…not in fifth-edition dungeons + dragons: knowledge checks are intelligence, judgement is wisdom…

…any service which requires a mobile phone, really: i like to remain unencumbered and only carry my phone if i intend to use it…

…i’m not sure tesla’s ambitions will be around much longer…

…thanks to takedown bots, this is the most-complete version of the original video i can find on youtube; funny enough it still works pretty well!..

…direct reference in che t’aggia di’…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc4cmZaWgIo

…nice HBO feature presentation reference: i almost expected it to break into fantasy…

…never saw the cartoon but i played the (not quite) original on game gear; they definitely capture its look…

…i don’t know the duo but they sure look like enemies from sonic…

…disappointed to see alarums + excursions end so close to the gold mark but by that same measure its run is nothing short of a triumph by modern standards; lee gold’s shadow looms large and well-earned…

…apprehensible?..well, like, yeah: folks’ve had internet-girlfriends since way back when paper-mail pen pals were a thing…

…i think the social conditioning to marry prince charming was profound; kind of like religion, we all want to believe in someone to sweep off our feet and make our dreams come true…

…i don’t have my finger on the pulse of generation alpha but for awhile i hoped generation Z might leave that baggage behind them…

…that’s already been definitively identified…

…it was a legitimate issue with scanned technical drawings unpredictably changing dimensions…

…works great!..

…oooh, he was in amos + andrew, right?..

…oh, that’s pretty!..reminds me of when i redecorated my bedroom the summer of `83…

East Asia gets a very mixed representation in western media, but it’s still better than the (effectively) no representation that is typical of SEA (bar like one or two countries).

…for all grief folks give kara-tur, they made a respectable effort to represent the breadth of pacific asia folklore and culture; no less a patois of anachronistic legendarium than D+D did with western europe…

https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Malatra

…maybe it’s just me but that looks delicious…

…masonry wainscots look tacky-as-heck but they provide impact and moisture resistance where it’s needed most…

…i prefer corrugated arch structures, but rigid frames are popular for good reason…