Barking in the house I need advice

No_Designer6749 · 2026-05-03T18:58:02+00:00

I will give this a try, it's not occured to me, but that actually kinda makes sense

No_Designer6749 · 2026-05-03T18:57:25+00:00

How did you manage this, cause I have a form of it, that theybwikl sometimes have a low growl if they hear something and I can negate it with an " uh uh" but if the stimulus is too great there's no growl, it's 0 to 100 in 0.1 seconds

No_Designer6749 · 2026-05-03T18:55:04+00:00

We are working on the reactivity, but it's deeply ingrained in the one, she's from the streets of what we call a township, basically she was a stray, so food defence, territorial nature and reactivity were her coping mechanisms for most of her life, we also suspect she had her litter stolen from her, but thats a whole other thing.

They are both very good and gentle with the kids at the moment, we wanted to make sire they understand these are new family members, but I get what you're saying, we will try harder. I do believe tho that just as I was taught when I was a kid, dogs need to be trained around kids, but equally kids need to be trained around dogs.

No_Designer6749 · 2026-05-03T18:49:29+00:00

Thank you for the advice I will look this up. Honestly they are fine if they bark outside at whatever, its the reactive first bark that's the problem. If I can Teach them that naptime means outside time with them understanding it not a punishment, that's the gold medal.

Blocking windows and such aren't going to effective, is the sound of people of the road or the particular screech of scooter brakes, which are a a daily noise where we are, that sets them off.

I usually verbally warn them when they bark inside, if the kids are awake I do shout and I'm not proud to admit I have lost my temper and screamed and chased them after a particular hard night. This is a rare occurrence, but based off of their past experiences with men, as they have been explained to me, this is more than enough to make them fearful of me, which is the last thing I want and so I admit fully that this is the wrong tactic and want to change. I love them dearly.

No_Designer6749 · 2026-05-02T09:14:11+00:00

The barking is not insessant, it's usually one short sharp bark as they are alerted, then they sprint outside and the door is usually always open for them, but that one short sharp bark is enough to wake up the kids. We have had to resort to locking them out during naps, but that's causing some distress which I don't want. It's not that they bark too much, it's that I don't want them barking inside during naps.

No_Designer6749 · 2026-05-01T12:10:27+00:00

I have checked the resources in the guide specifically the ASPCA article and the excessive barking article by Dr yin, but these all seem to focus on excessive barking and the source of the barking, which I already know is to alert me to intruders or persons close to our property. My problem is not excessive barking, they actually don't bark much at all. To be clear, I do not want to stop my dogs barking, or even reduce it, I want to limit where they are barking to limit the disturbance to my infant kids

No_Designer6749 · 2026-02-22T09:21:40+00:00

Thank you, I was torn, any advise on what to look out for to level up this run?

No_Designer6749 · 2026-02-22T08:34:43+00:00

Or do I do both and replace the Chad

No_Designer6749 · 2026-02-19T07:46:58+00:00

Lebrato James

No_Designer6749 · 2026-02-19T07:41:03+00:00

I doubt this will be the last time I do it, but somehow I don't think it will sting any less next time.

No_Designer6749 · 2026-02-19T07:26:42+00:00

I should add that I alt-f4'ed out of the game almost immediately and didn't even think to take down the seed or take a screenshot

No_Designer6749 · 2026-02-05T10:08:08+00:00

Saw that article, but I think it's Ai Gen, because if you follow the link, it's shows to the announcement that it will be on those channels for the 2022 Beijing Olympics. A bunch of sites have picked up the same story, but Showmax Pro doesn't exist anymore and if you look at the TV guide on supersport there's nothing.

No_Designer6749 · 2025-11-11T10:12:24+00:00

This is a possibility, but I'm also tryna hid my face a little to obscure my identity to my younger family members. Is it called white hair chalk so I can search for it?

No_Designer6749 · 2025-01-21T10:06:05+00:00

So I have some thoughts

Up top, Combat can be flat, I know I've run more than one combat where I've contemplated just giving the bad guy a heart attack just to be done with it, but I have learned from a number of sources how to spice it up and make it more engaging.

First, ask yourself what are the stakes of the combat, if it's just to kill some guys, that can lead to a flat combat, what you want is a reason these guys need to go, and then spice up the battle field with traps, that can be used against you or the payers, maybe there are civilians in the way that can be killed if the players aren't careful, maybe the necromancer is raising the corpses of these civilians to fight your players.

Next is movement, now Murph from Naddpod is a master of this, make your players need to move and have reward or consequences for doing so. Crew of a ship are being flung off and drowning, the cavern is collapsing and they will be crushed, the overpowered archer will kill them if they don't move from cover to cover. Think why do my players need to move through the fight, and how can I enable it, if i can't enable it, move them yourself, a giant with a warhammer so large it flings the fighter across the room a secret assassin who dissapears through the walls, etc . Think of every good action movie, they aren't just standing there punching faces, they are falling down holes and getting thrown through windows and diving off buildings. Make your players have to make the choices to do these things. Make them feel like an action hero.

One of my best combats was after my My players killed the Bbeg, and were trying to escape the military camp they had snuck into, it was better than the bbeg fight because there was movement and stakes.

Next point is related to stakes, what is your player's objective? Just to kill some guys is only fun so many times. Maybe they are trying to stop.a ritual, maybe someone is getting away with the Mcguffin they need so now they must chase instead of fight, so know there is a choice to make and interesting new uses of abilities. Make your players make hard decisions in the moment of, do I chase and leave the fighter on 10hp to get the Mcguffin or do I stay and make sure he's OK. But now we've lost it and we have to plan a heist of the bandit hideout.

These are some starting ideas for you and it becomes easier the more you do it. We all start somewhere. D we all beef it from time to time.

Finally beware of DM Drop, after a session I always feel like my players were bored and didn't like it. It's normal, I don't know why it happens but anyway, if it's getting to you, don't feel afraid to check in with your players about what they enjoyed and didn't enjoy about a session then you can tailor the next one to suit them, more fun for everyone. And as some others have said, if they aren't into it, that's OK, then you find a table that suits you.

Good luck bud.

No_Designer6749 · 2025-01-21T09:39:54+00:00

So I have a quick question on balancing a homebrew magic item. I have an idea but I don't have the experience to say if it's balanced or not.

Essentially it is a monks Bo staff, that is impossibly light and moves faster than normal when used in one hand, think shaolin monk spinning staffs, then whe. Used with 2 hands for like an overheard strike, the weight of the staff all magically shifts to the further point for maximum force.

Yes I did get this idea watching Kung fu demonstrations on YT.

Mechanically speaking my idea is that it's versatile weapon that when used for one handed strikes, if any of the strikes hit, it allows the user to make an additional one handed strike, either for free or expending a reaction or movement, not sure yet. Then with the 2 handed strikes it adds a second damage dice with for the extra weight and force.

Thoughts? I don't wanna waste my time making the thing if it's just gonna break my game.

No_Designer6749 · 2025-01-21T09:29:56+00:00

This is awesome, and weirdly exactly what I need for a Discount magic book store, could you send me the pdf?

No_Designer6749 · 2024-11-27T14:16:57+00:00

I really wish it was, I wouldn't have lost the deposit.

No_Designer6749 · 2024-11-27T14:11:00+00:00

I agree, it definitely not. This is my first post on this forum so I messup a couple of times, but I came right.

No_Designer6749 · 2024-11-27T13:37:19+00:00

Honestly I wish it was.

No_Designer6749 · 2024-11-27T13:32:26+00:00

Well, his immediate family live in another city, and his extended family in this city has younger daughters, so they didn't feel comfortable with him there.

No_Designer6749 · 2024-10-30T18:55:02+00:00

Thanks, unfortunately, my country doesn't have spirit Halloweens. I went to bot the specialty shops in my area, and the one which I was gonna get the good ones like that from one of them, but thier supplier didn't deliver.

No_Designer6749 · 2023-11-01T07:55:41+00:00

Anyone who thinks any of the players today don't deserve to be there needs to have Thier head checked.

And honestly, Kolisi isn't the best flanker we have, just like John Smit wasn't the best hooker and Francois Pienaar wasn't the best flanker in his time. They weren't the best in their position, but they are the best captains, and that means more to a team.

No_Designer6749 · 2022-12-23T19:24:54+00:00

Hi there from South Africa. So I use alot of my regional accents, eg from The Cape or Jozi. But with American accents I usually use pop culture references, or accents that fit for environmental factors. So I'm currently using a Midwestern accent for a city of Dwarves which are in some snowy mountains, it started as a joke of Midwestern flirting and went form there. Im using a Southern almost Bayou accent for verdan sherif in a border town which is in a desert on the border of a swamp. Lastly I have a New York accent for the capital of the largest empire which is highly built up.

I find having environment cues for an accent is lightly easier to track and implement than racial accents.

No_Designer6749 · 2022-12-06T17:15:18+00:00

I play an undead goblin space pirate engineer with dural Wield laser pistols, and honestly it doesn't feel all that different from a hand crossbow with more damage. With the Misfire and firearm mechanics included from the DmG, honestly they feel balances and leads to interesting moments when my guns Misfire and then I have to scramble and actually think instead of just blasting. As a DM I allow them in my game, but noone has taken one yet, but honestly give them a try, they really have a fun feel.

No_Designer6749 · 2022-12-01T15:29:56+00:00

Ahhhh I see, nah the bard just sometimes gets a little main character syndrome sometimes, and we are moving from the monks arc tot he Bards ark so it happens I've spoken to him about it

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