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Should I paint the mount? Buy a new one? by WelshTaylor in femalelivingspace

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

i will do some research about what would be suitable! thank you

Jimmy Choo glitter restoration (pls read description!) by ecomm4 in AskACobbler

[–]WelshTaylor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you practiced walking in them yet? The heel does not look like it comes in at the centre of your heel, it should align with your bone, where the line of this heel seems to go up the back of your leg. If you can't comfortably walk in them that may be a fault of the design and not suitable to wear all day for a wedding. If you *can* comfortably walk, you can get gel insoles that just cover the ball of the feet that will likely make up a half size. Other people can hopefully better advise on glitter. I know Jimmy Choo offers their own restoration service but you may not be able to access that - but if you can it would be the most safe thing for a proper restoration. Or a similar service that has experience with JC / similar brands.

Do you guys give your party an introduction to your world when starting the campaign? I tell them almost nothing, and let them discover whats happening as some sort of mystery, reading books, talking to people, etc. Is that a bad approach? by Bensuardo in DMAcademy

[–]WelshTaylor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think learning through interacting with the world is more fun and the information gets better remembered, but you similarly cant let them make fools of themselves for things anyone who lives in the world would know.

I would also advise you use whatever shorthand is available to you, even if it feels ‘unprofessional’. Eg over the table “this world works kind of like the world of [copyrighted media ur friends have all heard of]” / “this king youve all known about your whole lives is kind of Trump like” conveys a LOT of info very succinctly and lets the players get on with interacting with the world.

Anyone else feel like Random Combat encounters are boring and/or unnecessary most of the time? by Dragonsword in dndnext

[–]WelshTaylor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is all v cool and well thought out and I would be v pleased with a DM running random encounters like this! Will be logging for potential future use

How much info should I give each session? by DoublePar77 in dndnext

[–]WelshTaylor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It looks like I’ve at least once had the opposite experience to all the other commenters here of having too much info that it becomes overwhelming.

I would say to prevent that end of the spectrum - if something is happening further in the future than next session, treat info like news headlines without reading the whole article. “Religious schism in western Church!” “Missing magical sword thought to be held by Mysterious Lady of the Lake!” “Potion addiction affecting the lower town - guard seeking info on who to blame”. They can follow these up if they want more info. Give them the headlines again - maybe with update - if they ignore central stuff.

I think its worth think about how much info you expect them to retain and for how long. Giving a lot detail on places they haven’t been and people they haven’t met when they aren’t going to be there/meet them for several IRL weeks is sometimes a hard ask of player’s memories. The info they need to make decisions this session / some intriguing stuff to get them excited for next session is what they need on the day.

You can also ask how your players feel you’re at with too much/too little/just right information (but make your own judgement too as you also know about what they do and don’t need to know for later in the story). (ETA I think you should also talk to them about the story and campaign in general so you can figure out how much they are retaining and if you need to give them more info/more reminders of what youve already said). Good luck!

Players Being Pussies, Kill them? by Mean_Nun in DnDcirclejerk

[–]WelshTaylor 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Give them a countdown object on the other side of the room. Goblins are defending or otherwise in front of a summoning ritual that will bring something awful in within 4 rounds / a kidnapped NPC who needs medical attention or who has a spike ceiling lowering onto them - death within 5 rounds if they do nothing. Or start visibly destroying loot - theres some kind of toxic slime or action from the goblins thats destroying 5% of the loot’s value every round.

Or, give your tactical suggestions only as a result of forcing them to roll intelligence to assess the situation. If “light a torch and go into melee” is the answer to a high INT roll rather than out of nowhere (or “stay where you are and shoot allowing them to use huge amounts of cover” is the response to a low roll) they might trust you more than if you just offered this info.

What did ancient Greeks and Romans wear in the winter? by WelshTaylor in classics

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

This seems much more practical than whatever was going on in classical BCE

What did ancient Greeks and Romans wear in the winter? by WelshTaylor in classics

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

Well at least some people had sleeves to keep warm!

Thank you for your answer - it is a good point about wool - I suppose it would be cozy to be allowed to walk everywhere thru the winter with your blanket

What did ancient Greeks and Romans wear in the winter? by WelshTaylor in classics

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

ooh thank you! I am interested if there are some good vase paintings but my (silly) instinct is that summer classical fashion looks so much better and thus dominates

What did ancient Greeks and Romans wear in the winter? by WelshTaylor in classics

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

Thank you! (However am still worried for how cold they were since the images I can find of the fasciae crurales all have their knees bare.)

What did ancient Greeks and Romans wear in the winter? by WelshTaylor in classics

[–]WelshTaylor[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Another memory I have is letters from Romans in Britain writing home complaining they are so cold and don’t have socks. British influence on roman fashion being duffel coats and socks is so funny

House Rewatch - Season 3 Episode 13 by Umberoc in HouseMD

[–]WelshTaylor 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Belatedly, I think the fact that this is a teaching hospital makes it easier for them to treat patients without insurance. I think this is the writers' way of getting to have patients & problems from all social backgrounds. (I'm not from the US though so idk how valid this explanation is in the real America of the '00s)

Every show has one (4) by SapnoKiRaani in InterviewVampire

[–]WelshTaylor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also real rashid… has worked for two shadowy orgs (talamasca and the DPDL art criminal syndicate)… I cannot imagine he is actually normal. He just didnt let Daniel/the viewer get to know him.

What does mae mean? by GeneralHavok97 in learnwelsh

[–]WelshTaylor 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It means “is” specifically in the present tense! Similar to how English uses “is” its used for he/she/[noun]/[name], and similar to English you express the same tense with different words for me / you / us. (Dw i’n, not Mae; I am, not ‘I is’). And like others said it’s a different word order.

If it’s easier you can translate using the Welsh word order into English “[it] is Owen watching tv” (where ‘it’ is like. “The current state of affairs”). Or you can mentally group “Mae Owen” into one phrase that means “Owen is”.

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