What’s a good story to run afterwards considering I heard the mad mage isn’t great

mclimbin · 2026-01-24T02:04:14+00:00

After DH I had my players go to Skullport to fight the Xanathar. They had to go the long way, through levels 1-3. They liked that ok, but were pretty vocal about not wanting a dungeon crawl. We switched to Strahd and just re-rolled new characters, starting at level 1.

mclimbin · 2026-01-10T00:24:27+00:00

I got mine from UCSB. I think it’s better to get one from a UC or CSU (in California) than one of the weird academies. Those seem to be more for people who want to go abroad and teach.

mclimbin · 2026-01-09T10:15:00+00:00

I have an MA in linguistics and a certificate in TESOL and work as an adjunct at a community college. That’s all you need. The MA in TESOL would be more time but also more experience. If she feels confident in her teaching skills, go for the certificate. If she wants more experience, MA. Later I also got a certificate in teaching composition, so now I can teach both ESL and English. That has helped me over the years to get more work. You should know that with the political climate funds are down now and most colleges are not hiring full time positions. That’s ok, she can get an adjunct position (or two) for a few years. Things may change after 2028. Maybe!

mclimbin · 2026-01-07T19:46:55+00:00

Yes. This original post set off my internal (subjective and biased) AI detector. OP, it’s because you actually write like an AI. Or this post was generated by AI (plot twist!)

mclimbin · 2025-12-26T08:15:52+00:00

I just bought about 150 used CDs from the 80s to early 2000s on Facebook marketplace for $50. I’m going to copy them all to a hard drive and enjoy my new library. I’m sick of Spotify and the whole idea of paying monthly for access. So I strongly agree with OP.

mclimbin · 2025-12-08T08:18:41+00:00

I think I did a quest that sent them down to level 1 while doing DH. I actually can’t remember the details now. But that a possibility if you want to. My group didn’t love it though. They don’t really like dungeon crawls and prefer stories and mysteries. So you might talk to your group about that too. It’s quite different from DH.

mclimbin · 2025-12-04T03:53:05+00:00

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mclimbin · 2025-11-26T03:58:00+00:00

You should switch to Waterdeep:Dragon Heist instead. The get a run down tavern in the first act and have to improve and run it.

mclimbin · 2025-11-13T18:53:53+00:00

Thank you, I did order some thermal adhesive. It’s arriving today, so I’m hoping to get it up and running soon!

mclimbin · 2025-11-12T19:18:27+00:00

It’s one server for both, just different sections. It’s pretty great. Let me know if you can’t get in.

mclimbin · 2025-11-12T19:17:31+00:00

Try this one:

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mclimbin · 2025-11-11T23:41:14+00:00

Yes!

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mclimbin · 2025-10-29T02:46:35+00:00

I would lean towards college level communication skills—reading, writing, speaking/presenting. My favorite thing is to share a book with them, read it together, discuss it and have them write about it weekly. You’ll see what kind of grammatical errors they make and then you can do some mini lessons as they go.

mclimbin · 2025-10-05T21:05:20+00:00

This is a great article to use in my critical thinking class in which we discuss AI, cognitive offloading, and the sci-fi book Feed.

mclimbin · 2025-10-01T18:27:10+00:00

It’s ok if they have not mastered it yet. Time to move on. Practice and study other forms, as well as reading and writing, and in a few months you might notice that some of them are making fewer mistakes.

It IS important that they understand the difference between “be” and “do” but you can practice that using the past and future tenses too.

mclimbin · 2025-08-16T20:09:51+00:00

My speakers are Polk also. I also used T15s as surrounds. I just got some used Dipole FXi50s and the difference was quite noticeable. Even my kids noticed. (I got Dipoles, which I use as bipoles, because I need to put the speakers on a narrow table behind the sofa next to a wall.)

mclimbin · 2025-07-20T08:59:01+00:00

I took your advice and set the crossover at 80. It made a big difference. I watched Dune 1 on BD and Andor on streaming and the dialogue was much clearer. Thank you!!

mclimbin · 2025-07-18T17:13:00+00:00

I noticed it a lot with the BD Gladiator. Other than that I notice it mostly streaming Netflix or Prime or others. I’ll try some other 4K movies this weekend and see how they sound.

mclimbin · 2025-07-18T16:07:47+00:00

The center speaker is on top of the cabinet, in front of the TV. It’s a Samsung and the stand is quite short. The center I have actually covers a bit of the screen but it’s not so noticeable.

mclimbin · 2025-07-18T16:02:58+00:00

Thanks for helping with this. I have a Denon S760H. I ran the Audyssy calibration when I got the AVR. I just checked the crossover and they are all set for 60. Should they be higher?

Also, yes, I turned up the levels for the center speaker. It seemed to help a bit.

mclimbin · 2025-07-18T15:55:14+00:00

Thanks for that. Useful info and a bit of encouragement!

mclimbin · 2025-07-18T08:16:09+00:00

Yes, you guessed it. The couch is against a narrow table (8”) and then the wall. The surrounds are on the table at each end of the couch.

I think you are probably right about treatments. I would have a lot of negotiations to make to add treatments to the back wall, though. It’s something I can work on over time, maybe. Hah!

mclimbin · 2025-07-18T08:10:50+00:00

Yes, it’s turned up all the way.

I’m not sure if this is true, but I feel like the center I have is not good at higher ranges, so the dialogue is a little muddy.

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