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2024.05.19 07:49 AnotherBabyEchidna Willem Ryger, Lord of Willow Wood, Master of the Thresholds, Ser & Roslyn Ryger, Steward to Willow Wood
Character Creation:
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Discord Tag: thebrundun
Name and House: Willem Ryger
Age: 45
Cultural Group: RiverlandeValemen
Appearance: Willem Ryger always seems to have a coy smile about him, accentuated by his strong jawline and sharp cheekbones. His curly light brown hair has begun to thin, though his pronounced brows remain strong. Standing around six feet tall, his posture always exudes confidence, and his near-yellow brown eyes always seem to be hiding a secret or a joke.
Trait: Mastermind
Skill(s): Assassin (e), Covert (e), Devious
Talent(s): Philosophising, Carousing, Gambling
Negative Trait(s): n/a
Starting Title(s): Lord of Willow Wood, Ser
Starting Location: King’s Landing
Alternate Characters: n/a
Bio-Timeline:
- 20 BC: Willem is born into the cursed bloodline of House Ryger to Willow and Ryman Ryger. House Ryger has long kept their curse a secret to the outside world. As the story goes, at the birth of every Ryger there is a new weeping willow sprouted in their willow forests and the health of the weeping willow is said to be directly tied to the health of the Ryger.
- 18 BC: Willem’s brother, Marq, is born.
- 10 BC: Willem is sent to ward under Vance of Wayfarer’s Rest at the behest of his grandfather Lord Leo Ryger who detests the idea of his disappointment of a son raising the eventual heir of Willow Wood.
- 8 BC: Willem makes quick friends with Beck Bracken, also warding at Wayfarer’s rest, though he takes a special liking to his sister, Perra, and a childhood crush forms.
- 2 BC: Willem is knighted but the event is overshadowed by the capitulation of the Vances to Aegon the Conqueror. He returns home to Willow Wood where his grandfather informs him of the family curse and in order to avoid the curse he is sent to The Eyrie to join their court, quickly earning their trust and his outsider perspective and connections are used in the capacity of Master of the Thresholds. Also during this time his first son, a bastard named Rickard, is revealed to him. Despite the child being of common birth and mute, Willem takes him in to raise him as his own, though much of the raising is done by his servants.
- 1 BC: Funnily enough, similar to how Willem was present when King Aegon landed at Wayfarer’s Rest, Queen Visenya lands at The Eyrie, and Willem is one of the few advisors to Sharra to counsel bending the knee.
- 1 AC: Willem Ryger weds Lynese Hightower, though his true love is still Perra Bracken yet he spares her his family curse by not wedding her. Later in the year his first trueborn daughter is born and named Roslyn. Additionally, his nephew, Robyn, is born, and the pair of Robyn and Roslyn are inseparable.
- 2 AC: Willem and Lynese have another child and name her Mya.
- 5 AC: Willem and Lynese have their last child together, naming their son Myles, though the curse claims Lynese’s life shortly after his birth. After her death, his life of debauchery begins and he begins his yearly parties for the elite of Westeros. Another nephew, Addam, is also born, though Willem does not celebrate the addition to their family with his brother.
- 7 AC: Willem involves himself in the Tully plot against King Aegon, though his ties to the Vale arouse suspicion and he is barred from much of the decision making. Due to this untrust, he informs Lord Blackwood of the plot who takes on much of the burden of revealing the plot to Queen Visenya. Due to Willem’s close ties to the Vale and his lord grandfather’s acceptance, House Ryger swears fealty to House Arryn directly. During this time, the stress pushes Willem into the arms of his childhood crush, Perra Bracken, despite his continued refusal to wed her. Unbeknownst to him a child is spawned from this affair.
- 8 AC: Willem becomes a personal confidant and source of comfort to the grieving Queen Rhaenys. The intimacy of their relationship is kept a closely guarded secret, especially their bedding which results in another child unbeknownst to him. His duties to the Vale require a large distance to be maintained between them, forbidding any true relationship from developing.
- 10 AC: Willem is present for Sharra Arryn’s death yet at the same time his own father, Ryman Ryger, dies. Rather than return home, Willem persists in The Eyrie during the trying time for House Arryn. As Ronnel Arryn comes of age, Willem is retained as Master of the Thresholds.
- 11 AC: Willem’s grandfather, Lord Leo Ryger, dies soon after, as if he only lived out of spite to not see Ryman inherit Willow Wood. His death occurs after a visit to The Eyrie, the second time of visiting with the first being the oath to House Arryn, where Leo further informs Willem of their curse. Were a Ryger to stand quiet enough in the weeping willing forests of their home, he could hear their ancestors. Lastly, it is revealed that despite Leo’s attempts to shield Willem from the curse, a rot has set into Willem’s willow. Due to this, Willem accepts the counsel that his brother Marq take on much of the responsibility of ruling Willow Wood.
- 12 AC: Willem’s eldest daughter, Roslyn, is informed of everything that his grandfather has informed him of. He decides to keep Roslyn close and begin to teach her much of his subterfuge and sets her up to inherit many of his connections should he pass.
- 13 AC: Willem’s daughter, Mya, is sent to ‘squire’ for the Cavaliers upon their creation.
- 15 AC: Willem’s son, Myles, is sent to squire for the legendary knight Lord Corbray, though the boy is difficult to train mostly due to his protest of being sent away from his family.
- 18 AC: Willem’s bastard son, Rickard, is finally knighted and immediately following his ceremony he takes off to find where his commoner mother was sent off to. Unfortunately, the Riverwar breaks out during his travels and he finds himself on either side of the war depending on which side of the battle he happens to need to be on to continue his search for his mother.
- 19 AC: Willem is present for the wedding of Queen Visenya and Lord Lyn Egen and does his best to aid in the planning of the festivities.
- 20 AC: Willem’s brother, Marq, declares himself Regent of Willow Wood. While having been the de facto regent, the declaration comes under contention from Willem. To resolve the dispute, Roslyn is made Steward of Willow Wood and acts as eyes and ears for Willem. Her loyalties are in contention, unbeknownst to Willem, as Roslyn and her cousin Robyn further their relationship into intimacy.
- 22 AC: Willem’s bastard son, Rickard, returns from his travels. Being mute, his ability to convey his travels is limited, but the corpse he returns with bears the resemblance of the woman Willem bedded long ago. They put her body to rest in the weeping willow forests and Rickard forever swears his service to his father.
- 23 AC: Willem’s trueborn son, Myles, returns to Willem now a knight. He is given the truth of the family curse and his mental state further spirals, with his long protest of being sent away now given a proper justification. Willem brings the entire family to the forests to find each of their weeping willows, where Myles finds the rot of his father to have spread to his tree nonetheless. He vows to make his death worthwhile, though Willem cautions that despite his own tree having rot, he has yet to perish.
- 25 AC: Willem leads the entirety of House Ryger to the festivities in King’s Landing.
Family Tree:
https://www.familyecho.com/?p=START&c=3f566chlk4whp1yg&f=600232199387350859Supporting Characters:
ACName and House: Roslyn Ryger
Age: 24
Cultural Group: RiverlandeValewoman
Appearance: Roslyn’s dark, straight hair and pale skin stand in sharp contrast to her father. Her amber eyes are inherited directly from him, however, as was her smile that often appears devious to some and endearing to others. Constantly lost in thought, she takes an unassuming posture, preferring to only display confidence when she feels she is in the right.
Trait: Insidious
Skill(s): Espionage (e), Investigator
Talent(s): Singing, Hunting, Gambling
Negative Trait(s): n/a
Starting Title(s): Steward of Willow Wood
Starting Location: King’s Landing
Alternate Characters: n/a
Archetypes/Notable Characters:
- Mya Ryger - Daughter of Willem; the resemblance is uncanny upon realizing that Roslyn inherited Willem’s cunning while Mya inherited charm. Aged 23. Tourney Knight archetype.
- Myles Ryger - Son of Willem and heir to Willow Wood; of whom has lost the luster of life in his eyes with an uneasy calm demeanor always present. Aged 20. Cutthroat archetype.
- Rickard Rivers - Bastard son of Willem; a mute who has devoted his life to a love of killing under the guise of being a knight. Aged 27.
- Marq Ryger - Brother to Willem; rather than enacting his cunning through subterfuge, he has instead proven his ability as a cunning commander with a true love of tactics. Aged 43.
- Robyn Ryger - Nephew to Willem; a man of true brilliance and joy for learning who has devoted his time to the art of revenue generation. Aged 24.
- Addam Ryger - Nephew to Willem; a kind-hearted simpleton that has been focused on the simplicity of combat. Aged 20.
- Septon-Maester Stephus - A long-time advisor to Willem; likely neither septon nor a maester, but his wisdom is vast, if often crude. Aged 68.
2024.05.19 07:49 RadioRavenRide Activity Shilling: What if Neoliberals contributed to Bridge-building?
It if my belief that the hardest liberal ideal to uphold is not property rights or free-markets but pluralism. This is because the instinct to demonize and distance oneself from one's enemies is overwhelmingly strong, driven by pride, fear, anger, and disgust. But we should stand against these impulses, for the very core of democracy relies on people and groups of different to engage and hash out a plan for the future. With that in mind, I would like to make a case that one of the most powerful and useful things a principles neoliberal can do is bridge build.
Curiosity is not just a desire for knowledge, but a desire to expand one's view of the world and a practice of being an ever-enthusiastic learner. Curiosity does not have to be about facts but also about new experiences and ways of thinking. To be curious about a person is not necessarily wanting to know their social security number, but how they came to where they are in life and how they see the world. Curiosity is not just touching grass, but appreciating the park's beauty. If I were not curious, I would likely have noped out of this subreddit based on the name alone. But because I was, I read the sidebar.
It is my belief that people have an innate desire to be heard, to be seen and respected. And although it is diminished as of late, people also have the capacity to truly connect to others on a deeper-than-superficial level. This is hard online, but much easier in the real world. This desire and capacity for connection can help people overcome great differences and sprout the seeds of a great friendship.
Based on these two principles, Bridge-Building is a movement to ease polarization by connecting people of different backgrounds and groups together to foster greater understanding. The goal is not to reduce disagreement, but to make it more productive.
For one, do we really know best about everything? In the Socratic Dialogue Meno, Socrates and the politician Meno discuss the nature of virtue. During a debate on whether virtue can be taught, Meno asks Socrates this:
But even if we do not know everything, if there value in learning from those of different views of us? I say that there is, and I will use another famous parable, this time from Buddhism, to illustrate my point. In this story, a kind invites a group of blind men to experience something that they have never encountered before: an elephant. When each blind man has felt a part of the creature, the king asks them to describe what they are touching. The man touching the foot says that the thing is a pillar, the man touching the trunk says it is a plow, the man touching the tip of the tail says a brush, and so on. The blind men cannot agree on what they are all touching, and so start an ancient version of a flamewar which entertains the king. In this story, the elephant is "The Truth", if such a thing exists. Although we all come in contact with the truth and with reality, we each come at it at different angles, like how the blind men are touching different parts. This means that while our individual perspectives are incomplete, they can be put together as a much more complete picture. People who remember the "wisdom" of the crowds should also recognize the powerful insights that can come from non-experts, especially as a group. Neoliberals who aspire to be "evidence-based" should not just gather evidence from different sources, but learn about different ways of thinking from others, or else they would be like one blind man squeezing the elephant's gonads really hard and thinking he's touching a balloon.
Hoewver, there are a lot of people who will reply to this very post and say, "isn't it dangerous to engage with certain people? What about those who are too stupid and hateful to learn?". Firstly, you should never bridge build if you feel unsafe. However, feeling unsafe is not the same as feeling uncomfortable, and discomfort may help you shake out of old patterns. Secondly, the foremost goal of substantive discussion is not to teach but to learn: even if the other party is too stupid to learn, if you are able to listen and learn you will have gained from the conversation. This may not always work out, but I promise you that when it does the effect is magical.
Braver Angels: They host workshops, debates, and other events for bridging divides. I also like their A Braver Way Podcast. They also happen to be associated with one American Purpose Magazine.
One Small Step by StoryCorps: If you sign up, they may match you with someone they think you will have a fruitful conversation with.
National Institue for Civil Discourse: Come on, one of the founding Co-Chairs was Bill Clinton, and a former board member was H.W. Bush.
There are many more, so feel free to search for yourself. So, why not try building some bridges? They're an important piece of infrastructure.
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What is Bridge Building?
Bridge-building is not rigorously defined because it's pretty new, but it comes from very old human instincts: curiosity and a desire for authentic connection.Curiosity is not just a desire for knowledge, but a desire to expand one's view of the world and a practice of being an ever-enthusiastic learner. Curiosity does not have to be about facts but also about new experiences and ways of thinking. To be curious about a person is not necessarily wanting to know their social security number, but how they came to where they are in life and how they see the world. Curiosity is not just touching grass, but appreciating the park's beauty. If I were not curious, I would likely have noped out of this subreddit based on the name alone. But because I was, I read the sidebar.
It is my belief that people have an innate desire to be heard, to be seen and respected. And although it is diminished as of late, people also have the capacity to truly connect to others on a deeper-than-superficial level. This is hard online, but much easier in the real world. This desire and capacity for connection can help people overcome great differences and sprout the seeds of a great friendship.
Based on these two principles, Bridge-Building is a movement to ease polarization by connecting people of different backgrounds and groups together to foster greater understanding. The goal is not to reduce disagreement, but to make it more productive.
Why should Neoliberals Aim to Bridge Build?
Yeah, why should we? If we know best, why should we listen to those chumps? After all, I already have a name for everyone to right and left of me: wrong.For one, do we really know best about everything? In the Socratic Dialogue Meno, Socrates and the politician Meno discuss the nature of virtue. During a debate on whether virtue can be taught, Meno asks Socrates this:
And how will you enquire, Socrates, into that which you do not know? What will you put forth as the subject of enquiry? And if you find what you want, how will you ever know that this is the thing which you did not know?Here in lies Meno's Paradox: how do you know if you need to learn? If you already have that knowledge, you do not need to look any longer. And if you don't, then you have no idea what you're searching for. Socrates uses the idea of inbuilt knowledge as his answer, but I have another one which may strike more directly to the interests of liberals: simply assume that your knowledge is incomplete, and seek a more complete picture. Given all the knowledge in the world out there and all the things have yet to be discovered, it is unlikely that you or any other person has the complete picture on even a single issue.
But even if we do not know everything, if there value in learning from those of different views of us? I say that there is, and I will use another famous parable, this time from Buddhism, to illustrate my point. In this story, a kind invites a group of blind men to experience something that they have never encountered before: an elephant. When each blind man has felt a part of the creature, the king asks them to describe what they are touching. The man touching the foot says that the thing is a pillar, the man touching the trunk says it is a plow, the man touching the tip of the tail says a brush, and so on. The blind men cannot agree on what they are all touching, and so start an ancient version of a flamewar which entertains the king. In this story, the elephant is "The Truth", if such a thing exists. Although we all come in contact with the truth and with reality, we each come at it at different angles, like how the blind men are touching different parts. This means that while our individual perspectives are incomplete, they can be put together as a much more complete picture. People who remember the "wisdom" of the crowds should also recognize the powerful insights that can come from non-experts, especially as a group. Neoliberals who aspire to be "evidence-based" should not just gather evidence from different sources, but learn about different ways of thinking from others, or else they would be like one blind man squeezing the elephant's gonads really hard and thinking he's touching a balloon.
Hoewver, there are a lot of people who will reply to this very post and say, "isn't it dangerous to engage with certain people? What about those who are too stupid and hateful to learn?". Firstly, you should never bridge build if you feel unsafe. However, feeling unsafe is not the same as feeling uncomfortable, and discomfort may help you shake out of old patterns. Secondly, the foremost goal of substantive discussion is not to teach but to learn: even if the other party is too stupid to learn, if you are able to listen and learn you will have gained from the conversation. This may not always work out, but I promise you that when it does the effect is magical.
How do you Bridge Build?
This is the hard part. I haven't fully figured it out myself, but I have some pointers:- Be patient. People, especially people on the internet, are no the most eloquent speakers. Struggling to find the right words or having incorrect grammar and spelling should not be taken as signs of being dumb babies not worth talking to. Additionally, try not assume all of what people are based on snippets of information.
- Be polite. Avoiding infamatory remarks ("You can't even read a supply and demand graph") and ambiguous slogans ("From the river to the sea, drugs will be free!") and try to keep the focus on the issues instead of the other person (or what you assume of the other person).
- Follow your curiosity. Try to ask questions in good faith instead of as traps (although I admit I do this a lot). Who knows where the inquiry will go?
Braver Angels: They host workshops, debates, and other events for bridging divides. I also like their A Braver Way Podcast. They also happen to be associated with one American Purpose Magazine.
One Small Step by StoryCorps: If you sign up, they may match you with someone they think you will have a fruitful conversation with.
National Institue for Civil Discourse: Come on, one of the founding Co-Chairs was Bill Clinton, and a former board member was H.W. Bush.
There are many more, so feel free to search for yourself. So, why not try building some bridges? They're an important piece of infrastructure.
2024.05.19 07:49 viddy454 Minivan or SUV
Hello! First time here. Long story short me and the wife were getting our finances in order and sold her car 2 years ago.(Hyundai Santa Fe Covid prices payed it off) Now that thing are on the level were looking at get in something. But with so much out there I was hoping the community here could help. Were looking for a 7 seater Good truck space New or used We also have 2 kids so if we need to truck them around with all there stuff I'd we go shopping etc. And something that will not live in the shop.
Appreciate all help
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Appreciate all help
2024.05.19 07:49 Simple-Eggplant4059 Leased an EV Month ago and dealership sent Me credit application again to sign
I leased 2 hyundai ioniq 5 last month With 0 DOWN.Now the dealer's been calling me again and again and asking for some documents for 1 of the cars. First they asked me for my pay stubs I provided that second they asked my bank statements I provided that. Now they sent me a form to e sign which clearly states I am authorizing dealership to run my credit again. I called dealership they said no no we already have you approved so there won't be a credit check it's just we did a paper contract on the second car which is expiring tomorrow so we have to get this form signed so that they can send this in electronically. They said if I don't sign the contract you'll have to return the car and we'll blacklist you from hyundai. I asked them to provide me in writing that there won't be another credit run and I'll sign the contract but they said they don't have something in place which will allow them to send me something stating that they won't run my credit.
I am thinking to return the car since I didn't had a very good deal in the first place and I don't wanna deal with someone who keep threatening their customers but before I do that my question to everyone is that can they come after me I if I return the car ? Or will I be charged anything for using the car which already got 1500 Miles on it? Will there be any consequences to these actions? Can I get those inquiries removed from my credit report? Please let me know my options any insights will be helpful.
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I am thinking to return the car since I didn't had a very good deal in the first place and I don't wanna deal with someone who keep threatening their customers but before I do that my question to everyone is that can they come after me I if I return the car ? Or will I be charged anything for using the car which already got 1500 Miles on it? Will there be any consequences to these actions? Can I get those inquiries removed from my credit report? Please let me know my options any insights will be helpful.
2024.05.19 07:49 daddyneedsabreak [Justice for the Villainess]
![[Justice for the Villainess]](https://a.thumbs.redditmedia.com/iSb1EUdbJIWnYHR9Y22f7YYQMXMBtuxx_WpKoHhVmT4.jpg "[Justice for the Villainess]") | I recently finished reading the novel, and at first, I was thinking of doing a spoiler-filled review, but I scrapped that idea because there was just so much to cover. Instead, I opted to touch on a few things and give a brief impression of my experience with the story. submitted by daddyneedsabreak to OtomeIsekai [link] [comments] First off, it's funny how I stumbled upon the manhwa while scrolling through posts on this subreddit, especially one that was griping about the change in art. Despite that, the plot intrigued me, so I decided to give it a shot. I followed the first season alongside the novel, and while it wasn't a terrible adaptation except for the art, many little details that added depth to the story got lost. However, the second season was a major letdown in every aspect. It's hands down the worst adaptation I've ever come across. The pacing was off, crucial plot points were skipped, and there was hardly any buildup for the revenge. To make matters worse, the artist even changed how certain characters meet their end, presumably to maintain the age rating. Secondly, there are tons of misleading spoilers on the NovelUpdatesForum, so I had my doubts. But as I dove into the novel, it didn't disappoint. So for those thinking of reading it, I'd suggest steering clear of the spoiler forum. Now, onto my thoughts about the novel. I didn't have high expectations going in, but I was pleasantly surprised by the story and thoroughly enjoyed it. Both the main characters, Charlette/Juju and Ruslan, are more likable because they feel human and have reasonable flaws, unlike other stories with perfect protagonists. There were several aspects of the story that I appreciated, but what I enjoyed even more than the revenge itself was the friendship between Charlette/Juju and Bathilde (Empress). The supporting characters and villains are all well-developed, and none of them feel one-dimensional or cartoonish. While the story is R19, the focus isn't on smut; rather, the rating is there for both the violence and the intimate scenes. The intimacy between the FL/ML is a significant part of their relationship's progression, so it doesn't feel forced; instead, it's satisfying. The ending ties up all the plot points neatly without any loose ends, which was satisfying. Finally, the novel is an excellent read, and I would suggest it to anyone seeking a revenge story with a strong plot, a powerful female protagonist, and compelling romance. Just don't commit the sin of grazing upon the manhwa, especially the second season. P.S: The side stories mainly revolve around the main characters and are heartwarming, but I wish there were more side stories about other characters too, although that seems unlikely. |
2024.05.19 07:48 Ace_Crows Buying another game from another dev
Hello!
I'm going to be frank and say I've never made a game before. However, I've studied this particular game in and out nearly since the beginning of its development a year ago. It's taken a plateau and the dev has gone radio silent. I myself have taken an interest in game design (not enough that I would have immediately launched into a world of MMORPGs, of course; a story-heavy point-and-click or text adventure because I love text adventures maybe) and my sister went to school for it. I can learn how to use a program and I'll definitely have help. But right now, the dev has been silent for months. And it's killing the community and the game. It breaks my heart. He's already tried to sell the game once, but they didn't do anything except change the Discord art to something racially questionable (don't ask) and he took it back and went quiet again. So I want to propose to buy it.
Once I learn how to be a game developer, I'll propose to buy it. As this is his first game, too, and it's still young despite being over a year old (he's been on vacation for a while...), I'm confident I can learn the skills necessary to catch up if I put my mind to it. I've been a staff member on the team overseeing the community for a while, now. So, I'm learning how stuff on the community side works hands-on. I've studied every aspect of the game I could from my side of the screen. (Handy when catching cheaters who up their stats just enough to not be noticeable to the average person!)
A few problems I'm running into (aside from lack of experience with game development on my end, which I will rectify) would be not knowing what to offer him. I tried to look up what it takes to buy another game, but most results talk about very old games, stuff like ancient NES and Atari games. I'm trying to revive a dying game from an indie dev who likely is taking a permanent mental health vacation. Yes, he's a one-man army. He does everything himself. He left the Discord to a few other people (us) but doesn't care about it.
Any advice would be welcome! (If you're going to tell me I don't have enough experience to buy the right to an indie game, I know this already. I might not even go through with this, but I need to try. There are others in the community with game development experience, my sister went to school for it and her husband has family in the business. I can't watch this game die. I've met so many cool and wonderful people here. I don't want to see it end like this. Hey, maybe I offer to buy the game and he tells me no because he has a cool new overhaul on his computer he's been working on and just hasn't told anyone because he's awful with communication and he'll actually take interest in the game community again and start at least acknowledging the ideas and opinions of his players.)
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I'm going to be frank and say I've never made a game before. However, I've studied this particular game in and out nearly since the beginning of its development a year ago. It's taken a plateau and the dev has gone radio silent. I myself have taken an interest in game design (not enough that I would have immediately launched into a world of MMORPGs, of course; a story-heavy point-and-click or text adventure because I love text adventures maybe) and my sister went to school for it. I can learn how to use a program and I'll definitely have help. But right now, the dev has been silent for months. And it's killing the community and the game. It breaks my heart. He's already tried to sell the game once, but they didn't do anything except change the Discord art to something racially questionable (don't ask) and he took it back and went quiet again. So I want to propose to buy it.
Once I learn how to be a game developer, I'll propose to buy it. As this is his first game, too, and it's still young despite being over a year old (he's been on vacation for a while...), I'm confident I can learn the skills necessary to catch up if I put my mind to it. I've been a staff member on the team overseeing the community for a while, now. So, I'm learning how stuff on the community side works hands-on. I've studied every aspect of the game I could from my side of the screen. (Handy when catching cheaters who up their stats just enough to not be noticeable to the average person!)
A few problems I'm running into (aside from lack of experience with game development on my end, which I will rectify) would be not knowing what to offer him. I tried to look up what it takes to buy another game, but most results talk about very old games, stuff like ancient NES and Atari games. I'm trying to revive a dying game from an indie dev who likely is taking a permanent mental health vacation. Yes, he's a one-man army. He does everything himself. He left the Discord to a few other people (us) but doesn't care about it.
Any advice would be welcome! (If you're going to tell me I don't have enough experience to buy the right to an indie game, I know this already. I might not even go through with this, but I need to try. There are others in the community with game development experience, my sister went to school for it and her husband has family in the business. I can't watch this game die. I've met so many cool and wonderful people here. I don't want to see it end like this. Hey, maybe I offer to buy the game and he tells me no because he has a cool new overhaul on his computer he's been working on and just hasn't told anyone because he's awful with communication and he'll actually take interest in the game community again and start at least acknowledging the ideas and opinions of his players.)
2024.05.19 07:48 Want_2b_enlightened Relapsed in front of my coworkers and was aggressive towards my boss. Need advice. Please.
Hi - well, it's 1:40am here and I'm posting on reddit looking for support and advice.
I have (had) 3.5 years of sobriety. A month ago I relapsed; while putting my father in to a memory care facility, who, ironically, has wet brain from long term alcoholism.
Last week, while on a business trip for work, I was able to drink moderately for the first few nights. The last night - well, I think I got angry and I don't remember what I said to my boss in the cab home but I know it was aggressive. I had been struggling to get back time after the relapse and of course this Is what happens.
A few of my coworkers knew that I had taken 3.5 years off and was 'attempting to drink moderately, and if I can't, then I'm back to no alcohol permanently." Long story, but I was one of those AA's who wanted to test out if my relationship with alcohol was static or dynamic. There's a lot more to this but I know I failed - I relapsed and it is very cliche. I'm humiliated.
I've been at this company 8 weeks. I crush it. The team is all about my age and we're all very open with each other. I'm needing to write an email to my boss and then also have a conversation with him. I'm in my early 30's and he is in his late 30s. We get along great.
I just had to get this off my chest tonight and put it out there for support. I haven't found any reddit posts/threads that are similar.
Thanks all.
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I have (had) 3.5 years of sobriety. A month ago I relapsed; while putting my father in to a memory care facility, who, ironically, has wet brain from long term alcoholism.
Last week, while on a business trip for work, I was able to drink moderately for the first few nights. The last night - well, I think I got angry and I don't remember what I said to my boss in the cab home but I know it was aggressive. I had been struggling to get back time after the relapse and of course this Is what happens.
A few of my coworkers knew that I had taken 3.5 years off and was 'attempting to drink moderately, and if I can't, then I'm back to no alcohol permanently." Long story, but I was one of those AA's who wanted to test out if my relationship with alcohol was static or dynamic. There's a lot more to this but I know I failed - I relapsed and it is very cliche. I'm humiliated.
I've been at this company 8 weeks. I crush it. The team is all about my age and we're all very open with each other. I'm needing to write an email to my boss and then also have a conversation with him. I'm in my early 30's and he is in his late 30s. We get along great.
I just had to get this off my chest tonight and put it out there for support. I haven't found any reddit posts/threads that are similar.
Thanks all.
2024.05.19 07:47 Ziran_Volgoria-2386 I NEED HELP PLEASE
Hi I need advise my grandpas sister aunt Tina (not her actual name no offense to any Tina's) has pissed me off greatly you see her and her first daughter her son in law along with her grand kids and my great grand mother came to our town I'm not terribly close to her but we used to be Im closer to her two daughters but she came down to help my great grand mother go through her stuff and some back story her and my grandpa's step mother my granny died when I was 7 but before I was born my mom was promised the kiln and bisque ware for pottery and stuff well I would ask my granny if I could paint the ceramics but she didn't have paint for them so there is sentimental value. We where supposed to get them, but after my granny and great grandpa died my aunt Tina wouldn't let my mom take the kiln saying it was ruined cause one of my great grandparents dogs would pee on it well this was blatant lie my mom caught but she didn't want to argue and my grandpa is tired of fighting his sister. But when we went to visit my aunt was talking to my mom while I was out of the room saying she was going to fire up the kiln again and had gone behind my mothers back asking my grandpa for the pottery wheel he had bought for my mom and I quote " we wouldn't need it since we would be moving into a trailer" mind we're gonna buy land at the coast but my aunt had foolishly told my mother this luckily my mother hadn't heard it from grandpa. But the fact she did NOT asked my mother before she asked my grandpa. This stuck my mom in a nerve as she was very close with my granny and so was I she had already been frustrated earlier today and this pushed her over edge she didn't sleep last night which is dangerous since she works a long night shift and has to drive a long way and there's a ton of wildlife at night but what's worse is this caused her to snap at me excessively yelling a little and she called me a few hours ago telling me she was sorry for snapping she was hurt and frustrated. My mother doesn't cry very often unless she's hurt or extremely frustrated and she was both so after explaining she began to cry in her work parking lot and I'm very protective of my mother and grandmother, so this ticked me off cause this isn't the first thing my aunt's done she's caused damage to sentimental items before. For example my granny had a beautiful sunset moth in a terrarium she had my aunt took off the protective glass dome and filled it with news paper leaving the Sunset moth uncovered which caused it to get damaged and disintegrate into dust. My granny also had these collectible crystal and gemstone eggs and I was the only great grand child that met granny but also no one else wanted them but she still tried to divide them among the family when that was the only thing I asked for, but not only did her and my biological great grandmother say she wasn't apart of the family when she tried to give her opinion in a FAMILY matter and I'm tired of her toxic and passive aggressive behavior towards my side of the family and I'm very tempted to confront her over the phone tomorrow and give her an ultimatum of either respecting my family and giving back what is rightfully theirs or not talk to me every and not knowing any future children I have in the far future. Should I do it what are your suggestions please in need help.
Age wise im 15 and my aunt is in her fifties my mom is in her late thirties and my grandma is in her mid fifties and my grandpa is in his late fifties he's older than my aunt and im just trying to do the right thing please any advise?
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Age wise im 15 and my aunt is in her fifties my mom is in her late thirties and my grandma is in her mid fifties and my grandpa is in his late fifties he's older than my aunt and im just trying to do the right thing please any advise?
2024.05.19 07:47 Death_Fairy EGM exploration questions
I'm trying out EGM for the first time and having the entire map available at the start is a bit confusing.
Am I fine to just explore the map at my own pace as I go along through the main story and only prioritise systems I have active quests for like you can in vanilla? Or is there a bunch of unmarked timed content I'd miss out on doing it that way and I should instead be trying to explore the entire map right away before advancing the main quest?
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Am I fine to just explore the map at my own pace as I go along through the main story and only prioritise systems I have active quests for like you can in vanilla? Or is there a bunch of unmarked timed content I'd miss out on doing it that way and I should instead be trying to explore the entire map right away before advancing the main quest?
2024.05.19 07:45 ridgegravegirls my boyfriend thinks it's cute to bury girls on a sunday
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2024.05.19 07:45 Unlucky-Case-1089 Why do I love Fallout: New Vegas so much?
I played all the Fallout games since top down era. When it went first person I played all of them. In the moment I feel like I enjoyed them all equally. Now much older when I think of my favorite Fallout stories all I can remember is FNV. Sometimes I think oh that overridden prison in F3 was sweet. But come to realize IT’S ALL FNV…
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2024.05.19 07:44 I_IS_CISCO ATTENTION: Animation Youtubers!
Hello, everyone!
First, allow me to introduce myself. I IS CISCO, and I make animations on YT. I want to do long form story time animation content. Over the last 5 months, I have found that this is a very time consuming niche to pursue. I have resorted to making short form memes just to keep my channel alive in between uploads.
With that said, over the past couple of weeks I have seen a few post asking if animation is worth pursuing with monetization in mind. The simple answer in NO. This genre of videos is not worth pursuing for those that expect instant gratification. Anyone who does YT (regardless of genre) will always tell you that monetization should always be an afterthought.
However, the emotional satisfaction is sure as hell worth it. I can't imagine a better feeling than watching your drawings move and tell a story. Even if its just an "animatic", I enjoy watching peoples charming characters play out a scene. Trust me, the satisfaction of people enjoying what you made, makes all the effort and time worth it.
If there is any YT animators reading this, I want to see your channels. Lets keep each other motivated.
P.S: Some useful resources to post WIPs or finished videos since you can't post them here. animation and StorytimeAnimation
TL;DR: Animation channels are not for those trying to make a quick buck, but its one of the most satisfying niches to be a part of.
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First, allow me to introduce myself. I IS CISCO, and I make animations on YT. I want to do long form story time animation content. Over the last 5 months, I have found that this is a very time consuming niche to pursue. I have resorted to making short form memes just to keep my channel alive in between uploads.
With that said, over the past couple of weeks I have seen a few post asking if animation is worth pursuing with monetization in mind. The simple answer in NO. This genre of videos is not worth pursuing for those that expect instant gratification. Anyone who does YT (regardless of genre) will always tell you that monetization should always be an afterthought.
However, the emotional satisfaction is sure as hell worth it. I can't imagine a better feeling than watching your drawings move and tell a story. Even if its just an "animatic", I enjoy watching peoples charming characters play out a scene. Trust me, the satisfaction of people enjoying what you made, makes all the effort and time worth it.
If there is any YT animators reading this, I want to see your channels. Lets keep each other motivated.
P.S: Some useful resources to post WIPs or finished videos since you can't post them here. animation and StorytimeAnimation
TL;DR: Animation channels are not for those trying to make a quick buck, but its one of the most satisfying niches to be a part of.
2024.05.19 07:44 Final_Pen_1169 "We need everyone's support!"
We need everyone's support! Please read carefully! We need strategies, not just "buy and hold"! First, we can review our performance in 2021 and analyze it. It's evident that we were too scattered this time. Last Friday, we saw that many "meme" stocks were heavily bought by Wall Street short sellers at 9:30, and they easily gained control of the stocks! We need to concentrate our efforts. Moreover, we need to ensure that stock prices return to their fair value rather than just increasing the price, as that's not a way for everyone to profit. We want the market to accept the stock's true value, stabilizing the price so everyone can benefit! After analyzing GWAV, we found it to be a great fit! Here is our strategy:Currently, the company's stock price is very low. If retail investors concentrate their efforts, we can easily push the main players to yield. When they cannot manipulate the stock price to short it, those who are already short will have to hedge by going long. When we voluntarily choose to join, we need to contribute what we can afford to lose, no matter the amount, whether it is $100 or $200, everyone's contribution is needed. I am prepared to invest $2000. If we have 100,000 such retail investors, we will have a collective value of $200 million. We saw last Friday that with a 1500% turnover rate, only $240 million was traded. So, we can allocate this capital in parts, buying incrementally without exhausting all our resources at once. We need to target the short sellers, gaining control and returning the stock price to its fair market value, which is above one dollar. Remember, it is not the effort of one person but the collective effort of everyone that will stabilize the market. Do not rush to sell; the market will recognize this. Shorts will realize they have no opportunity to profit from further declines, and they might even have to go long to minimize their losses. If you see this, please share it on all your stock social platforms and write your number so that everyone can see we mean business! I am the 106th person! (I will invest $3000—this sentence is my own addition).
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2024.05.19 07:44 helloimAmber What’s the best representation for D.I.D in media?
I need like atleast ONE character to relate too and atp I’m about to write an ENTIRE STORY JUST to give the people a decent representation of a main character with D.I.D
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2024.05.19 07:43 Navin_13 Selling genshin account
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2024.05.19 07:43 unknown9047 I wish I had someone I could talk too
I’ve got a lot on my mind and a lot going on but also nothing going on.
Im gonna be a dad next month and I’m turning 20 in a week.
I love my girlfriend and I’m happy I’m with her and I wouldn’t have it any other way.
But if I’m honest I don’t have any friends, my best friend of 10 years I got rid off a few months ago because of shit that’s too long to even get into and at first I didn’t care and then now I wish I had a friend who I could just talk too or play games with or feel real with.
Not that I’m not real with my girlfriend, I just don’t have friends, and that’s my fault because I don’t go out and I don’t try to make friends, and the friends I had or people I know I don’t even talk too.
I mean I’m becoming a dad next month and I still don’t think it’s fully hit me like I live my life at my girlfriends dad on my PlayStation, not sure what to do with myself because of anxiety and my autism that I struggle with.
I know what I’m saying just seems a bit random I didn’t know what I was going to write before making this post.
But I feel lost at times but at the same time I’m happy but scared of being a dad what if I’m not a good dad? What if I get overwhelmed and not be a good dad.
I know having a dad with issues can fuck a kid up it did with me.
I miss my fucking dad, I wish he could of not had all the problems he had, I don’t ever talk about my dad, I just know when I do or when people I can’t even process my emotions.
But writing this post about my sheds tears in my eyes.
I just want to be the dad I always wanted, I don’t want to feel like a bad person because of shameful things I’ve done, or the issues I have.
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Im gonna be a dad next month and I’m turning 20 in a week.
I love my girlfriend and I’m happy I’m with her and I wouldn’t have it any other way.
But if I’m honest I don’t have any friends, my best friend of 10 years I got rid off a few months ago because of shit that’s too long to even get into and at first I didn’t care and then now I wish I had a friend who I could just talk too or play games with or feel real with.
Not that I’m not real with my girlfriend, I just don’t have friends, and that’s my fault because I don’t go out and I don’t try to make friends, and the friends I had or people I know I don’t even talk too.
I mean I’m becoming a dad next month and I still don’t think it’s fully hit me like I live my life at my girlfriends dad on my PlayStation, not sure what to do with myself because of anxiety and my autism that I struggle with.
I know what I’m saying just seems a bit random I didn’t know what I was going to write before making this post.
But I feel lost at times but at the same time I’m happy but scared of being a dad what if I’m not a good dad? What if I get overwhelmed and not be a good dad.
I know having a dad with issues can fuck a kid up it did with me.
I miss my fucking dad, I wish he could of not had all the problems he had, I don’t ever talk about my dad, I just know when I do or when people I can’t even process my emotions.
But writing this post about my sheds tears in my eyes.
I just want to be the dad I always wanted, I don’t want to feel like a bad person because of shameful things I’ve done, or the issues I have.
2024.05.19 07:43 idontlikecheesewtf I feel like I’m dying of a broken heart…
I tend to feel delayed grief consistently. I just left somewhat of an abusive relationship yes I was hit, threatened and tormented and spoken down on consistently but no he never left significant marks. Just hurt me just enough to scare me and make me cry then yell at me for crying… idk whatever. Point is it’s 1 am now, 2 weeks of no contact finally passed he’s finally given up calling and messaging me and threatening me from every single social app he knows and he can’t reach me anymore and have changed my number.
If it was so bad why do I miss him so much and literally feel this way now… I know the entire last few months with him I was miserable and kept telling him things like about how sad I was and how he just kept being a monster. The final straw was when he referred to his own mother as “this lady” and started calling her nasty names as he does to me bc she made him food but he didn’t like the smell of it and got mad bc she told him to eat some. Referred to her as “this stupid lady”. I called him out as I always do bc seeing that is disgusting especially as he’s a freaking felon I remind him his mother doesn’t owe him food at his grown age of 28 and to make his own food next time to avoid that issue. and that when he got out of jail she could have changed the locks and not let him live there rent free while he treated her terribly… so ofc instead of acknowledging it like he never does he brings up the one and only time I ever messed up 5 years ago (before we even started dating and we’re only talking but that’s an even longer story).
I feel like throwing up and I know going back in just disrespecting myself and feeling down again. I know I’d feel sad with him and just as sad now without him. I know I need to love myself but he really took me down thru the mud and I just go thru the days now like a zombie just trying to get to the next day. He never did anything for me he was never thoughtful or kind and never reciprocated then tormented me and made me suffer and he enjoyed it. Then apologize and make up. I’ve heard that’s the tactic these kind of people use, torment u then remedy it even tho the torment was never necessary in the first place. I was disrespected consistently thru phone text in person in my car in my own home… all while he got everything he wanted from me. Why was I so desperate to please him.
Now I find myself trying to latch onto any other person I meet. I met someone last week and kissed him and feel disgusting. I feel lost and I haven’t cried these past 2 weeks but today it’s really hitting me hard. I don’t have anyone to talk to and I just want this to pass so badly. Just venting. I haven’t eaten and am becoming addicted to how I look now just skinny and tired like a corpse. I sleep probably 3 hours at most and stay up the majority of the night until the morning and even when I can eat I. Just can’t ever finish anything - 3 bites and I’m nauseous. I regret kissing that person last week and initiating a sort of friendship bc now when their attention is not on me I feel extremely worse even tho I know they owe me nothing and know nothing about what I’m going thru. My home makes me feel sad I put everything he ever gave me ina closet today and the only way I can sort of see him is through his online store. And I feel horrible bc he use to updated his products everyday. Except maybe something happened to him or he’s sad too bc he hasn’t updated it in 5 days. I need to get rid of that app too it’s what’s hurting me most today that I can’t fully let go.
I thought we’d have children together and get married he is genuinely my other half but why does it feel so wrong leaving him when he hurt me so much. Loyalty wasn’t an issue it was EVERUTHING else. To the point that everyday something brought up an argument that escalated way past normal arguments into bullying and name calling territory and his ego so big he couldn’t just be a man he had to make sure he came out on top always while I had to make myself small and bow down.
I’m hurting so bad now. I think it hurts more bc it was that easy for him also to let it go. All the threats about showing up to my building and knocking my door down and nothing ever happened. This whole time I was just stupid foolish and dumb over a man who felt large just by threatening and scaring me constantly when he maybe never even truly cared. I feel so stupid I wish I could scrub my brain rn I can’t stop smoking these disgusting black and milds now either. I’ve been seeing my sisters more often now and it helps that my sis is also going thru a similar breakup not involving dv but just certain aspects that are similar to toxicity. I don’t want anyone to feel sad I hope no one feels as Sad as I do now.
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If it was so bad why do I miss him so much and literally feel this way now… I know the entire last few months with him I was miserable and kept telling him things like about how sad I was and how he just kept being a monster. The final straw was when he referred to his own mother as “this lady” and started calling her nasty names as he does to me bc she made him food but he didn’t like the smell of it and got mad bc she told him to eat some. Referred to her as “this stupid lady”. I called him out as I always do bc seeing that is disgusting especially as he’s a freaking felon I remind him his mother doesn’t owe him food at his grown age of 28 and to make his own food next time to avoid that issue. and that when he got out of jail she could have changed the locks and not let him live there rent free while he treated her terribly… so ofc instead of acknowledging it like he never does he brings up the one and only time I ever messed up 5 years ago (before we even started dating and we’re only talking but that’s an even longer story).
I feel like throwing up and I know going back in just disrespecting myself and feeling down again. I know I’d feel sad with him and just as sad now without him. I know I need to love myself but he really took me down thru the mud and I just go thru the days now like a zombie just trying to get to the next day. He never did anything for me he was never thoughtful or kind and never reciprocated then tormented me and made me suffer and he enjoyed it. Then apologize and make up. I’ve heard that’s the tactic these kind of people use, torment u then remedy it even tho the torment was never necessary in the first place. I was disrespected consistently thru phone text in person in my car in my own home… all while he got everything he wanted from me. Why was I so desperate to please him.
Now I find myself trying to latch onto any other person I meet. I met someone last week and kissed him and feel disgusting. I feel lost and I haven’t cried these past 2 weeks but today it’s really hitting me hard. I don’t have anyone to talk to and I just want this to pass so badly. Just venting. I haven’t eaten and am becoming addicted to how I look now just skinny and tired like a corpse. I sleep probably 3 hours at most and stay up the majority of the night until the morning and even when I can eat I. Just can’t ever finish anything - 3 bites and I’m nauseous. I regret kissing that person last week and initiating a sort of friendship bc now when their attention is not on me I feel extremely worse even tho I know they owe me nothing and know nothing about what I’m going thru. My home makes me feel sad I put everything he ever gave me ina closet today and the only way I can sort of see him is through his online store. And I feel horrible bc he use to updated his products everyday. Except maybe something happened to him or he’s sad too bc he hasn’t updated it in 5 days. I need to get rid of that app too it’s what’s hurting me most today that I can’t fully let go.
I thought we’d have children together and get married he is genuinely my other half but why does it feel so wrong leaving him when he hurt me so much. Loyalty wasn’t an issue it was EVERUTHING else. To the point that everyday something brought up an argument that escalated way past normal arguments into bullying and name calling territory and his ego so big he couldn’t just be a man he had to make sure he came out on top always while I had to make myself small and bow down.
I’m hurting so bad now. I think it hurts more bc it was that easy for him also to let it go. All the threats about showing up to my building and knocking my door down and nothing ever happened. This whole time I was just stupid foolish and dumb over a man who felt large just by threatening and scaring me constantly when he maybe never even truly cared. I feel so stupid I wish I could scrub my brain rn I can’t stop smoking these disgusting black and milds now either. I’ve been seeing my sisters more often now and it helps that my sis is also going thru a similar breakup not involving dv but just certain aspects that are similar to toxicity. I don’t want anyone to feel sad I hope no one feels as Sad as I do now.
2024.05.19 07:43 CalmNeedleworker3100 I've always thought Half Life 2 had an interesting story. I just read this article that explains why the writing was so special.
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-narrative-had-to-be-baked-into-the-corridors-marc-laidlaw-on-writing-half-life
This is an article about Half Life writer Marc Laidlaw. Here are some quotes from Marc Laidlaw:
“I’d seen bits and pieces of the levels they were working on, but as soon as I heard the name, I just got this amazing buzz,” Laidlaw says. “I could see the whole world they were aiming at somehow, and I felt it was a collective vision."
“Really good level design tells its own story. You don’t need NPCs popping up to tell you what to do if your visual grammar is clear enough. Then when characters do pop up, they can say lines of dialogue that make them feel like characters instead of signposts.”
“It’s important to say that every story we did was a thing we discovered along the way, as a team, and not as something I had an idea for and somehow drove people to execute,” he says. “The only way to figure out the story for a Half-Life game was to make the game. There’s no reason to think a thing I put down on paper was going to bear any relation to a final product.”
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This is an article about Half Life writer Marc Laidlaw. Here are some quotes from Marc Laidlaw:
“I’d seen bits and pieces of the levels they were working on, but as soon as I heard the name, I just got this amazing buzz,” Laidlaw says. “I could see the whole world they were aiming at somehow, and I felt it was a collective vision."
“Really good level design tells its own story. You don’t need NPCs popping up to tell you what to do if your visual grammar is clear enough. Then when characters do pop up, they can say lines of dialogue that make them feel like characters instead of signposts.”
“It’s important to say that every story we did was a thing we discovered along the way, as a team, and not as something I had an idea for and somehow drove people to execute,” he says. “The only way to figure out the story for a Half-Life game was to make the game. There’s no reason to think a thing I put down on paper was going to bear any relation to a final product.”
2024.05.19 07:42 WutGuyCreations I think the books should expand more on the Glamrocks
Needless to say, FF and TOTPP have been, well... conversation starters to say the least, especially when it comes to solving the lore of the overarching FNAF storyline - mainly with the newer games like SB and Ruin in TOTPP, which is what I'll be focusing on here.
(Prepare for an essay lol)
The Glamrocks have been, in my personal opinion, some of the best, most compelling characters we've gotten in the FNAF series - not just the new games, but across all the games. The concept of sentient AI has been explored in multiple types of media, but not like this to my knowledge, and the way it's explored with the Glamrocks makes them seem - as I've said so many times in posts and comments here - much more like real characters, and not just obstacles we have to avoid.
Even on the lesser developed characters like Monty and Chica, they still have a sense of sympathy with them. All the glamrocks were built to be sympathetic, and they work perfectly. Monty has anger issues likely stemming from being an "addon" to the band and feels like he's living in the shadow of characters like Freddy and Bonnie - kind of like Roxy but I'll get to her later, Chica was horribly warped from one of the more sweet and caring members of the group (as shown when she was the first to run to Freddy when he collapsed onstage) into a zombie-like husk wandering the pizzaplex, Freddy - well, he's Freddy. And Roxy (I could go on about her character all day, she's definitely my favorite of the group for her character) has massive insecurity issues due to (likely) feeling like a replacement to Foxy, as well as literally being programmed with self esteem issues in the first place. Needless to say, all of the Glamrocks have some mental issues, and that makes them super compelling characters!
Why do I say all this?
Because they seem to be criminally underutilized in the books.
I havent read either series myself, but I know most of their general plots througb youtube and summaries, and from what I've seen, the Tales books specifically have been severely underutilizing the glamrocks for story beats. In fact, most of them (like Roxy) have barely showed up if at all, which is disappointing in itself.
A possible idea I could have on this sort of thing could be the beginnings of the Pizzaplex and hoe the glamrocks were first created with their personalities and how the sentient AI tech was developed, and maybe documenting their growth in personality as time went on and they began learning.
Also, a POV of one of the glamrocks during a story would be honestly quite interesting too!
This is just my opinion though, if yall disagree or feel differently, please let me know! I'd love to hear everyone's opinions on this idea of mine.
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(Prepare for an essay lol)
The Glamrocks have been, in my personal opinion, some of the best, most compelling characters we've gotten in the FNAF series - not just the new games, but across all the games. The concept of sentient AI has been explored in multiple types of media, but not like this to my knowledge, and the way it's explored with the Glamrocks makes them seem - as I've said so many times in posts and comments here - much more like real characters, and not just obstacles we have to avoid.
Even on the lesser developed characters like Monty and Chica, they still have a sense of sympathy with them. All the glamrocks were built to be sympathetic, and they work perfectly. Monty has anger issues likely stemming from being an "addon" to the band and feels like he's living in the shadow of characters like Freddy and Bonnie - kind of like Roxy but I'll get to her later, Chica was horribly warped from one of the more sweet and caring members of the group (as shown when she was the first to run to Freddy when he collapsed onstage) into a zombie-like husk wandering the pizzaplex, Freddy - well, he's Freddy. And Roxy (I could go on about her character all day, she's definitely my favorite of the group for her character) has massive insecurity issues due to (likely) feeling like a replacement to Foxy, as well as literally being programmed with self esteem issues in the first place. Needless to say, all of the Glamrocks have some mental issues, and that makes them super compelling characters!
Why do I say all this?
Because they seem to be criminally underutilized in the books.
I havent read either series myself, but I know most of their general plots througb youtube and summaries, and from what I've seen, the Tales books specifically have been severely underutilizing the glamrocks for story beats. In fact, most of them (like Roxy) have barely showed up if at all, which is disappointing in itself.
A possible idea I could have on this sort of thing could be the beginnings of the Pizzaplex and hoe the glamrocks were first created with their personalities and how the sentient AI tech was developed, and maybe documenting their growth in personality as time went on and they began learning.
Also, a POV of one of the glamrocks during a story would be honestly quite interesting too!
This is just my opinion though, if yall disagree or feel differently, please let me know! I'd love to hear everyone's opinions on this idea of mine.
2024.05.19 07:42 Southern_Country_787 RDR1 first playthrough
 | Started my first playthrough on PC. Finished RDR2 a few nights ago and want to know the rest of the story. Using Xenia to emulate the original 360 game and using Nvidia anti aliasing along with FSR1 to make it look a little better and included a screenshot. RDR1 feels very different and looks way different. I wasn't expecting Bill to shoot me right off the bat! I'm just at MacFarlane Ranch right now. Finished the horse race around the ranch and saved my game for the night. I hear a lot of people saying RDR is better than RDR2. I'm looking at it as one big story though. I played RDR2 until I got down to Fort Mercer I believe and rode through Armadillo and Tumbleweed as John. Finished up the game with Sadie of course. Wish me luck on my new adventure. submitted by Southern_Country_787 to reddeadredemption [link] [comments] |
2024.05.19 07:42 EU4isagoodgame I hate being an Indian male with depression
To start this off, I’m 15 years old and I have lived in America for 8 years. This post isn’t necessarily a life story (I’ll try to keep that short), but more of a societal issue I’m facing. Let’s just say that I’ve been through lots of family issues/trauma and loneliness, which resulted in my depression.
To make my situation as short as possible, I’ll condense a lot of my life. My mom and dad don’t like each other. I have much worse family issues than the average Indian family in America. I have an older sister. I used to have a good amount of friends in elementary school, but I lost all of them in middle school because I went to another school. I reshifted later to the school all my old friends go to in sophomore year (the year I’m currently in), but most forgot me. I had to deal with a lot of loneliness across my middle school and high school time. My sister also had to leave for college exactly when I reached 9th grade. This left me even more lonely. But finding support is almost impossible for me.
So know that you know the bare minimum of my situation, I’ll delve into why being an Indian male with depression sucks. I’ll start off by saying if I was any other race, I think my depression would more acknowledged and taken seriously. The world just doesn’t seem to like Indians for some reason. Now, to any non-Indian, I think I need to explain the social norms of our people. Boys tend to be hyper, trouble makers, with little care. Generally, the male kids tend to be seen as more immature and basically problem-less. Meanwhile, girls are tend to be more responsible. The female kids are seen as more mature. And in the Indian family dynamics, the girls tend to be the ones dealing with all the family issues/burdens while the boys are the ones that are unaware. Indian girls are also more insecure about their race and looks, while boys tend to not be. This causes indian girls to not really like Indian boys because they view them as immature and childish. And to an extent, I can understand this. It really sucks to be an Indian girl who has to go through all that. But I had to go through family issues too. I’m not gonna delve into the family issues cause they’re a bit traumatic, but they basically shaped the person I am. So I dealt with just as much (and even more to be frank) trauma than the average Indian girl. This made me stand out from other Indian boys. In America, the Indians tend to all be in a friend group based on grade because of our small numbers. I’m the only person in my grade and race who isn’t in a close friend group. The Indian boys from my school don’t really like me that much because I’m so introverted and gloomy. Indian girls inherently don’t like Indian boys, hence they don’t like me either. It also doesn’t help that I’m not the best looking, which only makes them dislike me more. I look kinda like your stereotypical nerdy Indian. And obviously other races won’t like me because of our stereotype.
Stereotypical nerdy Indian men are seen as creeps and misogynistic, which makes pretty much the entire world hate us. And I can understand that some of us are but to people like me, this hurts me so bad. I’m very reserved and I would consider not misogynistic at all. Even though I’ve met a lot of women who shun me for being Indian, I’ve always been a strong advocate for women. If I were at least attractive, then people would like me more. And if I was a girl, then other girls would support me. I was naturally born into a terrible stereotype.
So boys from my own race don’t accept me, girls from my race don’t accept me, and other races also don’t accept me. I can’t explain this to my sister because she also thinks I’m immeasurable and childish. I try to show her my true feelings but she keeps dismissing them. And my parents are immigrants, and they don’t have a clue on mental health, so they can’t help either. A psychiatrist would be too expensive (and a pain in the ass to explain to my parents). I can’t go to the school psychiatrists either because they just call home and that would put me in a worse situation. I know this post sounds a bit generalizing, but that’s what I’m against. I’m really struggling to just be able to find someone who can support me, but everyone hates me and I didn’t even do anything. I don’t know what I should do because I’m so lonely.
What are your thoughts?
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To make my situation as short as possible, I’ll condense a lot of my life. My mom and dad don’t like each other. I have much worse family issues than the average Indian family in America. I have an older sister. I used to have a good amount of friends in elementary school, but I lost all of them in middle school because I went to another school. I reshifted later to the school all my old friends go to in sophomore year (the year I’m currently in), but most forgot me. I had to deal with a lot of loneliness across my middle school and high school time. My sister also had to leave for college exactly when I reached 9th grade. This left me even more lonely. But finding support is almost impossible for me.
So know that you know the bare minimum of my situation, I’ll delve into why being an Indian male with depression sucks. I’ll start off by saying if I was any other race, I think my depression would more acknowledged and taken seriously. The world just doesn’t seem to like Indians for some reason. Now, to any non-Indian, I think I need to explain the social norms of our people. Boys tend to be hyper, trouble makers, with little care. Generally, the male kids tend to be seen as more immature and basically problem-less. Meanwhile, girls are tend to be more responsible. The female kids are seen as more mature. And in the Indian family dynamics, the girls tend to be the ones dealing with all the family issues/burdens while the boys are the ones that are unaware. Indian girls are also more insecure about their race and looks, while boys tend to not be. This causes indian girls to not really like Indian boys because they view them as immature and childish. And to an extent, I can understand this. It really sucks to be an Indian girl who has to go through all that. But I had to go through family issues too. I’m not gonna delve into the family issues cause they’re a bit traumatic, but they basically shaped the person I am. So I dealt with just as much (and even more to be frank) trauma than the average Indian girl. This made me stand out from other Indian boys. In America, the Indians tend to all be in a friend group based on grade because of our small numbers. I’m the only person in my grade and race who isn’t in a close friend group. The Indian boys from my school don’t really like me that much because I’m so introverted and gloomy. Indian girls inherently don’t like Indian boys, hence they don’t like me either. It also doesn’t help that I’m not the best looking, which only makes them dislike me more. I look kinda like your stereotypical nerdy Indian. And obviously other races won’t like me because of our stereotype.
Stereotypical nerdy Indian men are seen as creeps and misogynistic, which makes pretty much the entire world hate us. And I can understand that some of us are but to people like me, this hurts me so bad. I’m very reserved and I would consider not misogynistic at all. Even though I’ve met a lot of women who shun me for being Indian, I’ve always been a strong advocate for women. If I were at least attractive, then people would like me more. And if I was a girl, then other girls would support me. I was naturally born into a terrible stereotype.
So boys from my own race don’t accept me, girls from my race don’t accept me, and other races also don’t accept me. I can’t explain this to my sister because she also thinks I’m immeasurable and childish. I try to show her my true feelings but she keeps dismissing them. And my parents are immigrants, and they don’t have a clue on mental health, so they can’t help either. A psychiatrist would be too expensive (and a pain in the ass to explain to my parents). I can’t go to the school psychiatrists either because they just call home and that would put me in a worse situation. I know this post sounds a bit generalizing, but that’s what I’m against. I’m really struggling to just be able to find someone who can support me, but everyone hates me and I didn’t even do anything. I don’t know what I should do because I’m so lonely.
What are your thoughts?
2024.05.19 07:42 whosevelt Question about the book of Ruth (and a partial theory)
I've seen numerous commentators pointing out various parallels between the story of Judah and Tamar in Genesis, and the story of Ruth. The obvious parallels are obvious: both involve young widows who seem to have limited prospects, who, through careful planning, end up in clan-connected unions, a child of which is a forebears of the Davidic dynasty.
But on a closer reading, it seems pretty clear to me that it goes further than that: the book of Ruth is a deliberate re-imagining of the story of Judah and Tamar, similar to the way modern authors might take key elements from a Greek myth and re-set it in a modern city. I'm out of my depth here on the literary side, but I'm thinking of like, Pygmalion (ancient version) becoming My Fair Lady, or Perseus becoming Percy Jackson. And like other reimaginings, a lot of the substance of book lies in the aspects of the source material that the later author chooses to subvert.
One example I can give to illustrate the point, despite typing this out on my phone... In chapter 1, Naomi tells Ruth and Orpah to go back to their mothers' homes. Initially, they intend to disregard her and accompany her back to Bethlehem. Then Naomi says, (paraphrase), do I have sons in my belly that will marry you someday? If I met a man now, and got pregnant tonight and bore sons, would you wait around until they're grown so they can marry you?
Now, on its face, Naomi's comment makes no sense. Why would Ruth and Orpah have to wait until she had children in order to remarry? Naomi does not contemplate that they'd have difficulty marrying if they were to stay in Moab - in fact, she wishes them peace with their future husbands. And, as the story indicates later on, Ruth at least seems to have been a desirable match. Boaz notices her immediately upon his arrival at the harvest, and then warns his workers not to harass her. Later, he praises Ruth for ignoring the Bethlehemite "youths, whether rich or poor." (Ch. 3).
In part, Naomi's reference to this hypothetical marriage to her nonexistent children seems to foreshadow the quasi-levirate marriage at the end of the story, when Boaz marries Ruth to "establish the name of the deceased on his estate." But in itself, even that makes no sense - if Naomi were to remarry and have children, the children from another man would not be part of Elimelekh's clan, and there would be no connection to Elimelekh's or Mahlon's estates.
Rather, Naomi's speech is a clear reference to and subversion of the story of Judah and Tamar. She tells Ruth to return to her parents' home because there is nobody to carry out the levirate marriage, just the way Judah told Tamar to return to her parents' home because there was nobody to carry out the levirate marriage, since Shelah was too young. That's why Naomi specifically emphasizes that it would be ridiculous to wait around until the nonexistent children get older. Because it recalls Judah, who had no intention of allowing Tamar to marry Shelah, but dismissed Tamar on the claim that Shelah was too young, leaving Tamar in widow's clothing at her parents' home indefinitely. Precisely unlike Judah, who lied to Tamar and sent her off to indefinite widowhood at her parents' house, Naomi tries to send Ruth back to her parents' house out of concern for Ruth's wellbeing, but fails to convince Ruth, who stays to care for her mother in law.
If this theory is correct, it could also shed some light on another open question. Interpreters debate the threshing floor scene where Ruth approaches a sleeping Boaz and uncovers his feet. Is this a euphemism for sex? Did Ruth intend to seduce Boaz? Did Naomi instruct Ruth to seduce Boaz, also euphemistically, when she said, "do what he tells you to do?"
To interpret this scene, we need to look at the parallel scene in the story of Judah and Tamar. In that story, Tamar, still a young widow in her father's house, knows that Shelah has come of age, and she has not been summoned to marry him. She hears that Judah is heading out to shear the sheep (where, presumably, he will be outside of his normal routine, and more easily accessible to an outsider, like Boaz on the threshing floor). So she doffs her widow's garb, and puts on a veil, and waits by the crossroads near the town where Judah is headed.
Now, I always thought that in the story, Tamar posed as a prostitute. But that's not actually what the Bible says. In fact, if the story ended after Tamar stationed herself at the crossroads in a veil, you would say, well, I guess she was waiting there to confront Judah, who wouldn't let her marry Shelah and wouldn't free her from her widowhood. It was not that Tamar posed as a prostitute. Judah assumed she was a prostitute because she was a woman out in public and he didn't know who she was. Coming back to Boaz's threshing floor, where the men sleep at the end of the harvest, away from their families and routines: Boaz is satiated and drunk and there's a woman all done up in nice clothing and fragrant oil edging up to him. He doesn't know who she is, and, given the circumstances, could certainly be excused for thinking she was a prostitute. But he doesn't make that mistake. Why not? Because he does something that apparently did not occur to Judah: he asks Ruth, who are you? I don't want to be anachronistic but this genuinely seems to be the authorial intent: Boaz sees Ruth, and treats her, as a human. He allows her to spend the night rather than walking alone at night, then times her departure so that she is not humiliated coming back into town. Knowing she is poor, he sends her off with abundant grain. This scene too subverts the parallel in Genesis, where Judah misperceived Tamar as a prostitute and slept with her despite not having money on him to pay. Boaz did not misperceive Ruth, and although Naomi left open the possibility, the omission of any mention of sex is intentional - there wasn't any sex because Boaz acted appropriate and there was a closer relative who had priority.
In closing, I have two questions: First, is anyone aware of modern academic analysis along these lines? Second, what are people's thoughts on this reading of Ruth in light of Genesis? I could give ten more examples of parallels, but this is a limited medium... I do think the ones I chose to highlight are among the most compelling.
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But on a closer reading, it seems pretty clear to me that it goes further than that: the book of Ruth is a deliberate re-imagining of the story of Judah and Tamar, similar to the way modern authors might take key elements from a Greek myth and re-set it in a modern city. I'm out of my depth here on the literary side, but I'm thinking of like, Pygmalion (ancient version) becoming My Fair Lady, or Perseus becoming Percy Jackson. And like other reimaginings, a lot of the substance of book lies in the aspects of the source material that the later author chooses to subvert.
One example I can give to illustrate the point, despite typing this out on my phone... In chapter 1, Naomi tells Ruth and Orpah to go back to their mothers' homes. Initially, they intend to disregard her and accompany her back to Bethlehem. Then Naomi says, (paraphrase), do I have sons in my belly that will marry you someday? If I met a man now, and got pregnant tonight and bore sons, would you wait around until they're grown so they can marry you?
Now, on its face, Naomi's comment makes no sense. Why would Ruth and Orpah have to wait until she had children in order to remarry? Naomi does not contemplate that they'd have difficulty marrying if they were to stay in Moab - in fact, she wishes them peace with their future husbands. And, as the story indicates later on, Ruth at least seems to have been a desirable match. Boaz notices her immediately upon his arrival at the harvest, and then warns his workers not to harass her. Later, he praises Ruth for ignoring the Bethlehemite "youths, whether rich or poor." (Ch. 3).
In part, Naomi's reference to this hypothetical marriage to her nonexistent children seems to foreshadow the quasi-levirate marriage at the end of the story, when Boaz marries Ruth to "establish the name of the deceased on his estate." But in itself, even that makes no sense - if Naomi were to remarry and have children, the children from another man would not be part of Elimelekh's clan, and there would be no connection to Elimelekh's or Mahlon's estates.
Rather, Naomi's speech is a clear reference to and subversion of the story of Judah and Tamar. She tells Ruth to return to her parents' home because there is nobody to carry out the levirate marriage, just the way Judah told Tamar to return to her parents' home because there was nobody to carry out the levirate marriage, since Shelah was too young. That's why Naomi specifically emphasizes that it would be ridiculous to wait around until the nonexistent children get older. Because it recalls Judah, who had no intention of allowing Tamar to marry Shelah, but dismissed Tamar on the claim that Shelah was too young, leaving Tamar in widow's clothing at her parents' home indefinitely. Precisely unlike Judah, who lied to Tamar and sent her off to indefinite widowhood at her parents' house, Naomi tries to send Ruth back to her parents' house out of concern for Ruth's wellbeing, but fails to convince Ruth, who stays to care for her mother in law.
If this theory is correct, it could also shed some light on another open question. Interpreters debate the threshing floor scene where Ruth approaches a sleeping Boaz and uncovers his feet. Is this a euphemism for sex? Did Ruth intend to seduce Boaz? Did Naomi instruct Ruth to seduce Boaz, also euphemistically, when she said, "do what he tells you to do?"
To interpret this scene, we need to look at the parallel scene in the story of Judah and Tamar. In that story, Tamar, still a young widow in her father's house, knows that Shelah has come of age, and she has not been summoned to marry him. She hears that Judah is heading out to shear the sheep (where, presumably, he will be outside of his normal routine, and more easily accessible to an outsider, like Boaz on the threshing floor). So she doffs her widow's garb, and puts on a veil, and waits by the crossroads near the town where Judah is headed.
Now, I always thought that in the story, Tamar posed as a prostitute. But that's not actually what the Bible says. In fact, if the story ended after Tamar stationed herself at the crossroads in a veil, you would say, well, I guess she was waiting there to confront Judah, who wouldn't let her marry Shelah and wouldn't free her from her widowhood. It was not that Tamar posed as a prostitute. Judah assumed she was a prostitute because she was a woman out in public and he didn't know who she was. Coming back to Boaz's threshing floor, where the men sleep at the end of the harvest, away from their families and routines: Boaz is satiated and drunk and there's a woman all done up in nice clothing and fragrant oil edging up to him. He doesn't know who she is, and, given the circumstances, could certainly be excused for thinking she was a prostitute. But he doesn't make that mistake. Why not? Because he does something that apparently did not occur to Judah: he asks Ruth, who are you? I don't want to be anachronistic but this genuinely seems to be the authorial intent: Boaz sees Ruth, and treats her, as a human. He allows her to spend the night rather than walking alone at night, then times her departure so that she is not humiliated coming back into town. Knowing she is poor, he sends her off with abundant grain. This scene too subverts the parallel in Genesis, where Judah misperceived Tamar as a prostitute and slept with her despite not having money on him to pay. Boaz did not misperceive Ruth, and although Naomi left open the possibility, the omission of any mention of sex is intentional - there wasn't any sex because Boaz acted appropriate and there was a closer relative who had priority.
In closing, I have two questions: First, is anyone aware of modern academic analysis along these lines? Second, what are people's thoughts on this reading of Ruth in light of Genesis? I could give ten more examples of parallels, but this is a limited medium... I do think the ones I chose to highlight are among the most compelling.