Found this: using: count (4#d3 -- 4#d3) First is attack dice and second is defending dice. It subtracts the matches and counts up the remaining from the first dice rolls. Pretty sweet.by PaulO - OT Board
I've been tinkering with making a board game for a few years now and I need some help with calculating odds. When attacking, the attacker is going to roll a certain number of 3 sided dice. Usually between 1 and 6. The defender rolls a certain number of 3 sided dice, usually between 1 and 6. For every die the attacker throws that isn't matched by a defender die, it is counted asby PaulO - OT Board
For $25 you get: - Base game - 3 expansions - 20 DLC packs I think I may try it out.by PaulO - OT Board
But I haven't played since my non-combat pets guy got blown up by some necromancer boss who turned all my guys into his pets and I died miserably on hardcore mode. :(by PaulO - OT Board
Glenn Greenwald is the journalist, formerly of the Guardian, that Edward Snowden gave his info to. He's more familiar with the U.S. intelligence community than I am, and a much better writer. He puts voice to my feelings concerning the CIA and Russia, if you're still curious:by PaulO - OT Board
Glad you guys enjoyed it. It was a pretty tense battle, but those are the most fun anyway. I figure you guys are high enough level where I can start trying to play to the enemy's strengths and try to exploit the party's weaknesses more. And, I'm getting a little more comfortable as DM. I appreciate y'all's patience. I've also stopped trying to figure out how waysby PaulO - OT Board
If I had to call out Trump for every stupid thing he said I'd never get anything done. You're assuming that I'm like you, in that I'm a diehard biased cheerleader of one political party. Nope. I didn't vote for Trump. My whole interest in this thread is that I think your unobjective bias is low hanging fruit. That PBS article is not about the worst of Hillary. I'by PaulO - OT Board
I used to give those in power the benefit of the doubt. I used to assume they had access to information and knowledge to which I wasn't privy. I distinctly remember, and probably even posted on these boards, 15 years ago giving President Bush the benefit of the doubt about the threat that Saddam posed. I remember thinking, "I don't think this is a good idea, but he must have some rby PaulO - OT Board
"Reserves may be considered a working inventory of mining companies’ supply of an economically extractable mineral commodity." Found that in the appendix: When a mine goes out of business due to market forces, it hurts these numbers although the minerals are still in the ground.by PaulO - OT Board
U.S. has 13,000,000 metric tons vs China's 55,000,000 metric tons.by PaulO - OT Board
China has manipulated the market like crazy. If you want to see an example of China's manipulation, study the rare earth metals. First, China places huge taxes on rare earth element exports to encourage electronic manufacturers to locate to China. That way the companies get the same rare elements cheaper in China than somewhere else. This causes the price worldwide to go up. You see minesby PaulO - OT Board
It does not matter if they buy our brands if they are not buying products made by everyday Americans. Do you see the difference? So I ask again, why on earth do you think China is going to share?by PaulO - OT Board
But I can see Trump never bringing it up again, and China happy to change the subject as well. Will this help or hurt bargaining? I have no idea. I've noticed Trump likes to test boundaries, but at the same time he usually knows when to deny everything and go the exact opposite direction. A lot of people were wondering whether or not Trump would actually stand up to China on trade oncby PaulO - OT Board
QuoteQuas While the term is most often referencing liberal circles and decorum there is a really really strong PC culture in the right. They don't call it the people of color problem it's inner cities or welfare state. QuoteQuas I would argue that sowells focus on skin color undermines the fact that it's a socioeconomic problem. The s art thing about the election is theby PaulO - OT Board
Feel free to address the point made in the first minute of the video.by PaulO - OT Board
Quotevortexmagus QuotePaulO I sometimes think you just make stuff up: - Chinese State Media blasting Trump - China warns that challenge to One China policy may result in war in the Taiwan strait While your article does discuss the support of some Chinese people for Trump, notably among the business elite, I think you are badly mistaken to characterize it as widespread or even remotelyby PaulO - OT Board
Quotevortexmagus While China isn't Hillary's biggest fan, there's widespread disdain for Trump over there (actually, a widespread disdain for Trump everywhere outside of Russia and half the USA). I sometimes think you just make stuff up: Quotevortexmagus Also, there's the recent scandal over his direct acknowledgement of Taiwan, threatening the "One China" pby PaulO - OT Board
There are some people on the right, like Thomas Sowell, who think welfare and affirmative active hurt people of color and has been for decades. But keep on thinking the only party that cares about minorities are the Democrats and insulting everyone else.by PaulO - OT Board
QuoteBalrahdOur rights are institutions that we associate with making us "free," and must not be trampled to "expose corruption." Whistleblower laws would disagree with you generally, rightfully so. Gaining access to computer systems is an offense, but it is such a minor offense, especially when compared with undermining the democratic process. I was already extremelyby PaulO - OT Board
And for the record, I'm looking forward to a full investigation, appropriate action based on the evidence erring on the side of "innocent until proven guilty", and appropriate preventive measures so it doesn't happen again. I do realize that you are, not ironically, trying to blame Russia for Trump winning instead of admitting that Hillary Clinton and the DNC are horrible.by PaulO - OT Board
It would be super easy for Trump to point to a lack of humanitarian/democratic progress as the pretext for tariffs to get Democrats on board, but he hasn't shown that much tact. Then again, I'm not sure he needs to reach out that far. There is a populist Bernie element of the Democrat party too. It may be an easy sell by simply pointing to currency manipulation and China'sby PaulO - OT Board
Kstatida: "That being said, I love it how you say that they "accuse" Russia in doing things, while they actually do not. Read through the report, it's all "allegedly tied to Russia", because there's no data. If they tried to accuse officially, there would be a diplomatic scandal, and with no supporting data, they'd be fucked. Much like McLaren's repoby PaulO - OT Board
If they did something like hack voting machines, then we should get angry and grab the pitchforks. If they exposed corruption, then they're doing the job of whistleblowers and we should thank them.by PaulO - OT Board
It would be 6am Sunday morning.by PaulO - OT Board
We play online. Saturday nights at 10pm-12 EST. PM me.by PaulO - OT Board
...at 5am and my battery back-up kicked in, beeping way too loud. Was like 40 hours without power. Not too bad. Still had water (hurray for living in town) and propane, and one of my brothers happened to buy a generator few months back so I tossed some frozen stuff in his freezer. Spent most of the time playing games by candle and gas fireplace. I actually enjoyed it. 9/10. Would hurricaneby PaulO - OT Board