This reminds me of learning linux and cli commands because an old netbook with like 512 of ram was struggling with modern guis and web browsers. So I used a minimal i3 installation and interacted mostly with a terminal.

We lost a great one.

That's neat! I turned it into a one liner `rm todays_nyt.pdf; wget -q "https://static01.nyt.com/images/$(date +%Y/%m/%d)/nytfrontpage/scan.pdf" -O todays_nyt.pdf && open todays_nyt.pdf `

Very nice! I gave you my money just for the consideration of people stuck in old Java versions like myself. Looking forward to getting the new chapters as they come!

You can still do things even if your character isn't. A big draw of D&D is the social aspect, you can still roleplay reacting to being hit or seeing an ally do something.

If you want to exercise your brain while waiting on your turn do like high-level chess players and think during other people's turns, I find that fun. Think how the recent decisions or rolls modify the state of the battlefield or your chances of victory.

Oh if all you're missing is pixel art I currently have some free time each day I could dedicate to it. Any way to contact you outside hacker news?