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DI know there are literally Hobbits, Ents, and Balrogs in OD&D - not to mention elves, half-elves, and dwarves - (and all spelled the...
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DBecause the Tolkien Estate made them change some names, and Gary held a grudge forever.
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DI honestly never understood why Gygax was so adamant in downplaying Tolkien's influence on D&D. The level of influence seemed both very...
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DYes in the introductory first page and on the back it is self-labeling as science fantasy.
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Ddoctorhook reacted to dbolack's post in the thread Green Ronin Crowdfunding Legal Defense Fund In Fight Against Diamond Distrubutors with
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Ddoctorhook reacted to payn's post in the thread Worlds of Design: The Problem with Space Navies, Part 1 with
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“The best part of your enemy’s ship breaking up, is Folgers in your cup” -
Ddoctorhook reacted to SkidAce's post in the thread Worlds of Design: The Problem with Space Navies, Part 1 with Haha.
Valid.
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Ddoctorhook reacted to Jeffzilla's post in the thread Worlds of Design: The Problem with Space Navies, Part 1 with Like.
The books were released mostly before, but also during, the run of the show. The show used visual elements not explicitly called out in...
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Ddoctorhook reacted to dbolack's post in the thread Green Ronin Crowdfunding Legal Defense Fund In Fight Against Diamond Distrubutors with Like.
New summary article: https://bleedingcool.com/comics/ad-hoc-publishers-cite-precedents-in-diamond-comics-bankruptcy-battle/ GR pointed...
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Ddoctorhook reacted to Tonguez's post in the thread Worlds of Design: The Problem with Space Navies, Part 1 with Like.
The cost of going to another planet to make war probably means that complete obliteration of the planet is a terrible idea. You'd really...
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Ddoctorhook reacted to Jeffzilla's post in the thread Worlds of Design: The Problem with Space Navies, Part 1 with Like.
Fair point-- not arguing against you-- but my take is that The Expanse's fantasy elements don't negate its attention to real-world...
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Ddoctorhook reacted to Deset Gled's post in the thread Worlds of Design: The Problem with Space Navies, Part 1 with Like.
Sooo much of this. In a world with guns, we still have knife fights. In a world with airplanes, we still have submarines. In a world...
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Ddoctorhook reacted to Ruin Explorer's post in the thread Worlds of Design: The Problem with Space Navies, Part 1 with Like.
Yeah it's important to avoid the temptation of thinking in straight lines about "the most efficient" or "most direct" method to dealing...
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Ddoctorhook reacted to Staffan's post in the thread Worlds of Design: The Problem with Space Navies, Part 1 with Like.
Amen. Interstellar travel, by the laws of physics as we know them, is pretty much impossible, and it isn't looking good for...
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Ddoctorhook reacted to Faenor's post in the thread Worlds of Design: The Problem with Space Navies, Part 1 with Like.
"There's no reason except for this reason". Another way to put it is, if you're going to do this, make sure you have a good...