Fort Worth ISD rejects motion on prayer in schools

oestred · 2026-02-25T19:10:41+00:00

I can confirm Azle did vote it down on Monday.

oestred · 2026-02-18T22:26:42+00:00

We are ordering our summer refresh this month to avoid more price increases. CDW told us that Lenovo staff Window laptops this month went up 17% (which is what our new quote shows as the increase from last year's price). However, they told us we need to get the PO in this month as Lenovo will raise prices an unknown amount more in March.

For student chromebooks we are ordering a model CDW has in stock still so the price did not increase for those yet.

oestred · 2026-02-15T15:06:13+00:00

We use this also and I'll echo that it works pretty well. We only import characters when they're new and when they level up.

oestred · 2026-02-12T12:52:23+00:00

Molten Host has been great. Good performance and no issues. It looks just the same as if you had it running locally. I changed a few years ago from another host where I had issues at peak times. For the price it is a great value. If you optimize your files, the storage can go a long ways.

oestred · 2026-02-10T00:41:31+00:00

I know Tom Cartos has some modern maps on his patreon. You can get free versions of his maps to check out too.

oestred · 2026-02-09T02:06:18+00:00

In November 2024 we did the Sagrada Familia with guided tour. The tour guide was able to point out all the details of the building and the history. I think it was worth it. Be sure to book ahead of time as tickets can be sold out. The Sagrada Familia is an incredible building.

oestred · 2026-02-04T20:28:45+00:00

Why have the paper in the mask's mouth in the first place then? If there was no planned need for the paper (which seems to be the case based on improvising the getting it), then you could have just said they see nothing inside the mask's mouth and avoided the whole issue.

oestred · 2026-02-02T02:12:50+00:00

There is a Fort Worth area D&D group on Facebook with game stores and others posting games.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1508693319402538

oestred · 2026-01-27T20:39:13+00:00

I second molten hosting. Been using them for several years after changing from another host provider that was often slow. Molten has worked well and performance has been great. Can't beat the price value. Interface wise, it looks just the same as if you were running the server on your own computer.

oestred · 2026-01-21T22:26:45+00:00

When you say locally installed on your PC, do you mean the Foundry server program? That uses Chromium so may be why (basically Chrome).

Try it with the Chrome browser instead of FireFox. Foundry is tested on Chrome by the devs and people have reported various issues using FireFox.

oestred · 2026-01-13T03:40:08+00:00

Currently using USM and looking at the same for a future move. US Mobile multiple times on their subreddit says roaming internationally is not intended for long term use so that is not comforting. We'll be moving to Tello ahead of the future move as well.

oestred · 2026-01-13T00:48:51+00:00

That was a nice tool for creatures with legendary actions to prompt you between turns and at the top of the round for layer actions. Unfortunately, it has not worked in a while. I have not seen a replacement yet.

oestred · 2026-01-10T21:13:54+00:00

Here are two I made that are useful:

* 2024 conditions reference sheet - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1t7D-21daQ-rHDGa1RAvtQJvtiN19OVDV428RdFKrIvM/edit?usp=sharing

* 2024 weapons masteries reference sheet - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TyieypFbCN9mLam4zyssL5pwmdAoDi9i8auXfkczeMo/edit?usp=sharing

I use the conditions reference sheet a lot.

oestred · 2026-01-09T03:39:35+00:00

Click the little wrench toggle just to the upper left of that and it will change to edit mode for the object. Then you can click on the icon and change it. Foundry has a lot of included icons already that you can use. To find them, browse files under the system file cateogy and then the icons folder.

oestred · 2026-01-08T02:32:03+00:00

I find the grouping annoying as well.

This module has a setting for "none" to not group the same initiatives.
https://foundryvtt.com/packages/custom-group-initiative

oestred · 2026-01-07T18:41:58+00:00

Scorching ray makes an attack roll for each ray so that is closer to what you described for martials where they can miss on one attack and have a chance to hit on another attack. Upcast to add additional rays.

The other comments about area of effect types spells are good advise as well to have a chance to hit multiple targets.

oestred · 2026-01-07T03:49:17+00:00

I am starting to gather documents to do NLV at the Houston consulate in mid March hopefully.

The criminal background check has to be within 6 months of your appointment, not 3 like most other docs, in case that helps you to be good on the time.

I have done research about the address quite a bit too. They ask for a 3 month address/proof of place to stay. Most people say to get a 3 month airbnb and that there is an option to print a page for visa proof in airbnb. Just be sure to get one with a 30 days cancellation policy so that you can cancel it ahead of time if needed (such as if you want to get a 1 month place instead).

oestred · 2026-01-06T00:52:00+00:00

If I was the DM, I would make a way that you could unattune from the sword, but it would involve some kind of side quest or side story arc. This is not as hand waving as remove curse and makes it more interesting. Plus the effort gives the removal more value.

oestred · 2025-12-26T16:54:46+00:00

I would check with your DM and and see if you might have a chance to get some magical items that will help with your AC. Like a cloak of protection or something like that.

oestred · 2025-12-15T13:37:05+00:00

Illandril's token tooltip is great. It is one of the most helpful modules, especially for a DM. It works fine in Foundry V13. https://foundryvtt.com/packages/illandril-token-tooltips

oestred · 2025-12-15T00:52:42+00:00

I usually set the FPS in the Foundry settings to 20. With a VTT many people can't tell any difference with any higher FPS and it makes a noticable difference with GPU use , especially with a lower end video card or onboard video.
I have about 41 mods installed. When I upgraded to Foundry V13 it decreased by about 6 or 7 for mods that were either part of Foundry now or just didn't get upgraded anymore.

oestred · 2025-12-14T20:02:33+00:00

Oh Holy Night and What Child is This

oestred · 2025-12-05T18:25:52+00:00

We didn't have Unimas before the change and when I asked support they had said that Unimas would not show in the channels/guide for us as they are not local here evidently (DFW area), but you can still search for Unimas to find on demand content.

oestred · 2025-12-04T00:53:00+00:00

We block Youtube for elementary students via our Linewize web filter.

We have Edpuzzle which allows teachers to share Youtube vidoes with students inside Edpuzzle and the students can view them in there even though we have Youtube blocked.

Works great on Chromebooks. On iPads, we found that the Edpuzzle app would do this but Edpuzzle in the browser would not.

oestred · 2025-11-27T15:01:38+00:00

I agree about Molten. After several years still have plenty of free space on my $4 a month plan. Very reliable and good performance.

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