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damiller reacted to Snarf Zagyg's post in the thread D&D General The First Demise of TSR: Gygax's Folly with
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I appreciate that you made my point? You claim that the reason my account of Gary Gygax's ouster from TSR in 1985 is a very biased... -
damiller reacted to Snarf Zagyg's post in the thread D&D General The First Demise of TSR: Gygax's Folly with Like.
Given that you have such very strong feelings on the subject, I will try to be as nice as possible despite this claim. I will note the...
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damiller reacted to Snarf Zagyg's post in the thread D&D General The First Demise of TSR: Gygax's Folly with
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As my fans (all two of you!) may have noticed, I have not been posting or active in a while as I have been recuperating from a lengthy... -
damiller replied to the thread AI is going to hack us..In Tipping Point Malcolm Gladwell discusses the ELIZA program created in the....1960s. From his description the creator Joseph...
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Truth. Rules lay boundaries and structure, but in the end, they serve the players 9includeing the GM), not the other way around.
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The difference between another player in competition with you and a GM is obviously relevant here... The reason I don't have agency in...
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This game is a master class in how to do romance - in an interesting and dramatic way = Pasion de las Pasiones (link) Let's talk...
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damiller replied to the thread Necessity of a Social Negotiation System? – When Should It Be Relevant?.i know the dynamic at my table: I am playing. a. game. Games have rules. I like the rules of a game to include ways to do anything in...
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damiller reacted to Umbran's post in the thread Necessity of a Social Negotiation System? – When Should It Be Relevant? with Like.
No argument here. There are versions of Fate, for example, that use the exact same rules for physical combat and for social conflict...
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damiller replied to the thread Necessity of a Social Negotiation System? – When Should It Be Relevant?.For a long time I didn't realize I wanted the latter. Then I did. Now I have one (for d20 anyway), and really what it took for me was...
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damiller reacted to Umbran's post in the thread Necessity of a Social Negotiation System? – When Should It Be Relevant? with Like.
I come to the thought that I am ot sure I need a "social negotiation mechanic". Sometimes, I may want a "social conflict resolution...
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damiller replied to the thread D&D General Matt Colville on the “Forever DM”.yea, well I did say I had not watched the whole thing through, typical internet person, comment on a video without watching it. At...
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damiller reacted to Bacon Bits's post in the thread D&D General Matt Colville on the “Forever DM” with Like.
I do think it's important to note that Matt goes out of his way to say that what you describe here is not what he means by a "forever...