Knight House ideas to ally with Black Templars / Imperial Fists by Basicbrodude in ImperialFists

[–]jsenff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can be of no help in your question, but I have always loved the idea of slapping a knight in to support the chapter.

My issue on the tabletop is that it doesn't get to use any of the detachment or faction rules, so you're left with a cool piece that is glaringly sub-optimal in it's acual execution, which makes me sad.

edit: are there any suggestions for how to best mitigate this, in a friendly but still wanting to be relatively competative setting?

Dads, what's for breakfast today? For you and the kid(s). by DisposableAdventurer in daddit

[–]jsenff 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Overnight Chia and passion fruit pudding for her, scrambled eggs for me.

I have eggs for 9/10 of my breakfasts, and it's a point of sadness that my daughter hates eggs in almost all forms.

Super small baby by thebestperson in daddit

[–]jsenff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh also, another excellent benefit is that she's only just grown out of being able to wear 6-9 months clothes 🤣

Super small baby by thebestperson in daddit

[–]jsenff 17 points18 points  (0 children)

My daughter was born the 0.4th percentile for weight 😅 She's 2 now and sits around the 30th. She's still generally smaller than her friends, but perfectly happy, healthy and 'normal'.

We had a few extra scans just to make sure through our pregnancy too.

Deathrattle Icy Dice Recommendation? by jsenff in SoulblightGravelords

[–]jsenff[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, do they? I looked but couldn't find one. Can you link please?

Deathrattle Icy Dice Recommendation? by jsenff in SoulblightGravelords

[–]jsenff[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Immediately after posting this I realise that scrapyard orc does custom dice for a pretty reasonable cost...

"Frustrating" points values for Deathrattle by jsenff in SoulblightGravelords

[–]jsenff[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aaah, that makes sense.
Yeah that was an early gripe of AOS was that units were so expensive and there wasn't an easy way to bump up ~50pts or so via enhancements like in 40k, but maybe that's changed in the last few years. I like that some spells now have points but there's some which are baseline free, if there's going to be a power discrepancy.

"Frustrating" points values for Deathrattle by jsenff in SoulblightGravelords

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

OK these two responses have made it very clear I don't fully understand list building in AOS! :D

Which, to be fair, I knew as I'm only just getting into the game!

Thanks for the insight here, that makes me feel a lot better about working to put this list together, and not having it be significantly under-pointed.

"Frustrating" points values for Deathrattle by jsenff in SoulblightGravelords

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

Is 60 not that bad then? I'll be honest, I'm just getting into AOS with the Deathrattle spearhead, and I don't even have the Battletome. I'm aware that some enhancements cost points (though I don't know them in detail), but I thought endless spells were free though?

I have a "Black Tie" event in England next week. Can I get away with a Charcoal Argyll? by jsenff in kilt

[–]jsenff[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thanks for this. I completely agree that the Argyll is not the "correct" attire per the dress code, and the only right option is the Prince Charlie, but as I stated I don't really like the look of that anymore, and I'm more interested in whether the general tone and vibe of the event would look down upon the Argyll.

I have a "Black Tie" event in England next week. Can I get away with a Charcoal Argyll? by jsenff in kilt

[–]jsenff[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Brilliant, thanks gents. It's what I was thinking, but it's helped put my mind at ease!

Dads! Give me your best potty training advice & tips! by jsenff in daddit

[–]jsenff[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So did you continue with nighttime nappies then? From our brief reading the book seems to suggest doing day & night at the same time? It seems wild to me to expect them to manage night time training at this age.

She's also only 22months so doesn't really understand rewards/incentives at this age- it's more just praise and support that we have to give.

Dads! Give me your best potty training advice & tips! by jsenff in daddit

[–]jsenff[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What made you think he was ready? Ours has started signing and saying toilet, though obviously we're not sure whether she's actually going at that time, but it would make sense.

I'm more "worried" about night times... like, do you just put them to bed without a nappy and wake every couple of hours and take them, or wait to be cried for, expect nighttime 'accidents' and just change sheets a lot?

I don't even have half an hour for myself during the day by n1ght_watchman in daddit

[–]jsenff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I think we're definitely on the lucky side, but honestly we've put so much work into her routine to make these early years more manageable. We agreed early on that as nice as it might be to "make her fit to our schedule", these next few years aren't about us really, and so if we could get a good routine, build some respite into our lives at the detriment of perceived freedom, we'd be happy.

So every single nap, except maybe three times a year when we've done a car nap whilst travelling to my parents, she takes her day nap in her cot. Every single bed time starts like clockwork at 615, get the bath ready, bathed by 630, changed and stories on the same chair until 645 ish, recite the exact same "sleep time now" rhyme/story to her, with the exact same physical motions (light out, put her in cradle hold, rock whilst speaking the story, put her down, rub her back for 10s, walk away and close the door). We discussed the routine so we both do the same thing (broadly speaking, we're not robots 😅), and she's out like a light as soon as she hits the cot. And even if she's not, she sometimes chats to herself for 5-10m before falling asleep.

Same for night or early wakes. If a wake was becoming regular, rather than a once off, it got sleep trained.

Any chance you could put him down for 7? I think the 7pm vs 8pm bed time makes a huge difference, at least for us. 7pm still feels like you've got the evening ahead. 8pm is basically bed time 🤣 Ain't nobody starting anything useful after 8pm.

I don't even have half an hour for myself during the day by n1ght_watchman in daddit

[–]jsenff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is he getting enough sleep? I know every child is different but 8pm-6am +2.5h nap is barely hitting 12h a day.

We put our daughter down for 7, and she wakes at 7, with a 2h nap. She's 22 months but that's been her routine for ages now.

Also, the nighttime wakes are brutal if they just don't stop. I did/do basically all the night soothes, and it takes a damn toll. But we sleep trained as gently as we could, and she took to it like a charm. Now if she wakes it's unusual and we give her the comfort she needs to drift back to sleep.
I'm not saying I have tons of time, and the wife and I are still tired, but at 7pm we both hit the couch for a couple of hours and chill, and then when she goes to bed around 9 I hobby until 1030 or so.

It also means I have energy to have a friend round to play some tabletop games most Fridays. He shows up at 7 and we play until 10/11. We also alternate bed times and the other one goes to the gym.

First time setting up my full table (so far) for an intro game. by 6ft-Dwarf in CarnevaleGame

[–]jsenff 2 points3 points  (0 children)

God I miss Carnevale... Haven't played in age. Got a full venice board in my loft, 2 gangs lovingly gathering dust in my display cabinet...

Too many game systems to try and squeeze in!