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I assume that when the DM isn't interested in my character backstory, it's because they have zero interest in incorporating my character...
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But your fanfic is okay? Your tone sounds very antagonistic towards players who dare to have a backstory. Maybe that is what garners...
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This is going to be some armchair psychoanalysis, but I think this is due to a heavy an element of traditionalism stemming from design...
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None of them. If a show starts on one of those channels or gets removed from broadcast to streaming, it’s nonexistent to me. And the...
Nov 21, 2025
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I don't like that your argument is ultimately about the motivations of the players, and in a distinctly disparaging way ("crown of...
Nov 20, 2025
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Actually, apparently 80% of Magic revenue comes from players who have never stepped in an FLGS or joined an official tournament. Magic...
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It was an interesting sci-fi idea to explore! It was icky, for the characters themselves as well as the audience, that was very much...
Nov 20, 2025
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Anvar was so good as Alex, it was perfect casting . . . well, other than the landmine that he was a terrible person. I'm angry at him...
Nov 20, 2025
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So, any hook is a great hook if everyone puts in a little work. Even the tavern one. While it has since been clarified, the original...
Nov 20, 2025
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I find it the opposite. "You're all part of a Thieves' Guild" is right up there with "you all meet in a tavern" unless you put some...
Nov 20, 2025
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No Netflix? Disney+? Setting up Amazon Prime on your SmartTV isn't any different from the other streaming channels, it's pretty easy...
Nov 20, 2025
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It's a challenge, sure. But a good writing team can certainly rise to meet it!
Nov 20, 2025
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The "new" crowd coming into D&D over the past 10 years or so . . . are they more open to playing "oddball" characters? Or does the game...
Nov 20, 2025
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DM's pick essentially everything about the world, portray virtually every NPC, so for me it is a huge red flag when they cant relinquish...
Nov 20, 2025
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I personally have no issue with a DM wanting a specific setting, genre, tropes, and desiring a certain blend of usual denizens to...
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