Recent content by Dannyalcatraz

ASSmartians could also be like the invaders from Mars Attacks!, but emitting their communications from the other end…

Now I’m imagining your survival and the subsequent call. “Wait times are higher than average. Your call is important to us. Please stay on the line.” hold music plays Someone nearby, “You’re getting signal?”

Our high level party was going through Expedition to the Barrier Peaks. Because we had a small gaming group at the time, each player controlled multiple PCs, and one of mine had a ring of spell storing containing a single maximized Delayed Blast Fireball. (He was not a wizard.) In our first...

Every time I see the term ASMR, I think about creating a pantheon of Asmrdians.

Then there was The Battle of the Brutal Slaughter of the Harpies which happened early in a campaign:

2Ed, original Dark Sun setting. I was part of a duo, playing a dwarf. His Con was maxed. At one point, our team is taking on a moderate threat who drops an AoE poisonous gas spell. My Dwarf fearlessly charged the enemy, since he only got affected by hostile magic on a 1. I roll a 1. So...

Revisiting this thread because it got bumped: Other than that, Bartley from Dogma. On a certain level, it seemed as if he was playing himself…

There’s a growing number of halal groceries here in D/FW, but we’re evolving into a community of foodies. That said, I wouldn’t be surprised to find an online food delivery service that does halal meats. Might be pricey, but if it’s only for special occasions…🤷🏾‍♂️

I’m sure there are, especially if they’re particularly bad cooks, but insist on bringing food anyway. I mean, most stuff, you could take or leave. But some dishes are contagiously un-appetizing, and might ruin appetites. Bad/unusual smells would top that list. Beyond that, some dishes can be...

That’s another musician who was older than I thought.

We typically do a glazed ham as the main Christmas protein. Most of the sides options are similar to what we do for Thanksgiving, except we exclude dressing. OTOH, there’s some different potato dishes I trot out. I’ve never cooked one, but one of my cousins almost always brings 1-2 geese or...

I’m not sure the Chinese restaurants around D/FW are even OPEN on Christmas.

It’s such a thing that it was lampooned in A Christmas Story. (Yes, technically that’s a racist stereotype. But you’ll note the owner is trying to help his employees get it right. And a lot of Asians view it less as racist and more of a snapshot from an earlier time & place.) To be clear...

No one is EVER banned. (Some have been asked to bring ice, though.) I’m a firm believer that everyone has a dish they can cook well. It’s just that some haven’t quite figured out which one it is, yet. And a lot of people give up on that hunt. At past gatherings, we’ve had 2+ people bringing...

Sometimes, it’s NOT what you say, but the way that you say it.