Recent content by CellarHeroes

Would it make more sense to you if we took away the threat? During my RPG upbringing, an encounter was anytime the PCs interacted with the world. Talking to the innkeeper is an encounter. Fighting the bandits is an encounter. Opening the door is an encounter. The PCs did something and...

I was going further along in the scenario as I was imagining it. In my head, the adventurers entered the castle, did their thing, and left without confronting those guards at all. Yes, of course, the encounter isn't resolved until those guards no longer pose an immediate threat.

The encounter(s) on the bridge were "resolved" by creating a "bypass" around them.

I'm on your side here, I have no problem understanding what "bypass" means in these examples. I'm just thinking that an inexperienced GM may view "bypass" in a different sense. I'm one of those DMs that refuses to "get with the times" and still uses XP for level advancement. It is an...

I can see how the word "bypass" could confuse someone, especially in this example with the castle. I have always used the term "overcome the obstacle" when referring to the various ways adventurers get from Point A to Point B, especially when it came to creative solutions. In a couple other...

Edit: Someone beat me to it.

Oh...BW is a Luke Crane game? Well then, this conversation has taken a dark turn. slowly backs away

I am also one of those folks completely unfamiliar with Burning Wheel...it was being championed by someone I thought was absolutely annoying on YouTube. I can see how this could ruffle some feathers. There are some in the D&D world who have their characters planned out 1-20 with a 10-page...

The Matrix. I saw it with my dorky college group of friends, and we always went to Perkins after any movie for coffee, pie, cigarettes, and discussion. We began working on the plans to make it happen. Then when the sun came up we were trying to break the laws of the matrix. American History...

Not really. A question was asked by someone else asking for evidence of WotC working with bad actors. It was simply a reply to that question. I didn't raise the point out of the blue to pull attention away from any other point...just supplying evidence that was requested.

D&D General - D&D Nerds! WotC teams up with Nerds Candy

Well, there was that collaboration with Nestle. The folks here didn't seem to mind that.

I imagine there are a number of us Gen X kids who share these experiences here. At least, in my experience, that's how I met other gamers in my community. There were more than a few at the counseling group my brother and I had to attend. While in college the majority of the gaming student...

I witnessed a friend's interaction with Gemini last night, and I was floored. He had a simple question about fashion. In Gemini's response it included a bit about how it's wrong to objectify women, which really had nothing to do with what he was asking about. But he then went on for another...

I have always tried to interact with people online the same way I would if they were sitting across from me at a bar. Another rule I've given myself is to walk away for 24 hours when I post a disagreement with an idea. It allows me to compile the replies, figure out which replies aren't even...