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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I recently picked up a Dell latitude 7300 for less than $300usd. It has two sodimm slots (supports 32gb) and up to 1TB SSD. I’m pretty happy with it although it’s a touch older than the x1 carbon gen8. The 7400 is slightly larger with a 14” display and is the same generation otherwise.

I’m running Linux mint on it and haven’t tried your specific distro.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thanks for sharing. I think it’s an interesting way to approach life. I’ve found myself trying to get the most out of life by scheduling my free time so I can make sure I’m not wasting time. It broke down for me when I’d find myself not wanting to do that thing and then feeling guilty about wasting my time instead of acknowledging it’s ok to take time to make sure I’m in a good space.

I’m not at the “don’t need a vacation” phase but it’s a great idea to consider so thank you!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I remember this and thought I was crazy. There was an article linked somewhere on Lemmy last week that addressed this. It seemed like it was a Steve Jobs special - no one knew he was going to promise that. Subsequently, they got tangled up in a patent dispute with someone who owned a very vague communications protocol patent. That outcome has been appealed, from both sides, in courts basically since then.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

I saw this two weeks ago. I had a few days where I thought I was going crazy because there was no "log in" link in the header, just a more obnoxious "open the app" button instead. After a few days I did see the log in button again, but I had already accepted the fact that I'd only be allowed to use their mobile app and convinced myself I'd close my account (which I subsequently did two weeks later)

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 year ago

I'm using a pi-hole on my network and I added reddit to the 'blocked list' to cut down on myself clicking the links. I should find a way to filter out the links from my search results easily, but this works for now.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I deleted my accounts earlier this week (before the AMA). I decided I could just make a new one in the future if that ever was a thing, and I’d rather not contribute to their line charts of “active users”, and rather would appear on those for “accounts deleted in the last 30 days”.

For me it was a symbolic reminder that I don’t want to lurk there and deleting my account was an action I remember. I hope they follow the direction of Twitter and Instagram by making the platform unusable without an account, further cementing more barriers for me.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Good advice. Mine came from a broken filament at the extruder. When I backed it out, the new end swung around and into the spinning fan. Not my favourite moment.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I am on iOS myself. I actually just use the built in reader. I just saved it to my home screen (PWA). Icon on Home Screen. Opens a browser view. Simple and didn’t need another app.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks! I’m running caddy server on a raspberry pi (same machine as pi-hole). I use it for the reverse proxy mostly. It maps the domain to the specific machine. My pi-hole maps all the domains to the IP of the caddy server. Probably there’s a more efficient way to do this but I haven’t tried yet.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Thanks! The wiki is so helpful. It matches well with how I think so find myself documenting lots of non-writing projects (purchases, how I've set up computer , homelab documentation…

I have a d&d one shot coming up in the summer so will have some content to iron out for then!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

A freak accident put a piece of filament into my hotend cooling fan. Like a hickey stick to a bike wheel. Things went poorly. So until I find the time to replace it, I’m printing nothing.

However if I was operational, I’d be printing a mix of dungeon tiles for a dnd one-shot this summer and Barbie-scale accessories for my kid.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I use a selfhosted dokuwiki to maintain notes/ideas on setting, plot, characters. It lets me interconnect and cross reference them. I’m currently using it more for world building in a dnd context but am also using the same structure to explore a setting for some fiction. I’m stuck, but not due to the tools, just time and writing ability.

For actually writing the story, I’m not sure what I’ll do. I use Typora to write markdown and synology drive to sync it to my home lab so that may be my approach - perhaps a file per chapter / section or something. I really like the light weight nature of markdown and the distraction free experience in Typora.

I am a sucker for pen/paper (any such communities on here yet?) so do have a soft spot for the idea of handwriting a story, but the ability to edit without striking out is very appealing.

 

Hello everyone,

I’m curious what people use to keep themselves organized when running a D&D (or similar) campaign.

I’m running my first one-shot this summer and have been exploring the world in which I will set it for a while now. I'm hopeful it'll turn into an opportunity to expand into a campaign.

So what tools do you use to build your world, campaign, or otherwise facilitate games?

Here's what I've been working with:

content

I have a self-hosted DokuWiki running. I’m using this to organize my campaign notes. I can write about politics, settings, events (past, present, future), NPCs, factions and more. The ability to cross-link everything allows me to draft encounters and other events and quickly reference the people and places. I can also export chunks like a book (pdf) to build subsets of content to share with players or to have for quick reference in person.

I have made some world maps using Wonderdraft and it's helped me visualize relationships between places. I started with hand drawing the maps, but it felt like it took too much time to make something I'd be willing to show someone as I'm not very comfortable with drawing in general.

encounters

I’m currently using Dungeondraft to create location maps. They are designed in a way to be usable with the various VTT tools although I plan to play the game in person. The maps still help me understand the space.

For in person game I’ll use a variety of 3D printed terrain options to build an interactive experience. I know it's not needed but I already have the printer and have made a bunch of terrain and miniatures because it's fun. I personally like the True Tiles model as it doesn't take as long to print, paint, and doesn't obstruct the view too much. I imagine I'll also probably use some Dungeon Sticks as well.

For minis, I really like Yasashii’s designs. I do have a mix of other ones, including one of the Reaper Minis Kickstarters. I do like Titancraft as an alternative to heroforge. It's pricing model supports making different poses and even a variety of NPC models to print.

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