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by Bedlam
2024-03-28 12:21pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Haiti collapse
Replies: 9
Views: 406

Re: Haiti collapse

The UN stepped in as a result of the 2004 Haitian coup d'état. This is no different conceptually. Do I expect anything to happen? Probably not. I don't remember the UN being much use during that 2004 mess. I could be wrong. Either way, I do not see the UN going in with "peacekeepers" in a...
by Bedlam
2024-02-19 04:01pm
Forum: Fantasy
Topic: THE OotS Thread, Part V
Replies: 726
Views: 439391

Re: THE OotS Thread, Part V

I don't think throwing a T-rex at a dragon is every going to not be cool
by Bedlam
2024-02-09 03:10am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 1 YEAR AND GOING.
Replies: 1780
Views: 137780

Re: UKRAINE WAR - 1 YEAR AND GOING.

This almost sounds like this war has drained out the military capacity of Russia and most of Europe. That's, not a good thing. I don't know, it doesn't seem that terrible that no one seems to have enough weapons to casually kill millions of people. Both sides having to stop due to running out of su...
by Bedlam
2024-02-06 03:04am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: King Charles diagnosed with cancer and will take step back from official duties
Replies: 21
Views: 1132

Re: King Charles diagnosed with cancer and will take step back from official duties

This would probably be a very good time for someone in government to ascertain whether or not William actually wants to take over the family business, and give some thought to what to do if he doesn't. I suspect that discussion was made around about the time the queen died if not further, given his...
by Bedlam
2024-01-08 01:54pm
Forum: Fantasy
Topic: THE OotS Thread, Part V
Replies: 726
Views: 439391

Re: THE OotS Thread, Part V

A dragon also seems anti climatic really it doesn't even look all that big to me.

Not all that powerful a magic circle to keep it in either if it could just cast dominate monster or similar across it.
by Bedlam
2023-12-12 02:58am
Forum: Fantasy
Topic: THE OotS Thread, Part V
Replies: 726
Views: 439391

Re: THE OotS Thread, Part V

I do feel they're sort of treading water at the moment, maybe all the set up will be useful but I think we need to get along to the presumably final confrontation soon.
by Bedlam
2023-10-28 06:48am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 1 YEAR AND GOING.
Replies: 1780
Views: 137780

Re: UKRAINE WAR - 1 YEAR AND GOING.

Make what you will of the fact that Homeland Security, the department whose responsibility is among other things to prevent the US from needing to go down this list due to enemy action, comes dead last. I make of it that they are the most recently founded department and the succession is in the ord...
by Bedlam
2023-09-08 02:04pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: TIL: Today I Learned... (Join in!)
Replies: 478
Views: 113754

Re: TIL: Today I Learned... (Join in!)

Or Immigrant Song in it's 'original' Old Norse
by Bedlam
2023-08-27 04:23am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Wagner Thread (Was Russian Coup Thread)
Replies: 123
Views: 14364

Re: Wagner Thread (Was Russian Coup Thread)

There's also the matter that having Prigozhin arrested or shot seems like a direct link to Putin, while with a bomb it's probably easier to list the people who didn't want Prigozhin dead and have access to explosives then to list those that did want him dead (and have access to explosives). This is...
by Bedlam
2023-08-26 03:54am
Forum: Fantasy
Topic: THE OotS Thread, Part V
Replies: 726
Views: 439391

Re: THE OotS Thread, Part V

The last place anyone would expect a gate is right next to another gate? Not sure if I buy that. Or does it mean that the first gate they destroyed was actually Serini's gate and the real first one is still out there somewhere?
by Bedlam
2023-08-15 02:57am
Forum: Fantasy
Topic: THE OotS Thread, Part V
Replies: 726
Views: 439391

Re: THE OotS Thread, Part V

I think pretty much anyone given a chance to talk to their younger self would probably end up quite furious with them, and probably visa versa as well.
by Bedlam
2023-07-20 03:08am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: US Soldier Captured Crossing N Korea Border
Replies: 65
Views: 7311

Re: US Soldier Captured Crossing N Korea Border

Either that, or they don't know what the fuck they want to do with him yet. Or they haven't found him yet, or he stepped on a mine or fell off a cliff or something. He' s only believed to be in custody and I don't see anything which says why this is believed just that he crossed the border and hasn...
by Bedlam
2023-07-05 03:15am
Forum: Fantasy
Topic: Indiana Jones 5 SPOILERS!
Replies: 2
Views: 873

Re: Indiana Jones 5 SPOILERS!

* Why bother with mentioning the moon landing at all? It wasn't the only thing going on in 1969. I assume it was highlighted to show that Indy's day was done, that the world was moving on to other fronters, on one was interested in Archeology because people had just walked on the moon! Also it gave...
by Bedlam
2023-06-26 02:46pm
Forum: Fantasy
Topic: THE OotS Thread, Part V
Replies: 726
Views: 439391

Re: THE OotS Thread, Part V

Really showing her Chaotic Good alignment there.
by Bedlam
2023-04-08 03:53am
Forum: Fantasy
Topic: D&D: Honor Among Thieves
Replies: 106
Views: 20456

Re: D&D: Honor Among Thieves

I know he's got a character sheet out there but really in my head he's more a 'rogue who took perform' rather than a bard.
by Bedlam
2023-04-03 03:11am
Forum: Fantasy
Topic: D&D: Honor Among Thieves
Replies: 106
Views: 20456

Re: D&D: Honor Among Thieves

Given the Spoiler
Intellect Devourer's
reaction to the party we can surmise than none of them are particularly blessed in the Intelligence department.
by Bedlam
2023-04-02 12:57pm
Forum: Fantasy
Topic: D&D: Honor Among Thieves
Replies: 106
Views: 20456

Re: D&D: Honor Among Thieves

I felt that Doric get let down a bit when it came to character development and background, she had a number of fun action sequences but tended to be just following around in the background for the middle half of the movie. Not really a complaint, there is a limited amount that you can do in the dura...
by Bedlam
2023-03-28 05:28pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 1 YEAR AND GOING.
Replies: 1780
Views: 137780

Re: UKRAINE WAR - 1 YEAR AND GOING.

WWW2-vintage or not, still capable of killing people.
by Bedlam
2023-03-14 04:13am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 1 YEAR AND GOING.
Replies: 1780
Views: 137780

Re: UKRAINE WAR - 1 YEAR AND GOING.

Not as dangerous *IF* they've had their shots, but still a massive drain on resources. Which they probably haven't. Did Russia even have an anti-COVID policy? Because from what little I've heard it seems like they did not. They created their own vaccine Sputnik 5 and started to roll it out from Dec...
by Bedlam
2023-03-10 02:13pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 1 YEAR AND GOING.
Replies: 1780
Views: 137780

Re: UKRAINE WAR - 1 YEAR AND GOING.

Ukraine LIVE: Russians nuclear panic as they are ordered to rush to bomb shelters Russians were urged to immediately take shelter and wear gas masks in a later-confirmed cyber attack on state media channels as the nation's war continues to rage in Ukraine. TV and radio programmes were interrupted i...
by Bedlam
2023-03-10 09:37am
Forum: Fantasy
Topic: THE OotS Thread, Part V
Replies: 726
Views: 439391

Re: THE OotS Thread, Part V

That's not entirely clear, it may actually just stop people using disintegrate to burrow through any barrior until they find the thing.
by Bedlam
2023-03-10 03:08am
Forum: Fantasy
Topic: THE OotS Thread, Part V
Replies: 726
Views: 439391

Re: THE OotS Thread, Part V

Close to how I would have done it. I'd have them in a specific order you have to do them, with clues to figure out that order. The final order before the final dungeon is also a speed run. Final dungeon is magic-dead, and full of psionic creatures who's powers are unaffected. The goal is to defend ...
by Bedlam
2023-03-09 02:26pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: UKRAINE WAR - 1 YEAR AND GOING.
Replies: 1780
Views: 137780

Re: UKRAINE WAR - 1 YEAR AND GOING.

Yeah, the sad thing is that we're probably going to have a world filled to the gills with WMDs because this war shows that only WMD capability (particularly nuclear) is the only thing guarding your sovereignty. Make of that as you will. Hasn't that always been the case? The only way to ensure you'r...
by Bedlam
2023-03-01 02:05pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Twitter board agrees to $44 billion sale to billionaire Tesla founder Elon Musk
Replies: 764
Views: 116048

Re: Twitter board agrees to $44 billion sale to billionaire Tesla founder Elon Musk

I wouldn't be too surprised if there wasn't some catch that the stock couldn't be sold for x length of time and may even be lost if they leave within y time period. It's a way try and retain the staff and try to get them to work harder.