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Guess we need to define slop. A now infamous AI written guide to edible mushrooms — has resulted in actual harm to actual people. That...

. 4) distributors are short staffed and unable to process more orders even if they have the stock. It's not that they can't find...

That’s the one I get attacked for. I use m-dashes all the time. I love them.

N-dashes are great! M—dashes are awesome! And since the AI's have been fed lots of academic awesome...

You absolutely should stay! Okay, now that the joke is out of the way, it really sounds like it's time to wrap it up amicably. You...

...repetition: the same idea repeated with different words. ...repetition: I just read that. ...word bloat. That paragraph could have...

It's more obvious in a body of work than a short paper or small packet. if there are enough signs.... When I ... ... read over 100...

Save 'em in a back pocket for elsewhere Real life comes before gaming. If your schedule doesn't allow, it doesn't allow

Nope, I was just offering a possible answer to the question. I was unaware of Bigby's gnomification - I'm not up on my 5E lore - but...

A hex grid photocopied onto a transparency also works. Grab any map and put the transparency on it. Note the dominant terrain of each...

Other folks will fill in the blanks for newer terrain generators... Older stuff I am familiar with, and you might already own: AD&D...

My family takes part in a southern US tradition of eating hog jowls, black eyed peas, greens, and cornbread. Each is to symbolize...

And on the bright side, job and the need for sleep are perfectly valid and understandable reasons for needing to bow out. No bridges...

Had scheduling issues with a group once. If you want out of the game, but want to stay connected, an option is to exit your character...

Tom Lehrer time!