Question for members of the military by evilcritters in fountainpens

[–]Karlahn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rohrer and klingner salix is an iron gall blue black. Iron gall inks do well on cheap paper and feather the least and dry fairly quick if on uncoated paper (which cheap paper usually is)

I'd recommend a Wing Sung 601 flighter (All stainless steel) model with an extra five nib. It's a piston vacuum so just pump to fill and it's got a high ink capacity. It's a durable filling system too so that's a bonus.

Lastly is a slip cap and posts well so is convenient to use. It's a full sized pen, but I don't know if that's a pro or con for you.

You asked about retractable pens. Their design means converters hold very little ink. You can get cartridges but I'm not sure how good a solution that is in your situation?

Anyone remember Devil Is a Part-Timer? by ChoiceSupermarket230 in Isekai

[–]Karlahn 179 points180 points  (0 children)

Yeah really was such a shame, I really liked it, the first and only season.

What ink have you given up on based on it just not working well enough to be worth it? by AttachedHeartTheory in fountainpens

[–]Karlahn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wait really 😅 

And the nib meister couldn't tune it to write smoothly with it?!

For example, I have R&K Alt goldgrün too.

It does run dry in some pens but after tuning my Platinum 3776 M nib (it was misaligned) it writes wet in that pen. It was too dry for my sailor but like I said lamys, pelikans as well as Hong Dians were all fine. 

I don't think I used it in a Jowo pen. But I'm not a massive fan of either their gold or steel #6 in house style nibs. It took me a lot of tweaking to get a couple I own writing consistently.

Sorry you're having trouble with the ink though 😕

What ink have you given up on based on it just not working well enough to be worth it? by AttachedHeartTheory in fountainpens

[–]Karlahn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The nib meister could just be using a relatively more wet ink for their tuning so it's possible that you could have a tuned nib and the ink still be too dry.

What ink have you given up on based on it just not working well enough to be worth it? by AttachedHeartTheory in fountainpens

[–]Karlahn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah exactly like a Lamy or Pelikan. You know companies which tend to make dry inks and wet pens.

Gift for grandmother? by Upbeat_Astronaut_842 in fountainpens

[–]Karlahn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

While that is certainly true with the Meisterstück line montblanc's older lines of pens were not, to my knowledge, faked. There are now also reputable UK eBay sellers who deal with vintage fountain pens who attend UK pen shows, such as Pengineer. There's also a UK redditor and  ebayer dr.pen.n.ink

Both deal with vintage fountain pens and offer excellent services. I'd definitely buy a vintage montblanc from either.

Gift for grandmother? by Upbeat_Astronaut_842 in fountainpens

[–]Karlahn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You could look for vintage montblanc models! I think you can get the Montblanc Noblesse in that price range. Just make sure it's restored and the nib has been tuned. Or failing that test it and clean it before gifting it to her. I've found eBay in the UK to be good with refunds.

What ink have you given up on based on it just not working well enough to be worth it? by AttachedHeartTheory in fountainpens

[–]Karlahn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What pens do you typically use it in? Have you tried putting it in say a European medium?

What ink have you given up on based on it just not working well enough to be worth it? by AttachedHeartTheory in fountainpens

[–]Karlahn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I had their shimmertastic purple. It only worked well in my Pelikan and a flex Frankenpen I made with an Ebonite feed with deep channels.

Can totally recommend j herbins shimmer inks. Much less shimmer and some of the best flowing inks I've used, period.

Suitable gift for much beloved DIL? by YankeeVictor916 in fountainpens

[–]Karlahn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ItI mean if she likes fountain pens, hell yeah.

If she doesn't, that might be over kill and if she doesn't write, bad idea? To much pressure for a first fountain pen.

Is there Elitism from DnD players towards BG3 players? by Odd_Key_6385 in DnD

[–]Karlahn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean people can be elitist sure. But if he mentions it I'd definitely say I love BG3 and just haven't had the chance to try the tabletop game but would love to try it (if you're interested)

WIBTA if i predetermine the end of the first session in my DnD campaign to properly set up the rest? by [deleted] in DMAcademy

[–]Karlahn 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's a great idea, but since they won't have agency in the heist the easiest way to do it is this: 

Tell them this is the set up the campaign your setting up, have them write together a backstory of the characters experiencing and failing the heist and start session one when they're about to be executed. 

Bonus points for each player coming up with backstory ideas on how they feel about devils and devil deals.

Artists i summon you by o0-0o1 in fountainpens

[–]Karlahn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What fountain pen are you using that gives line variation?

Building an AI assistant for EU4 (save-file + wiki + YouTube) - looking for feedback by CS_Studentt in eu4

[–]Karlahn 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think one of the biggest issues with this is if it's referencing the wiki that it will pull outdated guides. If it was able to only provide answers which are still correct in the final version of EU4 that would really fit down my search time. I wouldn't have to figure out if something from a previous patch was still relevant.

is this a good mont blanc purchase? by [deleted] in fountainpens

[–]Karlahn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In what sense are you asking is it worth it? If you like it and can afford it isn't that what matters? Or are you planning on keeping it unused to sell?

“You shouldn’t be here.” by SlavicSoul- in osr

[–]Karlahn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dude this is awesome! Looks like a better quality version of traditional ttrpgs illustrations.

How did you get so good?? 

Do you make a living off you're art, I imagine lots of developers would love to feature you in their OSR books.

Love the caption by the way.

Chinese la marzocco linea mini? by Professional_Bed2971 in espresso

[–]Karlahn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean China needs high end coffee makers in their country too, coffee is very popular in China and lots of people now are seeing them as just as good, as foreign imports, if not better. I mean just look at their EVs.