This is part 3 in a series of 5 posts. I strongly advise you to start from the first one. In particular, I'm Wiccan. Sandalwood is a fictional character. She does not represent my personal views. Scratch Scratch was fine. Of course Scratch is a good boy, but why do I mention this here? We'll learn the…
This is part 2 in a series of 5 posts. Please read the posts in order, starting from the first one. In particular, note that I am Wiccan. I'm describing a character, not my personal views. Others What about any other potential companions? Wyll I knew that Wyll would object to Sandalwood's long-term plans and leave the…
I am Wiccan. I know the "Evil Witches Coven" meme is a result of marketing and sensationalism, not reality. For my thirteenth playthrough, I chose to lean into superstition and stereotype. Please bear that in mind as the narrative capers and prances in its description of Sandalwood's actions. Another note: While I avoid overt spoilers, these posts…
On Friday nights I game with my friends J, A, and M. They're a group of people who are kind enough to do a COVID test before we meet up. You know the quality of your friends if they're willing to stick a cotton swab up their noses for you! When I was still on FB, I'd…
As a coda to my series of posts on die rolls in Baldur's Gate 3, I present to you a die roll that might be even harder to get than a 67: No analysis this time. If you want to know how I got that, you'll have to figure it out for yourself.
This year, after six years of interruptions due to various medical and logistical issues, I finally hosted a Passover seder again. I also had to come to the conclusion that it's going to be my last one. Logistics Before I go over the reasons for my decision, let me discuss the seder itself. There were four people…
This is an expedition report on a jigsaw puzzle I solved. World background I like to watch a few math YouTube channels. One of them is Matt Parker's Stand-up Maths. About three years ago, he did a video on jigsaw puzzles: He worked with Karen Puzzles, who co-released a video of her own: I'd seen some of…
This is a follow-up to Drifting to the left, a post on problems I had with my PS5 controllers. To summarize that post, I received a controller with my PS5 that I purchased in March 2021. By July 2023, I noticed a problem with the left joystick. I purchased a replacement controller. By October 2024, the black…
If you've been reading the posts in my Baldur's Gate 3 series, you may have noticed that I'm no longer doing my didactic "D&D lessons" as much as I used to. That's mostly because, from what little feedback I get, they're just not interesting. I've shifted these posts to be mostly photo albums of my adventures in…
Here are my final notes on playthrough 12. Aren't these posts getting long? Not really. Here are the word counts for my previous write-ups, as measured by the Article Word Count Wordpress plugin: Playthrough 12 - 9047 (7 parts) Playthrough 11 - 6240 (7 parts) Playthrough 10 - 2393 Playthrough 9 - 6409 Playthrough 8 - 8668…