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These sound fantastic!! Thank you! ☺️

Sorry should have said; he’s a teenager but has learning difficulties. But he’s very into D&D and Minecraft

Son has a reading age around 8 years old. Genres would be fantasy, sci fi and anything involving looking after animals. Thanks!

Looks fascinating, and I love the inspirational source. Will back!

around a series of NPC interactions where they get to practice things safely and grow with encouragement. Wild stories? Last session they had to traverse a wizard's laboratory where they had been shrunk to mouse-size, and bargained a spellbook off a band of angry ex-Familiars.

One player gave me carte blanc to create their amnesiac PCs backstory, so I made them an avatar of the Phoenix and they're about to come into their power at the town's Bonfire festival. Mostly the players have therapy goals around overcoming social anxiety and building confidence, so it's built

The participants certainly like to use a lot of fire-based solutions! The setting I'm using for the therapy game is a homebrew where neuro- and other diversity is accepted and welcomed in the community, and the main Mentor NPC is a non-binary disabled person who is the Mayor of the town. TBC

5 sessions into the 8 week Therapeutic D&D program I joined last year as the Dungeon Master; worth the wait!

Has anyone out there got recommendations for Solo-style TTRPG games/Journalling RPGs? I've had a request for help from a Mum whose son is into gaming but struggles with some complex mental health issues and can't really sit with other people in a group comfortably.
Any guidance appreciated!

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I discovered today that my CPAP machine is under a global recall for gassing users with toxic chemicals & microplastics. So that’s nice. I’m on the list for a free, non-toxic replacement but I’m still left with the worry of what I’ve already been exposed to, on top of not having one to help my apnea

Four days post flight and I’m finally starting to feel human again. Jet lag is a real beast, and combined with more leg flare ups I’ve been dizzy and hobbling when not sleeping for 18 hours.

Still feels worth it though.

I just miss the breakfast buffets!

Home at last! Got in 6am yesterday after 23 hours in the air and then slept for 19 hours. Feel better for it, & also here’s my stash of whisky in all its glory! The Tupperware is full of 20ml sample bottles so there’s going to be some great tasting evenings ahead! Overall, 11/10 would holiday again.

Day 31 evening meal was at Hellfire in Temple Bar, Dublin. Excellent steakhouse restaurant where I finally got to try a Tomahawk steak (medium rare with whipped garlic butter), and it was every bit as delicious as the price tag would suggest. A final hurrah for our trip! Will definitely have again!

Golden torc neck pieces and bands used for decoration

Last day: managed to squeeze everything in luggage & still be under the weight limit somehow. Whisky/whiskey divided evenly between Em & I for customs, & we’re off to the National Museum to see the exhibit on gold artefacts and bog body clothing (not the actual bog bodies though). Goodbye Dublin!

Another bucket list item achieved: getting my face printed on a head of Guinness foam. It’s officially called a “STOUTie” and it cost €8. Emily also appears on it, although she wasn’t in the original photo so it must be a miracle. Half way through the pint the image was definitely haunted. Slainté!

Day 29/30 - Dublin is a beautiful city and the weather has been pretty kind as far as rain goes. We found our way to the all-new Museum of Oddities, a sort of Cabinet of Curiosities place with taxidermy and old medical equipment and odd paraphernalia. It was quirky, especially the dental phantoms!

Peripheral tomb at Knowth

Main entrance stone at Knowth

Entrance to Newgrange

Newgrange yesterday, or Brú na Boinné in Gaelic, & we got to walk around tombs that make Stonehenge look new & faddish. There was a sense of age & purpose to the rocks here, & it was very well curated & explained. One of the kerbstones (pic 3) is possibly the oldest lunar calendar in the world.

On the way back to Belfast we went through the Dark Hedges, a gnarly tree-lined road that is famous for being gnarly & old & also was on Game of Thrones. It’s also the birthplace of the ‘Dark Hodges’, my evil twin. Beware! They’re like me only also gnarly and old, and driven to madness by bad coffee

Carrick-a-Rede and the Giant’s Causeway today, with a detour through Bushmills Distillery. Beautiful scenic northern Irish coastline and a delicious exclusive dram! I’m going to have to cull my luggage to make room; I think some of my tshirts & shoes will be sacrificed. Moritūrī tē salūtant!

Belfast: Day 25 - Ulster Museum for a thought-provoking display on the Troubles, and then next door to the Botanic Gardens to see where they breed the Dark Young of Shub-Niggurath (cleverly disguised as a Victorian-era greenhouse). Dinner at Belfast Castle (cleverly disguised as a castle) was delish

From our boat ride to see dolphins in Inverness: Emily does SouthPark cosplay and it has nothing to do with the biting cold wind, honest.

Touched down in Belfast and got to try the native supply straight away: it’s nicer than from the can in Australia! I assume the closer one gets to St James’ Gate the better it tastes; will update after further research.

Once again the Sunflower Lanyard helped me get through check-in and boarding with minimal anxiety. The airport staff are super friendly to folk with disabilities and I think they like helping us get on ahead of the First Class passengers :P I did find myself unconsciously exaggerating my limp though

Last night in Inverness was one of good food and good music, at Hootananny’s in the main drag. Listened to a pair of lads crank out jigs and covers of The Boss with an accordion and acoustic guitar, while eating up-market fish n chips on the dining balcony. A nice cap to our time in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Day ??? Inverness to Belfast via Heathrow. Got to wander the iconic Leakey’s Bookshop in Inverness before we left, as well as the local Museum & Art Gallery, where I discovered the Scots Gaelic name for the Water Vole is “Bad Alan”. Ooooh that Alan, watch out, he’s a bad ‘un! #crankyscotsvole

Crossed a major moment off my bucket list this morning: ate haggis on the shores of Loch Shiel in the village of Glenfinnan. As a lifelong fan of the movie Highlander it was necessary to make this pilgrimage. Gluten free so I could share the feast with Emily!

The Scottish geographical equivalent of Boaty McBoatface; I give you Loch Lochy. The Lochiest Loch that ever loched.

Missed out on Ben Nevis Distillery as we went through Fort William. It’s open weekends for the next three months, but not today (Saturday May 31st). So I’ll have a dram with dinner at the Glenfinnan House Hotel tonight and sip it overlooking Loch Shiel as the sun sets. What a tragic life I lead!

Lord of the Forest, just strolling past to make sure we settle in happily.

View from the window of our room at Craigag Lodge in Glenfinnan as we arrived - I think we’re in the right place 💜