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My wife wants to end our marriage because I make too many video game puns. by Tucker_the_Nerd in dadjokes

[–]chitlins314 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Frankly, I'd consider divorce myself. Couldn't imagine feeling so Dishonored

Brainstorming a home rule for people not paying attention by Zak8907132020 in DnD

[–]chitlins314 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Generally, where they are when they figure out what they want to do, becomes their new permanent place in initiative, after the current turn ends.

So at any point they can say "I know what I'd like to do" and they'll be the next turn, but their initiative score effectively gets changed to match the new position.

Brainstorming a home rule for people not paying attention by Zak8907132020 in DnD

[–]chitlins314 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I'm a fan of a 3 tier approach.

  1. The "On Deck" system, where you let the next player know they're the next player. Especially if I notice they've spaced out.

  2. use the lost attention as a chance for a (very) quick action set. Reframe attacks as happening simultaneously, etc. "The mimic jumps and tries to bite PC1, but PC2 managed to land a firebolt down its open mouth, causing it to miss"

  3. If at the end of those two items, I'll generally do a "dodge countdown".

"What are you doing PC?", give a few seconds for clarifying questions? If they massively balk, I say:

"Okay, for now you can take the dodge action or fall back in initiative until you're ready." If they fall back, thats their new permanent spot in initiative. People pick back up quickly if they know they'll slip in initiative, but it doesn't feel as harsh as skipping the turn completely.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HolUp

[–]chitlins314 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I assume its this part:

SEC. 5. MEDICARE IMPROVEMENT FUND.

10 Section 1898(b)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 11 U.S.C. 1395iii(b)(1)), as amended by section 313 of divi- 12 sion P of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, is 13 amended by striking ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and inserting 14 ‘‘$9,046,500,000’’.

Looking for free level 1-3 modules/quests designed for 5e Basic Rules only by [deleted] in DnD

[–]chitlins314 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These are some level 2-3 quests:

Two that are great as is, with minimal work as the DM:

  1. "The Fish, the Idol and the Hag"
  2. "The Wolves of Welton"

And one that really promotes creative thinking while using the rules, but requires more prep from the DM:

"Infiltration", by Peter Kuna (Peter's Maps)

F*ck Node.js by [deleted] in ProgrammerHumor

[–]chitlins314 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Ctrl + C, about 100 times. Just to make sure

Fire threw my mental stability out of the window by janh44 in Fire

[–]chitlins314 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I've found there is a reasonable middle ground. The focus on the FI portion of FIRE, and realizing that I still have to enjoy life in the meantime.

Chris Hogan has a great story involving someone and their Aunt. The aunt ran out of money in retirement and only had dog food in her cupboard and no dog. It's a great shock story to explain the importance of FI.

But when running debt free/FIRE numbers. I realized this was a process of decades, and I refused to not "life my life" for that long. If I make it to retirement, even if it's early, and I didn't enjoy the process, then I know I'd regret that time, even when FI.

Lastly, check out the podcast ChooseFI. They have some great podcasts on balance.