The Grumpiest Paladin

During one of Birds of Prey’s fight sequences, Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) identifies a teammate’s vulnerability and provides a critical assist — by lending her a hair tie. This small act of sisterhood is as familiar in an everyday context as it is surprising in the DC Extended Universe. It’s one of the many ways that Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) differs from its superhero movie forebears: It not only stars women, it was made by them, too. “There’s more women in front [of] and behind the camera than any movie I’d worked on, which is pretty incredible,” says Robbie, who also produced the film. “It was partly a conscious decision, but it also always felt like the organic, right choice to make.”

- Porn bots are still here and as far as I’ve seen they’re remaining almost entirely unchecked, most of their pornographic posts aren’t even being flagged. I’ve been checking a porn bot in the little sidebar every day, it still isn’t even flagged as inappropriate.

- Browsing the site is significantly more annoying. If a blog is flagged as ‘adult’ we have to manually go through their blog on a sidebar instead of being able to browse their archive.

- Porn blogs only had to remove porn from the last like, year. The rest is still there, even if their blog gets unflagged.

- The Tumblr app is still rated M, they have not reduced the rating like they wanted to.

- Their review score on the Tumblr App has gone waaaaaay down, from 4.8 to 4.3

- They’ve lost what, 30 million users? I remember it saying they lost one fourth of their userbase and it’s still decreasing.

- People are still posting porn. A lot of people are still posting porn, and as far as I’ve seen, it’s sort of an honor system for followers of those porn blogs to not flag those posts manually, so where Tumblr’s goal was for people to manually flag any porn that the automated system couldn’t find, people just plain aren’t doing it because nobody agreed to that rule change.

- Tumblr is seen, currently, as the social media site with the worst people running it, and is generally hated by everyone significantly more than when it was just full of dorks calling each other SJWs and Anti-SJWs.

- White supremacy blogs and posts are still completely abiding by Tumblr’s rule change and are allowed their freedom because nipples are worse than Nazis. You heard it from Tumblr @staff first.

And now

Allow me to list what has IMPROVED since the rule change:

The release date of Good Omens on Prime Video is May 31st 2019.

We are not doing this again.

Lobby hard for your choice in the primaries, but do not insult the other options. 

I like Warren a lot more than Sanders. I like Klobuchar and Harris better than either of them. Right now, Gillibrand is my top choice. 

BUT I WANT TO BE ABLE TO VOTE FOR THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE IN NOVEMBER, whoever that turns out to be.

And since I want to be able to get behind them, I want to know what their good points are. I want to know what I can expect them to do, and - this important - what issues aren’t on their top priority list, so I can let them know what matters to me. 

All of them are smart, decent people. All of them want a better country, a better world. All of them would, on their worst day, be better than Trump at his best, assuming he has something a sane person could call “best.” 

No infighting this time. No circular firing squads. Do not insult, denigrate, discourage, or bully people who are supporting the candidates you dislike. WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER FOR THIS.

Before the primaries, figure out who is the best representative for your interests, and promote the hell out of them. Encourage people to vote. Get people registered. Tell everyone why you like this one better than that one - based on policies and history, not “he’s a lying scumbag” or “she caters to corporate greed.” 

None of them is perfect. ALL OF THEM ARE BETTER THAN WHAT WE HAVE - do not help the Republicans (and the Russians!) suppress progressive voters by badmouthing other people’s choices.

I don’t want Sanders. I think he’s too old (and so is Warren) and we need people whose understanding of business and social dynamics are based on recent trends. I think Sanders is too caught up in social class as the only real axis of oppression; I don’t think he understands intersectionality. I worry that he favors gun rights more than is safe.

I’m not voting for him in the primaries. But if he gets the nomination, HE HAS MY VOTE IN NOVEMBER. And not in a “ugh, holding my nose and voting against Trump” way - he wants medical care for everyone; he wants college to be available to all; he wants strong unions and worker support. I can get behind those policy plans.

No litmus tests this time. No single issue that convinces people to stay home in November 2020. Pick one you like, or pick a few that you’re deciding between - but don’t convince yourself that any of them are evil incarnate and must be stopped at all costs.

Culturally Christian Gentiles: The Judeo-Christian concept of original sin

Jews: Huh?

Culturally Christian Gentiles: The Abrahamic religions’ belief in heaven and hell

Jews: Say what now?

Culturally Christian Gentiles: The Judeo-Christian religions emphasize obedience over asking questions and debating ideas.

Nexus… legendary planet of the Eldan. A world of mystery, danger, excitement, and adventure. Thought to be lost for thousands of years, the rediscovery of Nexus has sparked a galactic gold rush, as everyone tries to stake their claim on the fabled frontier world.

For the mighty galactic empire of the Dominion, Nexus represents the reclamation of their divine legacy.

For the disenfranchised Exiles, Nexus represents their last shot at survival… and a chance to finally have a home.

But Nexus hides terrible secrets beyond its forgotten shores, and its explorers may soon find themselves embroiled in a saga that will determine the fate of the very fabric of reality!

Pretty high stakes, eh cupcake?

Wildstar Accelerated is a tabletop roleplaying game set in the universe of Carbine Studio’s MMORPG. It’s based on the frame work of Evil Hat’s Fate Accelerated; if you’re familiar with the rules of that, then you already know how to play.

If not, you can check out their Official SRD. This guide assumes you’ll have access to it. Rules in Wildstar Accelerated are identical to those in Fate Accelerated unless otherwise stated.

Wildstar Accelerated is a rules light, heavily story based game. There are no strict classes or levels, and characters can be made with relative ease. I personally found it to be a perfect fit for Wildstar’s unique brand of pulpy sci-fi action.

The one weird thing you’ll need to actually play this game is a set of Fate Dice.  These are a special kind of six-sided dice that are marked on two sides with a plus symbol [+], two sides with a minus symbol [-], and two sides that are blank [ ].  If you’re playing in person, these dice are available at any hobby store (or can be made from normal dice with creative use of a marker).

If you’re playing online, Roll20 and Rolz.org both support the use of Fudge Dice.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Character Creation

Non Standard Races

Cyphers and Eldan Technology

Character Creation

Non-Standard Races

Mysterious Eldan Technology