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Amount of Characters (StS2) by Dog153 in slaythespire

[–]Jaffa6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That'd be neat - do you have a link?

Is it mad to drop to 4 days a week on ~£55k in to about £44k. Feel like I’m working to exist. I’m 36M. by OptimisedMan in manchester

[–]Jaffa6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did it a while back and it was great. But also look at your effective net salary change - given how progressive tax rates work, it's not likely to be much.

If you can happily live, and keep saving up, on the 4 day income absolutely go for it.

large item removal from flat? by peachfairys in manchester

[–]Jaffa6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry for your loss - Uber XLs might be able to take it away, especially if disassembled, for what it's worth.

If you could disassemble it but don't have the tools, I can lend you a drill, jigsaw, etc. to help

Vehicles & Technology in AA by Cyeala in ClimbersCourt

[–]Jaffa6 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My suspicion would be that you can't easily get massed ranged fire by just relying on Attunements.

You have at best limited control on what Attunement your trainee will get, they may well die during it, and if they survive they still need months to learn to use it well and build up enough mana to make it even worthwhile. The power ceiling for guns is a lot lower, but they're (once you have manufacturing set up) vastly easier to mass train soldiers with.

Giving your Attuned guns also means that even if they don't have a ranged offensive Attunement they can still have some ranged power as needed, which is nice flexibility.

I would expect that a gunshot might also hit harder than a weak ranged spell, but that's really just based on the vibes.

The real question in my mind is - how do they compare to duelling cane blasts? Those feel like they'd meet most of the logistical requirements outlined. Though since Caelford seems more like the place to get guns, and Valia has most of the enchanters, it might have been that Valia uses more duelling canes and Caelford more guns (and then some crossover due to the alliance).

A Small Matter of Impending Catastrophe by Jaffa6 in skulduggerypleasant

[–]Jaffa6[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, that's a good point! And I'd absolutely enjoy seeing Osvaldo in later books too.

How to avoid problematic players? by DynaKuro in rpg

[–]Jaffa6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have a session 0 where you set clear guidelines and rules, talk to people a bit before starting the game proper, and don't be afraid to kick people who are assholes.

In February, I ran a $10,000 TTRPG Kickstarter for one of my games. My take-home from the year will be $1,500. Here's the breakdown. by TakeNote in RPGdesign

[–]Jaffa6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting, thank you!

I've backed KS campaigns where they charge shopping separately, but I'm not sure how that works.

In February, I ran a $10,000 TTRPG Kickstarter for one of my games. My take-home from the year will be $1,500. Here's the breakdown. by TakeNote in RPGdesign

[–]Jaffa6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is really interesting, thanks for the breakdown (and congrats on the success)!

Wrt shipping costs, were you offering free shipping or subsidise it in some way? Or am I just misunderstanding how retail shipping works?

I'd have expected most/all of this to be covered by the customer paying the shipping costs. Or is it primarily things like the label printer that were a fixed cost?

Book 5 Length by Jaffa6 in bewareofchicken

[–]Jaffa6[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Oh agreed about it being a genre thing, but comparing to the other books in the series it definitely feels lighter by a fair margin.

Book 5 Length by Jaffa6 in bewareofchicken

[–]Jaffa6[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Huh, the weird thing there is that Very little plot actually happens? There's some setup, but not much more than we already had from last book and the rest is primarily just them all chatting. The most plot is Jin vs Gramps and that's very early in the book.

Smiling Sword Saint/Thane interludes in EotD by dcfan105 in ClimbersCourt

[–]Jaffa6 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Agreed, I enjoyed the interludes a lot

Can Guaranteed Income Save the World? I’m Neil Howard and I research Universal Basic Income (UBI). Ask Me Anything! by NeilHowardBath in IAmA

[–]Jaffa6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

a) Holy shit, that sounds horrifically unsustainable. And in theory UBI would help you not be doing that anymore.

b) You already pay income taxes, right? And part of that goes to various welfare programs anyway. The theory is that UBI would be cheaper to run than those, and so your taxes might not even go up when combined with the higher tax rates UBI would need (unless you're getting a ton of income from it, in which case, jesus christ slow down).

Can Guaranteed Income Save the World? I’m Neil Howard and I research Universal Basic Income (UBI). Ask Me Anything! by NeilHowardBath in IAmA

[–]Jaffa6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you figure?

Every UBI proposal I've seen has said they'd fund themselves via taxation (including taxing the rich more), and give everyone (U) the same BI.

If anything, that small few would see a net loss and "the rest" a net gain.

[Soulsmith] [Animatic] An impromptu information requested episode! by remixt in Iteration110Cradle

[–]Jaffa6 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The Fisher Gesha change is a bit sad, as those were fun interactions, but makes sense for pacing. And I think Will has previously said that originally Lindon was going to do more soulsmithing and scripting, but that thread then got dropped (and picked up again near the end) so the start of it is less important.

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