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Saturday Upper Saturday, Nov 01, 2025 at 10:09am Incline Chest Press (Machine) Set 1: 225 lbs x 8 Set 2: 225 lbs x 7 Cable Fly Crossovers Set 1: 40 lbs x 15 Set 2: 40 lbs x 12 Lat Pulldown (Machine) Set 1: 240 lbs x 9 Set 2: 240 lbs x 8 Iso-Lateral Row (Machine) "Plate loaded" Set 1: 170 lbs...

I'm not as well-versed in this as I'd like to be, but I'm deeply impressed with Necrotic Gnome's approach to layout and accessibility: DM facing maps with brief notes and room numbers that are colored to better stand out; doors designated (and color coded) on the map to let you know which are...

100% I'll occasionally go back to DBs for novelty or if the Smith machines are occupied, but I ran into this same stumbling block. Those 2.5 plates are such a difference-maker.

PODs of Castle Amber and Palace of the Silver Princess. Running Palace now and having an absolute blast.

You okay?

Thursday Arms Thursday, October 30, 2025 at 5:56 PM Incline Curl (Dumbbell) Set 1: 45 lb × 8 Set 2: 45 lb × 9 Triceps Pushdown (Cable - Straight Bar) Set 1: 90 lb × 10 Set 2: 90 lb × 10 Hammer Curl (Dumbbell) Set 1: 50 lb × 8 Triceps Dip Machine Set 1: 235 lb × 10 Set 2: 235 lb × 12 Bicep...

I suspect you're right here, and maybe that's what causing some of my confusion about what they'd tweak and why: I'm a bit less concerned with "fidelity to the original" in OSE as I am with "plays nicely with the existing classes." The OSE Ranger is VERY good, but not in such a way that eclipses...

Condolences, my friend.

I'm glad to see the incorporation of "Hovering at Death's Door" into the official options. We've been using the AD&D (1e) version for our OSE game. I'm thinking the Barbarian adjustments will be to HD, and possibly a version of the 1e UA Barbarian being able to use certain categories of magical...

I hesitate to commit, but the top two for me are pretty easy: OSE (Advanced Fantasy) and original Marvel. The third is tough, but I'm leaning toward Call of Cthulhu at the moment.

I'd like to see the Barbarian slightly upgraded. The prohibition against magic items isn't even close to being balanced out by the advantages compared to the fighter. We just started an OSE campaign with a barbarian in the group, and I don't want him to experience buyer's remorse.

I've hesitated to post anything about it for fear of jinxing it, but I'm down 5 pounds in the last two or so weeks! I've stayed on point for tracking calories and protein. So far, so good!

Thanks, @Mannahnin! I always enjoy reading different approaches. Incidentally, I referred to this thread recently. My coauthor and friend was the guest speaker for an online series at UPitt recently on wellness and academic work. During the session, she asked us to map out our support circles...

Congrats! You had to have worked hard for that.

It's homecoming at the university today, so I couldn't use the school gym. Worked out at home (which I hate), but got it done: 2 sets of chest flyes, pullups, EZ bar curls, skullcrushers, and lateral dumbbell raises. Finished it off with a set of close-grip pushups.

Forgive me if you've talked about this before, but are you following a weekly schedule/routine? It sounds like you have circuits you enjoy doing (depending on availability of equipment and such)? I ask because if If I didn't track and map my stuff out: buh-bye leg day. :P

I've just finished out my first week on the Nippard Min-Max program (with some slight modifications). I was a bit skeptical at first, but I'm liking it so far! My usual routine is Upper, Lower, Off, Push, Pull, Legs, Off. It's typically low volume with moderate/high reps and high intensity, and...

I got into V:tM in the summer of '93, before my senior year of highschool. I was considering dropping out of RPGs entirely by that point. I was a big Anne Rice fan, and the local game store owner, knowing some of my tastes, recommended V:tM when I was in there buying comics. It was an impulse...

Elsewhere (sorta): I can't tell if this is poorly considered sarcasm or a cry for help.