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by Eliahad
Thu Jan 06, 2022 9:03 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Life or Death Debate: Dipping Sauce
Replies: 77
Views: 3497

Re: Life or Death Debate: Dipping Sauce

Yeah, I suppose you're right. The answer is Sirracha anyway. I mean, that guy gave away his recipe for free. HE WAS THAT CONFIDENT IN IT'S AWESOMENESS!
by Eliahad
Thu Jan 06, 2022 7:57 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Life or Death Debate: Dipping Sauce
Replies: 77
Views: 3497

Re: Life or Death Debate: Dipping Sauce

You haven't put melted garlic butter on "sandwiches, burgers, fries, pizza, mac and cheese, chicken nuggets, fish sticks, grilled cheese, eggs, green beans, tater tots, and so much more!" ?!?!?! Go try it and report back. You'll be a changed human. Go on, we'll wait.
by Eliahad
Thu Jan 06, 2022 4:20 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Deathless
Replies: 6928
Views: 253188

Re: Deathless

... The deal, sparky. You gotta' be a straight shooter.
by Eliahad
Thu Jan 06, 2022 3:53 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Deathless
Replies: 6928
Views: 253188

Re: Deathless

OK Computer?
by Eliahad
Thu Jan 06, 2022 12:49 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Deathless
Replies: 6928
Views: 253188

Re: Deathless

Du hast mich.
by Eliahad
Thu Jan 06, 2022 12:01 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Deathless
Replies: 6928
Views: 253188

Re: Deathless

Du hast.
by Eliahad
Thu Jan 06, 2022 11:18 am
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Deathless
Replies: 6928
Views: 253188

Re: Deathless

Du.
by Eliahad
Wed Jan 05, 2022 8:18 pm
Forum: Runelords
Topic: Calendar
Replies: 331
Views: 122156

Re: Calendar

Tomorrow!
by Eliahad
Wed Jan 05, 2022 8:17 pm
Forum: Runelords
Topic: Things to DO
Replies: 20
Views: 18897

Re: Things to DO

Want to add:

Cast glitterdust on Karzoug's tower. Make it permanent.
by Eliahad
Wed Jan 05, 2022 3:03 pm
Forum: Nerd Pride Network
Topic: Episode 325 - Nacho Bar
Replies: 5
Views: 17193

Re: Episode 325 - Nacho Bar

Aidan was right. It's going to take a lifetime to get through Dune. It has pretty short paragraphs.
by Eliahad
Tue Jan 04, 2022 12:31 pm
Forum: The Gaming Table
Topic: Settlers of Catan
Replies: 9
Views: 388

Re: Settlers of Catan

My experience with Catan was as follows: I first played it with my family and it was terrible. We were taught the rules incorrectly, leaving out the information that you could /always/ trade 4 for 1. And secondly, leaving out that the robber actually takes something from someone adjacent to the land...
by Eliahad
Mon Jan 03, 2022 9:03 pm
Forum: The Gaming Table
Topic: Settlers of Catan
Replies: 9
Views: 388

Re: Settlers of Catan

Quick answer that I have time for: there is an expansion that let's you play 5-6 players.
by Eliahad
Sun Jan 02, 2022 1:04 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Deathless
Replies: 6928
Views: 253188

Re: Deathless

Never gonna run around...
by Eliahad
Sun Jan 02, 2022 9:55 am
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Deathless
Replies: 6928
Views: 253188

Re: Deathless

Never gonna let you down.
by Eliahad
Sun Jan 02, 2022 3:00 am
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Deathless
Replies: 6928
Views: 253188

Re: Deathless

Never gonna give you up.
by Eliahad
Sat Jan 01, 2022 11:32 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Deathless
Replies: 6928
Views: 253188

Re: Deathless

Bahhhhdah DAH Dahhhhh, Bah dahdahhhhhhhhhhhh.
by Eliahad
Fri Dec 31, 2021 8:18 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Deathless
Replies: 6928
Views: 253188

Re: Deathless

Covid sucks, don't get it! And this is the tame version...
by Eliahad
Fri Dec 31, 2021 3:00 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Life or Death Debate: Best RomCom
Replies: 13
Views: 512

Re: Life or Death Debate: Best RomCom

Kyle wrote: Fri Dec 31, 2021 2:35 pmElf.
I believe my colleague from the great state of Texas has missed the part where he must defend his answer. So, sir, how would you say that something so saccharine and sweet as Elf is actually deserving of the title of 'best'?
by Eliahad
Thu Dec 30, 2021 7:37 am
Forum: Runelords
Topic: Calendar
Replies: 331
Views: 122156

Re: Calendar

Well, I'll talk to my SO but I know that what plans we had have been taken over by a certain virus.
by Eliahad
Wed Dec 29, 2021 8:14 pm
Forum: Runelords
Topic: Calendar
Replies: 331
Views: 122156

Re: Calendar

I will not be able to make it tomorrow night, as we will be flying. But next Thursday for sure, or even another night next week.
by Eliahad
Sun Dec 26, 2021 10:54 am
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Deathless
Replies: 6928
Views: 253188

Re: Deathless

I'd only give it a 3/10. It involves sleeping in and icy hot.
by Eliahad
Sun Dec 26, 2021 8:46 am
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Deathless
Replies: 6928
Views: 253188

Re: Deathless

Merry (this) Musician Christmas!
by Eliahad
Sat Dec 25, 2021 12:18 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Deathless
Replies: 6928
Views: 253188

Re: Deathless

poorpete wrote: Sat Dec 25, 2021 9:09 am Christmas morning! merry / good
(choose 1)
by Eliahad
Fri Dec 24, 2021 9:57 am
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: Mike! James Webb! Finally!
Replies: 15
Views: 1066

Re: Mike! Hubble! Finally!

Santa should be back home by then. 'sides, this is what Mike wanted for Christmas, anyway.
by Eliahad
Fri Dec 24, 2021 9:20 am
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: Happy Christmas and merry holidays
Replies: 8
Views: 439

Re: Happy Christmas and merry holidays

Happy happy, merry merry!
by Eliahad
Thu Dec 23, 2021 10:13 am
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Deathless
Replies: 6928
Views: 253188

Re: Deathless

AFI top 100 movies, #18: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EcZPcFfjqY Never seen it. This movie was one of the inspirations for some of the scenes in Mad Max: Fury Road, so go figure. The only problem with this movie is that the backdrop is the civil war and the hero is a confederate. But the movie ...
by Eliahad
Wed Dec 22, 2021 1:53 pm
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: Happy Birthdays!
Replies: 51
Views: 4621

Re: Happy Birthdays!

I hope you get to spend it busting into all of the places!
by Eliahad
Tue Dec 21, 2021 11:25 am
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: No Stupid Questions
Replies: 26
Views: 1576

Re: No Stupid Questions

Why is a slow population growth a bad thing? All the arguments I've heard that it's bad are about a human constructed system of physical or digital pieces of paper that we have given weight and turned into a method to trade for goods and services. Is it actually a bad thing?
by Eliahad
Tue Dec 21, 2021 8:32 am
Forum: Runelords
Topic: Things to DO
Replies: 20
Views: 18897

Re: Things to DO

So heading to Magnimar for a paternity test. Got it. Jeez, way to be subtle, guys.
by Eliahad
Mon Dec 20, 2021 9:09 pm
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Deathless
Replies: 6928
Views: 253188

Re: Deathless

Fun fact: I always get Dr. Strangelove and Apocalypse Now mixed up. But that's okay, I learned to love the bomb either way.
by Eliahad
Sun Dec 19, 2021 12:31 pm
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: New Games and Gifts
Replies: 28
Views: 1394

Re: New Games and Gifts

I have heard Munchkin described as twenty minutes of fun packed into 2 hours. Is that an accurate assessment?
by Eliahad
Sat Dec 18, 2021 1:10 pm
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: You Don’t “Read” Audiobooks
Replies: 22
Views: 1370

Re: You Don’t “Read” Audiobooks

That's a cool way to say it :). Just out of curiosity, does the performance of the work influence how much you appreciate the work?
by Eliahad
Sat Dec 18, 2021 10:16 am
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Deathless
Replies: 6928
Views: 253188

Re: Deathless

Example #183058208437 of the hubris of humanity: Headline of a NatGeo article, "The Universe is Expanding Faster Than It Should Be." As if we actually can wrap our heads around something of that magnitude to know what it /should/ be doing. Let's try: "The Universe is Expanding Faster ...
by Eliahad
Fri Dec 17, 2021 8:07 am
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Deathless
Replies: 6928
Views: 253188

Re: Deathless

A little too late, but there are too many Charlie Chaplin movies on this list that Tahlvin is posting. He was good, and his estate has been a powerhouse at selling his story. Harold Lloyd was/is better.
by Eliahad
Thu Dec 16, 2021 3:08 pm
Forum: Runelords
Topic: Calendar
Replies: 331
Views: 122156

Re: Calendar

Yah, that sucks. What are next steps?
by Eliahad
Thu Dec 16, 2021 11:51 am
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Dreams
Replies: 49
Views: 23549

Re: Dreams

I was at an art museum with some friends, and there was this cool painting I wanted to show them so I took it off the wall to show them. They said "cool," and I put it back up on the wall. No big deal. Until the security guard comes around the corner and says, "You shouldn't have done...
by Eliahad
Tue Dec 14, 2021 9:59 pm
Forum: Runelords
Topic: Next game
Replies: 69
Views: 32887

Re: Next game

Zen, just a suggestion, but you might want to make your character older? Elves in Pathfinder 2e theoretically reach emotional maturity at 100, and it sounds like you're envisioning someone who is much older, emotionally, than that. I may be missing something, though.
by Eliahad
Tue Dec 14, 2021 9:45 am
Forum: Nerd Babble
Topic: Deathless
Replies: 6928
Views: 253188

Re: Deathless

Sunrise is really good. And best seen with a live orchestra if you can swing it.
by Eliahad
Mon Dec 13, 2021 10:38 am
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: Good Random Things
Replies: 38
Views: 1830

Re: Good Random Things

Phoebe wrote: Mon Dec 13, 2021 10:24 am
Eliahad wrote: Sun Dec 12, 2021 9:07 pm Found out one of the college composition programs out here uses one of my charts as an example in their course. Don't know if it's a what to do or what not to do, but that's alright :)
Meaningless without a link to the chart. We demand charts.
by Eliahad
Sun Dec 12, 2021 9:07 pm
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: Good Random Things
Replies: 38
Views: 1830

Re: Good Random Things

Found out one of the college composition programs out here uses one of my charts as an example in their course. Don't know if it's a what to do or what not to do, but that's alright :)
by Eliahad
Sun Dec 12, 2021 3:26 pm
Forum: Runelords
Topic: Next game
Replies: 69
Views: 32887

Re: Next game

Illian - Sorcerer The new character is an arcana sorcerer...sort of. An elf raised by dwarves, they will not be fitting the normal elven stereotypes of grace and charm. Which is a bit of a downside for a sorcerer, but magic kind of just started happening to them...it's not their fault. In the meant...
by Eliahad
Sun Dec 12, 2021 9:38 am
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: New Games and Gifts
Replies: 28
Views: 1394

Re: New Games and Gifts

Gloomhaven, Frosthaven, and Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion. Lots of people really like this series of games. I will play it, but it's far from my first choice. Probably just haven't found a good group of folk to play them with yet.
by Eliahad
Sun Dec 12, 2021 9:36 am
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: New Games and Gifts
Replies: 28
Views: 1394

Re: New Games and Gifts

Heavier games: Terraforming Mars. You're a corporation trying to, over generations, make Mars inhabitable. You gain money and resources every turn to purchase cards that allow you to build an engine to get more resources. It makes it seem dry, because it kind of is. Not a lot of player interaction, ...
by Eliahad
Sun Dec 12, 2021 9:32 am
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: New Games and Gifts
Replies: 28
Views: 1394

Re: New Games and Gifts

Codenames is also an excellent game where the clue giver for your team is looking at a grid of words, some are locations of your agents, some are for the other team and one is a rogue agent who will give your team up if you find them. By giving a one word clue, and a number, you are trying to guide ...
by Eliahad
Sun Dec 12, 2021 9:24 am
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: New Games and Gifts
Replies: 28
Views: 1394

Re: New Games and Gifts

Dixit is apples to apples mixed with balderdash, but with pictures. Choose a card from your hand and describe it in a short word or phrase. Then everyone else choose a card from their hand. You score if people guess your card, but don't be too obscure... Or too obvious... Because if it's not picked....
by Eliahad
Sun Dec 12, 2021 9:22 am
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: New Games and Gifts
Replies: 28
Views: 1394

Re: New Games and Gifts

Carcassonne is an excellent tile laying Euro that is enjoyed by grognards and dabblers alike. Azul is a mathy pattern making game about choosing tiles to fill in your pattern board. Points are earned based on the shapes you make. Once a horizontal row is completed by anyone, though, the game is over...
by Eliahad
Sun Dec 12, 2021 9:05 am
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: New Games and Gifts
Replies: 28
Views: 1394

Re: New Games and Gifts

Wingspan is a game where the theme is that you are building ecosystems for birds and the birds get you points. It's an accessible engine builder with great components. Sushi Go! Is a quick set collection drafting game where you try and choose cards from (what amounts to) a sushi boat. Everyone takes...
by Eliahad
Sat Dec 11, 2021 2:05 pm
Forum: Nerd Talk
Topic: New Games and Gifts
Replies: 28
Views: 1394

Re: New Games and Gifts

Catan played by folks who have a good handle on the game can finish a game in about 45 minutes to an hour.

Remember you can always trade 4 of the same resource for one of another. The first time I played that rule was neglected and it made the game terrible.
by Eliahad
Fri Dec 10, 2021 7:09 pm
Forum: Runelords
Topic: Next game
Replies: 69
Views: 32887

Re: Next game

I am going to be a sorcerer, but I'm not exactly going to be filling the sorcery role. At least not at first.