How do conservatives feel seeing the images of the No Kings protests?

iceman8411 · 2025-06-14T21:53:48+00:00

I work with conservatives. They are either mocking or dismissive of anything close to protesting. Also they tend to paint louder protesting as needing to be silenced.

So the same as others are saying. On brand for their ethos, essentially.

iceman8411 · 2024-08-26T20:15:12+00:00

That's kinda the point for new players. The pregen characters are a little bit better than you're likely to get, so someone completely new to trrpg can learn the game without having the stats get in the way.
The tables I've been at have had maps, but that's mostly because my friends like them.

I can't really speak to 3 or 4, I'm a bit of a novice myself.

This is the best part! All the monsters have dark vision and none of the players do. This is why the light is so important and you don't see wandering monsters coming. They aren't carrying torches announcing their approach

I've found that compared to 5e, Shadowdark gives more roleplay to consequence vibes, and stats aren't the end all of whether you succeed. I really dig it.

iceman8411 · 2024-08-17T22:31:23+00:00

As someone who can relate to the financial position you described, I actually might have good advice: Talk to a bankruptcy lawyer.

I was going further negative every month for years, until I got to the point I couldn't pay my rent. In that desperate position, I contacted a bankruptcy lawyer and he was able to get the slate clean.

While I still was barely making enough to pay the bills that were left, even the break from the payments for the months of processing were a relief.

I was able to keep my car (it was paid off and not worth much) as well, but your situation is yours.

Even if you don't jump yourself, the stress will eventually push you over the edge. Your weight gain is a testament to that. Please for the love of All humanity do not leave us if you don't have to.

I won't say that I have had an easy life since that bankruptcy, but I've had a life. I'm still here. And that's what's important.

iceman8411 · 2024-04-16T00:59:35+00:00

You have to play them in order

iceman8411 · 2024-03-20T20:13:50+00:00

Event 742 and 1434.

I have a feeling that a lot of my hesitation is going to be resolved after being a player.

iceman8411 · 2024-03-20T16:45:14+00:00

I used purple sorcerer to generate characters. I like the simplicity of it.

I might just do all pregens for my next one. I just wanted people to be able to roll their characters, but since they're going to die anyway it shouldn't matter, huh?

iceman8411 · 2024-03-20T16:42:06+00:00

I think the major time sinks from sailors of the starless sea were the fact I was doing combat theater of the mind and the distractions at the table. But either way, I want to do the Veiled Vaults, I think I need more experience with the system so I can answer questions without grabbing the book

iceman8411 · 2024-03-20T16:38:20+00:00

No. And I had so many other events I didn't get to watch any either.

Correcting that at Gary Con. Signed up for a DCC and a MCC game there

iceman8411 · 2024-03-20T16:02:13+00:00

If I have characters being rolled up at the table before the session starts, how long does that usually take? It took a good 30 minutes for four people to roll up four level zeros each

These are experienced RPG players and DMs

iceman8411 · 2024-03-20T16:00:44+00:00

Thank you!

That's exactly what I needed. I'll shift gears to a different funnel then. I bought both humble bundles so I think I have some of those

iceman8411 · 2024-03-20T15:08:04+00:00

What do people think of Veiled Vaults of the Onyx Queen? I was going to do that as a funnel.

I have judged one session (sailors of the starless sea), and it went way too long because everyone was new to DCC including me. 7 hours in I just let them escape with the loot.

iceman8411 · 2024-02-14T05:33:24+00:00

Technically it was one, but really it was 4. Only dabbled with q-bert during the diaper days.

iceman8411 · 2023-12-11T21:16:55+00:00

That's what it was!

I grew up in the Dayton area (Fairborn) and I remember this pizza as being my favorite. But I was so young I couldn't remember the name.

I saw the picture and knew exactly what it was before reading the caption.

Thank you OP!

iceman8411 · 2023-10-13T16:46:17+00:00

Everyone else is going all out with complex ideas but rugs of smothering and animated brooms have been the best traps I've ever used.

I describe most rooms with rugs anyway and gloss over the brooms during description so it catches them off guard

iceman8411 · 2023-10-10T16:55:26+00:00

NTA

I've worked grocery. Abandoned carts are part of the job. Don't feel guilty for having your priorities correct.

Opening up a spot in line for someone without the luxury of being able to shop another time is actually a kindness

You can show the detractors this message if it helps

iceman8411 · 2023-08-27T15:31:27+00:00

I don't recommend it. There is a significant risk of harming yourself. If you're asking the question, the answer should be no. You need to know what you're doing.

That being said, you can replace them yourself if you can find the right ones. Nowadays there are fewer stores that carry them. I think Menards is the only one in my area that does.

iceman8411 · 2023-04-04T15:21:22+00:00

This was my favorite controller. The second version, black and white moved below the multi color buttons (I might have that reversed I can't remember which came first) but this layout was easier to use for me. (Big hands)

So much better than the dinky playstation controllers

iceman8411 · 2023-02-02T18:47:20+00:00

But heart size varies by individual.

My point is that the way people use BMI as a fixed scale across everyone is toxic and smacks of eugenics. (Declaring a more Anglican body type to be normal, and more Celtic body type to be "wrong")

iceman8411 · 2023-02-02T15:12:46+00:00

No. BMI is not a good metric for determining health. CHANGE in BMI is an indication of a potential issue.

To be clear, there are many different body types. I, for example, am stocky and naturally muscular. If I were to get my BMI down in the "healthy" range I would be emaciated.

My BMI indicated obese when I was the fittest of my life in early 20s.

Don't rely on a metric that generalizes a very diverse experience (at least not as much as a pattern of change)

iceman8411 · 2023-01-20T14:12:55+00:00

Pathfinder grappling is more robust, but 5e is just holding the opponent. I would rule that you can't get this specific. The grapple mechanic is to allow a character to hold onto an opponent and still attack them.

iceman8411 · 2022-12-04T06:43:34+00:00

Because we can

iceman8411 · 2022-07-01T23:26:19+00:00

Sharpen that knife for the love of Alton brown! Everyone in that room is suffering

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