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FrogReaver replied to the thread Our Physical Fitness.You can get a ton of steps in if you go for a walk on your breaks and whatever time you have left after lunch. Even if it’s just inside... -
I am 56 years old. I do not have an exercise regimen. But for decades I've worked in IT, and the most recent jobs (before my current...
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FrogReaver replied to the thread Our Physical Fitness.New update. At 183.2 lbs. Also my A1C dropped from 11.9 to 5.5 (back in normal range) over the last 6 months. No medication, just diet...
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FrogReaver reacted to Benjamin Olson's post in the thread D&D General Barbarian - Best Damage with
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Great, in that case werebear lycanthropy is the best treasure in the game for your character. Damage wise, you want to maximize your... -
FrogReaver reacted to Crimson Longinus's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
This obviously is not true. Causality is completely different in these cases. If the character attacks an orc and the orc dies from it...
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FrogReaver reacted to Crimson Longinus's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
But what the mechanics do, is cause the player's conjecture to be right. That is not what happens in the fiction, and that's why there...
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FrogReaver reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Even real world simulations like galaxy formation rely on numbers they just plug in for things like dark matter and dark energy. Do...
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FrogReaver reacted to Enrahim's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I think the premise I am stumbling upon is number 4. I would think I have heard somewhere (the proposal that) that willingness to put...
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FrogReaver reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I'd say the answer to "What does a simulation do?" is more like "It models, as best as it can, how something would happen were it...
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FrogReaver reacted to Crimson Longinus's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I think Rolemaster is great warning example for those who wish to pursue simulation, myself included. All things in moderation and so forth.
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FrogReaver reacted to Crimson Longinus's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I feel that the GM fixing rarely occurring edge cases and unusual interactions on the fly is fine, but if the normal base execution of...
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FrogReaver reacted to Enrahim's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I am a bit confused about this. When I have been doing simulations, the how things act is generally coded into the simulation, the...
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FrogReaver reacted to clearstream's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
(Emphasis mine.) Once I exclude the lusory-means specified by a game text, it should be unsurprising that I can no longer explain how...
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FrogReaver reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
You're apparently confusing my point with being about simulation. Its not and has never been. I have had two points and only two in my...
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FrogReaver reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
I just think that to the degree you can reasonably expect the system to tell you that, expecting the randomizer to be the part doing...