He's not talking about Larian, he's talking aboutbthe actual D&D team at Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast. Hasbro got a new CEO last year and the way they've been operating certain business units like WotC has changed dramatically, coupled with massive layoffs across many Hasbro subsidiaries. All he's saying is the DnD team at WotC now is completely different to the one that Larian knew as they developed BG3.

I'm not super far in, but I have heard it. The first time I remember hearing it is in the opening act when Lin is telling Barrett about you. Also when Sam talks to the marshal about you in Akila City. I suppose there are only so many opportunities for other characters to talk about you while you're standing right there, but it does pop up, so it's nice to have the option for those moments.

I live on a fault line along the pacific ring of fire, and so building with wood was an absolute necessity for us so long, as they were structurally more lenient to the constant earthquakes. Even now I believe our old government building is the largest wooden building in the Southern hemisphere (and it's only 4 stories tall). These days as construction techniques have changed, we've obviously built things with concrete, steel, brick, etc., but the wooden tradition remains strong, with a huge majority of modern houses here still being built like this.

That aside, wood was also just a much cheaper material to build with, so it was the most economical material to use for a long time for much of the "new world".

It really is a bizarre niche, some awkward middle ground between multiple classes. Not as fightery as a fighter, not as druidy as a druid, not as rogue-y as a rogue, but somehow trying to balance all three.

At least when Paladin tries to wiggle into a similar gap, it brings some unique and useful kit to the table, but ranger is really lacking in that regard.

They absolutely are! A convenient place to hold it while dipping into that sweet, sweet, sweet and sour, for maximum sauceage.

Isn't this a pro-bussy stance? I'm unfamiliar with the signage but to me it feels like it's saying "no ahead, left turn only, except busses"

Having never watched star trek:

Jokey answer: recess but they have access to deadly weaponry and only the strongest will make it to maths class.

Serious answer: I presume this is some kind of proof-by-combat scenario? A local culture demands the protagonists fight one of their own in some cactus-pugilism jungle-gym arena in order to prove their worth, and only then will they grant them whatever boon they asked of these people?

What is the most unusual thing you've found buried in there?

That picture gives me major Scarif vibes

That glass boot door looks really weird. I really like the design of the 5, but this doesn't really do it for me.

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but a word is worth a thousand dollars!

Why is the US hesitant to just legally mandate a specific charger like is done in Europe and Oceania with CCS2? I suppose this does help a little bit to remedy the bizarre charging landscape there, though I can't help but wonder if this whole thing could've been avoided...

At this price point, I'd probably recommend either the Samsung Galaxy A23 or A14, or the Nokia G60 or G42.

Just a black cross with blue field above and white field below, essentially the current flag with the middle black band as a cross. Also effectively a less reich-y version of the last one in this list.

I'll be honest, I had to channel an American accent in my head to make sense of this one, I was quite confused for a moment.

Hisuian balls are really beautiful, I love the handcrafted vibe they give off, it's how I always imagined the traditional apricorn balls looking in Johto.

That said, I'm a sucker for the basic pokeball, that's all I ever really use in games. Beyond that, I do have a fondness for the designs level ball and the lure ball, specifically, they have really nice patterns and colours.

One glitch I came upon was in gen 2 when I had tried to clone one of my pokémon. I ended up creating a chimaera between my Arcanine and my Golduck. Sometimes it would appear as a water type Arcanine with Golduck's moves, and sometimes as a fire type Golduck with Arcanine's moves. So I suppose in a way, back in the day I had accidentally created the mythical water type Arcanine that everybody now seems to want as a regional form! I've had a water type Arcanine before regional forms were cool!

And it's very cool for people who live nearby who can see these birds at their house!

That's one of the things I definitely miss most about living in Karori, so many cool birds just hanging out and perching around the house.

It's such a bizarre scenario, given Luxon isn't popular, what exactly are people choosing National for? Their... "Policies"? I could understand if people were just swayed by the identity politics of it all, even if I think that's a bit shallow, but that doesn't seem to be the case.

I think it makes perfect sense for groups like these, that will potentially have a lot of official accounts under one umbrella. A bit like an unofficial official badge, knowing a profile comes from a certain instance gives it a sort of credibility.