So this is my first post to this subreddit. I've been world building for what feels like too long but have finally started putting the world into words.

So this is the first chapter and I'm hoping people could take the time to read it and give me their impressions. (I know the formatting and layout is still off, but I'll work through that in my edits)

Please be as brutally honest as you can be as this is my first time attempting fiction.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/16VKGC9C6W4HlTXpOglb1iCdEJaGVu-CPyo9OPMvpnTs/edit

Right now, Zoro and Sanji are going through certain mental blocks related to their new powers (CoC and Germa). Yamato and Carrot are perfectly positioned to help them overcome these blocks and there are various hints this is the direction we're going to, and I'll explain why:

Zoro and Yamato

Zoro right now seems to be in denial of his CoC. This likely because of his view of too many captains sinking the ship. Zoro more than anyone in the crew emphasizes the importance of respecting the captain as the ultimate authority and of the overall structure of the crew being maintained, we see this clearly in the post-Enies Lobby arc when he's the one to make the point that above all the captain should be respected, otherwise the crew falls apart. Right, Zoro probably views his nature as a Conqueror to be a potential source of conflict to Luffy's authority, and thus denies it due to his extreme loyalty.

A big theme in the Wano saga is addressing this idea of "too many captains": Kaido makes crew-members out of captains of enemy crews, standing above all other leaders as the supreme ruler. More importantly, we get two examples of inept leadership in Oden's rule of Wano and Neko's and Inu's rule of Zou. The fact that one is ruled by a single man and the other by two exemplifies why "too many captains" is not actually the issue, rather it is "too many wills": Zou gets divided between "Day and Night" because Inu and Neko have conflicting views and are incapable of working together, and Wano falls to Kaido and Orochi because Oden, even though he is a single person, possesses two conflicting wills: to rule Wano and to travel the seas. Zoro thus has to realize that his nature as a leader is not in conflict with Luffy's, as he is completely loyal to him and places Luffy's ambition even above his own.

Enter Yamato, a character that has CoC and yields it as one of her main weapons yet wants to sail the seas under Luffy, seing no contradiction between being a Conqueror and serving someone else. This is because her idol, Oden, was also a Conqueror yet had no problems serving Whitebeard and Roger, making this conflict is non-existent in her mind. Yamato seems like the perfect person to tell Zoro what he needs to hear to surpass this roadblock and embrace his CoC.

There are other reasons why Yamato is likely to be the key here. Firstly Yamato shares many similarities with Zoro. I'll quote what I wrote on a

Smoke and Starlight

He was only here so he could gloat, Smoke thought.

There had been a time when the Bottled Worm was just a seedy warehouse. That time had long since passed. Now it was a disaster zone, the sort of place that only existed because long-dead authorities had been paid off not to demolish the rusty biohazard a generation before anyone even thought to turn it into a club.

Now, somehow, it was exclusive. But still, it wasn’t the sort of place anyone would think to find Ms. Starlight.

Not that anyone else had tried. Smoke couldn’t parse that one. The media had run some stories and then wrung their hands, her sister had been even worse. Her boyfriend? The bastard seemed almost gleeful. Smoke chuckled, clouds of hazy green leaking out from the slits in his neck. The bouncers at the doors edged back, giving him a respectful distance even as their hands darted down towards their guns.

“I wouldn’t do that if I were you,” Smoke said. One of them, the younger one, tried to turn the gesture nonchalant. He wiped his palm on his shirt and looked Smoke right in his cold, dead eyes.

“Attaboy,” Smoke said.

The crowd parted and the bouncers let him through, and there was nothing but sweaty flesh, broken, bloody tiles, and overpriced drinks as far as the eye could see.

Smoke was right at home.

***

He was only here to prove a point, Smoke thought.

He waded through the writhing bodies, one tall, dark figure among many, though a little thicker, a little strong— lethal. Ahead the bodies writhed in all directions, gyrated in patterns that some people called “dance.” Behind they only writhed away. Smoke had a smell like crushed mountain flowers, just the menacing side of too sweet. In the right circles, it was known.

The point was simple: Smoke got everywhere. He infested all the corners of the world, even the shitholes that didn’t matter, the ones where he’d dredged up her past. Ms. Starlight, the darling of the Capital, wasn’t half the saint she seemed. Beneath the thousand-watt smile and the silvery, enticing eyes, she was just as human as all the rest of them. As human as him.

Before everything, before she was Ms. Starlight, before she was a sensation, before she was the ray of hope in the night that crushed all his dreams, she had been Ava Solis. Ava Solis was a Gaze Addict.

You weren’t anyone when you were on Gaze. At least, not outwardly. Gaze was a drug you took to slip into someone else’s skin or to give your own to someone else for a ti

Apologies, this is a 20+ year old story, and I posted it in r/Pettyrevenge a few years back. But I dig r/entitledpeople, and figure you'd appreciate this retelling.

Back in the (pre-Amazon) late 90's, I went to the local mall to do my Christmas shopping. This mall was in a tax-free NH, right on the border of Taxachussetts. I mean, one of the parking lots is in Taxachussetts. As a result, everyone from that state flocked to the tax-free mall to save a few dollars at Christmas time. Was the mall packed? Oh, yes, it was. Hell, it was so packed, cars were up on the medians and curbs surrounding the parking lots. I circled a few times to find a spot. What did I see?

A cherry-red Porsche Carrera.

Parked in the middle of two spots.

Next to the popular new Target.

AT THE FRONT OF THE FUCKING LOT.

AT. CHRISTMAS.

Instantly, my blood boiled. I almost couldn't believe what I was seeing. It was so offensive the only way to make it worse was having him leaning against the car lighting a cigar with a $100 bill. Target had just gotten to the area and was wildly popular. To accommodate this, they were putting in a three story car garage in front of their store, and there were concrete blocks, etc. all over the place (FURTHER reducing the already low number of spots available). Parking was so tight, people were literally parking on the medians, as I said.

Such an affront couldn't stand. I picked up one of the 'Target-parking-garage-blocks', walked over to his car, and gingerly laid it down onto the hood, leaning it gently against the driver-side windshield and taking care not to scratch anything. Went inside and did my shopping. Came out, he was gone.

TL;DR- Parking like a douche shouldn't cost you a new windshield, but should make you realize it just might.

Do your worst!

Merry Bloomin' Christmas: God rest ye merry gentlemen? Not on Clarkson's Farm when there are cows to catch and candles to flog. Jeremy, his girlfriend Lisa and farm hands Kaleb and Gerald explain why there will be no festive respite down on Diddly Squat.

By Jeremy Clarkson (Sunday Times, Dec. 19)

Christmas on the farm. You can picture it, can't you? A steaming home-grown goose, glistening in the candlelight. Piles of spuds from the garden and buttered vegetables from the fields. Rosy-faced children playing happily with the wooden toys you whittled from trees in the forest and, after a sticky toffee pudding, some hearty toboggan rides in the snow until the watery sun's chilly demise sends everyone running inside for some fireside sherry and the shoulderpunching, yuletide jumper fun of having to mime The Beastly Beatitudes of Balthazar B in a game of charades. Idyllic. Nearly as idyllic in fact as having to act out the trickiest charade of all time, Versailles: The View from Sweden.

Sadly Christmas on my farm won't be like that. It will be like every other day, only with added mud. When I first became a horny-handed son of the soil two years ago, I figured that winter would be an easy season. The sheeps would be pregnant, the cows would be in their house, the crops would be growing on their own, the hens would be standing around waiting to be eaten by a fox, the badgers would be spraying TB around the fields and I'd be in Val d'Isere, living it large on the fat subsidy cheque.

That's not how it turned out, though, partly because the subsidy cheque is now smaller than a prewar postal order and soon it'll be even smaller than that. And also because winter is actually the season when you go out into the cold and the rain and the mud and do all the unpleasant jobs you should have done in August while you were waiting for the crops to dry.

Mostly this involves looking at broken fences and gates, hoping that somehow they will mend themselves. They can't, so I have to do it and, amazingly, this is a skill I don't have. While I've always said that hammers can be used to fix everything up to but not including a child's poorly eye, I've never really understood how they may be used to drive a nail into a piece of wood.

On the first blow I always catch the side of the nailhead, causing the nail itself to bend. And then I imagine that if I strike the opposite side of the head with the same level of ferocity, the kink will straighten out. It never does

Mulberry E2 art

So for EN folks, Mulberry is coming your way in the EP9 rate-up banner for Saileach, in which Mulberry is a rate-up 5 star, which is probably four months from now give or take. She is a Wanderer Medic, subclass of Medic (I know that makes no sense in translation, but Mulberry's subclass is "Wandering Medic" or "Wanderer Medic", though for brevity it's probably going to be shortened to "Wanderer"), which means she can heal sanity loss or any other type of damage that does not directly afflict HP, aka Elemental Damage.

I bet you wish she was around when all that sanity is being lost Under Tides.

Lore-wise, Mulberry is part of the Yen Catastrophe rescue team "Spring Sky" (translit. Chunqian) and is technically on RI only as part of a temporary exchange program. Hopefully I will make you wish the program never ends if you finish this post.

For Cornerstone set-up-and-wait trust farms or speedruns, Mulberry synergizes well with just about any OP that could be healed. I am sorry, Mudrock, but Blaze has gotten a lot more attractive if your DEF keeps plummeting by 200 or 300.

On paper, Mulberry's most impressive asset is her mechanic, because her basic stats (E2LV90) stand at:

Some other 5-star single-target Medics' ATK for reference:

So obviously she is NOT intended as a replacement for them. What, then, is the Wanderer archetype intended for?

Mulberry E0 art

As previously stated, she heals the little circles of damage caused by, including but not limited to:

I don't really

need to explain

Why you don't want to see these right?

[Unmanned Bomb-raft, causes \"Erosion\" damage](https://preview.redd.it/c

This is an adventure of 1-2 sessions for lower level PCs. It may take longer depending on your group etc. It formed part of the beginning of a campaign we have been running for nearly two years now. I have tried putting my notes into an intelligible form for others, hopefully it works for you. The Map I have drawn for this scenario is available on my site here. There are versions with and without the room key.

Description

The wind whips up as distant shapes duck behind low clouds. In the distance, an ill-maintained guard tower sits atop a bleak looking hill with rocky sides. A small courtyard appears to house a couple of small buildings. Several stories high, the tower likely gives a good view of the surrounding countryside, forest and the foothills of the mountains. Like the town of Gallow, the tower displays slabs of red marble and elements of ancient dwarven and goblin workmanship. However, some aspects appear to be more recent repair work. A disgusting odor of pelt tanning drifts on the breeze and a stray dog traverses the nearby landscape.

Scene Colouring

Broken and decaying stonework crudely repaired, the smell of animal products and cured skins, a strange calmness

Recent Events

After petitioning the Lord of Gallow, members of the Brotherhood of the Claw obtained a writ to occupy an abandoned watch tower. From there, they hunted out into the mountains to capture Hippogriff eggs to trade back in Stok. Hippogriff eggs are worth a princely sum and Gallow saw some of that in tax. The Hunters didn’t realise the tower remained abandoned for a reason. An unsettling feeling permeated from the cellar, so they spent little time there. Sealed inside a hidden escape tunnel was a stash of ancient void eggs. The hunters sold one of these in town after misidentifying it. After changing hands several times, the egg was acquired by the traitorous High-Priest of Gallow Bondur Azkramund. He then passed the information to his master the Troglodyte sorcerer Url-Kass.

Several huntsmen had already been corrupted by Bondur and they betrayed their own with glee when asked. After waiting for some of the hunters to leave on a hunt, the traitors dispatched the watch. A troglodyte force then struck in a night raid, killing many of the huntsmen and dragging off some of the survivors. At the head of the attack force was Url-Kass himself, a huge scaled Troglodyte carrying a

It really does, I swear!

For context I'm a Refuse Driver (Garbage man) & today I was on food waste. After I'd tipped I was checking the wagon for any defects when I spotted a lone pea balanced on the lifts.

I said "hey look, an escaPEA"

No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!

Edit: I can't believe how much this has blown up. Thank you everyone I've had a blast reading through the replies 😂

Today is the 4 year anniversary of our discord server, Images and Words. If you’re unaware, discord is a real time chat room-type service where we discuss all kinds of things with a focus on prog rock/metal. Come join the fun: Link to the Discord

Every year we make a massive Album of the Year playlist, as well as a Song of the Year playlist. A listening party will happen today at 12pm EST/ 5pm UTC for the Song of the Year playlist. The AOTY playlist has 936 songs and having a total length of 80 hours and 19 minutes. Here is the playlist

The most submitted album was Between the Buried and Me - Colors II with 8 entries.

The SOTY playlist has 126 songs and having a total length of 13 hours and 43 minutes. Here is the playlist

Here is the list of each member’s submissions:

Part 1: our bodies, training and diet

Problem:

Being outside in a climate that our bodies cannot handle alone without the help of clothing and an understanding of therm o-regulation.

Series Purpose:

Understand our bodies, To assess against your full clothing system and put your understanding against your real world expectations and results for all scenarios. Knowing many of these things are already understood they are still outlined as a larger picture discussion.

• Part 1: Part 1: our bodies, training and diet

• Part 2: Material Data *

• Part 3: General theory of application of material in purpose *

• Part 4: Material choice per appendage and core *

Topics:

• Our bodies and how they work to heat and cool
• Nutrition and Hydration
• Explain as simply as possible the moisture in your micro-climate and what it means to comfort and survival and how those two things can relate
• Application of drills, readiness, and preparedness
• Material science and their application in a kit
• How to train and test your gear for the variables that you will encounter in an extended no support situation *Materials and how to apply them in your kit to best work for you at the appropriate position

Future expansion on this part:

1. Deep dive into specific trainings for desired results for particular activities
2. Deep dive into specific food planning for extended outings
3. Deep dive into human anatomy with a focus on application in outdoor pursuits

Author comments:

I am more rock and stick than plan and prep, but details are needed for this conversation.

I am not super technical nor do I understand these things down to a science. But I have been out, screwed up and been in dangerous situations, all before I had any clue on high end technical clothing and how to really apply it.

Most dangerous/miserable situations can be avoided with knowledge, and wisdom. In this context these are typically gained through experience and practice but intelligence is related directly with being wise. So gaining intellectual wisdom through reading will decrease the learning curve dramatically.

Our bodies:

The main functions our bodies use for thermoregulation:

• Sweating- glands secreting water and minerals to allow for higher evaporative heat loss.
• Vasodilatation: when we warm up the vessels under our skin get wider moving the hotter blood to the surface to cool. This increases convective, and conductive heat loss. [https://pubmed.ncbi

My eyes flickered open unwillingly. My seat shook violently along with my surroundings. Backpacks, suitcases, and satchels fell from storage shelves above the heads of everyone. Others began to wake up from the sudden turbulence of the aircraft. Outside storm clouds reached for the plane with extended hands filled with the crackling sounds of thunder and the blinding streaks of lightning.

Lights inside the cabin flickered on and off until the lone emergency red lights kicked in when all others had died. Oxygen masks deployed and an attendant grabbed the speaker, hurrying through the instructions once again in a panicked voice. Whispers elevated into hysteria as people struggled with the masks. A punch of lightning struck the tail end of the plane as the nose dipped from its impact. Fallen luggage along with the blue clad attendants were thrown forward from the destructive force.

My dreary eyes were now wide open with a jolt of adrenaline. I fastened my emergency seat belt and quickly pulled the mask over my face. My hands jittered involuntarily as I watched the storm clouds reach towards the plane like multiple hands, ready to throttle the aircraft into submission. All I could do was look out in horror till my mirror was blinded in darkness. Only bolts of lightning and the threatening, bolstering bellows of thunder creeped out through the veil of blackness.

The plane began shaking violently. A loud crash, followed by my head involuntarily snapping to the side, cracking the right half of my skull off the window. Slipping in and out of consciousness I could feel the aircraft sinking rapidly towards the ground. One of the older flight attendants managed to stumble her way down the shaking aisle. She clenched onto the head of each seat as she struggled toward the cockpit.

I could see her call the cockpit from a phone just outside the door, attached to a wall by the attendants’ service area. Her eyes widened. An aura of fear washed over her pale face. She grabbed hold of the

phone and set it to speaker. She began speaking of the emergency landing procedures in a calm, clear voice, but her panic was poorly veiled through her watery eyes and trembling hands.

Another crash shook the plane as it started to tilt upwards. The pilot was fighting for control of his craft, fighting a losing battle. Blinding light streamed through every window, followed by the sound of an explosion, which caused me to crack my head off the window again. The exact same damn spot. Bl

They’re on standbi

Buenosdillas

Pilot on me!!

Dad jokes are supposed to be jokes you can tell a kid and they will understand it and find it funny.

This sub is mostly just NSFW puns now.

If it needs a NSFW tag it's not a dad joke. There should just be a NSFW puns subreddit for that.

Edit* I'm not replying any longer and turning off notifications but to all those that say "no one cares", there sure are a lot of you arguing about it. Maybe I'm wrong but you people don't need to be rude about it. If you really don't care, don't comment.

What did 0 say to 8 ?

" Nice Belt "

So What did 3 say to 8 ?

" Hey, you two stop making out "

I won't be doing that today!

You take away their little brooms

This morning, my 4 year old daughter.

Daughter: I'm hungry

Me: nerves building, smile widening

Me: Hi hungry, I'm dad.

She had no idea what was going on but I finally did it.

Thank you all for listening.

There hasn't been a post all year!

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After much ado and blood, sweat, and tears, Better Animals Plus is now running on Forge and Fabric, curtesy of Architectury, for both 1.16.5 and 1.17.1 (with a 1.18.1 port for both versions coming in the near future), with a Whisperwoods port following suite. While no new major content, there is a good bit of things in the changelog:

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Remade turkey model and textures
Remade tarantula model and textures + new variants
Remade reindeer (+ head) model and textures
Remade pheasant model and textures
Remade lammergeier model and textures
Remade jellyfish model and textures + new variants
Remade coyote (+ head) model and textures
Remade bears (+ head) models and textures
Remade badger model and textures
Remade boar (+ head) model and textures + new variants
Remade squirrel model and textures
Remade horseshoe crab model and textures + new variants
Updated wolf and bear cape textures
Updated venison texture
Generally cleaned up and improve some animations (more sensible leg swing and timing)
Made lammergeiers attack other types of skeleton (wither, stray)
Make geese and pheasants drop feathers
Improved tag compatibility with other mods (Pam's HC, Farmer's Delight) - now with Fabric tags
Fabric: Added Trinkets compatibility
Fabric: Added Cloth Config API and Mod Menu compatibility
Removed large easter egg audios (Crab: now use any disk, Walrus: plays a shorter audio immediately)
1.17: Removed goats (including associated items and advancements) due to vanilla adding goats
1.17: Tweaked deer model and texture

BUGFIXES

Fixed pack format being incorrect
Fixed jellyfish, lamprey, eels, barracuda, flying fish, and piranha using empty buckets instead of water buckets to be "bucketed"
Fixed possible crash with Octopus loading
Fixed some models shaking when the game is paused
Fixed tamed animals attacking other tamed animals from the same owner
All entities now have their own loot table and can be replaced by datapacks as expected
Fixed raw language keys when killed by a tarantula hair or badger dirt
Fixed turkey being unable to place on some blocks with solid tops
Fixed turkey not breaking when neighbors update to remove support

-- Fabric 1.16: [BAP](https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/betteranimalspl

Thinking about getting it and the bloodhound DLC are these worth it?

When I got home, they were still there.