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To provide context, that's not a uniform treatment. For example, the main 5e rulebook just shows Gandalf on Shadowfax (presumably), with no hint of an imminent threat; while the TOR cover shows a group of PCs preparing for combat. None of the other covers, for 5e or TOR, are particularly...

“The Shadow that bred them can only mock, it cannot make: not real things of its own."

Is it? The spell description of Wall of Force doesn't mention that it provides Total Cover. And is there an actual statement that a clear pane of glass provides Cover? I'd appreciate a reference if there is one. I'm not sure that glass provides Cover of any kind. Saying that nothing can...

Right, this is all about a word I got hung up on. 😞 I think I was pretty clear in my last post. People can choose to respond to things negatively or positively, with anger or with compassion. You chose one. My wish is for more people to choose the other.

But the numbers we're discussing are just revenue; they don't include costs. Sigil brought no revenue, and any costs it may have incurred don't affect gross revenue. So the small growth in Digital still seems fairly mysterious. My guess is still that Digital includes more stuff than we're...

Okay, but then couldn't this sentiment have been expressed more positively as something like: "I only wish smaller game producers were in as fortunate a position as Hasbro/WotC in dealing with the current conditions." Rather than focusing ire on a so-called "megacorp", an affirmation of...

Then I'll ask, what was your thinking behind your initial comment? Because it sounds (to me) as if you'd prefer Hasbro to suffer even more than it will in the current circumstances, at least in part due to its status as a "megacorp". Is that true? And how do you think that would be helpful?

I don't believe these assumptions. First, let's talk about that confusing chart. While one's inclination might be to interpret it as a chart of increases comparing present to past in various categories (i.e. Tabletop increased by 37% compared to past Tabletop revenue), that interpretation makes...

I think it is relevant. By using the word "megacorp", you imply that Hasbro is essentially untouchable, immune to any meaningful challenge by governmental action or economic whirlwinds, a titanic force straddling the globe. There are corporations like that, but Hasbro is definitely not one of...

Hasbro is not a megacorp. They seem big to people taking an interest in events on this board, but depending on what you're ranking them on, Hasbro is something like the 2000th largest corporation in the world, taking in less revenue than such household names as ArcBest, Atmos Energy, and...