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    #1112
    keane2097
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    feargale wrote: »
    I came across it sometime but I can't remember. Cleveland?

    Nope.

    As a bit of a clue I'll say it was a lot more recent than I would have guessed


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    #1113
    feargale
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    keane2097 wrote: »
    Nope.

    As a bit of a clue I'll say it was a lot more recent than I would have guessed

    Carter?


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    #1114
    IrishZeus
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    keane2097 wrote: »
    Nope.

    As a bit of a clue I'll say it was a lot more recent than I would have guessed

    Will go one later and say Reagan?


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    #1115
    keane2097
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    feargale wrote: »
    Carter?

    That's the one!


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    #1116
    feargale
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    keane2097 wrote: »
    That's the one!

    In the 2020 US presidential election which state gave Trump his greatest proportionate winning margin?

    P.S. Why do we almost always say Jimmy Carter but never Dwight Eisenhower, just Eisenhower? Just asking. No marks for that.


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    #1117
    IrishZeus
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    feargale wrote: »
    In the 2020 US presidential election which state gave Trump his greatest proportionate winning margin?

    P.S. Why do we almost always say Jimmy Carter but never Dwight Eisenhower, just Eisenhower? Just asking. No marks for that.

    Wyoming I think? Was north of 75% I think but only 3 electoral votes


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    #1118
    feargale
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    IrishZeus wrote: »
    Wyoming I think? Was north of 75% I think but only 3 electoral votes

    Correct (70%.) The least populous state (half a million plus.) Triceratops is the state dinosaur.

    West Virginia (68•2%) was expected to top that list but came in at no. 2.

    Over to you.


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    #1119
    IrishZeus
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    New one for me this week.

    What is an orrery?


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    #1120
    looksee
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    Oh dammit I know that one. The first thing that came to mind was some sort of ceremonial container, but I need to think about it a bit more, I don't think that is right.


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    #1121
    IrishZeus
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    looksee wrote: »
    Oh dammit I know that one. The first thing that came to mind was some sort of ceremonial container, but I need to think about it a bit more, I don't think that is right.

    Not a container, no


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    #1122
    New Home
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    It's not the burner for the frankincense... darn, I knew it, too. I've to start digging in my brains.


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    #1123
    looksee
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    Yes, I checked it, I can see how my convoluted thought processes got me to my answer, but agreed I am miles off.


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    #1124
    IrishZeus
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    New Home wrote: »
    It's not the burner for the frankincense... darn, I knew it, too. I've to start digging in my brains.

    Unfortunately not a burner, no


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    #1125
    OldGoat
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    An orrary is a working model of our solar system with all the planets revolving around the sun. Captivating little things. :)

    I'm older than Minecraft goats.



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    #1126
    IrishZeus
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    OldGoat wrote: »
    An orrary is a working model of our solar system with all the planets revolving around the sun. Captivating little things. :)

    Correct OG - you’re up!


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    #1127
    OldGoat
    Registered Users Posts: 12,633 ✭✭✭✭OldGoat


    Here is a bit of a geeky question.
    In the game of Dungeons and Dragons the players create characters that they then steer (role-play) through some adventure or tasks such as killing a dragon or steal the loot or assassinate the king.
    These created characters have a list of 6 Abilities that define that characters attributes.
    For example, the first of these abilities is "Strength" which defines how physically strong the character is, as in how much he/she could lift.
    What are the other five abilities used to create a character?

    I'm older than Minecraft goats.



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    #1128
    keane2097
    Registered Users Posts: 17,770 ✭✭✭✭keane2097


    OldGoat wrote: »
    Here is a bit of a geeky question.
    In the game of Dungeons and Dragons the players create characters that they then steer (role-play) through some adventure or tasks such as killing a dragon or steal the loot or assassinate the king.
    These created characters have a list of 6 Abilities that define that characters attributes.
    For example, the first of these abilities is "Strength" which defines how physically strong the character is, as in how much he/she could lift.
    What are the other five abilities used to create a character?

    We may need to crowdsource this one, but I'll get the ball rolling based on some video games that have similar ideas

    Intelligence
    Magic
    Speed
    Dexterity
    Luck

    I'm thinking intelligence for how well a character interacts with NPCs, magic is magic, speed is speed, dexterity for things like stealth, archery, lock-picking and luck as a multiplier for all other attributes


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    #1129
    OldGoat
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    keane2097 wrote: »
    We may need to crowdsource this one, but I'll get the ball rolling based on some video games that have similar ideas

    Intelligence
    Magic
    Speed
    Dexterity
    Luck

    I'm thinking intelligence for how well a character interacts with NPCs, magic is magic, speed is speed, dexterity for things like stealth, archery, lock-picking and luck as a multiplier for all other attributes

    You got two of them.
    :)
    The list so far is:
    Strength
    Dexterity
    Intelligence


    (Extra geekey note: I know that different games will use different game mechanics so for clarity sake I'm asking about Dungeons&Dragons 5th edition.)

    I'm older than Minecraft goats.



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    #1130
    keane2097
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    OldGoat wrote: »
    You got two of them.
    :)
    The list so far is:
    Strength
    Dexterity
    Intelligence


    (Extra geekey note: I know that different games will use different game mechanics so for clarity sake I'm asking about Dungeons&Dragons 5th edition.)

    I guess magic falls under intelligence then?


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    #1131
    OldGoat
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    keane2097 wrote: »
    I guess magic falls under intelligence then?
    We'd be getting into deep gaming conversations to go through all the classes. One class uses intelligence for magics but some other classes can use different abilities for magic. Hard to have a conversation about class/ability without giving away the rest of the list.

    I'm older than Minecraft goats.



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    #1132
    New Home
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    Courage/Bravery?
    Loyalty?


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    #1133
    OldGoat
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    New Home wrote: »
    Courage/Bravery?
    Loyalty?
    No, nope and nay. :(

    I'm older than Minecraft goats.



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    #1134
    New Home
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    Well, they ought to be! :D


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    #1135
    OldGoat
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    New Home wrote: »
    Well, they ought to be! :D
    Yep, along with cowardice, skullduggery and backstabbery. :)

    I'm older than Minecraft goats.



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    #1136
    New Home
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    Wisdom?
    Science?
    Cunning? (Baldrick would be proud).


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    #1137
    looksee
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    Stamina (or similar word meaning how long you can last physically) - endurance


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    #1138
    looksee
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    Something like weapons skills?


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    #1139
    keane2097
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    Spirit?


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    #1140
    New Home
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    Smithing? As in, forging swords and so on and so forth?


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    #1141
    OldGoat
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    New Home wrote: »
    Wisdom?
    Science?
    Cunning? (Baldrick would be proud).
    Wisdom is there.
    looksee wrote: »
    Stamina (or similar word meaning how long you can last physically) - endurance
    Endurance-ish. The word they use is Constitution.

    List now stands at:
    Strength
    Dexterity
    Intelligence
    Wisdom
    Constituation.

    So there is one outstanding trait left.

    I'm older than Minecraft goats.



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