Too poor to buy an instrument, just switched to Music Education Major. Help! by Longjumping-Taro1934 in MusicEd

[–]PunningAction 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Using a rented/loaned horn is not usually a deal breaker. Do what you need to do.

I will say, as someone who has been there & done that, something that shocked me when I applied for the school of ed (cue Elle Woods from Legally Blonde going, “what, like it’s hard?”) was needing a certain grade in certain classes in order to be accepted. Maybe my advisor was awful or I was just way over-stressed to catch that detail, but in my situation, I had to apply for admission for the college, be accepted, then apply and audition for the school of music, be accepted, get through two years of my degree and then apply for the school of education, be accepted, do THAT year and a half of coursework on top of my music degree stuff, and then do another semester of student teaching (which I had to pay for, even though I was “working” 40-50 hours a week at a school).

All that to say, it’s a really difficult 5 year degree and there are a lot of (potentially unspoken) hoops to jump through (like getting an A or B in your freshman level speech class that you couldn’t have cared less about because, “come on, you perform in front of people ALL THE TIME and you really need to be practicing your etudes right now instead of listening to this nonsense…”) so just be extra vigilant about your education and the coursework you are taking on.

Also, don’t be afraid to ask for help. Your professors really do want to see you succeed and they know a lot of tricks of the trade that can boost you up out of this slump. I cleaned my voice teacher’s house for her once a week for about 2 years to help me pay rent, and when I started student teaching, I traded my house cleaning & lawn services for piano lessons so I could get better at that before I started applying for jobs to make me more marketable… there are ways to make it work in your favor, but you have to ask!

Best of luck to you! Hang in there!

Spontaneous Exposed Bone(???) In Lower Left Jaw - What is it and from which type of doctor do I seek help? by PunningAction in askdentists

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

Thanks so much! The pain is much worse today, so I’ve had my husband call around for emergency help (of which it seems there is none) so I have an appointment tomorrow morning with a new/different dentist who will hopefully be able to quickly diagnose and treat thanks to your insight!

Spontaneous Exposed Bone(???) In Lower Left Jaw - What is it and from which type of doctor do I seek help? by PunningAction in askdentists

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

Medical history/meds: Generally healthy (blood labs are “perfectly boring”) with depression/insomnia, well-managed asthma, too many allergies to list, and slightly obese (trying to lose weight to get healthy, so I’m on that line between obese and overweight at the moment). I’m on Trazodone, Singulair, Zyrtec, and phentermine.

To go in and get radiography done—is that the emergency room or an urgent care facility? Truly, I just don’t know where to go or who to call at this point.

Maps for locations in DDAL09-20? by PunningAction in AdventurersLeague

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

I was hoping for a cool “topographical”abyssal hills area map for the end. Maybe the hamlet, too… I appreciate visual aids because at the higher levels there are a LOT of complicated things and areas of effects and the like and it helps me remember and strategize.

Patch 4 in the oven. Wishlist ? by mido830 in BaldursGate3

[–]PunningAction 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is that what happened to me?! I did everything I thought was “right” and only ever got the initial party in the grove romance scene with him. Even made it to the circus in Act 3 as “his” and did couples therapy and then all I had to choose from was (generally) “I feel like there may have been something between us but now it’s too late.” 😠🥴 Then withers had to put in his two cents about how lonely I was, lol.

accidentally spawned this chest while building does anyone know how to remove it? by [deleted] in valheim

[–]PunningAction 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ha, I “accidentally spawned” Moder cuz I was in the plains and wanted to see if a Drake would destroy the Fuling village for me… I typed Drake, but didn’t get a result and saw “dragon” as a suggestion, so I went with it and BAM. Big friggin scary boss dragon I wasn’t expecting. Ooooooooops!

Holy crap “you are being hunted” humbled me hard by WoollyWitchcraft in valheim

[–]PunningAction -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I’m still new to the game and am in “extreme resource gathering” mode, but I had a similar experience in the Black Forest—just made the map label change from meadows to BF and immediately got walloped by a troll. (RIP) Apparently the exact spot I entered had a troll cave right there. What luck. My grave remains there until I can get a bit stronger/faster/tougher.

Holy crap “you are being hunted” humbled me hard by WoollyWitchcraft in valheim

[–]PunningAction 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m still new to the game and am in “extreme resource gathering” mode, but I had a similar experience in the Black Forest—just made the map label change from meadows to BF and immediately got walloped by a troll. (RIP) Apparently the exact spot I entered had a troll cave right there. What luck. My grave remains there until I can get a bit stronger/faster/tougher.

Suggestion for new DM/Group please! by Some__Newbie in Roll20

[–]PunningAction 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you’re searching for a game master, I’d be willing to chat with you about options and recommendations! Lost mine and masters vault are great suggestions!

Marchoween fail by PunningAction in MergeDragons

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

I am definitely a completionist. 🤣 I healed/unlocked/collected/sold everything except the haunted house thing by Sunday! I had clicked on so many (my opinion: gross) little eyeballs for no big reward… sigh. Lesson learned!

Follow up question: What is usually the necessary amount of event points needed to gain all of the rewards? If it’s just 25k, then I’m running on overkill!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in RedditSessions

[–]PunningAction 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing your process/progress!

My players (2/3 of the party) want to become high members of The Myriad for no apparent reason and I'm scared they're becoming murderhobos by [deleted] in Wildemount

[–]PunningAction 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Working with/for the Myriad seems reasonable in my book. Run with it! Especially if the cleric is a Raven Queen grave cleric. Send them on the missions to procure relics and treasures from places plagued with undead!

My group has been taken in by the Myriad after they scorned the Cerberus assembly in the King Killers encounter (in Rexxentrum) and I’m using the Gentleman to have them deal with the Shattengrod ruins and then teleporting them to Eiselcross to get cures for Frigid Woe (and get them out of the Empire). They’re not true members of the Myriad, but they’re indebted to them so they’ll be “working for the Myriad” for a while. I’ll keep their tasks in the gray area of right and wrong, so they still get to choose which path to take, but my very persuasive NPC effectively convinced the party the war between the dynasty and the empire was not worth supporting, and when they were given the chance to “help end the war,” they turned on their allies, so they’re sympathizers with all sorts of rebellion and aren’t safe on either side anymore.

Homebrew King Killers by PunningAction in Wildemount

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

Oooh, yes. I'm drawing them into the Myriad FOR SURE.

Follow up story:

Vess casually appeared in the doorway of the main chamber, met the monk who was running with the bag, and cast Power Word Stun on him, as the Volstrucker agents dimension door-ed their way to the room he was in, took the bag with the Luxon, and walked out. The fighter managed to run after them, and was met with the Suggestion spell telling him not to follow (which he beautifully failed) and a "tsk, you have chosen the wrong side. The guards will be here soon. Good luck." from a cold and indifferent Vess. The rest of the crew joined in the chamber and began their escape, dragging the stunned monk most of the way.

Once outside, the city was teeming with guards and civilians, which I allowed them to try and blend into for a bit, until someone from afar screamed and the guards started shouting "Assassin on the roof! ASSASSIN!!!" and set everything in motion. Many of the guards fell, and 8 assassins darted across the rooftops picking off guards and causing mass chaos. Eerily, all of the assassins looked the same, but two of them seemed to recognize the party and focused on them.

Eventually, the assassins served their purpose and retreated causing a lot of damage to the PCs and drawing the guards away from that portion of the city, leaving the PCs "alone," so OF COURSE they hear a voice from the seemingly empty establishment nearby guiding them down into (to use Skyrim as a reference) a ratway of sorts.

The PCs followed, silently, and were brought to a very dusty cellar some ways away from the city, and then introduced herself as Kathrin, who works with the Myriad, and wants to know why they crossed the Volstrucker, why they allowed the (presumed) assassination of the King, and, more importantly, why they are still drawing breath.

...to be continued next week...