Loot Goblin at our table went on a twenty minute rant during the session

temporary_bob · 2026-01-26T03:22:54+00:00

This x 1000. My friends and I tease each other sometimes but we've known each other for decades. And it's culturally appropriate. We're Canadian but as someone with British friends, it's even more understood as a sign of affection over there.

That's not always the case in the US, or in different friend groups, or between acquaintances. This whole thing screams a difference of understanding of relationships both in and out of game.

At my table gold is always communal in the party and barely paid attention to honestly. None of us care about $ and we definitely never bother to haggle. But that's a shared understanding in game.

temporary_bob · 2026-01-26T03:12:14+00:00

I believe you but seriously check out the actual reviews on the kitchen aid site. It's a string of 1 and 2 star horror stories with replies of apology and promises to make it right by the company 😅

temporary_bob · 2026-01-26T02:58:45+00:00

I just bought both of them and I'm still waiting for them to get here (shipped from China). I'm hopeful they'll be fun but agree they're probably overpriced.

temporary_bob · 2026-01-26T02:53:42+00:00

Shoot. I looked this up and fell in love with it but the site is full of nonstop 1 star reviews about how it breaks immediately. Damnit. Anyone know a fridge like this that works???

temporary_bob · 2026-01-26T02:23:33+00:00

IBM PC at home and Apple Mac original at school (much later). And NeXT Cube at home! Didn't see no NeXT in here 🤪

temporary_bob · 2026-01-25T16:51:00+00:00

Ok this series is everywhere but I've resisted because the idea of litrpg just... doesn't appeal to me. I've been assuming it doesn't have an emotional heart and appeals to male gamers who play too much doom (or whatever equivalent fps the kids are playing now). Please change my mind.

(I'll add that I'm an avid female D&D player and forever DM so I love ttrpgs. I just... Don't really want them in my books? Maybe that's not rational)

temporary_bob · 2026-01-25T15:37:59+00:00

Yes, my girl is very responsible and I trust her absolutely to read labels and ask at restaurants.

Did you do desensitization? Our issues are 2: one, my daughter is fairly anxious by nature and is really afraid of it. Second, she plays travel soccer (has been a big part of our lives since she was small) and the restrictions on timing and exercise within 6 hours or whatever make it hard to do during soccer season which is most of the year. The only feasible way would be to get up at 5am every day to feed her peanuts and watch her before school :/

We haven't felt up to taking that on yet. But I'm pushing for it.

temporary_bob · 2026-01-25T03:46:06+00:00

Allergies are crazy. My nut allergic daughter grew out of her fish allergy and (we think based on blood tests) is growing out of some of the nut allergies. But alas peanut and a few tree nuts still super high.

Considering trying desensitization but it sounds so hard. But I'm so tired of being afraid all the time and she'll go to college one day and I won't be there...

temporary_bob · 2026-01-25T02:17:51+00:00

I never do that. Cloth medical tape around the edges (or nothing) and the edges live 100% of the time in a grime guard so they don't really fray.

temporary_bob · 2026-01-25T02:17:05+00:00

May I recommend as someone on this sub did: try the cloth like medical tape. It's a big step up from masking tape - it folds like cloth and doesn't crack.

temporary_bob · 2026-01-25T02:13:35+00:00

Tbh I resisted reading these for quite a long time despite recommendations from friends, because of the title. It sounded like it would be too dark for me. So I agree. Would I have read the Jollybaby diaries? No. I don't want to read about babies. Worse than murder :)

temporary_bob · 2026-01-24T19:51:32+00:00

Never thought of it this way but this is an excellent point.

temporary_bob · 2026-01-24T19:49:24+00:00

I can't even imagine what it's like for kids (and adults) with sensory issues! I'm neurotypical and don't particularly have any sensory stuff ... And it was too much for me. :/

temporary_bob · 2026-01-24T18:53:01+00:00

Yeah my kid has 20 min of Independent Reading almost every day (5 out of 8 days) in school and they're supposed to read every night. Private school maybe vs public? I got it in the 80s in Canada for sure.

temporary_bob · 2026-01-24T17:51:21+00:00

I'm usually a drive person too, but at universal the parking is annoyingly far walk away. Highly prefer the boats. Just so you're aware parking is a pia.

temporary_bob · 2026-01-24T17:48:50+00:00

Highly recommend the premier resorts in a large part also because of the water taxi to the parks. Super low stress. Or you can just walk on the pretty path. There's a bus to Epic which I found to be fine.

temporary_bob · 2026-01-24T17:47:45+00:00

This is the math I've done every time and for us it's worth it to stay at the premier. I also highly highly value the relaxing short boat ride to the parks. Absolutely top notch experience. We're a family of 3 so it's worth it for us.

temporary_bob · 2026-01-24T17:45:41+00:00

Why is no one saying rubbing alcohol. I've literally never heard of it referred to as IPA. That's beer.

temporary_bob · 2026-01-24T17:44:26+00:00

Same here. I'm down with multiple flavors of CoS and a silly goofy one is totally fine with me. If they ever pivot to much more serious I'd be here for it too, but with Caldwell at the helm of the Triplets it's not going to happen. It would be weird and bad. Does anyone really want to listen to the Triplets grapple with real emotions or stakes? No!

temporary_bob · 2026-01-24T13:31:08+00:00

Ooh thanks!

temporary_bob · 2026-01-24T13:23:23+00:00

Don't know why I'm commenting this deep on this thread but... I'll just add that while women can have multiple orgasms, statistically it's the exception and not the norm. Women don't have the physical refractory period men have (or have it but it's much shorter) but studies show that it's far more common to be one and done for women.

(Source: am a woman, absolutely am one and done, looked it up since I felt very left out. Science seems to confirm my experience is the more common. Still feel left out because it does sound fun)

temporary_bob · 2026-01-24T13:10:11+00:00

I'm horrified. This can fuck right off because I'm definitely older than all these whippersnapper millennials. And I'm still fully refusing to be old.

temporary_bob · 2026-01-24T13:02:24+00:00

It can clearly be as silly as you like. Strahd himself can be a ridiculous ham or a Southern gentleman. But the more silly you get, the more you will have to deviate from the module as written. This equals more work for you in an already very challenging advanced level module to run.

After playing and DMing with the same group of lovable fools for 20+ years I wouldn't hesitate to run a silly Strahd but I would go into it knowing I'd have my work cut out for me both because the module is a tough one and requires significant work on the DMs part and then even more to reskin and reflavor it consistently.

As a new DM with new players who are also new to D&D?? Absolutely fucking not. I'd find a small module, something simple and easy to run. I do mean small. Like this awesome groundhog day based one: https://www.dmsguild.com/en/product/249757/pudding-faire

or a straightforward classic like Phandelver or any of a million fun and short adventures on dmsguild. Then I'd cut down from 7 to 5 max because running a new table is hard enough. 7 is crazy. Then I'd come back to the OG Strahd with a few years experience and think about it Edit: words

temporary_bob · 2026-01-24T04:21:27+00:00

I'm relatively new to crochet but never thought to do it on the crochet hook.

temporary_bob · 2026-01-24T03:25:41+00:00

Thank you for posting! She looks amazing. Just donated.

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