InfiniteRemnant

 
I would like to discuss why the professional and efficient Roman Legions were not cesspools of bigots and bullies as they are frequently portrayed by historians.
I would like to do that.  But I can't.
While the worst humans were never the majority in any army, the need for soldiers willing to fight and kill on command means that people who use violence for pleasure were (and often still are) tolerated to some degree by military commanders.
Historic Legionaries once asked a controversial religious figure for some spiritual advice  What he told them boiled down to "Don't be a jerk to the civilians". (Luke 3:14)  I don't think that misogynistic men who wish to reenact their own vision of the Marian Legions would include an admonishment from John the Baptist in their general orders.
 

Gentle forumgoers all,
Some of you may have noticed that I have been unusually short-tempered and hypersensitive of late. I am afraid that this is not your imagination. Due to RL circumstances I am under an unusually large amount of stress, and I have recently arrived at the reluctant conclusion that it is affecting my judgment. I will attempt to watch this more closely but I would also like to say that if you yourselves feel that I am reacting too strongly, you should not hesitate to point this out.
The ideal would be to find a temporary or permanent addition to the moderator staff to cover for me while my current situation persists, and I intend to take this up with Robin. In the meantime, I apologise to you all and thank you for the patience you have shown.
My best regards,
The Old Hack

@Robin the chat room NEEDS the ability to use the /boot command, or some equivalent, either directly or by vote when someone is sitting idle for hours on end. 

Mass Effect is a game where all the power lies with the female variant protagonist rather than the male. Admittedly this is mainly due to the voice actress who is so stupendously good that she puts poor male Shepard quite to shame.

Oh dear, EGS reads like a slice of life magical teens story and not a Rob Liefeld comic! What shall we do.
Wait a minute. If I actually felt this was a problem, I would be reading Rob Liefeld instead.

It's kind of an old joke on Dan's part. At some point he decided to declare War on Vowels and tried to see how many sound effects he could create that didn't have vowels in them.

I figured you were just horsing around.

If I had a spellbook, I'd want it to have "Don't Panic" in large, friendly letters on the cover...

Actually that is just the short form of the title. The full title is "A Perfectly Normal Book And Not A Spellbook Full Of Profoundly Personal Magical Formulae That In Many Ways Reflect The Personality Of Its Owner."

and then two years from now our time when Tara and Andrea make another appearance, it's discovered that Phil was the one who caused the clog in the first place! 
...By spraying grafiti in his teen years, which unintentionally wound up in the shape of a magic seal, that Edward and his people have been maintaining ever since thinking it was there for a good reason and sealing away something important/dangerous.

I'm serious, he fights like a cross between Ken and Guile. Complete with the glowing uppercuts and kicks.
I think one of the attacks he used on that first fire elemental might actually qualify as a shoryuken knockoff.
I figure he'll have to wind up pulling one at some point.
Probably make Greg jealous in the process.

and then two years from now our time when Tara and Andrea make another appearance, it's discovered that Phil was the one who caused the clog in the first place! 
...By spraying grafiti in his teen years, which unintentionally wound up in the shape of a magic seal, that Edward and his people have been maintaining ever since thinking it was there for a good reason and sealing away something important/dangerous.

and then two years from now our time when Tara and Andrea make another appearance, it's discovered that Phil was the one who caused the clog in the first place! 
...By spraying grafiti in his teen years, which unintentionally wound up in the shape of a magic seal, that Edward and his people have been maintaining ever since thinking it was there for a good reason and sealing away something important/dangerous.

which is probably worse than evil in the long run considering she's already demonstrated she can make someone 'power-drunk' and wreak havoc without actually breaking the rules, and she's willing to give powers to almost anyone as long as something interesting happens.

Most of the time youtube recommends absolute crap, (I'm still trying to figure out how watching cartoons prompted it to recommend a DIY plumbing video...) but every now and then, something worth watching pops up.

well she did want to give raven a cause he could fight for with out having to hide...

pandora isn't so much evil as actively throwing caution to the wind for shits n' giggles, while trying to do something that has unfortunate side effects she may or may not be aware of.

now we just need the rest of the teens as bridesmaids.
even the guys.

now we just need the rest of the teens as bridesmaids.
even the guys.

now we just need the rest of the teens as bridesmaids.
even the guys.

now we just need the rest of the teens as bridesmaids.
even the guys.

possessing Magus ≠ possessing Elliot.
Magus is appealing not because he has magic, as that would have drawn Sirleck's attention much earlier in the conversation, Magus is appealing because nobody knows him; Sirleck didn't show an interest until after Magus admitted he was alone, that Sirleck was the only person he knew in this world.
Elliot is entirely the opposite of that. he is surrounded by people who know him quite well that could easily dispatch Sirleck. The bodysnatcher likely won't make his move until after Elliot and Magus have parted ways.