D&D and the rising pandemic

[MoonSong]

I went to Roll20 earlier today to investigate that option and they were reporting bandwidth issues, so I guess a lot of people are switching to remote play.

It shouldn't be difficult to set up a private chat. At least I think it shouldn't to someone with technical knowledge. (Not me though, but I'm having an idea on how it could be done for a small number of people) There's also Skype and some other teleconference services to try...

 

[MarkB]

It shouldn't be difficult to set up a private chat. At least I think it shouldn't to someone with technical knowledge. (Not me though, but I'm having an idea on how it could be done for a small number of people) There's also Skype and some other teleconference services to try...

Discord works well for private shared audio.

 

[Jfdlsjfd]

Businesses will take a hit, economies around the world will go into recession. Only sociopaths would argue that protecting business has a higher priority than saving lives.

Growth, especially in low and middle income countries, is linked to reduced mortality rate. While it's worthwhile to cause a recession to save a few thousands lives in the developped countries -- especially as, in high income countries, the effects of reducing use of cars (due to loss of jobs) lowers the number of death in car accidents, so the correlation between mortality rate and recession is less clear -- it might not be the wisest choice globally as it can cause an increase of mortality rate in, say, China that would end up costing many more lives, albeit silently.

 

[Argyle King]

Thus far, nothing about my normal daily routine has been changed by me.

I'm working from home, but that wasn't my decision. Gaming and everything else I do is basically normal, but with cheaper fuel prices.

 

[Fenris-77]

At a reputable restaurant the cooks are working on par with nurses when it comes to the kind of food safety you need. Massive amounts of hand washing, sanitizing, and good hand placement practice. I'd trust a competent cook way before some rando's at the grocery store. Mind you, just wash your veg properly, rub down boxes and cans, and you'll mostly be fine. Mostly with boxes of stuff I'd decant into my own tupperware and toss the boxes because there's no easy way to disinfect cardboard. Cans and plastic can be doused in a light bleach solution if needed. Cheaper and just as effective as lysol wipes. More effective actually, in many cases.

 

[MoonSong]

Discord works well for private shared audio.

Curiously for homework I had to write a small software for a shoutbox. It shouldn't be too difficult to modiffy it for tabletop (adding dice is all too easy) and share the IP with some people so they can connect to it at the same time. Too bad I'm entering three very busy weeks.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Something useful:

 

[MarkB]

Something useful:

I like this one:

 

[Umbran]

Yes. The more infected people are out in the community due to these restaurants, the more those people will in turn infect others with it.

I was, in fact, talking about ordering in. Did you miss that?

Oh, and by the way... do you want to talk about the impact of having these low-wage earners having their jobs disappear, and what impact their subsequent behavior has on R0? Because that may be a tad inconvenient to your point.

 

[jgsugden]

For those planning on using the internet for video gaming - Have backup plans. Emailing pictures of the game table and audio chatting may be the best you can do if there is a massive uptick in bandwidth use for socializing.