Recent content by Retros_x

That Tommy Westphall thing seems like a meta-contextual joke, the logic behind it doesn't make a lot of sense. It is either a intentional but tongue-in-cheek misapplication or a real misunderstanding of transitive logic. Its like saying "My friend mentioned Mickey Mouse in a story about their...

I have the feeling that "meant to read" modules sell better because a not so small part of the customerbase only dream of DMing, but never do. They actually enjoy these modules. Modules that focus on brief but impactful information are often not so exciting to read. I definitely prefer them...

This made me curious, but its hard to get! I just ordered a used copy from a seller who seems a bit shady (world of books, I heard books often don't arrive, refunds are problematic and pricing is a bit random), hopefully it will arrive. It seems like a perfekt spooky "in-between" book.

I think the issue is that a) real humans don't do ALWAYS the same like a robot and the same is true for well written fictional characters. They surprise you. b) its never the character that does something its always you the player deciding on what you think a character might do. You could give...

That might be it or a part of it, but I see this behaviour mostly in the original crew. The new players feel much more "plot-pushing" and do much less circles although Brennan does the similar DM-driven campaign style. Brennan does also this DM-driven style in his "house show" Dimension 20, and...

Only watched the first episode yet, but it was already great. The typical great writing and cinematography we are used by Villigan and his team, but with a much tighter pacing than BB or BCS. Or maybe it just feels this way because the stakes are immediately so much higher. But me and my SO are...

We definitely do not live in a technocracy!!

This is my greatest problem with CR in general, especially the original cast. They tend to discuss so much and often with quite repetitive arguments. It reminds me of some of my players at one of my tables. But my table is not a live show meant to be consumend and enjoyed by viewers, so its not...

I never heard of her tbh, but what you wrote in this thread made me interested. Do you have a recommendation for someone who is new to her? I don't mean that all long books are unedited, but I read more and more books that could've used better editing. It feels to me the trend goes to...

That is true and this "bang-for-the-buck" mentality makes me sad and increases my anti-capitalism and cultural-pessimistic tendencies. I think its the wrong mentality for enjoying culture. Because of that we get unedited fantasy tomes, 120+ hours open world video games with tedious grinding...

I have nothing to add, just wanted to say how beautiful it was to read that @Whizbang Dustyboots offered the perfect concrete explanation and @Morrus followed seamless with the perfect "meta" explanation. It was a joy to read!

Ok I have one last question, because you liked the comment where it was stated that The Great Gatsby is one of the best novels of all time and it is short. Do you think The Great Gatsby would've been even better if Fitzgerald would've bloated the novel to 800 pages? Or just never trimmed it...

Even if @Parmandur will suffer, I really hope that the trend for fantasy books to become longer and longer will stop and reverse at some time. Most of them are just too long. They think they are Tolkien or Martin, but they are not and its just a slog to read them. GoT is one of the rare...

I think the comparison doesn't work completely for me, because I enjoy music in a very different way than written content. I want to say though, that most pop music is short and shallow, something I did put in my ranking below long and deep. But ok I get it, you want length no matter what. Its...

And they make those 1000 page tomes much more enjoyable because you only have the weight of your e-reader!