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I haven't. In fact, I wasn't even originally talking to you.

Many games played, many fantasy books read, many fantasy shows watched and many fantasy movies watched, the vast majority without herb...

It's not just about people appealing to an authority on a different topic, but people rarely point to Carl Sagan to prove something in...

It makes relying on the expert solely on his word and no other evidence a fallacy. The expert's word does not mean that the expert is...

It sounds like he means NPCs. You're assuming a cook is there. He's saying a cook isn't there, so won't be added in due to a failed...

A little know fact about the weapon vs. armor chart, the DMG says it is optional for a DM to use it or not. Discarding its use is not a...

Almost every 1e group I played with dropped/changed all of those. There's a lot more to 1e than just those things. And a lot to 3e that...

I think you're conflating expert knowledge (things we can't judge without extensive training) with general experience here. But not...

But only the first part of that passage supported their point! Why would they bring up the rest?

I just looked at that quote again and what he said afterwards was even stronger. He said, "This is not to say that where it does not...

What you're describing is the 100% realism strawman. The idea that, because one's priority is verisimilitude, and perfect verisimilitude...

And yet qualified electricians make mistakes, take cheap routes, etc. leaving folks with unsafe houses all the time. Perhaps people...

No, you still have more, because those experts also had more. They didn't put a single line or two into the textbook talking about...

You have been told time and time again in many threads that.... 1) A like of realism does not equate to wanting to try and mirror...

I think he's talking about the differences in the two playstyles. In our playstyle, the climb is its own discreet event and is not...