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I don't even know where to begin the amount of incorrect information you have.Israel giving electricity to the Palestinians? they're supposed to, but they don't. Medical services? bull****. Obesity is a condition that correlates strongly with poverty, not affluence and your link to the 5 star hotel leads to the obesity study. (but having a hotel doesn't mean it's in great repair, nor that people actually visit.)

1) They are fanatics, their actions aren't necessarily rooted in any reality we perceive 2) because they are fanatics, they know that Israeli (over)reactions will just provide more foot soldiers for the Cause. OTOH, I never understood the makeup of the UN plan. Why would they get any of that southern land? Just give them the north, and the Palestinians the south, with Jerusalem as an independent city-state that has to do with history. You don't want to uproot entire peoples and make them move somewhere they've never lived before. those places are historically where the Palestinians lived.Edit: Imagine the hatred you'd sow if you forced hundreds of thousands to move away from their childhood homes, with everything they've ever known.

and a satisfying click when it works.

And yet "we have chosen hamas to defend us" was a literal line of a gaza-strip palestinian recently interviewed.There was some fighting between Hamas and Fatah. Divide and conquer at work, since the gaza strip and the west bank now each have different leadership.

It's desperation. The world only looks when there is clear conflict

What the hell does that even mean?

Just check Pazio's '' Psionics Unleashed '' then you will have good idea mate.. too long to explain for me ==>> http://www.d20pfsrd....onics-unleashed So they're wizards/sorcerers.

So there has been some discussion about puzzles before, do we like them, how would we solve em. I was wondering if anyone has a preference for a type of puzzle, or remembers a puzzle they've played elsewhere which they really enjoyed. For me, I mostly enjoy puzzles which aren't directly obvious as puzzles, but kind of blend into the world. I always enjoyed games like Myst and Riven, where for instance in order to learn the numerical system of the world (which you needed for specific inputs elsewhere) you had to play a children´s game in an abandoned school, and infer from that. I love this type of challenge because it doesn't break immersion. (I'm thinking about the Stanley parable where the games narrator makes fun of you because you start switching light switches as if that would somehow solve a non-existent puzzle) And it´s not directly obvious how you go about it, but it does fit within the confines of the world. I also pathway puzzles, where you might have to move a lot of switches back and forth the whole time to get to all the places. Puzzles involving text I don't like so much. Not only are they too obvious a gameplay element ("look a puzzle") but text often is either too vague (because the creator of the puzzle assumes a cultural knowledge you might not have) or too obvious. I do like a lot of puzzles in the game, but I tend to like them as a bonus, for the extra reward. Not as a main attraction. I'm curious to hear what you guys think about puzzles.

For me it is all about escapism. I can go into a beautiful (often magical) world, and become someone of note. I can leave a legacy. And I can do it my way. I get the ego flattery and validation that I so sorely lack in RL

I watched Bad ass. it was ok.

What about a fist? Five point palm exploding heart technique?

Well there's a ceasefire now, let's hope it lasts.

That's a lot to respond to and it's late, so I'm promising a better response tomorrow. but a few things I would like to address before you get the wrong idea.1. I think that the right to israels existence kind of fits in my point 5, respecting the borders. 2. You are correct, both sides are guilty, I never believed otherwise. I did however point out the difference in relative power. 3. While you mention that palestine hasn't let up in firing rockets over the past time, the amount obviously increased. As much rockets as they send, Israel has the same or more small military teams entering palestine, again much more deadly. More tomorrow, good night.

The way they are portrayed currently, with the alignment system, they are. that's what I would like to see ended. So yes, I am simultaneously arguing that characters should be focused on individual motivation while showing you an example of why the alignment system sabotages that very effort.

My, aren't we narrow-minded and self-righteous? TrashMan has the right of this one as one's moral code need not be mean-spirited, arbitrary, and picayune. No "we" are not. We're pretty much describing what the Paladins are per description of the DnD rulesets. I would love it if people could play a paladin differently. but once a paladin acts against his strict code (not a personal one, but following a lawful good deity) even if it is better, they can't because they would lose all their levels and class abilities till they atone.that makes Paladins BY DESIGN the narrow-minded and self-righteous characters that I love to hate so much.

on a different note, an irondome missle costs 50.000 dollars, a qassam rocket costs about 600. Irondome intercepts 1 out every 3 rockets, according to their military.

You got it reversed. Israel, in order to "protect itself" has been going into Palestine with military patrols on a daily basis. They seek out Hamas leaders and fight them. They often kill civilians, far more than they hit Hamas. And while Hamas is internationally recognized (after much lobbying by Israel, and a terror attack in Munich) as a terrorist organization. Palestinians might feel differently about this however. Hamas is not just the only thing that fights Israel, it's also the only somewhat organised police force they have, they only future for starving people cut of from the world, and the only organisation that, using tunnels, has access to the outside world. Palestinians are desperate, they hate Israel, and that's quite logical too when Israel has blocked all access to the outside world best they can. They built a wall around Gaza (allegedly to stop the rocket attacks, and it has been fairly effective at that) which meant that business in Palestine (I'll be talking about Gaza, not so much the west bank) got cut off from tourism which they had before. (the border between Gaza and Israel is vague and disputed.) Israel cut off electricity to Gaza city as well, ages ago, and electricity has been intermittent at best since. Even by sea there is a blockade. Now, you might think "why does Israel continuously send troops over its borders into another sovereign nation" or "Why does Israel's blockade take place in Palestinian waters. Well there is the crux you see. Palestine isn't recognized as a nation. So it's sovereignty technically doesn't exist. Now that's dumb, because the Palestinian people are clearly living in their own land, not ruled by any nation. But, despite their best efforts, the United Nations failed to pass a vote to recognize Palestine as a sovereign state, following a veto by the United States. (lobbied by Israel) And a warning that any following attempts will surely be vetoed. Meanwhile, Israeli extremist Jewish orthodox families are settling on Palestinian lands, chasing away the rightful owners, often with threats of violence or outright violence. Palestinian farmers can literally do nothing but watch. These settlements have been declared illegal by pretty much the entire world. Israel "sees the problem and tries to do something about it" which means that while they provide funding to these very settlers (they do) they sometimes close down a settlement, or remove some of them. Cameras are present every time, seeing those sad people removed from the land (that they took) Palestine has become smaller with every annexed piece of land, and continues to diminish in size. Red Cross has complained in the past that Israel is blocking and delaying relief and food and medical help to Palestine. If you're seeing a pattern here of Israel playing the victim you'd not be the only one to view it as such. So, from the palestine's point of view: Israel violates Palestinian sovereignity on a daily basis Israel build a wall and a naval blockade that completely isolates the people of Palestine Israel annexes, by proxy in the form of settlers the land that's Palestinians by right Israel kills Palestinians in raids supposedly against terror, despite a high amount of "collateral damage" (children included) Israel is slowly killing the people of Palestine as they don't have access to basic food and services. Hospitals have to do without some bare basics. Living in Palestine is kind of ****. and Israel made it so. So you find it strange that the people of Palestine hate the guts of Israelis? We'll ignore the tangentially related stuff, such as the rampant racism in Israel, the fact despite claiming to be a democracy and not a theocracy, 11/12 people living in Israel can't vote because they're not Jewish (or part of a group of mostly Christian Palestinians that helped them in the 1967 war) We'll ignore the apartheid within Israels own borders We'll ignore the article where the head of Mossad states that Netanyahu and Barrak (not Obama) ignored suggestions which could have led to better relations at the very least, in favor of more aggressive methods advised against. We'll ignore that Netanyahu has deliberately worked to sabotage the Oslo Accord. We'll ignore the damage Israel does to historical sites that don't show that Israel was Jewish in the past. denying applications for restoration, or simply not maintaining historical sites because they're not Jewish. We'll ignore the reports of atrocities such as the use of white phosphorous in urban environments in the 2010 war. instead let's just go to a few days ago. Israel announces that they killed a Hamas leader. They did so with a bomb and quite a bit of "collateral damage" IE many innocents killed. This Particular Hamas leader was well liked. That's when Hamas, the terrorist organisation, started lobbing rockets over the wall. They can't do much more than that. (but I certainly don't condone it) And Israel, come election time, has got a nice project going on. What's really happening is a slow genocide of Palestinians, cast as the bad guys, these people are so desperate that they fight with 600 dollar rockets against the best armed opponents in the region. They have no chance of winning. they know they have no chance of winning. But they simply can't stand by and do nothing. it's utter desperation. There is more going on of course, as there always is. Like neighbouring nations that have historically not helped Palestine out because it distracts nicely from their own problems. Also nations that do (Iran stands accused of doing so) quickly earn the enmity of the most hostile and powerful force in the region. Some have argued that Israel might simply be stuck in its ways and doesn't know another response than the stick anymore. And antagonising from the occasional terror attack from Palestine doesn't help them mellow down either. And while Palestinians might argue that these are desperate attacks, fact is innocents do get killed here. But when you tally the damage, it is always, has always been, and always will be the Palestinians that suffer the most. Their infrastructure, gone, their people poor, starving. Their access to education, gone, their freedom to travel, non-existant. their chances to be heard, slim thanks the the very effective propaganda wars from Israel and Israel's powerful lobby abroad. For a lasting peace to exist, I believe the following needs to happen. 1. Palestine needs to be recognised as a sovereign state. This will give them access to UN support, including the peace corps helping out, and the rights Palestine will have. (such as the right not to be invaded by a foreign power) 2. Hamas needs to be made into a professional army. this would end the cell-structure we know from terrorist and guerrilla organisations, and end the problems of one cell not following orders from up ahead. (such as not independently deciding to attack Israel with rockets, which an angry man on his own might decide to do faster than an organised army would. This would give accountability for actions as well, allowing the Palestinian leadership to control Hamas and prevent it from escalating the situation. Also, when this happens, it means that any action done by a member of Hamas can no longer be claimed to be independent, the work of lone fools. 3. The (majority opinion says illegal) Blockade needs to end. the only ones suffering are the Palestinian people as the rebels/terrorists have access to the tunnel smuggling networks anyway and these remain largely intact, despite heavy bombardments by the Israeli airforce. When the Blockade ends, the people of Palestine have some chance of self-determination again. 4. Israel needs to stop funding settlers, and these annexed settlements need to be removed. 5. Palestine needs to accept that they're not going back to the 1967 borders.

3 people voted for a class in both questions.

All paladins are zealots, all of them adhere strictly to a absolute moral code. that makes them religious fundamentalists and decidedly not good. Yet the alignment says lawful good. it's already been decided then... I come up with some examples of why I don't like the alignment system, and your responses (as they come across) are along the lines of "but sometimes it makes sense". Even a clock that stands still is right twice a day, right? Well, if you do away with alignments and focus solely on motivations, I think it will always make sense.

I couldn't agree more. You can have the full spectrum of characters and personalities inside the human race, because we do have the entire spectrum of characters and personalities in the human race. And tying character to species/race is silly. I think it's a bit unoriginal Goblins/ferengi do the trade, orcs/klingons are the powerful warriors, elves/vulcans are the wise sagely creatures. it's just so uninspired and shows a lack of effort to make species distinct based on inherent traits. I have no need for racist stereotypes to be real. (Khajit like to sneak) Now I don't mind having other races/species in the game, but give all of them access to the full spectrum of character/personalities

You never did undestand aligment really, did you? Aligment is a guideline. Tendancy. Aspiration. It's not an abosolute. And IIRC; you could connvince Keldorn to stay with his wife. Also, how is he narrow-minded? Beliving path X is the right path to take in not narrowmindedness. Alignment is a weak device, and the mechanics built around it made it fairly absolute, because it never makes sense to stray from your alignment. that prevents a character from having an arc. "This is the way they think, and this is how they'll always think" A Bard can't become lawful, and a paladin can't become neutral, where as rangers aren't allowed to take up a cause other than what the game designers have determined is a neutral cause. Why must my assassin be evil? why is a class linked not to a skillset but to alignments? Must I accept that people choose to be evil, or that those who have a good alignment will therefor be good. that's incredibly dumb.So yeah, I don't understand alignments, they don't make sense, are incredibly unrealistic, limit role-playing, make characters more 1-dimensional, and there is an infinitely better alternative available: Not having alignments, but character motivations. I didn't want Keldorn to stay with his wife, his wife clearly didn't love him anymore. but in his narrowminded mind-set there were only 2 solutions, prison or back into an unhappy marriage. If Keldorn can't think outside those options, then clearly he is narrow-minded.

just a thought, but what would you guys think of different interfaces and types of input for different classes? So one class might have "strength, intelligence, dexterity, etc." as attributes, but another class would have "shielding, energy systems, restorative power, etc" and another yet might have "instinct, flow, clarity, etc" and they'd all work differently, but the outputs are similar and can be input against other classes. (so one class' attack score might be calculated against another's defense score based on different types attributes and modifiers. I.E. Shielding might work as defense, but also a will save against certain spells (which for another class would have been the will save) Maybe too complicated, but as a thought experiment, consider how that would make all classes so much more distinct.

I enjoy the nymph-like elves. Don't much care for the problems of this world, aloof, don't take part. Not because they are better, but because they're inward looking. Found drinking in the forest having a ton of fun with dancing and prancing, practicing art. High alcohol tolerance, go climb a tree for fun. Frustrating by nature by being intractable to strangers. "No, I don't want to join your cause, but good luck with it!"

Ah yes, but do you read EVERY SINGLE THREAD? Including our pet threads, the ones we hold close to our hearts. with all their walls of text. the ones that have sections going in circles. the one with that cool idea that might just not be within the scope of the project; or going in a wildly different direction of game that you intend to make. or those threads which you've seen multiple variants of before, asking similar, but just not quite the same questions. Do you read every thread despite the long hours that would go into keeping track of everyone's opinion, and still have time to make a game? DO YOU LOVE US?

I don't think there's an RPG where I haven't picked rogue, but this cipher class intrigues me, and would probably be the next play-through. I don't always care much for the "magic has an answer to everything" theme of DnD inspired games, so I tend to avoid magicians.