Recent content by Argyle King

I think that is a good point. Though, I would also say that not all tasks/skills are of equal baseline value. I believe that certain skills, such as critical thinking and logic are foundational to other skills. As another user said, the current issue with AI is that a lot of people are just...

My guess (without any study or evidence) is that it probably does reduce skill in people who are over-reliant on it, in the same way that over-reluance on GPS may reduce the ability of some people to figure out where they're going without it.

Kinda, in so far as trying to jump into every option can be overwhelming. But one of the things I love about GURPS is that the system actually is modular in a way that rarely breaks. Even when it does, the underlying design is intuitive enough that it's not difficult to fix.

I partially agree. Despite all its warts, 3rd Edition had a lot of good ideas, and it is the edition that managed the task of transitioning from TSR to WotC, and doing so in a mostly successful way. A lot of the Prestige Classes were cool concepts (even if the mechanics varied wildly between...

For extra goodness, you set up a Demiplane where time flows differently. Time Stop --> Teleport to Demiplane --> Full Rest --> Return to encounter with a full compliment of spells

It's been a while, but I vaguely remember the issue being that I had an ability where I made a performance check; then any spell caster that could hear me had to beat my performance check with a spell check to be able to cast. I can't remember how (it'sbeen nearly 20 years,) but I think this...

Thoughts: I agree with what was said in the other thread about some of the most egregious 3.5 options being in the PHB. However, I also agree that splat books offered some broken options. (Though, to be fair, some of the splat books also contained options that sounded cool but actually sucked...

For D&D specifically, I'm currently content. I don't remember the last time I bought something from WotC. Occasionally, I'll get a newer book as a gift because a relative knows I like ttrpgs. I thought maybe I would pick up the recent dragon book, but it didn't seem worth the price when I...

Is the 37% figure across all ttrpgs?

Any chance he gets (re)hired by WotC?

That's true, but many of those games never needed the OGL and still don't. I suppose there is a valid point of view from which some of those games wouldn't have been brought to market and/or gained enough attention from buyers to be successful had WotC behaved in more palatable manner. So, that...

My perception is that WotC/Hasbro enjoy the benefit of a leniency from the community that would not be extended to other companies for doing even one of the things people have claimed be upset about online. Some of that comes from brand identity. At a certain point, people become accustomed to...

I think focusing on the OGL is too small of a view. Yes, it was a contentious issue, but it was only one piece in a string of questionable decisions that fumbled the brand. At roughly the same point in time, D&D brand had a best selling video game, a critically acclaimed TV show featuring the...

I prefer medium rare if at home and grilling it myself, but I usual order medium if at a restaurant.

I've never heard of putting cheese on apple pie. Now that I have, that will be a defining trait of the next villain. It's not quite as egregious as people who put raisins in macaroni (or potato) salad, but I'm sure that my players would still hate it.