Knights & Knaves Alehouse

Mostly yardwork and errands, but also BBQing some ribs. If I have the time I may try to squeeze in some D&D related stuff.

- Wheggi

Downloaded the A1-4 pregens from Guy Fullerton's blog @ https://unvisiblecitadel.blogspot.com/2 ... acter.html for use with my boys' AD&D group this afternoon: 5 boys + 1 DM PC vs. A1 Slave Pits of the Undercity!

Allan.

Completing the evacuation of the old domicile since we should be closing on it soon and need to get our fetric muckton of stuff out of there.

Shout out to Francisca and his muscular duo for helping moving some of the heavier and more unwieldy items.

Some grilling hopefully tomorrow. Otherwise more yard work and other 'round the house work.

Catching up on job applications and sleep.

Philotomy Jurament wrote: Yeah, I was relieved that it wasn't serious. We were moving at a good clip, at the time. It did emphasize the importance of a helmet, though. (She didn't bump her head, but just the fact of the crash was enough to drive home the point.) No real damage to the bike, either, although she did throw her chain and needed my assistance with that.

Yeah, I never wore a helmet when I was a child, as I thought it was uncool and my parents never managed to impose one on me. Not wise, but children rarely are.

Philotomy Jurament wrote: Very cool! Sounds like you had a nice time. Looks like that restaurant is in Atsugi. I've been to some places around there (because of the Naval Air base), but can't say I remember that one. (Of course, it's been years since I was there...)

Yes, Atsugi indeed! Ebina has largely eclipsed Atsugi as the local hotspot for shopping and restaurants over the last decade or so, but Da Butcher is a good reason to go there. It is very popular and relatively new.

Matthew wrote:Yeah, I never wore a helmet when I was a child, as I thought it was uncool and my parents never managed to impose one on me. Not wise, but children rarely are.

I never wore a helmet when I was child, either. On the other hand, back then I was riding single speed BMX style bikes, so I was lower and slower. For the kind of riding we're doing, now, it helps that pretty much everyone wears a helmet. You'd stick out more (and probably not in a flattering way) if you didn't wear one.

Looking back, it seems funny that I rode my bike (as a pre-teen/young teen) so much without any gear at all. Just get on the bike and go. These days I've got a helmet, water, bike tool, spare inner tube, CO2 inflation kit and tire levers, phone, pocket knife, and even special clothes. Maybe some food on a long ride. Back in the day, the only one of those I would've had with me is a pocket knife.

The only kid that wore a helmet in my neighborhood had epilepsy, was pretty fragile in general, and that lil fucker still played full pads football with us.

No helmets

I should wear one, even if I can only see about 60' in front of me while wearing it. If I don't wear one, there is a 1 in 6 (1d6) chance I will hit my head when I fall off my bike.

My brother and I would build crappy, Napoleon Dynamite-style bike jumps and throw rocks at whoever was attempting the jump to make it more exciting. Needless to say... no helmets! In north Florida in the 80s, helmets were something only rich kids had.

Chainsaw wrote:and throw rocks at whoever was attempting the jump to make it more exciting.

Boys and throwing rocks at each other for fun...we use to have "rock wars" all the time.

Since no one ever got hit, our range qual must have fallen somewhere in between that of a grunt Cobra soldier and an imperial stormtrooper - all those laser blasts crisscrossing the air but no casualties.

My cousins and I engaged in pine cone battles in the woods and made forts, and near the 4th of July we would engage in fireworks wars. I have no idea how we never got seriously injured.

We did BB guns. Our fire was usually pretty accurate (only rule was below the neck).

Maybe that is what D&D is...playing Monopoly while someone is throwing rocks at you or shooting you with BB's.