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GOn a whim, I just read Edgar Allan Poe's 1845 short story, The Imp of the Perverse. I'd been familiar with this turn of phrase—denoting...
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Ggban007 reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) Mike Mearls explains why your boss monsters die too easily with
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Dude, combat has been hit point based attrition since Chainmail -
GAlways consider statistical effects - in this case, our personal gaming experiences, and the reporting you'd see on EN World, are...
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Ggban007 reacted to RealAlHazred's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with Like.
I thought someone behind you flashing their lights meant they approved of what you were doing. Kind of like a "high five" from one car...
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Ggban007 reacted to payn's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with Like.
That assumes the premise are even comparable and not an out of context topic switch. Often, whataboutism is a way to point out...
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Ggban007 replied to the thread What are you reading in 2025?.Well, after my earlier confusion, have now read a Memory called Empire as well. Not as heavy as Fifth Season in terms of themes and...
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G5 years (82-87) between The Gunslinger and The Drawing of the Three; 4 years (1991) from that to The Waste Lands; 6 years (1997) between...
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Ggban007 reacted to Dannyalcatraz's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with Like.
I’ve been trained in 3 forms of technical writing and one of my minors was in English. I have learned how to write, and more...
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Ggban007 reacted to Autumnal's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with Like.
I have a pair of related reactions. 1. It’s fine to have bright red lines that tell you can expect not to have a good time if you go...
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Ggban007 reacted to Snarf Zagyg's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with Like.
Naw. I learned that from Strunk & White. Vigorous writing is verbose. A sentence should contain a multiplicity of words, a paragraph...
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Ggban007 reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with Like.
If you're trolling, that is an A+ job. A true work of art, completely within any conceivable board rules, and delivered with apparent...
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Ggban007 reacted to Morrus's post in the thread ChatGPT lies then gaslights reporter with fake transcript with Like.
This whole "it's not conscious" sidetrack keeps derailing this thread, and it's getting tedious and preventing the actual conversation...
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Ggban007 reacted to Campbell's post in the thread What rpg system would you use for a 60+ session fantasy campaign? with Like.
Right now I'm looking at Fabula Ultima, Draw Steel and the Stormlight Archive for my next long form game. All seem like they are...
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Ggban007 reacted to sevenbastard's post in the thread D&D 5E (2024) What should the 15th Class be? with Like.
Warlord!!!!!!!! WARLORD!!!!!!! WARLORD!!! but i actually voted for "other" because i dont think they have the courage to do it.
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Ggban007 reacted to Snarf Zagyg's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with Like.
A conversation .... Achilles: Xeno .... Xeno ... Xeno ... XENO XENO XENO XENO XENO!!!!! Xeno: loud sigh ... Yes? What can I do for...