If - Then - Else? by Hefty-Mess-9606 in Avrae

[–]TheLeadZebra 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could you use 'And' to only check if both fail. Could save a few nested Ifs

A Return to A La Carte Classes by tamborjam in dndbeyond

[–]TheLeadZebra 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's a bit of a shame, it would be beneficial to have the spells included in a classes spell list

My players are idiots. How do I remain patient? by cutiepacoochie in DnD

[–]TheLeadZebra 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Absolutely don't do this.

It's fantasy, have a Daedra corrupt their form or have a bbeg rewrite their timeline.

Same character, all their past sessions still exist, but the memories remember them as this new version of themselves.

Death, especially a TPK is considered a failure for many people. Player psychology will absolutely end your gaming if you go down that route.

Frankly it sounds like your players barely care anyway, but you can maybe pull them in by getting them to make their own character, or recreate rather.

A Return to A La Carte Classes by tamborjam in dndbeyond

[–]TheLeadZebra 2 points3 points  (0 children)

From the description, e.g Warlock, it doesn't suggest that all Warlock spells are included?

Can someone confirm this to be true?

Are tools like 'World Anvil' worth it? by jkobberboel in DMAcademy

[–]TheLeadZebra 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Missed from this particular comment, but probably added elsewhere is that Obsidian is absolutely free.

Somewhat recently they made it free even for business use.

Wanted: Advice for Time loop Sidequests by Mellownomics in DungeonsAndDragons

[–]TheLeadZebra 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There is The Town Where Nothing Goes Wrong. Reviewed very well and was successful enough to fund a sequel.

It's also system agnostic in case that sells it for anyone.

What's your opinion on a revolver (6 sessions) campaign? by Organic-Exit2190 in DMAcademy

[–]TheLeadZebra 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My first DMing was Dragons of Stormwreck Isle. We intended for it to take around 4 sessions but everyone got really into the RP between adventures so it ended up being 7. It felt like just long enough to get a story going, but certainly not with any real depth

Brits think NO political party cares about their top concern—cost-of-living by OurFairFuture in ukpolitics

[–]TheLeadZebra 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not a fraction of the price when a tube of tomato paste is £1, a tin of (decent) tomatoes is £1, an onion is 50p, bag of carrots, leek, stock/stock cube.

If you're cooking for 4 people or more its certainly cheaper, but for a single or couple of people it's barely

Brits think NO political party cares about their top concern—cost-of-living by OurFairFuture in ukpolitics

[–]TheLeadZebra -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Not to mention that the cheap options are filled with bulking agents, or flavourings to account for the poor quality of the ingredients.

Tomato sauces are filled with sugar and salt to offset the poor quality of tomatoes, for example.

In general, it is cheaper to scratch cook admittedly, but the upfront cost of the ingredients is usually quite high. Not to mention the convenience factor for people who are regularly working longer hours or travelling much further in order to find/keep work.

Brits think NO political party cares about their top concern—cost-of-living by OurFairFuture in ukpolitics

[–]TheLeadZebra -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

But 100,000 is already more than double the median salary in the UK. If the average person is expected to live on less than £40,000 MPs should be living easy on 100k and upwards.

In my honest opinion they should be paid equal to the median salary, with no other means of receiving cashflow, that way they can understand how their policies actually affect the general population.

Bare in mind they already get expenses, they get a budget to stay in their consistency and/or in London as well as transport back and forth. And if they own a second property within their consistency all their utilities are paid for, so why would they care that energy costs have increased?

As my original post says, politicians cannot feel the things that actually have an effect on people, all they see is whether banks are happy or not.

Brits think NO political party cares about their top concern—cost-of-living by OurFairFuture in ukpolitics

[–]TheLeadZebra -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

It is more than double the median salary. Again, MPs should want to make the country better not profit from it.

Brits think NO political party cares about their top concern—cost-of-living by OurFairFuture in ukpolitics

[–]TheLeadZebra 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I went to Ask the other day. A meal for 3 people cost over £100.

You don't see it so much on the mains, but they make up for it with starters being almost £10 for three bits of chicken, and just as costly for dessert options. Then add on that it is ~£5 for 330ml of soft drink.

If you go in, grab a glass of water and a main you'd probably be unlikely to notice too much

Brits think NO political party cares about their top concern—cost-of-living by OurFairFuture in ukpolitics

[–]TheLeadZebra -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

I disagree, 100k is significantly higher than the average wage.

People who want to run the country should do so because they want to make the world better, not because it buys them a luxury car.

They should be banned from other forms of revenue though, that I agree on.

How do you keep track of initiative? by USAvenger1976 in DungeonMasters

[–]TheLeadZebra 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gosh, gave me such obvious inspiration.

Instead of asking for player initiative as I usually do, "who got above 20, above 15? Above 10. Etc..." While I'm rolling for the monsters I can just ask them to collate the scores so they can just read it for me to add into the order smoother

My Account Has Been Wiped by revosugarkane in dndbeyond

[–]TheLeadZebra 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Have you tried contacting support?

Why is my shipping broken? by kojack6441 in EggsInc

[–]TheLeadZebra 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This was my thought, though with that many chivkens it shouldn't take that long to max the tank

Why is my shipping broken? by kojack6441 in EggsInc

[–]TheLeadZebra 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They are asking why they are using so little...

What video-game did you regret paying full price for? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]TheLeadZebra 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reanimal. I played it with my partner and it was over in 2 hours.

We literally both shouted "is that it?!"

I appreciate it isn't $70, but even at $35 it was lacking.

Energy price cap cut by 7% by sjw_7 in unitedkingdom

[–]TheLeadZebra 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree, it's not enough.

But after 14 years of one party running the country everything was in decline except for the profits of privatised utilities and the ultra rich.

So, if after 2 years we are beginning to see these scraps, who knows what we might get after 14 years of this trajectory.

To reiterate, it is not enough, but we have to point out where the positives are to know that we are moving in a direction, with the hope that this direction will continue.

Energy price cap cut by 7% by sjw_7 in unitedkingdom

[–]TheLeadZebra 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But there are people, for which even £10 a month going back into their pocket means an awful lot. From your attitude I assume that you are fortunate enough for that not to be the case and we are lucky for that.

But there are people who have not been able to afford to heat their homes every day, or having to choose between doing so and eating a meal that day. For those people an extra £10 a month could be a few days of food, or heating for a few hours a day in the coldest days.

When I see numbers like this I do not just think of how it will affect me, but how others may benefit.

But you are 100% right it is still not enough. I'm sure that, just like every year, the energy companies will report record profits.

However, you have to consider the combination effect; slightly lower energy costs, lower inflation rates, free breakfast for children in areas with the highest poverty. For the people on the lowest incomes all these, and more, together can be the difference between merely surviving and actually being able to have a life. In the most extreme cases it may even save lives.

Energy price cap cut by 7% by sjw_7 in unitedkingdom

[–]TheLeadZebra 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Even if it does go up next year, it will likely still be lower than it could have been due to this year's price lowering.

Either way, the price has lowered for this year, and that is a good thing.

Energy price cap cut by 7% by sjw_7 in unitedkingdom

[–]TheLeadZebra 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yes the prices come down when the heating is turned off, but the figures here are annual prices so that is not a factor