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Just finished Book of Hungry Names for the first time!

I've literally never played Werewolf before, not the video games or the tabletop, just picked this up with all the DLC because I saw it was written by Kyle Marquis and I absolutely loved Night Road. It was absolutely fantastic! I played in Iron Wolf mode for most of it (but didn't get the achievement because I turned it off once when I started to get really attached to the character, then immediately regretted it and turned it back on again a few minutes later), so I'm pretty proud I didn't die horribly at some point considering how Night Road absolutely kicked my ass the first time I played it. Even managed to get what seemed to me to be an ideal ending!

I loved the writing and the characters, how difficult the choices were, and how well the journal explained Werewolf lore since I was completely unfamiliar with the IP. The spirit gifts added a cool dimension to the gameplay. I love how all my choices had consequences and the game world felt very reactive.

The Nin romance was really cute, felt a lot more real and natural than the Night Road romances. I like how the sex was optional - every time I had an opportunity for a sex scene, I kept thinking these two characters were too young and serious to want to go there at that stage in the relationship. Part of me was hoping for a final opportunity for one right before the final battle, a la Mass Effect, but alas, it was not meant to be.

My only complaint is that I lost the wolf several times, but it never actually had any in-game consequences, I was always back to normal in the next scene and it was never addressed. The game has been out for a while so I'm surprised that bug wasn't fixed by now.

Anyway, I'd like to play again and make different choices and see what else this game has to offer. Any tips for a second playthrough wildly different from my first? These are my end game stats and achievements to give you a rough idea of how my playthrough went. Also, one thing I'm curious about: if I don't help Roscoe and Hobland right away, do I lose access to their training forever? I'd like to make a different choice my next playthrough, but not if I completely lose trainers like that.

u/blobbychuck — 23 days ago
▲ 9 r/wheelchairs

Advice for wheelchair users who are deciding on a career, making a career change, or having trouble finding a job.

I wrote this comment about a month ago in response to a post from a wheelchair user having trouble finding a job they could do seated. It popped into my head again today, and I realized I wanted this advice to be seen by more people and decided to repost as its own post for better visibility, I hope that's alright. I should also note that I have lived in the United States my entire life, so this advice may or may not be as helpful in other countries, YMMV.

If you're able to, I recommend getting an education and earning a credential that is very niche and marketable and makes you highly competitive for a job. It doesn't necessarily have to be an advanced degree, just something not a lot of people know how to do and preferably a field that has more jobs available than qualified applicants.

I say this because when I just had a bachelor's degree in Human Development & Family Studies, I didn't even get past the interview stage at most places and had to deal with discrimination and workplace harassment at the places that did hire me. I rarely ever even asked for workplace accommodations because I was so terrified of losing my job most of the time, and if I did ask for something, it was usually denied. But the minute I had a Master's in Clinical Social Work, my whole world changed. Suddenly, no one cared I was in a wheelchair. Job descriptions no longer had requirements to lift 50+ pounds for no reason. Healthcare organizations are desperate for a qualified therapist because I had a degree that is hard to get and the need for psychotherapists far exceeds the amount of actual qualified psychotherapists there are. It helps that I'm really good at what I do and I also picked some niche specialties, making me even more marketable and making employers want to hang on to me, despite my disability. Since getting my master's, I have never had to fight for workplace accommodations either, they will give me whatever I ask for as long as it's reasonable. And the best part is my coworkers treat me with respect and I haven't had to deal with any harassment or discrimination at work since my pre-grad school days.

So I would look into jobs like that: jobs that require a credential and a niche skillset and where the demand for the job far exceeds the number of qualified applicants. Skilled healthcare jobs are really in demand right now pretty much everywhere and not all of them require advanced degrees.

  1. Occupational therapy assistant - requires an associates degree, job duties can mostly be done seated, and your clients will also have disabilities. Occupational therapist is another option if you want higher pay and don't mind more schooling (master's degree). Both OTAs and OTs are desperately needed in our healthcare system.

  2. Medical laboratory technician - requires an associate's or bachelor's, pretty much every lab has a shortage of techs and you can work behind the scenes instead of doing direct patient care.

  3. Respiratory therapist - associate's degree. may be a bit too physical for you depending on the reason for wheelchair use, but might still be doable. Very in-demand.

  4. Licensed clinical social worker, licensed mental health counselor, licensed marriage and family therapist, etc. - masters degree, lots of school and probably a lot of debt but I love it and it was worth every penny to me.

  5. Certified Prosthetist-Orthotist - requires a master's degree, but great job for a person in a wheelchair. You get to fit people for prosthetics and other cool stuff. Super niche and in demand even though no one has ever heard of it until they need one.

If healthcare isn't your jam, these are some other jobs that require a credential and are highly in demand:

  1. IT jobs like cybersecurity analyst, network engineer, cloud administrator, database administrator, and health informations specialists - schooling for these may vary, some of them you can get with just technical certifications, but some require an associate's or bachelor's - YMMV.

  2. Skilled technical jobs like CAD drafter, survey/GIS technician, building information modeling technician - these just require a certificate or maybe an associate's, and you can do most of the work at a desk.

  3. Finance jobs like actuarial analyst, certified public accountant, compliance officer, or insurance underwriter. If you're good at math, all these jobs can be done at a desk and are pretty much always in demand. Will probably need at least a bachelor's plus some additional training for most of these.

  4. Legal jobs like paralegal or court reporter - usually require a certificate or associate's and are basically always in demand. Can be done at a desk.

  5. Vocational rehabilitation counselor - pretty sure you'll need a master's for this one but it would be a very cool job for a wheelchair user to have, you'd basically be helping other disabled people stay in/return to the workforce.

  6. Trades that don't require physical labor like medical coding, cancer tumor registrar, quality assurance specialist, regulatory affairs specialist - most require a certificate or associate's, may not be the most exciting work but it's very necessary.

  7. There are some transportation and logistics jobs that can be done from a chair, like air traffic controller, 911 dispatcher, logistics analyst, or freight broker. Some may be more high stress than others. I think most of them require an associate's but I could be wrong about that. And they're pretty much always needed, even during recessions.

Basically, my advice is that the best way to have job security as a wheelchair user is to become one of the relatively few people who can do something organizations genuinely need. The smaller the pool of qualified applicants, the more leverage you have to demand accommodations and the less room employers have to reject you simply because you're disabled.

Did I miss anything? Any other jobs out there that meet this criteria: in-demand, small pool of qualified applicants, skilled or niche, and can be done while seated? Also interested in hearing more about people's experiences in the workplace in general, especially from wheelchair users employed in the industries I listed above but haven't worked in myself (I do have some experience being a public safety dispatcher at a small college, but I wasn't a wheelchair user at the time - still, it was one of the best jobs I had before I got my master's!). Constructive criticism of my thesis is also welcome.

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u/blobbychuck — 2 months ago