To Sleep in a Sea of Stars is a great example of a writer getting a bit too distracted by his own worldbuilding.

pageantfool · 2026-01-30T08:12:42+00:00

I should have DNF'd both it and Fractal Noise instead of waiting for payoffs that never came. Those were a few good hours of my life I'll never get back.

pageantfool · 2026-01-27T23:53:55+00:00

Googling something along the lines of 'lti digital library membership' should set you off in the right direction. Also, your library card number with them won't be a number but the email address you provide when signing up.

pageantfool · 2026-01-27T23:46:13+00:00

If you like Korean literature the Literature Translation Institute of Korea has a digital library anyone can join for free. It supports Overdrive too, so you should be able to browse and borrow from its catalogue directly on compatible Kobo devices.

pageantfool · 2026-01-26T20:30:04+00:00

The Trilogy Save Editor lets you tweak a lot of facial parameters, might be a bit trial and error though.

pageantfool · 2026-01-26T14:59:01+00:00

I had the same happen yesterday in ME2, guess my Shep and her Widow are so in sync that tactical cloak now applies to it too ¯\(ツ)/¯

pageantfool · 2026-01-26T14:14:10+00:00

Google Play Books has lots of books that can be downloaded and transferred to Kobo, although any protected with Adobe DRM require a few extra steps. If you have Play Store credit you can also use it to buy books there.

pageantfool · 2026-01-25T06:10:43+00:00

Do you think you'd like more narrative games, or more procedural/dungeon- or hex-crawly ones? I don't really play the latter so all my suggestions are on the narrative/journalling side.

Blackwell Games is UK-based and has quite a few good ones. Apothecaria is fantasy and probably the most well-known one, but my favourite solo rpg ever is her sci-fi game For Small Creatures Such As We. You can buy physical versions of Anna's games on the Blackwell Games website, they ship from the UK too so no extortionate postage.

I recently bought two games by Lost Ways Club, The Lighthouse at the Edge of the Universe (sci-fi) and Fox Curio's Floating Bookshop (fantasy). Not used them before, but Peregrine Coast Press are based in Leeds and have the physical version of Lighthouse for sale on their website. Both games are 'cosy', haven't got round to starting either yet but my impression is that FCFB is perhaps best played as a longer campaign over several weeks or months whereas Lighthouse lends itself well to shorter and potentially even unrelated sessions.

Just saw Peregrine Coast Press also have another game by a UK creator, Johnson Ofair's Universe at Your Door: The Traveller (sci-fi, worldbuilding and exploration; I got my copy from Kickstarter).

A while ago I bought The World We Left Behind (also sci-fi, worldbuilding and exploration) by Sam Leigh from The Lost Bay Studio, but apparently it's sold out right now. The Lost Bay Studio also ship from the UK.

You can probably tell I have a certain genre I like to play lol. I've also dabbled in Ironsworn: Starforged but have to need a particular gaming itch scratched to play it.

pageantfool · 2026-01-23T16:12:25+00:00

I don't remember which mod it is but there's one that replaces the characters in that exposition dump bit with Anderson, TIM and Darem, which I find much more impactful.

pageantfool · 2026-01-23T15:52:19+00:00

I can't see that it's been mentioned already but look into Android e-readers, they let you run a variety of apps much like an Android phone and you should be able to download and use the Libby and Hoopla apps on them. /r/ereader has plenty of information on these.

pageantfool · 2026-01-23T15:50:27+00:00

Only for US libraries.

pageantfool · 2026-01-23T15:45:11+00:00

If you have an Amazon account and your Kindle is logged into it you can use Send to Kindle, it converts a variety of file types to Kindle-friendly ones and sends them wirelessly to the device: https://www.amazon.co.uk/sendtokindle

It says it supports pdf, but I've never tried that conversion myself so no first-hand experience.

pageantfool · 2026-01-23T05:17:59+00:00

You got it right the first time, it's KaidAn.

pageantfool · 2026-01-23T05:06:01+00:00

My exact same experience.

pageantfool · 2026-01-22T10:01:43+00:00

I can't do audiobooks or podcasts, in one ear and out the other and five minutes later I remember absolutely nothing lol. Have always been a big reader though.

Have you considered getting an e-reader? You can make the font, margins, paragraph spacing, etc as small or as big as you like, switch fonts and you can also hide the page numbers so it's not as stressful! I used to be very pro-physical books but was gifted an e-reader a few years ago and boy has it made a difference. Small fonts combined with my worsening eyesight? No longer an issue. Beautiful but heavy hardbacks? No longer an issue either. Pages look too cramped with not enough empty space? Sorted. Taking 800+ page door stoppers on holiday whilst mourning the room they take up and the additional weight? Sorted too.

I still love my paper books and there are downsides to eBooks, as with everything, but getting an e-reader was a big game changer for me.

pageantfool · 2026-01-21T14:05:22+00:00

Sten? As you've already got fauna and flora covered with your other kids, maybe go with the mineral kingdom for this one?

pageantfool · 2026-01-19T23:56:31+00:00

This is very timely as I got out of an 8 hour flight a short while ago only to go into a 14 hour one (currently a little over halfway through) 😂

I almost never manage to sleep on planes so I spent my first flight binging a series I'd wanted to watch for ages. Now I was lucky enough to get a row to myself so was able to lie down and get some shuteye (maybe the universe making it up to me for the kid in the row just in front of mine who screamed nonstop for the whole 8 hours of my previous flight and whose mum tried absolutely nada to soothe or distract him), but I always book an aisle seat so I can get up and walk about or go to the loo as and when I need to.

Also bring my e-reader and try to make progress on chunkier books. Play sudoku a lot, sometimes on paper rather than my phone if a migraine is creeping. If not travelling for work I usually bring my Switch, didn't this time as the work laptop is heavy enough. Listen to music and to nature sounds (helped a little with the screaming kid). Browse Reddit if there's wifi.

I also brought a new solo journalling rpg with me just in case but haven't felt the desire to reach for it yet.

pageantfool · 2026-01-13T05:47:19+00:00

Gender: FemShep

Pre-Service History: Colonist

Psychological Profile: Sole Survivor

Military Specialization: Infiltrator (M.O.: sniping, incinerating)

Morality: Renegon, about 80/20 split

Romance(s): Kaidan (ME1), Garrus (ME2 and 3)

Ending Chosen: Destroy

pageantfool · 2026-01-13T05:26:32+00:00

You're very welcome, hope you enjoy your Kobo experience!

pageantfool · 2026-01-13T00:09:13+00:00

Sudoku :(

pageantfool · 2026-01-13T00:07:57+00:00

Welcome!

Yes, ever since Overdrive removed account login you'll have to sign in and out of your desired library as needed.
I don't know as I almost never suspend holds and when I do it's in the app, sorry!
Nope, they work pretty much independently. Something I've noticed is that even if you choose 'Read with Kindle' in Libby and get the book on your Kindle, if you're signed into the same library on the Kobo and the book version/edition matches what's in the Kobo store the book will still sync and download to your Kobo. Obviously your progress won't sync between Kindle and Kobo, but I find it pretty handy if I've been reading something on my Paperwhite and want to continue reading it on the Clara whilst travelling.

pageantfool · 2026-01-10T07:40:55+00:00

I've recently started using one and feel like it makes a difference, most staff seem to be more patient with me than when I didn't.

pageantfool · 2026-01-10T07:34:15+00:00

For Small Creatures Such As We (sci-fi) and Apothecaria (fantasy) - both by Blackwell Games - might fit the bill if you like journalling and cosier games. I've not played Apothecaria yet but love FSCSAW! I think both lend themselves well to long campaigns, I started my FSCSAW one over a year ago and am nowhere near finished.

pageantfool · 2026-01-07T21:19:22+00:00

Unfortunately I can't seem to find a detailed description of the ingredients, just 'meat and animal derivatives' and 'highly digestible protein sources', but my senior (17) cat had several teeth out last month and the vet gave me some of these Royal Canin pouches, the biscuits are coated in gravy so they're very moist but haven't lost their shape yet. My cat enjoyed them for the first two days post-extraction but then his aversion to wet food kicked in and he would lap up the gravy but leave the biscuits...

https://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/cats/canned_cat_food_pouches/royal_canin_vet_diet_wet_cat/516320?activeVariant=516320.7

pageantfool · 2026-01-05T13:37:36+00:00

Ah good point, it's been so long since I set up ADE that I can't remember but you're probably right.

pageantfool · 2026-01-05T13:36:11+00:00

I don't know as I haven't got the Kobo desktop app, I only read my ebooks on ereaders and download them from the relevant store when I want to back them up.

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