Recent content by Maxperson

I think some of the abjuration spells can be sort of spooky. Invisible shields stopping things. Wards that make alarms sound. Symbols around the house doing gods know what. The Evoker is the least spooky, because it's virtually all explody magic of some sort. You might be scared of being...

A buddy of mine likes to play in boardgame tournaments. Every single time we go to a convention he asks me if I will play in one. Every single time I tell him no, because I don't want to pay to spend all day playing one game that I already know well. I'd rather learn 5 new ones.

I don't know if this has been said yet, but I use conventions to try out new games, not because that's the game I and my group are playing. I would think that a good chunk of people do the same thing, which would skew the table data from a place like Gencon if you're looking at it to see market...

I really enjoyed your review and Dragonbane seems like it's really fun. Thanks! With regard to evade and the vampire ability, I don't know how good or bad this might be since I don't know the game that well, but what if instead of adding banes to the evade roll, you doubled or tripled the will...

Why? I can tell that speaking for myself, when I decide to play D&D at a convention or anywhere else, where WotC is showing up has never been on my radar. I don't see why WotC having a presence there would make a difference other than an artificial increase if they decide to run some extra games.

Yes, but this Urban Fantasy is harder to reach.

That's certainly true, but I can take the same write-up and run with it. Maybe the PCs can't join and earn X when they are promoted to Scion, but the nobles in the city who are Scions will have that little extra. The same with goals, history, etc. What I like to see are levels/ranks in the...

The host was Bill Handel on KFI 640am here in Los Angeles. I did some poking around and found these. https://www.foodbanking.org/blogs/how-is-artificial-intelligence-transforming-the-food-system-and-where-do-food-banks-fit-in...

It was on the radio. I'd have to do the research to find an article.

It may not ruin you, but it is already having a severe negative affect on a lot of people. Today I heard a segment on the radio about how farmers and grocery stores are using AI to become much more efficient, which is curbing the amount of excess food they have. Many charities and food banks...

Sure, but those mostly involve doing the same things that you would if you didn't go to the LLM in the first place. :P

I have two that are about equal, depending on my character concept. 1) Blind Fighting, being able to see anything, including invisible creatures who are within 10 feet of you, unless hidden, is fantastic. Human in total darkness? No problem! Well, less problem. Things 30 feet away from you in...

So what. The dictator being able to do anything has no bearing on whether or not the dictatorship as a whole has a strong set of laws. One person being an exception and 30 million being subject doesn't equate to a shaky legal system. There are several real world examples that say you are...

Sort of like an axe, sword and saw, but all three are sharp tools. It doesn't matter if they have different names, they still all function as a form of automation. Not really. For example, I have a really good intuitive grasp of what looks good. I can't draw it, but I could get there via...

They were nothing but a tool if I dictate every last detail of what is to be done. I can't cut a tree in half with my arm, but an axe can do it and if I use the axe to chop down the tree, I'm the one who did it. If they contribute nothing but their skill at drawing, they are still just a tool...