Okayokayokay, think of a skill you've been building for a long time, perhaps across years or decades, a skill that you've taken for granted because learning it came easily or because you started with a natural talent that you've continued to develop, whatever the case may be. No, really. Play along with me for a moment before you read ahead! What's a skill you're genuinely proud of or have enjoyed practicing or have worked hard to better? Now, go back and find the earliest po

My Vault Graph as of April 29, 2026. I should take more progress screenshots in the future. The Vault My Vault has grown substantially since I started using Obsidian in early October 2025. I only ever intended it to house my Skies Over Aefala (SOA) work, but in late January I decided it was the best location for me to keep track of Fermi's, and eventually the Trio's, development as well. Then, in mid-March it struck me that I could write my blog posts for Fear No More direct

I love TTRPGs. Pathfinder 2e and then Daggerheart have been the vehicles through which my partner and I have been telling our Skies Over Aefala story. However, there's been a sneaky little tax that has kept us from playing consistently in recent months, an insurmountable hurdle that slams like a shutting gate on us when our energy is lowest. I call it the "setup tax." Used to, when we had a full group of players, I controlled Cael, and the two others controlled their charac