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| 1 Time Item CC for sale | Quantity | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Glory of the Elderflame (Lina) | (Available = 1) | $40 |
| Lineage of the Stormlords (Juggernaut) | (Available = 1) | $40 |
| Eyriebound Imperator (Skywrath Mage) | (Available = 1) | $50 |
| Vision of the Seraph Scion (Vengeful Spirit) | (Available = 0) (Sold = 1) | $60 |
| Indomitable Legacy (Sven) | (Available = 1) | $100 |
| Footfalls of the Spore Fathers (Witch Doctor) | (Available = 1) | $120 |
| TI8 Collectors Cache | Quantity | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Dread Ascendance (Doom Bringer) | (Available = 1) | $60 |
| TI9 Collectors Cache | Quantity | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Prized Acquisition (Batrider) | (Available = 1) | $15 |
| Nemestice Collectors Cache | Quantity | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Caerulian Stars (Enchantress) | (Available = 2) | $6 |
| Litany of the Damned (Doombringer) | (Available = 1) | $15 |
| Twilight Hex (Dark Willow) | (Available = 2) | $10 |
| Aghanims Collectors Cache | Quantity | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Forgotten Fate (Mars) | (Available = 1) | $10 |
| Perils of the Red Banks (Chen) | (Available = 2) | $10 |
| Rare: Pyrexae Polymorph Perfected (Ogre Magi) | (Available = 1) | $35 |
| Diretide Collectors Cache I | Quantity | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Crimson Dawn (Phoenix) | (Available = 4) | $6 |
| Deathstick Shaman (Witch Doctor) | (Available = 1) | $8 |
| Dirge Amplifier (Undying) | (Available = 3) | $6 |
| Seadog's Stash (Clockwork) | (Available = 2) | $6 |
| Diretide Collectors Cache II | Quantity | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Cursed Cryptbreaker (Pudge) | (Available = 2) | $6 |
| Darkbrew's Transgression (Alchemist) | (Available = 2) | $6 |
| Dawn of Darkness Foretold (Doombringer) | (Available = 1) | $8 |
| Grand Suppresor (Silencer) | (Available = 1) | $8 |
| War Rig Eradicators (Techies) | (Available = 1) | $8 |
| Withering Pain (Boneclinkz) | (Available = 1) | $8 |
| Rare: Grudges of the Gallows Tree (Treant Protector) | (Available = 3) | $15 |
| Rare: Brands of the Reaper (Anti-Mage) | (Available = 1) | $30 |
| Summer 2023 Collectors Cache | Quantity | Price |
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| Ancestral Heritage (Jakiro) | (Available = 3) | $4 |
| Astral Herald (Dawnbreaker) | (Available = 2) | $6 |
| Beast of Thunder (Storm Spirit) | (Available = 3) | $4 |
| Crescent Huntress (Spectre) | (Available = 4) | $4 |
| Darkwood Eulogy (Death Prophet) | (Available = 3) | $4 |
| Dezun Viper (Dazzle) | (Available = 2) | $6 |
| Primeval Abomination (Primal Beast) | (Available = 2) | $6 |
| Sea Spirit (Kunka) | (Available = 3) | $4 |
| Spectral Shadow (Abaddon) | (Available = 1) | $8 |
| Taur Rider (Alchemist) | (Available = 4) | $4 |
| Tomo'Kan Footsoldier (Hoodwink) | (Available = 1) | $6 |
| Triumph of the Imperatrix (Legion Commander) | (Available = 2) | $6 |
| Tyrant of the Veil (Wraith King) | (Available = 3) | $4 |
2024.05.21 22:17 HaykakanTxa Daily News Report: 05/21/2024
Date: 05/21/2024
Reading time: 10 minutes, 2056 words🪖 Military
Armenia participates in NATO's Regex 2024 headquarters exercise in Moldova
Armenia is participating in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Regex 2024 headquarters exercise that have started in Moldova on May 20. The military exercises will be held from May 20 to 24. They are attended by about 30 representatives from NATO partner countries.Armenpress
Armenian army factor is important for security guarantees, but it is not the only one - Security Council Secretary
Armenian Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan said in an interview with Civilnet that having combat-ready and effective armed forces is very important for ensuring security guarantees. Attempts have been made over the past 6 years to expand the notion of security, he said.ArkaAm
NATO and Armenia strengthen cooperation in defense education
Representatives from the Armenian Ministry of Defense met with their counterparts at NATO Headquarters at the end of April. Reviewed activities conducted within the framework of NATO’s Defence Education Enhancement Programme (DEEP) for Armenia. Set out the plan of joint activities for the rest of the year and for 2025.ArmRadio
Funeral procession of Iranian president Raisi starts in Tabriz
The funeral procession of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and seven others killed in a helicopter crash began in the northwestern city of Tabriz on Tuesday morning. Another funeral service is scheduled to be held in the holy city of Qom on Tuesday evening. The president will be laid to rest on May 23 at noon in Mashhad in northeastern Iran.Armenpress, The National Assembly observes minute of silence for Iranian President and staff lost in helicopter crash
🏛️ Politics & Government
Azerbaijani FM makes phone call to Iran's acting Foreign Minister
Jeyhun Bayramov and Ali Bagheri held phone conversation on May 21, Azerbaijani media reports say. Bayramv expressed condolences to Iranian government and people of Iran on tragic death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian.Armenpress
Armenian, Slovenian foreign ministries address security implications of recent developments
Political consultations between the ministries of foreign affairs of Armenia and Slovenia were held in Yerevan. The parties emphasized the importance of further deepening the political dialogue between the two countries. The latest international and regional developments were addressed at the meeting.Armenpress
Joint statement adopted at the International Conference on Nuclear Security; Armenia joins
A Co-Presidents’ Joint Statement was adopted during the International Conference on Nuclear Security held in Vienna on May 20-21. Armenia, among other participating countries, joined the Statement.Armenpress
Alen Simonyan, Ruslan Stefanchuk discuss the security situation in the South Caucasus and Ukraine
The Armenian National Assembly President Alen Simonyan and the Speaker of the Verkhovna (Supreme) Rada of Ukraine Ruslan Stefanchuk held via video conference. The interlocutors discussed the security situation in the South Caucasus and in Ukraine.Armenpress, Armenian, Ukrainian Parliament Speakers discuss situation in the South Caucasus and Ukraine
Armenia top security official receives CIA deputy director
Secretary of the Armenian Security Council Armen Grigoryan received a delegation from the CIA. Issues related to Armenia-US bilateral cooperation as well as regional security were discussed at the meeting.Armenpress, Armen Grigoryan and Hamad Khamis Al-Kubaisi discuss prospects for Armenia-Qatar relations, Pashinyan holds meeting with CIA deputy director, Armenia, Qatar discuss developing economic relations, Pashinyan discussed issues related to the Armenia-US and international agenda with the deputy head of the US CIA, Armenian PM, CIA Deputy Director discuss international, regional issues, Armenia-Qatar ties discussed in Doha
Moldova signs security and defence partnership with EU
Moldova has signed a security and defence partnership with the European Union. It is the first country to sign such a deal with the EU. The deal will allow to jointly address common security challenges.Armenpress
Mirzoyan and Floyd highlight comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty's role in non- proliferation and nuclear disarmament
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan had a meeting with the Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization Robert Floyd in Vienna. The role of the Treaty in non-proliferation and nuclear disarmament was emphasized on both sides.Armenpress
Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development to be involved in Armenia’s infrastructure projects
Armenia's Vice Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan and Managing Director of the Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development (EFSD) Andrey Shirokov discussed the Fund's involvement in Armenia's infrastructure projects. The parties also pointed out the importance of Armenia’s participation in large regional projects.ArkaAm
Security Council Secretary: Armenia ready to sign peace treaty with Azerbaijan ‘any day’
Armenia is ready to sign a peace treaty with Azerbaijan 'any day' Armenia’s Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan said he is hoping to sign the treaty “as soon as possible” Armenia”s officials mentioned the three basic principles it expects the treaty to be based on multiple times.ArkaAm
Victory or concessions? Secretary of Security Council comments on delimitation ofborder with Azerbaijan
Armenian Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan declined to describe launch of border demarcation with Azerbaijan as a victory or concessions amid ongoing occupation of parts of the sovereign territory of the country by Azerbaijan. Armenia ceded 2.5 villages to Azerbaijan, but there are territories that were returned to Armenia.ArkaAm
Armenia calls for prohibiting threats of attacks on nuclear facilities
Armenia has raised the need for a treaty prohibiting attacks on nuclear facilities devoted to peaceful purposes.PanArmenian
Armenian lawyers protest against bill that will increase the cost of their services
Armenian lawyers have expressed dissatisfaction with a new bill on the parliament's agenda. From October 2024 they will have to pay 10% turnover tax instead of 5% now, and from 2025 they will pay 20% VAT. Head of the Armenian Chamber of Advocates Simon Babayan said that such a tax increase will lead to a significant increase in the price of lawyer services by 38%.ArkaAm
Funeral procession moves to Qom, Iran
Caskets of Iran's President and fellow passengers are now being transferred from Tabriz to Qom. The city is considered the second most sacred city in Iran after Mashhad. State media are reporting that the bodies will be carried around the shrine. The bodies will then be taken to the capital, Tehran, where they will be laid to rest.ArmRadio
💵 Economy
Armenia works on diversification of economy with an eye on Europe - Secretary of the Security Council
Armenia is working hard to diversify its economy with the prospect of increasing exports to Europe. Secretary of the Security Council Armen Grigoryan said the country has not yet achieved significant success in the economic sphere. Armenia's foreign trade turnover with EU countries in first quarter of 2024 reached almost $494.3 million.ArkaAm, Armenia is working to diversify its economy with the prospect of exporting to Europe. AX:
Almost 100 taxpayers in Armenia fined 55.25 million drams for unregistered workers
In April 2024, about 98 business entities in Armenia were found to have unregistered workers. In particular, the fines imposed on 17 companies amounted to about AMD 29.8 million. These companies are engaged in the sale of flowers and seeds, furniture production, cosmetics, jewelry and perfumes.ArkaAm
Armenia’s GDP grows by 9.2% up to 1.97 trillion AMD
Armenia's GDP increased by 9.2% in Q1 2024 compared to the same period of 2023. Manufacturing industry showed the highest growth, standing at 31.1%, repair of cars and motorcycles grew by 25.1% In nominal terms, the country's GDP in current prices amounted to 1,971,230.4 million drams at the end of the reporting period.ArkaAm
Second tranche of loan for development of MSMEs provided to Ardshinbank by EBRD and EU
Ardshinbank signed an agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union (EU) for the allocation of the second tranche of financing to re-lending micro, small, and medium businesses. This lending is carried out under the “MSME Competitiveness in the Eastern Partnership (EaP SMEC)” program. The agreement will support MSME investments in sustainable technologies, as well as towards health and safety.ArkaAm, The EBRD and the EU granted Ardshinbank the second tranche of the loan for the development of SMEs (PHOTO)
Ambassador sees potential for expansion of trade between Armenia and Brazil
Diplomatic relations between Armenia and Brazil were established more than 30 years ago. Ambassador Yeganian said that the trade between the two countries amounts to approximately $100 million dollars annually. Brazil is one of the largest economies in the world, and Armenia has seen impressive economic growth.ArmRadio
Armenia an emerging destination for UK and global investors – Ambassador
Armenia’s Ambassador to UK Varuzhan Nersesyan writes in an article published by London Business Matters. He emphasizes that Armenia in recent years Armenia has made significant progress on enhancing its business environment, creating opportunities and favorable conditions for investment.ArmRadio
🧪 Science & Technology
Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants
Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province.PanArmenian
IAEA’s Grossi to visit Kaliningrad May 28 to discuss ZNPP
IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi will visit Kaliningrad on May 28 to discuss the situation at the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant. Russia's permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov said.Armenpress
IAEA supports Armenia’s nuclear program – Rafael Grossi
International Atomic Energy Agency supports Armenia’s nuclear program, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi wrote on X. Grossi presented the results of his meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan.Armenpress, Effective cooperation is established between Armenia and IAEA
Tree Planting Results with My Forest Armenia: The Power of One Dram
During March and April 2022, AMD 10.757.867 was directed to the afforestation program of the "My Forest Armenia" NGO, 16,000 trees were planted. Representatives of IDBank and Idram visited Jrashen again to see the newly planted forest.Armenpress
Mirzoyan: Armenia will extend lifetime of current nuclear power unit with smooth transition tonew capacity by 2036
The Armenian NPP is one of the main sources of electricity in the country, providing up to 40% of the total generation. Its service life has been extended until 2026, and work is underway to re-extend it for another 10 years. The construction of a new plant is estimated to take 8-10 years.ArkaAm, Armenia has decided to extend the operation period of the NPP until 2036, with the ultimate goal of a smooth transition to the new capacity. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Armenia says ready to extend nuclear plant’s lifetime by 10 years
🎭 Culture
ARARAT Special Evening Dedicated to the 100th Anniversary of Charles Aznavour
On May 20 ARARAT legendary Armenian brandy, celebrated the centennial of Maestro Charles Aznavour with a special event. The event took place at the "One & Only" theater within the Seven Visions Hotel. Guests of the event had the chance to reveal the brandy on the course of special tasting.Armenpress, VTB Armenia general sponsor for Charles Aznavour 100th birthday tribute concert, VTB-Armenia Bank acted as the main sponsor of the concert dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Charles Aznavour., For you, Charles: Yerevan to host exhibition on Aznavour’s centennial anniversary, ARARAT special evening dedicated to Aznavour's 100th Anniv.
“Yerevan Ballet Festival” to host theater groups from various countries
The "Yerevan Ballet Festival" will be held on June 2-5 in the park named after Hovhannes Tumanyan. Admission to the outdoor ballet festival is free.Armenpress
Aznavouriana: Album dedicated to Aznavour’s 100th anniversary released
The album “Aznavouriana” by Deutsche Grammophon is already released and is available since May 17, 2024, just ahead of the artist’s birthday. The album is a collection of exquisite interpretations of globally beloved iconic songs.ArmRadio
⚽ Sport
Gymnasts left for Bulgaria
Gymnastics team will participate in "World Challenge Cup" to be held in Bulgaria. Artur Davtyan, Artur Avetisyan, Erik Baghdasaryan, and Artur Tovmasyan will represent Armenia in the regular round.Armenpress
Hayk Martirosyan wins 7th round of Sharjah tournament
Shant Sargsyan, Samvel Ter-Sahakyan, Manuel Petrosyan shared the point. Hayk Martirosyan won the 7th round of the Sharjah Masters 2024 international tournament in UAE. The leaders are participants from India and the USA with 5.5 points.Armenpress
Donations to Armenia:
HimnadramServicemenFund
Armenian Wounded Heroes
ArmeniaFund
2024.05.21 20:20 JamFranz My coworkers and I live in fear of winning a certain award. This year, I was the nominee
I stared, mouth dry, heart pounding, at the message from my boss – That awful combination of words that my coworkers and I pray we never see:
“You’re in the running for Employee of the Year.”
For him to send something so callous via email – that was just rubbing salt in the wound.
My eyes glazed over the wall of text that followed. I didn’t need to read the details – I’d cleaned enough of the prior winners off the walls and ceiling of the soundproofed breakroom to know exactly what the award entailed.
After that initial, deep pang of fear faded, denial flooded in to take its place.
I wasn’t just hitting my sales quota, I was blowing it out of the damn water – selling big ticket items daily. I never forgot to place the stickers with my barcode on the products, either, so when my customers checked out and it was scanned at the register, the sales should’ve automatically been linked to my employee ID.
We don’t receive commission – there are other ‘incentives’ to keep our sales up. I hadn’t been watching the numbers because I knew I was making sales left and right – I would've never even dreamt that I was at risk.
It was just a glitch with our computer system, I decided with a nervous laugh. It had to be – something IT could probably sort out in no time.
When I finally regained control of my legs, I wobbled to my manager’s office.
There was no miscalculation, he assured me. It was my employee ID that ranked at the bottom.
“The barcodes never lie, Graham.” He didn’t even bother making eye contact.
I was circling the drain figuratively, and if I didn’t get my shit together – literally – soon enough.
I begged him to review the camera footage – I knew he'd be able to see me making all those sales. “Don’t worry,” he added, with a smile vacant of anything remotely resembling happiness, “One way or another, we all contribute to the success of our company.”
I suppose that by then, he was long desensitized to the pleas of the desperate.
As I left his office, I assured myself that this wasn’t a death sentence.
Not yet.
I had another month until they recalculated our final standings, before shit would get real. Before I’d be given a limp handshake and an empty ‘Thank you for your devotion to the company’ as I was led down the hallway. Before I’d meet what lives behind the usually padlocked door in the shadowy corner of the breakroom.
Before I’d learn what it truly meant to sacrifice myself for the good of the company.
Word spread fast around the office.
Kevin gave me his smug, shit eating grin – maybe he thought that with me out of the picture, he’d finally have a shot with Elise.
Elise… I just desperately hoped that hers wouldn’t be the name drawn afterwards – the one selected to hose what’s left of me off the breakroom floor and down the stained, rusty drain.
As required, I began parking in my new designated space at the far end of the employee lot – the faded sign indicating ‘Reserved for Employee of the Year’ nearly swallowed up by the encroaching tree line. It added an extra ten minutes to my walk to our store, and I dreaded that added time in the oppressive Texas heat. The rational part of me knew that was soon to be a moot point, though.
One way or another, in another month, I wouldn’t have that parking spot. If I were lucky, I’d live to see another summer – live to see some other poor bastard’s car parked there.
If they hadn’t already heard the news, when the rest of my coworkers saw my car in that space, they knew what it meant. Don’t get too attached.
They started avoiding me like the plague. I didn’t blame them.
We all knew what would be coming next if my sales didn’t improve – it's the same thing that happens every time:
We’d gather for the mandatory meeting on the closing night of the fiscal year, all eyes on the sorry son of a bitch that had ‘won’ – the room so quiet that you could hear their muffled sobs. They’d receive what barely constituted a handshake from my manager while he muttered – dead-eyed – his appreciation for their devotion to the company.
Next, they’d be ushered off to the breakroom to meet ‘corporate’. No one tried to run – not after what happened in '19. Instead, the winner would always turn back, shooting us a desperate, final look – eyes pleading for someone, anyone, to intervene. And, of course, no one ever did.
Once the door closed behind them and that sound-proofed room swallowed up the last of their sobbing, begging – it was over. The rest of us would be sent home and I'd try to shower away that disgusting feeling – that sick sense of relief that someone else was sent to their death, and not me.
Cal – the nicest guy I’d ever met – he was the bottom performer two years ago.
He’d fallen so ill that he’d nearly wasted away and eventually, couldn’t work anymore. He must've thought that freed him from his contract – if he left, if he never came back into work, he’d be okay.
He must not have read the fine print in our hiring paperwork.
Although, to be fair, if any of us had read it, we'd never have signed it in the first place.
Cal was a warning to the rest of us, that there is no quitting in our line of work. If they have to track you down and find you (and I promise you that they will find you) – well, wouldn’t you prefer to go with your dignity, with the company compensating your loved ones – rather than be pulled from your home, kicking and screaming into the night?
Gina was employee of the year in 2023. Gina, with the kind smile, whom Kevin had set his sights on before Elise – and, just like Elise, she wanted nothing to do with him.
I still remember that day, the day they released the final numbers. The way Gina’s mouth hung open in confusion, shock.
When she finally managed to form words again, she too insisted that there must be some mistake. We all vouched for her to management – I’d personally seen her make so many sales.
Our manager simply reminded us that the barcodes never lie.
My name was the one drawn for breakroom duty that next morning, to pick up what remained of her smile and her simple gold wedding band, to be returned to her family. In one business week, they received a box containing a check, and everything left of her that wouldn’t fit down the drain.
Once the numbers are finalized, once your employee barcode has been slapped on that innocuous looking pink slip, well, your fate is sealed.
Kevin, in all his years at the company, has never parked on the far side of the lot. He has never even come close to becoming Employee of the Year, even though he couldn’t sell a bottle of water to a man dying of dehydration. He is sleaze incarnate and doesn’t even have the charisma to mask it.
I never understood how he did so well, but I couldn’t afford to think about him.
I had myself to worry about, and the glitch in the system. Any time I found myself in the breakroom, that ancient wooden door was an unwelcome reminder of the impending one-way trip it held for me.
I took special care to keep an eye on my sales, working my ass off, pulling double shifts. I pulled up the numbers as the end of month drew near, and couldn't believe it.
I was still dead last.
Somehow, there were days where less than half of my sales had been recorded to my employee number.
I didn’t understand.
I waited for the opportunity to sneak into the manager's office, and pull the footage myself.
I’d show the boss that something had gone wrong with the calculations, that the system was broken.
I finally got my chance. At first, I triumphantly watched myself make sale after sale – far more than had been credited to my account. For the first time in a month, I felt a sense of relief. I had evidence, and that had to count for something.
I switched feeds, to the camera nearer to the registers so I could confirm that the codes were being scanned. I'd seen several scanned successfully, and reached to turn off the recording. That's when I saw it.
Saw him.
Kevin.
It was subtle. I didn't realize what he was doing at first, until I recognized the pattern. Even then, I had to rewind and watch again for it to click.
It happened for nearly half of my sales that day. I saw him Intercepting the customers before they could check out – before I could get credit for my sales. And while he chatted them up, he discretely slapped his employee barcode over my own.
I confronted him that night – I was furious. He just smiled, smugly gave me that line about how the barcodes never lie.
He didn’t give a shit that he was sentencing someone else to death.
Hell, maybe he even enjoyed it.
Kevin had stolen credit for Gina’s sales – and god knows who else's.
Fucking. Kevin.
The day our numbers were to be finalized, he had the audacity to place his barcode over mine on a huge sale I’d made – he made no attempt at hiding it – right in front of me. He flashed me a grin as he did.
I caught up with the customers before they checked out and they kindly allowed me to peel the sticker off. I stuck it in my pocket to show my manager.
I pulled the video, too, and I stormed into his office, refused to leave until he watched it. I studied him as his eyes moved across the screen and if he was upset or shocked, he certainly didn't show it.
Finally, he met my eyes, and at the sight of the pain in his – well, for the first time, I felt a sense of relief.
Until I realized why he looked so miserable. Until he whispered, “I'm sorry, Graham. Someone has to receive that award tomorrow. It's out of my hands.”
I wordlessly handed him that damn barcode sticker of Kevin’s that I’d peeled off. He studied it for a long moment before he handed it back to me with a mere, “Why don't you hold onto this.”
I told Elise what had happened over lunch, and as much as I appreciated her outrage on my behalf, I was already resigned to it. I'd mainly wanted to warn her because I had a sick feeling she'd be the one Kevin went after next.
I'd be lying if I said I wasn't devastated when, that night, my boss called me into his office and informed me of the final standings. Yeah, I knew it was coming, but I guess it's just human nature to hold onto denial – hope – until the bitter end.
For what felt like an eternity, we stared at each other in silence. The presence of the pink slip of paper lying on the desk between us, said more than enough.
Finally, my eyes drifted down to the form.
He’d already signed, but the space where my barcode – the series of vertical lines spelling out my death sentence – should’ve been placed, was empty.
I never knew how this part went, since it always took place behind closed doors. No one that ever filled out that form lived to tell the rest of us about it.
“I need you to place a barcode here before I send the form to corporate.” he said, eventually.
I opened my mouth for one final, impassioned plea for my life, but he interrupted me. He spoke each word slowly, softly.
“I’m leaving the room now. I need you to place a barcode here, before I send the form to corporate.”
He stared at me for a long moment, waiting for my barely perceptible nod of acknowledgement before leaving me alone in the office.
They processed the paperwork, and announced the Employee of the Year that next day.
Yes, I did feel a pang of guilt as I watched the smug grin fade, the blood drain from Kevin’s face as he stared in shock at the outstretched hand of our manager – as he was thanked for his devotion to our company.
I felt it again as I watched him plead all the way to the breakroom, as our manager spoke to him the same mantra we’d all heard before.
The barcodes never lie.
But I thought of Gina, of the countless others, and by the time I heard the door slam behind him – the guilt was already gone. In its place, the relief of knowing the rest of us were safe.
Well, at least until next year.
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“You’re in the running for Employee of the Year.”
For him to send something so callous via email – that was just rubbing salt in the wound.
My eyes glazed over the wall of text that followed. I didn’t need to read the details – I’d cleaned enough of the prior winners off the walls and ceiling of the soundproofed breakroom to know exactly what the award entailed.
After that initial, deep pang of fear faded, denial flooded in to take its place.
I wasn’t just hitting my sales quota, I was blowing it out of the damn water – selling big ticket items daily. I never forgot to place the stickers with my barcode on the products, either, so when my customers checked out and it was scanned at the register, the sales should’ve automatically been linked to my employee ID.
We don’t receive commission – there are other ‘incentives’ to keep our sales up. I hadn’t been watching the numbers because I knew I was making sales left and right – I would've never even dreamt that I was at risk.
It was just a glitch with our computer system, I decided with a nervous laugh. It had to be – something IT could probably sort out in no time.
When I finally regained control of my legs, I wobbled to my manager’s office.
There was no miscalculation, he assured me. It was my employee ID that ranked at the bottom.
“The barcodes never lie, Graham.” He didn’t even bother making eye contact.
I was circling the drain figuratively, and if I didn’t get my shit together – literally – soon enough.
I begged him to review the camera footage – I knew he'd be able to see me making all those sales. “Don’t worry,” he added, with a smile vacant of anything remotely resembling happiness, “One way or another, we all contribute to the success of our company.”
I suppose that by then, he was long desensitized to the pleas of the desperate.
As I left his office, I assured myself that this wasn’t a death sentence.
Not yet.
I had another month until they recalculated our final standings, before shit would get real. Before I’d be given a limp handshake and an empty ‘Thank you for your devotion to the company’ as I was led down the hallway. Before I’d meet what lives behind the usually padlocked door in the shadowy corner of the breakroom.
Before I’d learn what it truly meant to sacrifice myself for the good of the company.
Word spread fast around the office.
Kevin gave me his smug, shit eating grin – maybe he thought that with me out of the picture, he’d finally have a shot with Elise.
Elise… I just desperately hoped that hers wouldn’t be the name drawn afterwards – the one selected to hose what’s left of me off the breakroom floor and down the stained, rusty drain.
As required, I began parking in my new designated space at the far end of the employee lot – the faded sign indicating ‘Reserved for Employee of the Year’ nearly swallowed up by the encroaching tree line. It added an extra ten minutes to my walk to our store, and I dreaded that added time in the oppressive Texas heat. The rational part of me knew that was soon to be a moot point, though.
One way or another, in another month, I wouldn’t have that parking spot. If I were lucky, I’d live to see another summer – live to see some other poor bastard’s car parked there.
If they hadn’t already heard the news, when the rest of my coworkers saw my car in that space, they knew what it meant. Don’t get too attached.
They started avoiding me like the plague. I didn’t blame them.
We all knew what would be coming next if my sales didn’t improve – it's the same thing that happens every time:
We’d gather for the mandatory meeting on the closing night of the fiscal year, all eyes on the sorry son of a bitch that had ‘won’ – the room so quiet that you could hear their muffled sobs. They’d receive what barely constituted a handshake from my manager while he muttered – dead-eyed – his appreciation for their devotion to the company.
Next, they’d be ushered off to the breakroom to meet ‘corporate’. No one tried to run – not after what happened in '19. Instead, the winner would always turn back, shooting us a desperate, final look – eyes pleading for someone, anyone, to intervene. And, of course, no one ever did.
Once the door closed behind them and that sound-proofed room swallowed up the last of their sobbing, begging – it was over. The rest of us would be sent home and I'd try to shower away that disgusting feeling – that sick sense of relief that someone else was sent to their death, and not me.
Cal – the nicest guy I’d ever met – he was the bottom performer two years ago.
He’d fallen so ill that he’d nearly wasted away and eventually, couldn’t work anymore. He must've thought that freed him from his contract – if he left, if he never came back into work, he’d be okay.
He must not have read the fine print in our hiring paperwork.
Although, to be fair, if any of us had read it, we'd never have signed it in the first place.
Cal was a warning to the rest of us, that there is no quitting in our line of work. If they have to track you down and find you (and I promise you that they will find you) – well, wouldn’t you prefer to go with your dignity, with the company compensating your loved ones – rather than be pulled from your home, kicking and screaming into the night?
Gina was employee of the year in 2023. Gina, with the kind smile, whom Kevin had set his sights on before Elise – and, just like Elise, she wanted nothing to do with him.
I still remember that day, the day they released the final numbers. The way Gina’s mouth hung open in confusion, shock.
When she finally managed to form words again, she too insisted that there must be some mistake. We all vouched for her to management – I’d personally seen her make so many sales.
Our manager simply reminded us that the barcodes never lie.
My name was the one drawn for breakroom duty that next morning, to pick up what remained of her smile and her simple gold wedding band, to be returned to her family. In one business week, they received a box containing a check, and everything left of her that wouldn’t fit down the drain.
Once the numbers are finalized, once your employee barcode has been slapped on that innocuous looking pink slip, well, your fate is sealed.
Kevin, in all his years at the company, has never parked on the far side of the lot. He has never even come close to becoming Employee of the Year, even though he couldn’t sell a bottle of water to a man dying of dehydration. He is sleaze incarnate and doesn’t even have the charisma to mask it.
I never understood how he did so well, but I couldn’t afford to think about him.
I had myself to worry about, and the glitch in the system. Any time I found myself in the breakroom, that ancient wooden door was an unwelcome reminder of the impending one-way trip it held for me.
I took special care to keep an eye on my sales, working my ass off, pulling double shifts. I pulled up the numbers as the end of month drew near, and couldn't believe it.
I was still dead last.
Somehow, there were days where less than half of my sales had been recorded to my employee number.
I didn’t understand.
I waited for the opportunity to sneak into the manager's office, and pull the footage myself.
I’d show the boss that something had gone wrong with the calculations, that the system was broken.
I finally got my chance. At first, I triumphantly watched myself make sale after sale – far more than had been credited to my account. For the first time in a month, I felt a sense of relief. I had evidence, and that had to count for something.
I switched feeds, to the camera nearer to the registers so I could confirm that the codes were being scanned. I'd seen several scanned successfully, and reached to turn off the recording. That's when I saw it.
Saw him.
Kevin.
It was subtle. I didn't realize what he was doing at first, until I recognized the pattern. Even then, I had to rewind and watch again for it to click.
It happened for nearly half of my sales that day. I saw him Intercepting the customers before they could check out – before I could get credit for my sales. And while he chatted them up, he discretely slapped his employee barcode over my own.
I confronted him that night – I was furious. He just smiled, smugly gave me that line about how the barcodes never lie.
He didn’t give a shit that he was sentencing someone else to death.
Hell, maybe he even enjoyed it.
Kevin had stolen credit for Gina’s sales – and god knows who else's.
Fucking. Kevin.
The day our numbers were to be finalized, he had the audacity to place his barcode over mine on a huge sale I’d made – he made no attempt at hiding it – right in front of me. He flashed me a grin as he did.
I caught up with the customers before they checked out and they kindly allowed me to peel the sticker off. I stuck it in my pocket to show my manager.
I pulled the video, too, and I stormed into his office, refused to leave until he watched it. I studied him as his eyes moved across the screen and if he was upset or shocked, he certainly didn't show it.
Finally, he met my eyes, and at the sight of the pain in his – well, for the first time, I felt a sense of relief.
Until I realized why he looked so miserable. Until he whispered, “I'm sorry, Graham. Someone has to receive that award tomorrow. It's out of my hands.”
I wordlessly handed him that damn barcode sticker of Kevin’s that I’d peeled off. He studied it for a long moment before he handed it back to me with a mere, “Why don't you hold onto this.”
I told Elise what had happened over lunch, and as much as I appreciated her outrage on my behalf, I was already resigned to it. I'd mainly wanted to warn her because I had a sick feeling she'd be the one Kevin went after next.
I'd be lying if I said I wasn't devastated when, that night, my boss called me into his office and informed me of the final standings. Yeah, I knew it was coming, but I guess it's just human nature to hold onto denial – hope – until the bitter end.
For what felt like an eternity, we stared at each other in silence. The presence of the pink slip of paper lying on the desk between us, said more than enough.
Finally, my eyes drifted down to the form.
He’d already signed, but the space where my barcode – the series of vertical lines spelling out my death sentence – should’ve been placed, was empty.
I never knew how this part went, since it always took place behind closed doors. No one that ever filled out that form lived to tell the rest of us about it.
“I need you to place a barcode here before I send the form to corporate.” he said, eventually.
I opened my mouth for one final, impassioned plea for my life, but he interrupted me. He spoke each word slowly, softly.
“I’m leaving the room now. I need you to place a barcode here, before I send the form to corporate.”
He stared at me for a long moment, waiting for my barely perceptible nod of acknowledgement before leaving me alone in the office.
They processed the paperwork, and announced the Employee of the Year that next day.
Yes, I did feel a pang of guilt as I watched the smug grin fade, the blood drain from Kevin’s face as he stared in shock at the outstretched hand of our manager – as he was thanked for his devotion to our company.
I felt it again as I watched him plead all the way to the breakroom, as our manager spoke to him the same mantra we’d all heard before.
The barcodes never lie.
But I thought of Gina, of the countless others, and by the time I heard the door slam behind him – the guilt was already gone. In its place, the relief of knowing the rest of us were safe.
Well, at least until next year.
2024.05.21 19:46 Uranium234 Humble Choice Prediction League - June 2024 (S7R09)
The heavy clouds mirrored the somber mood as mourners gathered beneath the ancient oak tree, its branches swaying gently in the breeze. The scent of fresh earth mingled with the sweet fragrance of lilies, evoking memories of a life both cherished and mourned. In the hush, broken only by the distant call of a mourning dove, friends and family stood together, united in their grief and love.
The tombstone’s inscription a sobering message of the fleeting joy it brought to its beloved fans, as the raspy words of a pleading eulogy echo through the cemetery
Nopredictionleague?
A low rumble from beneath the freshly turned earth sends a shiver down the spines of the mourners. Suddenly, the ground splits open, and a skeletal hand claws its way to the surface, dirt falling away like a dark veil. Gasps and cries of terror fill the air as the corpse, impossibly animated, rises from its grave. Its eyes vacant and lifeless, flesh gaunt and slack, it begins to speak...
M̶̟͋y̶̢͘ ̸̺̍b̵͌ͅą̴͒d̸̢̉ ̴̯̍a̷͐͜b̸͓͗o̶͕͗ủ̵͓t̵̻́ ̸͛ͅt̸͚̀h̷̛͎ỉ̵͔s̷͔̀ ̶̣̐m̵̺̿o̵̡̓n̷̹͠t̶͈̒h̷͇̽ ̸͈̆g̶̣͘ṳ̴̌y̶̱̍s̷̻̕,̵̗̊ ̵̰̒Ȉ̷̙ ̶̄͜h̷̥̔a̶̺͒d̵̩̉ ̸͍̑t̴͍͝o̵̧͝ ̴̙̓k̵̤͂ỉ̷̫c̶̖̎k̴͓̓ ̵̰́s̴̝̃c̷̟̈́h̸̨͑o̷̱̅ŏ̴̭l̷̘̅ ̷̓͜t̴̪̿o̶̹͝ ̷̨̀t̵̹͒h̸̡̃e̴̪̓ ̷̻̈́b̵̫͘a̵̡͊c̵̜͝k̸̗͛b̷͓̋ũ̵̦r̸̠̓n̷͔͌e̶̬͊r̸̳̒ ̷̻̎f̸͓͝ő̶̭ŕ̵͕ ̶̛̳a̴̲̓ ̸͚̿b̸͓̆i̷̱̊ẗ̷̠́ ̴͍̈ṫ̷̩ẖ̵́į̷́s̷͚̍ ̸͓͆s̴̤͝ǘ̴̜ṁ̸̤m̵͖͊e̶̙̚r̴̲̓ ̷̜̃ä̷̠n̵̮̏d̷͕̓ ̷̙̈p̴̞̑ī̶̟c̵̱̊k̸̛͕ ̵̗͂u̸͙̓p̷̲̾ ̸̟͒ȃ̸͉ ̶̥͒c̸̳̆ǫ̵́n̸͙̑s̷̺̎u̸̚͜l̴̤̋t̸̥͐ì̸̳n̸̠̆g̵̳͘ ̶̛͉g̸͓̔i̵̻͒g̵͈͂ ̵̦̀ĩ̷͇n̸̮̐ ̷̮͑m̸͔͊y̸̭̓ ̴̝̈́o̸͚͗l̶͔͆d̷̘͋ ̶͓̀f̸͓̔i̵̭̿ȇ̵̡l̸̦͛d̷̝͑ ̶̫̍o̶̧͐f̶̥̓ ̸̮̓w̶̞̽ỏ̷͖r̵͉͂k̶̲͋ ̷͓̑t̴͈̍ő̸̟ ̸̭͒d̶̹͘r̵̛͇u̶̪̅m̴̨̅ ̷͚̓u̶̱͒p̴̻̈́ ̶͚̈́ś̵̢ȍ̷͈m̸̝̽e̸͔̓ ̵̹̃m̸̟͆o̵̢͝r̶̼̆ḛ̶̔ ̸̮̐c̵̱̔ą̵̊s̶̱̕h̵̜͗ ̶̻̊ą̴͐s̴̠̍ ̸̛͙ţ̶̈́h̷̃͜e̵͙͐ ̵̲͐m̷̩̌i̶̯̅s̶͝ͅs̸͈̈ǘ̸̥s̵̞͊ ̵͙̂w̵̞̋ä̶̗n̷̲̓t̶̩͋s̷͑ͅ ̸̲̅a̷̫͐n̶̞̄ö̸̦́t̴͍̂h̶̬͝e̵̛̮r̵͕̓ ̷̛̪ṭ̶͒r̶̉͜i̶̤̽p̶̦͝ ̷̦̈́o̶̠͂v̷͎̈ê̸̦r̶͛͜s̶̯̕e̴̯̊ǎ̶̮s̸͎͝.̷̜̽ ̴̱́I̴̡̅ ̵͍͝g̷̤͝e̶͍͠n̵̟̒ű̸͙i̸̹͆n̴̘͑e̴̟͋l̴̠͝y̴̻͝ ̴̮̊d̷͝ͅo̷͈͘ ̶̮͌e̴̻͌ṋ̵̈́j̵͈͒ö̵̼y̷̱̒ ̷̎ͅd̵̯͐ọ̶͗i̴̼͗ň̸̟g̵̘͝ ̴̫́p̵͙͠r̷̢͋e̸̾ͅd̷̥͝ī̸̧ć̸̣ť̷̼ĩ̷ͅo̵̪̒n̶͈͋ ̷̩̊l̶̥̇e̷̻̎â̵̪ĝ̴̪û̷̡e̷̺̾ ̷̺̿ą̶̿n̵͈̊d̵̘͘ ̶̘̃t̷̜͂h̴̨͠e̷̝̓ ̵͎̃s̸̱̾t̵̯̽a̸͉͘t̷̺̂s̷̻̐ ̸̫́a̵̤͝ṋ̵̕d̴̤͆ ̷̘̆ş̴͊p̸̥͠r̷͕̕e̵̮̚a̷̝̎d̷͍͠s̶̲͊ḧ̴́͜e̴̝͒e̸̥̒ṫ̸̩s̶̛̘ ̵͍̏i̶̖͝n̵̞̂ ̶͔̐p̴̢͊ā̷̝r̷̜͝t̷̖͠i̸͕͆c̶͚̆u̴̹͐l̵͉̒a̵̦͗r̶̮̀ ̴͕́ạ̴̽r̶͇̈ë̵̹́ ̵͍͒h̶͔͠ȯ̶̭b̴̧̕b̵͉͋i̵͓͒e̷̮̋s̴̗̑ ̶̧͝o̸͙̚f̷̲̏ ̴̧͗m̵̼̃i̸͉͒ņ̴͝e̶̟͋ ̶̡̇t̴͇̔h̸͚̆a̷̯̚t̶̮͝ ̸̧̾d̸͇̀ȍ̸͓ ̴̤̌b̵̝̒r̷̹̓i̸͎͝n̴͕̄g̷̯͐ ̷͓̈́m̵̭̂ȩ̸̕ ̶̜͒ĵ̵̨ò̶͇y̶̳̎.̶̦͆ ̴̱̔Ȁ̸̻n̵̳̽ŷ̶͚ẇ̴͖ḁ̴̅y̸͓̑s̷͈̈́,̷̪̈́ ̵̱̈́w̵̮̏i̴͋ͅt̷̰̒h̶̺̍o̸̯͌u̸̬͂t̴͙̅ ̷̪͝f̸̣̈́u̴̜̔r̵̲̈t̵̡͗h̴͕̐e̷̡͋r̴̙̋ ̵̀͜ą̸̑ď̷͚o̶̙͆,̸̣͘ ̵͇̈́W̶̞̕E̴̹͋L̴̪̈́C̶̻̀O̸̲͊Ḿ̶̪E̷̫͂ ̷̖̃T̵̮̅O̶̥͘ ̴̖̃T̶̲̈H̸̙͘I̷͚̍S̸̙̔ ̴͉̎M̸̟̐Ǒ̸̬N̸͔͝T̶̼̂H̶̥͠’̷̰̀S̴̚ͅ ̴̭̓R̷̘̽O̴̹͑U̶̳̍N̷̞͑D̸̫̋ ̵̫̎O̵̗͒F̴̲̐ ̸̺͊P̵̳͌R̵̻̃E̴̛̫Ḑ̸̀-
The ghoulish phantom's twisted words are cut short as the crowd of mourners turned frenzied mob descend upon the abomination with pitchforks and torches slaying it mid-monologue. We'll never truly know what it was trying to say, nor should anyone really care. The foul creatures body was ground to ash, but amongst its raggedy innards a small stone tablet was found. The tablet bore a single inscription upon it reading...
WELCOME ALL TO PREDICTION LEAGUE ROUND 9!
Now without further ado, let's get down to the numbers for this round!
Congratulations to
shiro321
kewlgal28
For winning this round with correct predictions of a combination of
Steel Rising - Guessed correctly by 13 users or 18% of all participants (WOW!)
Hi-Fi RUSH - Guessed correctly by 3 users or 4% of all participants
Honorable mentions to Gramd for being the only person to correctly predict Loddlenaut
A total of 72 users participated in this month’s round with 16 users (22%) correctly guessing 1 or more titles.
Besides Steel Rising (13 / 18%) and Hi-Fi RUSH (3 / 4%) users also correctly predicted
Yakuza: Like a Dragon (2/ 2.7%)
Loddlenaut (Just Gramd / 1.4%)
Nobody guessed we’d see
King Of The Castle
Bravery and Greed
Amanda the Adventurer
Mediterranea Inferno
¯\(ツ)/¯
and here are the standing for this season's prediction league as of now
thomasthe1st - 16 points
biohazardbattle - 16 points
Gramd - 15 points
Porruno - 14 points
skinny_thief - 14 points
HerrieM - 13 points
diogenesl - 12 points
Leszczyn - 12 points
shiro321 - 10 points
MJuniorDC9 - 9
Predictions For June 2024 humble choice will close June 3 2024 at 2359PST or sooner pending leak. June 2024 Choice will go live at June 4 10am PST
The scorekeeping for this season's prediction league is can be found here with the test branch available for viewing here. Please let me know if you have any suggestions, concerns or complaints either here, in the scoreboard, or via the discord If you believe your score was tallied incorrectly, please shoot me a dm wherever convenient for you and I'll get it taken care of asap. Thank you all for your patience, kindness and outpouring of support for this season of prediction league.
The Top Scoreres of Season 6
u/biohazardbattle 21 🥇
u/Fall-Historical 17 🥈
u/Leszczyn 16 🥉
u/Phoenix_Samurai 16 🥉
What is Prediction League?
Prediction League is a fan-run competition, where each month people try to predict which games will be in the upcoming Humble Choice. Every user can guess up to 15 games and the highest price of one of them. Submissions are then scored based on the criteria below, and at the end of the season, the best players will become known throughout the land, with prizes for top scorers to be disbursed at the end of season.
New Season Changes
If you haven't played this season before, please read the short Rules and Scoring lists below so you are familiar with the new additions. Total Bundle Value, Number of Games, Highest Game Price and extra points for round winners have been removed. Scoring for this season is automatically calculated with results published the day of choice.
Scoreboard for Season 7
Test Branch scoreboard for Season 7
Rules:
Post a maximum of 15 game predictions. If you post more, only the first 15 posted will count, even if you predicted a game as your #16. Please, make sure to spell game names correctly. Otherwise, they might get overlooked by the search function. All versions of a game, like standard and deluxe, will be considered to be the same. If a Choice includes a deluxe version, you don't lose or gain points for not guessing it was the deluxe. Feel free to edit your comment at any time, but not later than a week after the Prediction League was posted. If you guessed a leaked game before the leak happened, your guess(es) will remain valid and will still count for points. If you submit your prediction after the leak or edit your comment to include a leaked game, those games will not count for any points. Purposely using leaked games may also remove your previous points from the leaderboard.
Scoring:
Each correctly predicted game is worth 2 points. Predicting three or more games in a single round is worth 2 additional points. Being the only person to correctly predict a game is worth 1 point. Predicting a game in the same series as one included in choice is worth 1 point. For example, guessing Dark Souls II will grant 1 point if Dark Souls III is in Choice. However guessing Sekiro does not grant a point if Elden Ring was included, since they don't share a name.
Tips
Look at past Humble Choices and recent bundles. Humble doesn't usually repeat these games, so they don't make for good guesses. Look for recent freebies on sites like Epic or Amazon Games. Many games have been given away there, and then go to Humble a couple months later. Games that have gone on sale recently. Think big and small! Humble Choice headlines some large titles, but also includes smaller indies. New releases probably won't be included, think of titles released a year or two back. When in doubt, copium. If you've run out of ideas, you could put games from your wishlist and hope they appear in Choice.
Prediction League Hall of Fame
Season 1 Champion (2017-2018) - u/K_U
Season 2 Champion (2018-2019) - u/DeliriumTrigger
Season 3 Champion (2019-2020) - u/HiTechGreg
Season 4 Champion (2020-2021) - u/Genkii123
Season 5 Champion (2021-2022) - u/biohazardbattle
Season 6 Champion (2022-2023) - u/biohazardbattle
Season 7 (Oct2023-Oct2024) - Ongoing
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HERE LIES PREDICTION LEAGUE
2017-2024The tombstone’s inscription a sobering message of the fleeting joy it brought to its beloved fans, as the raspy words of a pleading eulogy echo through the cemetery
Nopredictionleague?
A low rumble from beneath the freshly turned earth sends a shiver down the spines of the mourners. Suddenly, the ground splits open, and a skeletal hand claws its way to the surface, dirt falling away like a dark veil. Gasps and cries of terror fill the air as the corpse, impossibly animated, rises from its grave. Its eyes vacant and lifeless, flesh gaunt and slack, it begins to speak...
M̶̟͋y̶̢͘ ̸̺̍b̵͌ͅą̴͒d̸̢̉ ̴̯̍a̷͐͜b̸͓͗o̶͕͗ủ̵͓t̵̻́ ̸͛ͅt̸͚̀h̷̛͎ỉ̵͔s̷͔̀ ̶̣̐m̵̺̿o̵̡̓n̷̹͠t̶͈̒h̷͇̽ ̸͈̆g̶̣͘ṳ̴̌y̶̱̍s̷̻̕,̵̗̊ ̵̰̒Ȉ̷̙ ̶̄͜h̷̥̔a̶̺͒d̵̩̉ ̸͍̑t̴͍͝o̵̧͝ ̴̙̓k̵̤͂ỉ̷̫c̶̖̎k̴͓̓ ̵̰́s̴̝̃c̷̟̈́h̸̨͑o̷̱̅ŏ̴̭l̷̘̅ ̷̓͜t̴̪̿o̶̹͝ ̷̨̀t̵̹͒h̸̡̃e̴̪̓ ̷̻̈́b̵̫͘a̵̡͊c̵̜͝k̸̗͛b̷͓̋ũ̵̦r̸̠̓n̷͔͌e̶̬͊r̸̳̒ ̷̻̎f̸͓͝ő̶̭ŕ̵͕ ̶̛̳a̴̲̓ ̸͚̿b̸͓̆i̷̱̊ẗ̷̠́ ̴͍̈ṫ̷̩ẖ̵́į̷́s̷͚̍ ̸͓͆s̴̤͝ǘ̴̜ṁ̸̤m̵͖͊e̶̙̚r̴̲̓ ̷̜̃ä̷̠n̵̮̏d̷͕̓ ̷̙̈p̴̞̑ī̶̟c̵̱̊k̸̛͕ ̵̗͂u̸͙̓p̷̲̾ ̸̟͒ȃ̸͉ ̶̥͒c̸̳̆ǫ̵́n̸͙̑s̷̺̎u̸̚͜l̴̤̋t̸̥͐ì̸̳n̸̠̆g̵̳͘ ̶̛͉g̸͓̔i̵̻͒g̵͈͂ ̵̦̀ĩ̷͇n̸̮̐ ̷̮͑m̸͔͊y̸̭̓ ̴̝̈́o̸͚͗l̶͔͆d̷̘͋ ̶͓̀f̸͓̔i̵̭̿ȇ̵̡l̸̦͛d̷̝͑ ̶̫̍o̶̧͐f̶̥̓ ̸̮̓w̶̞̽ỏ̷͖r̵͉͂k̶̲͋ ̷͓̑t̴͈̍ő̸̟ ̸̭͒d̶̹͘r̵̛͇u̶̪̅m̴̨̅ ̷͚̓u̶̱͒p̴̻̈́ ̶͚̈́ś̵̢ȍ̷͈m̸̝̽e̸͔̓ ̵̹̃m̸̟͆o̵̢͝r̶̼̆ḛ̶̔ ̸̮̐c̵̱̔ą̵̊s̶̱̕h̵̜͗ ̶̻̊ą̴͐s̴̠̍ ̸̛͙ţ̶̈́h̷̃͜e̵͙͐ ̵̲͐m̷̩̌i̶̯̅s̶͝ͅs̸͈̈ǘ̸̥s̵̞͊ ̵͙̂w̵̞̋ä̶̗n̷̲̓t̶̩͋s̷͑ͅ ̸̲̅a̷̫͐n̶̞̄ö̸̦́t̴͍̂h̶̬͝e̵̛̮r̵͕̓ ̷̛̪ṭ̶͒r̶̉͜i̶̤̽p̶̦͝ ̷̦̈́o̶̠͂v̷͎̈ê̸̦r̶͛͜s̶̯̕e̴̯̊ǎ̶̮s̸͎͝.̷̜̽ ̴̱́I̴̡̅ ̵͍͝g̷̤͝e̶͍͠n̵̟̒ű̸͙i̸̹͆n̴̘͑e̴̟͋l̴̠͝y̴̻͝ ̴̮̊d̷͝ͅo̷͈͘ ̶̮͌e̴̻͌ṋ̵̈́j̵͈͒ö̵̼y̷̱̒ ̷̎ͅd̵̯͐ọ̶͗i̴̼͗ň̸̟g̵̘͝ ̴̫́p̵͙͠r̷̢͋e̸̾ͅd̷̥͝ī̸̧ć̸̣ť̷̼ĩ̷ͅo̵̪̒n̶͈͋ ̷̩̊l̶̥̇e̷̻̎â̵̪ĝ̴̪û̷̡e̷̺̾ ̷̺̿ą̶̿n̵͈̊d̵̘͘ ̶̘̃t̷̜͂h̴̨͠e̷̝̓ ̵͎̃s̸̱̾t̵̯̽a̸͉͘t̷̺̂s̷̻̐ ̸̫́a̵̤͝ṋ̵̕d̴̤͆ ̷̘̆ş̴͊p̸̥͠r̷͕̕e̵̮̚a̷̝̎d̷͍͠s̶̲͊ḧ̴́͜e̴̝͒e̸̥̒ṫ̸̩s̶̛̘ ̵͍̏i̶̖͝n̵̞̂ ̶͔̐p̴̢͊ā̷̝r̷̜͝t̷̖͠i̸͕͆c̶͚̆u̴̹͐l̵͉̒a̵̦͗r̶̮̀ ̴͕́ạ̴̽r̶͇̈ë̵̹́ ̵͍͒h̶͔͠ȯ̶̭b̴̧̕b̵͉͋i̵͓͒e̷̮̋s̴̗̑ ̶̧͝o̸͙̚f̷̲̏ ̴̧͗m̵̼̃i̸͉͒ņ̴͝e̶̟͋ ̶̡̇t̴͇̔h̸͚̆a̷̯̚t̶̮͝ ̸̧̾d̸͇̀ȍ̸͓ ̴̤̌b̵̝̒r̷̹̓i̸͎͝n̴͕̄g̷̯͐ ̷͓̈́m̵̭̂ȩ̸̕ ̶̜͒ĵ̵̨ò̶͇y̶̳̎.̶̦͆ ̴̱̔Ȁ̸̻n̵̳̽ŷ̶͚ẇ̴͖ḁ̴̅y̸͓̑s̷͈̈́,̷̪̈́ ̵̱̈́w̵̮̏i̴͋ͅt̷̰̒h̶̺̍o̸̯͌u̸̬͂t̴͙̅ ̷̪͝f̸̣̈́u̴̜̔r̵̲̈t̵̡͗h̴͕̐e̷̡͋r̴̙̋ ̵̀͜ą̸̑ď̷͚o̶̙͆,̸̣͘ ̵͇̈́W̶̞̕E̴̹͋L̴̪̈́C̶̻̀O̸̲͊Ḿ̶̪E̷̫͂ ̷̖̃T̵̮̅O̶̥͘ ̴̖̃T̶̲̈H̸̙͘I̷͚̍S̸̙̔ ̴͉̎M̸̟̐Ǒ̸̬N̸͔͝T̶̼̂H̶̥͠’̷̰̀S̴̚ͅ ̴̭̓R̷̘̽O̴̹͑U̶̳̍N̷̞͑D̸̫̋ ̵̫̎O̵̗͒F̴̲̐ ̸̺͊P̵̳͌R̵̻̃E̴̛̫Ḑ̸̀-
The ghoulish phantom's twisted words are cut short as the crowd of mourners turned frenzied mob descend upon the abomination with pitchforks and torches slaying it mid-monologue. We'll never truly know what it was trying to say, nor should anyone really care. The foul creatures body was ground to ash, but amongst its raggedy innards a small stone tablet was found. The tablet bore a single inscription upon it reading...
WELCOME ALL TO PREDICTION LEAGUE ROUND 9!
Now without further ado, let's get down to the numbers for this round!
Congratulations to
shiro321
kewlgal28
For winning this round with correct predictions of a combination of
Steel Rising - Guessed correctly by 13 users or 18% of all participants (WOW!)
Hi-Fi RUSH - Guessed correctly by 3 users or 4% of all participants
Honorable mentions to Gramd for being the only person to correctly predict Loddlenaut
A total of 72 users participated in this month’s round with 16 users (22%) correctly guessing 1 or more titles.
Besides Steel Rising (13 / 18%) and Hi-Fi RUSH (3 / 4%) users also correctly predicted
Yakuza: Like a Dragon (2/ 2.7%)
Loddlenaut (Just Gramd / 1.4%)
Nobody guessed we’d see
King Of The Castle
Bravery and Greed
Amanda the Adventurer
Mediterranea Inferno
¯\(ツ)/¯
and here are the standing for this season's prediction league as of now
thomasthe1st - 16 points
biohazardbattle - 16 points
Gramd - 15 points
Porruno - 14 points
skinny_thief - 14 points
HerrieM - 13 points
diogenesl - 12 points
Leszczyn - 12 points
shiro321 - 10 points
MJuniorDC9 - 9
Predictions For June 2024 humble choice will close June 3 2024 at 2359PST or sooner pending leak. June 2024 Choice will go live at June 4 10am PST
The scorekeeping for this season's prediction league is can be found here with the test branch available for viewing here. Please let me know if you have any suggestions, concerns or complaints either here, in the scoreboard, or via the discord If you believe your score was tallied incorrectly, please shoot me a dm wherever convenient for you and I'll get it taken care of asap. Thank you all for your patience, kindness and outpouring of support for this season of prediction league.
The Top Scoreres of Season 6
u/biohazardbattle 21 🥇
u/Fall-Historical 17 🥈
u/Leszczyn 16 🥉
u/Phoenix_Samurai 16 🥉
What is Prediction League?
Prediction League is a fan-run competition, where each month people try to predict which games will be in the upcoming Humble Choice. Every user can guess up to 15 games and the highest price of one of them. Submissions are then scored based on the criteria below, and at the end of the season, the best players will become known throughout the land, with prizes for top scorers to be disbursed at the end of season.
New Season Changes
If you haven't played this season before, please read the short Rules and Scoring lists below so you are familiar with the new additions. Total Bundle Value, Number of Games, Highest Game Price and extra points for round winners have been removed. Scoring for this season is automatically calculated with results published the day of choice.
Scoreboard for Season 7
Test Branch scoreboard for Season 7
Rules:
Post a maximum of 15 game predictions. If you post more, only the first 15 posted will count, even if you predicted a game as your #16. Please, make sure to spell game names correctly. Otherwise, they might get overlooked by the search function. All versions of a game, like standard and deluxe, will be considered to be the same. If a Choice includes a deluxe version, you don't lose or gain points for not guessing it was the deluxe. Feel free to edit your comment at any time, but not later than a week after the Prediction League was posted. If you guessed a leaked game before the leak happened, your guess(es) will remain valid and will still count for points. If you submit your prediction after the leak or edit your comment to include a leaked game, those games will not count for any points. Purposely using leaked games may also remove your previous points from the leaderboard.
Scoring:
Each correctly predicted game is worth 2 points. Predicting three or more games in a single round is worth 2 additional points. Being the only person to correctly predict a game is worth 1 point. Predicting a game in the same series as one included in choice is worth 1 point. For example, guessing Dark Souls II will grant 1 point if Dark Souls III is in Choice. However guessing Sekiro does not grant a point if Elden Ring was included, since they don't share a name.
Tips
Look at past Humble Choices and recent bundles. Humble doesn't usually repeat these games, so they don't make for good guesses. Look for recent freebies on sites like Epic or Amazon Games. Many games have been given away there, and then go to Humble a couple months later. Games that have gone on sale recently. Think big and small! Humble Choice headlines some large titles, but also includes smaller indies. New releases probably won't be included, think of titles released a year or two back. When in doubt, copium. If you've run out of ideas, you could put games from your wishlist and hope they appear in Choice.
Prediction League Hall of Fame
Season 1 Champion (2017-2018) - u/K_U
Season 2 Champion (2018-2019) - u/DeliriumTrigger
Season 3 Champion (2019-2020) - u/HiTechGreg
Season 4 Champion (2020-2021) - u/Genkii123
Season 5 Champion (2021-2022) - u/biohazardbattle
Season 6 Champion (2022-2023) - u/biohazardbattle
Season 7 (Oct2023-Oct2024) - Ongoing
As always, please let me know if you have any suggestions, concerns, complaints or are just in need of someone to talk to. I will am always available via Discord or steam. And if you have a chance please join the community discord! With the next fiscal year I would like to shortly enact plans for more community funded giveaways/prizes.
Edits - 05212024 - REVISED UNSATISFYING ENDING
2024.05.21 18:05 Jprichman78 Mt. Lemmon in the Wall Street Journal
What Was I Thinking?’ The Big-Ticket Items People Regret Cabin fever The family called it “the little brown house,” says Michael Kotas of his vacation cabin in the mountains overlooking Tucson, Ariz. In 2005, Kotas and his wife paid $120,000 for the 1950s cabin, and it needed a lot of work. “We bought it from an older couple, who had dark rugs and wood paneling,” says Kotas, who is now in his mid-60s and retired from a job in technology sales. He redid the cabin “with a cool Manhattan vibe,” updated the electrical wiring and corrected a flooding issue in the basement. In all, Kotas estimates he spent $60,000 in upgrades. But his financial headaches were far from over. Even though Kotas owned the cabin, the federal government owned the land it sat on, since it was located within the Coronado National Forest. Leasing the land cost $800 a year when the cabin was purchased, but eventually grew to $3,600 a year by the time it sold. During that time, two fires came within 100 yards of the cabin, jacking up Kotas’s fire-insurance premiums. Then, a species of bark beetle attacked ponderosa pines there, and the Forest Service required cabin owners to remove infested trees around their property, costing $1,000 to $1,200 a pop. “I counted all my trees around my house and thought, ‘I can’t afford this.’ ” Over time, Kotas’s children didn’t want to go to the cabin anymore, saying “there was nothing to do,” he says. “We ended up spending about five nights a year there for the last several years.” Kotas, whose year-round home also is in Tucson, came to the realization that he wasn’t getting his money’s worth. “It became an albatross,” he says. The tipping point came when a man parked his truck just 100 feet from the cabin and lived out of his vehicle on the side of the road. Kotas sold the cabin in 2022 for $195,000. “I would probably never buy a vacation home again,” he says. “It was a tough lesson to learn. I wish the [new] buyers well, but all I can say is, ‘Good riddance!’ ”
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2024.05.21 16:32 Puzzleheaded-Walk249 Barnes and Noble - $BNED short sale restriction rule in effect
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2024.05.21 14:00 oatballlove proposition of a global laisser passer, a global movement tolerance between human beings in a free space for free beings neither state nor nation replacing nation states rejection and punishment of migrants
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2024/eu-migrant-north-africa-mediterranean/
A year-long joint investigation by The Washington Post, Lighthouse Reports and a consortium of international media outlets shows how the European Union and individual European nations are supporting and financing aggressive operations by governments in North Africa to detain tens of thousands of migrants each year and dump them in remote areas, often barren deserts.
European funds have been used to train personnel and buy equipment for units implicated in desert dumps and human rights abuses, records and interviews show. Migrants have been pushed back into the most inhospitable parts of North Africa, exposing them to abandonment with no food or water, kidnapping, extortion, sale as human chattel, torture, sexual violence and, in the worst instances, death.
human beings living in europe financing african armed forces who reject and punish migrants, its horrible, a nightmare, it makes me feel ashamed to be living in europe
to think of how that state issued currency i use to buy foods in the market, how the same currency is being used to buy weapons and vehicules what cause migrants to experience grave violence and eventually death, it continues to make me feel hopeless for the future of humanity
how can we 500 million or so human beings who live today in europe who today profit of financial wealth amassed during 500 plus years of colonial exploitation in so many places on earth, perhaps a third of all private and public financial wealth in europe generated via the enslavement and abduction of more then 10 million african human beings towards the americas in the transatlantic slave trade, so much land in the americas, in africa, in asia, australia, new zealand stolen from indigenous people by our european ancestors and often the profits of sugar and cotton plantations sent back to europe to be invested into building of palaces for those europeans having financed the colonial abuse
how can we who live today in europe knowing of all this continue to finance the rejection and punishment of migrants ?
how could we change our behaviour ?
i propose that we 8 billion plus human beings alive today would allow each other to leave the coersed association to the regional and nation state at any moment without conditions
we could allow each other a global laisser passer, a global movement tolerance between human beings what would allow everyone to move freely towards spaces where possibly one would be welcome as a refugee seeking person to stay
we could support each other to ask or demand of the state that a 1000 m2 of fertile land and a 1000 m2 of forest would be released for every human being who does not want to be controlled by a state
so that one could sustain oneself on 2000 m2 land free of state control, grow ones own vegan food on it, build ones own natural home from clay, hemp and straw on it, grow hemp to burn its stalks in the cooking and warming fire so that not one tree gets killed
to live and let live
in a free space for free beings, neither state nor nation
the human being not dominating an other human being
the human being not enslaving and not killing animal beings
the human being not killing tree beings
the human being freely travelling the planet to find a space where one can live in harmony with fellow beings
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A year-long joint investigation by The Washington Post, Lighthouse Reports and a consortium of international media outlets shows how the European Union and individual European nations are supporting and financing aggressive operations by governments in North Africa to detain tens of thousands of migrants each year and dump them in remote areas, often barren deserts.
European funds have been used to train personnel and buy equipment for units implicated in desert dumps and human rights abuses, records and interviews show. Migrants have been pushed back into the most inhospitable parts of North Africa, exposing them to abandonment with no food or water, kidnapping, extortion, sale as human chattel, torture, sexual violence and, in the worst instances, death.
to think of how that state issued currency i use to buy foods in the market, how the same currency is being used to buy weapons and vehicules what cause migrants to experience grave violence and eventually death, it continues to make me feel hopeless for the future of humanity
how can we 500 million or so human beings who live today in europe who today profit of financial wealth amassed during 500 plus years of colonial exploitation in so many places on earth, perhaps a third of all private and public financial wealth in europe generated via the enslavement and abduction of more then 10 million african human beings towards the americas in the transatlantic slave trade, so much land in the americas, in africa, in asia, australia, new zealand stolen from indigenous people by our european ancestors and often the profits of sugar and cotton plantations sent back to europe to be invested into building of palaces for those europeans having financed the colonial abuse
how can we who live today in europe knowing of all this continue to finance the rejection and punishment of migrants ?
how could we change our behaviour ?
i propose that we 8 billion plus human beings alive today would allow each other to leave the coersed association to the regional and nation state at any moment without conditions
we could allow each other a global laisser passer, a global movement tolerance between human beings what would allow everyone to move freely towards spaces where possibly one would be welcome as a refugee seeking person to stay
we could support each other to ask or demand of the state that a 1000 m2 of fertile land and a 1000 m2 of forest would be released for every human being who does not want to be controlled by a state
so that one could sustain oneself on 2000 m2 land free of state control, grow ones own vegan food on it, build ones own natural home from clay, hemp and straw on it, grow hemp to burn its stalks in the cooking and warming fire so that not one tree gets killed
to live and let live
in a free space for free beings, neither state nor nation
the human being not dominating an other human being
the human being not enslaving and not killing animal beings
the human being not killing tree beings
the human being freely travelling the planet to find a space where one can live in harmony with fellow beings
2024.05.21 13:18 RadiantFeature5 [FS] TP-Link JetStream TL-SG3210XHP-M2 2.5G 8-Port 2.5G & 2-Port 10GE SFP+ L2+ Managed Switch with 8-Port PoE+
Bought this switch brand new and used it for around a month, upgraded to the 24 port model so I'm listing this for sale. In pristine condition and has less then 500 hours on time.
Product page and features: https://www.tp-link.com/us/business-networking/omada-sdn-switch/tl-sg3210xhp-m2/
Web panel demo: https://emulator.tp-link.com/emulator_TL-SG3210XHP-M2_V2/index.html
Images: https://imgur.com/a/kW7438T
Target price: £300
Open to offers, PM or post here
Interface
Features:
Quality of Service
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Product page and features: https://www.tp-link.com/us/business-networking/omada-sdn-switch/tl-sg3210xhp-m2/
Web panel demo: https://emulator.tp-link.com/emulator_TL-SG3210XHP-M2_V2/index.html
Images: https://imgur.com/a/kW7438T
Target price: £300
Open to offers, PM or post here
Interface
- 8× 100/1000/2500 Mbps RJ45 Ports
- 2× 10G SFP+ Slots
- 1× RJ45 Console Port
- 1× Micro-USB Console Port
- Standard: 802.3at/af compliant
- PoE+ Ports: 8 Ports
- PoE Power Budget: 240 W
Features:
Quality of Service
- 8 priority queues
- 802.1p CoS/DSCP priority
- Queue scheduling
- SP (Strict Priority)
- WRR (Weighted Round Robin)
- SP+WRR
- Bandwidth Control
- Port/Flow based Rating Limiting
- Smoother Performance
- Action for Flows
- Mirror (to supported interface)
- Redirect (to supported interface)
- Rate Limit
- QoS Remark
- 16 IPv4/IPv6 Interfaces
- Static Routing
- 48 static routes
- Static ARP
- 128 Static Entries
- Proxy ARP
- Gratuitous ARP
- DHCP Server
- DHCP Relay
- DHCP Interface Relay
- DHCP VLAN Relay
- DHCP L2 Relay
- Link Aggregation
- static link aggregation
- 802.3ad LACP
- Up to 8 aggregation groups, containing 8 ports per group
- Spanning Tree Protocol
- 802.1d STP
- 802.1w RSTP
- 802.1s MSTP
- STP Security: TC Protect, BPDU Filter, Root Protect
- Loopback Detection
- Port based
- VLAN based
- Flow Control
- 802.3x Flow Control
- HOL Blocking Prevention
- Mirroring
- Port Mirroring
- CPU Mirroring
- OnetoOne
- ManytoOne
- Tx/Rx/Both
- IGMP Snooping
- IGMP v1/v2/v3 Snooping
- Fast Leave
- IGMP Snooping Querier
- IGMP Authentication
- IGMP Authentication
- MLD Snooping
- MLD v1/v2 Snooping
- Fast Leave
- MLD Snooping Querier
- Static Group Config
- Limited IP Multicast
- MVR
- Multicast Filtering: 256 profiles and 16 entries per profile
- Support Omada Hardware Controller (OC200/OC300), Software Controller, Cloud-Based Controller
- Automatic Device Discovery
- Batch Configuration
- Batch Firmware Upgrading
- Intelligent Network Monitoring
- Abnormal Event Warnings
- Unified Configuration
- Reboot Schedule
- ZTP (Zero*Touch Provisioning)
- VLAN Group
- Max 4K VLAN Groups
- 802.1Q Tagged VLAN
- MAC VLAN: 7 Entries
- Protocol VLAN: Protocol Template 16, Protocol VLAN 16
- Private VLAN
- GVRP
- VLAN VPN (QinQ)
- Port*Based QinQ
- Selective QinQ
- Voice VLAN
- Time-Based ACL
- MAC ACL
- Source MAC
- Destination MAC
- VLAN ID
- User Priority
- Ether Type
- IP ACL
- Source IP
- Destination IP
- Fragment
- IP Protocol
- TCP Flag
- TCP/UDP Port
- DSCP/IP TOS
- User Priority
- Combined ACL
- Packet Content ACL
- IPv6 ACL
- Policy
- Mirroring
- Redirect
- Rate Limit
- QoS Remark
- ACL apply to Port/VLAN
- IP-MAC-Port Binding
- 512 Entries
- DHCP Snooping
- ARP Inspection
- IPv4 Source Guard: 100 Entries
- IPv6-MAC-Port Binding
- 512 Entries
- DHCPv6 Snooping
- ND Detection
- IPv6 Source Guard: 100 Entries
- DoS Defend
- Static/Dynamic Port Security
- Up to 64 MAC addresses per port
- Broadcast/Multicast/Unicast Storm Control
- kbps/ratio control mode
- 802.1X
- Port base authentication
- Mac base authentication
- VLAN Assignment
- MAB
- Guest VLAN
- Support Radius authentication andaccountability
- AAA (including TACACS+)
- Port Isolation
- Secure web management through HTTPS with SSLv3/TLS 1.2
- Secure Command Line Interface (CLI) management with SSHv1/SSHv2
- IP/Port/MAC based access control IPv6
- IPv6 Dual IPv4/IPv6
- Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) Snooping
- IPv6 ACL
- IPv6 Interface
- Static IPv6 Routing
- IPv6 neighbor discovery (ND)
- Path maximum transmission unit (MTU) discovery
- Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) version 6
- TCPv6/UDPv6
- IPv6 applications
- DHCPv6 Client
- Ping6
- Tracert6
- Telnet (v6)
- IPv6 SNMP
- IPv6 SSH
- IPv6 SSL
- Http/Https
- IPv6 TFTP
- Web-based GUI
- Command Line Interface (CLI) through the console port, telnet
- SNMP v1/v2c/v3
- Trap/Inform
- RMON (1,2,3,9 groups)
- SDM Template
- DHCP/BOOTP Client
- 802.1ab LLDP/LLDP*MED
- DHCP AutoInstall
- Dual Image, Dual Configuration
- CPU Monitoring
- Cable Diagnostics
- EEE
- Password Recovery
- SNTP
- System Log
- MIB II (RFC1213)
- Interface MIB (RFC2233)
- Ethernet Interface MIB (RFC1643)
- Bridge MIB (RFC1493)
- P/Q-Bridge MIB (RFC2674)
- RMON MIB (RFC2819)
- RMON2 MIB (RFC2021)
- Radius Accounting Client MIB (RFC2620)
- Radius Authentication Client MIB (RFC2618)
- Remote Ping, Traceroute MIB (RFC2925)
- Support TP-Link private MIB
2024.05.21 09:06 Character_Low_7416 i am stuck
 | how to cancel this? i cant go back from home there is no x button submitted by Character_Low_7416 to pcproblems [link] [comments] |
2024.05.21 07:30 thatstuffguyfromkc H: caps W: stimpak diffusers, cobalt and violet flux
Hello Wanderers! So first of all, I preordered 76 back in 2018, played for maybe 2 weeks and absolutely hated it! My cousin who shares my love of the franchise said he heard there had been a lot of improvements and like many others the show triggered our FO nostalgia so we decided to give it a try again... and I'm sooo happy we did!!! The experience has been everything I had originally hoped it would be! That being said, we're trying to accomplish several things while still exploring and discovering everything the wasteland has to offer, and we're running into a few hurdles. So short story long, I'm looking to buy a couple of STIMPAK DIFFUSERS for the Tadpole mission and maybe even some STABLE FLUX (fluxs? fluxes? fluxi???) I read some posts from 3+ years ago saying they could be bought from other players, but I've jumped around several player vendors in several lobbies and have never seen either for sale. I'm not exactly cap rich but not hurting either so I'd be willing to pay a fair price to anyone that can help me. Not that I exactly know what a fair price is. As I said, a lot of the info I've seen is pretty old. But if either of those things are doable (pretty sure its the cobalt and violet fluxes we need for our jetpacks) hit me up and we can hash out the details! My schedule varies but I can carve out some time just about whenever for this! OR, if I'm barking up the wrong tree and nobody sells that stuff anymore (or if it's a fortune now) let me know lol.
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2024.05.21 06:41 thatskymirian Days of Nature is just around the corner! Event runs from May 27th through June 16th
 | Shared by TGC on all major communication channels. Check out their tweet here: submitted by thatskymirian to SkyGame [link] [comments] Days of Nature is just around the corner! The moment many of you have been patiently waiting for.Read our latest blog for all the details. https://bit.ly/DaysOfNature24 —————————— Aid a River in Need: Days of Nature 2024https://preview.redd.it/hfk7ikl9lp1d1.png?width=1778&format=png&auto=webp&s=b749619a8258b7a92ff79be7367613b5b482b0f0Prairie Peaks is usually a haven away from the remains of the kingdom, but starting on May 27th, Spirits and Sky children alike will be called to aid the river that brings life to the area when Days of Nature returns. For three weeks, Shard Eruptions and the Darkness they bring threaten the health of Prairie Peaks’ waters. Spirits will be on hand to build a device that keeps the corruption from spreading downstream, but it’s up to Sky kids to capture its pollution and stop it from impacting the spaces around the river. “Well you’re in luck,” we hear you say. “I happen to be something of an expert at clearing away Darkness.” That’s reassuring, because it turns out this Shard Eruption has attracted a new type of Dark Creature—one who’s not as eager for the debris to be cleared from their new home. Be sure to team up and be quick on your feet to dodge them as you aid the river and your fellow players (or alternately let them share their hugs with you, we support your choice of either play style). https://preview.redd.it/mex92unalp1d1.png?width=2133&format=png&auto=webp&s=80a232ad130dd950dfec9e73f97b5d36d77a3310 As you fly and swim and roll around the area, don’t forget to watch out for event currency! Four can be found around the area each day. Use them to unlock a mask with a splash of glittering blue, and an ocean-themed scarf in shades of sapphire and turquoise. As for other new and returning items, we’ll have those too! If you’re looking for more new outfit items, the Nature Wave-Touched Hair may add some cerulean to your style, and the Nature Wave Pack captures the movement of a running river in cape form. Not to mention, all the classics from past years will be back, from the translucent Nature School Cape to the Nature Turtle Pack and even the 2020 original, the vibrant green Earth Cape. https://preview.redd.it/6u6xb7mblp1d1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=a7b7b9f2a8313ac0926401617a7b7a6431342b06 2024 Charity ItemsWe’re also pleased to share that the majority of IAP items sold during Days of Nature will support real-world cleanup efforts in oceans and waterways. These are the items listed below. A little more than half of the total list price for each item sold will be donated. Of the remaining amount, 30% will cover platform fees and 20% to a portion of development.(Platform fees: the amount that all developers are charged for each sale on platforms such as the Apple App Store, Google Play, etc. Development: includes operations, taxes, and post-event refunds.)
https://preview.redd.it/406qxgjclp1d1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=45b954539fe70050dffb053dd67eedb6f589e1c1 Once Days of Nature begins, talk to the Event Guide Spirits in Aviary Village, who can teleport you to Prairie Peaks and offer items to unlock in their Friendship Trees. Don’t forget, you can also head to the Sanctuary Islands area to play the activities from last year’s event, too (in case you need more quality time with the manatees). Days of Nature begins at 00:00 on May 27th and continues until 23:59 June 16th. We can’t wait to see you in the skies (and in the waters) of Prairie Peaks! —————————— Reminder I'm not TGC staff, just reposting their announcements :D |
2024.05.21 06:08 thrshmmr Local timber becoming functional art - mark your calendars!
 | Howdy neighbors! I've been hard at work this year taking local downed trees and turning them into functional art and utility pieces. On June 1-2 and 8-9 from 11am-5pm, I'm going to be doing live demos at my shop as part of East Bay Open Studios. I'll be turning bowls and boxes from local timber, and I'm inviting all of my neighbors to stop by and see how I give local trees a second life. I'll have some items for sale, but there's zero obligation to buy anything - feel free to just come on over and see the process in action. It's a fun, dynamic form of craft, and is entertaining for the whole family. I'll have a canopy with shade and some chairs set up so nobody has to stand in the sun. Bring a snack (or some wine) and come hang out! submitted by thrshmmr to Fremont [link] [comments] I'll be showing how I use nearly the entire tree to make beautiful pieces. Mark your calendars and come see how it's done! More examples of my work on IG: Qbranchwoodworks 205 Barton Dr - I'll open the gate promptly at 11am on all 4 days. |
2024.05.21 04:28 itouchbums Rocket: robot on wheels
 | Recently got back into gaming ,I discovered emulators & I downloaded all the old n64 games I had when I was a kid. I'm going through them one one by one & tell me why the most difficult part of this game isn't getting through the levels,its adjusting the damn camera angle..holy hell it's bad 🤦😮💨 submitted by itouchbums to n64 [link] [comments] |
2024.05.21 04:17 Awesome_Freebies Big List of Other Aisle Non-Free Offers (Mostly BOGO) - Week of May 20th, 2024
Please add any BOGO and $ off finds in the comments instead of posting individual posts about them.
Here is a list of all other Aisle offers I have found that aren't completely free. This list may be helpful to some people. It isn't 100% free food but BOGO/$ off offers are the next best thing, especially if you actually want the product. I recommend checking Ibotta, Fetch, or other cash back apps to see if they also have some of these offers which could lead to it being totally free (please comment below if you do find one!)
Please comment with other offers if you find them!
New offers:
$6 of Tipsy Spritzers (must buy 2)
BOGO Deux Donut Holes
BOGO Skinny Dipped
BOGO Feel Free
Sahlen's - $5 Off - Tops Wegmans
BOGO Gruvi
BOGO Ming Bings (Publix)
$1 off Cleveland Kitchen
MaryRuth's - Target Kids Multi Gummies 30 Ct $2 Off
SideDish - Buy 2 Get 1 - Harris Teeter, Harmons, Erewhon
Curie BOGO
Simpli BOGO
BOGO Wildbrine
Organic Girl Printable Coupon
OLDER OFFERS:
BOGO - Aminolean
$3 off Straus Kefir
$3 Off the Pizza Cupcake
Buy 4 Get 2 Doctor Ds
BOGO Cabinet Health
BOGO New Primal
BOGO Goodsam (sprouts)
BOGO Cleveland Kitchen (aldis)
BOGO Free AF Drinks (target)
BOGO BundleXJoy https://discover.gotoaisle.com/bundlexjoy-bogo-2024
BOGO Wet Hydration https://discover.gotoaisle.com/wet-hydration
BOGO Sidedish https://try.gotoaisle.com/sidedish-zsg
BOGO PooPouri https://discover.gotoaisle.com/pourri-bogo-984jd
BOGO Goodwipes: https://try.gotoaisle.com/goodwipes-vab
BOGO Peak Valley: Aisle Peak + Valley - Peak + Valley - BOGO - WFM (gotoaisle.com)
BOGO Valley Aisle Volley Tequila Seltzer - Volley Tequila Seltzer - Buy 1 Get 1 - Albertsons Pavilions (gotoaisle.com)
BUY 2 Get 1 Slate: Aisle Slate - Slate - Buy 3 Get 1 - All Retailers (gotoaisle.com)
Wholly Veggie BOGO (Walmart) https://try.gotoaisle.com/wholly-veggie-bogowalmart
$10 off Chasin Dreams (requires review)
Bogo Diamond Snacks (publix)
Buy 1 get 1 50% off Funky Mello Aisle Funky Mello - Funky Mello - DIPS BOGO 50 - All Retailers (gotoaisle.com)
Califia Farms $2 back Aisle Califia Farms - Califia Farms - $2 Off - All Retailers (gotoaisle.com)
BOGO Everybody Eats Crackers
BHU Foods BOGO
GFuel BOGO
SOMOs BOGO
EGUNSI BOGO
Mighty Yum BOGO
Vive BOGO
Plant Strong BOGO
Veggie Made Great BOGO
Eboost Unlimited BOGO for April Number to Text - 205.827.6638
BOGO Natures Fynd Yogurt
BOGO Wow Bao
$3 off Pop and Bottle at Costco
$1.50 back on Sprecher (CVS)
$5 back on August products at Target
BOGO Hume Deodorant - select retailers
BOGO Julians Recipe at Walmart
BOGO Heyday Beans
BOGO HIPPEAS
$2 off JOJO Chocolate
$2 off Young King
$2 off rind at sams club
$2 off mary ruths at target
BOGO Natures Sweet
BOGO ESW Beauty
BOGO Repurpose
BOGO Forager Project Yogurt
BOGO Ocean Halo Kimchi
BOGO Pop & Bottle
BOGO Happy Wolf Bars
BOGO Lemon Perfect
Bogo Good Sam
BOGO -Livwell
BOGO - Hop Wtr - Target
BOGO - More Labs
$2 off Meati
$10 Off UnFemme
50% Off Beam
BOGO - Leisure
BOGO - NY Shuk
$3 Off Bellway - Publix
$1 Off Kite Hill
BOGO - Alpha Foods
$5 Off OM Mushroom
$2 Off Mauna Loa
Undercover Snacks BOGO - Costco
BOGO New Primal
50% Off Daring
BOGO Bare Bones Broth
$3 Off Hop WTR
BOGO Sweet Nothings Smoothie Pack @ Costco - TX and Pacific Northwest Regions Only
Lil Gourmets BOGO Offer
BOGO Daily Crunch Snack
BOGO - Wet Hydration
50% Back on Brutus Broth
BOGO - The Patch Brand
BOGO - Perfy Cans
BOGO - Brothers Gerard
BOGO - Berri Lyte
$2 off Kite Hill
Caliwater - $2 Back when you buy 3
BOGO LilyAna
BOGO Proper Good
$5 Back Surely
$5 Back Casetera
Ohza $2 back
25% Back ReadySetFood
$5 Back Une Femme
$1 Back Melindas Hot Sauce
50% Back Clio Box
submitted by Awesome_Freebies to AwesomeFreebies [link] [comments]
Here is a list of all other Aisle offers I have found that aren't completely free. This list may be helpful to some people. It isn't 100% free food but BOGO/$ off offers are the next best thing, especially if you actually want the product. I recommend checking Ibotta, Fetch, or other cash back apps to see if they also have some of these offers which could lead to it being totally free (please comment below if you do find one!)
Please comment with other offers if you find them!
New offers:
$6 of Tipsy Spritzers (must buy 2)
BOGO Deux Donut Holes
BOGO Skinny Dipped
BOGO Feel Free
Sahlen's - $5 Off - Tops Wegmans
BOGO Gruvi
BOGO Ming Bings (Publix)
$1 off Cleveland Kitchen
MaryRuth's - Target Kids Multi Gummies 30 Ct $2 Off
SideDish - Buy 2 Get 1 - Harris Teeter, Harmons, Erewhon
Curie BOGO
Simpli BOGO
BOGO Wildbrine
Organic Girl Printable Coupon
OLDER OFFERS:
BOGO - Aminolean
$3 off Straus Kefir
$3 Off the Pizza Cupcake
Buy 4 Get 2 Doctor Ds
BOGO Cabinet Health
BOGO New Primal
BOGO Goodsam (sprouts)
BOGO Cleveland Kitchen (aldis)
BOGO Free AF Drinks (target)
BOGO BundleXJoy https://discover.gotoaisle.com/bundlexjoy-bogo-2024
BOGO Wet Hydration https://discover.gotoaisle.com/wet-hydration
BOGO Sidedish https://try.gotoaisle.com/sidedish-zsg
BOGO PooPouri https://discover.gotoaisle.com/pourri-bogo-984jd
BOGO Goodwipes: https://try.gotoaisle.com/goodwipes-vab
BOGO Peak Valley: Aisle Peak + Valley - Peak + Valley - BOGO - WFM (gotoaisle.com)
BOGO Valley Aisle Volley Tequila Seltzer - Volley Tequila Seltzer - Buy 1 Get 1 - Albertsons Pavilions (gotoaisle.com)
BUY 2 Get 1 Slate: Aisle Slate - Slate - Buy 3 Get 1 - All Retailers (gotoaisle.com)
Wholly Veggie BOGO (Walmart) https://try.gotoaisle.com/wholly-veggie-bogowalmart
$10 off Chasin Dreams (requires review)
Bogo Diamond Snacks (publix)
Buy 1 get 1 50% off Funky Mello Aisle Funky Mello - Funky Mello - DIPS BOGO 50 - All Retailers (gotoaisle.com)
Califia Farms $2 back Aisle Califia Farms - Califia Farms - $2 Off - All Retailers (gotoaisle.com)
BOGO Everybody Eats Crackers
BHU Foods BOGO
GFuel BOGO
SOMOs BOGO
EGUNSI BOGO
Mighty Yum BOGO
Vive BOGO
Plant Strong BOGO
Veggie Made Great BOGO
Eboost Unlimited BOGO for April Number to Text - 205.827.6638
BOGO Natures Fynd Yogurt
BOGO Wow Bao
$3 off Pop and Bottle at Costco
$1.50 back on Sprecher (CVS)
$5 back on August products at Target
BOGO Hume Deodorant - select retailers
BOGO Julians Recipe at Walmart
BOGO Heyday Beans
BOGO HIPPEAS
$2 off JOJO Chocolate
$2 off Young King
$2 off rind at sams club
$2 off mary ruths at target
BOGO Natures Sweet
BOGO ESW Beauty
BOGO Repurpose
BOGO Forager Project Yogurt
BOGO Ocean Halo Kimchi
BOGO Pop & Bottle
BOGO Happy Wolf Bars
BOGO Lemon Perfect
Bogo Good Sam
BOGO -Livwell
BOGO - Hop Wtr - Target
BOGO - More Labs
$2 off Meati
$10 Off UnFemme
50% Off Beam
BOGO - Leisure
BOGO - NY Shuk
$3 Off Bellway - Publix
$1 Off Kite Hill
BOGO - Alpha Foods
$5 Off OM Mushroom
$2 Off Mauna Loa
Undercover Snacks BOGO - Costco
BOGO New Primal
50% Off Daring
BOGO Bare Bones Broth
$3 Off Hop WTR
BOGO Sweet Nothings Smoothie Pack @ Costco - TX and Pacific Northwest Regions Only
Lil Gourmets BOGO Offer
BOGO Daily Crunch Snack
BOGO - Wet Hydration
50% Back on Brutus Broth
BOGO - The Patch Brand
BOGO - Perfy Cans
BOGO - Brothers Gerard
BOGO - Berri Lyte
$2 off Kite Hill
Caliwater - $2 Back when you buy 3
BOGO LilyAna
BOGO Proper Good
$5 Back Surely
$5 Back Casetera
Ohza $2 back
25% Back ReadySetFood
$5 Back Une Femme
$1 Back Melindas Hot Sauce
50% Back Clio Box
2024.05.21 03:30 jesuspeanut Foreshadowing for how Westeros will perceive Dany upon her arrival (spoilers extended)
Reading the below passage from Dany II in ACOK again, this might foreshadow Dany's internal thoughts about the Westerosi people when she arrives in Westeros and, in turn, the perspective of the Westerosi people about her as their new queen with an army of Dothraki, Unsullied and exiles. Thoughts?
submitted by jesuspeanut to asoiaf [link] [comments]
All the colors that had been missing from Vaes Tolorro had found their way to Qarth; buildings crowded about her fantastical as a fever dream in shades of rose, violet, and umber. She passed under a bronze arch fashioned in the likeness of two snakes mating, their scales delicate flakes of jade, obsidian, and lapis lazuli. Slim towers stood taller than any Dany had ever seen, and elaborate fountains filled every square, wrought in the shapes of griffins and dragons and manticores. The Qartheen lined the streets and watched from delicate balconies that looked too frail to support their weight. They were tall pale folk in linen and samite and tiger fur, every one a lord or lady to her eyes. The women wore gowns that left one breast bare, while the men favored beaded silk skirts. Dany felt shabby and barbaric as she rode past them in her lionskin robe with black Drogon on one shoulder. Her Dothraki called the Qartheen "Milk Men" for their paleness, and Khal Drogo had dreamed of the day when he might sack the great cities of the east. She glanced at her bloodriders, their dark almond-shaped eyes giving no hint of their thoughts. Is it only the plunder they see? she wondered. How savage we must seem to these Qartheen. Pyrat Pree conducted her little khalasar down the center of a great arcade where the city's ancient heroes stood thrice life-size on columns of white and green marble. They passed through a bazaar in a cavernous building whose latticework ceiling was home to a thousand gaily colored birds. Trees and flowers bloomed on the terraced walls above the stalls, while below it seemed as if everything the gods had put into the world was for sale.
2024.05.21 02:58 jesuspeanut Foreshadowing for how Westeros will perceive Dany upon her arrival
Reading the below passage from Dany II in ACOK again, this might foreshadow Dany's internal thoughts about the Westerosi people when she arrives in Westeros and, in turn, the perspective of the Westerosi people about her as their new queen with an army of Dothraki and Unsullied. Thoughts?
submitted by jesuspeanut to pureasoiaf [link] [comments]
All the colors that had been missing from Vaes Tolorro had found their way to Qarth; buildings crowded about her fantastical as a fever dream in shades of rose, violet, and umber. She passed under a bronze arch fashioned in the likeness of two snakes mating, their scales delicate flakes of jade, obsidian, and lapis lazuli. Slim towers stood taller than any Dany had ever seen, and elaborate fountains filled every square, wrought in the shapes of griffins and dragons and manticores. The Qartheen lined the streets and watched from delicate balconies that looked too frail to support their weight. They were tall pale folk in linen and samite and tiger fur, every one a lord or lady to her eyes. The women wore gowns that left one breast bare, while the men favored beaded silk skirts. Dany felt shabby and barbaric as she rode past them in her lionskin robe with black Drogon on one shoulder. Her Dothraki called the Qartheen "Milk Men" for their paleness, and Khal Drogo had dreamed of the day when he might sack the great cities of the east. She glanced at her bloodriders, their dark almond-shaped eyes giving no hint of their thoughts. Is it only the plunder they see? she wondered. How savage we must seem to these Qartheen. Pyrat Pree conducted her little khalasar down the center of a great arcade where the city's ancient heroes stood thrice life-size on columns of white and green marble. They passed through a bazaar in a cavernous building whose latticework ceiling was home to a thousand gaily colored birds. Trees and flowers bloomed on the terraced walls above the stalls, while below it seemed as if everything the gods had put into the world was for sale.
2024.05.21 02:45 givemethenews888 Career options for a 28yo with no degree, and experience in sales and operations management?
I’ve worked as a sales arborist for a residential tree company for about 10 years. I’ve stayed loyal to the same company but I feel like I’ve hit a dead end. Right now I’m making 65k, plus about another 15k in other benefits. It’s a decent living but being that I work for a smaller company I just feel like there isn’t really anymore room for advancement. I’ve also gotten a little burnt out and lost my passion for it. Besides that the company I work for is all over the place with very little structure or organization. I do have health insurance but other than that no retirement or anything like that.
Staying in the same career field isn’t something I’m interested in. I would like to find a career I can really invest myself into with lots of room for advancement and good pay. Also looking to work for a bigger company where I can get some solid benefits like good healthcare, 401k match and things like that.
I have been in sales and while I don’t mind using those skills to get ahead I don’t want an actual sales job. I also have experience in management crews, scheduling and organizing daily operations.
Preferably I’d like to do something where I can take some online courses and certifications to get qualified for the job then get on the job experience and work my way up. I’m book smart so I don’t mind that part of it. I don’t have a degree and I don’t want a job that requires a degree because I just don’t have the time or money to do that. Although I would be open to enrolling in college/courses to do part time to advance my career.
I’ve been researching and so far I’m most interested in something like safety manager or related jobs. I’m pretty open. I would just need something that can hopefully start around 65k or more. Anything less than that would just be too much of a pay cut.
submitted by givemethenews888 to careerguidance [link] [comments]
Staying in the same career field isn’t something I’m interested in. I would like to find a career I can really invest myself into with lots of room for advancement and good pay. Also looking to work for a bigger company where I can get some solid benefits like good healthcare, 401k match and things like that.
I have been in sales and while I don’t mind using those skills to get ahead I don’t want an actual sales job. I also have experience in management crews, scheduling and organizing daily operations.
Preferably I’d like to do something where I can take some online courses and certifications to get qualified for the job then get on the job experience and work my way up. I’m book smart so I don’t mind that part of it. I don’t have a degree and I don’t want a job that requires a degree because I just don’t have the time or money to do that. Although I would be open to enrolling in college/courses to do part time to advance my career.
I’ve been researching and so far I’m most interested in something like safety manager or related jobs. I’m pretty open. I would just need something that can hopefully start around 65k or more. Anything less than that would just be too much of a pay cut.
2024.05.21 01:53 Zodiacuser [Store] TI8 TI9, TI10, Nemestice, Diretide and Summer 2023 CC
Emperor Zodiac Services is back on reddit to provide you my servicesI have been selling since TI10 and stopped due to complication with reddit postings.
But now I have returned to provide service to those who are interested as there is coin to be made.For proof of legitimacy as a businessman please look at my steam profile
Mode of payment Gcash/Coins.ph/Paypal/Paymaya
Down payment of half or full payment is a must for transaction to proceed to avoid joy riders
If interested feel free to message me in reddit or in steam ( Prefer steam as I am more active there) ^^
| 1 Time Item CC for sale | Quantity | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Glory of the Elderflame (Lina) | (Available = 1) | $40 |
| Lineage of the Stormlords (Juggernaut) | (Available = 1) | $40 |
| Eyriebound Imperator (Skywrath Mage) | (Available = 1) | $50 |
| Vision of the Seraph Scion (Vengeful Spirit) | (Available = 0) (Sold = 1) | $60 |
| Indomitable Legacy (Sven) | (Available = 1) | $100 |
| Footfalls of the Spore Fathers (Witch Doctor) | (Available = 1) | $120 |
| TI8 Collectors Cache | Quantity | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Dread Ascendance (Doom Bringer) | (Available = 1) | $60 |
| TI9 Collectors Cache | Quantity | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Prized Acquisition (Batrider) | (Available = 1) | $15 |
| Nemestice Collectors Cache | Quantity | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Caerulian Stars (Enchantress) | (Available = 2) | $6 |
| Litany of the Damned (Doombringer) | (Available = 1) | $15 |
| Twilight Hex (Dark Willow) | (Available = 2) | $10 |
| Aghanims Collectors Cache | Quantity | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Forgotten Fate (Mars) | (Available = 1) | $10 |
| Perils of the Red Banks (Chen) | (Available = 2) | $10 |
| Rare: Pyrexae Polymorph Perfected (Ogre Magi) | (Available = 1) | $35 |
| Diretide Collectors Cache I | Quantity | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Crimson Dawn (Phoenix) | (Available = 4) | $6 |
| Deathstick Shaman (Witch Doctor) | (Available = 1) | $8 |
| Dirge Amplifier (Undying) | (Available = 3) | $6 |
| Seadog's Stash (Clockwork) | (Available = 2) | $6 |
| Diretide Collectors Cache II | Quantity | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Cursed Cryptbreaker (Pudge) | (Available = 2) | $6 |
| Darkbrew's Transgression (Alchemist) | (Available = 2) | $6 |
| Dawn of Darkness Foretold (Doombringer) | (Available = 1) | $8 |
| Grand Suppresor (Silencer) | (Available = 1) | $8 |
| War Rig Eradicators (Techies) | (Available = 1) | $8 |
| Withering Pain (Boneclinkz) | (Available = 1) | $8 |
| Rare: Grudges of the Gallows Tree (Treant Protector) | (Available = 3) | $15 |
| Rare: Brands of the Reaper (Anti-Mage) | (Available = 1) | $30 |
| Summer 2023 Collectors Cache | Quantity | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Ancestral Heritage (Jakiro) | (Available = 3) | $4 |
| Astral Herald (Dawnbreaker) | (Available = 2) | $6 |
| Beast of Thunder (Storm Spirit) | (Available = 3) | $4 |
| Crescent Huntress (Spectre) | (Available = 4) | $4 |
| Darkwood Eulogy (Death Prophet) | (Available = 3) | $4 |
| Dezun Viper (Dazzle) | (Available = 2) | $6 |
| Primeval Abomination (Primal Beast) | (Available = 2) | $6 |
| Sea Spirit (Kunka) | (Available = 3) | $4 |
| Spectral Shadow (Abaddon) | (Available = 1) | $8 |
| Taur Rider (Alchemist) | (Available = 4) | $4 |
| Tomo'Kan Footsoldier (Hoodwink) | (Available = 1) | $6 |
| Triumph of the Imperatrix (Legion Commander) | (Available = 2) | $6 |
| Tyrant of the Veil (Wraith King) | (Available = 3) | $4 |
2024.05.21 00:57 surfaholic15 MONDAY at the LCS and Random Shit
High 50s/ low 60s, partly cloudy and breezy in Helena MT AND MY SILVER!!
https://imgur.com/a/HpDVR19
Welp, I was hoping for a little dip at shopping time lol. Nope. But I did get a good price on 2 pieces of MINING interest plus a Free Man round! The shop was momentarily empty when i arrived, and the gold case was pretty well cleaned out except for the highest dollar items. The Silver cases had tons of neat things to choose from. Other folks came in to buy things while I shopped. Rounds were 34.00 for generics. I got those two special beauties for 40 each. So a good to great deal. Folks who were buying were NOT asking price, they were buying. While I was shopping lots of sovereign silver was selling, and gold. The ladt of the gold jewelry in the case, some gold nuggets, 1 gram pieces of valcambi, a few small numismatics.
Our guys are temporarily not buying themselves in terms of silver unless you are willing to take 1.00 UNDER spot, what their wholesalers charge. Other than numismatics, those you haggle. They are buying gold at the wholesale rates.
And selling gold by the gram! They have a pile of Valcambi bars, and apparently it is now a thing to want to buy individual grams. Despite a ridiculous premium,dang close to 15 percent by the gram, on an already premium heavy product... YIKES!!
The art silver pile is growing in advance of summer tourism, lots of premium MT copper items, silver items as well. All the locally produced stuff is high cost. There are Montana items made by other mints in the tourist case including rounds from Engelhard and JM. Scottsdale pours, Niue art and other exotic stuff (like a ridiculous Barbie item, and more fenders and surfboards). Folks from California and elsewhere often buy here, no sales tax.
As to MY SILVER: a 1973 free man round, RCN. Iwo Jima on obverse, Trust in The Lord on reverse. A beautiful piece. I know I have a few others, just gotta remember which boating accident they got lost in...
The first year of issue Pegasus Gold Corporation, limited edition. The company and stories behind their mining shenanigans are notorious. In fact, there is still all kinds of crazy here in Montana regarding their mines lol. There are 11 in the series. And the lawsuits surrounding the mines themselves are still going on... info varies on numbers of each round from 10k to 25k. This first in series actually has the simplest reverse, showing a metal pour. Obverse is the same on all excluding the date.
The other beauty is BH-3, number 3 in a series of 5 from Bunker Hill Silver. 1981-1982, and this series has several interesting things. Limited to 30k of each round, they were given as sets to investors, employees and Big customers. They chronicle the growth of the Coeur d'Alene Idaho silver mining/gold mining industry. At one time 20 percent of the country's silver and gold (and base metals) came out of the smelters, refineries and mines in the area. This round commemorates the lead Smelter opening in 1917 in Bradley Idaho.
The rounds were not produced until AFTER Bunker Hill Silver stopped doing business. The designs are all exceptional. BH-3 was the first release in 1982.
So I am a HAPPY CAMPER.
In other random news, regular gas 3.33/diesel is 3.69. Crazy small gap. Mid grade and premium now cost more than diesel. Red dye is less than regular gas... A case of large eggs was 9.15 at Walmart, 12.10 at Costco. But I also scored a pork loin at Costco for 1.29 a pound! Actually bought 2 of the smallest, under 5 pounds each, 5.00 off per package. They were originally 2.29 a pound. Not bad.
At our bakery outlet store a lot of bread was marked down further than typical, and they gave us more free with our purchase (we give the freebies to the food pantry).
Dollar tree has 2 employees. Both women my age. They change the hours they are open with handwritten signs as needed. They had thought they were getting lucky this week, hired a young dude. Young dude apparently quit after getting first paycheck.
Winco is also light on help, and the help is older folks. Walmart is always understaffed anyway. We shall see what happens, but it seems things are slowing down everywhere...
AND WHEN ARE WE GONNA SEE SOMEBODY EAT CRAYONS? ANYBODY?? I want to see crayons, dammit!
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https://imgur.com/a/HpDVR19
Welp, I was hoping for a little dip at shopping time lol. Nope. But I did get a good price on 2 pieces of MINING interest plus a Free Man round! The shop was momentarily empty when i arrived, and the gold case was pretty well cleaned out except for the highest dollar items. The Silver cases had tons of neat things to choose from. Other folks came in to buy things while I shopped. Rounds were 34.00 for generics. I got those two special beauties for 40 each. So a good to great deal. Folks who were buying were NOT asking price, they were buying. While I was shopping lots of sovereign silver was selling, and gold. The ladt of the gold jewelry in the case, some gold nuggets, 1 gram pieces of valcambi, a few small numismatics.
Our guys are temporarily not buying themselves in terms of silver unless you are willing to take 1.00 UNDER spot, what their wholesalers charge. Other than numismatics, those you haggle. They are buying gold at the wholesale rates.
And selling gold by the gram! They have a pile of Valcambi bars, and apparently it is now a thing to want to buy individual grams. Despite a ridiculous premium,dang close to 15 percent by the gram, on an already premium heavy product... YIKES!!
The art silver pile is growing in advance of summer tourism, lots of premium MT copper items, silver items as well. All the locally produced stuff is high cost. There are Montana items made by other mints in the tourist case including rounds from Engelhard and JM. Scottsdale pours, Niue art and other exotic stuff (like a ridiculous Barbie item, and more fenders and surfboards). Folks from California and elsewhere often buy here, no sales tax.
As to MY SILVER: a 1973 free man round, RCN. Iwo Jima on obverse, Trust in The Lord on reverse. A beautiful piece. I know I have a few others, just gotta remember which boating accident they got lost in...
The first year of issue Pegasus Gold Corporation, limited edition. The company and stories behind their mining shenanigans are notorious. In fact, there is still all kinds of crazy here in Montana regarding their mines lol. There are 11 in the series. And the lawsuits surrounding the mines themselves are still going on... info varies on numbers of each round from 10k to 25k. This first in series actually has the simplest reverse, showing a metal pour. Obverse is the same on all excluding the date.
The other beauty is BH-3, number 3 in a series of 5 from Bunker Hill Silver. 1981-1982, and this series has several interesting things. Limited to 30k of each round, they were given as sets to investors, employees and Big customers. They chronicle the growth of the Coeur d'Alene Idaho silver mining/gold mining industry. At one time 20 percent of the country's silver and gold (and base metals) came out of the smelters, refineries and mines in the area. This round commemorates the lead Smelter opening in 1917 in Bradley Idaho.
The rounds were not produced until AFTER Bunker Hill Silver stopped doing business. The designs are all exceptional. BH-3 was the first release in 1982.
So I am a HAPPY CAMPER.
In other random news, regular gas 3.33/diesel is 3.69. Crazy small gap. Mid grade and premium now cost more than diesel. Red dye is less than regular gas... A case of large eggs was 9.15 at Walmart, 12.10 at Costco. But I also scored a pork loin at Costco for 1.29 a pound! Actually bought 2 of the smallest, under 5 pounds each, 5.00 off per package. They were originally 2.29 a pound. Not bad.
At our bakery outlet store a lot of bread was marked down further than typical, and they gave us more free with our purchase (we give the freebies to the food pantry).
Dollar tree has 2 employees. Both women my age. They change the hours they are open with handwritten signs as needed. They had thought they were getting lucky this week, hired a young dude. Young dude apparently quit after getting first paycheck.
Winco is also light on help, and the help is older folks. Walmart is always understaffed anyway. We shall see what happens, but it seems things are slowing down everywhere...
AND WHEN ARE WE GONNA SEE SOMEBODY EAT CRAYONS? ANYBODY?? I want to see crayons, dammit!
2024.05.21 00:13 InverseNexarus 60+ Year Old DM does not charge his friends in Pay-to-Play campaign, insults the party for his amusement, and is probably a misogynist. Spoilers for Curse of Strahd.
 | Last Monday I posted a quick and dirty RPG horror story about a pay-to-play campaign. This will be a proper attempt at telling the whole story, from the alluring start to my bitter resignation. Spoilers ahead for the beginning portions of Curse of Strahd. Trigger Warning for bullying and mentions of self-harm. submitted by InverseNexarus to rpghorrorstories [link] [comments] Mondays and Tuesdays are my guaranteed days off, so that is when I am available to enjoy my TTRPG hobby. Typically I am involved in three or four campaigns a week as either a DM or a player. A year-long campaign I was running reached its finale in the middle of March. When that ended and the time slot opened up, I wanted to be a player for a while. So I started looking in all the usual places; Discord servers I am a part of, StartPlaying ads, LFG threads, and the Roll20 boards. I indiscriminately applied for free-to-play and pay-to-play games at 1 PM on Mondays and ultimately got invited to join a Curse of Strahd campaign. I’ve experienced good and bad games in both camps, so this story is not about bashing pay-to-play games. Being a DM requires time, effort, and availability; and I am willing to pay since free games are not typically hosted during that time slot. The DM hosting this Curse of Strahd campaign presented himself as a knowledgeable Grognard from the Gygaxian era. A retired man who ran D&D games to have fun and get a bit of spending money as a side hustle. He made promises that this campaign was going to be more than just an out-of-the-box 5th edition game. It would run the gambit of Ravenloft’s rich history taking elements from older editions and novels like ‘I Strahd: The Memoirs of a Vampire’. The game would be going from level 1 to 20, as defeating Strahd and escaping Barovia was just the beginning. He planned on the party visiting other domains of dread and dark places within the shadowfel. During a voice call interview, we spoke about table conduct, civility, respect, lines and veils, and all the things that sold me the idea he was a professional DM and cared about the integrity of his campaign. At no point did this grown-ass old man proclaim anything along the lines of, “This will be like playing D&D with two friends in a basement, and you’re the third wheel who buys our snacks”. If he had, I would not have signed up. We shall call him the Bantering DM for the rest of the story. Two weeks go by and the game fills with four players: My half-goblin moon druid named Olivia; an elf bladesinger wizard named Cayden; a purple tiefling lore bard named Eternal Cake; lastly the problem player Jormungandr the fallen-aasimar giant barbarian. We have session zero with everyone in the Discord voice channel. The Bantering DM goes over the same points from the interview and has us go around the table so that we can introduce ourselves, our characters, and the lines/veils we’d like to avoid. I don’t like witnessing instances of child abuse, Cayden does not like descriptions of spiders, Eternal Cake does not want the party to torture NPCs, and Jormungandr asks that we be patient with him as he has ADHD. I go above and beyond by making high-resolution character tokens for everyone. As we are chatting and filling out our character sheets, it is revealed that Eternal Cake and Jormungandr are longtime friends of the Bantering DM and are not paying for the sessions like Cayden and myself. Personally, I’d feel more comfortable if all the players either paid a fee or played for free, but I let it slide because everyone seemed nice at the time. https://preview.redd.it/er4ul1kgmn1d1.png?width=1129&format=png&auto=webp&s=e9a8df11e4c27d1a3f89f7fab8de05985bae6667 In session one, unfortunately, Eternal Cake was not able to join us so we had to puppet his purple tiefling. The Bantering DM uses the Creeping Mists introduction. Each of our characters was spirited to Barovia with whatever equipment we had on our person. Cayden and Jormungandr sounded mildly inconvenienced upon discovering that they were kidnapped by magical mist and then plopped into a dark forest. Meanwhile, Olivia was scared out of her mind and avoided the three strange men. She decided to climb a tree to find a road or landmarks. Survival checks were made, she discovered a road not too far away and heard the howling of wolves in the distance. Even though she did not trust these men, she motioned for them to follow her, hopefully, they’d be safe together. We were ambushed by three wolves on the road. During the surprise round, both Cayden and Eternal Cake were rendered unconscious. Pack tactics caused a critical hit on Cayden, the wolf’s bite attack damage was 13, meaning his wizard with 7 hit points was a single point away from instantly dying. Thankfully, I prepared healing spells for just such an occasion. It was at this point that I got to experience the Bantering DM and Jormungandr’s dynamic. DM: “At advantage from pack tactics, that is a 17 to hit.” Barb: “No that does not hit me.” DM: “Your token is linked to your sheet. You have 15 AC, my guy.” Barb: “What about with a shield? Ever think about that?” DM: “Even if you had a shield, that's 17, it meets it beats. But you're using a maul.” Barb: “Does Cake have silvery barbs? I demand a reroll.” DM: “Cake is unconscious.” Me: “Um, I will get him up when it is my turn. Can you drop it?” Barb: “Fine.” DM: “That is 7 piercing damage.” Barb: “7 bullshit damage! I have not even had a turn. I’m not raging so it is FULL!” Olivia played cautiously, healing the downed party members and using ranged cantrips. Jormungandr did big damage with his maul but complained and argued with the Bantering DM, extending each of his turns longer than they needed to be. Injured, but grateful to be alive, we travel down the muddy road. The party makes it to the village of Barovia. We wander the streets and eventually find the Blood of the Vine tavern. Cayden and Jormungandr do the majority of the talking, as Olivia is unsure if the villagers will be hostile or welcoming to a goblin like her. The Bantering DM laced the expositional dialog with a lot of profanity, personal attacks, and spitting on the floor. The barkeep explained that spitting was a Barovian custom, that if an evil thing is expressed one must spit quickly otherwise demons will possess the soul. The insults were primarily based on our characters' appearances. Cayden was called a knife-ear, short, girly man, hairless, and physically weak. Jormungandr was mocked for being stupid, a savage brute, and likely to get struck by lightning as he had a metal pauldron. Eternal Cake was spared as he was not at the session, though I imagine the Bantering DM had plenty to say about a purple devil man. The barkeep called Olivia an ugly greenskin, asked where the rest of her clothes were, if she was like goblins in fairytales that hide under children's beds to eat their toes, and that I may as well “get it over with as it will happen sooner or later”, implying that I should kill myself. When he said that, Olivia spat and glared at the man. Through that abuse, we learned the leader of the town recently died. His son Ismark was now in charge, but no one liked him. There was a cursed child with red hair named Ireena, taken in by the prior burgomaster. The ruler of this valley is called The Devil and he’s been sending monsters to torment the village recently. The priest of the local church had gone mad when his son died in a recent attack. Finally, there is a town further down the road called Vallaki. We rent a room and end the session with a milestone level up. After the game wrapped up, we were still in the voice call and I expressed a couple of concerns I had about the banter during combat. Saying that it made the fight drag on for longer. I also said that I could handle rude or unlikeable NPCs and that I understand Barovia is a bleak atmosphere, but I felt the barkeep overstepped into abusive language with his comments. The Bantering DM apologized, said that it was all just in character, and excused the innkeeper by saying he is scared, small-minded, and considered us a bad omen on top of recent terrible events. I chalked it up to adjusting to a new group. This will be the only time that the Bantering DM will apologize or engage with my concerns and criticisms. After this, he would ignore what I had to say. For session two Eternal Cake is unable to play again. The party woke up and left the inn. Immediately we are confronted by Ismark, he puffs himself up and banishes us from the town. Yelling for us to get out, that we were harming his people, we were unwelcome, and no merchant was legally allowed to trade with us. Then he stomped off unwilling to talk about whether or not we could help his people. Now, I’ve run Curse of Strahd before, I have meta-knowledge about things we can do in this village. There is content to explore, stuff to do, and ways to better the village. Some of which was hinted at by the barkeep last session. However, in character, Olivia was told to kill herself and a few hours later got banished. She does not belong here, she is not wanted, so the true neutral thing to do is leave. But in-character and out-of-character are very different beasts because I know that leaving would mean abandoning the story's most pivotal character Ireena. Jormungandr and Cayden both agree, well screw this town if everyone is going to be a jerk. I’m panicking, internally screaming, trying to come up with an in-character reason to force us to meet Ireena, but drawing a blank. Then as we are about one hundred paces outside of town, we hear a young woman calling out after us. It is Ireena. She is running after us, short of breath and begging us to stop for a second. She explains that we are the heroes of prophecy. Asking if she could travel with us to Vallaki. The way that Bantering DM is playing Ireena, makes me mad, as he is putting on a stereotypical airhead voice and making her sound dumb. Cayden and Jormungandr pick up on this and ask a few questions. Ireena explains that she was never allowed out of the house and that this is the furthest she’s been outside of the village. She found her dad's old breastplate and rapier, but she’d never used them before. That she’s never been in a fight. Later on, the Bantering DM would show this by having her routinely make dexterity saving throws in combat to not trip and fall prone. Describing her as swinging wildly and whenever she did hit an enemy made it sound like an accident. Nor does she seem to have any bonds with her village, or care to say goodbye to her brother. The biggest problem is never mentioned out loud, but through meta-knowledge I know that her father has not been buried yet. This means that the Bantering DM chose to cut the funeral from the module, or that it still needs to be done but Ireena does not care about laying her father to rest. We travel down the road and come to the gallows at the crossroads. It just so happens that Olivia sees the apparition of her own body dangling from the noose. She expresses sorrow and I hint at backstory trauma, calling the event “probably a bad memory of the last time I had a rope around my neck”. Then the Bantering DM performs the final part of Ireena’s character assassination. Ireena kneels down, looks Olivia in the eye, and says, “You must have gone mad”, then laughs at her. This is not Ireena, this is a careless fool with no empathy. I don’t know why the Bantering DM made these changes. Because he is sexist? To be funny? Is it because he considers the village portion of Barovia boring? Is he ignorant or malicious? I cannot answer these questions, nor will I pretend to be a mind reader. I am just laying out what he did. We continued to travel down the road, eventually meeting an old woman with a cart headed toward the village. Ireena seemed to know this woman, calling her Granny, and spoke louder to imply the older woman was hard of hearing. She greeted us and offered pies for sale. With meta-knowledge I know that this is Morgantha, a night hag who kills people and grinds their bones at her windmill aptly named Bonegrinder. But I would never act on this knowledge nor spoil the surprise for anyone else. Jormungandr then asked, “Are the pies made of people?”, without any suspicious behavior or provocation. Granny said ‘no, of course not’. But then Jormungandr started to question the old lady intensely. Why are you traveling all by yourself? Are you not scared of wolves? How big is this woman DM? Does she look like she has an arcane focus? Is there anything weird about her cart? Can I do an insight check to sense her motivations? He hardly even let the DM answer the damn question before firing off another one. So I break character and say. “Stop meta-gaming! Knock it off!” Confronting Jormungandr seemed to get him to stop, but this should be the job of the DM, especially one who laid out a list of table etiquette during session zero. Once we resumed, in character I ran defense for the hag. Saying that as a druid I could talk to animals and giving them food often lets them know you are friendly. Just because she is an old woman, does not mean she was incapable of taking care of herself. To which the hag agreed and gave me a free pie. After that, we got to the Vistani camp and Madame Eva’s fortune-telling. The cards we got were the best pulls I’ve ever seen, super thematic, and a great fated ally. The Sunsword would be at the beacon of Agronvostholt after we light it. The Tome is hidden in Baba Lysaga’s hut, makes sense that she’d keep her darling son's diary safe. The Holy Symbol is behind the sun at St. Markovia, so we have to confront a fallen angel to retrieve an amulet of faith. And we got the G.O.A.T. - Ezmerelda d'Avenir, we could run into her at a bunch of different places. All of this was meta-knowledge, of course, and unlike Jormungandr I did not intend to start demanding we go to these places to speedrun win D&D. We ended the session at that point, and once again we got a milestone level up. I left the voice call, took a few days to cool off, and then carefully wrote out a respectful message detailing my frustrations to the Bantering DM. Both about Jormungandr’s meta-gaming outburst during the hag interaction and how he chose to portray Ireena Kolyana. I explained that she was coming across as an unempathetic ditz. The way she was acting made it difficult for my character to like or trust her. Hammering on the points about the funeral as well as her mocking Olivia at the gallows. I wrote that I understand there are many ways the community around Curse of Strahd has characterized Ireena. Ranging from Palidoozy’s disney princess version to Dragnacarta’s complete rework of her character into an arc to recover her memories. Sometimes she is a damsel in distress, other times the light that Barovia desperately needs. I never got a response to my criticisms. Perhaps I was out of line? I did not want my comments to come across as backseat DMing. I never interrupted the flow of the session, waiting until afterward to try and communicate my concerns. I felt like my issues were tangible and explainable. I did consider leaving the game if things did not improve. In hindsight, I think that it was the insane fortune pulls that got me to stay. In the third session, Eternal Cake could play with us, but Cayden could not. Also, we got a new player added to the roster. A paladin named Paul. The party travels down the road until they come across a kidnapping in progress. Several men were tying up a young woman and stuffing her into a burlap sack. We charged in, and the DM puppeted Cayden. Paul was introduced in this fight. He emerged from the bushes and went after the bandits, ready to smite evil and save a damsel. Eternal Cake passed out inspiration like candy and used spells like bless and command. Jormungandr became a big angry boy and smashed his way through the bandits. Olivia got to show off her higher AC from taking a level dip into monk. Blowing everyone’s mind when I explained how these features stacked with wildshape. However, once again this combat brought out the worst in Bantering DM and Jormungandr. DM: “The bandit disengages and runs over here. Then he fires a crossbow at George-Munger.” Barb: “Jormungandr.” DM: “That is what I said, Gorge-Gander.” Barb: “Say my name right. Jormungandr.” DM: “Your Muh Ganger.” Barb: “George is my cat. He is a milk puddle. But I am not George.” Me: “Can we please keep combat going?” Barb: “No one asked you.” Me: “Whatever…” DM: “Anyway, a 13 misses your AC. Then it is this bandit’s turn. And he kills Jormungandr instantly.” Barb: “You haven't even rolled yet.” We manage to win the fight and have one enemy restrained in my entangle spell. During combat, we decided as a group to spare one of the kidnappers so that we could question him. Untying the young woman and pulling her from the sack. Then the girl casts produce flame and murders the bandit. Everyone is miffed, as it felt like the Bantering DM took away our opportunity to gain information. The girl explained that she was a Vistana named Arabella. Asking for us to guide her back to her camp, it is not far from Vallaki. We do so, and I don’t remember much of what happened during this session. I was upset about the bantering and that our group agency was taken away. I disassociated from the conversations but got the gist of it Like with Ismark and the barkeep, the Vistani people insulted us. They gave the party a cloak of protection as a reward for saving Arabella. The Bantering DM said that we should argue over who gets to wear it. The Vistani name-dropped Strahd and called themselves his allies. Telling us that we may as well give up any hope of escaping. He briefly mentions dusk elves also being in the camp. At one point, the Bantering DM realized I was not contributing to the conversation. So Arrigal asked if Olivia was for sale. I flatly said, “I am free, don’t ever say something like that to me again!” The lines between in and out-of-character blurred. When it was about ten minutes till, I wanted to do something else. I said that I would be interested in speaking with the dusk elves. The Bantering DM said, “They are prisoners and the Vistani told you to not bother them”. I asked if I could make a stealth check. He said, “There are like 300 Vistani in this camp and someone will spot you.” On the one hand, he did not make me roll for something I could not succeed in, but it still felt shitty to be told no it is impossible. We ended the session with a milestone level-up. I did not write the Bantering DM between sessions. I should not have returned for another game. Fourth session, Eternal Cake is once again missing in action. I had hoped that in this session everyone would be able to play and we could finally all get on the same page. We were also supposed to go into the town of Vallaki. However, once we started walking down the path a dusk elf appeared. She, yes a female dusk elf named Kassy-Mira no less, asked us to go to a haunted fort to find one of her sisters named Savida. My meta-knowledge goes into overload wondering what in the hell did this Bantering DM do. For those of you in the know, I am looking forward to responses and speculations in the comments section. Kassy-Mira explains that Savida is the keeper of their lore and history, an elven leader who must be recovered. I ask a couple of clarifying questions because at this point I have no idea what is going on. The elves are prisoners of the Vistani, yet a leader was able to escape? Why did no one else escape? Where is this fort? If the fort is haunted why would they flee there? Why are the dusk elves prisoners anyway? Did you escape Miss Kassy-Mira? Do the elves want to revolt against the Vistani? But I only got answers that the fort was to the west and that returning their leader was paramount. Then she rushed back to voluntarily go back into dusk elf prison, I guess. So instead of going to Vallaki like I was hoping, I guess we are going to the house of the silver dragon. My only theory is that the Bantering DM wanted us to get started on the questline to retrieve the skull, so he shoe-horned in a way for us to redirect to Argonvostholt. But in doing so he also revealed whatever he did to the dusk elf lore. I’m guessing he reversed the gender of the events before the campaign started. Which makes me wonder, did he gender-bend Rahadin too? We wander down the road and find the haunted mansion atop the muddy hill. Seeing the statue and for whatever reason we decide to check out the collapsed stables first. The rest of the session was a combat encounter against a dozen giant spiders. Two of the three hours were dedicated to this, mostly because the Bantering DM and Jormungandr took forever to keep the turns moving along. And they were particularly toxic during this combat because Jormungandr hated that his rage did not resist poison. I knew that once the session was over, I’d be writing up my farewell message. Every time it was my turn, I simply stated what actions I took and quickly did it. Elaborating if questioned on my abilities. DM: "Make a Con save against poison". Barb: "No, make me." DM: "Do it bitch." Barb: "Fine. 21." DM: "You failed." Barb: "It says DC 11 for spider DM." DM: "Yeah, well, fuck you." Me: “I use multiattack, bite, claw, bonus action unarmed strike. 21 to hit, for 7 piercing damage. 18 to hit, for 15 slashing damage. 24 to hit, for 5 bludgeoning damage.” Barb: “You can do three attacks? That is bullshit.” Me: “Brown Bear has multiattack, monk grants martial arts.” After the fight, we had just enough time to enter the mansion and find Savida. Olivia still had some spell slots, so I tended to her injuries. The Bantering DM said that the party would question her at the start of the next session. Once we ended the call, I wrote up a few things. First I left a message in the general chat thanking the players and wishing them well. I learned from Cayden later on that my farewell message was deleted by the DM. Then I wrote my final criticisms and sent them to the Bantering DM privately, letting him know I would not be returning. https://preview.redd.it/q3vodfhvln1d1.png?width=823&format=png&auto=webp&s=d9518097a06761bceec649228aa34b8d8b786165 https://preview.redd.it/kvj7l4u3mn1d1.png?width=1225&format=png&auto=webp&s=865388fc0d5c65ff64776196f6725de01c228049 The punchline to this joke of a campaign. A week later, today, Cayden tells me that the Bantering DM canceled the session because neither of his buddies showed up to play. Eternal Flake, Geogreinanger, and the Bantering DM, despite all my complaints I hope they continue to have fun. Maybe next time though, don’t play favorites and charge people for a “fun time in Grandpa’s basement”. https://preview.redd.it/vycv0uqsln1d1.png?width=1229&format=png&auto=webp&s=2c241b09728ebc29653e384dea90a24d770e7a0b |
2024.05.20 23:49 Desperate-Proof-2203 Does Homedepot have sales on fruit tree?
Specifically looking for fruit cocktail trees which are like $100 each. Has any one bought it on at a sale price? If they do, when do they normally do it?
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