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15 presents I gave/will give this year

I think I did pretty well. A distillery tour Groupon Lens for a smart phone camera Game of Thrones welcome mat Adorable onesies A gadget to keep mugs of tea or coffee warm A cozy mystery set during Christmas Irish breakfast tea Chai tea A cat scarf A customized pet bandanna with an Arrested Development  quote A sea pig stuffed animal A 90 Day Fiance  mug Ornaments with an ultrasound in them Out of the Wreck I Rise A surprise Harry Potter ornament (Prompt by me) Photo source

15 Christmas activities I'd like to try and make traditions

Or, at least, try them out to see if I like them first. Painting nutcrackers Opening some presents at night where the only light is from the tree Christmas tree selfie Photo of me with my nephews (and any future nieces) Lighting a Christmas-y scented candle Watching A Muppets Christmas Carol Ugly sweater party Decorate cookies like an ugly Christmas sweater Cookie baking and decorating Come up with a Christmas-y cocktail Wrapping paper scrap origami  Who can buy the creepiest new ornament? Find an alligator ornament Christmas-y manicure Official Christmas pajamas (Prompt by me) Photo source

15 Christmas traditions my family has

Some are newer than others, but they are all traditions! Cory putting office supplies in the tree Eating coffee cake int he morning Having me pass out the presents at the house My mom writing down who gave whom what Me drinking hot chocolate Me wearing Christmas colored pajamas during present opening Going to Bri and Adrien's for the best food of the year Seeing my nephews (I hope this becomes a tradition at least) Watching A Nightmare Before Christmas Reading at least some of A Christmas Carol Watching Christmas episodes of some TV shows Doing presents at Bri and Adrien's in a round robin  Eating the oplatki at Bri and Adrien's Listening to Christmas music Cory mislabeling his present to me (Prompt by me) Photo source

15 holidays celebrated today or historically celebrated today

Happy holidays! Christmas 4th day of Chanukah  Pancha Ganapati Malkh Dies Natalis Solis Invicti Newtonmas Birthday of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founder of Pakistan National Pumpkin Pie Day Children's Day Feast Day for Anastasia of Sirmium Tulsi Pujan Diwas Taiwan Constitution Day Good Governance Day Takanakuy Feast Day of Alburga of Wilton (Prompt by me) Photo source

5 encounters within 3 D&D campaigns I'm considering running

Getting closer to picking one! Also, these are in addition to the encounters I wrote earlier. Murder at magic boarding school Encountering a clue the authorities did not collect Journalists arrive at the school Classes are suspended The school goes on lock down Most of the staff is forbidden from speaking to students The rest of the town has fallen asleep. How can these adventurers save their town (or are they the ones in danger?) The team has the chance to investigate the stores of caffeinated beverages for the town A driverless carriage arrives with mail With an unguarded town, the team must decide how to acquire resources  A storm is on the horizon, how will the team handle the townspeople asleep outside? The team has a chance to climb the watchtower to see what the surrounding areas look like A town's zoo has escaped. Can the party return all of the creatures and figure out what happened in the first place? The team encounters protesters who want the zoo cl...

15 monsters and races that I'd want to include in my D&D campaign

No matter what, I'd like to work these in. Any I'm missing that are super fun? Oblex: "an extraordinarily intelligent ooze created by mind flayers that fed on other creatures' memories. They were capable of using those memories to create replicas of their victims, which they used to further hunt and feed." - The Forgotten Realms Wiki Kenku: "Haunted by an ancient crime that robbed them of their wings, kenku wander the world as vagabonds and burglars who live at the edge of human society." - D&D Beyond Changeling: "A changeling can shift its face and form with a thought as a form of artistic and emotional expression." - D&D Beyond Shifter: "humanoids with a bestial aspect." - D&D Beyond Loxodon: "Humanoid elephants, loxodons are strong, calm, and wise." - D&D Beyond Abyssal chicken: "Abyssal chickens were small creatures. They had leather wings but were not capable of sustained flight. Their wings...

3 encounters within 5 D&D campaigns I'm considering running

Time to narrow! Murder at magic boarding school The team must attend the dance where the murder takes place The team is questioned by the authorities The team attends an assembly the day after the murder The rest of the town has fallen asleep. How can these adventurers save their town (or are they the ones in danger?) Each player wakes up and starts to make their way to work The party locates the sleeping town healers and attempt to wake them The team faces nightfall and the choice of whether to rest A town's zoo has escaped. Can the party return all of the creatures and figure out what happened in the first place? Talking with a small child who has adopted one of the escaped animals and loves it dearly A horse-like creature is loose at the hospital Someone approaches the party to offer a high price for a certain animal A new queen fears being overthrown by her younger brother. She hires the adventurers to help quell a coup. The team must go to a pub friendly...