2024 – Shane Oberloier

Claden, an Ironing Varaq in a homebrew D&D campaign using the SWADE system, takes notes on blindfolded, sexist pangodigs. These beings use “stone sense” to identify stones by sound, a skill Claden’s group will need for their trial, focusing on various stones like Granite, Limestone, Sandstone, Shale, and Basalt.

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Claden’s Notes: Through the Labyrinth

Posted on 11 July 2024 by Shane

We head into a labyrinth and extract the heart of the mountain

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Sailing Adventures: Storms on the Horizon

Posted on 7 July 20247 July 2024 by Shane

This was a successful sailing trip that was cut off early due to an unexpected storm.

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Sailing Adventures: Less Safe on Land

Posted on 30 June 20242 July 2024 by Shane

We sailed well in this voyage! Out at the opening of Lake Superior, with low winds. Little did we know that the problems would be awaiting us on shore.

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Cladens Notes: Pleasing the Pangodigs

Posted on 27 June 202428 June 2024 by Shane

We took care of the molten core – and then to the House Gem Light to prepare for their task of acquiring a special stone.

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Sailing Adventures: Shake-Down!

Posted on 26 June 2024 by Shane

The Little Dipper has made it into the water on 3 occasions since the time of writing. Once for testing the motor and hull, once to try and sail, and then the third time was the charm.

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DIY Mast Holder for Sailboat

Posted on 21 June 202426 June 2024 by Shane

A simple wooden structure to help secure the mast on my sailboat to aid in transit & raising & lowering the mast.

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[Video] Debugging a Suddenly-Dead PC

Posted on 9 June 20249 June 2024 by Shane

In this video – I dive into the world of commercial computing repair. I’m an amateur at it specifically – but I was curious to see how far my electrical engineering skills would take me. It turns out – that it took me exactly where I needed to go….