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Await the train, take potshots at enemy.

Attack Berry 50%, Attack Bourbon 50%.

Crawl towards the changing station and the trains.

Spoiler: Finalized Sheet (click to show/hide)

Name: Franek Kimono

GLORY: 150 (50 own + 100 common) - 70 = 80

Physical:
Mental:
Life:

Stats:
 Strength: +3
 Dexterity: +1

Skills:
 Hand to Hand: +3
 Melee: +2
 Exotic Melee: +2
 Shotgun: +1
 Camouflage: +1
 Pistol: +1

Inventory:
1* Helmet
2* Fancy Hats
1* Gasmask
1 Ration
1 First Aid Pouch
1 Entrenching Tool (A folding shovel)
1 Clicker
1 L type Flashlight
1 Mirror
1 razor set
1 Pack of Chesterfield Cigarettes
1 Lighter
1 Mess kit
1 Knit cap
1 Notepad and Pen
1 Haversack
1 Gunbelt with Magazine pouches
1 Canteen and Cup
1 Compass
Winchester model 12 Shotgun (6 shot, 6 risk at close range, 2 at longer range)
18 shotgun shells
Trench Knife (risk 3)

Or, you educate the lolnoobs on why gridlock is preferable to the rubberstamp that Trump previously had.
Cast it as Thermopylae if you have to -- we didn't beat back the Persian army, but by Zeus, we held the line. And 2020 can be the Dems' Plataea, because whomever controls state houses controls redistricting.

Over the last two years every day was supposed to be the big push to finish off the toupee boy. Every day I read news that said that it was going to be the last straw, that Americans would have enough, that Democrats would mobilize and restore order to the world, that the Republicans would have enough and remove Trump to replace him with someone less orange. Every scandal was to be the last, each controversy would break the mould, and yet each day brought no change whatsoever. The status quo remained. The midterms were to be the blue wave that would have been the knock out blow to end Trump's reign of terror forever to usher in a new era of peace and equality. The victory of the midterms was not to be a heroic defeat, but a triumph. It was to be Salamis.

This was however not to be.

The hard fought battle was lost from the get go. The strategic goal was to reach a stalemate, a gridlock with which to continue the fight to another day. The greatest victory was to simply stave off defeat and pray for more time to fight on and on and on. It was not Salamis. It was not Thermophylae. Everything for nothing, utter dedication sacrificed for another go at starving the enemy.

But you are not the Greeks. The time is not on your side. There will be no wunderwaffe in this war. The battle drags on as it has for two years and you are no closer to victory. Sun Tzu said that "invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the attack."

When all that remains is defence, no matter how determined, there can be no victory, only heroism in defeat. You managed to stop the enemy by throwing everything you could at him, a victory hollow and devoid of joy.

You may call this Thermophylae, but this was no Thermophylae.

This was Asculum.

If this is victory, I hope for the Democrats' sake they do not win anymore.

Quote from: MetalSlimeHunt on November 12, 2018, 10:31:16 pm

You know what Republicans never say? "Oh, but we can't call out the Democrats, that might drive people into their arms."

Coincidentally, the Republicans always win even though everybody agrees that they're evil, including Republicans.

Firstly, are you responding to anyone in particular, because that isn't clear.

Secondly, I just said "conservative" one time, and Trekkin jumps immediately to "they blow up synagogues". Conservative is the self-described label of 40% of the country, and you guys are saying each and every one of them are literally Hitler. Calling out labeling half the country as actual card-carrying Hitler fanatics as a stupid idea is NOT the same as saying Republicans cannot be criticized at all.

"don't call everyone Hitler" isn't the same as saying "you must treat them like Mother Theresa".

if they're older than 14 then there's no point convincing them anymore, only they can change their own minds

don't bother

Ordered tickets to a concert in Poland.

I've been to, like, two concerts in my life... One was when I was about 6-7 years old and I slept through most of Andrea Bocelli, another was a small one-off with The Stone Roses that my buddy really wanted to go see, so he set up everything with tickets and whatnot.

Never ordered my own tickets before, never been to a concert this big, never been to Poland. More than just a little anxious right now.


Guess I can grab a bottle of nice vodka while I'm there, eh? Fuck, my shrink's gonna love this...

Don't worry, the locals are more interested in hating each other than anyone else. Eat mayonnaise, sausage, pickles and wash it all down with vodka and you basically get the full experience.

Other than that, all I can say is have fun!

I, for one, did.