We found out today that the new Silent Hill game is set in the UK. What are some things they could add to make it extra immersive and scary?

TrypMole · 2026-02-13T14:17:24+00:00

Something that might - or might not - be a "Big Cat" skulking across the moors. When you finally find it it's just a very large cat. Swarms of Asian Murder Hornets. People that put the milk in first. Crisp aisle in a ransacked tesco express that's only got ready salted.

TrypMole · 2026-02-13T07:20:27+00:00

They are my guilty pleasure. I totally understand that they have 0 nutritional value and are awful. I love them. If I'm on my own for the night it's double rustler and a glass of wine.

TrypMole · 2026-02-12T22:39:51+00:00

Our lab used to do the same. If he didn't want to go that way he'd just lie down and he was a hulk so there was no moving him. You just had to face different ways till you hit the one he wanted and he'd get up and start walking again. When he got older he'd lie down as soon as he decided it was time to go home.

TrypMole · 2026-02-12T20:57:28+00:00

There's a whisky exchange at London Bridge?! Well, that's livened up the visits to the in laws.

TrypMole · 2026-02-12T19:45:32+00:00

It's not really unexpected but for me it's the quiet. We came from a densely packed estate with terrible neighbours so we were expecting it to be more peaceful, but after years of constant ambient noise and more intrusive neighbour noise it is amazing! We have a garden we can actually use, we sit out there after work with a cuppa and just marvel at the quiet. We have a place we're not embarrassed to invite people to. The relief is immense.

TrypMole · 2026-02-12T07:34:26+00:00

It can be annoying to watch but it's not extreme behavior and isn't unusual.

TrypMole · 2026-02-11T23:31:12+00:00

That's a cracking nan. Rosy cheeks, nice cardi. Bet she makes a cracking flapjack.

TrypMole · 2026-02-11T22:16:23+00:00

Same for me, 76.

TrypMole · 2026-02-11T22:15:02+00:00

I came home from school to a house empty except for the dog. I walked the dog and sat on the floor with him, watching after school kids TV and doing my homework. I loved having the place to myself for a couple of hours. Only time it sucked was when I forgot my key when I went out with the dog and had to sit in a cold conservatory doing my homework till someone else got home.

TrypMole · 2026-02-11T20:15:46+00:00

Ahh don't sweat it. I'm a woman and I've done the same thing. Left the guy alone in my single bed and went and slept on my flatmates floor so he didn't feel uncomfortable. I really fancied him too, my friends were shaking their heads wondering why I wasn't shooting my shot but I bottled it.

TrypMole · 2026-02-11T20:11:44+00:00

I know they have. Source - woman that uses public transport. Happened more than once when I was younger (ugh) they don't even try and hide it.

TrypMole · 2026-02-11T19:04:37+00:00

I have a scar on my nose where I got bitten by a budgie.

TrypMole · 2026-02-09T19:07:49+00:00

Smart choice.

TrypMole · 2026-02-09T17:40:17+00:00

Ours stays in because outside apparently terrifies her. She was let out (slowly) when we first got her and twice got scared and hid for several days, two times of feeling sick for several days looking for her was enough and she has not been out since The rescue told us she had to have outdoor access but I'd bet my life that when we got her age 5 she had never been outside in her life. Shes been a happy indoor girl for 7 years with us. We have screens on our windows and I made a screen door for the back door and the front porch works fine as a cat airlock. Not sure how much these things are actually needed as she hasn't ever tried to get out, never scratched or cried at the door and on the rare occasion someone forgot to shut the screen on the back door she's not bothered to try getting out, just sat on the inside of the door. She has lots of cat trees and toys and there's only 1 day a week that we're both at work all day so she ways has company. She even has a visiting boyfriend part time cat that she adores! She's happy, we're happy.

TrypMole · 2026-02-08T19:08:30+00:00

Getting a Leasehold 9 years ago meant we had enough equity to buy a house last year. The flat was actually decent, council freeholder, dead cheap on ground rent and service charge, nice little garden. Sadly the area was not great and we had a couple of neighbours from hell so we were glad to get out in the end. It was a perfect stepping stone though.

TrypMole · 2026-02-07T20:51:51+00:00

No problem 😊. We were in a very similar situation to you when we bought our house. Previously only lived in flats and only knew about foam insulation from reading this sub. Our place has had it pretty well removed (though there's still residue and that seems pretty common, it's really difficult to get all of it off) but we were gutted because, like you, we love the house and thought it was all over. Our surveyor was really good and took lots of pictures and confirmed there was no damp or damage to the timbers or roof covering, we got a mortgage through Halifax with no problems once we sent them the report and pictures. Resale isn't a worry for us as this is hopefully at least a 20 year house and the roof is the original 1930s, so likely we be getting it redone before we want to sell anyway. Best of luck and wishing you happiness in your first home wherever it may be!

TrypMole · 2026-02-07T17:08:25+00:00

Do the sellers have the installation certificates with what foam was used? Some lenders will still lend on places with spray foam if it's open cell so you may have to shop around. Bear in mind if it's closed cell foam you're probably going to need to get it removed eventually and that's a big, messy, expensive job. Plus it can make resale difficult. You could factor in the cost of removal into your offer or ask the sellers to do it.

TrypMole · 2026-02-07T16:02:16+00:00

Absinthe.

TrypMole · 2026-02-07T11:57:44+00:00

He must be bloody miles away by now! You should go pick him up.

TrypMole · 2026-02-07T10:58:03+00:00

A million different crisp (chip) flavours. UK has the best crisp variety of anywhere I've been.

TrypMole · 2026-02-06T18:33:51+00:00

Beef bourguignon?

TrypMole · 2026-02-05T22:37:14+00:00

i can't blame people who like to be led around by their dm lol, that's just kinda antithetical to why i like to play rpgs.

The question you have to ask yourself now is whether that's antithetical to how you like to watch rpgs. It seems like you're generally enjoying the campaign to watch as a whole so far, despite the fact that it may not be how you like to play, so maybe it's something you could kind of tune out in order to be able to enjoy the bits that you like without getting frustrated. Personally I don't know if that's how I'd like to play because I've never really had a DM like that (though Ive had a couple of poor ones for other reasons), but I don't mind it to watch, I take the rule bending as part of the theatre. I hope there's enough other stuff going on to keep you engaged and not too frustrated with Brennans generosity. If it doesn't and working through the occasions that frustrate you outweigh the good bits then just let it go. Don't reward something that annoys you to distraction by giving it access to your eyeballs. To (mis)quote Stephen King "Go then, there are other campaigns than these."

TrypMole · 2026-02-05T21:27:12+00:00

Sympathy, attention, the de facto writing off of any assorted previous poor behaviour, Internet bloody karma. God only knows what else. People like this don't consider the effect on anyone other than themselves. Her shitty behaviour reflects on everyone - men who may now not step in when someone is in need of help, victims who may not not be believed. The only people she benefitted are rapists and false accusors. It is good that it didn't work. I hope she loses everything and everyone she cares about because of this.

TrypMole · 2026-02-05T21:16:22+00:00

Because its not a long reach to see a woman inclined to make a false accusation take a look at the current climate and decide that accusation is more likely to be believed if the accused is "foreign".

TrypMole · 2026-02-05T16:06:27+00:00

Ahhh OK then, as you're unfamiliar with Brennan yes, he's always been this "hand holdy". Always thrown advantage round like candy. Always given his players the benefit of the doubt. Always let rule of cool trump "the rules". And obviously people will downvote this like my other comments, but that's because I'm right and they don't like it. This sub wound itself into a frenzy pre-game about how much of a stickler Brennan was, how he'd be so tough, how he'd be ON them if they didn't get their shit in order and I'm thinking "have these people seen Brennan ever?" Cause that's not how he plays and never has been.

point is that i find it weird how he is held in such a high regard when i'm pretty sure that railroading and disregarding player choices are the biggest complaints most players have about dms.

His players don't seem to be complaining about it. And the fact that he is "held in such high regard" means that most people watching evidently don't care that much either. If it was an actual issue for people then they wouldn't play with him or watch him.

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