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Day: 3 January 2026

  • D&D 5e is not for everyone

    Kai Koehler reminds us that D&D 5e is far from the only TTRPG, with a tight dissection of its specific characteristics so that they can be compared to other, perhaps more roleplay-heavy, games and systems. They include some suggested ideas for other games, too, a couple of which I'm strongly-inclined to try out!

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  • Dan, a white man with blue hair, looks confused alongside a French Bulldog, in front of a red telephone box.

    Found GC7P0AN A Fine Pair # 1089 ~ Parkhouse

    The geohound and I walked over from Catbrook this morning "the long way" - over the hill and woods, finding a couple of caches along the way - to this cache.

    From both the cache type and my GPSr's map data I fully expected to find a post box here alongside the (decrepit) red phone box, but it's nowhere to be seen! Has it perhaps been removed?

    In any case, the hint reassured me that I was in the right place and my geosense told me where to look. A disappointingly tiny cache container (where a larger one could have probably been placed) was soon found, caked in mud, and replaced as-found.

    TFTC.

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  • Early morning light over wintery fields and between the branches of bare trees.

    Found GC2DJ9K The Wolf Cache

    The geopup and I absolutely chose the right time to come up here on this wintery morning. The sun's ascent over the valley whenever we escape the cover of the woods is absolutely spectacular.

    Found without difficulty SL, TFTC!

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  • The sun peeks through clouds at the horizon beyond a wide valley full of fields.

    Found GC2EFAW The Cairn Cache

    The geopup and I, on holiday from West Oxfordshire and staying nearby, came out for a morning walk in the ice and snow today.

    Our little Frenchie's tiny legs made the work of climbing the stiles on this path a little challenging, but with persistence we were treated to a wonderful view of the sun broaching the horizon over the valley at the North end of School Wood.

    Soon the cairn was in sight, and what a brilliant spot for a cache! Signed log, and dropped a travel bug that's come all the way from Texas to continue its journey. FP awarded for bringing us out this way.

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