Cleaned out the office in preparation to making it our sons room. He is 1.5 years old and needs a real bed and a room soon.
I am finally playing a ttrpg again. I am running a d&d campaign for 4 students in the high school drama club. They are all new to RPGs and it has been super fun teaching them to play. I went to high school with one of their father and he played in my games back then.
Drama students would be fun to run for. It's a great way for them to practice all kinds of useful skills. What kind of game are you running for them? What are they playing?
DND 5e in a world of my own making. Although after we started i realized i should have used Pathfinder, a system i have wanted to learn myself.
There are 4 of them, one had to drop. Wood elf ranger, war forged monk, changeling rogue, and a kenku bard (whoo always fails his stealth rolls, and has the greatest excuses for the failures).
Pathfinder 2e is great, but the crunch can be a bit much for some kids' first foray into RPGs. 5e has more mass appeal for sure. That sounds like a fun group! Are you playing a published adventure or going full homebrew?
I am starting them with the book that contains the lost mines of phandelver. I am modifying it to fit into my world. I have always loved it as a starting adventure. The group just made it to level 2 and they were so excited.
Nice, LMOP is a good starting adventure for sure. Those first couple levels are always a big deal in 5e since some classes don't even get all their stuff until they hit level 3. That's why I usually started new campaigns at level 3 or 4 when I ran 5e. Now since I'm playing PF2e I can get away with starting at first level since all classes get their subclass right away.
I did consider starting at level 3, but I wanted them to have the joy of attaining those levels. Were they experienced, I would have started them at level 2 at least.
Yeah. I remember the first time I ran for new players, one of the biggest challenges is that any class which chooses its subclass after level 1 can be really jarring for a player who didn't realize that the choice was coming. I distinctly recall a player who chose barbarian because it seemed simple and then felt choice paralysis when she hit level 2 and felt like she had to choose from all of the available options. Anyone who's played a decent amount of 5e knows the system basically forces you to plan at least the first 3 levels before you even start, but that's not an obvious thing for new players.
We discussed subclasses during creation, so it should not be a surprise for them.
I mean, 5e has a lot of crunch too, and worse it is just missing stuff that should be there that makes it even more difficult to actually play.
I agree, but it offloads most of the crunchiness and complexity to the GM. Particularly at low level, there's very little for the players to keep track of.
Honestly, for a bunch of drama students you probably should have used World of Darkness
That was a consideration. They wanted a fantasy game, and I want not sure I wanted to learn Exalted.
I have been practicing making carbonara for a few months and this weekend's was perfect. They are always great, but this one was out of this world.
Ohhh nice! Do you mind sharing your recipe?
I made the first one following this recipe exactly: https://youtu.be/4nAfxzE02Gw
I stopped measuring anything after the first two and kind of just wing it with the amounts. I think adjusting as you make the sauce at the end is the more important bit than following the exact recipe.
But that may be blasphemy :/
Thanks, I’ll check it out! I’m also a fan of adjusting recipes as I go.
My quiche turned out great! 8/10, it did feel like a little win. The main issue was too much filling making it feel too heavy. I'm going to share the fixed recipe here:
Ricotta and spinach quiche, serves 2 with leftovers
i found a game I liked and it's free with an optional $10 donation. that's pretty cool when I barely have any money.
Successfully replaced my car's accessory power socket/cigarette lighter socket. Now my phone can be plugged in and charge while I drive without dragging the cord from a further socket!
I emailed my two-week resignation notice to our HR guy. I did this using the company phone while on the clock.
This is the way.
I hope you took your time while writing the email.
It was short and sweet and respectful, didn't need a lot of thought. I wrote it in between helping customers.
Did it go something like this..
Remember when l said wanted a pet dragon and a moat around my desk? Since that's not happening anytime soon (and trust me, I waited), I've decided to venture into the big wide world in search of both. send postcards. P.S.: This is my fun way of saying I'm resigning. You'll be missed!
Haha, I wish. 🐉
I'm baking an icecream cake for the first time and it seems to be going really well!
Helped make my wife's depression and anxiety go away for a good chunk of hours on Saturday and Sunday! That's a big win for me
We're almost caught up on wrestling after a house fire derailed our lives a few weeks ago. Still at a motel, but still alive
Got out, jogged, and did some outdoor work even though it's the worst time of year for it. I'll happily do my jogs/walks in winter unless it's dangerously cold out but I have very little tolerance for hot weather.
Jury-rigged a mounting plate for the new wind indicator on my boat on Saturday. Stopped by the marina Monday night for a different project and the wind indicator still hasn't fallen off yet.
The Atlanta airport had a sandalwood soap.
The rest of the weekend was work conferences and delays.
I held a tiny 5-day-old baby at church for the whole service on Sunday, and he just slept on me sweetly the whole time. I loved every second of it, he was so sweet.
I held my baby niece (not 5 days old, but 6 months or so) on Saturday. It took me back to when my kids were babies, i dont envy those days, im pretty sure i lost myself, or my identity, definitely my sanity!
I couldn't believe my friend had made it to church, and she has three other young kids, but she's so chill about parenting and life in general. Her kids are just wonderful.
I haven't died yet. My house isn't on fire.
I woke up really early Saturday morning and wrote a static site generator. It's hacky at the moment, but neat.
I started learning Dutch and was stuck on pronunciations, and I pretty much got it down.
having a bonfire to celebrate a birthday this weekend 😀
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