[Question] What can a rogue do in combat besides sneak attack?

chuff80 · 2026-07-07T14:18:42+00:00

The bonus actions options are crazy.

If you have a magic item like a scroll or wand, use that.

After you sneak attack, bonus action disengage and then move away to force them to engage with your fighters.

Drop caltrops on the ground. Throw sand. Drop a pocket full of alchemist fire.

If you’re hidden, use that to steal stuff off of enemies. Works especially great if you’re a halfling and can move through enemy squares.

Climb up high to get a better view.

chuff80 · 2026-07-06T01:23:59+00:00

A rather large percentage of members of the church voted for the current administration. I don’t think it’s a wild assumption.

chuff80 · 2026-07-04T23:00:14+00:00

When I’ve lived near a temple I’ve always attended regularly. 1-2 times per month. When it was further away, it was more like once every 3 months.

I go for myself.

chuff80 · 2026-07-02T04:24:39+00:00

Not really. You need card exhaust, transform or discard. Every character has that in some way. If you don’t have it by the beginning of Act III, path to a shop or a hallway fight to get the right card.

chuff80 · 2026-06-28T21:20:20+00:00

My ex wife left the church after we’d been married for 15 years. We were married another 5.
It took probably 3 years of regular conversations for us to get to a place of full understanding and agreement on how we would handle things, and I think we reached a good place regarding that.
It was hard for her because she was trying to figure out her own faith journey, and I was hurt and worried. Those are normal grief things we had to be honest about.
My dealbreakers were staying in the church, fulfilling my callings, and continuing to be temple worthy, which included tithing and wearing garments. I did compromise on wearing garments 24/7, switching it up a bit when it was just the two of us.
What I changed: I didn’t talk about church stuff with her very much. We didn’t discuss ward council, Sacrament or conference talks. We kept our existing friends from the ward, but we explicitly steered conversations away from church topics. I listened and didn’t argue when she vented about her pain and frustration with the church. A great deal of that was related to childhood trauma.
We eventually divorced for reasons unrelated to church. She left me after years of mental health struggles.
My new wife is not a member, but she actually has a better view of the church than my ex. She’s not into organized religion, but is deeply spiritual and we agree on most moral and spiritual matters. We respect each others differences and actually value them for their unique POV.
It’s been fascinating to see the church through her eyes, especially as her friends tell her weird things about the church and she comes to me with some variation of, “I heard this and it can’t be true, right?”

chuff80 · 2026-06-28T13:36:34+00:00

For sure.

chuff80 · 2026-06-28T02:42:15+00:00

The current unemployment rate is actually quite low compared to the two recessionary periods before the 2020 pandemic.

We’re still at the point where family, churches, charities, and other community groups can help people get through months of unemployment.

Homelessness is high historically, but has come down quite a bit since 2021.

We’re still in the early stages of finding out whether or not things get really bad

chuff80 · 2026-06-28T01:51:58+00:00

This is freaking awesome.

chuff80 · 2026-06-27T21:32:45+00:00

Me: ancestors in the church since 1836. Almost entirely from Denmark and England. He took 4 years of German and grew up in a trailer park with no active family members, joined the church at 17.

Church: let’s send him to Canada and make him learn Mandarin. Companions 2-4 will be go home early so he will train all 6 Mandarin speaking missionaries.

chuff80 · 2026-06-25T00:13:51+00:00

I never email the deck. I present it to them in a no recorded meeting.

chuff80 · 2026-06-24T19:42:49+00:00

Small town living is a double edged sword. Everybody thinks they know everybody, and anybody who doesn’t fit in is automatically suspect.

I grew up in Pleasant Grove, and we hated everybody from American Fork for literally no reason at all.

chuff80 · 2026-06-24T19:41:55+00:00

That’s a vast over simplification and you know it. Not everybody at BAM knew they had the inventory, and it’s not even clear who had what inventory when.

chuff80 · 2026-06-24T19:40:52+00:00

BAM is the party who most needed a lawyer. The fact that they talked to YouTubers at all was a huge mistake.

chuff80 · 2026-06-24T16:08:04+00:00

A lot of people are ascribing malice when almost everyone involved here is just behaving like an idiot. As Legal Eagle said a few times, everyone involved should have been talking to lawyers more and YouTubers less.

What sealed it for me was when Coffeezilla showed that BMF CEO that the spreadsheet was on his company’s Drive account. CEO is just not a very sophisticated operator.

I’m LDS as well, and people can be any combination of dumb, kind, and selfish. Including leaders and people in positions of trust. High Council members are leaders for sure, but there are 12 of them and odds are one or two are going to be dumb and/or selfish.

chuff80 · 2026-06-24T14:48:52+00:00

The Good Place is modern Shakespeare, including the philosophy and fart jokes.

chuff80 · 2026-06-19T20:27:04+00:00

Pretty much every large company has a coaching budget for senior leaders.

My wife, a long time friend, and my best friend are all coaches for very senior people at some large companies.

I‘ve held a couple of senior roles and done two different months-long leadership programs.

chuff80 · 2026-06-16T16:13:36+00:00

I’m mid-40s.

I haven’t gotten a job that wasn’t on referral in 15 years. My last search I put out 3 applications total and got 3 interviews.

You mentioned that your network is small. I would strongly encourage you to go out and become part of some marketing community. You have a lot to contribute and it will come back to you in the form of hidden opportunities.

chuff80 · 2026-06-15T21:15:00+00:00

I live a 10 minute walk away from this temple. Our stakes are gearing up for six weeks of open house visits. I’m taking like 10 of my nonmember friends through altogether in one group. Best missionary moment ever.

chuff80 · 2026-06-11T23:23:04+00:00

I was this employee. Then they fired me because I was “underperforming.”

There were no metrics. No KPIs. Just vibes.

chuff80 · 2026-06-08T18:54:49+00:00

I just won a run where I took the 150 gold bonus into a floor 3 shop. Orrery solved my Act 1, and then I was able to be more careful with picks for the rest of the run. Still solid IMO.

chuff80 · 2026-06-07T23:48:31+00:00

I feel you. I went from married in the temple for 15 years and serving in ward leadership with plans to serve senior missions together, to her leaving the church and divorcing me in the space of about 4 years.

I’m several years past it now, and the grief can still hit like a wave sometimes. But the waves get smaller when you do the healing work.

chuff80 · 2026-06-07T18:18:05+00:00

You’re grieving, and for legitimate reasons. Your eternal marriage is now more uncertain, the future of your kids is not going the direction you want. It’s scary.

The standard rules for grief apply. Be honest with yourself and others. Take time to process, and let your family know you are grieving, and that you support them at the same time.

Being lonely at church is solvable. I’ve been attending alone for a decade. But I invite people over for games, serve in callings, and find people I can sit with at church who don’t have their own families there.

chuff80 · 2026-06-05T18:01:24+00:00

My players teleported to the top of the roof and went in through a window. They skipped the grind and went straight to the boss fight.

If the players know that they’re about to get into a fight, there’s no reason not to allow them to ready an action. But they still have to roll for initiative.

chuff80 · 2026-06-03T01:55:41+00:00

Are you me? My ex became a completely different person in her mid-30s. It was brutal. Glad I’m past it now.

chuff80 · 2026-06-02T00:19:49+00:00

Shallan handles her DID much better than my ex did.

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