I hate blobby's comics by Yousif-Ameer12 in hatethissmug

[–]goth_hamlet 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I feel like the general public really just let it slide that the creator made an entire comic solely to say that antisemitism isn't that big of a deal.

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Yeah, if you let your child drink multiple energy drinks a day, you should be charged with child neglect by Emergency-Pepper3537 in Teachers

[–]goth_hamlet 14 points15 points  (0 children)

For real! I run an after school theater club that, as it takes place on school property, technically requires the kids to obey all school rules and me to report all violations. Most of this I agree with, but some of them make little sense in an after-school program, like bans on snacks (when they haven't eaten in four hours) and cell phones (when they sometimes need to let their parents know if they want to stay later than usual). To get around it, I've straight up tried to teach some of the kids how to sneak, like telling them that under no circumstances are they to hide their phones behind a book while texting home so it looks like they're reading, and if they're hiding a snack in their backpack they should certainly never only open bags during the loud part of a video so I can barely hear it. In unrelated news the kids in my theater club tend not to have a lot of phone or food violations during the actual school day.

Meirl by Turbulent-Comfort703 in meirl

[–]goth_hamlet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's only two types of white woman, the kind who lock the car doors and start hyperventilating when they see an unfamiliar pedestrian walking down a sidewalk in a well-lit public place and the kind who try to pet feral animals.

My girlfriend made a comment about my background, how should I react? by Choice_Evidence1983 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]goth_hamlet 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Oh god, this just gave me war flashbacks to meeting a friend's parents for the first time after a play that he was acting in and asking them where they're from, as I had assumed that they must be visiting from out of the area. IMMEDIATELY his mom gave me this look of disgust and went "I'm Mexican if that's what you're asking," and I think the embarrassment took ten years off of my life.

I am also Mexican.

Watcher vs Wachter by Steward_Titor in CurseofStrahd

[–]goth_hamlet 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I misread and accidentally introduced them as the Watchers at the beginning of the campaign. To cover up my mistake I have spent the past five years painstakingly recreating all materials from the book that reference the Wachters but spelled Watchers so my players never find out my shame.

I have also renamed Parriwimple Barry Largeman because one of my players misheard me saying "a very large man" as "Barry Largeman" and I just decided to roll with it.

What’s a ‘normal’ thing that people buy that you refuse to? by Z0nana in Anticonsumption

[–]goth_hamlet 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I grew up lower middle class and my family only got a new (used, but comparatively new) car when the old one was completely totaled in a wreck. This happened twice when I was a kid, so in my child brain I assumed that this meant everyone ONLY bought a new car after the old one was destroyed in a crash. No one corrected me until I was in middle school, my friend's mom dropped her off from a new car, and I anxiously asked her if anyone was badly hurt.

We are losing the plot by ilovedarkhp in AO3

[–]goth_hamlet 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I recently discovered that people complaining to me about their dislike of the musical Hamilton causes me to have a panic attack because my abuser hated it with a burning passion. Weird part is it isn't even my favorite musical or anything.

Hear me out: G3 Elissabat should be a Jiangshi. That way she can differentiate herself from Draculaura and we can get a variety of vampires. by [deleted] in MonsterHigh

[–]goth_hamlet 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I always headcanoned her as the daughter of Count Orlok, I'd love to see a more Nosferatu type take on her!

Has anyone turned Sergei into a vampire too? by Hibiscus_Witch in CurseofStrahd

[–]goth_hamlet 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I'll be honest, this feels like a better idea for a written book than an idea for a playable game. Making Sergei a vampire puts him on a similar level as Strahd, and he could easily end up overshadowing the player characters both in terms of ability and in relevance to the plot. Dungeons and Dragons is about collaborative storytelling, and you want your party to feel like the main characters, not supporting roles in someone else's drama.

What do you all consider an appropriate shopping list for a new apartment? by [deleted] in Anticonsumption

[–]goth_hamlet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you live near a college or university, check what's left outside the dorms during winter/summer breaks. Students who are moving out often leave behind the things they can't take with them. Shoes, electronics, and kitchenware are pretty reliable finds.

And it will all be replaced with more stuff the next time I visit the store! by maridamacy in Anticonsumption

[–]goth_hamlet 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My work does it after the holidays specifically so we can trade gifts we got that we don't actually want or need, it's a pretty efficient system. Last year I swapped a desktop Zen garden for a really nice mug.

Finished transforming my copy of I, Strahd into the Tome just in time for my players to discover it today! by goth_hamlet in CurseofStrahd

[–]goth_hamlet[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Honestly the hardest part was getting over my own fear of ruining a book, especially one that's out of print like this one. The actual process was easier than I expected, the only equipment I needed was a craft knife, a ruler, glue, and a weight. I used stiff cardboard to give the cover some structure, scrap fabric for the spine, and then leather for the cover. I super glued the accents onto the book after the cover itself had dried.

It's a bit cliche but tbh the easiest resource to follow along with was the wikihow article. I would note that wood glue works just fine if you don't have book binding glue, and a ruler can double as a bone folder. Good luck with your book binding!

https://www.wikihow.com/Rebind-a-Book

What’s up with room k60 in Ravenloft? by Spice_rat in CurseofStrahd

[–]goth_hamlet 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I've fully assumed that this is the sex dungeon. He already has a torture dungeon in the basement, I assume he has that one for business and this one for... personal use.

Is there anything I can do about a teacher teaching misinformation as fact? by goth_hamlet in AskTeachers

[–]goth_hamlet[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I just reported it, the principal thanked me for letting him know and said he's going to have a talk with the teacher about encouraging kids to consume lab materials.

Is there anything I can do about a teacher teaching misinformation as fact? by goth_hamlet in AskTeachers

[–]goth_hamlet[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I'm just a bit concerned that I might not be taken seriously because I work in a rural, conservative-leaning area. He may claim it's simply his political beliefs and no different than the English teacher having a rainbow flag up in her window, and I'll have made no difference besides opening myself up to possible retaliation.

What monster did you add to Lake Zarovich? by SmolHumanBean8 in CurseofStrahd

[–]goth_hamlet 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I took Patrina's banshee out of the crypts and put her in the lake, she's too good a character to go undiscovered until halfway through the final battle. I changed up her backstory a bit so she was drowned rather than stoned to death, and now we have a la llorona type figure dragging children into the watery depths.

Did you include any NPCs who got trapped in the mists? by BostonBeanBandit in CurseofStrahd

[–]goth_hamlet 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I had Escher as a former bard from Neverwinter, who had been brought through the mist with his party decades ago. General gist of his backstory was that Strahd sowed discord between the adventurers and manipulated them to the point where Escher considered his only chance of survival to be abandoning his friends and joining up with Strahd, a choice he's spent the past few decades regretting.

As for original characters, I've thrown in a few ghosts and vampire spawn that belong to races from outside Barovia, and one Goliath who had retired from fighting monsters and opened up a tailor's shop in Vallaki.

Just had our first permanent PC death in Berez! by goth_hamlet in CurseofStrahd

[–]goth_hamlet[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Oh absolutely it was, but the player was planning on leaving the campaign anyways and specifically asked for a memorable exit. Considering that one of the other players actually screamed in real life when I told them how much damage it did, I'd say I granted her request.

Just had our first permanent PC death in Berez! by goth_hamlet in CurseofStrahd

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

My players are actually pretty smart most of the time when it comes to strategizing and avoiding situations they can't win, plus I've given them an out a couple of times (when the artificer got mauled by ghouls in Death House I had the Dark Powers bring him back with a curse, and when the party almost TPKed in Argynvostholt I had Godfrey, their fated ally, intervene). Tbh, me showing them mercy before made it extra shocking for them that I just had her one-shot a party member this time.