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Yikes! That article is kinda... word saladalicious. Here's one from closer to the source at Penn State that I think is a bit clearer: https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/penn-wharton-budget-model-projects-reopening-states-could-cause-233000-extra-deaths-june-30 edit: Aand a link to the study...

This particular church is a little bitty one, and sensible I think. The normal congregation is probably smaller than the 25% capacity limit for the building, so the social distancing isn't a problem. It's mostly seniors, though, so that's a concern. On the other hand, church is often the only...

Just how long would the tarrasque be expected to hang around waiting for these little acid splashes to sizzle it away?

This is the first weekend of a partial opening here in rural TX, so a lot of little churches have re-opened their doors this morning. My 70-something parents have chosen to attend. * sigh * I'm dreading a spike in cases in a couple weeks, and getting locked down again harder and longer than...

The Basilica Cistern in Istanbul. Dark, wet, cavernous. There are also a number of weird carvings on the pillars, including a few medusa heads. https://www.turkeyhomes.com/uploads/blogs/basilica-cistern-of-istanbul.jpg...

Do you need a single specific way to age the dragon? If this is a long-term villain, you could combine all the suggestions here. For example: the next meeting, the dragon is "leveled up" with more spells and items; then the next time, it's naturally advanced an age category; then next after it's...

( 9 ) I have fun with it, though I can't do the vocal range that I used to. And while I can do a few realworld accents fairly well, I try to lean more toward invented "accents" that just involve a few vowel swaps or something plus a quirky idiom here and there. Of course, it also strongly...

I've never really thought about it! For the setting where I used this description of goblins, it was just the continuum of the "ordinary" sorts of goblins. So I never considered gobbo varieties with special powers, as they didn't really fit in that world.

I especially like how Death mills around awkwardly in the background after he says his piece. Actually... it kinda reminds me of some D&D campaigns I've run. :unsure:

On Goblins Though they vary widely in form and temperament, all goblinoids are the same kind of creature, and all start life as goblincobbles[1]. These are waxy pumpkin-sized lumps of a sebaceous material that accumulates in pits and crevices wherever goblinoids (or their corpses) congregate...

Finally! I've been waiting for exactly this sort of analysis for the US. Thanks for posting.

I've never seen their estimates go outside their (enormous!) error bars. But you and I may well be referring to different countries/districts. IHME update their model every few days, so all those final counts and peak days change regularly. I don't distrust the site, because they are pretty up...

I just checked the IHME site. They've adjust the peak deaths day for TX from several days ago, to a few days from now. <i>And</i> they haven't yet accounted for the re-opening, afaict. Interesting times ahead.

I tend to make little tactical 'scripts' for monsters when I DM, so I think it's a nice idea. Have you seen the The Monsters Know What They're Doing blog (and book)? The author outlines 5e tactics for different monsters. It might be a helpful starting place to create the simplified...

Hehe, I share your relative whippersnappery! I'm 46, and my parents are both 70ish-- adults with their own lives & ideas. And it's their home, whereas I'm the accidental guest who kinda got stuck here by the pandemic. So until I can leave, I suppose the best I can do personally is promise that...

Yeah, I won't be, either... but I can't say the same for others in this house. Like I said: it'll be interesting.

Meanwhile here in TX... As of Friday, many businesses can open at 25% capacity. Counties with <=5 cases can open at 50% capacity. Excepted are high-contact businesses like salons, gyms, etc. Any penalties levied by local authorities for not wearing masks are also explicitly forbidden. And other...

Does that really miss the point, though? The very first advice in the Creating Monsters section of the DMG is to just use an existing statblock, and mod it: