• eyes@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Always love seeing these come up and everyone confidently stating that it’s been solved. Everything from a knitting tool (highly unlikely as the Romans didn’t knit) to a dice. The truth is we just don’t know and likely never will unless a new source .

    Personally I’m convinced by the theory that they’re probably a metalworkers portfolio piece used to demonstrate the creators skill, either to potential customers or as a test to join a guild.

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      5 months ago

      This is why I couldn’t have a time machine. I’d go back in time and fuck with people. Leave a modern day Bic pen deep in a cave in New Zealand, or a randomly shaped object with no clear use made from something like titanium in a forest in the middle of Brazil.

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      5 months ago

      This isn’t even a joke, I have an O5 ID card in my wallet. Fun little thing to pull out in moments like this lol

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          God this thing has gotten so beaten up lately. Clearly not the best quality lol that or I’m the longest serving O5.

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              5 months ago

              There was a dude at a store a few months back who was wearing a hoodie with the Foundation logo on it. After making the purchase when putting the card away I saw the ID and pulled it out. Said “Keep up the good work and we’ll see about those incentives.” I’ve never seen a person look both confused and ecstatic at the same time before lol

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    5 months ago

    Obviously it’s a key that needs to be inserted into an ancient titan robot to power it back up.

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      What an utterly ridiculous notion. Obviously it’s a magical battery that, once charged, can be inserted into an ancient titan robot to power it back up.

  • Ziglin (it/they)@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Looks like a githyanki artifact used to protect from illithid.

    BG3 spoiler

    There’s definitely nobody trapped in there, it’s all completely fine with no ethical considerations whatsoever.