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First of all, thank you Morrus for the report! .... But did you also get to test the new warhammer fantasy rpg?

Morrus, it seems something has changed to the default text when it is displayed on a black background. It is really hard to read now. Just wanted to give you the heads up!

If you ask site-related queries in the Meta forum, they're likely to be seen and answered more quickly by Morrus or one of the moderators.

Well this is ... peculiar... http://forums.cubicle7.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=11706 This new regulation, GDPR - some data protection thing - is apparently so onerous to meet that they feel forced to close their forum. Juuuust as the 4rth edition of warhammer was about to be released too... Morrus, could this impact EN world somehow?

Fair enough. I have to admit though, I find it a bit difficult to believe that Morrus has never seen 2pp used as a term on the boards. I have. But, hey, it's not really that big of an issue to be honest. Again, there are so few licensed publishers out there that it's not really a problem. As far as the original question goes, I'm actually frankly confused why someone would think that it's much harder for 3PP to get their name out there than it was, say, back in the d20 boom days. With the mountain of Patreons, Kickstarters and various other venues, I'm seeing an awful lot of pretty successful attempts at getting product out there. Thing is, there's just so much material out there that it can be pretty easy to get lost in the weeds.

Oh and I have a suggestion for Morrus too... try to see if there is a possibility for adding a forum functionality by which a forum member can subscribe to a thread and get notifications when someone else replies to the thread. AFAIK this is not how it works at the moment, you get notifications only if you receive a PM, mention or XP. Having notifications on subscribed threads would greatly help a PbP player know when a game has progressed, and reach the thread in a couple of clicks rather than having to find it in the subforums.

Thanks Morrus! Sorry it was silly of me not to tag you :) No drama or rush buddy, just wanted to donate a little and give a few players some GP rewards for their efforts. Have emailed you. Cheers! Ivan

Morrus: perhaps it would be good to update your instructions for this Meta subforum to include "please tag me for a speedier response"? ☺ I believe I speak for most of us when I say I expected the mod team to actively monitor the entire Meta forum; on most forums it's sole purpose (whatever it's name) is to contact the staff. Regards

...te, caring etc then men" so if a woman speaks up "loudly", she's acting against her role. I know that this holds true more in face-to-face environments, whereas online debates are often no more than mere black-on-white (or inversed) text. Still she identified as a woman. And from what I read, Afrodyte is done with playing the "nice little woman". She's (rightfully) upset about the fact that there are many victim-blaming posts or posts filled with micro-misogyny in this thread that were not being called out while her arguments were dissected. She's also under the impression that male-identifying posters are being less challenged and have it far easier being listened to. And I understand her. Because being a woman who's active online, who has a mind of her own and who gets vocal from time to time can be hard. That being said, I still think that ENWorld is one of the best places to discuss my/our hobby, including systemic problems in our community. And I'm really thankful for Morrus and the other mods to keep it this civil. (Because, honestly, other, more general gaming forums oftentimes look as if they're the little brethren of /b )

So I want to say I am sorry for the stuff I am missing and I want to do better. I don’t do cons but since the problem is everywhere I need to step up and do better in general. In general women are very willing to give individual men several chances to get it right so long as they are trying to move in a positive direction. Personally, I'll excuse any first offense that is done without malice (doing something on purpose to push buttons is not without malice in my book). I'll even accept slip-ups if you keep trying to do better. We're all human (I didn't see any AI's here) and humans make mistakes, so I'm never looking for perfection. I'm looking for progress and growth. I'll be honest, this discussion has gone on to the point where I'm surprised. That's pleasantly surprising and speaks well for Morrus and ENWorld's moderation.

So if @Morrus told you to stop he would not be on your side and he you be sustaining and supporting the structural dynamics that allow harassment and assault to continue and thrive in this environment so you won't feel safe? No. That does not seem consistent with your viewpoint. Do you yield to authority (Morrus) and because lowkey13 has none per say in this environment you deem him as an enemy if he requests the same thing from you? No. Le me try to put the dots close together. Afrodyte has stated previously that if @Morrus feels that what she is doing should stop, then upon being notified of his choice as the moderator, Then she will respect his request as the moderator. At that time she would discontinue her attempt to demonstrate through her requests (Name, SSN, pic) instances in this discussion that she personally feels fall somewhere between unfriendly and hostile toward women.

Yet, I find it interesting that my fairly benign statements showing that I don't automatically trust every self-proclaimed good dude are getting more heat than some of the deeply unsettling things several posters have been saying in the past 15 pages I've been participating on this thread. That is a curious statement. The last 15 pages have been relatively mild compared to what had been posted before where Morrus got involved several times. As for you getting heat more than the trolls, citation needed. I'm not seeing any evidence of what you're claiming, especially given the XP count which equates to support. If you really think that an exaggerated demonstration of the daily precautions I have to take to avoid harassment and assault is unfairly blaming poor, innocent men who are just trying to have a discussion, you haven't been paying attention to what several women and men have been saying on this thread, and you are not on my side (whatever being on my side supposedly means), and it all of it sustains and supports the structural dynamics that allow harassment and assault to continue and thrive in environments where people are supposed to be safe. So if @Morrus told you to stop he would not be on your side and he you be sustaining and supporting the structural dynamics that allow harassment and assault to continue and thrive in this environment so you won't feel safe? Furthermore why doe...

Wait, now people are claiming it's not even SPF who posted in this thread? The man has a Facebook account, among other internet footprints, and he's posted some of the exact same things there, as well as actually discussing his participation in this thread. And he writes (or did write) for this site, which means he already has an established forum handle and Morrus knows his IP address. Jesus fried chicken...

...o started the thread then replied "You need to read up on the concept of "plus" threads if you think I want an echo chamber, or if you don't see the very valid reasons why the site supports such threads. If you want to keep discussing this that's fine, but I will need to ask you to start a new thread to do it." A second user said they doubted the premise of the thread was possible, and was told again "This is a plus thread. If you want to argue against the premise of the thread, start a new one." When questioned on that, the poster then said, "Questioning the point of the thread is exactly what you don't get to do in a plus thread." Can a user now declare a thread they start to be designated a "plus" thread and therefore police their thread for anyone who questions a premise of the topic? Are we now supposed to always start a new thread if we question the premise of a designated "plus" thread? It's possible I missed that new rule. I asked elsewhere and someone mentioned Morrus had discussed the possibility of such a thing but it had never been enacted as a rule as far as they knew. So, is this a thing now?

Morrus On the SOME page, there is some morse code at the bottom. It reads "NO STONE UNTURNED"

Two comments: 1: I note that the "spread" of classes is much less dramatic than the race spread. The most popular class is a bit more than twice as popular as the least popular class. That's a good thing IMO! Race wise however, the spread is what, 12-13 fold? That's huge. Even is we exclude the non PHB races, the spread remains about 5-fold. I have to say that ... I'm ok with that. I would be far more concerned if the situation was reversed 2: Morrus : this is very cool info, but I'm curious why you are re-posting it?

@Morrus Did the top 10 list accidentally leave out the Elf Wizard? The chart says there are 2744 Elf Wizards and 2568 Human Wizards. This means, the Elf Wizard is a more popular combo than the Human Wizard.

Morrus: this issue doesn't go away. I'm going to report a series of my own posts where a user clicks laugh (yes, I know the button is called "laugh with this post") even though my remarks are not in any sense made with humor in mind. In short, I find it impossible to interpret this as anything else than mockery. I am writing this post because I know you are busy and might have a mod handle the reporting, so you might not even see the series of reported posts. (I need to post this first so I can include a link in my reports for your moderation convenience) If you or your mods redtext the user to stop abusing the laugh functionality all is well in the world. But I am ressurrecting this thread to clearly flag that it is not a new issue, and it remains a serious one. I've gotten dozens of laugh points I could have done well without, and I feel that if I do not bring thus back up to your attention it will never stop. I can't be alone in getting these points that only burn. If y...

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Knightfall I don't see why not Morrus?

Here's my thought on the topic: it's like entering a room and starting a conversation with some folks, and then having a third person walk up to you all and demand that you stop having that conversation because *they* had that conversation with somebody yesterday. If somebody is having a conversation you've already had, or are bored of, or whatever, then just move on and have a different conversation. The fact that something has been discussed before doesn't mean that nobody is allowed to discuss it again. The concession I make to this is that if there is an identical topic currently active on the first page, then we'd probably merge them for convenience. So, yeah, do what you want. There's no rules about it. Whatever makes sense to you at the time. This is what a good forum should be! :) A forum is not a "knowledge repository" where conclusions are reached and truths are established, but rather a place for discussions. If someone wants static knowledge, that could better be a...

Why does your bear need a mug? ofc. He looks sad without it: 98583

Why does your bear need a mug? Because I treat my Animal Companion as an equal: if I'm drinking, he's drinking! Mechanics disassociated from narrative are always the main threat to my own suspension of disbelief. What do you play instead of D&D? Or do you replace hps, AC, turn-based initiative, &c, with less disassociated alternatives? If the Players are to make a conversation DM should eventually provide a Name, esecially if they are to talk to them more often. But equally interesting is: "My Name is of no concern to you!" Or "Why do you want to know my Name?" " My name's not important. You must come with me..." " How can I come with you if I don't even know who you are?" " Well, um, my name is, um, it's ... ... Slartibartfast." " What?" " I said it wasn't important."

Why does your bear need a mug? You'd prefer he drank straight from the keg? You know if you do that, you aren't getting that keg back, right?

I’m sure I heard it read that it was the Borg who found it. It went through a wormhole or something. A neat speculation (as noted above), but the first thing Enhanced V'ger does is turn the machine home planet into a databank entry. I don't see the Borg sitting still for that.

I’m sure I heard it read that it was the Borg who found it. It went through a wormhole or something. Fell into a "black hole" and emerged on the far side of the galaxy, where it was discovered by the inhabitants of a planet of 'living machines.' Roddenberry commented in an interview that it 'might have been' the Borg homeworld. That tells me that there was no firm plan that it was. Still a highly improbable situation. I would call random confluence of improbable events a hallmark of Star Trek.

I’m sure I heard it read that it was the Borg who found it. It went through a wormhole or something. A machine culture, not specified as the Borg. I suspect the Borg suggestion is fan imaginings, wanting to tie everything up under a neat bow of known boxes.

Best Trek film. But I digress. Answer me these questions three. 1) Sensors are inoperable due to the Mutara Nebula. They don’t know where each other are. Why not Just look out the window? Clearly sensors are worse at "sensing" than basic eyesight is. Look! There they are! 98322 2) Why does a Vulcan funeral feature an English song played by Scottish bagpipes? 3) And isn't it a bit harsh just shooting Spock out the nearest torpedo tube rather than taking him home and informing his family? I bet that was an awkward conversation when the got back to Vulcan and/or Earth. P.S. These aren't really questions. 1) Questioning the rational of anything technical in Star Trek is ... well, I think just saw a rabbit checking his watch. 2) Don't forget an insulting eulogy. 3) My favorite part about the "burial in space" is thinking about some planet with a non-spacefaring intelligent species on it. Apparently the torpedo casing can survive re-entry and crash-landing. I mean, there the...

Best Trek film. But I digress. Answer me these questions three. 1) Sensors are inoperable due to the Mutara Nebula. They don’t know where each other are. Why not Just look out the window? Clearly sensors are worse at "sensing" than basic eyesight is. Look! There they are! 2) Why does a Vulcan funeral feature an English song played by Scottish bagpipes? 3) And isn't it a bit harsh just shooting Spock out the nearest torpedo tube rather than taking him home and informing his family? I bet that was an awkward conversation when the got back to Vulcan and/or Earth. P.S. These aren't really questions. Yeah, but let us answer them anyway, and see if that's fun. 1) As I recall, both ships were massively understaffed and/or in distress. Posting people at all the windows to be able to call fire was probably not an option. In addition, space is really big, and the number of windows on those ships was not - you might not even have portholes at the right locations. Having a window in ...

Well that depends on the genre, surely? James Bond doesn’t sound plausible, but we accept his expertise at everything. We are talking about heroic fantasy here, not a realism simulator. PCs are James Bond.If we're going to accept that PCs can master blacksmithing quickly, because they master everything else quickly, then I guess that's fair. I was just pointing out that the distinction between reality-based content and fantasy-based content is a long and enduring one, which is why (to quote the meme), "Fighters can't have nice things."

1) Sensors are inoperable due to the Mutara Nebula. They don’t know where each other are. Why not Just look out the window? Clearly sensors are worse at "sensing" than basic eyesight is. Look! There they are I imagine that shot is for the audience more than a realistic portrayal of what the visuals would actually be. So the audience can tell what's happening. In a foggy day you're lucky to have visibility of a few city blocks, and this is farther away than that. Also, if you look at images of the refit enterprise, there are mostly windows on the side of the hull. They don't really face down. In that shot, it's akin to standing at the window of a ten story building and looking down to the street. The angle isn't favourable. (Which is TV fiction anyway, as nebula are big and only look as bright as they do because of their distance from us. They'd be practically invisible at close range.) They also wouldn't *need* to be as close as they are in most of the shots. Their weapons have ...

17 base skills down from 35. Lots of consolidation -- Athletics contains a bunch, and Use Magic Device is replaced by the relevant Lore skill An excellent move. Nothing hurts a game quite like skill proliferation, IMHO. (hmm... 17 sounds familiar...) Some 3.5 skills were actually open-ended skill placeholders, though - is crafting still like that, could you blow all your skills on just crafting various different things? Are any others?

That looks awesome!Just riding on the coattails of the awesome source material.

I can't comment on the ease of the Shadowrun system, but you can certainly mimic the setting perfectly. I am assuming W.O.I.N is a much simpler system lol. Glad to hear it can mimic the setting

Hmm. Our GM said otherwise - two dents then a third and it's broken. But it's a playtest, so I imagine things are in flux. Seriously? Then I agree with houser2112, why would anyone use a shield if you have to keep buying new ones? Too much simulation.

I didn't! It was pretty much a flying visit for me. I wasn't there long.Oh well. I'm reading that their booth had many posters and very little information... so perhaps you didn't miss too much.

Hmm. Our GM said otherwise - two dents then a third and it's broken. But it's a playtest, so I imagine things are in flux. Same here. It would certainly feel a little weird if the shield had an arbitrary limit on how often it can be used. Perhaps there is an implication that you take some of your downtime in the evening to smooth out any damage?

I *think* it's literally just shields -- a limitation on the number of times you can use its special ability to soak up damage. That it only applies to shields doesn't really address my complaint much, it just makes me less likely to roll up a shield-using character. It's either over-simulationist (shields have durability) or over-gamist (an arbitrary limit on how often you can use a mundane ability), and neither of those are acceptable to me.

I can’t help feeling that if fun requires that much effort, there are probably other problems going in. Hanging out with your friends doing a thing you all enjoy pretty much makes its own fun. Not everyone gets to game with friends. Organized play often has players who unwittingly and cluelessly ruin the fun for others.