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Ggban007 reacted to Umbran's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with
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There are a number of entertainments that folks (in the US, at least) take up in their adolescent/teen years, carry on for a couple/few... -
Ggban007 reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Roy Sullivan, a park ranger in Virginia, claims to have been struck by lightning 7 times. Does that mean that being struck by lightning...
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Ggban007 reacted to Desdichado's post in the thread Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks Coming to America via Steve Jackson Games with Like.
City of Thieves was always my favorite, but Forest of Doom and Scorpion Swamp were my second favorite. The Dungeoncrawling ones were...
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Ggban007 reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks Coming to America via Steve Jackson Games with Like.
City of Thieves is fantastic and probably way more influential on fantasy RPGs than it's given credit for. (I think Americans generally...
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Ggban007 reacted to Joshua Randall's post in the thread Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks Coming to America via Steve Jackson Games with Like.
These are the first five published in this new format. They intend to do another five which I assume will be numbered 6-10. According...
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Ggban007 reacted to Gradine's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with Like.
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GI like this focus on other aliens. I kinda wish now the Alien series had featured a different alien in each movie, rather than the...
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GYou’re very welcome. As for attitudes, it’s possible the rescuers had some effect on calming crowds covertly. The other thing is that as...
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Ggban007 reacted to MGibster's post in the thread A question to the Robotech fans concerning the Zentradi Bombardment with Like.
Honestly, who would have thought a thread about the destruction of Earth, where I keep all my stuff, would have something even sadder?
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GLast night, I finished Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford. A lovely alternate history, similar to The Yiddish Policemen's Union or Lavie...
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Ggban007 replied to the thread What are you reading in 2025?.Bit of an update on some books read ? (Not going well on keeping things updated, my goodreads updates have been poor this year, maybe...
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Ggban007 reacted to pemerton's post in the thread Different philosophies concerning Rules Heavy and Rule Light RPGs. with Like.
I write professionally, but not fiction (genre or otherwise) - I'm an academic in literary disciplines (law and philosophy), and my work...
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Ggban007 reacted to Remathilis's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
My rule of thumb when I DM is to ask myself "would I want to play under me if I was a player?" I find that focus guides me out of a lot...
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Ggban007 reacted to Umbran's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
In D&D, perhaps. In general, there's nothing wrong with a designer building certain behaviors for GMs, players, or both, in rules. It...
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Ggban007 reacted to Deset Gled's post in the thread D&D General [rant]The conservatism of D&D fans is exhausting. with Like.
Some people treat "retcon" like it's a dirty word. But I see "refusing to admit you made a mistake" to be a bigger problem.