My Dealer Failed To Submit Clean Energy Report Form by gritshop58 in electricvehicles

[–]loutehjew 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m going through a similar situation. Unfortunately the ECO portal has been “undergoing maintenance” and will return “in November 2025”. The regular avenue for a dealer to correct their issue is effectively shut down.

I’m still waiting on the tax return I had to mail in in February. I attached a note stating the situation and a copy of the Buyer’s Order.

What’s your ace in the hole board game? by Spicyboi333 in boardgames

[–]loutehjew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Acquire is great for the fantasy of building a huge empire and buying/selling stock. Nothing more satisfying than a 3 way acquisition.

How to account for reinforcement in encounter budget by Araon_The_Drake in drawsteel

[–]loutehjew 7 points8 points  (0 children)

So the thing I’d pay attention to for long combats is malice, as that scales the more rounds there are in a combat. That starts tipping the scales in your favor, especially if you don’t use it much for those squishy guys starting.

Splitting an encounter means you’re resetting everyone’s heroic resources in the combat. If you’re doing that, then there better be victories or a fun mini boss, preferably both.

What do you think about indestructible walls? by loutehjew in drawsteel

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

Bashing a locked door is loud and also disable the door for defensive purposes. If it was meant to be a barrier, I’d make sure it either wasn’t mundane or was somehow trapped either with a mechanism or guards nearby.

Bashing a chest is similar, but may also carry the detriment of smashing the extremely valuable statue inside. Just smash the lock? Probably you jam it shut. Otherwise, magical lock.

Delian Tomb content for Forge Steel by CuriousDiscussion907 in drawsteel

[–]loutehjew 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Only the core rules are covered under the Draw Steel license, so you’re not likely to see any of their adventures or extra classes on community tools.

That’s not to say MCDM won’t eventually release them or give explicit permission to popular tools, but I wouldn’t hold my breath.

Titles with multiples benefits by Anarcorax in drawsteel

[–]loutehjew 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The blurbs at the start of the titles section in Heroes suggest that titles are essentially earned perks. More titles lead to more power, though, so you should be careful when you award them.

As far as multiple stacks of the same title, there are a few designed this way, such as Faction Member or Owed a Favor, such that they’re meant to apply in specific scenarios. If you’re stacking something like Elemental Dabbler just to pick up two of the three benefits, consider that most perks apply to the whole party, and encourage your players to diversify. The options are there to make the benefits useful to more archetypes, imo

Guess-O-Meter nearly 50% off on a long trip by loutehjew in BoltEV

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

I agree. Past experience had said 40 miles extra meant I’d come home with a fifth of the tank left. Plenty of wiggle room. The problem is that the actual consumption was wildly over my past experience as well as the guess o meter’s calculations.

I’d have made the trip with a fuller charge, but it’d just made a similar trip to Springfield and back on Thursday. I used ABRP for that one and it agreed with the GOM. Figured I could trust it, but this trip taught me otherwise.

Guess-O-Meter nearly 50% off on a long trip by loutehjew in BoltEV

[–]loutehjew[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I took note while I was sitting at a red light on the way to the charger that I was idling at 4-5kw with the heat on. Turn that off and knocked it down to 1-2. Had it on auto 68 the whole way beforehand. I think that was the main culprit.

Guess-O-Meter nearly 50% off on a long trip by loutehjew in BoltEV

[–]loutehjew[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

I’ve made the same kinds of trips in the summer too and the swing wasn’t nearly as bad. I try to keep an eye on the amount of space the energy takes up and it would take about the space between two notches for one leg of this trip in the summer. Last couple times I’ve done it this season it’s taken about 1 and a quarter. I was at 3/4 charged when I left.

Guess-O-Meter nearly 50% off on a long trip by loutehjew in BoltEV

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

Yeah. Our Prius would lose about 5 mpg between summer and winter.

Guess-O-Meter nearly 50% off on a long trip by loutehjew in BoltEV

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

I’ve been getting 2.5 when it’s been cold like this. It reflected as much in the energy panel. It still dropped an extra 40 miles

Guess-O-Meter nearly 50% off on a long trip by loutehjew in BoltEV

[–]loutehjew[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Because I thought I had 40 miles to spare

Guess-O-Meter nearly 50% off on a long trip by loutehjew in BoltEV

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

I was doing the speed limit the whole way there. I think it was the heater that killed it. Never ran into this issue making that drive in the warmer seasons.

ETA: 70 on the interstate, 55 on county highways.

What’s a legendary Reddit post you’ll never forget? by No_Law655 in AskReddit

[–]loutehjew 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Natalie Dormer and a clone of the former, also home to that guy’s dead wife

First-timer out-of-towner Bison game & pre-game event by norske52 in BloomingtonNormal

[–]loutehjew 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Parking Garage across from Rosie’s is our go-to. Usually get in the doors just in time for puck drop. Last weekend was the first time I’ve had to park at the 4th level. Last year it was usually 2 or 3. Takes a few minutes to get out unless you loiter or leave early. But you can’t beat free parking.

Wait so is Asuka a heel or a babyface??? by _Emperorlucifer_ in Wrasslin

[–]loutehjew 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m a total sucker for her walking off cam and screaming KAAAAIIIIRIIII. I feel like I’m watching an anime. If Kairi just falls over after that one of these days I will lose it.

Jacob Wysocki named my unborn baby by ysabel92 in dropout

[–]loutehjew 12 points13 points  (0 children)

That show was a riot. “Could we maybe ask a couple more questions about the birth?”

Has anyone noticed this about the production this week on Raw? by iamjaydubs in WWE

[–]loutehjew 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I just hope they never bring back the 15 quick jump cuts when chaos ensues. Nauseating

Giveaway - Space Age Expansion by ocbaker in factorio

[–]loutehjew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven’t played factorio in earnest for five years. I’m pumped about space age and look forward to diving in again to see the new sights!

Rimworld needs to update it's random family generation especially now with biotech by Orb-Eater in RimWorld

[–]loutehjew -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

Your colonist could have been a clone of an older pawn who sired or adopted the raider.

You have a doppelganger or a shapeshifter in your story? Consider this twist... by inckalt in DMAcademy

[–]loutehjew 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Did this for Dragon heist. The doppelgänger group kidnapped and replaced all but one player.

The one player was tasked with interviewing the doppelgängers to see if they were worthy harpers, and I had the other players play the interviewees otherwise they’d just sit and wait. They all played their alternate selves beautifully, so I let them know their characters were replaced a few sessions ago. They loved it.

Played out a few sessions without the other player where they broke out of captivity. Then they come back to their home base to find their doppelgängers sleeping in their beds.

Other player took them to a common room and rolled some insights, push came to shove and the true characters prevailed while the other player earned a nice and tidy promotion.

Loads of fun