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prabe reacted to Campbell's post in the thread What Do You Think Of As "Modern TTRPG Mechanics"? with
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"Play to find out" in the way Vincent laid out obviously does not consider how a D&D GM prepares because it's not meant to describe D&D... -
I hear it too, but I find it incredibly useful. Hearing it out loud is different, the same way as editing something printed on paper...
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prabe replied to the thread What are you reading in 2025?.I've heard the advice often, but I've never done it. Probably because I am one of the folks who does hear it in my head as I'm composing...
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prabe reacted to RealAlHazred's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with
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I have discovered a truly marvellous solution to the problems which plague online forums, which this margin is too narrow to contain. --... -
Both characters are flawed and ultimately selfish. That's part of the horror of the story, what makes it compelling. I'm also reminded...
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prabe reacted to Snarf Zagyg's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with Haha.
Reminds me of my sixth grade teacher. Teacher: Snarf, you write just like Lovecraft! Snarf: You mean that I am overly verbose...
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prabe reacted to CleverNickName's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with Haha.
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prabe reacted to Old Fezziwig's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with Haha.
I can only assume you have the unabridged Strunk & White (in 10 deluxe hardcover volumes).
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prabe replied to the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?.Yeah, sesquipedalianism never looks succinct, whatever the word count.
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prabe reacted to Ryujin's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with Haha.
As a kid my teachers referred to me as a very succinct person. .... Then I read Lovecraft.
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prabe reacted to CleverNickName's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with Haha.
"Hey! Don't tell me how to run my character! And since we're on the subject, here's how I want you to run the adventure..."
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prabe replied to the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?.
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prabe reacted to Snarf Zagyg's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with Haha.
Naw. I learned that from Strunk & White. Vigorous writing is verbose. A sentence should contain a multiplicity of words, a paragraph...
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prabe reacted to soviet's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with Haha.
Are you sure the lesson you learned wasn't 'put more words in'? :)
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prabe reacted to soviet's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with Haha.
I think you'll find it's grammer.