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Crusader kings 3 dlc ps58/4/2023 ![]() ![]() Playing as Petty King Murchad, Duke of Munster and one of the highlighted characters in the 1066 “Rags to Riches” field, is the best way to acclimate yourself to the basics of play. Ireland is the perennial beginner zone in Paradox games and it remains the case here, too. There are thousands of lives out there just waiting for you to explore. Bored of Scandinavian tribal wars? Go ahead and take over as the new Maharaja of Pala. (Note that if you are playing with Ironman rules, the option to switch characters is disabled.) Losing a war against the King of England? There’s no shame in switching characters to be the King of England. Yes, that’s right, at any moment you can hit ESC to pull up the pause menu, select “Switch Character” and you’re free to continue the current campaign as the existing ruler of another realm. Perhaps the most obvious indication that Crusader Kings 3 is not a game about winning and more about enabling players to craft unique storylines is the ability to play as a different person whenever you like. As of 1066, in this example, Emperor Heinrich IV is your boss, essentially, and so tending to that relationship may well be even more important than dealing with your brother. Meanwhile, Bohemia itself is merely one duchy within the greater Holy Roman Empire. Indeed, given he has claims on all your holdings, he is probably going to be your biggest rival. But even though your brother Konrad is the count of a nearby county, you can’t simply tell him what to do. So when you choose to play as Duke Vratislav of Bohemia, you oversee a handful of counties around Prague and have claims on a couple of others. A relatively important person, to be sure-you will have land to your name, sometimes quite a lot of land-but you are still a single human being. You don’t even play as a country or state. ![]() You don’t play CK3 as a civilization or an empire. And if you need a bit more background, read our Crusader Kings 3 review. They won’t address any advanced strategies, but they should be enough to get you up and running and ready to learn more. These tips should help you overcome the fear and doubt of playing Crusader Kings for the first time. The guardrails are firmly in place.īut even so, it can still be daunting to load a new campaign and find yourself staring at a map of bewildering size, chock-full of realms and people and religions and cultures you don’t intuitively understand. There is a solid tutorial, helpful in-game encyclopedia, and a seemingly endless supply of tooltips. And three, CK3 is more interested than it's ever been in providing an opportunity for novice players to enjoy its myriad charms. For two, it’s just been released and isn’t yet jerry-rigged with dozens of new updates and DLC expansion pulling it all in unwieldy directions, as has been the case with CK2. Gone are the rather plain 2D character portraits, replaced by detailed 3D models that change dynamically over the course of the game, wearing scars earned through battle wounds or simply growing old both gracefully and disgracefully. Keep your hand up if you really want to give Crusader Kings a try, but find it all a bit too intimidating.Ĭrusader Kings 3 is the best place to start. ![]() It’s a series that sounds incredible in the abstract-the perfect digital representation of Game of Thrones-yet reality intervenes in the shape of boring looking maps, reams of statistics, and a litany of esoteric terms of concepts. Or perhaps you heard something about marrying a horse and leaving it to inherit your entire kingdom. About their efforts to topple a dynasty via generations of plotting and scheming finally falling into place as if Rube Goldberg himself was a master spy. Hands up if you’ve heard someone tell a story about their game of Crusader Kings 2. ![]()
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5e awaken creatures8/4/2023 ![]() ![]() If treated well, an awakened animal may become a valuable member of an adventuring party, adding new perspective to problems and fighting alongside its friends. On the flip side, there are many advantages to awakening an animal companion. More than one careless druid has found her awakened animal companion refusing to follow instructions, leaving to pursue its own goals, or even seeking vengeance for its former “enslavement.” Since awaken is not a charm or mind-control spell, there’s nothing to prevent awakened animals from resenting mistreatment in the same way a normal person of their intelligence level would, and they’re no more inclined to be automatically servile than anyone else. Yet if an animal was mistreated during its time as a companion, or is treated poorly after its awakening, that friendliness is mixed with a sense of confusion that can last anywhere from a few moments to a few hours as the animal reconciles the abuse with the great gift it’s been given. After awakening, animals are predisposed to be friendly toward whoever cast the spell- in this case, presumably their masters. Further, an intelligent animal can be difficult to manage. Most pointedly, awakened animals can no longer serve as companions, and the character must follow the rules for Leadership if he wishes to take the animal as an official cohort. The moment the spell takes effect, an animal companion ceases to be a class feature, and instead becomes a person-an NPC whose Intelligence has increased by 3d6 (potentially making it as smart as or smarter than the caster), and who has an increased Charisma score and knows at least one spoken language.Īn adventurer considering awakening his animal companion should keep in mind the awaken spell’s potential drawbacks. One of the surest ways to complicate the relationship between an adventurer and her animal companion is to cast awaken on the beast. Once it’s awakened, it can either spend a feat on armor proficiency or take class levels in a class that grants armor proficiency, just like any intelligent creature. ![]() Only the animal’s type changes to magical beast, it doesn’t gain all the mathematical benefits for this type change (think of it as a “quick rules” version of adding a template to a creature).Īn animal trained to wear barding can continue to do so without penalty once it is awakened. Do you change its HD to d10s, increase its BAB to that of a magical beast, and gain other features of the magical beast type? It also gains two Hit Dice are these d8s or d10s? If the animal was trained to wear barding, does it retain this ability once it is awakened? If the animal wasn’t trained to wear barding, how can the awakened creature learn how to wear armor? ![]() If you cast awaken, an animal’s type changes to magical beast. This spell does not function on an animal or plant with an Intelligence greater than 2. An awakened animal can’t serve as an animal companion, familiar, or special mount.Īn awakened tree or animal can speak one language that you know, plus one additional language that you know per point of Intelligence bonus (if any). ![]() Its type becomes magical beast (augmented animal). An awakened plant gains the ability to move its limbs, roots, vines, creepers, and so forth, and it has senses similar to a human’s.Īn awakened animal gets 3d6 Intelligence, +1d3 Charisma, and +2 HD. If you cast awaken again, any previously awakened creatures remain friendly to you, but they no longer undertake tasks for you unless it is in their best interests.Īn awakened tree has characteristics as if it were an animated object, except that it gains the plant type and its Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores are each 3d6. You have no special empathy or connection with a creature you awaken, although it serves you in specific tasks or endeavors if you communicate your desires to it. The awakened animal or tree is friendly toward you. To succeed, you must make a Will save (DC 10 + the animal’s current HD, or the HD the tree will have once awakened). You awaken a tree or animal to human-like sentience. Saving Throw Will negates Spell Resistance yes School transmutation Level druid 5, shaman 6 Mystery nature 5Ĭomponents V, S, M (herbs and oils worth 2,000 gp), DF ![]()
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Reddit adlock8/4/2023 ![]() That means you do not want to make revenue from these videos when people watch them. However, you can disable ads on videos that you add to your Dailymotion channel. By default, all the videos you upload on your channel are monetized. Make Your Video Ad-free as a Dailymotion PartnerĪdvanced Dailymotion partners can decide if they want to monetize the videos they will upload on their channel. We will look at three effective methods that you can use to block ads on this platform. There are several ways you can block the advertisements in Dailymotion if you want to watch videos continuously and have a thrilling experience. The worst part is: You cannot skip the ads until you watch them for at least half a minute. How to Block Ads on DailyMotionĭailymotion adverts can get irritating because they run after every few minutes. In turn, you will make more money from your videos. Additionally, you can share your videos or embed them on your site to get more traffic and increase your views. The more views your videos get, the more money you get, as more people will view the ads on your videos. What's more? Dailymotion also restricts video length to be no longer than 60 minutes. And this is capped at 2 hours of video daily. Each partner can upload up to 96 videos per day. That means content creators also earn money from these advertisements after they have become partners on the platform. ![]() The business model of Dailymotion centers on monetization through advertisements. In 2021, Dailymotion has already hit $19 million in revenue. Because business persons can use this platform to grow their brand by reaching their target audience, Dailymotion makes money from the advertisement they show before, during, and after videos. With a large user base, Dailymotion is a cost-effective way for companies to advertise their products or services. Privacy Badger blocks spying ads and invisible trackers.03 2 Ways to Chromecast Dailymotion to TV Why Are There Advertisements on Dailymotion Videos?ĭailymotion is the world's second-largest video hosting platform with an advertising reach of more than 350 million active users who watch more than 3.5 billion videos every month. Privacy tool for transparency and control Ad blocker for Chrome, Safari and Opera on desktop and Safari for iOS devices. Popular and efficient blocker for Chromium, Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, Safari, Thunderbird. What are some alternatives? When comparing Adblock Plus and AdLock, you can also consider the following products ![]() Https:/// is freemium but free is more than enough for most cases, and also blocks the tries from sites that checks if you block ads. Never downloaded Adblock before what do you guys recommend ![]() I don't mean AdLock skipper, by the way, I mean this. There are a couple steps you have to do, it not automatic so make sure you click on the tutorial. Users, Premium Users Globallyĭownload this app and turn on add free web surfing (it’s free) it will block a substantial amount of adds and pop ups in safari and also lets you watch YouTube videos with no adds and the standard media player that has Picture in Picture, you can have it keep playing after you lock your phone too. YouTube Rolling Out Picture-in-Picture Support on iOS for All U.S.If the website you got it on was ad infested maybe you clicked a fake download button and got real malware (very unlikely) but you can try and get a FREE adblock at and try and visit the site ad free. Windows Defender did it job and removed it but I am still suspicious. Ok so, I was just downloading some mods for DayZ from Steam Workshop (nothing from uknown sources) when suddenly I get a message from Windows Defender with this file alert. Try AdBlock Plus, gets rid of a ton of junk.īrand New Macbook Air M1 Battery Draining Super FastĪd blocker for safari definitely exists. I would recommend a good popup/ad blocker like adblock plus. Do you see them on Flipboard or when you navigate to the actual website of the article? If that's the case, then it would be up to the website that is hosting the article. ![]() Why are the lists (and especially the "EasyList Germany") on the mirror (?) of more up-to-date than on easylist.to? Why doesn't easylist.to link to its own version of the Fanboy's Annoyance List? Why are there differences between the EasyList filter lists mirrors!? ![]()
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Tinderbox serb nationalist match8/4/2023 ![]() It is also used to describe a potentially volatile or violent situation. In conventional usage, the term "tinderbox" refers to something that is so dry that it could catch on fire with the slightest provocation, perhaps even spontaneously like a forest fire. Another book from 1889 describes such a tinderbox, observing that the wear patterns on the flint were the same as those on ancient prehistoric flints in the collection. A book from 1881 notes that in 1834 a magazine editor had predicted that despite the advent of 'lucifers' (friction matches), the tinderbox would continue to be in general use in the household, but that in fact, by the time of writing, the tinderbox had become rare, expensive and was commonly seen only in museums of antiquities. In the 18th and early 19th century tinderboxes were in common use, but with the advent of John Walker's 'friction lights' in 1827, where a match could be struck by withdrawing it from a piece of folded glass paper, tinderboxes increasingly became obsolete. Ī London street seller of matches for tinderboxes in 1821 With skill, a fire could be started in under a minute, but at other times it took longer and occasionally a tiny pinch of gunpowder was added to encourage the process. The splint could then be carried to a candle, often set in a holder on the top of the box, and finally the cloth would be extinguished with a damper to preserve it for further use. The sparks (actually pieces of burning steel broken off by the harder flint) created very small embers as they fell onto the charcloth, the glow of which, with some gentle blowing, would be enough to ignite a sulfur tipped wooden splint. In use the flint was struck in a vigorous downward motion against the steel, sending a shower of sparks into the tinder which was arranged in the bottom of the box. Rotten wood, known as touchwood, was also used, as well as amadou, which was a tinder prepared from fungus steeped in potassium nitrate ( saltpetre) and dried. cotton, linen, or jute) which had previously been charred via pyrolysis, giving it the low ignition temperature and slow burning characteristics suitable for use as tinder. The charcloth was fabric made from vegetable fibre (e.g. The flint was sometimes chipped to provide a suitably sharp edge to obtain a spark and if necessary other hard stones, such as quartzite, chert or chalcedony could be substituted. This was simply a piece of carbon steel (it is difficult to obtain sparks with ordinary iron), which was usually wrought into a 'D' shape, or an oval ring, so that it could be conveniently looped around two or three fingers for striking. With the development of iron ore smelting in the Iron Age, the firesteel eventually replaced pyrites. As an example, Ötzi (the natural mummy of a man who lived some time between 33 BC, discovered in September 1991) was found with tinder fungus along with flint and pyrite for creating sparks. Throughout prehistoric Europe flint and iron pyrites (commonly known as fool's gold) were struck against one another in order to create a spark for firelighting. Tinderboxes fell out of general usage when friction matches were invented. A tinderbox may also contain sulfur-tipped matches. ![]() This type was used during the Boer War due to a scarcity of matchesĪ tinderbox, or patch box, is a container made of wood or metal containing flint, firesteel, and tinder (typically charcloth, but possibly a small quantity of dry, finely divided fibrous matter such as hemp), used together to help kindle a fire. ![]() government did not lend support to the Nazis.Pocket tinderbox with firesteel and flint. The opening paragraphs read like they could have been dated in the 1930s, except the U.S. In The New York Times, more evidence of the ill effects of Trump's cozying up to Russia and denigration of our NATO allies: He backs the rise of right-wing nationalist leaders in Europe like Hungary's Viktor Orban. Putin is not only playing with fire, he is playing in the middle of a tinder box. When Trump defenders ask, "So what is wrong with having a good relationship with Vladimir Putin?", direct them to this article in Foreign Policy about Putin's building up a paramilitary force in Republika Srpska, the semi-autonomous region of Bosnia led by Serb separatists that is barred from having its own military. Watching them throw barbs at each other the past few days, I could not help but hope they drag each other down into the mud together and disappear from public view. She seems every bit as miserable as he does, and they most certainly deserve each other. Not sure if President Donald Trump has met his match in Omarosa Manigault Newman, his protégé who, more than any other, has learned well from the master, as this article in The Washington Post explains. ![]()
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Turn a mov into a gif8/4/2023 ![]() ![]() Click "Upload video" to let the online converter access your video and start the conversion. Or you can also paste the URL of the target video. How to convert MOV to GIF via Video to GIF Converter: But the max file size that you upload is 100MB, if you MOV video exceeds the limit, you can try other online MOV to GIF converter. It can help you convert MOV to GIF easily and quickly. With it, you may either upload a local MOV video or an online video URL link to complete the conversion. Video to GIF converter is produced by EZGIF.COM, which aims to offer tiny but efficient online conversion tools to help ordinary users. If you prefer an online converter, you can't miss the following top 3 MOV to GIF converters: 1. All Windows, Mac, iOS and Android users can apply the online MOV to GIF converter on their browsers to create an ideal GIF image. Top 3 Free MOV to GIF Converters OnlineĪnother free & time-saving access for converting MOV to GIF is to try online MOV to GIF converter. You may also trim or resize the GIF image as needed. After this, you can access the GIF image from the GIPHY Capture logo in the Menu bar. Wait for the process to complete, the MOV video will be created into a GIF. Click the "Start Recording" button to create a GIF animation. Rearrange the green box on the video to make it fit properly. Open the MOV video that you wish to convert to a GIF image. Launch Giph圜apture on your Mac and wait for the tool to open a green square that appears on your screen. You may also apply this tool to convert the MOV video to GIF for free gif image, you should try the recommend tool here: GIPHY Capture. It's simple, free, and easy for Mac users to create a GIF image on Mac Pro or Mac Mini. If you are one of them who want to convert a funny. Therefore, the demand for converting MOV to GIF on Mac is also big. How to Convert MOV to GIF on Mac for FreeĪs MOV was originally created by Apple Inc, for Mac users to play on QuickTime Player, MOV is set as the default format of QuickTime Player videos. The whole conversion process is free and fast:īesides converting MOV to GIF, you may also apply this software to convert video to other formats, such as convert MOV to MP4, convert AVI to MOV, etc. ![]() As it's a professional video editing software, its high compatibility of video and image formats makes this software an ideal tool for converting. From its name, you may easily figure out that this software is more than a video converter but a real and powerful video editing software. How to Convert MOV to GIF on Windows 10įor the MOV to GIF converter on Windows 10 PC and laptops, you must try EaseUS Video Editor. Note: The provided converters also work to convert other formats of videos to gif, such as. gif file on Windows/Mac and online for free. On this page, you will learn 6 MOV to GIF converter that can assist you in converting a. We will discuss a smarter way of creating GIF files, which is to convert videos to GIFs. This is not what we are going to talk about here. So how to create a GIF image? Some of you may suggest combining pictures and photos together to create an animated GIF. With the popularity of Meme culture, GIF animated image has become a hot medium for users to express their ideas, senses of humor, and even emotions from person to person. ![]()
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Game cosplay zagreus hades8/4/2023 ![]() ![]() from midnight until 3am! And we got some really cool shots! Definitely a photoshoot for the books. do a Greek God photoshoot? Sounds a little bizarre but invited me to do a shoot of Zagreus from Hades in Caesar's Palace (which I do realize is Roman but we're just gonna pretend) while we were in Vegas for Amazing Las Vegas Con and I couldn't refuse! Unfortunately, despite seeing that they're open for 24 hours, what's actually true is that the casino is open for 24 hours but the spots we had picked out on the website to shoot in were closed by the time we arrived around midnight. I have come to know that I am the god of Myself. Zagreus doesn’t think he is the god of anything at first, but he comes to believe that maybe he is the god of Blood. Past me has made a lot of questionable decisions, and hurt some people, but also tried his best, and really enriched other people’s lives as well. Suffice to say that I appreciate my father, both in his 35 year old form that sired me and his current form.Īnd I appreciate myself. How different am I than that man, in either good or bad ways? It’s interesting (to me at least) and deep, and even though I have no intentions of having children, intriguing. The subreddit for Hades and Hades II, the god-like rogue-likes from Supergiant Games. This year and this day in particular has me thinking a lot about who the kind of person my father was when I was born. offer finest quality Hades Zagreus Cosplay Costume and other related cosplay accessories in low price. ![]() Part of becoming a geezer like me is spending a lot of time reflecting on yourself and who you’ve been and who you still can become in the rest of your life. It’s my birthday today!! And also Father’s Day! And this year I am turning the same age my father was when I was born. #cosplayamerica #cosplay #zagreus #hadesgame #sewing #foamwork #competition #craftsmanship #hadesgamecosplay #zagreuscosplay #supergiantgames Wow wow WOW!! What a wonderful/fun weekend we had at ! Last year, this con was my first con ever and this year I decided to compete at CA, so it was a very full circle moment! I entered in Zagreus incredibly proud of the work I’ve done over the past year and I was very shocked and emotional over getting 2nd PLACE in Novice!! This experience was so incredible, encouraging, kind and educational and I’m so happy it was my first contest I competed in! Thank you to the best con mom ever and the stunning who also competed with me and won 1st in Journeyman! So very excited, so very grateful and full of humility, and so so incredibly inspired and invigorated to start creating and competing again! Thank you to the fantastic judges for their kindness, enthusiasm and feedback! You shall be seeing more of me soon!Īlso sorry to anyone who I weirded out with my tired man makeup □ ![]()
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![]() Whether you’re planning to try gnocchi or not, Daniel Gritzer’s impactful yet ultra-simple sage-butter sauce, shared by Serious Eats, can be applied to nearly any type of noodle. ![]() Light and Tender Potato Gnocchi with Sage-Butter Sauce Photo Credit: Vicky Wasik That means the craggy, crooked edges will hang on to more Alfredo sauce in every bite! This recipe from Self-Proclaimed Foodie capitalizes on all the beautiful imperfections of homemade pasta with a simple, four-ingredient sauce that you’ll come back to again and again. Not only is fettuccine one of the easiest and most popular pasta shapes to make at home, but homemade noodles tend to have more texture than mass-produced pasta. RECIPES Cajun Chicken Alfredo Pasta Photo Credit: Self-Proclaimed Foodie When dropping nests of pasta into boiling water, you’ll want to avoid making a big splash! This stainless-steel spider strainer allows you to gently lower your pasta into your water and also works great for many other frying and boiling projects.Metal scrapers are multipurpose tools that work wonders in pasta making, but you’ll appreciate having one on hand for all different types of baking, bread making, and cooking!.The KitchenAid Stand Mixer Pasta Attachment is a popular choice. Although you don’t need a stand mixer to actually form your dough, most home cooks will appreciate a pasta roller for easier, faster pasta making.Here are the top three items we think all home pasta makers should invest in: ![]() Thanks to pasta’s simplicity, at-home pasta makers don’t need too many new tools to get the job done. TOOLS YOU’LL NEED Photo Credit: Jason Rampe Store pasta for even longer in the freezer. They’ll be fully dry in about 12 hours, at which point you can pack them away in an airtight container for up to a month at room temperature. If you plan to store your pasta for longer than a few days, consider hanging the strands on a drying rack or laying them out on your countertop. Each nest will be about one serving of pasta, and you can prep your nests by dropping them on a floured cookie tray and storing them in the fridge until they’re semi-hardened, about 2 to 3 hours.ģ. To store pasta fresh, you’ll want to create “nests” of floured pasta that you can easily drop into boiling water in the near future. Find more tips for cooking-and a few recipes to go along with your pasta-below.Ģ. Cooking fresh pasta is extremely simple and takes mere minutes. You can (1) cook it immediately, (2) store it fresh, or (3) dry it out for a longer shelf life.ġ. Once your pasta has been rolled out, you have three options for your next move. Dry and Store Your Dough Effectively Photo Credit: Self-Proclaimed Foodie When passing your pasta dough through the cutter to create the noodles, an extra set of hands can be helpful to ensure the dough runs through evenly and does not break as it hits the table! Find more helpful tips for pasta rolling from Gimme Some Oven at the link above. Just be sure to use a light hand and add only as much as you need. If your dough is oblong or has protrusions, you’ll end up with odd lengths of noodles, so try to form as even of an oval as possible.Īs your dough makes passes through the machine, don’t be afraid to stop and re-flour if it’s getting too sticky. Once your dough is ready to roll, shape it into a flat, oval disc. Cooks should also keep any portion of the dough that’s not being actively rolled in plastic wrap to avoid it drying out. You’ll need to ensure the dough rests for at least 30 minutes before rolling it out, or it may be too tough. ![]() Rolling out your pasta dough is arguably the most challenging part of the process. Roll Out Your Dough with Care Photo Credit: Gimme Some Oven Everything from the humidity to your elevation can make a difference in the final product, but this recipe from Love & Lemons is a good place for most cooks to start. We recommend trying several different base recipes until you find one that works consistently for you. The small variances in ratios, specific styles of ingredients, and techniques across recipes can make major differences in the end result. Homemade pasta doesn’t require a lot of ingredients-flour, water, eggs, and occasionally olive oil are all you need. Plus, scroll to the end for a few recipes that will make your efforts worth every second! TIPS & TRICKS Pick a Base Recipe Photo Credit: Love & Lemons If you’re new to the homemade pasta game and looking to improve your skills, read on for our team’s top tips, tricks, and hacks to make delicious pasta nearly every time. Homemade pasta can be an especially satisfying, if not tricky, endeavor. One of life’s greatest pleasures is making meals from scratch. ![]() |