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When I am outdoors, I almost always know which direction is north. I have an almost-always-on, constantly-updating mental map in my head. (I am told most people do not do this.) But indoors, especially in an imaginary dungeon? No way. In a dungeon, “north” at best means “at the top of the...

Merric’s Goodreads page, which mearls mentioned, shows newly-read books added even today, so it seems Merric is still alive and hopefully well, if not posting here. I’ve long appreciated Merric’s writings and insights, so I’m glad of that and wish nothing but the best for him.

Came here to report I was out - from a trip to the local organic foods co-op, of all places, who really should know better. But it was a cover! So I guess I’m still in, as we head into the closing stretch.

Wait, what’s the difference between Dauphinoise and Au Gratin? This most delicious potato dish deserves a fair consideration: https://www.recipetineats.com/potatoes-au-gratin/ EDIT: Thank you for the fix!

Yeah, That’s my suspicion.

“Give us that, my love.” “Why?” “Because 11 December is my birthday, and I wants it.”

You didn’t specify whether for use in D&D, or just general favorite creature. I’ve not yet used this folktale family in D&D, but I should! My favorite is Iceland’s Grýla, and her many troll children. Iceland was a fabled land of my earliest memories: the next island east, from which my parents...

Hope so. I’m not paying $160 for a 32-page web supplement I don’t even get to own.

And wait: how can they measure a page count on a DDO web-only product?

So we’re not going to be able to buy this as a book, or even a pdf? Sigh. I was quite excited about this as a proper Small-to-Medium-sized book.

We cancelled Disney and Hulu this week. Cancelled Paramount earlier this year. My primary service is PBS Passport. I also subscribed to HistoryVault and Curiosity Stream a while each this year.