Far be it from me to tell anyone how they should practice / worship/commune with their gods, but I had a personal revelation that playing music during moments of communion with the gods helps me feel a lot closer to them/helps me feel their presence. I feel like I just picked the lock of a spiritual door that was keeping me blocked from full immersion in my faith. Music really helps.
I've had a kalimba for almost 3 years now. I put it on my communal altar as a vanity offering to Apollo, but the simple realization occurred to me the other day that maybe I should try actually playing it. It had been a while since I really tried practicing with it. And that first evening that I tried my fingers at it again, I felt that Lord Apollo was pleased with my attempt.
Today yielded much more emotional results. I revisited the oak tree in my yard that got struck by lightning last month, which I had deemed a new holy site for King Zeus. As I approached, I played a simple tune that resembled ringing a doorbell. As I stood before his tree, I just looked up, my fingers jumping over the tines at mostly random, and I felt like a small child at the knee of their father, seeking comfort during what have been very challenging times. I was moved to tears by my environment, the beauty of the dappled sun streaming through the canopy overhead. I felt I was not alone.
I seriously recommend trying to play some kind of instrument when praying or simply entering that mental space of communion. Even if you're not musically talented. I think the kalimba is a perfect, inexpensive instrument for those who don't want to fully invest the money or time in learning something more challenging. And it's small, making for compact storage. Even striking random notes and chords on this thing sounds very pretty all put together. It's hard to go wrong with one.
Just wanted to share my feelings and thoughts. I feel like I'm finally onto something here.

We had a short trip together earlier this week. I (27f) was very excited to go on this trip with him (28m) and his friends.
It was four nights trip. The past months we only had sex once a month. Ive been telling him and asking him for sex and he rejected me quite often. Almost every week.
He said we’ll have fun during the trip. Every night I look forward to it and he ended up saying he’s too tired or asking me to massage him. So I always felt bad for asking to have sex despite how frustrated I am with lacking of sex the past few months.
We’ve been together for almost a year now. He’s the best guy I could ever ask for except the sex.. somewhat. I feel terrible and guilty for not being grateful and should just look pass through that easily and be in the moment. But I’m very attracted to him that I’m very loyal he’s the only one I long for. I would never betray him.
By the end of the trip, he never initiated as he promised because he’s always tired and ended up just scrolling on his phone or playing chess…and asking me to massage gun his back that’s been hurting (for not doing anything the whole day because we were just walking around while his friend is the one who’s driving)
Until the last day of the trip I texted him when we’re in the car heading somewhere where one of his friend was driving.I told him that I’m very turned on and want him right now.. which he replied “awww I’m sorry :(“
I was mad at him and kind of being nasty the rest of the day until we’re off back to our city with train and had a fight and I addressed about how I felt. I surely believe that most of it were external stresses that got me wanting sex 24/7 and I expressed how I feel hurt when he rejects me a lot and he just responded with “it is what it is” being very cold.
He mentioned about me needing an instant serotonin boost and suggested me to eat chocolate instead of being nasty to him for not getting fucked enough
It was different on the earlier days
I missed it.
I long for those passionate days where we had great sex several times a day. Now I could only beg.
Or waited for him whenever he feels like it then I should be grateful when there’s moment where he’s FINALLY aroused and I should satisfy him. Not the other way around.
I wanna break down and cry.
Update: i tried to break up with him today but he refused. I’m just gonna wait and hope for the best.. I still love him so much maybe I should practice to live with LL partner.
But I’m stressed ghaving to masturbate 4 times daily because I’m sexually frustrated and whenever I told him he didn’t try more

Excuse me for this newbie question, will be running my first Fate Game and I am trying to understand the system as well as possible. I am having some issues wrapping my head around the difference of using an aspect and invoking it and how to invoke after a roll.
A normal action process is this
• Describe what you’re trying to do. • Choose the skill/approach and action. • Roll four dice. Add up the symbols. • Add your skill/approach. • Optional: invoke aspects, use stunts.  
This works in my head in some situations. For example "I decide to swing my club at the warrior" you get a 2 in fighting and they get a 3 in athletics "I invoke the warriors broken ankle aspect making him stumble and give me +2 to my skill" so you hit. (btw can you invoke an opponents aspect to give your roll a +2? Cause you can't invoke it to give them a -2, just a +2 on passive difficulty? But their broken ankle doesn't really make my fighting better?).
 
Ok to the original point. What if the participants actively want to use an aspect they have created. For example they have found some material and used their crafts skill to make an improvised scope for their rifle and got a free invoke! This aspect is true but it would passively not give an advantage if they wanted to use it to shoot an enemy right? Like if they wanted to hit a static target far away the passive difficulty would be reduced because they had the scope right? But if they want to hit a person it does not increase their shoot skill or reduce their opponents athletics for example? And just using it does not mean invoking it, cause invoking is basically changing the meta narrative. Like "I use my scoped rifle to shoot the enemy" you fail the roll and say "I invoke the improvised scope and it allows me to hit targets I would previously miss" giving +2 on the roll. In my head it makes more sense to invoke it beforehand as using the scope is the invocation. Because without invocation in Fate the scope does nothing different then a normal shoot skill when shooting at an enemy right? I might just be thinking too mechanic heavy and just need to let the fiction speak for itself.

for someone that loves to get high i am cursed, for as long as i remember i have always had an unusally high tolerance to all drugs i have tried. the first time i do a drug it works perfectly but after doing it once my tolerance shoots up its to the point that if i do a 200ug tab of LSD after a 14 day break i would trip but then if i tried to trip again that week even off a higher dose such as 500ug it would feel like a microdose. i have to have a “tolerance reset break” between uses of the same drug if i want the full effects unless its weed in which case i will never get the full effects unless i smoke expensie amounts (4-10g depending on the weed). Anyway tonight im planning to do shrooms again (its probably been about 10 days since my last trip of which I drank 2g) im wondering if anyone can give advice on the best way to take them to make sure i trip fully, i have about 5-7g of dried shrooms.

Yesterday, my friend and I visited Cedar Point. We both have platinum passes, and we purchased fast lane plus and the all day dining plan for this visit.
Wild Mouse (credit #102) x1: Luckily, Wild Mouse was actually running today. We went straight to it when we got in for early entry. As far as ride experience goes, it's OK. We didn't love Wild Mouse, but then again, neither of us is a big fan of the wild mouse ride type in general. I acknowledge that I'm not really part of the target demographic for this ride, but I do think that there are much better options as far as family coasters go. (I would've loved for Cedar Point to get a GG family woodie or a modern family Vekoma.)
I'm at least glad I got to experience Wild Mouse and that I rode it first thing in the morning when its wait was 1/2 hour instead of later in the day when it was twice that. I'd probably rank CP's mouse around the middle of the list of all wild mice I've ridden. It's better than many standard mice but isn't as unique as something like Exterminator or Laff Track.
Cedar Point & Lake Erie Railroad x2: After Wild Mouse, the obvious plan was to head to Frontier Town. We rode the train to save us some walking. We also rerode it later in the day. On our first train ride, we were one of only a few groups of people on the train. On our second ride, there was a person in pretty much every seat to the extent that we had to share a row with a stranger. This is a decent train ride that provides views of Lake Erie and the backstage area around Millennium Force. It's a great way to relax for a few minutes.
Maverick x2: This is one of the few coasters I've been on many times where I don't have the layout essentially memorized. Maverick is relentless in the best way possible. You are constantly being whipped and thrown around, and it doesn't really stop until the final brakes. We rerode Maverick as our last ride of the night, and the darkness enhances everything, especially the tunnel. It feels like the launch is twice as fast at night.
Steel Vengeance x3: SteVe was running great. The airtime was so good that it hurt, and the ride seemed to have extra speed. The line was unusually short in the morning, so we rode it twice in a row. Then, we came back and made it our second to last ride of the night. Steel Vengeance truly is one of the greatest coasters on Earth. Even though it's not usually my absolute #1, I don't think that Steel Vengeance is overrated at all. It's one of the few coasters that truly feels "long enough", and none of that time is wasted.
Gemini x1: This classic ride is one of my favorite Arrows. There are a few great moments of janky Arrow airtime, and the racing aspect is pure fun.
Magnum XL-200 x0: We attempted to ride Magnum three different times throughout the day, the first of which was right after our Gemini ride. Unfortunately, Magnum was down all three times. I think there were mechanical issues the first two times, and the third time was due to high winds, which shut down much of the park. It sucked to miss out on Magnum, as it is usually my all-time favorite coaster, but at the same time, I can live with missing it on what is possibly our only Fast Lane Plus Cedar Point trip of the year. Magnum's line is usually quite manageable without Fast Lane.
Corkscrew x1: My friend insisted on riding this, as he wanted to ride every coaster in the park. I'm not a big fan of this ride (or most Arrow loopers), but honestly, Corkscrew was better than I remembered. The only part that I think is really awful is the eponymous corkscrews. The hills and vertical loop were actually enjoyable, and the trains weren't as terribly uncomfortable as in my memory.
Power Tower (drop side) x1: A drop tower is just about always worth riding. These S&S ones are the weakest ones in my opinion but still a good time. I simply prefer drop rides that feel like they're actually trying to kill me rather than the ones like this that gently bounce.
Valravn x1: It's a dive coaster. The first drop is one of the best in the park, but the ride kind of dies after that. The other best part is the drop off the midcourse. The rest of the ride is pretty bland and forgettable.
Blue Streak x1: I've always found this ride to be underrated. It has some pretty decent airtime, especially if you sit near the front, which we did this time. I do wish that it still had the original buzzbar restraints, as I consider that to be a big part of what makes a classic wooden coaster feel like a classic wooden coaster. Still, I'm glad they've kept this ride, and I would say that it is not to be overlooked.
Raptor, Gatekeeper each x0: I wish we would've ridden these rides right after Blue Streak, as they were still open then. We unfortunately missed out on both of them due to the high winds later in the day.
Millennium Force x1: This ride is a bit overhated. The first drop is my favorite first drop on any coaster, the sense of speed is awesome, and there are some good moments of positive and negative gs. Sure, there are a few too many tall turns, but Millie is still a great ride.
Rougarou x1: I've never been a big fan of Rougarou, and I think it might even be my least favorite coaster at Cedar Point now. The layout isn't all that great, and there's a lot of headbanging, particularly in the second half.
Iron Dragon x1: This ride isn't super thrilling, but I enjoy the aesthetics and nostalgia of it. I understand why some people dislike it or want it to be the next ride to be removed, but I disagree. I think Iron Dragon is actually Cedar Point's best family coaster. The Arrow jankiness isn't as pronounced as on Mine Ride, Corkscrew, or Gemini. Iron Dragon also doesn't have the somewhat intense airtime of Blue Streak, and it's less generic than Wild Mouse.
Thunder Canyon, Snake River Falls each x1: Even though I've been to Cedar Point many times, this was my first time riding both of these water rides. Thunder Canyon has a reasonably long course with rapids and waterfalls that will absolutely drench you. Snake River Falls has a drop that is tall and steep for a water ride, though it is trimmed. I also got soaked on it, but that didn't really matter because we rode it right after Thunder Canyon.
Cedar Creek Mine Ride x1: This one is just all right. I'm not a big mine train guy, and this is fairly unimpressive as far as mine trains go. It does have a nice setting, and there was some awesomely weird theming in the brake run that I definitely don't remember being there.
All in all, it was a good Cedar Point trip. I do wish we had gotten to ride Magnum, Raptor, and Gatekeeper, but we've both ridden all three before. The one day dining plan was definitely worth it, and I would recommend that to anyone who's considering it.

Jennika

"Master Splinter sees through my flaws to what's inside. It's all that matters to him. So if I had killed you that day, it wouldn't have been for the clan. It would've been for my family"

Jennika was a vagabond in New York City who went to prison as an accessory to murder after her boyfriend killed a man in a botched robbery. In prison, she befriended a fellow prisoner who was a member of the secretive Foot Clan. After her friend was killed during their prison escape, Jennika sought out the Foot Clan and joined them. She rose to the elite rank of Foot Assassin and served under Oroku Saki, aka the Shredder, until the clan was taken over by Hamato Yoshi, aka Master Splinter. Believing Splinter to be too soft of a leader, Jennika betrayed him and attempted a coup, only to find herself swiftly defeated. Splinter, recognizing her passion and loyalty for the Foot, demoted Jennika but placed her under the tutelage of his eldest son, Leonardo. Jennika became an ally of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles during their time with the Foot, and even began a romance with their friend Casey Jones. However, a confrontation with Oroku Karai left Jennika on the brink of death. In order to save her life, Leonardo gave her a blood transfusion, which mutated her into a mutant turtle. Now a turtle herself, she joins the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as their sister, fighting the multitude of enemies that threaten the peace of their family and New York.
Source Key:
IDW's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2011) Issue # = T#
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Universe (2016) Issue # = U#
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Jennika (2020) Issue # = J#
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Jennika II (2020) Issue # = K#
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Armageddon Game (2022) Issue # = G#

Physicals

Strength

Tekko Kagi

• Cuts apart Mousers^T107
• Damages part of Ch'rell's Triceraton exosuit^T137
• Stabs into concrete^T108
• Slices Bebop & Rocksteady^J3
• Slices a bo staff in half^T135
• [Human] Decapitates multiple men with one swipe^U9
• [Human] Stabs through Darius Dun^T64
• Stabs an Utrom^T136
• Cuts a net^T104
  • Again^K5
• Cuts through mutant eel's slime^T108

Katana

• [Human] Cuts a chain in half^T81
• [Human] Cuts down a Foot ninja^T59

Striking

• Kicks a walrus mutant through a wall^T134
• Punches Zodi through a set of doors^K3
• Kicks over an Utrom walker^G6
• KOs a Foot ninja^T100
• KOs an EPF soldier^T138
• [Human] Kicks over a table^T83

Lifting/Throwing

• Slams a mutant through a door^T134
• Throws a man across a room hard enough to smash a desk^K4
• Swings a mutant into another with one arm^T135

Other

• Pulls over a giant mutant with her kusari-fundo^K2
• Tackles a large mutant off of the roof of a building^K1
• Breaks a staff over her knee^T126

Durability

Blunt

• Thrown over a building by Tokka^T114 and crashes through the roof of a music club^T115
• Takes hits from a super-mutant that sent a car flying down the street and crumples the front of a bus^K1
• Hit by Ch'rell's Triceraton exosuit^T137
  • Ch'rell threw Metalhead into a wall hard enough to heavily fracture it^G5
• Tussles with Raphael^T114
• Hit by a Punk Frog with a piece of a vent^T126
• Takes hits from mutant mobsters that can damage the street with a punch^K5
• Hit by a large mutant eel's tail^T108
• [Human] Hit in the head with a tea kettle by Splinter^T52
• Blocks a baseball bat swing from a Purple Dragon with her arms^J1

Other

• Hit by a blast from an Utrom exosuit^T137
  • Another Utrom exosuit blasted Donatello hard enough to launch him into a concrete wall and crater it^T135
• Survives a blast of electricity from Agent Bishop, which killed Hun^T100
• A bullet bounces off her shell^J2
• Bounces against the wall while hanging on from a train^K3

Speed/Agility

Reaction/Dodging

• Acrobatically dodges gunfire^J2
• Dodges more gunfire^K3
• Dodges pistol shots at close range^K4
• Dodges a blast from an Utrom walker and machine gun fire^G6
• Dodges blasts from Utrom exosuits^T136
• Dodges a Foot Assassin's strike^T97
• Jumps over an attack from a Foot ninja^J3
• Dodges a super-mutant's attacks^K2
• Dodges a mutant's knife strike^T135
• Dodges more mutants^K2
• Leapfrogs a charging mutant^J1

Movement/Agility

• Catches up to a super-mutant with a head start^K1
• Uses her kusari-fundo to grab Zodi's tail just before she can strike a mutant^K3
• Traverses rooftops^T113
• Leaps on top of an incoming bus^J1
• Swings across a large room on a curtain^J3
• Leaps a fair distance out of a window^J3

Skill/Misc

Accuracy

• Throws a shuriken to knock Old Hob's gun out of his hand^T122
• Throws a shuriken to knock a sword out of a mutant's hand^T135
• Throws a trash can lid to hit a gunman^J2
• [Human] Shoots a gunman's hand with an arrow^T81

Combat

• Fights a group of mutant mobsters before being taken out by a sneak attack^K5
  • Takes down two of the mutants with a manacle and chain^K6
• Manhandles two mutants^T101
  • Again^J1
• Beats up a room of mobsters^K5
• [Human] Counters Leonardo during sparring^T61

Stealth

• Disappears from the Punk Frogs while being chased^T126
• Sneaks into the Punk Frogs' hideout^T129
• Sneaks into a heavily guarded house^K4
  • Sneaks in again after they beef up security^K5

Kusari-Fundo

• Wraps around a super-mutant and pulls him down from a wall^K1
• Wraps around a super-mutant's feet to trip him^K1
• Grabs Zodi's tail mid-strike^K3
  • Grabs Zodi's tail as she hops on a train^K3
• Pulls over a giant mutant such that it cuts a fire hydrant^K2
• Grabs onto a stoplight and swings to save a woman from a car wreck^K3

General

• [Human] Can hotwire cars^T91
• Sets up traps in the Splinter Clan Dojo with the other turtles^T111
• Plays guitar in a metal band^T117

GeaMagic

Gear

• Tekko kagi and a katana^T98
• Bow and arrows^T99
• Kusari-fundo^K1
• Shuriken^T122
• Climbing claws^T135
• Smoke bombs^K5

Kuji-Kiri

Oroku Saki teaches the turtles how to use the art of Kuji-Kiri, which allows the user to draw on the mystic forces of the universe

• Performs the seventh cut, Zai, to create an illusion^T132
• Uses Zai to make images of the Rat King's team and calm a crowd of fighting mutants and EPF soldiers^T138
• Performs Tǒng, the tenth cut, with the other turtles^T139

Respect Threads for scaling:

• Bebop & Rocksteady
• Raphael
• Leonardo

>**What will you be doing with this PC? Be as specific as possible, and include specific games or programs you will be using.**
* Building a small formfactor NAS / Homeserver for running Jellyfin, Homeassistant, PiHole, a couple of light docker containers, Sonarr, Radarr, etc.
>**What is your maximum budget before rebates/shipping/taxes?**
* $600~ CAD
>**When do you plan on building/buying the PC? Note: beyond a week or two from today means any build you receive will be out of date when you want to buy.**
* I'm planning to order parts this week.
>**What, exactly, do you need included in the budget? (ToweOS/monitokeyboard/mouse/etc\)**
* Small form factor case with the ability to hold at least 4 hard drives, power supply, itx motherboard, CPU cooler.
>**Which country (and state/province) will you be purchasing the parts in? If you're in US, do you have access to a Microcenter location?**
* Canada, no Microcenter.
>**If reusing any parts (including monitor(s)/keyboard/mouse/etc), what parts will you be reusing? Brands and models are appreciated.**
* Ryzen 5 5600g, 16gb DDR4, 4X WD Red 4tb drives.
>**Will you be overclocking? If yes, are you interested in overclocking right away, or down the line? CPU and/or GPU?**
* No
>**Are there any specific features or items you want/need in the build? (ex: SSD, large amount of storage or a RAID setup, CUDA or OpenCL support, etc)**
* Ability to house 4 3.5" HDD's.
>**Do you have any specific case preferences (Size like ITX/microATX/mid-towefull-tower, styles, colors, window or not, LED lighting, etc), or a particular color theme preference for the components?**
* ITX build with no lightning.
>**Do you need a copy of Windows included in the budget? If you do need one included, do you have a preference?**
* No

Waking up and processsing my life and those around me has been challenging. I’ve put off therapy thinking I can manage my anger and deep pain. Hours and hours deconstructing my thought processes, doctrines and my life I’ve hit rock bottom and I guess for my family and mental health I’m putting this in writing as the first step in ending a book I’m my life.
My child was 10 when covid hit and I woke up. She expressed her views on disbelief in God and I assured her I would never abandon her and promised to give her dignity to have her own beliefs. I never pushed anything on her. I still have my beliefs and faith in God. I pray, read my Bible but don’t include her in it or make her do anything. Over the past couple of years as she has gotten older we have realized if her lips are moving she’s lying. She’s a pathological liar. She’s been like that since she was little but I thought she would grow out of it. She’s getting into a world of trouble and upon search of her room I found that she has a Wiccan pagan manual and has most likely been practicing witchcraft. For the past two years I look at her and I don’t even see my daughter her eyes are glossed over she can’t look at me in the eyes she can’t even come near me or hug me. We used to be so close. Long story short she’s made really bad decisions and her anger with me has led to her lying about things that have irreversibly damaged everyone in the family.
Her anger with me lies in the fact that I don’t except her behavior, the way she treats people and her actions. She has become sadistic tendencies as well and has traits of enjoyment seeing other people suffer. She’s gotten lost in the shuffle of me dealing with being raised in a cult and how my life has been. I realized that the past two years of deconstruction has left me ill-equipped emotionally to be able to parent her in the way that she needs. Not only do I have intense anger and pain from the effects of the cult but I also have an immense amount of guilt for not being able to be the parent that she needs and deserves.
I’ve realized that my relationship with the organization has mirrored itself and that has become the relationship between me and my daughter. I felt the organization had abandoned rejected me judged me and so I lashed out on the organization and my daughter feels rejected and judged by me so she’s lashed out against me.
What I realized is that I can’t go on like this anymore I can’t keep checking Reddit I can’t be concerned anymore with witnesses do don’t do or what the organization does it’s destroying me. It’s destroying my family and getting out didn’t solve it. My father believes that the subpoenaed shepherd the flock book is a fake from apostate they believe Geoffrey Jackson’s testimony is a deep fake and it’s all lies by apostates. It’s literally driven me insane.
They’re never gonna change there’s nothing I can do. To the many activists out there that are fighting for changes in laws loopholes and exposing this cult for what it is you’re heroes cause it’s something I can’t do I can’t keep going like this.
I have to completely walk away and not allow any JW things in my life so that I can heal and be there for my daughter because I don’t wanna lose her and I’ve already lost so much.
Today is the day that I need to let go of everything and I have to write this out for closure.
I’m going to get Professional help because of what I’m realizing is the damage done from this cult is far greater and deeper then one can process on their own.
Peace and love be with you all

I currently have one housemate where all the bills are in my name. I pay every month and the send a Venmo request for the payment split immediately after I pay.
I told my housemate I obviously don't expect to pay IMMEDIATELY after receiving my request but I still expected some timelines (the bills are due the same time every month). Currently they are behind on rent , an energy bill and are two months behind on the internet bill.
I told them I don't like to manage them and the constant confrontation and pestering them for bills every month makes me uncomfortable. Today I am planning on changing our internet password.
Given the circumstances listed above, am I the asshole for changing the password?
I appreciate the feedback and stand for judgement, thanks y'all.

I've been aware of and tried my whole life to solve this problem but still can't do it in my 30's. Guess it's too late now to solve it anyway. By this age I'm already too set in my ways and have too much baggage.
I've tried "being myself". I've tried being someone else. I've tried to cultivate my interests and hobbies, despite sucking at all of them, so as to have things to talk about and appear interesting. I've tried to be open to new experiences and be interested in other people's lives and intetests too. I've tried to be the source of emotional support for them. I've tried to polish my looks. I've tried to make an effort to maintain existing connections even when, in hindsight, the other person couldn't have cared less.
None of that has ever worked. I don't have what it takes to impress people and make them want to be my friends or boyfriends. It's not just looks, though that must be the biggest reason when it comes to the lack of romantic and sexual interest. It's also that I don't have much in common with other people. Because of peer rejection and bullying I developed social anxiety, abysmal self-esteem and depression, which complicate matters further.
Year by year the gap is ever widening. If there's only one advice I can give to the youngsters here in their teens or 20's it's that make the effort and changes in your life now. It only gets harder with age.
I no longer know what I'd even want out of a close friendship or a romantic relationship. I've lived without either for so long. I can only imagine casual relationships based on some common interest or "work friends", and the only use for a boyfriend for me would be, to be honest, to have some physical needs met. Emltional closeness is an alien concept and a pipe dream at this point.
(Just felt very lonely and moody today, so had to vent a little.)

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Don't remember very well, is a game in wich you are inside a research lab or a facility and need to kill monsters or aliens, the icon was a doom or Metroid style helmet with a green background, I remember playing in android and everytime you complete a level you take a elevator and go underground to the next level, don't remember anything more, sorry.

Today I played Fortnite for the first time in weeks (it's also the first time I post something here). I re-discovered chess and I paused my PlayStation for a while. I've never been really good at Fortnite, I kinda panic when someone attacks me as I can't craft fast enough to shield me. Also, I'm more used to the first-person perspective in shooting games. What I like the most about Fortnite is exploring the map and discovering new places, I like that we often have new things added to look at. So my strategy in battle royale is staying far from battles and looking for cool landscapes, new buildings and features of the map. Does that make me a coward or an explorer? I have fun playing that way, but sometimes I think I may be missing the point of the game.
Am I the only one that doesn't care about kills and just wanders around?
Thank you for reading, have a nice day!

*AOE Broodweaver*
I've been playing around builds with the new fragment for a while and came up with this toxic build. It's secured a few times in 3v3 lol.
4/5/10/8/5/10
Aspect Weavers Call The Wanderer
Fragments Evolution Rebirth Transmutation Warding
Abilities Grapple
Exotic Necrotic Grips
Weapon Enhanced Zen/target lock perpetualis
Artifacts Improved Unraveling Strand Soldier Deeper Origin Overcharge Armory
The play style Shoot player, toss Needle Storm, kill with more bullets or they die from poison which tem creates orbs. This spreads poison, shoots out unraveling rounds and creates tangle then jump, get woven mail, and weapon final blows creat more tangles and orbs.Toss tangle to suspend next one and rinse and repeat. It's quite fun and deadly when you get it down pat. It's secured me a few team wipes in 3s If they stick together or hide behind a barricade and blowup.
Anyways I thought I'd share sice I haven't seen too many similar build. If you try it let me know if you have Tweeks as I'm always looking to improve or maybe I didn't think of something.
Cheers

Ever since the devs announced galactus hit the threshold for usage to be nerfed, I’m seeing even more. Play ten games today in rank 70s. Eight of the ten were galactus (Psylocke doc ock or wave galactus).
It’s so boring.
These devs need to understand how to communicate changes to the player base that don’t create MORE issues prior to them fixing it.
Doing it in this manner - has since I’ve started playing, led to the OP cards getting even MORE abused directly before nerf. Was like this with ss… shuri/red skull, and now galactus.
It leads to boring play. These developers need to design these cards better than “whelp hope this works”, because a lot of the issues seem manifest even before they start being played. Galactus, was called out for ruining the game since his launch. Primarily because his move doesn’t even make sense to his character & is simply not fun for the majority to make the game board completely unplayable.
To take this long to get a fix, and then only have SD make the problem immediately worse is a riot.
Do Better devs.

I don't think Tanya Tucker gets the love she deserves.Which Tanya song should we add?

1. George Jones - He Stopped Loving Her Today
2. George Strait - Amarillo By Morning
3. Hank Williams Jr. - Whiskey Bent And Hell Bound
4. Waylon Jennings - Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way
5. Rebe McEntire - The Night That The Lights Went Out In Georgia

I was raised in an ultra conservative, traditional southern baptist family. I was homeschooled through high school, most of my friends were from the small church we went to. I’m naturally introverted and pretty solitary, so the few chances I had with women in my teens I was so naive or terrified nothing happened. The escort today has been the third person since I’ve started talking a bit more about how I was raised to ask if it was a cult. Yeah, kinda…
I left that state and headed west a couple years ago. I’ve had a pretty cool job, rebuilt(building) a new world view, and traveled all over the country. I’ve gained a lot of life experience…except when it comes to women.
I decided to go this route more because I couldn’t come up with a good reason not to, instead of a particular reason that I should. I’m going back to school this fall and wanted to get the first time out of the way. I’m heading out on another long road trip tomorrow, and when I started thinking about this a couple weeks ago just kinda said fuck it. What a way to start the summer
I stumbled across the sexworker and related subs which got this ball rolling, I followed their advice for finding a provider and read a bunch of threads from other dudes that have gone this route. I found a preferred provider and a back up that checked all the boxes for being legit in a nearby major city (I’m in the US). Booking and screening was a breeze, and then I just had a week to wait.
Overall, it was thoroughly enjoyable. The concept of kissing kinda grossed me out, but it blew me away. Making out was the best part, like seriously way better than I’d have ever guessed. I also didn’t have much expectation for a blow job going in, but again it was great. She gave it bareback which surprised me, then I got scared I’d nut in her mouth on accident.
We fucked in a few different positions, I guess I was just too nervous and eventually went limp. Ultimately I think the act (she was good, but I’ve been saying “but really?” to myself since her first response “I’d love to meet with you”) and getting psyched up for it all week just fucked with me psychologically.
I had a lot of fun, I wondered a couple times during the booking process if I wanted to follow through or just ghost. I’ve learned at this point never to say never, but I don’t have any immediate plans to see her again or another sex worker. Ultimately the goal is to make some new friends and have a relationship, this wasn’t a life changing experience. Im sure I’ll still be nervous around new people, and have to force myself to get out there, but at a minimum it’s a monkey off my back, and maybe it’ll be motivation to get in therapy, continue to grow, etc etc.