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So the whole thing is a meditation on the concept that each individual "contains multitudes", both in the sense that people are more...

Started on Clash of the Titans (the original) and Jason and the Argonauts. Then I got a copy of this guy at the Getty Museum (now Getty...

I mean, we're clearly concluding he's a Wizard because he's got a Gandalf hat and beard. It seems strange to further extrapolate that...

There was anachronistic armor, sure, but Homer's interpretation of the bronze age, and classical interpretation of the past in general...

Beast master works great in fiction as the protagonist, but in multi player RPG is everyone a Beastmaster? A small zoo running around...

I found that to be true in prior editions, but in 5e bonuses from stats don't mean nearly as much. I've not found it an issue to...

I only sullied my hands with a character with unrolled stats once, in order to try out Adventurers League. I did not return. Otherwise...

Only if the player has no honor. I mean, I'm sure some players cheat at it, because some players do cheat at D&D for whatever reasons...

Wow, this case is so frivolous it makes me side with Disney's use of CGI Tarkin. These jokers thought happening to have an unfulfilled...

Wait, so the suit wasn’t from Cushing’s family or estate objecting to his being digitally zombified, it was from another film company...

Cool. I think the resurrection-specific 9th level True Resurrection should be better at resurrecting than Wish. I also feel like Avoid...

In a full campaign I appreciate that it I got something distinctive and can narrow down which character concept I'm pursuing, but am...

Well per lore the US Second Civil War, which evolves into World War III, starts in 2026, so we'll have lots of info soon. The Memory...

I do totally agree with this. Just like some people go overboard with verisimilitude at the expense of gameplay, on the opposite end of...