D&D and the rising pandemic

ccs · Dec 18, 2020

Thomas Shey said:
Do you actually have the interior space to make that work? That'd be the problem with most people even if they wanted to do that right now.

I could make that work. I have a big old Victorian era farmhouse (and the farm to go with it)

My living room (everything just left of the ugly double storm doors) is bigger than some people entire apartments. We could easily be 6+ ft away from each other.
My place is not at all the most central location though.

Umbran · Dec 18, 2020

Dannyalcatraz said:
Not too practical in the northern hemisphere right now, but there’s nothing wrong with setting up some folding chairs & TV trays on the lawn and do socially distant gaming that way.

Once it got warm in Massachusetts, this is what one group I play with did. The group comes from only two households, and we kept distance. Wind was in issue on one session. A couple of times we had ty reschedule because of rain. But, overall, it worked pretty well.

Umbran · Dec 18, 2020

Imaculata said:
The Dutch government just announced a new lock down, as a response to their own inability to get the epidemic under control.

The government, alone, cannot get the epidemic under control. We are seeing that play out painfully here in the US.

Imaculata said:
But, here's the kicker, churches will remain open! Yes, why close a none essential service that has people gathering on a large scale, when you've already f'd up so massively? And still only advises, not mandates?

Sometimes, law gets in the way of what appears to be a smart move. In the US, for example, trying to close churches tends to open your orders up to legal challenges, which nobody needs.

Imaculata said:
Our prime minister announced his new weak lockdown amidst loud protests outside his building, which were audible during his speech.

So, yeah, this is what I mean when I say the government alone cannot defeat the epidemic, at least not in a nominally free country. If folks are going to fight against the attempts to control the epidemic, those attempts are apt to fail.

Humans are very, very good at acting against their own best interests.

Thomas Shey · Dec 18, 2020

Dannyalcatraz said:
Good point. Forgot about wind. But then again, all of my character sheets have been electronic for more than a decade, now.

Wind could still turn pages, of course, but a good clip-on bookmark or a paperweight could take care of that.

Critters & precipitation, OTOH...

I run to the digital too, but then that starts to get into the issue of power supply; I don't actually have much that'd last the duration of most games I run without exterior power.

Fortunately, rain is only something we have to deal with a fairly small part of the year here.

Thomas Shey · Dec 18, 2020

Imaculata said:
The Dutch government just announced a new lock down, as a response to their own inability to get the epidemic under control. The lockdown means all none essential businesses will need to close down till januari, and people are discouraged (but not mandated) to limit their none essential travel. All schools will close, and parents will need to homeschool their kids. But, here's the kicker, churches will remain open! Yes, why close a none essential service that has people gathering on a large scale, when you've already f'd up so massively? And still only advises, not mandates?

Well, if its anything like the U.S., because the pushback on the part of churches and people supporting them is a constant fight. Its enough of an uphill battle with outdoor dining.

Zardnaar · Dec 18, 2020

Umbran said:
The government, alone, cannot get the epidemic under control. We are seeing that play out painfully here in the US.

Sometimes, law gets in the way of what appears to be a smart move. In the US, for example, trying to close churches tends to open your orders up to legal challenges, which nobody needs.

So, yeah, this is what I mean when I say the government alone cannot defeat the epidemic, at least not in a nominally free country. If folks are going to fight against the attempts to control the epidemic, those attempts are apt to fail.

Humans are very, very good at acting against their own best interests.

Australia violated human rights in its lockdown apparently. Nothing overly cruel just made people stay in a tower.

Government here just over rode the local council.

Stuff

i.stuff.co.nz

She also hand picked her cabinet which hadn't been done since 1938.

As far as I can tell our human rights act isn't really worth the paper it's written on, Australia never been super great at it.

Useful in a pandemic though.

Umbran · Dec 18, 2020

Zardnaar said:
Government here just over rode the local council.

Yes, and then, by and large, folks obeyed the orders, did they not?

In the end that's the key - not the government, but the people accepting and complying.

Zardnaar · Dec 18, 2020

Umbran said:
Yes, and then, by and large, folks obeyed the orders, did they not?

In the end that's the key - not the government, but the people accepting and complying.

Pretty much they obeyed yes. I don't tend to blame polititian to much (unless they pull a 180). They're just a reflection of the Electorate.

Garthanos · Dec 19, 2020

Umbran said:
The government, alone, cannot get the epidemic under control. We are seeing that play out painfully here in the US.

The government in the us shouted mixed messages from day one... hardly a good example

GreyLord · Dec 21, 2020

Thomas Shey said:
Do you actually have the interior space to make that work? That'd be the problem with most people even if they wanted to do that right now.

Yes, I do.

I have an expandable table normally a 6x4, but can be expanded to a 6x12 that could seat 6 people spaced out 6 feet apart. I have a few rooms that are 20x30 in size, which while it doesn't allow 500 sq feet per person, it does allow for 6 foot spacing between people. With masks on, and vaccinated, hopefully that fulfills most of the ideas (less than 10 people meeting, 6 foot spacing and masks).

I suppose if worst comes to worst, one of my friends has a garage which is a 2000 foot garage with a 20 foot ceiling, which gives a lot of space for at least 4 people if we wanted 500 feet available...if that's how we wanted to do it.

Dannyalcatraz said:
Not too practical in the northern hemisphere right now, but there’s nothing wrong with setting up some folding chairs & TV trays on the lawn and do socially distant gaming that way.

This too, hadn't thought about that, but it would work

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