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Kids and I went to see it, wanting to like it (DC is our preferred universe over Marvel), but...naah. Felt disjointed, some abandoned...

I really liked Thunderbolts, but I wouldn't say that it was great. Other than perhaps Florence Pugh - she continues to shine. Everyone...

A few years ago, DC did a event comic series called Heroes in Crisis. It was focused around mental health, PTSD and related subjects for...

This is a really good example of something I wish folks were more compelled to do. Admit something isn't of the best quality, understand...

The bigger issue is when people project this style onto the whole of the game. When they demand that the rules cater to them, and don't...

Haven't seen the new one yet, but your list lines up with mine otherwise, other than I'd put Superman II and ZSJL (in that order) above...

My family and I all agree with you, especially if you are talking the Director's Cut.

How can D&D be both a simulationist game and worship at the altar of the hp god?

"Fail without retry" is orthogonal to "Fail Forward". The two can appear together, each separately, or both absent. Loose...

House-ruling a board game (other than Monopoly, which is chronically house-ruled in unproductive ways) is pretty rare. Further, a board...

I can't imagine why you are saying this, but I can't believe this is true. Shared narrative? Fun amongst friends? Sure. Threat of...

I was watching a show recently where A had put a drug into B's drink, as part of a conspiracy with C and D. But B then didn't want to...

So is fighting. So is climbing. So is being an impressive and charismatic performer. None of these are processes that are much like the...

Do you believe in different rules for NPCs and PCs?

Oh, I’m not surprised by that at all. I’ve never played that way, even in the AD&D days. Sometimes you have to discuss things as players...