Gaming Laptop Recs? - Lemmy.World

Hi all, my son is 11 and a gamer. He does a lot of Roblox (yeah, I know) but also has gaming interests outside of Roblox. He is getting into more robust games. He had a Razer Blade 15 and it crapped out after a year (RMA says motherboard). I had the extended warranty and they are giving me a cash settlement (check) for what I paid for the computer because Razer apparently said they cannot replace the part as it’s not available anymore. So, did I just have bad luck with the Blade and should I go for another in the Blade series OR go with a different gaming laptop replacement? I’m researching on my own, but also looking for recommendations from people that have knowledge in this area. Thank you!

Actor Terence Stamp, who starred as Superman villain, dies aged 87 - Lemmy.World

While not part of this DCU, the man was an icon bringing one of Superman’s top villains to life.

Battle of the Bards - Lemmy.World

So I introduced a quest to save Dave Gnoll of the Fae Fighters from some bandits while the band was enjoying some time exploring the coast south of Waterdeep. In order to have a reason for the band to be there, I created a Battle of the Bards music show with several bands including A Perfect Cantrip, Wizard Eat World, and The Casting Pumpkins. Now the two bards (level 5) want to enter and compete. I am envisioning this being a skill challenge with rounds maybe DC 18 to start and as the rounds move up the DC goes down if the crowds like them (the crowds will warm to them every completion of a skill check). I am wondering what the prize should be? I was going to go with: - monetary (1000 gold?) - a golden instrument (or maybe some artifact with a silly mechanic)? - some agent wanting to sign them How would you run something like this?

What happened to FlyingSquid? - Lemmy.World

I used to see him all over the place and now nothing. I checked his post history and it’s been 24 days since he last posted anything. I don’t know the guy or have any personal stake, but seeing someone everywhere just suddenly disappear is odd.

How many rituals is too many? - Lemmy.World

I have a player who is an experienced player. Our party consists of path of Devotion Paladin, Bladesinger Wizard (the player), Thief Rogue, College of Eloquence Bard, College of Whispers Bard, and Battle Master Fighter. It’s already a strong party and the two bards can throw a wrench in a lot of stuff. My campaign is doing a time jump (homebrew) of 2-2.5 years following the end of Phandelver. The wizard is asking if he can pick up the following rituals during this time jump: 1. water breathing 2. unseen servant 3. tensers floating disk 4. phantom steed 5. magic mouth 6. leonmunds tiny hut 7. illusory script 8. identify 9. gentle repose 10. find familiar 11. detect magic 12. comprehend languages 13. augury 14. alarm My response to him was as follows: “I want to be a yes DM, but also you’re so low of level that many of these will subvert a lot of potential enemy actions. It feels like a little too much utility for 5. With two bards, it’s already ridiculous with what you all can get away with.” I did say that I am willing to let him have a few though. Am I being too strict? If not, how many would you allow?

What food did you hate in the past, but enjoy now? - Lemmy.World

As a kid I hated veggies but as I got older I really enjoy some veggies, especially broccoli, roasted in a drizzle of olive oil and a little seasoning. As an American, I also used to abhor vegemite when I tried it until I learned how to properly spread it on toast during my visit over there and I’m obsessed now! What did you hate, but gave a second chance to? I’d love to try some new stuff!

Tired of Hawk Tua, but this is a good usage - Lemmy.World

Using iPhone15 in Australia (Verizon) - Lemmy.World

Hello, I’ve never traveled internationally post smart phone world but I have Verizon and I added the month international plan so I can use my phone over in Australia. I got the instructions back and it seems that I just need to turn roaming on and that’s it? I don’t need to activate a different eSIM or anything? Does anyone have experience with this on Verizon? It seems too easy and I’m worried I’ve missed something somewhere.

MCDM' Flee, Mortals! & Where Evil Lives is on Dndbeyond - Lemmy.World

Big fan of Matt Colville. I own Flee, Mortals the book and the PDF. I use the pdf in my games, but having everything in dndbeyond is also amazing. I think I’ll purchase it again and get Where Evil Lives too. I’m stoked about all of the 3rd party content getting added such as Kobold Press. It’s making this digital stuff very worth it!

Bad Batch Series Finale (Spoilers) - Lemmy.World

Anyone watch it yet? I am still processing it. I don’t know if I liked it or not. ::: spoiler Thoughts and spoilers here I was expecting more closure - Zillo beast was just in this whole series as a plot point to allow Omega to escape? - Rex and his crew had no resolution - Time jump with Omega in the Rebellion? - What happened to Cody? - Why was Scorch done so dirty as a glorified name drop, he would’ve been covering their rear to make sure no one snuck up on them - Nothing about any of Tantiss’s other potential secrets - The clones didn’t have resolution. They’re just scattered across Pabu and Pantora? - The brain washed/mind controlled clones were cool but ultimately useless and easily defeated after spending all previous encounters handing everyone’s asses to them - Bunch of force sensitive kids out now to be discovered by Luke? Hunted by Vader? - Assaj was just there to tell us Omega was force sensitive? They could’ve used anyone to reveal this :::