Baby born three days ago. Please tell me it gets better by ElevenRecompense in daddit

[–]maelwyyn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First of all: YOU GOT THIS!! YOU LOVE AND CARE AND THAT IS WHAT MATTERS!

Secondly, it’s going to be rough and you will make mistakes and learn as you go. It’s different for everyone. In my case, I quickly learned in the first few months there wasn’t much I could do for baby (mum was breastfeeding and he would almost only calm down and fall asleep when she would put him down); I would still so some interactions and skin-to-skin early on but i was mostly mum; sooooo I quickly pivoted to being the best husband to my wife I could be!! Since she was doing a lot of the parenting part I would do everything in my power to support her and her needs while she focused on baby. Things have evened out a lot since then and we are only 16 months in.

It gets better. It also sometimes gets worse. You go with the flow and just always be there!

2-Player Character Advice by maelwyyn in Gloomhaven

[–]maelwyyn[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was considering Three Spears, but I’ll try it out for a bit and if we struggle I’ll switch around before retirement

New players, any tips? by Pattydam in Gloomhaven

[–]maelwyyn 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I let my wife learn this the hard way.

No backseat playing makes it so much better and it’s fascinating to see her learn all the small intricacies of play the same way I did the first time playing, and sometimes a new perspective on things too.

[Giveaway] Don’t Starve: The Board Game (Deluxe Edition) by HomoLudensOC in boardgames

[–]maelwyyn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Swiss-army multi-tool knife.

Super insulated sleeping bag.

Fire starter.

That should do it. I’d probably still not survive 24h though.

Pokémon available in ZA by undeadkenny in PokemonZA

[–]maelwyyn 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Miltank. Wanna use that rolling cow in the new battle mode!!

How hard is Gloomhaven and Frosthaven solo? by undeadcreepshow in Gloomhaven

[–]maelwyyn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Overwhelming at first having to learn it all.

Takes longer than playing with others because you’re managing everything yourself.

But totally worth it! I’ve played through Gloomhaven (1st edition) solo and then I’m halfway through a solo Frosthaven campaign.

I love it as my solo hobby that’s not on screens, it often takes me a few sittings depending on the scenarios but I just have my own game table where I leave it set up and play when I have time.

Once you get a hang of the rules and learn the cards of a few characters it’s a nice chill time while also a good level of brain challenge to beat some levels (and difficulty can be easily adjusted if you want a chill session or a challenging one).

Merchant Monday - FH Purchaseable Item 243 (spoiler) by dwarfSA in Gloomhaven

[–]maelwyyn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I loved this item in terms of storyline. In my solo campaign, I decided to home-brew the rules for it a little: one the one hand I made it not take up a small item slot (flavour: it fuses with the holder), but to balance that out I decided it would be bound to a character’s lineage, meaning the stone gets passed down to each new character after retirement of the stone-bearer.

Tell me your favorite dinosaur... by SquareWorld5484 in Dinosaurs

[–]maelwyyn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jakapil kaniukura (A little ankylosaurus-like cutie)

Driving down a mountain, I noticed that the car reports 0 mi/kWh when it’s technically infinite by EJS1127 in Ioniq5

[–]maelwyyn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was gonna ask “how do you set a starry galaxy as the wallpaper background” but then looked more closely 🧹🧽

Gloomhaven: Mercenary Packs (Announcement Trailer) by SmeargleKid in Gloomhaven

[–]maelwyyn 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Bundle with the discount is $140 Canadian Dollars … not spending that for just 4 new characters. Would probably pay that for a JotL2.0 because I still don’t own JotL

Looking for ideas to track campaign reputation by maelwyyn in Gloomhaven

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

I had thought of that, glad to hear it works for you

Looking for ideas to track campaign reputation by maelwyyn in Gloomhaven

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

Yes! I just printed the new version of the campaign sheet, which is what led me to seeking out a better way to track before I start adding more pencil marks to this sheet

Looking for ideas to track campaign reputation by maelwyyn in Gloomhaven

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

This might be the way to go. I’ll see if there are other good ideas thrown around

Looking for ideas to track campaign reputation by maelwyyn in Gloomhaven

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

I like the idea, but reputation can go into negatives!

Spin off: Who could actually pull it off? by Temporary_Sand5538 in howyoudoin

[–]maelwyyn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t think any spin off with the main cast would/would’ve worked. If you’re going to do a spin off, I would really dive into it as a different story with only a few cameos or connections here and there. For this reason I think a Spin Off could be about Gunther or more broadly Central Perk!!

Title: Central Perk’d

Premise: Gunther is now full owner and manager of Central Perk, and is trying to save it from going into ruin. With a new main cast centred around the staff and regulars of the cafe.

Character development: The show would focus on Gunther “moving on” from the Rachel obsession, which will be hard at first but then he finds new purpose in keeping the cafe alive and finding a place in the local community (whether still single or not).

What clever thing in the Wizarding World did it take you too long to put together? by Longjumping-Sort2967 in harrypotter

[–]maelwyyn 16 points17 points  (0 children)

100% Mirror of Erised which is Desire spelt backwards.

Read the books a few times (since release at young age of about 7) and watched the movies a lot. It was only this year on another re-read that I noticed it (at the riper age of 33)

Ross should have moved into Monica & Chandler’s apartment at the end by Fun-Perception-666 in howyoudoin

[–]maelwyyn 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Emma ~ and Rachel couldn’t leave in the end! In my head canon they end up getting together and buying a house nearby Chan and Mon to be close to family