Echinoderm

There are a lot of books. They are all stand-alone stories, but have continuity with recurring characters. Some are in more closely linked arcs, like the Death series, the city guard books and the witches books.

The Tiffany Aching series might not be a bad starting point. While they were among the last to be written, they introduce a young trainee witch who's power is basically being rational (much like other Discworld witches).

At that age she might be interested in Terry Pratchett's Discworld. The Discworld books are fun fantasy stories that don't overtly push an agenda, but have a consistent, subtle theme of mocking the absurd aspects of things like superstition and religion.

As a youngster they got me thinking about things more critically.

Examples of quotes in the books: "What have I always believed? That on the whole, and by and large, if a man lived properly, not according to what any priests said, but according to what seemed decent and honest inside, then it would, at the end, more or less, turn out all right" - Small Gods

"The presence of those seeking the truth is infinitely to be preferred to the presence of those who think they’ve found it." – Monstrous Regiment

"Goodness is about what you do. Not who you pray to." - Snuff

I think it's far more likely that any lobbying to stymie rail expansion is coming from toll road operators like Transurban.

I don't know about that. When I used to ride a bike to work near a busy truck route, I felt like the truck drivers were the most courteous and conscious of keeping a safe distance. Normal car drivers were a mixed bag: usually not a problem, but not reliable enough to trust. But bus drivers... it felt like bus drivers were actively pissed off by the existence of cyclists.

Time for him to get on the beers.

While there is plenty of scope for justifiable criticism about the form of the amendment that's going ahead, it's too late for that argument to achieve much. The wording is set, the date is set, the taxpayer money is already being spent.

Since it is going ahead anyway, do you think voting no will make governments revisit further steps in the future faster than a yes vote?

Personally, I doubt it would. Progress is more likely to be gained by having something, no matter how small, already in place so that a future amendment can build on it, rather than trying for something more substantial from scratch.

Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom were both great games, with good story (if a little cutesy, but it’s aimed at being family friendly), not even really any allusion to sex.

A bit yes and no with TOTK I think.

Time to use Lay on Hands.

It's difficult. But interesting trivia: his dad was the only judge to ever be removed from office by an Australian parliament. https://insidestory.org.au/judging-vasta/

The moon needed to be de-nazified.

On June 9, 2022, Fagan had been drinking when she drove erratically...

Fagan, who gave birth last month

That's either a very poor life choice, or a very deliberate life choice for someone facing prison time.

The barbarian isn't going to just say "I roll athletics" without explaining what they are trying to achieve. Same for persuasion. "I try to convince the mayor we are experienced enough adventurers to assist" is enough to let the GM know what the intention is and give context for the NPC's possible reponse.