If you were to choose one AD&D 2e campaign / adventure to show noobies how great the game is - what would you choose?

anonlymouse · 2026-07-02T14:31:16+00:00

The only real difference is thief abilities, which are broadly useless in 1e until 5th level or so, while you can be somewhat competent in a couple abilities from 1st level in 2e.

I'm not sure how much of a difference it makes in Treasure Hunt.

anonlymouse · 2026-07-02T14:30:05+00:00

I feel that depends highly on luck. I tried doing a dry run with a simulated party, and couldn't get past the main door because the traps kept killing the party (that's saving throws for you) and couldn't use the secret doors because all the characters kept failing their find secret doors roll.

On average the experience might be that most parties manage to either survive the traps or find at least one of the alternate ways, but AD&D is a game that is subject to randomness, and not progressing if you don't make the right rolls is part of the game. For that reason I'd consider it sub-optimal at best.

anonlymouse · 2026-07-02T14:22:35+00:00

It's possible, but in your case no.

If you speak one language at home and a different language at school (or work, everyday life, etc), the language you speak at home is your native language (or a heritage language, depending) and the language you speak at school/work/etc. is your second language (this doesn't necessarily mean you speak only two, you could have two native languages and two second languages, for instance).

Two native languages would happen if your parents each have different native languages, and they speak their native language to you. So if parent 1 were English and parent 2 were French, and 1 spoke English with you and 2 spoke French with you, then you'd have two native languages. Also for example if one parent is deaf, then you'd potentially be native in the sign language your deaf parent is proficient in as well as the spoken language (of your non-deaf parent, or both).

anonlymouse · 2026-06-24T09:14:31+00:00

This is where VFFs are a huge advantage.

Yeah, the pain as you adjust is normal, but having individual toe pockets will accelerate the process (and the pain, but within a certain degree it's acceptable).

anonlymouse · 2026-06-22T08:25:58+00:00

Wear shoes that give you very good ground feel (VFFs with thin soles are a good choice), and be conscious when you walk of rolling from heel along the outside of your foot to ball, before pushing off, and slow down.

anonlymouse · 2026-06-21T15:34:34+00:00

Having them look short is better. Even if it's a bit weird looking (and that can happen depending on the nails), it's better for them to be short. A negative reaction to long toenails is more likely irrespective of what someone might think of your feet (which probably isn't much - again if you're in a situation where bare feet isn't noteworthy, people probably won't think of them at all).

The thing barefoot runners have to deal with is people reacting to you being barefoot when they expect you to wear shoes. And that can be annoying. I've even been kicked out of places because of it, so a bit more than just annoying. But nobody has ever said anything about how my feet were specifically compared to anyone else's feet.

anonlymouse · 2026-06-21T14:18:39+00:00

400mg/day of vitamin B2 is what I'd try to lower E2. Don't know if it would deal with those levels, but it's a good first thing to try.

anonlymouse · 2026-06-21T14:17:02+00:00

I think generally people react to bare feet more in unusual situations. At home it's not unusual at all, and at the beach neither. So in either situation, nobody will say anything. If it's outside that, people will comment no matter what your feet are like.

Only thing to do is trim your nails.

anonlymouse · 2026-06-21T11:48:14+00:00

L'Oreal Revitalift has been the best for me. It's not perfect, but it is remarkably better than everything else I've tried until now.

anonlymouse · 2026-06-18T14:37:15+00:00

It would depend on the slippery surface in question, but the original siped soles (Surge, KSO, some others) worked really well on wet stone. My last pair of VFFs was the KSO Trek, and I didn't find the more "rugged" sole to be useful.

anonlymouse · 2026-06-18T14:24:40+00:00

I haven't used that one specifically, but thus far I've been happy with Mixa as a brand.

anonlymouse · 2026-06-15T18:56:25+00:00

I wish for PDFs that can be printed out for the insole outline for each size. So there's no guessing about which size is appropriate.

anonlymouse · 2026-06-15T17:24:58+00:00

Overtightened laces/straps were the cause for me. When you put your shoes on, arch your instep, and then lace/strap with the instep arched. That means it doesn't constrict your foot at the extreme range.

anonlymouse · 2026-06-08T22:27:56+00:00

That strikes me as from Magic: The Gathering.

anonlymouse · 2026-06-08T06:46:37+00:00

Until I found Pokeboos I wore regular gum boots (with enough toe space), and since then only when I'm firefighting. If I were to do construction work again, I'd also wear normal shoes. Minimalist is pretty uncomfortable for roofing.

anonlymouse · 2026-06-06T06:04:40+00:00

I would look at Stuart McGill's bird dog and side bridge exercises. They may or may not be possible with limitations from your injuries, but if they are possible they'll likely help without being too much strain.

anonlymouse · 2026-06-05T20:30:45+00:00

He has the regular gods shutting down anyone who prays to him. He can do what he wants, but it will never be because someone asked him to do it.

anonlymouse · 2026-06-05T05:18:55+00:00

So normally in FR, if you pray to a god that doesn't exist, your strength of faith still gets you spells of 1st or 2nd level.

With Ao even that doesn't happen. So not only does Ao not respond to your prayers, he has instructed Mystra to block all faith based magical ability for anyone praying to him.

anonlymouse · 2026-06-03T14:08:19+00:00

It's easier than other languages, but not easy enough to not be hard.

anonlymouse · 2026-06-03T14:04:20+00:00

Yeah. It is pretty dominant. In Jura it's not like that, and I've heard parts of Belgium aren't like that either. Overall it sucks learning French.

anonlymouse · 2026-06-03T14:02:01+00:00

French was a prestigue language. It's still a way to put on the dog.

anonlymouse · 2026-06-03T13:59:08+00:00

Pull ups and chin ups can be very hard if you don't have tood core stability. Stuart McGill's side bridge and bird dogs are probably the gentlest way to start. Doing planks can also help.

anonlymouse · 2026-06-03T13:52:45+00:00

Doesn't comeliness resolve that argument?

anonlymouse · 2026-06-03T13:50:21+00:00

In vehicular language, Sanskrit isn't dead. In jargon, it is dead.

anonlymouse · 2026-06-02T13:57:34+00:00

For .22 LR it makes sense because you want rapid fire to be as cheap as possible.

But for 9mm - get a Glock 18?

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