Brother Gregor never spoke and often spooked the neophytes with his appearance, but he was a gentle soul and a phenomenal cook and knew more ways to prepare a fish than the abbot knew hymns

[world's most annoying poster, after spending six hours talking about how much they hate a certain group of people, upon being told that's mean] but why do you need my validation? why are you so self-obsessed that you think you get to have any say on my 400 page treatise about why you, specifically, should be catapulted into the sun? the mere fact that you read my description of a person exactly like you being catapulted into the sun and thought I was talking about you is telling. a true sage would know that I'm Just A Little Guy And It's My Birthday and allow my words to simply slide off them, so when you think about it it's really your fault for letting it get to you. the what-about-me effect online is honestly reaching critical levels.

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New commission post! I am trying to get my bands up for Midwest Fur Fest this year and would like to do some commissions. Email [email protected] to get a quote!

Offers u a dragon.

its retrospection tuesday

Monopoly house rule that everyone starts in jail because LANDLORDS ARE SCUM

So no one can play until they pay 50$ or roll doubles

Do you have any beginner's advice for Balatro? Because I'm having good fun around 8 hours in, but figuring out how to actually win is a struggle. My usual instinct in deckbuilders is to thin out the deck as much as possible, but starting with a full 52 makes that a lot less viable.

Yes I have lots and I will do my best not to write several thousand words

Are you playing on the beta? All the achievements and unlocks transfer over, and I think the beta is friendlier and has better balance than the original release of the game.

Number one thing new players fuck up: the interest mechanic is everything. You have to save up to $25 and get that extra $5 of passive income per round, it is in many cases the difference between a winning run and a run that stalls out in the later antes.

Relatedly, I tend to try and find a strong earlygame joker in the first two shops (usually a +mult joker for playing a specific hand) and then save my money unless I see a run-defining joker/voucher until I'm over $25.

Once you have >$25, don't be afraid to spend your money back down to $25. Packs first, then rerolls.

Most skips in most situations are bad. There are some that are good in ante 1 (the coupon tag, the holographic tag, and the investment tag) and a few that can be good later (double money when you have a lot of money, the orbital tag when it's on the hand you're playing already, the handy tag when it's a ton of money)

Your instinct to thin out the deck and your concern that 52 cards is a lot are both correct. Hanged Man and Immolate are both great, as are jokers that let you destroy cards like Trading Card. Keep at it.

Relatedly, purple seals from spectral packs and jokers that generate tarot cards are incredibly powerful. Purple seals specifically are self-enabling - you can use death cards from purple seals to copy more purple seals and hanged man to thin out your deck so you draw more purple seals.

In the early stages before you've unlocked all jokers and decks, a lot of powerful tools are hidden from you. If you aren't beating runs, focus on unlocking locked jokers.

If you want a sense of what a really good player looks like, I recommend Balatro University - he is excellent at the game and also has some videos specifically designed for new players.

She should be at the club

Star Impact ⭐

What is it: An action series about professional boxers with anime-style superpowers

The Good: Distinct exaggerated art style with good cartooning. Fun action scenes. I’m a sucker for Punch-Out! references.

The Bad: The fights are fun but lack tension; I never felt like Aster might lose or even that she’d come up with a creative/interesting way to win. It’s still early going in the comic, though, so that might change.

You should read it if: You wanna read a cartoony comic about people punching each other in the face with superpowers.

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💪more loz and particularly totk stuff from this year!

male gender nonconformity is getting out of hand because *checks notes* straight guys sometimes get thier ears pierced now and *checks notes even harder, squints* if a man is too effeminate it makes me really uncomfortable and angry for some reason. this must be due to Capitalism

TikTok has convinced so many people that you're autistic or ADHD if you have completely typical experiences like "getting songs stuck in your head" or "having a strong sense of social justice" or "reverently kissing the ice-cold crown of the crow lord". No, you do not need to have autism to squeeze your eyes shut and stand completely still as a living statue to demonstrate your total submission to the crow lord. Plenty of neurotypical people bring him tributes of glass beads, tinfoil strips, roadkill, coins from dead men's pockets, and mice or rabbits fattened weeks in advance. Honestly TikTok has become such a dangerous engine for spreading misinformation. I wouldn't be surprised if they provoke the wrath of the crow lord soon.

tumblr users when you present the concept of a tradeoff