I hope you're having a wonderful day so far. I am inquiring into whether it would be amenable for you, in the kindliest and gentlest way possible, to initiate forceful and vigorous lovemaking to the wonderful woman (a saint, really) who gave us, the world, the gift that is you.
Learning new languages every six months in a young man's game. As I get older, I will gravitate towards jobs where I can leverage 15+ years experience in a language to get better-paying positions.
Those are for counting hit-points in Magic: The Gathering, and I can reliably get them to roll 20 on command. And if I miss, the cluster around the 20 serves as a crit with the Improved Critical feat. I figured this out accidentally, and threw them out.
Remember that the crit with the greatsword is an unlikely event, and may or may not knock you out, but the crit with the greataxe could gib you dead. The average case is that both hit and deal damage, but that the damage isn't going to hit you down to zero.
So the barbarian logic isn't wrong- he just doesn't make his decision based on an average case, and he's playing the opponents fears instead of a slightly higher damage per round weapon choice.
This convinces me. Although a poor DM might just have his fight to the death, because, you know... they still have hp left.
But the greatsword has a crit range of 19-20 in 3rd Edition and Pathfinder, while the greataxe has only a 20. Also, the greatsword's damage averages a 7, while that d12 average 6.5. The correct weapon is a greatsword.
In 5th Edition, the crit ranges are equalized, but so is crit damage. The average advantage to greatswords remain, but the great weapon fighting style re-roll mechanic gives a distinct advantage to weapons with more dice, especially on a crit. Advantage: greatsword.
The best random distribution I got was by taking the modulus of a hash of a GUID generated by.NET. Over the course of a million d20 rolls it came damn near close to perfectly even distribution.
I also believe their Soviet counterparts deserve half the credit. Both parties (Kennedy vs Kruschev, Reagan vs Gorechav) were matched pairs necessary for the resultant peace.
I think all the players knew that, by the early 80's, the Cold War would never be fought with guns (except by proxy), but rather by the manipulation of spheres of influence and politics. In chess, you never actually take the king; rather you maneuver the opponent into an untenable position. To some degree, you might call the Cold War one of the most civilized contests in human history, and certainly one of the most cerebral.
We made a serious error in arresting the de-Ba'athification of post-invasion Iraq. We simultaneously protected the worst offenders of the previous regime, while engendering serious mistrust in the Shia majority that drove them into Iran's arms. It's an object lesson in the rule that if you aren't going to finish the job, don't start it.
Nooo... I once was driving through Plano, Texas, turning right when I should have turned left. My local friend told me to stop and put on my left blinker. When I did so, the other four lanes of cars stopped and waved me through. Craziest damn thing I ever saw. I have never met anyone nicer than a Texan.
There are more than two sides. It's not just ISIS vs Assad. I am not saying there are any clean hands, but you are taking an absurdly reductionist view of the conflict.
No, I honestly thought I was going to being down-voted as a troll or flamebait. Given the number of responses disagreeing with me, I am surprised I wasn't.
By that same token, I have seen many out-of-date answers replaced in popularity by up-to-date answers. The system works pretty well from my experience.
All of these seem to have to do with such severe shortcomings in the implementer themselves that I am skeptical that they, left to their own devices, could devise a more suitable solution by original thought.
This is probably not going to be a popular opinion here, but I have a low view of developers who spend an hour writing code they could have copied off the internet in 5 minutes. Yes, there is no replacement for discernment. You shouldn't Ctrl+V code you don't understand. But to not even try Googling it indicates, to me, someone who is more interested in padding their hours than getting shit done. The solution, once arrived at, is probably not novel or better than what's out there, anyway.
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I hope you're having a wonderful day so far. I am inquiring into whether it would be amenable for you, in the kindliest and gentlest way possible, to initiate forceful and vigorous lovemaking to the wonderful woman (a saint, really) who gave us, the world, the gift that is you.
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Learning new languages every six months in a young man's game. As I get older, I will gravitate towards jobs where I can leverage 15+ years experience in a language to get better-paying positions.
"A fanatic is one who can't change his mind, and won't change the subject." -- Winston Churchill
Those are for counting hit-points in Magic: The Gathering, and I can reliably get them to roll 20 on command. And if I miss, the cluster around the 20 serves as a crit with the Improved Critical feat. I figured this out accidentally, and threw them out.
You said it would be a lot less fun. You lied!
Remember that the crit with the greatsword is an unlikely event, and may or may not knock you out, but the crit with the greataxe could gib you dead. The average case is that both hit and deal damage, but that the damage isn't going to hit you down to zero.
So the barbarian logic isn't wrong- he just doesn't make his decision based on an average case, and he's playing the opponents fears instead of a slightly higher damage per round weapon choice.
This convinces me. Although a poor DM might just have his fight to the death, because, you know... they still have hp left.
OMG. I can't believe I posted this. I'm taking a break from Slashdot for a while. Maybe watch some Monday Night Football.
But the greatsword has a crit range of 19-20 in 3rd Edition and Pathfinder, while the greataxe has only a 20. Also, the greatsword's damage averages a 7, while that d12 average 6.5. The correct weapon is a greatsword.
In 5th Edition, the crit ranges are equalized, but so is crit damage. The average advantage to greatswords remain, but the great weapon fighting style re-roll mechanic gives a distinct advantage to weapons with more dice, especially on a crit. Advantage: greatsword.
And if it floats, it's a witch!
The best random distribution I got was by taking the modulus of a hash of a GUID generated by .NET. Over the course of a million d20 rolls it came damn near close to perfectly even distribution.
I also believe their Soviet counterparts deserve half the credit. Both parties (Kennedy vs Kruschev, Reagan vs Gorechav) were matched pairs necessary for the resultant peace.
And some of us Republicans can manage to hate both Trump and the old guard.
I think all the players knew that, by the early 80's, the Cold War would never be fought with guns (except by proxy), but rather by the manipulation of spheres of influence and politics. In chess, you never actually take the king; rather you maneuver the opponent into an untenable position. To some degree, you might call the Cold War one of the most civilized contests in human history, and certainly one of the most cerebral.
Ever been to Helen, GA? Best Jaegerschnitzel I've had since I left Germany.
Read it again. I was the one using the blinker. I also happen to be the only person in the state of Georgia that uses one.
We made a serious error in arresting the de-Ba'athification of post-invasion Iraq. We simultaneously protected the worst offenders of the previous regime, while engendering serious mistrust in the Shia majority that drove them into Iran's arms. It's an object lesson in the rule that if you aren't going to finish the job, don't start it.
Nooo... I once was driving through Plano, Texas, turning right when I should have turned left. My local friend told me to stop and put on my left blinker. When I did so, the other four lanes of cars stopped and waved me through. Craziest damn thing I ever saw. I have never met anyone nicer than a Texan.
You're hand-waving. Where, specifically, is this apocalyptic religious propaganda you say is employed by the Obama administration to sell this war?
There are more than two sides. It's not just ISIS vs Assad. I am not saying there are any clean hands, but you are taking an absurdly reductionist view of the conflict.
Can you please give a friendly citation as to the nature of the current administration's religious fanaticism? Thanks.
Why so? Turkey's air force is last-gen, well-seasoned, and their F-16's are more than a match for a Su-24.
No, I honestly thought I was going to being down-voted as a troll or flamebait. Given the number of responses disagreeing with me, I am surprised I wasn't.
By that same token, I have seen many out-of-date answers replaced in popularity by up-to-date answers. The system works pretty well from my experience.
All of these seem to have to do with such severe shortcomings in the implementer themselves that I am skeptical that they, left to their own devices, could devise a more suitable solution by original thought.
This is to say I prefer to spend my hours on problems the community has not already found to have a ready-made solution.
This is probably not going to be a popular opinion here, but I have a low view of developers who spend an hour writing code they could have copied off the internet in 5 minutes. Yes, there is no replacement for discernment. You shouldn't Ctrl+V code you don't understand. But to not even try Googling it indicates, to me, someone who is more interested in padding their hours than getting shit done. The solution, once arrived at, is probably not novel or better than what's out there, anyway.