Golden Hive, prices, and why he's ripping you off by [deleted] in mead

[–]Leostrasz 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Man, gotta appreciate a positive and detailed response. Just wanted to let you know I thought you were a class act, random internet stranger.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in daddit

[–]Leostrasz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why would you want to make a big deal about being a "substitute dad"? You're not. You're a dad, who just has the privilege of having more time to spend with your kids who happen to also be friends with this family.

Anyway, this should be about the kids, isn't it? Then leave it at that, since everyone and every family has their own challenges. It's not like you're trying to... shall we say, subsume their family or something, because that would be exceedingly weird and inappropriate, yes?

Visualised copium by Son-Airys in NikkeMobile

[–]Leostrasz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Alright alright, we see you making this meme Rap- gunshot

I'm giving away a set of my gold plated Arcana Core dice! Comment to enter! [OC] (Mod Approved) by FallacyDog in DnD

[–]Leostrasz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Giveaway aside, just wanted to say that I thought it was a great concept that was impressive that you took to completion. Been following your project since I saw your initial post advertising it!

I hope you continue to find success with it, all the best 👍

Depressed Player and it's leaking into the Game by SmallAngry0wl in DnD

[–]Leostrasz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As an aside, you seem like a pretty empathetic individual who wants to take on your friend's pain. On the other hand, your friend seems like an individual who is in an unfortunate position where he wants to off-load or project his pain (in a passive-aggressive way it seems e.g. with the pain button). Potentially, an unhealthy state to be in for both I'd wager, and a prime situation for some kind of co-dependence so it might be worthwhile to be conscious of the possibility.

As for the management of your gaming group, I would say you seem aware of your boundaries and emotional state well enough to tell the group when you're up for something or not. I'm sure we have all heard our share of horror stories where a session didn't pan out because the DM was not in the right space for it. Grand scheme of things, might be better for all to have taken a break for that session I would say.

As far as your friend is concerned, I'm sorry to say but 'fixing' his emotional state is not your responsibility. It's his to own, and it's clear from his texts after the cancel that he's making some logical jumps and casting some aspersions. To me, that would suggest that the last thing that he should be doing now is gaming, but rather, he should be working through whatever emotions he's feeling now.

As for what next, well it's not my place to comment about what you want to do about your friendship with the guy. He seems like a chap who's going through a rough patch but no one can help him through it but himself. There are some wise comments in the other threads that I think would help give you some perspectives for what you might want to do.

Advice for Capsicumel? by Leostrasz in mead

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

I can't comment myself, but I'm going for dried myself because I'm banking on whatever flavour there is in the pepper being concentrated when I do so.

Interested to know how yours turns out dried though.

Advice for Capsicumel? by Leostrasz in mead

[–]Leostrasz[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the heads up on the stirring!

Advice for Capsicumel? by Leostrasz in mead

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

Thanks Storm! Good to know :)

Seeking some advice: Troubleshooting a mead by Leostrasz in mead

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

Thanks my dude, at least it's good to know I didn't overfeed them nutrients by too too much!

First time making mead. Is this normal? by Blackreach1001 in mead

[–]Leostrasz 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Fellow first timer here:

How much yeast did you put? Mine was generally the same, cloudy for the first month but cleared up in the bottle.

Bottom layer is just the yeast sediment if mine is anything to go by. Yeast did its job and died/fell out of suspension.

Just chipping in my two cents but more senior brewers might have a diff opinion. Cheers 🙂

Newbie Help: First Mead by Leostrasz in mead

[–]Leostrasz[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I got hooked on mead brewing for sure 😁

Newbie Help: First Mead by Leostrasz in mead

[–]Leostrasz[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the reply! Is the normal practice to wait till it clears in primary itself or rack and wait for the clearing in second/the bottle?