u/IncredulousBob

It's not something I'm proud to admit, but I only started caring about my hygiene a few years ago when somebody embarrassed me by telling me I stank really loudly in public. I've done my best to never let that happen again, but whenever I have to be around people I'm still paranoid that I stink and that everyone around me is just too polite to say anything. How can I tell whether or not I'm giving off a bad smell before I go out in public? It's not like I can just walk up to someone and say "Hey, do I stink?"

I've got a bit of a problem with the litrpg I'm working on right now. My main character is a wimp who has never been in a fight before and has no absolutely no combat instincts. Over the course of the story, he's going to get stronger and become a better fighter, but that's going to take a while and I don't want to spend hundreds of pages with him either hiding behind other people or flailing around uselessly. I also don't want the solution to feel like the universe is bending over backwards to give him what he wants, you know what I mean? So here's what I've come up with.

Disclaimer: for all I know, this is a really popular idea that tons have people have already used, so go easy on me if it isn't 100% original.

There are combat skillbooks in this world that can instantly teach you how to fight with a certain weapon. Each one comes in three volumes: beginner, intermediate, and master. You have to use them in order (you can't just skip to the master volume) and they become more expensive and/or harder to obtain the higher you go. The problem is that when you use a skillbook like this, you're permanently stuck at whatever skill level the book gives you. So if you read the beginner skillbook that teaches you how to fight with swords, you're stuck at beginner level until you find the intermediate volume no matter how hard you train. Likewise, if you learn how to fight organically, it's possible to improve beyond what the skillbooks consider mastery, but using a master volume skillbook means you've permanently plateaued with that particular weapon.

I want to give my main character the beginner's volume of a basic combat skillbook. That way he'll instantly be able to defend himself while also not being overpowered. The older, more experienced people in his party could still absolutely thrash him if they wanted. And since the skillbook only covers one type of weapon, there are still plenty of other weapons he can train with and master organically over time.

What do you guys think? Would you be okay with this if it happened in the book you were reading, or would it feel like the author was pulling strings to accelerate his MC's progress?

I've been taking Wegovy pills at 1.5mg a day for almost two weeks now. I know it's supposed to take three to four weeks for it to really take effect, so maybe it's just in my head, but I swear I'm feeling a lot less hungry than I used to. I went out to eat the other day, hadn't eaten in over twelve hours, ordered a regular sized meal, and I couldn't finish it. I've always been the kind of guy who would eat everything on his plate even if I wasn't hungry, but I just couldn't make myself do it this time.

I've been really worried about how I was going to afford paying $300 a month for the higher doses. I can do it, but it's going to take some big sacrifices to make it work. If I could stay on the 1.5 mg pill, which only costs half that much, then it'd be a huge weight off my back. If the pills are already working as well as I think they are, is there any reason I would need to increase my dosage? Am I going to build up an immunity to the dosage I'm taking now or something?

I'm a 33 year old man, 350 lbs (hopefully not for long!) if it matters at all.