Shiroiken's latest activity
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SWith respect, your personal experiences are not data, and should not be treated as such to counter arguments. A major problem we have...
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S"All you people are talking about games wrong," is itself hardly a positive attitude. This is a discussion in which you are likely to...
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SShiroiken reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D General A Rant: DMing is not hard. with
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Conversely, I've had exactly the same experience as Hussar, despite being significantly younger and living in a different country. GMs... -
SShiroiken replied to the thread D&D General Wild Magic, Yea or Nay?.It doesn't come up very often, outside of the 2E spell that deliberately caused a Wild Surge. Overall I have little issue with it, but I...
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SSo, in a word: No. We are not responsible for marketing gaming the way you see fit. You do not get to lay that burden on others.
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SShiroiken reacted to HomegrownHydra's post in the thread D&D General A Rant: DMing is not hard. with Like.
Because your justification for your rant was products being marketed to DM's and such products are most likely purchased by adults.
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SShiroiken reacted to Scott Christian's post in the thread D&D General A Rant: DMing is not hard. with Like.
DMing is not hard. DMing well is hard. DMing a great interconnected campaign is extremely difficult. You would be silly to think that...
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SI have strong feelings about this, and the warforged are a great example. In Eberron, being a warforged means a great deal, it's...
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SShiroiken replied to the thread D&D General A Rant: DMing is not hard..The problem is that your rant comes off against DMs, rather than your actual target, which is advertising. Marketing is a scummy...
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SShiroiken reacted to UngainlyTitan's post in the thread D&D General A Rant: DMing is not hard. with Like.
I am not sure I understand what you are saying here. I am someone that found DM'ing hard, it did not stop me, though it did cause...
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SShiroiken reacted to Stalker0's post in the thread D&D General A Rant: DMing is not hard. with Like.
Yes…that’s what being “hard” means. If Dming was easy I would do it right the first time and need little to no practice. Dming is a...
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SSo, with respect, DMing isn't hard for you, or me. EN World is loaded with folks who have found RPGs easy and fun. But, I don't think...
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SBut have any of your players told you that? Have you ever had players revolt en masse from your table? If no, then, you're probably...
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SShiroiken reacted to Celebrim's post in the thread D&D General A Rant: DMing is not hard. with Like.
I have been mostly a forever DM. This past year we've had a lot of life disruptions - new kids, sick relatives, players getting in that...
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SShiroiken reacted to Stormonu's post in the thread D&D General A Rant: DMing is not hard. with Like.
DMing is taxing. It’s difficult in that manner as you are generally organizer, referee, encyclopedia, creator and playwright. I’ve...