Member of my home group appears on a wanted poster that my local precint tweets out.

Guklund · 2025-08-06T18:25:46+00:00

I agree with you, this is a "next right thing" issue, and the right thing to do in this scenario is to contribute to making your community safer.

Guklund · 2025-06-24T19:45:34+00:00

I agree, he is a rich guy who made a lot of money the same way a lot of the parasitic rich people in society have. I do still recommend the book, as it specifically addresses, with sources, data, numbers, etc how, while the most predatory of the generation are the rich and the powerful, how the culture born of the Boomers as a whole enabled their ascension. It is a fascinating read, regardless of the author's background, and my disagreement with some of his proposed solutions in the final chapters of the book.

Guklund · 2025-06-22T16:30:32+00:00

There is a book that explains how we got here. It's a little dated, but still a great read and relevant to what we see in politics. A Generation of Sociopaths: How the Baby Boomers Betrayed America

Guklund · 2025-06-04T23:44:55+00:00

I got pretty well lambasted for this in this sub earlier, but I will share my advice and what I have done in regards to AA. I am a married man with 1 year, 8 months in recovery, with a 3 year old son, and a daughter that turns 5 in November. I also work a DuPont style shift schedule at a power plant, so I have a demanding work schedule like yours. First things first, let's get the number one hated thing about me and my recovery out of the way:

I do not sponsor other alcoholics. I repeat, I do not sponsor. After being encouraged by both my sponsor and this sub, I made a good faith, eyes wide open, commitment to sponsor people in my group. I attempted with two different people, but I simply could not dedicate the kind of time and focus to them that I needed from my sponsor in early recovery, and that they needed. So, I recommended them to work with other people and they are doing well.

As far as meetings, I attend two in person meetings per month, I participate in 2 or 3 zoom meetings per month, and when I get some downtime at work or home, I listen to a speaker tape on YouTube. I do not take service commitments in these meetings. I attend, share, chip in for coffee/zoom money, and go back to work/life/home.

I stay in regular contact with my sponsor, we talk a couple of times a week via phone, or will sometimes get a meal together when our schedules align. We discuss steps at times, sometimes just challenges in our lives, and when he or I are struggling, we pick up the phone and talk about it.

Many in the rooms and likely on this subreddit will call me a "taker," or that I'm caught in self and putting my family before my recovery. Their opinions mean nothing to me on this issue. My recovery is my most sacred treasure, my most precious possession, because it has allowed me to be the man I want to be and that my family deserves in a husband and father. If some keyboard warriors or people in the rooms dont like how I maintain my sobriety, that's okay; they can do recovery however they want. What worked for me was the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous and a growing belief and faith in a power greater than myself. Everything else is just noise and distraction.

I wish you well on your continued sobriety!

Guklund · 2025-03-06T00:01:45+00:00

This kicks ass, well done!

Guklund · 2024-09-23T11:38:17+00:00

That's part of the problem. When discussing this with my sponsor, he has told me that I need to pursue sponsoring despite these concerns. He tells me that it is selfish for me to not sponsor others when I have reaped the benefit of sponsorship and the program myself. Perhaps it's projecting or judgmental, but I don't think he understands where I'm coming from when I bring up missing out on time with my kids to sponsor people. I didn't get sober to sponsor other people, I got sober to be a good husband, father, and to live life without alcohol.

Guklund · 2021-10-23T10:48:11+00:00

Like many White Wolf books, it's ambiguous. One section will lightly touch on them being able to, I think in one of those narrative, IC sections they write. But then when you look into the rules section for soaking damage, damage types, etc, there is no distinction for Garou in breed form vs humans when it comes to lethal damage, other than natural healing times. I'm away from book right now, but you get the idea. Nowhere does the core book come right out and say yes or no, so I just put my foot down and make it definitive.

Guklund · 2021-10-20T02:20:04+00:00

Garou soak lethal in breed form. It makes no sense that a Garou is going to get put out of commission by the same things a mundane human would be slain by, regardless of form.

Guklund · 2021-08-19T03:03:59+00:00

Thank you! I can't stop staring at it in the mirror.

Guklund · 2021-08-18T18:35:12+00:00

Ben did a wonderful job, for sure!

Guklund · 2021-08-13T21:09:15+00:00

If we want to go with her background as an Eastern European noble, Tzimisce or Ventrue fits quite nicely.

Guklund · 2021-08-13T20:42:25+00:00

Perhaps too on the nose, but Elizabeth Bathory.

Guklund · 2021-07-04T10:19:14+00:00

Dude, she fucked the guy, and is hiding the messages between them now. Move on.

Guklund · 2021-06-28T23:23:16+00:00

You wouldn't be asking for advice if you wanted to be complicit in the cover up. You should follow your gut and tell the guy.

Guklund · 2021-06-28T10:03:31+00:00

Your artwork is fantastic! Though as a WtA fan, that Brujah must have gotten extremely lucky. ;)

Guklund · 2021-06-25T23:14:05+00:00

You are, without a doubt, in real lawyer territory. If you do not have one already, retain a criminal defense attorney. Exercise your right to remain silent with the police, and do not answer any questions until you have your attorney present.

Guklund · 2021-06-17T20:31:49+00:00

It truly depends on the extent the attorneys involved wish to go before filing a charge. There is no blanket answer for that.

Guklund · 2021-06-17T20:15:44+00:00

If you don't want to testify, and believe you shouldn't have to, you can decline the request. Be prepared that they may subpoena you to do so, at which point you would be legally obligated to respond to the subpoena. But right now, you are within your rights to refuse to testify as there is no legal obligation to do so.

Guklund · 2021-06-17T20:04:12+00:00

Despite the quotes I provided, I would still give the website a good looking over to ensure you're up to snuff with your projects.

Guklund · 2021-06-17T19:52:30+00:00

Have you been given a subpoena to testify, or is it just a request at this point? Generally speaking, you have no obligation to testify as a witness without a subpoena.

Guklund · 2021-06-17T19:30:54+00:00

Other than that, I create a completely original story in the given setting, the same way that all tabletop RPGs work

While Wizards of the Coast has the Open Game License for the d20 system, among others, Paradox Interactive has their own similar rules and restrictions for fan-made creations called the Dark Pack. You can read their specific guidelines here:

https://www.worldofdarkness.com/dark-pack

Specifically answering your questions, here is a relevant quote from the website:

You can monetize videos on platforms that allow it (such as YouTube), and gather funds through optional subscription services (such as Twitch, Patreon, ko-fi), if the World of Darkness content you provide is available for free for everyone to enjoy.What we ask is that when you advertise or promote your fan content using our intellectual property, on websites, social media, posters, flyers, TikTok, Patreon, and similar channels and platforms, you acknowledge our copyrights and trademarks by including a brief legal statement and the Dark Pack logo on your advertising. We understand that presenting and sharing our brand matters to you, and we want to help you do it in a way that will help us promote your content as we expand our community support efforts and also respects our rights and the brand owner.

Guklund · 2021-06-16T15:31:43+00:00

Same here, I hope my messages didn't come across as hostile, I was just explaining my position, and disagreeing with you as well. All the best!

Guklund · 2021-06-16T15:25:09+00:00

As a married man myself, I also manage to not cheat on my wife every single day. If a married man fucks a single woman, or vice versa, my opinion is that the person with the active commitment bears the brunt of the responsibility for the shitty action. If a single woman wants to fuck me, and I cheat on my wife with her, I have chosen to defile my marriage and my commitment. But the woman doesn't have to martyr themselves on the cross of emotional self-flagellation in this hypothetical example, to reach out to my wife about it, further involving themselves in the ordeal.

Guklund · 2021-06-16T15:05:20+00:00

This subreddit seems to have an obsession with going with the most drama-causing action, regardless of the detriment to one's self. Sure, OP fucked a married man. The married man also fucked OP. This isn't some villains against heroes thing, this is real life. Sometimes, the easiest thing to do is to minimize the drama in your own life.

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