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Is it really possible to suppress certain emotions (like Necropolis)?
They are probably unpleasant people.

Perhaps some ancient assassins (like the Fidai of the Old One) could endure pain for a long time without feeling it. Many yogis do the same even today. People aren't unpleasant – unless you need them to constantly express their emotions. Simply by giving up many feelings, life loses its meaning, although it does simplify it considerably. But it becomes boring...

What does it mean to suppress emotions? You can hide them, but feelings exist and will always be there. Pain can be endured, and everything else can be concealed. However, playing with such an unemotional deck probably isn't very fun.

You can, you can choose to ignore it. This happens through self-deception – you think you don’t feel anything, the nerve impulse doesn’t go through, and you actually don’t feel anything. I’ve explained this very schematically, but that’s the gist of it. It takes many years of training to achieve this…

Putin is a prime example. He used to work for the KGB, and they don't hire fools there. They practically train them to be spies. Remember when Putin attended a KVN show? The most emotion he showed was a condescending smile. Because he doesn't have the right to display emotional weakness, especially as president. And his security detail is no joke either – two bodyguards stand with their "fingers to their ears," ready to take anyone down to the ground, hands tied behind their back, and shoot them in the head if anything goes wrong. That's how it is...

gagaga) Remember the movie "Senseless"? People generally need all five senses to live – everything else is our interpretation of this world. So, the question seems strange at the very least. a) It's impossible. b) If you somehow become an undead, it will be fun)) especially with such a face))

Visit a psychiatric hospital and talk to the people there... most of them lack any feelings... some are feeling bad, some are feeling good... This is the most vivid and straightforward example of people with partially absent feelings.

Interesting topic about Dracolich. In my opinion, it's impossible to give up on emotions – humans were created to feel deeply! Without certain emotions, the world would be gray and dull, but as it is, you see that something is happening everywhere, life is bustling, it brings joy, disappointment, and so on. Giving up on a specific emotion is simply a deep misconception, because sooner or later you will experience that feeling again!:cool:

Even Putin is just keeping them in check.

Yeah, "Putin's signature walk" – that's how sailors walk...

And if you play a deck that lacks emotional depth, how much easier/harder will it make things?

It will make things easier – you will be more level-headed, and many unpleasant emotions will not affect you. It will make things harder – life will become more boring. Conclusion: you need to be level-headed, but in moderation.

You don't have to be cold-blooded. Many unpleasant things don't bother me, although I'm far from being cold-blooded; I'm just calm and relatively balanced in life.

Why deny oneself certain emotions and feelings? If they are needed, then life is impossible without them; you simply cannot refuse them. And if they are not needed, then you won't experience them. There are people who live without knowing what love is, completely closed off from it. They don't even have the thought of refusing love – they simply don't know it.

You don't have to be cold-blooded. Many unpleasant things don't bother me, although I'm far from being cold-blooded; I'm just calm and relatively balanced in life.

Yes, exactly. I call it being reasonable. I consider myself a completely reasonable person. I try to react to many things (that cause or may cause some unpleasant emotions) in a way that, if not positive, at least shows understanding. But I'm talking about not too significant trifles. I think that you shouldn't react too strongly to them. But I know people who would react differently in the same situation than I would. And that's normal. Everyone is different. :cool:

Want to give up on emotions? Then give up on 5 basic senses – that is, gouge out your eyes, cut off your ears, cut off your tongue and nose, and burn all your skin, and you will live like a plant. If you leave even one sense intact, the fullness of emotions will come to you through it. Cold-bloodedness is not the absence of emotions, but their ignoring.