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So, base-12 for money because 12 is evenly divisible by 2, 3, 4, and 6 which is really handy when you may be making change by...
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I'd definitely believe that! 5E had a slow-ass start. Hell I didn't buy it for a long time. I think the big question will be after a...
Aug 18, 2025
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I remember a long-ago thread on maybe Shadowland.org or something (so like, probably 1997 or something) where people had to try and make...
Aug 18, 2025
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There's always been a tendency with NPC writeups to just write down whatever and ignore perfectly functional build constructs that any...
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Yup; in M&M, you also ran into some of the ways some offensive abilities interacted with Hero Points and GM Fiat. In practice after...
Aug 18, 2025
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I suspect if we look at the actual examples of this they will be a lot more specific and less general than you're suggesting. I.e...
Aug 18, 2025
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"WotC: 'Of Course We're Going To Die'" o_O:ROFLMAO:
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We went to see the play version of The Daughter of Time last week and it made me realise just how much the opening events of A Game of...
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Yes that's true. I mean, I know executives coming and going has also factored into major decisions re: cancelling and commissioning and...
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One has to remember Netflix has a very specific metric about continuing a show (other streamers may sometimes do something similar, but...
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Yeah that's extremely difficult to model outside of narrative situations because it's essentially a narrative ability even in the...
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Yeah I think that actually was kind of true of lot of 1980s and 1990s, if you really looked at the math, many choices in combat were...
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I'm afraid I just don't see it that way, and I've certainly known a lot of comics fans that don't. I don't know this part of this...
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I firmly feel Marvel Super Heroes ended up there because they didn't want you building characters.
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I personally don’t mind but as many posts here testify to, the fact that it is a barrier to others can make it hard for those of us who...
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