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The Firebird replied to the thread How long before VTTs support TTRPGs with AI GMs?.To be fair, I haven't tried it recently, only when the first models came out. But it doesn't strike me as a good use case. LLMs shine... -
The Firebird reacted to Cadence's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with
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Yup. And that's kind of what has led most, if not all, of our department's classes* that used to have grades largely based on homework... -
The Firebird reacted to Cadence's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with Like.
I completely get it when the people using it know how to check the answers it gives (because they know the underlying ideas) and...
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The Firebird reacted to kermit4karate's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with Like.
Me too, absolutely. I'm able to perform technical tasks for work in minutes that would have taken a team weeks to do a couple years ago...
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The Firebird replied to the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?.Teaching myself new things now, with LLMs where they are, is just so much faster than how it was before. Not as a replacement, but as an...
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The Firebird reacted to DinoInDisguise's post in the thread D&D General Stop Yapping, Start Playing: Trimming GM Descriptions with Like.
I want to write something verbose about verbosity. How GMs talk too much and accomplish too little with all their yapping. If you've...
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The Firebird reacted to Reynard's post in the thread Will the complexity pendulum swing back? with Like.
That is an excellent point. Thank you. That said, TTRPG rulebooks are significantly, almost ridiculously, bigger than necessary from a...
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The Firebird reacted to Deset Gled's post in the thread D&D General Weapons should break left and right with Like.
Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild could have been one of the best video games of all time. But the constantly breaking weapon system...
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The Firebird reacted to Micah Sweet's post in the thread D&D General Who is this made for (Not Beginners) - the New D&D Starter Set with Like.
I also used it to teach new players 5e, and so did other people I know. But if it had cost $50 and had a bunch of cards in it I would...
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The Firebird reacted to Pedantic's post in the thread D&D General Who is this made for (Not Beginners) - the New D&D Starter Set with Like.
Moving to an actual piece of bad visual design: it's a little awkward that the rules for concentration ask you to cover them with the...
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The Firebird reacted to MoonSong's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with Like.
IMO, solo gaming is play pretend with extra steps.
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The Firebird reacted to The Soloist's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with Like.
My wife is officially retired now, which makes two of us. Great times ahead with our games and the pooch, who doesn't understand yet...
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The Firebird reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with Like.
I think the problem is the latter is not actually true for a lot of people for various reasons. I've seen a number of people who flat...
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The Firebird reacted to prabe's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with Like.
It's also possible to have real preferences and still be open to other things. I'm playing in at least one TRPG game I wouldn't...
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The Firebird reacted to Thomas Shey's post in the thread Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet? with Like.
Yeah, some people in the "no gaming is better than bad gaming" can't understand people who want to game enough they'll deal with a lot...