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God bless you man, I mean that unsarcastically, it's just really nice to have an actually solidly positive take. I don't require people...

Is this discussion about optimization and optimizers or did the board's focus change to etymology? I'm down either way. I'm sure the...

I'll just point out two things, and exit. 1. If you think that it is appropriate to defend an approach to playing D&D by comparing it...

Even more than that, we all optimize. Optimization isn't limited to mechanically better/best. If someone is focused on character and...

@overgeeked Your definition of "optimizer" from the previous thread is both ridiculous and insulting, frankly. You're straight-up...

Maybe. Obviously the difference is between most post-apocalyptic media and a D&D supplement is agency. In a film or book or whatever...

To the ones who we are talking about, the ones who are interested in Dark Sun because it's post-apocalyptic and they can fight slavery...

So you don't think that the player hoped the runes would say what he was rolling for?

The timing man. They couldn't have said anything in the fiction, because what they said was determined by the roll initiated by the...

I don't know that you can make that conclusion. Post apocalyptic media is very popular with young folks these days, so a post...

Isn't that the tragic truth.

Art is supposed to create an emotional reaction or feeling. Sometimes that's uncomfortable. Most often it's not. I love art. I'm an...

Come on, Max - it's blatantly obvious what the runes said before the roll: S - C - H - R - O - E - D - I - N - G - E - R :)

This is a dodge. If the player didn't hope those runes said what he wanted them to say, he wouldn't have defined them that way for the...

Which is fine and all I've been saying - the player decided what the runes would say if their hope check was successful. @Maxperson...