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    Of fun and games; was "WoW is not an RPG"

    It doesn't make any difference to achieve some artificially purity with a definition. I didn't say that RPG == better. It does matter that games are of different kinds when you are designing new ones. Inevitably games borrow from each (this is a good thing). But the way one borrows from a...
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    Of fun and games; was "WoW is not an RPG"

    And their is gameplay that WoW can provide that no tabletop can. (Well I suppose you could get a *really* big table and put 40 people around it... but that probably would not work so well). Their differences are also their strengths.
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    Of fun and games; was "WoW is not an RPG"

    Note: This essay is not meant to be pejorative. World of Warcraft not being a role playing game does not make it bad any more than Super Mario Brothers not being a sports game does. Instead I want to start a discussion on how to make WoW and RPGs more fun while recognizing the differences that...
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    D&D 4E A casual gamer's thoughts on 4e

    This is caused by having a hierarchy of talents with prerequisites. It is not fun to reach level 12 and go "okay I want a super cool feat" and then realize that they all require other feats you don't have. The only alternative is to plan ahead.
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    LaTeX macros for DnD

    Someone might want to try asking on the official forums. I would but the gleemax transition is causing problems. New question, what macros would people find most useful?
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    LaTeX macros for DnD

    I Googled about but surprisingly could not find anything. Are there a set of LaTeX macros of DnD document related tasks such as stat blocks?
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