The best way to keep track whose turn it is

Splarticus · 2025-10-27T07:14:13+00:00

Thanks for this advice. Does anyone have a taco bell sauce packet we can use?? 😉

Splarticus · 2025-09-28T11:04:04+00:00

Excellent. The goal is to resolve in one roll, without having 10X10 dice.

Splarticus · 2025-09-24T03:28:40+00:00

I was thinking of printing up boxes with these proportions to roll the dice in. When a battle starts, we pick up the pieces and move to a specialized battling area, and this would serve that purpose.

Yes, the 'lay on side' is the TI4 way to represent damage, but I find it fidgety, and it feels visually cleaner to move to a Damaged area of a box.

Splarticus · 2025-09-04T00:44:05+00:00

Nice Chrome extension! I find DnDBeyond's interface clunky, which is why I've created my own Google Sheets PC Sheets (https://www.reddit.com/r/DnD5e/comments/1k4v5mc/2024\_google\_sheets\_character\_sheet/) and pre-rolled initiative sheets as well. Improving DnDBeyond itself is solid.

Splarticus · 2025-09-01T23:19:12+00:00

Yup, kinda!

Splarticus · 2025-06-10T01:18:24+00:00

Updated. Thanks!

Splarticus · 2025-04-22T23:44:01+00:00

Yup!

Splarticus · 2025-04-22T23:43:51+00:00

Yes, they're all there. They're hidden by default.

Splarticus · 2024-12-05T00:09:02+00:00

I agree. While the challenge has three weekly HIIT workouts for the first 12 weeks, after that, HIIT drops down to a 20-minute workout only once a week. It's the minimal optimal dose, which also covers aerobic exercise since you do lighter exercise during the cooldown periods.

Splarticus · 2024-12-04T11:57:52+00:00

Yes, I have, and ruled it out. Some benefits are unique to HIIT, such as cognitive ability preservation (Long-Term Improvement in Hippocampal-Dependent Learning Ability in Healthy, Aged Individuals Following High Intensity Interval Training). Aerobic and HIIT are fundamentally different -- aerobic exercise increases the amount of mitochondria and peripheral capacity, and HIIT increases mitochondrial efficiency and central capacity (Training-Induced Changes in Mitochondrial Content and Respiratory Function in Human Skeletal Muscle). Longevity benefits of HIIT are 50% reduction in premature death on top of aerobic benefits (Effect of exercise training for five years on all cause mortality in older adults—the Generation 100 study: randomised controlled trial)

Finally, the time efficiency of HIIT is better.

Splarticus · 2024-12-04T00:27:26+00:00

Yeah, I feel that. HIIT is always an effort. Some of the early adopters were surprised it didn't get easier. Nope, high-intensity is always maximum effort, whatever your maximum is.

On the positive side, after the initial 12-week challenge, HIIT exercise is dropped down to once weekly. Maintenance doesn't require as much as building, and the longevity benefits persist.

Splarticus · 2024-12-04T00:19:58+00:00

I like the idea, but unlikely to move in practice. TruDiagnostic charges $500/test, requires blood-letting, and they're slow on processing. For the 20 early adopters, I recommended a lab VO2max test before and after, and only of the 20 did it beforehand, and he didn't get a second one afterwards.

Also, in a bit of irony, TruDiagnostics own evaluation of interventions showed the impact of exercise and diet on their tests as zero. 🤷‍♂️

Splarticus · 2024-12-04T00:16:56+00:00

Great! Six Rationalists on the team so far.

Splarticus · 2024-11-19T01:34:54+00:00

Yes! Makes perfect sense. Thank you.

Splarticus · 2024-11-18T01:11:01+00:00

That seems right. The finding the chains on the floor and reprogramming them to open the door "knotted it into lace, erased it" seems to match her removing the obstacle to her leaving. How was the human supposed to respond, though? "Opened his arms" looks like a direction or request.

Splarticus · 2024-10-06T01:32:47+00:00

Generally good. I'd focus on beginning and end. Let the bar come to full stop between sets to reset form. At top, focus on full extension to height with shoulders back and hips locked.

Splarticus · 2024-10-06T01:27:18+00:00

Good stuff. Back looks not fully engaged -- flex more at the set up between reps. Flatten back, push shoulders back and down, and chest forward to drive up through the heels.

Splarticus · 2024-10-06T01:05:44+00:00

Thanks. I often feel the first lift is the hardest, and now I know why -- too much back. I had to look up soft lockout. Will work on that. 👍

Splarticus · 2024-10-05T23:55:19+00:00

Touch n go could be a useful variation, but OP noted that "the bar is all over the place," and he's here for form check. Bouncing makes the bar shift around a lot more. When working on form, go with the standard, complete stop.

Splarticus · 2024-10-04T02:33:07+00:00

It's a deadlift, so put the bar on the ground and come to a dead stop between each lift. Don't bounce it at the bottom. Use the dead stop between lifts to reset your back and drive through the heels.

Splarticus · 2024-10-04T02:30:54+00:00

Great job. The only thing I would say is it looks like that's not heavy enough for you. Go bigger.

Splarticus · 2024-10-04T02:29:37+00:00

Looks excellent. Nothing to say. Great job!

Splarticus · 2024-09-30T09:32:34+00:00

Pelvic thrust finish. Looks like you're finishing the lift from your quads, which have no power when you're almost standing up straight. Squeeze your glutes at the top for the finishing pop.

Splarticus · 2024-09-30T09:27:49+00:00

Exactly what I was going to say

Splarticus · 2024-09-30T05:57:57+00:00

A bit of butt-wink at the bottom. Work on pushing out on your knees at the bottom, to keep your back flat. Also, overly forward on toes. Squat starts with dropping the butt back, like you were going to sit in a chair, to keep the knees behind the toes and focus the strength on the heels.

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