u/TheDoctorColt

Been thinking about this a lot lately after reading about the New Vegas director's comments on RPG choices working best when there's no clear good or evil answer. It got me reflecting on how many RPGs I've played where the "evil" route feels tacked on or punishing in ways that obviously discourage you from choosing it.

Games like New Vegas and Planescape: Torment come to mind as ones that genuinely made me sit with a decision and feel uncomfortable regardless of what I picked. But even in something like Baldur's Gate 3, which I love, there are moments where the good path is just mechanically smoother and more rewarding, which subtly nudges you in that direction.

The Greek tragedy comparison interests me because in those stories everyone loses something no matter what. That tension is rare in games. Usually one path leads to a satisfying wrapup and another leads to a bad ending screen.

So I'm curious what this community thinks. Which RPGs genuinely nailed morally ambiguous choices where no option felt safe or obviously correct? And do you think the genre is moving toward that kind of design, or away from it? Specific examples are welcome.

Alt titles: Which RPGs actually nailed morally grey choices with no clear right answer | Are RPGs getting better or worse at avoiding obvious good vs evil paths | What game gave you a choice that made you genuinely uncomfortable no matter what you picked

so i’m kind of stuck right now and could use some real-world perspective.

a builder has accepted my offer on a new townhome, but the next step is signing the purchase agreement + putting down a non-refundable deposit. and that’s where i’m hesitating a bit. i’ve been house hunting for about 6 months. the whole idea was to move into something more affordable because my current place is starting to feel a bit heavy financially long-term. lower monthly costs, more breathing room, that kind of thing.

earlier in the process i actually had another deal go through, but i backed out when the numbers shifted and it stopped making sense. so i’m trying not to rush into anything this time just because it “looks fine on paper.” with this new build, everything feels ready but the contract part is what’s stressing me out.

i know once it’s signed it becomes legally binding (deposit, timelines, closing conditions, all that), and i’m trying to understand how much a real estate law actually protects you in practice here vs just “checks the box”.

what i’m trying to figure out:

how much protection do you realistically get from real estate law on builder contracts like this?
are there things lawyers usually catch or negotiate that actually make a difference?
and at what point is it just your own comfort level vs actual legal risk?

on paper the move does save me a few hundred a month, which is the whole reason i started looking. but i don’t want to underestimate how locked in you actually are once you sign something like this.

thanks!

Hey everyone, this is a bit heavy but i need to vent and get some advice. My best mate (42) worked construction in Perth suburbs for a dodgy small company that always cut corners on safety. Toxic as hell - long hours, pressure to ignore risks, no proper training, you know the drill in r/ToxicWorkplace. One afternoon a scaffold collapsed on a site in kwinana, and he was gone just like that, left behind his wife and two kids (8 and 12). Absolutely gutted, still can't believe it.

The company is trying to weasel out of it saying it was unforeseeable or whatever bs, but everyone knew the equipment was sketchy. Workcover WA is involved but it's slow and the payouts seem confusing. From what i've read dependants can get a lump sum around 600k+ plus weekly support for the kids and funeral costs (they covered about 12k for that), but navigating all the forms and negotiations while grieving is a nightmare. I've been looking into specialists and thinking of reaching out to foyle legal they seem experienced with fatal injury claims in WA like this. Not pushing anything ATM!

Has anyone here dealt with fatal workplace comp in Western Australia? how long did it take, what did you actually get, any tips for not getting screwed by the system or the employer?

Especially if the company was cutting safety to save a few bucks. Really appreciate any real stories. Thanks guys.

i have always been pretty casual with body lotions and washes but lately i have been reading more about what is actually in them and how they affect skin over time. it made me realise i was using a lot of stuff with fragrances and harsh stuff that was probably doing more harm than good.

i started buying from leif even though it costs more and i have noticed my skin feels softer and less irritated. has anyone else made the switch to better quality bodycare and actually felt a difference? what are you using now that you really rate?

There's something special about returning to an RPG you played years ago and realizing it's actually better than you remembered. Not through nostalgia goggles, but genuinely better. The systems feel deeper now that you understand them, the writing hits differently, and you notice details you completely missed the first time around.

I recently went back to Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous after bouncing off it hard at launch. The early game crusader management stuff completely turned me off. This time I pushed through it and the rest of the game blew me away. The mythic powers, the companion writing, the sheer variety in builds. I couldn't believe I'd shelved it for so long.

It got me thinking about how many RPGs probably have this same quality. Games that people tried at the wrong time, or at the wrong age, or just without the patience they needed to open up properly.

So what's your experience with this? Did you go back to something like Baldur's Gate 2, Morrowind, or a JRPG like Xenogears and find it rewarding in a way you didn't expect? Was it the game that changed or was it you? Curious what games this community thinks deserve a second look from people who bounced off them early.

settled on a house in west hobart 2 months ago. got a building inspection done before purchase, report said all good minor maintenance only. moved in and within weeks noticed a musty smell in the back bedroom and paint bubbling near the floor.

got a damp specialist out who said theres significant rising damp in that room. said its been an issue for years and should have been obvious to anyone who knew what to look for. hes quoting around $8k to fix it properly.

i pulled out the inspection report and the guy even wrote no signs of damp or moisture issues"which is clearly rubbish. i have photos of the bubbling paint and the specialist report showing moisture readings.

emailed the inspection company and theyre giving me the runaround. said we only do visual inspections and we're not liable for latent defects and basically told me to get lost.

anyone in hobart dealt with a dodgy building inspector before. is it worth taking them to xcat or should i just pay to fix it myself. feeling pretty ripped off honestly.

I'm finally renovating my retail store. New paint, new flooring, new displays. Everything is coming together, and it's starting to look like a proper store instead of a dusty storage room

But the windows? They're a disaster…

Paint splatters, dust from construction, fingerprints from all the workers. No matter how much I wipe them down myself, they still look streaky and sad. And honestly, I don't have the time or the equipment to do it properly

Basically I need a professional commercial window cleaning service. Someone who can come in, handle the mess, and leave them sparkling. But I also need them to work around the renovation schedule and some days are unpredictable, and I can't always guarantee the space will be completely empty

I looked online, but there are so many choices available. Which one would turn out to be reliable?

Has anyone used a professional window cleaning service before? What signs should I look out for to confirm if the service is reliable? Should I check for any particular piece of equipment that the workers possess?

Any suggestions on how to identify a good company that will give quality services without becoming a no-show midway?

we've been looking at houses for a year and almost every single one has that same cold gray luxury vinyl plank. Im so over it. it literally makes a room feel dead and just feels like walking on plastic. We finally just settled on a fixer upper that still has its original hideous 70s carpet and im determined to put in real wood

local contractor quotes were completely unhinged (like $12k just for a living room and hallway??) so we are absolutely going the diy route. Found some affordable solid hardwood so the materials won't bankrupt us, but now im completely stuck on the styling

do warm honey oak tones clash with cooler wall colors? My partner really wants to paint the walls a dusty blue but idk if that combined with warm wood is going to give off heavy 90s vibes. anyone have this color combo in their house right now?

So I recently picked up Pathfinder Kingmaker again after bouncing off it hard when it first released. Back then the bugs and the kingdom management system just killed my motivation completely. Came back to it a few months ago with the Definitive Edition and had a completely different experience. Something about being older and having more patience for complex systems made it click in a way it never did before.

It got me thinking about how much timing matters with certain RPGs. Some games are clearly ahead of where you are as a player, or maybe you just need a different headspace to appreciate what they are doing. Planescape Torment and Morrowind seem to fall into this category for a lot of people.

Curious if others have had this experience. Was it a mechanical thing where the systems finally made sense, or more of a story and atmosphere appreciation that developed over time? Did you go back because of a patch or expansion that fixed issues, or just personal reasons?

Would love to hear which games rewarded you for giving them a second chance. This seems to happen more with deeper western RPGs and cRPGs but maybe that is just my experience. Drop your examples below.

At the time when I bought my first new house, I believed that being a new construction would mean that everything will be fine for many years to come. There will be no old roofing, no old plumbing system or other things requiring any fixing at least for many years

But a couple of weeks after settling down, I got some advice from one of my friends to hire a professional inspector for my property. The idea seemed pointless at first because the property was just built, passed all the needed tests, and everything was perfect, as far as I could see. But I agreed to do it anyway

This decision saved me a lot of problems in the future

There were no major defects or anything else like that which could threaten safety or the structure of the house in general. Still, I got an impressive number of smaller issues which I would not pay attention to even if someone pointed out to me. Namely, there were some misaligned doors, incomplete sealings of some fixtures, minor drainage problems, some incomplete installations, and other cosmetic issues

None of those things seemed like a huge deal individually. The problem was that there were dozens of them

The inspection report gave me a detailed list that I was able to send directly to the builder. To their credit, they took it seriously and scheduled repairs under the warranty program. Over the next few weeks, contractors came through and fixed everything from the small finishing issues to a couple of items that could have turned into bigger headaches if left alone

The thing that really took me by surprise is just how much I have been missing all along. I walked around that place for a few hours before we closed up and thought I knew what to look for. It seems like there are always going to be a few things that I would never have noticed on my own

The whole experience changed how I think about new construction. Builders are still working on tight schedules, multiple crews are involved, and small mistakes can slip through the cracks. A new house may not come with decades of wear and tear, but that doesn't automatically mean it's problem free

To sum up, the inspection gave me peace of mind and helped get a bunch of issues corrected while they were still covered under warranty. Looking back, it was money well spent

I keep going back and forth on this and I need someone to just be real with me.

I've got a pretty standard weekend warrior setup, fridge, some lights, charge my phone. I'm not living out of my 4WD, I'm not doing month long trips through the outback. Realistically I camp maybe 3 times a year, sometimes 4 if the stars align.

Every forum I read is full of people saying lithium is a no brainer but those same people have $15k builds and go out every second weekend. That's not me.

I was browsing online the other night comparing AGM vs lithium deep cycle options and the price difference is significant enough that I started questioning whether I actually need it or if I'm just getting swept up in the upgrade culture.

AGM has worked fine for people for decades right? Is lithium genuinely better for my use case or am I paying for headroom I'll never use?

What did you guys go with and do you actually notice the difference?

A few months ago, I was ready to give up on a goal I'd been working toward for over a year. Progress felt invisible, and quitting seemed completely rational.

Instead of making a big commitment, I told myself I'd give it just one more week. That week changed everything.

A small breakthrough happened that made me realize I'd been focusing so much on how far I still had to go that I couldn't see how far I'd already come. Looking back, the moments right before real progress often feel the most discouraging. Not because you're failing, but because growth is uncomfortable and results usually arrive later than we expect.

If you're thinking about quitting something meaningful, maybe give it one more week. What's something you almost gave up on that ended up being worth it?

i noticed some mud tubes along the foundation and small holes in the wooden beams in my crawl space while doing some regular maintenance around the house last month. it looked like termites had started moving in and i was worried about structural damage if it spread further.

afford pest control came out and did a full inspection then treated the affected areas with targeted solutions and sealed the entry points they found. they also gave advice on monitoring spots around the property.

how often should i schedule follow up inspections to keep this from coming back and what simple maintenance steps like sealing or moisture control have worked for others in similar situations?

One thing that keeps pulling me back to RPGs over any other genre is that feeling when the world actually notices what you do. Not just a cutscene acknowledging a big story decision, but small things. A shopkeeper remembering you helped their town. A faction sending assassins because of something you did three hours ago. NPCs gossiping about your reputation.

Some games absolutely nail this. Morrowind had NPCs that would literally refuse to talk to you based on disposition. Baldur's Gate 2 had companions that would leave or turn on you depending on your actions. Divinity Original Sin 2 made your origin character feel genuinely woven into the world's history. But I feel like this is still one of the hardest things for RPGs to get right consistently. A lot of games give you big flashy choices with clear consequences but miss all the texture in between that makes a world feel real.

So I want to hear from this community. Which RPG do you think does the best job of making the world feel alive and reactive, not just to major story beats but to the smaller stuff too? Is it an older game that modern devs should be studying? An indie that flew under the radar? What mechanics or design decisions made it click for you?

we finally bought a house out near lakeway but it's pretty small so we need to add a proper master suite and open up the back living space towards the yard. my absolute biggest fear is making it look like one of those ugly modern boxes people just slap onto a classic house, it looks so out of place.

i've been looking at how local guys handle additions on older lots and saw some clean projects on the Seven Custom Homes site where they actually matched the rooflines right, but man, the rules here are a nightmare. for anyone who did a major structural addition in austin lately...

did you hire an independent structural engineer before even talking to contractors, or did you just let a company handle the whole design and permitting package? i dont want to mess up the flow of the original house but idk what the right order of steps is.

This is a question I keep coming back to whenever I finish a great fantasy novel. We all love reading about epic quests and legendary heroes, but if you were actually dropped into one of these worlds, your experience would depend entirely on where you landed in the social order.

Most of us would not be the chosen one. We would probably be a farmer, a merchant, a lowlevel scribe, or maybe a city guard if we were lucky. So with that in mind, which fantasy world still sounds appealing even from that ordinary perspective?

For me I keep landing on the Discworld. Even as a regular person living in AnkhMorpork you would have access to a functioning (if chaotic) city, the Watch keeps some semblance of order, and the world has this livedin warmth that makes it feel survivable and even enjoyable despite the absurdity.

I would probably be some kind of shopkeeper or maybe a junior member of the Thieves Guild paying my dues and living a relatively quiet life.

Middleearth is gorgeous but the history is relentlessly tragic and dangerous. Sanderson worlds feel like they would kill me within a week.

What world would you pick and what do you think your actual daytoday life would look like there? Would love to hear which settings hold up when you remove the protagonist armor.

My hair has officially given up. between working four legs a day in the driest cabin air known to man, and then washing it with whatever aggressively hard water is coming out of these layover hotel showers... my ends are literally turning into hay

I've started decanting this organic shampoo for women that I usually use at home into my little tsa squeeze bottles just to survive my blocks. it holds me over nicely, but honestly I'm mostly just so mad at the standard issue hotel shower heads rn

are y'all just doing the slicked back bun by day 3 of a trip?? cause wearing it down is absolutely not an option for me anymore lmao

i went to iceland last september thinking a short 4-day stopover would be plenty before heading to the uk. i figured id knock out the golden circle and a couple waterfalls and call it good. big mistake. the moment i got there i realized how spread out everything is and how fast the weather can kill your plans. i ended up extending my stay by 3 days and then another 2 because i was scrambling to actually see stuff.

i only booked a couple basic tours through guidetoiceland when i first planned it and figured id wing the rest. that backfired hard with the ice cave trips. i really wanted to do one but by the time i tried to add it most of the good ones were either sold out or the conditions had changed and they canceled a bunch of departures. had to rebook a different ice cave tour last minute and it cost more and messed up my whole schedule.

lesson learned, iceland needs way more time than you think especially if you want to do the glacier and ice cave stuff. anyone else get surprised by how fast things book up or change there?

Daca nu iei carne din supermarket si mergi pe varianta locala (gospodarii, ferme mici), cum verifici de fapt ca e chiar OK? Nu doar proaspat, dar si sanatatea animalului in general...

Am citit recent un articol despre deparazitari la animale si mi-a dat overthinking, pentru ca iti dai seama cat de multe chestii pot influenta tot procesul daca nu sunt facute la timp sau corect yk

Din ce am inteles, in practica e super variabil. Unii crescatori au scheme clare, preventie facuta la timp etc, altii trateaza doar cand vad ca animalul incepe sa slabeasca sau apar semne evidente

Si aici mi se pare partea complicata: din exterior tu vezi doar rezultatul final, dar nu ai niciun context despre ce s-a intamplat pe parcurs cu animalul ala, gen daca au fost respectate toate etapele de ingrijire, daca animalele au fost tinute ok

Nu stiu, maybe Im just overthinking, dar voi pe ce va bazati cand luati carne de la cineva???