TommySalami

To quote one Mr. Seth Rollins, burn it down.

Friendly reminder that you don't need to buy WotC/Hasbro products to play 5e. The 5e publishing ecosystem is pretty strong and there are lots of options so that you don't have to get rid of your old books. Level Up Advanced 5e has free PDFs online of their whole books, but the books are fantastic quality. Tales of the Valiant is coming soon, and there is a huge catalog of Kobold Press content before that. And then there are hundreds of smaller presses that also support the ruleset. I haven't gotten any WotC products in years even before the OGL, mainly because quality seemed to be taking a turn, but there is still great content out there.

100%. Given how close Vince got to top stars and how much sway he had over other execs and upper level staff, there is a hell of a lot of possibly poisonous apples in that bunch. As good as getting Vince out is/will be, that will be wasted if they clamp down and smother any future investigations. There is no way everyone left is clean.

If you want to bend backward to accommodate this player, you can. Give them a reason to behave that way. Make the other PCs know and understand. For example, in Dark Sun, magic saps the natural world of life and cruel, terrible things happen when magic is cast. Maybe the knife-wizard knows this. Let the spells be dangerous to other people and the environment, but not the party. Have the others in character ask/beg the caster to use a spell, especially if this matters. You can help balance encounters around whether or not they will need to dip into this costly magic.

I've dealt with a crossbow wizard before and, tbh, it is easier to have them just face the repercussions of their choices. Granted, that was a one-shot with close friends, but you do what you think is best.

Quick Edit: it might be worth talking about how ttrpgs are a collaborative game and that players should be working together to their goals, while they seem to be dedicated to playing not only suboptimally (which imo isn't a problem) but they are playing in a way that is actively disruptive. Perhaps not as bad as actively attacking teammates or the like, but this would ruin my fun. I don't want to play games with people like that.

I've read two books and listened to 6 hours of podcasts detailing how absolutely horrible Vince has been, and he still SOMEHOW is worse than I've conceived. Absolutely disgusting human being, and shame on/charges for everyone who has known and covered for him.

I haven't purchased (yet) but that's exactly why it caught my attention and it seems to be the way they wanted to be seen.

From what I've read, biological parentage can get preference even if the child had been living in another household. You'd think what you said would be the case, but state legal opinions are not a thing I would be super trusting of if I were in that position given how our rights are in a precarious position, to say the least. IANAL, but everyone should write a will. That's better than letting lawyers and judges guess at what you want.

Not an expert, but there is a lot less ground to legally challenge the partnership if a couple is married. If a couple isn't married and one of them suddenly dies without a will or some sort of similar situation, the deceased's family can fight for everything from how their funeral is executed, custody of children, or even control of finances. Obviously it would involve some sort of legal intervention, but marriage would supercede any familial relationships in most cases. I'm not sure how common it is, but I've definitely heard stories about this in gay relationships where estranged family ends up getting legal guardianship of children because the parents weren't officially married and one died.

I'm married and, though I don't think I can numerate all the ways, we are definitely more financially stable than we were when we were just dating. Even just the convenience of being able to do certain legal and medical stuff on my partner's behalf makes a big difference. And that's isn't to say it's for everyone, but it is worth investigating if you have specific concerns.

The promo made it click, I think. Nick's stache is a much better imitation than Matt's lol

So is it just me, or is Sting's last match going to be vs. Young Bucks simultaneously cosplaying Mustache Vince? Sweet catharsis awaits...

Full disclosure, I haven't seen much of his work, but I've always loved the look. Hope he has some fun working independently or signing with somewhere new. As much as I'd love to see him on AEW, I don't know if they really have a spot.

I don't hate it. Looks prestigious and unique, has some shaping, which seems to reference the six sided ring. It isn't a giant logo. Yeah, nice job TNA.