u/Third_life_user

Preferably something about exploring, traveling into an unknown part of life without a plan, something slower and heartfelt, something about hopping trains or catching busses into the city or the wilderness, experiencing life in a new way by yourself or with a friend or companion human or otherwise.
I've been in a mood where the urge to do just this has been consuming my being, and i figured if i can find a good book with this vibe, it'd be a whole lot healthier than just dropping my life and friends and doing just that.

So, Currently i (21, M) work overnight (from 6:30 PM to 5:00 AM) at an amazon fulfillment center working either in packing where i pack up items to be shipped or pick where i fill totes to be sent down to packing. I'm about two months into working the job, and its my first full time job that i got fully on my own - previously i worked as a scare actor and part time as a cleaner.

Thankfully i do not need to worry about paying rent as i still live with my mom and stepdad, but the pay is really good at 20.00 an hour. Regardless, I think the toll of working overnights in such an environment is catching up to me, and i find myself getting nervous to go into work, beeping noises make me physically react, and the toll of operating on a wholly different schedule are taking their toll on me. Sometimes - like right now - i get nervous on my days off about my next day off because i know i'll be even more nervous when i wake up since i'll have to go into work the next day.
I've been using up my paid time off and unpaid time to avoid going in some days.

Originally i was \*excited\* to work nights since im generally a night owl, but now im so worn and i cant even do things as simple as engage in my hobbies or chat with friends and family.

I cannot quit, not only because of the pay and the benefits, but because i've been told i can't without another job already lined up, and with how horrible the job market it I'm unsure if thats possible, and I'm afraid if i bring it up ill be shut down and told I'm lucky I'm even able to work \*again\*. I do not want to get fired either, because it hasn't ultimately been that long, even though i'm sure my already mediocre performance is starting to decline, and I'm worried my mom will threaten to throw me out back to florida with the rest of our family, whom im sure i will disappoint if that is how this plays out.

What do i do?

What do i \*do?\*

So, Currently i (21, M) work overnight (from 6:30 PM to 5:00 AM) at an amazon fulfillment center working either in packing where i pack up items to be shipped or pick where i fill totes to be sent down to packing. I'm about two months into working the job, and its my first full time job that i got fully on my own - previously i worked as a scare actor and part time as a cleaner.

Thankfully i do not need to worry about paying rent as i still live with my mom and stepdad, but the pay is really good at 20.00 an hour. Regardless, I think the toll of working overnights in such an environment is catching up to me, and i find myself getting nervous to go into work, beeping noises make me physically react, and the toll of operating on a wholly different schedule are taking their toll on me. Sometimes - like right now - i get nervous on my days off about my next day off because i know i'll be even more nervous when i wake up since i'll have to go into work the next day.
I've been using up my paid time off and unpaid time to avoid going in some days.

Originally i was \*excited\* to work nights since im generally a night owl, but now im so worn and i cant even do things as simple as engage in my hobbies or chat with friends and family.

I cannot quit, not only because of the pay and the benefits, but because i've been told i can't without another job already lined up, and with how horrible the job market it I'm unsure if thats possible, and I'm afraid if i bring it up ill be shut down and told I'm lucky I'm even able to work \*again\*. I do not want to get fired either, because it hasn't ultimately been that long, even though i'm sure my already mediocre performance is starting to decline, and I'm worried my mom will threaten to throw me out back to florida with the rest of our family, whom im sure i will disappoint if that is how this plays out.

What do i do?

What do i \*do?\*

So, soon enough I'll be getting a new player at my table soon - A Changeling Cleric with the Faceless Background - And i decided that, in order to catch them up to the rest of the party and teach them the mechanics and world setting as they're new to DnD, i would run a set of connected through micro adventures that run parallel to the main parties antics.

Point of order, all i need are some fun ideas for some micro adventures that i could stitch together!

If it's of any help, the settings and main locals they'll be visiting are as follows:

**Phandalin** small unincorporated mining town from many prewritten adventures, as the original first chapter was modeled after LMoP.

**Blissfield**, a medium sized town widely regarded as the trade capital of the region due to its layout, shop and guild variety, and location on the high road making it a VERY big stopping point for most caravan companies.

**Grindpoint**, this regions most innovative and grandiose city, it was built by interstellar refugees who augmented the city with steampunk tech, its also home to the regions only train (running to neverwinter and back) !

**Phandalin Area.**, the broader area around phandalin, as i ran the players through "Dragon of Icespire peak" to answer their questions about expanding the world / campaign area while Cryovein (and a batch of Kobolds and Ice mephits) torment the region.