Eris235

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[–] Eris235@hexbear.net 8 points 1 week ago

Its not really cool to l lie about food allergies; doing so makes it less likely for people with food allergies to be taken seriously.

Though tbh, I avoid eating out unless I literally have too anyway, been poisoned too many times from I assume cross contamination or negligence.

(and, I am also vegan, which doesn't make 'eating out' easier)

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submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by Eris235@hexbear.net to c/art@hexbear.net
 

Drew the party for the 'wizard school' game I'm running in Pathfinder 2nd edition.

We got a Sprite Fervor Witch, Wispi Winki

Dwarf Spellshot Gunslinger, Rudy Snoke (focused on two pistols)

Ratfolk Armor Inventor, Stump

And Anandi Summoner Wugaloshka, and their Construct Eidolon Gashkalowu

[–] Eris235@hexbear.net 13 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

is is the case with most health issues, certain deficiencies can cause certain issues. But, outside of having a specific deficiency, its all placebo.

Will taking vitamin D and B12, magnesium, etc. cure your AuDHD? No.

Could taking them make you feel better in some ways, freeing up some spoons/mental space to better handle whatever issues in your life that requires energy and focus to deal with? Yes, its possible. Assuming you are deficient, which, minor to moderate deficiencies in those three aren't uncommon.

[–] Eris235@hexbear.net 13 points 3 weeks ago

That would literally kill me (well, probably actually just sent me to the hospital).

I thought, when I first went vegetarian (vegan now) years ago, that I wouldn't need to specify 'no fish' when I ordered food labeled 'vegetarian'. But Fish sauce or Oyster sauce has sent me to the hospital at least once.

I no don't really eat out ever anymore, as I don't feel like gambling on the 1% cross contamination chart (got several other allergies too), but its crazy to me that food labeled as vegetarian is allowed to have fish sauce in it.

[–] Eris235@hexbear.net 16 points 3 weeks ago

A lot of languages also don't consider 'meat' to include 'fish meat', having entirely separate words for the two.

but yeah, I think in the US, its mostly catholicism brainworms

[–] Eris235@hexbear.net 8 points 3 weeks ago

You are right. But like, 'learning to do sportstalk' to help with 'socialization' (especially at work) doesn't make me like sports. If anything, I kinda makes me think its dumber.

But yeah, sports, beers/alcohol, guns, hunting, all classic 'guy talk' I'm decently good at, despite none being things I'm really into.

[–] Eris235@hexbear.net 16 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Can't relate; I do think its pretty boring. Its up there with like; clubbing or bar culture. I don't hate it, but I'm left wishing it was just like, a house party or something, somewhere less loud and crowded.

I don't shit on sportsfans or anything, I just can't understand why its enjoyable to watch. But like, there's lots of hobbies I don't 'get', so I'm not judging people for liking things I don't. And I do like playing sports, generally speaking.

[–] Eris235@hexbear.net 8 points 4 weeks ago

I didn't care for it. Very much 'skill issue', but all the games I've played so far against people has felt like I lost the game in the first 10 minutes, and then had to endure 30 minutes of getting my balls stepped on for the game to end, since there's no surrender option, and didn't feel like there's any 'comeback' mechanics, but also the winning team feels like it takes a while to actually secure victory.

Compared to League of Legends (which I haven't played in years, but did rack up many hours back in college), where a) you can surrender, and more importantly b) its possible to win quite quickly, both from just being ahead, but also from doing a cheeky 'backdoor'.

Deadlock, it feels like the 'securing victory' route requiring minions, and also just being a multistage affair with mandatory wait periods in between, just makes it feel like a slog, both being on the winning or losing side.

[–] Eris235@hexbear.net 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

'scallops' from king mushrooms might be my favorite

Chicken/hen of the woods 'pulled pork' tacos are excellent (oyster mushrooms also work)

Lion's mane 'crab cakes'

Combined with Beanis for blackbean and mushroom burgers

Also just, in soup. Minestrone is a classic, but I've been liking as a side some miso soup with just a bit of diced button mushrooms and seaweed

[–] Eris235@hexbear.net 30 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I can't directly relate. I strongly prefer 'person with schizophrenia' to 'schizophrenic' (or similar, worse terms). I feel that, first and foremost, I am a person, as are all people, neurodivergent or not.

But also, I support you in being referred to as you want. I don't need to relate to your experience to just, refer to you as an autist (when I would need to refer to it at all), after you tell me you prefer that.

[–] Eris235@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago

I'm sorry she's cringe. Its not my fault (its the writers)

[–] Eris235@hexbear.net 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Gale is the fucking worst. He talks like a redditor. Probably only Astarion is worse.

Karlach I guess I can see people liking; to me its less the character, and more the writing. She isn't sold to me; she comes off not like a person, but like a new player's first barbarian trying to fight for ~power and love and violence!. I can't take her seriously, she just feel like a tumblr post made live or something.

[–] Eris235@hexbear.net 7 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Ugh, yeah, that tracks.

#1 complaint (and, really only, aside from bugs) about BG3 is just how unlikable every single companion is. And yeah, they do got big Morrigan energy, for worse.

 

Rant spoiler-ed below, because its mostly just complaining, but it feels like a lot of games lately have added 'gamified xp' to their systems, and I don't understand the appeal at all. The most positive any player I've talked to has felt about the systems are 'meh, I could take it or leave it', with most slightly disliking them.

So, mostly, I'm looking for people that like these kinds of mechanics (I have to assume they're out there if so many games feel like they're adding them), and what you is it you like about them.

But I feel like Milestone XP just makes the most sense for any traditional coop party RPG.

rantI like trying out a bunch of different systems, and there's a lot to like, especially with a lot of the smaller games out there. I do like there 'narrative' approach ttrpgs feel like they've been taking recently, but between Chronicles of Darkness, ICON, Forged in the Dark, Apocalypse world, etc., and all there spinoff systems all having XP be earned for specific actions in game, its just a pain in the ass, that takes me out of the action.

I mostly GM, but I strongly prefer milestone XP. For some of the above games, its easy enough to gut their bespoke XP systems out of it, and just have players advance over time, but in several of them, it fucks with the overall balance, since several actions are 'bad', but made worthwhile because they earn XP.

But I don't like the feeling of interrupting game to award point, and adjudicate character advancement. And I hate systems that have players advance unevenly. There's always going to be a certain degree on uneven-ness in player attention, of rules mastery, and of spotlighting. As GM, its important to manage those so that everyone gets a chance to shine. But it just feels like increasing that workload for the GM, to need to additionally pay attention to the XP, and try to drag or XP share the players that don't find those systems engaging to not mechanically fall behind.

And as a player, I tend to have higher system mastery and attention than the others I play with, and tbh it feels bad to end up with more XP because of that. But also, it feels bad to knowingly pass up free XP by purposefully not engaging with those systems.

Really, only Call of Cthulhu and Paranoia feel like their gamified XP fits, and that's largely because the games are supposed to feel hopeless and unfair, and in the case of Paranoia, gamified and playing favorites.

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