Yes. They might follow you, but that’s mostly out of curiosity and the fact that you’re tall enough to be their leader. Sometimes they might even run at you, but that’s mostly just to catch up and/or get closer - They’re not charging at you. Stop, turn around, and T-pose, and they’ll stop as well, waiting to see what you’re up to.

Cows alone are pretty chill and playful. Think of them like huge dogs, but without the instinct for hunting. If there are young ones with them you wanna give them some extra space for obvious reasons.

Source: Grew up on a cattle farm.

There are, but they’re quite some distance away, and the story doesn’t focus on the region as a whole.

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Typical dwarvish. Very hierarchical. An industrious proud people, full of skilled craftsmen who pull their weight for the greater good of society. Due to seasonal attacks from a goblin horde nearby, they’ve built fortification that protect them, and during attacks the wall guards are helped by alchemists fire. Unfortunately that last step failed during the most recent attack, which was also unusual in its strength and strategy (the horde got outside help), causing the fortress to fall. While looting, the invaders opened the floodgates that had redirected the river, thus drowning any survivors except one.

I’d finish one of the stories I’d already started:

• Sci-Fi, life on board a converted old interplanetary transport vessel, refitted for interstellar transport, on its way to join a small group of pioneers and colonize a distant planet.
• Fantasy, centered around a crafty dwarf who has built a decent self sufficient for himself independent of the fortress, unaware that his childhood friend caught a curse and caused the fortress to succumb to the goblin invasion.
• A more down to earth story about a struggling early twentysomething, and what sheer desperation does to a person.

…but the common denominator for all three is that I haven’t quite figured out the plot yet.

How did UKIP do in elections and polls way back when?

Baldurs Gate 3.

Don’t get me wrong, I love the game, and I’m sure I will finish it at some point. I just played it too much for a while, and found myself rushing for the main quest and ignoring side quests right after arriving at Baldurs Gate. I took that as a sign that I was in “just get it over with”-mode, so I decided to take a break for quite some time so that I can one day return to the game, take a step back, and continue with the pace that I had to begin with.

Wtf, the prawns have actual dialog?

I was so focused on trying to understand the South African accent, that not a single brain cell was available for additional processing.

For the sake of his children, I think that might be for the best.

Your best friend, transport, guard, and bed, all in one fluffy wrapping. Fuck yeah.

Wrong. I for one would love to have a minibronto. Or a lap-diplodocus. Or a triceratops named Spikey.

Hell, Archaeropteryx would look great perched on the curtain rod like a small parakeet.

And if you have rodent issues in your house, just unleash the T-rex. On that note, does Latin have a diminutive form of “Rex” ?

Plus, imagine the two playful Pachycephalosauri bumping their heads together all the time, with an audible click every time they did.

Also, who wouldn’t want an aquarium or a fish pond inhabited by a Nanolodon?

I remember hearing claims that this was the case. I have no idea how true that is, but I would be 0% surprised if it was.

A few years ago, I was in Asia for the first time. On a ship in Malaysia, to be specific. I was chitchatting with a Malaysian coworker before our shift started, and on our way out I grabbed a nice looking fruit on my way out of the galley. I took a bite, and it was like nothing I’d ever tasted before, so of course I had to ask what kind of fruit it was.

“Uh… a pear?” My coworker replied, surprised that I had to ask. To me pears are green, and has a completely different texture. I never knew yellow ones existed until then.

Didn’t he tell advertisers leaving to go fuck themselves? I don’t expect a very long queue of returning ones.

“Taiwan is its own state, and should remain so in perpetuity. China will be their shoreline supporters! --Xi”

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“Yeah, that’ll show them.” Said Xi as he sat back with satisfaction and dipped his hand into a jar of honey.

Almost as evil as canceling Firefly: Their “news” channel perpetuating conspiracy theories, fascist talking points, and outright lies.

Can confirm this was the case 90’s at least

“Smishing” sounds like kiwi slang for playing Smash Bros

I was called “extremely right wing” the other day by a tankie, so I guess I can technically answer:

• Politicians pushing regressive legislation and talking points, instead of just letting people be who they are
• Conservatives who have no interest in conserving anything
• Extreme and growing wealth gaps
• Money in politics
• They never renewed Firefly
• They renewed Star Wars
• Fascists allowed to walk around unpunched

…yeah, as you can probably guess, I don’t exactly consider myself a conservative. You need to define what you consider centrist in this context.

Isn’t Chiquita the corporate heir to United Fruit?

Yup. ES6 is going to sell like condoms on an STD themed swinger convension no matter how many bugs are going around.

And the saddest part is that too many have learned nothing about AAA titles, and will preorder the game, making the game a massive financial success even before releasing anything of quality.