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At my GM school, every GM has to sit and watch at least two screenings of Warhol's Sleep, so they can really get the hang of...

The AD&D PHB says this (p 30): First, second, third, and even fourth level spells are granted to the cleric through meditation and...

Another question. Why wouldn't a God want their Cleric to gain more power, especially at the expense of some random magic item?

I think this is the most obvious response to the "frivolous" thing. If it's not frivolous to grant the cleric spells so that they can go...

It's probably more like a "floodgates" argument than a slippery slope one. Personally, it seems to me that if a deity can cope with all...

Remember kids: the only bad restaurants are the ones who give you food poisoning. Everything else is just a matter of taste. Dig in:

It's not that subjective. If the DM engages in behaviour that would drive a player to another game that is exactly the same except it...

And, so, we're back to blaming players. A player cannot possibly know if a DM is good or bad. Any player who voices such an opinion...

Not at all. I'm saying a LOT of DMs overvalue their own greatness. Convinced they DON'T make mistakes, don't have anything new to learn...

I'd be curious* to know what you think the percentage of bad musicians are. Or bad artists. Or bad football players. Or bad authors. My...

I think you're thinking of this...

There's a deity in 2e's Legends & Lore whose priests are granted the power to cast Commune once each day. I rather doubt that they'd be...

In Gygax's PHB and DMG, alignment is set out as a type of disagreement about means: lawful good people think that the best way to ensure...

Again, if all people were looking for was clarification, that would be different. But, EVERY SINGLE THING has to be endlessly...

How is this being "treated like a servant"? Like what in the actual hell is wrong with this? They're spells. That's like saying the...