Berttheduck @ Berttheduck @lemmy.ml

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The UK has turkey with all the trimmings. Roast potatoes, stuffing, Yorkshire pudding (oven cooked pancake mix), roast parsnips, carrots, Brussel sprouts, beans, pigs in blankets (sausage wrapped in bacon). Usually served with gravy and cranberry sauce.

My favourite is usually stuffing or pigs in blankets. Turkey is usually just worse chicken and roast potatoes need to be just right.

Depends if we can shop. We've got a couple weeks of canned food longer in rice and pasta and a gas hob so cooking isn't a problem. Could work through the fridge and freezer in a week before it all went off. Got plenty of books, boardgames and camping gear so we'd be able to keep warm and entertained. I need to get some more solar options ideally some big panels for the roof. Our heating is gas but I suspect that it wouldn't work without electricity. Luckily our living room has a gas fire.

Whatever you and your group are interested in or whatever the GM has most experience with.

Personally I'd go with Blades in the Dark. It's great for teaching people good roleplaying habits and has advice like: drive your PC like a stolen car. The system is built to run on minimal prep with every pc action pleasing or upsetting another faction in the city everyone is locked in so you just need a few minutes to think before each session to work out what's happening next. It's very player driven and good for practicing improvisation. Plus the setting is instantly interesting (haunted Victorian London meets Venice) and I love flashbacks and clocks.

Other than that I'd recommend running a pre written module or two rather than making your own setting as it's too easy to fall into railroading players to tell your story.

I love this game, still got it downloaded on my phone. Really makes you think.

Vaping is safer than cigarettes, it's still bad and we don't know how bad it is long term but it is safer than smoking. It's better to just stop completely using a stop smoking service to get alternative nicotine products if that's available. If the person doesn't want to stop then you're unlikely to be able to make them however a vape might be able to replace it with something better. Other products to look at are patches, gum, lozenges and inhalators which can be useful in quitting.

In summary smoking and vaping are both bad but smoking is worse. Better off just quitting if possible, if not go for the vape.

I love introducing new people to RPGs. It's one of my favourite things. I've even run a how to GM session for an RPG club and helped a new GM run their first few games. That was a fun experience.

I'd definitely recommend not starting with Anima for a first game system now though.

Of course you can, I just really like the ritual with the brush and soap.

I love my safety razor. The ritual of shaving is soo much better with a brush and soap bowl rather than squirty cream from a can.

It's a learned skill though and does take practice, I recommend the book Leisureguys guide to Gourmet shaving.

Get a multi pack of blades and work out which ones you like best.

Do you have a favourite song or band?

We do: my wife's stuff and our t-shirts with pictures for delicates wash and literally everything else goes in on a standard wash cycle.

I really enjoyed Tunic. I loved collecting all the pages and learning about the world. I had to turn the difficulty down for the final boss as it just wasn't fun but everything else was great. The ending was really good after I found all the collectables. Though I did look up where to find them after working out what I was looking for.

Beat me to it. Why not was my answer to this question too.

I love our roomba, we got one that emptied itself so all I have to do is empty the bag once every month or so. Makes keeping the house tidy so much easier. It's great for the dog too, we just set the roomba off when the house is empty and come back to clean carpets. I hate hoovering though so mileage may vary.

You could look at inflatable roll mats for camping, we've got a double one which is about 10cm thick and it's nearly as comfy as our actual bed. It wasn't cheap, I think around £200, but definitely a lot cheaper than our mattress.

I'd avoid air beds, I don't find them comfy at all.

The other thing you could do is look for a mattress on 0% interest credit. We brought our Simba mattress on credit over a year or so for £20-30 per month.

I'm a white man living in the UK that's about as close to life on easy mode as you can get. I learned quite young to not care about what other people thought of me which has been very useful.

Sounds like you're getting a house at some point. That's great for you. Regarding the whole landlord issue you are struggling with: not all landlords are bad, in this circumstance your basically just offering extra space your not using in your house to someone else. That's pretty reasonable. If you really don't vibe with being a landlord in any capacity you could always sell up once it's your house and buy something smaller just for you.

Honestly most cancer therapy is like that. Chemo and radio are basically working on the fact that your body is more resilient than cancer cells so they will likely die before you do. They are not pleasant things to go through. Surgery is your best option if it's available and that involves chopping out chunks of yourself.

I've played an hour or so and enjoyed it so far. I hope you have fun with it.

Inside is good, less story heavy and more fascinating world that makes you think. It's pretty short and maybe not quite what you're after but as it's often on sale dirt cheap and like 2 hours long it's probably worth a look.

You could also look at American Arcadia. I've not finished it yet but it's pretty good so far and fits your bill for side scrolling with story focus.

It's so much fun. Genuinely terrible but in a very tongue in cheek, doesn't take itself seriously at all, kind of way. All the actors are clearly having a great time and it's soo funny.