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the hero complex

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And all shall be well and all manner of thing shall be well when the tongues of flame are in-folded into the crowned knot of fire and the fire and the rose are one.
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maamlet

the real problem with necromancy is all of these necromancers are pursuing immortality instead of dying so all the good necromancer names are taken for like centuries at a time. the other day i met a guy who called himself skull james

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imlizy

cower before the might of femur frank 🦴🦴🦴🦴🦴🦴🦴🦴🦴🦴🦴🦴

fuck off femur frank your bone magic sucks shit and we all know it

This sort of naming issue is why you gotta branch out from the traditional naming conventions. Maybe name yourself after your favorite outfit.

Like Barry Bluejeans.

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leaf--frog

Who is going to tremble in fear in front of fucking “Barry Bluejeans”?

Anyone who knows what's good for them, man's a beast.

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I regret to inform you that Discord's new Terms of Service includes an arbitration clause. You can find it here https://discord.com/terms/#16. This clause includes an opt-out, which I have transcribed here:

You can decline this agreement to arbitrate by emailing an opt-out notice to arbitration-opt-out@discord.com within 30 days of April 15, 2024 or when you first register your Discord account, whichever is later; otherwise, you shall be bound to arbitrate disputes in accordance with the terms of these paragraphs. If you opt out of these arbitration provisions, Discord also will not be bound by them.

These clauses are underhanded ways that corporations seek to deprive you of your right to participate in class-action lawsuits and your right to a jury trial. (This does only apply to us users ,other people still spread the word though )

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ganurath

Bad news, @noodelzmop. Arbitration basically means that if you want to sue Discord for whatever reason, the dispute needs to be handled in house. Specifically, in their house. If you don't get this email out, you're basically signing away your right to legal recourse if they do criminally shitty stuff to you, like with the McDonalds app.

I have been told that emailing "I am confirming that as of the date of this email, I am choosing to opt out of binding arbitration to settle disputes with Discord." With the Email you used for your discord account is enough for the notice but take this with a grain of salt as this was not said by a lawyer

reiterating that this only applies to US users

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tmmyhug

THIRTY DAY LIMIT BTW. I suggest taking sixty seconds to fire off a quick email with op’s recommended text. I have no plans to sue discord but better safe than sorry

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One of my goals for the year is to read as much of Adrian Tchaikovsky's bibliography as I can (which is quite a goal, given how he a) writes chonky books, and b) writes said chonky books at an appreciable percentage of the speed of light), and right now I'm about halfway through Eyes of the Void, the second book in his Final Architecture trilogy, and let me tell you -- the Mass Effect vibes??? ARE OFF THE CHARTS.

Not that the books really have anything in common besides "ancient aliens destroy worlds for opaque reasons", but the eldritch space horror and the ragtag group of characters trying to save the day and the absolutely ripping tension of "why are you starting another war when there is a moon-sized alien taking apart our planet" definitely have those vibes, and I'm SO happy.

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It is now my dearly cherished headcanon that after getting her engine fixed, Karlach announces she's going to kiss everyone in camp and this is how it goes down:

Wyll: a very nice, smooth, effective kiss. He's short enough they don't konk horns and he does that thing where you follow up a big kiss with a little one. Karlach is very impressed.

Gale: halfway through he does something with his tongue and Karlach acts like she just got zapped by electricity. She has, in fact, been zapped by electricity. "Wild," is her approving summation.

Shadowheart: a little stiff at first but gradually gets more enthusiastic. Karlach tries to pick her up, which Shadowheart is not so sure about but by the end they're both laughing.

Lae'zel: instantly this turns into a competition. No one is sure who won, or if it's even possible to win a kiss."Of course it is," says Lae'zel. "And I did."

Astarion: yells WATCH THE FANGS as Karlach leans in, to which she says YOU WATCH MINE. He had not considered this. Shorter than all the others, but still very nice.

Dame Aylin and Isobel: too busy making out with each other to notice what's going on.

Jaheira: "Let me show you how a REAL kiss should go." It shouldn't be possible, but Karlach is very obviously blushing afterwards.

Aneurin: very giggly. Aneurin hiccups in the middle of it. Karlach smacks her on the rear afterwards, then complains that Aneurin's ass is too hard and it broke her hand. Aneurin kisses her on the forehead to apologize.

Halsin: dips Karlach halfway through. Karlach is delighted and demands another kiss. Halsin is happy to oblige.

Withers: has no lips, but accepts a kiss on the cheek with good grace.

Scratch and the Owlbear: no kisses, but a rousing game of fetch happens that takes up the rest of the night.

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I will probably never get around to writing this, but I have a tiny little fic idea that all the BG3 companions are watching Halsin give Aneurin a pretty little bouquet of wildflowers and vines and sticks, and everyone is like, "That's adorable, but kind of lazy as far as romance goes? I mean, druids and plants, we get it, try harder, you meat shield of an elf" --

-- only for Aneurin to squeal with delight and just start eating the bouquet.

Everyone is somewhere on the horrified to bewildered spectrum, but Astarion faints dead away.

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