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Category: Musings (Page 1 of 9)
Hello! Here is some info. on the Eclipse in case you will find it helpful.
Nasa has a calculator here — https://eclipse-explorer.smce.nasa.gov/ — where you can enter your ZIP code to find out the exact time range of totality in your city. For me, this is the timeline:
Timeline
- 12:24pm — Eclipse starts. Only look at sun with Eclipse glasses.
- 1:40:01pm — Look towards the southwest about 90 seconds before totality — darkness in the distance is approaching. I will have my alarm on for this moment.
- 1:41:31 to 1:45:19pm — About a 4 minute totality. You can now take off your glasses. You can ONLY remove your eclipse glasses during totality. The horizon on all sides will be amber, a so-called ‘360 degree sunrise’.
- 3:03pm — Eclipse ends.
Other Notes
- As totality approaches, temps could drop by 10-12 degrees
- Put the phones away, they won’t be able to capture the event. Suns corona will be faint and can only be capture with overexposure and special equipment.
- You cell phone will have the best accurate time, and this is a time-sensitive event. I’m going to set up my cell phone to alarm at the beginning of totality so I can know when I can take off my glasses, and another alarm when totality ends so I can make sure to know I should go back to wearing Eclipse glasses.
- Shadow Bands are noticeable about 90 second before to 90 seconds after totality. If you put a white piece of cardboard or paper on the ground it will help you see it.
I’ve been intrigued by the upcoming QuestWorlds RPG. It will be the third major edition of the rules when it comes out (previously it was Hero Wars and then HeroQuest (not to be confused with the miniatures game of the same name).
It is sort of like Fate or Cortex, a narrative game, but is faster and more streamlined than other similar games.
I’ve created a QuestWorlds rules summary which you can download here or on our downloads page.
You can download the rules-only text for free from Itch.io or get the very latest version from GitHub.
I recently had the pleasure of being a guest co-host on the Amon Sûl podcast where I discussed gaming and Tolkien and fielded some questions from listeners about violence in RPG games. Richard Rohlin and I also read and discussed Chapter 13 of The Silmarillion, “The Return of the Noldor.”
On this day (March 30th, 2014), eight years ago I published the very first Dicehaven.com post! 355 posts later, we are still going strong. We get over 1,000 visitors to the site each month, so thanks to all of you that keep coming back and keeping up with our RPG musings and other content.
About Us
Hello and welcome to Dicehaven! Dicehaven, LLC produces RPG games and accessories. Our team aand also has a lot of fun gaming! Check out our RPG podcast and our musings and resources on roleplaying.
About Us
Hello and welcome to Dicehaven! Dicehaven, LLC produces RPG games and accessories. Our team aand also have a lot of fun gamin! Check out our RPG podcast and our musings and resources on roleplaying.
About Us