April 10th: The bill has been vetoed!
April 2nd: The politicians in Arizona are about to sign into law a bill that would mandate sites like e621 to either impose age verification on all users or be at a risk of lawsuits. Such system would be required to go through third party vendors, who in turn must go through a government database to verify every user's age. This is not only a major violation of privacy, but it also opens up a very real danger of identity theft through phishing schemes and other methods, not to mention that we would not be able to control any of that information to make sure it is permanently deleted after age verification is complete.
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ABirdThatPiercesHell
MemberIf only two members of the team are able to properly defend themselves, then the whole team should really do some combat training together.
VikingBoomer
MemberSadly, that's the reality of every conflict - innocent lives get caught in crossfire, over something either pointless or they had no interest in.
Gavan95
MemberBeen armed doesnt mean they have a chance, probably they were just communers with weapons. But yeah, those things are clearly lethal
Crayontail01
MemberCue the sad music.
Shiitake
MemberWhy did the two of them even win? Were the caravan guards complete novices or something?
Octophile
MemberJust because they had weapons doesn't mean they were warriors. In most cases, just the advantage of being armed is enough to protect you, but that doesn't mean much against opponents like those things. Miralle and Leo are fully trained combatants chosen by a goddess herself. They just made it look easy.
Dieselmutt
MemberI doubt caravan guards are trained to fight monsters, probably just only needed to deal with thieves or bandits.
Grayphus
MemberWas this fight easy?
May the stars protect them when it is most difficult.
Vaelkommen
MemberThe simple fact of carrying weapons is probably enough to deter most bandits, who will seek easier pray. They won't know you can't actually use them or use them well. Intimidation seems to be less effective against monsters.
Not that person
MemberAren't those the twin daggers Tristan has in the character sheet? Typical RPG character, getting straight to looting the bodies I see.
Xeno1447
MemberI have never advocated war except as means of peace, so seek peace, but prepare for war. Because war... War never changes.
Xeno1447
MemberProb got skill in dual wielding
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