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One idea that I thought would make for a good post would be the concept of Alignment. For those of you don't know what I'm talking about, when creating a character in D&D or Pathfinder, outside of race, gender, and class, you must also choose your character's alignment. This helps in deciding their actions, motivations, and how they interact with the world. There are 9 different alignments in total, ranging from good and evil, to lawful and chaotic. To help people understand the differences between all of them, I like to use comic book heroes as a reference: Batman, is Lawful Good. Even though he operates outside the boundaries of conventional law, he follows a very strict personal code that he never breaks, i.e. no killing. Batman doesn't let anyone stop him from his crime fighting methods, not even fellow J.L. members. Superman, is Neutral Good. While following no personal code, Superman helps out anyone who's in distress, even by unconventional means at times. Who else can rotate the earth backwards to reverse time? Green Arrow, is Chaotic Good. He fights for what is right, but usually with a snarky, sarcastic attitude, and a sense of flair and charisma. If you're gonna be on the side of righteousness, you might as well have fun while doing it. The Punisher, is Lawful Neutral. If you've broken the law, you must be punished, regardless of you who are, or what you've done. Uncaring and unsympathetic, he deals justice to anyone who's run afoul of the law, quickly, and without remorse. Catwoman, is True Neutral. Neither good nor evil, lawful nor chaotic, she acts under who own personal motivations as a thief, and associates with both heroes and criminals. Deadpool, is Chaotic Neutral. "The merc with a mouth" is definitely the anti-hero poster-boy; shooting bad guys in the face, and doing pretty much whatever he feels like, whenever he feels like. Nothing says "chaotic" like guns, swords, more guns, and tacos. Two-Face, is Lawful Evil. All of his actions are dictated by a coin flip. Even as a crime boss, he must abide with what comes up from the coin landing, whether he agrees with it or not. Poison Ivy, is Neutral Evil. She does what she believes is right for mother earth; making trees and nature grow abruptly, stopping the progress of pollutants, and even enslaving humans to do her bidding. Nothing stops her from achieving her ends, if it means harming innocent civilians. The Joker, is Chaotic Evil. Think of Michael Caine's quote from The Dark Knight: “...some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.†'Nuff said. When you're choosing your profession here at NF, you should probably also be determining your alignment as well; what it currently is, and what you wish it was. However, changing your alignment is one of the most difficult things to do, and D&D and Pathfinder highlight this in incredible detail. Changing your alignment doesn't happen overnight. It takes time and dedication, and usually stems from powerful moments of corruption, or kindness. But think about this concept applies to your daily life. For example: if your diet is chaotic, and you're eating whatever you want, whenever you want, then perhaps it's time to become lawful, and develop a sense of discipline in your eating habits. Or, maybe your life is too lawful, and you feel obligated to your job and daily duties. Perhaps in reality, a more chaotic life awaits you, in learning new things, and traveling to new places. And while I suspect most people here aren't evil, maybe some of you could be more gooder (And yes, I know that sentence is a grammatical nightmare. Shut up.) Perhaps you've notice all of the resources in your life that you've been given, and have considered giving your time or material possessions to those less fortunate than yourself. Or maybe you just want to brighten the world, with charity, compassion, and the occasional dirty joke. In D&D and Pathfinder, on the rare occasion when a character changes their alignment, good or bad, it's an extraordinary and memorable event. Of all the stories that exist in the world today, I feel that the ones people love most, are stories of redemption. Whether it's Darth Vader saving Luke's life at the end of Return of the Jedi (spoiler alert), or 6 criminals all coming together to save the universe in Guardians of the Galaxy (again, spoiler alert), changing your alignment could be one of the most positively powerful changes you could make in your life. So, fellow rebels, as you progress on your epic quests, perhaps it's time to ask yourself: What is your alignment?

Welp, time for another challenge isn't it? Well then... So, I've been thinking. We all try to be good don't we? Do our best? Keep on trucking? Have good karma. All that jazz? Isn't just so stressful? Being uptight, helping little old cross the street and only to get hit over the head with cane? Realizing that the asshole next door seems to have all the fun even though they're kinda a prick? Why don't we just let loose? Be the life of the party? Take the reigns, be in control, teach someone a real lesson? Why not bring a little bit of chaos into this place? Why don't we all take a walk on...the dark side...? I'm BlackTezca, you all may remember me from such world destroying schemes like my villainous monologue introductory From Lurker to (Newb) Rebel!, the ongoing crime spree known as BlackTezca's Daily Battle Towards Feline Greatness, and my latest and possible greatest plot BlackTezcas' 4th Trial: An Artsy, Geeky Amazon Must Train and Smell the Roses. I'm here to conquer the universe and party on with my evil, vile, and psychotic monk folks! And I have come with a Challenge; A Challenge to celebrate those who break the rules, or make their own rules to hell with what those do gooders think! To the big dreamers, the big schemers, to those who won't let things like morals and the law get them down. Just like I won't let ANYONE, ANY HERO, get in the way of my main quest... My Main Quest is to be as POWERFUL and BATTLE READY as Wonder Woman (Ignoring the fact that she does has...you know...a Amazonian code and all that...) In order to destroy all my enemies and make all of the weaklings bow before their rightful diety, one needs a plan. A cunning and truly immoral plan. A plan to tap into all of the vices in order to fully get in touch with the evil inside of me. A Plan to get... ...I don't have such a plan, nor is my goal a mere million dollars. But I do have villains who have come before me. Who have inspired me! These villains who are the pillars of this challenge!! ROLLCALL!!!! Obito Uchiha: "But a world of just victors, peace and love... such a world can be created too." Details: Obito wishes to create world without suffering. A world filled without pain. And last challenge my body was in a lot of pain. Mostly because I don't get flexible and don't stretch after beatdowns like Kickboxing. So its' time for me to stretch! I need to stretch at least 5 minutes after I do kickboxing, which is about 2 to 3 times a week. Every workout needs to end with a way to get rid of pain. Contingencies: No Contigencies. Stretching needs to be after every workout, including kickboxing, so after I do a kickboxing session at Easton, I'll be doing stretches that same night! Tracking: I'll be tracking the stretching sessions using MyFitnessPal ( username BlackTezca ) with the workout listed as "yoga" or "pilates" and this lovely thread will be updated as well. Grading: A for extra stretching session for at least 5 minutes three times a week ( 2 Dex 1 Con ) B for extra stretching for at least 5 minutes twice a week ( 2 Dex ) C for extra stretching for at least 5 minutes once a week ( 1 Dex ) F for all else Ursula: "Now I am the ruler of all the ocean! The waves obey my every whim!" Details: Though I'm not planning on ruling the ocean, I do need to learn ULTIMATE CONTROL...over my body. Thus my goal for this quest is do a handstand. For this, I will be doing the 28 Day Hand Stand Challenge. I hope to progress and try to get 5 minutes a day of hand stand practice, so that eventually I will be able to something I have NEVER done. Contingencies: Now we have 42 days of challenge funness and...I'm a cheater so I am NOT practicing a handstand every day per say. I need to have solid rest days too and a handstand and getting towards it takes a lot of work. My hope to stretch out the 28 days over this 6 week period which should definitely allow for rest days. Also, it allows for visualizing a good handstand pose, so more flexibility there. Tracking: I'll be tracking the handstand practice using MyFitnessPal ( username BlackTezca ) and the workout code 'handstand practice'. Of course I shall track on this thread too! Grading: A for 25 to 28 days of handstand practice ( 3 Str 2 Sta ) B for 22 to 24 days of handstand practice ( 2 Str 1 Sta ) C for 19 to 21 days of handstand ( 1 Str ) F for all else Shishio Makoto: "In this world, the weak are the sustenance of the strong. The strong live, the weak die." Details: UGH!!! I hate cooking; I hate making my own food. I have a husband who likes making food, but as this is his living, he gets a bit burn out and he's not a fan of baking. So I have decided to try my hand at some baked goods and some smoothies. I'm pretty solid on making smoothies (mmmm delicious breakfast), but not generally on baked goods. So I need to find some recipes and get to some baking during the week or weekend! Contingencies: My complete and utter hatred? Just kidding (not really). Not really contingencies other than making the time for it and getting the ingredients I need. I'm aiming for healthy recipes Tracking: I'll be tracking what I make (and eat) via MyFitnessPal ( username BlackTezca ) and also this thread! MyFitnessPal will be updated with recipes too since those can save the recipe. Which is an awesome too. Maybe I'll take some food pics? Not sure! We'll see! Grading: A for 5 to 6 smoothies and 4 to 6 baked goods ( 1 Con 1 Cha) B for 3 to 4 smoothies and 2 to 3 baked goods ( 1 Con ) F for all else The Joker: "He turns to me, and he says, "Why so serious?" He comes at me with the knife. "Why so serious?!" He sticks the blade in my mouth—"Let's put a smile on that face!" And... Why so serious?" Details: I need to relax. I need to go with the flow and fun. I need to play some videogames. Yes...I'm doing a video game side quest. Really silly I know, but I have been doing a lot of just plain old staring at my computer at home. Sure I watch anime, but after Fate Stay Night, I really won't have anything to binge on. So I need to play some video games. I'm only aiming for an hour 90 minutes a week of some gaming. That's it. Contingencies: Well time is a factor isn't it? When it comes to the other things on this list, gaming is pretty much on the bottom of priorities. However, I'm hoping that having an hour only for this challenge to do some gaming, I'll have some flexibility. If I find it to easy I may up the ante later. We'll see. ...Realized another factor...my desktop is dead. Hmph. That's an issue. Tracking: I'll be tracking using this thread. Expect some rants or thoughts along the game I'm playing, how I feel about it, if I'll continue it, etc. Grading: A for an 7.5 to 9 hours of gaming this challenge ( 2 Cha ) B for 4.5 to 6 hours of gaming this challenge ( 1 Cha ) F for all else Sailor Galaxia: "I will create a new galaxy... ...at the place where destiny begins" Details: MY ART QUEST!!! It's time to draw! This time I am aiming for the Seven Sins project that has dug into my brain like a parasite and just won't go! Though, of course, I aim for full images, I am gonna allow for sketches, WIP, etc to count. I have to or else there is no way I can complete this side quest. I am planning on doing the full set, but for sanity sakes, I am aiming for 5 (like usual) to make an A. This why I don't beat myself up for than usual. Contingencies: Welp, hoping I don't get burnt out really! This is a larger project for my art quests than others I have done, even if the grading is the same. I also tend to take a long time or get stuck in a rut, which is unfortunate. My hope is to get some of the harder sins done first (Greed, being old, Gluttony being a new body type for me, Envy being a brat, etc) and then the other sins will come a bit easier (Wrath being the easiest, Sloth next easy, Lust being sexy easy, and then Pride being the middle). Let's hope it works out! Tracking: I have an art Tumblr and I also have a DeviantArt (WATCH ME FOR ACCOUNTABILITY). I'll use those for tracking and on a weekly basis...like a weekly update or something, I'll post art on this thread. Grading: A for 5 sins drawn (sketch, full image, WIP) ( 2 Wis 1 Cha ) B for 4 sins drawn (sketch, full image, WIP) ( 2 Wis ) C for 3 sins drawn (sketch, full image, WIP) ( 1 Wis ) F for all else Another mega evil five quest challenge! I feel like soon a four quest challenge maybe in the future. But not now! MUAHAHA! EVIL FIVE CHALLNGES! Now let's see some starting measurements! Sure this may all change by July 27th but who cares about the rules?! I know I DON'T!!! Starting Measurements: Date: 07/18/2015 @ 8 am Weight: 126.4 ***Body Fat***: 23% Waist: 23.5 Waist @ Navel: 24.5 Hips: 35 Neck: 12 Chest: 32 Left Bicep: 10 Right Thigh: 16.5 Wrist: 5.5 Forearm: 8.5 What's interesting is that for the most part, this challenge doesn't LOOK as a bad as the last one. Physically it should be a lighter, in fact I'm aiming for less soreness and pain here! The handstand will be tough and I'm not looking forward to the baking (even though I love baked goods), but overall it's not an delivish challenge... Well...until you get to the art one and it stars get to get pretty evil. That will be tough but I think I should be able to meet the parameters of this challenge and then some. It's just a matter of figuring out the kinda of character portrait I want to do (full body, torso, bust, neutral pose, action like pose, masks, nor mask etc). That, with my normal day routine should make things tough. But you know what... Let's conquer the world my fellow villains.

Each week I will defeat a different baddie. From Three-headed dogs to revolting aliens, I will own them with my parkour skills and assassin strength! Enjoy Dudes!

Hey, everyone, I got inspired by this awesome post of an awesome super villain. I want to be a villain too, but I must start somewhere. Phytomancer is my name, for I am a plant user in profession. I am making my way up to be a mad evil scientist to challenge all the superheroes in Nerdfitness universe. Long Term Quest: Become a mad scientist supervillain: I must be smart, strong, seductive, and super creative! By the end of 2014, I must 1. Publish the two journal articles I am writing 2. Have a 32" waist (for I am a small Dwemer- Now, 35") 3. Have a strong thesis question for my PhD Program 4. Finish a fictional novel 5. Master 2 of 4 elements of Badassery (Earth: lifting, Fire: Martial arts, Air: Run, Water: Swim) 6 Week Quest 1. Eat paleo-ish lunches 4-5 meals a week 2. Produce the first draft of an article 3. Put 10,000 words of fiction between now and the end of this challenge 4. Do 3x7 clean pull ups (Now- can complete, but not very clean) 5. run a 7 min mile, TWICE during this six weeks (currently about 7.30, plus minus 15 sec. Best stat at 7.09 ) Side quest: Tag Marathon on Apr 25 How am I achieving this quest? Through Evil Minion Training and philosophy 1. A minion must be nimble and strong: You will be the first to get hit by superheroes if you're not fast enough. I practice Muay Thai, run short distance, and lift 3 times a week to achieve this goal 2. A minion must be frugal: Of course, being a minion does not pay well. I will pack my paleo lunch and avoid store bought dessert in this six weeks. I will learn some new recipes and try them for fun. 3. A minion must aspire to be a greater villain: You can't be a minion forever. I must learn my craft to be a renown mad scientist in my field. I will complete a publishing quality of journal paper. 4. A minion must not despair: Being a minion is a hard, stressful path where you and your friends suffer everyday. A minion must keep positive outlook. I will think of stuffs I am grateful for and share them frequently. I will write creatively. 5. A minion must keep records: A minion must learn to write everything down. I will keep a daily battle log at least 3 times a week. Wish this minion his luck, so he may rise to challange Nerdfitness city one day!