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The D&D Chat Thread

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  • EncEnc A Fool with Compassion Pronouns: He, Him, HisRegistered User regular
    Veldrin wrote: »
    If Drizzt is so cool and strong then why doesn't he just shoot Elminster?

    He does in my new hit fanfic "The darkness deep: tales of Drizzt and his best friend and sometimes lover Enc and their grand and cool adventures."

  • ElldrenElldren Is a woman dammit ceterum censeoRegistered User regular
    Ugh I have to move all of my things in two hours and some things aren't packed up and I'm just like

    Fuck it

    They can just paint over all the school books in that closet I don't care any more I'm tired

    fuck gendered marketing
    Kid Presentable
  • BethrynBethryn Unhappiness is Mandatory Registered User regular
    Elldren wrote: »
    This claymation show on Nick Jr that my nephews are watching has an absurdly low frame rate

    How low is it?

    This character talked for around five seconds and their model changed maybe 50 times
    So a higher frame rate than most anime then.

    ...and of course, as always, Kill Hitler.
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  • VeldrinVeldrin Sham bam bamina Registered User regular
    Enc wrote: »
    Veldrin wrote: »
    If Drizzt is so cool and strong then why doesn't he just shoot Elminster?

    He does in my new hit fanfic "The darkness deep: tales of Drizzt and his best friend and sometimes lover Enc and their grand and cool adventures."

    That sounds like a cool story which you should publish for me.

  • VeldrinVeldrin Sham bam bamina Registered User regular
    RA Salvatore said it's ok with him, so it's all good.

  • RMS OceanicRMS Oceanic Registered User regular
    Bethryn wrote: »
    Elldren wrote: »
    This claymation show on Nick Jr that my nephews are watching has an absurdly low frame rate

    How low is it?

    This character talked for around five seconds and their model changed maybe 50 times
    So a higher frame rate than most anime then.

    Anime is like how the NES split up its screen to have the illusion of parallax scrolling. Some parts are 0 fps

    wandering
  • DasUberEdwardDasUberEdward Registered User regular
    Enc wrote: »
    Veldrin wrote: »
    If Drizzt is so cool and strong then why doesn't he just shoot Elminster?

    He does in my new hit fanfic "The darkness deep: tales of Drizzt and his best friend and sometimes lover Enc and their grand and cool adventures."

    i heard about that one.

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  • DasUberEdwardDasUberEdward Registered User regular
    Bethryn wrote: »
    Elldren wrote: »
    This claymation show on Nick Jr that my nephews are watching has an absurdly low frame rate

    How low is it?

    This character talked for around five seconds and their model changed maybe 50 times
    So a higher frame rate than most anime then.

    Anime is like how the NES split up its screen to have the illusion of parallax scrolling. Some parts are 0 fps

    Can you show an example of this?

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  • RMS OceanicRMS Oceanic Registered User regular
    Bethryn wrote: »
    Elldren wrote: »
    This claymation show on Nick Jr that my nephews are watching has an absurdly low frame rate

    How low is it?

    This character talked for around five seconds and their model changed maybe 50 times
    So a higher frame rate than most anime then.

    Anime is like how the NES split up its screen to have the illusion of parallax scrolling. Some parts are 0 fps

    Can you show an example of this?

    https://youtu.be/8JxsZEZPkYE

    An example of the effect while not posting anime

    JazzSlacker71
  • PLAPLA The process.Registered User regular
    It's a christmas miracle.

    Albino Bunny
  • ElldrenElldren Is a woman dammit ceterum censeoRegistered User regular
    edited December 2016
    Bethryn wrote: »
    Elldren wrote: »
    This claymation show on Nick Jr that my nephews are watching has an absurdly low frame rate

    How low is it?

    This character talked for around five seconds and their model changed maybe 50 times
    So a higher frame rate than most anime then.

    Anime is like how the NES split up its screen to have the illusion of parallax scrolling. Some parts are 0 fps

    All animation is like this. The less that needs to move between frames the easier it is to film and cheaper it is to produce. For claymation shooting 24 FPS on twos is a pretty standard rate for non-feature content and will result in 60 motions in a 5 second period. With pauses in a dialogue scene that can easily drop to 50, though a great animator will find motions to work in those pauses.

    Edit: anime that shoots 24 on 4s is a fucking abomination tho

    Elldren on
    fuck gendered marketing
  • firewaterwordfirewaterword Satchitananda Pais Vasco to San FranciscoRegistered User regular
    i always meant to post in se++ more, especially after hanging with rad folks in the holiday party house, but I could never figure out which chat thread was the chat thread! this solves a problem! if temporarily.

    Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu
    Elldren
  • DasUberEdwardDasUberEdward Registered User regular
    Bethryn wrote: »
    Elldren wrote: »
    This claymation show on Nick Jr that my nephews are watching has an absurdly low frame rate

    How low is it?

    This character talked for around five seconds and their model changed maybe 50 times
    So a higher frame rate than most anime then.

    Anime is like how the NES split up its screen to have the illusion of parallax scrolling. Some parts are 0 fps

    Can you show an example of this?

    https://youtu.be/8JxsZEZPkYE

    An example of the effect while not posting anime

    Er I meant the NES split screen thing.

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    Bedlam
  • MazzyxMazzyx Comedy Gold Registered User regular
    HAHA!

    Tube has put us here so that we may absorb more people in the [chat] collective.

    Also morning nerds.

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    firewaterwordDasUberEdwardwandering
  • BethrynBethryn Unhappiness is Mandatory Registered User regular
    Er I meant the NES split screen thing.
    http://www.dustmop.io/blog/2015/12/18/nes-graphics-part-3/

    I think this is what RMS is describing?

    ...and of course, as always, Kill Hitler.
    NobeardSlacker71
  • firewaterwordfirewaterword Satchitananda Pais Vasco to San FranciscoRegistered User regular
    morning maz.

    super nice morning here. mostly clear skies, sun's coming up now.

    drinking my coffee. going to yoga at 9. been two days since my last class and I'm starting to shake...

    Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu
  • JuliusJulius Captain of Serenity on my shipRegistered User regular
    i always meant to post in se++ more, especially after hanging with rad folks in the holiday party house, but I could never figure out which chat thread was the chat thread! this solves a problem! if temporarily.

    i believe every thread is a chat thread.

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  • RMS OceanicRMS Oceanic Registered User regular
    Bethryn wrote: »
    Elldren wrote: »
    This claymation show on Nick Jr that my nephews are watching has an absurdly low frame rate

    How low is it?

    This character talked for around five seconds and their model changed maybe 50 times
    So a higher frame rate than most anime then.

    Anime is like how the NES split up its screen to have the illusion of parallax scrolling. Some parts are 0 fps

    Can you show an example of this?

    https://youtu.be/8JxsZEZPkYE

    An example of the effect while not posting anime

    Er I meant the NES split screen thing.

    https://youtu.be/rHhX5GtWNr8

    It's explicitly contrasted in this video

    cB557Slacker71
  • firewaterwordfirewaterword Satchitananda Pais Vasco to San FranciscoRegistered User regular
    Julius wrote: »
    i always meant to post in se++ more, especially after hanging with rad folks in the holiday party house, but I could never figure out which chat thread was the chat thread! this solves a problem! if temporarily.

    i believe every thread is a chat thread.

    this paralysis of choice!

    Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu
    Elldren
  • MazzyxMazzyx Comedy Gold Registered User regular
    Oh yeah thinking of stuff @lonelyahava @Organichu @credeiki @Havelock2.0 and the other Jewish brothers and sisters. It was nice having a thread to bitch about Jew stuff. Especially now with the scary oompa loompa coming to power and how he has really made it okay for the Nazis to come out of their holes.

    *hugs to all of you*

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    lonelyahavaTcheldorcredeiki
  • ElldrenElldren Is a woman dammit ceterum censeoRegistered User regular
    Bethryn wrote: »
    Elldren wrote: »
    This claymation show on Nick Jr that my nephews are watching has an absurdly low frame rate

    How low is it?

    This character talked for around five seconds and their model changed maybe 50 times
    So a higher frame rate than most anime then.

    Anime is like how the NES split up its screen to have the illusion of parallax scrolling. Some parts are 0 fps

    Can you show an example of this?

    https://youtu.be/8JxsZEZPkYE

    An example of the effect while not posting anime

    Wow the actual animation for that whole short is literally like 80 still frames

    In 4 minutes

    fuck gendered marketing
  • japanjapan Registered User regular
    Julius wrote: »
    i always meant to post in se++ more, especially after hanging with rad folks in the holiday party house, but I could never figure out which chat thread was the chat thread! this solves a problem! if temporarily.

    i believe every thread is a chat thread.

    this paralysis of choice!

    Social conventions are mystifying



    Also of note: the staff probably thought that this person was being a dick for occupying a table without ordering anything but asking if they're going to order anything is generally perceived as hostile so would have been avoided

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  • lonelyahavalonelyahava Call me Ahava ~~She/Her~~ Move to New ZealandRegistered User regular
    Mazzyx wrote: »
    Oh yeah thinking of stuff lonelyahava Organichu credeiki Havelock2.0 and the other Jewish brothers and sisters. It was nice having a thread to bitch about Jew stuff. Especially now with the scary oompa loompa coming to power and how he has really made it okay for the Nazis to come out of their holes.

    *hugs to all of you*

    *Hugs back*

    Keep your head down and your spirit up, my friend. Happy Hanukkah! I hope you're latkes were tasty!

    Which just tried to autocorrect to Tastykakes.

    As it should be.

  • ElldrenElldren Is a woman dammit ceterum censeoRegistered User regular
    Mazzyx wrote: »
    Oh yeah thinking of stuff lonelyahava Organichu credeiki Havelock2.0 and the other Jewish brothers and sisters. It was nice having a thread to bitch about Jew stuff. Especially now with the scary oompa loompa coming to power and how he has really made it okay for the Nazis to come out of their holes.

    *hugs to all of you*

    *Hugs back*

    Keep your head down and your spirit up, my friend. Happy Hanukkah! I hope you're latkes were tasty!

    Which just tried to autocorrect to Tastykakes.

    As it should be.

    Are there tastykake latkes?

    fuck gendered marketing
  • firewaterwordfirewaterword Satchitananda Pais Vasco to San FranciscoRegistered User regular
    i had that happen at a bar at the vegas airport once. it was very odd! i just assumed everyone there was so miserable that they wanted to share their miserableness as fluently as possible.

    Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu
  • RMS OceanicRMS Oceanic Registered User regular
    japan wrote: »
    Julius wrote: »
    i always meant to post in se++ more, especially after hanging with rad folks in the holiday party house, but I could never figure out which chat thread was the chat thread! this solves a problem! if temporarily.

    i believe every thread is a chat thread.

    this paralysis of choice!

    Social conventions are mystifying



    Also of note: the staff probably thought that this person was being a dick for occupying a table without ordering anything but asking if they're going to order anything is generally perceived as hostile so would have been avoided

    I was in a similar situation in York. I knew what I was supposed to do, but the staff/regulars were such a tight knit group my autism wouldn't let me get in the middle of them to ask for something.

  • DasUberEdwardDasUberEdward Registered User regular
    Bethryn wrote: »
    Er I meant the NES split screen thing.
    http://www.dustmop.io/blog/2015/12/18/nes-graphics-part-3/

    I think this is what RMS is describing?

    That's a fascinating article and I understand like 33% of it but have a better idea now.

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  • Kid PresentableKid Presentable Registered User regular
    I saw that Debate and Discourse was gone, then I saw this thread and thought for sure the entire subforum had been shut down and Tube posted this to explain that it was [chat]'s fault and I solemnly agreed.
    Tube wrote: »
    D&D isn't working because of your faults

    Fair.

    DasUberEdwardcabsyAlbino BunnySeal
  • firewaterwordfirewaterword Satchitananda Pais Vasco to San FranciscoRegistered User regular
    the spirit of chat transcends its forum location!

    let all those of gracious mind and spirit partake of the generous feast of BUTTS

    Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu
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  • EncEnc A Fool with Compassion Pronouns: He, Him, HisRegistered User regular
    edited December 2016
    japan wrote: »
    Julius wrote: »
    i always meant to post in se++ more, especially after hanging with rad folks in the holiday party house, but I could never figure out which chat thread was the chat thread! this solves a problem! if temporarily.

    i believe every thread is a chat thread.

    this paralysis of choice!

    Social conventions are mystifying



    Also of note: the staff probably thought that this person was being a dick for occupying a table without ordering anything but asking if they're going to order anything is generally perceived as hostile so would have been avoided

    I was in a similar situation in York. I knew what I was supposed to do, but the staff/regulars were such a tight knit group my autism wouldn't let me get in the middle of them to ask for something.

    Mrs. Enc and I went traveling through England and Scotland about ten years back and we faced various levels of this problem at some of the places. We knew how to order, but a lot of times people would simply not serve us even after politely asking staff and regulars where who we should talk to in order to get a pint or some food. Everywhere we went in Scotland was extremely friendly, especially in Edinburgh, but goddamn was London absolutely horrid at almost every place we went that wasn't run by immigrants. At one point we ended up in a restaurant near Victoria Station and watched an Australian tourist couple get essentially mocked out of their table by some locals ragging on their accents (which seemed straight up bizarre to me given that we all are in the Anglosphere).

    But no where was as bad as Oxford. We had the misfortune to stop over on a train on a Sunday afternoon and there were literally only three or four places open to public. We were told to leave one place because they didn't serve Americans. Another place deliberately wouldn't place or order and after 45 minutes of repeatedly trying to get the bartender to pour drinks we just left. We got a really nice reception at, of all places, a Colombian restaurant which was vaguely reminiscent of home and talked with the owners for a good bit of Florida (they had family in Miami). Really nice folks, and apparently the only ones in all of Oxford. Couldn't leave the town fast enough when our connecting train came through.

    I wasn't surprised at all when Brexit happened. There is some deep hate for foreign folk there. If they treat white travelers as nasty as they did us, how exponentially more terrible must it be if you are of a different ethnicity or language? It was worse than rural Alabama, and I've seen some terrible shit there.

    Enc on
  • QuidQuid Definitely not a banana Registered User regular
    japan wrote: »
    Julius wrote: »
    i always meant to post in se++ more, especially after hanging with rad folks in the holiday party house, but I could never figure out which chat thread was the chat thread! this solves a problem! if temporarily.

    i believe every thread is a chat thread.

    this paralysis of choice!

    Social conventions are mystifying



    Also of note: the staff probably thought that this person was being a dick for occupying a table without ordering anything but asking if they're going to order anything is generally perceived as hostile so would have been avoided

    The day will come when I finally get to go to London and use the Underground. While on the train I will look people in the eye and say good day.

    I assume I'll be promptly escorted out of the country at the next stop.

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  • kedinikkedinik Captain of Industry Registered User regular
    my fellow refugees

    we shall persevere

    I made a game! Hotline Maui. Requires mouse and keyboard.
    wanderingNo-Quarter
  • tynictynic PICNIC BADASS Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited December 2016
    Enc wrote: »
    We were told to leave one place because they didn't serve Americans. .

    Good Lord.
    ... wait, was this pre-08?


    (edit: I lived in the UK for 3-4 years and never had any problems, incl. in Oxford. But I'm aurally ambiguous).

    tynic on
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  • kedinikkedinik Captain of Industry Registered User regular
    also

    who has two thumbs and a date for new year's eve

    I made a game! Hotline Maui. Requires mouse and keyboard.
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  • EncEnc A Fool with Compassion Pronouns: He, Him, HisRegistered User regular
    tynic wrote: »
    Enc wrote: »
    We were told to leave one place because they didn't serve Americans. .

    Good Lord.
    ... wait, was this pre-08?

    Yeah, 2007. Iraq was in full swing and Bush was still president.

  • NecoNeco Worthless Garbage Registered User regular
    Omg tube I love you <3

    kedinikoverride367wandering
  • tynictynic PICNIC BADASS Registered User, ClubPA regular
    Enc wrote: »
    tynic wrote: »
    Enc wrote: »
    We were told to leave one place because they didn't serve Americans. .

    Good Lord.
    ... wait, was this pre-08?

    Yeah, 2007. Iraq was in full swing and Bush was still president.

    That might have been your problem.
    Pretty revolting behaviour regardless.

    QuidRhesus PositiveDonovan PuppyfuckerNobeardSlacker71
  • japanjapan Registered User regular
    Quid wrote: »
    japan wrote: »
    Julius wrote: »
    i always meant to post in se++ more, especially after hanging with rad folks in the holiday party house, but I could never figure out which chat thread was the chat thread! this solves a problem! if temporarily.

    i believe every thread is a chat thread.

    this paralysis of choice!

    Social conventions are mystifying



    Also of note: the staff probably thought that this person was being a dick for occupying a table without ordering anything but asking if they're going to order anything is generally perceived as hostile so would have been avoided

    The day will come when I finally get to go to London and use the Underground. While on the train I will look people in the eye and say good day.

    I assume I'll be promptly escorted out of the country at the next stop.

    I'm not even exaggerating when I say that if you do this enough someone will report you to the police as a "see something, say something" suspicious behaviour notification

  • Kid PresentableKid Presentable Registered User regular
    kedinik wrote: »
    also

    who has two thumbs and a date for new year's eve

    Fonzie?

    Bedlam
  • TraceTrace GNU Terry Pratchett; GNU Gus; GNU Carrie Fisher; GNU Adam We Registered User regular
    If I ever went to London and was mocked for being an American I'd just pull out a picture of Nigel Farage and flash it in their direction and laugh.

    Kane Red Robewandering
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