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I say this as a huge Tolkien fan, but I just don't think this question/inquiry is as relevant in 2025 as it was several decades ago. Or...

It sounds like they're splitting up material to optimize chances that people buy both. "Most of X type of material is in this book, but...

If you're into X, then play Dragonbane. If you're into Y, then play Shadowdark. If you're into Z, then play Pathfinder. And so on...

Well it has been awhile--maybe never--that I'd consider not buying a book based on the cover art, but here we are.

There's this common but, in my view, fallacious notion that "big ideas" science fiction must be the sort of hard science fiction that...

There's a long running debate about what makes a good science fiction story. For some, the science must be accurate otherwise you have...

It is a fair point, though I think the situation is far more complex than simply "asking ourselves why we reacted to a work the way we...

I paused when I read the weird "checking political orientation before taking video maker seriously" aside - as if any take on D&D has to...

Depends what you mean by old, but I still re-watch Seinfeld and the Office - the two peaks of sitcom comedy, imo. The Twilight Zone is...

As I said in the final trailer thread, I really liked it, but not as much as the 1978 film or Man of Steel, but I was overall pleasantly...

How about Twee Sun - a satire of both Dark Sun's grim and gritty vibe, and the rise of tweeness in D&D. If done correctly, it would make...

May be tangential and orthogonal to what you want, but I'm intrigued by the concept of achieving greater realism through greater...

Yes, I think that's right on and you'll really like, even love, this film. In terms of tone, it is closer to what I imagine the FF to be...

Thanks. From what you said, it really sounds like I'll enjoy the new film far more than the Snyder films. Standing on their own they...