The Recluse Report - April 2026 Part 1

From Endgame Viable

April 16, 2026

About this episode

The host discusses their last-minute tax filing experience, gaming updates on Pathfinder: Kingmaker, and their withdrawal from the Artemis II mission live stream.

Obligatory tax day remark. I did the responsible thing and waited until the last minute again. Literally throwing numbers into the software about midway through the 15th. Because of the timing of tax day, following just a couple of days after one of the worst chemotherapy reactions I’ve ever had, I actually waited more last-minute than usual. Gaming I saw Bhagpuss talking about Pathfinder: Kingmaker so I played a little more of my game that I started some five years ago. I managed to wrap up all the pending quests from the Troll Trouble chapter (the one with Jubilost and the one on Candlemere Island with those godawful lightning-blasting wisps) and now I have a clean slate ready to begin the Season of the Bloom chapter. I pretty much do all the quests that are available to me. In fact it’s very unclear where the “main” quest even is. That’s the only thing I remember playing. Most of my memory of the last half-month is either watching the Artemis II mission or feeling sick. Media Consumption I’m suffering major Artemis II mission live stream withdrawal. I had it on pretty much constantly for 10 days, from when it started, watching the fueling of…

Topics covered

  • taxes
  • gaming
  • media consumption
  • chemotherapy

Keywords

  • Pathfinder: Kingmaker
  • Artemis II
  • chemotherapy
  • tax day

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Pathfinder:, Artemis II, SLS, Tylenol, Pathfinder: Kingmaker

Books & works: Troll Trouble, Season of the Bloom

Places: Candlemere Island

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