rant

A Bit on Executing Character Concepts in 5e

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I feel a bit like I’m struggling upstream when trying to create some kinds of characters in fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons.

This Thing That I Need

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This blog is rapidly devolving into a series of rants. I’m sorry.

Why Corel Painter Pisses Me Off

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  • #art

Spoiler Alert: I like it, but I don’t. It’s complicated. even 2018 is slow and stuttery on my machine, which runs Clip Studio Paint and Adobe Photoshop just fine Even just doing simple UI things take a long time Jitters and UI stutters drive me insane Various layer blending problems white edges around some transparent layers Why have “Default” and “normal” both?

Computer Color Is Broken

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Another art software rant This is the title of a MinutePhysics video that talks about how most color blending done on computers is mathematically incorrect, leading to ugly, muddy colors when blended together.

Vendor Lock In

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A brief rant on software selection & data control. I hate vendor lock-in.

Acrobat Rage

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This is about desktop publishing, not a Bard/Barbarian build. Oh my god I hate Acrobat.

My Experience With Strahd So Far

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Massive disclaimer time. Content warning: Spoilers, philosophy of RPGs. Expect disagreements of schools of thought.