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Yes, and I think the point is that it's a very intentional anachronism built in a) so that firearms don't take over from swords and bows...

I wouldn't know, as I didn't buy any 3.5 stuff (I already had 3e). Interesting to see that, though. I'll have to borrow a friend's...

Fair point-- not arguing against you-- but my take is that The Expanse's fantasy elements don't negate its attention to real-world...

Given how both Bilbo and Frodo were corrupted much more subtlely and slowly, it's hard to square Sméagol's corruption into committing...

Alright, here’s my pitch. Despite looking like bat wings, the Topaz dragon’s wings work like the wings of a bumblebee or a hummingbird...

Yep those (1 & 2) are both what are more interesting, and difficult, IMO.

I wasn't thinking of keeping the design the same, just the concept. I think a series of redesigns will be needed.

I was about to say that most modern fighter planes with more conventional wing designs like the F-35 cannot fly without heavy computer...

I see. While their pitch leans forward, the wings of a x-29 aren’t backward. They are thicker in the front than in the back, like any...

I've been exposed to several people's attempts to create their own RPG. They tend to have have a common problem: the rules-writer is...

12 is also cleanly divisible by 3. For whatever that's worth.

And, likewise, my sailing ship analogy. I can 100% buy a ship that sails through the water on magical power with no obvious means of...

Im sticking with my headcanon explanation that the Topaz dragon’s wings aren’t backward; they’re normal and they fly normally. Only...

no worse than the topaz method ;)

No, but having your limbs and tail pointing the normal way would. It's like...imagine someone built a car, with all of the seating...