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Mannahnin reacted to trappedslider's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with
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Mannahnin reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread D&D General Mike Mearls says control spells are ruining 5th Edition with Like.
Netrunner is a great game. Personally, I think the problem is not with the fundamental design of Magic (and symmetrical competitive card...
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Mannahnin reacted to Nikosandros's post in the thread AD&D 1E What does this (d8, d6) dice notation mean in the DMG? with
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Two reasons I can think of: 1) It's more baroque, as @Parmandur wrote above. 2) You don't waste time re-rolling. 3) An almost fanatical... -
Mannahnin reacted to Tonguez's post in the thread "You meet a mysterious stranger in a tavern." Origins? with Like.
Stevenson was certainly aware of Walter Scott, both beings Scots writers. Long John Silver was inspired in part by Scotts novel The...
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Mannahnin replied to the thread Spoilers Hey look, there's a new Robin Hood show coming with Sean Bean as the Sheriff!.Breadsword on Youtube has a truly excellent video essay on the joys of Disney's Robin Hood and how and why more recent efforts have...
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Mannahnin reacted to Ryujin's post in the thread Spoilers Hey look, there's a new Robin Hood show coming with Sean Bean as the Sheriff! with Like.
I have a flatbow and a Mongolian pattern recurve, both of which are 45# at 28". I can draw them but not comfortably, as I'm well out of...
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Mannahnin reacted to Ryujin's post in the thread Spoilers Hey look, there's a new Robin Hood show coming with Sean Bean as the Sheriff! with Like.
Of course it's going to be a prop bow, but they could at least try to be otherwise accurate. The arrow is also on what would usually be...
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Mannahnin reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread Spoilers Hey look, there's a new Robin Hood show coming with Sean Bean as the Sheriff! with Like.
How do you even start filming a Robin Hood film or TV show without a lead actor who is just riveting? There are some roles that really...
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Mannahnin reacted to Amphytrion's post in the thread Spoilers Hey look, there's a new Robin Hood show coming with Sean Bean as the Sheriff! with Like.
Alright. I believe this is covered in my prior comment; see excerpt below:
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Mannahnin reacted to Amphytrion's post in the thread Spoilers Hey look, there's a new Robin Hood show coming with Sean Bean as the Sheriff! with Like.
No, that's not what I said. Please go back and reread the comment, for I said the exact opposite! Here's an excerpt of what I wrote...
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Mannahnin reacted to Amphytrion's post in the thread Spoilers Hey look, there's a new Robin Hood show coming with Sean Bean as the Sheriff! with Like.
No, it isn't--that is a particular interpretation, and a very outdated one at that. I don't think you could find a notable historian of...
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Mannahnin reacted to Amphytrion's post in the thread Spoilers Hey look, there's a new Robin Hood show coming with Sean Bean as the Sheriff! with Like.
I didn’t imply you (or anyone else in particular) did. Some people (unspecified) do. I meant that the industry constantly favoring...
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Mannahnin reacted to Amphytrion's post in the thread Spoilers Hey look, there's a new Robin Hood show coming with Sean Bean as the Sheriff! with Like.
My grandmother used to say “I don’t care what the movie is about; I watch TV to see beautiful people. If I wanted to see ugly people...
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Mannahnin reacted to Reynard's post in the thread Spoilers Hey look, there's a new Robin Hood show coming with Sean Bean as the Sheriff! with Like.
Hot take: there has never been and can never be a historically accurate Robin Hood story, because Robin Hood is not a historical figure...
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Mannahnin reacted to Amphytrion's post in the thread Spoilers Hey look, there's a new Robin Hood show coming with Sean Bean as the Sheriff! with Like.
Yes, we have had poor depictions of Richard here and there, but it is not the norm in this folkloric tradition. This is why I said...