You're definitely thinking of T1, or health class and the Internet lied to me all my life. Come to think of it...

But for sure you can get T2 from making unhealthy choices with sugar consumption.

Ah, so even the "landed gentry" made the migration... /s

Honest truth, you go around actually paying a network for their services and everyone loses their minds. There's a Nolan Batman GIF somewhere here...

Yes! I love my work, even though most people hate retail. I'm in a grocery store deli, and getting people food they like and them coming back saying I offered good recommendations just makes my day!

I'm the manager, and even I still struggle a bit with money at times, all the while trying to save for a house. Not easy out here, but certainly wouldn't want to stop working.

Very similar experience in 2012ish, definitely had a rough time of it. That's when I learned I have a deadly allergy to penicillin.

Ah yes, I too value the mastery of the Thu'um in my partner.

While your numbers, if factual (no source posted), are statistically correct (in that it won't make our species go extinct), you have to remember a simple fact: those numbers represent individual human lives. Family, friends, neighbors, your pizza guy, etc. Pretty brutal to be so flippant about.

Also, this doesn't take into account the potential for cascading environmental system failures that could be caused by such warming. These unknowns could greatly change the equation.

I realize you are mainly arguing the point in response to "existential threats" being bandied about, but it's a weird stance to take here.

Sad to say, the dragon fights are the same the whole time. Not too much thought went into the combat AI in Skyrim, sort of a side thought compared to everything else they cobbled together.

Easily one of my favorite games, but could have been a lot more (especially considering everything that's come out since then)

All of this is to say, there are many a good mod that changes these types of issues, so YMMV in the realm of replay value.

This is a top tier meme format for music communities. Making me need to dive into more game OSTs.

If anyone is on the hunt for good ones, Brad Derrick did some incredible work for Elder Scrolls Online. It's all fantasy sounds, but an excellent source of ambience for the TTRPG player. A two album set for the base game, and an album for each expansion. It's some 10 hours of solid work!

Fahrenheit, as opposed to Celsius. Pretty mild day, 26 C for those across the pond.

It's a safety procedure: if equipment is faulty, you lock the controls with a special device to render it unusable until it is serviced, and a tag accompanies the lock to show when the service call was placed. If locking is impossible, just the tag will suffice.

I'm a department manager where I work, so not very high on the ladder, but I run a 14 person team. That being said, I get where you're coming from. I'd never try to be my employee's friend, though I am most certainly friendly. I might grab a beer with one or two of them every now and again (usually on me, as why not?)

It's a hard line to tow, as I'd like to think of myself as a pretty agreeable person that wants to connect with people, and I've done that to an extent with my team. It has made certain work facets difficult though, especially "behavioral notices" and the like.

Not sure I'm going to support it when there all plenty of decent free third party apps. Been using Jerboa since I made the switch, and have enjoyed the interface quite a bit.

I just can't get behind the idea of paying for the ad free experience. Still support the developer, but it better not be like Sync's $20.

Fair enough, I just don't have a frame of easy reference for standard, as it seems many don't for imperial.

I don't delve much into post apocalypse settings, but a good write up nonetheless. Might cut that last part out about gender utilization though, as it seems vaguely unnecessary for the topic and a bit reductionist. That socioeconomic sphere has a lot of historical and religious factors that don't fit what you're posting, at least in my opinion.

The rest is certainly a solid framework of thought, thanks for posting!

The closest thing to this topic in my setting is the remnants of an empire that was killed off by a necromantic ritual, killing everyone within any built settlement (the necromancer "poisoned" the stones of the empire, so anyone living in a city built with masonry was affected).

The rutlral populations left now have to contend with roving hordes of the undead, limiting their ability to band together and rebuild. A religious movement (as you mentioned) also stalled the progress of redevelopment. They are now being overtaken by an industrial republic from across the ocean, and though put up quite the fight in pockets, are unable to stall the republic's progress.

I had never thought of that, I'll have to give it a shot after work, I'll post my findings. Clever prompt generator for sure!

I especially like that you incorporated the brewery/net factory into the fantasy concept anyhow.

A question, as I have some similar areas in my world: after the DOL was started in Orchalannon, how were their rules applied to the magic using populace? While it is fairly easy (in a way) to govern the upper classes, were the common people harder to shut down? Or was it really only nobles that used magic in the first place?

Szass Tam did nothing wrong

I love what you said about believing in agency: knowing what power is ultimately in our hands would change the world for the better.

I'll definitely check out the link!

And hey, Ich sprache ein bisschen Deutch, so it's all good. Ich habe im hochschule Deutch gelernt, fur vier jahre! The gendering is a bit strange to me, but I got use to it, sort of...

Good to see some Tennesse Ernie Ford still floating around!