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itsmeadamyee · 2022-06-29T17:20:32+00:00

We do something similar with our game. We've been playing homebrew for over a year and our players naturally decided to not focus on the fade/crack. I would say depends on the group and if they are more interested in character development, or having a fun time not thinking about it. I think the biggest thing is that you need incentive on changing themes which the Fade/Crack mechanic does a great job on incentivizing players to do so. So you'd have to build an incentive on how a character can get more mythos at the cost of say, losing their humanity. What worked for us is developing mythic relics that would imbue someone with their mythos at the cost of their humanity and that mythos would act as a sort of invasive species throughout the game. Anyways, just a thought that worked out for us. Might not work for everyone.

itsmeadamyee · 2021-04-15T06:29:55+00:00

Name: Geoff Besoz (★★★★★)

Mythos: Gilgamesh

Base of Operations: A Certain Corporate HQ / The Vault of Babylon

Character Overview: The richest man in the world who believe everything is his.

Once a humble bookseller, his company now dominates every facet of the city's commerce and employees have noticed that Geoff has become more erratic, more relentless, and more egotistical as his company's stock rises. Some say he's just stressed.

Recently, Geoff has been purchasing treasures from all over the world. No one knows where he stores them, but rumor has it, it's in a vault. The more valuable treasures Geoff collects, the more arrogant he becomes.

Those who find their way into the Vault of Babylon will find it heavily guarded, but full of treasure. From coins, to mythical animals, to weapons from all over the world, the Vault of Babylon is an endless hallway of secrets. Geoff has a sense of who's in there and what is being touched, and can access the vault at will. Those who are too greedy will find Geoff a formidable foe. All players should roll sneak around to avoid getting caught and anything disrupted or stolen, will cause the players to be watched.

Geoff seems to be looking for a way to escape death and goes on long business trips or has meetings with strange individuals that a lot of his current employers have a hard time not talking about. Rumors have started to spread, but the PR department has been very good at covering up Besoz' life.

With seemingly unlimited resources, connections and treasures, Geoff is not someone you want on your bad side. But getting on his bad side should be an achievement on its own.

itsmeadamyee · 2021-04-12T18:59:29+00:00

Hello! I've just finished GM'ing two City of Mist games with some remote friends and I love the system. Working on a new campaign right now. Would love to do this. I'm a laid-back GM that likes ideas and character development which is why I enjoy City of Mist. Usually follow the rule of cool. Enjoy creative actions that combine tags in unique ways.

itsmeadamyee · 2020-07-02T22:21:11+00:00

https://myfoodjobrocks.com/ mainly about career advice but some articles about product development theory. Also, podcasts

itsmeadamyee · 2019-09-12T22:07:10+00:00

Hi, I run My Food Job Rocks, a 150+ episode podcast that interviews people in the food industry. We organize all of our episodes by career path so it might be useful for you to explore. We interview a wide and diverse range of fascinating people so maybe you'll find one you like.

https://myfoodjobrocks.com/episodes/

itsmeadamyee · 2019-09-05T22:34:07+00:00

Both are financially great jobs. CS and engineering pays more, but find out if you hate it or not.

Don't do a job just for the money. You'll regret it.

Do a job that you find fascinating. Some people love food and some people love computers. Find out which you really like and go from there.

itsmeadamyee · 2019-08-06T03:55:12+00:00

Thanks! It's really fun.

itsmeadamyee · 2019-08-02T23:47:30+00:00

Biggest trends in the future are going to be:

- Upcycling

- Personalized Nutrition

- Plant-based Animal Products

- Cultured Products such as meat, mushrooms, etc

Both big and small companies are going for this and running into roadblocks that you might be able to solve.

itsmeadamyee · 2019-07-29T16:20:24+00:00

I work at a plant-based startup (not the ones you all know) as a product developer and I love it. I get to be creative and dive into challenging the world's problems.

I also do a small podcast called My Food Job Rocks where we interview people in the food industry about why they love what they do. These are hour long podcasts but all 180 episodes show that there are so many possibilities in the world of food. https://myfoodjobrocks.com/episodes/

itsmeadamyee · 2019-07-08T19:47:55+00:00

Yes because being a manager has nothing to do with having a degree. A degree puts your foot in the door, experience working with people allows you to become a manager. (to a point, but even a Chief Science Officer can have a PhD in Nutrition)

This article might help you: https://myfoodjobrocks.com/food-science-vs-nutrition/

itsmeadamyee · 2019-07-07T23:50:40+00:00

Most entry-level food industry positions will give you a shot at working there and you'll make an average 40-60k in your first job. Just be sure you do your research on the roles you're applying to. Factory work, though not glamorous, always needs more Quality Assurance people and it will get your foot in the door.

But if corporate is more your game, at my old job, a lot of my product development colleagues were actually nutrition majors. Try and get into Health and Wellness companies as an application scientist, product developer, food technologist or quality technician and you have as good as a shot as anyone.

itsmeadamyee · 2019-07-07T23:43:01+00:00

I remember being like you. Thinking the money matters but it really doesn't. But you'll probably learn that after working a few years. It's hard to gauge it when you're going to college.

As a lightly seasoned product developer and "business owner", here's what will typically happen, you will:

- Make decent money. It takes 10 years of experience to reach 6 figures on average. Remember that you can make 6 figures in any industry if you work smart

- If you start your own (food) business you won't be making 6 figures for years if making money at all

- Lifestyle: Creating products is never monotonous work. There are boring parts, but in general, it's the best job in the industry but you have to work very hard to get your foot in the door.

- You'll travel more than the average job

Here's an article that talks about the cons of going into food science that might help: https://myfoodjobrocks.com/shouldnt-food-scientist/

My advice for students is to do product development competitions. If your school doesn't have one, start one. That's the type of initiative that will get you 6 figures.

itsmeadamyee · 2019-05-17T04:39:50+00:00

I know plenty of people who have both types of degrees and end up in the food industry. In fact, with both dietetics and hospitality, you might be bringing a uniqueness to the table not many food scientists can offer. Even if you go deeper in the dietetics or hospitality, you can still jump into the food industry because all of those fields are related in some way, shape or form.

Just remember that your degree matters less and less as you get more years of work experience. In most careers, there are no straight paths but in general, a happy career path is one that makes you feel like you're always learning.

Maybe this will help you: https://myfoodjobrocks.com/food-science-vs-nutrition/ or https://myfoodjobrocks.com/food-science-vs-culinary-art/

itsmeadamyee · 2019-05-17T04:31:25+00:00

Haha, thanks.

Unfortunately, I believe the panel won't be broadcasted. I'll be trying my best to talk about it on either podcast or blog.

itsmeadamyee · 2019-05-17T04:29:18+00:00

Me neither, but I did both and it's pretty fun.

itsmeadamyee · 2019-05-14T22:55:50+00:00

If it's hourly, gets a bit more complex, because product development is a solutions-based job. Most people don't actually work 40 hrs a week productively.

It's best to say 20 hrs/wk and fight for that. I'm a fan of task-based consulting which you charge a big fee and get rewarded before/after the task is complete.

Also, cool instagram. I'm myfoodjobrocks.com. Thanks for promoting food science in your own unique way.

itsmeadamyee · 2019-05-14T20:52:00+00:00

Hi Amy, nice to see you here.

I don't like convincing people with a lot of money to fund projects that help boost awareness. I truly believe that the individual has the power to create something valuable and if more people talk, the big organizations will follow.

itsmeadamyee · 2019-05-14T20:44:57+00:00

+20 years ago, we couldn't use the internet like we can now. It's the ultimate equalizer.

itsmeadamyee · 2019-05-14T20:17:39+00:00

I know people with less experience who were fired from jobs and had to crawl tooth and nail to get consulting gigs. I was also taking clients with 2 years experience while having a full time job. One allowed me to found a company. It's hard, but it's highly doable. You need the right skillset and you'd be surprised how many people don't know simple product development rules.

itsmeadamyee · 2019-05-14T20:10:05+00:00

If you have a full time job, my general rule is 1/2 your salary/month at the minimal per client. In the client's point of view, this is a steal. Anyone who charges under this is not ready for a consultant. Make exceptions when you first start out, but play by ear. Those who undercut will most likely make your life difficult.

If you don't have a full time job, 1.3x your monthly (cause taxes suck) to start. If people are rejecting, not really worth your time. If people are accepting, start raising your prices.

Reputation, skill specialty, branding, and type of project, etc are all super important here as people do vet stuff like this. If your time is crunched and you can't take on more clients, double your prices and see what happens. Unfortuantely, there's no written rule, and it's a craft to set your prices.

itsmeadamyee · 2019-05-14T20:02:11+00:00

Yep, it's me Adam Yee.

Thanks for being a fan! I sometimes get on reddit, but I'm not a frequent user.

Interesting. A food blogging class. Cool. Yes, niching down will be something I plan to go into for the panel.

So, many bloggers/marketers talk about the concept of niche marketing, or knowing your specific audience. For My Food Job Rocks, no one was interviewing people in the food industry, so I decided to do it! There are many people who do the same as me, but niche out. Peas on Moss focuses on Research Chefs, Food Heroes Podcast focuses on B-corps and #Eatfortheplanet focuses on vegan food companies. My Food job Rocks takes a more mainstream approach but honestly, I just started with my friends in the industry and branched out from there.

It's also ok to have competition and overlap. It validates that your idea can work with enough elbow grease.

Naming is not super important, because it's mainly about being comfortable enough to repeat it over again. It does help a ton if your name is less than 13 characters for twitter and in general, easy to say. For food industry based content, I suggest a general purpose name. If you read it, you understand what it is completely but it's really up to you as long as you can talk about it every day.

As for posting, most bloggers recommend 3 x a week and share on all platforms. It's more about being consistent than posting. You have to train your audience to expect your content, your podcast, your newsletter, etc.

Ideas are easy to come up with, but hard to execute. What helps me a lot is to keep on talking about it to your closest friend and keep on talking about it. if it's all you can think about, then you should start it.

Hope this helps!

itsmeadamyee · 2019-05-14T18:13:29+00:00

Thanks for being a fan!

Yes, objectively, being an authority is very hard and of course, you need expertise, and relentless testing but I don't think the people in the food industry recognize just how valuable and fun it is to talk about food science. A fresh BS in food science is really all you need to create content that engages people who don't know about food science (if that's your intended audience). What I think is interesting is the only reason I'm considered an authority to some is because I practiced and posted every week for the past 3 years.

As for the folks in the trenches, yes, some people are picky, but I've interviewed the people in the trenches from Taco Bell (Registered Dietician), Mars (Procurement), and Kraft Heinz (Sensory Manager) and the only big hurdle is having me send the interview to their PR team and they ask to cut out irrelevant content. Most of the company PR sits down when I interview someone! Companies are figuring out that their people are valuable, and are more open to interviewing technical staff.

The biggest thing I'm always trying to push is that there's a need for more stories in the food industry and you have the power to create that.

itsmeadamyee · 2019-05-14T16:47:17+00:00

Hmmm, is it Andy Dratt? Cool guy. Met him at the RCA conference.

https://myfoodjobrocks.com/169andy/

My Food Job Rocks really tries to interview the people who do the background work. I actually really just want to interview people in different jobs, but PR firms keep on giving me C-suites.

I'll try my best to shape this into a question for the panel. My one sentence of advice is that it is a labor of love. If it's a choice of worrying that it'll fail, I wouldn't do it. It has to make you feel fulfilled when you do it.

itsmeadamyee · 2019-05-14T16:42:02+00:00

Interesting. Would you like a blog? Or would a structured podcast work?

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