FORE! Watch out, it's the fourth rambling list of Snarfticles

[Snarf Zagyg]

Has it been that long? Why yes, yes it has been. Time for another roundup of ... Snarfticles?

Yeah, I guess that works. If you're looking for the past archives, you can find them here ....

First Archive
Second Archive
Third Archive


Old Rules and How They Explain Current Problems (Or Don't)

https://www.enworld.org/threads/druids-and-path-dependency-why-the-scimitar-helps-illuminate-d-d.691825/

https://www.enworld.org/threads/best-npc-classes-dragon-magazine.693281/

https://www.enworld.org/threads/monk-the-past-present-and-questionable-future-of-an-iconic-class.698616/

https://www.enworld.org/threads/lethality-ad-d-and-5e-looking-back-at-the-deadliest-edition.698685/

https://www.enworld.org/threads/the-original-reason-for-spell-components-balancing-bad-jokes.698873/

Random Thoughts about 5e, or Why No One Reads the DMG

D&D 5E - In Search Of: The 5e Dungeon Master's Guide

Lost civilizations, extraterrestrials, myths and monsters, missing persons, magic and witchcraft, unexplained phenomena, and unread roleplaying game books. "In Search of..." forum posts are traveling the internet, seeking out these great mysteries. This thread was the result of the work of...

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D&D 5E - The 5e DMG Part 2- The Purpose of the DMG

Explaining a joke is like dissecting a frog. You understand it better but the frog dies in the process. 1. Introduction- What Does "No One Reads the DMG" Actually Mean? So my undying love of Leonard Nimoy, long-running jokes, and the many nifty and obscure things tucked away in the 5e DMG led...

www.enworld.org

https://www.enworld.org/threads/how-long-does-it-take-to-reach-20th-level-a-brief-explanation.693200/

Theoretical Theories about Theory- Assorted Puffery and Argle Bargle Passed Off as Essays

https://www.enworld.org/threads/chekhovs-gun-and-the-hickman-revolution-what-type-of-campaign-do-you-run.693701/

https://www.enworld.org/threads/thoughts-on-the-failure-of-licensed-ip-in-the-hobby-the-lack-of-disney-fication-is-a-feature-not-a-bug.695011/

https://www.enworld.org/threads/not-a-conspiracy-theory-moving-toward-better-criticism-in-rpgs.695110/

D&D General - What is Good for D&D ... is Good for the RPG Hobby- Thoughts?

Just when I thought I was out, @Scribe dragged me back in. A long time ago, there was a famous quote- What's good for General Motors is good for the country. Which is a mostly untrue quote in terms of historical accuracy (albeit it was likely said by Abraham Lincoln), but 150% true in capturing...

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https://www.enworld.org/threads/deep-thoughts-on-ai-the-rise-of-dm-9000.695425/

https://www.enworld.org/threads/what-does-the-choice-of-dice-mean-for-the-rpg.695578/

https://www.enworld.org/threads/a-remembrance-of-everway-the-first-wotc-rpg-that-was-too-good-to-succeed.696191/

https://www.enworld.org/threads/games-people-play-looking-at-the-gaming-aspects-of-d-d.697030/

https://www.enworld.org/threads/why-we-love-dice-in-our-rpgs-part-2.697165/

https://www.enworld.org/threads/fkr-how-fewer-rules-can-make-d-d-better.697795/

https://www.enworld.org/threads/rules-rulings-and-second-order-design-d-d-and-ad-d-examined.698134/

https://www.enworld.org/threads/understanding-history-why-serious-scholarship-of-d-d-matters.698849/

https://www.enworld.org/threads/respeckt-mah-authoritah-understanding-high-trust-and-the-division-of-authority.699341/

https://www.enworld.org/threads/jargon-revisited-why-jargon-is-often-bad-for-discussing-rpgs.699397/

https://www.enworld.org/threads/and-the-druid-explodes-understanding-the-ad-d-design-spaces-legacy.699650/

Talkin 'bout a New Edition

https://www.enworld.org/threads/rules-rules-rules-thoughts-on-the-past-present-and-future-of-d-d.693657/

https://www.enworld.org/threads/some-thoughts-on-historical-edition-changes-and-what-that-portends-for-oned-d.693691/

https://www.enworld.org/threads/whats-past-is-prologue-understanding-the-ogl-licensing-controversy-in-light-of-the-3e-4e-transition.694287/

https://www.enworld.org/threads/the-paranoids-guide-brief-thoughts-on-the-recent-timeline-of-the-ogl.694436/

https://www.enworld.org/threads/what-the-1e-2e-transition-can-tell-us-about-5-5e.697131/

Law 'Spainlin'

https://www.enworld.org/threads/how-to-do-your-own-legal-research-worried-about-the-ogl.694216/

https://www.enworld.org/threads/law-is-hard-worried-about-the-ogl-part-2.694227/

Why do lawyers write like that: Worrying about the OGL (Part 3)

So we are now on part 3 of the occasional series on the law- again, this is a general explainer about litigation, but has application to TTRPGs due to the current kerfuffle over the OGL. How to Do Your Own Legal Research: Worried about the OGL? Law is Hard: Worried About the OGL (Part 2)...

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Understanding the In Terrorem Effect of Litigation

So this part of my ongoing and series of law-splainer threads tangentially discussing legal issues and related to nuTSR and the OGL kerfuffle. For prior threads, see the end of the post. Disclaimer: This is about litigation in the United States of America. Not other common law countries (the...

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https://www.enworld.org/threads/boilerplate-language-worrying-about-the-ogl-part-4.694753/

The Media, Pop Culture, and the Streaming Wars

https://www.enworld.org/threads/all-marvel-tv-shows-ranked.692375/

Doctor Who: Past, Future, and Thoughts on the End of the 13th Doctor (SPOILERS!)

(Note- I originally wrote this as a comment on this thread. I ended up writing a lot about Doctor Who in general, so I am posting it as a separate thread) I watched the finale of Season 13 (and the Whittaker era) the day after it aired (recorded on BBC America) and I've been thinking about the...

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https://www.enworld.org/threads/streaming-service-part-2-november-rankings.693003/

https://www.enworld.org/threads/power-rankings-weird-als-top-26-songs.693036/

https://www.enworld.org/threads/john-wick-four.693073/

Disney- The Past, Present, and Future with the Ouster of Bob Chapek

(This was originally going to be posted in this thread, but I ended up writing a lot) So, what really happened with Bob Chapek and Bob Iger at Disney? As a threshold issue, and I mean this in the nicest possible way- if your youtube algorithm/facebook feed/googling for news sources is...

www.enworld.org

https://www.enworld.org/threads/avatar-2-way-of-water-the-pre-poll-are-you-interested.693703/

https://www.enworld.org/threads/hbomax-explained-and-streaming-service-2022-year-end-review.693821/

https://www.enworld.org/threads/the-best-reason-to-see-avatar.693898/

https://www.enworld.org/threads/history-of-the-world-part-2-its-real-and-its-spectacular.694590/

https://www.enworld.org/threads/what-podcasts-are-you-listening-too-the-golden-age-of-podcasting-edition.694951/

https://www.enworld.org/threads/case-studies-in-intellectual-property-dick-tracy.695938/

https://www.enworld.org/threads/til-the-hollywood-appetite-for-material-to-reboot-has-gone-too-far.696172/

https://www.enworld.org/threads/the-greatest-computer-games-of-all-time-apple-2-edition.696241/

https://www.enworld.org/threads/challenge-shows-that-deserved-more-than-four-seasons.696361/

https://www.enworld.org/threads/ralph-fiennes-and-jeremy-irons-enworld-decides.696845/

https://www.enworld.org/threads/its-time-to-make-fetch-happen-barbie-teaser-2-now-with-more-gosling.696994/

https://www.enworld.org/threads/streaming-services-first-2023-power-rankings-and-whats-up-with-prime.697042/

https://www.enworld.org/threads/top-50-movies-of-the-21st-century-you-wont-believe-whats-number-one.697057/

https://www.enworld.org/threads/star-trek-section-31-the-movie.697227/

https://www.enworld.org/threads/streaming-services-power-rankings-summer-2023-and-whats-up-with-paramount.698700/

https://www.enworld.org/threads/barbie-v-oppenheimer-you-decide.698719/

Potpourri

https://www.enworld.org/threads/happy-new-year-and-enworld-resolutions.694109/

https://www.enworld.org/threads/%F0%9F%8F%B3%EF%B8%8F%E2%80%8D%F0%9F%8C%88pride-month-celebrating-representation-in-ttrpgs%F0%9F%8F%B3%EF%B8%8F%E2%80%8D%F0%9F%8C%88.698056/

https://www.enworld.org/threads/a-defense-of-illusionism.699508/

https://www.enworld.org/threads/dungeons-dragons-death-row.699631/

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

After looking at .... all that, and the prior one, and one before that, and the one before that ... all I can think of is this ....


I met a traveller from an antique land,
Who said—“Four vast archives of no renown
Stand in the desert. . . . Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these forgotten things,
The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed;
And on the pedestal, these words appear:
My name is Snarf Zagyg, King of Kings;
Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away."