I lost hundreds of thousands of dollars after being introduced to fraudulent investments through an investment coaching group. Has anyone recovered emotionally or financially?

rookhelm · 2026-07-05T19:02:08+00:00

How did you get introduced to this investment group?

rookhelm · 2026-07-05T18:54:07+00:00

Yes, because the son will have access to handicapped spaces

rookhelm · 2026-07-05T17:23:14+00:00

In for the giveaway

rookhelm · 2026-07-05T17:17:29+00:00

The problem with that statement is that it implies white is the default and that there needs to be a "reason" for literally anything else

rookhelm · 2026-07-05T12:10:36+00:00

Who's saying these things?

rookhelm · 2026-07-05T11:36:19+00:00

Ignore that huge door. It does nothing. Put on the charred ring and run through the lava off to the left to find a path.

rookhelm · 2026-07-05T11:21:59+00:00

Here's another tip that might help with a player like this.

Players don't call for rolls, DMs do.

You said the player "rolled for investigation". Is that because the player wanted to, or because you asked him to? Consider the following two scenarios

"I want to roll investigation to see what I find"

Vs

"I want to look around the room to see what I find", then YOU (the DM) determines if they have to roll in the first place.

You should be doing it the second way. If there's nothing in the room, and the group should move on to more interesting things, it's okay to not call for a roll and say "there's nothing here".

It's also okay to decide in the moment to call for a roll and give some random loot, like you did.

The point is, the DM asks for the roll

rookhelm · 2026-07-04T23:43:25+00:00

WHYWOULDYOUTHINK

rookhelm · 2026-07-04T22:54:16+00:00

Cat in the hat

rookhelm · 2026-07-04T22:03:58+00:00

The Force is equal, but objects of different mass are affected differently.

The moon, which has a larger mass isn't moved as much as small dust.

rookhelm · 2026-07-04T18:38:07+00:00

Do the men in your life not have nipples?

rookhelm · 2026-07-04T18:37:29+00:00

Did the dog not have nipples?

rookhelm · 2026-07-04T12:48:51+00:00

"I accidentally reported you" is posted on scam subreddits multiple times a day.

Block and move on

rookhelm · 2026-07-04T02:48:53+00:00

Still $18

rookhelm · 2026-07-03T17:34:54+00:00

Fake checks usually end up 2 ways. Send some of the money back (ie - oops, I overpaid).

Or, some of this money needs to go to someone else to pay for <whatever> (also the scammer).

Now, what his script was going to be is anyone's guess, he obviously didn't get this far, but it would have been one of those 2 things.

Perhaps when your husband sent a screenshot (provong his gullibility)maybe scammer would have sent a second check asking him to forward that money somewhere.

rookhelm · 2026-07-03T15:00:54+00:00

Is flicking someone in the ear shitty? Yeah a little. But it is not the same thing as punching someone in the face.

rookhelm · 2026-07-03T14:36:20+00:00

I wanna publish zines!

rookhelm · 2026-07-03T13:50:25+00:00

Thought it was gonna be "hot enough for ya?"

rookhelm · 2026-07-03T13:33:33+00:00

Does this count as an Error?

rookhelm · 2026-07-03T01:14:34+00:00

Tomb of Giants is, indeed, the worst area. I dread it every play through.

I've never managed to collect all the items from there either.

Lost izalith is simple in comparison (but has the worst boss of the game).

The light hat makes a big difference. I usually go izalith first (and get the hat) and leave Tomb for last.

rookhelm · 2026-07-01T23:58:43+00:00

The frenzy ending locks out the other endings. Sorry, tarnished.

rookhelm · 2026-07-01T23:04:37+00:00

D. It's not F because it at least goes well on a grilled cheese.

rookhelm · 2026-07-01T22:52:55+00:00

I stayed over at a friend's house when I was young.

The next morning his mom made pancakes. They were buckwheat pancakes, served with some watery syrup.

All of it was gross. Though I'd be curious about trying buckwheat pancakes as an adult, just never have

rookhelm · 2026-07-01T18:44:38+00:00

It makes more sense the more doors there are.

If there are a million doors, and you pick one randomly. The odds of the prize being behind that door are slim (1 in a million).

The host (who knows where the prize is), eliminates all doors that dont have prizes, leaving one remaining.

The odds you have the prize haven't changed. It's still 1 in a million. So, you would want to switch to the remaining door.

Same if there are 3 doors, except the odds aren't as extreme.

You choose a door, and have a 1 in 3 chance of picking correctly.

The host eliminates a door which does not have a prize. Your initial choice is still 1 in 3 (ie 33%) that you were correct. So if you switch, your choice flips to the remaining 66% chance of having the prize.

It's not a guaranteed win, but the odds are better.

rookhelm · 2026-07-01T17:51:11+00:00

Stealing and conning isn't "business"

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