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I self-published a game 15 years ago and commissioned a load of real art for it from a professional RPG artist (Storn Cook). It wasn't that difficult.

The point of the position against AI is that there are more things in the world than venal and hollow self-interest

That's wonderfully elegant.

The selling point of a small indie creator is 'here's my unique vision' rather than 'this is sort of like what everyone else does, but cheaper'. People using AI slop are by definition not creating anything, certainly not anything unique.

I've read the books so I know what's coming and I am in, but the trailer is pretty dull and makes it look like just more of the same.

Sure whatever Parmandur

I heard the allegations. I don't really care about them. Either do the show with him or don't do it.

Casters on the daily/encounter model. Martials on the skills and % unusual abilities model (bend bars/lift gates, scale sheer surface, and other borderline possible action hero feats). No at wills.

1) what? 2) this is irrelevant to my post. I know.

The movie Serenity is so strong as well, I'm not convinced that a season 2 or even seasons 2 and 3 would have been as good.

This only has any value if Joss Whedon is involved.

Frodo's player: Right, I haven't spent a single meta point this whole campaign, watch this! [Slams 20 poker chips on the table]

I have first edition on (an official) CD-ROM!

I cast 'Restore Je Ne Sais Quoi' on Conan. That stab to the face really bummed him out.

Sure, but it's a loose approximation, right? I'm not sure it's all that different in nature from metacurrencies that represent things broadly in-universe such as willpower or the force. I still have the Rolemaster Companion that had an alternate system for simultaneous actions - essentially...