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Sadly, Robin Wood passed away in 2021, having battled both fibromylogia and cancer. Many great Dragon covers, but this is probably the...

Back in the early Pottermore days I took the official online house sorting. I came out as Slytherin, Hyena Patronus, and 14" redwood...

I try my best to be Neutral Good. Doing right by people, upholding justice while defending liberty and opposing the wicked. Sometimes...

So, I don't know if I have high enough WIS to accurately judge my alignment. My intention is to be NG. However, at various times I...

A rapier is effectively a long thin metal spear that can be wielded one handed so as to maximize the reach of that spear. That's why...

That sounds reasonable except for that part "feels like". Something either is or isn't, regardless of whether you feel it or not. If...

I don't think I did that. I think the issue here is something like "pornography", famously defined as "I know it when I see it". I...

My experience with weight class based initiative is that it made mechs that already suck, much worse. Mechs like the Cicada, Quickdraw...

Sure. It's not the sleeping that is a time skip. The time skip is, "Do you want to do anything before you sleep?" or if you can manage...

Agreed. But that doesn't mean that I didn't railroad them. Fundamentally, it's railroading whether the players see the rails or not...

The definition that I'm using was adopted precisely because I got tired of the "I know it when I see it" definitions that rely on...

Yes, because it's why its so easy to get away with it. Most of the time you have consent. They board the train willingly, because they...

Ok. You'd be wrong, but OK.

No, it's not far beyond railroading. It's just bad railroading. Time skips are one of the most important railroading techniques. All...

@MGibster: Heh, you live in my birthplace! Sadly I left when I was five, so I don't really know anyone you'd know.