D&D and the rising pandemic

[Ralif Redhammer]

Thanks for the well-wishing! She spoke with her doctor today and they said as long as she (and by extension, me) isolates for ten days (only three more to go at this point), as long as she's not showing symptoms (which so far, she isn't), she should be fine, no test required. Since it just dumped nine inches of snow on our city and the roads are a mess, it's not like going anywhere is all that appealing right now anyway.

Let me take this occasion to reiterate: wear a mask, people. If my wife gets out of this scot-free, it is likely because both parties were masked up.

Hopefully her immune system beat off however much she was exposed to, the test comes back clear, and this will turn out to be a 'false alarm'.

Yeah, I hope she is alright and remains so.

 

[GreyLord]

Once me and the groups I play with are all vaccinated, as long as it works for awhile, I am absolutely going to get back together with them to play over the table. It's one of the things I'm completely looking forward to. Gaming online works, but I just miss the game table a LOT.

That said, I'll probably keep some of the digital items we've picked up for reference while in this pandemic, but overall, I want to get back to in person gaming.

PS: Not sure, but depending on how soon and what's going on, if everyone get's vaccinated but it's still unclear how long the vaccinations will last, we might see how it goes if we meet social distancing and wearing masks...not sure how that will feel though.

 

[Thomas Shey]

PS: Not sure, but depending on how soon and what's going on, if everyone get's vaccinated but it's still unclear how long the vaccinations will last, we might see how it goes if we meet social distancing and wearing masks...not sure how that will feel though.

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.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

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.

 

[Thomas Shey]

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.

In principal I agree, but the couple times I've tried it over the years, wind became an issue. Maybe if you're in a place that's dry but doesn't have much wind.

 

[Zardnaar]

In principal I agree, but the couple times I've tried it over the years, wind became an issue. Maybe if you're in a place that's dry but doesn't have much wind.

Can't really do it here unless shaded. Even without the wind the sun will blister you.

 

[Thomas Shey]

Can't really do it here unless shaded. Even without the wind the sun will blister you.

Parts of the year its that way here, too. We get pretty mild springs and falls, but--wind. Not constant, but common enough to be an issue.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

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...

 

[Zardnaar]

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...

Hole in ozone layer over Australia/NZ. 15 minutes can burn you, I've blistered my skin before.

Heatwave this week hit 35 Celsius in parts.

 

[Imaculata]

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?

Our prime minister announced his new weak lockdown amidst loud protests outside his building, which were audible during his speech. This prompted a well known Dutch satirical website to report that he may have accidentally left Rollercoaster Tycoon on during his speech.