This was a comment elsewhere, but became a question.

Amused Mastery is starting to become too much of a default tactic for me. As an older man with a young daughter, still new to RP ideas, this one worked for me right out of the box. I even use it with my daughter at times and it works great there too. Women eat up the Daddy-alpha vibe.

I'm still learning though and don't want to just go "there, found a good technique, I'm good to go" because it works. I know without variety and constant improvement my game will wither on the vine.

I haven't internalized enough philosophy to respond without effort to shit-tests yet because I'm still learning to identify them. Working on that. Any pointers to where I can learn to sharpen up my skills there? Haven't run across anything like that yet.

Although I do know how to handle them from my daughter. I'm doubting the "Dad look" and "name in a harsh tone" would have the same effect on a woman since that relies on a history that the look & tone combined are a warning shot that discipline is imminent due to inappropriate behavior and that behavior has to stop immediately or the discipline comes down like a hammer. My kid gets that and she is 9. Hell, maybe I'll try that. Treat women like I treat my daughter since the maturity level is similar? Seems harsh, but at the same time somehow it feels right.

Also, What else besides Dread Game pairs up with Amused Mastery well? I figure if I'm studying one style at a time I should do so in an order where they'll compliment each other as I learn.