Did they fight against the bulge, or for it?

Same

Maybe he doesn’t want them all dead, but he regularly abducts and dissects individuals who catch his attention. One is of specific interest, but has never been caught because the mongrelfolk are protecting it.

Make them live in terrible conditions, and look like monsters at first glance. This way your players will react to them as standard dungeons & dragons monsters, by which I mean kill them all. Afterwards, they find council chambers, crude medical facilities, nurseries, etc that imply that their society was surprisingly egalitarian and had a budding democratic government.

Give just enough of a hint beforehand so that they could have resolved things peacefully if they had been paying attention.

If harming your players emotionally is the goal.

Bonus points for art and holy texts or statues depicting the professor as a faceless, looming, menacing shadow in a white coat.

I can bend the last joint in my fingers independently. I also have a small nub on the tip of my tongue, which is only useful in one situation.

This man was such a good actor, and this character was perfect.

See what Hackworth said about the robots, also, there are multiple ongoing projects that hope to change the existing construction processes enough that android-style robots won’t be necessary. 3d printing houses, for example.

The jobs that will be safe longest are those that are both physical and unpredictable/non-standardizable.

Thanks

Do you have a link where I can read a bit more about them?

My favorite part of 300 is the bit they didn’t include - how Sparta eventually became a second-rate tourist destination where middle class families could go watch Spartans do local ceremonies and parade in their armor.

Could be. Or you could be accusing me of bad faith because it feels nice and requires no effort.

Why should I? I’m having a conversation, not writing a paper.

I haven’t tried to prove or disprove this statement, but it could easily be selection bias. If you’re in a bubble, you’re going to be very aware of violence done to people you sympathize with, and less aware of violence done to people you don’t.

Ah yeah, not the case in my area. Rent for an apartment is about twice as much as a mortgage.

You’re missing a few advantages to owning-

• If you have to move, you can often get the money that you spent on the mortgage back, or even make a profit.
• A mortgage is generally cheaper than rent.
• While some may not be interested in renovating, it’s a relatively low-effort activity that pays for itself if you sell the property.
• Can have a garden

Hot

Clear case of demon possession.

Fantastic combination

When I was deployed in Afghanistan, everyone I knew had the same reoccurring dream- some other dream is happening, and then out of nowhere, you hear a gunshot/explosion, and wake in a cold sweat, absolutely certain that you just got shot or blown up. And the certainty persists for about five seconds after you wake, as you shakily pat yourself down for blood. Good times.