When I graduated from architecture school I felt I had The Truth, and was embarking on a righteous quest to spread that truth wherever the winds took me. I really loved architecture and had a million ideas bouncing around in my head. Design was exciting, and I felt it was important.
Then I got a job. And another. And a few more.
Some years later (a few more than fifteen) I find myself in a position where all of that passion and creativity could really come in handy, but honestly, I’m totally burned-out. Mostly.
Working within the constraints of reality (e.g. I have to keep working, can’t take a year-long sabbatical to hitchhike through eastern Europe), how does one start to rediscover all of that buried and forgotten artistic energy? I mean, it’s still there somewhere, right?
As our adventurers continue their quest to save Tor's daughter from the clutches of the vampire Baron Von Uberdorf, you just have to admire the artistry with which he has created this gauntlet of creepiness. Clearly he has a passion for dungeon design! First the hedge maze to even get to his manor was just crawling with undead encounters. Then he had that giant collection of treasure guarded by a freaking mummy. And now this mausoleum, where every turn leads to another twisted terror. Each new room is basically an 80's metal band album cover. Hopefully Rath is taking notes for his Dungeon business, because he's getting one heck of a free lesson here.
Wasn't the Baron trying to take over the world? Something about traveling around and starting vampire outbreaks? Sure, he's probably immortal, but who has the time for opening global vampire franchises and so much dungeon planning? It makes you question what you do with your time if he can pull all this off. He's got plots and schemes, a giant house complete with hell hounds, a healthy social life, and dudes with heads that pop off when they become awful bat creatures. And here we are just playing Dungeons & Dragons.
What is Intelligence Check? Quick Audio Promo // Start at The Beginning!
Intelligence Check is an actual play series that's big on the laughs. It's a light-hearted show, using D&D 5e rules, set in the homebrew world of the Lichstone Empire. We've got dark and mysterious backgrounds, defensive elephants, weird gambling, oddly specific kobold slaughter, and tentacles. Way too many tentacles.
Intelligence Check releases every other Wednesday, with short episodes so it's easier to listen with a hectic schedule. When you run out of episodes of The Adventure Zone, Intelligence Check!
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It doesn't take a crazy amount of extra attention to get me to come, probably 10-15 minutes of foreplay at the maximum, so I feel like asking for foreplay isn't some huge favor to ask. But lately I've been asking for foreplay because sex alone hasn't been getting me there. And this has led to us having sex less because it's too much work for him. Admittedly I've been having issues with feeling anxious during sex, worrying that the process of getting me off feels like a chore to him, so it hasn't been the most passionate sex during this time. How do I make foreplay feel like less of a chore for him? Were stuck in this place where I feel he doesn't care about me, I am feeling unsatisfied, and not getting to have an orgasm sucks so so much. But it seems like he feels like I've taken the passion and sponteneity out of things. That it would be really hot to just throw me on the bed and take me and not have to do a bunch of extra work. He says theres not a lot of time during sex where he can be selfish, and that now it's all about me. I don't feel like me wanting to orgasm everytime is too much to ask. How do we fix this?
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As our adventurers continue their quest to save Tor's daughter from the clutches of the vampire Baron Von Uberdorf, you just have to admire the artistry with which he has created this gauntlet of creepiness. Clearly he has a passion for dungeon design! First the hedge maze to even get to his manor was just crawling with undead encounters. Then he had that giant collection of treasure guarded by a freaking mummy. And now this mausoleum, where every turn leads to another twisted terror. Each new room is basically an 80's metal band album cover. Hopefully Rath is taking notes for his Dungeon business, because he's getting one heck of a free lesson here.
Wasn't the Baron trying to take over the world? Something about traveling around and starting vampire outbreaks? Sure, he's probably immortal, but who has the time for opening global vampire franchises and so much dungeon planning? It makes you question what you do with your time if he can pull all this off. He's got plots and schemes, a giant house complete with hell hounds, a healthy social life, and dudes with heads that pop off when they become awful bat creatures. And here we are just playing Dungeons & Dragons.
What is Intelligence Check? Quick Audio Promo // Start at The Beginning!
Intelligence Check is an actual play series that's big on the laughs. It's a light-hearted show, using D&D 5e rules, set in the homebrew world of the Lichstone Empire. We've got dark and mysterious backgrounds, defensive elephants, weird gambling, oddly specific kobold slaughter, and tentacles. Way too many tentacles.
Intelligence Check releases every other Wednesday, with short episodes so it's easier to listen with a hectic schedule. When you run out of episodes of The Adventure Zone, Intelligence Check!
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As our adventurers continue their quest to save Tor's daughter from the clutches of the vampire Baron Von Uberdorf, you just have to admire the artistry with which he has created this gauntlet of creepiness. Clearly he has a passion for dungeon design! First the hedge maze to even get to his manor was just crawling with undead encounters. Then he had that giant collection of treasure guarded by a freaking mummy. And now this mausoleum, where every turn leads to another twisted terror. Each new room is basically an 80's metal band album cover. Hopefully Rath is taking notes for his Dungeon business, because he's getting one heck of a free lesson here.
Wasn't the Baron trying to take over the world? Something about traveling around and starting vampire outbreaks? Sure, he's probably immortal, but who has the time for opening global vampire franchises and so much dungeon planning? It makes you question what you do with your time if he can pull all this off. He's got plots and schemes, a giant house complete with hell hounds, a healthy social life, and dudes with heads that pop off when they become awful bat creatures. And here we are just playing Dungeons & Dragons.
What is Intelligence Check? Quick Audio Promo // Start at The Beginning!
Intelligence Check is an actual play series that's big on the laughs. It's a light-hearted show, using D&D 5e rules, set in the homebrew world of the Lichstone Empire. We've got dark and mysterious backgrounds, defensive elephants, weird gambling, oddly specific kobold slaughter, and tentacles. Way too many tentacles.
Intelligence Check releases every other Wednesday, with short episodes so it's easier to listen with a hectic schedule. When you run out of episodes of The Adventure Zone, Intelligence Check!
https://preview.redd.it/0g7rkapq50m31.png?width=251&format=png&auto=webp&s=cf8376f376a9aed04b9d8a61da9e8e9a32aab087
As our adventurers continue their quest to save Tor's daughter from the clutches of the vampire Baron Von Uberdorf, you just have to admire the artistry with which he has created this gauntlet of creepiness. Clearly he has a passion for dungeon design! First the hedge maze to even get to his manor was just crawling with undead encounters. Then he had that giant collection of treasure guarded by a freaking mummy. And now this mausoleum, where every turn leads to another twisted terror. Each new room is basically an 80's metal band album cover. Hopefully Rath is taking notes for his Dungeon business, because he's getting one heck of a free lesson here.
Wasn't the Baron trying to take over the world? Something about traveling around and starting vampire outbreaks? Sure, he's probably immortal, but who has the time for opening global vampire franchises and so much dungeon planning? It makes you question what you do with your time if he can pull all this off. He's got plots and schemes, a giant house complete with hell hounds, a healthy social life, and dudes with heads that pop off when they become awful bat creatures. And here we are just playing Dungeons & Dragons.
What is Intelligence Check? Quick Audio Promo // Start at The Beginning!
Intelligence Check is an actual play series that's big on the laughs. It's a light-hearted show, using D&D 5e rules, set in the homebrew world of the Lichstone Empire. We've got dark and mysterious backgrounds, defensive elephants, weird gambling, oddly specific kobold slaughter, and tentacles. Way too many tentacles.
Intelligence Check releases every other Wednesday, with short episodes so it's easier to listen with a hectic schedule. When you run out of episodes of The Adventure Zone, Intelligence Check!
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