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Yeah, hes a surprisingly good player, getting really into the roleplay and trying to find creative solutions. He even has his own PHB he bought with his own money when he was 5.

I'll talk to him about moving his crafting into a downtime period to try keeping the distraction down to a less distracting level.

Ollie's parents are unfortunately not joining us. Ollie is just the friend of the kid (let's say AJ) whose parents started the campaign with me. I agree with you, if it were just me and Ollie and his parents that would be different. (Edited the original post for clarity)

However this case all three adults (both parents and a third adult) and the other kid (AJ) are becoming visibly more annoyed in each session, as the campaign was going smoothly until Ollie joined in a couple weeks ago. The three adults have gone as far as (in-game) tying him up so he can't grab things and (out of game) asking me if there's a way to handle this in the game because now that he's in, they feel bad kicking him out, but the game is no longer fun for AJ in particular who really just wants to explore the story. Hence my post.

If you haven't already, look up Graphic Audio. They make a lot of popular books into audio dramas. It felt a bit cheesy to me the first time but it's grown on me. I find them often on Hoopla or at my library.

"We're Alive" was a pretty fun audio drama that I think started as a podcast, but they edited into more seamless "books". Available as a freebie if you have Audible.

"Impact Winter" is another Audible freebie I think, about Vampires.

Alternatively, you may be interested in the Magnus Archives. It's a podcast with a short horror story in each episode, but all tied together by the researcher who narrates it. Eventually some connections form between the stories but each one is pretty short so you don't need to be super dedicated to the whole podcast if you just want a few stories.

I gotchu. I read it literally the way you say at first.

This is exactly the kind of joke I make all the time which is what prompted my friend to ask if I was autistic.

Yep I do this. The game can take 15 minutes to teach, but an hour for me to re-learn if I have to read the rules again. If I write my "teach" into a cheat sheet it's so much easier to replay because it removes the mental barrier of having to read yet another 39 page manual.

Plus, there's always some tricky rule that everyone gets wrong the first time I explain it. My notes help me ensure I teach it "right" the first time.

How much "lower carbon" is the soybean biofuel compared to standard Diesel petroleum?

What do you mean by keeping bookmarks? You mean like recording your place in the book so you can continue where you left off? I'm not understanding the benefit of that over a normal paper bookmark?

Hm, interesting. I have been getting better at noticing the buildup to a meltdown, but you are right it's not perfect. I might ask my doctor if there is something similar I could have in in emergency. Thanks for the tip.

Yep, if you liked the author, Project Hail Mary by the same guy has very similar vibes. Optimistic scientist dude stuck in space using science in creative ways to save the day.

My understanding is most NSFW posts are hidden by default unless you are logged in; if you are just visiting that instance directly and aren't logged in with an account there and changed your settings to view NSFW content it's gonna look pretty empty.

Ok so, the instance owner pays them to host, and with that revenue.... They pay the instance owner back? Isn't that just a "discount" with more steps?

Just finished Doom 2016. Runs smooth as silk, and the controls are great. Just starting Hollow Knight now.