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    Jacob Lewis replied to the thread LLMs as a GM.
    You're free to disagree with the comparison, but calling it “sophomoric” doesn’t address the point—it just tries to discredit it. That’s...
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    Jacob Lewis replied to the thread LLMs as a GM.
    That aligns with something I’ve seen too—especially the part about not expecting the LLM to "just know" the rules, even if you provide...
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    Jacob Lewis reacted to Heilemann's post in the thread LLMs as a GM with Like Like.
    That's a great encapsulation. An additionally there's an expectation that computers act the way we've always expected them to; so they...
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    Jacob Lewis replied to the thread LLMs as a GM.
    I appreciate the range of perspectives here, though I do think we’ve drifted a bit from the main thread—how LLMs are being used as game...
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    And on that note... my copy arrived today! :D I'll be reading it over the weekend.
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    Jacob Lewis replied to the thread LLMs as a GM.
    Just to add a bit of perspective on how LLMs actually work—not in the “AI is magic” sense, but in a plain, practical way. Yes...
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    Jacob Lewis replied to the thread LLMs as a GM.
    I'll try. If you're wondering what I meant by “structured prompts or schema”, here's an important distinction: Schema refers to how I...
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    Jacob Lewis reacted to Scott Christian's post in the thread LLMs as a GM with Like Like.
    That is a great example. Thank you so much!
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    Jacob Lewis replied to the thread LLMs as a GM.
    You're definitely on the right track. Honestly, if what you're doing is working for you now, then you're where you need to be. That...
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    Jacob Lewis reacted to Scott Christian's post in the thread LLMs as a GM with Like Like.
    Thanks for that information. It's excellent to learn from someone who has more experience than I do. I feel like the token problem is...
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    Jacob Lewis replied to the thread LLMs as a GM.
    Thanks, Scott. I think we’re very much aligned on what the tools can do—though I’d caution you on one point. Summaries aren’t a solution...
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    Jacob Lewis reacted to Scott Christian's post in the thread LLMs as a GM with Like Like.
    Great answer. I agree with every single one of your points. It took me quite a while to learn that as well. Fortunately, I learned some...
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    Jacob Lewis reacted to Ruin Explorer's post in the thread LLMs as a GM with Like Like.
    This is a very good post and I suggest people study it and understand it, honestly.
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    Jacob Lewis replied to the thread LLMs as a GM.
    I’ve been experimenting with using LLMs to run TTRPGs for a while now, and one of the most valuable lessons I had to learn—slowly, and...
  • Jacob Lewis
    Jumping in late on the OSR vibe... Personally, I don’t think it’s useful to try and measure Daggerheart against the “OSR gold standard”...
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