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Same thing happened to me a couple years ago! I was going back and forth on ordering a custom from Dunable and then saw this damn near perfect brown burst R2 on their website and immediately snatched it up! I absolutely love it. It’s insane how great it plays.

It did came without strap buttons, which was weird, but Sacha was crazy nice about it. He paid for new ones, sent me some merch, and pre-paid a luthier local to me for a setup.

I will ALWAYS recommend Dunable. I’m very close to pulling the trigger on another one because I really want a Yeti.

The first three Kormak omnibus from William King is free on his website. It's the first three books in the series. I like cheesy sword and sorcery junk, so I enjoyed them. The third book ("Weaver of Shadows") has some of the worst editing I've ever seen, it almost made me stop. That said, it's still a cool story with a guy killing monsters, so I lived with it.

Right now it's aeropress and it will remain aeropress until I make a shit cup or have a bad morning, then it'll switch to v60 and repeat the same process until I switch to chemex. Then, eventually we will come full circle back to aeropress and start everything all over again. The circle of life. The ouroboros of my morning coffee, if you will.

My second cup of the day is and will always be an espresso.

Well, I am neither a huge Sherlock or Lovecraft aficionado, so I'll put these books on the backburner. Thanks!

How is the SH and the Shadwell Shadows? I've had that series on my to-read list for a while but haven't touched them.

I went down a deep horror fantasy rabbit hole and I just came out of it. Now I am jumping back into discworld with Terry Pratchett for a while. I just finished The Fifth Elephant and I'm going to try to finish the watch series in the next couple weeks. I might sprinkle a few short stories in there for palette cleansers haha. Pratchett is always my favorite author to come back to after I do a deep dive on a different genre or author. It's like a warm blanket that makes me giggle.

I don't know if this counts but, I DMed the Dragons of Stormwreck Isle beginner campaign for my wife and some members of her family. None of them had played any kind of ttrpg and most of them weren't super familiar with fantasy stuff in general, but everybody wanted to give it a try. They all made costumes, did a ton of research before playing, and got SUPER into roleplaying their characters. It was really cool to see new players get so into it, plus it made my first time running a game so much fun.

I really like Melvin!

Right now, I'm playing a changeling bard named Beer, in Ghosts of Saltmarsh. I went with the shadow touched feat and used magical secrets to access necromancy spells.

As a young changeling that did not have a home after being taken away from Khorvaire, he was raised by a family of halflings in Daggerford. Because of this he does not worship the Traveller like some other changelings. He learned at an early age to hide his true identity and to fit in as best he could. He noticed that most of the townfolk around him were happiest when they had beer, which is how he chose his name. Then again, what is a name but a collection of letters to remember a face? One without a face does not need such a thing. He learned quickly to have as many names and faces as he needed to get by.

The female halfling that raised him was a necromancer, so he learned early on that he had an interest in raising the dead. As a bard, it is useful to be able to raise your own audience at will, is it not?

He started performing at taverns in a way to both make money and learn about the people around him. He quickly realized this was his ticket to being "normal". He found himself as a crew member on a merchant ship and worked his up to be the sailor of a rickety old vessel. He sailed for freedom and stole what was needed to help his crew survive. His charisma and charm have certainly worked in his favor.

Although performance is his strength, he am extremely introverted as Beer. Now, if he is Arodeyr serenading a village of half-elves, he is as extroverted as they come. If he is Bellen Strongfoot performing for a tavern of halflings in Ethdale, he will always steal the show. However, when he is far from the spotlight, he is reserved and his motives are highly calculated.

He is a becomer. He seeks life in many forms. He maintains a collection of identifications to fit in wherever he goes.

Currently, in our campaign he is a female tabaxi pirate named Sandy, which is short for Like Sands Through The Hourglass, So Are The Days of Our Lives. One of the other players made his character an incredibly low int and low wis tabaxi who keeps forgetting who Sandy actually is, so he is repeatedly falling in love with her even after showing him my true face multiple times. It's made for some really funny interactions.

Classic Barb. Sounds super fun!

My group had 6 for a campaign and it was a bit of a slog, but once we found a good rhythm it ended up being really fun. We set some ground rules, especially for combat, where you had to be prepared and we'd set a time limit for turns. It kept the game rolling and kind of added a sense of urgency, which was an unexpected bonus. Plus, our DM was pretty lenient on things to let the game flow. He said he'd rather let some small things slide for the sake of time.

We also prioritized having a face character for non-combat situations and kind of had a buddy/group system when it came to exploring, looting, etc. That way you're dealing with less instances of decision making that could potentially slow the game down.

As long as players stay engaged while it isn't their turn and are prepared for their own, it should run smooth albeit a little slower. We had a couple players that were not super experienced and sitting down to explain the flow and order of things before hand helped them find their rhythm.

One added bonus of more people is that the excitement level increases in high intensity situations. It's cool when someone rolls a nat20 with 2-3 other players, but it's even more exciting when a table of 6 jumps up from an awesome roll or whatever.

Have fun and good luck!

That makes a lot of sense. I fully expect the city watch to play a big role haha. Good luck running yours, bud!

Thanks! Quick question about the factions. Is it crucial to have the PCs join a faction? It seems like a convenient way to filter information to them and add some flavor the game, but knowing the dinguses I play with they might end up avoiding joining any groups all together. Appreciate all the insight.

Right? I never understood the fun in lying in DnD.