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Discussion of Military, real or fictional
The Old Hack replied to The Old Hack's topic in Off Topic Discussion
Not Stargates. Stargåtes. These are off brand imitations with a silly modified A to get around the trademark. They are an endless hassle to maintain and every week or so you get invaded by creatures from the beyond or crap like that. All in all they are more trouble than they are worth. -
Discussion of Military, real or fictional
The Old Hack replied to The Old Hack's topic in Off Topic Discussion
Almost word for word what King Pyrrhus said. But this kind of too-expensive victory is sadly a constant throughout the history of warfare. For some reason this name gives me a terrible mental image of a defending American force led by Archie Bunker. I suspect these were the worst possible officers to lose as they were courageous ones leading their men into the teeth of terrible opposition. -
Political Discussion Thread (READ FIRST POST)
The Old Hack replied to The Old Hack's topic in Off Topic Discussion
On a mildly related note, Europe seems to be dealing fairly well with the Russian gas embargo. Prices have now dropped to prewar levels. It seems that the principal accomplishment of the Russian gas embargo has been to gradually wean Europe of dependence on Russian gas. As Darth Putin says, "I remain a master strategist." -
Discussion of Military, real or fictional
The Old Hack replied to The Old Hack's topic in Off Topic Discussion
An expensive victory can still be a victory. The Kursk offensive failed and cost Germany so much they could no longer muster a serious counteroffensive on the East Front for the rest of the war. Russia could replace its losses; Germany couldn't. -
Ah yeah, the 'reasonable' DM. I've met that kind. After a long and frustrating game my Strong-Willed character got hit by a Hold Person spell. A 19 die roll was not good enough, I needed a natural 20 to save, taking me out for the rest of the fight. Fantastic climax to the game.
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Superior to, perhaps, but not necessarily his direct superior. Consider: Dwight is the equivalent of a beat cop. Law enforcement. Liam strikes me as more like a noble or politician of great rank, let's say a Senator. A regular beat cop would probably give a lot of deference to a Senator, especially in what was obviously becoming a complicated political situation.
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Absolutely agreed. But it is all situational. The point isn't which is better, a sniper rifle or a minigun. The point is what kind of action they are preparing for.
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NP Comic for Thursday, Jun 1, 2023
The Old Hack replied to Darth Fluffy's topic in EGS: NP Discussion
Which was generally a very, very short time after trouble became apparent. At times this interval could be measured in microseconds. -
NP Comic for Saturday, Jun 3, 2023
The Old Hack replied to Darth Fluffy's topic in EGS: NP Discussion
New game rules. But though George is aware of what a tank is, he is not aware whether the group's current tank can be trusted to do his job. Speaking from personal experience, just assuming that can at times be... overly optimistic. -
Discussion of Military, real or fictional
The Old Hack replied to The Old Hack's topic in Off Topic Discussion
Big talk from the Pharaoh who couldn't even put warp engines in his pyramids. -
Nope. Not a cop. I said less likely to face oppression from royalty. He is clearly aware of the inherent unfairness of the system. On the other hand, the gate guard griffin was clearly in the position of law enforcement and look how he reacted to Virginia when she showed. It's a bit like cops from our world facing a Black man with a cell phone and shooting him twenty times. I do not know how that would have ended if Liam had not intervened but I am, shall we say, not eager to bet a thousand dollars on the outcome being harmless and without injury. Liam, I suspect, is in the position of being immensely privileged but not having the leverage to intervene directly. He may be helping the rebels because he believes he can shape the situation to reach a less destructive outcome than open warfare. It would be unsurprising if saddening if the rebels were much less optimistic about that and were preparing for violence anyway.
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If a gun presents a danger to even a powerful mage, a minigun would probably be even more so of one.
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The griffins have a lot more societal privilege and are less likely to face oppression from royalty. In effect the situation is like the different way police is viewed by rich white people as opposed to poor Black people living in ghettos. It is a little hard to view a group positively if a nonzero percentage of it considers you subhuman and useful only as target practice.
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It depends a lot on the society as well. There was a time where diamonds were not as highly valued as other rare gems. A few centuries ago spices fetched REALLY high prices due to rarity. The word 'salary' stems from a time where you would issue pay in the form of salt. Also baseball trading cards can reach really impressive values, though I am less sure that the fame of players in other dimensions would carry over as readily. As to Magic: the Gathering, I wonder what that would be called on the other world. Technology: the Menacing? The one thing I am fairly sure they would not bother to bring is NFTs. With magic and illusions available they have simpler ways of scamming people.
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Discussion of Military, real or fictional
The Old Hack replied to The Old Hack's topic in Off Topic Discussion
The problem is that urban warfare is a rather different animal than urban law enforcement. I am very much afraid that the proliferation of automatic weaponry, hand grenades and more modern tactics has made it a bad time to be a horse in a place like Kherson or Bakhmut. This is not even mentioning open land. Horses might still be useful for transport, I admit, but the wise rider will keep his animal away from the front lines. This gives me an amazing mental image of a moon base where astronaut cavalry patrols its environs on spacesuited horses. -
NP Comic for Thursday, Jun 1, 2023
The Old Hack replied to Darth Fluffy's topic in EGS: NP Discussion
Nor are wizards. Which may be a large part of the reason that Rincewind is built for land speed. -
Discussion of Military, real or fictional
The Old Hack replied to The Old Hack's topic in Off Topic Discussion
After that it will be T-27s. After which it may be time for horse cavalry armed with sabers, I guess. I am not sure this progression is really that good of an idea. -
I wish I had had your wisdom. Instead I read on, hypnotized by the continuing disaster. Oh good Lord what a train wreck.
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I don't blame them if you can just casually unload for a quarter mill in gold all at once in these places.
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Political Discussion Thread (READ FIRST POST)
The Old Hack replied to The Old Hack's topic in Off Topic Discussion
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. -
Political Discussion Thread (READ FIRST POST)
The Old Hack replied to The Old Hack's topic in Off Topic Discussion
To be fair to Hitler, he at least did somewhat better during his initial invasion of Ukraine. -
Discussion of Military, real or fictional
The Old Hack replied to The Old Hack's topic in Off Topic Discussion
I dunno, I hear that in Ukraine you can find Russian tank parts just lying all over the landscape. Well, about a century ago -- I think it was in 1929 -- Winston Churchill was confronted with a mining strike. He was enthusiastically planning how to deal with it, a plan which included tanks, when he was informed that the negotiators had settled matters with strikers and that the miners were already returning to work. He got so mad that he threw his pen across the room. This was of course absolutely in character for the man. I don't think he acknowledged the existence of any sort of problem that could not ultimately be solved by throwing tanks at it. His conflict seeking mindset might be best explicated by his quote "There is nothing more exhilarating than to be shot at and missed." -
Discussion of Military, real or fictional
The Old Hack replied to The Old Hack's topic in Off Topic Discussion
The T-34 is still an excellent tank as long as the opposition doesn't have any of its own nor any weapons able to hurt one. I'm sure it does just fine against civilian demonstrators or striking workers. -
Likewise. Also oh my Lord. I just read the background of the Sentry. I regret everything. There was so much stupid in that that I could feel my brain trying to hide.
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Discussion of Military, real or fictional
The Old Hack replied to The Old Hack's topic in Off Topic Discussion
I think part of Putler's problems is a serious shortage of experienced drivers and crew. I imagine the poor sod driving it was a recent conscript.