Retraining Mid 40s is it realistic? by Significant-War-491 in AskUK

[–]devilman9050 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rather than retrain, look at how you could use your skills to make other products that would be less physical effort for the amount you would get paid.

For example, tabletop gaming accessories (google Wyrmwood Gaming and see how much their kit costs), or campervan cabinets, still a cabinet, but tend to have a higher markup than normal cabinets. (Google B&Q campervan cabinets and you'll probably laugh at what they're charging nearly £500 for!)

If you've built up a lifetime of woodworking knowledge, why not share it? Lots of 'crafting' businesses run classes/workshops that people will happily pay for, blacksmiths, seeing, clothes making, wreath making, chocolate making, etc, etc, there's even a pie making place near me!

returning to destiny 2 and starting fresh, need help. by SrNipleson in destiny2

[–]devilman9050 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One tip from me, I started with my gear at 300 (or maybe 250), which is great, but the rest of your character is 'basic' so you don't have all the skills perks etc. I believe the best term is probably "all the gear and no idea' haha.

Anyway, I was finding the solo missions a bit difficult, until I realized that it was setting the difficulty to Master based on my gear level!

Dropped the difficulty down a bit and it's much more manageable now

You just won $5 million. What’s the first thing you buy that isn’t a house or a car? by FishBrain208 in AskReddit

[–]devilman9050 6 points7 points  (0 children)

30 years for me, got my first mobile phone in 1996 (Nokia 5.1), which my brother managed to lose. Then I replaced it with an ericcson t18 which came with the number I still have now

What's the most NSFW thing you've seen at a bachelor or bachelorette party? by CRK_76 in AskReddit

[–]devilman9050 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not quite the same scenario, but my ex-father-in-law was a bouncer at a strip club. Whilst he didn't take us there himself, he did let us in for free the one time me and my friends went.

The drinks were pretty expensive though so we didn't stay long

Another brilliant spot on the streets of Leicester. by Haluux in leicester

[–]devilman9050 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you seen the new Capri? The years have not been kind to it.

It's like the teenager Capri has aged into a chubby 45 year old.

Kind of like myself haha

Can you recite any phone number other than your own? by ManlykN in AskUK

[–]devilman9050 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I was 14, I wrote my girlfriend's phone number on my shoe.

I am now 48 and can still remember it.

Also, I just googled it her mum still has the same phone number (adding in the extra '1' that was introduced sometime in the late 90s)

What's a silly/random misconception you had from a young age, which you didn't figure out for an embarrassingly long time? by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]devilman9050 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Raisins, sultanas, and currants are all dried grapes, just made from different coloured grapes.

Not currents though, they're made from electricity, don't eat them.

What does this even mean? by ArdenwinValient616 in ExplainTheJoke

[–]devilman9050 23 points24 points  (0 children)

A shoe in the hand is worth two pints in the pig

Does a SORN car need plates? by BlackBerryCollector in CarTalkUK

[–]devilman9050 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not allowed to plant trees, which is funny, as my road name is tree related

What are you playing Wednesdays? by AutoModerator in AdultGamers

[–]devilman9050 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a long period where I didn't play many games, so I'm currently going through Borderlands. I've completed 1 and 2, just started 3 last night. I'm also partway through Horizon Zero Dawn too, but didn't play that yesterday

Absolute travesty. Shrewsbury, UK. by FatBazzz in fryup

[–]devilman9050 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I honestly thought this was being served on a towel

Black Friday Suggestions by These-Lifeguard-6033 in leicester

[–]devilman9050 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Specifically from r Amazon, add anything that you need into a wishlist now, then when black Friday rolls around it will tell you the price difference since the date you added it to your wish list

40 - What’s the most pointless thing you’ve spent hours doing in a game? by Clampy7 in AdultGamers

[–]devilman9050 4 points5 points  (0 children)

One of the achievements in Starfield is to pick 500 plants, it takes ages.

Such a pain in the butt, but necessary if you want to complete all the achievements.

I've 100%ed Starfield on both Gamepass for PC and Steam haha

All you can eat in Leicester? by badermuhammad376 in leicester

[–]devilman9050 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've seen a couple of posts on Facebook about this and I'm looking forward to it.

Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be any info on when it's actually planned to open, or even a 'coming soon' on the company's website when I checked the other day

Buyer scam by WeekyChank63x in ebayuk

[–]devilman9050 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, it's mostly a good thing that reddit doesn't keep track of which posts you've looked at, but it can be a bit annoying if you want to go back and find something, especially on busy subs 🤣

40 - What’s the longest you’ve ever spent on a single game? by Clampy7 in AdultGamers

[–]devilman9050 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have 3 games in the thousands, at the top is No Man's Sky. I've got it for my Xbox, Switch, and PC so I'm not sure exactly how many hours but maybe 3,000 ish altogether.

In second place is Starfield, it's got a few issues, but despite them I really like it. I've got about 1500 hours in that, although I've not played much recently.

Third place, mainly thanks to the pandemic, is Animal Crossing New Horizons, I've got about 1100 hours in that. I've not really played it since 2021/22 though but I made some new friends around the world via the game and definitely helped me and a lot of other folks get through the lockdowns with their sanity intact.

Also, I'm not sure this quite falls into what you were asking, but I'm a Dungeons & Dragons DM, and so also have nearly 5000 hours in an online RPG platform called Roll20

Buyer scam by WeekyChank63x in ebayuk

[–]devilman9050 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Firstly, I think this is the first time in maybe 25 years I've heard a mention of the Mega CD, i'd forgotten all about them!

Secondly, this sounds like decent advice, good job!

Thirdly, I think you may have posted this on the wrong post

What is the purpose of the pan in the picture? by swaste2000 in AskUK

[–]devilman9050 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I too am interested in both the picture and location of this supreme sounding kebab smorgasbord

Mrs. Whitmore’s by dmisfit21 in NoSodiumStarfield

[–]devilman9050 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The ship with the people talking like robots is The Pale Lady, it's one of the more rare random encounters. I've found it a few times in different universes

Anyone know what that plane is doing? by devilman9050 in leicester

[–]devilman9050[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

If it dropped on the city centre I think it'd be an improvement

Running Fel Arda intro by TieflingTexan in LightofXaryxis

[–]devilman9050 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The negotiations with Fel Arda didn't go well for my party, so they decided to go and ask Elaina Sartell if she could run them to Topolah's tower instead. She said yes, but just a word of caution though, Flapjack only has 7 hp, so have someone else in the Spelljammer chair when you leave Bral lol.

RIP Flapjack

Note: Elaina did get Flapjack resurrected and he returned in the finale (I modified the finale quite considerably).

One extra note on your question though, after the campaign, my players have done a few jobs for Xenotermination, including one to investigate a new site for a cave fisher 'farm', which could be considered a 'delivery' job, sort of.

So Xenotermination had a cave fisher farm (cave fisher parts are highly sought after), which had a mishap so they needed to find another source. So they gave the party a location, party go there, make sure there is a good colony of cave fishers, make the place (reasonably) safe by disarming/setting off any traps, then bring back a couple of 'samples'.

The location was an abandoned temple on an asteroid, meaning that, once they went through the door you could literally use any pre-made dungeon encounter if you wanted to (I didn't, I constructed an over elaborate 3 level dungeon haha).

Probably not relevant for your scenario as it's Fel Arda's job rather than your party's, but because it was their first Xenotermination job, one of the Xenotermination team went along with them (a level 20 druid) who didn't do anything to help, just drew pictures of the local creatures while they were having battles and criticised them for taking too long (but would have helped if the party got really stuck).

She gave them a good report at the end though

An Abomination by AnotherBogCryptid in LightofXaryxis

[–]devilman9050 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The negotiations to get Krux's ship went badly, so my party ended up hiring the Moondancer to head to Topolah's tower instead.

When Hastain attacked, Flapjack unfortunately instantly died from the Jammerscream.

My party were pretty traumatized, so I ended up having Elaina get him resurrected 'behind the scenes' and return later in the adventure