about how his staff were ‘idiots & acted like kids’. Recently I was asked if I planned to have children, which I highly doubt a male applicant would’ve been asked. So many times I’ve gone to interviews and just heard nothing at all?? Feels a waste of my time and life, you prepare for interviews, learn the company goals/history, practice questions and they can’t even send an email to say yes or no…

I don't even think this qualifies as depression, I'm like 80% sure I've had depression at some point in my life, acknowledged it, and eventually studied mental and spiritual stuff until I healed. I mean, I've definitely felt a strong difference, but not so quite? Let me explain:
Ever since I got into 10th grade, my school pressure rose to 1000%, I started pursuing science thinking it was what I liked, and got on my head that I wanted to be an engineer. That was 2 years ago, recently, I figured I never had a reason to be an engineer, excluding the typical "I want to have money" mentality (which doesn't make any sense because if I only pursuit money this is kinda random? But I guess I also wanted the engineer clout. Anyways, as my school routine got lighter, I am now 18 years old and a legal adult and I have NO DREAMS. I'm not even sad, but like, I think I should be? But the pressure is definitely here, because like, am I gonna end up homeless? I DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING HELP.
So I have this theory, I think that all my life I chased things out of pure... pain? I can't even tell. I know I want to learn how to fight, probably going to start taking Muay Thai classes. Just because it's cool and I honestly don't mind pain.
I don't think it is masochism, it is just that I NEED something to happen in my life, if pain is a necessary step, then it is all fine.
I just like pain because it is definitely REAL, my only fear is just a mundane daily life. I just want something CRAZY to happen.
But I guess I still want money, it is just that money was my top priority when I was a big gigantic videogame nerdy geek. But as I said, I have silenced my wants and needs for so long I CAN'T STAND WHAT I USED TO LIKE ANYMORE.
I don't even think this is the correct subreddit to post, I like crying because it definitely helps relieving the pain and I have no shame of it, I see it as useful and helpful!
Should I just keep sacrificing myself mentally and physically everyday until the end of time just so I can feel something?
I mean one thing is for sure, I make sure to count my blessings just so I don't get clinically insane. I have: A healthy body. I like my physical appearance. I think I'm intelligent and everyone around me tells me that. I'm funny and people love being around me. I love being around people. I think I am a very good listener and people usually talk to me when they need help. I'm strong!! >:) I'm fast!!!! >>>:))) I know how to speak English and Portuguese (my mother language) and I am currently learning Japanese just for funsies since 2022. I have a loving family I have many friends
BUT Why do I have no dreams at all? Why can't I see myself in 20 years? Hell, I can't even imagine myself in 5 years. Please help me.
If y'all have any questions, make sure to post them in the comments below :)) I'll try to answer them alllll.
Oh, and if this isn't depression at all, I KNOW I'VE HAD DEPRESSION BACK THEN. But that would be more yapping I just want someone to help me.
TL;DR I have no wants or needs to do anything in my life and fear having no future because I've put myself through so much tribulation and unpaid kindness it's actually insane.
Also if there are grammar errors, English isn't my first language as I said.

A project team is learning how to leverage agile methods in their projects. While meeting performance goals, the team is losing motivation and is visibly bored during the daily standups, so much so that it is becoming a distraction.
What could be done in this scenario?

1. A.Schedule team-building exercises focused on increasing engagement.
2. B.Work with the team to target higher levels of performance by providing more challenging goals.
3. C.Have the sponsor attend the standup to address the distracting behavior.
4. D.Work with the sponsor to identify a budget that could be used to incentivize the team

The Answer is ....
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The answer is b but my question is why not A ?

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Hi everyone!
Here is the first of four scripts I was endorsed by the ASMR RP Lounge to write. They'll be released over the next few days since it's now been a month since I posted them there.
I'm intending on writing a second part to this series, I'll get to it when I get to it.
I know I've been quite inactive recently (the most inactive since I started writing on this subreddit). There are reasons for that, mainly because I'm busy! So apologies, not sure when that'll change. Hope everyone enjoys this in the meantime.
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This script is intended to be [A4A] so fill in any pronouns as necessary, and please ignore any I might have left in by mistake.
As always, please enjoy and have a good day.
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(We’re on a quiet battlefield. After a moment we hear the sounds of giant footsteps coming closer).
Ah, a survivor… about time. I was beginning to think I hadn’t left any… other than the soldiers that ran of course. Not much I can do about them. Though I suppose their escaping is a boon… it’ll tell people to leave me alone…
Which, realistically, they should have known to begin with, shouldn’t they?
I mean… who looks at a giant and thinks “yes! I’ll take them on! That’s a fight worth fighting!”
(Sighs).
The people that came here were very foolish… just like you’re foolish for staying, my little friend. Though… it seems you didn’t have much choice in the matter, caged as you are. A curious situation to be in, I must say…
Hmm.
Let me get a look at you.
(Optional: We hear the Speaker crouch down. Given their size it’s quite the motion).
Startled so easily… does my size scare you?
I don’t blame you… but can’t say I relate. There are very few beings taller than myself… the few I’ve encountered are typically other giants, and while they may have been taller and stronger… they never stood a chance. I made up for it in skill, you see. And skill is always the thing that matters most in a fight. Once, I would have said it was numbers… but I think I proved that to be false today, didn’t I?
The army you came with must have been a few hundred strong! Now, they’re down to a couple dozen… their bodies decorating the battlefield… and the underside of my boots. Believe me, it wasn’t intentional… I hate scraping muck and gunk off my soles just as much as the next person… but it’s so hard to move around you little folks… you get everywhere.
…
“Like ants?”
I… don’t know what those are, little soldier… I’m not saying they don’t exist, but I’ve never seen them.
Another thing I’ve never seen… is someone willing to converse with a giant so quickly.
Not a moment ago, you were practically trembling in my presence… perhaps you’ve realised I’m not planning on harming you?
…yes, you heard right. I don’t intend to cause you any pain, little soldier… Believe it or not, I don’t actively seek out conflict. It’s just… being a giant… conflict always seems to seek out me.
I do have questions, however… and while I may not wish to harm you, you not answering them will make me angry… and you won’t be wanting that.
That cage you’re in… it would be very easy for me to destroy it.
I’m sure there’s a key for the door somewhere… perhaps on one of the bodies surrounding it… perhaps on the bottom of my boot… but I won’t be needing it. With a flicker of my finger, the door would collapse… but I won’t be doing it, unless you tell me what I want to hear.
Now… why did these people attack me?
I know it was due to my size… but I want to know specifically.
Prior to your assault upon my person, I was just exploring… that’s what I like to do, see. I’m an adventurer… a sight seer. I like finding new things and being by myself! Imagine my displeasure when I was enjoying a beautiful morning, only for hundreds of angry little people to come out and start attacking me, start… (effort) throwing these little sticks at me! Ugh… just pulled one out. I thought I’d gotten rid of all them… I barely felt them by the way… they were very ineffective. If I’m the first giant you people have hunted, you’re not very good at it.
…
Hmm… well, if this “king” ordered them to, I have no regret for what happened. They chose to follow those orders… which means they chose the consequences as well.
Was this king with them? Perhaps leading the charge? Did I smite him already?
…
Well, if he wasn’t, I suppose that says a lot about his character. Guess I’ll have to be paying him a visit, won’t I?
He wouldn’t happen to be the king of the kingdom I can see in the distance, would he?
…
(Amused) Yes, I know it’s many miles away for you, my little friend… but for me it’s less than a minute’s journey. It’s sorely tempting to head there now and have some words with this fellow… but there are other matters I must attend to here, first.
Namely… you.
…
Fear not, fear not, I said I would not harm you, didn’t I? And I’m not a liar… we giants don’t do that, despite the tales you humans tell, about us. I for one have never told a lie in my life and am certainly not going to start now.
I will not harm you. I promise. Though I am curious… how did you come to be in this cage? It locks from the outside, meaning it can’t have been voluntary… but at the same time… why would someone lock up a fellow soldier like this? And worse, leave them when the attack went sour? For all they knew I could have killed you once I found you…
…really? You were… protesting the attack? Telling the others, it was a fruitless endeavour?
Hmm. I’m not certain if I believe you…
But say you were. For what reason?
Was it because you felt I was an innocent and didn’t deserve such an assault?
…or was it due to cowardice? You knew your army didn’t stand a chance, and didn’t wish to die?
I must say, if it’s the latter, it does you no favours, little one… though at the same time… the former would sound quite… convenient. After all, a wolf would bite its own leg off to escape a trap… and while you humans are quick to call giants liars, you are awfully fond of doing the same!
Now look into my giant eyes and tell me… the truth.
Are you a coward, or are you a pacifist? Did you seek to escape harm… or prevent it?
…
Hmm, perhaps a mixture of both.
Yes, that sounds right… and fair.
Very well, little human… I’ve heard enough.
(The Speaker knocks the cell door open).
Go.
You’re free. You have answered the few questions I had in a sufficient enough manner… and I could not live with myself if I knowingly left a creature imprisoned… so go! I will not stop you. In fact, I may join you if you are returning to your kingdom… after all, I would not mind having words with the monarchy ther-
Hmm?
Is everything alright, my little friend? What is it you wish to say?
…
Well, of course I care what you have to say! I’m not a monster… and to tell the truth I have been enjoying our conversation so far. It’s been a nice change from the bloodshed that preceded it! So go ahead! Say what you want to say!
…
Ah. Yes, I suppose returning home could be a problem for you.
If your fellows were truly planning on executing you, I doubt returning after being freed by the giant they were hunting would do you any favours. They might just execute you… after all, they can’t do that to me, and might want to take their frustrations out on someone else…
But what of your family? Will they not miss you?
…ah, an orphan.
In that case then, my mind is made up. If there is no one that will miss you, and returning means certain death, I see no other choice… I must help you.
After all, you must be… cold. Perhaps starved and in need of something to eat, and if that is the case I would like to correct it.
I have a lair, not far from here… Well, not by my standards, anyway. Inside, I have plenty of food… uh, to you at least! Would you like to venture there and eat some with me?
…
Ah, the king can wait till tomorrow. It’s not like he’s going anywhere! Besides… that battle has left me awfully tired. I could do with a lie down… so come, my little friend… step into my hand. I promise you won’t fall! I’ll take you to my home, and from there…? Well! Who knows what the future holds?
(We fade out on the sound of the giant’s footsteps).