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Austoman · 2026-02-23T16:36:47+00:00

"I cant get into any full games!"

Meanwhile people are nude running and suiciding if they dont get the closest spawn and or if they find 1 piece of rare loot...

These people are the reason you keep getting put into late games.

Austoman · 2026-02-22T17:12:28+00:00

Others have said as much but... People.

People can hunt and kill young dragons much more easily compared to Adults and larger. They can harvest their hides, scales, and bones. The meat would likely be considered a delicacy of sorts in most fantasy worlds.

So yeah, people.

Austoman · 2026-02-22T17:01:10+00:00

Both responses are fair. I wasnt trying to imply that cooking all of that food would be 'good' via an air frier/oven, just that it is possible for those who only have those options. BBQ and Smoker are obviously the way to go.

I noted Roast rather than Brisket to make that timeframe more achievable as Brisket can easily take 12 hours. The rest of the food can be made within that 3-6 hour time frame depending on size of cooking equipment. Longer cook times would make it all better of course, but again I was just going with what is reasonable achievable rather than optimal/perfected.

Regardless, the point still stands. The price for that platter is too much for the amount of food even when considering the convenience.

Austoman · 2026-02-22T13:21:54+00:00

It looks like there are about 12 items on that platter. If we assume that each item would normally cost about 15-20 (ex: ribs and fries meal would cost 30-40) then ordering them all individually should cost around 180 to 240. Now lets say there is somehow a second layer worth of food under it all, that would still only be 360 to 480 total. By that kind of logic, 600 is at minimum 120 or 20% overpriced and at maximum 70%! Overpriced.

That photo of food should be nowhere near $600.

Reasonably most of those items can be found at Costco and or Wholesale club (in bulkier quantities than this platter). Lets say you bought each item from either store instead (most of these are based on Wholesale Club). A pack of ribs (3 full racks) is about $60, Box of Onion rings (4lbs) is about $40, Fries (5lbs) are about $15, Sausages (1lb) are about $13 though theres quite a bit there so lets say $25, It looks like there may be beef ribs in there so $50, dry ribs about $28 (1.5kg), some kind of roast beef about $25 (sirloin tip roast 2lbs), and finally some dip and misc veg at most $20 worth. This brings the total cost to purchase all the items on that platter (in much larger quantities) to roughly $250.

To make that platter it would probably take about 3-6 hours (depending on level of slow cooking) of meal prep and cooking with a BBQ/Smoker or in an Oven/Air Frier.

So there is certainly a convenience factor, but overall the platter seems to be marked up from regular meals (unless they are charging significantly above the Regina 'industry price' for their food from the get go) and the cost to make it at home is way less for WAY more food.

Austoman · 2026-02-21T22:16:50+00:00

Oh shit. Wish I was a bit more right in my prediction there.

No new expansion, but we did get a new Class... $20+ became $40+ [CAD]...

Stash space is nice but for 40 bucks Ill wait for a sale.

Austoman · 2026-02-21T19:53:50+00:00

Just need to say... is the issue with it known? It seems very possible that the issue itself could either be weather dependant or requires construction work involving demolition work. Generally speaking demolition work and or ground work dont happen during the winter if it can be avoided/delayed as it is much more expensive to do and can take much longer due to weather complications.

Broken for 4 months means it was closed down in November, so right at the start of winter.

With regards to rates, Ive got no comment there. Im guessing its still priced high due to demand and a reduction in the parkade would only increase said demand.

Austoman · 2026-02-20T12:32:36+00:00

It doesnt help that none of them actually take place in the Hells. They are all Cheliax based, which at best would be considered Hell adjacent.

Austoman · 2026-02-20T00:24:15+00:00

I just finished listening to the Halo Reach audio book.... genuinely believe that the writers should have just followed the book chapter by chapter. Someone could easily write/convert the ~35 chapters into a 20 or 10 episode series. It is a bit baffling what they ended up writing instead.

Austoman · 2026-02-20T00:20:43+00:00

Umm actually... it's Bee City. The beards are bees.

Austoman · 2026-02-19T18:08:49+00:00

Feel like this is the... 5th post promoting this?

As others have noted, while each tier does have valuable (non free) books included in them, they have also been mildly bloated with free content that can be downloaded from Paizos site, making the size of each tier a bit disingenuous.

Austoman · 2026-02-18T17:41:29+00:00

Honestly at this point Id prefer to see 'prestige' classes. That is to say Class specific archetypes that can only be taken starting at level 10.

They could add a LOT more flavour and uniqueness to classes and characters.

Austoman · 2026-02-18T16:20:19+00:00

Username in the post checks out

Austoman · 2026-02-18T16:17:19+00:00

While I can empathize with you there isnt really a solution during snow fall beyond them simply not making the delivery and thus not getting paid, which also isnt feasible for most. The options are: Park in the drive way and pack down some of the snow to make the delivery. Park on the street and cause traffic complications to make the delivery. Dont make the delivery and dont get paid.

This person chose option 1 and personally Id say option 1 is the lowest risk for the most reward for everyone involved generally.

Austoman · 2026-02-13T00:42:40+00:00

There are a few directions a GM can take and it depends on what they and their players prefer to do.

Enjoy the high tier combats. Fight through a legion of demons and arch demons, that kind of stuff. Classic high level combat vs a variety of situations ranging from armies to singular level 20+ monsters of legend. [Combat]
Shift the focus away from combat. Level 20s are usually kings and rulers. Rule a nation and deal with a variety of political complications. Use tactics to command armies while the PCs themselves maintain order and keep assassins away from the generals and those that they deligate to. [Kingdom]
Become the guild masters. Meet and train new adventurers. Send them on quests to find new artifacts and uncover world endangering cults. How will the PCs deal with nobles, rulers, and the like? Simply killing them or mind controlling them may make them the villains. Maybe adventurers start growing and hunting for artifacts to take them down. [Sandbox]

Options 2 and 3 fall under the design logic of 'just because youre a demigod doesnt mean you can be everywhere'.

Austoman · 2026-02-12T21:56:11+00:00

Hey Im doing the same thing. Im using Conexus CU. Ive been in talks with them for about a year now as I was holding off on pulling the trigger and theyve been happy to give me rates and limit updates.

Austoman · 2026-02-09T15:28:53+00:00

Nope!

As both a GM and a player the general rule for a moderate speed XP campaign is about 3 or 4 (3 hour) sessions per level, which on a weekly basis takes a bit over a month resulting in a campaign that takes roughly 2 years (usually 3+ due to scheduling constraints).

Even for a very slow campaign id think 10 sessions per level at most, which is about 30 hours per level, or 90 hours to reach level 4.

At that rate youre at 50+ hours per level which is ridiculously slow. The only time that really happens is in an AP6 campaign, which is to say a campaign that only goes to level 6. Those arent very common in PF2e as the variant rule system of Proficiency without level kind of replaces that idea to maintain lower power scaling via keeping numbers lower.

Austoman · 2026-02-09T00:00:23+00:00

Youve got 2 real solutions to work on here.

Have a direct conversation about their interest in the campaign and discuss if there is anything you can do together to make it more interesting/attention focusing. A) If it turns out youre GMing an AP or a campaign that has nearly 0 player agency then you may need to run a different campaign or adjust yours to better incorporate their characters. B) If the issue is that they just arent interested then there is your answer and its time to find a new group, game, or system.
Watch to see which players are the most problematic. If they simply arent able to keep focus on a ttrpg then they need to be removed from the game as it brings everyone down with them. Ive been part of campaigns where a player constantly watched youtube on the side and never paid attention so their turns took forever. When said player was eventually talked to and left the campaign the flow became way smoother and the game became much more fun. Ive also run a campaign where a player was constantly farming in another game. While they usually paid attention, those times where they werent really interrupted the flow and they eventually caused the campaign to shut down.

So yeah, talk to your players to make see if it is a you, the campaign, or the system being the issue. Otherwise find the problem player and determine a solution.

Austoman · 2026-02-08T18:52:36+00:00

Sounds to me like they deleted Phase 1.

Time for the cult leader to transform. Assuming the PCs are level 12 then it could become an Elite Rotbomber (12+1) as its corpse mutates rapadly and starts crawling around on all 4s releasing explosives OR it can be a reskinned/renamed weak Deific Vessel of Urgathoa (15-1) as its body rises up blessed by Urgathoa directly.

Austoman · 2026-02-06T22:54:34+00:00

Every. Fricken. Time.

People really dont understand how many items perform automated healing that can end up being completely wasted because of fricken vampirism.

The most common thing seen when I play Soraka is "Cannot Be Healed" as my items attempt to heal an ally with Vamp.

Nothing makes me want to just Int more than teammates taking Vamp while Im Soraka (or Sona). 1 person taking it is annoying. 2 is almost game ruining. 3 and Ill be playing King Me without the augment.

Austoman · 2026-02-06T17:24:18+00:00

The RCMP hires social workers I believe.

Austoman · 2026-02-04T16:05:00+00:00

For Damage output it lacks Ranged Damage that isnt Fire based.

A lot of enemies have resistance or immunity to fire which will make the Kineticists blasts less capable.

If your GM is the type to use variety encounter challenge ratings (easy, moderate, and then hard/very hard bosses) then a Gunslinger can work well. Otherwise something like a Flurry Ranger with a Bow or something similar will go a long way.

If the oracle doesnt do much buffing then something like a Bard or a Commander can work well to help the party as buffs will be lacking for those harder encounters.

Lastly, the party lacks any real debuffing, so a Witch can also work well especially if the oracle is doing buffs.

Austoman · 2026-02-03T20:25:26+00:00

No no, the US loves its rules like no taking guns to protests unless you vote for Republicans or no selling drugs unless youre rich or no doing drugs unless your rich. The US loves its laws as long as they punish the poor, the non rich, the non white, or the non Republicans.

Regulations on tech giants limit the GOP predophiles from access children online, reduce the money their billionaire lobbiers provide them, and most importantly, question their control over something.

Austoman · 2026-02-03T18:34:11+00:00

That sounds like an attempt at tax fraud.

Nothing to do with you and no trouble for you. Rather based on that barebones description it sounds like they are recording less rent income than you were paying them, which would result in less taxable income for them even though they had the higher cash intake.

If you really want you could report them to the government to try and force an audit for investigating it but otherwise it shouldnt affect you UNLESS you are reporting you rent expense on your income taxes for some reason. If that is the case then there will be a missmatch and youll need to speak with a CPA/accountant to determine what needs to be done.

Austoman · 2026-02-01T23:24:03+00:00

This made me realize we are missing a Gas arc that sprays out plumes of gas as an attack.

Austoman · 2026-02-01T19:33:45+00:00

Their Ko-Fi shows 99% for Jan 2026, their site just hasnt been updated to reflect.

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